Reference Services Review: Volume 33 Issue 4

Evaluate that information

Ilene F. Rockman

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the need to critically evaluate information, no matter what the source or origin.

Who says we're not busy? Library web page usage as a measure of public service activity

Jeanie M. Welch

This paper aims to discuss the viability of web server statistics for library‐generated web pages as measures of public service activity. For years librarians have gathered…

Google Scholar™ and libraries: point/counterpoint

Martin Kesselman, Sarah Barbara Watstein

The purpose of this article is to explore and expose some of the many facets of Google Scholar™ that have set the academic library world on edge. Google Scholar™'s impact on…

A longitudinal study of the development and evaluation of an information literacy test

Anita Ondrusek, Valeda F. Dent, Ingrid Bonadie‐Joseph, Clay Williams

This article seeks to provide an overview of the development, construction and evaluation of an information literacy testing instrument connected with the VOILA! online…

Library instruction for high‐risk freshmen: Evaluating an enrichment program

Dona McDermott

Library instruction is an important component in developmental programs for high‐risk college freshmen. There is little in the literature to describe information literacy programs…

Moving beyond collections: Academic library outreach to multicultural student centers

Scott Walter

The purpose of this article is to identify opportunities for effective collaboration between academic libraries and student services offices dedicated to providing services to…

National History Day: an opportunity for K‐16 collaboration

Kate Manuel

For more than 25 years, the National History Day (NHD) program has a number of distinctive features that make it a uniquely powerful collaborative vehicle for information literacy…

Library instruction and information literacy – 2004

Anna Marie Johnson, Sarah Jent

Sets out to provide a selected bibliography or recent resources on library instruction and information literacy.