A careful study of the conditions affecting the cataloging of nonbook media today reveals a situation of interacting and conflicting factors. (Author)

Takes a realistic view of facilities that combine book and nonbook media in libraries. (Author)

Explains and lists the twelve criteria to be used in the job analysis survey which is part of Phase I of the Knapp School Library Manpower Project. (JB)

Describes how the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, second edition (AACR2) can be used by school libraries for both print and non-print materials. An overview of AACR2 is given, as well as information on networking and suggestions for adopting the code. An annotated list of 12 suggested readings is included. (BK)

Discusses the design and operation of the Learning Resources Center (LRC) at the State University of New York at Oswego, a communications/classroom building designed to encourage use of various media in instruction. The process of redesigning an English Composition course to utilize the LRC's capabilities is described. (JG)

Designed to provide a framework for systematically collecting data and information about media programs at the building and district levels, this workbook is intended for use as part of a formative evaluation process to accomplish the following goals: (1) assisting the local school district in organizing descriptive data for the purpose of…

Books, journals, and articles on the subject of program budgeting are included in this annotated bibliography of over 70 items. The three main categories covered are: (1) helpful treatises on budgeting from general education, (2) philosophical and practical statements from the library and audiovisual fields, (3) practical tips and suggestions.…

The term "media," as employed here, refers to printed and audiovisual forms of communication and their accompanying technology. A representative list of printed materials might include books, periodicals, catalogs, and printed programmed materials. Audiovisual materials include films and filmstrips, recordings, slides, graphic materials,…

The increasing number of nonprint holdings in libraries and media centers throughout the country emphasizes the need for a network approach to the control of nonprint media. Programs such as the Library of Congress' MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) have provided a common machine readable record of book and monographic holdings, resulting in a…

From September 1966 through August 1972, the Midwest Regional Media Center for the Deaf was under contract to Media Services and Captioned Films, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, and from September 1972 through August 1974, the center had a grant with the same federal agency to provide media services to 12 states--North Dakota, South…

Designed as a resource notebook for persons interested in the Media Curriculum Resource Specialist concept, the manual presents a summary of the activities of the Media Curriculum Institute held at Michigan State University (June 16-20, 1969). The section on administrative considerations provides a script for a slide presentation on an…

This unannotated bibliography, indexed by author, provides consumers of instructional materials with reliable information which could aid them in determining the appropriateness of a material. It is not concerned with any other aspect of evaluation. Articles written prior to 1970 are not included. Current Index to Journals in Education, Research…

This bibliography contains one hundred and fourteen listings of media references which have been annotated and outlined for the purpose of allowing easy access to existing references located in journals, texts, and other publications. Most of the listings have been expanded to include a breakdown of materials into categories such as filmstrips,…

The Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) at the University of California, San Diego administers an Instructional Materials Development Program. An overview of the program is presented along with a description of the product development/evaluation cycle. Program evaluation is generic to this process, since several formative…

Presents a variety of media center evaluation tools reflecting a wide range of professional opinions concerning input into the evaluation process, and what aspects of the media program most clearly reveal its effectiveness. Most of the instruments are quantitative, although a few are moving into the difficult area of qualitative measurement. (CMV)