Designed to assist the librarian and/or teacher by serving as a checklist for a basic collection of reference materials, this annotated bibliography presents a list of reference sources that are appropriate for Alabama students in grades 7 through 12. The reference materials are intended to support the curriculum of a comprehensive public…

Informal talks with teachers and head librarians, interviews with three preschool directors, and a review of literature were conducted to investigate the reasons why parents of preschool children infrequently used the public libraries available to them. Preschool directors were not surprised that only 45 percent of parents participating in a…

Instructional media appropriate for school cultural arts programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, recordings, or slide sets. Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials range from primary to senior high school…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the health, safety, and physical education programs in schools. Items are listed by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, kits, recordings, or study prints, and range from primary to senior high school grade levels. Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by…

Instructional media appropriate to school occupational education programs for primary through senior high school grade levels are described in this advisory list. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Entries are arranged by type of media: books, film…

Instructional media appropriate to schools' efforts to reduce sex bias are described in this advisory list. Entries were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Most materials were evaluated by members of the Raleigh, North Carolina chapter of the National Organization for Women.…

This advisory list describes instructional media appropriate to school science programs for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are arranged by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, kits,…

Instructional media appropriate for school cultural arts programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: activity cards, books, books (reference), films (16mm), filmstrips (sound), and recordings (disc). Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Each…

Elementary and secondary school programs have been and still are undergoing changes that will influence facilities design for the schools of the 1970's. The program of the school library media center is certainly also being affected by these changes. A flexible approach is warranted in locating the media center within the school. Students and…

Discusses the three major types of professional religious education books and the functions of each, specific ways of determining good religious education books and how to save money on them, and significant religious education journals. (Author)

A study showed that library circulation of noncomic materials increased by 30 percent and overall library usage by 82 percent, with only minimal comic collection security problems, when comic books were added to the collection at West Junior High School, Columbia, Missouri. (RAA)

Discusses the state of community (primary) school libraries in Papua New Guinea. Highlights include teachers' delegated library duties, training in librarianship, lack of books, acquisition problems, facilities and types of storage, classification of the collection, and unattainable standards. (AEF)

Includes seven articles that discuss overcoming obstacles to getting teenage boys to read. Highlights include what teacher-librarians can do; what boys see as obstacles; material selection; collection organization; gender issues; learning differences; magazines; lunchtime book discussion groups; motivating boys as beginning readers; and popular…

Reviews magazines suitable for young adults. Highlights include considering appropriate demographics and/or local standards when selecting titles; top-selling magazines to middle school, high school, and public libraries; ordering information; adult magazines for consideration; tabloids; and "zines", or personal newsletters/small…

Describes elementary school classroom trade book collections in the Prince Edward Island (Canada) school district, and explores the relationship between the collections and school library resource center program. The report is based on a survey of 46 classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, and principals. Three models of classroom collections are…