The 11-item annotated bibliography provides a comprehensive guide to resource material, research findings, and developments related to public libraries and Mexican Americans. Published between 1970 and 1976, the materials are drawn from issues of "Resources in Education" (RIE) and "Current Index to Journals in Education"…

To search out areas for library cost reduction, a cost-effectiveness study of an overdue pickup operation was conducted. Labor and vehicle mileage costs and costs of planning the weekly pickup route were tabulated, and compared against the value returns from fines and the avoided cost of replacing lost items. Labor and mileage was determined at…

Faced with task duplication in its public branch libraries, the Library Council of Victoria, Australia, undertook a feasibility study called Technilib to determine whether a central cataloging and processing bureau should be established. Consultants considered the practicality and expense of introducing a centralized cataloging service using the…

The Inglewood, California, public library provides a manual on reference service. The theory, purpose, and objectives of reference are noted, and goals and activities are described in terms of budget, personnel, resources, and services. A chapter on organization covers service structure, information services, relationships with other library…

Educators in Newfoundland are recognizing the value of media programs and are requesting instructional materials in order to meet the various needs of their students. In response, the Government of Newfoundland made a $5.00 per pupil grant to school districts for the purchase of instructional materials during the 1970-71 school year and has raised…

An introduction discusses data collection methods, population served, materials collection, library use and public library finance. Tables for regional libraries include data for the total system as well as for subsystems. Figures are provided for number of administrative units, population served, staff, collections, open hours, circulation,…

A system study of the Shelter Rock Public Library was conducted using available documents, background statistical data, and site visits. The library was found to be a strong public institution. The study group's major recommendations included: reorganization of the staff into three major departments--public services, technical services, and…

Objective of the Four Corners Mobile Library Project, which has been in operation for over 2 years, is to adequately and effectively meet the informational needs of the area. During 1971-72, the Four Corners Bookmobile service on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations was expanded to include an additional bookmobile and 3 additional staff members to…

The Four Corners Mobile Library Project is a cooperative project between the Four Corners Regional Commission and the Arizona Department of Library and Archives. Ending its third year of operation, the project has proven to be a valuable adjunct to the somewhat meager educational and recreational resources available to the residents of this…

The document opens with a 13-page paper entitled "The Role of Libraries in Post-Literacy Adult Education," by E. E. Kaungamno, which discusses the goals, policies, and problems of providing library services for the new literates of mainland Tanzania. The role of libraries is to provide follow-up reading material so that neo-literates do…

As a first step toward making the library more responsive to the needs of the community's children, a guide was developed to help libraries compile a community information file. The guide provides a list of sources of information, a list of possible subject areas to be covered, and forms and letters to be used in collecting and verifying data from…

In 1974 a study was made of alternatives for centralized book processing for the South Central Regional Library (SCRL) of Ontario, Canada. The planners first examined the general benefits of centralized processing as to staff, time, space, standardization cost, coordination, and utilization of new technology, and then examined these benefits…

The Institute was aimed at the approximately 90 small libraries in rural Idaho towns which are staffed and administered by locally recruited people, few of whom have any library training. A Selection Committee consisting of the Project Director and the Director of the Idaho State Library selected participants on the basis of the degree of…

This study was conducted to explore possibilities for cooperative library activities in the 36 county region of the Abilene Major Resource System which has the Abilene Public Library as the Major Resource Center. The report begins with a consideration of the region as an environment for public library service, followed by a detailed assessment of…

This report presents the findings and recommendations of a study conducted to determine ways of improving library service in Kentucky. The study involved the examination of Kentucky's school, public, academic and special libraries and the Department of Libraries, followed by the development of a statewide plan of library service which includes a…