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American Association of School Librarians, 2021
This report features syntheses of select Causality: School Libraries and Student Success II (CLASS II) research findings as they relate to the Shared Foundations of Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage from the The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) "National School Library Standards for Learners, School…
Descriptors: Educational Research, School Libraries, Library Research, Learning Activities
American Association of School Librarians, 2021
The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Causality: School Libraries and Student Success II (CLASS II) project was the first step in developing a long-term, three-phase school library research agenda to investigate causal relationships between school libraries staffed by professionally prepared school librarians and student learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, School Libraries, Library Research, Learning Activities
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Rudd, Mary J.; Rudd, Joel – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Erroneous belief that library users are increasingly experiencing information overload is a result of confusion between concepts of information explosion and information overload, and misinterpretation of implications of research findings. Suggested ways that users can prevent overload include limiting, selecting, and delegating information;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Coping, Higher Education, Information Seeking
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Rochell, Carlton – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Explores issues associated with the imposition of fees on information obtained from sources made available by today's technology. Highlights include the commodification of information, economics of access to information, library costs and user fees, cost benefits of automation, financial support for automation, and implications for collection…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Fees, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
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Cluff, E. Dale; Murrah, David J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Randomly selected faculty from four state universities in Texas were surveyed to determine the degree to which the library and its resources influenced their decisions to accept university positions. Responses to the questionnaire reveal that faculty may take libraries for granted, as they are not exploited in faculty recruitment. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Faculty Recruitment, Graduate School Faculty
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Horrocks, Norman – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Discusses developments in library and information science education in Canada and the United States. Topics covered include schools' change of emphasis from "library" to "information," interdisciplinary programs, specialization, joint degrees, and continuing education. (CDD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Conferences, Continuing Education, Degrees (Academic)
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Hayes, Robert M. – RQ, 1986
This brief description of the research program being carried out through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of California, Los Angeles, focuses on issues, problems, and needs for research for long-range strategic planning for library and information resources in the research universities of the future. (MBR)
Descriptors: Budgets, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Needs
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Cannon, T. H. – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
This assessment of the state of library and information science research in the United Kingdom, which was presented at a joint conference of two Canadian professional associations, focuses on functions of the British Library's Research and Development Department. The importance of research and dissemination of its findings are also discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
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Varloot, Denis; And Others – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Six presentations at joint conference of two Canadian professional associations include two theme speeches (Denis Varloot, Douglas Foskett); synthesis of three theme presentations (Basil Stuart-Stubbs); addresses by current and incoming presidents of Canadian Library Association (CLA) (Beth Miller, Ken Jensen); and a review of CLA services to…
Descriptors: Computers, Conferences, Copyrights, Creative Thinking