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Download full textBrown, Gerald R. – 2001
This document reports on a study tour of Canadian schools conducted by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education. The purposes of the tour were to: develop an awareness of the scope of modern school library programming; investigate the aspects of implementation of a modern school library program including staffing, facilities, educational programming,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Library Development
Robinson, David E. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1996
Discusses a five-point approach for library media specialists about school-based management. The approach includes establishing priorities for the school library media program, developing strong community support and a public relations program, creating a support staff within the school, refining human relations, and using creative scheduling and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Human Relations, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Administration
Peer reviewedNakamura, Yuriko – School Libraries Worldwide, 2000
Discusses and compares results of a survey of teacher's perceptions of school libraries in Tokyo, Japan and in Honolulu, Hawaii that showed differences in policies, availability of trained school library personnel, and in the nature of school library development. Copies of the questionnaires used are appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Yesner, Bernice L.; Jay, Hilda L. – 1998
This comprehensive handbook offers detailed instructions for accessing the current performance of--and setting objectives for--school library media programs. Useful for both practicing school library media teachers and those in training, this manual shows how to identify problems and potentials, set goals and objectives, structure evaluation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Information Technology, Library Administration
Jones, Patrick; Shoemaker, Joel – 2001
This book explores how librarians can work to strengthen and improve the quality of service to young adults. The introduction is written by Mary Kay Chelton, whose dissertation, "Adult-Adolescent Service Encounters: The Library Context" (1997), inspired this book. The book has 12 chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the provision of best young adult…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers
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Whether you are a new school library media specialist just starting in the profession, or a more experienced librarian who may not have the time to research and gather the information you need, this comprehensive guide provides an excellent overview of numerous topics related to school libraries. Written in easy-to-understand language, this…
Descriptors: Public Relations, School Libraries, Media Specialists, Library Automation
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1998
Describes the publication of the American Library Association's new school library media program guidelines and standards, "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning." Discussion includes the library mission; the constant state of evolution of the library and information services profession; and the importance of standards.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Science Education, Information Scientists
Morton, Claudette, Ed.; Loge, Charlene, Ed. – 1996
This document presents a collection of papers to be used as a practical guide and reference for delivering library services to small rural schools. The document targets rural school teachers, new school librarians, county superintendents, and rural and small school boards of trustees. Papers cover: (1) issues related to library administration,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Acquisition
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
As part of its function of providing information about all kinds of educational activities, the Bureau of Education, beginning with its report for 1870, has periodically collected and published statistics of public, society, and school libraries, recently at intervals of about five years. This bulletin is comprised of statistics gathered from the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Public Libraries, Statistical Surveys, National Surveys
Olen, Sandra – 1992
This paper identifies obstacles to physical and intellectual access and effective use of books and media by South African children and suggests some possible solutions. It also includes a description of a study of the attitudes of first-year student teachers at colleges of education and universities in the Transvaal towards school libraries. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Literature, Developing Nations, Elementary School Students
Cohen, Nathan M.; Denison, Barbara; Boehlert, Jessie C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
During the last decade, research has become increasingly important to the profession of librarianship. Seven library schools now have doctoral programs, foundation grants have stimulated and supported scores of major projects, and the research method has been recognized as an accepted technique for solving library problems. The increasing volume…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations
Johnson, Lamar – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This manuscript reports a study of the secondary-school library. The library, it is claimed, exists first to improve the curriculum, and second, to encourage reading as a leisure-time occupation. The purposes of this investigation are: (1) to list and describe activities and devices used in outstanding secondary-school libraries; (2) to present…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students
