This study summarizes the findings of the UCLA Education 261D seminar on Self-Instructional Materials (SIM) in Southern California community colleges. It was determined that little is currently being done in the development of SIM. The obstacles it has encountered are faculty who have reservations about the concept of SIM, and those who have an interest in SIM, but have questions on how to implement it. Knowledge and interest in SIM might be developed through word of mouth by deans of instruction, department chairmen, and individual faculty members. This study includes a discussion of support found and needed for SIM, and lists faculty, at each college visited by the seminar group, who are developing it. [Because of marginal reproducibility of original, this document is not available in hard copy.] (CA)