This annotated bibliography dealing with Canadian children's books aims to show the historical development of the literature. Included within the bibliography are: (1) notable Canadian books from the eighteenth century to the modern period, (2) lists of books which were awarded a bronze medal for the years 1947-1975, and (3) a list of fiction for…

This paper considers estimation of parameters for a model currently being used to study the Illinois Interlibrary Loan Network (ILLINET) and presents a method for determining how much data should be collected and how it should be aggregated. Four classes of model parameters discussed: demands, probabilities of success, processing times, and…

Asserts the value of booktalks in the work of young adult librarians and gives guidelines for preparing and conducting a booktalk. (PF)

The Dana Library on the Newark campus of Rutgers University is undergoing an expansion that will approximately double its size. A multipurpose structure is being constructed that could be utilized for classrooms and administrative offices, as well as library space. (Author/MLF)

Describes plans for a European information network that will link the nations of Europe together in providing easy access to data bases from all parts of the world and in all fields of science and technology. (Author/PF)

A punch-card, optical coincidence information retrieval system has been designed for the information needs of a small library specializing in drug abuse literature. (Author)

When American Libraries went snooping for library implications at a momentous conference called "Project: Knowledge 2000," it turned up a pride of intellectual and policy leaders with more use for libraries than they'll ever know, and barely a librarian in the bunch to teach them--or to learn what We ought to know about Them. (Author)

Investigation of interlibrary loan at the Library of Congress showed that academic libraries were the most frequent borrowers, more requests were for humanities materials, LC received more requests for old items than academic libraries, and 54 percent of requests were filled. Data tables show various distributions. (Author/JD)

Suggests that, upon close inspection, an increase in the use of paraprofessionals at the reference desk is undesirable due to false assumptions about the ability of patrons to ask for what they want and of professional librarians to provide better service at higher levels of efficiency. (JD)

Materials collected and identified at the Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, for interpreting Pittsburgh's urban industrial experience include public, private, institutional, business, church, school, and organizational records, as well as records from labor, ethnic, and special interest groups. Interest has been shown in photographs, oral…

The Ohio Network of American History Research Centers was established to improve preservation of historical resources. The Akron Center provides a good example of the possibilities of individual archival development with limited resources within the context of a regional association. Several outstanding collections are also described. (JAB)

Describes the results of a study undertaken to try to refute the findings of a book use study at the University of Pittsburgh (Library Journal, November 15, 1977) when applied to a smaller community college. Most of the findings of this study are compatible with the first study, however, and the dissimilarities are those of detail rather than…

Outlines the essential details of a computer network protocol at the application level for interchanging information between host computers in the community of libraries, book publishers, and bibliographic service centers. Control header structure is detailed, and a skeleton outline is given for 20 header field types and 15 control message types.…

Information restraint, implicit in the process of information management, impinges on the patron's intellectual freedom. Library practices, types of information and services restrained, and what patron groups are affected are examined. (MBR)

A questionnaire was designed to test whether faculty status and/or a bargaining unit have any effect on such issues as length of contract, salary, level of educational degree expected, and research expected. The study found librarians don't know what benefits and privileges they receive or by what criteria they are evaluated. (Author/JAB)