The threat from school libraries coupled with misdirected publicity efforts has created the need for a massive nationwide public relations and advertising campaign whose main appeal should be to nonusers. (Author/NH)

The paper describes the attempts made in recent years to determine the essential functions of a national library. It considers these functions in relation to the recommendations of the Dainton Committee and the proposals in the White Paper on the British Library. (14 references) (Author/MM)

Described in this article are the trends of library work with young people during the restrictive war years, and the succeeding period of austerity, to the palmier years of the 1950s. (29 references) (Author/MM)

This brief introduction sets the stage for this issue's topic of the libraries' role in social problems. (MF)

These reports were compiled as representative of the broad spectrum of socially-concerned activity that can be observed in the library profession at almost any given time. (Author/ MF)

Public library service within Appalachia is an emerging thing. It is growing steadily and has a tremendous potential for further growth. (28 references) (Author/NH)

It does not appear that there will be significant improvements in library funding for the foreseeable future. Public libraries will have to adjust their services and programs to the reality imposed by fiscal constraints. (10 references) (Author)

If general librarians conclude that computer-oriented research has no practical application for them, and that they have nothing to contribute to the dialog with the information specialists, they may find that they have lost control of this area of the profession to outsiders." (11 references) (Author)

Seven conditions necessary for a network are comparability, coordination, centrality, collegiality, compatibility, consortia and compensation. (9 references) (Author/AB)

The institution of a Library Outreach Program concept is primarily a job of selling teachers on the utilization of librarians' ability and training, and strengthening the clerical staff to relieve librarians to work more closely with teachers. (Author)

Reports explaining what each task force has done, what its future plans are, and how those interested can help are presented. The reports were written by the coordinators or members of each task force. (Author/NH)