Article describes attempts to develop techniques of evaluation for a management course run for employees of the Manchester Public Libraries. (Editor)

Today's constantly changing, continually emerging urban environments affect the role and service functions of main libraries. (37 references) (SJ)

The technology of choice to effect the humanization and economic well-being of libraries is computerization. (20 references) (Author)

The author sets forth the broad principles of rural library service and discusses some of the difficulties to be overcome. He then advocates the development of networks with strong headquarters organizations as being the most effective method of organizing a rural library system. (Author)

Without library quiet, mankind certainly would have been pushed over that brink the doomsday men of the nineteen sixties predicted. (6 references) (Author)

The Office of Standard Reference Data surveyed by mail 2,700 selected members of the Special Libraries Association to check their knowledge and use of NSRDS publications. The survey revealed that distribution and dissemination procedures of NSRDS publications need improvement. (Author/NH)

An account of a five week world tour by twenty-six school librarians is presented. (MM)

United States military libraries in foreign countries serve the American communities that have developed in response to U.S. military commitments. (2 references) (Author/MM)

To assist acquisition and reference librarians and bibliographers in identifying specific titles and book production in the Arab world. (Author/NH)

If our public libraries are to reach all our people, from the deprived and poor reader to the intelligent and highly trained. they must change their image, both structural and personnel, and must offer more and better services for all. (NH)

Both authors emphasize that no social issue is outside the purview of school libraries. (MF)