Sci-Ref_Tier2 Handout: Readings and Resources (3 pages)

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SCIENCE REFERENCE INSTITUTE - TIER TWO

Electronic and Optical Science Reference Sources
READINGS AND RESOURCES

prepared by
Candy Schwartz, March 1994
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CD-ROM AND ONLINE SEARCHING

Aversa, Elizabeth Smith, Jacqueline C. Mancall & Diane Desau. Online
Information Services for Secondary y School Students. Chicago, IL: ALA, 1989.

Bankhead, Betty. Through the Technology Maze: Putting CD-ROM to Work." School
Library Journal 37 (no. 10): 44-49 (October 1991)
-The provision and management of technology by school libraries.

Bard, Nancy. "Networking CD-ROMS: A Case Study." Journal of Youth Services in
Libraries 6 (no. 2):185-89 (Winter 1993).
-Planning for CD-ROM on a local area network hardware, technical management,
user satisfaction, implications.

Holzberg, Carol S. "Electronic Information Retrieval." School Libra~y Media
Activities Month~ 5 (no. 9): 41-43 (May 1989).
Online searching promotes computer, and critical thinking skills, reviews two
databases on elementary school science. Lesson activities for grades four
through six.

Jasco, Peter. CD-ROM Software, Dataware and Hardware: Evaluation, Selection,
and Installation. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1992.

Lathrop, Ann (Ed.). Online and CD-ROM Databases in School Libraries: Readings.
Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1989.

Lilly, Dorothy; And Others. "School and Public Libraries Go Online and
Pennsylvania Libraries without Walls and The Joy of Searching." Book Report 11
(no. 2): 24-27 (September-October 1992).

McClanahan, Gloria, Ed.; Haynes, Elizabeth. '~he Evolution of a School Library
Network: Setting up a CD-ROM Local Area Network (LAN)." School Library Media
Quarterly 21 (no. 4): 253-57 (Summer 1993).
How to set up a CD-ROM LAN in a school library: technology plan, hardware,
software, cabling, and staffing. Reviews of print and electronic materials.

Mendrinos, Roxanne Baxter. "CD-ROM Technology for Reference in Secondary
School
Iibrary Media Centers." School Library Media Annual (SLMA) 10: 158-63 (1992).
Use of CD-ROM databases for reference purposes. Database titles; networking;
staffing concerns; budget; funding; attitudes; and training and curriculum.

Mendrinos, Roxanne Baxter. "CD-ROM and At-Risk Students: A Path to
Excellence."
School Library Journal 38 (no. 10): 29-31 (October 1992).
Use of CD-ROMs for reference purposes in secondary school libraries. Use by
special education, learning-disabled, and average students.

Nicholls, Paul. CD-ROM Collection Bui1der's Toolkit: The Definitive Reference
for CD-ROM Buyers. Weston, CT: Eight Bit Books, 1992 (or latest edition).

Sherouse, Vicki. "Using the Computer Lab to Network the Library's CD-ROMs."
Book Report 11 (no. 2): 23 (September-October 1992).
Hardware, software, and peripherals.

Sorrow, Barbara Head & Betty S. Lumpkin. CD-ROM for Librarians and Educators:
A
Resource Guide to Over 300 Instructional Programs. Jefferson, NC: McFarland,
1993.

Squire, Deborah L "Databases in Schools Conference: Keeping Current with
On-line and CD-ROM Databases." School Library~ Media Annual (SLMA) 10: 220-21
(1992).
Databases in Schools conferences for 1989,1990, and 1991, instruction for and
use of CD-ROM and online databases in elementary and secondary school
libraries.

NETWORKING AND OTHER

Barron, Daniel D. "Books and Cyberspace: Celebrations of Tradition and
Innovation in the School LibraRy Media Program." School Library Media
Activities Month~ 9 (no. 3): 47-50 (November 1992)

Borgman, Christine L.; And Others. "Children's Use of an Interactive Science
Library: Exploratory Research." School Library Media Quarter~ 18 (no. 2):
108-12 (Winter 1990).

Carnegie Mellon University. Internet in K-12 Education. Pittsburgh, PA:
Carnegie Mellon, 1994. (Send $12.40 to: Attn: Internet in the Schools Report,
Carnegie Mellon University, Dept of Engineering and Public Policy, 129 Baker
Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890).

Dern, Daniel P. The Internet Guide for New Users. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill,
1994.

Engle, Mary E. And Others. Internet Connections: A Librarian's Guide to Dial-
Up Access and Use. Chicago, IL: ALA, 1993.

Fisher, Sharon. Riding the Internet Highway. Carmel, IN: New Riders Pub.,
1993.

Gilster, Paul. The Internet Navigator. New York, NY: Wiley, 1993.

LaQuey, Tracy. The Internet Companion. Reading, MA: Adddison-Wesley, 1992.

Levine, John R. & Carol Baroudi. Internet for Dummies. San Mateo, CA: IDG
Books, 1993.

Mancall, Jacqueline C.; And Others. "Searching across the Curriculum." Phi
Delta Kappan 73 (no. 7): 526-28 (March 1992).
School library media specialists as information consultants and gatekeepers.

NYSERNet. NYSERNet: New User's Guide to Useful and Unique Resources on the
Internet: A Project of NYSERNet K-12 Networking  Interest Group and the
NYSERNet/NYS Library Networking Interest Group for Libraries. Syracuse, NY:
NYSERNet, 1992.

O'Haver, T. C. Internet Resources for Mathematics and Science Education.
Version 1.2, October 19, 1993. Available via gopher and ftp

Sellers, J. Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet
User" Questions. RFC: 1578, FYI: 22 (February 1994).

Tennant, Roy, John Ober & Anne G. Lipow. Crossing the Internet Threshold.
Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions Press, 1992.

Wreath, April; And Others. "Technology and Librarianship." North Carolina
Libraries 47 (no. 3): 136-61 (Fall 1989).

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