Focuses on significant developments of the recent past in acquisition and control of library microforms. Highlights include reference works essential to acquisition of microforms and microform equipment, microform utilization in libraries, bibliographic control, computer output microfilm (COM) and the Copyright Law, technological developments,…

This paper expresses the opinion of American Library Association's legal counsel regarding library use of copyrighted videotapes and computer programs. Highlights include the Copyright Act, library and classroom lending, and in-library and in-classroom use of videotapes and computer programs. Twenty-eight sources are given. (EJS)

Discusses copyright problems that arose when Texas A&M University Library installed microcomputers dedicated to computer-assisted instruction and research-related use. Highlights include microcomputer software questions, protection under copyright law, fair use, computers and copyrights, contracts and agreements, archival copies, vendor…