The program presents the mission of the District of Columbia Public Library, its services and program offered, defines the goals of the Library and outlines current and projected Library tasks, including an assessment of priorities. The Five-Year Plan of Action includes, in addition to objectives and organization of implementation, also measures…

The Oklahoma Long-Range plan sets forth the goals and objectives for library development based on identified needs. In some cases these needs are apparent and are based on actual statistics and standards, in others data is absent, incomplete or questionable. In the latter instance, useful data had to be obtained. The primary role of this document…

It is estimated that 1,868,000 people are certainly eligible for the services of the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Between 5,781,500 and 11,384,500 are also possibly eligible. Handicapping conditions which are certainly eligible are severe visual impairment, absence of one or both arms or hands, cerebral…

The development of interlibrary cooperation in the National Capitol Area is not a simple task. The multiple, complex relations of governments on varying levels and the existence and independent sponsorship of important private association, industrial, academic and other libraries impose severe problems for any cooperative movement. A far-reaching…

The overall objective of the Technical Information Support Activities (TISA) Project is the production of a "Post Commander's Handbook." The handbook will be instrumental in achieving greater utilization of available technical information resources to assist army scientists and engineers engaged in the support of army combat and other…

The objectives of the institute were: (1) to explore in general the concept of library systems and study in depth its application in a number and variety of programs; (2) to consider how the systems concept can be embodied in future plans for library development in Louisiana and provide opportunities for participants from other states to become…

This interim report provides some guidelines for the bibliographic control of microforms which at the present time is either inadequate or non-existent on a local level within a given library. A literature search and direct inquiry of librarians revealed that adherence to cataloging rules is inconsistent, there is wide variation in microform…

The program resource handbook brings together individuals, groups and organizations who are constantly looking for resource materials for programs and those who are looking for opportunities to present their programs and services to the public. Among the resources listed in the handbook, there is information on speakers, materials, meeting rooms…

Ohio libraries are committed to development of a reference and information network. Duggan's twelve components are cited as useful in planning. A TWX experiment linking two union catalogs and the State Library is described. In a 172 day period (Feb.-Oct. 1969), 4502 requests (estimated as 44% or less of the current potential volume) entered the…

School libraries have become a big business in Canada with very large budgets, specially designed quarters and facilities, and staff requiring a great range of skills and knowledge. The papers presented at this workshop examine the educational preparation needed by such personnel to administer a modern school library program. Background papers…

The purpose of this study is to explore the public library program of publicizing and interpreting the professional collections and services available for use by professional staffs of welfare agencies and to relate such programs of interpretation to levels of use by the agencies' staffs. Four libraries in cities of over 300,000 population were…

Participants at the workshop met in groups with assigned discussion leaders and reported on the following aspects of libraries: Command and staff libraries, academic libraries with staffs of 11 or more, academic libraries with staffs of less than ten, and research and technical libraries. Each group made recommendations for improved library…

Part I deals with background information for planning on a national scale. Its objective is to focus attention on planning as a concept and on existing problems and deficiencies in individual Asian countries and the Asian region as a whole, and to provide the background needed to develop a realistic plan of action for library development in Asia.…

The faculty, the students, the curriculum, the university as an organization and the university library as a total system are powerful forces in determining the role of the undergraduate library. Thus, if the undergraduate library is going to provide active library service in collaboration with the teaching faculty, librarians must understand how…

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…