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Eisenberg, Michael B.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Includes three articles about research in the school library media field: (1) "The State of Research Today" (Michael B. Eisenberg) (2) "Recent Trends in School Library Media Research" (Robert Grover and Susan G. Fowler); and (3) "Notes from ERIC" (Barbara Minor) provides references to 10 research overviews and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Research, Media Specialists
Miller, Marilyn L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
This statement in support of Education Consolidation Improvement Act reauthorization discusses six topics related to school libraries: (1) purpose of school libraries; (2) research supporting need for school libraries; (3) current status; (4) funding realities; (5) deteriorating book collections; and (6) impact of federal aid. An American Library…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Hearings
Tucker, Debbie – 1986
A study was conducted at Cincinnati Technical College (CTC) to determine why students were underutilizing the Learning Resource Center (LRC), as well as to assess the opinions of students who did use the collection and services of the LRC. Telephone surveys were conducted by LRC staff members with 142 of 360 randomly selected students in the study…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Planning, Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers
Ruth, Lester R. – 1981
In 1977-78 and again in 1980-81, extensive evaluations of learning resource services at Lake-Sumter Community College (LSCC) were conducted to determine: (1) the extent to which the Learning Resource Center (LRC) contributes to the stated purpose of the college; (2) the extent to which it meets its own objectives; (3) the extent to which the LRC…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Educational Media, Evaluation Methods
Download full textKingsbury, Mary E. – 1975
Since the future role played by the school library media center is important to library planners, a Delphi survey questioned school librarians, leaders in the profession, and faculty members in schools with media. Four factors were seen to affect the future of the media center: (1) trends within the next 25 years, (2) innovations needing to be…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Communications, Futures (of Society), Learning Resources Centers
Mancall, Jacqueline C. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Summarizes findings of library research according to specific areas of library skill and, where appropriate, school level investigated (elementary, secondary, or post-secondary). Implications of studies for present practice and future research are discussed from perspective of school districts, building-level library media specialists, and library…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Education
Peer reviewedLance, Keith Curry – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Discusses findings of six recent studies on the impact of school libraries on student performance. The findings concern: (1) school library development; (2) leadership and collaboration activities that foster information literacy; and (3) the use of instructional technology to extend the reach of the library program beyond the walls of the school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
McCarthy, Cheryl Ann – 1997
This paper looks at how well school library media programs are realizing the mission, objectives, and challenges set by "Information Power," the national guidelines created by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT). Teacher-librarians are struggling to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
