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The two papers in this document are: (1) "Culture in the Craft" and (2) "Management Aspects of Mobile Libraries.""Culture in the Craft" reviews the problems of providing library services in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bookmobiles are used to serve library users that live in farms near the road. Other library users are served by a cooperative program that involves the readers desiring library materials to convene at one location such as a neighborhood farm or at the local post office. The paper "Management Aspects of Mobile Libraries" concentrates on the application of modern management techniques to improve library services. (Author/MM)

Forty-one country libraries in Wales, Scotland and England were surveyed in 1970 in an attempt to establish current practice in the design and construction of mobile libraries. This report is the first step of the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association to establish standards for mobile library design and construction. The survey covers the overall dimensions of mobile libraries, the chassis, coachwork, external details, internal details, electrical system, heating and ventilation, and accessories. (Author/MM)