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Gender Preferences In The Recreational Reading Of Sixth Grade Students, Dorothy H. Holmes

Theses and Dissertations

This study compared what sixth graders like to read for pleasure by gender with the collection of the Voorhees New Jersey Middle School media center. An interest survey was given to 105 sixth-grade students. A sample of the Voorhees Middle School library was done. A comparison of the two analyzed what is available in the library with what the students like to read. The influence of the Harry Potter books on recreational reading was also studied. This study showed that males and females have favorable attitudes towards recreational reading and enjoy both fiction and nonfiction as well as a variety …

Can Computer Technology Help Elementary Students Achieve Information Literacy?, David Calvanico

Theses and Dissertations

In an attempt to determine if computer technology helps elementary students achieve information literacy, a quasi-experiment was conducted using the Solomon four-group design with two fourth grade and two fifth grade classes. Information Literacy Standards from Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning and Eisenberg and Berkowitz' Big 6™ Information Literacy model were used to structure the experiment. The researcher was a participant observer, the school's librarian. Two classes were pretested and posttested, the other two were only posttested following Solomon four-group protocol. The researcher used a rubric to assess students at each step of the Big 6™ Information Literacy model …

Accommodating Learning Disabled Students In New Jersey Middle School Media Centers, Dawn Duelly

Theses and Dissertations

Learning disabled students are being placed in regular education classrooms because of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act '97 (IDEA'97). A questionnaire was sent to library media specialists in New Jersey middle schools asking how they accommodated learning disabled students. It questioned the library media specialists' training, programs, feelings and how they service this population. It also asked about the accommodations made for the learning disabled student in the library media center. The results of the survey indicated that more staff training is needed. School library media specialists are concerned about finding materials that are low level reading, but high …

Leisure Reading Among Fourth And Sixth Grade Boys, Linda Kissling

Theses and Dissertations

This study attempted to determine whether middle school boys read less for leisure than elementary school boys. Forty-eight boys and 45 girls in fourth grade and 48 boys and 52 girls in sixth grade maintained a log for one week to determine how their time outside school was spent and responded to a survey to describe their attitudes toward leisure reading. Time outside school was divided into three categories; personal, including sleeping, eating, and hygiene; structured or demand time, including homework, chores, and sports and music practice; and leisure, including television, reading, time with friends, etc. The survey asked respondents …

History Of The George J. Mitchell Elementary School Library Media Center, Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Susan D. Lescure

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this case study was to identify the factors that led to the formation of the George J. Mitchell Elementary School Library Media Center and give local historical reference to the community about the library services offered. Data was collected through literature, personal communications, documents, observations, and site visitations. Historical developments illustrated relevant patterns in the evolution of library service to elementary schools. The research was used to inform the community about the history of the library using the district's web page.

Development Of The Avalon And Stone Harbor School Library Media Programs: A Case Study, Roberta A. Dean

Theses and Dissertations

This case study was an attempt to discover the circumstances that prompted the Avalon and Stone Harbor schools to establish school library media centers and how each school district developed its program. The people who were personally involved in establishing the libraries and former students who attended the schools at the time each library was established were interviewed. Questionnaires were designed to collect oral history data. Archival documents, such as school board minutes, annual reports from the Cape May County Free Library, and New Jersey Department of Education records were consulted to verify the oral history information and provide additional …

Teaching Research Skills With Electronic Reference Tools: A Study Of Curriculum Development And Articulation, Johanne Milnes

Theses and Dissertations

Elementary teachers and elementary school library media specialists are expected to prepare students to be able to complete independent research using a variety of print and electronic reference tools. The purpose of this study was to examine what programs are available in elementary schools that prepare students to do independent research. The subjects were library media specialists who taught grades three, four, five, and six in schools in New Jersey. The schools were part of the FG group of the New Jersey District Factor Grouping System. Using a self-administered questionnaire the subjects described the essentials of their library programs, responded …

Information Outlook, May 2000, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2000

Volume 4, Issue 5

Changing Roles Of Library Professionals, Janice Simmons-Welburn

Library Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 34, No. 28, April 20, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 34, August 26, 1999 - April 20, 2000

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Anchor, Volume 113.24: April 19, 2000, Hope College

The Anchor: 2000

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Electronic Text Centers: Creating Research Collections On A Limited Budget, The Nebraska Experience, Joan Giesecke, Beth Mcneil, Gina L. B. Minks

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

In this article, we will describe a slightly different approach to building digital collections. The approach is that of building collections as a by-product of a service center rather than collection building being the primary purpose of the program activity. Specifically, we will discuss how an Electronic Text Center can enhance digital collection development in the humanities.

