Compiled from the result of a survey conducted in March 1980, this directory identifies 136 college libraries and provides information on the library instructional program each offers, including instructional modes, whether it is a credit course, teaching and lecture materials used, and a contact person. For credit courses, the entry identifies…

Intended to integrate instruction in library use into courses in the humanities and to stimulate the creation of innovative library orientation and instruction approaches for use in other instructional activities at Ball State University, this project focused on the long-range pursuit of instruction structured on two levels: basic instruction to…

As a companion to "Study Skills Related to Library Use," this publication provides specific examples of units integrating library skills into the teaching of content areas, and describes lesson-planning forms that may be of help to teachers and librarians. Sample units include a research unit on explorers for the upper elementary level and the…

To introduce undergraduate students to the library and to familiarize them with the various indexing systems and reference materials, the University of Michigan has produced this workbook designed specifically for their library. The information and exercises included cover physical layout, the card catalog, the Library of Congress Classification…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist the librarian and classroom teacher in providing a program of essential library skills for all secondary students, and designing learning activities which will reinforce the use of these media skills. The outline is divided into sections on locating materials; using materials; research materials;…

This library skills program, which is offered by Slippery Rock State College (Pennsylvania) as part of its Vacation College program, was developed for adults who have been out of school many years. The vacation college concept of leisure and life long learning emphasizes the learning of recreational activities, along with more practical and…

Written for practicing librarians and media specialists who want to design and develop successful programs to teach high school and college students how to locate and use print, media, human, and community information resources, this guide outlines the whys and hows of needs assessment, gives guidelines for establishing program goals and…

This collection of five papers provides guidance and background reading for librarians in the use of films, educational television, audiolearning, programmed learning, and visual learning in the presentation of library instruction programs. The instructional media discussed in each guide are intended to complement and supplement oral classroom and…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Library Skills Learning Package, a printed, self-contained instructional program consisting of explanations and procedures for use of specific library resources and exercises which require the student to use a source in order to answer the questions. It was tested in a special communications class…

Findings, observations, and recommendations resulting from a study of existing library instruction programs in secondary schools throughout Massachusetts are presented. Thirty-one school systems identified as feeder schools for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and eight smaller schools were visited to collect information which would…

This document presents the quarterly reports including narrative, summary, and financial reports, program evaluation, instructional materials, and supporting documents for the Library Service Enhancement Program (LSEP) at Tusculum College, an instructional program designed to ensure the bibliographic competency of all graduating sociology/social…

THE BASIS FOR A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO LIBRARY DIRECTORS IN 198 PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES WAS A LIST OF 10 CRITERIA--(1) THE LIBRARY PROGRAM REFLECTS THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM, OBJECTIVES, AND FUNCTIONS. (2) CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY IS PROVIDED BY APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES AND MEASURES. (3) THE LIBRARY FACILITATES THE FACULTY'S RESEARCH AND…

This booklet is the third in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objectives of this unit are to learn the basic functions of the card catalog and demonstrate knowledge of the material by answering the questions and…

For the past two years, the Morgan Library at Colorado State University has made use of self-guided exercises to orient new students to the physical layout of the library and to teach them about basic tools and methods of library research. Students may choose from instructional units on different topics, but all have the same format. Each requires…

"About Libraries" is an annotated list of nonbook materials available from the Reference and Loan Library of the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction. Some of the materials are aids in teaching about libraries: library skills, library concepts, library functions. Other materials contribute to the general store of information of…