This two part handbook introduces students to library sources in conjunction with their curriculum needs. Part 1, covering basic reference tools, is used in a library research skills unit of first semester freshman English classes. Students are introduced to the Dewey Decimal System; the card catalog; parts of a book and such reference sources as…

Twelve ideas for stimulating interest in the Bicentennial are briefly described. Ideas contained in this booklet are intended for implementation by library media specialists and teachers. The projects, interdisciplinary in nature, can be used as stated or adapted to meet individual differences of the Library Media Staff. The suggestions include:…

The Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) is a computerized regional library Center serving the academic libraries of Ohio, both state and private, in order to increase and make more efficient use of bibliographical resources. The program has five major components: (1) shared cataloging, (2) bibliographic information retrieval, (3) circulation…

Interlibrary loan patterns in the Central New York area are defined and discussed in this report prepared for the Central New York Reference and Resources Council by the Information Services Laboratory of Syracuse University Research Corporation. Statistics and background data are given providing a composite picture of special, academic and public…

The "Standardization for School Media Programs" were thoroughly interpreted, and all aspects of the problems involved in their implementation were explored. The multifaceted role of the media center in relation to such educational trends as publicly supported kindergartens, increased emphasis on individualized instruction and independent…

The purpose of the institute was to expand the school librarian's traditional concept of the library and to make the librarian capable of selecting, cataloging and circulating the major types of media. Emphasis was placed on a single multimedia catalog in one alphabet in order to provide access to the message, regardless of the medium. The report…

The objective of this project was to develop the concept of the experimenting and extended library, and to oversee its physical and operational design in a new college--Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The basic arguments of this report are: (a) that the economic and social contexts within which libraries will operate in the future are…

According to this guide the teachers' library is: (1) a collection of books and materials housed in one or several places; (2) a flexible service, not a location; (3) a collection of materials in the various subject areas as well as materials on methodology; (4) a collection of materials for specialists and for teachers with only general…

This report suggests that the instructional materials center be flexible for multigroup activities, expansible for future physical growth, and central to the instructional program. Area specifications are given for the following areas: materials research, small groups, cataloging and processing materials, and listening and speaking, and for a dark…

In December 1973 the Connecticut School Library Association sent questionnaires on school libraries and media centers to the principals of all public schools in the state. The results indicated that while schools in Connecticut have improved markedly in the areas of facilities and materials, there is a woeful inadequacy in the area of personnel.…

In the recent decades the library/media field has experienced startling advancements. The growth and development of sophisticated programs for media services have become an integral part of the school's instructional programs. In support of these school-based programs are the resources (both human and non-human) of the central office facilities of…

The twelve Governor's Regional Conferences explore areas of agreement and consider steps to be taken to develop a state-wide plan for library service. A selection of eleven speeches, representative of the general trend of the Conference are: (1) The Role of the School Library in Interlibrary Service, (2) School Libraries, (3) The Place of…

The purpose of this circular is to describe some of the more useful reading lists available in 1966 to elementary and secondary school teachers, librarians, curriculum workers, and students themselves. The book lists and periodicals described in these pages will be helpful in selecting new materials to suit local school needs and in making the…

The recommended standards for library service in a number of countries starts with public libraries, covers also school libraries, libraries in universities and other institutions of higher education, special libraries and concludes with national libraries. It illustrates how each is but one part of a wide spectrum of interdependent library…

The joint planning phase of a multi-phase research, planning, and demonstration undertaking in the area of library resources and services for students in Philadelphia is covered in this report. The major activities reported include (1) development of processes for joint planning by the co-sponsoring organizations, (2) identification of…