The interests of libraries and users are best served when library services are provided without fee. Policy makers must be convinced that library services are a combination of public and merit goods deserving governmental funding. (RAA)

Describes four successful public library programs for families and gives suggestions for planning programs and measuring their success. (LLS)

The three papers presented discuss the components of the pricing structure for online service vendors (Roger Summit); describe an information system designed to provide agricultural weather data to farmers (Lehnert and Scott); and explore the impact of information delivery systems for the home (Mark Plakias). (FM)

Reviews the history of rural public library service in the United States from the first library extension movement in the 1890s through the effects of the Library Services and Construction Act of 1964. (FM)

Describes British involvement in a field test of an American Library Association (ALA) project to develop a process which any public library could use in planning its services to meet the needs of the community it served. (Author/FM)

Low cost and high capacity microcomputers now have the potential for improvement of library services at various levels. They seem well adapted for text-processing, preparation of local bibliographies and resource guides, and improvement of online database searching. (Author/RAA)

Briefly describes the functions of the national library network in Bangladesh. (FM)

Describes the evolution of library services for deaf students and their parents and teachers in Gujarat State, India. The need for cooperation among national and international agencies devoted to the education of the deaf to assist in the technical and financial development of these services is discussed. (RAA)

Discusses illiteracy in Canada and describes the steps that have been taken to improve this problem at the national, provincial, and local levels. (CHC)

Practical advice is offered on managing libraries during a time of declining resources. Librarians are urged to set aside the extravagant and empty rhetoric of the 60s and 70s and take a more realistic view of collections and services for users during the austere 80s. (Author/RAA)

Argues for the passage of the National Library and Information Services Act, a piece of Federal legislation currently pending before Congress. Opponents' objections to the legislation are addressed, and the entire library community is asked to support the bill. (LLS)

Discusses the role of the library in the life of an immigrant child or the child of immigrants or immigrant descendants. Twenty-two references are cited. (FM)

Discusses the potential value that library science collections hold for the profession. Methods of describing and identifying collections are discussed along with their locations, uses, and functions. (RAA)

Addresses the possibility of diversifying the resource base of public libraries dependent on property taxes for funding through the setting of fees for library services, and reports on a pricing policy adopted by the Dallas Public Library System. Twenty-seven references are cited. (FM)

Presents extracts of speeches by some of the participants at the White House Conference. The speeches highlight community information services, the societal need for libraries and information services, and the importance of a citizen's lobby to support them. (RAA)