Presents nine questions to use when interviewing administrative candidates for the school library. Questions focus on: challenges facing the district/school; implications of increased independent study; prioritizing reading achievement; technology role; Internet filters and use policies; dates of materials; evaluation criteria; prioritzing…

Describes and compares four computerized reading incentive programs that quiz students on their reading comprehension of self-selected books and award points for their efforts. Topics include price, hardware requirements, reading level, training, and recommendations. (LRW)

This paper studies whether equating results can be improved if the variable that accounts for all systematic differences between equating populations is identified and used as an anchor in anchor test design or as a variable on which to match equating samples. The sample invariant properties of four anchor test equating methods (Tucker and Levine…

1975 spawned the usual shoal of titles on traumatic contemporary events (the energy crisis, the high cost of living, the exploitation of resources and humans), and the more everyday concerns of this genre of literature (investing, administration, marketing, computerization, economics). (Author)

Describes unscrupulous methods of increasing the prices of books and suggests methods of resisting over-pricing. (PF)

Two unique features of the teacher selection process at Kishwaukee College are an initial interview in which the three top candidates are interviewed as a group as well as the observation of the teaching of one class session by the candidate. (EA)

Written as resource material for the college store manager when answering questions regarding textbooks. Answers and supporting documents, or exhibits, for the questions are included. (Author/PG)

A Film Evaluation Checklist, developed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, describes instructionally relevant film characteristics. The instrument is organized in terms of structural characteristics of the medium, modes of concept emphasis using film techniques, and organization of instructional material. Raters independently rated…

An examination of the capabilities of minicomputers and midicomputers now on the market reveals two basic items which users should evaluate when selecting computers for their own applications: distributed networking systems and multiprocessing architectures. Variables which should be considered in evaluating a distributed networking system…

This is a list of books, revised annually, on subjects of special interest and appeal to teenagers. Emphasis in selection of titles is on presentation which is clear, vivid, appealing, and imaginative. The books have been selected by the Committee on Books for Young Adults which is made up of librarians who work with teenagers in The New York…

Discusses the increasing rate of book losses in libraries and some ways to combat the problem. Topics covered include: who steals; what is being taken; how much is disappearing; results of loss; theft detection systems; effectiveness of detection systems; whether you should invest in a system; and mutilation, an unwanted by-product. (JPF)