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International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on school and children's libraries which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Learning to Learn in the Street," a description by B. Lang (France) of "street libraries" and other institutions designed to introduce economically disadvantaged children to…
Descriptors: Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Download full textLynch, Mary Jo; And Others – 1994
In 1993, both the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) concluded that up-to-date statistics about school library media centers (LMCs) were needed in light of current state and local reform efforts and pending federal legislation related to the National Education Goals. A…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations, Library Collections
Broadbent, Marianne, Ed. – 1980
This booklet brings together papers, reports, and associated material from the seminar on school library resource coordination and librarians' groups in New South Wales held at Summer Hill Public School in Sydney. The collection includes a general introduction to the scope and goals of the seminar; a list of seminar speakers; papers on cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Peer reviewedReade, J. G. – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Looks at the historical development of school librarian training in Canada and Great Britain; examines types of institutions with training programs and program content; compares the librarian's role in the two countries and isolates factors that determined those roles; and highlights recent difficulties, developments, and movement toward consensus…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Withers, F. N. – 1974
This survey of recommended standards for library service in some 20 countries starts with national libraries; covers libraries in universities and colleges, special libraries, and public libraries; and concludes with school libraries. Within the chapters on each type of library, countries are considered separately. Abstracts are given of the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cross Cultural Studies, International Programs, Library Associations
Illinois School Library Media Association, Fairfield. – 1993
To study the strengths and weaknesses of Illinois school library collections in science and to quantify the need for increased funding for collection development, a survey was completed by over 400 members of the Illinois School Library Media Association. Topics of interest were astronomy, space, the solar system, general biology, ecology, human…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
