Designed to help rural development evaluators and other social scientists use their bibliographic search time more efficiently, this information guide presents the following: (1) detailed information on computerized information retrieval systems, including name, location, subject matter, turnaround time, cost, availability, and utility…

In order to learn who determines what is available for children to read, in addition to textbooks, a study was conducted in which authors, book editors, public librarians, school librarians, teachers, parents, and children were interviewed. This booklet contains the results of the interviews and presents the author's overall conclusions, including…

A staff improvement course was developed by an intern at the technical information center (TIC) at Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I). First an analysis was made of the information center itself--its goals, services, literature search procedures, information sources, and the function of the information representative-analysts. Next a comparison was made…

The current issue of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Library Bulletin combines an acquisitions list with that of special bibliographies. The broad classes follow the IPPF general organization by topics: (1) general reference, (2) IPPF, (3) family planning and maternal and child health and care, (4) bio-medical study and…

This report contains the proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Population/Family Planning Library and Information Services. Sponsored by the Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers (APLIC), this was the fifth in a series of annual conference/workshops devoted to library and information needs and…

Over 1,000 hours of television programing are being offered to public libraries in videocassette format. The programs cover the following fields: antiques; the arts; cities and towns; environment; health; history; homemaking and consumerism; how/to instructional; literature; music; public affairs and social issues; people, places; and things; and…

UNESCO, in cooperation with several other organizations, has produced a manual, the scope and purpose of which has been to define, for most types of scientific and technical literature, a set of data elements which will constitute an adequate bibliographic citation, and to define the representation of these data elements as they should appear in a…

Twelve ideas for stimulating interest in the Bicentennial are briefly described. Ideas contained in this booklet are intended for implementation by library media specialists and teachers. The projects, interdisciplinary in nature, can be used as stated or adapted to meet individual differences of the Library Media Staff. The suggestions include:…

The reference guide and selected bibliography covers over 1,000 books, articles, government documents, theses, serial publications, and conference reports; is partially annotated; includes cross references; and has author and title indices. Part I is a guide to 275 sources. It includes an introduction called "How to Use This Bibliography,"…

Contained are guidelines and an extensive list of books and journals suitable for an undergraduate chemistry library. The guidelines are concerned with the organization and acquisition policy of chemistry libraries, and with inter-library loan and photoduplication services. Various sections of the report deal with journals and abstracts, review…

Based on the premise that cost measurement for a library can be performed in the same manner as for an industrial organization, this paper presents a hypothetical cost determination problem of a small company which produces bricks. A summary of the five steps taken to develop the various cost figures are: (1) Assign all cost items to the…

This report discusses the seven basic types of problems found in business and industry as they apply to library institutions. These seven basic types are: (1) inventory problems, (2) allocation problems, (3) queueing problems, (4) sequencing problems, (5) routing problems, (6) replacement problems and (7) search problems. (MF)

The report serves as a guide and manual to the Central Lane Planning Council's (CLPC) planning library and describes representative planning library material retrieval systems which are adaptable for use by public and private planning agencies. CLPC library policy and administrative procedure are outlined in the report. Material storage and…

This document is a revision of "Guidelines for Holding a Governor's Conference on Libraries (American Library Association, American Trustee Association, 1963). The report discusses what governor's conferences on libraries are and how they may be helpful. Many aspects of planning for such a conference are presented, including how much time to leave…

This report describes implementation and exercising of simulation models for a portion of user behavior in the library setting. The emphasis is on user estimations of timing and convenience factors of service and how these are affected by actual service. The report begins with an oversimplified view of the user and becomes progressively more…