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A Study Of Attitudes Toward Discipline And Discipline Problems In Secondary School Libraries, Marie Allan

Graduate Research Papers

This research was undertaken as a study of attitudes toward discipline and discipline problems found in secondary school libraries. The topic has, up to the present, been largely ignored. A search of the literature yields only a small amount of material relating to this important topic. Yet we are told, "Every teacher is expected to keep order in his or her own area. No combination of other virtues will compensate for lack of ability to maintain discipline. Weak disciplinarians are discharged far more often than they are retained."

Thus it may be seen that the librarian's success in his field …

Microforms In The Periodical Reference Library, Valeria Mary Herold

Graduate Research Papers

To investigate the current utilization and the feasibility of using microforms to supplement the periodical reference collection in Iowa secondary schools.

Public Library Systems In The United States, Alfred Baird

Graduate Research Papers

The term "public library systems" has different meanings for both the lay and professional person. To the writer, it meant a large municipal system such as the Chicago Public Library with its forty-one branches¹ or a cooperative effort of small Iowa libraries working together.

In reviewing the literature concerning library systems, one finds professionals like Kenneth B. Shaffer stating: "The library system has been an accepted as a reasonable and viable concept for half a century ... While we have employed the term, decade after decade, the meaning of the term "library system" has changed significantly to the point, …

A Brief Study Of Budgeting For The School Library, Reid Edward Spencer

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to briefly study the processes involved in preparing a budget applicable to a school's instructional materials center(hereinafter referred to as the IMC). However, before a library's budget can be studied and analyzed, the practices and theories of general school finance must be examined--where the money comes from and how the overall school budget is prepared. After such an examination, it becomes much easier to narrow the scope of study to the school library budget. At the individual school library level, much of the same planning theory takes place as it does on the district …

The Enoch Pratt Free Library, Ruth A. Allen

Graduate Research Papers

A brief history of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland.

Computerized Centralized Processing Or Individual Cataloging And Processing For School Libraries: A Comparative Study, Mary Catherine Glentzer

Graduate Research Papers

This survey and research study was designed to determine which of the following two methods for the cataloging, processing, and acquisitioning of school library materials is most efficient for use by school libraries: the computerized centralized processing method, or the individual school librarians.

A Slide-Tape Introduction To A Unit On The American Indian, Linda L. Jones

Graduate Research Papers

In order to develop a curriculum which is more relevant to student interests and the school's needs, the librarian and teacher have certain duties to perform. The teacher defines the objectives desired; the librarian provides and develops media which achieve these bjectives. Therefore, the librarian and the Instructional Media Center are the best sources not only for commercially produced materials hut for those which the school produces. Possibly the most effective area to produce materials would be in units not covered adequately by the textbook, in this case, the American Indian.

The Library Services And Construction Act: Its Relation To Public Libraries, Kenneth K. Kannenberg

Graduate Research Papers

An official document from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare states: "The Library Services and Construction Act recognizes the public's need for public library services and the reasons State and local governments have not been able to provide adequate services and buildings. The same document emphasized that the single purpose of the act is "to assist in making public library services available to people who have inadequate services or none at all." To persons in many communities throughout our nation these statements may seem strange because in some localities adequate and even superior library service has been provided for …

A Survey Of Book Selection Practices And Conditions In Some Iowa High Schools, James Justin Acton

Graduate Research Papers

School librarians have traditionally selected only those books for purchase that were "needed. 11 The curriculum supposedly dictated what books were purchased. In recent years, the changing roles of libraries have suggested a wider range of materials is necessary. Also a new awareness of the importance of materials selection in "defining what and how children are expected to learn" exists.

Effectiveness Of Library Learning Centers At The Elementary School Level, Jane W. Baker

Graduate Research Papers

The problem to be studied focuses on the need for media centers and media programs in the elementary schools. The Standards for School Media Programs published jointly by the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction of NEA and the American Association of School Librarians in June 1969 defines the media center as "a learning center in the school where a full range of print and audiovisual media, necessary equipment, and services from media specialists are accessible to students and teachers." The focus of the media program is on facilitating and improving the learning process in its new direction--with emphasis on the learner, …

The Effectiveness Of A Sustained Silent Reading Program In The Elementary Learning Center, Phyllis M. Gowans

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to determine whether nine, ten, eleven and twelve year old students in a selected school Learning Center environment will improve their reading skills after a required sustained silent reading program.

What's Happening To The Elementary School Library?, Joan Henderson

Graduate Research Papers

Far too many adults and children have not had especially pleasant experiences with libraries in the past. The traditional quietness was enough to scare anyone away. Ordinary people didn't exactly feel welcome inside the walls of these "storehouses of wisdom." Today's library has to develop a new image. It must leave the old passive role behind and blossom forth into active participation in the educational process.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Historical Books For Use In High School United States History, Janet Kathryn Harms

Graduate Research Papers

High school teachers and students of United States history do not have adequate, useful annotated bibliographies in their specific subject area. The purpose of this study is to select and analyze books of United States history and to make an annotated bibliography for the use of the high school teachers of United States history. This selected list is also intended for use by high school students of United States history. This list is a general 11st and not taken from any specific library.

A Library Course Of Study - Investigation Outline, Mary Hantelman

Graduate Research Papers

I examined several course of study guides, textbooks, periodicals, and books on library curriculum as part of an investigation to determine what library skills were taught at each level. For each area I included the type or information found and then added my own conclusions for that section.

