Argues that reorganizing libraries around the concept of user-focused access will help community colleges meet the information access challenges they face. States that integrated systems and the Internet have enabled libraries to broaden their concept of access from the physical collection to include thousands of other library collections and…

Offers suggestions to librarians for enhancing delivery of bibliographic instruction sessions. Includes topics such as "attitude matters more than content,""you may need a coffee bar for librarians,""rigidity is only good for dams,""learning travels up the fingertips," and "they want it convenient." (NB)

Describes the Kansas Digital Library (KDL), a comprehensive, electronic library of visual, textual and auditory information resources. Discusses projects that KDL sponsors, including Blue Skyways, a Web site that functions as a subject-oriented entryway to the Web for Kansas librarians. Reports that the KDL is an example of a successful state…

Discusses the vital role policy plays in the effective delivery of information services over the Internet, as well as the need to keep policies at a minimum so as not to impede users' creativity and imaginative powers when online. Provides four examples from community college libraries. (NB)

The question of how best to serve its constituents arises for any organization that is part of a campus or community. This guide is intended to address questions regarding assessment of impact, identifying targets for improvement, and ensuring organizational recognition. Seven strategies for maximizing impact are presented: (1) Be focused; (2) Be…

Describes the technology curriculum for eighth graders at the Greece Central School District in New York. The curriculum features technology program/library cooperation to let students produce video programming. (CH)

Describes the potential impact of contemporary and soon-to-be-developed information processing and communications technologies on the roles and functions of school media centers and school librarians and media specialists. A list of tips to aid librarians in understanding and adjusting to coming changes is included. (JL)

Twenty-one papers in instructional technology inform the reader on the psychological, philosophical, sociological, and educational ramifications of technology in the classroom. The articles are grouped under three major headings: Foundations of Education and Educational Technology, Tools of Instruction and Educational Technology, and Organization…

Discusses the need for community colleges to assess their participation in automated library networking systems (ALNs). Presents results of questionnaires sent to 253 community college learning resource center directors to determine their use of ALNs. Reviews benefits of automation and ALN activities, planning and communications, institution size,…

This document presents brief descriptions of successful approaches that states, local school districts, and individual schools have taken to incorporate and/or expand the teaching of basic competencies. Two presentations made at the Southern Regional Education Board's meeting on "Strengthening the Academic Preparation of Vocational Students"…

Papers included are the following: design for organizing and administering special education by Paul R. Ackerman and William C. Geer; indications of patterns and trends in special education, by Marvin E. Beekman; the organization of special education services, by John W. Kidd; and organization and administration of special education, by Harrie M.…