A profile of what instructional developers do, their education, reading habits, age, and philosophical stance is drawn from responses to a questionnaire sent to members of the Division of Instructional Development of AECT. (Author)

Discussed a method for changing New Jersey's school library services at the elementary level. (RK)

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)

This collection consists entirely of cartoons and clip art depicting various aspects of the media professional's role. The material may be copied or adapted for noncommercial use by the original purchaser. (GL)

This digest brings together the various views on curriculum-related roles for library media specialists. The first section considers reasons why a disparity between theory and practice exists in regard to the involvement of library media specialists as curriculum consultants. Several sources addressing this issue are reviewed in the second…

Internship and inservice training, traditional continuing education approaches for media, library, and information specialists, are being supplemented by simulation of community contexts within which principles of lifelong learning can be applied. One such simulation is briefly described. (Author/AG)

Author asserts that curriculum specialists have generally neglected "school settings," or the psychological climate which fosters both intellectual and emotional growth. (HB)

The population for a study conducted to determine how knowledgeable teachers and media specialists are about the new copyright law consisted of 147 teachers and 52 media specialists, who were randomly selected from schools in suburban Atlanta school districts. A questionnaire was designed based on the documents published by the professional…

This report on the need for compulsory, standardized procedures for the certification of librarians (1) provides an historical overview of the subject; (2) identifies three types of certification: compulsory, permissive, and voluntary; (3) outlines current certification practices, requirements, and standards for school librarians; (4) reviews the…

Nine papers review procedures used by Head Start programs to solicit and coordinate community resources. The first article describes a seven step approach to using resources in a rural area, while the second paper identifies types of available specialists and suggests where they can be located. Suggestions of other programs for enlisting the help…

TRIAL (Technique for Retrieving Information from Abstracts of Literature) is an information storage and retrieval system which can be used by school media specialists to produce indexes of non-print materials. This manual provides a step by step approach for media specialists to automate their non-print holdings. These procedures can also be…

It is the responsibility of an inhouse film group to ensure that communication is maximized while holding expenses to a minimum. Many productions spend more than is necessary to effectively convey a message by employing: (1) overwritten scripts; (2) complex structure; (3) costly talent, sets, locales, special effects, and musical scores. The…