A computerized presentation explaining how to use the library online catalog (NOTIS) was produced at Texas A&M University. A study using students in first-year composition courses verified that students who viewed the presentation were able to use the online catalog more effectively than those who did not, especially for subject searching. (12…

In an effort to link information literacy and resource-based learning to cultural pluralism, faculty and librarians at Seattle Central Community College (Washington) revised an English composition course and a library skills course, linking their content of documented writing and literary research methods. Students must enroll in both courses.…

Technological advances have changed our definitions of literacy and our ways of preparing academically literate individuals. Over four years, formal evaluation of a Cornell University (New York) library-based information literacy instruction program and experiments using different instructional models has increased understanding of the concept and…

Describes a new product by Discis Books which offers complete editions of classic and original children's books on CD-ROM including features such as reading aloud by a variety of voices, background music, sound effects, help with vocabulary, customized appearance of text, and availability of foreign translations. A library media activity for…

Provides fully developed library media activities, most of which are designed to be used in connection with specific curriculum units. Highlights include art (first or second grades), music (fifth through ninth grades), reading/language arts (first through fifth grades), science (kindergarten, fourth, and fifth grades), and social studies (fourth…

Discussion of teaching library skills to high school students focuses on a six-stage model of a process approach to teaching library research that is based on Kuhlthau's research. Incorporating library skills throughout the curriculum is encouraged, the need for teacher/librarian partnerships is emphasized, and the use of Bloom's Taxonomy of…

Provides seven fully developed library media activities that are designed to be used with specific curriculum units in art, reading and language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, evaluation, and follow-up are described for each activity. (KRN)

Describes a research project which examined HyperCard technology in terms of its effectiveness in enhancing research strategy instruction for high school students. Comparisons are made between lectures and computer-assisted instruction, and implications for instruction are included. (EAM)

Provides nine fully developed library media activities designed to be used with specific curriculum units in health, music, reading and language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up are…

Highlights the changes that have occurred from 1987-93 in database access systems. Topics addressed include types of databases, including CD-ROMs; enduser interface; database selection; database access management, including library instruction and use of primary literature; economic issues; database users; the search process; and improving…

Describes a video used to teach library research to freshman English students. It combines special filming techniques and music to dramatize the library research experiences of two students. Produced in four segments, the video presentations are augmented by librarian-led discussions during breaks in the viewing. Borrowing and purchasing…

Provides fully developed library media activities that are designed to be used with specific curriculum units. Highlights include elementary school activities for reading and language arts (using the "World Almanac," identifying a story's sequence of events, and using autobiographies); science (causes of wind and learning about…

Describes how the physical sciences library at Western Michigan University introduced a mathematical database on CD-ROM and trained patrons to conduct their own searches. The "Mathematical Reviews" database (entitled MathSci Disc) is described, and three types of training are discussed: informal demonstrations, self-instructional guides,…

Identifies characteristics of the international student population and patterns of international students' library use. The students' prior use of microcomputers and their current perceived difficulties in using libraries are reported, and the implications for libraries are drawn. Fourteen tables provide data about student characteristics and…

Provides six fully developed library media activities to be used in conjunction with specific curriculum units in art, health, physical education, reading/language arts, science and mathematics, and social studies. Grade levels, objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures for completion, evaluation,…