Schools and libraries should take a leading role in helping youth build a new system of values rather than forcing them into the present mold of society. (JS)

Seven workable adaptations of present audiovisual technology, and a special page of AV information, new products, and bibliographic material. (Editor/IR)

Reviews literature on the history of the federal government's publishing activities, focusing on the importance of the history of government publishing, general histories published, relationship of libraries to government publications, problems in texts of government publications, research on printing and printers, and areas of needed research.…

Discusses guidelines established by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries and the Canadian Association of University Teachers concerning academic status for librarians. Fundamental issues highlighted are librarian workloads, release time, professional status, and relevance of evaluation criteria and procedures. (EJS)

Examines impact of public policies on national and international computerized information networks and reviews characteristics of modern European governments as contrasted with United States government public policies related to national networks in United States and other countries, international networks, and intent and effect of public…

Analyzes socioeconomic environment of libraries for the next 10 to 20 years and indicates how forecasts are likely to change traditional professional activities. A review of librarianship and information science literature on future of information profession is included and main trends of thought are identified. Twenty-two references are listed.…

Discusses the use of computers by children, highlighting a definition of computer literacy, computer education in schools, computer software, microcomputers, programming languages, and public library involvement. Seven references and a 40-item bibliography are included. (EJS)

Describes Reflink, a system based on sophisticated information retrieval techniques which is housed in a small microcomputer, and its predecessor, Reference Librarian Enhancement System (REFLES). The systems are placed in a conceptual framework involving stable and dynamic information, and several illustrations of multiple uses are presented. Four…

Discusses the advantages of centralized services (including materials selection, acquisitions, cataloguing, processing, loan of expensive and unique materials, and production of local materials) as practiced by the Calgary Board of Education. Notes how costs savings should be measured. Stresses the essential cooperation between school-based…

The validities of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and of undergraduate grade point averages (GPAs) in the prediction of graduate GPAs and a comprehensive examination were compared using a sample of 257 master's degree candidates in a school of library science. GRE verbal scores were the most valid predictors of success. (Author/PN)

Summarizes the findings of a study on the international provision and supply of publications carried out on contract to UNESCO as part of the Universal Availability of Publications program. The situation of international lending of publications is described and international centers of supply are discussed. Five data tables are included.…

Describes the Drexel University Computer Simulator of Operations with an Online Program (DUCSOOP), a computer program intended to provide instruction on the nature of simulation and its use in decision making, by generating discrete flow simulation models based upon parameters provided by model designer. Examples and four references are included.…

This bibliography contains citations for 94 books and unpublished library science doctoral dissertations, the majority of which pertain to problems in the United States dealing with censorship, intellectual freedom, legal aspects of freedom of expression, and problems associated with obscenity and pornography. (EJS)