School

 A 1983 survey of a systematic sample of school library media centers concerning data for fiscal year 1982-83 (survey size: 2,000 centers; responding: 1,297; usable: 1,251 or 62%) showed thatthe number of full-time certified library media specialists per institution was as follows:

 1 per school                         1,016 (81.2%) respondents

2 per school                            141 (11.3%) respondents

2 per school               19 (.15% sic [1.5%]) respondents                   (Source)

         Ibid…. showed thata comparison of schools with (666 schools) and without (597 schools) district-level library media coordinators revealed that schools without district coordinators spent more money per student on resources and had more books per student than schools with district coordinators. However, schools with district coordinators paid media specialists higher salaries, had more AV items per student, had more clerical assistance, and used more adult volunteers than schools without district coordinators. Specifically:

                 total materials expenditure per student in schools with coordinators averaged $8.80, and in schools without coordinators averaged $10.92;

                 average books per student in schools with coordinators averaged 18, and in schools without coordinators averaged 20;

                 number of AV items per student in schools with coordinators averaged 3.45, and in schools without coordinators averaged 3.03;

                 media specialist salary in schools with coordinators averaged $20,699, and in schools without coordinators averaged $19,354;

                 the number of clerical assistants and adult volunteers in schools with coordinators averaged .83 and 2.46, respectively, and in schools without coordinators averaged .77 and 1.85, respectively.                         (Source)

Dr. David Kohl

 "Libraries in the digital age are experiencing the most profound transformation since ancient Mesopotamian scribes first began gathering and organizing cuneiform tablets."

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