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Mellon, Constance A. – School Library Journal, 1995
Presents results of a study which interviewed sixth graders from three North Carolina schools to determine what they think of their school librarians. Results indicated that children's perceptions are affected by personalities and behavior of individual librarians. Sidebars focus on how the study was conducted and what students noticed most about…
Descriptors: Behavior, Child Development, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Lodish, Erica K. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1986
Because of the increasing importance of online databases, school library media specialists are encouraged to introduce students to online searching. Four books that would help media specialists gain a basic background are reviewed and it is noted that although they are very technical, they can be adapted to individual needs. (EM)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Resources Centers
Conrad, Trudy C. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Describes a collaborative curriculum program developed by the library media specialist and classroom teachers for a sixth-grade unit on space exploration at a North Carolina elementary school. Staff development, shared activities of teachers and the library media specialist, and special activities in the library media center are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Sinofsky, Esther R. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Discusses how public relations can help make library media specialists and programs more visible and gives examples from a middle school library media center. Topics include monthly memos to school principals, including statistics; suggesting lesson plan ideas to teachers; attending department meetings; and helping out with routine school tasks.…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Peer reviewedHodges, Gerald G. – Top of the News, 1987
Predicts the status of library services to young adults in 1997 by considering various forces, including the changing nature of adolescents and early adolescents, future demographic trends, prospective job markets, and library education problems and possibilities. (EM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Employment Opportunities, Information Needs
Bhalla, Pam – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1986
A library media center-initiated social studies project with an interdisciplinary approach and direct participation by the librarian in classroom activities strengthened cooperation between librarians and teachers, provided a better understanding of curricular needs for the librarian, and helped teachers appreciate the librarian's role as a…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Display Aids, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Van Dam, Janet M. – Technology and Learning, 1994
Describes the processes involved in redesigning and renovating Power Middle School (Michigan) for current and future educational technology, particularly for the media center. Topics discussed include planning; time management; wiring infrastructure; voice and video networks; teacher and student multimedia production rooms; and communications…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
