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Peer reviewedHowe, Eleanor – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Discusses action research and its implications for library media centers; measurement and study; and steps in the action research process: clarify research need and define research problem, plan research to provide relevant data, collect and organize, analyze and interpret, report to relevant audiences, and integrate the results into library media…
Descriptors: Action Research, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedPojman, Paul – Catholic Library World, 2000
Examines current standards and guidelines relative to libraries in Catholic elementary schools, using a sampling of library literature and school district documents. Discusses the importance of data; quantitative data; qualitative data; the mission of the Catholic Church; and the role of the Catholic Library Association in formulating proposed…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Download full textOregon State Library, Salem. Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse. – 1990
The Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse received reports of formal challenges to 25 books and 1 recording during the time period between July 1, 1989, and June 30, 1990. It is noted that 17 of the challenged items were held by public libraries and 9 by school library media centers, with 21 items designated as children's and young adult…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature, Data Analysis
Anderson, Mary Alice – Book Report, 1999
Focuses on effective data gathering in school libraries. Discusses the connection between program goals and statistical information; budget data; using spreadsheets to track and compare costs; circulation data and trends; copyright assessment of materials; material-quality evaluation; lab usage data; computer information; data on services and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Copyrights, Costs, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedBrittin, Margaret; Henderson, Fiona – Library Management, 1991
Describes the stages of an information consultancy project that established a management resource center to provide senior managers in a major financial institution with access to material for self-development. Interviews to assess information needs are described, success factors are considered, and personal qualities needed for information…
Descriptors: Business, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Anderson, Mary Alice – MultiMedia Schools, 1999
Examines how data is useful in three integral areas of media center management and decision making: collection development and budgets, including circulation data and media center usage; curriculum integration and information literacy, including the types of instructional support librarians offer teachers; and staff development and staff skills.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making
