Describes the curriculum of the Community Information Specialist program at the University of Toledo Department of Library and Information Services and discusses the legitimacy of the department's master's degree. (PF)

In this article, the authors present an adolescent counseling intervention used by the California Smokers' Helpline and test in the largest randomized trials to date. In this study, more than 1,400 teen clients were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group received telephone counseling…

Describes both the formal and informal methods used by the Detroit Public Library in analyzing the information needs of the residents to be served by the library's information and referral program. (Author/PF)

The harsh realities public libraries must face include the low esteem in which cities are held, city-dwellers' doubt of themselves, shrinking financial resources, and decreased readership. (Author/PF)

This document describes the agricultural knowledge system (AKS) in Israel, emphasizing the unique features of each of the main subsystems--knowledge policymaking, knowledge generation and knowledge transformation, knowledge exchange and transmission, and knowledge utilization. The following conclusions were reached: (1) in addition to the classic…

A survey of reference librarians working in 114 public libraries in metropolitan Chicago was conducted in 1983 to determine their acceptance of specific community information and referral (I&R) services, as defined by Thomas Childers in his nationwide survey of public libraries in 1978. A total of 106 responses to the 1983 survey were…

Reports on the Conference on Information and Referral Service in Public Libraries held in Detroit on May 7-9, 1975. (PF)

Libraries must provide more than the usual reference services by taping community information sources such as social agencies, religious organizations, local clubs and societies, local businesses, and residents who have special knowledge. The library must also take an active, rather than passive, role in delivering information. (LS)

A study of one community's agencies and their information and referral services showed little interaction between them and the public library. (LS)

The anthropologist's role in using cable television as a tool of applied anthropology in a new town was examined. The project's purpose was to give a group of people a new usage for a communications medium. (Author/NQ)

"Treading the minefield between the establishment and the minority groups, trying to retain the credence of one while keeping the confidence of the other, will not be easy". Author visits the Center for Information and Advice on Educational Disadvantage at a moment when it is re-examining its role. (Editor)

The study reported here was conducted to determine whether local decision makers have information needs that can be elicited by direct contact, whether their questions could be answered through the resources of a research library, and, if so, whether the public library could have served as well. (Author/JAB)

Discusses the development of crisis centers in the community and their role in organizing and coordinating community services for more optimal usage by people experiencing distress. (Author/RK)

Assesses the state of the public library, briefly reviewing the history of the institution and discussing library purpose, services, and patrons at the present and in the future. Seven references are provided. (EJS)

A telephone tape program designed to provide basic mental and physical health information to callers is described. The tapes were especially constructed to offer assistance to callers in coping with personal and social issues as well as problems of daily living and to offer referral sources for these problems. (Author)