Looks at the selection procedures for chief state school officers (CSSO) and state board of education (SBE) with emphasis focusing on Tennessee. Indicates two ways of selecting CSSOs (election or appointment) and three ways of selecting SBEs (election, appointment, and ex officio means) are generally used. (AH)

Methods for determining core anthropological journals are reviewed, including basic lists, user studies, and citation analysis. Merits and limitations of each method are assessed. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)

Delineates primary criteria for choosing a computer for instructional functions, such as computer literacy development; hands-on experience; new content or skills teaching; enrichment and remediation; and alternate learning strategies. Discusses memory size, programing and authoring languages, service warranties and maintenance, user networks, and…

Once a school has decided to invest in computers, many other decisions must be made. Considerations should include cost, technical requirements, and standard, upgraded, and "dream" features. Recommendations that can be used as helpful guidelines are presented. (CJ)

Provides a checklist of the most important techniques for interviewing potential faculty members, as selected by a panel of personnel directors. The purposes served by these techniques fall into four categories: helping candidates relax and express themselves, and helping interviewers evaluate candidates' teaching competence and enthusiasm for…

Discusses the use of standardized reading lists in graduate programs in French in the U.S. Provides lists of titles and statistical information so faculty and students in graduate programs may compare lists and general trends. (EKN)

Focusing on the characteristics noted across models, this paper identifies and evaluates the relevance to learning effectiveness of the major features found in 10 media selection models. Features discussed include the physical forms the models take, the ways in which they classify media, and the media selection factors they consider. (Author/PN)

Highlights eight current adult books of interest to high school readers. (AEA)

Describes selection procedures, including policies and practices, used at El Paso Public Library for the acquisition of English and Spanish materials. (EJS)

Discusses the role of the media librarian in promoting media utilization and describes the major assignment of a hypothetical library school course designed to explore the nature and purpose of media. (EJS)

Instructional technology provides a widening range of material--techniques and media which teachers must select from to package and present in manageable portions--to devise instructional strategies and design evaluative instruments. Instructional development specialists, educational psychologists, and communications researchers are suggested as…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 70 examples of school stories for children chosen by three specialists in children's literature. (HOD)

Continued from the front cover, this article offers suggestions about selecting and purchasing microcomputers and software for schools. (WD)

Describes the Reference and Adult Services Division's Outstanding Reference Sources Committee procedures for preparation of the 1979 listing, discusses expansion to include nonbook sources, and provides a retrospective list of nonbook sources selected by the 1979-80 committee. Nonbook sources include microforms and databases. Six references are…

Identifies 16 issues considered significant in the planning of educational projects and offers to assist in the selection of the most appropriate media and in the design of software. Twenty references are listed. (LLS)