A report on the activities of the nation's libraries for the year. Included are sections on security, federal and state funding, library cooperation, copyright, technology, cataloging and circulation, CETA, library education, and associations, governance, and intellectual freedom. (KP)

Reader's profiles are obtained through a short questionnaire which is completed by the patron. The profiles are compared with new titles received by the library, and patrons are notified of titles in their interest area by post card. (JAB)

Four new approaches to library user education are briefly described. (KP)

The public library of the British Virgin Islands and its branches are described in terms of services, programs, administration, and staff. (KP)

Discusses the concept of privatization--i.e., the process of turning over public functions to private industry--as it relates to libraries. Charging for services such as online searching and interlibrary loan, the difficulty of pricing, and the effects of entrepreneurial librarianship on service and scholarship are considered. Seven references are…

Defines the concept of marketing and relates models involving the exchanges and transactions of markets and charities to services offered by libraries. Market segmentation, understanding the behavior of markets, competition, and movement toward a market-oriented library are highlighted. Nineteen references are cited. (EJS)

A national program of library service to handicapped Canadians is long overdue and badly needed. (Author)

The use of any type of volunteer for essential (professional patron-oriented long term) services limits cumulative staff knowledge and undermines the case for full public support. However, the unemployed librarian can gain invaluable experience in special projects (unessential non-patron oriented in-house short term services) and should be…

Describes the library in Nome. (JB)

Describes the library system, its collection and its services (JB)

Describes a 12-month pilot project to test the feasibility of home loan of Super 8 projectors and cartridges. (JB)

The two types of ethics with which this paper is concerned are: (1) those directly related to policies or attitudes of reference service in relation to inquiries which are symptomatic of current social change and (2) those associated with the quality of individualized reference service. (Author/NH)

Librarians should be deeply committed to helping Chicano students better themselves and secure the full benefit of their college education. (16 references) (Author)