Films used in second language teaching include pedagogical films, which consist of filmed lessons designed to teach grammar and pronunciation, culture and industry shorts often made as a mild form of cultural propaganda, illustrated literature, and foreign language feature films. The latter are useful since they reflect the culture, history,…

Presented are more than 275 articles on 19 topics which can be arranged into readers on selected topics at the request of any educator. Assembled by the Poynter Center at Indiana University, Poynter Readers are compilations of articles that relate to a particular institution, e.g., law, or to several institutions that affect the lives of American…

A project was conducted to build motivation and increase language arts skills of disadvantaged students through involvement in a career exploration program. A class of 28 students reviewed career clusters and indicated their personal interest. Employed representatives from the community with backgrounds similar to the students' visited the…

This bibliography was developed to disseminate information about publications which focus on women's employment in nontraditional fields. It is intended to serve such people as vocational education administrators, education researchers, counselors, teachers, and students considering occupational choices. The literature described is available…

Evaluation of the Westside Area Career Occupations Project (WACOP) focused on (1) examining what aspects of the Arizona career education effort had the most significant impact on students, and (2) measuring specific outcomes related to the students' knowledge about the world of work, using the Arizona Careers Test. System implementation and…

Some myths underlying the governance of social organizations and their impact upon libraries and library services in a number of areas are explored. Three articles examine some general trends in governance and how those trends relate to libraries; the others focus on trends of governance within particular types of libraries and information…

Describes the planning and implementation of a library automation system which encompasses four campus locations of a community college, and includes automation of technical processes and full access to holdings and circulation records of all the libraries involved. Software and hardware considerations are discussed, and guidelines to automation…

This review of the literature discusses economic, political, human, and cultural barriers to resource sharing among libraries in developing countries, and presents models developed by researchers as guidelines to help overcome these barriers. Conditions necessary for the success of these models are briefly discussed. (CDD)

Discusses one school district's expanded use of video and cable communications to meet needs identified by a survey of students and their parents in the areas of instruction, staff development, public information, and user support. Topics discussed include user-based planning; overall goals; implementation; evaluation methods; problems; and…

Three articles discuss management of library technical processes personnel. The first article focuses on the employer employee relationship and communication; the second explores management trends, including participative decision making, personnel evaluation, management by objectives, and the collegial system; and the third focuses on the…

Describes the special needs of users wishing to do research in Latino culture and history, and the response by academic libraries in the areas of special collections, reference services, and instruction programs. A bibliography of references and resources is provided. (CLB)

Discusses ways in which new information technologies are creating change in the academic environment and in the roles of traditional knowledge centers, and describes a program in which three academic support services--the library, computer center, and media center--have integrated planning and services to provide access to information. (CLB)

Five areas of an institution's academic self-monitoring need close attention: institutional mission; resource levels; staffing flexibility, selectivity, compensation, and opportunities; academic program status; and the institution's drawing and holding power. (MSE)

To conduct personal and career counseling better, the Native American Career Education in Natural Resources Program conducted a survey of state and federal agencies that employ natural resources professionals, asking for employment information by ethnicity, grade/rank, and job title. No significant relationships were found between hiring practices…

Provides a chronology of some of the nationally and regionally significant events which relate to the development of interpretive programs in Canada from 1789 through 1985. Includes the establishment of facilities, creation of organizations, important legislation, and honors to individuals and groups. (TW)