Toward a National Program for Library and Information Services: Goals for Action 66-133 - 76 16 Prepared by The National Commission on Libraries Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data United States. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Toward a national program for library and information services: goals for action. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Libraries—United States. 2. Library cooperation—United States. 3. Information services-United States. I. Title. 2731.U5665 1975 021'.00973 75-15775 I. THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR The Resources The Need for Access The Challenge The Influence of Technology A Threshold Issue 1 1 2569 The Rationale for Federal Involvement 10 II. CURRENT PROBLEMS OF LIBRARIES 13 Public Libraries Special Libraries and Information Centers 13 14 15 17 (2) To Make Unique and Major Resource Collec- 53 (5) To Apply New Forms of Telecommunications 56 (6) To Support Research and Development ..... 58 |