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Gibson, Mary Jane; Kaczmarek, Mildred – 1977
Designed to accompany the library handbook for freshman students at Rochelle Township High School, this workbook includes a variety of purposeful activities to reinforce the learning of basic library research skills and the use of tools. Topics covered include: how the Dewey Decimal System works; how to use the card catalog; how to locate books in…
Descriptors: Activities, High School Students, Library Instruction, Library Skills
Bredsdorff, Aase – 1979
Most countries have school legislation, and many have library legislation; however, in very few is school library legislation found. It is noteworthy that school libraries are the weakest in many library systems. There is a strong case to be made for a legal requirement that library services be established in all recognized schools and vocational…
Descriptors: Legislation, Library Administration, Library Planning, Library Science
Download full textLUECKE, FRITZ; SPROESSER, GERRY – 1967
A RANDOMLY SELECTED SAMPLE OF 163 NINTH AND TENTH GRADE STUDENTS WAS ASKED, IN A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, TO EXPRESS THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. THE RESPONSES TO EACH STATEMENT WERE TALLIED AND PRESENTED AS A NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE. IN GENERAL IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS SPEND SOME OF THEIR INDEPENDENT STUDY TIME IN THE…
Descriptors: Improvement, Librarians, Library Facilities, Library Instruction
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Libraries. – 1976
This publication has been prepared to assist school districts in the State of New York to develop and carry out a materials selection policy for school libraries. Recommendations are made as to the development process, components, assumptions, and criteria of the selection policy. Procedures for dealing with controversial materials are also…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Library Material Selection, Media Selection, Policy Formation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1968
These 19 articles on school-public library cooperation have appeared in library and education periodicals or conference proceedings. Topics covered include: the problems and opportunities of library service to students; various relationships between school and public libraries; aspects of library cooperation in general; and descriptions of…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Librarians, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. – 1967
The Library Aides Program, an Elementary and Secondary Education Act project, was begun in 1966 in the Pittsburgh public and parochial schools to provide a trained aide to assist the librarian with general and paraprofessional duties. An evaluation of the public school program was conducted (1) to determine how librarians and library aides divide…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Job Analysis, Librarians, Library Technicians
Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. – 1968
The Library Aide Program has been operating in the Pittsburgh public schools since 1966. The program was initiated to relieve the librarian of some nonprofessional activities by providing her with a paraprofessional aide. The findings of the 1968 evaluation indicate that the librarians are satisfied with the aides, but there is no statistically…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Job Analysis, Librarians, Library Technicians
Oakland Public Schools, CA. – 1970
This research report attempts to place the evaluation of the library services on a quantifiable, reproducible basis. Since the research design was developed after the project was well under way, no cause-effect inferences can be made. Each of the ten chapters covers one phase of the evaluation design: (1) Librarian's Description of the Project,…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Evaluation, Learning Resources Centers, Library Services
Montana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Helena. – 1969
Basic procedures for setting up a new school library or for maintaining an established one are described to help economize the librarian's efforts and assist in establishing effective organization. Use of this guide to streamline library routine will give librarians more time to assist school personnel and to develop a better total library…
Descriptors: Guides, Librarians, Library Materials, Library Planning
American Association of School Librarians, Chicago, IL. – 1969
Recent innovations in education have necessitated a new approach to education for school librarianship. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is endeavoring to contribute in this area through the School Library Manpower Project. The Project is designed in two phases: I-Task Analysis of School Library Positions, and II-Education and…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Personnel, Personnel
Axford, H. William, Ed. – 1974
Three major presentations from the 1973 Library Automation Research and Consulting Institute are included here. The first outlines the course of library automation in the preceding 10 years. The second is a discussion of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Automated Instructional Materials Handling System (AIMS), which includes materials…
Descriptors: Computers, Conference Reports, Information Networks, Information Processing
Billings, Jane K., Ed. – 1970
The publication "Learning to Use Media" is a complete revision of the "Handbook of Suggestions for School Library Activities." It includes audio-visual as well as print materials made adaptable to present-day curricular uses. The guide is designed for use with a basic collection of print and audio-visual materials, well organized and cataloged,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Educational Resources, Learning Resources Centers
Flynn, M. Elizabeth – 1972
In Massachusetts municipalities there exists the need to develop at the policy-making, fiscal and administrative levels, an awareness, understanding and knowledge of the functions, objectives and roles of both the public library and the school media program in relation to children and young adults. To this end there should be joint administrative…
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Role, Library Services, Public Libraries
Haizlip, Harold C. – 1973
Difficulties specific to the Virgin Islands and the general rapid advances in technology require the rethinking of the role of libraries. Libraries and media centers should be called "information centers" to reflect the explosion of information which is outdating the traditional media. Plans are underway in the Virgin Islands to develop…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Role
Law, Gordon – 1976
The need for librarianship of instructional gaming increases as the production of literature and games grows, and as gaming becomes progressively legitimatized as an instructional strategy. This paper presents guidelines for bibliographic control and reference services, collection development, cataloging and classification, circulation and…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Media, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
