This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for paraprofessional and professional personnel in career resource centers, grades 9-14. The goal of this module is to…

THIS STUDY OF "PREPRINT" DISTRIBUTION IN THEORECTICAL HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS USED A QUESTIONNAIRE CIRCULATED TO ALL KNOWN HIGH ENERGY THEORISTS. A SECOND QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF "PREPRINT LIBRARIANS" AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. BASED ON THIS DATA, THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT AN EXPERIMENT WITH CENTRALIZED…

EAST CAROLINA COLLEGE'S REQUEST FOR UNIVERSITY STATUS STIMULATED NORTH CAROLINA'S BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO EVALUATE THE STATE'S NEED FOR AND ABILITY TO FINANCE ADDED INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AT THE DOCTORAL LEVEL THROUGH 1975, THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE INTEREST OF SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS IN BECOMING…

Developed with information and guidance from a task force and interest group, as well as from two surveys of continuing education providers, this plan for improving library/media/information services in Pennsylvania proposes coordination of continuing education for their personnel, including trustees and paraprofessionals. After a description of…

This literature review outlines the assessment activities for competency based education (CBE) in five different disciplines in higher education, and discusses two approaches to assessment in programs leading to degrees in library science and media. Assessment efforts in CBE programs relating to library science and media are emphasized in order to…

The four sections of this paper deal with Portuguese immigrants in southeast New England and with Portuguese-language children's literature. The first section contains a description of Portuguese immigration to the United States from 1511 to the present and notes changes in immigration laws. The second section presents descriptions of the…

ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, TEACHERS, AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES MAY USE THIS GUIDE IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING FULL-TIME, 2-YEAR, POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PREPARE FOREST TECHNICIANS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS, EMPLOYERS, AND U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL. PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS DISCUSSED INCLUDE (1)…

137 NAPPA colleges and universities provided data for this summary. Projects are summarized by thirteen building classifications. Under each classification the following information headings are used--(1) name of institution, (2) project completion date, (3) gross square feet, (4) net assignable area, (5) construction costs, (6) number of stories,…

Contents include an introduction to information systems (basic concepts and life-cycle); development of an information system (design, implementation, testing, and conversion); operation (evaluation and maintenance, quality control, and economics); and case studies of such systems at the New University of Lisbon, Bath University, Laval University…

Space layout and work flow patterns in the Audiovisual Center at Purdue University were studied with respect to effective space utilization and the need for planning space requirements in relationship to the activities being performed. Space and work areas were reorganized to facilitate the flow of work and materials between areas, and equipment…

Film and television schools and archives in 75 countries are listed. Information includes well-known institutions in Europe and North America as well as reports of recent developments in Third World regions, and is based on directories and organization membership lists, plus personal visits, interviews and responses to questionnaires. Names and…

This directory lists by county 135 collections of local history to be found in libraries, museums, historical societies, schools, colleges, and private collections in Colorado. The directory includes only collections available in Colorado which contain bibliographic holdings such as books, newspaper files or clippings, letters, manuscripts,…

A leader's handbook is presented for a course designed for the continuing education of professional librarians at the level of middle or upper management who find that they need understanding about human resources in the library system beyond that acquired on the job or in previous library education. The course has four units: (1) Management: A…

Ideally, educational technology in higher education should seek nontraditional solutions to the problems of learning. An examination of the needs of the adult learner indicates that as the years past age 18 increase, the appropriateness of the classic college classroom model decreases, and educational technology becomes increasingly relevent. This…

Nine Street Projects designed for the Spanish speaking and funded by Region V of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) are examined here. They were: the El Hogar del Nino Day Care Center, Spanish-American Day Care Center, United Migrant Opportunity Services' Bilingual/Bicultural Early Childhood Center, Youth Services at El Centro…