Discusses how libraries can help children and teenagers meet their needs for the future together with the current status of the nation's library service to youth. A checklist for assessing library service at the state and local levels is provided, and national proposals recommended for action at the Second White House Conference on Library and…

Discusses "Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs," which focuses on the library media specialist's role in planning the delivery of resources and services. Implementation of the guidelines on national, state, regional, district, building, and personal levels is discussed, and political cultures that influence…

Discusses possible responses to the situation that arises when online searches by high school students result in references to materials that do not meet selection criteria for the school library. Responses to the article from six readers are also presented. (CLB)

Describes the method used by Firelands College (Ohio) to evaluate its book, periodical, and government document collections. The study investigated whether 30 percent of the references cited in students' texts could be found in the campus library and whether 70 percent could be found there or in the main campus library. (DMM)

Reports on a study conducted by the Northern Illinois Learning Resources Cooperative to determine requirements and develop recommendations for a statewide library telecommunications network. Covers the results of a statewide needs assessment, the current status of library and educational telecommunications, trends, functional design criteria, and…

Describes the life cycle of children's and adolescents' books, distinguishing between out of print and out of stock materials. The relationship between children's librarians' reliance on review media and their perception of an out of print crisis is examined, and suggestions are offered for ensuring that ordered titles are available. (CLB)

Reviews curriculum guides and the research literature to examine locational skills instruction in elementary schools and the transferability of skills to the public library. Factors that may limit instructional effectiveness are identified and the need for public children's librarians to have realistic expectations of children's abilities to…

Discussion of several of the objectives in Information Power, the new American Association of School Librarians/Association for Educational Communications and Technology guidelines for library media specialists, considers such topics as access to information and the role of the media specialist. (eight references) (MES)

Abstracts describe five research projects which investigated a library-based computer-assisted writing program; high school library media specialists with exemplary programs; the impact of access to an academic library via online catalog for college bound students; transferability of library research skills from high school to college; and the…

Describes a study of the characteristics of students using the services of Mount Royal College's Learning Skills Center. Compares center clientele with the general student body in terms of gender, age, year and program of study, enrollment status, first language, and referral source. Center clientele were predominantly female and in their first…

Outlines steps for school library media centers planning for regional cooperative collection development (CCD) based on the use of a conspectus. CCD and resource sharing are contrasted; and use of the conspectus for analyzing the current collection, studying growth and use trends, and deciding future collection needs is explained. Conspectus…

Reviews 13 dissertations completed between 1992 and 1994 as well as 8dissertations in progress that are relevant to the school library media field. Topics include children's literature, information retrieval, media production, international school librarianship, and use of the library. (LRW)

Describes a project sponsored by a grant from the American Association of School Librarians and the Highsmith Corporation that focused on elementary curriculum integration of the library media program, collaboration between teachers and media specialists based on roles suggested in "Information Power," and flexible or fixed scheduling of…

To raise money for a high school learning resource center, a librarian produced a cookbook from recipes gathered at local community events. The process included typing the recipes in WordPerfect, photocopying, obtaining a cover design, cutting and collating, and binding. Two thousand cookbooks were made and 875 were sold. At $10 a copy, a $750…

Discusses budgeting strategies for school media technology programs. Highlights include sources for school funding, school district budget information, control of the budget, how to write an effective budget, working with other community and school groups, local politics, and sidebars that discuss spreadsheets and maintenance budgets. (LRW)