THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: It all comes together in the Resource Center at Lincoln Senior Elementary. New technology and traditional media turn kids into active learners. The action is vibrant yet the purpose is focused. Under the direction of Media Librarian Mike Whelply the Resource Center is the nucleus of the school. It…

These guidelines for weeding library media collections are addressed to elementary and secondary school library media centers and to community college and vocational school library resource centers in Iowa. The publication includes some philosophy about weeding, and specific guidelines are summarized in bold-faced type for ease of use. The…

Focusing on the issue of censorship, this book explores the causes, instances, and implications of censorship in the United States from 1950 to 1985. The book is divided into the following eight chapters: (1) "Montello, Wisconsin: A Case Study in Censorship"; (2) "A Survey of the Censorship Situation: Sources, Objections, Increases…

This paper is designed to provide information to librarians in school and public libraries on their legal responsibilities toward video and copyright. The first section discusses the need for preparation of a district-wide copyright policy by teachers, media specialists, and administrators, and provides six suggested ingredients for inclusion in…

Describes a variety of classroom and library activities designed to meet the needs of bilingual students at the Mulligan School near Chicago. A bibliography of materials for use in bilingual education is included. (PM)

This advisory list includes books classified as fiction in the school media collection for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries included in the list were selected from those books submitted by publishers which were favorably reviewed by educators. An unannotated list of books receiving favorable notices in the indicated…

Instructional media appropriate to the kindergarten and early childhood education program in schools are arranged in this advisory list by type: books, films, filmstrips, kits, recordings, games, puzzles, or study prints. Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators.…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the reading program in schools for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are arranged by type of media: books, books with…

This advisory list includes sets of reference books appropriate for school media collections. These books were reviewed and evaluated in the light of criteria established by Department staff. Single volumes and sets of books range from kindergarten to senior high school grade levels and are listed in these categories: cultural arts; health,…

Instructional media appropriate to school social studies programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: art prints, books, calendars, films, filmstrips, games, kits, maps, models, periodicals, pictures, posters, puzzles, cassette tapes, recordings, shortstrips, slide sets, and study prints. Entries included on the list were selected…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the study of the State of North Carolina for kindergarten through senior high school levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are listed by type of media: art prints, books,…

This advisory list describes instructional media appropriate to school vocational education programs for grade levels kindergarten through senior high school. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews from educators. Materials are listed by type of media: books, films,…

A stratified random sample of educators from the 1,827 schools in Florida with one or more full-time media specialists was surveyed in order to determine which of the 62 competencies for media specialists proposed by the Florida Department of Education Council on Teacher Education were considered essential. Respondents were sent an initial…

The policies and statements in this booklet define the roles and responsibilities of school library media centers and public libraries in Oklahoma, make recommendations for effective cooperation between the two institutions, and identify possible areas of media center/public library cooperation. (FM)