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Holloway, Mary A. – School Library Journal, 1988
Details planning and implementation of a two-year project by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to demonstrate online circulation procedures at two pilot sites--an elementary and a high school media center. Benefits of an automated circulation program are discussed, and recommendations for similar sites are offered. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Garland, Kathleen – School Library Media Quarterly, 1992
Discusses sampling of circulation data as a technique for library media program management. Highlights include random and purposive sampling techniques; studies of circulation samples; factors affecting circulation patterns; guidelines for sampling circulation statistics over shorter time periods; and an example using statistics gathered from an…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Mihalko, Katherine and Others – Book Report, 1986
Twelve articles provide practical information for high school librarians computerizing their libraries, including suggestions for purchasing software and hardware, planning and managing a computer laboratory, and using computers for student instruction and for library procedures. A suggested basic software collection for the secondary library…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Software, Equipment Maintenance, Guidelines
Keable, Doreen M.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Reports results of a 1990 survey of the progress Minnesota school library media centers made toward meeting Information Power guidelines for automating circulation, reference services, and the catalog. Order of automation, relationship between school size and automation, media specialists' satisfaction with new systems, and reasons for not…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Sherouse, Vicki M. – Technology Connection, 1995
Provides guidelines for automating a school library with limited funds and staff. Includes suggestions for preparation; finding equipment, choosing software, using MARC records, using volunteers for barcoding/loading records, the initial switch to an automated catalog, and continuing expenses and hardware upgrades. A sidebar lists costs for a…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software Selection, Facility Improvement, Guidelines
PDF pending restorationGaller, Anne M.; Coulter, Joan M. – 1991
This manual provides practical information on the planning, organization, and operation of school libraries. Some of the guidelines differentiate between small libraries with minimal collections and larger, better-equipped libraries with more resources. Introductory materials include definitions of terms used in this manual. Guidelines are then…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
