Professional organizations, such as the American Association of School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, have established guidelines and standards for certification of school media specialists and have identified necessary professional competencies. Issues and problems concerning state certification and…

Describes the supportive role of the modern elementary school library. Explains how librarians can enrich classroom activities, promote reading, and provide options to the school and the community. Describes the duties of librarians and the administrative attitudes necessary for a successful library. (SB)

Lists current nonfiction paperback titles of special interest to high school readers submitted by publishers such as Bantam, Harper and Row, MacMillan, and Scholastic from best of titles on their lists. Arrangement is alphabetical by publisher and citations provide author, title, price, publication date, international standard book number, and…

Offers some philosophical, educational, and realistic thoughts on the role the school librarian plays as the catalyst and the "connector" with books and nonprint materials for the English as a second language child. Examples of successful materials are given. Two references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Concludes that on-site training that promotes continuous use of the school library can be a factor in improving student academic achievement. (FL)

Presents eight premises to validate concept that through the reading of a wide variety of carefully selected picture books, children can begin to develop the lifelong habit of reading as well as to make progress toward the development of excellence in literary taste. (Author/EJS)

Presents results of a study undertaken to investigate complaints about time lag in the operation of a medium-sized school district's centralized system for ordering and processing school library materials. The study found that delays were no longer than those of the earlier decentralized system. Eight references are listed. (FM)

Examines the use of media, particularly by the school media specialist, to change attitudes toward children with various disabilities who are mainstreamed into regular classrooms. Kits for use with nonhandicapped children, resource books for faculty members, and other types of media are listed with annotations. References are included. (Author/BK)

Concludes that too often secondary school and public librarians merely accumulate works of fiction as they appear on the market rather than develop fiction collections. Librarians should use bibliographic aids, patron suggestions, and critical reviews to identify and purchase books to truly develop a collection. (RAA)

Discusses the concept of sharing of resources by school and public libraries with respect to priorities, education of librarians, and progress that is being made. Twenty references are cited. (CHC)

Cites historical works, state of the art publications, handbooks, manuals, reports, and research studies that comprise the literature of school librarianship and discusses the need for bibliographic control of these materials. (CHC)

Provides an overview of the status of research-based evaluation of school media services. (Author)

Discusses selected networking research and some of the major research questions regarding needs assessment, school contributions to intertype library networks, and network planning that must be answered in order for school library media programs to participate most effectively in networking activities. (Author/CMV)

Describes programs of the Information Center on Children's Cultures (New York City) which can easily be integrated into an existing school or public library schedule. Films/filmstrips that illustrate cultural diversity are mentioned, and a bibliography is provided. (JD)

Development of Illinois Suburban Library System project linking school and public children's library services.