Intended to give adult educators and adult education researchers greater and easier access to the Syracuse University adult education collection, the guide inventories, describes the resources, and names a contact person for each of 18 parts of the diverse collection. The following are the holdings attended to, which also reflect the guide's…

Plans by which academic libraries receive all the titles of a publisher's or book jobber's output are increasingly popular. A study was conducted to find out if there was a significant difference in utility between books acquired on these approval plans and books selected by librarians in the traditional way. (LS)

Librarians at Rutgers Law Library developed new programs of assistance to students which included: individualized instruction; inclusion of library information materials in registration packets; tours, workshops for introductory classes, printed guides; one-time classes on various subjects; and a newsletter. (LS)

This library handbook is a guide for the anthropology student. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research, and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in six categories: (1) general, including guides and literature surveys; (2) encyclopedias and…

This library guide is an informal handbook for the education student. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in nine categories: (1) general reference works, (2) abstracts and indexes, (3) ERIC tools,…

This library handbook is a guide for the engineering student. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in three categories: (1) general reference works--dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (2)…

This library handbook is an informal guide for the student of music. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in twelve categories: (1) guides to the literature, (2) style manuals, (3) dictionaries and encyclopedias, (4) subject reference…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student studying nursing. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in five categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) basic nursing; (4) illustrations;…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student of philosophy. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in ten categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries and encyclopedias; (3) abstracts and indexes; (4)…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student of psychology. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in nine categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) tests and measurements; (4)…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student of sociology. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in six categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) general, including dictionaries and encyclopedias; (3) biographical…

Guidelines for public libraries establishing library services to residents of local correctional facilities outline recommended services, policy, materials, and staffing. Suggestions for implementation of services, readings, a sample policy statement, and a sample periodical list are included. (MBR)

Describes the procedures that were developed to create a union catalog and to centralize technical services for a school of medicine library and a school of nursing library. (Author/PF)

A discussion of academic librarianship, including faculty status for librarians, collective bargaining and unions, library cooperation and consortia, and decision-making and planning. (LS)

Speech given before the Conference on Public-Library Relations (New York City, February 8-9, 1968).