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…

To support school media centers and services in Iowa, guidelines for the development of district and Area Education Agency (AEA) media programs are proposed. The complementary roles and functional responsibilities of the school districts, the regional AEA's, the State Department of Public Instruction Media Program, and higher education in Iowa are…

This institute was designed to train eight Pueblo Indian teacher aides in library media skills to serve as library paraprofessionals in Pueblo day schools. The program involved training in the following areas: (1) acquisition of materials, (2) selection of materials and equipment, (3) utilization, (4) evaluation, (5) production of materials, (6)…

Organization Development deserves the attention of school media personnel. It offers a new and promising approach to the whole problem of staff development and evaluation for school media programs. Its strengths lie in its constructive, open approach to both individual and program actuation. (Author)