To better use library resources and simultaneously facilitate learning experiences for students having blocks of unscheduled time during the school day, a library-originated, directed-study course, "Explorations in Media," was instituted. The objective was to examine library materials as the means for conveying facts, ideas, and inspiration. Major…

Chapters in this section of "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" examine important trends prominent in the landscape of the school library media profession in 2001. Themes include mandated educational reform; diversity in school library resources; communication through image-text juxtaposition in Web pages; and professional development and…

Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…