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Olson, Renee, Ed. – School Library Journal, 1996
Seventy-seven principals serving grades 7-12 in Missouri schools were surveyed to determine the differences between how principals view school librarians and how school librarians view themselves. Similarities occurred in the perceptions about the importance of a library program and inadequate funding. Views diverged most noticeably in terms of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Librarians, Library Funding
Peer reviewedWebb, Norman L.; Doll, Carol A. – School Libraries Worldwide, 1999
Data from over 400 schools shows participation in Library Power increased the percentage of schools where teachers and librarians collaborated to plan instruction and to develop the library collection, and increased the percentage of teachers collaborating with the librarian in schools where collaboration already existed. Collaborative logs…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWilliams, Dorothy; Morrison, Shonagh – Scottish Educational Review, 1996
The level of library provision was surveyed in independent Scottish schools; surveys were returned by 39 of the 75 independent schools. The survey covered school size, examinations taken by pupils, library staffing and qualifications, books per pupil, audiovisual and computer-based resources, resources other than books, information skills programs…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Funding
Peer reviewedBoekhorst, Albert K.; van Veen, Maarten J. P. – School Libraries Worldwide, 2001
Describes a study that examined the position of school libraries in the Netherlands to help secondary schools update their libraries and prepare them for a new role in learning. Explains the input-output research design that discusses organizational structure, library staff, financing, technical infrastructure, collection, collaboration, access to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Input Output Analysis, Learning Processes
Lance, Keith Curry – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Reports on a study that provides evidence of the positive impact of library media centers on academic achievement in 221 Colorado public schools during the 1988-89 school year. The importance of library media expenditures in making staff and collections available and the library media specialist's instructional role are verified. (two references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Download full textFast-Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, 1995
Four issues of a newsletter on recent library statistics provide information on Colorado school library media centers, as well as census data on state and local government library spending. A 1994 survey of school library media centers reveals a lack of adequate library media staffing in half of the public elementary and secondary schools.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology
Peer reviewedAdeniran, Olatunde R.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Reports on a study of CD-ROM products in Nigerian libraries and information centers that gathered information about funding sources, users, hardware configurations, and training facilities through a survey of research, public, and academic libraries. Recommendations for future CD-ROM use are included, and a copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
