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GAVER, MARY V. – 1960
THE CHARACTERISTIC ABILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AND OTHER RELATED SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO HAD ACCESS TO CENTRALIZED LIBRARY SERVICES WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO DID NOT. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM SIX SCHOOLS WITH VARYING SCHOOL LIBRARY PROVISIONS WHICH INCLUDED EXAMPLES OF--(1) A CENTRALIZED SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Library Services, Library Skills
Download full textBROWN, DONALD J.; BROWN, JAMES W. – 1966
TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE INSTITUTES UPON THE PARTICIPANTS, 32 INSTITUTES WERE VISITED BY EXPERTS IN MEDIA USE. THE SPECIAL MEDIA INSTITUTES STRESSED APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA TO VARIOUS FIELDS. THE EFFECT OF THE INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE UPON PARTICIPANT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO NEW TEACHING MATERIALS WAS FOUND TO BE POSITIVE.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Development, Communications, Educational Media
Burnham, Brian; McCordick, Irene – 1978
Two versions of this Preserved Context Indexing System (PRECIS)/school library materials project, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education, are presented: a narrative report and a technical report. Designed for interested readers who are not familiar with information science terminology, the narrative report summarizes the development of this…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Networks
Condon, Joyce – 1976
This study was conducted to determine the status of Library Technical Assistants (LTAs) in Michigan Public Schools during 1975-76. LTAs and their supervisors responded to questionnaires on the following areas investigated: (1) contract benefits; (2) LTA work--tasks, advantages and disadvantages of position, appraisal by LTAs of their training and…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Employment Statistics
Weaver, Barbara F. – 1976
This is the second and final year report on the CLASP (Central Massachusetts Library Administration Simulation Project) which developed and tested a simulation model that would enable library personnel to learn and practice skills of negotiation, decision making, budgeting, and program planning. Specific program objectives were: (1) to upgrade the…
Descriptors: Games, Inservice Education, Librarians, Library Administration
National Advisory Commission on Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1967
Available library statistical information is unreliable and missing in many areas. This report covers three general subjects: (1) the description of the nature of the figures that are currently available, including lists of library statistics publications, and an indication of some information which is wanted but not available; (2) a discussion of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Data Collection, Libraries, Literature Reviews
Hickin, Patricia – 1978
The Virginia Planning Conference for Solar Technology Information Transfer was held in Richmond in February 1978 to elicit suggestions on how to make Virginians aware of libraries as sources of energy information and how Virginia libraries can keep their energy materials and reference services up to date. A summary of this planning session and a…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Reports, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Bailey, Barbara M. – 1974
This booklet is the first in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objective of this unit is to be able to perform the tasks required of library assistants under the supervision of the school librarian. Students study the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Career Exploration, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
PDF pending restorationBailey, Barbara M. – 1974
This booklet is the tenth in a series of ten programed instruction units which was developed as a career related language arts program to teach library skills to junior high school students. The objective of this unit is for the student to read seven "paragraphs" on librarianship as a career, and complete tests and activities to demonstrate…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Career Exploration, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
Amey, L. J. – 1974
Public and school libraries having begun as an outgrowth of each other and then separated, have some overlap in philosophy, function, and public served. Although studies have opposed the combined school and public library, communities continue to attempt mergers largely for promise of dollar savings. There is also a philosophical trend in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Financial Problems, Financial Support
O'Hara, Kathryn – 1973
A study was made to determine which books children borrowed, how many of these were quality literature, and what interests were revealed. This was accomplished by noting all books checked out during a two-month period in one elementary school library, and by designating as quality literature those books listed in the "Children's Catalog." Analysis…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elective Reading, Elementary Education
Menakes, Randall John – 1975
A librarian's view of the Mohican Youth Camp (MYC) and the Ohio penal system for youthful offenders provides information about these institutions and their library services. The report first describes existing treatment and institutions and gives the author's opinions as to how to make constructive changes in both public attitudes and the system,…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Institutional Libraries, Juvenile Courts
Adamovich, Shirley Gray – 1973
The Manchester Interlibrary Cooperative (MILC) is a city-wide organization of 18 school, public, and special libraries located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The New Hampshire State Library is a member and serves as a consultant to the project. Its base of operation is the Manchester City Library. The original intent of the cooperative was to show…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Demography, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1976
The Maryland department of education provides guidelines for forming policies and procedures for selecting textbooks and instructional materials. Items to be included in the selection policy are listed, and 14 guidelines are provided for evaluating materials, with particular attention to procedures for handling requests for reconsideration of…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Evaluation Criteria, Grievance Procedures, Guidelines
Breivik, Patricia Senn, Ed. – 1975
This collection of essays focuses on group social and political action as it relates to libraries and their environments. The introduction discusses the group-concept approach to studying library and information science. The essays are case studies of interest group politics, including: (1) the imprisonment of a librarian who refused to give…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Censorship, Community Influence, Community Organizations
