In recent years many new and wonderful devices offer their own unique contribution to the recording and communication of ideas. These new media include multi-sensory materials, radio, and television. Many schools have developed separate administrative organizations to provide services from these newer media of communication, while others have developed an integrated administrative unit, generally called the Instructional Materials Center, which furnishes all the services usually associated with the library and in addition provides services connected with the new media. In addition to the newer media available for all children, many residential schools maintain museum collections, which are available for teachers in classrooms in order to make learning meaningful to the visually handicapped child. Library collections, new media services, and museum-type services are all included in the criteria of this section and are designated as instructional materials services. (Other sections of this guide are available as LI 003342 through LI 003350). (Author/NH)