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Didier, Elaine K. – 1984
This report summarizes an investigation of the relationship between public elementary school students' achievement in reading and study skills and several aspects of the library media program. Data were collected from a statewide survey of library media programs and personnel, district summaries of reading achievement scores for fourth and seventh…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Educational Background, Elementary Education
Miller, Marilyn L.; Moran, Barbara – School Library Journal, 1987
Summarizes expenditures for public and private school libraries throughout the United States during 1985-86, looking at such factors as funding sources; collection size and materials; expenditures per student; school level and region; media center staff and salaries; electronic technology; and level of media coordination (individual schools versus…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid

O'Hanlon, Nancyanne – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Describes the results of a survey of elementary education faculty at schools of education in Ohio designed to explore attitudes toward the elementary teacher's role in research skills instruction; library instruction in teacher training programs; and the relationship of critical thinking skills to the library research process. (CLB)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education

Burgin, Robert – Library Software Review, 1986
Analysis of data on 100 libraries of all types reports the number of libraries holding different categories of software, as well as total number of software packages owned and most popular titles in each category. The categories identified were word processing, data management, spreadsheets, communications, educational, library-specific,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Benaud, Claire-Lise; Bordeianu, Sever – 1998
This publication provides librarians with a broader understanding of outsourcing issues in academic libraries. The book investigates the literature, then presents a survey of more than 200 academic research libraries involved with outsourcing projects. This book synthesizes prevailing theories and practice, details pros and cons, an outlines steps…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Higher Education
Dillon, Ken, Ed. – 1997
This publication about school library automation in Australia contains 18 chapters divided into seven sections. The chapters in the first section presents survey results: "School Library Automation in Australia: Results of the First, Second and Third National Surveys" (Ken Dillon); and "School Library Automation in New Zealand:…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Case Studies, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education
Brennan, Patricia, Comp.; Reed-Scott, Jutta, Comp. – 1993
In the fall of 1993, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services conducted a survey to determine the status of automation activities within preservation departments in member libraries. The survey was sent to 68 ARL libraries that have established preservation departments under the management of a preservation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Information Management
Coyle, Patrick – 1988
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) flyer/kit addresses some of the needs of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members regarding library building use and the aesthetics and well-being of the materials and people in the building. The kit draws upon documents gathered as part of a 1986 Quick-SPEC survey that dealt with food and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Aesthetic Values, Behavior Problems, Design Requirements

Kesselman, Martin; Watstein, Sarah Barbara – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
Reports findings of a Statistics Task Force investigation at New York University's Bobst Library, which reviewed the collection and publication of statistics and data related to library reference and information services and use of resources, and developed a framework for inclusions, definitions, procedures, and policies for data collection and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Ho, May Lein; Loertscher, David V. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Study of 68 school media centers in 11 states was conducted to field-test collection mapping as a technique and to amass enough data to enable individual schools to compare their collections with national pool of school collections. Collections of participating schools were also compared to nationally recognized selection lists. (CDD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Glantz, Shelley – Book Report, 1997
Responding to an informal survey, 96 media specialists named favorite software, CD-ROMs, and online sites. This article lists automation packages, electronic encyclopedias, CD-ROMs, electronic magazine indexes, CD-ROM and online database services, electronic sources of current events, laser disks for grades 6-12, word processing programs for…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Encyclopedias
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Media and Technology Services. – 1991
In the fall of 1990, the Computer Services Section of the Department of Public Instruction in North Carolina began a project to study how the use of an online catalog in the media center would influence student academic achievement and provide a vehicle for students to gain the skills needed to access information. For a year, the media…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Course Integrated Library Instruction, High Schools

Ray, Jean Meyer; Rubin, Angela Battaglia – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Analyzes Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Annual Salary Survey data for 8-year period in terms of employment level and salaries of women and men. Historical trends in comparable worth, the current situation in academic libraries, and possible future trends are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparable Worth, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women
Callison, Daniel; Morris, Jacqueline – 1989
Thirty-two case studies illustrating problem areas and situations that develop in the modern environment of the electronic school library media program are presented for use by library science students and library/media center managers. Based on input from practicing librarians at the elementary and secondary levels, the studies are designed to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology
Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Using Telefacsimile Transmission: Part I. Preliminary Study.

Anand, Havelin – Electronic Library, 1987
Discusses features of telefacsimile systems and why it was considered as a means of document delivery. A preliminary study is described which assessed telefacsimile equipment and suitable participating libraries for the experiment. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Electronic Mail