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Peer reviewedMiller, Lindsay; Rogerson-Revell, Pamela – ELT Journal, 1993
Four self-access centers (SAC) are described, as well as their rationale, human resources, and end users. A framework for establishing a SAC is proposed; an informed decision about the type of self-access system, based on the rationale of the institution and the human resources available, will ensure a system suited to end users. (Contains 13…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Users (Information)
Direct linkChaptal, Alain; Pouzard, Guy – Educational Media International, 2004
Recruiting professionals for schools' media resources centres needs to take into account the new dimensions of the information society. This article describes the radical reform of the very high-stakes and competitive national selection of those professionals in France. The new exam is now driven by a problem-solving approach and based on an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Internet, Learning Resources Centers
Darrow, Rob – Library Media Connection, 2005
Locating sources and accessing the information they contain is part of the Big6 approach to information problem solving. In this stage of knowing where to look and how to find the required source, library media specialists train students in the use of the card catalog in the library media center.
Descriptors: Media Specialists, Library Services, Catalogs, Information Seeking
Davis, Sandra – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2005
Hurricane Ivan struck the Gulf Coast of Florida on September 16, 2004, destroying waterfront homes, and damaging properties for miles. Pensacola Junior College (PJC), a two-year college with three campuses and a student population of approximately 26,000, was hit hard. In the Pensacola Campus Learning Resources Center (LRC), water and mold ruined…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers, Natural Disasters, Climate
Peer reviewedMcBeath, Ron – Educational Media International, 1975
A discussion of a model depicting three stages of change in education: 1) formal schooling rigidly organized on the basis of class teaching; 2) flexible small group teaching; and 3) independent study with the teacher's role shifted more to the background and not the sole dispenser of information. (HB)
Descriptors: Instructional Systems, Learning Processes, Learning Resources Centers, Resource Materials
Wiegel, Walter – Audiovisual Instruction, 1976
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)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, International Programs, Learning Resources Centers, Media Specialists
American School and University, 1975
A library at Sycamore High School in Ohio, by its location in the center of the academic wing, encourages students to drop in on an informal basis. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Building Design, Learning Resources Centers, School Libraries
Miller, Rosalind – School Media Quarterly, 1975
A description of a learning center program for the school media center. (Author)
Descriptors: Learning Laboratories, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction, Media Specialists
Deacon, Jim – CMC News, 1983
Software titles are listed under the name and address of the company or institution from which they are commercially available, but no price information is provided. Types of microcomputers are indicated for which each software package is available. Titles cover library skills instruction for students or other users as well as library technical…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction, Library Technical Processes
Martin, Elizabeth; And Others – 1982
Based on definitions of a machine-readable data file (MRDF) taken from the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2) and Standards for Cataloging Nonprint Materials, the following recommendations for processing items of computer software are provided: (1) base main and added entry determination on AACR2; (2) place designation of form…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Computer Programs, Learning Resources Centers
Smith, George N. – School Media Quarterly, 1974
In Mesa, Arizona, the media center is the spiritual and physical heart of the educational program. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Learning Resources Centers, School Districts
Shapiro, Lillian – School Library Journal, 1974
The successful media center programs of seven schools in the northeastern United States are described. (PF)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Facilities, Library Standards, Program Evaluation
Eisner, Will – School Library Journal, 1974
A discussion of the comic book as the oldest art form, as a teaching tool, and as a part of school library collections. (PF)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comics (Publications), Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Freedman, Morris – Audiovisual Instruction, 1974
An evaluation of the media programs in New York City's decentralized school system. (Author)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Evaluation, Learning Resources Centers
Simpson, Elizabeth G.; Sutherland, John – Educational Technology, 1974
A discussion of the possibility of establishing home-based learning centers for career education. (HB)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Home Study, Instructional Materials
