An autobiography, "Barrio Boy" is the story of Little Ernie, a boy born in the tiny mountain village of Jalcocotan in the State of Nayarit, Mexico. Divided into 5 parts, the book offers vivid descriptions of the author's early life--his family, his friends, his surroundings, as well as events in the journey from Jalcocotan that eventually ended in…

This survey is a first attempt to ascertain the existing and planned roles of the community college learning resource centers in meeting the total educational communication and service needs of the community college. It is the purpose of this survey to examine existing and planned library services. A committee analyzed each aspect of community…

This classified bibliography on South Asia and similar bibliographies on Africa south of the Sahara (LI 000 882) and East Asia (LI 000 881) have been compiled under the first phase of a three-year cooperative project to strengthen bibliographical resources for undergraduate libraries on "neglected" foreign areas. The bibliography in its…

The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the number of nursing students and educators in the institutions in southeastern Michigan, (2) where nursing students get clinical experience, (3) all the institutions involved in training nursing students, and (4) the library service available at these institutions. An interview schedule was…

When children are visually handicapped to the point that they cannot read, some other form of information carrier, such as braille books, sound recordings, models, and realia, must be used. For deaf children, one must provide a variety of visual information on transparencies and captioned filmstrips. Retarded children need special materials which…

A statewide library development program designed to provide total library services to meet educational, informational, and cultural needs of the people of Alaska is outlined in this document. The body of the report is divided into three sections. In the first, the purpose, scope, and development of the plan are summarized. The second section…

This selective annotated bibliography lists current reference sources in the McGill Library system which deal with film. It emphasizes a scholarly approach to the film as art and includes only a few technical items. The citations are arranged in the following categories: guides and bibliographies, film catalogues and listings, dictionaries and…

This book reports on an experiment in literacy which was carried out at the federal correctional institution in Milan, Michigan. Contents include: an introduction by Daniel N. Fader, "Walden's Bookshop," a discussion of a prison library; "The Milan Library: A History of Inmate Involvement"; "Literature and the…

This annotated bibliography is intended to serve as a resource and guide for persons concerned with the selection of picture books that are of interest to children of all ages and backgrounds. All the entries are hardbound (although many are also available in paperback) and were in print at the time the guide was completed. Each title was…

Many of the instant black collections are being stocked with reprints and administered by persons not knowledgeable in the field of black history, black books or black people. This study attempts to provide an initial basis that will be strengthened by the experiences of trial and error and the growing need of librarians for a criteria in…

The purpose of this paper is to recommend guidelines for the development of a special collection of materials to support a fifth year master's program in Librarianship. Reasons for the desirability of establishing a separate library school library are stated and some of the factors to consider in the initial and continuing development of the…

The local history collection should contain: county histories; city and village histories; state and regional histories; anniversary booklets; company histories; local newspapers; local magazines; genealogies; family albums; diaries; journals, and letters; account books; club yearbooks; school annuals; telephone books, city directories and local…

The National Union Catalog (NUC) is a record of publications and their location in more than 1,100 libraries in the United States and Canada. As such, it is the central register of library resources in North America. Major portions of the NUC are published on a continuing basis, but most of the records for imprints before 1956 consist of card…

Pamphlets can be a valuable part of any library collection. Most pamphlets today are housed in vertical files which are impractical and actually limit their availability. This document is a 14-page, illustrated booklet describing the SHA-FRAME system of organizing pamphlet literature. Complete step-by-step instructions are given, along with…

The information contained in this publication will be helpful in carrying out projects to aid blind and visually handicapped children and adults of all ages. Special materials available from the Library of Congress such as: talking books, books in braille, large print books, and books in moon type are described. Other sources of reading materials…