This study on the management and use of state documents is included in the Indiana Library Studies. (Other reports in this series are available as ED 044 131 through 044 145.) Options for improvement and a plan of action for improved government documents management are given based upon studies of: (1) the present management of state documents in…

The work reported is part of a series of studies aimed at providing information and assistance to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in planning the Biomedical Communications Network (BCN). The first part reviews the literature on systems relevant to BCN design, documents System Development Corporation's position with respect to certain…

This is a narrative report of an institute held at Oklahoma State University from June 14 to June 26, 1970. The program outlined herein was designed to provide library specialists and educational media specialists with an educational growth experience which would help them meet the challenges and changes that need to be made in their educational…

A library building program is a reference handbook for the architects to use throughout their planning. It should contain--(1) table of contents, (2) index, (3) summary lists of space requirements, and (4) other useful summaries. The purpose of the program is to define the library building for the architect as interacting separate units of the…

The designs for paperback book display and storage furniture presented in this report aim at providing physical solutions to the problems and needs generated by the use of paperbacks in education. First and foremost, they are directed toward accessibility of the books in the library, bookstores, classrooms, lounges, commons, corridors, and…

The first two papers in this collection provide an introduction to and an overview of library administration. The third paper discusses the library administrator's needs for continuing education based on a questionnaire survey conducted by the Rutgers Graduate School of Library Service. Contributions of the political scientist and the public…

Changes in the physical environment of education are discussed. Topics include planning, flexibility in academic space, utilization of space, housing, science facilities, libraries, and new shapes and materials. (FPO)

Library resources in the University of California at Santa Barbara library on the life and culture of Mexican Americans are cited in this resource guide containing over 500 entries. The chronological period emphasized is post-1940 with slight attention to historical antecedents. Subjects emphasis is largely sociological. The guide is arranged…

The recent (1964) Wolf Management Engineering Company survey made another thorough study of developmental book activities in Turkey unnecessary. Therefore, less than one week was spent on this 1966 study to: (1) determine the extent to which the recommendations of the earlier study had been implemented, (2) collect data regarding libraries (an…

The catalog lists various commercially prepared media materials available on loan from the Westside Area Career Occupation Project (WACOP) Media Center for evaluation prior to school or district purchase. Among the types of media specified are: books, kits, cassettes, films, instructional units, transparencies, posters, pamphlets, and magazines.…

This annotated list of books suitable for children through age 12 was compiled to give children an unbiased, well-rounded picture of black life, both in the United States and in other parts of the world. It is a comprehensive rather than a selective list. Books are listed in categories such as picture books, stories for younger readers, poetry and…

The 15th annual summer symposia sponsored by the School of Library Science of Syracuse University invited speakers who represented efforts to humanize knowledge in the social sciences. They described their recent efforts in a neglected research area, namely the role and status of blacks in society. Dr. Charles V. Willie, a sociologist, presented…

Six papers are presented concerning the trends and issues in interinstitutional cooperation. Topics cover national cooperative trends, case study in starting a consortium; consortia and institutional change, library networks and what to expect, higher education management, financing higher education in Pennsylvania, and making more states more…

The Bio-Medical Library at the University of Minnesota has access to two on-line computer systems: the MEDLINE system (MEDLARS ON-LINE) of the National Library of Medicine and the State University of New York (SUNY) Biomedical Communication Network. MEDLINE consists of two files which provide coverage of the "Index Medicus" from 1970 to…

The document contains the three Summary of Activities Reports (1970 through 1973) that the American Society for Information Science submitted to the Office of Education and the National Institute of Education. The performance categories for each report include: 1) document processing; 2) information analysis; 3) services; 4) promotional…