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School Library Media Quarterly, 1984
This document prepared by Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, discusses a systematic approach to strengthening the library media collection. A statement of principle, what to weed, specific guides to weeding (by Dewey Decimal classification and type of material), what not to weed, procedures, and weeding follow-up are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Kriesberg, Daniel – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Activities designed to acquaint students with the library media center are listed: find examples of fractions; estimate the total number of books; find information on a topic; pick favorite leads; locate the most and least popular books; find animal heroes; discover answers to questions; redesign the library; select a book for a secret partner;…
Descriptors: Assignments, Fractions, Instructional Design, Learning Motivation
Buckingham, Betty Jo – 1984
These guidelines for weeding library media collections are addressed to elementary and secondary school library media centers and to community college and vocational school library resource centers in Iowa. The publication includes some philosophy about weeding, and specific guidelines are summarized in bold-faced type for ease of use. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Miller, Marilyn L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
This statement in support of Education Consolidation Improvement Act reauthorization discusses six topics related to school libraries: (1) purpose of school libraries; (2) research supporting need for school libraries; (3) current status; (4) funding realities; (5) deteriorating book collections; and (6) impact of federal aid. An American Library…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Hearings
Kreamer, Jean Thibodeaux; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1993
Contains an introduction (Jean Thibodeaux Kreamer) to this section and five articles on video in libraries: "Managing an Integrated Video Collection" (Michael Hedges); "The Video Librarian's Hide and Seek: Videotapes and Collection Development" (Merle Slyhoff); "Video in the Schools" (Charles Triche); "A Conversation with Sally Mason" (James…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
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Bennett, Jim – Library Trends, 1987
This description of trends in school library media facilities identifies function, aesthetic values, and behavioral expectations as key components of school library design. The use of library space by students and staff and the impact of electronic technology are also discussed. (5 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Planning, Learning Resources Centers
Clark, Elyse – School Library Journal, 1986
Relates events surrounding decision made by a public school board of education and school administrators to institute the policy of obtaining parental permission for students who want to borrow five Judy Blume books from the middle school library. Actions taken by the librarian and parental involvement are covered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Committees, Elementary Secondary Education
Epler, Doris M. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Presents methods used to justify the need for additional library resources or services to school administrators based on the library's role in meeting educational objectives. Suggestions for gathering data for the assessment of library needs and presenting the results to administrators are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
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Holter, Charlotte S. – Catholic Library World, 1986
Suggests well-defined selection policy to assist secondary school librarians in building collections that will instruct, challenge, stimulate, present new ideas, and entertain, a process complicated by diversity of community standards and interests and needs of teenage readers. Selection criteria are delineated: purpose, author, publisher,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
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Junor, C. Lloyd; Taylor, Cathy M. – Australian Library Journal, 1984
Offers suggestions on ways in which librarians and resources personnel can optimize facilities for use by students with impaired hearing. Factors requiring consideration are discussed: architecture and spaces, resources (hardware, software), other collection considerations, expectations of students, institution expectations, time, budget, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
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Niemeyer, Karen K. – Catholic Library World, 1986
Suggests five-step process for teachers and media specialists to determine which microcomputer courseware will be of value: (1) make chart of important characteristics; (2) use vendor catalogs and reviews to locate titles addressing unit objectives; (3) obtain courseware for preview; (4) preview; (5) compare notes. An 18-item bibliography is…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Winkel, Lois – Catholic Library World, 1986
Selection and development aids emphasizing materials for children through sixth grade are examined and the main categories (evaluative, non-evaluative) and subsets (current or retrospective, specific or all subjects, format) are noted. Factors to be considered in examining selection tools are discussed: organization, information provided,…
Descriptors: Charts, Children, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis
Beasley, Augie E.; And Others – Book Report, 1986
Six articles on the use of audiovisual materials in the school library media center cover how to develop an audiovisual production center; audiovisual forms; a checklist for effective video/16mm use in the classroom; slides in learning; hazards of videotaping in the library; and putting audiovisuals on the shelf. (EJS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Films, Guidelines, Instructional Design
Aaron, Shirley L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Discusses challenges to the library media specialist, particularly the collection developer, in developing a global perspective, analyzing the impact of new technologies on the collection, and promoting understanding of the connectedness of information within the collection. Strategies for promoting global education are suggested. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Information Technology
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Filson, Anne H. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1992
Proposes that librarians and teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) form partnerships, and describes roles and suggested activities of librarians and teachers in such a partnership. ESL collection development is discussed, covering funding, selection, foreign language materials, nonprint materials, and the professional collection. (11…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
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