Western Piedmont Community College adopted the concept of a people-oriented Learning Resources Center with services offered to the entire college community through a learning laboratory, audiovisual center and library. (JG)

The construction of 55 new learning resource centers is briefly analyzed. (SM)

In order to realize their academic missions and respond to state demands for access, assessment, and accountability, the nation's community colleges, along with all other institutions of higher education, are focusing increasingly on the enhancement of academic support services. Learning centers represent an important means of providing learning…

At a meeting of community/junior college officials on proposed academic redesign based on learning resource centers, various aspects of instructional development were discussed. Topics include the use of television to extend education, organizing for instructional development, bringing about change, the concept of the learning center, organizing…