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Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Discusses a brief history of the role of women in developing school library media programs; and includes the relationship of the American Library Association and the National Education Association. (AEF)
Descriptors: Integrated Library Systems, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Librarians
Matthews, Rosemary; Tobojka, Cynthia – Media and Methods, 1994
Discusses issues that school librarians need to consider when updating and automating their libraries based on examples of experiences in several high schools. Topics addressed include planning; problems; needs assessment; software compatibility and selection; CD-ROMs; and training needs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Download full textHisle, W. Lee; And Others – 1989
Designed by Austin Community College's (ACC's) Learning Resource Services (LRS) Management Team, this plan explores the development of the LRS in preparation for the 1989 closure of the college's Ridgeview (RDV) campus, and the opening of the Northridge (NRG) and Riverside (RVS) campuses. First, the plan's executive summary lays out…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Costs
Boardman, Edna M. – Book Report, 1994
Describes the Knapp School Libraries Project that was developed in the 1960s to create model libraries in elementary and secondary schools by upgrading their materials and qualified personnel. Visits from librarians, educators, students, and community members that helped disseminate the model libraries' characteristics are discussed. (Contains 14…
Descriptors: Change, Diffusion (Communication), Elementary Secondary Education, Grants
International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1993
This collection contains 13 selected papers presented at the 1992 conference of the International Association of School Librarianship. Titles are as follows: (1) "The Difference of Literature: Writing for the Future of Young Adults" (Aidan Chambers); (2) "Managing School Library Change" (Peggy Heeks); (3) "The Power of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Singh, Diljit – 1993
The many changes in the world's social structure require corresponding changes in education. One across-the-system change that needs to be given emphasis is the development of school libraries. The current state of the world's school libraries is generally unsatisfactory. This view is based on the results of an international comparative study of…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Siong, Wong Kim, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This conference report contains 5 addresses and 29 reports on the general theme of the school library as a center for lifelong learning. Submitted by librarians throughout the world, the reports reflect theoretical as well as practical perspectives, and include the following topics: (1) establishing, developing, and evaluating library resource…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Development
Peer reviewedWeintraub, Tamara; Cater, Judy – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1999
Describes the historical role that community and junior college (CJC) library/learning resources centers have played in their efforts to establish technology-based learning initiatives and resources on CJC campuses. Palomar College Library/Media Center's services illustrate this experience, which serves as a model for campus-wide technology-based…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Bell, Geraldine – School Library Journal, 1994
Describes the ongoing development of school libraries in the Birmingham (Alabama) Public School System. Highlights include commitment of the Board of Education and the city; accreditation; planning; communication; cooperative planning with classroom teachers; cooperative projects with the public library and cable company; Reading Is Fundamental…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Board of Education Role, Cable Television, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Colorado State Library, Denver. – 1993
The Committee on Library Services to Ethnic Populations of the Colorado Council on Library Development was charged with developing a comprehensive plan to address library services for the increasing ethnic/culturally diverse populations in the state of Colorado and with identifying possible funding sources to implement the plan. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
