This report, covering 1,365 library science faculty is part of an annual national survey of faculty salaries. The survey consists of two parts one covering public and one covering private four-year colleges and universities. Data for the baseline year 1995-96 and the 1998-99 trend year were collected for full-time teaching faculty in 53 selected…

This document is an eleven-page supplemental subject guide listing reference material that focuses on Native American languages that is not available in the Labriola National American Indian Data Center in the Arizona State University, Tempe (ASU) libraries. The guide is not comprehensive but offers a selective list of resources useful for…

To administer a program to assist schools and libraries in acquiring modern telecommunications services, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) directed the creation of the Schools and Libraries Corporation (the Corporation). Recommendations were made in July 1998 by the General Accounting Office for the Corporation to take certain actions to…

This bulletin is a compilation of the standards for accrediting institutions of higher learning employed by the several national and regional associations and of the lists of institutions accredited or classified by each association. It includes lists of the professional schools of law, medicine, dentistry, and library science classified by the…

Within comparatively recent years, the trained nurse has become an important and constant helper of the physician, not only in public and private hospitals, but also in the home, taking the place of untrained watchers who, however willing, can render only an ineffective service. This work of nursing has rapidly advanced to the position of a…

Part 1 of the education directories for 1940, 1941, and 1942 covers federal and state education agencies. U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education officials, principal state school officers, and county and other local superintendents are listed. Part 2 lists principal city school officers and Catholic parochial school superintendents. Part…

The impact of federal legislation concerning school libraries and learning resources is described, and the activities of the United States Office of Education in those areas are recounted. Consultative services, publications, research and evaluation studies, and assistance to state agencies are discussed. (PP)

Describes five telecommunications delivery systems offered or planned by Rio Salado Community College: cassette copies of radio/television courses in public libraries; "live" cable television; print-based correspondence courses; audio teleconferencing; and slow-scan video. Underscores the importance of administrative support, faculty…

Preparing and negotiating the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21 short form is discussed along with Section H in both general and specific areas, including supporting documentation, adjustments and reclassifications. This discussion is designed to assist all institutions to better prepare, document, and negotiate indirect costs…

A report of the American Bar Association's section of legal education and admission to the bar on law school accreditation covers historical background of the association's role, the accreditation process, standards (financial support, salary structure, libraries, student faculty ratio), and centralization of the accrediting function. (MSE)

Examines the School Instructional Development Model, which focuses on the library media specialist's role in instructional design and curriculum improvement. There are 11 references. (Author/RAA)

Helen Buss Mitchell describes Howard Community College's (MD) cooperative police training program. Mary A. McQuaid considers Black Hawk College's (IL) Study Unlimited Program, which offers variable-entry, self-paced courses using instructional media at local libraries. (AYC)

Presents results of an Illinois State survey of 200 high school principals (48-percent return) in which respondents indicated the extent of censorship pertaining to teaching methods and textbooks and the originators of the censorship. Indicates that many potential items for censorship have not been of concern. (DC)