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Peer reviewedReed, Sarah R. – Library Trends, 1975
A report on (1) the school library institutes funded under NDEA Title XI, (2) the programs funded under HEA Title II-B, (3) the Medical Library Assistance Act training programs, and (4) very briefly, several other federally funded programs which have included opportunities for the support of library education programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Peer reviewedSheldon, Brooke E. – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses attributes of library leaders that are based on a study of library leaders from academic, public, and school libraries; library school deans; and national library association executives. Four recurring characteristics are highlighted: intensity; communication and listening skills; consistency and the ability to develop trust; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Deans, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHatch, Lucile; Forsythe, Ralph A. – Library Trends, 1975
Describes the application of PPBS to an entire school district and its relevance to the library/media center. (PF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Learning Resources Centers, School Districts, School Libraries
Peer reviewedBruno, J. Michael – Library Trends, 1971
What alternatives are available (other than new construction) when a library's collections approach the limits of its stack capacity? This paper considers the various approaches to relocation or decentralization as possible solutions to the spatial problem. (NH)
Descriptors: Decentralization, Library Collections, Library Materials, School Libraries
Peer reviewedHenne, Frances – Library Trends, 1972
The definition of standards, background developments, the current scene, the impact of national standards, and issues or challenges affecting standards are discussed. (24 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Learning Resources Centers, Library Standards, School Libraries
Peer reviewedGrazier, Margaret Hayes – Library Trends, 1979
Surveys viewpoints on the role of librarians as school curriculum consultants, concepts of curriculum theory, and research studies on media specialist competencies and role perception. References are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Competence, Curriculum Development, Media Specialists, Role Perception
Peer reviewedFenwick, Sara Innis – Library Trends, 1976
Describes the growing awareness of children's needs and the development of children's and young people's library services from 1800 to 1976. (LS)
Descriptors: Children, History, Library Services, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedMuller, Robert E. – Library Trends, 1974
A list of nonprint science materials for elementary school libraries, divided into broad subject categories. A list of producers and their addresses is included. (LS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Educational Media, Elementary Schools
Peer reviewedHopkins, Dianne McAfee – Library Trends, 1996
Uses national guidelines, collection development texts, and the intellectual freedom literature to assess the practical value of the Library Bill of Rights in school library settings. Discussion focuses on invoking the statement as support when dealing with challenges to the collection. Appendixes include the Library Bill of Rights itself and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Guidelines, Intellectual Freedom, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedSummers, F. William – Library Trends, 1975
Discusses the extensive use of formulas in the state support of public higher education and its implications for library services. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Funding Formulas, Higher Education, Library Standards
Peer reviewedJosey, E. J. – Library Trends, 1971
The academic library can provide disadvantaged students with many new kinds of learning experiences by providing high quality staff, a wide range of resources and facilities, and meaningful programs that will involve students in the critical analysis of the social values and interactions that underlie the foundations of education. (12 references)…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Library Materials, Library Role, Library Services
Peer reviewedHoffman, Elizabeth P. – Library Trends, 1978
The role of state agencies in improving school library/media programs is discussed. When federal funds were made available to states for school libraries through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, some states provided funds plus leadership for school library development. However, activity has been reduced in many states recently. (Author)
Descriptors: Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, History
Peer reviewedMahor, Mary Helen – Library Trends, 1974
Descriptors: Educational Media, Evaluation Methods, Learning Resources Centers, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedFrary, Mildred P. – Library Trends, 1971
For the decade of the 1970s, it seems that school library service to the disadvantaged will realize educational objectives in the same measure as education survives the current transformation or rebirth. (20 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services
Peer reviewedMcMullen, Haynes – Library Trends, 1976
A survey of the distribution of various kinds of libraries in the United States at different times during the last 100 years. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Geographic Distribution, Government Libraries, History
