A library school to serve the English-speaking Caribbean has been set up with Unesco assistance at the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. This article examines the potential demand for librarians in the region, discusses various problems facing the profession and prospects for the future. (15 references) (Author)

Accredited library schools should operate self-contained academic libraries as experimental laboratories and learning environments where library school students can put classroom theories into actual employment prior to graduation. Dependence upon parent campus libraries to acquire, organize and circulate library school books and serials should be…

Information on public library services to young adults in Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, German Democratic Republic, German Federal Republic, Great Britain, Poland, Rumania, Soviet Union, U.S.A., and Yugoslavia is presented. (30 references) (SJ)

The author discusses the cultural policy as it applies to libraries in Hungary. His account of the Hungarian library system is extracted from Education and Cultural Activities in Hungary 1945-70". (SJ)

Formula approaches to the determination of adequate library size, especially along lines developed by Clapp and Jordan, have in recent years become a significant element of the librarian's arsenal. In this article the possibilities of using statistical regression analysis to provide such an empirical analysis are reviewed. (6 references)…

The potential of library services in various kinds of institutions was not widely recognized in 1952. During the last two decades great changes have occurred both in philosophy and attitudes toward institutional library service and in their organization and operation. (54 references) (SJ)

The programs, activities and development of the Canadian Library Association and the libraries of Canada from 1952 to 1972 are reviewed. (SJ)

Ethiopia is not only more generous than almost any other nation in supporting its libraries, but few countries give so many columns of space to library news as do the daily newspapers of this land. (Author/NH)

A brief description of the symposium and summaries of the talks given are presented. (SJ)

The functions of the United States Book Exchange are defined and its periodicals holdings evaluated. (10 references) (Author)

The history, legislation for, and present status of rural libraries in India is presented. (SJ)

A simple survey method is outlined, whereby readers record the non-availability of books known to be held by the library. The survey has been installed at four university libraries, but the results from only one library are considered. (3 references) (Author/NH)

In this first quarter century, the USIS (United States Information Service) centers abroad, assessed for what they are and what they strive to be, have been a significant part of American library presence abroad. (17 references) (Author/MM)