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Utilization Of Educational Television In Iowa's Elementary Schools, Jane Barker

Graduate Research Papers

In today;'s fast-paced world where messages conveyed through many forms of media, television as a form of entertainment has enjoyed much popularity. It has grown in recent years as a method of instruction in the school. The success of "Sesame Street" has powerfully demonstrated the potential of instruction through entertainment.

Television can be used effectively for learning, especially if used regularly. Kelly (1964) has shown that when television is used regularly as a source of instruction in the form of lectures and demonstrations, students do as well and sometimes significantly better on tests than when it is not used regularly. …

Formal Instruction In Library Skills At The High School Level: The Present Situation And Implications For Future Instruction, Margaret V. Hearity

Graduate Research Papers

Since the Dewey Decimal System, upon which the organization of most public and school libraries is based, is not likely to be well understood through a random approach, and since many individual items in the library require, for fullest use and benefit, an understanding of their organization and purpose, the hypothesis of this paper is that skills in the use of the library as a whole and of its many materials need to be taught in a formal manner.

In an effort to conclude whether this hypothesis has validity, the writer has sought to learn what many students of the …

A Comment On Media Center-Directed Leisure Reading Guidance In The Secondary School, Rozella Lister Stull

Graduate Research Papers

Today' s media specialist faces a great many demands upon her expertise. There can be no distinction made between the toils of selection to the rigors of cataloging. Nor may one emphasize the importance of bibliographic work over the necessity of film previewing. Media specialists are constantly bombarded with newer and more difficult tasks as services are expanded to meet the needs of the youth of the 70's. The media center has become in many cases an all encompassing unit with little differentiation among its services. The question then being how can one service be singled out as particularly significant. …

A Library Approach To Teaching Literature, Leta M. Long

Graduate Research Papers

After spending a year in this non-program, this teacher-librarian felt that the introduction of a literature program would make the library period more meaningful and profitable to the students. This paper is the reporting of a study made to explore and effect a team-teaching program, involving the teacher-librarian and the classroom teachers, aimed at elevating the quality of the library period.

Public Library Service For The Preschool Child, Betty Bergman

Graduate Research Papers

Story telling is considered one of the oldest arts, but the preschool story hour for three to five year olds is relatively new in library work. Research indicates the first story hours for pre­schoolers began in the public library in the late 1930's and the early 1940's. Only very recently, is there evidence of public library service beyond the traditional print-oriented preschool story hour for the preschool child. For example, such federally funded experimental projects as the one developed and implemented by Erie Public Library, Erie, Pennsylvania in 1972 entitled "Media Library for Preschoolers" and the San Francisco Public Library's …

The Utilization Of Paperbacks In High School Libraries, Betty Cornelius

Graduate Research Papers

The major purpose of this paper was to illustrate how and why librarians utilized paperback books in their media centers, discover the reasons why librarians failed to utilize paperback books, and encourage media personnel to make a more extensive use of paperback books.

Ainsworth Rand Spofford And His Contributions To The Library Of Congress, Larry E. Vickroy

Graduate Research Papers

This paper will show the growth and expansion of the Library of Congress. Through the co-operation of Mr. Spofford and Congress, the Library is one of the finest in the world. In order to survive and grow, many obstacles had to be overcome. The two main ones were: The copyright law and the new classification system. However, more material had to be obtained as well as a new building constructed with a staff to distribute the materials. This paper will show that even though Mr. Spofford had many hardships he did not give up.

A Study Of The Attitudes Of Iowa Junior High Media Specialists Concerning Sex And Sexuality Materials In The Media Center, Elizabeth Campbell

Graduate Research Papers

This research was undertaken as a study of attitudes toward sex and sexuality materials and their availability and use in junior high media centers. Several basic assumptions were accepted before the study began. The first assumption: the Media Center best serves the school by maintaining a wide selection of media at different levels of ability and interest, and a large portion of these materials are selected to support the school's curricular objectives. The second assumption: if the Media Center is truly serving the school, the Media Specialist must be providing up to date and vital information concerning adolescent sexuality. A …

Manual! Manual! Who’S Got The Manual? A Survey Of And The Formulation Of Library Administration Manuals, John C. Muncy

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research project was (1) to make a comparison between high enrollment high schools and low enrollment high schools as to which groups are preparing and using administrative manuals; (2) to find out what items they cover in their manuals; (3) to determine their feeling about administration manuals in general; and (4) to give some directions to those interested in writing administration manuals for their own school library or media situation.

A Comparison Of The Reading Interests Of Upper Elementary Students To The Collection At Berg Elementary Instructional Resource Center, Marsha Ketelsen

Graduate Research Papers

The primary purpose of this research paper was to show the reading interests of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at Berg Elementary School in Newton, Iowa. The second purpose was then to compare their interests to the book and media collection found in the Instructional Resource Center. To develop these two purposes, the researcher set up seven objectives to be used as guides for this reading interest study.

