61. Untitled Other school Library media Web Pages. k12.ak.us/schools/upk/upk.home.html Fairbanks,alaska. Leo Ussak Elementary school Bilingual English and Inuktitut http http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/schools.htm

Schools, Media Centers and Library Resources on the Internet Resources for Librarians The American Association of School Librarians http://www.ala.org/aasl Association for Library Service to Children http://www.ala.org/alsc Canadian Teacher-Librarian's Resource Page http://www.inforamp.net/~abrown CyberDewey http://ivory.lm.com/~mundie/DDHC/DDH.html School Library Hotspots http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~mstimson/text/hotspots.html South Carolina Schools A listing of South Carolina Schools on the Web from Web66 http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools/US/SouthCarolina.html Clover High School http://www.clover.k12.sc.us/chs/default.htm Clover High School Library Media Center Home Page http://www.clover.k12.sc.us/chs/LMC.HTM Rice Creek Elementary School , Columbia, SC (Richland District Two) http://www.scsn.net/users/Rich2/elem/ricecreek Rice Creek Elementary Media Center http://www.scsn.net/users/Rich2/elem/ricecreek/media.html Other School Library Media Web Pages Peter Milbury's School Librarian Web Pages http://wombat.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/~pmilbury/lib.html Frank Moore's Library and Information Seeking Page http://www.col.k12.me.us/bjh/203a/BJHS203a.html

62. Subpart 4 - Improving Literacy Through School Libraries improvement, based on the age and condition of school library media resources, includingbook collections, access of school library media centers to advanced http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/pg7.html

Mouseover preload - not necessary for function Skip Navigation Privacy, Security, Notices About ED A-Z Index ... Contact Us Search: Advanced My Profile Add to My.ED.gov Bookmarks Inside No Child Left Behind Beginning SEC. 1251 SEC. 1251. IMPROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES. (a) PURPOSES- The purpose of this subpart is to improve literacy skills and academic achievement of students by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials, a well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media center, and well-trained, professionally certified school library media specialists. (1) one-half of 1 percent to award assistance under this section to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out activities consistent with the purpose of this subpart; and (2) one-half of 1 percent to award assistance under this section to the outlying areas according to their respective needs for assistance under this subpart. (c) GRANTS- (1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES- If the amount of funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year is less than $100,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies under subsection (e). (2) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES- If the amount of funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year equals or exceeds $100,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants to State educational agencies from allotments under subsection (d).

63. The CIRI Foundation Publication & Media List contains many ideas helpful to teachers applying for alaska school Districts and media. changesin the Dena'ina Athabascan village of Tyonek, alaska from 1964 http://www.ciri.com/tcf/publications.htm

Selected publications and media productions are available that continue the living traditions of Alaska's Eskimos, Indians and Aleuts of the Cook Inlet region. PUBLICATIONS A Dena'ina Legacy, K'tl'egh'i Sukdu: The Collected Writings of Peter Kalifornsky A Place for Winter: Paul Tiulana's Story A Reference in Time, Alaska Native History Day by Day Education Resources Handbook ... Reflections on the Alaska Native Experience MEDIA Tubughna, The Beach People PUBLICATIONS A Dena'ina Legacy, K'tl'egh'i Sukdu: The Collected Writings of Peter Kalifornsky contains 147 bilingual Dena'ina-English writings by the self-taught writer and scholar, Peter Kalifornsky of Kenai, Alaska. Mr. Kalifornsky wrote and compiled traditional stories, poems and language lessons in the Dena'ina Athabascan language of Lower Cook Inlet for nearly 20 years. Dr. James Kari and Dr. Alan Boraas, editors, 1991. Published and funded by the Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Partial funding provided by The CIRI Foundation. 485 pages. Maps and photographs included. ISBN 1-55500-043-6. $16.00 Back to top A Place for Winter: Paul Tiulana's Story is the autobiography of Mr. Tiulana told against the backdrop of his early home on King Island, located 35 miles of the coast of northwestern Alaska in the Bering Sea. He describes his Inupiat culture of a hunter and fisherman and the traditions of his people. He relates his views on a variety of subjects: The struggle to recover from a military-related accident, the Arctic, child-rearing, relationships, religion, war, handicaps, education and modern times. Written by Vivian Senungetuk as told by Paul Tiulana. 1989. Published by The CIRI Foundation. 150 pages. 40 photographs included. Funded by grants from Alascom, Inc., Alaska Humanities Forum, and The CIRI Foundation. Cloth: ISBN 0-938227-02-05. $17.95

