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Berkowitz, Robert E.; And Others – 1983
This controlled research report writing curriculum was developed for 10th grade students by an interdisciplinary team led by the library media specialist and the chairperson of the English Department of Wayne Central High School. The purpose of the program is to give students a highly structured experience in research report writing, with…
Descriptors: Grade 10, High Schools, Instructional Materials, Research Papers (Students)
Download full textDavis, Phyllis; And Others – 1986
These criteria were designed to be used by school administrators, professional staff, and community representatives to assess school library programs and to provide a basis for establishing goals. In addition, information generated by the criteria might be used for the validation of exemplary programs and promising practices; self-appraisal; the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Learning Resources Centers
Camerman, Virginia T. – 1986
This report describes a study designed to determine whether the collection of computer software by libraries falls into a pattern of library type and whether patron use of computer software falls into a pattern of clientele type. Following a summary of previous research, a discussion of the study methodology describes a survey of 154 randomly…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1987
This guide presents a number of activities that are designed to attract students and teachers to the school library media center. Included are ideas and suggestions gleaned from various professional journals, books, and library media specialists around the state of Texas, such as: (1) games, contests, and reading clubs; (2) bulletin boards; (3)…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Games
Hodges, Gerald G. – 1982
Aimed at consultants and those responsible for the development of school library media programs, this paper outlines the functions of school library media personnel, with emphasis on their instructional role and their role as agents of societal change. A discussion of entry-level competencies which should be required for school library media…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Check Lists, Competence, Consultants
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. – 1986
A survey was developed in 1984 by the Pennsylvania School Library Media Service Division to evaluate the status of state mandated school library media programs. The survey instrument was mailed to 1,923 (out of a possible 3,487) schools to the attention of the 1,963 school librarians; the response rate was approximately 67% (1,336). This report on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Materials
Nanaimo School District #68 (British Columbia). – 1988
An evaluation of the Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC)-Library Services for the Nanaimo (British Columbia) School District is presented in this report, which is based on surveys, interviews, observations, tours, discussions, readings, and meetings conducted by the team members during the course of the study. The evaluation team consisted of two…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Learning Resources Centers
Zweizig, Douglas L.; And Others – 1988
This comprehensive report details the activities of a study which investigated public, public secondary school, community college, academic, state institutional, and state library agencies, in order to: (1) assess the current status of libraries in literacy education; (2) determine an expanded role for libraries in literacy education; and (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Institutional Libraries, Library Role
Aversa, Elizabeth Smith; And Others – 1989
This guide addresses the role of online searching in school library media centers. The first section reviews the literature in the area and presents guidelines for planning and implementing online access for students based on the experiences reported. This section lists 44 references. The second section summarizes the results of a 1986 survey of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Library Planning, Media Specialists
Seager, Andrew J.; And Others – 1987
This volume contains descriptions of 62 library programs that have been identified as being exemplary in one of the following program topic areas: (1) services to populations without library or media centers; (2) services to populations with inadequate library/media centers; (3) services to special populations, including the disadvantaged,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1984
This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by librarians working in a school library. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which school librarians perform: acquisitions; cataloging; circulation and reader services; collection maintenance; interlibrary loan; management; reference; and…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Job Performance
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1979
Designed for use in school libraries, this manual outlines simplified procedures for cataloging, defined as the indexing of an item; for classification, defined as the assignment of a subject number to the item; and for processsing, defined as the preparation of the item so that it can be borrowed from the library. The manual is divided into 10…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Filing
Kessler, Julia Boone – 1981
Using decision points from Esther Piercy's "Commonsense Cataloging" as a framework for analysis, this paper compares the opinions of experts on cataloging, classification, and shelf arrangement of audiovisual materials in school libraries, public libraries, and media centers with actual practices in four school and community libraries in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Syracuse, NY. – 1984
Nine articles published between 1981 and 1984 and cited in "Resources in Education" and "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this bibliography on uses of microcomputers in library instruction. Emphasis is on how school libraries are using the microcomputer as educational media and library management tools. Topics include the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Buckingham, Betty Jo, Comp. – 1984
In response to the requests of library media workshop participants who were queried during the 1982-1983 school year by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction about what would be most helpful to them in the area of library skills, this sampler of library media skills teaching ideas was produced. Ideas were solicited from practicing library…
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
