Describes how the concept of user education developed in Pakistan under the influence of UNISIST. The outline of an inservice orientation course on the structure and use of subject literature for college teachers, and a questionnaire used to determine prior training and skills of participants are appended. (LLS)

Lists and discusses factors affecting presearch interviews; common elements of the interview; and components of interviews with new or infrequent users, experienced users of search services, and on-site users. Do's and don'ts for library staff members during a search and skills and attributes for effective presearch interviews are also listed.…

Pro Libra Associates, Inc. in South Orange, New Jersey, is a cadre of some 200 carefully screened professionals and clerical workers who perform a variety of library tasks on a contract basis. (Author/LLS)

Presents a career development self-inventory for school library media specialists to use in assessing their career needs, and to aid in developing strategies to reach their professional goals. (Author/BK)

The New Right is working to alter drastically what is--or isn't--taught in American schools, the basic concept under attack being pluralism. They want to put the Bible and prayer back into the classroom; and get evolution, sex education, realistic library books, "objectionable" textbooks, and "secular humanism" out. (MLW)

Lowering class dropout rates is the goal of the physics department at the University of Houston (Texas). Microcomputers, videotapes, and tutors are available to assist students. (Author/MLF)

Describes audio and digital recording devices, computer-assisted instructional systems, audiovisual aids, and viewdata systems used by British library schools in the instruction of online searching. Twenty-eight references are cited. (FM)

Discusses projects of the Graphic Information Research Unit at the Royal College of Art (England), which relates to the legibility of scientific and technical information. Summarizes the Unit's survey of problems in providing adequate guiding in libraries and museums, and reports two studies of Computer Output Microfilm library catalogues. (GT)

Points out the techniques and practices school librarians intuitively use to encourage and enhance reading by children and notes that cooperation between instructors and librarians can do much to improve children's reading skills. (RAA)

Describes a program using an interest inventory with high school students to acquaint them with the career centers, and teach them to use the library. The two-week course combines career counseling and research skills to help students learn to use available resources. Both students and teachers found the program useful. (JAC)

Presents works dealing with various aspects of French women, including their role in society, history, politics, employment, and education. Entries are grouped under the following categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) general works; (3) documents (anthologies, biographies, memoirs); (4) recent titles; (5) reviews; and (6) research. (AM)

Discusses a one-semester course offered in the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana which incorporates technical writing and the use of the chemical literature into a single course. (CS)

Explores the major channels for dissemination of research results with reference to the role of libraries and other formal information centers in this communication process. Some problems existing within these channels, some recent advances in this dissemination process, and future trends are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Discusses the concept of professionalism for librarianship, questioning the position of library associations on credentials as well as the validity of the graduate degree in library science with regard to the individual librarian and public service. (CWM)

Notes that the American Library Association (ALA) has adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity statement which all libraries, hopefully, will use as a guide in establishing affirmative action programs. The ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources will provide assistance to libraries interested in establishing such programs. (Author/JM)