The problems confronting the interlibrary loan (ILL) librarian and the costs of ILL services, based on a survey of twenty libraries, are reported. (NH)

Contains papers presented at the Cooperative Reference Service Committee program during the 1981 ALA Annual Conference, including discussions of the Library of Congress Reference Correspondence Referral program, the University of Illinois Slavic Reference Service, the functions of the British Library Lending Division, and national-level…

The role of public services librarians in collection development is examined in light of changes being brought to libraries by finances, cooperation, and information access. Highlights include situation in academic and special libraries, attributes of successful reference librarians and choices affecting collection developing, collection…

The question presented is whether a teletype service answering reference questions, verifying bibliographic citations, and referring certain questions to other agencies and institutions could be effectively provided for public and college library systems in Iowa by students in an advanced reference course in the School of Library Science. (8…

A cooperative effort, Project LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange), designed to exchange ideas and information relating to orientation and instruction in academic libraries is discussed. (Author/SJ)

A description of administrative aspects of the Nassau Library System (New York) by the Director. Presented at a colloquium held at the School of Library Science, State University of New York, Albany, in 1969. (JB)

The Louisiana Numerical Register is a union catalog of 550,000 titles, arranged by LC card number, in seventeen academic libraries, two medical libraries, the Louisiana State Library, and the New Orleans Public Library. Its costs and use as an interlibrary loan finding tool are evaluated. (LS)

Minnesota Interlibrary Teletype Exchange attempts to provide accessibility to all library resources in the state for all citizens, with communication by TWX. Wisconsin Interlibrary Loan Service has similar aims, and has started with the University of Wisconsin-Madison library system. There is a pilot project to interfact the two networks. (LS)

If librarians from all areas of reference and information service understood their own roles better, then they might feel more capable of fruitful interchange transcending common institutional boundaries. (Author)

The day-to-day problems encountered with interlibrary loans are described. (MF)

An overview is presented of the American Library Association's interlibrary load code. The article is the text of a speech given at the University of Colorado in Boulder in October 1969. (MF)

Summarizes some of the findings relative to matters of cost and effectiveness of library cooperation programs which may be of general interest to the profession as a whole. (NH)

This discussion of collection management techniques emphasizes planning, collection strategies, and active selection. It is argued that policies and methodologies for applying collection management principles to reference collections are needed, and briefly describes the recently created Collection Development and Evaluation Section of the…

Provides general guidelines for requesting and supplying interlibrary loan materials between libraries. The code does not prescribe the nature of interlibrary cooperation within formally established networks, but it may be used as a model for local, state, or regional codes. Sources of specific guidelines and procedures are contained in the…

Discusses what libraries in systems are doing or attempting to achieve. Presented at a colloquium held at the School of Library Science, State University of New York, Albany, in 1969. A bibliography of 24 items is included. (JB)