This handbook is intended to assist school media specialists, librarians, and audiovisualists in planning for the development of a program that will guide students to become effective, independent learners and will help teachers to become stimulating and innovative instructors. The quantitative guidelines presented are arranged in three phases to…

A project was developed to combat the negative stereotypes of ageism, and to provide positive role models of older adults for young children. Funded with a grant of $750, an Intergenerational Teaching Resource Center was established. Two major Center activities were (1) the selection, purchase, and organization into a lending program of 65 books…

This collection of statistical data on elementary and secondary school media programs is designed to assist local education agencies in examining their library media programs according to concepts contained in "Criteria for Modern School Library Media Programs," and other publications of the Maryland Division of Library Development and…

This annotated bibliography from the Materials Review and Evaluation Services lists reviewed and evaluated fiction books for school media collections. Educators should bear in mind that books included on this list were selected from those which publishers chose to submit for evaluation and may assume that books available for purchase not appearing…

This annotated bibliography from the Materials Review and Evaluation Services lists reviewed and evaluated instructional media appropriate for school media centers on the study of North Carolina. Educators should bear in mind that materials included in this list were selected from those which publishers chose to submit for evaluation and may…

This annotated bibliography, from the Materials Review and Evaluation Services lists reviewed and evaluated instructional media appropriate for school media centers in the area of career education. Educators should bear in mind that materials included in this list were selected from those which publishers chose to submit for evaluation and may…

Designed to be used for self evaluation at the local level, as a guide for supervisors, and to provide direction for short and long range planning of library media programs, this document proposes some guiding principles, defines selected terms, and outlines quantitative standards. The checklist of standards which makes up the greater part of the…

This document represents a continuation of efforts partially reported in UNIVERSITIES AND TEACHER EDUCATION CENTERS IN FLORIDA. The present (1979) report presupposes the reader's familiarity with the contents of that previous document, and attempts to add to the picture of universities and TEC's by updating developments through the 1978-79 service…

The current status of secondary school media centers in Iowa was investigated to determine which of the three phases of development outlined in the state's "Plan for Progress in Media Centers, 7-12" they were in, and to identify positive and negative forces affecting their development. Quantitative data were derived from the 129…

A questionnaire was administered to 657 seniors in 25 Southwestern Michigan public high schools accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) to determine student opinions regarding the accessibility of library resources in secondary school media centers. The Chi square test of significance was used to examine the relationship between six…

This proposal for the use of various media materials available in school classrooms and media centers provides guidelines for utilizing the materials throughout the school. A second part of the document deals with the selection of instructional materials at the state and local levels. Included is a copy of a letter to superintendents on revised…

Five major areas of administrative responsibility in library media center management are identified and discussed. These include instructional leadership, staff personnel, pupil personnel, financial and business management, and school-community relationships. Objectives and their implementation in each area are considered. (SK)

The characteristics of jobs that constitute the mix for lower division FORTRAN classes in a university were investigated. Samples of these programs were also benchmarked on a larger central site computer and two minicomputer systems. It was concluded that a carefully chosen minicomputer system could offer service at least the equivalent of the…

in fiscal year 1975, Idaho's migrant program involved 30 school districts. There were 3,799 students (preschool through grade 12) enrolled during the regular school term; 3,489 students (preschool through age 14 or over) were enrolled during the summer term. Approximately 81 percent of Idaho's migrant students were interstate transfers; of these,…

A guidebook was developed to assist New Jersey school districts to evaluate present programs and to suggest long range plans for media services. A checklist of standards is included with items in the following categories: (1) staff; (2) location and space; (3) material collection; and (4) equipment. Specific aspects of media services are…