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Direct linkSavard, Stewart – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2007
The author's middle school has created a mediated set of electronic learning resources designed to more effectively meet students' research needs. These research strategies help students with a variety of reading skills and allow students, and their teachers, to focus on higher-level thinking activities because the resource collections provide…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Methodology, Student Empowerment, Reading Skills
Download full textGraboyes, Alanna S. – Gifted Child Today, 2007
The Library Media Center of the Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, a high school specializing in Government and International Studies, located in Richmond, Virginia, serves close to 650 gifted students in grades 9-12. The skills of Governor's students range from the neophyte ninth-grade researcher to experienced faculty members embarking on their…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, International Studies, Research Methodology, Thinking Skills
Young, Terrence E., Jr. – School Library Journal, 2005
Most school library media centers have a number of resources available to assist in the career planning process. Typical career-planning books cover writing resumes and cover letters, the interview process, job banks, occupational descriptions, and salaries. Keeping current on careers can be a costly endeavor for school library media center…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Services, Career Planning, School Libraries
Maxwell, D. Jackson – Library Media Connection, 2005
Kid's Stuff game will introduce students, parents, teachers and educators to authors and illustrators who have consistently created books for children and young adults that are of superior quality and interest. The research-base games for use in library media center, classroom and at home game also helps students learn to use computer card catalog…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Library Services, Childrens Literature, Authors
Peer reviewedHuffman, Stephanie; Thurman, Glenda; Thomas, Leisa Kim – Reading Improvement, 2005
This study examines the effects of block scheduling on secondary school library media centers across the state of Arkansas. Specifically, this study addresses the impact that block scheduling has on the school library media center in the areas of time, resources, and productivity for both students and library media staff. This study is needed…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Scheduling, Elementary Secondary Education
Michael, Robert J. – Academic Therapy, 1988
When evaluating colleges, prospective college students with learning disabilities should examine the college library and its services. This article offers guidelines for evaluating library services and programs for the learning-disabled population, focusing on provision of recorded textbooks and lectures, special equipment, a resource advocate for…
Descriptors: Advocacy, College Applicants, College Choice, College Libraries
Reach for Reference. No Opposition Here! Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Is a Very Good Database
Safford, Barbara Ripp – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2004
"Opposing Viewpoints" and "Opposing Viewpoints Juniors" have long been standard titles in upper elementary, middle level, and high school collections. "Opposing Viewpoints Juniors" should be required as information literacy/critical thinking curriculum tools as early as fifth grade as they use current controversies to teach students how to…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, School Libraries, Public Libraries, Databases
