Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
High school students often use online databases and the Internet in the school library media center (SLMC) to complete teachers' assignments. This case study used a survey to assess teachers' awareness of electronic resources, and to determine whether their directions influence student use of these resources in the SLMC. Participants were teachers from an Indiana high school. Findings revealed that teachers encourage student Internet use in the SLMC, but most do not direct students to use databases. Teachers consider information from electronic databases to be more reliable and focused, but they say the Internet is faster, easier to use, and has a greater scope of information. Findings, conclusions, and recommendations reported should not be generalized beyond the local environment for this exploratory study.
Recommended Citation
Teresa Williams and Bonnie J. Grimble. "Teachers' Link to Electronic Resources in the Media Center: A Local Study of Awareness, Knowledge and Influence" School Library Media Research 7 (2004).
Notes
Originally published in School Library Media Research