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Main Author: Nolan, Ernest
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1980
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED233719
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contents Using the Madonna College Library. A Self Instructional Library Orientation. Nolan, Ernest Autoinstructional Aids Card Catalogs College Libraries Higher Education Information Seeking Library Guides Library Instruction Library Skills Pretests Posttests Reference Materials Workbooks Designed for use by students who are beginning to do research for term papers, this self-instructional library workbook presents information on the circulating and reference collections of the Madonna College Library in Livonia, Michigan. The workbook covers: (1) use of the card catalog for finding books about a specific subject and for screening books by looking at the information given on a catalog card; (2) the location of books within the library using the Dewey Decimal classification system; (3) the purpose of the library reserve room; (4) the uses and locations of major reference books, including specific encyclopedias, almanacs/yearbooks, atlases/gazeteers, dictionaries, and biographical dictionaries; (5) library special collections; (6) the use of periodicals, periodical indexes, particularly the "Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature," and compilation indexes, i.e., "Newsbank" and the "Social Issues Resource Series"; (7) the contents of the vertical file; (8) audiovisual materials in the library; and (9) suggested methods for obtaining the assistance of reference librarians. Also provided are sample catalog cards and index pages, a map of the reference collection, a pretest and posttest, exercises on using the card catalog and indexes, and answer sets for the tests and exercises. (ESR)
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spellingShingle Using the Madonna College Library. A Self Instructional Library Orientation.
Nolan, Ernest
Autoinstructional Aids
Card Catalogs
College Libraries
Higher Education
Information Seeking
Library Guides
Library Instruction
Library Skills
Pretests Posttests
Reference Materials
Workbooks
Using the Madonna College Library. A Self Instructional Library Orientation. Nolan, Ernest Autoinstructional Aids Card Catalogs College Libraries Higher Education Information Seeking Library Guides Library Instruction Library Skills Pretests Posttests Reference Materials Workbooks Designed for use by students who are beginning to do research for term papers, this self-instructional library workbook presents information on the circulating and reference collections of the Madonna College Library in Livonia, Michigan. The workbook covers: (1) use of the card catalog for finding books about a specific subject and for screening books by looking at the information given on a catalog card; (2) the location of books within the library using the Dewey Decimal classification system; (3) the purpose of the library reserve room; (4) the uses and locations of major reference books, including specific encyclopedias, almanacs/yearbooks, atlases/gazeteers, dictionaries, and biographical dictionaries; (5) library special collections; (6) the use of periodicals, periodical indexes, particularly the "Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature," and compilation indexes, i.e., "Newsbank" and the "Social Issues Resource Series"; (7) the contents of the vertical file; (8) audiovisual materials in the library; and (9) suggested methods for obtaining the assistance of reference librarians. Also provided are sample catalog cards and index pages, a map of the reference collection, a pretest and posttest, exercises on using the card catalog and indexes, and answer sets for the tests and exercises. (ESR)
title Using the Madonna College Library. A Self Instructional Library Orientation.
topic Autoinstructional Aids
Card Catalogs
College Libraries
Higher Education
Information Seeking
Library Guides
Library Instruction
Library Skills
Pretests Posttests
Reference Materials
Workbooks
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED233719