This book brings together insights into the new and considerably higher-tech levels of audiovisual equipment and materials, and the admittedly limited things non-technicians can and should do to assure delivery of the instructional program. Extensively illustrated with diagrams and photographs, Volume II goes into VCRs, with considerable additional emphasis on cable and distribution systems. A number of preventive maintenance and diagnostic approaches are discussed for classroom computers. Looking toward the future, the authors also treat audio compact discs and videodisc technology.

This update of the 1997 edition continues to provide useful information on how to find curriculum materials and how to organize them for efficient access. It is a useful resource for curriculum materials librarians in academic libraries, school library media specialists, public librarians responsible for education collections, and for library and information science courses in collection development and organization.