at 3rd March 1998.

GROUP C - Library learning packages

Library Search Skills -General

Course and Level

The material is mainly generic, and is aimed at First and Second year undergraduates. The 'Computer Sources' package is also suitable for post-graduate level.

The packages can be used for Library user education, study skill support, EFL courses and distance learning.

Brief Description

The packages are modular in structure and interactive and are intended as teaching material.

This package, originally developed in Robert Gordon University for Business Studies students, deals with the whole search strategy including how to use reference works, highlight keywords, find synonyms and related terms, and generate broader or narrower terms.

In this version of the package, the examples have been altered to more general ones in order to make it more widely applicable.

How is material intended to be used?

It can be used in seminars and tutorials or as open-access on teaching clusters. Follow-up tasks could be prepared to compliment the tutorials according to the subject area being addressed.

No. of hours of teaching material

Each package should take about 30-45 minutes to work through.

Availability of Material

Available now

Anticipated Delivery Date(s)

Available now

Minimum Hardware Requirements

386/486 PC with 4MB RAM, VGA (16 colours) or SVGA (256 Colours) running Windows (for Toolbook version).

Distribution Media

Currently on Floppy Disk - either as ToolBook files or as html files (which can be supplied on either Macintosh or PC disks).

Cost of Distribution Material

As an institutional TLTP project rather than a subject software consortium, TILT is not contracted to provide learning packages at cost to other UK HEIs. 25 pounds per package to HEFC institutions, otherwise 50 pounds

Customisation/Flexibility

Some information contained in easily altered text files eg lists of available databases in 'Computer Sources'

How might the material be adapted/customised for use by others?

By editing text files with any word processor. If a site has access to Toolbook 1.53, they may alter some of the examples.

Orders

Orders may be sent to the below, and a nominal charge of 25.00 pounds will be made for each package to cover copying costs (50.00 pounds to those establishments not covered by the HEFCs), after which the packages may be copied freely .

 Secretary,
 Robert Clark Centre for Technological Education
 66 Oakfield Avenue
 University of Glasgow        Telephone: 0141 330 4976
Glasgow G12 8LS E-mail: rcc@elec.gla.ac.uk

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