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Prostano, Emanuel T.; Prostano, Joyce S. – 1971
With the aim of providing a realistic, professional approach to solving problems of administration, organization, and operation of the library media center, this textbook has been written for both practicing librarians as well as for students of library science. Included in the nine chapters are: an overview of terminology and the present state of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians
Download full textFreeman, Patricia – 1976
Intended as a guide to the research, this bibliography identifies studies in the field of school librarianship published between 1960 and 1974. Studies on the schools, on the library field, and on educational media are included only when the school library/media center is identified as a major object of the research. The material is organized by…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Federal Programs, Learning Resources Centers
Lynch, Mary Jo; Brier, David J.; Lebbin, Vickery K.; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Kremen, Maya L.; Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1998
Provides nine articles: research on libraries and librarianship, 1997; changing faces of library education (ALA-accredited graduate program title changes); number of libraries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico; highlights of NCES surveys; library acquisition expenditures; price indexes for public and academic libraries; state rankings of selected…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Facility Improvement, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Reviews 49 reports of research on school library media programs from the ERIC database that address the status of school library media programs, library media resources, the use of technology, the role of the school library media specialist, and professional training. (49 references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Sullivan, Peggy – 1971
The administrative problems encountered by librarians and other school media personnel are discussed in this book. Thirty case studies, each representative of a common problem, are presented. The problems range from a librarian's conflict with direct-wide book policy to students caught stealing library materials. The book is based on a nation-wide…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Case Studies, Cataloging, Communication Problems
Siriwongworawat, Suwakhon – 1991
This report presents the results of a national survey on manpower in libraries, information centers, and archives in Thailand in both Thai and English. On November 26, 1987, 2,350 questionnaires were sent to 8 types of libraries, information centers, and archives: public libraries, national libraries, university libraries, college libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Boardman, Edna M. – Book Report, 1990
Presents a checklist of skills for school librarians to use with library science student interns. Areas of skills addressed include selection of materials, cataloging, vertical files, preparation of materials for shelving, circulation, audiovisual and computer equipment and procedures, administration, physical arrangement, relations with staff and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Check Lists, Higher Education
McClure, Charles R., Ed.; Hernon, Peter, Ed. – 1991
The 28 essays in this collection provide an overview of research in library/information science (LIS), present a practical context of such research, and consider related issues and concerns. The essays are: (1) "The Elusive Nature of Research in LIS" (Peter Hernon); (2) "Guides to Conducting Research in Library and Information Science" (Ronald R.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWells, Richard, Ed. – North Carolina Libraries, 1986
The community college library is the focus of this issue of "North Carolina Libraries." Articles addressing this theme include: (1) "Learning Resources Concept Position Paper," by the North Carolina Community College Learning Resources Association; (2) "An Opportunity and a Challenge," by Mertys W. Bell, which offers…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Job Training, Learning Resources Centers
Miller, Marilyn L., Ed.; Geppert, Alida L., Ed. – 1975
The Institute on Futurism and School Media Development, held at Western Michigan University, August 1974, presented 20 papers to 104 state leaders in educational media. The principal focus of the convention was the 1975 national guidelines for school media programs, "Media Programs: District and School," and several papers addressed…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Media, Evaluation, Futures (of Society)
Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, 1996
Seven issues of a newsletter on recent library statistics provide information on Colorado public libraries, librarian and library assistant salaries, materials challenges, school library media centers, and circulation policies. One 1995 library survey compares average public library salaries with and without an American Library Association…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedMurphy, Catherine – Emergency Librarian, 1992
Describes the Machine Readable Cataloging Format (MARC) and discusses the issue of accountability for maintaining cataloging standards. Groups that influence the use of MARC records are then examined, including the Library of Congress; publishers; vendors of cataloging services, including bibliographic utilities; professional agencies; district…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education
Katz, Bill, Ed. – 1992
The 25 articles in this book were written by librarians as a guide for reference services personnel working in two-year college libraries. Part I, The Community College Reference Mission, includes "Community College Services," by Derrie B. Roark; "Community College Librarianship: A Changing Frontier," by Marilyn Searson Lary; "Typical Is Atypical:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Community Colleges
Grover, Herbert J. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Discussion of the role of school library media centers (LMCs) in Wisconsin highlights the Final Report of the State Superintendent's Task Force on School Library Media Issues. Issues addressed include the media specialist as curriculum partner, education and staff development, programs and technology, facilities, collections and resources, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedSpeller, Benjamin F., Jr., Ed.; Burgin, Robert, Ed. – North Carolina Libraries, 1982
The eight articles in this special section on microcomputer applications in libraries discuss selection of microcomputer courseware for school media collections, public and special libraries, information retrieval, and library education. References and an annotated bibliography are provided. (Request subscription information from W. Robert…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
