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Wray, Wendell L. – Catholic Library World, 1976
Deals with the historical role of public libraries in the United States especially relating to the poor; the commitment on the part of libraries to serve the underserved growing out of the turmoil of the Sixties and the War on Poverty, and the effect of changing inner-city populations on the future role of libraries. (Author)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Library Education, Library Role, Library Services
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Smith, Eleanor Touhey – Catholic Library World, 1979
An outline of objectives for library educators to consider in the design of courses for those serving the older adult is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Library Education, Library Services
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Feehan, Patricia – Catholic Library World, 1994
Defines at-risk adolescent students, including remedial readers, pregnant teenagers, handicapped students, speakers of English as a Second Language, and public library dropouts; and describes literacy programs that enhance self-esteem and establish the library as an alternative learning source, many developed in a literacy course at the University…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, English (Second Language), High Risk Students