1. To survey the reading interests of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at Berg Elementary School.

2, To divide the results of this survey into grade level reports. The survey …

Paperback Books In America, Molly S. Britton

Graduate Research Papers

One of the facts of life for a librarian today is the paperback book. As Walter H. Kaiser stated: . . . Paperback books are rapidly assuming a greater importance in public, school and academic libraries because of their uniqueness, quality and low cost. These inherent qualities are finally creating irresistable pressures on librarians to come to terms with this revolution in publishing •••• 1 He also discusses the "need for libraries to be in tune with new trends in publishing and to respond appropriately to the exciting 2 challenge which paperbacks have presented to the profession." So it seems …

A Study Of The Relationship Between High School Grade Point Average And The Choice Of Library Orientation Among Uni Students, John Stephen Jenn

Graduate Research Papers

The basic problem under study was originally that of determining the quality of student that took Library Orientation as a freshman as UNI. The hypothesis that was tested was this: UNI as freshman were either good or poor students in high school in terms of their high school grade point averages (GPA's), and approximately equal percentages of good (greater than 3.00 GPA) and bad (under 2.25 GPA) students will be found in this majority.

Of secondary importance in this study was the collecting of statistical data on the experiential backgrounds and self-perceived character traits of the Library Orientation students as …

Wall-To-Wall Children: Setting Up And Administering The First Year Of An Elementary School Library, Dorothy Stone

Graduate Research Papers

Wall-to-Wall Children" is an account of the methods used and the problems encountered in establishing a new elementary library at Frances Grout Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa and a survey of its first year of operation with a compilation of plans for its future. The philosophies and gui1elines established are explored and tested in relation to the total elementary school experience.

The Status Of Elementary Libraries In Iowa’S Middle-Sized Schools, Mary Esther Homan

Graduate Research Papers

It is the intent of this study to find the current status of centralized libraries in the state of Iowa as it affects the majority (fifty-four per cent) of Iowa's school children. The purpose of the study is three-fold: (1) to determine the degree of centralization achieved by media programs at the elementary level, (2) to
/="/">determine the degree of unification of print and non-print materials in the elementary media program, and (3) to determine the types of personnel presently serving the centers.

A Survey Of The Reading Habits, Library Usage, Subject Preferences, And Achievement Test Scores Of The Ninth And Eleventh Graders In The Colo Community School, Arleyne M. Gildersleeve

Graduate Research Papers

This study is a survey of the library o£ the Colo Junior-Senior High School, Colo, Iowa, during the 1972-1973 school year. It is limited to a strictly local situation, and the information secured and analyzed will be used primarily as a guide in planning future library programs in this particular situation. No attempt was made to do a statistical analysis or correlation. Rather. the conclusions show general trends and areas of weakness and strength. Faults are apparent in the questionnaire, and as always, student responses may or may not be conscientiously given. However, it is hoped that the paper will …

Selection And Training Of Student Assistants For The Media Center, Nancy Butler

Graduate Research Papers

The new media specialist must make many decisions in the first few weeks on the job. One of the things he must decide is how he is going to select and train student assistants. This paper represents one new media specialist's attempt to investigate the kinds of selection and training procedures practiced in media centers and to apply what is found to her own new center.

The Strange Case Of The Missing Magazine In The Elementary Media Center, Doris Crandall

Graduate Research Papers

In this era when new technological advances are continually being made which bring fresh new hardware and software into the media center is there still a place for magazines? The investigation covered by this paper will attempt to determine whether there is justification for standards to include minimum offerings of magazines, or whether this is a medium that has become passe in the wake of new media.

A Study Of Expenditures For Materials In Instructional Materials Centers In Iowa High Schools, Janelle Kay Barkema

Graduate Research Papers

Anyone who is familiar with present educational trends is well aware that the multi-media approach to learning has fairly recently become widely accepted and is now the major concern of many educators in their attempt to bring innovative and effective methods of teaching to the forefront. As educators continually strive to make learning process as efficient and exciting as possible, more and more of them are turning to new forms of media. Indeed, the ways in which a student makes use of his new-found responsibility of finding and utilizing information combined with the new international patterns require a variety of …

A Survey Of Professional Libraries In The Secondary Schools Of Iowa, Joie Taylor

Graduate Research Papers

Professional libraries have been slow to develop in Iowa. The purpose of this study is 1) to survey the current status of professional libraries in secondary schools in Iowa, 2) to identify obstacles to setting up professional libraries, 3) to identify motivating devices and techniques used to encourage teacher use of the library, 4) to make objective comparison of reported professional libraries in relation to the size of student enrollments.

What One More Professional Could Do For The West Junior High Library, Terry Dutcher

Graduate Research Papers

The West Junior High School faculty consists of 1200 students and fifty-five certified teachers. This figure includes one principal, one vice-principal, three counselors, and one librarian.

