Discusses cost and utility of periodicals in school libraries and suggests ways to promote their use. (PF)

Various methods are proposed for art library faculty involvement in orientation and instruction in academic libraries and for cooperation in the dissemination of information between subject-oriented librarians. (Author)

This article views bibliographic instruction as a staff development program. Reactions of lecturers after teaching the library resources course to undergraduates are related. (JAB)

A team-taught freshman English course at the University of Alabama paired in the classroom regular English teaching assistants with library teaching assistants. (PF)

This article serves as an introduction to the Classroom Teaching'' section of the journal and, as such, gives an overview of the articles included in the section. (3 references) (NH)

The emphasis of this article aimed at helping the librarian in the classroom is on preparation. To be prepared to teach, the librarian must blend the information gained from a faculty interview with insights gleaned from daily contact with students. (Author/NH)

The observations about the nature of learning and the role of the teacher in furthering or hindering students' efforts to accomplish it which are expressed in this article may cause both novice and old hand to re-examine their understandings of the teaching-learning process. (11 references) (Author/NH)

The institution of a Library Outreach Program concept is primarily a job of selling teachers on the utilization of librarians' ability and training, and strengthening the clerical staff to relieve librarians to work more closely with teachers. (Author)

If students are going to learn to make efficient use of the library's resources, we must develop real" libraries in elementary and secondary schools and make administrators, teachers, school board members and the lay public aware of the library's role in education. (NH)

Describes the preparation and presentation of a library orientation program for technical report writing students given at the University of Akron, Ohio. (HTH)

Looks at criticisms of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries in light of an organizational model called reflection-in-action. Following a description of counterproductive modes of interaction, the collaborative learning method is recommended. Theory and use of this teaching method are described, and applications specific to bibliographic…

Discusses the concept of information literacy and its target audience of library users. Topics discussed include the relationship of information literacy to bibliographic instruction (BI) and other library instruction; the role of librarians; terminology problems in librarianship; and the effects of information literacy on the value of information…

This article discusses the importance of faculty collaboration and outlines the process of creating a library instruction session while obtaining and utilizing faculty collaboration. The article maintains that library instruction is improved when combined with faculty collaboration and that ultimately library instruction is linked to academic…

Although academic libraries have a long tradition of program assessment, in the past the results have been more meaningful internally than externally. Recent changes in the conceptualization of libraries' role in higher education and advances in measurement tools will likely provide answers to different questions, particularly the relationship of…