This exploratory study gathered data on the communication behavior, resource utilization, and organizational activity of Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican residents of Chicago. An interdisciplinary and integrative literature review synthesizing findings from the relevant literature suggested classes of variables and relationships for this…

This study guide was prepared to assist library personnel in using the VINTAGE series, which consists of five color videocassette programs and two slide/sound shows on topics relating to public library services to the aging. The guide to these programs, which were designed for use in staff development programs and to promote community involvement,…

The text of a joint resolution of Congress is provided in three sections. The first authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services by 1978 and includes specifications for: composition of the conference, the role of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science in planning and…

A study was made to develop a rationale for determining the economic justification for a national program of library and information services as described in the second draft of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Services Program Document. The economic rationale is based on improved cost effectiveness and improved utilization of…

Designed for training school library/media specialists to establish media programs as an integral part of the school curriculum, this text is divided into four general areas. The first two chapters focus on what society expects of the schools and how educators respond. Systems principles are the shown to apply to the building of an educational…

Included in this document are two competency-based tests created to evaluate candidates for Basic Media Endorsement and Professional Media Endorsement. There are two forms for each test, and each test emphasizes the skills required to evaluate and select media materials. Questions can be answered in writing, orally, or on audio cassette tapes, and…

Present thought on professional library and information science education for the future is largely focused on improvements and modifications of present programs. However, more radical changes must be made to prepare professionals to cope with future information needs. Course content, structure, and methods should be altered to deal with new and…

This third edition of a bibliography originally published in 1963 under the title "Puerto Rico" is a selected list of significant materials in both Spanish and English. The title of this new edition, "Borinquen," is the Spanish form of the original Indian name of the island which was later called Puerto Rico. The contents are…

A study was made to isolate factors which have systematic and repetitive effects on the unionization of librarians, particularly the professional librarian in the public library. The historical patterns of library unionism are summarized, and an analysis is made of the personal characteristics of librarians, their economic position, and employment…

This report presents the results of the initial phase of the File Organization Project, a study which focuses upon the on-line maintenance and search of the library's catalog holdings record. The focus of the project is to develop a facility for research and experimentation with the many issues of on-line file organizations and search. The first…

The symposium, organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) with the cooperation of the Association of International Libraries (AIL), International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), and International Federation for Documentation (FID), brought together 274 participants having a professional interest in the…

In the second volume of a four-volume annual report on the Northeast Academic Science Information Center (NASIC), two developmental studies are reported. The first documents an experimental, pilot operation of computer-based reference search services to users on a fee-for-service basis initiated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the…

A total of 901 printed materials of several varieties--including books, papers, journal articles, conference reports and other documents--are listed. The majority of the works cited were published within the last few years, but some older materials are included; the collection as a whole is intended for librarians, information specialists, and…

This pamphlet presents methods by which a library may survey its community to determine local information needs, especially those of disadvantaged adults. Data may be collected from public agencies or from community residents, by telephone, interview or questionnaire. All of these procedures are discussed in terms of advantages, methods, and…

To help educators and librarians meet the demands of adult basic education students, a guide was prepared which: (1) discusses criteria for selecting materials for use in adult education classes; and (2) includes an annotated bibliography of materials appropriate to adult learners. Selection considerations included: (1) interest in subject area:…