NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Butler, Rebecca P. – Knowledge Quest, 2016
School librarians work with a variety of individuals; the largest groups are usually made up of students (most often K-12, but perhaps also preschoolers), teachers, and administrators. However, it is also possible that school staff, students' parents and guardians, and even the community at large might participate in school library functions and…
Descriptors: Copyrights, School Libraries, Librarians, Definitions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Phillip, Cyndi – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Explains the use of rubrics which can provide students with the quality criteria, guidelines, or standards of evaluation connected to an assignment. Highlights include rubric characteristics; clearly stated expectations; steps for developing a rubric; and a list of resources on rubrics. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Resource Materials, Scoring Rubrics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Simpson, Carol – Knowledge Quest, 2001
Whereas using copyright-protected materials in a self-contained classroom may be within fair use, posting the same materials on a Web page with potential worldwide distribution or using them in distance learning exceeds the fair-use guidelines. This article discusses different classes of public-domain materials: U.S. Government documents; old…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Copyrights, Distance Education, Educational Resources
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bishop, Kay – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Discussion of information literacy and school library media specialists focuses on work outside the United States and the need for a more global approach. Describes guidelines, standards and policies and reviews programs in Australia, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Guidelines
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Shea, Frances C. – Knowledge Quest, 2000
Discussion of the responsibility of school library media specialists for collection development and management focuses on the need to include materials on women's studies. Highlights include justifying collection expenditures; collection development guidelines; identifying relevant materials by genre; and the media specialists' curricular role.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Miller, Marilyn L. – Knowledge Quest, 2000
Discusses the role of the school library media specialist in student assessment. Topics include guidelines in "Information Power" (1998, American Library Association); formative and summative assessment; the role of classroom teachers and students; collaboration between teachers and media specialists; and the evaluation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
LeLoup, Dennis – Knowledge Quest, 2000
Describes strategic planning efforts in eight states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin) to implement guidelines in "Information Power" (1998, American Library Association) relating good school library media programs to student achievement success. Discusses Web pages; state conferences;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lott, Carolyn – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Discusses how the author used administrative skills learned as a school library media specialist to meet the demands of a university department chair. Topics include the influence of decisions that are made; budgeting; evaluation concerns and responsibilities; determining guidelines and goals; political concerns; and the flow of information. (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Department Heads, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Simpson, Carol – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Describes the development of a formula to determine the needed quantity of computers for a school library. Four types of information technology activities (administrative, personal productive, class/group productive, online public access catalog) and several variables (age levels served, campus focus, number of staff, size of student body, average…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Technology