Reviews progress toward evaluation of particular forms of adult services within libraries, of total adult service programs, and of the status of adult services within public librarianship at the state and national levels. (JB)

Explains the process of community development and points out ways in which a librarian's knowledge of the community can be enhanced by this community planning process if librarians involve themselves in the identification of community problems and participate in their solution. (Author/PF)

A survey among accredited library schools was undertaken and completed in 1971 in order to obtain a detailed, precise report on what response library education has made to the vital problem of serving the disadvantaged. (13 references) (Author/NH)

This review traces the history of the public library's role in the diffusion of information about American culture, surveys the influence of that role on library education, and describes five models which reflect the range of cultural roles presently being fulfilled in libraries and which identify the knowledge and skills librarians need to…

Presents a four-step model for "planning" or "forecasting" future of adult services in public libraries: (1) identification of forces at work; (2) analysis of probable impacts of one force upon another; (3) identification of preferred (and rejected) elements of future with forces that control elements; and (4) strategies to be…

This examination of library involvement in adult literacy programs argues that public libraries had their roots in widespread concern for literacy in the 17th century and traces the development of such programs to the present. Changing definitions of literacy are summarized, and current issues in adult library services are discussed. (EM)

This is both a descriptive study of the physical and social climate of nursing homes for the use of print and other media, and a study of public library service to older adults and to residents of nursing homes in Wisconsin. It includes a detailed description of public library service to older adults and nursing home residents to provide a basis…

The concept of bibliotherapy covers both the normal activity of librarians in suggesting books to readers, and the therapeutic adjuvant in medicine and psychiatry where reading is used in diagnosis or other specific phases of therapy. Mental hospitals have been the prime locale for the practice of bibliotherapy in the United States and Europe, but…

This booklet was prepared in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the watershed Adult Education Act of 1966, and in acknowledgement of the key role that libraries have played in U.S. adult education throughout the century. Written by library educators, the two commissioned papers that make up the booklet describe the role of public libraries in…

Discusses the significance of some statistical trends in education level reached by older adults during the past 30 years; describes/summarizes some adult learning projects, including the College Entrance Board Adult Learning Project, and suggests librarian functions with adult learners; and argues for a life task orientation for adult education.…

A description of the kinds of services libraries may provide to students in nontraditional programs and an examination of the kinds of training needed by librarians who perform such services. (LS)

This exploratory study gathered data on the communication behavior, resource utilization, and organizational activity of Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican residents of Chicago. An interdisciplinary and integrative literature review synthesizing findings from the relevant literature suggested classes of variables and relationships for this…