The purpose of the evaluation is to inform the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) staff how well they performed their responsibilities during 1972-73. The procedures for gathering information on which the evaluation is based include: (1) a personal interview with each LTI staff member; (2) personal interview with appropriate Bureau of Libraries…

A study was made of the use of time-sharing computer systems as a means of communication, accounting, message switching, and referral in a System for Inter-Library Communication (SILC). The purpose of the study was to develop data on which to evaluate the feasibility of such a system; the results are reported in terms of four issues: technical…

This is a selective annotated list of children's books about China and the Chinese. Topics range from dynasties, the era of Western influence, emigration, revolution, to present day affairs. Most of the books have a Chinese setting, but some are about the Chinese in America. Listings are made under categories such as picture books, stories for…

A study was made to secure surveyed data on the current and projected employment of specialists in educational media and technology. In addition, the surveyed local school superintendents and deans of instruction in community colleges were asked to suggest areas in which media training would be desirable in the public schools and community…

Cuesta College's Learning Center is designed to totally support the instructional methods of each instructor, to meet the individual learning and study needs of each student, and to provide cultural and educational resource opportunities to the community. The facility is to be a traditional library, whose total media storage and retrieval capacity…

This annotated guide lists periodicals in the fields of sociology, anthropology, social work and related sciences which are on file as of 1971 in the Lincoln Memorial Library at South Dakota State University. A project of the Intermediate Sociology Class, fall semester, 1971, the guide is intended as a research tool for undergraduate and graduate…

The Detroit MEDLINE Consortium is an experimental pilot project which is intended to extend use of the on line retrieval system to the hospital environment. The consortium was initiated to increase the capacity for bibliographic information retrieval supportive of the delivery of patient care in the hospital environment. Secondarily, it addresses…

This bibliography, compiled for the purpose of affording students and faculty members of Air University a quick-reference tool for making use of the vast and growing collection of materials in the unclassified holdings of the Air University Library that relate to Latin America, contains 2,929 annotated entries. Although the bulk of the references…

In this annual, cumulative catalog over 19,000 books, journals, newspapers, and multi-volume sets available on microfilm (16mm. and 35mm.), microfiche, or micro-opaque cards from United States publishers are listed in alphabetical order. Only microform publications offered for sale on a regular basis are listed. Books are entered by author. Author…

Selected United States Government documents available on microfilm from University Microfilms are listed in this annotated catalog. Many of these documents were originally published by the U.S. Government Printing Office and issued to depository libraries across the country. Others were published by private printers and may not be considered part…

As theorists and practitioners in the fields of communications, computers, bibliography, and photography work more closely to provide services and products to users, the need to assure precision of communications among them and to the public they serve becomes imperative. This compilation gleaned from various sources, is an effort to improve these…

Two articles in this newsletter describe programs related to the use of investigative laboratories in college biology; one reports on student reactions to such laboratories; and two articles describe student directed activities concerned with environmental factors. Comments on the changing role of biology in the 70's, and its implication for…

The structure and function of agencies serving handicapped persons must be geared to service encompassing the total person rather than service which focuses solely on the person's handicap. This section of the guide discusses guiding principles in agency operation which includes: (1) identification of accountability; (2) competence within the…

The cultivation and utilization of an agency's human resources is a major administrative function of agency management. The development of the standards presented for personnel administration was guided by three major principles: (1) effective services to blind persons depend on utilization of qualified personnel; (2) staff workers can give their…

This section of the guide is designed for use in the self-evaluation of an agency's operations in relation to producing reading materials in large print, recordings and braille. It is divided into five parts: (1) general policies which apply to production in all media, (2) large print materials, (3) recorded materials, (4) tactile materials and…