A total of 830 patrons of the adult section in Waverly Municipal Library in Sydney, Australia responded to a questionnaire to determine sociological characteristics and user behavior. The study revealed that: (1) nearly two thirds of all users are under 35 years of age; (2) level of education and involvement in formal education are underlying…

This manual is designed for use by law enforcement agencies during the conduct of training in connection with the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act. The suggested training program comprises six hours of instruction address, in addition to a short introduction to the overall course. The major topical areas are: (1) Course Outline;…

This text has been prepared in an effort to explain what the Uniform Act contains, intends to do, and cannot do. It also examines mehtods by which the Act can be implemented as well as the manner in which implementation can be accomplished most effectively. Working within the parameters of the overall alcohol problem, it also addresses the major…

A project was conducted to adapt and apply a model to train counselors in techniques that combine the principles of peer counseling and career counseling. The effectiveness of this model was studied by monitoring the applications of those techniques by the participating counselors in their counseling settings. Thirty counselors participated in a…

This volume records the text of the 1976 hearing held to examine the process and results of court-ordered school desegregation in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Presented is testimony from public school students, educators, administrators, government officials, and representatives of public and private agencies and community organizations. Also…

This analysis of the community was designed to identify the needs of its citizens so that the Washington County Public Library could plan more responsive library services. Sections described the physical and historical aspects of the community; demographic characteristics of its population, including age, sex, education, employment status and…

This guide provides an in-depth description of guidance and counseling as they relate to adult education. One major theme stressed is that guidance is an integral part of adult education, serving students by facilitating their learning and self-fulfillment. Topics covered are the concept of guidance within adult education and the adult education…

Just as voluntary agencies cannot function adequately without help from the government, the public system has failed to function adequately without the assistance of voluntary agencies. Public and voluntary resources should be organized into a coordinated accountable system that would assist families with the wide range of services necessary for…

In the investigation of flood risk management in four New York State counties damaged by Tropical Storm Agnes, 71 persons who had engaged in flood management and related planning were interviewed. Results indicated that the organizations involved in planning in the area were not well connected with other such actors. Regarding four measures of…

This collection of essays focuses on group social and political action as it relates to libraries and their environments. The introduction discusses the group-concept approach to studying library and information science. The essays are case studies of interest group politics, including: (1) the imprisonment of a librarian who refused to give…

Three major premises form the basis of the recommendations of Forum 13. First, the traditional definition of injury should be expanded to include psychological, sociological, and environmental factors leading to children's injuries. Second, approaches to preventing and treating injuries cannot be separated from the environments with which children…

Prepared for the White House Conference on Children (December 1970), this booklet reports on the Martin Luther King Family Center, one of 34 promising programs on childhood education. The Martin Luther King Family Center is now a privately funded, community-controlled demonstration service center with an all black staff. All of its programs are…

This annotated bibliography was compiled as a library research project at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Part I of the listing deals with decentralization as a structural feature of the local political system. Part II examines the process of local citizen participation. Parts III and IV focus on community control in the decentralization…

This three year experimental project used a multiagency approach to provide intensive counseling services for pupils with behavior problems in grades 7 through 12. The cooperating agencies were the public schools, Juvenile Court, Vocational Rehabilitation Division, and the Department of Public Welfare of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 171 selected students…

Programs in two southeastern communities were established to develop community resource persons who could facilitate the initiation of comprehensive manpower development and utilization programs. Major problems inhibiting the development of such manpower programs were fragmentation of social welfare program and lack of total community concern and…