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Anderson, Pauline H. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
This discussion of the responsibility of school media specialists is based on the concepts that the mission of the library media center is one of leadership and support and that, to be effective leaders, media specialists must recognize and support basic beliefs about the goals and objectives of the profession. (CLB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility
Kulleseid, Eleanor R.; Markuson, Carolyn A. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
Provides a brief introduction to the five articles in this issue, which explore the formal and informal dimensions of effective leadership, along with the personal, institutional, and social factors that shape the acquisition and use of power by the school library media professional. (CLB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Leadership Qualities, Learning Resources Centers
Wehmeyer, Lillian Biermann – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
Describes how school media specialists may function as change facilitators through indirect leadership, operating on the basis of expertise rather than organizational position, and illustrates four communication strategies used to accomplish this function. (CLB)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Charter, Jody B. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
Describes a survey of high school students and teachers which examined the accessibility of school library resources and services. Discussion focuses on student attitudes and perceptions and the variables that affect them, including school and library rules, inadequate collections, personality of the media specialist, teaching styles, and teenage…
Descriptors: Access to Information, High School Students, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services
Barkman, Donna – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
This discussion of women's leadership styles is based on a description of the activities of a group of female media professionals, librarians, and educators who were responsible for planning and operating a school library system as part of the New York State library network. (CLB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Financial Support, Leadership Qualities
Loertscher, David V.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
Reports the results of a survey which examined the status of library media centers in public schools given exemplary status by the U.S. Department of Education and makes recommendations in the areas of staffing, the role of the library, and funding which would have a significant impact on elementary education. (CLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Financial Support, Institutional Characteristics
Murphy, Catherine – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
Discusses aspects of collection management that can be supported by the use of online catalogs, including access to the collection, building library networks, and integrating circulation and acquisitions systems. The use of microcomputers as an alternative to online systems is explored, and a list of software packages is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Interlibrary Loans, Learning Resources Centers
