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Focuses on the Electronic Bookshelf, a software program for school reading management. Checking of student comprehension; Enrichment of the curriculum; Security features of the software; Development of reading lists for different subjects; Availability of starter kits; Program advantages. INSETS: Health reading list.;Tips for running a successful program..

Compares matched pairs of media specialists to determine the proportions of their time spent in various categories of work activity. Work sampling; Effect of an automated circulation system; Survey categories.

Examines the reliability of Web awards in the United States. Use of the results for recommendation purposes; Factors used in determining whether an award is reliable; Information on the awards called Too Cool School House Educational Site of the Week, Web 100, Point of Top 5% and Hot Shots Award; Author's procedures in searching for Web awards available.

Focuses on the evaluation of school library media centers. Need to maintain quality of library media centers; Procedures for the evaluation of library media centers.

Focuses on the needs of student aides in the library. Reasons for putting in hours of free time in library work; Physiological needs; Performance of tasks suited to aide's ability; Recognition and belonging needs; Special library privileges; Libraries as resources in aides' quest for self-actualization. INSET: Tasks from A to Z that library aides can perform..

Identifies the criteria school librarians must use to evaluate World Wide Web sites. Checking currency of data on the Web site; Assessment of content and information; Investigating the site's authors; Ease of navigation; Use of graphics, sound, and video in achieving an attractive site; Downloading speed.

Discusses how school librarians in Pennsylvania were trying to introduce their students to resources on the state's online college catalogs. How one librarian tried to help; Technical information; Locational skills; Creating bibliographies; Other ways in which students need to work independently.

Reports on how Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, encourages residents to log-on to its online catalog known as Library Information Access System (LIAS). Availability of the resources; Access to catalog.

The article focuses on the advocacy for information literacy including media literacy, visual literacy and technological literacy.

The article offers tips on new display ideas for library books. It notes that a good way to collect and gather books for display is keyword title searching through the use of color. It examples the book "St. Patrick's Day," that can be titled "The Readin' of the Green," and include all books with green titles.