Three sets of library arrangement guidelines are given for the small-school teacher. These guidelines relate to (1) order and receipt of materials, (2) classification and cataloging, and (3) care and repair of books. Details are given for establishing the card catalog, arranging books according to Dewey Classification, and organizing non-book…

This report consists of recommendations for library facilities in either new or existing school buildings. Suggestions are made for the location and size of the library. Also included are considerations for library acoustics, heating and interior finish. It is considered to be of critical importance that adequate and separate space should be…

The Wisconsin Association of School Librarians has produced a manual for standardized processing of all nonprint media, based on two principles: (1) the media should be centralized, organized, and administered for maximum access; and (2) content is more important than form. Definitions, cataloging, processing, housing, circulation, and care are…

This booklet has been prepared for those who would like to visit the 25 schools in New Jersey which were provided with special purpose grants under ESEA Title II to serve as demonstration multimedia centers. The schools were selected by a Title II Advisory committee on the criteria of: an effective unified media program, strong administrative…

The Information Retrieval and Dissemination Center of Levittown, New York, was created in September 1968 and funded through ESEA Title II and Title III as a joint pilot exemplary project of Union Free School District 5 and the Levittown Public Library. It was established to provide teachers with a quantity of material to be used in a classroom…

The purpose of the institute was to update school librarians in elementary and secondary schools and enable them to gain competency in the new media. The objectives of the institute were to assist the school librarian in the selection, processing and utilization of nonbook media, to learn simple techniques in production of materials, and to…

Intended as a unit for librarians to use in developing and maintaining a library program which will provide information and services regarding the American Indian, this paper discusses the role and program of the high school library in promoting Indian culture and contributions. The unit is designed for schools which have Indian students as well…

Deliberations of the Five Year Plan Committee in 1970 uncovered a need for a separate study on the organization of public libraries in the greater Vancouver area. The results of such a study, conducted in 1971, are contained in this report. Part I dwells on the details of the rapid growth of the Vancouver area in the hope that those responsible…

There is a shortage of trained personnel to man school media centers in the Southern Appalachian Region. In order to prepare a detailed plan to alleviate this shortage, there was an urgency to study the needs of the region for professional librarians and employees to assist these specialists. The purposes of this project were to determine the…

Guidelines for the development of library service in Washington County, Oregon, are provided in this report. The demographic characteristics of Washington County are discussed briefly with emphasis on the approximately 125,000 people without direct access to library service. A comprehensive plan for coooerative countywide library service is…

This compilation of ideas for promoting school library media centers and for increasing the public's awareness of their multi-media educational resources could be adapted to various types of libraries as well as to classroom use. Included are: (1) public relations suggestions, (2) bulletin board, display, and poster instructions, (3) lesson plans,…

Presents the results of a conference which examined reviewing procedures, as well as information sources for selecting materials for children and young adults available to Canadian school and public library personnel. Topics include reviewing journals, evaluation programs, and information distribution. (JVP)

Describes the history of the successful cooperation between the North York School System and the Metropolitan Toronto Public Libraries. Emphasis is given to the method of resolution of the problems inherent in such a cooperation and to the dismissal of some commonly anticipated fears. (JVP)

Romanian research findings offer a theoretical model with which financing of the annual acquisition of books per pupil at a given educational level can be objectively ascertained. Methods of financing and acquisitions policy decisions are discussed. (Author/JAB)

In order to involve teachers, administrators, and students in the planning process, a simulation game was used to redesign an intermediate school library. (STS)