This report provides a summary of the accredited programs in library and information science in the Federal Republic of Germany. Discussions consider the expansion of education programs in such fields as electronic data processing and information and communications technology; the shifting trend in course development from more general to very…

Eight articles in this Spring 1985 issue of The Bookmark focus on young adult library services. In addition to these thematic articles, an introduction and three reports are presented. The issue contains: (1) "In Perspective" (E. J. Josey); (2) "Young Adult Literature in the 1980's--Awesome!" (Ellin Chu); (3) "Young Adult…

Certainly reasons can be enumerated for the widespread use of handbooks and other "canned" materials in high school debate programs, but the quality of these resources and their actual use by debaters make them competitively negligible in value and counterproductive to the educational and competitive values that the forensic community…

Intended for archivists and librarians, especially in developing countries, this study details the systems and principles important in planning and implementing a program for the preservation and restoration of paper documents and books. The importance of environmental (external) causes and effects of paper deterioration are discussed as well as…

Citations to 21 journal articles and 14 documents, reports, and monographs comprise this supplementary annotated bibliography on the subject of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). The topics covered by these items include the general nature, purposes and functions of AHECs; discussions and descriptions of specific AHEC programs; AHECs and…

This small handbook is intended to answer questions of students enrolled in the Instructional Television for Students (ITFS) program, a closed-circuit interactive television system of California State University at Chico. This guide provides general information on the ITFS system (officially designated Instructional Television Fixed Service),…

This two-part publication reports on a study of consumer information delivery by library and non-library networks, which involved an extensive literature review, a telephone survey of 620 library networks, the development of an assessment model for the effectiveness of network information delivery, the development of an in-depth guide for…

Data are presented from a survey of each of 30 New York State community colleges: Adirondack, Broome, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia-Greene, Corning, Dutchess, Erie/City, Erie/North, Erie/South, Finger Lakes, Fulton-Montgomery, Genesee, Herkimer, Hudson Valley, Jamestown, Jefferson, Mohawk Valley, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, North Country, Orange,…

A 10-minute videotape program that reviews library skills was evaluated with 8 fifth and sixth grade classes in the St. Louis area to determine both the effectiveness of the program itself and the method of formative program evaluation. The program used videotaped slides to present program ideas. Questions focused on whether students who viewed…

The habit of reading books by authors one has read previously is a fairly widespread one. (JH)

A world civilizations course, based on the learning needs of the student, incorporates individualized options, library based instruction, choices in the medium of instruction, and the removal of grade pressures. (JH)

In this paper presented at a school media staff development institute, the author discusses the motivation of children in using library/media materials, and describes picture books he has written. Friendly and responsive librarians and media specialists should create an exciting atmosphere for children in the library. Frequent library visits,…

Description of the organization of the Academy and its contributions commemorates its 250th anniversary in 1974. (ND)