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Peer reviewedFreeman, John – Language Arts, 1976
A dozen ideas for developing a school media center. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Planning, Library Role
Download full textNebraska Public Library Commission, Lincoln. – 1971
The role of the state library agency in Nebraska is changing as regions and networks develop and assume the daily needs of individuals and small libraries. The supplementary needs of school and college libraries can be channeled and absorbed or referred. The development of regional libraries has progressed according to funds and schedule. Long…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Swanson, Mary Ann – Learning Today, 1973
An interview was conducted with Mary Ann Swanson, Librarian for the Evanston Township High School (Ill.), on how a librarian should try to increase teacher and student use of, and need for, the library. Included are her recommendations on teacher use of audiovisual materials. (SM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Resources, Innovation, Interviews
Peer reviewedGrundborg, Mary Ann – Catholic Library World, 1999
Discussion about planning for school libraries focuses on the first phase, called preplanning or programming, which involves determining the motivation for building or renovating; needs assessments; considering the role of the library; giving users questionnaires to solicit their opinions; workflow patterns; and cost estimates that include…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Role
Beswick, Norman – Trends in Education, 1977
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Educational Innovation, Library Cooperation, Library Materials
Boardman, Edna M.; And Others – Book Report, 1991
Includes seven articles that deal with public relations (PR) for school librarians. Highlights include image problems librarians face and suggestions for promoting more positive images; PR plans that focus on the past, present, and future; nontraditional ways that librarians can attract students and teachers; publicity techniques; and media center…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Learning Resources Centers, Library Planning
Tewel, Kenneth J.; Kroll, Carol – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
Describes the needs assessment, planning, implementation, and outcomes of a staff development program for the Nassau (New York) School Library System, which included three components: (1) area clusters for support and shared expertise; (2) training of cluster leaders; and (3) four full-day staff development sessions. (12 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Library Networks, Library Planning, Library Role
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1988
The second of a two-part series discusses the new American Association of School Librarians/Association for Educational Communication Technology guidelines for school library media programs, focusing on the final five chapters which cover (1) personnel; (2) resources and equipment; (3) facilities; (4) planning and administration; and (5) district,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Planning
Kaima, Sam – 2001
Rural communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been having problems accessing much needed information, while traditional bodies of knowledge are slowly disappearing as the old generation passes on. This paper argues that the school library is a possible agent to spread information. In addition to providing information to school children and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1996
Discusses the concepts of paradigm shifts, multiple intelligences, and the librarian's role. Notes that whole language, exploratory and discovery learning, and collaborative and cooperative learning depend on the school library media program. Provides resources for students and teachers engaged in the "seven intelligences" approach to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Information Sources
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1984
This primer for Mississippi school librarians is designed for use as a planning guide by teachers, librarians, administrators, and supervisors involved in developing school library programs. The ten chapters of the bulletin cover: philosophy of the school library; standards; school library facilities; library collection development, including…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Acquisition
Amey, L. J. – 1974
Public and school libraries having begun as an outgrowth of each other and then separated, have some overlap in philosophy, function, and public served. Although studies have opposed the combined school and public library, communities continue to attempt mergers largely for promise of dollar savings. There is also a philosophical trend in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Financial Problems, Financial Support
Bostic, Paul – 1976
The increased competition for public funds will soon make inter-agency cooperation a necessity. In particular, the merging of school and public libraries will result in a reduction in duplication of services and savings in the areas of personnel services, building space, and acquisition of materials. The planned high school for Anderson County is…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Financial Support, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedMorris, Jaqueline G. – Catholic Library World, 1990
Describes how guidelines for school library media programs have developed through the years and discusses what is required to implement the 1988 guidelines in "Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs." Highlights include the role of the school library media specialist, leadership and planning, and personnel. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Personnel
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
