Media Resource Center Management in Higher Education

Changes in the organization of learning resources including language/learninglabs have occurred over the years. Surveys within higher education over the last tenyears indicate less local autonomy and more centralized control, either withinindividual colleges or within central media or library facilities. It is not clear whetherlibrary involvement is advantageous in all institutions. Factors affecting successfulintegration include the age, size, and traditions of the university, training and skills ofstaff and director, support of the central administration, and a clear mission for theuse of learning resources.An earlier version of this paper was presented for IALL at the Annual Conventionof the Association for Educational Communications and Technology in 1984 in Dallas,Texas.