This Sustainable Library Development Training Package supports Peace Corps' Focus In/Train Up strategy, which was implemented following the 2010 Comprehensive Agency Assessment. Sustainable Library Development is a technical training package in Peace Corps programming within the Education sector. The training package addresses the Volunteer…

This is a joint publication by HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England), Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE, setting out how it is intended to improve the accessibility and usefulness of information about higher education (HE). It includes requirements for the information that universities and colleges should publish about their HE…

In September 2007, the College Board formed the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century in response to a request from the Guidance and Admission Assembly Council (GAA Council) to more closely examine the high-school-to-college transition process. Each spring, at the conclusion of the college admission cycle, there is much discussion in the…

This directory provides details on 100 agencies and organizations which provide services and information concerning the disabled. Listed in alphabetical order by name of organization, each citation includes the organization's address, officers, and publications. The organization, purpose, and principal programs are briefly described. Also listed…

Explains some of the potential resources community college libraries and media centers can provide to the local business community (i.e., media production and information services). Describes the methods used by Middlesex County College to assess and tap the potential market for its information services. Includes marketing materials. (DMM)

The purpose of library public relations is to develop ongoing programs of contact between the librarians and the population groups that they serve. This book is a guide to creating a library public relations program or for improving an existing program. The information is divided into six sections, and sources of additional information are…

This document examines the state of the law-related education (LRE) movement, which began about 25 years ago with the efforts of teachers and lawyers who wanted to give greater attention to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Descriptions are given of 10 successful high school LRE programs and 5 supportive national organizations. A 3-year…

This directory, compiled as a reference tool for information and service providers, lists and briefly describes national level organizations which provide information about disabilities and direct services to disabled individuals. Organizations are categorized as: advocacy, consumer, and voluntary health organizations (124); information/data…

The annotated sourcebook provides 51 journals and publication citations for individuals seeking to learn or to teach others about cultural issues in social work practice with American Indians and about the Indian Child Welfare Act. The citations, which date from 1969-1984, are divided into four sections pertaining to family/cultural issues in…

This manual was written specifically to help school nurses conduct screenings for Usher syndrome, a genetic condition that involves deafness or hearing loss and the progressive loss of vision. It provides information on the step-by-step process of how to conduct a screening, the actual forms needed for a screening, and resources for referring…