AS TIME GOES BY - REVISTING FUNDAMENTALS

AS WE REINVENT LIBRARIES FOR THE twenty-first century, it is appropria te that we revisit our vision of library instruction-an emerging dimen sion of library services which has been largely pragmatically based. S uch a review suggests that four main areas require attention and redef inition: (1) the reference/instruction relationship; (2) the vision of creating the self-sufficient user; (3) the importance of replacing co urses with curriculum; and (4) the need for significant outcomes. Firs thand examples from a variety of ARL libraries are used.