Four instruments to be used in developing school library and media programs are included in this package. Two questionnaires, addressed to students, teachers, administrators, and library staff, inventory current services and determine service priorities. Seventeen charts for data collection and a 20-page costing matrix are provided. Instructions…

This working guide for Livonia's Public Schools provides detailed instructions in preparing and handling catalog cards, a supplemental cataloging and classification guide, and typing rules for technical processing. Standard abbreviations are given for making classification entries, and separate cataloging instructions are given for charts,…

Three hundred and sixty-six subject areas are included in this selected bibliography of titles of free pamphlets. The booklet was prepared to help librarians, teachers and schools obtain free materials for educational purposes. Some of the broad topics which are covered are health, foreign countries, the environment and various industries. The…

This document is an annotated bibliography of research studies published between 1960 and Fall 1972 on the topic of library services to children, from preschool to age 14. The first section is a discussion of the significant findings of the studies cited, with an evaluation of the implication for the library profession. The second section consists…

Kansas libraries suffer from a shortage of professional librarians and information materials, restricted budgets and increased demands for services. Librarians are aware of the problems and have taken steps to reorganize, revitalize and refinance the structure of library services. State-wide planning is, however, hampered because the delegation of…

The ninety-six references in this annotated bibliography update Ralph H. Stenstron's "Cooperation Between Types of Libraries: 1940-1968." Chciago, American Library Association, 1970. The two requirements for inclusion are that the article or monograph deal with cooperation involving more than one type of library, and the program description be in…

The educational setting and the current problems which face school librarians as they serve library clientele are discussed. (Author)

Describes case studies undertaken in Australia on the lines suggested by the publication of the American Library Association's "Behavioral Requirements Analysis and Checklist," (BRAC) a compilation of competency-based job functions and test statements for school library personnel. (VT)

Young children meet their librarian, learn what libraries do for young readers, see different kinds of libraries, and find out how they can help the librarian keep the library working efficiently. (RK)

Survey analysis of Canadian public, regional, and elementary school library juvenile title holdings. (KP)

Describes a study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education which identified 62 outstanding library programs and lists 22 model school library programs and 16 programs serving school systems. Topics discussed include the search process, selection criteria, school library programs, cooperation, innovations, technology, and the catalog that…

Discussion of the value of online information services in schools reviews recent reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, and describes some of the available cataloging, bibliographic, full text/statistical, videotex, local, and electronic bulletin board services. Four examples of current applications in Australian…

This series of articles discusses the use of adult and student volunteers in school libraries, focusing on volunteer recruitment; planning, implementation, and evaluation of volunteer programs; training methods and materials; and appropriate rewards for volunteers. (CLB)

Good professional library services in elementary and secondary schools are interelated with academic excellence. Discusses research showing the relationship between the two and stresses the need to not cut library services when school budget cuts must be made. (MD)