Statistical data and directory information (name, address and telephone number) for public, academic and special libraries in the state of Wisconsin are compiled in this publication. The information on public libraries covers calendar year 1972, and includes statistics in population served, collections, loans, capital outlay, operating income and…

A survey of faculty loan regulations in force at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries indicated that there is little equity, between faculty and students, of loan regulations; that it is not possible to determine loan policies from the regulations that support policy; and that many of the libraries appear to be unable to…

This symposium attempts to bring librarians and university presidents together, to alert the presidents to some of the conditions that have blocked librarians from more daring, and presumably more fruitful, cooperative ventures; to seek their understanding and concern for those considerations, and to elicit council, encouragement or discouragement…

This survey offers an analysis of the present effectiveness and capabilities of the Pueblo Regional Library in the areas of legal structure, facilities, organization, personnel administration, job assignments, Friends of the Library, reference services, circulation of Library materials, Library resources, registration, and budget. It also examines…

Network services for library education and research should include access to: documentation and personnel in combination for research and education and instructional laboratories, instructional packages and testing, and curriculum information for education and computer-based facilities for research. An ideal network, current networks and…

Recommendations are made for further centralization of cataloging and processing for libraries in Indiana. The eventual goal would be to offer such services to all types of libraries in the state, with the exception of special libraries and large university libraries, from several (three to four) regional area processing centers. These in turn…

Lack of adequate administration is concluded to be the main cause of Network inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Some of the recommendations for improvement of Network administration are: (1) The Colorado State Library (CSL) should remain the central agency for administration of the Statewide Reference Network (SRN). CSL should accept responsibility…

In Massachusetts municipalities there exists the need to develop at the policy-making, fiscal and administrative levels, an awareness, understanding and knowledge of the functions, objectives and roles of both the public library and the school media program in relation to children and young adults. To this end there should be joint administrative…

Public library service in the Barossa region of southern Australia is surveyed with a view to considering the form and implementation of future policies. The region is briefly described and a history of its public libraries and library services is provided. Present library services are analyzed and suggestions made for improvement. For better…

A research project which has as its objective the design, implementing and evaluation of educational programs for the purpose of upgrading hospital library practice is described. As a necessary preliminary to the formulation of educational objectives and the design of appropriate courses, a survey was made of hospital library facilities,…

What is the state of the public library today and what should it be in the future? The need for answers to these questions is the reason for this study. Societal factors affecting the public library are studied. The report examines the development of the public library in the 20-year span since the "Public Library Inquiry" (1950-70), and describes…

The program portion of this meeting focuses on an environmental approach to research libraries in this decade. The first two speakers are concerned with the immediate surroundings of the university research library. The next two speakers address themselves to the environments outside the university to which the library must relate. The last…

The Southwestern Ohio Rural Libraries (SWORL) organization retained a consultant to aid the member libraries in planning for and providing improved library services. The purpose of this report, prepared by the consultant, is (1) to study library development since 1940 in Southwest Ohio--among the libraries organized as SWORL--evaluating present…

The Associated Colleges of the Midwest Periodical Bank is a service which provides interlibrary access to periodical literature in the Chicago metropolitan area. By maintaining a dedicated collection of the most heavily requested periodicals and having access to the collections of all cooperating libraries, the Periodical Bank can provide…

A statistical survey was made of the general condition and problems of the museum library, using a questionnaire sent to a random sample of 856 historical, art, science, and other museum libraries. (Author)