In order to provide information about existing school media programs to school people interested in developing their own, the New England School Development Council sent postcards to all New England school superintendents, asking about media centers and unified centers with active programs. The results are presented in two ways. First are some…

This report contains speeches and notes of workshop participants meeting to discuss school planning. Participants included educators, architects, engineers, and contractors. Twenty-two selections cover such topics as open plan schools, instructional materials centers, site selection, fire protection, environmental control, the school as a…

A total of 332 annotated references pertaining to media aspects of training are organized under the following headings: (1) Audiovisual Theory and Research, (2) Audiovisual Methods (General), (3) Audiovisual Equipment (General), (4) Computers in Instruction, (5) Television Instruction, (6) Videotape Recordings, (7) Television Facilities, (8) Radio…

Information useful for the initiation and operation of an individualized learning center (ILC) is provided in this manual which also includes an evaluation of the ILC for the American Indian students of the Cook School in Arizona. The recommendations in the manual are based on the experience gained in operating the ILC at the Cook School. The…

The principles and practices relating to the creation, organization and administration of a school media center are examined in detail. The stress is upon recent developments and practical considerations and emphasis is laid upon those features which distinguish the school media center from the conventional school library. Individual chapters deal…

A description is provided of the work accomplished in the course of a Title III funded project at the Pueblo Elementary School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Part I of the report describes the function of the instructional materials center in a school with an open-class learning center design. Part II deals with the coding system created to retrieve…

A statistical survey was made to gather information on certificated personnel, materials and expenditures in school libraries and /or media centers in Ohio. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire sent to all schools, grades K-12, in the state. Results indicated that there was a critical shortage of trained personnel, that material…

The official administrative guidelines for the relationship between departmental resource centers and centers in the Quincy, Massachusetts school system are specified. Resource centers are defined, their functions listed, relevant administrative responsibilities identified, and budget and ordering procedures detailed. Parallel specifications are…

A selection of presentations made during the twenty-fifth Educational Communications Convocation is included in this summary. Some 1700 educators concerned with innovation in educational communications and technology participated; presentations took the form of research reports and demonstrations on developments and techniques of interest to…

This is a selected bibliography of some good and some outstanding audio-visual educational materials in the library of the Educational Materials Bureau, Audio-Visual Education Section, that may be considered of particular interest in the study of the North American Indian, the Eskimo, and in the fields of ethnology and anthropology. The…

In 1969, the Dial Access Retrieval System (DARS) was funded as a three year project for the Mitchell Public Schools, through ESEA Title III funds, to be a model demonstration library and resources center for other schools in similar rural situations. The main objective was the provision of audio tapes to meet the individualized needs of pupils, as…

A year-long institute was held at Tennessee Technological University to train teachers as school librarians, with emphasis on using the media center in reading instruction. The institute's objectives were: 1) to provide economically and educationally deprived teachers with graduate training; 2) to train participants in the use of media centers in…

The "modern school" is sensitive to change, aggressive in its employment of instructional technology, yet totally responsive to and concerned about the individual. Student-centered learning can flourish through use of a systems approach, which can also move media and materials from their present peripheral role in education to an integral position…

Culturally oriented instructional materials for Pima children are described in this final report of a 3-year study funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III. The reported objective of the project was to assist the Pima children living on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona to develop a positive self-image and a sense…

Discusses recommendations from the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for defining, developing, and promoting library media programs that teach information finding and using skills. Areas covered include helping students develop thinking skills, theoretical implications of current research on how children process information,…