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| MultiMedia Schools | 7 |
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| Baumbach, Donna | 1 |
| Bua, John | 1 |
| Buchanan, Larry | 1 |
| Claus-Smith, Diane | 1 |
| Jackson, Nancy | 1 |
| Murphy, Catherine | 1 |
| Musgrove, Penny | 1 |
| Van Epps, Sharyn | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Claus-Smith, Diane – MultiMedia Schools, 1999
Describes the development of the grant-funded Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS), a project design to provide cost-effective access to online resources in school libraries across the state. Notes that online database provides offer substantial discounts for group acquisition of their products which has prompted the development of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Bua, John; Jackson, Nancy – MultiMedia Schools, 1998
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)
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Financial Support
Baumbach, Donna – MultiMedia Schools, 1998
Describes seven "habits" for effective school library media specialists: (1) Be proactive; (2) Begin with the end in mind; (3) Put first things first; (4) Think win/win; (5) Seek first to understand, then to be understood; (6) Synergize (get students, teachers, administrators, community members to work cooperatively); and (7) Sharpen the saw (take…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians, Library Administration
Musgrove, Penny – MultiMedia Schools, 1997
Describes how the media center at Mt. Bethel Elementary School (Marietta, Georgia) was redesigned to make better use of electronic resources. Discusses the initial preparations and the remodelling process. Outlines the four components of managing change--vision, planning, funding and implementation. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Education, Information Technology
Murphy, Catherine – MultiMedia Schools, 1998
Examines the role of the online catalog in school libraries. Addresses the evolution of the online catalog, discussing connectivity, integration of technical and public services, networked hardware and software, user interface, and searching the catalog. Discusses the dual role of the library media specialist, of managing the catalog and offering…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Information Services
Buchanan, Larry – MultiMedia Schools, 1998
Describes issues related to machine compatibility, download time, and storage space to consider when creating a downloadable library. Highlights include file storage on Web servers; compressing PC files; compressing and binhexing Macintosh files; setting up the library; and summer "standards institutes." (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries
Van Epps, Sharyn – MultiMedia Schools, 1999
Discusses the technology plan of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). Highlights include articulating the role of the information specialist; defining the competencies of the information specialist as teacher, instructional partner, and program administrator; establishing an instructional-technology support team; and making the…
Descriptors: Dependents Schools, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Centers
