The most recent set of national guidelines for the development of school library media programs, which was published in 1988, identifies underlying changes in the roles of the school library media specialist as well as in the program itself. Viewing the library media specialist as an initiator of curricular activities rather than a purveyor of…

Because the types of support services provided by college and university learning resources programs change and evolve as the result of new and emerging technologies, so must the standards by which institutions measure the effectiveness of their support services. This edition builds upon standards described in the first edition and includes an…

The 26 instructional units featured in this guide are designed to encourage cooperative planning between the library media specialist and classroom teachers in the development of programs that will teach students to locate information by integrating research skills into regular classroom units of instruction. At least one teaching unit with…

This booklet provides guidelines and suggestions for planning school library media facilities. The intended audience is library media specialists; however, it is expected that administrators and architects may also find it useful. The importance of helping the architect understand the school media center's unique mission and relevant educational…

This paper argues that school and public libraries and librarians have not reached their potential as powerful catalysts in helping youth face the challenges of the twenty-first century. The first of four sections outlines potential responses of libraries to a number of students' needs, including the ability to locate and use information,…

These reports and papers from a training course which brought together information services professionals from Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, the Sudan, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland address the following topics: (1) information systems analysis; (2) the state of the art in bibliographic control in Eastern and…

Designed to encourage cooperative program planning between the library media specialist and the classroom teacher, this guide consists of 26 teaching units in all elementary (K-8) curriculum areas. At least one teaching unit with learner outcomes and related information skills is included in each content area with an indication of the particular…

This guide is a collection of 35 model units of instruction for grades 7-12 that has been developed to illustrate the relationship between information skills and the curriculum. Each unit includes goals, learner outcomes for the content, information skills areas, student activities, and an evaluation plan. Teaching methods include simulations,…

The purpose of this publication is to provide principals with guidelines to be used in the development of functional media center programs. Five elements are required before this goal can be achieved: adequate facilities, well-trained media specialists, appropriate collections, active media programs, and supportive budgets. Accordingly, advice is…

This study tries to assess the roles of the Open and Distance learning subject specialists in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University (PUP OU) in promoting self-directed and independent learning as perceived by themselves. Results of analysis showed that PUP OU subject specialists were also active teachers with an accredited…

This study examined the relationship between educators' ratings (N = 182) of interpersonal attractiveness and rejection for children exhibiting internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Results revealed that internalizing behavior was perceived to be less interpersonally attractive but was not necessarily seen with greater levels of personal…

This revision of the 1975 publication contains guidelines and criteria for school and system-level media programs based on a broad concept of services intended to provide students and teachers with media services and resources essential for quality education. These recommendations cover specific skills, services, personnel, budgeting guidelines,…

A study was done to determine if work values of the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service faculty were related to Herzberg's job satisfaction elements. The design was ex post facto, exploratory field research. Subjects included 273 extension faculty members. A mail questionnaire composed of Hughes and Flowers'"Values for Working" and an…

This guide to multi-image program production for practitioners describes the process from the beginning stages through final presentation, examines historical perspectives, theory, and research in multi-image, and provides examples of successful utilization. Ten chapters focus on the following topics: (1) definition of multi-image field and…

PART OF A LARGER SURVEY OF EDUCATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (INCLUDING DIRECT COMMISSIONING OF AUXILIARY SPECIALISTS) AND PROVISIONS FOR SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT AND COLLATERAL TRAINING OF OFFICERS IN EACH OF THE ARMED SERVICES. PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS AND SKILL AREAS, NUMBERS OF ENROLLEES AND…