To aid in the evaluation of the physical qualities of books, specifications for permanent/durable book paper were developed and authenticated. Permanent/durable book paper was defined as paper suitable for use in the manufacture of books that meets or exceeds tests which demonstrate that it has an expectation of useful life under normal storage…

A three-day continuing education workshop on Hispano cultural and historical perspectives was developed for librarians and library administrators to help them understand the Hispano culture and to help them improve the library services for the Hispano community. Such library services should be based on the cultural, linguistic, and information…

This manual, the first of a series to be devoted to the automation of library operations, is an introduction to the planning and production of computer-produced book catalogs. The major part of the text covers the whole range of questions involved in planning a book catalog: choice of input device, development of programs designed to meet the…

The Cranfield Project was done in a laboratory sphere. In a practical situation, it is impossible to determine how many documents are relevant to a certain question. Although in the Cranfield Project collections of different sizes have been used, these collections do not fulfill the requirements that the small collections are randomly taken from…

There is a great need for instructional materials which are useful in the professional preparation of teachers, particularly materials to fit a multi-media learning environment. It is helpful to distinguish between such materials and the ways in which they can be used and the various educational purposes thereby served. The procedures or formats…

An attempt is made to document some of the developments which affected the political role of German librarianship as seen through the involvements, activities, and correspondence of one of its leaders, George Leyh, during and after the Hitler era. The interconnections of Leyh's behavior, inner conflicts, and actions and the political and…

In this directory, the International Federation for Documentation (FID) provides names and addresses of its administrative and committee officers, and of its member and affiliate organizations, both international and national. Notation is also made of those international organizations with which FID has a consultative, affiliate, or member…

This annotated list of picture books and stories for young children is a catalogue of Japanese children's books exhibited at the New York Public Library in 1972. Part I consists of fifty distinguished books selected from those published before 1969. Part II is a selection of more recent titles and is less selective than Part I. The title of each…

This annotated list of children's books in Spanish, based on the present collection in the New York Public Library, includes materials published both in the United States and abroad. Annotations are in both English and Spanish. The list is arranged in categories, including picture books for the very young, books for children who are beginning to…

This booklet contains lists of folk and fairy tales, stories to be read aloud, and books of poetry for young children. It includes references to children's stories from many countries, stories of heroes and saints, and stories for special occasions. A section of source materials for the storyteller is also included along with subject and…

Designed as a practical aid to the beginning cataloger, this guide details the procedures for cataloging and the physical processing of materials in a school or small public library. Both general principles and specific practices are outlined, from the organization of cataloging work to instructions for the typing and filing of catalog and shelf…

A system in which the function of the library is to acquire, store, and organize materials is proposed which separates the reference function into a group of subject specialists backed up by computerized information retrieval systems. This division of labor is caused by the scientific community's need for access to graphic and other specific (not…

The fifth edition of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA 74) provides a comprehensive listing of reference books published or distributed in the United States with 1973 imprints, plus those published too late in 1972 to be included in the fourth edition. Like other editions of ARBA, ARBA 74 reviews library science publications, reprints, and…

Major achievements of the New England Library Information Network (NELINET) during the fiscal year ending July 30, 1973 included the following: a formal agreement for cooperative library network development was signed between the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) effective July 1, 1972;…

The encouragement of creative thinking on the part of librarians is the purpose of this management guide. Every librarian has creative potential and the author discusses ways it can be developed. Included are discussions on the meaning of creativity, the need for creativity in libraries, traits of the creative librarian, steps in the creative…