This study was directed toward station occupancy, station use, and hours and days of use in learning resource centers (LRC) in California Community Colleges. Other factors measured were day-graded students, number of faculty, off-shelf use of materials, and student attendance at print, non-print, and related instructional service areas. The study…

An investigation was made of the organizational characteristics of two college learning resource centers as compared with two traditionally organized college libraries with separate audiovisual units in order to determine the advantages of each organizational type. Interviews, observation, and examination of relevant documents were used to…

Intended for regular and special education administrators (as well as support personnel), the manual is designed to assist regional and local learning resource centers (LRCs) in developing and implementing their programs with a minimum of outside assistance. The document is divided into five major sections representing broad subject areas in which…

While availability of information and access to it enables education in developing countries, information alone does not secure transmission of knowledge--especially to remote learners in low-tech, infrastructure-poor communities. For this reason, 21st century distance education tools require innovative mechanisms for accessing the…

This study was designed to arrive at a possible consensus of expert opinions as related to teacher use of library media centers in American public education, and to analyze the essential teacher skills and knowledge suggested by the experts through this systematic methodology. This provided a national needs assessment to serve as a basis for…

The primary purpose of the Alabama Learning Resource Center is to keep special education personnel aware of current developments in instructional materials, media, and technology. A separate questionnaire was developed and circulated to each of three groups: special education teachers, university chairmen of special education programs, and…

This summary synthesizes the findings of 11 doctoral dissertations into the following statement: "Regional educational media centers can improve quality of instruction but many teachers are unaware of the resources and services available to them." Comments on the findings are included as well as citations for the dissertations. (11 references)…

Argues that reorganizing libraries around the concept of user-focused access will help community colleges meet the information access challenges they face. States that integrated systems and the Internet have enabled libraries to broaden their concept of access from the physical collection to include thousands of other library collections and…

Offers suggestions to librarians for enhancing delivery of bibliographic instruction sessions. Includes topics such as "attitude matters more than content,""you may need a coffee bar for librarians,""rigidity is only good for dams,""learning travels up the fingertips," and "they want it convenient." (NB)

A discussion of a model depicting three stages of change in education: 1) formal schooling rigidly organized on the basis of class teaching; 2) flexible small group teaching; and 3) independent study with the teacher's role shifted more to the background and not the sole dispenser of information. (HB)

A library at Sycamore High School in Ohio, by its location in the center of the academic wing, encourages students to drop in on an informal basis. (Author/MLF)

A description of a learning center program for the school media center. (Author)

Software titles are listed under the name and address of the company or institution from which they are commercially available, but no price information is provided. Types of microcomputers are indicated for which each software package is available. Titles cover library skills instruction for students or other users as well as library technical…

Based on definitions of a machine-readable data file (MRDF) taken from the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2) and Standards for Cataloging Nonprint Materials, the following recommendations for processing items of computer software are provided: (1) base main and added entry determination on AACR2; (2) place designation of form…