Following this, in outline form, is the library instructional program, 1 - 9, for the Oelwein Community Schools. The high school program is given in greater detail because I felt the outline form would not explain to the reader the rationale behind it. A.s a part. of the library program on the …

Extended Services Offered By The Media Center, Roberta Ann Rasmussen

Graduate Research Papers

There are several school media centers in the nation today that offer extended service to their students. Extended services are offered by the professional media personnel during hours beyond the regular school day. The extended services may be offered before and after school, evenings, Saturdays, during school vacation periods and also during summer vacation periods.

A Flexible Plan For Developing Library Research Techniques Needed By Students In Junior High Schools, Ruth P. Harbour

Graduate Research Papers

What instruction in the use of library research techniques is needed for junior high school students to succeed in classroom assignments involving investigative activities, and how can this instruction be planned to provide more opportunities for flexibility in group and individualized situations?

The Instruction Of Library Skills By Iowa Elementary Librarians In The Upper Elementary Grades, Lennis Kay Lange

Graduate Research Papers

What are Iowa elementary librarians doing to help their students learn in school? This paper is a partial attempt to find out. The primary purpose of this paper is to research the instruction of library skills taught by Iowa elementary librarians in their upper elementary library programs. Another objective is to research not only when library skills are taught but also how they are taught to students.

Federally Funded Educational Programs: Their Purpose And Implications For Media Specialists, Dorothy Jean Button

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this discussion is to indicate the importance to media specialists of federally funded educational programs in the United States. The intended purposes of the Congressional acts will be summarized, noting areas of particular interest to media personnel. Some consideration will be given to what has been or is being done under these directives.

Feasibility Study Of Central Processing Centers For Iowa Schools, Judith Dohse Casey

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to show comparative inforI11&tion of several central processing centers in Iowa and to compare the costs of these centers with other processing methods and to present related problems concerning each method.

A Comparison Of The Selection And Circulation Policies Of Regional Educational Media Centers In The State Of Iowa, Nancy Ashton Larue

Graduate Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to compare the selection and circulation policies of the sixteen Regional Educational Media Centers. Each of the Regional Educational Media Centers was given the opportunity to function as its advisory boards designates within the guidelines set forth by the State Department of Public Instruction and the federal limitations as to funding.

Planning, Implementing, And Using A Media Center, Dorathea Tatum Stewart

Graduate Research Papers

Nearly every teacher in our schools today feels the pressure of too little time and too much to do. Although school administrators cannot provide all the help that is wanted and, perhaps, needed at one time. the teacher can find help from one source in nearly every school-- the library or media center and the specialists in this field.

To understand this help offered by the librarian and audiovisual specialist and the services of the media c:enter, let us first look at the place of the media center in the modern schools and how it has developed.

A Program Of Library Instruction For Junior High School, Jane Lewis Abbas

Graduate Research Papers

An integrated program of library instruction reflects the philosophy, objectives, and goals of the school's educational program. The library assumes a role of ever increasing importance in the educational process. An effective multi-media center provides a well-integrated program of instruction.

A program of integrated library instruction becomes a reality when the administrators, faculty, and librarian plan together to develop library skills relevant to the students. The skills relate to interests, needs, and abilities of the individuals. The library is most promising for improving and enriching classroom instruction.

The Development Of An Instructional Materials Center In Reinbeck Community High School, Sally Brown Arends

Graduate Research Papers

This paper proposes changes to the instructional materials center of the Reinbeck Community High School to bring it in line with the 1969 Standards for School Media Programs.

The Centralized Elementary Library: A Review Of Selected Research Of The Sixties, Allaire Hazen

Graduate Research Papers

In 1961 Douglas wrote that the primary school library was "firmly established as a necessary part of a good modern school, but in truth it does not seem to have been accepted by educators or by the taxpaying citizenry for centralized elementary library facilities and services are not commonly available to elementary students. This study intends to summarize some of the writings and research in this area and to provide a comparative analysis between selected research and current opinion by use of an opinionnaire administered to 24 librarians, 35 classroom teachers, and 11 administrators. The respondents were enrolled in summer …

Observation, Investigation, And Evaluation Of Current Practices And Recommendations For An Imc Center For Grades K-6, Phyllis Grobe

Graduate Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to observe services being offered to children and teachers through an elementary/media program; {2) to investigate organizational practices being used in elementary resource centers; (3) to subjectively evaluate present practices; and (4) to recommend a plan for functional library service in grades K-6. Fourteen elementary library programs were visited for this study. Along -with the observations, time was spent in visitation with the person in charge of each center. To gain uniformity in the type of information on gathered from which to formulate an evaluation of elementary library service, a sampling questionnaire …

Book Selection Policies In Small Iowa High Schools, Phyllis R. Cook

Graduate Research Papers

The central problem of this study was to attempt to determine what factors influence book selection in small Iowa high schools. The procedure followed used a systematic sampling technique and a questionnaire was mailed to librarians in schools of not more than three hundred students enrolled in the high school. Schools were selected from the Iowa Educational Directory, l 1969-1970, listing of school districts, officials, and student populations. It was hoped that at the conclusion of this study, the findings would show the sources school librarians found most valuable in filling orders: and to try and establish a pattern adopted …

The Museum At The Iowa State Normal School (State College Of Iowa), Fred Cram

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

So far as a careful scanning of the catalogs of ISNS reveals, the first mention of a museum occurs in the 1896 issue, where on page 45 we find that “Natural Science has its museum well stocked with minerals, rocks, fossils dried and alcoholic specimens.”

While our Museum has usually been referred to as one of natural history, there has accumulated over the years a miscellaneous collection of other materials. There are items of historical value, such as swords, guns, and uniforms. There are old documents, coins, and curiosities. There are boats and other items from river and sea. Industrial …