Provides an overview of the school library media specialist's role in working with the gifted student. The media specialist's extended role is also described in terms of the content, process, output, and evaluation sections of Tennant's model; and the knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation categories of Bloom's…

A survey was conducted to examine the opinion structure of 409 Illinois specialists in learning disabilities, regarding the relative importance of the teaching competencies in the Illinois Division for Children with Learning Disabilities Professional Competency Document. (DLS)

Practical suggestions for designing district level media in-service education. (Author)

Urges library/media specialisrs to assess user's needs and gives an example of one such assessment. (BD)

Advises school librarians to integrate print and non-print catalogs and offers detailed cataloging information. (Author)

Reports on 1996 library programs, activities, and information policy: American Library Association's responses to President Clinton's "America Reads" program, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the Communications Decency Act; Family Friendly Libraries; certification for Kansas media specialists; federal funding of libraries; the…

Presents results of a search of ERIC, "Wilson Library Literature", and "Dissertation Abstracts" that looked for any mention of school library media specialists or programs that deal specifically with research. Expresses concern about the lack of research reported in the field. (LRW)

As pressure increases to integrate technology into instruction, many teachers and library media specialists are having difficulty coping with "technostress." Presents suggestions and activities for teachers and library media specialists designed to reduce "technostress." (PEN)

Articulates the critical importance of media programs and media specialists in implementing education reform initiatives. Examines why many library media programs are not consistently regarded as integral to reform, suggests ways that media specialists can maximize use of resources and services, and delineates media specialists' central role in…

States that African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux earned himself a special place in the film history of the 1920s and 1930s for his artistry and his persistence and inventiveness in negotiating financial arrangements, which enabled him to continue producing films. Gives examples of and discusses Micheaux's skill at entrepreneurship. (PA)

Discusses the relationship between professional ethics and the broader concept of "professionalism." Presents a list of ethical principles that appear to have universal applicability across professions and illustrates some of the ways in which special services personnel sometimes violate these principles. Discusses reasons ethical violations occur…

For education providers, working with community agencies within mental health frameworks poses threats as well as opportunities. Adult educators do not need to be mental health specialists; their role in such collaborations is to be learning specialists. (JOW)

Elaborates on techniques used to obtain and maintain computer equipment. Suggestions include: conduct a needs assessment, improve staff communication, have written guidelines, be cost conscious, inspire student assistants, manage time effectively, keep accurate use records, practice hands-on management, and keep informed of current developments.…

Includes reviews of "Information Power," the guidelines for school library media programs published by the American Library Association and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, by a library media specialist, a school library consultant, a professor of school librarianship, a high school librarian, and a…