print email comment close Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning: A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation From 1953–2000 URL: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005311 Description: "Drawn from more than 50 sources, this [March 2005] report presents descriptive data about public school libraries since 1953. Along with key characteristics of school libraries, the report also presents national and regional standards, and federal legislation affecting school library media centers. Data from sample surveys are presented at the national, regional, and school levels, and by state." From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. Publisher: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education Library of Congress Subject Headings: Education -- Standards Public schools -- United States School libraries LII Database Information: Record 7369 created by Jennifer English on 03/14/2005 Last modification on 03/16/2005 Published: 03/14/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7369