{{refimprove, date=April 2008 A learning resource center (LRC) is a facility within a school, staffed by a specialist, containing several information sources to facilitate education for students and staff. It differs from a regular

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in its additional focus on multimedia resources and

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History

LRCs are based on educational trends established in the mid 1960's and 1970's, which focus on methods of self-learning, programmed learning and learning for mastery and learning throughout

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, including the earliest beginnings of computer usage within learning processes. Information technology and teaching and learning theories have since added a new dimension to LRCs, which are growing in need, particularly since the

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, which has forced educational institutions to rely on online resources more than ever before.

References

*Edwards, Brian. Libraries and Learning Resource Centres. Oxford, UK: Architectural Press, 2009. *Alomran, Hamad Ibrahim; (2007) ''Learning Resource Centres in Saudi Arabia: A study to the Reality with A plan for an Ideal center.'' Riyadh: Riyadh Girls University *Burlingame, Dwight, Dennis C. Fields, and Anthony C. Schulzetenberg. The College Learning Resource Center. Littleton, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 1978. Thomson, Sarah Katharine. Learning Resource Centers in Community Colleges: A Survey of Budgets and Services. Chicago: American Library Association, 1975. *Crawford, L. Lucille. The Learning Resource Center—Its Development and Implementation. olumbus, Ohio Ohio Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1970. *Pearson, Neville P., and Lucius A. Butler. Learning Resource Centers; Selected Readings. Minneapolis: Burgess Pub. Co, 1973. E.N OSARONWI(2013)solve the problem of resource center Learning