64. Proof Of The Power: Quality Library Media Programs Affect Academic Achievement Juneau, alaska alaska State Library, 2000. The Impact of school Library MediaCenters on Academic Achievement. Castle Rock, Colorado Hi Willow http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/sep01/lance.htm

Proof of the Power: Quality Library Media Programs Affect Academic Achievement by Keith Curry Lance Director, Library Research Service Colorado State Library and University of Denver MultiMedia Schools • September 2001 T he evidence is mounting! By early 2000, researchers affiliated with the Library Research Service of the Colorado State Library and the University of Denver—myself included—had completed four statewide studies on the impact of school library media programs on the academic achievement of U.S. public school students: "Information Empowered: The School Librarian as an Agent of Academic Achievement in Alaska" "Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs and Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools" "How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards, The Second Colorado Study" "Good Schools Have School Librarians: Oregon School Librarians Collaborate to Improve Academic Achievement" Philosophically, these studies are rooted in the "Information Power" model espoused by the American Association of School Librarians and the findings from 6 decades of research related to the impact of school library media programs on academic achievement. The latest edition of Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning (1998) identifies three roles for school library media specialists. In a learning and teaching role, library media specialists advance the instructional goals of the school. As providers of information access and delivery, they develop collections and services and facilitate their use. And, as program administrators, they serve as library media center managers as well as school-wide advocates and trainers for information literacy.

65. A Guide To Networking For K-12 Schools: School Networking Resources local educational agencies, teachers, school library and in K12 classrooms, librarymedia centers, and other state education agencies of alaska, Idaho, Montana http://www.netc.org/network_guide/f.html

Appendix F School Networking Resources Northwest Educational Technology Consortium The Northwest Educational Technology Consortium (NETC) is operated out of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and is one of six federally funded Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC). The national program was established in the fall of 1995 to help states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies in K-12 classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers and teacher education programs. The members of the Northwest consortium include the six state education agencies of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, the Educational Service District 101 (based in Spokane, Washington), and NWREL as the lead grantee. The activities of the consortium in each member state are tailored to the needs of each state and are coordinated to complement existing delivery mechanisms or programs. Member states have identified four priorities for NETC services and products: NETC uses technology whenever possible to disseminate information and to provide staff development or technical assistance, including:

66. OrlandoSentinel.com: News more often children visited their school library on alaska schools that staffed librarieswith professionals Pennsylvania schools spent on mediacenter programs http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/orl-asecread10111002nov10,0,793453

Article Search: Detailed Search Thursday, April 3, 2003 Lake County Orange County Osceola County Seminole County ... Directions Enter keyword(s): DETAILED SEARCH READING BY NINE Low-budget libraries have high cost Sentinel Staff Writers Posted November 10, 2002 Email this story to a friend Printer friendly version PHOTOS Joy in books. (JOE BURBANK/ORLANDO SENTINEL) Nov 10, 2002 RELATED STORIES Old, poor schools have more outdated, irrelevant books Nov 10, 2002 GRAPHICS Fast-growing counties, newer books (ORLANDO SENTINEL) Nov 10, 2002 Too many students, too few librarians (ORLANDO SENTINEL) Nov 10, 2002 Libraries and test scores (ORLANDO SENTINEL) Nov 10, 2002 READING BY NINE It is vital that children learn to read by age 9, the fourth grade, if they are to succeed later in their academic careers. Though Florida has invested millions of dollars teaching children to read, the state's school libraries have languished. Sunday: School libraries are stocked with embarrassingly old books and staffed by untrained clerks rather than skilled librarians. Monday: The ways good librarians lure children to the library and foster good reading skills.

67. Why Is A Library So Important? role of the school librarian media specialist and the relationship between betterschool library services Similar recent studies for alaska and Pennsylvania http://www.cgrove417.org/cghs/ssp.html

Calendar Curriculum Spotlight Encyclopedias Internet Searching ... Back to High School Page Last Updated March 6, 2003 Council Grove High School Good Library = Good Education The size of a school library's staff and collection is the best single predictor of student academic achievement, outweighing school spending in general, the income and education of the parents, and the teacher-pupil ratio. -The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement "Teaching students how to find information rather than memorize information" was ranked highest in importance in this year's Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Issues Survey. Eighty-four percent of the more than 4,400 ASCD members participating in the survey rated the statement 5 or 6 on a six-point scale (with 6 meaning "extremely important"). The survey results will guide ASCD's Issues Committee as it develops proposed positions to be considered for adoption by the ASCD Board of Directors. NEW STUDY SHOWS IMPACT OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, ON STUDENTS

68. ERIC Logo Department Of Education Seal Studies LRS studies conducted in alaska, Colorado and the American Association ofSchool Librarians http Hot Topics Libraries/media centers Contains links to http://ericit.org/cgi-bin/resprint.cgi/Resources/Librarianship/School_Libraries.

