A study was undertaken for Cottonwood High School (CHS) to determine if an electronic security system (ESS) would reduce hardbound book theft sufficiently to justify the installation and maintenance costs of the system. A projection of future losses with and without the system was made to determine the advisability of installing a system. Other…

The reference interview is one of the most delicate operations of the reference librarian. This report, which provides a review of the literature, touches on several major topics: (1) conflicts in communication initiated by lack of adequate client knowledge of the depth of the collection and reference tools available, lack of ease in formulating…

This bibliography presents representative literature pertaining to public concerns with environmental problems since the National Environmental Policy Act became law. Items cited deal with various aspects and manifestations of public concern. Items include: (1) sociological studies of the process of attitude formation; (2) attitude surveys; (3)…

The Regional Seminar on Educational Evaluation held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 7 April to 2 May 1975, was organized as a follow-up activity to a study carried out by the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP, Paris) in 1973-1974. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development had in 1973 requested the IIEP to…

This study was generated to design, implement, and evaluate a model to train Junior Service League volunteers to operate a toy lending library for use with young children in local day care centers. Each volunteer attended six 3-hour training sessions organized on a performance-based format and taught by the authors. Pre- and posttesting was done…

This book is designed to give administrators and faculty a model to follow in developing and maintaining a Learning Center of any size at any educational level, from preschool to college. Basic to the Learning Center concept presented here are the following four services: (1) a multimedia library, (2) audiovisual services, (3) nontraditional…

Reported is the experimantal implementation of a new approach, called Telebook, for delivering Talking Book materials via telephone to blind readers. It is explained that the system involves immediate, low cost, electronic delivery of recorded materials in response to individual telephone requests. Evaluation of the system, implemented in the…

Geared mainly for educational library/media specialists, this publication explains the utility of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) to educational institutions and practitioners. Included are a directory of ERIC clearinghouses and other units; an introduction to the ERIC indexes, "Resources in Education" and…

Most of the entries in this bibliography cite printed sources of information about the use of audiovisual materials. Specific material about the use of audiovisual media for library instruction is also listed, as are six sample media presentations available from Project LOEX, Eastern Michigan University. Material cited ranges in date from 1960…

Illustrative material in the area of film study available from the Indiana University Audio-Visual Center is listed and described. Over 250 selected films are included, representing experimental films, film classics, historically interesting films, works of recognized directors, and films which are models of film techniques. Recent film…

The 1975-76 faculty handbook for Emory and Henry College covers: (1) academic freedom; (2) the faculty; (3) academic organization; (4) academic policies and procedures; (5) faculty personnel policies; (6) the library; and (7) general information, such as the academic year, facilities, housing, and registration. (Author/KE)

The Commission on Canadian Studies was appointed by the Association of University and Colleges on Canada (AUCC) to study, report, and make recommendations upon the state of teaching and research in various fields of study relating to Canada at Canadian universities. This Commission document presents: (1) a statement on the rationale for Canadian…

The needs of teachers for high-demand and seasonal films have been met by a cooperative effort of the Berks County Educational Television Committee, local school districts, the Berks and Suburban TV cable companies and the Berks County Intermediate Unit in a project called Operation Cooperation. Regionalization of the instructional media services…

A guide intended to clarify some concerns relating to collective bargaining in Massachusetts libraries considers both public institutions within the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Public Employee Collective Bargaining Law and private institutions under the National Labor Relations Act. Provisions of both pieces of legislation as to bargaining…

The Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association provides a syllabus for teaching government documents courses. Developed from syllabi gathered from various library schools, the document includes course objectives, a course outline, and brief explanatory passages and charts. However, the bulk of the volume is bibliographic,…