Information on public library services to young adults in Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, German Democratic Republic, German Federal Republic, Great Britain, Poland, Rumania, Soviet Union, U.S.A., and Yugoslavia is presented. (30 references) (SJ)

The author discusses the cultural policy as it applies to libraries in Hungary. His account of the Hungarian library system is extracted from Education and Cultural Activities in Hungary 1945-70". (SJ)

Fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, vandalism (including bombing) and war are discussed as major ways libraries and library collections have been badly damaged or destroyed. (53 references) (KE)

Evaluation and the objectives of library instruction are inextricably linked; evaluation starts with a questioning of the necessity of library instruction itself. It begins by asking if library instruction can meet student needs, if it embraces realistic objectives, and if it is cost effective. (17 references) (Author/NH)

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A brief review of measurements of reference/information service in libraries leads to the observation that few measures have dealt with the service product from the user's point of view. (9 references) (Author/NH)

The potential of library services in various kinds of institutions was not widely recognized in 1952. During the last two decades great changes have occurred both in philosophy and attitudes toward institutional library service and in their organization and operation. (54 references) (SJ)

Since 1952 the Library of Congress has tremendously increased its collections, programs and services; and, plans for the future call for continued growth and expansion. (SJ)

The programs, activities and development of the Canadian Library Association and the libraries of Canada from 1952 to 1972 are reviewed. (SJ)

The report which presented the results of A Study of Reference Services and Reference Users in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area:'' a descriptive study of the reference services of selected libraries and of selected users of those services is summarized. (Author/NH)

The library has a responsibility for providing information and education on all aspects of the aging process, as well as planning special programs, services, and materials to meet the needs of senior citizens. (Author/JS)

The reference librarian finds himself trying to perform his duties somewhere between the demands of the general public, his particular community's mores, his personal view of his role, and what his superiors expect or demand. (2 references) (Author)