Funds from Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 enabled the Mitchell (South Dakota) Junior High School to implement the Dial Access Retrieval System in January 1971. According to the report, the Dial Access Retrieval System is an educational tool which (1) utilizes electronic hardware, allowing a student/teacher to…

Discussion of the use of microcomputers in school libraries in the United Kingdom focuses on three models of school library computerization: (1) a library management-centered model, which addresses routine library operations; (2) a pupil-centered information skills model; and (3) a curriculum-centered model, which furthers pupil learning in…

Discusses changes in information management and their effects on technical services librarians. Topics discussed include changes at the Library of Congress; the development of national and international bibliographic systems; expansion of local library catalogs; commercial full text databases for end users; new roles for professional librarians;…