Examines collective bargaining patterns which have emerged in education, the effects which collective bargaining has had on school media programs, and the major role the school media supervisor can play in this area. (Author)

This article discusses one conception of how information centers can relate to the educational process. The core concept is that of the media or information professional who would be the essential ingredient of a vastly enlarged and upgraded notion of knowledge service. (Author)

This paper focuses on (1) networks as an approach to understanding supervisory relationships; (2) factors in change theory with implications for networks; and (3) a planning model which may be utilized to guide change within a network. (Author/AWP)

Suggestions for the planning of library media centers are presented, including educational specifications, budget development, design development, and orientation and inservice programs. (AWP)

Before an elementary school media specialist can function effectively in an open classroom environment, he or she must understand and accept some basic assumptions about children, assumptions which form the basis of open education. The media center should reflect this common core of basic beliefs about children's growth and development. (Related…

The four types of theoretical considerations discussed can be used most often in setting long-range and intermediate goals and in determining priorities. (Author/AWP)

The ideal role of the media supervisor is to make the media specialist independent of the supervisor, so that he is able to function as a helper in facilitating the learning of children. (Author/AWP)

As an introduction to this issue, Dr. Barber defines open education; discusses the development of open media services, materials requirements, competencies of the media specialist; and, introduces the issue authors and their articles. (Other articles are LI 503 161 through 503 167.) (7 references) (SJ)

The considerations necessary for creating a viable library media center encompass all aspects of the school's environment. The type of learning should dictate the environment that is to be designed. The human element must not be overlooked in the utilization of the media environment. (Related articles are LI 503 160 through 503 166.) (3…

Possible research responsibilities of the school media supervisor include: developing collections of resources for educational research, assisting with information gathering, critiquing another's study, participating in pilot studies, gathering administrative information, disseminating research information, providing awareness services,…

The media supervisor's role as a link (change agent) between the user and the resource system is discussed. In this role, the supervisor will function as (1) a diagnostician of the system; (2) a motivator; (3) a facilitator; (4) an innovator; and (5) an evaluator of the system. (Author/AWP)

The open school demands cooperation of media specialists with teachers if a successful program is to result. This article considers several successful ways that media specialists have found to work with teachers in open schools. (Related articles are LI 503 160-163 and 503 165-167.) (12 references) (Author/SJ)

Defines the concept of the teacher center, traces its development in three countries (Great Britain, Japan, and the United States), and draws implications for the school media supervisor. (Author)

The kind of openness most essential to education, schools, media centers, classrooms, and learning is not an architectural openness, nor a structural openness, but rather an intellectual and emotional openness. The resourcefulness of the media specialist is the most essential ingredient in media service programs for open schools. (Related articles…

Being a media specialist in an open school places the individual in the position of both the teacher and the learner. The media specialist must possess a thorough understanding of the school program, recognizing both teaching and learning viewpoints, and participate in such a way as to make objectives of both attainable. (Related articles are LI…