An announcement of a study to be conducted by Leeds Polytechnic to describe and analyze ideas about information and the public library, and offer suggestions for future services. (Author/JAB)

Details of the Community Bulletin Board System (CBBS) of the Montgomery County Community College of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania are given. CBBS is an electronic bulletin board, designed so that anyone with access to a telecomputing terminal may call in to the college and make use of the system. (MP)

Being prepared with accurate, credible, and timely information during a disaster can help individuals make informed decisions about taking appropriate actions. Unfortunately, many people have difficulty understanding health and risk-related resources. This exploratory, mixed methods study assessed disaster information seeking behaviors and…

Reviews the evolution of library community service patterns in reference and adult services, recognizes the fluidity of community information needs in terms of library response, research, and technology, and discusses questions pertaining to service innovations. References are included. (FM)

This report presents the findings of the formative evaluation of the Understanding the Early Years (UEY) Initiative. The evaluation was conducted to examine issues of implementation and design, early progress in achieving immediate objectives, and issues related to accountability. The evaluation team was also asked to provide preliminary guidance…

A significant number of calls made to Kids Help Line are seen by the organisation as not requiring counselling support, but are rather young people testing or "checking out" the service. Although the status of many of these "testing calls" is self-evident, determining the authenticity of others presents the helpline counsellors…

The neighborhood information service (NIS) is a relatively new social service which could benefit from the experience of the information profession. (Author)

For slumping libraries in search of a meaningful expansion of community services, this is the one most likely to do the trick. (Author)

Functions and operations of information and referral services both within and outside of the library. (LS)

Information and Referral (I&R) Services must have comprehensive knowledge of community resources, be staffed by people trained and skilled in making referrals, be accessible and available at all hours, and make the community aware of the existence of the service. I&R services and libraries should cooperate for mutual service and benefits. (LS)

This survey was conducted to identify service areas and needs of the sixteen libraries in Albany County. Based primarily on personal interviews with the librarians, the report provides information on staffing, community size, financial support, and library programs directed toward the community. A summary showing comparative collection size,…

The California Career Education Dissemination Center's success is based upon personal service, an active community communications network, in-house monitoring, and responsiveness to changing client goals. (SK)

Describes a federally funded project to establish neighborhood resource centers in the branches of the Seattle Public Library system to disseminate university research materials and technical assistance of a local nature to neighborhood patrons. (LLS)

Addresses the questions of why community library services have failed to become integrated with traditional public library services, and how such services may develop in the future in the light of service techniques, professionalism, organizational behavior, and trends in human services. References are included. (FM)

Conducted survey of state school psychological associations (N=46) (as follow-up to earlier survey of state psychological associations) to determine existence of client referral systems. Found that none of the state school psychological associations operated referral services and had only begun to consider them. Discussed school psychological…