Three major presentations from the 1973 Library Automation Research and Consulting Institute are included here. The first outlines the course of library automation in the preceding 10 years. The second is a discussion of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Automated Instructional Materials Handling System (AIMS), which includes materials…

The publication "Learning to Use Media" is a complete revision of the "Handbook of Suggestions for School Library Activities." It includes audio-visual as well as print materials made adaptable to present-day curricular uses. The guide is designed for use with a basic collection of print and audio-visual materials, well organized and cataloged,…

In Massachusetts municipalities there exists the need to develop at the policy-making, fiscal and administrative levels, an awareness, understanding and knowledge of the functions, objectives and roles of both the public library and the school media program in relation to children and young adults. To this end there should be joint administrative…

Difficulties specific to the Virgin Islands and the general rapid advances in technology require the rethinking of the role of libraries. Libraries and media centers should be called "information centers" to reflect the explosion of information which is outdating the traditional media. Plans are underway in the Virgin Islands to develop…

The need for librarianship of instructional gaming increases as the production of literature and games grows, and as gaming becomes progressively legitimatized as an instructional strategy. This paper presents guidelines for bibliographic control and reference services, collection development, cataloging and classification, circulation and…

This pamphlet prepared by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Ohio Association of Librarians presents guidelines for writing policies for materials selection in school libraries. A School Library Bill of Rights and a Bibliography of materials to aid in the writing of a materials selection policy are included. Sample policies from the Edison…

Proponents of the "all-school" reading program believe that reading skills should not be taught without also teaching the content of the material being read. The librarian can make a major contribution to this approach. (Author/PF)

Advocates a more militant approach to facing problems directly related to certain practices among publishers: discount, delivery, and a general disregard for the significance of libraries in the market. This can be seen by comparing the way publishers treat public and school libraries to the way they treat retail booksellers. (JPF)

The role of state agencies in improving school library/media programs is discussed. When federal funds were made available to states for school libraries through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, some states provided funds plus leadership for school library development. However, activity has been reduced in many states recently. (Author)

Discusses "Resource Services for Canadian Schools," a book written by librarians and educators to serve as a standard for providing learning materials. It advocates the integration of school library and audio-visual services into learning resource centers and outlines the responsibilities of these centers. (JAB)

Additional arguments continue the long debate between the benefits of employing a Chartered Librarian as opposed to either an interested teacher or qualified Teacher/Librarian. It is felt that the "ideal" situation recommended in the Bullock Report is presently unrealistic, even if desirable. (Author)

Describes the schematics, inputs, and outputs of a story hour program; and the background and environment, organization, and response and observations of the Aradina Media Resource Centre Experience in developing story hour sessions. Discussion of observations include indications of popularity, problems which emerged, and some suggested solutions.…

Factors affecting teacher use of the resource center are identified as: (1) cooperative curriculum planning; (2) in-service programs; (3) school instructional programs; (4) attributes of the teacher-librarian; (5) administrative policies; (6) physical facilities; (7) teacher attitudes, background and interests; and, (8) cooperative selection and…

This paper reports a study which compares several methods of materials processing, including different methods of utilizing OCLC, in order to present findings on the feasibility, praticality, and cost benefit value of such services. (Author)