Librarians must be alert to the local information needs of library users, and must also develop library instruction programs to help patrons make more effective use of the library. (LS)

This volume is the edited transcript of the tape-recorded symposium of archivists, manuscript curators, librarians, and historical agency administrators, which was held at Drake Univrsity in the fall of 1978. The papers presented are "The Law and Public Records: The Iowa Context" by Peter T. Harstad; "Being Selective: What to…

This guidebook examines the kinds of oral history materials available to local researchers and presents ways to evaluate and interpret those materials. There are six chapters. Chapter one describes the relevance and scope of local history, the role of the interviewer within the community, the contributions that oral sources can make to local…

The origins, socioeconomic growth, and present status of four Cleveland, Ohio, ethnic neighborhoods are analyzed in this report in order to determine their viability as inner city communities. The communities studied include (1) a "white ethnic island," the Slovenian/Croatian neighborhood on the East Side; (2) an area of "dying…

The pamphlet traces the social history of Woods Cross, Utah from pioneer arrival in 1847 through 1976. Each street of the town serves as the focal point for a discussion of the role of each family in the town's history. Content includes establishment of railway lines and a depot, growth of water companies and recurrent local water problems,…

One of the new initiatives in socio-cultural life in Apeldoorn was the foundation of a second youth centre, the "Tobbe" (tub). This center fulfilled a function of its own rather than a local function, by being accessible to everybody and not having any special denominational basis. This article outlined the reasons for its failure.…

An undergraduate oral history course is described. (DE)

Examples of how oral history can be used in the secondary classroom are provided.

Slide presentations on California history which use five slide projectors simultaneously are described. (DE)

Describes the foundation of "Foxfire," a quarterly magazine largely produced by Rabun Gap, Georgia, high school students; the Foxfire Fund is also explained. (KS)

Gives suggestions for developing a media-oriented local history project and for preparing students to conduct preliminary research and interviews. (KS)

Argues that the social studies curriculum has added too many contemporary issues to be effective. Contends social studies should emphasize history more and the expanding environments approach less. States that history should be introduced in the primary grades and strengthened in the upper elementary grades. (RKM)

The poem, "Paterson," is analyzed in the context of Paterson, New Jersey over 40 years. Changes that have taken place in the main symbolic sites of the poem are examined. In part, the poem led to changes in the area. Now the poem is a part of the city's culture. (VM)

Intended as an example of the kind of material that a student doing research on the Progressive Era might find at a local historical society or in the files of a hometown or city newspaper, this article details the philanthropic efforts of women living in the Chicago area in the early 1900s. (JDH)

Relates experiences of teacher of children's literature at West Virginia University in collecting folklore in northeastern Nigeria. Highlights include travels to village of Dalori; the Kanuri culture (in northeast area of Borno); tales recalled by employees of the Borno State Library; and a visit to the district head of Konduga. (EJS)