Presents six curriculum guides for guidance, social studies, health, social science, and science. Each guide has a section on library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up. (AEF)

Discussion of journals that are published exclusively in electronic format focuses on the way they affect the communication of scientific information to the research community. Highlights include the impermanence of electronic materials; access; indexing; library holdings; pricing; cataloging; citations; and considerations for further study.…

Describes a study at Virginia Tech that interviewed first-year students in order to better understand the kinds of information they needed and how they acquired it during their first semester at college. Discusses electronic information resources, search strategies, focusing the information retrieved, legal and ethical issues, and evaluating…

Reviews studies of student usage of the Internet to determine how they use the Web for research. Preliminary data suggest the majority of students begin a research assignment with the Internet, most often with a commercial search engine. Undetermined is whether students have adequate information literacy skills to find authoritative information…

Discusses an extensive reading program in English that uses a talking book library to assist and motivate students with limited reading abilities to participate in enjoying works of literature in English. (CK)

Describes activities for an elementary school library media center that are centered around folktales with forest settings, including people as well as animals and plants which inhabit the forest. Highlights include reading and discussing folklore, descriptive writing exercises, small group activities, and examples of 12 literary characters. (LRW)

The Internet affects women librarians by providing opportunities for networking, mentoring, and career development. A study of listserv traffic on FEMINIST and PACS-L, and a survey of librarians and Internet usage, found gender differences in the content and tone of postings. Computer technology could deconstruct gender relationships in the…

This annotated bibliography of recommended CD-ROMs that could form the basis of an early childhood multimedia collection makes some suggestions for linking them to books. Subjects include general early learning, math concepts, problem solving, reading readiness, and science. (DGM)

Presents both positive and negative aspects of using the Internet as a teaching tool. Offers suggestions for overcoming some of the negative aspects. Discusses ways to tailor searches to age level, proper equipment to improve student access, the need for careful planning and observation, and possibilities for instructor training in Internet use.…

Discusses Newspapers in Education (NIE) Week and how it can relate to school library media specialists. Highlights include the convergence of news media, including news on the Web; ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) resources, including lesson plans; relevant books; Web sites; and Web journalism. (LRW)

Discusses active learning and cooperative learning strategies and suggests how they may be applied to library instruction. Highlights include active learning versus the lecture mode; student involvement; retention of information; class time needed; planning required; and selecting a teaching technique based on objectives and student needs. (LRW)

This case study of information-seeking behavior of second grade children in their school library media center focuses on how young children learning to read cope with searching for information in a largely textual corpus. Discusses children's search strategies; computer versus shelf searching; textual versus visual searching; and comparisons with…

Presents a fully developed library media activity for teaching elementary and secondary school students to operate a digital camera. Includes library media skills objectives; curriculum objectives; resources; instructional roles of teachers and library media specialists; activities and procedures; evaluation; and follow-up. (LRW)

Describes the development of a virtual library of education resources for preservice teachers at a tribal college, the Northwest Indian College, to help increase the number of Native American teachers. Discusses content, including links and pathfinders; graphics and design that are culturally sensitive and appropriate; and communication and…

Examines technical and support issues that impact on libraries' decisions to provide patrons with remote communication access to CD-ROM local area networks. Areas discussed include licensing costs for CD-ROM, remote control communications software, dedicated hardware, system maintenance, computer security, and the provision of quality, user…