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McConnell, Terry; And Others – Book Report, 1996
Describes techniques involved in having high school students create multimedia research presentations with guidance from the school library media specialist. Topics include necessary writing, library, and technical skills for students; librarian-teacher cooperation; an example of a group project with three students; equipment needs; and library…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Media Specialists, Multimedia Materials
Paglin, Catherine – Northwest Education, 2003
Research has linked strong school library programs to academic achievement. In Oregon's Tigard-Tualatin School District, one school librarian collaborates on curriculum units with teachers, weaving instruction on information literacy and research skills throughout the curriculum. In Portland (Oregon), another librarian designs ways for students to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
Peer reviewedRader, Hannelore B. – Library Trends, 2002
Presents a literature and Web survey of materials related to library user instruction and information literacy. Highlights include higher education; school libraries; public and special libraries; information skills training in the workplace; the global environment; conferences; examples of model programs; international programs for information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Conferences, Global Approach
Preddy, Leslie B. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Discusses a hands-on, teacher-library media specialist collaborative model for implementing the inquiry approach to the research process into the classroom and school library media center. Highlights include student research journals, including timelines; brainstorming; questioning; skimming for information; and sample questioning worksheets. (LRW)
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Learning Resources Centers
Preddy, Leslie B. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2003
Explains a hands-on, classroom teacher/library media specialist collaborative model for implementing the inquiry approach to the research process into the classroom and school library media center. Topics include the investigation phase; source notes; primary sources; interviews; community resources; storyboards; and peer conferences. (LRW)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Interviews
Peer reviewedBush, Gail – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Presents six conversations between school library media specialists and teachers that are based on true stories involving collaboration. Discusses pressures to relinquish individuality in lesson plans; planning; curriculum development; and child development classes and preschool programs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCooper, Linda Z. – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Describes a program that distributed refurbished books to children who might not have a book of their own. Discusses collaboration among school library media specialists, administration, teachers, parents, and community agencies; information literacy standards; empowering elementary students to help less fortunate children; and multiple learning…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Style, Community Involvement, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHarris, Frances Jacobson – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Discusses Web sites operated by extremist groups and considers how school library media specialists can educate students about hate groups and teach strategies to recognize inappropriate sites. Topics include critical thinking; limiting access through filters; developing Web access policies; and creating computer use agreements. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Use, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Hudson, Jill Rooker – Indiana Media Journal, 1996
Describes a study of elementary and secondary school library media specialists in Oklahoma that compared current knowledge of policy to actual practice regarding off-air videotape recording for use in classrooms. Discussion focuses on strong versus weak educational justification and situational vignettes depicting each. Media specialists'…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Fair Use (Copyrights)
Peer reviewedKleiner, Jane P.; Hamaker, Charles A. – College & Research Libraries, 1997
Describes three projects at Louisiana State University libraries designed to utilize document delivery and electronic access to expand collections, identify faculty journal needs, and share resources among academic, public, special, and school libraries. Network developments, grant support, and needs assessment surveys are also discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Document Delivery, Grants
Lynch, Mary Jo; Oder, Norman; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Miller, Marilyn L.; Schontz, Marilyn L. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2002
Presents eight articles that discuss research on libraries and librarianship; number of libraries in the U.S. and Canada; highlights of NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) surveys; library acquisition expenditures; budgets; price indexes; library buildings construction; and expenditures for school library media center resources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Cost Indexes, Educational Resources
Shafer, Marilyn – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Offers suggestions for an orientation program for middle school library media centers. Highlights include focusing on a different curriculum area each year; teamwork among library staff; creating hands-on activity stations around the library; teamwork among students; and ideas for the activity stations, including video, arts and crafts, games, and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Handicrafts
Peer reviewedMurray, Janet – School Libraries Worldwide, 2001
Discusses the role of school library programs in the education of students with disabilities, especially in teaching them information skills for lifelong support in accessing information important to daily living. Describes examples from an Australian study on school library services for students with disabilities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEmergency Librarian, 1990
Summarizes research findings from seven dissertations that explore the benefits to students of school and public library cooperation. Highlights include characteristics of student use of public libraries versus their use of school libraries; student attitudes; socioeconomic differences in access to library services; and barriers to cooperation.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Collections
