We hope, in this article, to help close the communication gap by clarifying the concept of culture and showing how a media specialist might deal with some educational problems in the light of the cultural concept." (Authors)

A brief look at the growing audiovisual industry, focussing on the financial picture of public broadcasting. (LS)

A description of the audiovisual department in the Louisville Free Public Library which, in its twenty years of development, acts as a communications center for the entire community. (RM)

The increasing impact of computers in education is discussed with some concerns for teachers and considerations of the uses of automation. Suggestions for finding more information are given. (CM)

The procedure for marketing special education materials developed by government money is detailed, and the array of technical assistance activities offered by LINC Resources is described. Material criteria is considered in terms of such aspects as timeliness, target audiences, effectiveness data, and product format. (CL)

The director of product development with a commercial publishing firm describes his company's approach to evaluating special education materials and cites examples of successful product characteristics. (CL)

Suggests guidelines on how media can be used by religious educators and others in fostering youth's personal integrity while helping to socialize them into the religious culture. The accent is on the dynamics of the process of religious socialization rather than on specific media. Fourteen references are listed. (Author/LLS)

The article describes research conducted in the early 1970s on the comparative efficiency of an electronic teaching system for programed instruction (the BRAILLOPHON) and a conventional brailled book program for teaching seventh- and eighth-grade blind students to spell. (Author)

Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of videodisc compared to other media, cost compared to other hardware/software costs, and the cost effectiveness of using videodisc in training. (JOW)

In this interview with the executive director of Educational Products Information Exchange (EPIE), EPIE's roles as a consumer's cooperative, as a research institute, and as an evaluator of instructional materials are discussed, as well as its relationship to educators, librarians, and publishers. (BK)

The article describes the development of a type size transparency/overlay for visually handicapped children developed for use by teachers and librarians in school libraries and media centers. Samples of type sizes, an introductory letter regarding the development project, and a large print survey sheet are included. (Author/SBH)

Discusses the impact of media on youth and suggests some possible directions for the Catholic media, especially in the areas of textbooks, magazines, television, movies, and radio, in responding to the needs of youth. (Author/FM)