Genealogists and librarians often clash, but these library patrons should receive equal aid and time from reference librarians. (A related article is LI 502 568). (SJ)

Melvil Dewey patterened his decimal classification system after the one developed by William Phipps Blake for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. (SJ)

Three solutions to the problem of treating compiled statistical data graphically are proposed. The first is based on the concept of index number and the other two are based on component-bar graphs. (2 references) (Author/NH)

This paper summarizes the results of a study of cultural life on the southern Indiana frontier. Data were collected from a variety of sources, but especially important were county probate records. An examination of over 2,000 inventories located in sixteen southern Indiana counties produced descriptions of more than 500 private libraries. (44…

The Hines-Harris computer filing code is examined with reference to the basic nature and function of the period subdivision in subject headings and with regard to its use from the catalog user's point of view. (9 references) (Author/SJ)

A single listing of 1970 and 1971 master's theses and doctoral dissertations, arranged under the various library schools to which they were submitted is presented. Several tables showing the distribution of theses and dissertations among the schools over the period 1966-1971 are also included. (311 references) (Author/KE)

Librarians and publishers have worked together for the past twenty years and hopefully will continue to cooperate in the future. Past and present programs such as National Library Week and the International Book Year are discussed. (DH)

A bibliographical review of works on Chinese scholarship and books is presented. Selected documents relating to the pursuit of scholarship, the production (including printing), distribution and conservation of books, classification and cataloging and libraries are briefly annotated. Bibliographies and general works are also mentioned. (74…

A combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques were used to analize the journal articles indexed in one volume of Library Literature.'' This approach, merging bibliometrics and classification, yielded results in such areas as dispersion of articles among journals, frequency of article type and types of subjects covered. (16 references)…

The proliferation of library literature is advocated as a means of insuring intellectual freedom (NH)

Just because we were brought up that way" is no valid reason for perpetuating, either in our crania or catalogs, the humanity-degrading intellect-constricting rubbish that litters the Library of Congress Subject Headings." (Author)