Proceedings of the 6th National conference of state supervisors of occupational information and guidance / Federal Security Agency ... U.S. Office of Education.

  • National Conference of State Supervisors of Occupational Information and Guidance 1944 : Traverse City, Mich.)
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1945
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    for distribution and should advise the publisher of the fact that the publica- tion is being listed. When the supply of a publication is limited in quantity, or is out of print, the supervisor should secure permission from the publisher for reproduction privileges. Organization of Materials The organization of occupational information through some plan of filing for the use of different school services depends upon the physical facilities that can be provided within the budget of the school and the ingenuity of the person organizing the material. The method of classification and organization of evaluated occupa- tional information will depend upon its type. It may be printed mate- rial, college catalogs, photographs, charts, borrowed material, or in- formation through visual aids and auditory channels. The materia] may be too large to go in an occupational filing system or otherwise not be adapted to the system. An alphabetical card-cataloging plan should be developed in keeping with the physical facilities provided to hold the different types of materials. All entries and materials should be labeled as to classifica- tion and place of storage. Racks should be provided for charts and maps. Pigeonholes or shelves should be provided for borrowed materials and movie films. Trays with holes should be constructed as containers for film strips. All locations should be labeled so that materials may be easily returned to their proper places. Any plan for filing unbound occupational information should provide for the continuous addition of new materials and the elimination of obsolete materials, such as clippings, bulletins, posters, and special displays. A simple system for filing occupational information is a set of folders with occupational titles arranged alphabetically. Where there are conflicting designations, a cross-file reference can be made after each title on all folders concerned. ; Another method may have the occupational fields in alphabetical order, each followed by the occupations in the field, arranged alpha- betically. A file arranged according to the code system of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles may be satisfactory. The New York plan for filing unbound occupational information and the Science Research plan, which are modified forms of the code system, are generally con- sidered as satisfactory for school use. The occupational information file may be set up in the principal’s office, the social studies teacher’s classroom, the library, or some other place where it is protected and is available to all.