NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
"Librarian's Anxiety"? How Community College Librarians Feel about Their Reference Desk Service
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Powers, Anne – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2010
A survey of community college librarians in California reveals that the nature of reference service required of them, limitations on budget, staffing, technical support, resources, decision-making ability, and professional development opportunities, affect their professional attitudes. Librarians see reference service as primarily a teaching role.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Reference Services, Librarians, Anxiety
Librarians and Teen Privacy in the Age of Social Networking
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kranich, Nancy – Knowledge Quest, 2007
Teenagers will freely give up personal information to join social networks on the Internet. However, a 2007 study by the Pew Internet and American Life project found that most of the 55 percent of teens who place their personal profiles online take steps to protect themselves from the most obvious areas of risk. Parents, teachers, and librarians…
Descriptors: Risk, Social Networks, Internet, Librarians
Library Tools for Connecting with the Curriculum
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Fernekes, Robert W.; Skinner, Debra; Shepherd, Sonya S. Gaither – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2004
Serving as liaison librarians at the department level, the authors discuss strategies for integrating library and online resources with the curriculum. Examples of technology-based capabilities range from current awareness services, e-reserves, and journal finding applications to smart linking functions that can be built into library catalogs,…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Internet, Librarians, Technology Integration
Multimedia Activities for Students: A Teachers' and Librarians' Handbook.
Sorrow, Barbara Head – 1997
This book is a collection of multimedia ideas and activities for use in classrooms and libraries. Each activity is intended to be adaptable and for use in many subject areas and for a wide range of age groups. The book emphasizes the creative learning of the student, programs, and available resources. Six chapters are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Teaching Information Literacy Using Electronic Resources for Grades K-6. Professional Growth Series.
Skeele, Linda, Ed. – 1996
This notebook is a compilation of 51 lesson plans for grades K-6 written by various authors and focusing on the integration of technology into the curriculum. Lesson plans include topics such as online versus traditional card catalog, exploring the technology in the media center, electronic encyclopedias and CD- ROMs, using and producing a video…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Desktop Publishing
Teaching Information Literacy Using Electronic Resources for Grades 6-12. Professional Growth Series.
Anderson, Mary Alice, Ed. – 1996
This notebook is a compilation of 53 lesson plans for grades 6-12, written by various authors and focusing on the integration of technology into the curriculum. Lesson plans include topics such as online catalog searching, electronic encyclopedias, CD-ROM databases, exploring the Internet, creating a computer slide show, desktop publishing, and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Desktop Publishing