All the organizational, technical, fiscal, and physical changes of libraries are designed to serve the two ultimate purposes of helping in the political indoctrination of the people and improving and increasing production. (Author)

This brief introduction by Herman Liebaers, president of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), sets the stage for this issue's topic of librarianship overseas. (MF)

One of the main problems in the crowded public libraries of Hong Kong is too much use by too many people. (Author)

Arguing that librarianship is an institutionalized profession (i.e., the library, rather than the librarian, has been the focus of attention), this essay notes the process of deinstitutionalization (information brokers, effect of computer technology), the future of the librarian, and education for the profession. Nine footnotes are given. (EJS)

The aim of this article is to look briefly at the constituent parts of the British library scene and, where possible, to indicate directions that the profession is likely to follow. (Author)

The fierce pride of the Welsh in their own land and culture is the foundation stone on which their National Library has been built. (Author)

Overview of growth and progress of American librarianship from 1945 to 1970 ("Golden Age") highlights library education; expansion of American Library Association; library philanthropy; federal aid to libraries; library buildings and new technology; changes in academic, public, school, and special libraries; general trends; and end of…