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Scott, L. A. – International Library Review, 1982
Compares standards for school libraries and librarians in practice in the United States, United Kingdom, and France. Cooperation between librarians and teachers is discussed. A bibliography including sources in French and English is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians

Gwatney, Manda C. – Knowledge Quest, 2001
Reports on a case study of three rural Georgia elementary school media specialists that examined the tasks performed and their perception of the importance of these tasks compared to responsibilities and tasks in "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning", by the American Association of School Librarians. (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Job Analysis
Garland, Kathleen – School Library Media Quarterly, 1992
Discusses sampling of circulation data as a technique for library media program management. Highlights include random and purposive sampling techniques; studies of circulation samples; factors affecting circulation patterns; guidelines for sampling circulation statistics over shorter time periods; and an example using statistics gathered from an…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Everhart, Nancy – Book Report, 1993
Describes a study of high school library media specialists that was conducted to determine whether media specialists with automated circulation systems spent time differently than those without automated systems and in what areas the differences occurred. The differences found are discussed, and future research is suggested. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Automation
Lynch, Mary Jo – American Libraries, 1999
Describes how libraries can use statistics to make useful comparisons with similar types of libraries. Discusses public libraries, academic libraries, and school library media centers; considers print and electronic sources; and lists acronyms and applicable Web sites where statistics can be found. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Burks, Freda – School Library Media Quarterly, 1997
This is the second part of a descriptive survey that analyzed the behavior of students and faculty in three high school library media centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas) area. It reports on the nature and extent of faculty use of library media centers and describes their perceptions of service, and compares data with an earlier study.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High Schools, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services
Sadowski, Michael; Meyer, Randy – School Library Journal, 1993
Reports on an annual national survey of state-level school library officials. Data are presented for 1990-91 on the number of children enrolled in public schools, the number of certified school library media specialists employed, and students per media specialist. A graph compares data for selected years from 1969 to the present. (KRN)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Learning Resources Centers
Kessler, Julia Boone – 1981
Using decision points from Esther Piercy's "Commonsense Cataloging" as a framework for analysis, this paper compares the opinions of experts on cataloging, classification, and shelf arrangement of audiovisual materials in school libraries, public libraries, and media centers with actual practices in four school and community libraries in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Martin, Barbara; Smith, Earl P. – 1979
A two-part survey was conducted in a large school district to determine the kind and extent of centralized versus individual school materials processing. Processing included both the cataloging and the physical preparation of materials, which would be done either at the centralized school district facility or by the staff in the individual…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies
Webb, Janice A. – 2000
This paper analyzes content and design of 120 school media center World Wide Web sites. The study's purposes were to develop a list of criteria for use in developing media center Web sites and to compare Web sites by author type to determine if differences exist in incorporation of criteria. The sites were analyzed on June 17 and 18, 2000 using…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Carr, David – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Discusses ways in which schools, libraries, and other cultural institutions can help students develop their own thoughts and foster a desire for lifelong learning. Schools and cultural institutions are compared, libraries are described as places for critical thinking, and a model for school information service is presented that stresses…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Cultural Centers, Elementary Secondary Education
Townsend, Catherine M. – 1988
This report presents statistical comparisons of South Carolina library media centers. Statistical data from the publication "Information Power," the Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) Reports, and the South Carolina School Directory were manipulated to derive the following measures for each school district: (1) secondary library media…
Descriptors: Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Leeper, Dennis P. – 1976
This paper summarizes the results of a study comparing the usage, expenditures, services, collections, and staffing of elementary school library media centers by type of structural design, i.e., either open space or self contained classroom type. It suggests that school personnel, particularly the principal and library media specialist, rather…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Williams, Helen E. – School Library Journal, 1987
Analyzes 25 high-interest low-vocabulary fiction books and compares them to representative young adult literature in terms of 10 characteristics: youthful protagonist; adolescent's interpretation; direct exposition, dialogue, and confrontation; structural conventions; independent protagonist; consequential events; authoritative portrayals;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Kuhlthau, Carol C. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1989
Presents a model of the information search process as a complex series of stages involving thoughts and feelings as well as actions. A study that sought to verify the model using high school seniors from three different achievement levels is described, and the implications for library instruction are discussed. (five references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Comparative Analysis, High School Seniors