Multimedia resource centers are seen as the way to improve education through the use of technology. Unified media programs replace the separation of print and nonprint materials. (3 references) (SJ)

Summarizes space specifications given in the 1969 AASL-DAVI "Standards for School Media Programs. (CC)

Mentoring is defined as a professional relationship between an experienced person and inexperienced person. When newly hired library media specialists enter their schools, they often become part of the district's mentoring program. Yet, mentoring these new professionals can be problematic for school districts. In addition, when a library media…

Colleges have been building so-called smart classrooms for years, equipping them with computerized projectors, digital whiteboards, and other tools. Now some of those once-high-tech rooms are starting to show their age at many colleges. At the Auraria Higher Education Center, a facility used by three colleges in Denver, a group of high-school…

This report summarizes efforts to develop and pilot test a protocol for collecting information about parent involvement policies, practices, and programs being implemented at the middle and high school levels. The protocol can be used to expand documentation of strategies selected, adapted, and sustained in future years. The study reviewed the…

This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2008 Planning Committee, the Officers and Executive Board, and Acknowledgements, followed by the Schedule of Events and a…

Examples of centralized and decentralized resource centers are given and evaluated. (CC)

Every 29 seconds, a U.S. student gives up on school. That's 124 students every hour; 2,979 every day; and more than 1 million every year. Most dropouts interviewed later in life stated they believe they could have succeeded in school if they had been given the right opportunity, and a special report in "Time" magazine reported "a full 88% of…

In this article, the author features ideas and strategies for outreach that librarians can do to promote one's library media program and the good work it does. She stresses that by working together and reaching out, librarians can help foster visibility and support for school library media programs and professionals alike nationwide. Here, she…

A paper which resulted from a UNESCO meeting of 16 media specialists that looked at cost effectiveness in instructional resource centers from an international perspective. (HB)

In order to provide guidance to schools and school systems which are developing and improving their media programs, the Maryland State Department of Education has compiled a set of criteria based on the standards of the American Library Association and the National Education Association. The School Media Program in the Maryland State Department of…

A look at possible ways to develop and organize a library resources center. (AK)

The Media Coordinator tells of the user oriented approach of her school district's resource center. (LS)

This article talks about selection policy and provides suggestions on how library media specialists can update their selection policies to provide an atmosphere that facilitate inquiry. The selection policy is meant to ensure that the collection meets the needs of the school community as comprehensively and effectively as possible. Instead of…