Reviews programs sponsored by the Council on Library Resources, a private operating foundation, to combat deterioration of library materials. Research grants, assistance to conservation laboratories, and support for new equipment and tests are supplemented by efforts to establish cooperative programs and establish a national strategy for…

Librarians should expend less effort on debates about fees for services; instead they should seek to provide those services in the fairest possible manner. Cooperation with vendors, administrators, politicians, and others offers an opportunity to minimize through special subsidies the costs of the services to individual users. References are…

Presents a teaching assignment for business communication students involving library research and a process description assignment for technical writing students. (FL)

Describes the role of the Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies (OLLT) and lists 12 programs funded by OLLT to provide assistance to libraries, information centers, and educational technology projects. (CHC)

Reports placements and salaries of graduates of ALA-accredited library school programs. Salaries and opportunities appear to be strongest in the category of "Other Libraries and Library Agencies." (RAA)

Explores key issues related to innovation in academic libraries--performance gaps, incentives to innovate, nature of innovation, barriers and constraints, impact of innovation, and implementation of innovative strategies--and concludes that innovation requires a conducive climate, capital investment, and a leadership that is enthusiastic and…

Considers a study of two models of name/title-derived search keys in a large online library network. Results predicted by the models are compared with results obtained from actual retrieval behavior of keys entered by users of the system. (FM)

Describes undergraduate use patterns of newspapers on microfilm at the University of Illinois and presents criteria, such as number of titles, dates requested, and existence of indexes, that should be considered when purchasing microfilmed newspapers in order to maximize benefits. (Author)

There is need for coordination of I&R services into a national network to improve effectiveness and economy, and the Library of Congress should be the coordinating agency for federal resources being spent for I&R. This would assume greater continuity of support and responsiveness to the citizen. (Author/MBR)

Describes the growth of service through program improvement and technical development at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of the Library of Congress. (MBR)

The article discusses the current status of Chicano oral history as a field of scholarly investigation, comments upon some research opportunities, and provides information regarding Chicano holdings of various oral history programs in the United States. (Author)

Discusses the benefits to patrons and librarians of integrating online database searching with traditional reference services, and makes recommendations for maximizing those benefits. (Author/JD)

Teaching inferential statistics in library schools is advocated. Study regarding the use of statistics in the field's periodicals indicates more penetrating analyses could have been accomplished. A description of a research methods course at one school is included. (Author/MBR)

In learning, the teacher and the elements that constitute good teaching--substantive knowledge, communication, and professional experience--are major concerns. Experience is particularly important in the professional school, as is assessment of teacher performance. (Author/MBR)

A questionnaire covering individual characteristics of library school faculty in Britain and the United States revealed similarity in most respects. Causes and effects are suggested of differences in collegiate and professional education, public and academic library work experience, association membership, publications, and teaching loads.…