The basic assumption of this paper is that every teaching aid whether it be identified as an audiovisual aid, instructional aid, multisensory aid to learning, or soft ware for hardware is read by the listener, viewer, participant, and thinker. With this in mind, the role of the properly staffed instructional materials center in an elementary…

The final technical report of the Northwest Regional Special Education Instructional Materials Center (NWSEIMC) summariezes the center's activities between 1966 and 1974, activities which focused on the development of a delivery and information system for special education, the development of technical competencies in teachers of the handicapped,…

The resource guide offers 29 annotated entries directing the user to vocational service organizations. Each entry includes the organization's complete address, telephone number, and statement of the organization's interests, services, resources, and publications. (MW)

Elementary and secondary school programs have been and still are undergoing changes that will influence facilities design for the schools of the 1970's. The program of the school library media center is certainly also being affected by these changes. A flexible approach is warranted in locating the media center within the school. Students and…

This collection of papers investigates various aspects of the library as a Learning Resource Center. The first paper focuses on targets for innovation and points to the administrators of Learning Resource Centers as agents for constructive change in their junior colleges. The second paper shows that the library takes on a dynamic teaching function…

The concept of the instructional materials center (IMC) has evolved in response to the limitations of the traditional single-resource library. The IMC is an organizational solution for integrating traditional library services with the variety of multimedia devices and materials necessary to contemporary educational practice. The concept grew from…

A study was undertaken at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona to ascertain the impact, usefulness, and acceptance by students of learning centers within Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). The first step in the project was the construction and administration of an attitude scale designed to measure UPT students' attitudes toward learning centers.…

Phase IV of the Student Library Resource Requirements Project had as its two main purposes: (1) the establishment of a student learning center demonstration, with the collaboration of school and public library organizations and to begin its operation and evaluation and (2) to expand the well-established interagency planning mechanism into other…

A comprehensive view of the instructional resources center at Iowa State University is presented. The center is used primarily for students in teacher education, who design multi-media teaching packages as part of their course work. This paper includes information on the center's staff, which includes a director, an instructor, graduate…

There is very little difference in cataloging and classifying non-print and print media, however non-print requires considerably more time in processing due to the quantity of material and the individual pieces for which labels and identification numbers must be supplied. In general non-print media are entered under title. Exceptions to this…

The primary focus of this document is the mechanics of organizing a learning center for readiness-level children. The first section outlines procedures for using the learning center, including determination of student eligibility, referral of students, placement, and evaluation. Also included are: a referral form; a list of evaluation instruments;…

Librarians and media specialists need to know how to develop a political campaign for the improvement of student learning through increased public support for school library media programs. The first step is to organize, with a steering committee and a network of people, for communication and action. Goals must be formulated, priorities…

This paper provides a cursory description of 22 new items available at the Great Plains National (GPN) Instructional Television Library--programs in history, geography, reading, language, and mathematics for elementary or secondary school students; course materials in accounting, management, and mathematics at college level; informative materials…

This paper offers a basic discussion of facility planning for media use. Guidelines cited have been corroborated by field experiments and research conducted by the author. (Author)

Presents a television project that aims to produce a number of 30-minute programs, under the series title of "Syntheses," to improve public understanding of the interaction between science and public policy. Two programs: The President's Scientist and Alaska Oil are also discussed. (HM)