This library handbook is a guide for the student of food science. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in six categories: (1) dictionaries and encyclopedias, (2) U.S. and international documents, (3)…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student in human development. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in five categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) handbooks and guides; (3) yearbooks; (4) congresses; and (5) documents. Some…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student in political science. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in seven categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) biographical…

Describes a decision model for book acquisitions developed to simulate the intellectual processes used in acquiring these materials in academic libraries. (Author/PF)

A history of the legislation and distribution of funds of the Higher Education Act, Title II-A, with recommendations for future aid distribution. (LS)

Allocative formulas are preferred alternatives for distributing the book budget among departmental funds. Economic efficiency via cost-effectiveness analysis is suggested as potentially useful for within fund acquisition of library-resource units. (Author)

Report of a Subject-Field Meeting at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

Developed to assist Alabama libraries in their choice of delivery systems to bring library services to isolated populations and to provide guidance for better utilization of library resources, this statewide study examines books by mail and bookmobile systems. Although bookmobile services are better received by users, they are more costly than…

This guide for planning and initiating library programs for adult chronic psychiatric patients includes discussions of goals and format, lists of materials and sources, and outlines of programs used at Retreat State Hospital. These programs, which are described in terms of objectives, content, recommended materials, sources, and other references,…

The project described was undertaken at a private residential juvenile treatment center for boys 10 to 18 years old to present programs that would motivate reading and stimulate interest in human interrelationships. Staff sensitivity sessions, selection of current interest paperback books and magazines, and construction of storage units within…

SUCH MATHEMATICAL GAMES AS DOMINOES FOR PRIMARY NUMBER RECOGNITION AND AS MILK BOTTLE TOPS FOR ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ARE LISTED. A LIST OF SEVERAL MATH PROBLEMS, PUZZLES AND BRAIN TEASERS FOLLOW. QUIET GAMES OF PAPER CUTTING AND CROSS WORD PUZZLES FOR MATH VOCABULARY ARE INCLUDED. THE NEXT SECTION OF GAMES CONCERNS LANGUAGE. THESE INCLUDE…

This paper reviews the current literature on the preservation of library materials and develops an overview of the state-of-the-art for conservation programs. The 13 references provided are concerned with the preservation of book materials, the design of processes and facilities to prevent or retard deterioration, development of disaster planning,…

This publication has been prepared to assist school districts in the State of New York to develop and carry out a materials selection policy for school libraries. Recommendations are made as to the development process, components, assumptions, and criteria of the selection policy. Procedures for dealing with controversial materials are also…