Provides nine fully developed library media activities designed to be used with specific curriculum units in health, music, reading and language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up are…

Provides fully developed library media activities that are designed to be used with specific curriculum units. Highlights include elementary school activities for reading and language arts (using the "World Almanac," identifying a story's sequence of events, and using autobiographies); science (causes of wind and learning about…

Provides six fully developed library media activities to be used in conjunction with specific curriculum units in art, health, physical education, reading/language arts, science and mathematics, and social studies. Grade levels, objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures for completion, evaluation,…

Provides fully developed library media activities that are designed to be used with specific curriculum units. Highlights include elementary school activities for music appreciation and physical education, reading and language arts, and science; and secondary school activities for science and social studies. (LRW)

Provides six fully developed library media activities designed to be used with specific curriculum units in health, physical education, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills, objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up are…

Describes a course-integrated approach to library instruction for chemical information at the University of Florida that uses a Web page of library resources with links to library instruction modules and assignments. Implications for library staff, library resources, and the role of the library are discussed. (LRW)

Describes the development of a Web site for library instruction at Carson-Newman College (TN) and its integration into English composition courses. Describes the use of a virtual tour, a tutorial on database searching, tutorials on specific databases, and library guides to specific disciplines to create an effective mechanism for active learning.…

Describes the development of a team-teaching approach to course-integrated bibliographic instruction between a marketing professor and a government documents librarian. A profile of the workshops that each focus on possible real-world scenarios is included, and results of students' evaluations are discussed. (LRW)

The global computing networks that are revolutionizing our society have created an opportunity for school libraries and librarians. Taking the position that librarians occupy key positions in the educational technology revolution, this book explores how technology-enhanced education improvements fit together with the library media program and how…

This report describes a program for applying information skills through the use of integrated curriculum with intermediate students in a middle-class, suburban community located outside of Chicago. The problem was observed by the library media specialist who found that students did not transfer and apply information skills learned in an isolated…

This final report, which completes a 3-year evaluation of the educational impact of the appointment of full-time trained teacher-librarians (TLs) in New Zealand schools, focuses on the 1989 experiences of 38 trained teacher-librarians and provides reflections on the total period 1987-89. Information was gathered through a combination of…

Instruction in using the library and its tools is assessed in this report, which explores the effectiveness of course-integrated bibliographic instruction for graduate students. When a search of the ERIC database and a request for information from LOEX (Library Orientation and Instruction Exchange) yielded few sources, the literature pertaining to…

This second edition of a workbook for a psychology course taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook is designed to help students develop library skills for research in that field. Nine major topics are covered: (1) the author-title and subject catalogs; (2) major reference books; (3) journals in psychology; (4) periodical indexes…

Cooperative planning by library media teachers and classroom teachers (K-12) in Oregon schools resulted in this program of library information skills instruction. Based on a skills continuum (sequential development of locational, inquiry-investigation, reporting, literature appreciation, and reading guidance skills), the program reflects a…

Describes the renovation of the Horace Greeley High School library (Chappaqua, New York). Discusses initial planning; costs; teachers' use of the library; new technology and the blending of print resources; and the appeal of the facility for students. Sidebars highlight the lighting design and renovation goals for the media specialist and…