This paper outlines practical steps to be taken that will include nonprint materials in the mainstream procedures of technical services operations--selection, order records, cataloging, post-cataloging operations, policy and procedure formation, loan period, checkout techniques, inspecting returns. Integration of nonprint materials into the main…

Maps possess many unique attributes which standard library materials do not, and as a result they are not covered in standard library science courses such as reference, cataloging, collection development, and preservation. Some library schools have responded to this by offering a specialized course in map librarianship. However, few schools offer…

This manual describes procedures followed by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Library Cataloging Department in its Music Retrospective Conversion Project. The goal of the project, running from October 1, 1983 to December 31, 1984, is full conversion of bibliographic records for scores, recordings, and music monographs to machine readable…

This guide was developed to help students and researchers conducting undergraduate-level research find collections of Vermont materials throughout the state. It is not a catalog of specific titles or archival collections, nor is it comprehensive. Information about 38 libraries, all of the academic libraries in the state, some of the larger public…

The Commission on Preservation and Access has published a number of reports on the preservation and access implications of scanning text and microfilm. This report focuses on what sets the digitization of visual collections apart from other scanning projects. Projects to digitize visual collections present their own unique set of questions and…

This guide spells out the collection development policy of the library of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. The guide is divided into the following five topic areas: (1) introduction to the community served, parameters of the collection, cooperation in collection development, and priorities of the collection; (2) considerations in…

Six articles on the use of audiovisual materials in the school library media center cover how to develop an audiovisual production center; audiovisual forms; a checklist for effective video/16mm use in the classroom; slides in learning; hazards of videotaping in the library; and putting audiovisuals on the shelf. (EJS)

This guide argues that cataloging rules for all materials, both book and nonbook, should be based on the same principles so that all catalog records can be in one file. The guidance in this book applies to collections that are directly accessible to the public where archival conservation plays little role. It is written for libraries that…

This book covers the role, purpose, and philosophy related to each of the major functional areas of library public service. This sixth edition, on the presumption that most people know the basic facts about computer hardware, does not include the chapter (in the previous edition) on computer basics, and instead integrated specific technological…

This article reviews studies of school library media collections which address issues related to collection evaluation, networking, collection mapping, student preferences, and special collections. A summary of practical implications of the research findings and a proposed research agenda are appended. (35 references) (SD)