The purpose of this study was to assess the readiness of South Carolina secondary school library media specialists to prepare students to meet the "AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner" (American Association of School Librarians, 2009b) by investigating the availability of 21st century technology tools, the confidence level of…

This report presents selected findings from the Public School Library Media Center Data File of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with public schools…

Examines the similarities and variations which exist between learning resource centers and the traditionally-organized separate library and audiovisual units in terms of facilities, types and quantity of materials, equipment, budget, personnel, and services provided. (JY)

Provides suggestions for media specialists to conduct effective and motivating professional development for teachers. Highlights include making examples that teachers can use in their classrooms, small- versus large-group instruction, providing a printed agenda and handouts, using an instructional assistant, sticking to a schedule while breaking…

Educational technology has provided an outside impetus for librarianship to take an inside look at itself. It is up to those in the library profession to determine whether technology will make us more mechanized and task oriented or will truly assist us to facilitate, personalize, and humanize the library function. (Author/NH)

Describes an innovative dual degree program at the master's level to meet a nationally recognized need for trained specialists in learning resources given at the University of Oklahoma. Effective programs to train people to be both information handlers and instructional technologists are seen as rare. (MLW)

Library media staff at Western High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) established a library media center without walls and an information hub without limits. This article describes the planning, funding, wiring, equipping, programming, managing, and benefits of the $624,500 network. (PEN)

The new non-book media present a challenging problem to libraries already struggling to keep up with conventional media. The new media, their relationship to libraries, and attitudes of librarians towards the new media are reviewed. The case for library non-involvement and the case for active support of the new media are both examined, followed by…

Although schools are spending huge sums of money (nearly one billion dollars in 1970-71) on instructional technology, their media programs are disorganized and inefficient as documented in the report of the Commission on Instructional Technology. In the speaker's opinion, effective media programs depend on several factors: choice of appropriate…

Describes the potential impact of contemporary and soon-to-be-developed information processing and communications technologies on the roles and functions of school media centers and school librarians and media specialists. A list of tips to aid librarians in understanding and adjusting to coming changes is included. (JL)

This paper presents results from a 1992 survey of library media specialists in southeastern Kentucky, focusing on technological resources available in library media centers and the media specialists' perceptions of their roles and the future as affected by the Kentucky Educational Reform Act. Results indicated that the four most widely available…

The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2009 edition will highlight innovative Trends and Issues in…

Discusses the emerging interest in media education, or media literacy, and its impact on the role of the school library media specialist. Highlights include the school reform and restructuring movement; the impact of technology on literacy; the role in civic education and in health education; and media education support organizations. (Contains 17…

This book is a compilation of over 400 hints and ideas written by practicing school library media and technology specialists. Ideas are drawn from the "ShopTalk" column in "Library Talk: The Magazine for Elementary School Library Media and Technology Specialists." The book is organized in the following eight sections: (1) Putting Your Best Image…

By 2010, when the information age and a service-oriented economy should be thriving, accessing, manipulating, and interacting with information will be the most desirable career skills. Educational reform programs designed to improve these skills through the development of competency-based education programs, instructional technology, and critical…