A bibliography intended for teachers and administrators who are seeking sources of aid and guidance as they plan for instructional materials centers in their schools." (Author/LS)

A description of the school library with building data provided. (CC)

A brief description of a model high school library financed by federal funds. (AA)

Public relations for media centers has two requirements: an exemplary media program and communication of that program. (BD)

This report presents tabulations for the 2006 Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) conducted by the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences. An academic library is defined as an entity in a postsecondary institution that provides all of the following: An…

Students and teachers at Hand Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina, were in the midst of a two-year, comprehensive renovation and construction project in which some sections of their 75-year-old, historic building were being renovated and new sections added. When parts of the school were boarded up and oversized machinery first moved onto…

This year's "School Library Journal's" spending survey showed that, despite the recession, the vast majority of media centers around the country have retained their credentialed media specialists. For example, almost 85% of elementary schools and more than 95% of middle and high schools have a full-time certified librarian. In addition, salaries…

Universities offering school library media programs seek accreditation from various regional and national organizations. This accreditation makes the programs valid and marketable. School media programs within a college of education seek accreditation from specialized accrediting bodies. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education…

A challenge to bring the revised American Association for School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology standards into the context of individual worlds. (Author)

Describes the application of PPBS to an entire school district and its relevance to the library/media center. (PF)

When the junior college develops a Learning Resources Center, the audiovisual program may necessarily be merged with the print program or other needed graphic and media programs. When this happens, it will be necessary to increase personnel (librarians, audiovisual specialists, and aides) to meet the various skill needs. For greatest efficiency, a…

This anthology represents a selection of 30 library related articles chosen as the best of 1973 by the authors and some library school students at Albany, New York. The articles are gathered from some 200 magazines, most of which are library oriented, although a few are representative of general or other specialized fields. The articles are…

The need for a system that would indicate the interrelationships of materials on a specific topic and provide quick access to multimedia materials for students is discussed. (JAB)