The senior project, which allows students to select a topic, study it in depth, and produce a culminating exhibition, is one vehicle for promoting information literacy in high schools. Success means using the talents of the teacher and teacher-librarian to coordinate lessons, accomplish assessment, and arrange for use of school facilities. (MLH)

Discusses how librarians can help parents become more knowledgeable about the Internet so they can guide their children in Internet use and become technologically independent. Recommends that school libraries develop Web pages that parents can access and discusses Web page design, content for children, and content for parents. (LRW)

Provides an annotated bibliography of titles on women, their history, and their achievements. Includes 37 titles for elementary students, with appropriate grade levels specified, and 34 titles for secondary students. (LRW)

Presents an historical overview of the rise of conservative pressure groups after 1980 and their association with an increase in censorship activities in schools. Discusses the influence of the Reagan administration; library materials selection; textbook selection; secular humanism; and trying to affect the curriculum rather than targeting…

Digital Video Disc (DVD), now known as digital versatile disc, is a high-capacity storage medium. This article examines and evaluates DVD-Video, for storing digitized movies, and DVD-ROM for storing computer-readable text, graphics, audio, and video files. Describes and reviews selected DVD-Video and DVD-ROM titles and discusses potential hardware…

Analyzes the results of a survey of the continuing education (CE) needs and preferences of school library media specialists in Oklahoma. Highlights include connections between attitudes and participation in CE activities; incentives and constraints for participation; delivery format preferences; and implications for CE providers. (Author/LRW)

Reports on a case study of three rural Georgia elementary school media specialists that examined the tasks performed and their perception of the importance of these tasks compared to responsibilities and tasks in "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning", by the American Association of School Librarians. (LRW)

Describes how three buildings one completed (library), one under construction (music facility), one in predesign (science building) are infusing the University of Minnesota Duluth with a renewed identity and aesthetic. Photos and a floor plan are included. (GR)

Discusses results of a survey developed to determine if school library media specialists perceive that they have been able to implement their roles as described in "Information Power" (1988 and 1998). Also investigates whether they perceive it is important to assume a leadership role in the use of instructional technology. (Author/LRW)

Provides a review of the existing research literature on youth services librarianship which encompasses all library services to children and young adults, ages zero to eighteen in school and public librarian settings, and suggests a research agenda for future scholars. (Contains 144 references.) (LRW)

Presents highlights of a survey conducted for the National Library of Canada to identify information needs of teacher- librarians. Questions included use of National Library services, information sought outside the school library, type of information school libraries were unable to locate, use of interlibrary loan, use and potential use of…

Describes how media/technology specialists organize and monitor instructional resources in schools. Topics include technology coordinators, decentralization of resources, media specialists in each school, and media retrieval systems to schedule the use of media and technology in classrooms. (LRW)

Suggests that the school library must be valued enough to have trained library staff that are able to assist teaching staff with developing their technological expertise, to see the vital connections between curriculum and the library and to advocate for sound and balanced educational change. Discusses the role of the school library, teacher…

These articles describe the Sister Libraries program, part of the White House Millennium project, sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the American Library Association to build relationships with libraries in other cultures. Discusses projects with public and school libraries and library development in…

Investigates the impact of statewide database licensing for ProQuest on the users of public, school, and community college libraries in Washington State. Results of transaction log data and a study of how communities used information indicated that the database is used mainly in education and stressed the importance of implementation and promotion…