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Organizational Change: A Public Services Application.
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Lubans, John, Jr. – Reference Librarian, 1984
Discusses first three steps of a general model for use in planning and implementing innovative programs in organizations: identifying problem, forming task force, finding out more about problems. Application and evaluation of model at large academic library to investigate receptivity of faculty to increased teaching activities by librarians is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Planning
Library Instruction and Foreign Students: A Survey of Opinions and Practices among Selected Libraries.
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Goudy, Frank Wm.; Moushey, Eugene – Reference Librarian, 1984
Results of survey of 44 academic libraries indicate that: foreign students have problems in using library; instruction for foreign students should be offered as separate program; type of instruction and degree of coordination between library and other areas on campus differs markedly. Program idea sources and 18 references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Evaluating Library Instruction in Academic Libraries: A Critical Review of the Literature, 1980-1993.
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Bober, Christopher; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1995
This study reviews the literature on the evaluation of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries from 1980 to 1993. Four main issues are discussed: (1) the reasons why librarians are evaluating; (2) to what degree they are evaluating; (3) what specific aspects they are evaluating; and (4) which methodologies are being used. Contains 89…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Tiered Reference Services: A Survey.
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Coleman, Vicki; Hambric, Lynne; Fos, Dorothy; Ishaq, Fatimah – Reference Librarian, 1997
Analysis of user surveys at Texas A&M University indicated service is rated highest at the reference desk with 80.4% satisfied, while 55.3% found what they needed at the information desk and 55.3% in the database room. Although the information desk referred 62.5% to other sources, only 46.4% were satisfied with the referral. Includes survey…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Research
The Administrative Climate for Bibliographic Instruction in Large Academic Libraries.
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Blazek, Ron – Reference Librarian, 1984
This study compares attitudes of top level academic library managers with those of middle managers toward the provision of bibliographic instruction. Highlights include hypotheses and research questions; review of literature (doctoral dissertations, journal articles, reports, guidelines); methodology (design, population and sample, data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Comparative Analysis
Assessment and Accountability in Reference Work. Part V: Reference Evaluation.
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Hults, Patricia; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Includes four articles that discuss the evaluation of library reference services. Topics addressed include unobtrusive testing; measuring the accountability of reference librarians by behavioral rather than factual evaluation; on-the-job training of reference librarians; and faculty expectations of academic reference librarians. (52 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education