The most common multimedia teaching aids are discussed in the context of machine shop instruction. The advantages and disadvantages of each approach are also presented. (Author)

Article provided a checklist as a tentative guideline for the difficult question of how to judge the instructional media center. (Author/RK)

The first of a two-part series of articles on how we can improve the quality of workshops is concerned with the functions of the design committee in the planning stages. Workshop objectives, participants, and design are discussed in detail. (BP)

Article described the District Management Team, designed to re-organize the existing school system in such a manner that it becomes more responsive to the needs of the entire district, including the community it serves and to all personnel within its organization. (Author/RK)

A board cannot abrogate its responsibility to decide nor can it delegate that responsibility to others. And a board should not surrender its authority. (Author)

The lack of adequate pedagogical material for the teaching of Italian in North America is criticized. Presently available grammars and textbooks are listed with brief descriptions. Criteria, guidelines and requirements for satisfactory elementary and intermediate Italian textbooks are presented. (MS)

Guidelines for constructing resumes are developed based on an analysis of the responses of 205 personnel managers to a questionnaire eliciting their opinions regarding various aspects of resume preparation. (Author)

The current position of the American Library Association (ALA) on intellectual freedom was not a development and refinement of its earlier positions, but a reversal of an older posture. (Author)

Presents the results of a conference which examined reviewing procedures, as well as information sources for selecting materials for children and young adults available to Canadian school and public library personnel. Topics include reviewing journals, evaluation programs, and information distribution. (JVP)

Suggests that books be evaluated by a cliche count which might show what is actually on the page, explain at least some of the riddles of the child and the book, and clear away some of the partisan fog from book selection. (HOD)

Results indicate that an interviewer who begins an interview with an unfavorable expectancy may tend to give an applicant less credit for past accomplishments, may blame the applicant more for past failures, and may be more likely to decide that the applicant is unacceptable. (Author/IRT)

Personnel representatives were shown one of four videotaped job interviews in which the verbal content of the 16-minute interview was identical, but the interviewee's nonverbal behavior was manipulated. Nonverbal behavior was found to have a significant effect on almost every rating made by subjects in this study. (Author)

Provides general techniques for using an evaluative interview and offers guidelines on legal requirements for the interview process. Methods for determining candidates' qualifications are considered, along with the importance of advanced planning. (CWM)

Discusses technique and legal requirements for interviewing primarily from the library employer's perspective, drawing information from the writings of Fear and Lopez, personal experience, and specific libraries' policies. (CWM)

Trade books offer many possibilities for teaching reading and writing skills. (MKM)