Resulting from the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) 1975 survey on user services, this kit presents documentation on and discusses developments in physical access services--services which facilitate the actual delivery of information sources to the user--including circulation, interlibrary loan, book delivery, and new media services. As…

This handbook outlines in logical sequence the duties required in operation of the Teutlen High School (Georgia) Library/Media Center in order to teach the student assistants how to perform routine duties to aid students and teachers in center use. Duties are listed in three categories. Under operational duties, topics covered are circulation…

Two catalogs inventory wax cylinder collections, field recorded among Native American groups, 1890-1942. The catalog for Great Basin and Plateau Indian tribes contains entries for 174 cylinders in 7 collections from the Flathead, Nez Perce, Thompson/Okanagon, Northern Ute, and Yakima tribes. The catalog for Northwest Coast and Arctic Indian tribes…

In this document the collection goals of the William Paterson New Jersey State College library are enumerated and the policies and procedures of the library regarding the selection and acquisition of different types of materials are summarized. Following a short introduction to the function of collection development policies is a general statement…

Inventors through the ages have engaged in an ongoing attempt to overcome barriers that can prevent effective distribution of knowledge. One barrier involves the accuracy with which the primary source can be represented, e.g., early non-face-to-face communication inventions (e.g., drums, horns, and smoke signals) were rather abstract, while recent…

This booklet examines the role and outlines the activities of Australian libraries in meeting the educational, cultural, recreational, and information needs of the physically, sensorily, and mentally disabled. The origins of library services for the handicapped in Australia are discussed, existing services are reviewed, the library needs of…

The impact of news film on children's learning was investigated by presenting 193 fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh grade students with one of two versions of a newscast. The children viewed a videotape of a newscaster introducing film reports of six stories or listened to the newscaster reading the news stories. The children provided responses…

Designed to be used with modules 1 through 5, this sixth in a series of twelve modules presents sex equity teaching strategies unique to the agriculture classroom. Strategies are grouped by sex equity guideline categories: art, language, and content. In addition to specific strategies, instructional suggestions based on common strategies are…

Designed to be used with modules 1 through 5, this ninth in a series of twelve modules presents sex equity teaching strategies unique to the home economics classroom. Strategies are grouped by sex equity guideline categories: art, language, and content. In addition to specific strategies, instructional suggestions based on common strategies are…

Designed to be used with modules 1 through 5, this eleventh in a series of twelve modules presents sex equity teaching strategies unique to the technical education classroom. Strategies are grouped by sex equity guideline categories: art, language, and content. In addition to specific strategies, instructional suggestions based on common…

Asserts that using audiovisual materials to give book reports incorporates reading, writing, and media into one project. Describes several methods of presentation, including videotape activities, creating sound effects, and designing games which relate to books. Also suggests various motivational tools for teachers and librarians. (MM)

This report examines arts participation in the ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States using data from the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. These data indicate that, in general, these metropolitan regions tend to be more alike than different with respect to arts participation patterns. Analysis reveals that while…

Experienced educator Donna Whyte has compiled her ideas for using film containers in the classroom into "131 Ways to Use Film Containers" so that they can be shared with other teachers. She includes engaging ways to use them in teaching children about word families, sight words, and punctuation marks; skip counting, estimating, and predicting; and…

Examining the academic library within a contextual framework (of colleges, universities, and U.S. society), this book provides an analysis of the institution's content and function. The work emphasizes the structure, organization, decision making, and operations of academic libraries. The history, organization, and cultures of the academic…

The move from traditional paper-based distance education subject materials to those of information and communication technologies (ICT) has increased the ways in which students can engage with their lecturers, peers and the unit materials. In this paper, strategies for enhancing print-based learning resources are discussed. These include concept…