Describes sources of information at the New York State Library that pertain to hearing impairment. Topics addressed include New York State's role in the development of deaf education; background on the state library; and library services aimed at special populations. A selected bibliography of 45 relevant items in the library collection is…

Explains what an education library is and describes methods used in seeking out such libraries on an international basis. Libraries in Sweden, Finland, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Canada are described, including address, World Wide Web page, mission, history, clientele, type of collection, services, publications, and databases. (LRW)

Provides a history of Raleigh's public library for African Americans and its founder, Mollie Huston Lee. Highlights include African Americans in North Carolina, public library service for Blacks, library collections, circulation, branches and bookmobiles, and creation of a county-wide library system. (LRW)

This cumulative report serves to keep a record of University of Guam Learning Resources (LR) activities, identify milestones in LR's history, review LR's past progress, and on the basis of the review results, plan for the future. It contains five major sections: "List of LR Administrators"; "List of Important LR Activities";…

The development of university libraries in Pakistan is summarized, with a discussion of the current status of such libraries, including consideration of library organization, resources, organization of collections and cataloging, services to readers, library staff, and major problems. (Author)

Developed to assist librarians in the measurement and evaluation of the library's ability to provide services, this guide suggests a number of evaluation techniques that may be used once the reasons for a study have been clearly determined and locally peculiar conditions have been taken into account. The first section explains methods for…

Designed to assist legislators and legislative staff in using the New York State Library more effectively, this handbook provides a description of what the library is, what it has to offer, and how to use it. Specifically, sections are devoted to (1) the Library itself--general facts, descriptions, locations; (2) special services for the…

Compiled for educators of adults who need to continue their own professional development, this publication identifies the variety and scope of educational resources related to adult and continuing education which are available at Syracuse University. Following a section delineating aids to accessing information about adult education, these…

This self-evaluation form for microform storage and care was designed to assist librarians who work with active non-book collections. Developed from an extensive literature search on the storage and care of non-book materials, the form has been field tested for value and usability in 20 institutions representing a variety of types of library…

AT THE SECOND ANNUAL ILLINOIS CONFERENCE ON JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRARIES, SIX PAPERS WERE PRESENTED. THE FIRST COVERED THE NATURE OF LIBRARY SERVICES TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PUBLIC. A SECOND SPEAKER DESCRIBED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ILLINOIS JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRARIES, NOTING THAT THEY DID NOT GENERALLY MEET THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION STANDARDS…

Developed to shed light on theater librarianship in Great Britain, this study defines theater libraries, illustrates the kind of work carried out in theater libraries and collections, reviews functional problem areas, and advocates better organization, financing, and staffing for these unique institutions. The study covers public, academic,…

The objectives of the study were to determine the extent and nature of unmet needs of users of reference and research library resources and to propose measures to meet those needs. Data on research library use were collected by 3 questionnaires sent to 4 groups of users: 1) all faculty members of 4-year public and private institutions of higher…

The methodology and survey instrument described in this report were designed to support the Library Learning Program for freshmen English students and identify the clientele of the library at Kearney State College in Nebraska. Surveys were mailed to on-campus and off-campus students. The low response rate--534 or 26.9% of the on-campus students,…

The Utah Public Library Service annual report for 1975 includes a financial and statistical report of the State Library Commission. Then for each public library in the state, data are given on staffs, circulation, collections, income, and expenditures. A comparative table for 1973 through 1975 shows total library spending per capita by county.…