The historical and contemporary involvement of the public library in non-traditional education is presented with the focus on adult basic education. Although most of the programs cited are in the United States, frequent references are made to international applications as described in United Nations reports and foreign case studies. Information…

This report includes papers dealing with various facets of the library's role in filling the lay health education need and the appropriate responses to that need as conceived by the conference participants; the total content reflects the input from medicine, nursing, social work, community medicine, law, voluntary health agencies and national…

This newly updated and revised expansion of the Wisconsin Library Trustee's Manual serves as a comprehensive resource and how-to guide for board members of public libraries that range in size and scope from small to large communities in both urban and rural areas. The manual includes basic information to which every Wisconsin library trustee…

This booklet describes recent developments in providing information services to people who are seeking employment, advancement, or career changes. The focus is primarily on the work of job information centers in New York State, where the idea was pioneered by the prototype established in the Yonkers Public Library. Sections discuss the history of…

These quantitative standards for the delivery of library services to a dispersed population, which were developed by the Saskatchewan Library Association, are based on the decentralized delivery of library services backed up by the centralized provision of technical services, resource people, and special collections in Saskatchewan. The roles of…

This manual guides libraries and librarians in the planning, organization, and procedures of literacy programs. After a review of literacy goals, chapters of the book discuss the specific roles of libraries and librarians in literacy programs; essential steps in planning literacy programs; the implementation of literacy programs in public, school,…

This article describes the duties of a research librarian appointed to provide a comprehensive information service to the administration of an academic institution. Information, in the sense used here, refers to published information about other institutions and the outside world, not internal data on finance, staff, and students. The resultant…

As required under the Library Services and Construction Act, Massachusetts has developed a long-range program document delineating its goals, sub-goals, and objectives for library services. The overall goal for library service is to provide all residents of the Commonwealth access to those library and information resources which will satisfy their…

A list of standards was adopted by the Association of College and Research Libraries. It was intended to apply to college libraries serving academic programs at the bachelors and masters degree levels. Standards are presented for the major library functions, as follows: (1) objectives; (2) collections; (3) organization of materials; (4) staff; (5)…

A study was made to discover how the public school educator views the library and its librarian and what attempts are made in Kentucky teacher training institutions to offer instruction in the use of library facilities. Specific questions involved the image and role of libraries in education textbooks and courses, and the implications of that…

In common with many other people, librarians have been too prompt to assume that availability of books and materials will necessarily lead to their utilization. What has happened in all too many American communities is that libraries are intensively used by only a small portion of the population, while the vast majority are untouched by the…

Unesco presents a library statistics program, including definitions and classifications. It recommends close cooperation between national and international bodies with a view toward improving access to, and the comparability of, library statistics. The section on book production statistics explains the standards set forth in the recommendations,…

The main subject headings into which this bibliography is divided are: (1) Principles of Intellectual Freedom, (2) Practice of Intellectual Freedom; (3) Defense and Support of the Library Bill of Rights; (4) Censorship, the Law and Obscenity; (5) Activities Related to Intellectual Freedom and (6) Intellectual Freedom and Censorship in Related…

The role of libraries with regard to post-literate people is to provide suitable follow up reading material for these people so that they do not relapse into illiteracy. A public library service plays an indispensable part in any progressive educational system. It is particularly essential for the success of any literacy campaign and the adult…

Discussion among teams of administrators from eight major universities concluded that new opportunities exist for the publication, acquisition, and distribution of knowledge; libraries can add to their traditional resources and services by utilizing new technology; and librarians will need to add new skills to ensure important roles in the future.…