This handbook contains nine sections dealing with the administration of learning resource centers in urban community colleges. Learning resource center objectives, both general and specific, are described, and organization and administration are discussed. The remaining seven sections all deal with various personnel questions: personnel…

A Delphi survey was conducted with the professional media staff in: (1) state educational agencies, (2) territories, (3) the District of Columbia, and (4) the U.S. Office of Education. Survey questions were designed to set organization goals, to plan program activities, and to organize the trends facing the supervisors. Only 19 questionnaires were…

In this document the performance of Indiana school libraries is contrasted to their situation ten years earlier and compared with the national and state standards. The performance statistics were collected from the 1971-72 Individual School Reports of Instructional Media Programs and generally give data for the percent of schools meeting a…

A special studies institute on resources for effective teaching was designed to train newly appointed or potential Curriculum Resource Consultants (CRC) who work in conjunction with special education instructional materials centers in Michigan. Objectives of the workshop sequences included the development of teacher-training competencies in the…

The program development guide for teachers of trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children and adolescents, 5- to 21-years-old, includes Indiana State guidelines, information on the TMR population, suggestions for instructional programs, evaluation tools, and informational sources. Specified by guidelines are TMR children's right to instruction,…

A research project compiled information on the use of free and inexpensive materials in Kansas secondary schools. Forty-six media specialists responded to a questionnaire and checklist and provided data on four topics: 1) selection and acquisition of materials; 2) storage and retrieval systems used in handling materials; 3) subjects and formats of…

Presented is DUB (description, use, and benefits of an idea), a format for special education teachers to use in writing descriptions of self-developed materials and methods; and included are six examples of the format. The DUB format prescribes the inclusion in brief essay form of the following information: descriptive material (structural…

The standards represent the combined five-year effort of the Washington State Association (WSASL) and the Washington Department of Audiovisual Instruction (WDAVI). The national school library and educational media standards were considered in preparation of these quantitative standards which are presented in phases for minimum, good and excellent…

Although schools are spending huge sums of money (nearly one billion dollars in 1970-71) on instructional technology, their media programs are disorganized and inefficient as documented in the report of the Commission on Instructional Technology. In the speaker's opinion, effective media programs depend on several factors: choice of appropriate…

This document lists resources available to teachers of English as a second language (ESL), mainly in the field of adult education. Included are textbooks and reading materials, filmstrips, audiovisual aids, and professional readings for ESL and adult basic education teachers. A section on ESL test preparation and references on testing are…

The Canadian School Library Association has compiled a listing of materials produced in Canada that are particularly relevant to young Canadians from kindergarten to grade 12 with emphasis on materials not likely to be widely reviewed. Subjects covered include art, language and literature, natural history, religion, and technology; however basic…

A study was devised to investigate how media centers function within individualized instructional programs at selected elementary schools in Connecticut and to evaluate those media centers in relation to their school programs according to criteria developed by leaders in the field. Results of questionnaires showed 1) a relationship exists between…

This paper documents what may be a "first in the nation": the implementation of a formalized planning process in the media field on a statewide basis. Guidelines were developed for an integrated media system, which included library, television, and audiovisual services, using a systems approach. The aim of the system was to increase use…

Two junior high schools for enrollments of 800-900 students each (Grades 7-12), are being constructed concurrently with an instructional materials center, a multipurpose building, and a vocational school on a 150-acre site in Johnson City, Tennessee. Each school is to have its own principal, assistant principal, counselors, secretaries, and aides.…

Guidelines are provided for applying standard library procedures, policies, and practices to the unique conditions in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, school libraries and media centers. The following policy areas are considered: (1) staff job descriptions; (2) administration; (3) materials selection; (4) organization, circulation, and…