In order to learn from experiences of academic libraries that combined their Circulation and Reference functions into one service point, an informal survey was conducted through relevant listservs. Some academic libraries have combined Circulation and Reference Departments at one desk and others are in the process of doing so. The results…

What we need are comfortable, identifiable, functional community designs instantly recognizable as libraries. (Author)

Chicago's Carter G. Woodson Regional Library is a prototype regional library center. (PF)

Reports on the state of academic libraries in 1876 with extensive statistical data and gives 166 references. (PF)

This paper describes and provides documentation for the development of a signage system for the Maine State Library. A brief description of the process is accompanied by copies of the Request for Proposal (RFP); a score sheet used to evaluate the offerings of various companies bidding for the contract and the results of the evaluation; a copy of…

More building projects than in 1973, although they're smaller, and include many more renovations and additions. (Author)

The physical layout of the library, a lack of communication between librarian and user, or constraints imposed by administrators may prevent the reference librarian from giving the best possible service. (LS)

By eliminating little-used books and buying multiple copies of popular titles, the usefulness of an academic library could be almost doubled without any need for increased space. (PF)

Describes the new library building of the Punjab Agricultural University Library, Ludhiana (India), its collections and activities. (Author)

The library's role in correctional education is to support, broaden, and strengthen the rehabilitative program and to provide services for those seeking education, information, and recreation. The dual philosophy of the library staff, the user characteristics, barriers, operational procedures, the staff, shortcomings, and general aspects are…

The importance of the library in education today is such that one should deplore the mentality which places a higher priority on athletics than on the development of an adequate, to say nothing of an exciting and imaginative, library facility. An adequate library has a pot of coffee, a formalized library skills program, materials and equipment to…

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COLLEGE CAMPUSES OFTEN NECESSITATES THE MOVING OF A LIBRARY COLLECTION FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. AT DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, A PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED BY WHICH THE REGULAR STAFF OF THE LIBRARY AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL MOVED EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE IN A 3-DAY PERIOD. STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, WORKING UNDER…

Letters were sent to all state departments of education or public instruction soliciting information and comments concerning the sharing of a portion of the public library building with other agencies such as public school administrations. Twenty-two replies were received from nineteen states. Over 50% of the respondents were in favor of the…