A media specialist describes her experience of working with educable mentally retarded children in a media center. She discusses projects done with the children. (SM)

This architect discusses the environment in open education, the effect of environment on learning, educational requirements of the environment, some specific problems of open space schools, and the procedure for planning a successful media center. (Related articles are LI 503 160-165 and 503 167.) (8 references) (SJ)

Describes the pilot programs now going on in New Jersey aimed at finding better ways of educating inner-city Americans. Article Summarizes the various programs in different cities. (GB)

Five Seattle-King County agencies cooperate to provide library service to the King County Juvenile Court's Youth Service Center. (DH)

Describes the development of a system for materials dissemination and retrieval by the Association of Gynecology and Obstetrics. (HS)

Sheffield High School in Memphis, Tennessee has developed a Multimedia Center designed for easy access to materials and services. It has become an integral part of the school program and center of activity in the school plant. Includes floor plan. (JS)

The dean of academic affairs at Oral Roberts University describes briefly the new learning resources center at the university, including faculty utilization of the new system and the system's contribution to student achievement. (AA)

The media center could and should be an impressive resource tool in providing information and surrogate experiences for use by the student in forming his tastes, attitudes and values. (Author/NH)

Following a brief history of the development of school media services, the author gives ten ways by which a good media service program serves the objectives of the total educational program of the school. (NH)

Describes the planning and design of an innovative, media-oriented rural school building. (JF)