The Effectiveness of a Projected Computerized Presentation in Teaching Online Library Catalog Searching | Zendy

Nancy L. Buchanan | Zendy; Karen RuppSerrano | Zendy; Johanne LaGrange | Zendy

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The Effectiveness of a Projected Computerized Presentation in Teaching Online Library Catalog Searching

Author(s) -

Nancy L. Buchanan,

Karen RuppSerrano,

Johanne LaGrange

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

college and research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 2150-6701

pISSN - 0010-0870

DOI - 10.5860/crl_53_04_307

Subject(s) - library instruction , computer science , presentation (obstetrics) , library catalog , information retrieval , world wide web , library automation , multimedia , information literacy , medicine , radiology

A computerized presentation teaching NOTIS commands and search strategy was produced using Show Partner F/X software. Students from a freshman composition class viewed the presentation and completed a NOTIS search exercise. A second group of students from the same class completed the exercise without having viewed the presentation. A comparison of the two groups' exercises and transaction fogs show that the group that viewed the presentation proved better at using correct NOTIS commands and formulating effective search strategies. The greatest differences between the two groups were sbject searching (Library of Congress subject heading and keyword) and in locating specific items

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