This look at changes in young adult literature and librarianship over the past 10 years discusses young adult librarianship in 1978; the development in 1978 of the "Young Adult Perplex" column reviewing adolescent literature; sex education; feminism; intellectual freedom; different perspectives of the column; and the current status of the field.…

Librarianship is in a period of great transition. Expanding uses of information technology and a dramatically changing demographic and economic environment are forcing librarians to re-examine their profession and to ask questions about their future relevance and viability. Change is and should be viewed as an ongoing and critical component of…

This fourth edition of the standard work on library centers addresses the challenges of electronic publishing, and puts issues of collection development into perspective. It provides students and practitioners with a broad understanding of the collection development process. Each chapter has been expanded and updated. The chapters are: (1)…