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Is Library Automation Feasible For All Elementary Schools?, Tiffany Bayless
Is Library Automation Feasible For All Elementary Schools?, Tiffany Bayless
Graduate Research Papers
Library automation has been adopted by many library media centers, but is it appropriate for all libraries? The justification for automation of four library media centers will be based on the literature reviewed, current operations of these centers, and personal experiences and observations in working with these library media centers. There have been many concerns about whether library automation is feasible for these library media centers, and that is the reason for the focus of this study. Library automation should not be something that is implemented just because "everyone else is doing it".
Integrating World Wide Web Searching Skills Into World Geography Information Skills Curriculum, Karla Steege Krueger
Integrating World Wide Web Searching Skills Into World Geography Information Skills Curriculum, Karla Steege Krueger
Graduate Research Papers
World Geography I students' experiences searching for information using preselected bookmarked sites on the World Wide Web were studied. Fifty-three ninth and tenth grade students in two sections of World Geography I at New Hampton High School in New Hampton, Iowa, were taught how to use bookmarks on the World Wide Web to retrieve information for a European Dream Vacation Itinerary. Students worked in pairs on the assignment. Each pair of students was given 30 minutes of class time to search the bookmarked sites and was required to find one item for its itinerary on the World Wide Web. Following …