Positive relationships between administrators and school librarians were essential for increasing awareness of, and promoting advocacy for, school librarians who successfully fulfilled their six professional roles in contributing to school improvement and serving as additional educational leaders. The six professional roles of 21st century school…

This paper is a biographical essay on Vartan Gregorian, appointed president of Carnegie Corporation in 1997. The focus of the research is on Vartan Gregorian's accomplishments as an educator, as provost of the University of Pennsylvania, as director and president of the New York Public Library, and, most recently, as the president of Brown…

Presents the results of a test of an information support service for academic administrators by librarians, together with the model and rationale for such service. The demand for such a service, administrator reactions, and its cost effectiveness are discussed, as well as issues in library service, techniques, and philosophy that were identified…

The first part of this monograph contains three essays that define faculty development and describe development activities, including library-related initiatives. "Using Faculty Development to Meet the Challenges of Higher Education" (Martin Tessmer) describes how development activities can help college educators meet teaching, professional, and…

Presents an overview of the 1995 Distance Education Research Symposium at Pennsylvania State University. Topics include research on policy and administration, including finances, faculty participation, and the socioeconomic impact; research on instruction, including the role and future of the library; research on course design; and learners and…

Discusses four areas in school library media programs that media specialists are expected to develop. Topics include promoting information literacy among students; knowing how to evaluate and use various information technologies; consulting with teachers to strengthen student learning and outcomes; and serving on school-based management…

An update of the initial bibliography, published in 1976 and covering 1965-1975, this bibliography confines itself to school-and community-related items published in Australia, the United States, Great Britain, and Canada between 1975 and 1977. Categories, arranged systematically A-Z with each item listed alphabetically by author/title within each…

Discusses why school administrators have not heard about the difference libraries make in student achievement (e.g., stereotypes of libraries and librarians, lack of attention to library programs in teacher/administrator training, the absorbability and invisibility of library work) and how to make changes in order to draw benefits from school…

The School Library Policy Statement for Manitoba schools begins with the mission statement of Manitoba Education and Training and the Goals of Learning for Manitoba. Statements of Manitoba's School Library Policy and the Philosophy of the School Library Program are also provided, together with an outline of the responsibilities of both Manitoba's…

Describes inquiry learning and inquiry learning environments, and presents appropriate management strategies. Highlights include access to resources and information; teacher and media specialist cooperation; the role of teachers; gathering and using information; questioning and reflection; cooperative and collaborative groups; planning; and self…