This paper presents a variety of attempts at evaluation and deals with evaluating the need for library use instruction; user needs in library use knowledge; examples of evaluation studies; evaluation of formal bibliographic skill courses; and, creation of evaluation questionnaries with examples. (5 references) (Author/NH)

How to effectively teach students one of the most important skills they can learn during their college years--how to use a library (any library) to investigate a subject independently--is the concern of this article. (Author/NH)

The publications in this list are summarized under the following headings: central libraries, district (regional) libraries, and local (communal) libraries; and under the social objectives of libraries which can be grouped as civic, cultural, educational, industrial, recreational, research and social welfare. A subject and key-word index is…

The past twenty years have brought notable advances in bibliography, publications, legislation, standards, collections, buildings, intellectual freedom, international relations, interlibrary cooperation, information science -- the bones and sinews of good library serivce. (24 references) (Author)

The Portable Librarian'' concept consists of a reference librarian who goes from place to place throughout the library building offering assistance to the timorous'' and the confused.'' (NH)

Report of a survey of ALA member librarians concerned with audiovisual services. Summarizes training and information needs and recommendations for specific programs for strengthening audiovisual library service. (JS)

Presented at the Library Resources and Technical Services/Reproduction of Library Materials Section Program Meetings, American Library Association, Kansas City, Missouri, June 27, 1968. (CC)

Describes participation by the Corpus Christi Public Library in the Poverty War. (JB)

PPBS (Planning, Programming, Budgeting System) is applied to a medium sized information service. The overall objectives of the service, and the particular objectives of each activity are defined; and the method of allocating costs shown. (2 references) (Author)

The third article in Library Journal's" current series on the use of volunteers in libraries gets down to the nuts and bolts of the question by providing a look at one library's successful experience with a volunteer program. (5 references) (Author)

The 1972 midwinter meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago is analyzed and reported upon. (SJ)

Discussed are the facilities, structure, organization and future plans for libraries in rural areas of the Soviet Union. (SJ)