Reprinted from Educational Media," v3 n2, Apr. 1971. (LS)

Since 1945, a method of catalog classification, originally devised by H.W. Eppelsheimer for the Mainz City Library, has found wide acceptance. It is a complex of catalogs which combines features of both subject classification and alphabetical subject indexing. (25 references) (Author/NH)

The Laurentian University Library has evolved a bilingual classified catalogue consisting of a public shelflist supplement by a French/English subject index. This produces an effective tool for locating all materials pertaining to a given topic in either or both of two languages. (Author/NH)

Librarians are recognizing the value of the exchanging views, information and personnal on an international basis. This is the second in a series of articles sponsored by the International and Comparative Librarianship Group of the Library Association. (Author/NH)

The purpose of this article is to briefly explore the nature of the need for social interaction skills, and to present a sample model to illustrate the laboratory method which is the best means for learning social interaction skills. (30 references) (Author/NH)

The use of multimedia methods and instruments in the teaching of library school courses is described. (Author)

An educational experiment in which the university becomes a community of independent study, with students reading under the guidance of a library faculty is described. (DB)

The last in a series of five papers, the author concludes that only three characteristics of indexing seem to be capable of being compared quantitatively. These are breadth of vocabulary, depth of indexing, and the use of see and see also references. (AB)

The American Library Association's Social Responsibility Round Table is emphasizing local action to give a national thrust on the issues of society and the role of activist librarians in it. (AB)

Having multiple media existing and functioning concurrently may lead to more highly individualized uses and greater flexibility and creativeness in user adaptation. (MM)

Mr. Yeh states that: the Library of Congress Classification system segregates the American Indian from the United States, the American Indian history is arranged with bias, and the American Indians appear frequently as a savage people. Mr. Frosio comments on Mr. Yeh's proposals for changing the classification system. (NH)

A potential long range role for information science involves active participation in forming a complete suprasystem of knowledge which would unify the arts, sciences and professions. (Author/MM)

A theoretica l approach to the problem of converting printed bibliographic records to machine readable form is developed based on principles of systems analysis. (Author)

One hundred and thirty-one British periodicals on general subjects published between the Restoration and the death of Queen Victoria are now made available through University Microfilms. (MF)

Librarians must become skilled in the language and techniques of computer systems and data management in order to administer large machine readable files of information. An annotated bibliography for a self-education program is appended. (Author/AB)