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Beatty, Patricia; Beatty, John – American Libraries, 1973
The authors present their tribute to the beleagured but dauntless reference librarian. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Services, Reference Services
Hagemeyer, Alice – American Libraries, 1976
A self-interview by a deaf person who is the District of Columbia Public Library's Community Librarian for the Deaf. (PF)
Descriptors: Deafness, Librarians, Library Services, Public Libraries
Casey, Genevieve M. – American Libraries, 1971
Libraries are serving only a small percentage of the aged and more education, research and funding are required for new patterns of service to this group. (AB)
Descriptors: Library Services, Older Adults, Public Libraries
McGrossan, John A. – American Libraries, 1970
Describes the services ofseveral libraries in reaching the handicapped; services for which there is a real demand. (AB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Homebound, Library Services, Public Libraries
Gore, Daniel – American Libraries, 1970
Scepticism is a form of philosophy to be adopted by libraries which will accommodate all dogmas regarding library missions but will assent to none. (AB)
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Material Selection, Library Services
Anderson, John F. – American Libraries, 1970
There is a public need for improved and relevant library services to make libraries institutions of the future with the capacity to provide a secure and healthy preservation of our heritage. (Author/AB)
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Services, Social Change
Huffman, Robert D. – American Libraries, 1976
An interview with Robert Palmer, librarian of the world's largest walled prison. (PF)
Descriptors: Institutional Libraries, Interviews, Librarians, Library Services
Stevenson, Grace T. – American Libraries, 1972
The past twenty years have brought notable advances in bibliography, publications, legislation, standards, collections, buildings, intellectual freedom, international relations, interlibrary cooperation, information science -- the bones and sinews of good library serivce. (24 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Chronicles, Library Associations, Library Science, Library Services
American Libraries, 1972
The 1972 midwinter meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago is analyzed and reported upon. (SJ)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Librarians, Library Associations, Library Services
Dougherty, Richard M. – American Libraries, 1970
Application of common sense to work simplification may be flourishing under the pseudonym of systems analysis. (AB)
Descriptors: Job Simplification, Libraries, Library Services, Systems Analysis
American Libraries, 1971
A number of public libraries are conducting innovative programs to provide improved library services to users. (AB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Innovation, Library Services, Public Libraries
Healy, Eugene – American Libraries, 1971
Bookmobiles are one of the largest, costliest, and most complicated tools and deserve thorough development to provide reliable and trustworthy service to the public. (AB)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Library Equipment, Library Services, Public Libraries
Prentiss, S. Gilbert – American Libraries, 1971
The library effort is in an excellent position to devise innovative state library agencies with leadership capacity to further the goal of improved library service without the problems associated with government. (Author/AB)
Descriptors: Leadership, Library Services, State Agencies, State Libraries
Wright, Christopher – American Libraries, 1976
Reports on interviews with two librarians, Winston Tabb and Susan Finsen, of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. (PF)
Descriptors: Interviews, Librarians, Library Services, National Libraries
