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Peer reviewedMartin, Allie Beth – Library Trends, 1976
Presents the case for library participation in community analysis and indicates several ways that it can be accomplished. (PF)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Library Planning, Library Role
Peer reviewedMonroe, Margaret E. – Library Trends, 1976
Explains the process of community development and points out ways in which a librarian's knowledge of the community can be enhanced by this community planning process if librarians involve themselves in the identification of community problems and participate in their solution. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Study, Library Role, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedMonroe, Margaret E. – Library Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Adult Education, Independent Study, Library Extension, Postsecondary Education
Serebnick, Judith – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1975
Reports on a study assessing the impact of the June 1973 and subsequent U.S. Supreme Court obscenity decisions on public and school libraries and trade bookstores. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys
McNiff, Phillip J. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1975
The Boston Public Library's program includes comprehensive collection of current children's literature, selective development of a retrospective collection, and ongoing service to children. (PF)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Library Collections, Library Services, Public Libraries
Gerhardt, Lillian N. – Library Journal, 1976
Forecasts the probable results of past and present conditions in public library services for children and young adults. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Children, Futures (of Society), Library Services, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedMcGrath, William E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1975
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Expenditures, Library Materials
Peer reviewedBrong, Gerald R. – Library Trends, 1975
Discusses the role of cooperation in Washington's statewide program for library service. (PF)
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Cooperation, Library Services, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedMohrhardt, Foster E. – RQ, 1975
The recent resurgence of interest outside the library field in independent study and the development of formal programs for nontraditional study provide new opportunities for public libraries to serve the independent learner. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Independent Study, Library Extension, Library Role
Brandwein, Larry – Library Journal, 1975
The employee's union and management at the Brooklyn Public Library are developing a new promotion policy and procedure. (PF)
Descriptors: Employee Responsibility, Merit Rating, Personnel Evaluation, Promotion (Occupational)
Peer reviewedPatte, Genevieve – International Library Review, 1974
The current situation of children's public libraries in France is described. (PF)
Descriptors: Children, Public Libraries, School Libraries, State of the Art Reviews
Wertheimer, Leonard – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1974
A summary of the development of public library service to immigrants in Canada, describing the procedures and practices followed. (Author)
Descriptors: Foreign Language Books, Immigrants, Library Acquisition, Library Services
Peer reviewedEllis, Alec – Journal of Librarianship, 1974
Surveys the development of library services to children and young adults in England and Wales since 1960. Includes information on books, selection aids, non-book materials, staffing, extension activities, services to minorities, young adult services, and public library service to schools. (LS)
Descriptors: Books, Children, Childrens Literature, Library Services
Jenkins, Elsie; Healey, James S. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1975
A series of events in Connecticut illustrate the need for political activism by librarians. (PF)
Descriptors: Activism, Librarians, Libraries, Political Issues
Waddicor, John – Library Journal, 1975
A study of library services to hospitalized patients since 1971 in the greater Providence, Rhode Island, area. (LS)
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Library Services, Nursing Homes, Outreach Programs
