Describes a successful toy library in a public library in terms of staffing and patrons, toy selection, toy breakage problem, and sources of toys. In addition to children, users include an adult literacy group, a school for the mentally handicapped, the local social services department, and home for the elderly. (JAB)

If the "sunset laws" under which government agencies must justify their existence to receive continued funding were applied to the reserve system in academic libraries, the system would prove unsatisfactory. (JAB)

This study of reference service measurement in support of professionalism for librarians eliminates the directional vs. reference query distinctions and looks at all reference desk transactions in terms of the number of distinct and definable judgments they require for resolution. (Author/JAB)

A summary of a survey conducted in 1973 of Danish library services available to immigrant workers and their families, especially those speaking Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, and the languages used in Yugoslavia. (Author/KP)

Describes the experience of Lehigh University with a manual selective dissemination of information service. (PF)

This article describes the micropublication program of Institut d'Ethnologie (Paris). The collection deals with ethnology, pre-history, and archeology. Material produced on microfiche includes notes from researchers' archives, rough field notes, and unique manuscripts. (Author/JAB)

The concept of intellectual freedom, and its presence or lack of presence in library education programs, is discussed. (KP)

Suggests a decision-making rationale to use when deciding whether or not to charge library patrons for services or materials. (Author/KP)

This article deals with white minority groups, the nature and structure of these communities, their publications and endeavors to identify existing needs, and future development of necessary programs and relevant library services to the white ethnic community. (Author/AP)

Presents English teachers' comments on their relationships with their school librarians. (MM)

Describes a project at the San Bernardino Public Library designed to integrate microcomputers into library public services. Program elements include: (1) a microcomputer laboratory; (2) ongoing computer education classes; (3) access to online databases; (4) a 24-hour communications link between the library and community; and (5) a career…

A former children's librarian who is now a professional puppeteer suggests two projects with shadow puppets either for children or for adults performing for children. Basic construction methods for puppets and a simple shadow puppet stage are given. (EM)

Older volunteers, in particular, provide a largely untapped reservoir of men and women able and dedicated to library service. (Author)

This paper will discuss some of the compromises, and the path to those compromises, that must be made while implementing a successful knowledge management program within a for-profit enterprise. Specifically the following compromises are addressed: (1) manage knowledge where it is created, but do that within a global system; (2) no single scope…

The purpose of this paper is to survey libraries and their development in Nigeria up to the period prior to the Civil War of 1967. (162 references) (SJ)