Eight guidelines for a target school in a Right to Read unit are listed on this page. Among them are commitment by staff to participate in the program planning procedure; communication with the school staff, the community, the curriculum coordinators, and the board of education; implementation of changes in the reading program which have come from…

A report by the Alabama Committee for the Preparation of Educational Media Personnel summarizes the related literature, defines the role of the media specialist, lists projected terminal and enroute competencies of media specialists, and makes recommendations aimed at improving the professional status of the media specialist. The history and…

The National Film Board of Canada has, through its films, achieved a world-wide influence, and its uniqueness lies in its administrative structure and its place in the Canadian Government which has enabled it to survive while similar organizations in other countries have succumbed to political and film industry pressures. This study offers a…

This guide discusses aspects of training from a learner oriented viewpoint. Areas discussed include the teaching and learning processes, communication, student objectives and motivation, involving the student, visual aids, testing, effective speaking, classroom techniques, and programed instruction. (pt)

Based on the oral and written discussions of a workshop conference on the consultative process, this pamphlet identifies salient features for major considerations in using and being a consultant. In regard to using a consultant, guidelines are presented for--(1) identifying the purpose, (2) selecting the consultant, (3) appointing the consultant,…

The organization, purpose, and goals of the Construction Practices Council of New Mexico are considered as follows--(1) background information regarding the development of the CPC and its committees, (2) formal organization of the board of directors of CPC, (3) continuation of study groups to formalize various recommendations, (4) presentation of…

This two-part paper offers some guidelines for training in observation skills. Part one describes nine guidelines for observers. Part two delineates 10 tasks in observing and identifies ways of accomplishing them. Tasks include identifying goals of the learning task; gaining evidence of teacher's planning; determining student motivation level;…

This speech on venereal disease education uses as its focus this quotation from George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." The author presents a brief history of venereal disease education and statistics on the present rate of venereal disease. He concludes that past research and experience indicate that…

This code of rules is an abbreviated and amended version of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. It provides the essentials required for author and title entries, and for descriptive cataloging, in a simplified format suitable for school libraries. The rules are illustrated by sample catalog cards. (SL)

Aframework for understanding and working with local decision-making systems is provided. Guidelines are given in: (1) identifying the participants in the decision-making system; (2) determining the decision-making structure; and (3) following the stages in the process of decision-making. A list of typical participants includes people in local…

The present guidelines, preliminary in character, are an attempt to facilitate the development and application of a standardized method of multilingual thesaurus construction and to reduce the number of arbitrary variations in thesaurus techniques. In the preparation of these guidelines the approach has been theoretical rather than practical.…

The intention behind this work is to produce a short, general cataloging code for author, title, and descriptive cataloging for people who do not have any special skill in the use of such code. The rules are designed for works of conventional form published in the English language. The conditions that they govern are the standard problems of…

These guidelines are designed for use by persons working with the mentally retarded. They very briefly suggest how to deal with the library: discuss what you intend to do with the librarian, what privileges to request for the retarded, and what to do before going to the library. Several suggestions on what to do at the library are given and…

Economical design and smooth functioning of libraries require detailed preplanning before the architect begins to draw. This preplanning and coordination can be facilitated by an interior designer deft in communication skills and willing to become acquainted with library functions. Flow charts, spatial analysis, and layouts are useful tools to…

Article presented suggestions on how to effectively teach photography and assist students in their attempts to express themselves creatively. (RK)