During the past two decades, public libraries have launched numerous outreach programs intended to reach the "unserved" in our society. At least one group has been largely overlooked in this missionary effort - the businessman! While they may not qualify as "deprived" in the socio-economic sense, representatives of business and…

The researcher believed that the value of library service could best be measured by its ability to contribute to psychological development via quality reading. Questionnaires were administered to 34 college students, ranging from freshmen to graduate students. The students were tested to determine each individual's level of psychological…

In April 1971, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Census and Statistics requested that the General Accounting Office (GAO) conduct a management-type review of the adequacy of services furnished by the Presidential libraries. The assignment called for an examination of: (1) the adequacy of the libraries' systems for cataloging materials and making…

It is the contention of this paper that libraries are accountable and that library performance can be measured under the accountability concept. Accountability includes three aspects: (1) basic principles, (2) performance objectives and (3) educational engineering. In order to explore this position, the following topics are dealt with in this…

The Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury, Connecticut received a state grant in 1976 to provide increased accessibility to their services through a books-by-mail program. In 1975, 9,750 catalogs listing the books-by-mail collection were mailed to local households. Newspaper publicity requested that households that received the catalogs share them…

This document is the text of a Senate bill to extend and revise the Library Services and Construction Act. The amendments update and correct budget amounts, dates which are extended to 1982, and definitions. Clauses are added concerning major urban resource libraries. (Author/KP)

This is a revision of a guide (IR 003 265) for planning a library workshop. It is presented in five parts: (1) the workshop planners, (2) planning the program, (3) the day of the workshop, (4) evaluation and followup, and (5) information sources. The major part of the guide is concerned with program planning and covers needs assessment,…

The education of Early Childhood Library Specialists was initiated at the School of Library Science at North Carolina Central University, Durham in 1970. (Author)

An interview with Bob Smith, coordinator for young adult services, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio. (PF)

A discussion of public interactions which arise in four major areas of archival activity: acquisition, reference, interinstitutional cooperation, and outreach. (Author/JAB)

Six outstanding librarians comment on the Mission Statement from ALA's Public Library Association Goals, Guidelines, and Standards Committee. (JPF)

Motivation in the library must come from the nature of the task and the individual's attitude toward the task. It is the responsibility of the library to meet the hygiene needs of employees and to provide motivators. However, it is the ultimate responsibility of the individual to respond to the motivators. (Author/VT)

A survey of public libraries was undertaken to determine what is being done to attract non-users to the library. The respondents reported a variety of programs such as community-wide publicity, book promotion, and citizen-on-the-street interviews. (JAB)

Narrates the experiences of the Miami-Dade Public Library in dealing with Cuban immigrants in this area and its contributions to their success story. (VT)

Examines the position of school libraries in the educational system and discusses the lack of adequately trained staff to ensure the development and maximum efficiency of these libraries, and the need for all school libraries to meet certain minimum standards. (VT)