In a brief review of the use of audiovisual materials in the library, the author uses descriptions of programs in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area to document current developments in public school libraries, regional centers, district centers, and academic libraries. She notes that some centers have equipment and no media and some have media and…

Tufts University Library Curriculum Laboratory provides a classification scheme for textbooks designed for simplicity, flexibility, and accessibility. In this scheme elementary materials are separated from secondary materials, and are further subdivided first by subject, then by publisher, grade level, and edition. Further subdivisions are…

This reference guide points out the best sources on many topics for instructional units for elementary and secondary education. Biographical sources, science fiction guides, special subject encyclopedias, dictionaries of mythical places, school dictionaries, guides to historical places and events, indexes to science fair projects, crafts projects,…

This guide provides a curriculum outline for teaching elementary and secondary students to become independent and resourceful users of libraries and media centers. The text is divided according to grade level (K-3, 4-6, junior high, and high school). For each level, behavioral objectives are spelled out, instructional activities are suggested, and…

The final report of the New England Special Education Instructional Materials Center (NESEIMC) describes activities and products for the period from March 1967 to August 31, 1974. Chapters are devoted to the following functioning areas: The NESEIMC Resource Center; early childhood activities, training materials, and resources; field service…

In considering possible combinations of public and school library services, thought must be given to the varying roles of the two kinds of libraries, the location of facilities, the collection and circulation of materials, hours of services, qualifications of staff, system services, and community involvement. Some school-housed public libraries…

This booklet is one of 34 in a series on childhood education programs in support of a White House Conference on Children, December 1970. The Goldsboro Program included 1,165 first, second, and third grade pupils in ungraded classes at seven schools. The pamphlet describes how the classroom organization and atmosphere, the instructional materials,…

The need to change the conventional library into a learning resource center is stressed. With the learning resources concept, instructors will be more prone to look upon media not with the idea of why it should be used in teaching, but how it can be used in order to do a more effective job of teaching. The effective use of media will necessarily…

The Learning Research and Development Center, an institute composed of faculty from the University of Pittsburgh, has as its general purpose the scientific study of the problems of learning and instruction. Particular attention is given to the nature of the educational and psychological environment required to maximize the potential of the…

At the Second Conference of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education held in Manila, November 1966, the Ministers of Education approved the proposal to establish a Regional English Language Centre. Subsequent meetings and discussions resulted in this Seminar on the Development of the Regional English Language Centre, held September 18-21, 1967,…

The Regional Seminar on the training of English Language teachers was convened by the Project Office of the Regional English Language Centre with the cooperation of the Government of the Republic of Singapore, and held at the Centre's interim premises in Singapore April 4-6, 1968. The 42 participants included delegations from all SEAMEC (Southeast…

The fifth meeting of the Regional English Language Centre Coordinating Committee held in Quezon City, Philippines in March 1969 was attended by Committee members from Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. S. Thavisakdi, SEAMES Director, was present, as were consultants from Thailand, the RELC Staff, and observers…

General recommendations are set forth regarding aesthetics, acoustics, lighting, temperature control, location, and layout of the instructional media center. Consideration is given to spatial relationships, equipment and furnishings, and suggestions are included regarding basic and advance facilities for primary, middle and secondary schools. (FS)

This manual discusses the role, organizational patterns, expected services, and space and housing needs of the audio-visual instructional materials center. In considering the housing of basic functions, photographs, floor layouts, diagrams, and specifications of equipment are presented. An appendix includes a 77-item bibliography, a 7-page list of…

This article describes a school which is the product of architectural design evolving from educational specifications. The building demonstrates the relationship of pupil learning to the component systems of the building design. Brief explanations and illustrations (from the planning and design stage) are made for an instructional materials…