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This booklet provides a detailed description of the computerization of the library of MMI Preparatory School, a private, non-sectarian college preparatory school in Pennsylvania for students in grades 7 through 12. Each of the following functions is investigated: (1) catalog card production; (2) online reference services; (3) circulation; (4) word processing; (5) graphics; (6) circulation of software; (7) circulation of hardware; (8) evaluations of hardware and software; (9) building the collection of computer reference materials; (10) library skills instruction; (11)) interlibrary loan services; (12) use of word processing to produce bibliographies; (13) use of database management programs for library management; and (14) a workshop for teachers. Recommendations are provided for others who may wish to emulate all or parts of the program, including a detailed time and cost analysis chart. (Author/CGD)

After defining exactly what a term paper is, this book discusses the steps in writing a term paper, including choosing a topic, doing library research, writing an outline, taking notes, writing a rough draft, and editing and polishing the final paper. The book offers special tips on how to benefit from the use of a computer in the research-and-writing process, how to use online catalogs and other electronic resources, how to find primary source material, how to save time, and how to keep the intended audience (the course instructor) reading. (NKA)

School library media specialists recommend quality Web sites to children based on evaluations and Web awards. This article examines three types of Web awards and who grants them, suggests ways to determine their reliability, and discusses specific award sites. Includes a bibliography of Web sites. (PEN)