The first of two articles examines lack of professional recognition and promotional opportunities for children's librarians, and suggests remedies to administrators, library schools, and librarians. The second reports a decreasing candidate pool of school media specialists and discusses this in terms of increased educational requirements and lack…

Describes the purpose and operations of two Duke University programs for gifted students. The Talent Identification Program aids students in schools primarily within 16 states in the Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest. The Precollege Program involves middle and high school students in a Summer Residential Program. Seven references are appended. (IW)

Six presentations at joint conference of two Canadian professional associations include two theme speeches (Denis Varloot, Douglas Foskett); synthesis of three theme presentations (Basil Stuart-Stubbs); addresses by current and incoming presidents of Canadian Library Association (CLA) (Beth Miller, Ken Jensen); and a review of CLA services to…

Effects of computerized systems in libraries are explored in five articles. The first discusses reasons why maintaining a collection of resources is strengthened rather than weakened by the existence of online databases. The remaining four describe the implementation and use of microcomputers in high school, elementary school, and academic…

Consists of activities which address the causes of habitat destruction and the effects of habitat loss on animals and plants. Identifies habitat loss as the major reason for the endangerment and extinction of plant and animal species. (ML)

Describes a project in which the learning resource center of Mattatuck Community College, a member of a regional consortium, cooperated with Hispanic and other minority groups in producing videotapes. These videotapes were designed to disseminate information about minority cultures and achievements via public access television. (CLB)

Discusses the implementation of computers in public schools and ways in which a district-wide media coordinator could help in the process. Highlights include duties of the coordinator, including planning curriculum, training staff, development of a media resource center, and evaluation; effects on the school libraries; and effects on learning.…

Describes the environmental education programs of Ball State University's Department of Natural Resources. Focusing on natural resource science and technology, the program has thrusts in resource conservation, environmental protection, and environmental education. Outlines the program goals, courses, curricular patterns, graduate programs, and…

Discusses the importance of interpretive programs in the Northern Territory of Australia. Describes the typical interpretive approach of local school science curricula, which serve 20,000 Aboriginal children. Addresses the curriculum framework, learning strategies, and process skill development, illustrating them through a lesson on mangroves. (TW)

Identifies and discusses the eight principal functions necessary for effective collection management in academic research libraries. Six organizational models for collection management are described, and then evaluated according to how well each may facilitate those eight functions of effective management. (Author/CLB)

Twenty primary school teachers using the resource room model with low performing, mildly intellectually handicapped, or learning disabled children in Queensland (Australia) were surveyed on their use of teacher effectiveness research in teaching procedures and functions. Effectiveness research was found to be generalizable to special and remedial…

Discusses the design, methodology, advantages, and disadvantages of the Delphi technique and describes a case study to demonstrate its use. The case study explored the nature of future media services in higher education to obtain long-range planning information for educational technologists and academic administrators. Recommendations of the study…

Study of 68 school media centers in 11 states was conducted to field-test collection mapping as a technique and to amass enough data to enable individual schools to compare their collections with national pool of school collections. Collections of participating schools were also compared to nationally recognized selection lists. (CDD)

Lessons that show how international students--foreign students and returned American exchange students--can be used as resources in the secondary social studies classroom are presented. Lessons explore national images and heroes, the house and home in various cultures, the global importance of television, and U.S. history from a global…

Hungary's plans and objectives for higher education development are summarized regarding the function of higher education, the length of training programs, the educational process, scientific research, teacher and student characteristics, institutional cooperation, financial conditions, and institutional management. (MSE)