The college or university library can offer a great deal to the public relations office: by providing research for speeches and reports, and by handling special visitors, alumni, and distinctive fund raising projects. (Author/PG)

An overview of scientific and technical information networks in Great Britain. (JG)

Background description, project summary of the first year, results of a survey of project participants, and second year summary are included in this final report of the Human Resources Information Network (HRIN) project of the Bridgeport Public Library. Objectives, activities, budget, and planning are reported for this project, which was designed…

The Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) conducted an inventory and study of the SWLA libraries in cooperative, network, and computer activities to collect data for use in planning future activities and in minimizing duplication of efforts. Questionnaires were mailed to 2,060 academic, public, and special libraries in the six SWLA states.…

Activities of the Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services (AACOBS) in 1976 included a series of initiatives designed to promote, improve, and systematise the provision of library and information services on a nation-wide basis. This report discusses work in the area of (1) bibliographical services--work in progress, control of…

Reference statistics were collected and analyzed for a three-year period from Fall 1975 to Summer 1976 at the Pennsylvania State University Main Undergraduate Library. Reference questions were classified and recorded in three categories: (1) search, (2) ready reference, and (3) directional. Hour of question, interlibrary loan, book, and telephone…

This manual was developed to formalize Inglewood Public Library's existing policies and programs regarding library services to the Spanish speaking, and to define future program goals. The introduction discusses why such services have been initiated, why the manual was developed, and the potential benefits the manual has for library…

Quarterly progress reports present the major accomplishments and activities of four American Indian Community Library Demonstration projects funded during 1976-1977. These projects established library services in New Mexico for four previously unserved Pueblo communities: Cochiti, Santo Domingo, Sky City, and Laguna. For each quarter, an overall…

Progress in meeting project objectives, statistics, and information gathered from an evaluation questionnaire are reported. Objectives in the following areas are listed with a brief summary of activities for that year: (1) Administrative; (2) Reference; (3) Media; (4) Staff Development; and (5) Public Relations. Appendices include statistical data…

This policy manual explains computer search services at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, University Library. The service is available to anyone willing to assume the cost of the services and able to schedule time for both the search strategy interview and the search itself. Requests for computer services are not accepted over the phone or…

Library schools must produce new generations of librarians and information specialists with a clear vision of the characteristics and potential of full information delivery systems. (Author/PF)

Speech given before the Conference on Public-Library Relations (New York City, February 8-9, 1968).

Conducting library research is a complex procedure that relies not only upon the knowledge of basic reference sources, but also upon an appreciation of the process of literature searching. Writing teachers can provide their students with models of the research process to guide them in their quests for information. Search strategy outlines map the…