D E P A R T M E N T S z g SELECTIONS FROM ERIC Journal Articles EJ 501 807 Barron, Daniel D. (1995, May). May the Force B e with You: School Library Media Specialists and Technology. School Library Media Activities Monthly, v 1 1 n9 p48-50. Suggests school library media specialists should be responsible for promoting the integration of technology into education. Topics include resource allocation in the past; school library funding; the political climate and educational planning; technology teachers; library policies; and librarian and teacher cooperation. Provides a list of resources for "tested" uses of technology. EJ 443 313 Buboltz, Dale, and others.( 199 1 , Nov-Dec). Teaching Library Skills for the 1990s. Book Report, v10 n3 pB- 15 , 17, 19-29. Includes 10 articles that address issues involved in teaching library skills in middle schools and junior and senior high schools. Topics discussed include computer-based technology; blending print and electronic sources; search strategies for online systems; expert systems for reference questions; information skills and thinking skills; and teacher librarian cooperation. EJ 518 314 Byron, Suzanne. (1995). Preparing to Teach in Cyberspace: User Education in Real and Virtual Libraries. Reference Librarian, n5 1 -52 p241-47. Discussion of librarians' training for teaching user education focuses on experiments at the University of North Texas in providing resources and empowering education for librarians and staff members who teach. The use of computer-based education principles and Ranganathan's laws of library science are explained. EJ 382 547 Jacobson, Frances F. ( 1988). Teachers and Library Awareness: Using B ibliographic Instruction in Teacher Preparation Programs. Reference Services Review; v 1 6 n4 p51 -55. Discusses the necessity of incorporating bibliographic instruction courses into the curriculum of teacher preparation programs and reviews the literature in this area. A unit which introduces elementary education maj ors to school library servi�es as a part of a required children's literature course at Western State College of Colorado is described. ( 1 6 references) EJ 496 602 Morrill, Martha. ( 1995, Jan.). Roles 2000: How to Contain an Ever­ Expanding Job. School Library Journal, v41 n 1 p32-34. Discusses the changing role of the school library media specialist. Highlights include the impact of an increase in job complexity and decreases in library funding; strategies for delegating; circulation; equipment operation; and empowering teachers. A sidebar lists 1 1 different perspectives of the media specialist's role. ( 1 1 references) EJ 536 912 Northrup, Pamela Taylor, Little, Wesley. ( 1 996, May-Jun). Establishing Instructional Technology Benchmarks for Teacher Preparation Programs. Journal of Teacher Education, v47 n3 p213-22. Examines technology use in teacher preparation, emerging state and national standards for educators and technology, and benchmarks for teacher preparation programs (including faculty preparation), and notes the importance of creating school-business partnerships to help finance this costly venture. EDUCATION LIBRARIES VOL. 21 , No. 1 / 2 3 o D E P A R T M E N T 5 EJ 516 579 Pappas, Marj orie L . , Tepe, Ann E. ( 1 995) . Preparing the Information Educator for the Future. School Library Media Annual (SLMA), v13 p37-44. Considers the role of the library media specialist as information professional and educator as changes in the learning environment and curriculum take place. Topics include roles as information manager, curriculum consultant, teacher, and manager of an information center; leadership; change agent; staff development; and needed competencies. EJ 491 627 Rothenberg, Dianne. ( 1994). Information Technology in Education. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), v29 p277-302. Discusses information technology in teacher education, teaching and learning in elementary and secondary education from 1991 -93. Topics addressed include school reform; the effects of information technology on student achievement; networked schools; telecommunications; information services and technology in school library media centers; Internet use; information skills instruction; and future possibilities. ( 1 1 5 references) . EJ 513 701 Stoffle, Carla J . ,Williams, Karen . ( 1 99 5 , Summer). The Instructional Program and Responsibilities of the Teaching Library. New Directions for Higher Education, n90 p63-75. Successful higher education institutions of the next century will be learning-centered; successful college libraries will become teaching libraries that equip students with lifelong learning skills; librarians ofthe future will be knowledge managers. Libraries must become user-centered, which will require a substantial initial investment that will not generate short-term dividends. EDUCATION LIBRARIES VOL. 2 1 , No. 1 / 2 EJ 531 159 Turner, Philip M. ( 1 996, Summer).What Help Do Teachers Want, and What Will They Do to Get It? School Library Media Quarterly, v24 n4 p208- 1 2. Asked to list ways their school library media specialist could help them become better teachers, teachers wanted training in instructional technology and design as well as access to high-quality instructional tools. In turn, teachers said, they could help media specialists help them by enhancing cooperative communication and providing emotional and practical support. How to Obtain Materials Cited in this Bibliography: Journal article citations are from Current Index to Journals in Education. The articles may be obtained from a college, university, or large public library, borrowed through interlibrary loan, or if so indicated, ordered from: UMI Clearinghouse, 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48 106. Phone: 1 -800-52 1 -0600. This column was prepared by the staff of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY D E P A R T M E N T 5 3 1 ALA WON ISSN 1 069-7799 Volume 6, N umber 56 July 1 6, 1 997 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S DRAFT 1 998-2002 STRATEGIC PLAN AVAILABLE ONLINE According to today's Edtech-Alert News, the U.S. Department of Education has published an online draft of its Strategic Plan, 1998-2002. The plan will provide direction for the departments operations, through its goals and objectives. The draft plan is organized around four goals: GOAL 1: Help all students reach challenging academic standards so that they are prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment. GOAL 2: Build a solid foundation for learning. GOAL 3: Ensure access to postsecondary education and lifelong learning. GOAL 4: Make ED a high-performance organization by focusing on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction. Technology issues in the draft plan include: Objective 1 .7 of Goal 1 : Schools use advanced technology for all students and teachers to improve education. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: All teachers and students will have modern multimedia computers in their classrooms by 2001 . The percentage of public school instructional rooms connected to the Information Superhighway will increase from 1 4% in 1996 to 25% in 1998, and an increasingly larger percentage thereafter. At least 50% of teachers will integrate high-quality educational technology, high-quality software, and the Information Superhighway into their school curriculum for effective support of student learning by 2001 . CORE STRATEGIES: Technology connections, especially for high-poverty schools. Use the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund discounts, and "NetDays" to wire schools to use educational technology, connect every student and school to the Information Superhighway. Modern computers, especially for high-poverty schools. Encourage local, State, Federal and private sector partnerships to provide access to modem computers for all teachers and students. The Technology Innovation Challenge Fund will provide $425 million of funds for states and districts to plan, purchase and effectively use modern computers and other educational technology. The entire plan is available at: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/StratPin97/index.html EDUCATION LIBRARIES VOL 21, N.o. 1 / 2