As one can see, one librarian, or media specialist, is not enough professional manpower to fully implement the dynamic library program that is needed in West Junior High. To quote from Standards of School Media Programs: •It is recommended that the media center have one media specialist for every 250 students or major fraction thereof.

A Study Of Present And Future Librarians Reasons For A Fine Or No Fine System In Secondary Schools, Robert Leroy Schuiteman

Graduate Research Papers

The fifteen practicing librartions were employed in school districts ranging in size from 150 to 900 students.

The questions asked were as follows:

1. Do you, or will you charge fines for overdue library materials?

2. What were, or are the reasons that made you decide to charge or not charge fines?

A. Are these reasons something: you measured or intend to intend to measure?

B. Did, or will student opinion have any bearing on your decision?

Of the fifteen practicing librarians, ten indicated that they did not charge fines and five indicated that they did charge fines.

The Library And The Disadvantaged, Ruth Millar

Graduate Research Papers

The conscience of America woke to the problems of their 'disadvantaged' in the nineteen-sixties. Our public institutions slowly pulled themselves away from the apathy they found themselves mired in; and began at last to try to serve the people they had so long ignored. The public libraries of our cities looked around them and found, much to their surprise, that the middle-class whites they had so long catered to were no longer there. They had been replaced by a group of peoples that now were lumped under the heading 'disadvantaged.' Cornelius L. Golightly, speaking at a conference on the 'disadvantaged', …

A Study Of Career Information Materials In Communications And Media For The Junior High School Student, Pearl Fruth Miller

Graduate Research Papers

Because school-based career development programs under the current career education emphasis, are to become integrated into the total curriculum, every person in the school system has a role to play in helping to develop and implement the program. Teachers need materials to assist them in designing programs, and students need resources in their search for values and career information.

Building The Instructional Materials Center In The Small School, William G. Strabala

Graduate Research Papers

First, we must define what is meant by the term, Instructional Materials Center. It has been called a library, a resource center or an audiovisual center. Bruce R. Purrington's explanation seems appropriate. He likens the Instructional Materials Center to a university. A university is a collection of various schools or colleges, and the Instructional Materials Center is a collection of several libraries or resource units containing libraries of printed materials, projected materials, transmitted materials and recorded materials.

To explain the Instructional Materials Center's purpose we have to briefly look at the educational developments and demands of today. In the last …

Organizing A Community Resource File For The Imc, Janice Ann Holmes

Graduate Research Papers

The IMC should have a file of the resources in the community, and perhaps the surrounding area of outside persons and materials, that can be used in connection with a classroom program, Such a file located in the IJVIC would be accessible to all the professional staff in the building and be valuable to a newcomer on the staff.

A file as a guide to community resources that can be used as instructional materials should be located with the rest of the instructional materials in the IMC.

This paper presents some suggestions as how to find the community resources and …

A Taxonomy Of Federal Aid Available To The Public Libraries Of Iowa, Neal Jerome Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

Statement of the problem. This study is designed to compile information concerning federal assistance to public libraries in the State of Iowa, in a form which will indicate clearly and immediately the purpose and procedures for requesting such assistance, The data is organized in the following catagories: (1) purpose of the assistance, (2) authorizing legislation, (3) eligibility requirements, and (4) application process.

Library Cooperation, Myron Dean Mcgrew

Graduate Research Papers

Sometimes school people feel that combining the school library and the public library in the school building should be encouraged because this will make more efficient use of school and municipal funds. The reasoning behind this lies in reducing the duplication of materials and facilities. The idea sounds fine on paper, but "unless the answer has in it something that indicates the services will be improved or increased, I doubt if the project is worth doing."

An Investigation Of The Comparative Efficiency Of The Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, And Eleventh Grade Students Of New Hartford Community School's Use Of Two Types Of Card Catalog Arrangement, George Richard Berry

Graduate Research Papers

Simply stated the problem tor school library administrators is to determine which is the best method to prepare, arrange and maintain the card catalog.

A Brief Study Of The Place Of The Computer In The Library, William Mitchell Andrews

Graduate Research Papers

When considering adapting the computer to library use, there appear to be four general areas where usage would be most practical. The first area might be labeled "library housekeeping operations," which would include the ordering and receiving of monographs and serials,
circulation control of library items and preparation of catalogs and listings of many kinds. The second area would consist of cataloging and allied content analysis operations designed to assign to each item subject identifiers, as well as call number or related classification information. The third area would be composed of storage and retrieval operations, which make it possible for …

A Survey Of The Utilization Of The Video Tape Recorder In Iowa Secondary Schools, Thomas W. Bingaman

Graduate Research Papers

As education in the United States continues to grow in importance, a number of factors that influence the learning process become increasingly significant. The use of educational media in the schools is one of the problems facing teachers and administrators. Technology in the media field has a marked tendency to move ahead much faster that the ability of educators to put these new tools to use. One such example of this dilemma is the video tape recorder.

As more and more Iowa school districts purchase video tape equipment, the question of utilization of this apparatus becomes important. It is necessary …