Discussion of the future of academic libraries is presented. (AP)

In this article the Illinois Regional Library Council and its services, Infopass Program and Northeastern Illinois Delivery System, are described. Both cooperative functions are examined according to meeting the needs of individual libraries, cost savings, or expansion of services to the user. (Author)

Describes the services of the General Theological Library in Boston, Massachusetts, a nondenominational, ecumenical institution which provides mail order circulation of religious books for clients throughout the United States. (Author/JL)

Discusses the current focus on the librarian's role as educator as the result of the report, "A Nation at Risk," by National Commission on Excellence. Publications identifying responsibilities of academic, public, corporate, and technical librarians are examined noting library role in creation of learning society and views on…

Reviewed are library problems associated with book acquisition related partly to the situation found in publishing and partly to the need for improved communications between librarians and wholesalers. (Author)

A brief review of the increasing need for library services to Hispanics includes reviews of two useful references. It is pointed out that library schools and the American Library Association can play a crucial role in providing quality library services for the Spanish-speaking, and programs at several library schools are mentioned. (LLS)

Indicating the three-pronged thrust of school libraries--Resource, Service and Teaching--this article highlights libraries as they exist in schools which are part of a system. Concerns of school librarians regarding networking and cooperation, staffing, copyright, selection, and censorship are discussed. (EJS)

Discussion of librarianship as practiced in rural areas of United States highlights advantages of rural environment which affect role of the library, i.e., interpersonal relationships, need for creative modes of information service, potential to provide insulation against personal anonymity, potential for impacting community, opportunity to…

Ways of maintaining good relations between a college library and the faculty, students, and other users are suggested. (PF)

The problems and challenges which confront parish librarians are the same whether the church library is part of the Protestant, Jewish or Catholic structure. This article is concerned with parish librarians and public libraries. (Author/NH)

A position paper presented to the Catholic National Library Association (CNLA) on Library Education. (Author)

Over the four years the student is in high school the most logical person to impart to hime a love of reading, as a lifelong, never failing source of ideas and inspiration, is the school librarian. This is his ladder to the sky. (NH)

Discusses the collaboration of librarians from Xavier University, the Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium, and local public and school libraries to form ROYAL, reviewers of young adult literature. Topics include ROYAL's history, roles of publishers in review groups, the literature review process, group organization, and advantages and…

Catholic librarians are reminded of their responsibilities of providing the kind of literature that will give decent amusement and inspiration. (NH)

Discusses the importance of library instruction in the secondary school and describes how librarians can interact with classroom teachers by means of a three-step plan (meeting with department chairpeople to outline program objectives and planned teaching methods, class presentation, lab period). Gaining faculty cooperation and students'…