Describes a technique for teaching students to locate information in the library and through reference books. (RB)

A practicum was designed to help high school sophomores increase their reading competence, increase their vocabulary knowledge of foreign words commonly integrated into the English language, and motivate them to read and frequent the library more often. Students were grouped by affinity and interests. A reading corner offering a multitude of books…

The Orientation and Training Task Force of the Temple University Library was charged by the Director of the Central Library System (CLS) in October 1987 to develop plans for a three-level program, including an orientation component for all CLS staff, a second component for staff who regularly work at any public service point, and a third component…

Guidelines for writing a research paper or a term paper are presented in this booklet. The following steps in the research process are outlined: (1) gathering information (search strategy); (2) preparing bibliography cards; (3) preparing note cards; (4) writing the paper (including preparing an outline, writing a rough draft, and revising the…

This handbook is designed as an introduction to the process of library research in the field of education. To illustrate the process, a sample topic is developed from a broad concept through a well-developed topic for a research paper. Following an overview of a successful research strategy, the chapters are organized in the order of a typical…

An introductory library course at Northeastern Oklahoma State University was examined to determine whether bibliographic skills acquired through this course were comparable to skills acquired by students who had not taken this course. The hypothesis was that students acquire no greater skills through Library Science 1011 than through immersion in…

Conducting library research is a complex procedure that relies not only upon the knowledge of basic reference sources, but also upon an appreciation of the process of literature searching. Writing teachers can provide their students with models of the research process to guide them in their quests for information. Search strategy outlines map the…

Limited to programs aimed at undergraduate students in American college libraries, this paper describes the development of the concept of library skills instruction and discusses current instructional programs in 13 colleges: Brown, Washington and Lee, Manhattanville, Occidental, Dillard, Dickinson, Oberlin, State University College at…

Two eighth grade classes, each with 22 students, participated in a study to determine if the library skills knowledge of students who had practical library experience along with classroom instruction would be significantly greater than that of students who had the classroom instruction with no library experience. One class was used as an…

This guide for teachers of library skills provides classroom activities for students in the middle grades of elementary school. The activities can be used to instruct students in the following: (1) use of alphabetical order, (2) location of materials in the school or public library, (3) familiarity with Dewey Decimal classifications, (4) use of…

THE LIBRARY SKILLS TEST IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. PART I REQUIRES A KNOWLEDGE OF (1) DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOOKS, SUCH AS PRIMARY BOOKS, REFERENCE BOOKS, NONFICTION, FICTION, AND BIOGRAPHY, (2) THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM, (3) THE THREE MAIN TYPES OF CATALOGING CARDS BY AUTHOR, SUBJECT, AND TITLE, AND (4) THE USE OF REFERENCE BOOKS. PART II OF THE TEST…

A GUIDE BY WHICH TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS' ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE LIBRARY SKILLS AND ATTITUDES IS PRESENTED, INCLUDING A COURSE OF STUDY FOR GRADES K-6. THE LIBRARY PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAM, SOME GENERAL PRINCIPLES SUPPORTING THIS CONCEPT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING--THE SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM REFLECTS THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE…

This bibliography of materials that facilitate the teaching of library skills on the elementary and secondary levels is organized under 12 clusters of essential skills: orientation, citizenship, listening and interpreting skills, selection of media, parts of a book, publication terminology, nonbook terminology, introduction and location of…

This progress report presents information on a comprehensive program that involved the library in all aspects of the academic program. During the second quarter, meetings with the faculty were completed and weekly meetings were held with the Director of Libraries and the Associate Director for Operations. Since meaningful contacts with students…

This individualized program developed for students in grades 4-6 at Herman Hesse Elementary School in Georgia, is designed to provide the students with the basic library skills needed to make them independent learners in the media center. Activity sheets for student use comprise the major portion of the document. (Author/AWP)