Gives suggestions on how to integrate records cataloged by the newly revised Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) into the existing card catalogs of small and medium-sized libraries where conversion to automated systems is unaffordable and impractical. (LLS)

Discusses some common issues which face all states in determining the extent and style of library services for blind and physically handicapped individuals. (Author/LLS)

Holds that librarians have given ethical concerns short shrift, and that, if librarianship is to assume professional status in the eyes of the patron, more consideration must be given to matters of conflict of interest, confidentiality, and attitudes toward reference work. (FM)

Explains regulations and guidelines for becoming a professionally qualified librarian in England, revised by the Library Association. These regulations will affect students who begin post-graduate study in January 1981. The new structure of regulations for professional librarianship features a licentiateship, or two-year license, to practice as a…

A highly structured inexpensive teletype system used by several libraries in western Illinois has resulted in filling about 50 percent of the members' requests for monographs despite a nearly total lack of knowledge of each other's holdings. Recent experimentation with the OCLC interlibrary loan subsystem shows promise under similar conditions.…

Explores the effects of identifying ethnicity in the community on the development of libraries, and offers suggestions for designing a questionnaire which will provide a source of information about community needs. (FM)

Argues that some reference librarians, often without knowing it, have become fact-totems--people who have made objects of worship out of facts. In suggesting an antidote to this "Gradgrind pedagogy," the author critically reviews some "reference" books. (JD)

A course in online bibliographic systems is described. Goals and problems are discussed. (Author/MBR)

A survey of librarians and deans of accredited library school programs to determine attitudes toward the need for a core reference collection and to identify the reference sources in the schools' collections is presented. Results indicate the majority favored a core collection. (Author)

This keynote address for the workshop on "The Integrated Core Curriculum: Alternative Approaches" held in March 1977 summarizes the objectives and historical development of the core curriculum in library science. (MBR)

An assessment of the integrated core curriculum for library science is presented, and the conclusion drawn that it has to strike a balance with specialization to help meet the needs of future practitioners. (MBR)

This survey of Ph.D. graduates from three accredited library schools to determine opinions of their professional education includes recommendations for increased interdisciplinary emphasis at the master's level, provision of practicums, and continued development of postmaster's programs. (Author/MBR)

Background and recommendations of the Standards for Accreditation of the American Library Association, including specific areas of investigation, are summarized. (MBR)

Reviews religious reference books published from July 1978 through June 1979 which are recommended for college, university, and seminary library collections, including sets and sequels, supplements, and revisions of standard works issued during this period. (FM)

Surveys viewpoints on the role of librarians as school curriculum consultants, concepts of curriculum theory, and research studies on media specialist competencies and role perception. References are cited. (FM)