It is not too ambitious to hope that well-rounded, user-oriented media collections will exist in every library. (Author/PF)

Discusses oral history interviews in terms of selection criteria, identification, storage conditions, and duplication. (CHC)

The development of film services and use in the public library is described from its beginning in 1910 to the present. The rationale presented is based on examination of certain keys periods in this development and takes into consideration both library practice and its theoretical basis. (MBR)

Stresses the vital importance of budgeting staff time for planning and previewing, to achieve the best possible shot at achieving media service goals, as well as budgeting dollars. (Author)

While videotapes and videodiscs have the potential for revolutionizing our ways of creatively exploring information, they are not yet financially or practically realizable for libraries. Librarians should ensure that high standards for the quality of media collections are not compromised by commercial media promotions. (RAA)

This computer-generated catalog presents the Manitoba Department of Education's 16mm film holdings found in its bookable and its self-serve collections. Each of the 3,921 film titles in the Department of Education Library's film collection is indexed by title, series, subject, curriculum heading, author, and producer, as well as by key word. These…

This selection policy statement for media materials incorporates guidelines contributed by academic departments in the University of Wisconsin-Stout, as well as by professional staff of the media retrieval services at Pierce Library. The overall special mission of the university and the special missions of learning resources and media retrieval…

The catalog lists various commercially prepared media materials available on loan from the Westside Area Career Occupation Project (WACOP) Media Center for evaluation prior to school or district purchase. Among the types of media specified are: books, kits, cassettes, films, instructional units, transparencies, posters, pamphlets, and magazines.…

An investigation of alternatives in collection design for the school library/media center. (Author/PF)

Audio-visual reference sources and finding guides to identify media for classroom utilization are compiled in this list of sources at State University of New York College at Cortland libraries. Citations with annotations and library locations are included under the subject headings: (1) general sources for all media formats; (2) reviews, guides,…

The selection processes of media specialists are discussed with emphasis on developing critical skills in children to evaluate and select materials. (KP)

This discussion of the use of citation frequency data in judging a cluster or an entire collection of journals in academic libraries discusses the rationale for this methodology, and illustrates its application by examining citation counts in ISI's Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for periodicals in the area of communication research. The…

During the past decade, phrases such as multi-media library, school research center, and instructional materials center have filtered into the language. They reflect the rapidly changing pattern of educational methods and the increasing emphasis on the new media. This book considers such general problems as the demands made upon school libraries…

Two main areas of material/acquisition are explored: collection development and the selection process. Emphasis is placed on the role of the librarian/faculty/student/evaluation committee, selection aids, and the selection process. (Author/PF)

The Learning Resource Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center limits its nonprint collection to three formats: 3/4- inch U-Matic videocassettes, audiocassettes, and 35mm slides. (PF)