Outlines appropriate evaluation indicators and measures for community college learning resources centers (LRC's), identifying indicators of whether the needs of the LRC's constituencies are being met; of cost-effectiveness; and of the quality of staff, facilities, equipment, and the collection. (DMM)

Relates the story of Anne Carroll Moore, the influential Supervisor of Work with Children at the New York Public Library during the 1930s, as remembered by a young children's book editor who met her under unfortunate circumstances but then grew to be her friend. (NKA)

Winners of a national contest for cost-cutting in campus maintenance, institutional planning, and program administration and the nature of their innovations are reported. (MSE)

Focuses on librarians' search for their place in American popular culture, 1876-1950. Discussion covers preposterous caricatures, citations to male and female librarians in "Library Literature," fictional librarians, battle of sexes, and a glamorous image as portrayed in films and theater. Annotated list of 18 fictional works is…

Assesses the benefits of a minizoo project which incorporates an animal lending program. Describes the instructional opportunities made available to teachers and students through this offering. Also explains the functions and activities of an animal club for children. (ML)

This bibliographic essay provides general overview of material gathered in major bibliographies on women in librarianship and extracts from major publications that focus on status of women in libraries. Topics covered include surveys; history; career paths, patterns, and assessment; women in library management; status and activities; and…

A questionnaire survey eliciting opinions of 47 university administrators (nonlibrarians) on issue of faculty status for academic librarians indicates that 23.4 percent of respondents felt that librarians were appropriately classed as faculty, while 76.6 percent believed that academic librarians were more appropriately placed in professional…

A policy officer at the senior administrative level is needed to coordinate the implementation and use of information technologies in colleges and universities. Higher education must increasingly respond to the environment created by information technologies and their implementation. (MLW)

This article identifies problems with current practice in evaluating employee performance and presents currently accepted performance appraisal methods (behaviorally anchored rating scales, management by objectives). A research project designed to improve appraisals for school media specialists which was field-tested in four Florida school…

Describes experiences in organizing a program of microform reader and reader/printer maintenance at Texas A & M's Sterling C. Evans Library and offers guidelines for regular machine maintenance and repair. Guidelines discussed relate to maintenance philosophy, general machine cleaning, troubleshooting, service contracts, supplies,…

Descriptions of available microcomputer software cover basic software, word processing, database management systems, in-house information retrieval, searching of external online information retrieval systems, in-house library housekeeping, and financial and management software. Checklist of points to consider when acquiring software, 36…

This paper focuses on intensified information transfer activities in rural areas of Nigeria: community development work, agricultural extension service, mass media (newspapers, television, radio, problems of communication), and the role of the library (reinforcing messages, repackaging information, acquiring specialized materials, coordinating…

Libraries and computing facilities are important assets for achieving high-quality instruction and research, but most evaluations of them dwell on input rather than output. Consideration of a variety of issues, particularly when examining computer use, can help determine when the resources are not enough or are oversufficient. (MSE)

This essay focuses on the effects of the information revolution and technological advancement on humans, noting themes in George Orwell's "1984," technology insecurity in libraries, technology and control, social interest regulation, ownership of telecommunications lines, technology and humanism, programming people, and effects on…

Describes an innovative library which uses puppets, a pretend computer, stuffed animals, and science displays to appeal to children's interests and to create positive attitudes. (DST)