This report outlines topics addressed at the meeting in the areas of policy and procedures, planning and development, reading materials, equipment, reference services, music services, volunteer services, and publication services; information is presented in question and answer format in each subject area. Questions and comments directed to guest…

The organization and development of the library education system in the USSR is described by K. I. Abramov of the Moscow State Institute of Culture and is summarized in a comment paper by Charles D. Churchwell, Washington University. Abramov begins by stating the philosophical basis for the existence of libraries and librarians in the USSR, and…

This paper reviews resource sharing on three levels: (1) Singapore, (2) jointly with Malaysia, and (3) Southeast Asia. Topics covered include staff training, cooperative acquisition, bibliographical projects, the Cooperative Microfilming Program, the Microfilm Clearing House, and the proposed Consortium of National Libraries and Documentation…

The document serves two purposes: to describe the planning process, staffing, materials, organization, and results of the Austin (Texas) Learning Center-Library Pilot Project; and to provide guidance to those who wish to develop similar programs and adult learning centers in their communities. The report describes the Austin experience, together…

Presents an overview of the Simmons College School of Library Science: a brief history, a description of the new Doctor of Arts program, student characteristics, and its library associations. The article emphasizes the case method and problem-oriented quality of the school's instruction. (JD)

Uses several examples of "adult services" as they exist in libraries today in an effort to define the term. Programs and services described include cultural activities, business services, special language/information services for various ethnic groups, services for the institutionalized, handicapped, and geographically isolated, and…

Intended to identify educational practices that have been effective in preparing Spanish surnamed and American Indian students for library careers and to describe recommendations for improving library education programs for these minorities, this study examined eight such programs through their final program narrative reports, interviews with…

This document explains and evaluates the Information and Referral Services Traineeship program, which was designed to take information professionals who work in information and referral centers and provide them with information training to better meet the needs of the constituent groups they serve. Trainees, who were recruited and selected…

Describing the outdoor program at the Lorado Taft Field Campus (Northern Illinois University) which is served by an instructional materials center specializing in outdoor learning, this article illustrates how to organize a small, centrally located resource center for outdoor education materials. (SB)

Annual reports of two federal educational programs for FY 1975 comprise this document: Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA Title II) and Title III of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA TITLE III). Compiled from the performance and financial reports submitted by state educational agencies to the U.S. Office of…

The document presents an interim report of a project to establish career education programs for K-12 students in the Natrona County School District of Casper, Wyoming. Project activities were divided into: (1) career awareness, grades K-6; (2) career exploration, grades 7-9; (3) career preparation, grades 10-12; and (4) guidance. To meet the…

Based on the financial and narrative reports submitted by the States and other areas to the U.S. Office of Education, this annual report describes the operation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title II Program (ESEA Title II) in FY 1971 in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,…

Based on the narrative reports submitted to the U.S. Office of Education, this annual report describes the operation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title II Program (ESEA Title II) in FY 1973 in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,…

This document contains the annual reports for two federal educational programs: Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA Title II) for FY 1974 and Title III of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA Title III) for FY 1973 and 1974. Derived from annual reports which were submitted by state educational agencies and other…

The second annual compilation and analysis of data on Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA Title II), this report describes how the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Department of the Interior (for children and teachers in schools…