Forty-four documents printed between 1967 and 1974 are listed in this annotated bibliography of library science and documentation literature which were written in Vietnam in connection with the Library Development Activity of the U.S. Office of Education, U.S. A.I.D./Vietnam. The bibliography is arranged chronologically to reflect the…

This handbook represents a first attempt to provide library practitioners with practical guidance and tools for measuring the quality of library service. Excerpts from a wide range of literature provide a creative approach to understanding the needs of potential users. A variety of actual instruments for measuring the effectiveness of service and…

Myers Library is a regional demonstration project which serves the Arizona counties of Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise. The program has four primary purposes: (1) to provide in Myers Elementary School a good school library program with adequate facilities, materials, and professional and clerical personnel, following standards established by the…

The 1973 fiscal year activities of the Federal Library Committee (FLC) are briefly discussed in this annual report. The report begins with background information on the FLC since its establishment in 1965. The three areas emphasized during the fiscal year, which are reported upon, are: the reorganization and functions of the FLC as reported in the…

The author begins with a broad discussion of the background and historical development of bibliotherapy. Through the study of theories, observations, personal opinions and comments, it is concluded that the field of bibliotherapy is a very subjective one. It is recommended that libraries increase their bibliotherapeutic role. (SG)

One of the weakest areas of professional preparation and professional in-service training and development is that of community development education. Each year, many professionally trained recruits go into the field of library service with only the most rudimentary notion of, and training for community, group, and power-structure analyses. Library…

The primary goal of this survey is to discover the potential membership for a state sub-chapter in the Music Library Association. It also aims to discover the extent of the use of music specialists with music collections. In 1969, representatives from each state in the Midwest Chapter of the Music Library Association were delegated to query…

The question of whether a library's catalog should consist of cards arranged in a single alphabetical order (the "dictionary catalog) or be segregated as a separate file is discussed. Development is extended to encompass related problems involved in the creation of a book catalog. A model to study the effects of congestion at the catalog is…

Prepared specifically for the Planning Committee, the Board of Trustees and the administration and staff of the James Jerome Hill Reference Library, this report reiterates statements and suggestions made in previous reports, but the restatement places emphasis on the sharpening of the Trustees' understanding of the program's objectives. Topics…

Chapter I: "Background and Description of Regional Library Development in Ontario," aimed at placing the perspective of centralized processing within the framework of cooperative effort, presents some general discussion of these two concepts. The Ontario plan, and the relationship of the Midwestern Regional Library System and its…

In addition to the planning committee list, the program schedule, and summary of the results of the Institute evaluation questionnaire, the proceedings of the study institute on improving library services in New York State for handicapped children presents manuscripts of seven presentations prepared from the taped sessions. Included are a…

The eight papers included in this anthology were originally presented during the 1968 quarterly meeting of the Public Libraries Section, Victorian Division of the Library Association of Australia. The papers are: (1) Some Current Problems in Public Library Development in Victoria, (2) The Role of Government and Public Libraries, (3) Regional…

Phase II involves a case-study analysis of 15 selected consortia to help determine the usefulness and effectiveness of academic library consortia. The two major products resulting from the project are the "Directory of Academic Library Consortia" and the "Guidelines for the Development of Academic Library Consortia." The Phase II report presents…

Rather than presenting a historical review or an inventory of existing services, both of which are the subject of other papers, interlibrary loan is discussed as part of overall library objectives, and in the context of the provisions of the Interlibrary Loan Code. By discussing two examples of networks in some depth, an attempt is made to arrive…

Written standards for the structure and government of library service, the program of public library services, selection and maintenance of library collections, personnel, and physical facilities provide guidelines for improved services by small public libraries in Nebraska. An interpretation and application of these standards assists in their…