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Schuman, Patricia Glass – School Library Journal, 1990
Summarizes nine papers commissioned by the Department of Education for "Rethinking the Library in the 1990s." Common themes include user education, technological and social change, public policies, and changing roles for librarians. It is argued that these papers, which address adult services, need to be critiqued in terms of library…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Federal Government, Information Retrieval
Symons, Ann K. – School Library Journal, 1996
Discusses the use of the World Wide Web in school libraries based on examples from Juneau-Douglas (Arkansas) High School. Highlights include using the Web for students' research, evaluating the quality of information found, criteria for selecting Internet resources, and creating a home page with Hypertext Markup Language. (LRW)
Descriptors: Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval
Vandergrift, Kay E. – School Library Journal, 1988
Describes the possibilities of hypermedia stackware with emphasis on applications for youth librarians. A model for the development and evaluation of stackware is offered, and an example of a proposed hypermedia product is provided. Differences in personal interest levels and learning styles are considered, and copyright concerns are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Cognitive Style, Computer Software
When Students Hit the Surf: What Kids Really Do on the Internet. And What They Want from Librarians.
Lubans, John, Jr. – School Library Journal, 1999
Presents findings from surveys of 226 7th- to 10th-graders who spent the 1998 summer at Duke University. Results are discussed as answers to questions: What do students really do online? How much do they use the Web? How do they find things? How do they judge sites? What do students want from librarians? (AEF)
Descriptors: Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Eisenberg, Michael B; Milbury, Peter – School Library Journal, 1994
Describes LM-NET, a listserv discussion group designed primarily for school library media specialists. The listserv's background, growth, uses, users, and future developments are covered. Special features include instructions for accessing past discussions. Sidebars present sample LM-NET messages and subscription and retrieval information. (KRN)
Descriptors: Community, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
