In 1973 a study was made to determine needs and objectives for Continuing Education for Library Staffs in the Southwest (CELS). First background information was gathered on the expressed needs for the study and on activities at the national and regional levels as well as in library schools and other professions. Then a questionnaire was…

The manual provides personnel of educational cooperatives (confederations of local school districts) with information to stimulate involvement in special education (SE). Four basic divisions cover the following areas: definitions and other data deemed necessary for a basic knowledge of exceptional children's education in Appalachia; suggestions…

In order to identify an appropriate legal structure for an interstate library agency in the southwest region of the United States the variety of existing organizational patterns actually used by various interstate service operations or potentially available for use were surveyed. Attention was paid to the legal requirements which influence the…

Nursing Dial Access, a taped library available by telephone to professional nurses in Wisconsin, was developed by the Department of Nursing Health Sciences Unit, University Extension, at the University of Wisconsin, under a grant from the Wisconsin Regional Medical Program. The program, available on an around-the-clock basis, provides short tapes…

The delegates of the Appalachian Legal Services Conference pointed out that the Legal Resource Foundation was not to be a substitute for any agency or professional group but to supplement existing resources, serving as a central organization to focus attention on the need of communities and states to develop sound and effective legal service…

Presented are eight articles and five brief position papers given at an institute devoted to planning for early diagnosis and educational evaluation of handicapped children affected by a new Michigan law which mandates educational programs from the time of birth to the age of 25 years for all handicapped persons previously excluded from public…

In order to coordinate the efforts of the Northeast Regional Instructional Television Library Project and the National Center for School and College Television, an advisory board with an interlocking membership was formed. The National Center, through this board, will review, acquire, and disseminate completed instructional television (ITV)…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) summarizing a report presented to the Eighth National Plenary Assembly of the National Technical Council for Education by the Mexican Academy of Education, a private association of teachers. It recommended the adoption of four basic educational administrative reforms by the…

The study estimated costs to the State of Pennsylvania and to local school districts for establishing and maintaining instructional materials media centers including materials and personnel. Results indicated that State subsidized regional media centers would be less costly for both the State and local districts and that the range of available…

A review of the publications of the six regional accrediting associations is reported and shows that evaluative format varies but that there is a commonly assumed relationship between quality and institutional objectives, educational program, financial resources, faculty, and library/learning center. Assumptions underlying these criteria are…

The needs and expectations of members of the Library Association of Australia are explored in four articles. Highlights include fee requirements, lobbying by the association, the inclusion of information professionals in the membership, the possible role of trade unions, and the distribution of women in leadership positions. (CLB)

Public employers, including school districts, are faced with unionized workers' demanding a larger share of public resources. The formation of regional bargaining associations for employers to counteract union demands is proposed. A case study of a successful association is provided. (MD)

Outlines the present status of library automation and networking in Australia and explores the issues arising when regional network operations consider their relationship to the national Australian Bibliographic Network: provision of services, standards, network technology, contractual arrangements, economics, and policy. Thirty-eight references…

This article describes contributions to Middle Eastern library development by a national body established to facilitate cooperation between professional groups, learned personalities, and intellectuals of Arab countries. Organizational aims, finance, the Department of Documentation and Information, the organization's library, library education,…

A condensation of the Report of the Association of American Medical Colleges Task Force to the Inter-Association Committee on Expanding Educational Opportunities in Medicine for Black and Other Minority Students," April 1970. (IR)