This book provides current coverage of the present state of libraries and publishing in the United States and abroad. It has almost 1,000 entries and is divided into two sections. The first section is an alphabetical listing of countries from around the world. Each entry provides data about the political and economic condition of the country,…

These profiles of 28 depositories and government documents libraries in the state of Alabama itemize official depository status, subject concentration, and location of the documents within the library for each institution. The profiles also explain the organization and classification scheme of the document collection, circulation parameters, and…

Compiled by the Swedish Council for Scientific Information and Documentation, this directory is intended to inform institutions, authorities, and research and development performers of available sources of information about Swedish activities in various fields of research, mainly of a scientific and technical nature. It provides an alphabetical…

This revised manual for committee members of the Association of Research Libraries' (ACRL) Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) is a guide to the organization, procedures, bylaws, and membership of the committee. Following an introduction and suggested ways to get involved with BIS, three sections describe the structure of the BIS, its…

A telephone survey and interviews were used to compile this directory of map resources in San Francisco, California. The directory listings are divided into collections and sources of maps. Within the two sections, the entries are subdivided by type of institution. Collection locales include academic and government libraries, corporations, and…