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Make That to Go: Re-Engineering a Web Portal for Mobile Access
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Spitzer, Stephan – Computers in Libraries, 2012
The fact that people now live in a world of abundant portable electronic devices is important to any organization that maintains a web presence, including libraries. No longer tied to a desktop, the patrons' netbooks, tablets, ebook readers, and, of course, cellphones all become potential tools for remote access to library content. About a year…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Internet, Educational Resources, Libraries
Internet Safety or the Four Fs--Fouled in a Feud between Filtering and Free Speech.
Baule, Steve; Thompson, Rod – Book Report, 1998
Discussion of free speech on the Internet focuses on three basic options open to schools trying to resolve the dilemma of protecting children while preserving intellectual freedom: commercial censorware, blocking, and filtering. Concludes that adult supervision is still the most effective means of regulating access to the Internet. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Creating an X Window Terminal-Based Information Technology Center.
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Klassen, Tim W. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1997
The creation of an information technology center at the University of Oregon Science Library is described. Goals included providing access to Internet-based resources and multimedia software, platforms for running science-oriented software, and resources so students can create multimedia materials. A mixed-lab platform was created with Unix-based…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software Development, Higher Education
Successful Public Relations Efforts: Using the Departmental Meeting as a Resource.
Seewald, Jacqueline – Book Report, 1998
Explains how media specialists can use departmental meetings to develop and promote better public relations within the school community. Topics include changes in the media center; new programs or services being offered, including new software and Internet resources; teacher requests for materials to support their curriculum; and interlibrary-loan…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Curriculum Development, Departments, Elementary Secondary Education
School Library Media Specialists and School Administrators as Allies!; TSSA: One Principal's View.
Bosco, Jim; Baca, Marguerite – MultiMedia Schools, 2001
Discusses the role of administrators and media specialists in the successful use of technology in schools and explains the TSSA (Technology Standards for School Administrators) project. Topics include hardware needs; applications, including software and Internet connectivity; teachers' technology use; and professional development for staff,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Software, Courseware, Educational Technology
Small Change: Expenditures for Resources in School Library Media Centers, FY 1995-1996.
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1997
Comparing 1994 and 1996, the eighth biennial survey of school libraries found median expenditures for books unchanged; audiovisuals, periodicals, microforms, and CD-ROM expenditures down; and software, local area network, and Internet expenditures up. The report also examines the extent of collaboration between library media specialists and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Budgets, Comparative Analysis