The report which presented the results of A Study of Reference Services and Reference Users in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area:'' a descriptive study of the reference services of selected libraries and of selected users of those services is summarized. (Author/NH)

The library has a responsibility for providing information and education on all aspects of the aging process, as well as planning special programs, services, and materials to meet the needs of senior citizens. (Author/JS)

The reference librarian finds himself trying to perform his duties somewhere between the demands of the general public, his particular community's mores, his personal view of his role, and what his superiors expect or demand. (2 references) (Author)

Audio-visual materials enlarge the educational work being done in the classroom and the library. This article examines the various types of audio-visual material and equipment and suggests ways in which audio-visual media can be used economically and efficiently in rural libraries. (Author)

The history, legislation for, and present status of rural libraries in India is presented. (SJ)

A look at the organizational structure and production services of Tarrant County Junior College's Learning Resources Division. (AK)

Better picture collections and library service can result if public librarians and special librarians cooperate. (AB)

The author maintains that the first concern of any library is to determine the information needs of the users it serves and to then consider technology to meet these needs rather than fitting library services to technological devices installed without information objectives in mind. (AA)

In this first quarter century, the USIS (United States Information Service) centers abroad, assessed for what they are and what they strive to be, have been a significant part of American library presence abroad. (17 references) (Author/MM)

A discussion of library user and staff reaction to the microfilm program with special emphasis on Biological Abstracts." Space requirements for films, reader-printers and storage of supplies is included. (Author/NH)

In a year of wonders in the world, signs of real change began to be clear in libraries and librarianship. (Author)

Three centuries of injustice have brought about deep-seated structural distortions in the life of the black American. Library service of a relevant nature may be one means of setting these distortions straight and assisting in untangling the social pathology. (22 references) (Author/NH)

The chief features of the program's first year were the establishment of a liason between the library and identifiable service needs within the community, the second year was for developing the communication center approach; and development of special services and a cultural awareness program were projected for the third and fourth years. (2…