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Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context
Lancaster, F. W.; Sandore, Beth – 1997
This books deals with the logical intersection of technology and management in the context of libraries and other information centers. It is divided into the following sections: Effects of Technology on the Institution and its Management; Effects of Technology on Services and Users; and Special Issues in the Management of Technology. Chapters are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Document Delivery, Higher Education, Information Management
Elmira City School District, NY. – 1995
This document presents a curriculum framework for Elmira City School District library media programs. Its intent is that library media specialists and teachers in all areas of instruction (Pre-K to 12) work collaboratively under the supervision of the principal to design and implement their own site-based version of this curriculum plan. This…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology

Wegner, Lucy Siefert – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
In tomorrow's research library, students and researchers will be able to find and retrieve a variety of materials without leaving their computer workstations. Traditional library facilities will be augmented by "virtual libraries" with primarily electronic, not physical, access to collections. This trend will require redefinition of services and…
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Olsen, Jan Kennedy – New Directions for Higher Education, 1992
Technological advances have changed our definitions of literacy and our ways of preparing academically literate individuals. Over four years, formal evaluation of a Cornell University (New York) library-based information literacy instruction program and experiments using different instructional models has increased understanding of the concept and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Computer Literacy, Electronic Libraries
Kuhlthau, Carol Collier, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This book is a compilation of 14 articles that present a wide range of perspectives on providing access to vast networks of information resources and enabling students to learn in an information-rich environment. The articles, arranged in four parts--overview of important technologies comprising the virtual library, learning in the electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Steele, Shirley; Heim, Amanda – 1997
This publication explains, through examples of current library programs around the United States, how libraries affect the education of children, and offers an impetus for others to embrace the challenge of providing quality library programming for children. Through these programs, libraries work toward achieving national educational goals, and…
Descriptors: Children, Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines

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
Ensor, Pat, Ed. – 1997
This handbook serves as a guide for the information professional who operates in cyberspace. The book provides practical explanations on technology and its applications to libraries and networked information systems, and easy-to-understand discussions of how new technologies will affect libraries and library careers. The book contains 64 articles…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
Hackman, Mary H.; Montgomery, Paula Kay, Ed. – 1999
This book shows how the high school media specialist and the English teacher can work together to integrate research and library information skills instruction. Emphasizing the importance of teacher-librarian cooperation and curriculum match, this book offers media specialists and teachers practical ideas to explore and implement. The book draws…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, English Curriculum, English Instruction, English Teachers
Pitkin, Gary M., Ed. – 1995
Librarians need to be aware of the technologies involved with change and the ways in which technologies will impact the total organization and its provision of services. The library school curriculum must be restructured in order to prepare future librarians for the reality of technological change and help them become able to manage information in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Global Approach
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 2003
The Library/Technology Literacy Standards for the State of North Dakota were developed during 2000-2002 by a team of library and technology specialists, assisted by representatives from the Department of Public Instruction. The initial task was to decide whether technology and library curricula overlapped enough to create a shared set of…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies, Information Literacy, Educational Technology
Eisenberg, Michael; Berkowitz, Robert E. – Book Report, 1997
Illustrates how the "Big Six Skills" model of information problem solving (Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation) is a perfect match to the influx of technology in student research. Outlines two typical assignments that focus the Big Six perspective on the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Information Technology

Abowitz, Deborah A. – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Asserts that one of the increasingly critical skills that undergraduates must master is electronic information retrieval. Maintains that sociologists can readily integrate library instruction into undergraduate courses and help develop student awareness of and ability to use the ever-growing body of library resources and information. (CFR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Higher Education

Murry, John W., Jr.; McKee, Elizabeth Chadbourn; Hammons, James O. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1997
Describes a cooperative effort between a graduate-degree program and the reference department of a university library to strengthen graduate students' information literacy by teaching them to make effective use of both print and electronic research sources. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Cooperation, Graduate Study