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Direct linkOswald, Judi – Library Media Connection, 2010
The American Library Association says that the arrangement of library facilities should motivate students to use the materials to learn. Believing that changing the library facility can bring about important changes in the program, this author shares how she became a "decorator" and changed the library media center in an elementary K-6 school. The…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, School Libraries, Elementary Schools, Interior Design
Peer reviewedSubel, Sue – Knowledge Quest, 2007
This article discusses the importance of designing a library media center that engages students in constructing new knowledge. The author describes the planning stages of a new library facility. In the early planning stages, the author focused on the expectations of the administration. She soon realized that they had included all the…
Descriptors: Facility Guidelines, Library Services, School Libraries, Learning Resources Centers
Minudri, Regina; Coats, Reed – Wilson Libr Bull, 1969
A proposal to extend the traditional library services to media which work through machines--such as, television, film and filmstrip projectors, phonographs, radio, and tape recorders. The emphasis is on library services to the young. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities, Library Services
Download full textBurlingame, Dwight Francis – 1974
An investigation was made of the organizational characteristics of two college learning resource centers as compared with two traditionally organized college libraries with separate audiovisual units in order to determine the advantages of each organizational type. Interviews, observation, and examination of relevant documents were used to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Audiovisual Centers, Audiovisual Instruction, College Libraries
Rowell, John; Heidbreder, M. Ann – 1971
Phase I of this National Book Committee study surveyed existing educational media selection facilities and examined programs at the state, regional, and local levels. Facilities were located and identified, and their successful components were evaluated by means of questionnaires and on-site visits. This final report contains an introductory…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Demonstration Centers, Educational Media
Umhoefer, Aural – 1975
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) at the Baraboo campus of the University of Wisconsin was designed to be an integral part of the teaching program, and to embody the multimedia approach to individual self-paced learning by using the most appropriate medium or combination of media for a given instructional situation. The collection includes books,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, College Libraries, Educational Media
Fast, Elizabeth T. – School Media Quarterly, 1974
Effective use of a new or remodeled media center requires advance planning of the programs to be used in it. (LS)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Library Services
Dougherty, Richard – Learning Today, 1973
Dr. Dougherty was questioned about various aspects of the library's role in an academic setting. Among the topics discussed were: instructional media centers; library finances, library relevance, and librarian/teacher cooperation. (SM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
HOFFMAN, ELIZABETH P. – 1966
A WELL-EQUIPPED AND ADEQUATELY STAFFED SCHOOL LIBRARY CAN HELP IMPROVE INSTRUCTION AND CAN BE THE CENTER OF LEARNING BY PROVIDING EXTENSIVE ENRICHMENT MATERIALS. THE SCHOOL LIBRARY IS A NECESSARY PART OF EVERY SCHOOL. THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA) RECOMMENDS STANDARDS BASED ON SCHOOL SIZE, AND THE KNAPP FOUNDATION SPONSORS SCHOOL LIBRARY…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Facilities, Library Materials
Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1970
The Dallas Public Library (DPL) commissioned Arthur D. Little, Inc. to analyze the library resources in the Dallas Major Resource Center area and to identify the role the DPL should play in the development of public library service in this area. To identify the role of the DPL as a Major Resource Center, the available services, materials, staff,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Facilities, Library Networks, Library Services
Bock, Joleen – Library Journal, 1972
For this survey a Learning Resources Center is defined as: a building containing any combination of the following services: library, audio-visual, skills center, learning laboratory or reprography." (Author/NH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities, Library Services
NEWMAN, MAYRELEE – 1967
DURING A 6-MONTH PERIOD, EL CENTRO JUNIOR COLLEGE, DALLAS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHED A LEARNING RESOURCES LIBRARY FOR A 2,000-STUDENT POPULATION IN A FORMER DEPARTMENT STORE. THE TASK INCLUDED THREE GROUPS OF ACTIVITIES--(1) FACILITY PLANNING AND OBTAINING FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, (2) ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING OF A BASIC COLLECTION, INCLUDING PRINTED…
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Libraries, College Planning, Learning Resources Centers
Connecticut School Library Association. – 1974
In December 1973 the Connecticut School Library Association sent questionnaires on school libraries and media centers to the principals of all public schools in the state. The results indicated that while schools in Connecticut have improved markedly in the areas of facilities and materials, there is a woeful inadequacy in the area of personnel.…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities, Library Services, Library Surveys
Libr J, 1970
Descriptors: Community Education, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Centers, Foreign Countries
GRIFFITH, ALICE B. – 1967
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ASSIST LIBRARIANS IN ESTABLISHING NEW COLLEGE LIBRARIES AND IN IMPROVING LIBRARY FACILITIES, RESOURCES, PROCEDURES, AND SERVICES IN EXISTING JUNIOR COLLEGES. IT IS INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR COLLEGES WITH PROJECTED ENROLLMENTS OF AT LEAST 1,000 STUDENTS AND AT LEAST 20,000 VOLUMES. LISTINGS ARE ARRANGED UNDER 12…
Descriptors: Administration, Bibliographies, Learning Resources Centers, Libraries
