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Barbour, Andrew – Electronic Learning, 1987
A survey of 328 educators to determine trends in administrative computing shows that most administrators have microcomputers, and the most popular use of computers is for keeping student records. Hardware and peripheral equipment currently used and being considered for purchase are described, and budget information is also presented. (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Educational Administration

Wittig, Constance; Wolfram, Dietmar – Library Trends, 1994
Discussion of networked information resources highlights a survey of American Library Association accredited library schools in North America that investigated the inclusion of networking concepts in the curriculum. Faculty attitudes regarding the place of networking education and their perceptions of its impact on library and information science…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Computer Networks, Curriculum Design, Higher Education

Dewey, Barbara I. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1985
Examines results of questionnaire given to library science graduate students over three-year period to determine why they chose librarianship as a career. Personal contact by librarians and school-specific factors (geographic proximity, reputation) are discussed and implications for recruitment of diverse and qualified applicants to library…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Careers, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Pickard, Patricia W. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Discusses the role of school library media specialists as instructional consultants and the gap between theory and practice in the roles of curriculum support and instructional design. A study of school media specialists in DeKalb County (Georgia) Public Schools is described that investigated the theory-practice gap. (23 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Learning Resources Centers

Aina, L. O. – International Library Review, 1991
Two articles discuss information professions in Africa. Highlights include the training of personnel at the middle level; library schools at the University of Ibadan and the University of Botswana; curriculum recommendations; and a review of 87 articles published between 1985 and 1989 that investigate areas of research in the information…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Scientists
Swisher, Robert; And Others – School Library Journal, 1991
Reviews the literature for studies conducted in the United States and in Canada on the use of magazines in elementary school libraries, and describes a study of Oklahoma schools that investigated titles most frequently used by children. Results are reported that indicate most use is for pleasure reading. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers

Powell, Ronald R.; Raber, Douglas – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discussion of reference service in a changing information environment focuses on a survey of basic reference courses in American Library Association (ALA) accredited programs that was conducted to investigate how library school students are being educated for reference service. Highlights include course content; teaching methods; learning…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Futures (of Society)