Evaluating Library Instruction in Academic Libraries: A Critical Review of the Literature, 1980-1993.

Bober, Christopher; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ518301

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Evaluating Library Instruction in Academic Libraries: A Critical Review of the Literature, 1980-1993.

Bober, Christopher; And Others

Reference Librarian, n51-52 p53-71 1995

This study reviews the literature on the evaluation of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries from 1980 to 1993. Four main issues are discussed: (1) the reasons why librarians are evaluating; (2) to what degree they are evaluating; (3) what specific aspects they are evaluating; and (4) which methodologies are being used. Contains 89 references. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Library Instruction, Library Surveys, Literature Reviews, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: Library Instruction Revisited: Bibliographic Instruction Comes of Age.