This self-contained Institute was designed to provide elementary and high school librarians from disadvantaged areas, whether inner-city or rural, with an opportunity to study current practices and to develop solutions for operating their libraries as media centers, working with their community, and cooperating with existing public libraries. The…

The following matters are encompassed in this study: (1) the state library--its internal activities, its relationships to the library structure of the state, and a projection of its future role and services in relation to its responsibilities statewide; (2) regional systems of cooperating libraries--a review and evaluation of current programs with…

The purpose of the survey was to discover how to offer the best library service to all residents in the county with the most efficient use of funds. The survey involved the following aspects: (1) legal structure, (2) fiscal structure, (3) administration, (4) standards of public library service, (5) standards of physical facilities, (6)…

The purpose of this study was to "survey the library resources in the eight Mid-Hudson Counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster in order to develop a plan of service in which assets would be shared, resources developed, and services extended." Survey data were collected by six questionnaires;…

Representatives from Korea, China, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, the United States and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMES) attended an international seminar to reaffirm the importance of books as national development tools, to seek measures for having it reflected in the national policies and to promote international cooperation in book…

In order to improve library services at the University of Pennsylvania, a two stage program for two separate library units was proposed. The Daniel W. Dietrich Library, the second unit, is described here. The physical plant needs are discussed in relation to the overall university development plan. Statements of budget and building standards are…

The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the number of nursing students and educators in the institutions in southeastern Michigan, (2) where nursing students get clinical experience, (3) all the institutions involved in training nursing students, and (4) the library service available at these institutions. An interview schedule was…

The Sixth National Conference on Population/Family Planning (1973) sponsored by the Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers (APLIC), was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). This document contains reports on workshop sessions and papers presented at the…

When children are visually handicapped to the point that they cannot read, some other form of information carrier, such as braille books, sound recordings, models, and realia, must be used. For deaf children, one must provide a variety of visual information on transparencies and captioned filmstrips. Retarded children need special materials which…

An appendix to a study that attempts to measure the service capabilities of public libraries, either in relation to the needs of their communities or to the standards adopted by the profession. (Author)

A statewide library development program designed to provide total library services to meet educational, informational, and cultural needs of the people of Alaska is outlined in this document. The body of the report is divided into three sections. In the first, the purpose, scope, and development of the plan are summarized. The second section…

In the first section four articles illustrate the basic concepts of the role of the library in college instruction. The library-college movement is discussed; Swarthmore College's "Teaching Library" in particular is examined. The second section contains four articles about actively established programs in library instruction. Following…

In November 1970, the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries appointed a committee to examine existing standards and to recommend to the association's membership, standards appropriate to Canadian community colleges. Under the heading of Qualitative Standards recommendations are made for administration and organization, the…

Twenty-four examples of job descriptions are presented for library directors to use as guidelines in drafting statements to fit their own particular operations. The descriptions attempt to cover most of the major work activities performed in public, college, university, and special libraries. They cover jobs in organizational areas of…

The growth and development of library networks increased the need for more rapid interlibrary communication. This survey describes the history, costs and recent developments of various means of interlibrary communication. Extensive references are provided for each area. The communications systems discussed are: surveys, mail, telephone, facsimile,…