THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: It all comes together in the Resource Center at Lincoln Senior Elementary. New technology and traditional media turn kids into active learners. The action is vibrant yet the purpose is focused. Under the direction of Media Librarian Mike Whelply the Resource Center is the nucleus of the school. It…

The basic standards for achieving accessibility for the handicapped which are reviewed are of special concern to media center managers seeking to comply with the requirements of Public Law 94-142 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. A check list for accessibility for the learning resource center or media center is provided, and a…

This report presents an analysis of data provided by 196 usable responses to a survey of a stratified sample of 282 college and university media centers. Information was collected on the following topics: current trends in budget and personnel levels; the degree of moral support provided by supervisors and the faculty clientele; the extent to…

Included in this final report by the South Dakota Division of Elementary and Secondary Education are agendas for the conferences and workshops held to provide the elementary school library media specialist with the additional skills necessary for direct service to the exceptional student in a library learning center environment. The script of…

Lists 100 specialists from libraries, instructional media centers, and computer labs in schools across the country and their projects or achievements using educational technologies during this past school year. (Author/LRW)

In 1985, the American Association of School Libraries declared April as School Library Media Month. The New Hampshire Educational Media Association (NHEMA) Board chose April 17th as the day for all New Hampshire school library media centers to focus on the role that they play in the total school program. This booklet suggests a wide variety of…

Discusses gardening as an appropriate theme for problem-based learning activities that are interdisciplinary, and suggests related resources for library media specialists. Highlights include gardening in the research literature; resources from ERIC, including specific program descriptions; books; Web sites; 4-H programs; and butterfly gardens.…

This booklet providing information on school library and media programs in 28 South Carolina schools focuses on programs, facilities, materials, flexible scheduling, use of computers, and production. Schools included were suggested by library/media consultants from the South Carolina State Department of Education. Programs are listed for…

Intended both as a report on an Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Title IV project and as a guide for others wishing to initiate centralized media services in vocational-technical schools, this document describes the planning, funding, establishment, and the 1980 to 1983 operations of the Natchez Vocational Media and Research…

Discusses 13 roles or services proposed by Costa and Costa in "A Micro Handbook for Small Libraries and Media Centers" (1983) that media specialists should consider in relation to educational computing. Current applications of microcomputers by media specialists in a public school and a private school in Hawaii are described. (MBR)

Developed with information and guidance from a task force and interest group, as well as from two surveys of continuing education providers, this plan for improving library/media/information services in Pennsylvania proposes coordination of continuing education for their personnel, including trustees and paraprofessionals. After a description of…

In order to provide information about existing school media programs to school people interested in developing their own, the New England School Development Council sent postcards to all New England school superintendents, asking about media centers and unified centers with active programs. The results are presented in two ways. First are some…

The purpose of the School Library Resources Program was to provide direct support to local public and non-public schools in their efforts to develop and maintain high quality library and media resources as an adjunct to their instructional program. There were two major emphases in the 3-year old program during the 1984-85 year. The first was to…

Step-by-step guidelines are provided for the planning and implementation of inservice workshops and conferences for persons working and/or interested in the library/media field. Along with the descriptions of many existing programs, suggestions are made for possible topics, materials, and formats for the training of a variety of personnel:…

These two documents contain a variety of articles on media use in education. The first provides 16 articles that focus on justifying media programs in the 1980's. Topics include selling your program to administrators; reorganization of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; video literacy; student-made videotape recordings; interactive…