Briefly reviews the impact of the ideology of professionalism on librarianship and explores the affected labor-management and librarian-client relationships. (RAA)

Discusses the treatment of ethnicity in the social sciences, the impact of ethnicity on interpersonal and interethnic relations, and the development of library programs and services with an ethnic content. Thirty-five references are cited. (FM)

Describes the collection and services offered by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library. (CHC)

Describes how a library cooperative can use marketing analysis and other tools to move successfully from an institution-based business to a network-based business that will better serve individuals who need information. (CHC)

Reviews some examples of library searches for both specified documents and specified subjects, and considers the distribution of library resources in relation to varying patterns of searches. (FM)

Presents data from a survey of 49 accredited library science programs in the United States concerning educational technology courses offered, organizational structure, and degrees awarded. (CWM)

A survey of 34 of the largest public library systems, each serving at least 500,000 people, showed: (1) minority offer online database services; (2) cost is major prohibiting factor; (3) New York Times Information Bank is most popular database; (4) fee structures vary; and (5) business organizations are most frequent users. (JD)

Describes the celebrations surrounding the presentation to the Greenwich, Connecticut Public Schools of the 1979 School Library Media Program of the Year Award. Details of the Greenwich school media program are included. (CMV)

Applies Timothy Gallwey's consciousness-altering techniques for physical activity (from his books on tennis and skiing) to the library reference situation, explaining methods that could help librarians overcome barriers in their activities while relying upon natural information-seeking abilities. (Author/JD)

Examines the liaisons and relationships among libraries and the elderly, and those libraries and other community agencies working for the benefit of the elderly. (FM)

Reports on the history and structure of the 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services with recommendations, themes, and resolutions regarding school libraries, networking, public awareness, federal resources, and library skills instruction. Excerpts from major addresses and reactions from information services professionals…

Provides an overview of the school library media specialist's role in working with the gifted student. The media specialist's extended role is also described in terms of the content, process, output, and evaluation sections of Tennant's model; and the knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation categories of Bloom's…

Traces the path of library revolution in Information and Referral (I&R) Services from 1969 to the present. (Author/MBR)

Eight of the 13 publications listed describe state library networking programs; network governance, children's services, and guidelines for special libraries are also cited. (BBM)

Considers the incorporation of school libraries and media centers into a national bibliographic system, and discusses questions pertaining to the contributions, advantages, points of access, obstacles, and international implications of such a program. A bibliography of additional readings is provided. (FM)