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Aaron, Shirley L. – School Media Quarterly, 1980
Discusses selected networking research and some of the major research questions regarding needs assessment, school contributions to intertype library networks, and network planning that must be answered in order for school library media programs to participate most effectively in networking activities. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Diffusion, Educational Media, Learning Resources Centers, Library Research
Stroud, Janet G. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1982
Reviews and assesses the level and type of research activity in school librarianship and discusses the use of the experimental, historical, and descriptive approaches by researchers in the field. Research that builds on prior efforts and the use of statistics are also described. A 60-item reference list is attached. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, History, Information Science, Learning Resources Centers
Aaron, Shirley L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1982
Reviews doctoral dissertation research dealing specifically with school library media programs and resources. A comprehensive set of recommendations for future research is made and a 160-item reference list accompanies the text. (JL)
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities
School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Summarizes 16 research reports related to school library media that were located through "Library Literature." Information in the summaries includes purpose of the study, the population that was studied, the methodology used in conducting the study and analyzing the data, and findings. Prominent topics include collections, censorship,…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1999
Reviews articles related to school library media programs that were published in journals intended for other members of the profession and involved research. Subject areas include administration, roles of the school library media specialist, and reading. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Research
Terwilliger, Gloria – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Provides an overview of current issues related to student assessment. Focuses on the ability of library instruction and library research skills to help students develop critical thinking skills. Presents selected comments from respondents to a survey regarding the current status of libraries in student assessment. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Learning Resources Centers

Wallace, James O. – Library Trends, 1982
Discusses the library standards--"Guidelines for Two-Year College Learning Resources Programs"--as approved in 1972 by three national associations, highlighting addition of quantitative standards in 1979, review in 1981, utilization for research studies, role in accreditation process, and use for statewide planning. A 28-item…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1984
This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by librarians working in a school library. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which school librarians perform: acquisitions; cataloging; circulation and reader services; collection maintenance; interlibrary loan; management; reference; and…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Job Performance

Eaton, Gale – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1989
Reviews curriculum guides and the research literature to examine locational skills instruction in elementary schools and the transferability of skills to the public library. Factors that may limit instructional effectiveness are identified and the need for public children's librarians to have realistic expectations of children's abilities to…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Guidelines
School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Summarizes three Ph.D. dissertations that concern school libraries: the first examines patterns of acquisition and use of microcomputer software in high school media centers; the second reviews the development of public school library programs in Puerto Rico; and the third identifies librarians who have significantly influenced library work with…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Loertscher, David V. – 1980
This publication contains six "capsulized" reports concerned with research in learning resources centers and school libraries, and the role of school media specialists. Each report follows the same format design, i.e., questions previewing the topic; introduction, methodology, findings, conclusions, and marginal notes; and a pathfinder to the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Change, Evaluation Methods, Learning Resources Centers
Hepfer, William – 1982
This review of issues facing administrators of community college libraries and learning resources centers focuses on four main areas: (1) organization of services; (2) maximizing library effectiveness; (3) administrative qualifications; and (4) standards for community college libraries. It begins by arguing that, since a library reflects the goals…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Directors
Aaron, Shirley L. – School Media Quarterly, 1980
Four studies summarized are concerned with teacher use of secondary school libraries, the evaluation of a school/community library, selection tools for juvenile books, and effects of study of Mexican culture on students' perceptions of Mexican Americans. Three ERIC documents are also reviewed. (CMV)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Learning Resources Centers
Loertscher, David V. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1982
Examines the basic components of research as they apply to the school library media field. Problems involved in conducting research, synthesizing and evaluating research efforts, and disseminating research results are discussed. A checklist and bibliography of research reviews in the school library field and a 42-item reference list are included.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Technology, Evaluation Needs, Information Dissemination
Craver, Kathleen W. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Although a review of the literature on the instructional role of the media specialists reveals a pattern of progression from 1950 to 1984, analysis of the research in this area indicates a time lag between actual practice and the instructional role espoused by the standards and the literature. (EM)
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, High Schools