Reaching out @ your library™: communication practices of New Jersey high school library media specialists

<p>This paper presents the methodology and results from surveys of New Jersey school library media specialists at 88 public secondary schools. The study examined how LMS reached out administratively to their learning community. Specifically, it addressed the following research questions: 1. <em>HOW</em> did the library media specialists promote the importance of the media center and its resources and services? 2. <em>WHAT</em> did library media specialists communicate to the learning community? 3. <em>WHO</em> did library media specialists communicate with in their learning community? 4. Were the library media specialists taking advantage of the American Library Association advocacy tools to help them communicate their resources? Data were collected using a print based survey instrument, then coded into numerical values for tabulation before analysis.</p> <p>Survey results showed that the LMS did communicate with their learning communities, some not as efficiently as recommended by the professional associations. The implications of the results are discussed in the summary and conclusions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School and Public Librarianship

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Special Educational Services/Instruction

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Mutter, Lisa B.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shontz, Marilyn L.

• High school librarians--New Jersey; Instructional materials personnel--New Jersey
• Library and Information Science

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1054

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2054