THE FIRST STEP IN USING THE MULTIMEDIA APPROACH IS WRITING OBJECTIVES IN BEHAVIORAL TERMS. THE SECOND STEP INVOLVES THE DETERMINATION OF WHICH MEDIA OR "TOOLS" WILL BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS IN ACCOMPLISHING THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES. ADMINISTRATORS AT MOUNT SAN JACINTO FELT THAT THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY IN THIS APPROACH IS TO…

Describes Glendale Community College's Instructional Materials Center, an integrated center housing both print and nonprint media and serving the college community more than 75.5 hours per week. Highlights interaction between librarians and instructional faculty, the librarians' role, ??and the library's bibliographic instruction program. (DMM)

Conducted in the spring of 1979, a survey of 187 instructional materials centers affiliated with undergraduate and graduate programs accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) gathered data in the following areas: physical location of the center, hours open, loan policy, users, organizational structure,…

Colleges with sizable teacher education programs must demonstrate the legitimacy and usefulness of all kinds of educational media and technology. Students and faculty in such colleges need readily available educational media selection centers, which may be considered expanded curriculum laboratories, to help them become familiar with the…

In spring 1977, the faculty and students of Wytheville Community College were surveyed in regard to their attitudes toward and use of the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The student survey revealed that of 330 respondents, 46% used the library one hour or more per week; 63% of 129 respondents suggested a greater emphasis during orientation on…

A survey of learning resource centers in 15 California community colleges was conducted to aid the staff of the West Valley College center in determining what changes to make in organizational structure, administration, services, and staffing. The survey instrument elicited information on staffing in various departments, work loads, service hours,…

With the availability of technologically advanced instructional delivery systems, and the educational reform efforts of state and federal governments, the role and importance of community college learning resource centers (LRC's) have expanded tremendously since their experimental beginnings in 1939. This volume contains the following articles…

A brainstorming session and a literature review were conducted at Chabot College to determine alternative methods of serving those constituencies (about 5,000 per quarter) who register for courses but who either do not show up for class or who drop out before the second census week. The brainstorming session, held at the college's learning…