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Everhart, Nancy – Knowledge Quest, 2001
Through use of two prepared surveys, Power Reader and Power Learner (from the Information Power Action Research Project by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Research and Statistics Committee), high school students can track their library skill growth during a research project and report and reflect on their reading…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Information Skills, Library Skills, Library Surveys
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English, Nancy; Hanks, Ruth – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Considers the roles of teachers and school librarians in comparison to J. K. Rowling's muggles and wizards in the Harry Potter books. Presents a technology assessment tool that asks teachers what skills they would like the library to provide to support curriculum, including reference, technology, literacy, and collaborative learning, and provides…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Resources Centers
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Pearson, Debra; McNeil, Beth – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Describes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Libraries' high school users program, which has grown from a small operation into a well-developed program. The resources of a large academic research library are made available to students so they may complete their high school coursework with a wider range of resources, and possibly, gain…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, High School Students, Information Skills, Library Skills
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Tabar, Margaret – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Describes a research project in the social studies curriculum at St. Paul Academy and Summit School (Minnesota) during which students visit a university library. Objectives for student research are: to select a topic, design a thesis statement, locate pertinent primary and secondary resources, and write a well-documented, analytical research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, High School Students, Information Literacy, Information Skills
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Howe, Eleanor B. – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Combines the results of action research in the high school library media center with conclusions in the professional literature to argue that systematic formal instruction in electronic search skills is necessary for awareness of library media software and competence in its use. Focuses on the why, what, where, and how of teaching electronic…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Course Integrated Library Instruction, High School Students, High Schools