The first part of this paper traces the historical origins of two current practices of bibliographical description. There is a general lack of historical knowledge of the origins of modern practice as well as an absence of rational justification which is exemplified by today's use of quasi-facsimile transcription to represent title pages. The…

Because of its hierarchical notation, the Dewey Decimal Classification is advantageous for machine searching. However, the increased volume of topics in recent years has made recoding in the system necessary. Education, for example, is a rapidly changing field, and the Dewey Decimal Classification system has not kept pace. As a result subject…

This study of reference service measurement in support of professionalism for librarians eliminates the directional vs. reference query distinctions and looks at all reference desk transactions in terms of the number of distinct and definable judgments they require for resolution. (Author/JAB)

The article outlines the evolution, development, and current operational programme of the ISBD's (International Standard Bibliographic Description) within the framework of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations). (Author/JAB)

Based on the example of economic research, the method outlined permits the drawing up of a typology of Social Science information sources. Resources are grouped in four categories: organizational framework, reference sources, periodicals, and information services. (Author/JAB)

Pictorial and narrative history marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the H. W. Wilson Company is presented in this article. (SJ)

Statements on various topics are given by: Carlos Cuadra, Victor Rosenberg, Mary Madden, Liz Pan, Joseph Raben, Pauline Atherton, Joshua Smith, Martha Williams, Charles Bourne, and Robin Lake. (SJ)

In the belief that an awareness of the disadvantages of a particular method of teaching is useful, some general questions are raised concerning the self-paced or personal system of instruction (PSI) for library science as implemented along lines suggested by Keller. Modified approaches are presented as alternatives. (4 references) (Author/KE)

With equally rigorous, but different preparations, librarians and teachers must be part of a task in which both cognition and process are resultants. (Author/MM)

The past twenty years have brought notable advances in bibliography, publications, legislation, standards, collections, buildings, intellectual freedom, international relations, interlibrary cooperation, information science -- the bones and sinews of good library serivce. (24 references) (Author)

International librarianship is defined as co-operative activity in the field of librarianship done for the benefit of the individual librarian in the whole of the world and examples of fruitful international work by international governmental and non-governmental organizations are given. (6 references) (Author)

This is the first part of a two-part article on library education. It deals with the historical bases for the development of certain traditions in higher education and education for librarianship. (Author/NH)

Any argument for a program of education for librarians must be based on a considered opinion of the present condition of library practice and an estimate of its condition in the future. (2 references) (Author)