Intermountain Community Learning and Information Centers are the result of work begun in 1977 by Utah State University and are based on use of rural libraries in a new information and education function. Support from the Western Rural Development Center permitted the Cooperative Extension Services, state libraries, and continuing educators from…

This study reports and compares patron usage rates from January 1987 to May 1988 for three separate ERIC database systems at the library at Texas Woman's University (TWU): (1) online searches of the ERIC file through the mainframe computers of DIALOG Information Services (DIALOG ERIC), which are offered in the library reference department by…

Prepared under contract with the International Council on Archives, this study is intended to promote the development of the archival and records management professions in Africa by providing basic data on their status in relation to other information professions in the public service, particularly librarians and documentalists. It addresses the…

Designed to assist terminologists, translators, librarians, and documentalists by promoting resource-sharing, networking, and cooperation in the transfer and dissemination of international terminological data, this directory lists information resources and reference services available from 60 libraries and documentation centers around the world.…

Cooperative planning by library media teachers and classroom teachers (K-12) in Oregon schools resulted in this program of library information skills instruction. Based on a skills continuum (sequential development of locational, inquiry-investigation, reporting, literature appreciation, and reading guidance skills), the program reflects a…

Designed to introduce students to some of the basic bibliographic tools in American history available in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine, this guide begins by listing examples of relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings and providing brief explanations of the call numbers and classification systems (Library of Congress and Dewey…

Designed as an aid to the selection of Canadian materials for the school library, this annotated bibliography supplements a 1978 listing of items by or about Canadians. Major subdivisions of the work include a reference materials section as well as sections by subject category: language and literature, Canadian history, Canadian studies, the arts,…

This paper advocates the involvement of librarians in the publishing process and examines the mechanics of that process. Concerns of librarians, engineers, and publishers are delineated, with examples taken from the internal and external dissemination of technical information by a major U.S. government research agency and various large industrial…

International Association of Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) conferences provide a format for libraries and information specialists to discuss common interests and concerns so that services and information can be made available to scientists, administrators, engineers, educators and students in the discipline of marine…

A three-part study was undertaken to determine the status of preservice elementary science education in New England. The first part ("Crisis in Elementary Science Education: New England") reports on a survey of New England teacher education institutions to determine the amount and types of science content and elementary science methods…

Designed to encourage Texas youth to maintain reading skill levels achieved at the end of the school year and to encourage library use during the summer months and throughout the year, the Texas Reading Club programs usually include a structured reading program and a variety of entertaining literature related storyhours, puppet shows, films, and…

This book presents the proceedings of a 1976 Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM) conference focusing on the successful application of computer networking to education and research in North American universities. Thirty-two papers share the common theme of the need for management and planning, user services and support, and facilitating…

To gain a longitudinal look at the censorship problem facing schools and librarians, an analysis was made of the 110 requests for reconsideration of library or instructional materials that were processed by the reconsideration committee of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Community Schools from January 1971 through May 1981. The school district has had a…

A description of various activities of the Programmed Learning Committee of the Concordia University Libraries precedes sections on computer assisted instruction (CAI) applications for computer facilities in the library, other computer applications, and space and environment implications of these applications. The first section addresses such…

This booklet examines the role and outlines the activities of Australian libraries in meeting the educational, cultural, recreational, and information needs of the physically, sensorily, and mentally disabled. The origins of library services for the handicapped in Australia are discussed, existing services are reviewed, the library needs of…