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Halliday, Meta A. – 1988
This guide to preparing the school library media center for the installation of a computer for management purposes begins by describing the situation in a DoDDS (Department of Defense Dependent School) in Germany and outlining the procedures for developing a plan of action. This plan covers the (1) project outline, project schedule, and method of…
Descriptors: Dependents Schools, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Edmonton Public Schools (Alberta). – 1983
A microcomputer and hard disk were used to set up an automated card catalog in an Edmonton (Alberta) elementary school learning resource center to determine if a computerized card catalog would help elementary students to access learning resource materials, thereby enhancing their learning. Instead of using a traditional card catalog, students…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Rogers, Jackie L. – 1997
The purpose of this study was to determine what recent progress had been made in Georgia public elementary school library media centers regarding access to advanced telecommunications and computer technologies as a result of special funding. A questionnaire addressed the following areas: automation and networking of the school library media center…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Costa, Betty – School Library Media Quarterly, 1982
Presents responses to some commonly-asked questions about the development of "Computer Cat," a microcomputer-based online catalog system in a Colorado elementary school learning resources center. Computer knowledge required to implement such a system, hardware selection, hardware requirements, student use of the system, and educational…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Information Storage
Kugel, Patricia M. – 1990
This descriptive study investigated the numbers of unique and overlap titles in selected elementary schools which may influence resource-sharing decision making. A convenience sample of seven elementary schools in DeKalb County, Georgia, using the Follett Software Company's "Circulation Plus" system was used. Each school printed a shelf list…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Truett, Carol – School Library Media Quarterly, 1994
Discusses results of a national survey of school library media specialists and children's librarians in public libraries about reactions to their library facilities. Complaints are addressed, including lack of space, poor design, and shelving; the most heavily used areas are ranked; accommodations for technology are examined; and further research…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Elementary Education, Facility Guidelines, Facility Utilization Research
Bannon, Susan H.; Haglund, Karen E. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Describes a project at the Harrand Creek Elementary School (Enterprise, Alabama) that used a library automation program to improve curriculum access to the easy reading collection in the school library media center. Curriculum surveys are described, and the selection of appropriate subject headings for a computerized catalog is discussed. (15…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Prostano, Emanuel T.; Prostano, Joyce S. – 1971
With the aim of providing a realistic, professional approach to solving problems of administration, organization, and operation of the library media center, this textbook has been written for both practicing librarians as well as for students of library science. Included in the nine chapters are: an overview of terminology and the present state of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians
Halliday, Meta A. – 1988
A new media center is planned for a K-8 Department of Defense Dependents School (DoDDS) with approximately 850 students in Heilbronn, West Germany. Heilbronn has a U.S. Army community with the majority of the students being military dependents. The faculty and administration are made up of educators from all over the United States. Although at the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Dependents Schools, Dewey Decimal Classification, Electronic Equipment
Lewis, Barbara A.; Wooley, Jeanette M. – School Library Journal, 1994
Describes cooperative planning and projects with teachers, students, and the library media specialist at an elementary school to help update the library to meet current and future information needs. Highlights include flexible scheduling; resource sharing; classes in library skills; computer technology; and updating the collection to include…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Education, Flexible Scheduling, Futures (of Society)