Utilizing books by mail and bookmobile radio communication delivery systems, rural Ohio is pioneering in new library services. (JC)

Presenting interviews with three Appalachian women, this article describes the way in which these women assumed professional roles as a nurse-midwife, a psychiatric therapist, and a bank assistant vice president. (JC)

A biographical sketch of Anna Long is presented in this article. (PS)

Thirteen student nurses and 48 students from Alice Lloyd College worked in 5 countries of southeastern Kentucky to improve health and education. (YP)

Reports study of auto supply, apparel/textile, chemicals, tourism, instruments/telecommunications equipment industries, showing how Appalachia's ability to compete with other regions lies in access to capital, technology, and a skilled workforce. Concludes capitalizing on existing strengths will require action by all levels of government and the…

Geisinger Medical Center, in rural Pennsylvania, has five residents in each year of the family-practice three-year program; the center expects most of its graduates to locate permanently nearby since experience shows that graduating residents locate within 100 miles of the site of their training. (BR)

Demonstrating the way in which the National Diffusion Network (a system set up to disseminate exemplary educational practices) operates, this article describes application of an Illinois-developed early childhood program to the needs of a rurally isolated county in North Carolina. (JC)