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Cochran, Sally; Gisolfi, Peter – School Library Journal, 1997
Describes the renovation of the Horace Greeley High School library (Chappaqua, New York). Discusses initial planning; costs; teachers' use of the library; new technology and the blending of print resources; and the appeal of the facility for students. Sidebars highlight the lighting design and renovation goals for the media specialist and…
Descriptors: Building Design, Costs, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Facility Improvement
Peer reviewedKnuth, Rebecca – Library & Information Science Research, 1997
Discusses the appropriateness of applying diffusion theory to the study of five factors that influence school library development globally: (1) the evolution of, acceptance of, and consensus on a viable service-delivery model; (2) influence exercised by professional organizations; (3) generation of acceptable standards; (4) overt government…
Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Elementary Secondary Education, Information Services, Library Development
Glick, Andrea – School Library Journal, 1998
Profiles eight youth services librarians from public and school libraries, who participated in a recent American Library Association seminar. Describes reasons for career choice, learning experiences, salary, public image, duties performed and programs developed, highlights of the job, librarian teacher cooperation, technology, library education,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRamsey, Inez L. – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Describes the development of a Web site called Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) that grew out of a library science class. Topics include Web search engines; content selection; the roles of a school library media professional; curriculum support, including lesson plans; technical issues; and future goals. (LRW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedHite, Sarah P. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1996
Reviews areas of competence essential to comprehensive school art therapy service delivery and outlines suggestions for a resource library. Art therapy texts, references in assessment in special education, intervention, program planning and evaluation, consultation, and research will enhance the effectiveness of art therapists treating increasing…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Counseling Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1996
A survey of high-tech (n=289) and non-high-tech (n=219) school library media centers revealed that most high-tech schools (38%) are in the South and that most (35%) are high schools. Analyzes patterns in funding, types of technology, automated management, expenditures and collections, staffing and salaries, participation in staff development…
Descriptors: Administration, Data Analysis, Financial Support, Income
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
