During the period of Soviet rule a widespread network of medical libraries has been established throughout the country. (AB)

A survey of library activity in USOE's (United States Office of Education) Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. (RM)

Makes a general survey of the urban environment and its relationship to the public library. Presents arguments against the decentralization of public library services. Suggests that the public library reach the young through contributions to school library collections. (RM)

Describes the applications, management, and design techniques of a mechanized library system in use at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Fourteen references are listed. (FM)

Reports the application of a microcomputer for automating the circulation system of a small public library in Oregon. (RAA)

Describes the development of the San Jose Public Library's newly operational SCICON circulation control system, one of the largest and fastest online systems in America. (RAA)

Presents summaries of reports presented at the 1979 Association of American Llbrary Schools (AALS) Conference. Topics discussed include adult services, curriculum, international library education, interschool relations, library history, teaching methods, women in librarianship, and the Council of Deans and Directors. (FM)

Proposes that academic libraries become actively and directly involved in providing teaching, research, and community services. The development and implementation of such services is discussed. (FM)

Explains the history of the staffing pressures felt by the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City, and describes steps taken to reallocate personnel, the method of data-gathering and analysis, and the effects of the changes on the system. (JVP)

The library at the Cook County Correctional Complex is described by its' library assistant with special attention given to its' library service. (AP)

Discusses early libraries of Antigua. Highlights include Thomas Bray's libraries in the 1690s; meeting literary needs in the 1700s; private libraries of the time; rise of library organizations in the mid-1800s, including the Antigua Library Society and the Presbyterian Church Library; racial issues; difficult economic times; and transformation of…

Provides background information on the American Genealogical Lending Library, and describes the library's microfilming and lending policies. (MES)

Discussion of formal assessment of library facilities highlights the postoccupancy evaluation as a tool in developing accountability in the design, planning, and construction of library buildings. Assessment of existing facilities is discussed; evaluation methods are described, including behavioral mapping; and a planning outline for evaluation is…