Gives 35 questions designed for self-analysis. (PF)

If a district expects each school to have a media center with adequate expandable facilities, sufficient qualified personnel, and materials of the quantity, quality, and variety needed for optimum use, then it is essential that boards of education and superintendents have media specialists on their administrative teams at the district and school…

Media specialists who are flexible, future-oriented, people-centered, and responsive to the democratic atmosphere of the alternative school can play and are playing a prominent role in the learning that takes place in such schools. (Author)

Teacher education needs greater involvement in every phase of media utilization. (Author)

Instructors are urged to take an active part in media instruction and to involve their students in media programs. (AP)

The problems of an elementary school librarian's first year are described. (PF)

Two letters, written by a principal and a librarian, explore ways of increasing understanding, empathy, and cooperation between school librarians, teachers, and administrators. A report describes two workshops conducted for librarians and administrators. (Author/PF)

Makes predictions, based on a recent Delphi study, of the future of school media programs. (PF)

Describes the evaluation process used by one school district library media program which included a survey, a speaker, and a team of visiting experts. The development of goals and objectives is described and the value of the evaluation process explained. (EM)

Innovative ideas for enhancing library programs do not have to be expensive, and they can be creative, as well as fun. (Author)

To increase their power and prestige within the school district, librarians and media specialists must pay greater attention to their contracts and become involved in local and national educational associations. (PF)

Indicates the media center's role in school humanities programs. (PF)

By designing attractive learning packages and attracting students to the media center, a school media staff convinced teachers that the center was a source of desirable curriculum innovations. (PF)

Establishing the criteria and compiling the data for more meaningful definitions of the role of school library media personnel is only a part of the total process which may include observation, interview, questionnaire, record logs, task analysis, consensus and/or content analysis. (Author)

Describes the growing demand for video materials in public libraries and argues that libraries should develop policies for videos that are comparable to policies for print materials. Policy areas discussed include loan periods, interlibrary loans, reserves, freedom to view, and user fees. (CLB)