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Hartzell, Gary – Book Report, 2002
Discusses how school librarians can use self-interest to increase their influence with the principal. Topics include demonstrating how the library can help; providing pertinent information; increasing interaction with the principal; accuracy and speed of providing information; helpful Web sites; and organizing and presenting the information. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Information Utilization, Library Role
Murray, Janet – Library Talk, 1999
Discusses the role of the school librarian in teaching technology use to students and teachers. Topics include introducing the Internet to teachers; locating information on the Web; evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing information; applying information skills; and Internet implementation issues. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Information Skills

Sable, Martin H. – International Library Review, 1987
Stresses the need for elementary and secondary school students (1) to learn sources which refer to needed information and (2) to "train the brain" to think through a problem logically. Statements from several leading librarians support this focus on research skills in education. (CLB)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Information Utilization

Herring, James E. – Electronic Library, 1987
Explores the possible uses of microcomputers in school libraries, including library administration and technical processing, communications, curriculum related databases, and online bibliographic services. The impact on students is discussed in terms of computer literacy and the acquisition of information skills. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Databases, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education

Brock, Kathy Thomas – Emergency Librarian, 1994
Reports on a study designed to formulate a literature-based model describing what teacher-librarians do as they help students involved in information search and use (ISU). Whether teacher-librarians work with students in all phases of the ISU process and the extent to which their intermediary activities can be related to other models are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Information Skills
Liesener, James W. – 1983
The critical and central role of school library media programs in equipping individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to compete successfully in a learning society and an information world was explored. An analysis of patterns of information seekers' behavior provided the basis for a discussion of the importance of considering the…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Information Seeking
Mancall, Jacqueline C.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Discusses recommendations from the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for defining, developing, and promoting library media programs that teach information finding and using skills. Areas covered include helping students develop thinking skills, theoretical implications of current research on how children process information,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization
Oberg, Dianne – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2003
Describes Brock's Information Intermediary Process Model, which focuses on the role of the library media specialist as information intermediary. Highlights include information seeking and use; use of the model by teachers and librarians as well as their collaborative roles; guidelines for use of the model; and problem solving and use of time. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Seeking, Information Utilization

Eisenberg, Michael B.; Spitzer, Kathleen L. – Catholic Library World, 1991
Addresses the implications for education of the expansion of information technology and proposes a model for teaching information skills within the context of an overall process. A model called the "Big Six Skills" is presented, and its application to information problems related to school, life, and work are explained. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
National Szechenyi Library, Budapest (Hungary). – 1977
Intended for use by reading researchers and specialists, this booklet provides details on research studies conducted in Hungary from 1968 to 1977. The 19 studies cover a variety of topics ranging from reading habits and motivation among selected groups of workers, young people, intellectuals, and teachers, to the use, role, and influence of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Roles and Responsibilities of Library and Information Professionals in the Twenty-First Century.
Eisenberg, Michael; Lowe, Carrie – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2000
Considers the changing roles of library media specialists in elementary and secondary education in light of rapidly changing information technology. Topics include the use of information; the use of technology in schools; integrating information and technology skills with the Big 6 approach; and information literacy standards for student learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Information Literacy
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Instructional Resources Branch. – 1994
This document was prepared as a guide for educators in Manitoba (Canada) to facilitate the implementation of the resource-based learning model implicit in the province's curriculum guides from kindergarten through Senior 4 and to integrate the instructional programs of the classroom and the school library as specified by the provincial department…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Educational Change
Montemayor, Aurelio Manuel; Stillman, Garry – 1978
This model, a preliminary overview, suggests that learning library skills be integrated into bilingual bicultural programs, as limited English speaking ability (LESA) students need information skills to cope with a world in which current information is essential. Integrated library skills instruction, in which collaboration between teachers and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides

Emergency Librarian, 1997
Explains the whole language program and lists the roles of learning resources centers and teacher-librarians. Topics include flexible scheduling; collection development; teaching students the use of information; multidisciplinary approaches; cooperation between teachers and teacher-librarians for selecting materials, planning activities, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Skills, Information Utilization, Interdisciplinary Approach
Boucher, Julie J.; Lance, Keith Curry – 1992
Three sets of roles that libraries play in education are identified. Each of the roles is explained, accompanied by relevant statistics and examples. In the first place, libraries provide access to education by teaching information skills, by providing leadership and expertise in the use of information and information technologies, and by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Access to Information, Educational Environment
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