Presents traditional and nontraditional ideas for cooperation between school and public libraries to provide for the total educational, cultural, and other needs of the community. (Author/CMV)

Describes a three-phase national study examining the concepts of cooperative library ventures and combined libraries to determine which institutional structure had the most potential for improving school and public library services in the state. (CMV)

Recommends that more study be given to the supervision of school library media programs to begin to establish better communication and support within the programs. (CMV)

Discusses the problems encountered by elementary school children in retrieving information from a library catalog, either the traditional card catalog or an OPAC (online public access catalog). An alternative system of classification using colors and symbols is described that was developed in the Common School (Amherst, Massachusetts). (Author/LRW)

An elementary school librarian relates her experience talking a fifth grade boy out of committing suicide. Raises the question of librarian-student confidentiality in assembling a crisis management team. Argues that the school library should be a refuge, a place to get books and information, and love. (PEN)

This review provides a summary of the feature and research content published in "School Library Media Quarterly" since 1972 to provide a description of the major research interests reflected by those who have published. The institutions and professional roles represented by the authors are also summarized. Results outlined in four…

Describes how a middle school librarian, initially dismayed at having the major constellations of the northern hemisphere painted on the school library ceiling, gradually found the painting to be a fine resource for mythology and astronomy, and eventually discovered it to be one enormous, fantastic, writing prompt. (SR)

Describes a study that examined whether school library media specialists engage in self-censorship as part of the collection development process with regard to young adult literature having content that significantly increases the probability that the materials will be challenged. Explains the research method of searching Texas high school OPACs…

Discussion of the role of school libraries focuses on a study in England that monitored secondary school students completing a resource-based learning project. Compared students' use of the school library at four different schools with their use of other information resources, including public libraries and the Internet. (Author/LRW)

Offers suggestions for school library programs that can attract students and encourage reading without being specifically tied into the curriculum. Topics include book fairs; visits by authors, storytellers and entertainers; book-related celebrations; and contests. (LRW)

Discusses instructional collaboration between school library media specialists and classroom teachers based on school interviews in California. Highlights include curricular standards; persistence and perseverance; recruiting student teachers to become involved; and districtwide or schoolwide expectations. (LRW)

Discusses the main goal of this workshop, which is to show how the use of information literacy and instructional design theory and skills have been easily integrated into the normal classroom routine in one Ohio school district. (LRW)

Discusses how to overcome roadblocks to implementing the "Information Power" model for school libraries. Focuses on administrative problems; time and planning issues; school culture that lacks a collaborative environment; and developing planning units to achieve success. (LRW)

Describes the Six Traits of Writing and how school librarians can use storytime to teach the Six Traits, use picture books that demonstrate them, develop active participation strategies for listening comprehension, and teach group and individual composition highlighting each trait. (LRW)

The failure of school library research to reach a wider audience is not simply a matter of dissemination. Research should be conducted on all grade levels and not predominantly secondary schools; relevant to the sponsor; cumulative and built on issues of theory, methodology, and substance developed in earlier work; and interdisciplinary. (PEN)