Competency based education changes the teacher's role from that of a deliverer of information to that of a manager of learning. In order for the teacher to be able to fulfill this function, it is essential that support mechanisms be established and maintained. Whatever support mechanisms are to be created should evolve from the objectives learners…

The need to change the conventional library into a learning resource center is stressed. With the learning resources concept, instructors will be more prone to look upon media not with the idea of why it should be used in teaching, but how it can be used in order to do a more effective job of teaching. The effective use of media will necessarily…

A discussion of the facilities and services provided by the Media-Centre Steinfurt located in Burgsteinfurt, Germany. (HB)

Development of a high school media center and services. (KP)

The school library in Great Britain has moved from a supportive position to one of major importance as a mode for teaching and learning. (DE)

The booklet describes the services of the Special Education Resource Center in Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Schools. Among service components reviewed are educational programming, information services, materials and equipment information, and training programs for personnel other than special educators. (CL)

This unannotated bibliography, indexed by author, provides consumers of instructional materials with reliable information which could aid them in determining the appropriateness of a material. It is not concerned with any other aspect of evaluation. Articles written prior to 1970 are not included. Current Index to Journals in Education, Research…

The purpose of the media resources handbook is the identification and description of diversified instructional aids in the area of career education that are available to teachers through the career resource center at Fort Worth, Texas. Many of the resources are to be used directly in the occupations class in the middle school; however, the…

A short description of the planning of Serendipity Instructional Materials Center, which incorporated childrens suggestions in its planning. (HB)

A discussion of the facilities and services provided by the resource centers in Peel County, Ontario, Canada. (HB)

The Instructional, Cultural, and Resource Center at Southport High School, Indianapolis, with the aid of federal funds, serves the total instructional materials needs of a large high school and provides service to the entire township. (JS)