This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the reading program in schools for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are arranged by type of media: books, books with…

This advisory list includes sets of reference books appropriate for school media collections. These books were reviewed and evaluated in the light of criteria established by Department staff. Single volumes and sets of books range from kindergarten to senior high school grade levels and are listed in these categories: cultural arts; health,…

Instructional media appropriate to school social studies programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: art prints, books, calendars, films, filmstrips, games, kits, maps, models, periodicals, pictures, posters, puzzles, cassette tapes, recordings, shortstrips, slide sets, and study prints. Entries included on the list were selected…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the study of the State of North Carolina for kindergarten through senior high school levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are listed by type of media: art prints, books,…

This advisory list describes instructional media appropriate to school vocational education programs for grade levels kindergarten through senior high school. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews from educators. Materials are listed by type of media: books, films,…

A stratified random sample of educators from the 1,827 schools in Florida with one or more full-time media specialists was surveyed in order to determine which of the 62 competencies for media specialists proposed by the Florida Department of Education Council on Teacher Education were considered essential. Respondents were sent an initial…

The policies and statements in this booklet define the roles and responsibilities of school library media centers and public libraries in Oklahoma, make recommendations for effective cooperation between the two institutions, and identify possible areas of media center/public library cooperation. (FM)

Conducted in an urban Canadian school district, this survey of 59 elementary school librarians' attitudes toward Bible literature collections examined seven questions: (1) Can a rationale for the inclusion of Bible literature in school libraries be drawn from an examination of writings related to the topic? (2) What specific materials in this…

Based on a survey of individuals responsible for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title IV-B evaluations at the local level and an examination of IV-B applications, this handbook has been prepared to provide assistance to New York school districts and nonprofit private schools in the coordination and evaluation of school library and…

A three phase needs assessment was conducted in Oregon to ascertain how important library professionals and paraprofessionals believed continuing education was to their job performance, if their needs for continuing education were being met, and what direction they would like to see continuing education take in the future. During the first phase,…

This annotated bibliography from the Materials Review and Evaluation Services lists reviewed and evaluated instructional media appropriate for school media centers in the area of mathematics. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are arranged…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the reading program in schools for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are arranged by type of media: activity cards, books,…

An instrument which can be used to measure the school library/media ability of students in grades 4-12 was developed in Ohio, using 2,670 students from rural, suburban, and urban settings. The test covers five broad areas: (1) how things are organized, (2) the skills needed to select appropriate resources, (3) the skills needed to use each…

Stressing the theme of resourcefulness on the part of Australian school librarians and media specialists, this volume contains papers and addresses on learning through technology, the Australian school catalogue information service, the curriculum development centre in Canberra, women and the curriculum, Australian resource utilization, directions…