This manual describes the library instruction program taken as a part of English 200/201 at Utah State University. This manual is meant to be read after completing Project FORE, a computer-assisted instruction program at Merrill Library (Utah State University). Project FORE and this manual review the skills needed to retrieve information on…

The purpose of this annotated bibliography is twofold: (1) to identify which educational and library science literature deals with the learning needs of college students in libraries, and (2) to identify the extent to which library services have been integrated into the educational objectives and learning practices of Canadian community colleges.…

"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and…

Information literacy instruction programs for graduate students can be challenging to develop. One solution is to develop non-course-based, non-mandatory library instruction programs, in order to meet the information literacy needs of as many graduate students as possible. This was the approach taken by the Taylor Library at the University of…

Suggests 41 ways to promote greater library user awareness of a government documents collection. (PF)

An analysis of the extent of library instruction given to readers, based on a survey of 100 readers at Rajasthan University Library, Jaipur, India. Suggestions are made for improving the service to readers in the university. (Author)

Instruction for students in the use of libraries and their resources has been neglected in engineering education. Librarians can team teach courses on technical writing and introduce students to the major information sources in their fields. They can give presentations, publish handbooks, bibliographies, and pathfinders on library resources, and…

This two-part book has been prepared to assist the students of Rochelle Township High School in their search for information in the library. Part I introduces library classification, the card catalog, and basic reference sources freshman students will learn how to use in the library research skills unit of their first semester English course.…

The evolution of an integrated library instruction package is discussed, and guidelines are provided for the systematic development of a particular program. Topics considered include choice of topic, definition of audience, instructional objectives, writing the script, and evaluation of the program. (Author/JD)

Library programs at U.C. Berkeley, San Jose State College and U.C.L.A. are presented together with an introduction by Associate Professor Harlan, U.C. School of Librarianship. At U.C. Berkeley the experimental program has involved twenty-two librarian-instructors and has reached 825 students. At San Jose, a "team teaching" approach involving the…

The undergraduate library is defined as a library unit, separately housed with services geared at the lower division undergraduate student on a university campus. Using this definition, there are ten undergraduate libraries in the United States: (1) Harvard University, (2) University of Michigan, (3) University of South Carolina, (4) Indiana…

Designed as an aid to the beginning map librarian or map custodian, this series of articles describes the basic processes of working with such a library collection. An overview of map librarianship discusses salaries, continuing education and professional associations in the field. Other articles explain procedures for selection and acquisition of…

Using the term technical to include scienctific libraries, this guide is designed to aid librarians who, without having a technical background, find themselves working in a small technical library. An overview is presented of the field of technical librarianship--professional associations, working environment, and the relationship of the library…

The first part of this guide for a volunteer library workers' workshop is entitled "Committee and Chairman's Guide." It discusses the purpose and objectives of a workshop, basic planning steps, and the personnel needed for the workshop. The second part, "Group Leader's Guide" contains discussions of teaching adults, working…

The basic problem of this study was to develop a method for increasing the efficiency of the instructional process at the introductory level. The experiment compared two methods for doing the outside of class assignments in support of a course in library science instruction. The plan called for the control groups to do the outside assignments in…