Relates author's impressions of Hungarian libraries and library schools gained during visit sponsored by Association of Hungarian Librarians and Kent State University. The Library of the Hungarian Parliament, Szechenyi National Library, Ervin Szabo Municipal Library, Hungarian Technical Information Centre, City/County Library, Teachers' Training…

Describes the supportive role of the modern elementary school library. Explains how librarians can enrich classroom activities, promote reading, and provide options to the school and the community. Describes the duties of librarians and the administrative attitudes necessary for a successful library. (SB)

Describes the services of the General Theological Library in Boston, Massachusetts, a nondenominational, ecumenical institution which provides mail order circulation of religious books for clients throughout the United States. (Author/JL)

Outlines the contracting of systems--CompuServe, The Source, and Dow Jones News Retrieval--as well as the purchasing of hardware with easy access and low cost and development of procedures for a videotex information service at Wheaton College Library. Examples of usage of the systems are provided. (EJS)

A new ruling by the Federal Communications Commission will allow licensed radio stations to transmit signals over FM subchannels for electronic mail, publishing, and news services. Data services being developed will provide an economical alternative to cable and telephone line transmissions, increase efficiency, and decrease response time for…

Description of video services at Lake County Public Library, Indiana, highlights the installation of a satellite receiver system and notes funding and justification, components of a satellite system, decisions and sources of assistance, programming available, and future considerations. (EJS)

Discusses the implementation of free online search services at the Mount Vernon Public Library for all registered borrowers of the county library system. Policy decisions and planning, operating procedures, publicity, and usage evaluation are noted. Retrieval procedures, search request forms, and sample searches are appended. (EJS)

Discusses the evaluation of library instruction through observations of student and faculty at the reference desk of university libraries. Bad effects (guilt, overconfidence, indignation) and good effects (patience, adventurousness, trust) of library instruction are noted, and characteristics of more successful academic library instruction are…

Refutes several popular but ill-founded arguments against user education for public library patrons to suggest that the only real issue is the extent of library involvement. This adaptation from a soon-to-be-published book on library user education includes seven references. (RAA)

Assesses the significance of the Conference on five areas toward which library educators can focus attention: (1) public awareness of libraries, (2) user-oriented library services, (3) resource sharing and networking, (4) enabling mechanisms for library legislation and funding, and (5) library research needs. Fifteen references are listed. (FM)

A pilot study at the University of Arizona library reports improvement in verification of questionable citations by using RLIN and OCLC as reference tools in place of print sources. A further full-scale study is planned. (RAA)

Discusses the results of an analysis of the reference process in which behavioral outcomes were distinguished from the causal factors that inhibit the delivery of reference service. Data on reference services in 16 libraries are analyzed and presented in five figures and three tables. A 26-item reference list is included. (JL)

Seven commentators review the development and current status of undergraduate libraries, and speculate on their future direction. They are Irene Hoadley, Texas A&M; Judith Harwood, Southern Illinois; Kenneth Toombs, South Carolina; Sheila Laidlaw, Toronto; G. A. Rudolph, Nebraska; Shelley Phipps, Arizona; and Frank Rodgers of Miami University.…

Reports on a five year study of 82 large academic libraries which found that both interlibrary loan lending and borrowing are correlated to collection size. (RBF)

Discusses the efforts made to develop and initiate service to handicapped persons in a public library, including descriptions of in-house and outreach programs, as well as several machines which make information and services more accessible to the deaf and blind. (CHC)