During a two-week Institute sponsored by Western Michigan University's Department of Librarianship, elementary school librarians and children's librarians explored aspects of childhood deprivation and development, investigated methods of library involvement in early education and produced concrete plans of action. A team approach was used to…

This anthology of opinions about the roles and functions of public and school libraries covers the following topics: (1) The School-Housed Public Library--An Evaluation; (2) School and Public Library Relationships; (3) The Case for Independent School Libraries; (4) Report on Killarney Branch Library (Vancouver); (5) Report on the Flint Public…

Thirty librarians from Great Britain attended the Seminar on Human Aspects of Library Instruction. This document is a transcript of the tape from the Seminar. It provides the text of the papers presented, and the verbatim oral questions and answers of the group discussions. The two papers presented are: (1) "Instruction or Induction: The…

This study was made to investigate new dimensions for a statewide interlibrary loan service and the means for financing an interlibrary loan service for Kansas public Libraries in fiscal year 1972. Some new dimensions considered worthy of investigation were: (1) inclusion of some system library headquarters as suppliers to a state interlibrary…

This report is a part of Phase I of the Detroit Metropolitan Library Project and contains suggestions for methods and procedures for Phases II and III of the Project in which patron use and costs of patron services at the Main Library are to be measured. The report includes recommendations for new instruments for measuring patron use and…

The purpose of this report was to formulate a definition of health science libraries which would allow them to be objects of study. Four general definitions of health science libraries are presented from the viewpoints of: (1) librarians and managers of libraries as institutions, (2) the institutions or administrative units supporting library…

The period of this study extended from August, 1968, through June, 1969. New York University provided a study team to refine the methodology to be used in the study, to collect and treat relevant data, and to prepare this final report containing findings and recommendations. The library systems provided data on existing programs for the…

This report covers the availability of library service to osteopathic physicians of Detroit and the surrounding area. The appointments of 813 osteopathic physicians were identified from the staff lists of 16 hospitals in southeastern Michigan. A staff physician was identified as having library service if the hospital in which he has an appointment…

Eleven library systems throughout the country have been developing detailed plans for offering services to the adult independent learner. Each system organized a planning and evaluation task force, composed of library administrators and representatives from library staffs who were to be responsible for developing the service plans. The development…

This statement by the American Library Association (ALA) for the Subcommittee on Legislative Appropriations of the House Committee on Appropriations endorses the Library of Congress request for funding in 1975 and requests that funding be increased for the Office of Superintendent of Documents for the same period. The value and importance of…

A survey of the status of the federal library community and its involvement with automation was undertaken; the results are summarized in this report. The study sought to define which library operations were susceptible to automation, to describe potentially useful automation techniques and to establish criteria for decisions about automation.…

The material presented within this revised and updated annotated bibliography will be useful to educators who wish to become familiar with the career education concept and to integrate it into the existing curricula. Listings are grouped under three main headings; Models and Guidelines, Postsecondary Level, and Background References. Annotations…

The Inter-American Council for Education, Science, and Culture of the Organization of American States (OAS) at its Second Meeting in Lima in February 1971 requested of the General Secretariat a report on the contents, objectives, scope and execution of its program for library development particularly on the selection, compilation and lists of…

The purpose of this article is to assist librarians who are preparing a video-tape orientation program suitable for large audiences, composed mainly of college freshmen. It results from the authors' experiences of planning and taping a television library orientation program and is directed toward the librarian who is required to prepare such a…

This document is the beginning of a process. The objects of the process are to improve decisions between alternate choices in the development of statewide library services. Secondary functions are to develop the tools for providing information relevant to decisions, to measure and monitor services, and to aid in the communication process. The…