Suggests ways that audiovisual personnel can meet the needs of the handicapped. Provides tips for handling the following areas: analyzing needs, matching needs and services, planning for updating, cultivating staff awareness, keeping records, and publicizing services. Includes a list of organizations that provide learning aids to the handicapped.…

Argues for a more creative use of media and for a more personal involvement in media selection. Lists resources to help in this activity. (FL)

Presents design objectives to consider when planning library/media facilities for elementary schools which will also incorporate computer technology. Highlights include providing for future growth and the development of new technologies; collection development plans; professional growth and staff support; scheduling considerations; and…

Offers a detailed rundown of audiovisual equipment in terms of what each type does, its instructional application, the costs of purchase and maintenance, and the availability of corresponding program materials. (FL)

Describes ways in which microcomputer technology can help school media centers with collection development. The need to map the media center collection is discussed, benefits of collection mapping are explained, the need to consider curriculum requirements is emphasized, and setting up a database and spreadsheet is discussed. (LRW)

Discussion of the necessity for educational institutions to develop and implement a copyright policy includes the role of administrators; legal implications; seven elements to be included in a policy; guidelines for implementing the policy; and a list of resources for further information. (LRW)

Discusses vocational education in America today with its voc-ed learning centers in modern, technologically sophisticated facilities, and describes media applications and potential applications in this "new" vocational education arena. An overview of media-related agencies and suggested change strategies for increasing media utilization are…

Emphasizes the teaching of basic listening skills in the literature and remedial reading classroom; presents a guide to current producers and distributors of commercially available audio programs and notes the curriculum areas into which they fit. (MAI)

Discusses three books on language and literature instruction that present humanistic approaches to teaching students how to write, think, and express themselves in a creative manner. (FL)

Lists 100 specialists from libraries, instructional media centers, and computer labs in schools across the country and their projects or achievements using educational technologies during this past school year. (Author/LRW)

This school-wide classroom guide presents both historical background on the U.S. Constitution and examples of project models and ideas to promote learning its history. Additional resource materials--films/video/television, organizations, books--and people to contact for additional resource information are listed. (MBR)

Compares benefits and problems associated with traditional and newly automated circulation systems in the learning resources center of a modern medium size high school. Descriptions of the two systems include the selection, implementation, and use of the Apple compatible software used. Eight recommendations for implementing an automated system are…

Discusses 13 roles or services proposed by Costa and Costa in "A Micro Handbook for Small Libraries and Media Centers" (1983) that media specialists should consider in relation to educational computing. Current applications of microcomputers by media specialists in a public school and a private school in Hawaii are described. (MBR)