User Instruction in Art & Design Libraries

Like most of their peers, students in art and design programs are presented with an everincreasing number of options for carrying out research. Information resources and the tools to find and access information are constantly evolving. Through user instruction services the librarian can help students and faculty develop the information literacy skills needed to carry out their research. The current literature provides some helpful examples of how this is being done in various fields but still more is needed. The goal of this exploratory study is to develop a current picture of user instruction in art and design libraries by gathering together information and examples concerning characteristics of current practices in the field