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Peer reviewedWente, Joyce – RQ, 1979
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…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliographies, Disabilities, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedRhode, Nancy Freeman – RQ, 1979
Concludes that education for adult services librarians has changed little during the last four decades. There are some new courses, some new emphases, a little more flexibility, but the basic structure remains the same: few library schools offer more than one course; continuing education is necessary for specialization. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Librarians
