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| School Library Media Quarterly | 6 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
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| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Garland, Kathleen – School Library Media Quarterly, 1992
Discusses sampling of circulation data as a technique for library media program management. Highlights include random and purposive sampling techniques; studies of circulation samples; factors affecting circulation patterns; guidelines for sampling circulation statistics over shorter time periods; and an example using statistics gathered from an…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
White, Howard D. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Uses measures drawn from the "Information Power" guidelines for school library media programs and data from a national survey to compare the performance of the states in providing library collections and services in public schools. Tables present data on sample size, collection effort scores, and service scale scores. Raw data on collections and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Services
Garland, Kathleen – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Discusses results of a national survey of state education agencies and elementary and middle school library media specialists that was conducted to determine what library media center and circulation statistics were being collected. The importance and usefulness of statistics for the funding of library media programs is also discussed. (10…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Learning Resources Centers, Library Circulation
Hart, Thomas L., Ed. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Discusses political action that affects school library media programs. Topics addressed include education and school library media program statistics; learning resources and technology statistics; the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, particularly the disparity of collections and effects on student achievement; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Callison, Daniel – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
The first part of a two-part review of research related to school library media collections summarizes studies with implications for budgets and collection size, the selection process, collection policies, and the librarian as censor. A table compares data on holdings and expenditures for schools providing high-level library service with national…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians
Krashen, Stephen D. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1995
Discussion of the relationship between reading ability and library quality and use focuses on results of a multiple regression analysis of data that examined fourth-grade scores on the 1992 NAEP Reading Comprehension test. Highlights include books per student in school library media centers, circulation in public libraries, and software available.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
