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The American Library Association and World War I
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Broadcasting the Profession: The American Library Association and the National Children's Radio Hour
… study of an attempt, from 1930 to 1936, by the American Library Association to harness the latest technology of the time (radio) in the service of public library outreach, literacy and information dissemination. While public librarians had varying degrees of success broadcasting from local …
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The Development of the Partnership Between the American Library Association and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
… the development of the partnership between the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The research focused on archival documents from the ALA Archives at the University of Illinois Archives. The archival research focused on …
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"""No book should be out of reach"": The role of the American Library Association in the sharing of Resources for Research, 1922-1945"
… provides (1) an historical overview of interlibrary cooperation in the U.S. between 1876 and 1945, and an exploration of its various aspects and their interrelationships; (2) an assessment of the American Library Association's role in projects for sharing of resources for research from 1922 …
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Freedom Through Books: Helen Haines and Her Role in the Library Press, Library Education, and the Intellectual Freedom Movement
… personal correspondence and papers (Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley), the Richard Rogers Bowker papers (New York Public Library), and, among others, the American Library Association Archives (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Beginning with her childhood in …
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Factors Affecting Information Literacy Perception and Performance
… retrieve, analyze, and use information" (American Library Association, 2003, 1), is necessary for success in life. The present study will examine whether the factors of gender, race, and/or socioeconomic status impact information literacy performance and information literacy perception of …
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Reaching out @ your library™: communication practices of New Jersey high school library media specialists
… 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 …
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Analysis of elementary school library web sites in southern New Jersey
<p>Elementary school library media centers have the opportunity to utilize a Web site to promote the goals and objectives of the program, assist students with information literacy skills and encourage students to read more. Organizations such as the American Library Association and the …
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Drawing the Line: Visible and Invisible Disability, Identity, and Intersectionality in Award-Winning Graphic Novels for Teens
… the Great Graphic Novels for Teens list from the American Library Association. The tenets of critical disability theory guided a critical analysis of both text and imagery to explore how visible and invisible disabilities are portrayed in award-winning graphic novels from the past five years …
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The Cultural Origins of Youth Services Librarianship, 1876--1900
Public library youth services developed during the period from 1876 to 1900, in the context of late 19th century beliefs about the importance of childhood and the power of reading. This dissertation analyzes the cultural forces that influenced the negotiation and growth of the development of public …
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An evaluation of information literacy of postgraduate students of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)
… student-centered learning. The gap between the library and the classroom needs to be bridged by insisting on the use of information literacy skills and by promoting cooperation and collaboration of efforts between the teaching staff and the library. The learning organizations need to realize the …
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Examining Student Perspectives On Information Literacy
<p>The American Library Association released its <em>Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education</em> in response to the changing needs and demographics of today’s digital native students. This study was designed to ascertain first-year undergraduate students’ definitions and …
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Intellectual freedom and the politics of reading: libraries as sites of conservative activism, 1990-2010
… into the culture wars crossfire. Pro family library challenges went beyond objections to particular materials in order to target library policies of open access, collection diversity, and patron privacy. Pro family activists also mounted an explicit critique of the American Library …
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The development of the Standards for College Libraries
… s to 2000. Changes in the leadership of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) strongly influenced the process of revising those standards. Changes in higher education standards and the practice of college librarianship also shaped …
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Writing the Young Adult Novel: Analysis and Process
… the Newbery Medal, awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. The creative section is an original young adult novel that incorporates some of the characteristics uncovered in the analysis of the Newbery …
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Information literacy of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape: assessment of competencies and proficiencies
… skills, competencies and proficiency? Is the Library Science 121 (Arts information Literacy) course sufficient for teaching information literacy and to address deficiencies? A pen and paper questionnaire based on the Information Literacy Standard by the American Library Association to assess …
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Does access to the academic libraries for students with disabilities affect their academic performance? A systematic review
… at these institutions of higher learning. The American Library Association (ALA) was instrumental in the compilation of the Library Services for People with Disabilities Policy which incorporated library services, facilities, collections, assistive technology, as well as publication and …
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CULTURE WARS AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE GATE: SCHOOL BOARD DECISION MAKING & STUDENTS’ SPEECH RIGHTS
… boards occupy a unique space in the fabric of American governance. School board members are often called upon to make decisions about how the values of a community are reflected in its schools, their classrooms, and even the school district’s library collection. These decisions are far from …
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De la formación de usuarios a la alfabetización informacional: sociogénesis de un discurso bibliotecario en España (1999-2015)
… adapta en nuestro país procede de modelos norteamericanos, nos ha llevado a indagar en el origen y el perfil que adopta la propuesta informacional en el último cuarto del siglo XX en los EEUU. Para culminar los objetivos, nos hemos servido de un triple marco de interrelaciones: el contexto …