Whether you are a new school library media specialist just starting in the profession, or a more experienced librarian who may not have the time to research and gather the information you need, this comprehensive guide provides an excellent overview of numerous topics related to school libraries. Written in easy-to-understand language, this…

A number of library projects show the cost-effectiveness of sharing space in buildings. Six tables provide statistics for new academic and public library buildings; additions and renovations; renovations only; and a six-year cost summary. Photographs of library interiors and exteriors illustrate the article. (AEF)

Explores Digital Library development partnering as a strategic response to the problem of competitive convergence, and the value added to information by providing its "context of use." The latter is of strategic interest to libraries as the critical information need of library users shifts from information access to relief from abundance…

Examines the Pitts/Stripling model of information literacy, describing its key aspects and showing the relationship between the model and Stripling's vision of the library media center for the twenty-first century. The model promotes caring, student-centered, holistic, humanistic, and realistic library practices that are respectful of the…

Description of the Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library focuses on the transition from being a public library that had status under the public schools. Highlights include public support for new taxation, expanded and improved services, staff development, partnerships and programs with other community groups and schools, and future plans. (LRW)

Discusses how, with support from Library Power, a national initiative that stresses collaboration between librarians and teachers, positive changes were brought about in an elementary school in a primarily lower-income section of Brooklyn. The students recreated the Cinderella story and made a multimedia presentation, and the library was…

Reviews the literature on the development of full-text electronic libraries in the academic setting. Organizational factors can have impact on electronic library development and ultimate usability. Topics include strategic management, planning and implementation; system specification and design; document provision; user support and training; and…

Discusses how reengineering can be applied to user services in libraries; identifies trends affecting library user services operations; and describes the reengineering effort at Rice University (Texas) where services have been transformed through collaboration between the library and computing services. (AEF)

Provides a guide for moving a library collection, based on advice from five librarians and sources in library literature. Topics include appointing a supervisor; choosing a date; weeding the collection; hiring movers; measuring shelf space; labeling boxes; cleaning house; packing up; and maintaining a positive attitude. (AEF)

Provides the following seven guidelines to help librarians better serve mentally disabled students: (1) consult with teachers; (2) select appropriate materials; (3) identify essential library skills; (4) create illustrated signs; (5) be creative about funding; (6) take regular field trips; and (7) don't limit the materials. A list of resources and…

The role of the teacher-librarian and the school library at black secondary schools in South Africa is investigated, with a focus on the Cape Peninsula, in the context of political, social and economic change. Recommendations are made, and it is concluded that funds are needed for additional librarians, libraries, collections, and training.…

Discusses information development in Portugal since the early 1980s. Topics include public libraries; the national bibliographic database; training; software; access to online databases; CD-ROMs; and Portuguese participation in information projects of the European Community. (AEF)

Discusses the rise in circulation in the Douglas Public Library District (Colorado) due to expanding educational options. Highlights include the Charter Schools Act, library skills instruction, home-schoolers' use of the library, materials availability, year-round reading programs, Internet benefits, and staffing increases and changes. (AEF)

Reviews studies exploring the information-seeking behavior of social science researchers and discusses implications for the development of reference services. Identifies the importance of journals, use of citation information from journals, colleagues and conferences as information sources, and infrequent use of library resources. (Author/AEF)

Places recent developments in German library and archival history in their historical context and summarizes information about collections whose status is likely to continue changing in the near term. The discovery and rehabilitation of five archives are described. The history of German library collections and their destruction and transfer to…