A set of checklists are provided to assist primary and secondary educators who are planning to build new media facilities or remodel older ones. Separate worksheets are provided for five distinct sections of the media center--the general use area, the circulation area, the administrative area, the large group instruction area, and the individual…

Teachers are generally kind and nurturing people. Students who plagiarize their assignments from these kind and nurturing teachers are often given a second chance when caught and encouraged to do their work over, but it would be better to eliminate their need to plagiarize. The first tip for eliminating plagiarism has not so much to do with what…

A materials collection can provide indirect experiences that will supplement the direct learning experiences offered by an outdoor education nature center. The Instructional Materials Center at Lorado Taft Field Campus provides such multiple learning experiences as it offers print media as well as slides, films, tapes, and projection and field…

These guidelines are intended for administrators, supervisors, and directors of district learning resource programs who are engaged in the development of comprehensive programs, including evaluation, funding, and staffing, for the provision of services at both the local campus and district levels. Functions and responsibilities, staff, facilities,…

Guidelines are offered for the planning and implementation of learning resource centers in health science education institutions. The first chapter describes initial planning activities, chapters two and three describe administrative structures and the organization of media equipment and services, chapter four describes the local production of…

This bibliography is a supplement to those originally contained in the Iowa Department of Public Instruction documents "Plan for Progress in the Media Center," a series published in 1969 and 1970. The series outlined standards for school media centers throughout the state. This document is divided into six subject categories: (1) Standards (which…

The learning center is an integrated, fully-coordinated facility, combining a number of traditional library, media development, and personalized learning functions. Conceptualizing the learning center is facilitated through a description of the premises for such a center, the components, and guidelines for developing a learning center. De Anza…

The establishment of resource centers has been a response to teachers' need for information on the many new curricula and materials which are today part of education. Through visitation and discussion, the activities of 78 resource centers in British colleges of education were reviewed. The resulting analysis of aims, costs, and operations is…

An urban Telecommunications Center could offer much to the city of the future. First, it would be a media facilities center, offering materials, classes, and studios for the production of programs. Because it would have a professional staff, the Center would also be a source of expertise to the community. Another function of the Center would be to…

Describing the outdoor program at the Lorado Taft Field Campus (Northern Illinois University) which is served by an instructional materials center specializing in outdoor learning, this article illustrates how to organize a small, centrally located resource center for outdoor education materials. (SB)

The Outdoor Resource Library Cataloging System is a computer software program designed primarily for outdoor programs with small to medium-sized resource centers. The software is free to nonprofit organizations and is available from the Idaho State University Outdoor Program. The software is used to construct a database of library materials, which…

Reactions of school library/media personnel and administrators to "Media Programs: District and School." (PF)

A report on the UNESCO Bureau of International Education Geneva conference, June 10-13, 1974, on the transformation of secondary school book-centered libraries into media centers. (Author/PF)

The Learning Resources Center at the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca had three principles guiding its formation--materials should be: two-year, post-secondary; technical in nature; and related to the broad field of agriculture. The various types of materials in the collection are described. (AG)