This report examines the distribution and availability of water quality reports in the state of Oklahoma. Based on legislation from the Clean Water Act and regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency's "Public Participation Handbook for Water Quality Management," depository libraries must be established to provide citizen access to…

The education of Early Childhood Library Specialists was initiated at the School of Library Science at North Carolina Central University, Durham in 1970. (Author)

Describes a survey of library personnel use of the LC subject catalog to determine how libraries used the catalog and what changes in format, content, and cost are most desirable. Findings indicate that use is primarily by technical service personnel, and non-English language listings are more important to users. (Author/MBR)

Describes a survey made in 1976 among the users of 35 patent libraries in the member countries of the European Community. Findings present sources of users, frequency of visits, types of users, and specific comments from users, including their willingness to pay for services. (Author/JD)

This survey by the Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center at the University of Alaska identifies and describes information and data collections within Alaskan libraries and agency offices which pertain to fish and wildlife or their habitat. Included in the survey are descriptions of the location, characteristics, and availability of…

Based on one question regarding library use from a national life-style study of a random sample of the American population, the major characteristics of library users and nonusers were determined. Fifteen activities having positive correlations and fifteen having negative correlations with male and female nonusers, moderate, and heavy users are…

A manpower survey of 426 Indiana libraries emphasizes the need for additional library supportive personnel. Recommendations to help provide the needed personnel include: (1) a continuing two-year associate degree program be developed and offered in Indiana to prepare library technical assistants; (2) lead instructors should be professional…

Prime objectives of the survery were to: (1) relate age, sex, geographical area, status within the institution, educational level, etc. to salary received, (2) provide timely data on salaries, and (3) test feasibility of applying similar survey techniques for the entire Medical Library Association membership. Questionnaire forms were designed: one…

Recommendations include: (1) Combine the architectural library with other departments when feasible; (2) Subsidize central library funding with departmental funding for new acquisitions; (3) Attempt to acquire one full-time professional librarian. (Author/PG)

The Texas Information Exchange (TIE) is a state-wide library network organized in 1967 for the purpose of sharing resources among Texas libraries. Its membership includes 37 college and university libraries, the Texas State Library, and ten public libraries that serve as Major Resource Centers in the Texas State Library Communications Network. In…

A survey of 1,006 individuals was undertaken in Summer 1973 to aid the Advisory Committee of the Colorado Council for Library Development in its revision of the Colorado Plan for Library Development. Of interest to the Council were the opinions, attitudes, and reported behavior of the state's citizens concerning information needs and libraries.…

Results of a statewide survey of public libraries in California conducted in September, 1978, to gather information about the impact of Proposition 13, the Jarvis-Gann Tax Limitation Initiative, on library services are summarized. Data from the 141 libraries which responded to the survey are organized in groups of comparative statistics,…

This report summarizes the results of a survey of the 91 libraries--public, special, academic, and school--in the Metropolitan Library Network of Nebraska concerning their serials activity: what union lists were extant in the network area, how those union lists were used in network libraries, and what area librarians would like to see in any…

This second part of a 3-phase study, which examined the potential of cooperative ventures and combination libraries for improving school and public library services in Florida, analyzed past and present attempts at mergers and multi-type library cooperative activities to assess the present status of combinations and library cooperation in the…

A standardized map policy was written based on information found in the literature for comparison with the methods which map libraries utilize in acquiring their collections. To determine the methods actually used by the field, a questionnaire was sent to 48 depository map libraries. Results substantiated the policy formulated for this study, that…