In its 1973-74 year the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) program focused on training needs in the areas of planning, evaluation, general management, and communications. The LTI team worked with directors and staffs of Title II-B institutions to increase librarians' skills in service to isolated communities, adults, and community colleges.…

This annotated bibliography includes selected items on public, school, university, and special music libraries and librarianship 1937 - 1973. Publications are primarily in the English language, with a few in French. Coverage extends to music library administration, acquisition of materials (including musical editions, performance parts,…

The purpose of this bibliographic essay is to make school librarians aware that inexpensive publications are available from both state and federal governments on the subject of school librarianship. Because many school librarians do not use either the "Monthly Catalog" or the "Monthly Checklist," this literature was searched…

This selective review of the library science literature of the five-year period 1965-1969 aims to provide library science teachers and libraries with a checklist of material pinpointing the more significant works in each major area. The selection has been limited to 150 works from various parts of the world in order to keep the review within…

In this study of the public library administrator the universe was made up of public libraries serving populations of 100,000 or more. A total of 102 administrators responded to the questionnaire. Full details of sample choice and design and an analysis of the returns are contained in the Appendix. A primary concern was to discern where and how…

The course discussed in Part I: Library Science 301, is concerned with the selection and utilization of Negro resource materials. The course is geared to the mind of the librarian as reader, the technician who shares the interest in theme, plot, and character analysis of the issue-oriented college student pursuing the leads of an assignment or…

International exchange programs, of professionally qualified librarians or those nearing professional status, should be mutually beneficial. To dispense the planning efforts for such exchanges, it is necessary to establish a Post-Professional Study Centre (PSC). The PSC would: pool the requirements of many different libraries, match applications…

The goal of this programmed textbook is to increase efficiency in the use of the University of Colorado libraries through the aid of programmed learning techniques as a means of teaching basic library procedures. The chapters are divided into separate frames, each containing information on some aspect of library usage. These include: the public…

The Institute was designed to educate twenty superior college graduates in the fundamentals of librarianship and the theory and practice of archival work. Besides the core curriculum in Librarianship, four especially designed courses in archival work were given. The Seminar on History, Development, and Character, of Archives discussed the…

Some of the professional impressions gained from a month in the United States by a British librarian are summarized in this report. Six library school libraries and the Library of the American Library Association were visited. The greater emphasis on bibliographic and reference material allows students in the United States more frequent access to…

Outlines developments in African library science with reference to a course given at ENSB in France. Summaries of papers prepared by 39 African associate students of ENSB from 1975 to 1977 present student points of view regarding books and reading in Africa and African libraries. (Author/JAB)

Discusses the successful introduction, present status, and future outlook of computer output microfilm (COM) catalogues at the University of Guelph Library. A description of the local circumstances and environment includes the user community, library organization, choice of format and other COM characteristics, environmental determinants for…

This bibliometric investigation of literature on microcomputers in library and information services focuses on the years 1973-1986. Five printed reference tools and three online databases were searched to examine the number of publications, types of documents, contributing languages and countries, and the productivity of individual authors.…

This essay on the future of reference librarianship addresses elements necessary to guarantee continued vitality of the profession. Discussion covers person-to-person contacts with library users, recreational functions of library, fees and "information stamps," organizational structure of library, information consulting, project-team…

Examines physical deterioration of library collections as result of acidic content of books published since mid-nineteenth century. Dimensions of problem, solutions being developed by libraries, and professional challenges posed by preservation (collection management, organizational structures, technical processes, educational programs) are…