This manual introduces the topic of family literacy programs in libraries and provides guidelines for libraries that are just getting started in family literacy programs as well as libraries that are further developing their existing programs. It is argued that illiteracy tends to be both intergenerational and cyclic, i.e., if a child's parents…

The 15 citations in this bibliography were selected through a computer search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. Documents and journal articles featured here pertain to the first and second White House Conferences on Library and Information Services (the second conference was originally proposed for 1989). The…

Part of an international series of amply illustrated, colorful, small size books for children ages 5 to 10, this volume describes the pioneers westward movement across the United States; relates the experiences of crossing the Great Plains; and talks about the jobs that grew out of the experiences: trappers, cowboys, and prospectors. Brief…

Part of an international series of amply illustrated, colorful, small size books for children ages 5 to 10, this volume describes daily Eskimo life in Greenland: hunting, fishing, what they eat, how they combat the cold, their dogs, and igloos. The book also talks about the animals of the Arctic area: polar bears, seals, and birds. The document…

Part of an international series of amply illustrated, colorful, small size books for children ages 5 to 10, this volume describes in text and in illustrations the social life, customs, and various aspects of life on the tropical island of Nossy Be, off the coast of Madagascar. Designed to be used as an educational resource to enhance learning, the…

The relationship of traditional and nontraditional variables to grades achieved by University of Portland (Oregon) students in five different majors (business, liberal arts, education, nursing, and engineering) was studied. Traditional variables were: the college major; freshman writing class grade; California Aptitude Test (CAT) scores in…

A one-page copyright policy adopted by the Board of Education of Carmel Clay Schools, Carmel, Indiana, is accompanied by guidelines for the use of copyrighted materials designed for the use of school staff members. Following a general discussion of copyright, the guidelines include discussions of the following topics: (1) computer software; (2)…

Compiled as part of a study of the managerial competencies of research librarians, this annotated bibliography includes sources that relate to the knowledges, skills, and attitudes of managerial personnel, with implications for research librarians. Sources pertaining to competency research methodology are also included. The bibliography is…

This annotated bibliography includes reference sources pertaining to business, economics, and management that are located in the libraries of the Portland and Gorham campuses of the University of Southern Maine. Specific reference sources are listed under the categories of: (1) indexes and abstracts; (2) dictionaries and encyclopedias, including…

Teacher salary schedules are presented for the 92 geographic school districts and two special school districts in the state of South Carolina. The ranks of the salary schedule values and the average salary values are displayed for the 92 geographic school districts. Rankings of the two special school districts are excluded since teachers in these…

This summary report provides a brief description of the development of a distance learning curriculum package by the School of Librarianship and Information Studies at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, which was designed to teach the skills of presenting, analyzing, and evaluating statistical information to middle-management-level librarians and…

Papers presented at an open forum on IFLA core programs held at the 1986 general conference of IFLA include: (1) "The Current Activities of the IFLA International MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) Programme: International MARC Project--Deutsche Bibliothek (IMP-DB)," (Dieter Wolf, Germany), which reviews the duties of the IMP-DB program…

The combination of computer technology and library operation is helping to alleviate such library problems as escalating costs, increasing collection size, deteriorating materials, unwieldy arrangement schemes, poor subject control, and the acquisition and processing of large numbers of rarely used documents. Small special libraries such as…

The Wisconsin Summer Library Program was developed to promote use of the library by children during the summer, to familiarize them with the resources of the public library, and to help them retain their reading skills over the summer. Different ways of interpreting the theme of the summer program for 1985 were suggested by librarians throughout…

This issue of the IATUL (International Association of Technological University Libraries) Proceedings provides an overview of interlending and document delivery in a number of countries. The document comprises: (1) "Interlibrary Lending in the United Kingdom" (Maurice B. Line); (2) "Interlending and Document Delivery in the Federal…