Circulation increased and student attitudes toward paperback books in a junior high school library media center collection improved when chain bookstore marketing techniques were used, i.e., topical arrangement; high visibility; clear, colorful labels; books shelved face out; and moveable display racks. These techniques are recommended with some…

Describes a strategy for teaching library skills in the elementary grades through integration of library and classroom curriculums. (CLB)

This article outlines broad categories of information skills needed by students in grades K-7--resource center orientation, research strategies, locating information (general and subject sources), acquiring and analyzing information, organizing and recording information, communicating and presenting information--and suggests ways in which…

Suggested strategy for teaching library research skills to K-7 students involves three developmental stages and nine sequential steps: identification of topic, webbing, selection of suitable materials, selection of needed information, recording sources of information, notetaking, outlining, preparation for presentation, presentation. Sample…

Describes services of Educational Products Information Exchange Institute, a nonprofit organization operating on the campus of Teachers College at Columbia University (New York City) that provides comprehensive assessment tools for educators. Included are software reviews based on detailed analysis, an educational television series on computers,…

Overlap (two libraries own same title) and duplication (one library has more than one copy) in children's collections of books and audiovisual materials were measured. It was found that there was less overlap between two school libraries than between a school library and a public library. Six references are cited. (EJS)

Discussion of school library media center automation resulting from network participation provides a brief overview of the literature that mentions automation in conjunction with networks and a review of several model programs in Indiana, New York, and Ohio. Network participation in OCLC is noted. Twenty-three references are included. (EJS)

Outlines general characteristics of the Tasmanian Education Department's Statewide Computer Network (TASNET) and notes five library-oriented databases (bibliographic, resource management package, informational). TASNET as a library network, future plans for development of an integrated information system, and factors promoting apparent success of…

Discusses censorship of young adult books and describes a hearing held in Vancouver to determine whether a specific book, "It's Okay If You Don't Love Me," should be removed from junior high school libraries. Points made during hearing by local citizens who had read the book are discussed. (EJS)

Suggests well-defined selection policy to assist secondary school librarians in building collections that will instruct, challenge, stimulate, present new ideas, and entertain, a process complicated by diversity of community standards and interests and needs of teenage readers. Selection criteria are delineated: purpose, author, publisher,…

This section provides fully-developed library media activities, most of which are designed to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in following areas: health, professional staff development, reading/language arts, physical education, science, social studies. Curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activity and…

This section provides fully developed library media activities, most of which are designed to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in the following areas: music, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and…

Discusses the development of interlibrary lending and union catalogs, problems of library resource sharing, the development of resource sharing and interlibrary lending in Maryland, governance and costs of interlibrary lending systems, and the Maryland Interlibrary Organization School Media Project. Twenty-five references are provided. (EJS)

Examines creation of Archives and Records Retention Center in school district's Library Media Services department. Highlights include production of policies and procedures manuals, definition of archives and records, functions of library consultant/archivist, functions of center (receiving, processing, researching, protecting, destroying,…

Provides a model for measuring the influence of book quantity and quality, personnel, organization, physical facilities, and user characteristics on loans by 700 Quebec primary and secondary school libraries in 1978-79. Links library output (loans) to inputs (personnel, books) in a production function framework. Includes policy recommendation for…