This digest discusses the role of the library media specialist. The first section notes the lessons and legacy of "Information Power," the American Library Association's standards for school library media specialists. Technology and opportunity for library media specialists are discussed in the second section, and the third section…

This position paper of the International Reading Association (IRA) calls for an immediate increase in funding for books in classroom, school, and town libraries. According to the paper, the condition of these libraries has weakened over the last decade--there are fewer books per child, and the condition of the books and the staffing of the…

This bulletin contains a report on the activities, work and service of libraries within the United States during the years 1916 to 1918. Contents include: (1) The libraries and the war; (2) War service of the American Library Association; (3) American Library Association conference, 1918; (4) The libraries and reconstruction; (5) Rural library…

Describes the materials, equipment and program at the Barley Sheaf School Library, New Jersey. (JB)

Business students have little skill in using the academic library. The importance of information in today's business world make it imperitive that this handicap be overcome. In a recent survey 77 percent of post graduates polled favored a formal course in library use. (4 references) (Author/DH)

School libraries under the Houston Plan have developed into Precision Learning Centers. Exceptional students alternate between the classroom and the center and are guided in learning by a team which includes the school librarian. This article describes the facilities and staff of the plan. (DH)

Describes model program for utilizing tape cassettes as classroom aids. Makes suggestions helpful to those interested in implementing a cassette program. (DN)

Describes a unique book review program run by one Arizona school district. The program enables the school to acquire books at no cost from publishers and provides book reviews for small daily and weekly newspapers in the area. Explains how to set up such a program. (DN)

Author describes unit he taught to his high school classes prior to the 1964 elections. (SP)

Discusses the selection of microcomputer software by school media centers and public libraries that serve children, highlighting commercial software development, the local development of microcomputer programs, and criteria for the selection of software (difficulty level, required peripherals, ease of use, documentation, modification) and the…

Discusses the advantages of centralized services (including materials selection, acquisitions, cataloguing, processing, loan of expensive and unique materials, and production of local materials) as practiced by the Calgary Board of Education. Notes how costs savings should be measured. Stresses the essential cooperation between school-based…

Provides an overview of the impact of computers, particularly microcomputers, on school libraries and learning resources centers, with an emphasis upon computer technology and the types of library operations computers can perform. A glossary of vocabulary from the computer field, a reference list, and a 26-item bibliography are included. (JL)

A general review of the role of the library in education at all levels is followed by 10 theses which delineate some of the responsibilities of public, school, and academic libraries in this area. (EJS)