An ideal school library and its librarian are described. (PF)

Presents results of a survey of school library media centers in 1995 and 1996 that was conducted to examine technology use. Highlights include growth in Internet access, increased CD-ROM use, local area networks, distance education, funding sources, staffing, expenditures for technology, library collections, and librarian/teacher and…

Examines statistics for school library media centers that have installed both an automated circulation system and an online public access catalog and compares them with other library media centers at other levels of automation. Highlights include staffing, including salaries and experience; expenditures for technology and for print materials; and…

Reports the results of a survey that examined school library media center expenditures during the 1987-88 school year and compared these figures with previous survey results. Factors reported include funding, library collections, staffing patterns, technology and library automation, network participation, instructional involvement, school district…

This is the fifth in a series of reports summarizing expenditures for public and private school library resources in the United States. Highlights include use of federal funds; collection size and local expenditures; budgets; microcomputer resources; library media center staffing; the use of technology; network participation; and instructional…

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…

A discussion of the comic book as the oldest art form, as a teaching tool, and as a part of school library collections. (PF)

Presents a regional comparison of school library programs, collections, and services. Highlights include education and training of media specialists; planning; funding sources and priorities; collection size; local expenditures; resources, including access to the Internet, videos, and CD-ROMs; computers and technology; and responsibility for Web…

Presents results of the latest biennial survey of school library funding. Highlights include funding sources; expenditures; currency of collections; technology; library staff and training; programs and services; media specialists' experience and salaries; instructional planning with teachers; and district level leadership. (LRW)

Discusses the need to provide appropriate materials in school libraries that offer support to gay and lesbian teens. Topics addressed include the presentation of role models, in fiction as well as in biographies; religious diversity; confidentiality of circulation records; and censorship issues. (LRW)

Relates events surrounding decision made by a public school board of education and school administrators to institute the policy of obtaining parental permission for students who want to borrow five Judy Blume books from the middle school library. Actions taken by the librarian and parental involvement are covered. (EJS)

Offers evaluation principles to be used in school library selection of film and video materials on foreign cultures, especially materials related to Asia. Role of The Asia Society, textbooks, inaccuracies and distortions, television coverage, and evaluation criteria are highlighted. Lists of Asian films and videos, publications, and organizations…

Discusses the necessity for providing access to microcomputers in elementary education and recommends 48 software titles that would be appropriate for public or school libraries. Considerations for librarians establishing a microcomputer software collection are discussed, and suggestions for choosing preschool programs as well as programs in…

Excerpts from testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding the proposed Technology for Education Act highlights the need for strong school library media collections and programs in addition to the latest technology. Highlights include funding, expenditures, media centers and student achievement, librarians'…

Provides guidelines on weeding science collections in junior high/high school libraries. Highlights include checking copyright dates, online sources, 13 science subject areas that deserve special consideration (plate tectonics, fission, fusion, radioactive dating, weather/climate, astronomy/space science, elements, integrated science,…