The University of Hawaii Graduate School of Library Studies field tested, and found adequate, a programed text, self-study approach for a course in library reference services. (1 reference) (SJ)

The paper explains how a library in an institution for the mentally retarded is organized and offers suggestions derived from experience on how to provide its many services. (Author)

The library education program used to indoctrinate the large student body at the University of South Florida is discussed. (NH)

"Are we as a profession reaching out - enough - to these young people who want a revolution without knowing enough to write their manifesto for it? Cannot we help them better, we who lock the doors every night on man's social memory? (Author)

The random-access record listening system installed at the Radford College Library has provided a much needed and highly advanced type of service to the faculty and students. (Author)

The Center's director reports on a system that "will be able to catalog and process documents, keep track of their status, do retrieval, and facilitate serials control for member libraries throughout the state." (Editor/LS)

Humorous discussion of the role of a junior college reference librarian as a teacher. (JS)

Results of a selective dissemination of information demonstration in a public library. Reading interest checklists were matched against recent acquisitions by computer to print out lists for participants. User response and time and cost data indicate the service is feasible. Sample checklists, output, and questionnaires are included. (Editor/JS)

A list of last year's outstanding reference books, prepared especially for Library Journal" and recommended by a committee of the Reference Services Division of the American Library Association. (58 references) (Author)

Research groups could do much to improve both the services offered by a library and its role in the academic community. (12 references) (Author)

Eight sources of business information cassettes and several titles are listed as a basis for a contemporary specialized collection. (AB)

Extensive statistical data pertaining to the service's first year of operation is presented and analyzed. (JN)

The librarians in the Dallas Independent School District are attempting to meet the increasing demands for use of the library using the existing buildings. How they are accomplishing this is briefly discussed. (NH)

Teachers and librarians must understand the total child - normal or exceptional - and how he learns, before they can educate him successfully. (Author)

An overview of the relationship between Purdue University Libraries and the Audio-Visual Center is set forth. (MM)