Research findings indicate improved high school library collections and instruction links to improved college library use and student success. Students with access to an online catalog cited a greater number of periodicals in their research; and those taught by a teacher-librarian about how to locate and use information scored better on high…

Provides an overview and introduction to some of the most useful databases for art education and research. Notes that much art education research uses dissertations and theses. Discusses the content and use of several U.S., Australian, and British databases. (MJP)

Examines how universities develop multiple Web-based research sites. Topics include the development of Web sites by individuals, research teams, or librarians; influences of the research environment; technical support; collaboration; standards and continuity; educational mission; public service mission; and peer review and reward structures. (LRW)

Describes a syllabus developed by the Institute of Information Scientists Ltd. for post-graduate training in information work. Discusses the three main groups of the syllabus: language, writing, and editing; the flow of information, including communication theory; and information techniques, including information sources, storage, retrieval,…

Offers online resource information for librarians interested in technology competency lists. Provides information that translates to all job areas in the library environment. (Contains 28 resources.) (NB)

Encourages geography teachers to use biographies to reveal a sense of place and life in a given geographical context. Highlights the life of John Mullett, a surveyor during the settlement of Michigan as a model for using biography in geography instruction appropriate for grades 6-12. Includes surveyor maps and sources of additional biographies.…

Stressed is the importance of helping students to become independent of their instructors in gathering information. Information-gathering skills are enumerated and teaching methods are suggested. A brief annotated bibliography and definitions of materials are provided. (CW)

A course designed to teach library research skills to engineering students is described. Discussed are the objectives, method of instruction, student performance, and evaluation for this course. (CW)

Evaluates the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. Summarizes ERIC's history and organization, and discusses criticisms concerning access, currency, and database content. Reviews role of component clearinghouses, indexing practices, thesaurus structure, international coverage, and comparative studies. Finds ERIC a valuable…

Describes some support programs and materials that facilitate preparation of an effective and inexpensive classroom program on online searching of the chemical literature. Presents more than 20 databases by type of database and subject area. Discusses practice files and overall cost. (MVL)

Focuses on the CAS ONLINE database, the Registry File which consists of substance names, Registry numbers and characteristics, and actual structural representations. Presents several examples covering most typical problems a chemist faces daily. (Author/MVL)

Discusses the challenges of making a grade 12 law course come alive. Suggests using oral simulation work such as mock trials, moot courts, and adversarial debates. Illustrates the use of the "Grade A Contract" to keep students on task and promote skill support, and presents an outline of a moot court enactment. (LS)

Use of an interactive computer-assisted learning program to teach basic skills in obtaining drug information was investigated with 26 doctoral pharmacy students and a control group of 25 students receiving lecture instruction. Findings indicated no significant differences in short-term retention of drug information between groups and that students…

Critical thinking exercises incorporated into an undergraduate course of bibliographic instruction encourage students to analyze and evaluate information and retrieval methods, thus enabling them to become more effective information users. (AEF)

Reports on centers of activity in the United Kingdom that relate to educational and training technology, including specific institutions of further and higher education as well as associations, committees, and other organizations with an interest in education and training. Areas of interest, services, research and development, keywords, and…