This study of the variation in use of uniform titles from one library to another and even within a card catalog, a practice sanctioned by Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACR), examines the validity of this variation in use of uniform titles, and explains how a uniform title is selected and its preferred form is determined. A discussion of the…

This inventory describes the records of the 1977 South Carolina International Women's Year Conference which, as part of the archives and special collections of Winthrop College's Dacus Library, are available for research. Included in the collection are minutes, correspondence, financial records, resolutions, newspaper clippings, publications,…

SUGGESTIONS FOR ENRICHMENT TEACHING ARE PRESENTED. THE SUGGESTIONS ARE DIVIDED UNDER ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS. SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE BULLETIN BOARDS, FIELD TRIPS, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, AND DISCUSSIONS. THESE SUGGESTIONS APPLY TO LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, ARITHMETIC AND FOREIGN…

HISTORICAL AND MODERN APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING (VENDING) WERE SURVEYED WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE USE OF VENDING EQUIPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. THE ADVANTAGES WHICH VENDING EQUIPMENT OFFERS TO THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WERE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF HANDLING BOTH FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS. IN ADDITION, FUTURE APPLICATIONS…

As life becomes more complex and knowledge more necessary for even the simplest kind of life, young people must have access to and knowledge of the tools that will enable them to function in society. Information is critical, and libraries, as purveyors of that information, need support, critical evaluation, and dedicated, committed staff. The…

This report (1) describes the development of libraries in China; (2) examines Chinese library, documentation, and scholarly publications from a historical perspective; and (3) outlines the present state of the art as reflected by the situation before and after the Cultural Revolution. The history of public libraries, university and school…

Following a review of the contributions of computers and managerial science/operations research to the management of libraries, this paper introduces the concept of decision support systems. DSS, a blending of these techniques, can lead to more effective decisions by library managers. A case study of the utilization of a DSS in the budgeting…

In March 1975, the University of Michigan Regents and the Graduate Employees Organization signed a contract which included coverage for graduate student staff assistants employed by the library system there. This document relates the development of major issues that have surfaced in the debate regarding collective bargaining in the academic…

This document brings together current laws of the State of South Dakota as they pertain to libraries, and the administrative rules and regulations and general policies of the Dakota Library Commission that implement the laws. A subject index provides access to individual laws, regulations, and policies. (Author/CMV)

The objectives of the study were to record: (1) the problems encountered in interpreting and using the Illinois program documentation; (2) the modifications required to reconcile system incompatibilities and inefficiencies due to different computer configurations; (3) the input instruction modifications made to accommodate local library processing…

There were four objectives in this first phase in developing the concept of the experimenting and extended college library: (1) exploration of the configurations, functions, and operations of the academic library in transition; (2) initial analysis of the elements of such a library in the context of an experimenting institution, i.e. Hampshire…

The library of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has been a node in the European network for on-line information storage and retrieval called ESRO/RECON since October 1972. Experiences gathered during these two years are described, especially on the problems encountered in conjunction with promotion of information services, problems…

This annotated Bibliography lists selected reference resources and representational writings which reflect culture patterns and contemporary problems. The literature is limited to ethnic groups with readily identifiable physical distinctness within the territorial United States. Black, Mexican, Eskimo, American Indian, and Chinese literatures are…

This catalog provides descriptive material and explanations of the books, articles, and graphics included in the exhibit, as well as reproductions of an almost complete series of "Wound Man" figures. (These pictorial representations of the human body, showing ways by which it could be attacked by weapons of war, were popular in Western Europe…

Texts of papers delivered at the 1976 Catholic Library Association Convention in the Librarian/Educator Interdependence Seminar are presented in this report. Topics include: (1) Librarian/Educator Interdependence; (2) Trends in the Community Affecting Interdependence in Education; (3) The Cost of Interdependence; (4) The Community of the Book; (5)…