The purpose of this institute is to provide the individual with an introduction to the place of the library technical assistant in the organization of the college, public, school or special library. Orientation information stresses the areas of material processing, patron services, non-print media, and automation. Tours of the Engelhard Elementary School Library, the Louisville Free Public Library, the Spalding College Library and the Filson Club Library provided the participants with a view of the operational aspects of the various types of libraries in which the technical assistant could work. At the end of the institute, the twenty students took part in a survey to determine the make-up of the group interested in the work of the library technical assistant as well as to obtain the reaction of the group to the technician program. The results of the survey, and the Library Technician Orientation Institute Questionnaire are included. (MF)