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Ogunsheye, F. Adetowun – 1982
This paper describes the problems, services, and role of school libraries and media centers in the developing countries, and an experimental research project at the Abadina Media Resource Center (AMRC) in Nigeria. Six problems facing developing countries in the provision of school media services are discussed. An overview of the present state of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
The Book Report, 1982
Twenty-eight short descriptions of projects and programs on topics of interest to school librarians and media specialists are presented. Among the ideas suggested by teachers are: (1) encouraging the return of overdue books; (2) involving staff and students in the operation and use of the library or media center; (3) creating displays and bulletin…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Display Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Bard, Therese Bissen – 1983
This paper outlines the history, functions, administration, and current focus of school library services in Hawaii, which is the only state in the United States with a library staffed by a trained librarian in every public school. Its first school library was established in 1882. Elementary school libraries developed concurrently with secondary…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Povhe, Thomas J. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Discussion of several modes of understanding in the cognitive approach to information processing focuses on heuristic (discovery-based) scientific understanding. Topics covered include how students seeking heuristic understanding in a process-oriented school library media program look at information, use preconceptions to guide their searches,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Curriculum Design, Discovery Learning
Keenan, Nancy; And Others – 1994
This document presents a model curriculum for library media skills programs. The first and second sections provide a library and information skills mission statement and an introduction. The collaborative planning process is covered in the third section, including a description of collaborative planning, assessing the process and a collaborative…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Guides
Wilderberger, Elizabeth – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Presents two examples from 1990 curriculum guide written for Pullen School. Designed for middle school students, "The Japanese Gardener as Visual Artist" emphasizes nature in aesthetic depictions including architecture, horticulture, and visual arts. Appropriate for primary grades, "Reading/Language Arts: Using Books from the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Asian Studies, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies