To study user problems with the microform collection at the North Texas State University Library, oral interviews were conducted with a sample of 24 users. Results were evaluated and recommendations made in the areas of access, equipment, staff training, and attitude toward microforms. A selected bibliography is included. (EMH)

The annotated bibliography represents a selection from the large collection of curricular-instructional materials at the National Multimedia Center for Adult Education, focusing on materials suitable for use in English as a Second Language programs. Material is listed under three main headings: Materials for Teacher Use (bibliographies for…

In its second phase this project continued the development of demonstration models of library projects and activities for the elderly at sites in Hazard, Somerset, Lexington, and Louisville, Kentucky. Accomplished were the completion of the site profiles; administration of the Survey of Leisure Time activities and transformation of the data to the…

A clue to the relationship of literature to adolescent development may lie in an understanding of the adolescent's evolving moral conscience. As the adolescent matures in terms of moral thinking, the meaning of particular literary experiences may shift dramatically. According to the theory developed by Kohlberg at Harvard University, individuals…

Canadian libraries have used Machine-readable Cataloging (MARC) since its beginnings in 1966, mainly for speeding up the cataloging of American imprints. The lack of bilingualism in Library of Congress MARC records was a major deficiency in Canada where bilingual access points are provided for all publications in the national bibliography,…

The program resource handbook brings together individuals, groups and organizations who are constantly looking for resource materials for programs and those who are looking for opportunities to present their programs and services to the public. Among the resources listed in the handbook, there is information on speakers, materials, meeting rooms…

Emphasis on the information science field has grown in the past several decades because of five interrelated factors: time scale changes, changes in quantity of available information, changes in nature of information requirements, changes in importance of information sources, and an increase in the number of information processing agencies. The…

The discussion of the various approaches being taken to education in information science includes the development of specific definitions of "information,""information system" and "information science" which serve to rationalize these approaches. The result is a common core of interest to which the variety of…

The basic assumptions underlying this curriculum design are: (1) teachers and librarians in elementary and secondary schools are both concerned with the total cycle of student learning and (2) teachers and librarians guide student learning more effectively when they work together as a teaching team. The teacher's contribution is on the overall…

Planning Programming Budgeting Systems involve the introduction of three major operational concepts. First, the development of an analytical capability to examine in depth both agency objectives and the various programs to meet these objectives. Second, the formation of a five-year planning and programming process combined with a sophisticated…

The data involved in a program-planned budget may be considered as being a two-dimensional array of numbers as opposed to a single column of numbers in the traditional budget accounting systems. Depending on the complexity of the organization, there may be more or fewer blanks in the two dimensional matrix. In the worst case, items can be squared,…

The views of theorists on Librarianship and library economy can be roughly classified into the following four groups: (1) There are two scientific disciplines existing independently: library science (with librarian activity and the library being the object of research), and bibliology (with the book, its history and development as the object of…

IBM's Administrative Terminal System (ATS) is an effective data collection device, but its searching capabilities are severely limited. Searching an ATS document line-by-line is a time consuming process requiring slow printout speeds. A search can operate only upon 9,999 lines of text at any one time. Working storage limitations make it necessary…

This article presents several suggestions for changing traditional libraries into more up-to-date learning resources centers. It describes criteria established by The American Library Association and by the Division of Audiovisual Instruction of the National Education Association and points out the need for greater cooperation between the two…

Compiled at a 1-week institute held at Oregon State University in June 1969, this bibliography has four major sections: (1) an alphabetized listing of sources of materials including the names and addresses of the organizations and the major subject areas of concern, (2) an alphabetized listing of materials arranged by title and including source or…