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Download full textBickle, Craig – 1996
This study examines whether a recommended list of videos and a video display in a community college library cause the circulation of these items to increase, as previous research has shown. During a 10-week pretest period, the circulation of a sample of the videos in the 800s section of the Educational Resources Center at the Columbus State…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Langhorne, Mary Jo – School Library Journal, 1987
Circulation increased and student attitudes toward paperback books in a junior high school library media center collection improved when chain bookstore marketing techniques were used, i.e., topical arrangement; high visibility; clear, colorful labels; books shelved face out; and moveable display racks. These techniques are recommended with some…
Descriptors: Bookstores, Display Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedBard, Therese Bissen; Leide, John E. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Library circulation records for five years in one Hawaiian elementary school were analyzed to discover patterns according to sex and grade level; identify titles, subjects, and types of books circulated; and determine circulation of Hawaiiana and books about Asia. Bibliography of 129 titles mentioned in text is included. (11 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Graphs, Hypothesis Testing
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
Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, 1997
Eight issues of a newsletter on recent library statistics provide information on Colorado public library cards, public library use, Internet use by librarians, school library media centers, electronic services in academic libraries, and the role of information in entertainment. In 1995, Coloradans had 2.5 million library cards, and three times as…
Descriptors: Internet, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation, Library Circulation
Fast Facts: Recent Statistics from the Library Research Service, 1997
Seven issues of a newsletter on recent library statistics in Colorado provide information Internet service in Colorado public libraries, technology in public libraries, school library media centers, and the number of public library outlets in Colorado and the United States. Almost all of Colorado's public libraries provide electronic access to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Internet, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Garland, Kathleen – 1992
The first phase of this study was a nationwide survey that examined children's services statistics collected by state agencies and the collection of juvenile circulation statistics by individual public librarians. The study investigated the extent to which these statistics were collected by the two groups and were available through state agencies.…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction
Farris, Pamela J.; Hancock, Marjorie R. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Describes a study that explored the possible relationship between the use of school library materials, participation in paperback books clubs, and the reading achievement of rural sixth graders. Results suggest the importance of the elementary school library media specialist in encouraging reading and assisting with student selection of books.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 6, Learning Resources Centers, Library Circulation
Helmick, Aileen – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Analyzes selected research articles published in 1993 that address issues affecting school library media centers. Highlights include collection of circulation statistics, staffing patterns, challenges to library materials, technology utilization, library automation, access to children's literature by Spanish-speaking children, library networks,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
