On-Line Bibliographic System Instruction

Humor in the Classroom: Implications for the Bibliographic Instruction Librarian

As the theoretical foundations of bibliographic instruction are examined increasingly in the context of learning theory and teaching methods, comparisons with the classroom environment found in academic settings are inevitable. The specific role of humor in the college classroom and its effect upon both learning and the communicative climate has been of interest to educational researchers, prod...

Effective Bibliographic Instruction for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired College Students

COLLEGENROLLMENT OF DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED students is increasing steadily, and librarians must be prepared to meet the needs of these special students. Furthermore, with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336 sec. 302), all private and public entities must make allowance for the equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, and accommodations by all disabled indi...

Faculty Culture and Bibliographic Instruction: An Exploratory Analysis

ASSTRACT FACULTY IDENTIFIED BY librarians as the key to a successful biblie ARE OFTEN graphic instruction program. Nevertheless, considerable evidence suggests that most faculty have not widely adopted bibliographic instruction in their teaching. This article examines the nature of faculty culture and how certain aspects of it impede bibliographic instruction efforts. Despite attributes of facu...

Input-output relationships in on-line bibliographic searching

A methodology is proposed to aid in system design and evaluation of on-line bibliographic search systems. It uses multiple linear regression analysis to ascertain if there is a relationship between measures of search output (such as cost-effectiveness and cost) and input (such as the characteristics of the search—number of descriptors used, number of Boolean operators, charateristics of the req...

The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Reference Service and Bibliographic Instruction