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Naumer, Janet Noll – School Library Journal, 1983
Briefly discusses types of software available for library and media center operations and library instruction, suggests three sources of software reviews, and describes almost 50 specific application programs available for bibliographic management, cataloging, circulation, inventory and purchasing, readability, and teaching library skills in…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Flannery, Susan – School Library Journal, 1981
Recommends that libraries include conservative 'Moral Majority' as well as liberal views of human sexuality in their acquisition of books for young adults to provide a balanced collection and blunt atttempts to limit academic freedom through censorship. Five 'New Right' choices are reviewed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Adolescents, Censorship, Library Acquisition
Van Orden, Phyllis – School Library Journal, 1993
Identifies current challenges to children's library services including inequality in access to information; integration of information skills in the classroom; rising costs, low budgets, and increasing demands; the state of book collections; and the need for research at state and national levels. Local examples of successful solutions are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Childrens Libraries, Curriculum
Driver, Russell W.; Driver, Mary Anne – School Library Journal, 1982
Surveys the historical development of automated technical processing in schools and notes the impact of this automation in a number of cases. Speculations about the future involvement of school libraries in automated processing and networking are included. Thirty references are listed. (BBM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), History, Learning Resources Centers
Hansen, Eileen – School Library Journal, 1987
Discusses research on censorship attempts that occurred in schools and school libraries over the last decade, including studies that considered types of materials targeted, by whom, and with what results. The increase in school censorship and the problem of the often unclear use of the term censorship are discussed. (EM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Krapp, JoAnn Vergona – School Library Journal, 1988
Reviews the literature of the critical thinking/problem solving approach to learning and discusses how these concepts relate to teaching research skills. Two activities designed to teach critical thinking and research skills in the context of grades 5 and 6 social studies are summarized. (2 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Critical Thinking, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
McIsaac, Marina Stock; And Others – School Library Journal, 1984
Suggests directions for improving school library services to Native Americans by examining three areas: important events in library development since 1950s; Native Americans' perceived needs for information (specifically in Arizona); four proposed roles which reservation-based library media specialist can assume to help eliminate educational…
Descriptors: American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Learning Resources Centers
Avner, Jane A. – School Library Journal, 1989
Discusses various aspects of home schooling, including reasons that parents choose home schooling, two major schools of thought on home education, historical perspectives, and legal issues. The role of the public library is examined and some services offered to home schoolers are described. A bibliography of books for parents is provided. (10…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Library Role
Manning, Pat; Newman, Alan R. – School Library Journal, 1986
Discusses the problem of serious dangers in current and backlist chemistry experiment books. Discarding of older books and careful evaluation of the dangers inherent in newer books are recommended. Safe alternatives are suggested, including some criteria for evaluating dangers, and a safer approach used by a current author. (EM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Dyer, Esther; Robertson-Kozan, Concha – School Library Journal, 1983
Focuses on the socio-economic, cultural, and informational needs of Hispanic Americans based on demographics taken from the 1980 census. The development of bilingual education and the role of the library in developing programs which best serve the Spanish-speaking community and its youth are also covered. A four-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Influences, Hispanic Americans, Information Needs
Callison, Daniel – School Library Journal, 1986
Discussion of the role of the media specialist as a teacher summarizes 10 major elements of the inquiry approach to teaching and learning and seven areas of the school media center's commitment (networking, flexibility, cooperation, concentration, financing, community, and encouragement). Discovery learning research and program implementation are…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Instructional Design
Swisher, Robert; And Others – School Library Journal, 1991
Reviews the literature for studies conducted in the United States and in Canada on the use of magazines in elementary school libraries, and describes a study of Oklahoma schools that investigated titles most frequently used by children. Results are reported that indicate most use is for pleasure reading. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers
Harris, Karen; Baskin, Barbara – School Library Journal, 1989
Summarizes the findings of studies that indicate serious deficiencies in the reading, writing, and basic information skills of American students. Possible causes are discussed including the lack of effectiveness of teaching methods and instructional materials. It is argued that the school library offers the best hope for creating a culturally…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Vandergrift, Kay E.; And Others – School Library Journal, 1987
Discusses library applications of several specific CD-ROM products, including library catalogs, book reviews, databases, encyclopedias, and interactive video programs. Such factors as cost effectiveness, ease of use, and user satisfaction are discussed, and a bibliography of books about CD-ROM is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Atlases, Book Reviews, Computer Storage Devices
Hearne, Betsy – School Library Journal, 1988
Describes features of several kinds of research in library science, sociology, education, and literature that focus on children's literature. Examples of studies in these fields are summarized, and the subject of child abuse in children's books is used as an example of current research. (32 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childrens Literature, Educational Research, Library Science
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