Basic guidelines for compliance to new federal legislation on copyrights are given. (MJB)

Prepared by the Standards Committee, Reference and Adult Services Division, American Library Association. (PF)

Guideposts for planning and implementing curriculum innovation are presented with a diagram illustrating the process, implementation of the dimensions of changes, and outcomes. The author notes that if implementation has taken place, there have been changes in the dimensions of structure, role/behavior, knowledge and understanding, and commitment…

The National Association for the Teaching of English have just produced a pamphlet on language across the curriculum. This article is a reprint of some of the suggestions they make for teachers hoping to get started on a language policy. (Editor/RK)

Efforts on the part of administrators and boards of education to develop a rational evaluation procedure, coupled with intelligently conceived criteria to measure performance of administrators, would tend to remove much of the potential trauma that now exists in administrator evaluation. Discusses who should be responsible for the development of…

The fatal weaknesses of school innovations develop in the early stages of implementation. The authors present guidelines and suggestions for educators who wish to implement and maintain innovative programs. (Author/IRT)

Provides suggestions for conduct during the business interview process. (KS)

The policy statement and implementation guidelines of the American School Counselor Association are reviewed for use in helping counselors coordinate career education and guidance for students in transition from school to work. (MD)

An analysis is given of the crisis and loss of confidence in science and technology education, due in part to maintenance of outdated purposes, programs, and practices. The need to clarify and reformulate goals and purposes and thus restore confidence is discussed. (MNS)

Suggestions are presented for designing indoor and outdoor tennis facilities that will inhibit vandalism. Recommendations include using high-quality materials that will be difficult to damage, adopting and posting rules for court use, and constructing self-contained power sources. (CB)

If the youth services department is to receive its fair share of staff, equipment, respect, and funding, the youth services librarian must learn to express needs to the library director in terms of statistics, goals and objectives, and budget. (MES)

Describes Rhode Island's adaptation of the Illinois model for delivery of child protective services. This system centralizes reporting of child abuse and neglect; uses computer technology; separates the investigative function from provision of social services; and provides a structured investigative and decision-making process that continually…

Seventy percent of all playground accidents result from falls from equipment onto the underlying surface. This article reviews some types of surfaces commonly found in playgrounds and how each fared under National Bureau of Standards guidelines. (MT)

Guidelines for a safe playground are discussed, beginning with the ages and numbers of users. Separation of equipment and surfacing materials are emphasized. (MT)