This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by librarians working in a database producer organization. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which these librarians perform: acquisitions; thesaurus development and control; indexing/abstracting; and publications and product management.…

This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by information professionals working in an information center/clearinghouse. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which information center professionals perform: acquisitions; thesaurus development and control; indexing/abstracting;…

In 1982, a study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of the two individualized learning techniques used in the library instruction unit taught at Leeward Community College's library. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether there was a significant difference in the library instruction unit post-test scores of those college…

This study investigates the treatment of Persian materials in the National Union Catalog (NUC) using Library of Congress (LC) subject headings. A history and review of the literature on cataloging, classification, and the NUC are provided, and a comparison is made of samples of Persian and American materials in order to determine whether the two…

This loose-leaf manual was compiled during a cataloging and indexing project which covered government publications issued primarily by regional offices, field offices, federal-state organizations, quasi-official agencies, or non-governmental institutions producing federally funded reports. Processing of these publications utilizes the National…

Two papers on copyright and privacy considerations of international information transfer were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "Findings of the IFLA International Study on the Copyright of Bibliographic Records in Machine-Readable Form," Dennis D. McDonald, Eleanor Jo Rodger,…

The purpose of this guide is to introduce students and researchers to reference resources in the McGill University Library of Montreal, Canada. The guide deals with the language, history, literature, and civilization of China. Listed are encyclopedias and handbooks; biographical sources; atlases, gazetteers, and maps; dictionaries; and…

Described is a project, at Macquarie University, designed to educate students in the retrieval and interpretation of chemical data. (PEB)

Describes student housing at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine; a new community college facility or "megastructure" that is seven stories high and four blocks long in New York City; a track stadium at the University of California at Los Angeles; a multipurpose gymnasium at Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts; and a multi-use,…

Presents the judges' guidelines and their evaluation of three of the books selected for the 1972 Children's Book Showcase. (TO)

The author suggests that "open" university and education programs may require a reconceptualization of processes for selecting media. The media for the delivery of instruction (e.g., computers, television, and film) should be considered along with the role of organizations which use media and those which provide media support. In open learning…

This manual is designed to enable each Trust Territory Special Education Coordinator to establish and operate a Special Education Learning Resource Center (LRC). Information in the manual includes the many facets of LRC operations including an introduction to an LRC, with a brief history and general workscope. Procedures and guidelines in…

Several divergent definitions of 'interlinguistics' are given. It is generally described as the study of the overall political, cultural, sociological and linguistic aspects of the international language which may one day be a reality. (Text is in German.) Available from Humanities Press, Inc., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716. (TL)

The disadvantaged reader, characterized by feelings of dependency and failure, can be helped by relevant, interesting, youth-oriented materials. (Author)