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American Association of School Librarians, 2018
AASL's new integrated standards are designed to empower leaders to transform teaching and learning. The new "National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries" reflect an evolution of AASL Standards, building on philosophical foundations and familiar elements of previous standards while featuring the…
Descriptors: National Standards, School Libraries, Educational Environment, Best Practices
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – 1995
This report is the result of the statutory mandate by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) to promote activities to extend the nation's library and information handling capability as essential links in the emerging global information infrastructure. In a study to inventory the challenges related to libraries' roles…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Information Services, Internet, Models
Evans, Alan D.; Barnett, David C. – Educational Technology, 1986
Describes a systematic model for determining equipment replacement budgets that can be adopted and used in any media center. This model uses a microcomputer spreadsheet program to provide figures for annual equipment replacement automatically. The design and benefits of the system are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Computer Software, Costs
White, Marilyn Domas – 1987
This paper develops two models of the reference interview: (1) the Need-Oriented Model, which emphasizes identifying the client's information needs and allows for a broad-ranging diagnostic interview; and (2) the Question-Oriented Model, which is constrained by the client's initial question and focuses on refining that specific question,…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Library Services, Models, Questioning Techniques
Dow, Elizabeth H. – Library Journal, 1987
With the advent of the microcomputer, end users need personal information systems that work both at the office and at home and in the external world. The librarian's role could extend from being an information service provider to being a professional counselor on personal information management. (41 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Systems, Librarians, Library Role
Wagers, Robert – Online, 1989
Describes a simple six-step searching model designed to deliver good results without introducing complexities likely to confuse the naive user. The findings of tests that compared the results of the easy search model with expert searches are presented, and conclusions about end user training are discussed. (nine references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Models, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies
Thompson, James C. – American Libraries, 1985
This discussion of methods for selecting an integrated, public-access library system highlights the traditional idealized selection model; participation by the library director, consultant, task force, committees, and vendors; fads and cost figures; selection of the wrong system; and suggestions for an informal approach to purchasing. Five sources…
Descriptors: Committees, Consultants, Information Systems, Library Administration

Martin, Rebecca R. – Research Strategies, 1986
Introductory biology students at a major university completed a field project which taught them investigative skills in scientific research, including the scientific method and substantiation of their results through use of periodical literature. Librarians became actively involved by providing library instruction as part of the project. Sample…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biology, Higher Education, Library Instruction

Genaway, David C. – Electronic Library, 1986
Proposes a resource analysis model to help library managers acquire most appropriate integrated online library system. The model examines human, equipment, and fiscal resources of acquiring library and supplying vendor, complementing respective strengths and weaknesses of each. A resource checklist is provided to narrow range of choices to single…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Decision Making, Equipment, Fiscal Capacity

Womack, Kay; Goldberg, Tyler – College & Research Libraries, 1997
A survey of 62 academic library appointees new to the profession (1995-96) investigated the perceived importance of 46 resume items. Resume items were ranked according to importance and compared with rankings in Thomas M. Gaughan's (1980) survey of personnel officers in research libraries. Considerable overlap between surveys suggested more…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Job Application, Librarians

Purcell, Piper; Stewart, Lara – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1990
A study of 62 children's readers in use in three Texas cities demonstrated that such books are less male-focused than they appeared to be in a similar 1972 survey. Contends that both boys and girls would benefit from a still more equitable representation. (DM)
Descriptors: Characterization, Children, Childrens Literature, Reading Materials
Robbins, Louise S. – 1988
This report proposes a preservation program assuming a model of a university library serving 5,000 or fewer students and 350 or fewer faculty members. The model program is not for a comprehensive university or research institution, and the library's collection is one developed and used as a curriculum-support collection. The goal of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Facilities
Strickler, Sally Ann Koenig; And Others – 1987
This task force report proposes a plan for providing campus-quality library services to students at three sites of Western Kentucky University's extended campus program which would offer access to main library services and collections rather than the traditional assembling of additional library collections in off-site locations. Elements of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Higher Education, Information Needs
Walton, Bob – 1984
Designed to provide managers with a basic introduction to the planning components and procedures involved in planning for library automation, the overview provided here offers guidelines for eight documents that may be produced as part of such a study: (1) Automation Project Long Range Plan (60 Month Plan), an executive summary document providing…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Check Lists, Costs, Guidelines

Losee, Robert M. – Library Quarterly, 1987
Presents a decision theoretic model that minimizes the costs of the material selection decision process by using formal methods to rank materials. Illustrations of the process are provided, and an implementation method using MARC records is described. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Library Expenditures, Library Material Selection