Because students demonstrate deficient knowledge of basic reference tools in the discipline, there is a need for bibliographic instruction by librarians in the psychology classroom. Such instruction can introduce the types and variety of reference works, present the process of topic definition, and strengthen the role of the librarian in the literature-search process.
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