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Peer reviewedHopkins, Dianne McAfee – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Reviews the literature in library and information science to identify factors that influence the outcome of challenges to school library materials. A conceptual model is developed that encompasses district selection policy, librarian characteristics, school environment, community environment, and initiator of the challenge, and tentative…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J.; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1989
Describes the development of the Media Specialist Stress Inventory (MSSI), designed to examine the degree to which stress variables can be used to predict burnout levels of school library media specialists. The results of tests of the reliability and validity of the MSSI are presented and discussed. (31 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Burnout, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1987
This survey of librarians in public and school libraries serving a significant number of Hispanics found that, although 60 percent of the respondents report that books in Spanish for Spanish-speaking children and young adults serve an important educational purpose, many of the remaining respondents are very much opposed to increasing their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Language Books
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
Peer reviewedLatrobe, Kathy; Swisher, Robert – Library and Information Science Research, 1990
Describes the development of an instrument for evaluating building-level school library media programs based on "Information Power," the American Association of School Libraries' guidelines for such programs. Data collection at an Oklahoma teleconference is described, the use of factor analysis is explained, construct validity is…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Correlation, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBell, Michael; Totten, Herman L. – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Describes a study of Texas public elementary schools that was conducted to determine whether there were significant differences between professional and paraprofessional media specialists in personality traits, interaction patterns with school staff, and status as an indicator of their perceived expertise in instructional matters among classroom…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedJacobson, Frances F. – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Discussion of the gender gap in computer-related activities focuses on a study of high school seniors that examined sex differences in library anxiety, computer anxiety, and anxiety in using computers for library research. The relationship between library anxiety and computer anxiety is explored, and further research is suggested. (21 references)…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Computer Literacy, High School Seniors, High Schools