Printer friendly text Main Index Librarianship School Libraries AskERIC Responses Internet Sites Discussion Groups ERIC Resources ... Organizations AskERIC Responses: * Do you have any information on marketing the school library? http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/ Librarianship/School_Libraries/market.html * Do you have any resources on teacher-librarian collaboration? http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/ Librarianship/School_Libraries/collab.html * Are there any research articles on censorship in school libraries? http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/ Librarianship/School_Libraries/censor.html * Do school libraries have a positive impact on students? http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/ Librarianship/School_Libraries/libraryimpact.html * Does having a professional school media specialist on staff increase student achievement? http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/ Librarianship/Library_Staffing/librarystaff.html Internet Sites: * Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Library Media A collection of resources with information on national and state library media standards.

69. Comprehensive Centers Network Newsletter performance standards, bullying and harassment in school and ways to help youth becomemedia literate responses to the diverse needs of alaska’s students http://www.ccnetwork.org/newsletters/vol1no3/standards.htm

70. About 3M - Community: Education, 3M Makes Million Dollar Donation To School Libr Select a location. 3M Makes Million Dollar Donation to school Library media centers. http://www.3m.com/about3m/community/edu_library_102500.jhtml

Select a location Alaska Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brasil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Guam Guatemala Hawaii Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Morocco The Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Trinidad Turkey UAE Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Yugoslavia Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe English 3M Worldwide About 3M Technologies 3M in the News ... Contact Us Other Sites of Interest Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability 3M Branded Merchandise E-store Supplier Information Education Our support for education is targeted to higher education in science, technology and business. We awarded higher-education grants for scholarships, grants-in-aid, fellowships, non-tenured faculty development and organizations supporting minority students. 3M Makes Million Dollar Donation to School Library Media Centers The schools will receive up to two In partnership with the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, '3M Salute to Schools' reflects the company's investment in education and technology. The association received more than 540 applications and selected recipients for the donation based on financial need and demonstrated support and commitment to a strong library program.

71. 3M Library Systems - Press Room United States. November 15, 2001 – school library media centers can help http://www.3m.com/market/security/library/press/releases/callforEntries.jhtml

United States Alaska Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brasil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Guam Guatemala Hawaii Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Morocco The Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Trinidad Turkey UAE Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Yugoslavia Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe English 3M Worldwide United States 3M Library Systems Product Information ... Service Dept. Press Room - Press Releases CALL FOR ENTRIES: School Libraries May Apply Now for Valuable Detection Systems Awarded in 3M Salute to Schools Program ST. PAUL, Minn. – November 15, 2001 – School library media centers can help reduce the loss of valuable library resources by applying now for the 3M Salute to Schools program, which will provide $1.5 million worth of much-needed security products to approximately 100 schools across the country selected by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). 3M will provide up to two 3M Detection Systems for the entrance/exit of their library media centers and a supply of Tattle-Tape Security Strips for marking materials—a package with an average value of about $15,000.

72. New Media Center Proposal for our programs and those of other New media centers. K12 Working with the schooldistricts in Anchorage, Mat and Valdez, as well as the alaska Society for http://helenbarrett.com/uaa/NMC96.html

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE NEW MEDIA CENTERS PROPOSAL CONTENTS ABSTRACT BACKGROUND METHODS DELIVERABLES ABSTRACT The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) applied to become a New Media Center in January, 1996, and we were notified of our acceptance in March, 1996. UAA's New Media Center will focus on these areas: Faculty development in using new media to facilitate alternative methods of instruction to support student retention (underwritten by a Title III Developing Institutions grant); Distance education a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Masters Degree with a focus on Technology courses provided by Education, Business and Journalism/Public Communications; K-12 educator training in the use of New Media, through support for the statewide distance-delivered Masters Degree and Endorsement in Educational Technology; and Continuing medical education and other continuing professional education. The primary deliverables of UAA's New Media Center will be: hands-on workshops for faculty, K-12 educators; participation in annual conferences with the Alaska Society for Technology in Education and the Anchorage Chapter of DPMA; teleconferences with educators on the other main UA campuses in Fairbanks and Juneau; development of a "just-in-time" educational technology training programs for university faculty and K-12 educators; summer New Media Institutes for these same groups plus private sector entrepreneurs. The New Media Center will initially support courses and degree programs in Developmental Education, Schools of Education, Business, and the Journalism & Public Communications program. New media products will include CD-ROMs to support distance education courses;

