This report contains the major recommendations of the Library of Congress (LC) Management and Planning (MAP) committee. The mission and values statement developed by the MAP Committee for LC precedes the main body of the report. The first of two major sections of the report includes recommendations organized into chapters according to the five…

This report documents progress made toward the implementation of 55 of the 64 resolutions adopted by the delegates to the first White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1979. It is noted that implementation of the resolutions has been occurring and continues to occur at various levels: some resolutions were implemented simply…

Some recently established national programs for serials automation are evaluated from the point of view of the practicing librarian. (Author/PF)

Examines the role of the federal government in relation to library services in metropolitan areas, and discusses legislative efforts to achieve library objectives. (Author/PF)

Presents a method for determining the number of days on which questions must be counted in order to achieve a given precision and confidence in reference statistics. (Author/PF)

A draft report, designed to provide direction for reference service, prepared by the Standards Committee, American Library Association. (PF)

States that a library should be user rather than librarian oriented and gives suggestions for becoming user-oriented. (JG)

The pathfinder format (which includes topic definitions, subject headings, classification numbers, introductory sources, reference works, and documents) is used in teaching reference work in specific subject areas. (LS)

This manual, prepared for the UCLA Law School Library, outlines sample policies, procedures, and rules for a law school reference department. The manual consists of (1) a discussion of patron categories and priorities; (2) a statement of the kinds of services to be offered; (3) determination of the means of providing these services via procedures…

A committee was appointed by New York's Commissioner of Education to study the state's progress in fulfilling a 1958 legislative mandate that all residents of the area served have free direct access to the resources and services of all member libraries in a public library system. To carry out its mission, the committee: (1) sent a six page…

This annotated, selected bibliography of 21 monographs and articles on non-verbal communication is designed to help library personnel develop their perceptions of body language, thereby helping them respond more appropriately to user queries. Introductory material includes a brief literature review. (MBR)

This bibliography dealing with the future of libraries and librarians is divided into three parts: (1) "Trends in Education," with 17 citations, 10 of which are annotated; (2) "The New Copyright Law: How Will it Affect Library Service?," which contains 17 citations including laws and senate reports; (3) "Library Automation and Reader Services,"…

This report is a compilation of statistical information, comparison charts, programs, and long range goals and objectives for the Texas Trans-Pecos Library System, which is headquartered in the El Paso Public Library. The major goal is to make adequate library and information resources available to all residents of the nine counties in the region.…

Government documents and information services in Australia are discussed. (Author)

For slumping libraries in search of a meaningful expansion of community services, this is the one most likely to do the trick. (Author)