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Whitney, Karen A. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1988
Overview of the new guidelines for school library media programs developed cooperatively by the American Association of School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology reviews issues such as information studies curriculum, planning, media specialist roles, personnel, and information resources. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Leadership, Learning Resources Centers
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Baldwin, Margaret – Catholic Library World, 1988
Discusses the need for ongoing evaluation within high school libraries to ensure adequate library services, which, in turn, enhance the total educational program. The evaluation of library facilities, collections, and staff is discussed, and an annotated bibliography of evaluation tools is provided. (6 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
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Pharr, Faye – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Describes changes brought about by a Library Power initiative at an inner city magnet school in Chattanooga (Tennessee). Highlights include: Library Power beliefs; collaborative planning between the library media specialist and teachers; the new role of the library media specialist as an information specialist, teacher, and instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Scheduling, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Aaron, Shirley L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Discusses challenges to the library media specialist, particularly the collection developer, in developing a global perspective, analyzing the impact of new technologies on the collection, and promoting understanding of the connectedness of information within the collection. Strategies for promoting global education are suggested. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Information Technology
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Filson, Anne H. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1992
Proposes that librarians and teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) form partnerships, and describes roles and suggested activities of librarians and teachers in such a partnership. ESL collection development is discussed, covering funding, selection, foreign language materials, nonprint materials, and the professional collection. (11…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
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Krimmelbein, Cindy; Thompson, Bonnie – 1982
This questionnaire is designed to assess teachers' needs for school library media center services. General areas covered are: (1) services provided by the library media center which might be useful; (2) curriculum development and long-term planning; and (3) media center collection and selection. (MES)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
Olson, Lowell E. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Discussion of the changing environment and role of the school media specialist focuses on the adaptation of the Library of Congress classification, professional standards, staffing, the possibility of keeping school libraries open in the summer, the librarian as evaluator of material content rather than organizer, and school librarians as…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Learning Resources Centers
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MacRae, Lorne – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1985
Discusses areas that need to be addressed in developing revised, enlarged, and futuristic standards to guide Canadian school media programs. These include impact of technology, relationship of school library to learning, role of personnel, staff development, collection development and evaluation, information equity, appropriate facilities, and who…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Facility Improvement, Foreign Countries
Zweizig, Douglas; Hopkins, Dianne McAfee – 1999
This document presents the executive summary of an evaluation of Library Power, a program of the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund to enhance and elevate the role of libraries in public schools. The report begins with an examination of Library Power's core components (collection development, facilities refurbishing, flexible scheduling,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Scheduling, Instructional Development
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Haycock, Ken – Emergency Librarian, 1990
Identifies issues that need to be addressed when planning combined school and public libraries. The importance of defining the role of the libraries and involving all participants in the planning process is stressed, and considerations relating to personnel selection, collection development, funding, and evaluation are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Evaluation, Financial Support, Learning Resources Centers
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Apeji, E. Adeche – International Library Review, 1990
Discusses problem areas in the development of school libraries in Nigeria, including lack of legislation, shortage of funds, poor accommodations, unavailability of trained staff, lack of relevant material, and apathy on the part of school administrators and the government. Recommendations for improving this situation are suggested. (17 references)…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Objectives, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Skeele, Rosemary W.; Schall, Patricia L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1994
Offers a definition of and a rationale for multicultural education based on changing demographics and suggests ways for school library media specialists to bring a multicultural perspective to collection development, evaluation of multicultural materials, library services, curriculum integration, and curriculum activities. (Contains 21…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
Ekhaml, Leticia – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Describes four peer networking projects initiated by school library media specialists in Georgia that promoted curriculum development, collection development and library services, cooperation between school and public libraries to share online resources, and cooperation between public and school libraries to share magazine articles. (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
Brown, Gerald R. – 1989
This paper discusses the need for developing provincial/state, regional, and district partnerships to provide critical support for library media programs at the building level. It maintains that the experts who provide leadership at each level must be strong advocates for the integration of the library media program into all aspects of the…
Descriptors: Centralization, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Course Integrated Library Instruction
Stripling, Barbara K., Ed. – 1999
This is the inaugural volume of the Principles and Practice Series which is intended to provide practicing library media professionals with research and theory that are grounded in effective practice. This volume is organized into six sections. Part 1, "Overview," provides an overall context for examination of literacy and learning in an…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Information Services, Information Sources
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