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McIsaac, Marina Stock; And Others – School Library Journal, 1984
Suggests directions for improving school library services to Native Americans by examining three areas: important events in library development since 1950s; Native Americans' perceived needs for information (specifically in Arizona); four proposed roles which reservation-based library media specialist can assume to help eliminate educational…
Descriptors: American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Learning Resources Centers
Avner, Jane A. – School Library Journal, 1989
Discusses various aspects of home schooling, including reasons that parents choose home schooling, two major schools of thought on home education, historical perspectives, and legal issues. The role of the public library is examined and some services offered to home schoolers are described. A bibliography of books for parents is provided. (10…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Library Role
Dyer, Esther; Robertson-Kozan, Concha – School Library Journal, 1983
Focuses on the socio-economic, cultural, and informational needs of Hispanic Americans based on demographics taken from the 1980 census. The development of bilingual education and the role of the library in developing programs which best serve the Spanish-speaking community and its youth are also covered. A four-item bibliography is included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Influences, Hispanic Americans, Information Needs
Callison, Daniel – School Library Journal, 1986
Discussion of the role of the media specialist as a teacher summarizes 10 major elements of the inquiry approach to teaching and learning and seven areas of the school media center's commitment (networking, flexibility, cooperation, concentration, financing, community, and encouragement). Discovery learning research and program implementation are…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Instructional Design
Van Orden, Phyllis – School Library Journal, 1993
Identifies current challenges to children's library services including inequality in access to information; integration of information skills in the classroom; rising costs, low budgets, and increasing demands; the state of book collections; and the need for research at state and national levels. Local examples of successful solutions are…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Childrens Libraries, Curriculum
Vandergrift, Kay E.; And Others – School Library Journal, 1987
Discusses library applications of several specific CD-ROM products, including library catalogs, book reviews, databases, encyclopedias, and interactive video programs. Such factors as cost effectiveness, ease of use, and user satisfaction are discussed, and a bibliography of books about CD-ROM is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Atlases, Book Reviews, Computer Storage Devices
