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de Souza, Marcela – CATESOL Journal, 2016
The purpose of this article is to share findings from a qualitative study showing the positive influences the local public library and the school library had on the personal and academic lives of 18 low-income English language learners of Mexican descent while they were adjusting to the numerous demands of school in the US. For these students, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Library Role, Student Improvement, English Language Learners
Hembree, Julie – Knowledge Quest, 2013
It was early March 2008, and the author was only a few months from finishing her third year as an elementary school librarian. During the morning recess the school library was humming with the sounds of students. Suddenly, three students rushed in asking the author to help them find a silent-reading book for class. Looking at the clock and seeing…
Descriptors: Fiction, Library Materials, Library Services, Library Development
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 2002
This document presents the program and proceedings from the 68th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference held in Glasgow, Scotland, August 18-24, 2002. Topics of presentations include: library services for parliaments; needs assessment; the effects of September 11th on information provision and privacy;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Conferences, Government Libraries
Lance, Keith Curry; Cox, Marti A. – 1996
This compilation of statistics on Colorado's school media centers (LMCs) consists of three major components: (1) a 220-page tabulation of data arranged by school level and student enrollment level; (2) tables reporting statewide totals for school library statistics; and (3) tables with benchmark ratios for school library media center resources and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Benchmarking, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
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
DuPree, Vi – 1993
This study sought to determine the extent of restrictive access to books in Georgia school library media centers and to discover by whose authority and for what reason these books might be placed on restrictive shelves. Questionnaires were completed and received from a stratified random sampling of 119 media specialists in high schools, middle or…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education
Higgins, Wanda – Book Report, 1999
Offers suggestions to make high school libraries more appealing to students, based on results of a student survey. Highlights include comfortable furniture; decorated walls; community information; limiting rules, including the amount of noise allowed; friendly staff; longer hours; more varied programs, including outside speakers; orientation…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Furniture, High School Students
Kachel, Debra E. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) public library, which receives many school districts' interlibrary loan requests, experienced a 100% increase in periodical article requests. Working cooperatively, school and public librarians developed a LSCA Title II grant to study magazine usage to make cost-effective decisions about improving timely access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Hampton, Karen – 1993
The purpose of this study was: (1) to examine the opinions of a selected group of public and private high school students regarding their perceptions of the level of accessibility to their school libraries (accessibility defined as times when students think they were allowed to be in the library); (2) to determine whether or not students feel the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers

Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Catholic Library World, 1994
Describes the HyperCard Library Instruction Project (CLIP) and the research upon which it is based. Findings of research of HyperCard instruction with secondary students and a description of ways to use HyperCard instruction are presented. A sidebar article describes the California-based CLIP program and the HyperCard modules the organization is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
Neuman, Delia, Ed.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
Outlines the cognitive theories influencing the Science Library Catalog's (SLC) design; describes the catalog itself; explains research based on the SLC; and discusses research results, emphasizing findings that are most relevant to school library media specialists developing children's information skills. An annotated bibliography of 14 related…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Behavior Theories, Children, Cognitive Processes
Croston, Kendel R. – 1997
This paper covers the history of the Canton Public/Stark County District Library (CPL), focusing on the years 1929-1997. The paper focuses on the broadening of the library's services, including the development of reference services, service to young adults, and a variety of outreach activities. A literature review discusses the history of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bookmobiles, Branch Libraries, Childrens Libraries

Taylor-Furbee, Sondra, Comp.; Kellenberger, Betsy, Comp. – 2001
The annual "Florida Library Directory with Statistics" is intended to be a tool for library staff to present vital statistical information on budgets, collections, and services to local, state, and national policymakers. As with previous editions, this 2001 edition includes the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education