Describes cooperation between librarians and faculty at Austin Peay State University to create a graduate level online course in multimedia that incorporates information literacy standards. Topics include virtual universities; instructional design in an online environment; library user education; course development; information literacy outcomes;…

Describes a study that investigated whether library instruction could impact undergraduate business students' attitudes and uses of three information formats: print materials, library databases, and Web resources. Results indicate that after library instruction, student held more favorable attitudes toward print resources and used them more than…

Describes the library instruction program for first year students at Simmons College that incorporated active learning strategies into the two-semester course. Highlights include collaboration with faculty; self-guided tours; the use of games; marketing strategies; workshops for information literacy and research skills; and evaluation and…

Explains Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP) model which is based on a constructivist view of learning and provides a framework for school library media specialists for the design of information services and instruction. Highlights include a shift from library skills to information skills; attitudes; process approach; and an interview with…

Discusses electronic reference service from a teen's point of view and from the school library media specialist's view. Considers traits that attract teens, including anonymity, speed, and convenience; and explains concerns of media specialists, including quality of electronic resources, how to provide access, library instruction options, and…

Discusses the kind of library media program that elementary students should have, focusing on the library schedule and its impact on student achievement. Considers time for collaborative planning with teachers; availability for multitasking in the library; and information literacy skills instruction integrated with content instruction. (LRW)

A collaboration between composition instructor and librarian is a logical means for students to see the direct connection between writing and research and to learn critical thinking. A list of 10 questions for evaluating research sources is provided, and a model for integrating critical thinking and library skills in a single, 1-hour session is…

Reports on a Delphi study developing consensus about the information needs of members of the Women's Studies faculty at the University of Michigan. Discusses the implications of the findings for future research in collection development, instruction, and reference service. Also presents the consensus on top priority and lowest priority issues.…

Discussion of community electronic networks focuses on the role of public libraries in terms of leadership, local information needs, access to electronic information including the Internet, education and training, and server hosts. A guide to resources on the World Wide Web is also included. (LRW)

Points out the similarities and differences between library instruction and writing instruction in the higher education curriculum. Topics include an historical overview; teaching language; writing and research as processes; discourse communities, or academic disciplines; workshops to initiate and sustain writing across the curriculum; assessment;…

Discusses active learning and cooperative learning strategies and suggests how they may be applied to library instruction. Highlights include active learning versus the lecture mode; student involvement; retention of information; class time needed; planning required; and selecting a teaching technique based on objectives and student needs. (LRW)

Discussion of the theory behind learning libraries focuses on four programmatic models at the George Mason University library: course-related, course-integrated, orientation/peer advising, and information/term paper counseling and coaching. Topics include sociocultural theories; social interaction; learning communities; curricular integration; and…

Describes a freshman-level library research instruction program developed at Maryville College. Discusses information literacy and the general education curriculum; conceptual framework for the library's role; timetable for a three-hour information literacy workshop; faculty role; faculty response; student response; and recommendations. (LRW)

Discussion of changes in academic library instruction needed for teaching Internet access to electronic databases focuses on a study at the University of Connecticut that compared differences in effectiveness between an online, real-time hands-on class with an eclectic format that combined lecture and a hands-on component. (Author/LRW)

Identifies major problems that affect reader's services departments in Nigerian university libraries. Highlights include the functions of the reader's services department, including circulation, collection management, user education, and interlibrary loan; student population explosion; funding shortages; staffing shortages; and suggested…