The purpose of the institute was to expand the school librarian's traditional concept of the library and to make the librarian capable of selecting, cataloging and circulating the major types of media. Emphasis was placed on a single multimedia catalog in one alphabet in order to provide access to the message, regardless of the medium. The report…

The objective of this project was to develop the concept of the experimenting and extended library, and to oversee its physical and operational design in a new college--Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The basic arguments of this report are: (a) that the economic and social contexts within which libraries will operate in the future are…

According to this guide the teachers' library is: (1) a collection of books and materials housed in one or several places; (2) a flexible service, not a location; (3) a collection of materials in the various subject areas as well as materials on methodology; (4) a collection of materials for specialists and for teachers with only general…

This report suggests that the instructional materials center be flexible for multigroup activities, expansible for future physical growth, and central to the instructional program. Area specifications are given for the following areas: materials research, small groups, cataloging and processing materials, and listening and speaking, and for a dark…

In December 1973 the Connecticut School Library Association sent questionnaires on school libraries and media centers to the principals of all public schools in the state. The results indicated that while schools in Connecticut have improved markedly in the areas of facilities and materials, there is a woeful inadequacy in the area of personnel.…

In the recent decades the library/media field has experienced startling advancements. The growth and development of sophisticated programs for media services have become an integral part of the school's instructional programs. In support of these school-based programs are the resources (both human and non-human) of the central office facilities of…

The twelve Governor's Regional Conferences explore areas of agreement and consider steps to be taken to develop a state-wide plan for library service. A selection of eleven speeches, representative of the general trend of the Conference are: (1) The Role of the School Library in Interlibrary Service, (2) School Libraries, (3) The Place of…

The purpose of this circular is to describe some of the more useful reading lists available in 1966 to elementary and secondary school teachers, librarians, curriculum workers, and students themselves. The book lists and periodicals described in these pages will be helpful in selecting new materials to suit local school needs and in making the…

The recommended standards for library service in a number of countries starts with public libraries, covers also school libraries, libraries in universities and other institutions of higher education, special libraries and concludes with national libraries. It illustrates how each is but one part of a wide spectrum of interdependent library…

The joint planning phase of a multi-phase research, planning, and demonstration undertaking in the area of library resources and services for students in Philadelphia is covered in this report. The major activities reported include (1) development of processes for joint planning by the co-sponsoring organizations, (2) identification of…

A selection of written materials which reflect the dynamics of the planning process is reported in this special supplement to the "Student Library Resource Requirements in Philadelphia, Phase III," report (available as LI 003327). Its contents include: (1) project staff; (2) organization - student library research project; (3)…

The survey is the first comprehensive study of the library and audio-visual services in the schools of Prince Edward Island (PEI). The survey does not include any of the one or two-room schools as they do not have libraries (45% of the schools are one or two-room). The survey considers only the quantitative aspects of library collections and makes…

Chapter I provides a background and explains pertinent library lighting problems such as quality, function, aesthetics, intensity, and costs. Emphasis is on the quality and function of lighting for library users. Chapter II deals with the comments and answers to questions by persons who have a special interest and competence in the field of…

The SERD (Social, Educational Research and Development, Inc.) Report, also known as "A Task Analysis of Library Jobs in the State of Illinois" (ED 040723) studies the problem of the proper utilization of library manpower from the viewpoint of the employee. The present report analyzes the data in the SERD Report and prepares proposals for…

The State of New Jersey's certification requirements mandate that school librarian professional preparation should include an internship program. Trenton State College offers such a program but lacks a formal policy manual outlining the necessary requirements and procedures. This study surveyed the current policies in the Department of Media…