This study was designed to arrive at a possible consensus of expert opinions as related to teacher use of library media centers in American public education, and to analyze the essential teacher skills and knowledge suggested by the experts through this systematic methodology. This provided a national needs assessment to serve as a basis for…

THIS IS A GUIDE TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF 247 SCHOOLS MAKING SIGNIFICANT USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA IN THE UNITED STATES. INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF SCHOOLS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY SENDING TWO-PART QUESTIONNAIRES TO 12,229 SCHOOL SYSTEMS, PROCESSING DATA FROM 2,148 RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES, AND SENDING OUT THREE-MAN TEAMS IN EACH OF THE 50 STATES…

A set of criteria for use as guidelines in evaluating educational media programs in institutions of higher education was developed from two primary sources: first, from the literature dealing with educational media programs such as articles, books, and monographs; second, from papers discussing model media programs written by 12 outstanding…

The present and future roles of professional audiovisual media personnel are discussed in summaries of three addresses and five round-table discussions. The qualifications of a media professional are examined, along with in-school functions of media personnel, relationships among media personnel, professional ethics, and competencies requisite to…

Proposed guidelines for the selection and utilization of nonprint material to support the curriculum of the California State University System are outlined. These guidelines are organized into major functions and components of library organization and services. Six standards outlined are: (1) functions, (2) collections, (3) staff, (4) facilities,…

The articles included here tackle the difficult and necessary job of illustrating how to teach more effectively, how to enhance student learning, how to make instruction more efficient, how to make schooling more pertinent to the real lives of students--and thus, how to motivate them and engage them fully in their own development. Topics discussed…

The catalog is organized to provide information (classification and location) of media and resources for teachers and students in the junior and senior high schools. Directed specifically to teachers in Powell, Wyoming, the materials checklist covers the areas of: (1) professions; (2) education; (3) science; (4) medical; (5) service; (6)…

This listing of Spanish-English bilingual/bicultural materials for the elementary level is the end result of a materials evaluation conducted by the El Paso Public Schools. The catalog is divided into sections by type of media: kits, sound filmstrips, filmstrips, recordings, slides and transparencies, games and models, and books are discussed.…

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) consists of five mini-centers located throughout Navajo County (Arizona), and extension classes offered in areas where no centers have been established. Because it was financially impossible to create separate libraries to service all these areas, a decentralized library system was needed. The Holbrook Center, which…

Designed to fill the need for a continuing series to provide scholarly reviews of the reapidly changing field of librarianship, this book presents critical articles and surveys based on the published literature, research in progress, and developments in libraries of all types. The eleven subject areas covered are: (1) "The Machine and Cataloging"…

An evaluation was made of the impact on fifth grade pupils of an additional input of resources and materials related to the humanities area. Teacher perception of the project indicated that this enrichment increased pupil conception of the time sequence of historical events and helped students to a better understanding of minority groups. A key…

Major elements of this cooperative training project by the University of Wyoming will be a Federally funded 1969 summer institute (the third in a series) for 35 administrators of adult basic education (ABE) in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Idaho; a year-round demonstration library and center for ABE materials and equipment; a regional…

The use of computer technology for the storage and rapid retrieval of information about instructional media requires the development of nationally accepted guidelines or standards for catalog information and computer input. The Department of Audiovisual Instruction (DAVI) organized a task force to develop standards for cataloging educational media…

In order for the Governors State University (GSU) to reach its stated objectives, a unique administrative environment was created which supports the creation of instructional materials based on competencies. Performance objectives are used to describe course content and the learning requirements for individual courses within a program, as well as…

A bibliography is presented which covers the areas of library education; library science research; educational research; curriculum planning; teaching methods; various uses of media; school libraries and media centers; social science research; educational societies, associations, and research bureaus; and accreditation. Types of materials cited…