Prepared by an occupational analyst of the California Analysis Field Center, this publication is intended to suggest maximum flexibility in acquiring and organizing an occupational library. This is accomplished in sections which describe the purposes of an occupational library and provide suggestions for organizing the information, acquiring…

In setting out to design a system of cataloging, or to evaluate a given system, or to apply a system in effect, it is necessary to begin with a clarification of the ends which the product of cataloging - that is, the catalog - is to serve in the library. To contribute to an understanding of these ends, the present study considers the role of the…

Although numerous outstanding research collections as well as able professional librarians exist in South and West Asia, many people find Asian libraries difficult to use. Often researchers need specialized data which is hard for them to locate in the limited time available. This paper's purpose is to provide practical suggestions for scholars…

This research project studies the reading interests of junior high school students in a city school in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Four hundred and fifty students--representative of the school population according to grade level, race, sex, and scholastic standing--were given a questionnaire reflecting their reading interests and habits.…

Those of us who communicate only in English are limited in full exposure to African literary expression. While most creative expression by black Africans is oral, much has also been written in languages foreign to those of us oriented only to English. In the following list, therefore, any efforts to be exhaustive are controlled by the…

There is a need for a universal classification system for a library largely of education and education-related materials that is logical, concise, flexible, mnemonic and easy to use, as well as consistent with the educational theories, issues, and practices of today. The FWL (Far West Laboratory) Library Classification System is designed to meet…

Books for preschool through junior high age children are cited in this annotated bibliography which contains full bibliographic citations, price information, Library of Congress card number and appropriate grade level for each entry. The bibliography is divided into the following sections: (1) picture and Picture-story books; (2) stories for the…

While current information on the dynamics of a library is essential, some concern has been expressed about the efficiency of the statistical collecting procedures as well as the usefulness of the statistical data collected at the Purdue University Libraries. Task priorities based on objectives and the significant cost factor of staff time, dictate…

It is the purpose of this study to describe the size and scope of book collections in Communist China's public libraries, and to examine the criteria for book selection in these libraries. The chapters cover: (1) the historical background of Chinese Communist public libraries; (2) library organization - including function, objectives, role and the…

Each year, the New York Public Library publishes a reading list for teen-agers. This edition of "Books for the Teen Age" contains an index by subject as well as an alphabetical index. Each general topic, such as The Global Village or Science, is followed by a list of more specific subjects. Among the subjects of interest to the teen-ager are Black…

THE "THESAURUS OF ERIC DESCRIPTORS (INTERIM)" SUPERSEDES, AND REPRESENTS A REFINEMENT OF, THE "THESAURUS OF ERIC DESCRIPTORS." THE INTERIM ISSUE IS A PRELIMINARY ERIC SYSTEM TOOL AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF THE FINAL PRODUCT. THIS REFINEMENT IS THE RESULT OF TWO MAJOR PROJECTS--(1) THE INCORPORATION…

In this new approach to descriptive cataloging, all publication sources without exceptions, from books to records, tapes, cassettes, magazines, series, and filmstrips, are shown to consist of works contained in books that come in sets. The dicta that the author entry is synonymous with main entry and that the unit card is an author card are shown…

Major efforts should be made to foster an appreciation of research evidence to support evaluative judgments and to apply theoretical concepts from educational psychology and instructional media. With such efforts a more "scientific" evaluation of learning resources could be developed. (Author)

The current position of the American Library Association (ALA) on intellectual freedom was not a development and refinement of its earlier positions, but a reversal of an older posture. (Author)