The lack of library support in Egypt has resulted in a current state of near bankruptcy. (NH)

A report to the profession on the status of the urban information specialist project at the University of Maryland is presented. (Author)

In a detailed study of reserve book circulations at the University of Nebraska, it was found that the percentage of titles never circulated rises rather sharply fo course lists longer than twenty titles. (Author/NH)

The day-to-day problems encountered with interlibrary loans are described. (MF)

A new approach to the problem of library instruction envisages a programme which has had some trial in seven college libraries and could have application in university and public libraries. (5 references) (Author)

Achievement of the improvement of the status and conditions of librarians as the prime objectives of any library association is discussed. (AB)

Steps for acquisition of necessary skills for expertise in law librarianship are described and the role of the Law Library of Congress in relationship to the responsibility of law libraries is outlined. (AB)

An example of a dynamic and integrated institution for lifelong education. (Author)

This program serves 500 high school graduates who live in poverty areas and who have never been admitted to college before. It provides them with intensive training in basic academic skills. (MF)

Library Cooperation is inevitable. The transition from the 19th century to the 21st century librarianship must lead to a breakdown of the autonomous library as we know it. (Author)

This article reports on a study made of services offered in a sampling of secondary school media centers in 1969. (MF)

Some librarians doubt if the undergraduate student can best be served by university library facilities. Thus many have adopted the concept of separately housed undergraduate libraries tailored to the needs of undergraduates. This paper examines this question and offers an alternative solution. (Author/NH)

Hierarchies-by-type threaten to institutionalize the isolation of different libraries from each other. (Author)

A successful reading program may become a dream come true if a centralized school library with a qualified librarian is supplemental with first-class classroom libraries. (MF)