The Catholic school library, as an integral part of the whole school, must see its role in the total public relations effort of the school. Its efforts should be directed at the public as well as at other school personnel. (Author/MBR)

Describes the growing awareness of children's needs and the development of children's and young people's library services from 1800 to 1976. (LS)

Presents a historical background of the publication of "Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs." Highlights include the histories of the American Library Association (ALA), the National Education Association (NEA), and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT); and a review of…

Discusses the use of on-demand streaming video in school libraries. Explains how streaming works, considers advantages and technical issues, and describes products from three companies that are pioneering streaming in the educational video market. (LRW)

Discusses the importance of weeding library materials. Targets battered books, duplicate copies, shelf sitters, and dated books. The following subjects are used as examples of areas that often need to be weeded: dinosaurs, the "future," the fishing industry, manned space travel, airplanes/automobiles/trucks/motorcycles, manufactories, electronic…

Lists 211 titles designed to support the development of school libraries and school library programs. Most titles are noncommercial publications produced by ministries of education and school library associations. Availability information is included, the International Association of School Librarianship Statement on School Libraries is appended,…

Describes eight study skills and reading comprehension learning strategies involving structured patterns used to help students find meaning and understand information: (1) GLP (Guided Lecture Procedure); (2) K-W-L; (3) Qair (Question Answer Relationships); (4) RARE (Review, Answer, Read, Express); (5) ReQuest; (6) SCORER; (7) SPaRCS; and (8)…

Describes a project for middle school librarians to use to motivate students to read for pleasure. Explains activities based on the idea of a mystery at the school, and describes how clues were developed and linked to books in certain genres that students had to read. (LRW)

Showcases the open-book design of a 36,000-square-foot library and media center for Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington. Discusses the architectural design requirments and need to phase construction, as well as costs and project history. Includes floor plan, general description, photos, and a list of manufacturers and suppliers used for the…

Discusses how to plan for successful author or illustrator visits to school libraries. Topics addressed include preparing students by acquainting them with the visitor's works; how to contact authors or illustrators; written letters of confirmation; arranging for copies of books for autographing; scheduling; and follow-up. (LRW)

Describes procedures for librarians interested in building a World Wide Web site. Highlights include hypertext markup language; home pages; determining audiences and purposes; promoting safety; the planning process, including text length and density, links to external sites, and maintenance; and copyright concerns. (LRW)

These nine articles present narrative accounts of typical days in the working life of school librarians from all over the world. Includes school librarians, teacher-librarians, network librarians, Peace Corps volunteers, and Webmasters, as well as a report from the IASL (International Association of School Librarianship) Web site. (LRW)

Presents a bibliographic selection of nonfiction work on the Holocaust in 31 countries, focusing specifically on the Jewish Holocaust. Countries are arranged alphabetically with brief commentaries plus one to four relevant titles per country. Three titles of general interest for quick reference are cited at the end of the list. (SM)

A school library media specialist cannot be the lone proponent of the library media program. Other voices--parents, coworkers, and students--must all play their respective roles in communicating the value of a great school library media center. This column provides suggestions on ways to improve the services offered by the media program to these…

At the end of each school year there are discussions on all the international teacher-librarians' lists about whether there is a need for inventory or, as the Australians call it, "stocktake"; whether it is reasonable for us to request resources be returned before the last day of school; and whether the library should be closed to allow…