Lanthorn, Vol. 34, No. 27, April 13, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 34, August 26, 1999 - April 20, 2000

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 34, April 10, 2000, Grand Valley State University

1999-2000, Volume 24

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Connecting, April 2000, Volume 2, Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University Libraries

Connecting: Nova Southeastern University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Accunet/Ap Photo Archive, Larry R. Sheret

Librarian Research

This database review is published in a peer-reviewed library journal called The Charleston Advisor. It offers critical information to libraries as they determine which databases to subscribe to.

Tidings, Volume 2, Number 1 - Spring 2000, Nova Southeastern University Libraries

Tidings: A publication of Nova Southeastern University Libraries

No abstract provided.

Gatherings No. 24 Spring 2000, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 24. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

West Virginia Libraries 2000 Vol.53 No.1&2, Denise Ash

West Virginia Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Great Library... A Great University, Lance Query

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Marginalia No. 8, Merrill-Cazier Library

Marginalia

Issue Number 8: Spring 2000

“HAPPY TRAILS”-a farewell to retiring long time Libraries Director, Max Peterson [by Robert Murdoch]

CUSTOMIZED CENSUS MAPS-Documents librarian John Walters describes this service

LADELL HOTH BIDS FAREWELL TO AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES-Another retirement noted.

TENORS & WHIPPED CREAM -Sarah Jane Clayton reviews Prof. Arthur Frietzsche’s gift of music CDs.

THE FATHER LIEBLER COLLECTION-April C. Hawes mined this special collection and makes a fascinating film

DIGGING [INTO] THE BEAT COLLECTION-Prof. Roberta Stearman uses unique collection for her class on Beat literature

USU LIBRARY WEEK 2000-a Calendar of events including a Freedom of Speech Forum

BASKETS FOR BOOKS-A …

Reflections - Spring 2000, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

Valuable Research Materials Are Located in Thomas Cooper Library’s Government Information, Microform, and Newspaper Collections..... p.1
Bill Sudduth, Head of Government Information, Microform, and Newspaper Collections..... p.2
University Libraries Establish Ex Libris Society..... p.3
Y2K: A Cause for Celebration and Thanks..... p.3
Libraries Receive Endowment for Reference and Information Resources..... p.3
USC Secures State Funding for Distance Education..... p.4
New Faces: Marna Hostetler..... p.4
News from Thomas Cooper Library’s Special Collections..... p.5
IRIS Provides Computer Support Via the Web..... p.6
Exhibit Features South Carolina Writers..... p.6
Payne Endowment Established..... p.7
South Caroliniana Library Receives Hennig Family Library..... p.7
TCL …

Isr@Bucknell, Information Services And Resources, Bucknell University

ISR @ Bucknell

isr@bucknell was a newsletter published by Bucknell University's Information Services and Resources department (later Library and Information Technology). The publication served the community by providing software, project, and service updates. Regular features included a letter from the Associate Vice President for Information Services and Resources, the "Ask ISR" column, and featured ISR web pages. This issue includes the following articles: "Student Contest," "Faculty Voices," "Weeding is Fundamental," "Presentation Classrooms," "Wireless Technology," "The Death of Reading," "Statistics Resources for SPSS."

Isr@Bucknell, Information Services And Resources, Bucknell University

ISR @ Bucknell

isr@bucknell was a newsletter published by Bucknell University's Information Services and Resources department (later Library and Information Technology). The publication served the community by providing software, project, and service updates. Regular features included a letter from the Associate Vice President for Information Services and Resources, the "Ask ISR" column, and featured ISR web pages. This issue includes the following articles: "Videoconferencing," "Faculty Voices," "The Search is On," "A Check Up," "Video Editing," "Using Web Capture," "Ask ISR."

Books And Letters Vol. 14, No. 1, University Libraries, Anne Marie Candido, Michael J. Dabrishus, Juana R. Young, Bryan Davidson, Ethel C. Simpson

Books and Letters

Atkinson Bequeaths Largest Gift to Library; Progress Report: The Walton Electronic Text Project; Sanatorium Interviews Added to Oral History Collections

Lanthorn, Vol. 34, No. 24, March 23, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 34, August 26, 1999 - April 20, 2000

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 31, March 20, 2000, Grand Valley State University

1999-2000, Volume 24

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 34, No. 23, March 16, 2000, Grand Valley State University

Volume 34, August 26, 1999 - April 20, 2000

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 29, March 06, 2000, Grand Valley State University

1999-2000, Volume 24

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Volume 20, Number 1, March 2000 Olac Newsletter, Kay G. Johnson, Mary Konkel, Barbara Vaughan, Nancy B. Olson

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2000 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.