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Library instruction is evolving to adapt to the changing concepts of information use and understanding. Model programs, in order to be meaningful and effective, should respond to the changing information environment. New methods of library instruction, such as the Cephalonian method, reflect changes in instructional technology and education theory.
Since the 1920s, the American Library Association or the American Association of School Librarians (one of the ALA’s divisions) have worked to create and update information literacy standards ...
Education policy analysis is the scholarly study of education policy. It seeks to answer questions about the purpose of education, the objectives (societal and personal) that it is designed to attain, the methods for attaining them and the tools for measuring their success or failure.
The report documents the history and accomplishments of the Commission and provides a compelling future agenda for information policy research and development. Among its notable publications was Pathways to Excellence: A Report on Improving Library and Information Services for Native American Peoples [29]
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Legislation should lay down the constitution and functions of the library authority at national, state and district levels. Legislation should provide an assured basis for library finance. There are two ways of providing a firm basis for library finance. (i) A special library cess; and (ii) Reservation of a certain percentage of the education ...
The goal of a school library or media center is to ensure that all members of the school community have equitable access "to books and reading, to information, and to information technology". [1] A school library or media center "uses all types of media . . . is automated, and utilizes the Internet [as well as books] for information gathering." [2]
Libraries operate as part of the technological infrastructure that supports the National Research and Education Network (NREN), acting as an electronic safety net for the American public to guarantee basic access to electronic information. Public libraries are in particular capable to take on this role, as they already serve such a role in a ...