To the media specialist belongs that unique opportunity to be in the right place at the right time with the right materials and the right climate to attract all children - upon whom the future of our society depends. (Author)

By integrating the interests of students with unusual approaches to subject matter mastery, education should see a new kind of co-learning take place between the student and the faculty. (Author)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1971m. (CB)

The recommendation of the Report of the New York State Commissioner of Education's Committee on Library Development that the elementary school media center should have the responsibility...to meet all the library needs of all children..." is reviewed. (Author)

This article looks at the unique work being done at Loughborough College of Education, where self-instructional procedures are available in special learning resource centres attached to main subject departments, creative design and physical education." (Author/AA)

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor/RD)

Describes a junior high school telephone conferencing program which enables students to enjoy programs from authors and experts in various fields. Getting started, necessary equipment, types of conferences (Informational, author interviews, professional enrichment), choosing subjects, and rationale for holding conferences are noted. (EJS)

Provides a description of the facilities, equipment, and educational resources in the Multimedia Laboratory of the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. The types of educational activities for which the laboratory are used by business graduate students are discussed. (JL)

Compares standards for school libraries and librarians in practice in the United States, United Kingdom, and France. Cooperation between librarians and teachers is discussed. A bibliography including sources in French and English is provided. (EJS)

Argues that students should have the same guarantees to freedom as adults in having access to media. A checklist for survival against censorship is included, as well as guidelines for writing a materials selection policy. (LLS)

Discusses the nature of locally based research, demonstrates its relevance to the concerns of school library media specialists, and outlines the phases and steps involved in conducting locally based research. Resources for, and benefits of, locally based research are also discussed. A 15-item reference list is included. (JL)

Outlines similarities and differences in student responses to surveys (1975 and 1979) on a science resource center, focusing on number and duration of student visits, and activities in and satisfaction with the center. Includes comments about the intentions and the effects of operating such a center. (Author/SK)

Argues that a new edition of the national standards for school library media programs should be based not only on findings of professional researchers, but also on field studies performed by school media specialists currently employed. Areas which need exploration are discussed, and specific topics are suggested as examples. (BK)