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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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State Library Conferences as Professional Development Venues: Unbalanced Support for the AASL-Defined Roles of the School Librarian
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Moreillon, Judi; Cahill, Maria; McKee, Rebecca – School Library Research, 2012
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) released new guidelines for school library programs in the summer of 2009. Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs (AASL 2009a), hereafter referred to as EL, spells out the five roles that school librarians must practice to empower library users. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Role, Library Associations
School and Public Youth Librarians as Health Information Gatekeepers: Research from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
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Lukenbill, Bill; Immroth, Barbara – School Library Media Research, 2009
This study investigated how school and public librarians can become better disseminators of health information and improve health information literacy in small and rural communities in a selected research area. We used the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas as our study area, composed of the economically depressed Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Health Promotion, Elementary Secondary Education, Caregivers
Reading Takes You Places: A Study of a Web-Based Summer Reading Program
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Lu, Ya-Ling; Gordon, Carol – School Library Media Research, 2007
This study looks at the effects of a Web-based summer reading program on the reading behaviors and attitudes of high school students. The school librarian and five English teachers based the program content and Web site on reading and Web design research. The study investigates whether the technology-based program had positive effects on student…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Student Surveys, Summer Programs, High School Students