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Olson, Renee – School Library Journal, 2000
Relates the role of Al Sandrini, superintendent of the Norris (CA) School District, in expanding the school libraries, including materials and staffing. Discusses what made him a strong library advocate, investing district money in libraries, site-based management, and how school librarians can be strong advocates. (LRW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advocacy, Interviews, Librarians
Halverstadt, Julie – School Library Journal, 1995
Discusses the rise in circulation in the Douglas Public Library District (Colorado) due to expanding educational options. Highlights include the Charter Schools Act, library skills instruction, home-schoolers' use of the library, materials availability, year-round reading programs, Internet benefits, and staffing increases and changes. (AEF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Library Circulation, Library Development
Bell, Geraldine – School Library Journal, 1994
Describes the ongoing development of school libraries in the Birmingham (Alabama) Public School System. Highlights include commitment of the Board of Education and the city; accreditation; planning; communication; cooperative planning with classroom teachers; cooperative projects with the public library and cable company; Reading Is Fundamental…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Board of Education Role, Cable Television, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Summers, F. William – School Library Journal, 1989
Identifies library values affected by technology, including respect for and privacy of the individual, equality of user needs, and freedom of purpose and access. Fundamental changes that may result from technology are predicted in the areas of the library role, functions of staff, fees for services and document delivery, and costs of local and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
McCauley, Elfrieda – School Library Journal, 1991
Describes results of a survey of Native American school libraries that was conducted to measure the extent to which they have acquired the minimum base of resources and personnel mandated by federal legislation. Results are compared with those from an earlier survey, and improvements for Native American libraries are suggested. (five references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship, Federal Legislation
Miller, Marilyn L.; Moran, Barbara B. – School Library Journal, 1985
Second survey report (first was published October 1983) presents information on expenditures in library media centers for resources and audiovisual equipment, condition of collections and patterns in collection development, staffing and educational background of head library media specialist, and patterns of use of microcomputers by students and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1999
Presents findings from the "School Library Journal" survey of school library expenditures for FY 1997-98. Data include: budget allocation; salaries; library collection; technology; staff and certification; access to basic electronic resources; library policy; planning and communication between library media specialists and teachers; and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Policy, Information Technology
