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This report updates a previous publication with the same title, issued in March 1972. The purpose of these reports has been to identify and document the services of information sources in the United States which might be of use to those working on policies for science and technology in developing nations. Many of the sources noted in the original edition have been updated and, in addition, several new sources of collections and services have been added. Of the two major sections of this work, the first identifies a number of U.S.-based libraries and organizations with major holdings in fields related to science and technology in developing nations along with a record of some of the smaller, more specialized collections of interest. The second section of this report is comprised of a bibliography of selected references related to the use of science and technology for development. Three main topics: (1) the transfer of technology, (2) industrialization, and (3) small-scale industries are emphasized, these being different from those addressed in the first edition. (Author/CP)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert