The catalog lists and describes approximately 293 films concerning handicapped children which are available from the Instructional Materials Centers and Regional Media Centers Network. Films are organized under the following categories (number of films for each category is indicated in parentheses): art for exceptional children (five), autism…

Six newsletters from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation survey various activities in the field. Articles are presented on the scope of ERIC/TM, major American Educational Research Association addresses available on tape, new terms in the Thesaurus, Clearinghouse services, selected input of new documents in the system,…

The two purposes of this directory are: 1) to compile a list of all public libraries in Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States which circulate nonprint materials and 2) to develop, through the directory, better communication of professional data between such libraries. Each library is listed alphabetically under state and city;…

The first stage of development of a management information system for DIST/AVC (Division of Instructional Technology/Audio-Visual Center) is the definition of out-put units. Some constraints on the definition of output units are: 1) they should reflect goals of the organization, 2) they should reflect organizational structure and procedures, and…

The discussion by a resource teacher centers on such difficulties involved in resource room instruction for mildly handicapped children as inadequate teacher training and lack of appropriate facilities. (CL)

Research concerned with the teacher's ability to retrieve and use materials available through the school library media center has been done using tests of traditional library skills and audiovisual skills. A new instrument which measures all facets of library media competence in terms of all media formats is presented. (Author)

Although any comprehensive assessment of a school library resource center will need to look at physical facilities, resource materials, and staffing, the most important part of the evaluation--and the most difficult--is to assess the impact of the library resource center on the educational program of the school. (Author/VT)

One school librarian from the rural west, "Roughing It from Alaska to Oklahoma," and another from the urban east, "Back to Basics in New York," share some of their experience-tested ideas for maintaining effective instructional media centers with very little money. (JPF)

Library media centers have not reached their potential as a force for educational excellence due to lack of adequate staffing and poor administrative vision. (Author)

The need for school librarians to become familiar with standards for cataloging nonprint materials is stressed. Cooperative efforts and resource sharing of materials among libraries can be enhanced by similarity of approach to the cataloging and processing of materials. Representative publications for cataloging materials and organizations…

Presents ideas for enhancing the role of the school library media center as a dispenser of timely information, reflector of current trends, and guide to the future. Suggested projects focus on current events, wildlife, energy, nonsexist and minority resources, and clubs. (JMB)

A selected bibliography of professional resources for the media specialist, school administrator, and teacher who work together to provide the unified media program designed to meet user needs. (Author)

Presented are some of the ways in which the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped can provide services to the teachers of the handicapped and developers of educational materials. (Author)

Case study of increasing audiovisual equipment use and acceptance through a career information center in the school media center. (STS)

Examples of activities that take place in the district's elementary schools are cited as well as a commentary by various staff members on how the media programs are integrated with the schools' total instructional programs. A brief history of the school district's media programs is also discussed. (JPF)