CHECK THESE OUT!

The Spring 1997 issue of Library Trends, with its theme of Children and the Digital Library, includes much material of interest to school and public librarians. However, important articles by Kulthau and Neuman will also interest librarians who work with college students and adults.
 

Be sure to read these:

Looks at how children interact with an electronic catalog.

Kulthau, Carol Collier. "Learning in Digital Libraries: An Information Search Process Approach." (pp. 708-724).

Asserts that digital libraries should allow for two information-seeking goals: to find specific information and to learn. Describes five strategies for librarians to use in coaching students as they search for information and discusses the types of learning environments librarians should create to foster learning in digital libraries.

Neuman, Delia. "Learning and the Digital Library." (pp. 687-707).

Presents research results from information science and instructional technology relevant to the use of the digital library as an environment for teaching critical thinking and other higher level learning.
 
INSTRUCTING USERS ABOUT THE INTERNET --Internet Reference Services Quarterly, v. 2 no. 2/3 and v. 2 no. 4, 1997, a two-issue series, entitled "The Challenge of Internet Literacy: The Instruction-Web Convergence."

Of particular note are the following articles:
 

Dupuis, Elizabeth. "The Information Literacy Challenge: Addressing the Changing Needs of Our Students Through Our Programs. (v. 2, no. 2/3, pp. 93-111).

Describes the Digital Information Literacy Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Includes an appendix listing digital information literacy skills.

Laverty, Corinne Y. C. "Library Instruction on the Web: Inventing Options and Opportunities. (v. 2, no. 2/3, pp. 55-66).

Discusses use of the Web for presentations, pathfinders, guides, and interactive tutorials. Includes practical tips for downloading screens, creating pathfinder menus, layout, and constructing miniature screens for interactive tutorials.

Nahl, Diane. "Information Counseling Inventory of Affective and Cognitive Reactions While Learning the Internet." (v. 2, no.2/3, pp. 11-33).

Discusses methods that can be used to create a taxonomy of information behaviors librarians can expect to deal with when novices are learning the Internet. Identifies affective information needs and information counseling solutions, and discusses implications for point-of-use instruction.

Mestre, Lori S. "Designing Internet Instruction for Latinos." (v. 2, no.4, pp. 185-199).

Describes cultural issues and learning styles. Provides guidelines for planning instruction.

Phillips, John C. and Marcia King-Blandford. "Electronic Instruction at Carlson Library: Emerging Challenges." (v. 2, no 2/3, pp. 72-92).

Describes ways librarians at the University of Toledo are teaching electronic resources without a hands-on electronic classroom. Solutions include: instruction at the Information Desk, individual appointments, outreach to remote users, printed worksheets, and use of campus computer classrooms outside the library.
 
ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS

Burford, Vanessa. "Public Library Instruction: A Novice's Experience. Research Strategies 15 (Spring 1997): 106-111.

Curry, Ann. "Seizing an Instructional and Marketing Opportunity: Audiocassette Tours in Public Libraries. Public Library Quarterly 16.2 (1997): 5-16.
 

IN BRIEF

Dabbour, Katherine Strober. "Applying Active Learning Methods to the Design of Library Instruction for a Freshman Seminar." College and Research Libraries 58 (July 1997): 299-308.

Gorman, Audrey. "Web Pages and Information Accessibility." Internet Trend Watch for Libraries 2 (Sept. 1997).

Available: http://www.itwfl.com/roadstolearning.html (October 12, 1997). Note the new URL (http://www.itwfl.com) for ITWFL. Guidelines and resources for making a web page accessible to persons with disabilities.

Gresham, Keith. "Electronic Classrooms: Linking Information Concepts to Online Exploration." RQ 36 (Summer 1997): 514-520.

Hansen, Carol and Nancy Lombardo. "Toward the Virtual University: Collaborative Development of a Web-Based Course." Research Strategies 15 (Spring 1997): 68-79.

Describes a one-credit Internet Navigator course developed by librarians at 10 universities and colleges throughout Utah.

Mary Pagliero Popp serves as Public Services Librarian at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.