Describes an approach to teaching general and subject reference to students early in their academic life. Includes a bibliography of 20 guides. (JB)

A description of library service to Indians in Region VI of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which includes Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. (JB)

Programs in the following communities are described as examples of relating instructional and other services to both print and audiovisual media in a unified center: Madison, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; Hauppauge, New York; San Ramon Valley, California; Mount Clemens, Michigan; Hammond, Indiana. (JB)

An overview of current experimental school library programs and media center demonstrations funded by the federal government. Examples of specific programs are included. (JB)

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Describes suggestion box system used to elicit student feedback concerning the school library at Willets Road School, Roslyn Heights, New York. Sample suggestions and responses are noted. (EJS)

Details of the Schools Information Retrieval (SIR) System provides insight into its nature and how it operates. The data provided give examples of format for computer records of indexed documents and how to conduct some standard searches of these records. The nature of use in trial tests is mentioned. (MP)

Discussion of applications of teleconferencing, technology which allows information delivery and communication to take place through a television system, highlights three types of systems (videotext, teletext, fully interactive television); systems in use (CEEFAX, Oracle, Prestel, Telidon, Viewtron); public resistance; and telereference services…

Presents overview of the growth of librarianship in Brazil, noting types of libraries, library services, the cultural center concept, automation, interlibrary loan, library networks, and special programs for the library profession. (EJS)

This discussion of the services offered at the public library on Montserrat, one of the smallest of the Commonwealth Eastern Caribbean Islands, covers adult and children's reference and reader's services at the main library, bookmobile services, bibliographic control, and the card catalog. (EJS)

Describes the current status of the Los Angeles Public Library System comprising the central library, 62 branch libraries, and 5 bookmobiles. Financial problems, the destruction of the Hollywood regional library by fire, branch library changes, and the central library building are discussed. (EJS)

Describes the cooperative venture of Porter Public Library in Westlake, Ohio, and the local cable television station to produce children's programs, e.g., storytelling shows and story and craft shows. Librarian preparation, artistic work, props, production, community response, and an evaluation of library efforts are highlighted. (EJS)

Presents results of a telephone survey of 30 librarians from rural Pennsylvanian public libraries conducted by the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion State College, Pennsylvania. Average population served, hours of service, book collection size, and questions asked are noted. Seven references are cited. (EJS)