These guidelines are designed for use by persons working with the mentally retarded. They very briefly suggest how to deal with the library: discuss what you intend to do with the librarian, what privileges to request for the retarded, and what to do before going to the library. Several suggestions on what to do at the library are given and…

Economical design and smooth functioning of libraries require detailed preplanning before the architect begins to draw. This preplanning and coordination can be facilitated by an interior designer deft in communication skills and willing to become acquainted with library functions. Flow charts, spatial analysis, and layouts are useful tools to…

Article presented suggestions on how to effectively teach photography and assist students in their attempts to express themselves creatively. (RK)

Do your beginning photographic students ever wonder why photographic paper reacts the way it does? One way that this question can be answered is by making a photogram. Article explained the steps necessary for making a photogram. (Author/RK)

An excerpt from a reference guide to be published through the American Society for Training and Development, this guide is intended to assist course developers in the selection, development, and testing of "software" materials. (Author)

This article presents criteria to help learning institutions determine instructional television installations appropriate to their objectives through an analysis of the necessary steps in producing televised instructional programming. (Author)

Presents guidelines for improving the appeal and effectiveness of library space, including consideration of color, lighting, traffic patterns, noise problems, planning, and costs. Since librarians have to work through school administrators, it is important for them to be precise about what they want and how much it will cost. (JPF)

Photocopying guidelines for records maintenance and retention for interlibrary photocopying; also a statement on copyright clearance. (JPF)

Discusses the increasing rate of book losses in libraries and some ways to combat the problem. Topics covered include: who steals; what is being taken; how much is disappearing; results of loss; theft detection systems; effectiveness of detection systems; whether you should invest in a system; and mutilation, an unwanted by-product. (JPF)

As educators find themselves under increasing pressure to make student progress manifest, they become more and more subject to the allure of specialists, persons reputedly able to offer inspiration and guidance in effective new programs. Provides some advice for the specialists who might not have asked the teachers that they advise just how they…

Suggestions are made by editors for writers aspiring to be published in journals. (JD)

Presented are recommended sports medicine provisions developed by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports Athletic Training Council for athletic programs. (MJB)

The authors review the rationale for task analysis, discuss five guidelines for using task analysis with handicapped children, and describe six methods (such as brainstorming watching someone perform the task, and working backward from the terminal objective) for its application. (CL)

A checklist is offered for developing an imaginative play area for children. (MJB)

Substantive, cost-sensitive guidelines are offered for determining basic playground needs, performance specifications, and site location, as well as construction techniques, for playgrounds servicing multi-family dwellings. (MJB)