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Rontu, Heidi; Tuomi, Ulla-Kristiina – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Language centres in higher education are facing new challenges as they plan curricula for an increasingly diverse student body and undertake new tasks in support of the multiform internationalisation of universities. Continuing professional development clearly needs to be taken to a new level, and one way of doing this is to include research in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers, Teacher Researchers, Higher Education
Chateau, Anne; Bailly, Sophie – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Since CercleS was created in 1990, language resource centres, or language centres, have offered learners various means to improve their language skills. They are often places where new pedagogical approaches and innovative learning environments are proposed (Rivens Mompean 2011). As the names of some of the associations belonging to CercleS…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Resources Centers, Language Skills
Gray, Karen H., Comp. – 1988
This directory contains information gathered by a 1987 survey by the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and the Islands of educational resource organizations located within its region, i.e., Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin Islands. Included…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Kroeker, Lois Hokanson – School Library Journal, 1989
Describes a survey of West Texas elementary schools that examined the amount of time media specialists spend teaching. The findings indicate that the scheduling issue is secondary to the fact that many schools share or do not have a certified library media specialist. The reasons for this situation and recommendations for improvement are…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Flexible Scheduling, Learning Resources Centers
Anderson, Beth G., Ed. – 1996
Many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada support their teacher education programs by developing curriculum materials centers (CMCs) which feature instructional materials representative of those found in preschool through high school settings. This directory lists and describes the CMCs or collections at 278…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Sources
Rafferty, Eve – 1983
The desirability and format of a network among libraries and resource centers serving the gerontological/geriatric field were addressed in a research project funded by the Special Libraries Association. Heads of 50 gerontological and 50 geriatric libraries were surveyed by mail to determine if there was interest in a joint network, i.e., a formal…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Feasibility Studies, Geriatrics, Gerontology
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1977
A summary of the results of a statewide education resource base survey conducted in the summer of 1977 provides school users with educational resource information originating in New Jersey. Educational improvement centers, county offices, colleges, universities, and other educational centers in the state yielded an 86 percent response rate to the…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Resources, Geographic Distribution, Information Dissemination
Vita, Susan – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Describes Cataloging in Publication (CIP), a cooperative program begun in 1971, whose partners are the Library of Congress (LC) and approximately 2,000 U.S. publishers. Why publishers participate and use of program by school libraries are discussed. Questionnaire for school librarians concerning provision of CIP cataloging for microcomputer…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers

Abbott, Thomas E. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1991
Describes a survey of 100 community and junior college librarians to collect information about the libraries, the availability of electronic mail systems, and attitudes about expanded E-mail use for interlibrary communication. Of 22 respondents, 12 have local E-mail systems and 11 have access to multi-institutional networks. Includes the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Electronic Mail, Learning Resources Centers
Wang, Chih; Moran, Michael – 1989
Asnuntuck, a small community college in north central Connecticut, has plans to expand its Learning Resource Center (LRC) not only physically, with the renovation of the entire building in which it is now housed, but also in terms of the materials and services it offers. As part of the planning process, the LRC conducted a user survey to solicit…
Descriptors: Facility Improvement, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services, Library Surveys
Michael, Douglas O., Comp.; Rivenburgh, Edwin, Comp. – 1984
Data are presented from a survey of each of 30 New York State community colleges: Adirondack, Broome, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia-Greene, Corning, Dutchess, Erie/City, Erie/North, Erie/South, Finger Lakes, Fulton-Montgomery, Genesee, Herkimer, Hudson Valley, Jamestown, Jefferson, Mohawk Valley, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, North Country, Orange,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Community Colleges
Hutchinson, Barbara – School Library Journal, 1986
An elementary school librarian initiated a survey of school librarians in Arizona to discover how they dealt with problems in scheduling classes in their media centers and developing curriculum to teach library skills. Results were used to support proposed changes to provide more flexible scheduling and increase teacher/librarian cooperation. (EM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Role
Crowther, Eleanor – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1993
Describes the use of students as library pages at the Loudoun Country Day School (Virginia). Highlights include student selection procedures, including interviews; parental consent form; library page duties; benefits to students; benefits to the library; and parent attitudes. Copies of the student interview form and parental consent form are…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers, Library Technicians
Staples, E. Susan – 1981
A study conducted to assess the needs for inservice experiences as perceived by learning resources specialists employed in Texas public schools asked a random sample of 313 practitioners to rate a comprehensive list of competencies in educational technology and library science as being of value in the performance of their jobs, and to evaluate…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Surveys

Lary, Marilyn – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1984
Reports on a survey of the directors of the learning resources centers (LRCs) of Florida's public community colleges, conducted to identify the knowledge, educational background, and abilities needed by professional librarians to work in LRCs. Emphasizes the importance of reference and bibliographic instruction skills. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Employment Qualifications