What should be taught in a library instruction program for general biology students is presented and two ways of providing the instruction are discussed. The two methods, lecture-demonstration and guided exercise are described, and evaluated for their effectiveness. (7 references) (Author)

Services currently offered at the University of California, Berkeley, Library are evaluated in terms of their special or potential relevance to graduate students, especially as they meet students' needs in the various stages of their graduate careers--course work, dissertation proposal, dissertation research, and dissertation writing. (Author)

Library Pathfinders offer the opportunity to share reference methodology in an organized, nationwide manner. Intended to introduce users to the variety of information sources available, Pathfinders have been published in a wide range of disciplines. The authors describe Pathfinders and indicate how they can provide improved user service and…

Reviews the experience of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) in funding programs that attempt to more closely integrate academic libraries with undergraduate education: CLR Fellowsnip Program, CLR-NEH College Library Program, and CLR Library Service Enhancement Program. Appended are bibliographies of articles about CLR programs and lists of…

Some librarians doubt if the undergraduate student can best be served by university library facilities. Thus many have adopted the concept of separately housed undergraduate libraries tailored to the needs of undergraduates. This paper examines this question and offers an alternative solution. (Author/NH)

This article presents analysis and survey results of a program designed for bibliographic instruction at Wabash College. The project employed trained student assistants as the primary agents for information transfer. The student assistants worked in closely structured courses that demanded regular library use. (Author/AP)

Discusses the unique problems and special needs of graduate students and how one library, dedicated to serving graduate students, attempts to provide specialized programs to meet their needs. The setting of goals, the establishment of priorities, and staff involvement in the planning and development of new programs are reviewed. (Author)

The subject specialist librarian can perform a number of important services: establishing contact with user groups; selection of materials and collection development; instruction in library use; provision of current awareness, reference, and bibliographic services; serving as a library "ombudsman" for users; and bringing user…

Discusses a paradigm for academic librarianship that requires greater sensitivity to and identification with needs of library users. Centrality of library academic community is questioned, noting insistence of librarians on independent status of library and failure of bibliographic instruction programs to make issue of critical thinking top…

Summarizes a study of the use of reference service at Sterling Memorial Library, the central research library of Yale University. (PF)

Focuses primarily on summative evaluation of library-use instruction programs, using the development and results of a systematic assessment of such a program at DePauw University. Tabulated statistics and the evaluation instrument are provided. (Author/JD)

Discusses the definition of an online library catalog; five factors to be considered by the online catalog designer; user-computer communication (error messages, help screens, prompts, unnatural language); online tutorials and offline instruction offered by bibliographic instruction librarians; and the current situation. Nine references are…

This survey of 288 academic, public, and special librarians in Canada examined attitudes toward the role of bibliographic instruction in reference service. Results indicated that academic librarians stress instruction, special librarians stress information delivery, and public librarians fall between the two positions. It was found that…

The administrator of the library of the future will be concerned with costs of new services, while the scholar will see a knowledge explosion within his or her own lifetime. Librarians must help scholars stay informed of new developments in their respective disciplines and teach them new techniques to access materials. (CDD)

This essay suggests that conversation, crucial for human life in society and intrinsic to nature of libraries, may be the appropriate model for providing guidance, means, and context for change in academic librarianship. The business model, missions and goals, collection development, bibliographic instruction, and organizational considerations are…