The background section discusses the current status of library development in New York State including: (1) school libraries, (2) public libraries, (3) college and university libraries, (4) special libraries, (5) systems and networks and (6) library functions at the state level. The committee's recommendations cover: (1) user access to library…

During a two-week Institute sponsored by Western Michigan University's Department of Librarianship, elementary school librarians and children's librarians explored aspects of childhood deprivation and development, investigated methods of library involvement in early education and produced concrete plans of action. A team approach was used to…

This anthology of opinions about the roles and functions of public and school libraries covers the following topics: (1) The School-Housed Public Library--An Evaluation; (2) School and Public Library Relationships; (3) The Case for Independent School Libraries; (4) Report on Killarney Branch Library (Vancouver); (5) Report on the Flint Public…

A school library service committee as an arm of the Tanganyika Library Service was established to improve school libraries to enable them to become a useful basic tool for teaching. The committee was faced from the beginning with the problem of how to develop school libraries with inadequate funds and insufficient manpower. The approach taken was…

An annotated bibliography lists 74 articles and reports on instructional materials centers (IMC) which appeared from 1967-70. The articles deal with such topics as the purposes of an IMC, guidelines for setting up an IMC, and the relationship of an IMC to technology. Most articles deal with use of an IMC on an elementary or secondary level, but…

This 1973 report is the result of a continuing workshop funded by the Santa Barbara High School District. Its purpose was to formulate goals, objectives, program description and evaluation for effective secondary school library service. The librarians of the high school district drafted this publication. Although initially directed toward the…

THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SEMINAR TO STUDY THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING LIBRARY SERVICE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. LIBRARIANS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND AUTHORITIES IN RELATED FIELDS, FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, PARTICIPATED IN THE NINE 1-DAY SESSIONS. THE MUCH NEEDED AREAS OF RESEARCH WERE IDENTIFIED AS (1) INFORMATION NEED AND SUPPLY,…

This transcript for the National Public Radio's weekly program "Options in Education" concerns American libraries and their patrons. Several interviews provide descriptions of the Library of Congress, an explanation of copyright regulations and the challenges of photocopying, and a personal view of the role of lobbyist for the American…

One hundred and eighteen articles and books published between 1963 and 1976 are listed in this bibliography on public relations for public, academic, school, and special librarians. While the major portion of the bibliography is devoted to general works on public relations and the library, there are also separate, short sections on public,…

A study of current views and models which provide a working framework for media program evaluation. (Author)

Somehow we must convince "reading experts" that reading books--really curling up and silently digging through a real book--on school time is the newest and best teaching machine, kit, or workbook invented to teach children to read. We need librarians' help. (Author)

The role of the public and school library in providing a great variety of services that benefit young children and adults responsible for their care is discussed. Steps included in the planning of such programs are included. (Author/MBR)

Although any comprehensive assessment of a school library resource center will need to look at physical facilities, resource materials, and staffing, the most important part of the evaluation--and the most difficult--is to assess the impact of the library resource center on the educational program of the school. (Author/VT)

Recommends ways to alleviate the psychological, political, funding, communication, and planning problems which have blocked the full participation of schools in interlibrary networks. The roles of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and NCLIS's Task Force on the role of the school library media programs in networking are…

An overview is followed by a report from each area dealing with such aspects of school librarianship as career opportunities, how the position of school librarian is regarded, the librarian's role in program planning, the policies of library services to schools, and the status of school library services. (JAB)