Honors Program Theses
Award/Availability
Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Karla Krueger
Keywords
Databases; Elementary school libraries--Collection development; School librarians;
Abstract
With so many reference materials available for the elementary public school library, making subscription reference database purchasing decisions can be an overwhelming task. The purpose of this research study was to examine how the 15 participating Iowa teacher librarians made subscription reference database purchasing decisions and the use they observe of various reference materials by students and staff influencing these decisions. To answer these questions, I conducted a survey asking Iowa public elementary school teacher librarians how they decided what to purchase and criteria they used for examining reference materials such as subscription reference databases. The population used for this study was certified Iowa teacher librarians who were working in the elementary library at least 20 hours per week.
Year of Submission
2010
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
2010
Object Description
v, 81 p. : col. ill.
Copyright
© 2010 Michaela B. Seeman
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Seeman, Michaela B., "Purchasing subscription reference databases in the Iowa elementary public school library" (2010). Honors Program Theses. 24.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/24
