This report is a compilation of statistical information, comparison charts, programs, and long range goals and objectives for the Texas Trans-Pecos Library System, which is headquartered in the El Paso Public Library. The major goal is to make adequate library and information resources available to all residents of the nine counties in the region.…

Provides an overview of establishing and administering an archives or manuscript program. Designed for the librarian taking up this responsibility for the first time. (Author/PF)

Article focused on NCA standards for adult high schools and the experimentation and innovation so vital to the continued vigor of adult secondary education. (Editor/RK)

A survey of public defender programs found that an increasing number of social workers are providing assistance at the time when the offender is awaiting disposition of a case. It was also found that they are in a position to influence the treatment and rehabilitation of the indigent offender. (Author/BW)

This article described how certain junior high schools in Michigan utilized the micro-mini unit. (Editor/RK)

Industry has believed for years that adopting the metric system would be an advantage to U. S. economy both at home and abroad. The author explains how the metric conversion program is being organized, and how educators can get information about it. (Editor)

Ten common errors in planning a Computer Managed Program are listed. (HB)

Funding educational programs for the aging and developing undergraduate interdisciplinary programs in gerontology at St. Clair Community College and Central Michigan University are discussed. (SM)

In this article the author described the development of the Creative Education Foundation's annual Creative Problem-Solving Institutes. (Editor/RK)

The role and potential of cable communications in higher education is discussed. (Author)

Because country music has grown into one of the nation's largest industries, there is a demand for trained personnel with sound educational backgrounds. Claremore Junior College (Oklahoma) designed the Hank Thompson School of Country and Western Music in the belief that their curriculum could serve as a model for program development at other…

How the audiovisual center for Cooperative Extension Agents at Purdue University computerized their media department. (HB)

A list of major objectives, which are said to clarify the answers to the question why one should experiment is presented. Among those purposes cited are: hypothesis testing, development of social programs, development of comprehensive programs, and the evaluation of a concept or claim. (AM)

Described an educational experiment at Kent State University that would serve the purposes of reuniting faculty and students in a more intimate learning environment and provide the university with a program in which experimentation with innovative ideas could be stimulated and evaluated. (Author/RK)