Provides a list of 95 state school library associations, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and indicates their affiliations with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and/or the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). (LRW)

Lists addresses and telephone numbers for state agencies and associated personnel dealing with school library media specialists. The District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pacific Islands Trust Territory, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are included. (LRW)

Lists 75 state associations connected with school library media programs and indicates their affiliations with national organizations, including the Association for School Librarians (AASL) and Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). (LRW)

Reviews state agency activities involved in advising and assisting school library media centers in Georgia, Virginia, Indiana, Alabama, Ohio, and Utah. (LRW)

Presents a directory of agencies that consult with school library media specialists for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands Trust Territory, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. (LRW)

Reviews 12 doctoral dissertations currently in progress or completed during 1992 that may be of interest to those in the school library media field. Topics fall into four main categories: literary analysis, use of technology, the librarian as practitioner, and student thinking processes. (LRW)

Summarizes activities of state organizations and associations responsible for school library media programs from Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Michigan, and New Jersey. (LRW)

Discusses the evolution of library skills from information location skills to information processing skills and addresses the assessment of library information skills on three standardized achievement tests for high school students: the Iowa Tests of Educational Development, the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency, and the Comprehensive Tests of…

Discusses two philosophical views of school library media specialists, one that emphasizes print materials and one that emphasizes technology. Topics include the deterioration of print collections, the increasing amount of information available, effects on students in technology-poor schools, the consulting role according to "Information…

Reports on the activities of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) during 1990-92 in the following areas: publications, including conference proceedings; grants received for special projects, including seminars and lectures; annual conferences; and election of officers. (LRW)

Reports on the activities of state agency personnel involved in helping local school systems develop library media services. State agency characteristics are discussed, the activities of the National Association of State Educational Media Professionals (NASTEMP) are described, and recent publications are reviewed. (four references) (LRW)

Lists Internet resources for teachers and school library media specialists. Resources are divided into three sections: one describes and evaluates listservs for elementary and secondary educators; one includes text files of lesson plans and technology plans; and one includes gophers and World Wide Web sites. (Author/LRW)

Reports on the activities of the Division of School Media Specialists (DSMS) of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) during 1991. Topics discussed include professional publications; professional recognition awards for school media specialists; and conference activities. (LRW)

Presents an interim report on a study that is investigating the potential application and effectiveness of selected output measurement techniques for use in the evaluation of school library media programs. Reference services and in-house use will be evaluated in the study. (LRW)

Outlines the Colorado vision for student information literacy and discusses its implications for other states and communities as part of a national effort considering the future of library media programs. Highlights include Colorado information literacy guidelines, statewide training, assessment measures, research programs, and future scenarios.…