The conference proceedings contained in this document include invited papers, transcripts of discussions following those papers, and the reports of topical committees that met during the three day conference held in Luxembourg, May 1973. The focus of the conference was on the design and use of information retrieval and data base systems in various…

To study the format, content, and rationale of public catalogs used at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) libraries, a questionnaire was sent to each of the campus libraries. The data collected included information on: 1) number of volumes in the library's collection; 2) number of drawers in its catalog; 3) physical arrangement of…

A proportionate stratified random sample of undergraduates, graduate students, and professional school students at the University of Chicago was interviewed to determine the extent to which they were aware of the Regenstein Library's reference services. A rather low level of awareness of reference services was found throughout the student body.…

In July 1973 the University of New Mexico's General Library, in cooperation with the Technology Application Center, introduced a computerized search service for faculty members on a one-year experimental basis. During the study two user evaluation meetings caused some improvements to be made, particularly in the area of working more closely with…

The information delivery system for education in Canada is in need of improvement. While the growth in the volume and technology of information has been great in recent years, the problems surrounding that growth are not as serious as many writers suggest. From a review of recent literature on education information delivery systems in Canada, 13…

In an attempt to expand the use of public television programs, the Public Television Library, a department of the Public Broadcasting Service, began a program whereby 3/4-inch videocassettes were placed in a public library. The 3/4-inch videocassette resembled a book; the library was a traditional repository for reference material; thus the title…

A study was conducted to determine the relationship between use of the library and the classroom program at Kearney State College. After an extensive review of the literature on student library use, the library circulation slips for a seven and a half week period were collected. The declared academic major, academic class, sex, and grade point…

An analysis of the information service of the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transportation Engineer's libraries led to the following conclusions: Optimal information service for all basic needs of the users in an institute can be ensured by the combined efforts of the libraries and their information services. University libraries should supply…

The development of a large scale selective dissemination of information program, its experimental operation, and program evaluation is reported. An IBM 7090/94 computer program compared user interest profiles with the subject indexes of reports announced in "Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports." Users were provided with selected…

This report consists of six individual reports that were done by staff members at the Library Research Center as part of the overall project. In Part I, "Financing Public Library Expansion: Case Studies of Three Defeated Bond Issue Referendums," Ruth G. Lindahl and William S. Berner analyze defeated library bond issue referendums in…

Information supplied by research directors of 48 large public school systems in 24 States was tabulated to indicate usage of various achievement, aptitude, and interest tests. Tabulations include instrument usage of 43 achievement tests at the elementary level (grades K-6), 43 at the middle level (grades 7-9), and 42 at the secondary level (grades…

A group of readings was collected to provide a background on the problems of identifying information needs. The readings are divided into four parts: General Aspects and Concepts of Information, Studies of User Information Needs, Critiques of Use and User Studies, and an epilogue. Each part contains a general introduction and a selection of…

The problem of this study was to assess the characteristics of innovations that were perceived by two samples of potential adopters of social studies innovations. The purpose was to determine if those perceptions were related to the potential adopters' attitudes toward the innovations and to adoption of innovations, and if relative advantage,…

A survey of urban agencies sought to discover: 1) their perceived and actual information needs; 2) the kinds of information they used; 3) the nature of their information problems; and 4) their attitudes toward and the feasibility of a computerized information retrieval system. Results showed that speed and ease of use were the controlling factors…

This report describes efforts to assess the impact of the April 1972 issue of "Social Education," devoted to population education, and the effectiveness of various attempts to enhance the impact of the issue. Assessment was accomplished by a questionnaire administered to randomly chosen groups of members of the National Council for…