A questionnaire was mailed to the chief administrative officer of each of the fifty-one accredited library schools in the United States at the beginning of January 1973 by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association. The purpose of the questionnaire was to determine the type of placement services offered by the library…

The actual performance and use of library technical assistants (LTSs) and the question of certification were the topics considered by the sixty participants at this meeting. Evidence of the existence and use of LTAs was given by Mrs. Elnora Portteus in her paper entitled: "The Role of Library Technical Assistants - Actual and Potential," in which…

This year's annual report of COSATI contains the history, charter, and accomplishments of the committee since its inception in 1962. Agency reports are arranged by subject developments that cut across departmental lines. Significant advances in technical communications are reported, as well as some management information systems. In addition, the…

Testimony relative to the amendment of the Public Health Service Act to improve and extend the provisions relating to assistance to medical libraries and related instrumentalities, and for other purposes is presented in the form of verbatim oral question and answers, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials. The amendments for…

The major aims of the "Annual Review of Information Science and Technology" are (1) to describe and appraise progress in information science and technology; (2) to provide a systematic, dependable tool that can relieve professionals from winnowing through a wealth of literature in their field each year; (3) to direct the reader to…

This study attempts to determine whether the human intellectual process of cataloging bibliographic materials, using the Anglo-American (AA-1967) and American Library Association (ALA-1949) cataloging codes, can be simulated by automatic techniques. The specific cataloging process is that which concerns selection of entry. Automatic techniques…

A list of English, French and German serials published in Iran and available for subscription abroad is given. Bibliographic information is included for each publication. The list was compiled with the help of Guity Afshar and Anoush Hovsepian from Pouri Soltani's "Directory of Iranian Periodicals," 1971. It was distrubuted to certain…

In an effort to provide the National Archives and Records Service and other archives and research libraries with guidelines to assist them in the selection of microfilm readers suitable for use with microfilm copies of archival or manuscript materials, provide manufacturers with data to improve their product, and provide the Library Technology…

Organizations which provide information on library automation are listed with a brief annotation of the type of information or service available from each organization. This is followed by a short bibliography of selected publications on library automation. (NH)

The center of every teacher training course is a common core of education, composed of its theory, philosophy, psychology, history and practice. This volume is a guide to selected literature of the subject intended for students of British teacher training colleges. Its purpose is to complement and reinforce instruction given by a college…

Committee hearings are among the most important documents issued by Congress because they contain the transcript of testimony given before the committees. Here presumably the major proponents and opponents of a bill voice their opinions, recite facts and support their beliefs. The transcripts of proceedings of Congressional committee hearings are…

This study examines the first two years of the Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II-B Institute Program, 1968 and 1969. The primary objective is to describe the institutes and provide a data base for the program. The data base includes Division of Library Programs records, final evaluative reports, "plans of operation," and information on…

The alphanumeric code is a system put forward with the hope that it will bring uniformity in methods of inventory-taking and describing all sorts of audio-visual material which can be used in either French or English. The alphanumeric code classifies audio-visual materials in such a way as to indicate the exact nature of the media, the format, the…

This first volume of a proposed twelve volume series of surveys on library automation is based on - besides information gathered by the survey - the results of a literature search to locate any recently published information concerning the reported activities. These are cited below their respective entries to provide additional information about…

A compilation from periodicals, newspapers, and journals over a 21-year period, this volume is a collection of 50 articles by and about contemporary authors of children's books. This book of readings provides background information about the authors and author-illustrators for children's librarians and students of children's literature. Each…