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Reports that United States Librarian of Congress nominee Daniel J. Boorstin has successfully fielded the third round of questioning by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on September 10, 1977 in which he confronted charges made against him. Objections raised by the American Library Association against Boorstin's nomination; Questions asked by the Committee to Boorstin.

Reports on the overruling of the presidential veto on educations appropriations in the United States. Manner of voting of the members of the United States Congress; Extension of funding of education programs.

Focuses on an editorial by William Safire in the August 11, 1975 issue of 'New York Times,' regarding the 'leftist' leaning of the 'Bicentennial Reading, Viewing, Listening' list distributed by the American Library Association in the United States. Criticisms against the National Endowment for the Humanities' choice of the ALA list; Response drawn by the editorial from the ALA.

Presents the views of administrators of both big and small research libraries in the United States with regards to the question of necessity of investing in network or cooperative services. Importance of network services in library development; Possible drawbacks of networking and establishing interlibrary cooperation; Preparations needed before investing in network services.

Focuses on the importance for libraries to devote an equal proportion of resources to energy information. Building of the necessary information banks for adequate energy information; Provision of opportunities to enrich library collections on energy.

Reports on Atlanta, Georgia's hosting of the first of the state library conferences in the United States on September 15, 1997. Basic documents for the conference; Issues raised during the events; Preparations for the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science.

Announces the Canadian Library Association's (CLA) call for the establishment of a national library network. CLA effort to encourage the National Library to take the initiative and negotiate contracts with other major research libraries to form a network and make their collections available nationwide.

Reports that the Western Services Center of Online Computer Library Center Inc. has signed up several community college members.

Reports that the Western Services Center of Online Computer Library Center Inc. has added a phone line to handle incoming calls.

Focuses on Houston Metropolitan Research Center's (HMRC) establishment of a program to document the history of the Mexican-American population in Houston, Texas. Effort to enlarge library holdings with records of Mexican-American organizations and oral history interviews; List of documents HMRC wants most.

Focuses on videotape lending services at public libraries in two major cities in the United States. Blackhawk Films' donation of a collection of videotapes to the San Francisco Public Library in California; Lack of machine standardization at the New York Public Library in New York City.

Focuses on Nassau County, New York-based library system's establishment of a 'human data bank.' Variation of library referral service; Goal of matching up people who want to teach a skill with people who want to learn; Source of funds for the service called the Learning Connection.

Focuses on availability of a series of multilingual library handbooks at the James G. Gee Library at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas.

Presents the 'Energy Source Directory' of the 'Library Journal' which features a list of activist and civic groups, associations, publishers and distributors engaged in public education on energy issues, compiled as of 1980. Brief characterization of the organization; Organizational interests; Publication programs.

Announces appointment of John Vance as vice president and general manager of Xerox Corp.'s Information and Reference Service.

Focuses on Harvard University's attempt to build a case for greater cooperation within Harvard's university library community in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Goal of maximizing advantages of Harvard's decentralized library system; Creation of an online, computer-supported system; Utilization of new technology to improve access.