Reference Services Review: Volume 37 Issue 4

Library participation in a campus‐wide teaching program

Amy Hoseth

The purpose of this paper is to chronicle the participation of the Colorado State University Libraries in a campus‐wide teaching program sponsored by the campus center for…

An information literacy program built for relevance and purpose

Stephanie Simard

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design and implementation of an information literacy program for the Faculties of Science and Engineering at McGill University.

Blogging toward information literacy: engaging students and facilitating peer learning

Christopher Chan, Dianne Cmor

The purpose of this paper is to describe how a course‐integrated blog is used to facilitate the learning of information literacy skills. It also reports on how the effectiveness…

“More than words”: screencasting as a reference tool

Allison Carr, Pearl Ly

The purpose of this paper is to show how images and videos of search strategies can enhance student experiences in reference interactions by providing a visual and/or auditory…

“I don't think it's harder, just that it's different”: Librarians' attitudes about instruction in the virtual reference environment

Kate Gronemyer, Anne‐Marie Deitering

The purpose of this paper is to investigate librarians' attitudes towards instruction in virtual reference transactions and to review relevant literature.

Evidence‐based research in the applied social sciences

Robin A. Paynter

The purpose of this paper is to outline increased use of evidence‐based research strategies in the applied social sciences.

Connecting older adults to quality health information on the internet: a selective annotated bibliography

Felicia A. Barrett

The purpose of this paper is to provide an annotated listing of studies that focus on older adults and, second, to describe methods by which librarians can provide the necessary…

Library instruction and information literacy, 2008

Anna Marie Johnson, Claudene Sproles, Latisha Reynolds

The purpose of this paper is to provide a selected bibliography of recent resources on library instruction and information literacy.

Dr Ilene F. Rockman Award

Editorial

Eleanor Mitchell, Sarah Barbara Watstein