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Library Access To Hispanic Books In Bridgeton, New Jersey, Donna Pettit

Theses and Dissertations

The Hispanic population is rapidly growing in Bridgeton, New Jersey. As the needs of the patrons change, hopefully the libraries are meeting those needs. The purpose of this study was to examine nine public libraries and public school libraries in Bridgeton, New Jersey to determine if they provided access to both Spanish-language and English books in their collections, books that reflect ethnic identities, backgrounds, history, and the culture of the Hispanic and specifically Mexican American population. The study surveyed nine libraries in Bridgeton using a combined bibliography of 78 award winning fiction Hispanic books. The researcher visited and checked each …

The Extent To Which New Jersey Public Librarians Promote Early Literacy Skills, Kathleen M. Kelley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine, through the use of a questionnaire, the extent to which New Jersey public librarians were providing and promoting early literacy skills in their weekly preschool storytimes; the use by these librarians of the Every Child Ready to Read early literacy initiative, as well as the ways in which these librarians were accomplishing these tasks. This study also compared preschool storytimes offered by selected public librarians to Head Start programs and local nursery schools for children from birth to age five.

Responses to the questionnaire showed that all the participating public librarians used …

Recopilación Y Comparación De Normas Legales En Programas De Gestión Documental En Los Países De Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay Y Brasil, Nelson Saúl López Perilla

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

No abstract provided.

Strategies For Improving Instruction & Services To English Language Learners In The High School Library Media Center, Eileen Ray

All Graduate Projects

One of the biggest challenges facing librarians in schools today is working with students who are just learning the English language. An extensive body of literature and research related to school library media centers and English Language Learners was reviewed to address this challenge. On the basis of this research, a handbook was created to help fill the gap between the instruction librarians receive in library methodology courses and the reality in which librarians work every day. The handbook includes eight strategies addressing four areas of need: information literacy instruction, the promotion ofliteracy, the development of technological skills and the …

Using Pop Culture And Media Together With Effective Literacy Instruction: A Teacher's Tool Kit For Selah H.S. Read Write Class, Stephanie Marie Sevigny

All Graduate Projects

A toolkit has been created to assist secondary teachers in using popular culture and the media in conjunction with explicit comprehension strategy instruction in the classroom in an effort to improve struggling students' comprehension. The toolkit consists of an introduction, examples and suggestions for using popular culture and media in the classroom, examples and guidelines for strategic comprehension instruction. CutTent literature and research regarding the use of popular culture and media in the classroom and effective comprehension strategy instruction were reviewed.

Manual Descriptivo Para El Conocimiento De Riesgos En Áreas De Depósito De Archivos, Alexander Monsalve Guerrero

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

No abstract provided.

Plan Estratégico Para Bibliotecas De Centros Penitenciarios En Bogotá. Un Acercamiento Desde La Biblioteca Pública, Karen Tatiana Chávez Merchán

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

No abstract provided.

Recopilación Y Comparación De Normas Legales En Programas De Gestión Documental En Los Países De Argentina, Chile, Perú, Uruguay Y Venezuela, Orlando Rueda Díaz

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

No abstract provided.

Recopilación Y Comparación De Normas Legales En Programas De Gestión Documental En Los Países De Colombia, México, España, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana Y Honduras, Dora Cecilia Rincón Bonilla

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

No abstract provided.

Third Grade Library Power!, Kristen Joan Scott

All Graduate Projects

The process of curriculum design for a third grade information literacy skills unit was studied. Studies supporting the connection between a quality school library program and increased student achievement were examined for positive characteristics to be implemented into a third grade library program. State standards in reading, technology, and information skills were analyzed for integration into the design. The result is a third grade information literacy skills curriculum design for implementation into a library program. Implications for future third grade library curriculum improvements are discussed.