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Bond, George W.; Smith, George J. – Elem Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Library Extension, Library Facilities, Library Services
Cory, John M. – Sch Libr J, 1969
Speech given before the Conference on Public-Library Relations (New York City, February 8-9, 1968).
Descriptors: Agency Role, Library Cooperation, Library Services, Public Libraries
Steinke, Eleanor G.; Tannehill, Robert S., Jr – Coll Res Libr, 1969
Paper presented at the 3rd International Congress of Medical Librarianship, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May, 1969.
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Planning, Library Services, Medical Libraries
Gibson, Mary Jane; Kaczmarek, Mildred – 1977
This two-part book has been prepared to assist the students of Rochelle Township High School in their search for information in the library. Part I introduces library classification, the card catalog, and basic reference sources freshman students will learn how to use in the library research skills unit of their first semester English course.…
Descriptors: Library Guides, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Reference Materials
Kavass, Igor – 1979
Examination of several library legislation models developed to meet the needs of developed and developing nations reveals that our traditional notion of the library's role in society must be abandoned if we wish to reconcile its benefits to its costs. Four models currently exist: many nations, particularly Asian, have no legislation; most nations,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Legislation, Libraries, Library Administration
Kolodziejska, Jadwiga – 1979
Polish library legislation enacted since World War II is directed to the establishment of a library network, centralized in concepts and goals, but decentralized in administration and operation. Dating from 1774 when the Commission for National Education first issued regulations for schools and libraries, there has been continuous legislative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legislation, Libraries, Library Administration
MAHAR, MARY H. – 1962
BECAUSE OF GREATLY ACCELERATED RATE OF INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE, GROWTH OF INTEREST IN KNOWLEDGE AND DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEDIA OF COMMUNICATION, THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARIAN IS BECOMING A MORE IMPORTANT ONE. FIRST, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY THE LIBRARIAN, SUCH AS BEING A GOOD LEADER, KNOWING THE CURRICULUM, KNOWING OTHER MEDIA OF…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Library Personnel, Library Services, Library Skills
Download full textLittle (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1968
Interviews, questionnaires and on-site visits were used in this study to analyze present cooperative efforts, to determine the feasibility of further cooperative efforts among all types of libraries and to recommend a specific program of interlibrary cooperation for the libraries of Fairfield, Connecticut. From the results collected, the study…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Planning, Library Services
Medical Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1970
A medical library technician is a semiprofessional library employee whose duties require knowledge and skill based on a minimum of two years' general college education that includes library instruction beyond the clerical level. The medical library technician must have a practical knowledge of library functions and services, an understanding of…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Standards, Library Technicians, Medical Libraries
Schaberg, M. P., Ed. – 1973
Intended mainly for internal use, this manual provides an outline of procedures for library acquisitions at the University of North Carolina. There is information on fiscal matters; routing; request forms; expediting factors; use and usefulness of various kinds of catalogs; photocopying; standing orders; ordering procedures for second copies,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Guides, Library Acquisition, Library Materials
California Univ., Berkeley. School of Librarianship. – 1970
Library programs at U.C. Berkeley, San Jose State College and U.C.L.A. are presented together with an introduction by Associate Professor Harlan, U.C. School of Librarianship. At U.C. Berkeley the experimental program has involved twenty-two librarian-instructors and has reached 825 students. At San Jose, a "team teaching" approach involving the…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Reports, Library Instruction, Library Services
PDF pending restorationKolodziejska, Jadwiga – 1970
The controversy regarding library science as a separate branch of science in Poland is reviewed. In People's Poland, work in the field of library science has adopted the features of collective research. This is due to the unprecedented increase in the number of libraries, book collections and readers as well as changes in the methods of examining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Associations, Library Education, Library Science
PDF pending restorationStoltzenburg, J. – 1970
For the past twenty years university libraries have shown a tendency toward concentration of the holdings of separate institute libraries belonging to the same field of study within one single library. There has also been separation of branch libraries from the main body of the central library particularly in the fields of medicine and natural…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Casey, Genevieve M. – 1968
The purposes of this study were to assess the library needs of Oakland County residents, to suggest possible courses of action for the county within Michigan state law, and to recommend the role which the county government should play in the development of library services in Oakland County. A review of seven library studies of the last ten years…
Descriptors: County Libraries, Government Role, Library Planning, Library Services
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Bureau of Library Services. – 1969
The Michigan Library Trustees Manual covers the following topics: (1) characteristics of a good public library, (2) characteristics of good library trustees and boards, (3) responsibilities and duties of trustees in relation to those of the library, (4) planning and policymaking, (5) board meetings, (6) sample by-laws, (7) budget and finance, (8)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Library Administration, Library Guides, Library Planning
