This guide for conducting library research on topics in art or the work of a particular artist presents suggestions for utilizing four categories of resources: books, dictionaries and encyclopedias, indexes, and a periodicals and serials list (PASL). Three topics are researched as examples: the contemporary artist and author Frank Stella, the…

This guide for conducting library research on topics in architecture or on the work of a particular architect presents suggestions for utilizing four categories of resources: books, dictionaries and encyclopedias, indexes, and a periodicals and series list (PASL). Two topics are researched as examples: the contemporary architect Richard Meier, and…

Arguing that today's nursing students will be better prepared to face future challenges if they possess information literacy skills, this paper describes an information literacy program which has been integrated into the University of Northern Colorado's School of Nursing curriculum. Information literacy is described and defined, and the four…

This report summarizes a project conducted by a group of catalogers from film archives devoted to nitrate preservation, which explored ways of developing a database to provide a complete film and television information service that would be available nationwide and could contain filmographic data, information on holdings in archives and…

A project was conducted from 1980 to 1982 to examine the costs and benefits of OCLC use in 29 small and medium-sized member libraries of the Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS). Academic, school, public, and special libraries participated in the project. A major project objective was to determine whether the sharing of an OCLC terminal by two to…

In the wake of the 1976 violence in Soweto, South Africa, the READ project was set up by a group of private citizens who were concerned that the government's commitment to an urgent and extensive improvement of black education would not extend to school libraries. Good libraries were seen as particularly important in black schools, because high…

Designed particularly for use in developing countries, this guide provides information to help teachers of librarianship and information science make their own simple and effective audiovisual (AV) materials. It is noted that all illustrations in the guide may be duplicated or adapted as desired. Sections cover: (1) the advantages of using AV…

MARC II database statistics and trends from the years 1973-74 to 1980-81 are presented for the benefit of processors of the MARC file who may use the data for planning file structures, selecting subsets of MARC for local processing, estimating processing time based on record sizes, and estimating future file sizes based on growth rates. It is…

The Learning Resource Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center limits its nonprint collection to three formats: 3/4- inch U-Matic videocassettes, audiocassettes, and 35mm slides. (PF)

This paper describes the results of a study of community college learning resource centers as they exist today and examines some emerging functions which point toward the role of the center in the future. (DC)

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is a web-based open resource designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education. The resources in MERLOT include over 8,000 learning materials and support materials from a wide variety of disciplines that can be integrated within the context of a larger course.…

The display outlined in the article was designed to help early elementary children increase awareness of self and surroundings. The content of the display is divided into five sub-concepts; the article offers experiences and resources that coordinate with each. (AJ)

This paper reports the results of two empirical studies which explored the information seeking behaviour of engineering and law students in Ireland. Findings reveal similar patterns in the information seeking behaviour between students studying to become professionals and information seeking patterns of these groups identified in the Leckie et al.…

The Reference and Information Services section of the library of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has developed a unique field service program. (Author)

Discusses the emotional development, conflicts, defenses, interests, and strengths of the elementary school child and the ways that a librarian can help meet the child's needs. (PF)