The instructional function of the library and how certain media (programed instruction, teaching machines, or Computer Assisted Instruction) can contribute to its betterment are discussed. (4 references) (Author/NH)

For optimal allocations of limited funds, it is necessary for libraries to develop measures of output. Various forms of user exposure to documents are discussed in an effort to develop such measures for public libraries. It is suggested that the accrual method of accounting be used to compare such measures with costs. (40 references) (Author/NH)

Indiana's Michigan City Public Library was the first in the nation to serve all regardless of residence and the first to establish a branch library in a large, enclosed, heated shopping mall. The results of these new services are discussed. (Author/NH)

A trial no-fines" policy on children's books yields temporary but inconclusive results, and raises the question: should such library policy be subject to the results of experimentation. (Author)

Computer-based serials listings are a popular method by which libraries make their serial holdings available. Various kinds of union lists are examined to determine the most effective and least costly ways a library can have a list and attendant benefits for its own purpose, and also join in cooperative efforts. (8 references) (Author/NH)

If the effectiveness of campus library systems want to be viewed favorably by researchers in the academic community, the librarians must place more stress on user-oriented services and researchers must forego aspirations of information-self-sufficiency. (NH)

Most of the children involved in these filmmaking programs are from Spanish-speaking or black families and range in age from eight to thirteen. (Author/NH)

In the spring of 1970, the librarians in the Richardson Independent School District in Texas embarked upon a cooperative effort to build libraries of taped book talks. How this was done and the use to which the tapes were put are briefly described. (NH)

Part of a series based on the program of the Social Responsibilities Round Table at the 1969 American Library Association Conference. "We should have a commitment to present to young people the thinking and the alternatives so that they may come to their own standards and judgments. (Editor/Author)

The appropriateness of the title "Book People" traditionally given to the Jewish people is exemplified by the basic role played by the libraries in every aspect of life in Israel. (NH)

The article summarizes the problems encountered at the Florida Atlantic University library in 1967 and the library's subsequent reorganization. A detailed cost study is analyzed and the Clapp-Jordan and University of Washington formulae for budgeting are described, as well as a modified formula. (Author)

The main theme of this year's annual conference of the University, College and Research Section was co-operation. The paper given at this conference by Dr. F.W. Ratcliffe is discussed at some length. (NH)

A decade after the establishment of a library system, Spring Valley's Finkelstein Library has seceded from the system. (Author)

The program in documentation, libraries and archives which Unesco proposes to carry out in the next two years is briefly outlined. (Author)