Relates information and referral (I&R) services to the specific needs of the older adult. Subjects considered include special problems of older adults, stereotyping, ways of dealing with older adults in the context of I&R, problem callers, relationships with other agencies, and situations when I&R cannot help. (Author/JD)

Discusses factors governing the choice between natural and inverted word order in subject headings containing adjectival phrases. (FM)

The three papers presented discuss the components of the pricing structure for online service vendors (Roger Summit); describe an information system designed to provide agricultural weather data to farmers (Lehnert and Scott); and explore the impact of information delivery systems for the home (Mark Plakias). (FM)

Describes how fast and in what stages earth science grew in America, using the 14,000 entries in "Bibliography of American-Published Geology: 1699-1850" as a database. Bibliometrics, a method to characterize and quantify scientific activity by analyzing published/unpublished materials as measurement of growth, of science was used.…

After a brief discussion of considerations in book selection, the author suggests some new and classic titles in children's literature that may be useful in values education. Publisher, cost and grade level are listed for each recent title. (SJL)

No significant differences were found between the Bem Sex-Role Inventory scores of library science students enrolled at a large university in the western United States and those of a normative group provided by the author of the inventory. (Author)

Reports a method of studying subject relatedness among university faculty members based on the degree to which their publications--books, journal articles, advance research reports, and other forms--concur in Dewey Decimal Classification numbers. Use of this technique to study publications of a midwestern state university's faculty are described.…

Urges librarians involved in library user instruction to meet the challenges preented by the growing role of computers in bibliographic systems. (FM)

Reviews various evaluation techniques used on different campuses to measure the effectiveness of library instruction programs. (FM)

Discusses illiteracy in Canada and describes the steps that have been taken to improve this problem at the national, provincial, and local levels. (CHC)

Provides step-by-step instructions for ordering documents online through DIALOG and ORBIT, including some helpful hints. Tables show database or independent document suppliers; list ordering commands, with examples; and explain optional commands, for the two retrieval systems. (SW)

Describes a survey of 18 library schools conducted to determine if faculty are familiar with audiovisual materials available from the National Audiovisual Center, and how these materials are rated in quality. Results indicate that there is a need for more descriptive and evaluative information to reach library educators. (BK)

Presents a review, an analysis, and a projection of the use of machine-readable databases, including online search and support services, and emphasizes the application of bibliographic databases for special libraries. More than 40 references are cited. (FM)

Summarizes responses given by representatives of the four major bibliographic utilities (OCLC, RLIN, UTLAS, WLN) to 26 questions formulated to gather information for special librarians evaluating those utilities. An appendix provides specific data for each system, including address, affiliation, interviewer, and interviewees. (FM)

Describes a one-year program at Austin Peay State University to train paraprofessional library technicians. Curriculum consists of courses in typing, business communications, accounting, and office procedures. A supervised internship in a local library setting culminates the training. (CT)