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Download full textNational Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1986
Activities of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) for fiscal year 1985-1986 are reported under four broad headings--Improving Library and Information Services To Meet Changing Needs; Access to Information; Information Technology and Productivity; and Policy, Planning, and Advice. Activities reported under the first…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education
Holman, Frank A.; And Others – 1994
Arkansas is a rural state with diverse educational needs. To help meet these needs, the Arkansas Academy for Leadership Training and School-Based Management Technology Committee made a decision to survey all public school library media specialists (LMSs) in Arkansas about technology presently in use in Arkansas schools and to locate educators with…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Hammond, Carol, Ed. – 1990
Five of the seven papers in this collection focus on the use of technology for information retrieval and resource sharing: (1) "Teaching Students How To Search Bibliographic Retrieval Systems: The Unit Record Approach" (George Bell); (2) "The Online Catalog and Bibliographic Databases as Shared Resources: The Impact and Issues of Networking a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Brown, Gerald R. – 1990
Focusing on urban students, this report discusses approaches taken and programs implemented by school libraries in the Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) School Division in response to at-risk students. While the programs span the range of grade levels, several of those highlighted are specifically for at-risk preschoolers, dropouts, and adult learners.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Friderichsen, Blanche – 1986
Recommended sources for the selection of school library materials are listed in this annotated bibliography intended to aid schools in developing their library collections. The sources cover a variety of media including fiction, nonfiction, biographies, picture books, reference books, filmstrips, films, video programs, microcomputer courseware,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Courseware
Brown, James A., Jr. – 1986
By 2010, when the information age and a service-oriented economy should be thriving, accessing, manipulating, and interacting with information will be the most desirable career skills. Educational reform programs designed to improve these skills through the development of competency-based education programs, instructional technology, and critical…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competency Based Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Technology
Wiget, Lawrence A. – 1986
This examination of microcomputer use in primary schools begins by comparing the national data for elementary schools for 1984-1985 with the findings of a study of seven elementary schools in the Anchorage (Alaska) School District (ASD) which was conducted in the same year. Current research findings are cited in a discussion of assumptions about…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Planning
Lippmann, Ellen; Arbuss, Steve – 1983
Intended to motivate and assist librarians in taking a new approach to library services for adolescents of junior high and high school age, this handbook (1) outlines the benefits of youth participation in school and public libraries; (2) describes some existing programs, including youth participation in library planning and policy, publication of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Guidelines
Bender, Evelyn – 1988
The American Library Association's Carroll Preston Baber Research Award supported this project on the use, impact and feasibility of a computer assisted writing facility located in the library of Stetson Middle School in Philadelphia, an inner city school with a population of minority, "at risk" students. The writing facility consisted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth, English Instruction, Feasibility Studies
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; King, Donald W. – 1989
This comprehensive state-wide study of library systems in New York state describes them and analyzes the way they are working; compares that to the intent of library laws and regulations and to the needs of state residents for library services; and recommends changes where a need for them is indicated. (Three types of library systems are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interviews
Baechtold, Marguerite – 1978
A survey and demonstration project was undertaken in 1977-78 to identify gaps in the professional preparation of library professionals who work with young children, and to develop and test short course offerings to improve the skills and competencies of school and public librarians. Questionnaires were sent to 400 school and public librarians in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Resources, Early Childhood Education, Family Role
Federal Library and Information Center Committee, Washington, DC. Federal Library and Information Network. – 1987
This document summarizes the nine presentations made at an institute on laser disk systems in libraries held at the Library of Congress in May 1987. The first speaker, Linda Helgerson, discussed advances in CD-ROM technology as well as its advantages and disadvantages. Judy McQueen focused primarily on the disadvantages of CD-ROM and urged caution…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Presberry, Rosa L., Comp.; And Others – 1983
Designed to assist local officials in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Criteria for Modern School Library Media Programs, this factbook lists statistical data on school library media programs in the state of Maryland. The entries are arranged alphabetically by local educational agency name…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
American Association of School Librarians--Alaska, Juneau. – 1984
Developed to encourage and promote the establishment and maintenance of standards of excellence in all school library media centers, standards presented here are designed to be the minimum acceptable for Alaska schools. Each school is urged to use the standards as a base to develop a quality library media program which reflects the unique…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Farmer, Marjorie; And Others – 1979
This document presents reports on the major components of the Pennsylvania Comprehensive Reading/Communication Arts Plan devised to provide literacy instruction at all educational levels in Philadelphia. Marjorie Farmer presents an overview of the program, and Peggy Glover reports on services provided at the Free Library of Philadelphia, including…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Commercial Television, Educational Radio
