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Small, Ruth V.; Snyder, Jaime – School Library Media Research, 2009
This article reports the results of the second phase of a three-phase study on the impact of the New York State's school libraries' services and resources on student achievement and motivation. A representative sample of more than 1,600 classroom teachers, students, and school library media specialists (SMLSs) from 47 schools throughout New York…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
Humphrey, Jack W. – Middle Grades Reading Network, University of Evansville, 2009
There is abundant evidence that schools with strong reading programs have successful students. But building strong reading skills is a complex task, particularly by the time students reach the middle grades. A survey was conducted that involved all Indiana middle grades schools in May 2009. Two types of data analysis were utilized in preparing the…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Public Libraries
Osso, Nicholas – 1977
Thirty-five hundred public school library/media centers in 50 states were surveyed to obtain estimates of library resources and services available to pupils, and to determine the extent to which resources are an integral part of education. A description of libraries in public schools is provided, with additional analyses and data tables of basic…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1979
This report prepared for instructional media specialists provides data on the program of services, the size of the staff, and the size and extent of facilities for instructional media programs in the schools of Wisconsin. Information is displayed separately for senior high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools, with further subdivisions…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Comparative Analysis, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Lynch, Mary Jo; And Others – 1994
In 1993, both the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) concluded that up-to-date statistics about school library media centers (LMCs) were needed in light of current state and local reform efforts and pending federal legislation related to the National Education Goals. A…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations, Library Collections
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn – School Library Journal, 1993
The sixth in a series of "School Library Journal" reports on trends in school library expenditures for program development shows that commitment to the teaching and motivating of reading is in conflict with fascination with technology and that access to books is being seriously curtailed by the deteriorating state of school library collections.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Information Technology, Learning Resources Centers
Sorensen, Richard J. – 1994
In 1994, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction repeated its 1988 survey of public school library media programs. Included in this report are statistics considered most significant, and those most often requested. The 147-item survey included questions about staffing, services, operation, automation, and facilities related to the library…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Automation
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1991
This report presents some of the more significant results of a 1988 survey of all Wisconsin public schools which received responses from 1,790 schools (90%). Designed to determine the status of library media programs in the state's schools, the 12-page survey asked for over 450 pieces of information about the library media center, its staffing,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education
Bailey, Gail C., Comp.; And Others – 1988
This compilation of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland. Arranged alphabetically by local education agencies and schools, data are…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Institutional Schools
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Bailey, Gail C., Comp.; Hardy, Rose Mary, Comp. – 1989
This compilation of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland. Arranged alphabetically by local education agencies and schools, data are…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Institutional Schools
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Bailey, Gail C., Comp.; Hardy, Rose Mary, Comp. – 1990
This compilation of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland. Arranged alphabetically by local education agencies and schools, data are…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Institutional Schools