Examines the major elements present in the community and the educational context prior to and during implementation of the Library Power initiative in the Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools site. Describes key team members who secured the grant, the educational framework supporting the initiative, and new teams and strategies developed to ensure…

Based on a literature review and content analysis of written collection development policies for school libraries in Indiana, a Delphi survey of district-level school media directors in 28 states identified important issues to be addressed in future school library collection development policies. Respondents found copyright guidelines to be an…

This article reviews studies of school library media collections which address issues related to collection evaluation, networking, collection mapping, student preferences, and special collections. A summary of practical implications of the research findings and a proposed research agenda are appended. (35 references) (SD)