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Townsend, Catherine M. – 1988
Arguing that the principal is a major player in any phase of educational change, this paper describes the principal's critical role in planning for change in a library media center. The paper is divided into three sections. In Section 1 the first of the two major phases of planning for change is described. It is noted that during this "initiation"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Instructional Resources Branch. – 1991
This report has been prepared as an evaluation instrument to help educators at the school, school division/district, and provincial levels evaluate, identify, and select a comprehensive school library automation system. The report presents a checklist of items to consider when evaluating school library automation systems and it can be used to…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Check Lists, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textJackson, Shirley A. – 1991
It is noted that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and libraries have a mutual mission: the collection and dissemination of information in formats that are useful to the information needs of the public. This report discusses the NCES' mission statement in these terms and describes its broad-based data gathering program, which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Hamilton, David D.; Tucker, Richard N. – 1983
A survey of 152 Scottish primary and secondary schools was conducted in 1982 to determine the extent of development, organization, and services of school library resources centers. Teachers and school librarians from 129 schools replied to the questionnaire, with 124 respondents indicating the presence of a resources center in their school.…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Nova Scotia Dept. of Education, Halifax. – 1981
A survey of the school library situation in Nova Scotia found an uneven distribution of such library services. Results of the study support (1) the establishment of library service on a district or regional basis with a coordinator of library services and a library resource center as a minimum for each district; (2) a stated policy, guidelines,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Burnham, Brian; Taylor, Audrey – 1982
The developmental research project described investigated means of improving access to materials in Ontario school resource centers to increase center utilization. The objective of this York Region project was to determine whether, by linking together the power of three computerized systems--MARC (MAchine-Readable Cataloging), COM, (Computer…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Automatic Indexing, Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm
Bard, Therese Bissen – 1983
This paper outlines the history, functions, administration, and current focus of school library services in Hawaii, which is the only state in the United States with a library staffed by a trained librarian in every public school. Its first school library was established in 1882. Elementary school libraries developed concurrently with secondary…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Young, Diana, Comp. – 1982
This report presents papers, transcripts of speeches and group discussions, and other documents from a June 1982 conference on school and library services to children in the southeastern United States. The major presentations include: (1) a keynote address by Sara W. Hodgkins entitled "Our Children, Our Future"; (2) the transcript of an…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Censorship, Childhood Needs, Demonstration Programs
Spencer, Dorothy A.; And Others – 1977
Intended for personnel with no prior experience or training in the provision of audiovisual materials, this continuing education course booklet presents an introduction to the acquisition and administration of 16 mm films, 35 mm slides, 3/4 inch videotape cassettes, 35 mm filmstrips, and audiotape cassettes in hospital libraries serving hospital…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Course Content, Glossaries
Brown, Gerald R. – 1989
This paper examines "Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media" ("Guidelines"), a key document published by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) that proposes changes in school library media development in the United States and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD. – 1987
Developed so that teachers may become more aware of the areas of teaching and provision of resources that are a part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school library media program, this chart indicates broad areas where the library media specialist, using specialized knowledge and a collection of multimedia materials, may teach skills…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Kern, Joanne F. – 1990
The lack of opportunity for high school sophomores to learn database searching was addressed by the implementation of a computerized magazine article search program. "Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature" on CD-ROM was used to train students in database searching during the time they were assigned to the library to do research papers…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Literacy, High School Students, High Schools
Korcheck, Stephanie A., Ed. – 1987
This document presents brief descriptions of successful approaches that states, local school districts, and individual schools have taken to incorporate and/or expand the teaching of basic competencies. Two presentations made at the Southern Regional Education Board's meeting on "Strengthening the Academic Preparation of Vocational Students"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change
Tucker, Debbie – 1986
A study was conducted at Cincinnati Technical College (CTC) to determine why students were underutilizing the Learning Resource Center (LRC), as well as to assess the opinions of students who did use the collection and services of the LRC. Telephone surveys were conducted by LRC staff members with 142 of 360 randomly selected students in the study…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Planning, Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers
Hemesath, James B.; Moeny, Donald G. – 1988
A survey of the current practices in school library-media centers in the Southwest, Three Rivers, Pathfinder, and Arkansas Valley Regional Library Service Systems in Colorado was conducted in the fall of 1986. The survey covered reference materials; media selection; computer usage, including cataloging, online searching, and use of library…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
