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Valenza, Joyce Kasman; Boyer, Brenda; Mohamad, Gihan; Bushby, Rebecca; Elliott, Ewa Dziedzic – Online Submission, 2023
Purpose: This study examined a criterion-based sample of high school librarians who met AASL's definition of effective school library practice to uncover how they translated their professional practices during COVID-19. Methods: Three instruments were used to compare pre-COVID-19 school librarian practice with its evolution during two specific…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Libraries, Library Role, COVID-19
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Kay Elizabeth Wright; Olga Koz; Julie A. Moore – School Library Research, 2024
K-12 instructional settings diversified worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic response. Research is needed in examining school librarians' evolving roles during this era. Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, K-12 remote-synchronous learning was an instructional option in a progressive U.S. public school district. This new "school"…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, High Schools, Librarians
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Megan Dempsey; Joan Dalrymple – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Using cross-institutional survey data from 407 first-year college students, differences in information literacy preparation and academic library experiences between community college students and students at four-year institutions are examined. Results show that first-year community college students are more likely to be novice library users,…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Academic Libraries
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Barry, Maureen E.; Snyder, Robert J.; Mathuews, Katy B. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
High school students' transition to college-level research is often discussed among school library and media specialists and academic librarians. The authors conducted a survey to gather data about the academic library's role in the adjustment to college, with the intention to identify compelling or recurring themes and share the results in…
Descriptors: Motivation, Academic Libraries, Student Adjustment, Library Role
Schofield, Cindy K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the perceptions of Connecticut librarians at the secondary and post-secondary education levels regarding Information Literacy (IL) resources and instruction at the two levels; the competencies of their high school seniors and university/college first-year students; their familiarity with their respective institutions' IL…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Information Literacy
Johnson, Lamar – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This manuscript reports a study of the secondary-school library. The library, it is claimed, exists first to improve the curriculum, and second, to encourage reading as a leisure-time occupation. The purposes of this investigation are: (1) to list and describe activities and devices used in outstanding secondary-school libraries; (2) to present…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students