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Whelan, Debra Lau – School Library Journal, 2006
Students at Middletown High School are not turning to Google as their main source of information. Cecelia Freda, Middletown's head librarian, was responsible for making sure that students learn the basics of research. Before Freda's arrival at Middletown, most of the school's students were clueless about anything having to do with library. Now,…
Descriptors: Librarians, Information Skills, Information Literacy, Case Studies
Oleck, Joan – School Library Journal, 2006
Short Pump's media center sits in the middle of the school because this library is the house that Lynn Henry Thorpe built, while principal during its 1990 planning year and 1991 opening. Thorpe believes passionately that libraries are central to successful learning. This article describes Thorpe's fervor for libraries and its history of innovation.
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Development, Library Automation, Profiles
Fuller, Daniel – School Library Journal, 2006
This article presents the findings of the 2006 School Library Journal-San Jose State University Automation Survey. The study takes a close look at the systems that media specialists are using, how they are using them, and what librarians want from their future automation programs. The findings reveal that while respondents were satisfied with…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Librarians, School Libraries, Media Specialists