THE TEACHER IS THE KEY PERSON IN IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM, THE TRAINING OF PARENT AIDES, AND ADULT EDUCATION. IN SCHOOL HE IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE PRINCIPAL AND ATTENDS STAFF MEETINGS AND SCHOOL FUNCTIONS. HIS RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PRESCHOOL PROJECT INCLUDE ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN STAFF AND INSERVICE MEETINGS, TEACHING ADULT EDUCATION…

This listing of government documents in the Bailey/Howe Library of the University of Vermont covers (1) general information sources including guides, current catalogs and indexes, retrospective catalogs and indexes, and biographical and statistical materials; (2) Presidential and Executive Branch activity information sources, such as addresses,…

This selective bibliography of periodical literature deals with the subject of women and their changing role in society. The span of time covered is primarily 1960 to the present, with a scattering of articles from much earlier dates. This bibliography offers citations from many areas, e.g., social science, education, and the humanities, and…

This discussion guide on the conference theme, Library and Information Services for Meeting Personal Needs, is intended to provide a starting point and a possible framework for discussion of the issues involved in the provision of information to meet needs ranging from basic facts about survival to advanced forms of intellectual self-realization,…

This handbook, produced by a project of the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation (OPLIC), provides planning, topic, funding, and resource information to help public libraries in Minnesota, in collaboration with other education and community agencies, provides public adult programming in the humanities. Information was gathered…

Growing out of concern for lack of library school training for adult education work, this paper summarizes a literature review on librarianship for adult education, outlines topics of concern for a curriculum in adult education librarianship, and lists resources for use in developing such a curriculum. The literature review, focusing on the growth…

THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE PLANNING PHYSICAL FACILITIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION. FLOOR PLANS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DISCUSSION ARE GIVEN FOR BUILDINGS USED FOR HOSPITALS, HEALTH CENTERS, INDUSTRY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGE BUILDINGS, FINE ARTS, LIBRARIES, RECREATION COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND ADULT EDUCATION. COPIES OF THIS…

THE MODERN UNIVERSITY MUST ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS CONSERVE AND TRANSMIT IT. GROWTH OF LIBRARIES, INCREASES IN GRADUATE STUDY, DEEPER INVOLVEMENT IN THE FINE ARTS AND IN BOOK PUBLISHING, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE, FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION, AND EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING ARE ALL DYNAMIC TRENDS IN UNIVERSITIES TODAY, BUT…

This long-range planning study of higher education, the most comprehensive of its kind undertaken in the state, is based on more than 70 specific studies and on long-range planning reports of the public senior institutions. Eleven major goals of higher education are discussed in detail and 118 specific recommendations are made to implement these…

The first seven papers of this conference deal with the junior college foundation, its value, functions, organization, and examples of by-laws. Two papers discuss the scope and development of a speech course. Five papers examine the requirements of the library as a multi-media center, housing not only books but also films, records, tapes, etc. and…

The nature of typical mechanized data bases with which university information centers and libraries will be working is examined to provide background information for data base retrieval efforts. Format and content of the data must be taken into consideration before meaningful retrieval can be achieved. Hence both of these aspects are treated in…

Three makes of telefacsimile equipment are described and compared: (1) Xerox Magnavox Telecopier, (2) Datafax 1824 and Dial/Datafax, and (3) Alden II Docufax. The models described are thought to be potentially useful to libraries, specifically for the purpose of transferring copies of printed pages from one library to another. Each system is…

The organization and development of instructional materials centers (IMC's) as a part of a program of educational improvement is discussed. Analysis is made of the advantages, disadvantages, and organization of centralized IMC's, decentralized IMC's, and coordinated IMC's, with recommendations being made for their development. The operation of…

A study was undertaken for Cottonwood High School (CHS) to determine if an electronic security system (ESS) would reduce hardbound book theft sufficiently to justify the installation and maintenance costs of the system. A projection of future losses with and without the system was made to determine the advisability of installing a system. Other…

The reference interview is one of the most delicate operations of the reference librarian. This report, which provides a review of the literature, touches on several major topics: (1) conflicts in communication initiated by lack of adequate client knowledge of the depth of the collection and reference tools available, lack of ease in formulating…