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Bitterman, Amy; Gray, Lucinda; Goldring, Rebecca – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This report presents selected findings from the Public School Library Media Center Data File of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with public schools…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, School Libraries, Elementary Schools
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La Faille, Eugene – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1988
Discussion of criteria for use in evaluating telecommunications hardware for a school library's online searching program focuses on modem selection. The differences between internal and external modems are described, and a prioritized checklist of recommended features for external modems is presented. (CLB)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation
Riedl, Richard – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1986
This basic introduction to three types of computer communications that school libraries can use describes bulletin board systems, information utilities, and bibliographic database systems. Examples are given of applications that would be useful for students and teachers. (EM)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Nassar, Nancy – 1988
A review of the literature was undertaken to determine whether purchasing DIALOG in the CD-ROM format or subscribing to the DIALOG online format would be the better solution for middle school students interested in information retrieval. This report begins by stating the problem and defining common computer terms. A review of the related…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Databases