Reviews state agency activities involved in advising and assisting school library media centers in Georgia, Virginia, Indiana, Alabama, Ohio, and Utah. (LRW)

Presents a directory of agencies that consult with school library media specialists for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands Trust Territory, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. (LRW)

Discusses the value of support during challenges to library media materials and describes studies that show that, when assistance was received from either within or outside the district, challenged material was more likely to be retained. Considers reasons why library media specialists choose not to seek professional support. (LRW)

Electronic Commerce Resource Centers focus on transferring emerging technologies to small businesses through university/industry partnerships. Successful implementation hinges on a strategic operating plan, creation of measurable value for customers, investment in customer-targeted training, and measurement of performance outputs. (SK)

Describes how to present a good image of the school library media center at the beginning of the school year. Highlights include coming in earlier than the teachers or students to set up displays and present an organized image, library instruction coordinated with English classes, and sample questions for orientation assignments. (LRW)

Discussion of imposed and self-generated queries focuses on a study that investigated imposed queries in the elementary school environment. Examines queries transacted in the school library media center and discusses the social construction of imposition, children's information seeking including the use of electronic resources, and future…

Reviews resources that address change theory, particularly as it applies to school library media specialists. Discusses educational change models; participating in planned change; change agents; failures of change initiatives; and the need for change in education. (LRW)

Describes empirical research in the fields of neurology and cognitive science that is being conducted to determine how and why the brain learns. Explains ways that video is compatible with how the brain learns and suggests it should be used more extensively by teachers and library media specialists. (LRW)

The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (MDDRC) is an information and referral service located within the Institute for Human Development (IHD) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Through its varied informational services, including its Web site, the MDDRC is helping to support the independence, productivity, integration and…

Discusses the use of digital cameras in school library media centers and offers suggestions for teachers and students in elementary schools. Describes appropriate image-editing software; explains how to create panoramas, screen savers, and coloring books; and includes useful tips for digital photographers. (LRW)

This article discusses BDA strategies--reading strategies that "good readers" use before, during, and after reading. These strategies are in conjunction with free reading as well as direct reading instruction by reading specialists and/or teachers. An explanation of "Before Reading Strategies," "During Reading Strategies," and "After Reading…

A school is a home for students. For some it will be the best, most friendly, and welcoming home they will experience. It is a place where students will spend much of their waking hours for a large portion of the year. Within the school, that special place that gives students a warm feeling is the library media center. It is unique to the rest of…

The final report of 3 years activity in the Area Learning Center of Kent Intermediate School District in Michigan presents its proposed design and objectives, operations, statistics on referrals, and an overall evaluation of its programs. Included are discussions of interdisciplinary approaches to educational diagnosis, prescriptive educational…

Some 50 titles have been selected, abstracted, and categorized for this bibliography. They have also been divided into five educational subject areas: general topics; public school/early childhood; community/junior college; college/university; and adult education. The bibliography was designed specifically for learning lab coordinators,…

Increasingly, library and audiovisual personnel are being asked to combine their services in situations where these services have previously been separated. This paper attempts to identify recent literature that may be helpful to those involved in implementing or using this broad spectrum of resources. References give author's name, title, data…