73. CDC Media Relations: Released Friday, June 2, 2000 CDC) show that 63.7% of American Indian/alaska Native (AI AI/AN women with less thana high school education were http//www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0420 http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0602.htm

Media Home Contact Us Local Contents "Centers" at CDC Summaries Archive Global Health Odyssey Media Relations Home Page ... Email Us June 2, 2000 Facts About Heart Disease and Stroke Among American Indians and Alaska Natives Heart disease and stroke, the principal causes of cardiovascular disease, are the first and fifth leading causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Risk factors often occur together and as the number of risk factors increases, so does the likelihood of heart disease and stroke. Results from a national telephone survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 63.7% of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) men and 61.4% of AI/AN women reported having one or more of the following risk factors for heart disease and stroke: high blood pressure, current cigarette smoking, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes. 22% of respondents (21.0% of men and 23.0% of women) said they had been told by a health professional that they had high blood pressure.

74. School Libraries by a trained school library media specialist helps findings hold true for everyschool and in very dissimilar states of Colorado, Pennsylvania, and alaska. http://reed.senate.gov/schoollibraries/library.htm

School Libraries The Benefit of The School Library: An Essential Learning Tool Well-equipped school libraries are one of the best ways of promoting learning and achievement: Free voluntary reading is the foundation for good grammar, writing, and reading comprehension abilities. The school library is the single most available source of reading material for the average American student. (Source: Stephen Krashen, The Power of Reading Research indicates that the highest achieving students tend to come from schools with strong libraries and library programs. (Source: Keith Curry Lance, The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement, OERI, U.S. Dept. Of Education, 1994 Three statewide studies released this Spring by the Colorado State Library's Library Research Service and the University of Denver's Library and Information Services Department found that a strong library media program consisting of a well-stocked school library staffed by a trained school library media specialist helps students learn more and score higher on standardized achievement tests than their peers in library-impoverished schools. These findings hold true for every school and in every grade level tested (regardless of social and economic factors in the community), in the very dissimilar states of Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Alaska.

75. Activate Your FREE SUBSCRIPTION To School Planning & Management - Part Of The Pe Alabama. Transportation Physical Education media centers/Libraries Flooring specialupdates from school Planning http://www.peterli.com/spm/readserv/subformspm.cfm

YES! Start/continue my FREE SUBSCRIPTION to magazine! Qualified educators can sign up for a FREE SUBCRIPTION to our magazine. Fill out the application below so that we can qualify you for a free subscription now. * required fields First Name: Last Name: Title: District/Company: Address: City: State: Zip/Postal Code: Country: Email: Phone: Fax: For purposes of identification only, please tell us in which state you were born: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Canada Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Other/Not born in the US Comments: What best describes your title? (please check only one) Superintendent President/Chair (Bd. of Ed)

76. Haines Cooperative Libraries schools may be borrowed through the public library or directly from the school mediacenters. was located in a 12' X 12' building at the alaska Steamship Office http://haineslibrary.org/

Front Desk Catalog Day-to-Day Library Services ... Contacting Us View the new online Card Catalog Welcome to the Haines Cooperative Libraries Website What is the Haines Cooperative Libraries? Since 1989 the Haines Borough Public Library, the Haines Elementary Media Center , the Haines High School Library , and the have been cooperating in a variety of ways to improve library services in our community. By sharing resources and working together to build library collections and to increase access to information via technology, more materials and services can be provided in a more cost-effective manner. The automated card catalog includes all the materials at the four sites. The materials at each site are available for use by all the members of our community. Materials from the schools may be borrowed through the public library or directly from the school media centers. Materials at the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center may only be used in the museum building. Brief History of the Public Library The first Haines Public Library was started by the Haines Women's Club. It was located in a 12' X 12' building at the Alaska Steamship Office. Later, on May 22, 1931, the Haines Women's Club incorporated under the title of "The Haines Library Association" and purchased a 12' X 25' frame house on Main Street. This building is now at the Chilkoot Cultural Camp. By 1957 it was time to grow once again. The Haines Women's Club purchased the land where the current library stands and with the help of many volunteers built a new library, opening officially in August 1958.

