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Peer reviewedBranch, Susan – RQ, 1979
Describes the reference project of the Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County (PLCFC), Ohio, that uses a system of cassette-like tapes accessible by telephone to provide medical and health related information. (JD)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Community Health Services, Library Services, Problems
Peer reviewedArret, Linda – RQ, 1979
Discusses the role librarians have assumed in the implementation of AACR 2/catalog closing at the Library of Congress (LC), speculates on how AACR 2 will affect public service librarians in patron interactions, and describes LC's plans to inform/instruct/train staff and the public regarding the changes. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Librarians, Library Catalogs, Library Services
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 reviewedWoods, Richard – RQ, 1979
Focuses on the design and capabilities of the WLN (Washington Library Network) computer system to provide reference and other public service functions. Specific topics addressed include bibliographic formats for microform and online catalogs, bibliographic standards for reference use, the effects of AACR 2, and the growth of the WLN system.…
Descriptors: Administration, Catalogs, Computers, Design
Peer reviewedGiblon, Della L. – RQ, 1979
Initiates a new state emphasis for the column by highlighting recent public library programs and services for adults in Florida. Music, photography, and women's programs offered by the Leon County Public Library are described in more detail. (JD)
Descriptors: Adults, Library Services, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedZajac, Mary – RQ, 1979
Describes Learning Is for Everyone (LIFE), a library program of the Altoona Area Public Library, Pennsylvania, that serves mentally retarded persons of all ages and ability levels, parents, teachers, and advocates of retarded citizens, as well as the general public. Through the use of multimedia materials, programing, and community programs, the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Materials, Library Services, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedGiblon, Della L. – RQ, 1979
Briefly reviews the historical involvement of public libraries in adult programing, provides arguments for such service, and resources for background information on it, and then outlines in steps the decision points and components of an adult educational framework. (JD)
Descriptors: Adults, Charts, Library Services, Program Descriptions
