This pamphlet proposes a plan for synthesizing practices which will afford an intensive and systematical approach to the achievement of beneficial library legislation nationwide. The goal of the plan is to bring maximum constituent effort to bear upon the Congress, the several state legislatures, national and state administrations, and appropriate…

This paper encourages the exchange of publications between industrialized and developing countries, and discusses the following topics: financial concerns contributing to the importance of exchange, problems arising in the course of exchange efforts, misconceptions about developing countries, an international code of ethics, the conventions…

THIS REPORT PROVIDES A CHECKLIST OF JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PERSONNEL IN A COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. THIS SHOULD HELP TO DETERMINE THE STAFF NEEDED FOR A PARTICULAR SCHOOL SITUATION. (MS)

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…

This review summarizes findings derived from recent literature concerning the influences of online reference services on interlibrary loans; staffing, scheduling, and budgeting; library acquisition; library visibility and use; physical floor space; and the image of the reference department, the librarians, and the library as a whole. Eleven…

This paper discusses the future effects of information technology on libraries and library services, emphasizing the roles of online retrieval systems and electronic processes involving published literature. The following aspects are examined: line charges and terminal costs, a comprehensive electronic journal system, interlibrary loans,…

This paper argues that the mass media causes black youths to indulge in the myth that success in school athletics is the key to fame and financial security, and that the public library offers blacks many resources which can be used to supplement their education. It is also held that libraries have historically been inhospitable to blacks and that…

The United Nations 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons offers a unique opportunity for broadening the basis of understanding of the library needs of the blind and print handicapped. There is room for both national and international development if traditionally publicity-shy and mostly nonaggressive librarians come forward and seize the…

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 adequacy of the Village Library Project, headquartered in Nome, Alaska, to meet the library service needs and desires of the people in 18 villages on Seward Peninsula, St. Lawrence Island, and Diomede is evaluated in this report. Sections are devoted to the goals of the evaluation, evaluation procedure, goals and objectives of the project,…

Designed to acquaint undergraduate students at the University of Utah with basic library resources and materials, the program of instruction presented can be used as a self-paced tool either in course related instruction or as an independent offering. A section containing floor plans of the University's Marriott Library illustrates the location of…

Remarks made by key speakers of the conference are presented, beginning with an introduction and identification of the five major themes by Charles Benton, Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and of the conference. Marilyn Gell, Executive Director of the conference, described the services of the White House…

A cost study was undertaken of the costs incurred by, or allocable to, the Interlibrary Lending (ILL) section of the UCLA Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library Service (PSRMLS) from June 1, 1976 through May 31, 1977 for filled and unfilled book and journal requests. Mathematical methods were used to establish accurate values of total direct…

The OCLC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Communications Subsystem provides participating libraries with on-line control of ILL transactions. This user manual includes a glossary of terms related to the procedures in using the system. Sections describe computer entry, searching, loan request form, loan response form, ILL procedures, the special message…

Proceedings of a workshop on the information broker--a person or organization that provides information on demand for a fee, usually to make a profit--includes edited transcripts of the following presentations: "Introduction," Maxine Davis; "The Free-Lance Alternative: Turning Traditional Skills New Directions," Susan Klement;…