The communications center serves to produce teacher-constructed mediated materials; to distribute materials by dial access video and audio information retrieval, closed circuit television and portable equipment; and as an instructional center. (NH)

Cites purposes and aims of the Miller-Unruh Reading Act of 1965 and explains the roles of teachers and other school personnel in implementing suitable reading programs during the first year of its operation. (MD)

This investigation of the effects that budget cuts have had on elementary school library media programs in Arizona examines the impact of funding reductions on library media program development, staff morale, and administrative support. One reference is provided. (EJS)

Reviews developments in British library standards since 1971, highlighting types of standards, public libraries, academic libraries (university, polytechnic, college), school libraries, and special libraries (hospital and health sciences, prison, subject specializations). Thirty-nine references are cited. (EJS)

Examines preconceptions of censorship, citing problems posed to librarians and teachers. Highlights include censored books; individual censors (including the Gablers); organized groups (including Save Our Schools (SOS), Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum, and the Moral Majority); teacher and librarian censors (moral, literary, sociological); and those…

Recounts the development of a regional intersystem school and public library network in downstate New York, called INTERSHARE, and outlines the activities and considerations that went into the production of an online union catalog by the participating libraries. (JL)

Discusses collection development practices employed at two media centers of the Columbus School for Girls, an independent day school serving 605 students in grades K-12. Concepts highlighted are: philosophy of collection development, knowledge of school curriculum, interaction with faculty, familiarity with current and retrospective selection…

Discusses library media research and provides specific guidelines to enable school media specialists to read research critically and to apply valuable research at the local level. A seven-item reference list is attached. (JL)

Describes the effect of book talks by a school library media specialist on the reading habits of low- and high-ability fifth-grade students at Butterfield Trail Elementary School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (JL)

The experimental program described was conducted at an inner-city school media center located on Chicago's west side to encourage students from an orally-oriented background to make use of library materials and feel comfortable with library surroundings and lending procedures. (LLS)

Suggests ways in which school, public, and special libraries can cope with television related demands, from circulating books promoted or dramatized on television to videotaping local events, as well as cooperating with local stations to provide information services to listeners. The current situation of public and cable television is also…

Describes the use of online bibliographic retrieval systems with secondary school students in the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools. (Author/LLS)

Discusses the need for library instruction, what should be taught, and how and where it should be taught. Reactions to the article from readers who received advance copies are included. (LLS)

Describes the two-day library orientation offered to all incoming sophomore English classes at Quincy High and Vocational Technical Schools in Milton, Massachusetts. Computer-scored pretests allow librarians to tailor the basic orientation package to the needs of each class. (SJL)

Examines conflicting perspectives on the use of values clarification as a teaching method or as part of a curriculum for elementary and secondary levels. Implications for school libraries on issues such as materials selection and censorship by a school board are discussed. (BK)