The potential role of public libraries and the California State Library in a state-wide technical information system for business and industry is the topic of this report. Three levels of services are proposed for the system: (1) research centers (major academic libraries), (2) subject reference centers (major public libraries), and (3) local…

The Inglewood, California Public Library provides a paraprofessional information service to assist its patrons in their initial encounters with the library. Persons staffing the information desk are specially trained to answer the telephone, orient patrons to the library, screen information requests, and provide ready reference service. These…

A brightly colored van with an enthusiastic, interracial staff carries the Yonkers Public Library program to its populous inner-city neighborhood. The Minimobile carries a paperback book collection and audiovisual equipment. Its multilingual staff presents programs designed to attract new library users. The van stops at daycare centers, schools,…

Statistical data and directory information (name, address and telephone number) for public, academic and special libraries in the state of Wisconsin are compiled in this publication. The information on public libraries covers calendar year 1972, and includes statistics in population served, collections, loans, capital outlay, operating income and…

In response to the objective of providing quality library services to Florida's citizens and to supplement efforts of the Florida Library Association and local leaders, a library study commission was formed to produce an action plan for Florida's public libraries. The plan concentrates upon three principal needs of the library system:…

In "What Use Are Authors?" David Holbrook explores some of the problems authors are faced with in our society. The relationship between the small bookshop and the publisher is examined by Martyn Goff in: "The Problems of the Small Bookseller." Tom Woolston discusses the woes of the library suppliers in his talk: "Library…

This survey offers an analysis of the present effectiveness and capabilities of the Pueblo Regional Library in the areas of legal structure, facilities, organization, personnel administration, job assignments, Friends of the Library, reference services, circulation of Library materials, Library resources, registration, and budget. It also examines…

In Massachusetts municipalities there exists the need to develop at the policy-making, fiscal and administrative levels, an awareness, understanding and knowledge of the functions, objectives and roles of both the public library and the school media program in relation to children and young adults. To this end there should be joint administrative…

The purpose of this study was to survey and analyze two census tracts of Salt Lake City proper, a residential area frequently referred to as Central City. This study was commissioned by Richard J. Rademacher, Director, Salt Lake City Public Library. A questionnaire was formulated through an analysis of other surveys at the conclusion of an…

Public library service in the Barossa region of southern Australia is surveyed with a view to considering the form and implementation of future policies. The region is briefly described and a history of its public libraries and library services is provided. Present library services are analyzed and suggestions made for improvement. For better…

What is the state of the public library today and what should it be in the future? The need for answers to these questions is the reason for this study. Societal factors affecting the public library are studied. The report examines the development of the public library in the 20-year span since the "Public Library Inquiry" (1950-70), and describes…

The Southwestern Ohio Rural Libraries (SWORL) organization retained a consultant to aid the member libraries in planning for and providing improved library services. The purpose of this report, prepared by the consultant, is (1) to study library development since 1940 in Southwest Ohio--among the libraries organized as SWORL--evaluating present…

FIELD VISITS WERE MADE TO 15 PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO GATHER INFORMATION ON LOCAL SPONSORS OF LITERACY EDUCATION, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, TEACHING METHODS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS. PATTERNS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUAL LIBRARIES AND THE ADEQUACY OF LIBRARY SERVICES AND READING MATERIALS WERE…

The Associated Colleges of the Midwest Periodical Bank is a service which provides interlibrary access to periodical literature in the Chicago metropolitan area. By maintaining a dedicated collection of the most heavily requested periodicals and having access to the collections of all cooperating libraries, the Periodical Bank can provide…

This report presents a model developed to examine costs of public library services, such as reference, circulation, and special programs, to be used by librarians in implementing a program budget and planning a budget system. Allocations for personnel costs, materials costs, costs of supplies and services, technical processing costs, reference use…