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Karabush, Cynthia; Pleviak, Pam – Knowledge Quest, 2011
Solo school librarians are the air traffic controllers of the library world, serving hundreds, if not thousands, of students. They are responsible for a book budget, technology resources, orientation and research classes, book talks, and reading promotions, as well as professional development for teachers, guiding them in effective integration of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Librarians, Resource Allocation, Library Administration
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Regazzi, John J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
This study compares the overall spending trends and patterns of growth of Academic Libraries with Public Libraries, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and hospitals in the period of 1998 to 2008. Academic Libraries, while showing a growth of 13% over inflation for the period, far underperformed the growth of the other public institutions…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Academic Libraries, School Libraries, Special Libraries
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Slusser, Laura L. – Knowledge Quest, 2011
The author's first school librarian position was in her hometown elementary school where she had been a library aide in the fifth grade. The principal spelled out the problems with the situation she would be entering--the school library was the least favorite of the resources, many policies and procedures were antiquated, and the collection needed…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Library Administration, Library Instruction