As an aid to library administrators, professional staffs, and officials in making comparative evaluations of their own organization's position descriptions and in developing new position descriptions and classification specifications, this document describes 72 library-related positions and divides them into two major groups of classifications:…

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL PLAN FOR THE LIBRARY-AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES-ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE AT HAYWARD. THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT PROVIDES IDEAS AND RESOURCE INFORMATION FOR OTHER COLLEGES WITH SIMILAR NEEDS. THE PROBLEM OF LEARNING RESOURCES IS BROKEN DOWN INTO…

THIS DOCUMENT SUMMARIZES MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS OF THE GREAT PLAINS LIBRARY DURING ITS FIRST 3 YEARS OF OPERATION. THE LIBRARY IS PART OF A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION CENTERS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION MATERIALS AND COURSES. IN ADDITION TO MAKING TELEVISED COURSES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, THE LIBRARY CONDUCTS A PROGRAM OF INFORMATION…

THIS BROCHURE DESCRIBING 22 LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS WAS PREPARED FOR USE IN RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACING, AND COUNSELING PERSONS IN THIS AREA. OCCUPATIONS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY TITLE. EACH HAS A COMMON USAGE TITLE, ALTERNATE TITLES, AND DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES CODE NUMBERS. DESCRIPTIONS CONTAIN (1) AN OCCUPATIONAL DEFINITION, WHICH…

THIS TEXTBOOK IS INTENDED AS A GENERAL GUIDE TO THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN THE SCIENCE-ENGINEERING FIELD. REFERENCES TO STANDARD SOURCES ARE LISTED FOR THE FIELDS OF (1) GENERAL SCIENCE, (2) MATHEMATICS, (3) PHYSICS, (4) CHEMISTRY, (5) ASTRONOMY, (6) GEOLOGY, (7) BIOLOGY, (8) ENGINEERING, AND (9) MEDICINE (LIMITED). WORKS IN ENGLISH ARE…

THIS REPORT IS A HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SET OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING LIBRARY AND THE ADDITION OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CENTER. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AT THE COLLEGE, THE STUDENTS, THE FACULTY, AND THE AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. A GENERAL STUDY…

AS PART OF THE CONCERTED EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE READING PROBLEMS IN PROJECT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIAN SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING READING PROGRAMS AND IN AIDING TEACHERS IN FINDING APPROPRIATE MATERIALS. FULL TIME LIBRARIANS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE TWO PROJECT SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE STUDENT INTEREST IN THE LIBRARY, TO…

A REGIONAL SCHOOL TELEVISION SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED ON A PILOT BASIS FOR THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FOR LOCATING AND ENCOURAGING THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMING FOR USE IN SCHOOLS OF THE AREA. THE FIRST PROBLEM OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE OF SCHOOL BROADCASTS, SOURCES…

THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IS REPORTED. THIS PLAN WAS BUILT UPON DETAILED SUBJECT ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL OF DOCUMENTS BY A NATIONAL NETWORK TERMED THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC). AN INVESTIGATION WAS ALSO MADE OF USE OF…

A BRANCHING TEACHING-MACHINE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO TEACH FRESHMEN TO LOCATE MATERIALS WITHOUT THE HELP OF A LIBRARIAN. THE STUDENT WAS SEATED IN FRONT OF A CONSOLE IN A DARKENED, QUIET, AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM. USING A KEYBOARD, THE STUDENT WAS ABLE TO CALL UP ON A SCREEN ANY ONE OF 150 SLIDES. PICTORIAL AND PERFORMANCE FRAMES WERE DEVELOPED TO…

THE RISE IN COSTS OF TEXTBOOKS AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WAS STUDIED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION WHICH WOULD ASSIST EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IN THE PREPARATION OF INSTITUTIONAL BUDGETS. THE STUDY WAS STRUCTURED INTO (1) ELEMENTARY-SECONDARY SCHOOL TEXTS AND RELATED MATERIALS AND (2) COLLEGE LEVEL TEXTS AND RELATED MATERIALS. DATA WERE OBTAINED…

Designed for librarians planning community oriented programs, this annotated bibliography critically reviews literature defending the young adult's right to intellectual freedom. Works examined include U.S. English language journal articles and short sections of books published between 1967 and 1979. Within the bibliography and the review, topical…

Materials in the Library of Congress (LC) concerned with the topic of privacy and security in computer systems are listed in this "LC Science Tracer Bullet." The guide includes a total of 59 sources: (1) an introductory source; (2) relevant LC subject headings; (3) basic and additional texts; (4) handbooks, encyclopedias, and…

This guide to materials housed in the Bobst Library dealing with Puerto Rico and/or Puerto Ricans gives subject headings for locating books and lists bibliographies, microfilm resources, and journals on the same subject. (EB)

A follow-up study to a February 1978 report concerning the inadequate annotations on depository survey item cards issued by the Superintendent of Documents of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), this report presents an analysis of 65 new survey items received by each of six selective depository libraries for the 3-month period, March…