More than twenty years ago reading researchers sought to capture the behaviors good readers demonstrated to make meaning from their reading. By shifting the focus away from what was wrong, researchers were able to study and discuss what worked. A comprehensive list of reading strategies emerged from this research. This was an important discovery.…

The article is divided into three sections. The main section, "Filtering beyond CIPA: Consequences of and Alternatives to Overfiltering in Schools" (Kristen Batch) describes factors that contribute to the overimplementation of CIPA. Internet filtering is a routine practice in public schools and libraries. The Children's Internet…

Over the last century, school library standards have gone through a number of iterations, and expectations for student learning have evolved. While the school library of today looks and functions differently from the school library of the early 1900s, the vision surprisingly is still very similar. The goal of today's school library is to provide…

As K-12 schools increase the presence of and access to technology, the role of school librarians is changing. Many librarians have not been prepared by their colleges and universities for the changes demanded by their jobs. In this article, we discuss the skills that 47 school librarians reported having learned on the job as opposed to in…

The aim of this research paper is to assess the implementation of Universal basic Education Programme in Nigeria from 1999-2009 on availability of personnel resources. A descriptive and survey method was adopted for the investigations, through random sampling technique, two (2) States each were selected from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria…

Twenty-one case studies, representative of an area of concern in school library administration, are presented as a classroom technique for students of school library management. Analysis and interpretation of these cases by students provide a vehicle for teaching library administration. (AB)

Alternatives are presented which aim to produce leaders in the school library field who will assume leadership roles in large school libraries, in school districts, and at the regional, state, or national level. (29 references) (MM)

Employment and salary statistics are tabulated for 1973 graduates of library schools accredited by the American Library Association. (LS)

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Except where older documents are listed to preserve a series, the citations are restricted to current items. Publications of all faculty, students and staff of the Case Western Reserve School of Library Science are included. The scope of the research conducted by the personnel of the school and their interests in basic and applied approaches,…

This paper is part of a project to set up a vertical file of pamphlet material for the Library School of Western Reserve University. The questions explored by this project are: (1) Can a classification of knowledge be created that will bring together all areas of knowledge related to Library Science and yet carry a short, simple notation? and (2)…

Characterizes applications received by the University of Michigan School of Library Science for three faculty positions advertised in 1973 and three advertised in 1975. (PF)

The initial and continuing education programs and an accompanying range of publication, research, and consultancy services at Leeds Polytechnic are described. (Author)