A 1975 cost analysis study of the Purdue University Library and Audio-Visual Center collected data to ascertain the cost of services and materials during the fiscal year 1975 and to identify the allocation of costs among user groups, among library functions (e.g., processing, client services), and among end uses (e.g., instruction, research). This…

The Lake County (Indiana) Public Library provides a guide to materials for the deaf. The fiction list is annotated. Unannotated lists include materials on the deaf child, books on manual communication, resource books (law, education, directories, guides), poetry, lipreading materials, general information on deafness and the deaf, biographies,…

This is the third compilation of theses and dissertations in the holdings of the Army Library. These theses and dissertations were prepared under the program supervised by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development. The Army Library serves as the recipient of these papers, copies of which are submitted by students…

The scholarly record, produced, distributed, and procured because of complex social values and by means of complex bureaucratic institutions, is now so large and continues to grow at such a pace that the task for identifying what should be purchased and retained for a particular library agency requires a highly abstract verbal model to explain.…

One of a series on library service to disadvantaged adults, this guide describes the selection of special materials. Factors to consider in identifying the clients and their needs are outlined. Bibliographies useful in selecting special materials for disadvantaged adults, some 140 books popular with adult new readers, and 23 publishers of such…

This compilation is designed to assist librarians in selecting books for supplementing the expanding program of industrial arts education. The books were selected for the major subject areas of a broad industrial arts program, on the basis of reflected interest of students, content, format, and readability. The format and coding used in the…

This study was limited to juvenile library collections and was focused on the policies and practices which determined or affected the quality and balance of these collections. Statistical data reflected policies rather than measurements in meeting library standards. Recommendations for the collections included: a written policy should govern…

This document is a statement of organization for planning and administering the elementary school library. The report includes recommendations for space requirements, equipment, costs, and location of the library. Also included in the report are operational recommendations--(1) book selection, (2) acquiring books, (3) the organization of the books…

Focusing on the resources of an academic library (th University of California at Los Angeles, in this case), this booklet outlines and discusses a plan for conducting library research in preparing a term paper. Beginning with a section on books, in which the card catalogue is explained, the outline continues with sections on periodicals and…

A publication survey trip to Nigeria, Southern Africa, and Europe was taken by Julian W. Witherell of the African Section of the Library of Congress in 1972. The purpose of the trip was to improve the flow of publications about Africa to the Library of Congress. The trip was successful in that personal contacts helpful in obtaining local materials…

Minority groups should be accurately presented in educational materials for all school children, especially those with minority backgrounds. Materials should avoid giving the minority child a negative self-image. Life should be portrayed as it is, including harsh realities. Factual material must reflect authoritative, comprehensive, and current…

Two checklists are provided as a recommended collection for prison law libraries. The first list is for a minimum collection and the second for an expanded collection. Each entry includes place of publication, publisher, dates, number of volumes, and prices. Information on necessary shelf space and a directory of publishers is also included. (JG)

Canada has an especially difficult information problem since an enormous proportion of the publications required by Canadian researchers are produced in foreign countries. The attempt to solve this problem by a numerological or Farmington Plan approach is wrong both in theory and practice. This method emphasizes size and discounts selectivity.…

The Palm Beach County Library System is evaluated for its program to date and for its existing public library resources in the County. Population trends are examined and a realistic program for the development of library services over a six-year period is recommended. The estimated costs for implementation of these recommendations are outlined in…

The objectives of the Four Corners Bookmobile project are to provide public library service related to the economic and social development and educational needs of the Indian reservations in northeastern Arizona by means of a mobile library unit. The implicit objectives are to make library service available and meaningful to people who are not…