Those teachers with formal qualifications and greater experience were more likely to seek information about school administration and curriculum planning. Circulaltion of educational journals and articles ranked ranked high as information need. Teacher librarians could serve rural teachers better by assessing their information needs and offering relevant services. The teacher librarian role might be broadened to that of an information services facilitator. This model suggests a rethinking of existing school structures and management practices.
Rural teachers can overcome their professional isolation by access to computer networks.
Teacher librarians in rural schools have a pivotal role to play in facilitating teachers' access to electronic resources. A survey was sent out to 100 national libraries asking them to forward the questionnaires to appropriate bodies in their countries. Responses have been received from 51 countries. The Ministry of Education was responsible for 23 of the policies, others were the responsibility of a wide range of agencies. Only 20 respondents indicated there was an agency responsible for supervising the application of the school library policy.