The development and evaluation of materials for a series of three workshops designed to increase the interpersonal communication skills of the librarian during the reference interview are described. The completed package for this project, "Librarians Communicate," consisted of a three-part 51-minute videocassette tape and a 50-page…

This is the first in an annual series of studies on the circulation of media and the operation of educational media centers in United States Public Schools. The plan is to gather three types of data in each annual survey: (1) baseline data gathered each year, (2) an in-depth probe of a particular part of media programs, and (3) a compilation of…

This paper concerned with the improvement of formative evaluation procedures for second language television materials includes a literature review and descriptions of two studies of French second language teaching materials produced by Nova Scotia School Television. Evaluation procedures used in determining vocabulary acquisition, program…

This publication, developed by the Ministry of Education, Province of British Columbia, Canada, is a teaching guide for the Earth Science 11 course. The course is intended to provide secondary school students with the background and desire to investigate their earth, its materials and its processes. The guide consists of four sections. Section A…

The bibliography lists approximately 150 educational materials designed for remedial instruction with secondary students working at levels below their grade placement and having difficulty in passing the state-required competency tests. Entries include information on title, author, publisher, date, price, difficulty and interest levels, and brief…

In describing this media management system, which currently serves 84 public schools (K-12) in four rural counties east of Sacramento, this report suggests that the computer is a practical solution for film libraries trying to keep pace with increased use while not reducing their expenditures for purchasing and repairing film stock. The major…

Vermont was given a special purpose grant from NIE in 1976-1977 to develop a resource base of materials in education that are uniquely suited to rural schools and low budgets. The goals of establishing a resource system of materials, developing the accompanying indexing and retrieval processes, and publicizing the availability of its resources…

This advisory list contains instructional media appropriate to the language program in schools for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators, are arranged by type; books; films; filmstrips, slides, slide sets, or recordings. An…

Instructional media appropriate for school cultural arts programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: activity cards, books, books (reference), films (16mm), filmstrips (sound), and recordings (disc). Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Each…

This study is aimed primarily at the administration of a newly established institute for distance education in Norway, Norsk fjernundervisning (NFU). Purposes of the project, in order of priority, were to provide (1) a working document for the administration of NFU, mapping out available resources, choices of possible media combinations, and the…

This annotated bibliograpy is intended to serve as a resource for library/media specialists engaged in the process of planning for and implementing mainstreaming in their media centers. It (1) presents background information and reviews legislation related to the mainstreaming of handicapped children; (2) reviews and analyzes the literature…

Suburban migration has been seen as a means of improving one's standard of living; the high quality of education in suburbia was believed to be one way of achieving this improvement. However, it appears that the suburbanites' belief in the American dream and their support of the educational system have cooled. Dissatisfaction among middle class…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVALUATION WAS TO GATHER DATA FROM 35 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALIST INSTITUTES ON (1) PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSTITUTES THEMSELVES, (3) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTE PROGRAMS, (4) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTITUTE EXPERIENCES ON PARTICIPANT INTERESTS AND…

TO HELP DISADVANTAGED INMATES WITH LOW READING LEVELS AND THOSE CONSIDERED FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, THE DRAPER CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN ALABAMA EXPERIMENTED WITH VARIOUS READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. MOST SUCCESSFUL WAS THE READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM USING THE PERCEPTOSCOPE. ALL APPLICANTS WHO SCORED BELOW THE SEVENTH GRADE READING LEVEL IN THE…

TO AID TEACHERS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, AS WELL AS THE STUDENT HIMSELF, THE HANDBOOK OFFERED PURPOSES AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS. IT APPLIED TO ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THEIR APTITUDES AND ABILITIES IN…