This symposium report includes seven papers that address issues concerning the North American Collections Inventory Project (NCIP) Conspectus sponsored by the Research Libraries Group (RLG). Topics discussed include cooperative collection development; rigor and research in library and information science; decision making and uncertainty; and data…

This article reports results of a study examining the attitudes of classroom faculty toward the types of materials that are appropriate for the undergraduate library. Justification, construction, and refinement of the attitude scale, and the use of interviews, judges, and pilot and field tests are noted. Thirty-seven references are cited. (EJS)