77. Management Strategies For Librarians together by the Washington Library media Association Acceptable on the impact ofschool libraries on student achievement in Pennsylvania, alaska and Colorado http://www.wtps.org/wths/imc/ProfessionalDevelopment/managment_strategies.htm

The Best of the Web for Librarians Management Strategies for Librarians Discipline Humor Policies Collaboration ... Student Achievement Policies Workbook for Selection Policy - this guide from ALA will assist you in writing your selection policy Policies and Procedures Impacting School Media Centers - this guideline was put together by the Washington Library Media Association Acceptable Use Policies - use this site to locate examples of AUPs from Bellingham and Eugene Oregon school districts Weeding the Collection - policy from Iowa's Department of Education - this is an article from Education World - from the Groton, CT school district School Libraries and Student Achievement ALA Resource Guide - this is a bibliography of articles on the topic of libraries and student achievement Dick and Jane Go to the Head of the Class - this is an article from School Library Journal on the impact of school libraries on student achievement in Pennsylvania, Alaska and Colorado School Librarians Impact Studies - from the Library Research Services The Importance of School Libraries - an article by Keith Curry Lance Building Student Learning Through Libraries - by Dr. Kathleen Smith

78. Analysis Of The Job Market In ILS The Competition (school Analysis). The Western area includes Texas, New Mexico,Colorado, Kansas, California, Washington, Hawaii, alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Utah http://www.southernct.edu/departments/ils/ils503/audtay.html

CAREER TRACK PLANNING GUIDE: The West Audrey Taylor Career Track Planning Guide HOME Definition of the Library Field Job Market Analyses (the opportunities) Northeast United States Eastern United States Southeast United States Central United States ... Western United States School Analyses (the competition) Northeast United States Eastern United States Southeast United States Central United States ... Western United States Suggested Curriculum (the competitive applicant) Special Libraries and Information Centers Academic Libraries School Media Centers Public Libraries ... Career Web Site The Opportunities (Job Market Analysis) A collection of approximately fifty job listings collected from the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Washington were studied to see if a pattern could be found in these listings. Charts were created from information given in each announcement. From the charts a study was done to find the patterns. The following shows what percent of jobs out of the fifty collected had such a requirement and also shows what percent of the fifty job listings collected had salaries above $35,000 and what percent provided benefits. From the study patterns were formed. There is a pattern in the job listings for Masters in Library Science Degree personnel. The 15% not included in the requirements for a Masters in Library Science are jobs in the fields of Public Library.

79. IAC EXPRESS - Issue #230 The media campaign will include fullpage ads in For further information on alaska'sschool and childcare facility 888) 430-4321 or visit alaska's Division of http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue230.htm

Previous issues index IAC Home page Issue Number 230 February 23, 2001 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Check out the IOM Immunization Safety Review Committee website and listserve Read about how FDA works to ensure vaccine safety Alaska implements media campaign to raise awareness of new school immunization requirements Illinois immunization conference set for June ... Back to Top February 23, 2001 CHECK OUT THE IOM IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND LISTSERVE The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has convened an independent committee of experts to review vaccine safety concerns at the request of CDC and the National Institutes of Health. The Immunization Safety Review Committee will meet three times a year over three years to look at various vaccine safety issues and publish a report on each concern it addresses. The committee will recommend appropriate federal government action, such as changes in surveillance, research, communication, or policy. A website established by the committee provides more information on the study, as well as a listserve to announce new postings on the website. Visit the website at http://www.iom.edu/imsafety

80. School Librarian Shortage to studies of school library programs in alaska, Colorado, and It discusses how mediaspecialists can provide educational Check This Out school Librarians in http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/jhaberkorn/lis405le/focuspaper.html

Focus Paper: School Librarian Shortage LIS 405LE, Fall 2000 Jennifer Haberkorn Today's school libraries aren't what most people remember. Card catalogs have been replaced by computers and databases. The rows of encyclopedias have been replaced by CD-ROMS. Not only have the card catalogs and encyclopedias disappeared, but librarians are also beginning to disappear. "According to the latest research, the shortage of school librarians is becoming a national crisis." (Everhart, 2000) The impact of the shortage of school librarians is extreme. By the year 2005, some researchers project a need for nearly 25,000 media specialists. (Lord, 2000) There are numerous factors contributing to the shortage, which have a dramatic effect on schools. School districts must be creative in their search for qualified librarians and in retaining them. Many reasons contribute to the shortage of librarians, which include the following: Low unemployment and Retirement Image Decrease of American Library Association-accredited graduate-level programs and undergraduate programs and Dual certificate requirement. Another reason for the shortage of school librarians is image. Many people do not realize the role of the librarian has drastically changed from the traditional view. Technology is a major contributor to this change. Many librarians are known as media specialists and assist students and teachers in locating resources on the Internet and CD-ROMS. Unfortunately, people visualize the stereotypical librarian, a stern, middle-aged, single woman with her hair in a bun, when they imagine a librarian. (Columbia News Service, 1999) Librarians are viewed as people who perform clerical tasks of circulation and shelving instead of professionals who must adequately train to perform their duties. Requirement of entrance into the field nowadays is quite often a master's degree in library and information science.

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