This report deals with the problems relating to cooperative long-range planning for the seven Boston Theological Institute (B.T.I.) libraries. A single united library was considered and rejected as a solution to problems confronting these several libraries, because it would sacrifice the advantages of present decentralization by delaying responses…

The role of the library and librarians is discussed by five librarians in papers presented at a double session colloquium held in April 1973 under the sponsorship of the Library and the Graduate Library School of the University of Arizona. Dr. Lawrence Clark Powell reminds librarians that the library is for the user and should be service oriented.…

In an effort to share literature with children as well as to provide meaningful experiences for students in the teacher education program at the college, a series of storytelling programs entitled "Storyhours on Parade" has been designed for area school systems and libraries. The programs are based upon selected themes and are presented…

The annual report covers the sixth year of full scale operation of the Institute of Library Research. It covers the activities of the Institute including the completion of several projects, the initiation of other projects, and the first full year of the Library Systems Development Program. The major thrust of the Institute during this period has…

There are four library systems in Utah which provide bookmobile library service; the Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Library, San Juan County Library and Utah State Library Commission. This study is limited to bookmobile library service in Utah and to librarians who first began library service. The history of bookmobiles in Utah began in…

The selected materials are: (1) program; (2) list of participants; (3) Memorandum from Venable Lawson, Institute Director; (4) paper from Betty Kemp "Prepared for the Institute on Role of Georgia Public Libraries in the Right to Read Effort."; (5) "Public Libraries and Illiteracy in Georgia." by Dr. Mary Edna Anders; (6)…

In this copyright infringment suit, the plaintiff (Williams & Wilkins Company) alleges that the defendent (Department of Health, Education and Welfare) through its agencies, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has infringed plaintiff's copyrights in medical journals by making unauthorized…

In this document the author attempts to set forth the activities, items, or criteria susceptible of development in librarianship, information science, and bibliography. The list attempts to include all facets of a reasonably extensive development, one which no country has quite reached. On the other hand, among highly developed countries, progress…

This is a summary of the planning process which will be followed in pursuit of the "1977 General Plan," (LI004046). It is designed to guide the activities which give growth and direction to Nebraska libraries during at least the next five years. The summary of the Nebraska Five Year Long Range Planning Process represents the best…

The purpose of this state-of-the-art report is to describe how handicapped readers in Maine receive their special library services as part of the national network. Handicapped readers are defined as those persons who are unable to read conventional print or handle conventionally printed materials because of some visual or physical impairment. The…

East St. Louis is a good example of a community that was not providing library service to all of its citizens. The public library was most anxious to close this service gap. To do so, however, required a two phased approach. What was first needed was a basic survey of the East St. Louis Public Library, its collection, staff and services. Based on…

This study has been undertaken to determine the library needs of Auburn, Massachusetts, and to analyze the existing library services. The community analysis includes use of the 1970 U.S. Census, interviews and other available data and the survey of the library includes samples of the circulation, registration, and shelf list, and analysis of the…

Explores the use of book lease plans in academic libraries and describes their advantages and disadvantages. (Author/PF)

Discusses the design of a video system for library programs. (PF)

Reports on interviews with two librarians, Winston Tabb and Susan Finsen, of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. (PF)