This article shares the story of the author's involvement in a national literacy initiative known as the African American Read-In (AARI) in Springfield, Missouri. The article highlights successes that public school librarians and university librarians are experiencing as they work together to promote diversity and reading through a community-wide…

The University of Patras' Library Services designed and offered to primary and secondary schools the pilot educational program "From the Ancient to the Modern Tablets," featuring immersive multimedia learning experiences about the book history. The pilot program consisted of three stages: a playful library tour, followed by an…

School librarians have excelled in providing a physical library space that is welcoming, making sure students have an inviting space to access print and digital materials, and developing collections that provide access for all ages of students. In the physical library space services such as collaborating with teachers and consulting with students…

LILi (Lifelong Information Literary), a small informal grassroots group in Southern California is raising awareness and conducting studies related to the lack of sequential information literacy instruction in California. Formed in 2004 by Esther Grassian, LILi is now an exciting, motivated and enthusiastic group of librarians from all types of…

The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

Information is provided about instructional methods and materials utilized by 80 academic, 337 public, and 1333 school libraries in Wisconsin. For both academic and school libraries, a listing of libraries is followed by an index. The listing is arranged alphabetically by the name of the institution, and each institution is numbered for indexing…

Describes visits to libraries on three Hawaiian islands--Maui, Hawaii, Oahu--to determine if a rebirth of native culture is actually underway, and, if so, the role of the library in this "Hawaiian Renaissance." Library collections of "Hawaiiana," programs for ethnic groups, and activities of Honolulu's Kamehameha schools are…

This second edition of guidelines for weeding school library media collections is addressed especially to elementary and secondary school library media centers and to community college and vocational school library resource centers in Iowa. This publication is designed for those who want weeding of all formats of materials and equipment (not just…

This report is designed to (1) educate non-librarians as to how Virginia libraries are funded, (2) inform librarians of funding outside their particular specialty, (3) suggest the adequacy and inadequacy of such funding and its dependability, and (4) outline the formulas by which funds are distributed. Section I, a short outline of factors…

Recommendations designed to facilitate library development in the state of New York are presented in categories reflecting the five goals agreed upon by committee members: (1) the assurance of maximum access to all forms of information for all residents of the state; (2) the sharing of resources as broadly and as effectively as possible; (3)…

In response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education's Report, "A Nation at Risk," the Department of Education's Center for Libraries and Education Improvement, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, invited leaders in the library and information science community to a meeting in September 1983 to help launch a…

Despite the recent interest in studying American education and remedying its problems, school libraries and media centers have been neglected in analyses of educational assessment and as instruments for educational improvement. Although statistics have been gathered on the number of books owned, information is also needed about the collection's…

This paper reports case study findings that reveal diverse patterns of library and information services in five selected rural communities in Thailand. The case study involved site visits to examine documents, archival records, and library collections, to conduct individual focus groups and interviews, and to schedule observations. The patterns of…

Designed to assist smaller libraries in selecting suitable reference materials for their collections, this annual review source identifies and describes 538 of the most useful and affordable reference sources available. The reviews cover reference titles published in 1998. Detailed annotations describe the nature, scope, and usability of each…

This special section on local area networks includes three articles: (1) a description of migration at Joyner Library, East Carolina University (North Carolina) to a new network server; (2) a discussion of factors to consider for network planning in school libraries; and (3) a directory of companies supplying cable, hardware, software, and…