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A variety of resources is needed to effectively carry out a comprehensive evaluation of any reasonably complex program of library instruction. At the State University College at Oswego, New York, the means and motivation for carrying out formal evaluation of a college library's instruction program were greatly enhanced when librarians cooperated with a campus research course. The library's program became a class project; faculty and staff shared their expertise; and these symbiotic efforts resulted in a fairly comprehensive evaluation project. The total evaluation process has included a faculty needs assessment, evaluation of current library instruction offered through freshman English and upper-level psychology courses, and feedback from graduating students. The research results have prompted improvements in the library instruction program, and they form a basis for continuing evaluation. This case study suggests that librarians look to their campus environments for stimulus and help, since colleges are usually rich in resources needed for program evaluation. (Author/KM)

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