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Download full textFrost, William J.; And Others – 1987
This report provides the documentation for a proposed interactive videodisk to be produced for use in orienting freshman students to the Harvey A. Andruss Library of Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania). A rationale for the project and a plan of action are followed by a production time line and tentative program outline. An outline of the library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Flow Charts, Higher Education
Hatfield, V. Sue, Ed. – 1986
The following papers were presented at a joint conference of the Colorado Library Association and the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) in October 1986: (1) "Development of a Strategic Plan for the Harold B. Lee Library--A Model for Public Service" (Larry Ostler); (2) "The Library Committee in MPLA Libraries" (Ronald…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bookstores, Burnout, Cataloging
Schon, Isabel; Hopkins, Kenneth D. – 1983
This packet of materials is for use by school librarians participating in a study of eighth-grade students' attitudes and the relationship of these attitudes to use of the school library. Included is a schedule of activities and an outline of procedures to be followed in the following activities: selection of students to attend six consecutive…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Curriculum Guides, Evaluation Methods, Grade 8
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Committee on Standards. – 1983
This American Library Association (ALA) policy statement and procedure manual is intended for use in the preparation of all standards issued by ALA and its component units to insure coordination of format and correlation of content of ALA standards. A brief discussion of the purpose of standards is offered, followed by definitions of four types of…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Information Sources, Layout (Publications), Library Associations
Peer reviewedMartin, Jess A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Four courses on the use of the library are described which were taught by librarians at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Services to graduate students in basic medical sciences, dentistry, and pharmacy and undergraduates in medical records administration. Also included is a survey of medical libraries offering such courses. (JT)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Librarians
Wright, Nancy Kirkpatrick – 1981
This workbook, designed for a library skills course, provides 23 lessons to acquaint Yavapai College (YC) students with basic library reference skills. Each lesson begins with explanatory text, followed by reinforcement exercises. After providing course information, the workbook offers information on using the library (Lesson 1), finding books in…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Card Catalogs, College Libraries, Community Colleges
Fink, Deborah; Hogan, Eddy – 1981
Developed as a local supplement and instructional guide and syllabus for students enrolled in Bibliography-301: Methods of Library Research, this learners' manual focuses on such library skills as the formulation of appropriate search strategies, the selection and evaluation of reference tools and sources, the selection of needed materials from…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Information Seeking
Pritchard, Sarah M. – 1981
This report describes a survey conducted in 1979 to determine user response to SCORPIO, part of the Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) consisting of online catalogs that are used directly by the public and are integrated with regular reference services. A questionnaire distributed to 123 users of this system asked about types of users,…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Library Catalogs, Library Instruction
Forster, Terry Ann – 1976
Text, illustrations, and exercises are used in these two learning modules to familiarize allied health students with the use of periodical indexes and the Library of Congress (LC) subject headings. The first module identifies the purpose of periodical indexes, distinguishes between indexes to periodical magazines and scholarly journals, reviews…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Learning Modules
Gavryck, Jacquelyn, Comp.; And Others – 1981
This manual provides a course outline and pre-test, as well as behavioral objectives, class handouts, exercises, and their keys for each of the ten sessions in a one-credit undergraduate library skills course offered by the State University of New York at Albany Library. Sessions include: (1) general course introduction and facility orientation;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Descriptions, Government Publications, Higher Education
Shearer, Barbara; And Others – 1980
Intended to describe the library instruction course offered by the Learning Resource Center (LRC) at Tennessee's Tri-Cities State Technical Institute in Blountville, this package contains an outline of the program, three sample pathfinders in technical subjects, an LRC guide, a sample LRC evaluation questionnaire, and a script for an instructional…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Instructional Materials, Learning Resources Centers, Library Guides
Allen, Ronald – 1978
The findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a visual display illustrating use of the card catalog in a university library are presented. The evaluation focused on the major goal of the display, which was to provide new information to library users. A questionnaire designed to measure a respondent's knowledge of the various…
Descriptors: Background, Catalogs, College Libraries, Instructional Materials
Kochtanek, Thomas R. – 1980
The impact of an introductory library skills course is evaluated through the use of a difference of means test, the t-test for significance. The purpose of the course is to provide a basic introduction to the efficient and effective use of academic libraries and their resources. Each of 55 undergraduates was pretested to determine his/her entry…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation, Higher Education, Independent Study
Wiggins, Terry – 1978
Compiled to accompany a program of instruction in the use of the Princeton University Psychology Library and its resources, these bibliographies provide citations for reference books in seven major cateories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries (five subgroupings); (3) encyclopedias; (4) indexing and abstracting serials, both in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biographies, Dictionaries, Directories
BROWN, DONALD J.; BROWN, JAMES W.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVALUATION WAS TO GATHER DATA FROM 35 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALIST INSTITUTES ON (1) PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSTITUTES THEMSELVES, (3) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTE PROGRAMS, (4) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTE EXPERIENCES ON PARTICIPANT INTERESTS AND…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Facilities, Educational Media
