Developments in the field of library resources for 1975 have made it increasingly clear that the larger problems are strongly interrelated and interdependent. (Author)

Canada has an especially difficult information problem since an enormous proportion of the publications required by Canadian researchers are produced in foreign countries. The attempt to solve this problem by a numerological or Farmington Plan approach is wrong both in theory and practice. This method emphasizes size and discounts selectivity.…

The Task Group advocates the development, with the guidance and support of the National Library of Canada, of a Canadian Library Network with the objectives of equalizing opportunity for access to information and making use of total Canadian library resources more cost-effective. This network would be composed of three interrelated components--a…

Financial and operational data and brief program descriptions are provided for the projects of fiscal year 1974-75 funded in South Carolina under the Library Services and Construction Act. Projects include the strengthening of collections and services, service to the handicapped and those with special needs, film programs, and library networking.…

Library ananual report data for the state of South Carolina, including services and publications for 1974-75, are summarized. Tables list figures for county library construction, circulation, interlibrary loans, and state and federal expenditures; as well as income, expenditures, bookstock, and personnel for college, university, public, and…

This seventh annual report of the South Carolina State Library provides descriptions of library services and programs as well as statistical data for 1975-76. Tables list figures for county library construction, circulation, interlibrary loans, and state and Federal expenditures. Information is also provided on income, expenditures, bookstock and…

This is the fifth in a series of reports summarizing expenditures for public and private school library resources in the United States. Highlights include use of federal funds; collection size and local expenditures; budgets; microcomputer resources; library media center staffing; the use of technology; network participation; and instructional…

The annual program for administration of Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds in South Carolina is presented in four parts: the annual program for 1976, a supplement to the 1975 program, a supplement to the 1976 program, and ammendments to the basic state plan. Library service programs outlined for 1976 include general administration…