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The Evolving Responsibilities, Roles, and Competencies of East Asian Studies Librarians: A Content Analysis of Job Postings from 2008 to 2019
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Li, Xiang; Li, Tang – College & Research Libraries, 2021
A content analysis of 62 job postings for East Asian studies librarians in the United States and Canada during 2008-2019 demonstrates that major job responsibilities have expanded to include collection development and management, reference and research assistance, instruction, liaison work, and outreach; relationship building and collaboration are…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Occupational Information
School Libraries Renewed
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Martin, Ann M. – District Administration, 2008
The United States no longer has a workforce dependent on operating machinery and performing repetitive tasks. Educators are therefore challenged to change the way students learn and to provide a workforce that is innovative and that has the ability to design new jobs. To do this, students must learn to be problem solvers, to create products that…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Relationship, Academic Achievement
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, Volume 36, 2011
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Orey, Michael, Ed.; Jones, Stephanie A., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition highlights innovative Trends and Issues in Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling
Name that Government Guru
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DeCew, Sheri – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2004
No Child Left Behind and state testing mandate the study of government officials, at local, state, and federal levels, in judicial, legislative, and executive branches. At Wattles Elementary School in Troy, Michigan, test scores indicated that this was a weak area--not surprising since this always has been primarily a high school subject. In this…
Descriptors: Government (Administrative Body), United States Government (Course), Media Specialists, Library Role
Response 2 to Ann Irving.
Kuhlthau, Carol C. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Response to issues discussed in Ann Irving's article in this yearbook focuses on the changing role of school librarians. Highlights include the impact of information technology on library services; the development of school libraries in the United Kingdom versus the United States; instruction in information skills; and equal access to information.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Foundations for Effective School Library Media Programs.
Haycock, Ken, Ed. – 1998
This collection of 38 articles, reprinted from "Emergency Librarian," addresses critical elements of school library media program development and implementation, organized by seven areas: foundations; the school context; role clarification; information literacy; collaborative program planning and teaching; program development; and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development