A plan is described for a project being performed by System Development Corporation utider sponsorship of the USOE and U.S. Army. The purpose of the project is to provide on-the-job training courses for updating and upgrading the knowledge and skills of library personnel. The need for such supplementary training stems from increased demands on libraries for services, increased rates of personnel turnover, and a growing lag between personnel retraining practices and the rapidly changing

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... nts for personnel performance. The personnel performance and knowledge areas chosen for attention during the initial project are (1) reference tools and procedures, (2) foreign and technical terminology, and (3) applications of modern technology in