Discusses reasons for library involvement in the development of videotex in Canada, and proposes the use of a hypothetical videotex system with library staff and patrons as a closed user group to provide data for evaluating the impact of videotex on library services. Notes and 10 references are provided. (CHC)

Orr's schema for measuring the quality and value of libraries is described and discussed with respect to three paradoxes--the evaluation of catalogs, optimal library size, and Lenin's view of public libraries in the U.S. Seven references are cited. (CHC)

Reports on a study of the validity of Trueswell's 80/20 collections and holdings rule with regard to the circulation levels for fiction and nonfiction books at the Clearwater Public Library in Florida. Data are presented in five tables, and an 18-item reference list is attached. (JL)

Examines some of the issues that public libraries have had to deal with in delineating and pursuing as a specific organizational goal the provision of access to information. The perspective adopted is historical but not strictly chronological. Thirty-six references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Contends that network resource sharing is a service that is not appreciated by public library patrons, who accept only immediate delivery as acceptable access to materials. Improvement and expansion of local holdings is suggested as an alternative to expensive networking arrangements. Twenty references are included. (RAA)

A trustee of a Canadian public library discusses issues that must be addressed by the library board when the library staff forms a union. Suggestions are provided to aid in dealing with a union. (CHC)

Identifies six areas of children's librarianship that need attention: definition of the role of children's librarians; clarification of the goals and worth of children's services; an improved professional image; determination of the appropriate education to enable librarians to meet changed circumstances; and a better understanding of what…

Discusses the meaning of stimulation and substitution in the context of federal aid to libraries and suggests how these uses are likely to affect library funding in the immediate future. (Author/JVP)

Proposes a method of building local library support through the addition of genealogy and local history collections. Suggestions concerning types of information, media, collection development, and implementation are included. (JVP)

Describes the activities of the Connecticut Governer's Conference as participants prepare for the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Explains many of the current services being offered through public and school libraries in Connecticut. (LRA)

Describes the public lending right (PLR) situations in New Zealand and Australia, the only two countries in the South Pacific region to adopt a system of remuneration for authors whose works are circulated by libraries, and discusses its adoption in each country. The 76 references listed include interviews and letters. (CHC)

Notes that library support kept pace with inflation during 1980 and indicates a continuing sex bias with respect to women library directors. Women are neither proportionately represented nor paid as well as their male counterparts and their libraries suffer from lower per capita financial support. Data and references are provided. (RAA)

Reports the results of an unobtrusive study, from a user's viewpoint, of reference services available in the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. The study raises questions of policy centering around user expectations of library reference services. (RAA)

Focuses on the selection of materials whose content and format are interesting to and useful with older adults. Access to these materials is considered in terms of format, traditional library facilities, and alternate delivery systems (deposit collections, bookmobile service, shut-in service, books by mail, and cooperative services). (Author/JD)

Discusses the significance of some statistical trends in education level reached by older adults during the past 30 years; describes/summarizes some adult learning projects, including the College Entrance Board Adult Learning Project, and suggests librarian functions with adult learners; and argues for a life task orientation for adult education.…