Identifies six areas of children's librarianship that need attention: definition of the role of children's librarians; clarification of the goals and worth of children's services; an improved professional image; determination of the appropriate education to enable librarians to meet changed circumstances; and a better understanding of what…

Proposes a method of building local library support through the addition of genealogy and local history collections. Suggestions concerning types of information, media, collection development, and implementation are included. (JVP)

Discusses the significance of some statistical trends in education level reached by older adults during the past 30 years; describes/summarizes some adult learning projects, including the College Entrance Board Adult Learning Project, and suggests librarian functions with adult learners; and argues for a life task orientation for adult education.…

Update of a 1976 paper reviews technological, financial and economical, social and behavioral, and managerial trends in the information field, presents conclusions, identifies options, and suggests action. The profession is urged to study and identify its role in the rapidly approaching "paperless society." Predicted specific events and references…

Suggests seven basic steps of instructional design to be used by library media specialists in planning with teachers for instructional development efforts. (Author/CMV)

Discusses the author's report, "The Future of the National Library of Canada," in terms of its scope, intent, and limitations. (CHC)

Argues for purchase of library books within Canada. Reasons given are the library's cultural responsibility and the need to aid in resolving the financial crisis faced by Canadian publishers. (SW)

Presents the full text of the Task Force report on networking, adopted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science to delineate the position of the school library media program within the total framework of national networking. The role of the school library media program is clarified. (Author/CMV)

Outlines a social experiment in which library services were extended to include book circulation and other services to children who were mountain shepherds in Italy. The program was successful in initiating socialization of the young boys with other shepherds and village children. (Author/CWM)

Introduces the problems and constraints that will exist in the design and implementation of a library-based urban information system. (Author/PF)

Librarians at Onondaga Community College (New York) view their function in the education process as librarian-teachers who instruct students in the access routes to information, and who enrich and augment the course curriculum while encouraging life-long habits of inquiry. (JG)

Describes the Access 2000 project at Wake Forest University (North Carolina) where students should have access to computers by the year 2000. Highlights include its history and goals; and the library's part in training faculty, staff, and students to use the new technology that includes an IBM ThinkPad laptop computer for each incoming first-year…

Reports on three research studies that indicate that exemplary teacher-librarians impact student achievement through leadership, cooperative program planning and team teaching, knowledge of information and technology, student access and assistance, and administrative support. (Author/LRW)

Reviews 18 articles on Israeli libraries published between 1978 and 1995. Highlights concerns about the lack of a clear national role for the Jewish National and University Library, the slowness of libraries to adopt MARC standards, a weak national policy on public libraries, slow development of school libraries, and the limited professional…