Reviews the activities of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a part of Library of Congress, which provides briefing assistance, pro and con studies, policy analysis, extensive reference service, and some help for constituents of legislators. Areas of conflict and the legislative committees which regulate Library of Congress are described.…

Major problems of typist instruction and supervision which resulted from the research library being located twelve miles from the typewriter installation were solved by making use of work sheets and continuous typing forms. (Author/NH)

When a small agriculture research library initiated computer-based retrospective literature searches, there was a significant increase in the library's interlibrary loan activity. Results of a study to determine the extent to which interlibrary loan activity was affected by the implementation of this service are reported. (JPF)

The Science/Technology Information Center at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, offers a new service to its science community. It provides a researcher with any materials not already located in his department library, regardless of format or location, at no charge. Operations, procedures, and costs are discussed. (4 references)…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Research Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, has set up a computerized service system following low-cost guidelines. (Author)

Sweden has special, public, and academic libraries. Staff for each is recruited from different groups of people and trained in different ways, according to the special requirements, goals, and philosophy of each type of library. This article focuses primarily on information and documentation centers and research libraries. (JPF)

Describes a user-oriented model for setting priorities for services in a medium-size scientific/technical research library. A survey of the research staffs of three organizations regarding their conception of library priorities is compared with the budgets and opinions of the three library directors. The questionnaire used is included. (Author/JD)

A user evaluation of library services and facilities revealed a dichotomy of the user population into director and non-director subgroups. (Author/PF)

The conceptual approach and procedures which have been developed for this program provide the basis for initiating a similar training program in any large library within commuting distance of a library school. (4 references) (Author/NH)