The official administrative guidelines for the relationship between departmental resource centers and centers in the Quincy, Massachusetts school system are specified. Resource centers are defined, their functions listed, relevant administrative responsibilities identified, and budget and ordering procedures detailed. Parallel specifications are…

A regional library model policy statement on circulation of potentially controversial materials to school districts is presented. The procedure utilized to make service areas aware of these materials and to facilitate communication between principals and the regional library on how these materials will be dispensed to teachers is also presented.…

The resources and services of academic, special, and large public libraries in Pennsylvania are described in this directory. The information was collected from questionnaires sent to the libraries, and the substance of the directory--mostly personnel, volume and type of collections--reflects the responses to those questionnaires. Separate indexes…

Automating a library system via computer can increase efficient handling of all operations including circulation, cataloging, acquisition, and bibliographic reference. (Author/MK)

Presents results from a survey of district and regional media center directors who circulate nonprint educational media collections to public schools, especially materials for handicapped learners. The study found a variety of procedures for the selection and evaluation of nonprint materials for circulation and identified factors accounting for…