Library educators must lead the way in their curricula to guarantee that the library will be the heart of the new educational system by training librarians to be at home in multimedia as well as the more traditional library services. (NH)

Over the four years the student is in high school the most logical person to impart to hime a love of reading, as a lifelong, never failing source of ideas and inspiration, is the school librarian. This is his ladder to the sky. (NH)

The legal and structural arrangements for public-academic library cooperation are examined. Rhode Island's program illustrates the problems involved as well as the importance of the role of the state library agency in successfully establishing cooperative programs. (Author)

Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has spotlighted the nationwide needs and inequities in school library programs and emphasized the need for library personnel. It is responsible for the addition of media and library courses in many teacher training institutions. (NH)

The innovations of nongrading and individualized reading are altering and broadening the role of the librarian. The teacher and librarian roles are merging, bringing materials and children together. (Author/JB)

Explains and lists the twelve criteria to be used in the job analysis survey which is part of Phase I of the Knapp School Library Manpower Project. (JB)

This brief description of school library development in Ghana includes the history of the service, its present situation (facilities, stocks of books and other materials, acquisition and processing of books, finances, library staff, relationship with public library), and suggestions for improvement. (EJS)

Examines the functions and relationship of school principals and librarians. Discusses the changing roll of school libraries since the 1960s. Explores problems of implementing a new school library. Discusses the librarian's position in the school's organizational structure. Notes that principals must recognize and support the school library…

Three experiences are presented: how a school library developed as an Independent Learning Activity Center, how Chicago principals find time for instructional supervision, and how parents, administrators, and a school board found a way to close schools in a positive atmosphere. (MD)

This overview of school librarianship in Canada focuses on the aim of the school library program, the school librarian's role as teacher-librarian, guidelines and standards for effective service, and district support services. A list of selected readings on these issues is provided. (EJS)

This 1978 study developed and formatively evaluated an attitude questionnaire regarding perceptions of the public school media specialist's role. The questionnaire was used to determine differences in expectations held by college-level media educators, media specialists, principals, and teachers in a 10-district school consortium. Twenty-four…

Reviews and assesses the level and type of research activity in school librarianship and discusses the use of the experimental, historical, and descriptive approaches by researchers in the field. Research that builds on prior efforts and the use of statistics are also described. A 60-item reference list is attached. (Author/JL)

Although Colombia's Educational Documentation and Information Subsystem (SNIE) functions both as a part of the education sector and as a component of the National Information System, this article focuses on the first function. The various units and subunits of the system are described, including the National Network of School Libraries. (RAA)