Describes the function of the British Council's English Teaching Information Centre, which serves foreign students, teachers, teacher trainers, scientists, textbook writers, etc. Emphasizes the Centre's work in English for Special Purposes, including an ample library and many services. Address: ETIC, British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW…

Describes a general resource center facility at Clear Creek Secondary School where items may be either borrowed, purchased, or rented. Items include cameras, film, and videotapes and casettes; telescopes and microscopes; model kits; carpentry tools and lumber; art supplies; math games; yarn, weaving looms, and sewing machines; typewriters; seeds;…

Background information, functions, activities, responsibilities, and future plans are outlined for each of the participating centers: Documentation Centre, Ministry of Education, Cairo; National Center of Educational Communication, Washington; Institut Romand de Recherche et de Documentation Pedagogique, Neuchatel; Unesco Regional Office for…

The objective of this guide is to provide step-by-step information needed to set up an employment and job training resource center. The format of the booklet, however, makes it easily adaptable to any small library or information center. Section I provides information and recommendations for the manager in making the decision to start a library.…

Competency based education changes the teacher's role from that of a deliverer of information to that of a manager of learning. In order for the teacher to be able to fulfill this function, it is essential that support mechanisms be established and maintained. Whatever support mechanisms are to be created should evolve from the objectives learners…

This report contains a description and evaluation of the City College School of Education Advisory Service Workshop Center for Open Education, a program funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program is a free resource facility for all participants in the school process; teachers, administrators,…

Describes three career education data bases and systems as examples of what is available to the school media specialist involved in the structure of time, space, and resources to create a program of instruction geared to the personalized needs of students and teachers. (Author/CMV)

A learning resources center has three roles: storage and retrieval of learning media, creation and production of learning materials, and instruction and advice in the utilization of the facilities available. The design, purpose, and staffing of a resources center are discussed in detail in this article. (DS)

The report provides an overview of direction service for handicapped students in Texas, explores the issues involved in planning a direction center, describes in detail the State Direction Service Center (SDSC) in Texas, and presents the training materials used by the SDSC to train both state and regional-level staff. Direction service is defined…

An outline of the organization of a local reading resource center, its scope, and its function are presented. Such a center is a combined project of the Office of Education, ERIC/CRIER, and the International Reading Association and is designed to supply teachers, students, laymen, school officials, and researchers with the latest information about…

The establishment of educational documentation centers and the contribution of various international organizations toward their founding and functions is outlined. The position occupied by the centers within educational structures, their collections, staff, and services provided, the publications generated, and the network or information system…

Summarizes information on the need for a Center for the History of Science, originally presented within a symposium on this topic at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in March, 1980. Lists titles of papers presented, objectives of such a center, and general proceedings. (CS)