This information guide is intended to assist principals and members of media committees in implementing the media policy of the Transvaal Education Department, this information guide was designed to be used in conjunction with the chapter on the education media service in the Manual for General School Organization (1986). Chapter 1 outlines departmental policy on media centers and media use and chapter 2 delineates the components of professional management of the media center, explains the composition and function of the media committee, and provides a sample school media policy. Titles of the remaining chapters are: (3) Planning for the Functioning of the Media Centre; (4) Planning for the Provision of Media Services; and (5) Planning for Media Use. Sample forms are given in the text to illustrate the stages of the planning process; the planning of work programs to achieve particular objectives; evaluation criteria for various educational media including print and audiovisual formats; and a method of curriculum-based collection analysis. The importance of teamwork for successful program implementation is emphasized throughout. Blank forms and an index are provided, and the entire text is duplicated in Afrikaans. (NRP)