An assessment of instruction provided by library schools in on-line searching

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Abstract

The results of a survey of accredited library schools indicate that instruction provided in on-line searching is widespread and growing but that there is great diversity among library schools in terms of the goals and objectives of the instruction provided. The University of South Florida's new course, Atomated Information Sources and Services, is described.

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