Since its founding in 1978, the Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has published an annual guide that serves as the organizational handbook and directory of BIS officers and committee members. This directory opens with a capsule history of the origins and early years of BIS written…

This handbook was prepared for the officers and committee members of the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS). Introductory material by Mimi Dudley and James W. Hart traces the history of bibliographic instruction (BI) and the development of BIS. Following a brief discussion of how to get…

The guide describes Project IMPACT (Implementing Mainstreaming Programs through Active Cooperative Training), an approach involving teachers, parents, and support personnel in Mainstreaming Planning Committees (MPCs) to consider general issues and procedures. Based on experiences over a 2-year period (September 1, 1979-February 28, 1982) of pilot…

This guide is designed to assist school systems in developing and/or using occupational/craft committees in support of public school vocational-technical education programs in Maryland. The guide is organized in two parts. Part I outlines the steps needed to organize an occupational/craft committee: rationale and benefits, functions, steps in…

This annual report describes the activities of the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control in 1983 and makes recommendations to the House of Representatives to control the worldwide problem of drug abuse and drug trafficking. An initial section of the report describes the jurisdiction, authority, funding, and organization of the…

This document provides working definitions in English and in French of the terms which appear in the names of three (Canadian) National Library Advisory Board Committees: (1) the Bibliographic and Communications Network Committee; (2) the Resource Network Committee; and (3) the Committee on Bibliography and Information Services for the Social…

This informational booklet discusses the history and concept of technical committees in vocational education and some critical elements of their operation. The first part considers the legislative provision and substantive implications that flow from it. The function and establishment of committees, determination of which occupational areas should…

This handbook was prepared for the officers and committee members of the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS). Published annually, the handbook details the organizational structure of BIS, provides procedural information, and highlights section activities and resources. In addition, the…

The workbook is designed to assist Oregon counties in developing comprehensive written plans for early intervention with students with disabilities. The process is broken down into seven stages with information on necessary actions at each stage: (1) forming an early intervention advisory group (conducting initial planning meetings); (2) setting a…

Three citizen advisory boards, designed to advise elected officials on how federal money should be spent locally, were examined. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Planning Council, the Citizen's Task Force on Community Development Block Grants (two groups mandated by federal legislation), and the Human Services Commission (a…

In December 1980, the formation of a Lay Committee for the Humanities was proposed to the Board of Trustees of the San Diego Community College District. The Advisory Committee, to be composed of individuals of stature in the community who are practitioners or devotees of the humanities, and faculty and administrators from the District, would…

Successful college public relations begins with a public relations advisory committee which serves as a listening post, an idea source, an evaluation unit, and an accountability advisor. (Author/PG)

Recommends that search and review committees should be elected or named in consultation with relevant constituencies; that search committee recommendations should not be overturned without additional consultation; and that reviews should be linked with limited administrative terms. (Author/PG)

This mini-packet is designed to help school districts that are writing educational goals as part of the Local Planning and Assessment Process (LPAP). The mini-packet has two basic uses: to acquaint teachers and the lay public with what developing educational goals will require and to guide a committee in writing goals. Of the various methods…

The American Indian Policy Review Commission appointed its first investigating task force members at the Commission meeting on June 13, 1975 to study Congressional policies and legislative action relative to American Indians. (JC)