Chronicles rise of American trade publishing industry from end of Civil War to present. Topics covered include prominent publishers, publishing philosophy, careers in publishing, pre-World War I developments, librarianship and library education, new publishers, assertion of rights by authors, development of American economy, and impact of…

The development of cable television, its present state, and future prospects, including a possible role for libraries, are discussed. (Other conference materials are LI 503071 and 503073 through 503084.) (SJ)

Panel members, who were from different states, discussed existing and future uses of cable television in their libraries. (Other conference materials are LI 503071-503077 and LI 503079 through LI 503084.) (SM)

A scenario was presented depicting interaction among a city councilman, a cable operator, a community organizer, a library director, and a superintendent of media development, all of whom have different concerns and views about cable television. (Other conference materials are LI 503071-503079 and LI 503081 through LI 503084.) (SM)

Library planning for cable television was discussed further by other panel members. (Other conference materials are LI 503071-503081 and LI 503083 and 503084; see specifically LI 503078 for first part of discussion.) (SM)

Identifies interacting principles of theory of library service and indicates nature of library policies, activities, and professional values upon which implementation of principles rests. Library users ("worthy" and "needy"), hierarchy of service functions (stimulation, guidance, instruction, information services, access,…

The concept of cable as a conduit for all telecommunications, especially how it would help library networking, is discussed. Specific studies which have been conducted are described. Discussion by panel members followed. (Other conference materials are LI 503071 through LI 503082 and LI 503084.) (3 references) (SM)

The conclusion contains reports of discussions from the four groups which make up participant types: (a) those having no cable, (b) those having old cable systems, (c) those negotiating for cable, and (d) those having cable but no programs. (Other conference materials are LI 503071 through LI 503083.) (Author/SM)

In order to utilize cable, libraries will be dealing with an entirely new clientele. The present knowledge libraries have about their users is not sufficient to extrapolate to the new clientele, so needs must be identified. (Other conference materials are LI 503071-503074 and 503076 through 503084.) (Author/SJ)