The function of a Federal research library reflects the purpose of the laboratory it serves and the philosophy of the librarian. Libraries at the Fish and Wildlife Service research centers must rely on small specialized collections, supplemented by a large amount of cooperation among agency libraries and other subject-related collections. Due to…

Following the introduction which gives an overall picture of developments in the Library of Congress, the chapters deal specifically with the: (1) processing department, (2) legislative reference service, (3) reference department, (4) law library, (5) administrative department and (6) copyright office. The 14 appendices show, in a figurative…

This study was conducted to determine to what degree medical literature is accessible and available to physicians in Essex County (Ontario). There are no medical schools in Essex County and the biomedical collections maintained by the six hospitals in the County and the Essex County Medical Association represent the only access in the County to…

A description of the building and its operation and use, and the library functions, collections, services, and staff is provided. Financial statements are included. (AB)

The new edition of "Library and Reference Facilities in the Area of the District of Columbia" contains information on 426 libraries. It describes information facilities that offer service to the public. Some libraries serving only a restricted clientele are also identified and described because they possess unique or specialized…

Divided into three parts, this bibliography contains a listing of the published theses and dissertations in the field of industrial relations from January through December, 1971. Included by section are: (1) an alphabetically ordered and keyed roster of the 25 industrial relations institutes submitting documents, their addresses, names of their…

A project sponsored by the Council on Library Resources in which the science and engineering libraries at 22 selected universities were studied is summarized in this report. The study was concerned with only certain aspects of such libraries, namely collection development, reader services, physical facilities, and professional staff attitudes and…

An evaluation of the reserve book collection at St. Cloud State College library was conducted during 1960 with the results reported in July 1961. (This earlier study is LI 003 557). The present report is a followup study to that first evaluation. Improved faculty orientation to the reserve collection, based on the findings of the 1960 survey,…

Following the introduction which gives an overall picture of developments in the Library of Congress during fiscal year 1970, the chapters deal specifically with the: (1) processing department, (2) legislative reference service, (3) reference department, (4) law library, (5) administrative department, and (6) copyright office. Lists of various…

Presented is an assessment of the organization, procedures, personnel, fiscal support, and physical plant of the University of Los Andes library system. Field visits by a consultant team which placed assessors on the site for a total of 97 man-days were made during the March to June 1976 period. Assessment instruments were developed and…

The libraries of nine British polytechnics were surveyed in the following categories: accommodation of users, management, staffing, services, interlibrary cooperation, user education, collection size, periodicals, audiovisual resources, cataloging and classification, binding and processing, and funding. (JAB)

Describes development of a comprehensive library materials conservation program at Johns Hopkins University's Milton Eisenhower Library by conservator John Dean. Discussion covers Dean's background in conservation, three major areas in the conservation program (conservation bindery, commercial binding office, paper conservation laboratory), a…

Presents information about the psychological impact of unemployment and emphasizes the importance of aiming public library programs and materials at the appropriate level of user need. A needs-analysis approach to providing information services is proposed, and examples of programs and publications developed in Ontario public libraries are given.…

Describes introduction of books on tape at Oskaloosa (Iowa) Public Library, highlighting determination of audience and use, display of recorded books, packaging of tapes, cataloging, and quality of tapes. A list of 19 production companies and six distributors noting address, telephone number, type of cassettes, and price range is included. (EJS)

These 10 issues, representing one calendar year, including two double issues (2002) of "The Library of Congress Information Bulletin," contain information on Library of Congress new collections and program developments, lectures and readings, financial support and materials donations, budget, honors and awards, World Wide Web sites and…