The purpose of this study was to survey the adult reading and information needs in the Velva, North Dakota community. The study was to determine whether a community information and reading center is needed, and if so, could the school media center be augmented with suitable materials and staff to meet the expressed and latent needs of the…

Members of professional organizations, representing school libraries and audiovisual personnel, set up new standards for staffing the library media centers. These standards recognize that school libraries were taking on new and greater responsibilities and were incorporating more and more audiovisual functions which require a new professional…

The work of the Center ranges from the developing of materials about India for American elementary schools to the assisting of faculty members and research scholars from U.S. colleges and universities. This fourth annual report describes the activities of the 1969-70 fiscal year. Reported are the seminars and workshops conducted with American…

To determine how the Subject Matter Service (SMS) of the Agricultural Education Department at Mississippi State University could more effectively meet the needs of vocational agriculture teachers, this study focused on three problems: (1) evaluation of materials developed by the SMS, (2) determination of sources and uses of teaching materials, and…

The following topics are discussed in this supplement: (1) project sponsorship and management, (2) planning for the demonstration action library, (3) establishing and operating the action library, (4) action library in action, (5) implementation of the evaluation plan and (6) dissemination. (Other documents about this project are: ED…

An attempt has been made to provide a list of films, tapes, slides, records, etc. which are likely to be of instructional use in elementary schools. A list of the recommending sources, the media indexed by subject and title/author, a producer/distributor index, and an index of subject headings are provided. Technical information, distributor,…

This conference report contains the texts of speeches delivered at a December, 1975 conference on Texas learning resource programs. Complete transcripts are provided for speeches on: (1) district and school site media programs; (2) guidelines for developing learning resource centers; (3) standards for learning resource programs; (4) the role of…

Described is a pilot resource center program for mainstreaming and serving 123 special needs children (ages 3-21) as mandated in Chapter 766 (Massachusetts Special Education Law). The resource center program is explained in the first section as a service, as a success center, as an in-house team, as a beneficial program, and as a special service…

Provided is an evaluation of the Special Education Instructional Materials Center (SEIMC), a New York City school district educational project providing direct service to parents, professionals, paraprofessionals, and teachers in training who are concerned with the education of handicapped children in the public and nonpublic schools. Among…

This bibliography is designed to assist agencies in the U.S. and abroad in their selection of family planning educational materials. The citations are divided into two sections: (1) patient-oriented educational materials with emphasis on the need for family planning, availability of services, and birth control methods; and (2) materials which…

Data compiled over seven years present evidence that small-group or "cluster" carrels are successfully utilized by medical students in a learning resource center and should be considered to be an efficient method of managing space, software, and hardware. Three management concepts are reported. (Author/LBH)

Described is the Media Materials Center for the Severely Handicapped (George Peabody College for Teachers) and outlined are five of the first year's objectives and how they are being met. (BD)

Given the trends in technology and the resultant shift in cost patterns, the question arises as to the best role for the central computer center at a college or university. Managers should try to choose a strategy that enables the institution to exploit emerging technology while maintaining continuity in the provision of their services. (Author)

The educational activities of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois are described. (CP)