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School library media specialists who provide in-service training for teachers
… of in-service training for teachers, school library media specialists increase their influence, strengthen their school library media programs, and in turn help increase student achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine how school library media specialists perceived the role of …
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Techniques used by elementary library media specialists to teach authors and illustrators
… of this study was to determine elementary school library media specialists' perceptions of the role of author and illustrator studies in the library curriculum. The study was conducted to measure the uses of author/illustrator studies and which techniques that teach authors and illustrators were …
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Building better working relationships between high school library media specialists and school technology coordinators
… and technology-integration within school media centers are just as important these days as traditional curriculum and teachings. Embracing this fact is essential to a successful school library media program, especially those programs whose main goal is to produce the next generation 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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Techniques used by elementary library media specialists to teach Caldecott Medal and Honor Award books
… of this study was to determine elementary library media specialists' perceptions of the usefulness of Caldecott Medal and Honor Award books in the elementary library media center curriculum. The study was conducted to measure the techniques elementary school library media specialists …
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A Delphi Study Analyzing Perspectives of School Library Media Specialists' Attitudes toward 21st Century Literacies
… the exploration of the perceptions of (School Library Media Specialists) SLMSs regarding the tools and skills necessary to become 21st century literate. Moreover, the researcher attempted to explore how SLMSs are presently using technology to achieve their instructional goals related to 21st …
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Does working together work? a study of collaboration between classroom teachers and school library media specialists
… of collaboration between teachers and school library media specialists. It also examined what levels of collaboration occurred between the two groups and what factors influenced their decisions regarding use of collaborative activities. Two electronic surveys were designed to give the …
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An evaluation of how elementary school teachers perceive library media specialists' responsibilities in Gloucester County, New Jersey
… a higher level of responsibility from the library media specialist in schools that employed at least one full-time library media specialist (n=47). Additionally, it investigated whether or not those teachers had a more in-depth understanding or acceptance of the roles of the library media …
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An investigative study of the library information skills taught by elementary school library media specialists in Camden City public schools
… of this investigative study was to explore the library information skills that elementary school library media specialists in the Camden City Public Schools taught to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The study was conducted to determine the school library media specialists' …
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School library media specialists' perceptions of their level of endorsement and implementation of the 2007 Standards for the 21st-century learner
School library media specialists were surveyed to determine their perception of the level of endorsement that school library media specialists place on the AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner (ALA, 2007) and their perception of how much they implement the standards into their library …
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Library media specialists are not ready to "radically change:" the use of radical change children's books in New Jersey school media centers
<p>The purposes of this study were to (a) determine if LMSs were using titles from a suggested list of titles found in Radical Change with kindergarten to third grade students, (b) determine how LMSs were using books with Radical Change characteristics; and (c) determine if LMSs were not using …
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The Effect of Increased Collaboration Among the Library Media Specialist and School Personnel on Perceptions of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Library Media Specialist
… of the roles and responsibilities of the library media specialist when the level of collaboration increased. Seven library media specialists targeted four members of their educational communities with whom to increase collaborative activities. Before and after the collaboration began, the …
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Collection development of non-Christian religious holiday books in elementary school libraries
… books about non-Christian holidays. Elementary library collections may under-represent non-Christian religious books because of a lack of school library media specialists' personal knowledge about non-Christian holidays. This study surveyed school library media specialists through a written …
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Elementary School Principals' Perceptions of the Instructional Role of the School Library Media Specialist
… states by various researchers demonstrate that library media specialists who take an active role in the instructional process positively impact student achievement in their schools. Principals are the instructional leaders of their schools, yet the research indicates that they are not …
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The attitudes and experiences of sixth grade teachers towards media specialists on either a fixed or a flexible schedule
… to discover if fixed or flexible scheduling in library media centers was related to the attitudes and experiences of sixth grade teachers towards library media specialists. Surveys were sent to selected sixth grade teachers working in public schools in Burlington County, New Jersey. Questions …
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Evaluation of high school reading motivational programs
… 2) and which programs were deemed successful by library media specialists and on what basis. In order to achieve this goal, high school library media specialists throughout the country were surveyed via LM_Net listserv to see what reading incentive programs they were using, if any at all, and if …
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Services provided by district school library media supervisors
<p>District school library media supervisors have been shown to be an asset to school library programs. Research has shown that school libraries can be more productive and successful, when they are coordinated by a supervisor holding advanced qualifications. The services offered by a district …
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Effects of Professional Development on Using Differentiated Instruction with Gifted and Talented Students in the Library Media Center
<p>Library media specialists (LMSs) have a unique position within a school, which is the opportunity to reach out to every student, especially to gifted and talented students who can benefit from having more advocates within their learning communities. Collaborating with other education …
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Budget expenditures of high school library media centers in southern New Jersey
… expenditures of southern New Jersey high school library media centers for the 2001-2002 school year. The applied research design employed mailed questionnaires to collect data from the sample of library media specialists from all public high schools in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, …
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A study of culturally diverse materials in elementary school media centers
… is during the elementary school years. School library media specialists can be foremost in providing materials that facilitate learning about all cultures. This study examined the multicultural collections of four elementary school media centers within the Pleasantville School District. The …
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