Presents the results of a questionnaire survey sent to 399 members of the Duplicates exchange Union. (PF)

The acquisitions department of the University of Nebraska at Omaha library conducted a quantitative evaluation of the library's book collection in relation to the course offerings of the university. (Author/LS)

Plans by which academic libraries receive all the titles of a publisher's or book jobber's output are increasingly popular. A study was conducted to find out if there was a significant difference in utility between books acquired on these approval plans and books selected by librarians in the traditional way. (LS)

A study of 1,434 interlibrary loan requests of the California State University, Fullerton, library is described. An analysis of book and periodical requests was made. (Author/LS)

A plan developed by the Acquisitions Department at San Fernando Valley State College for acquiring o.p. books and for evaluating the dealers who supply them is discussed. (Author)

Presents results of a study undertaken to investigate complaints about time lag in the operation of a medium-sized school district's centralized system for ordering and processing school library materials. The study found that delays were no longer than those of the earlier decentralized system. Eight references are listed. (FM)

Describes an experiment at Cornell University (New York) to produce computer-output microfilm from digital images by means of an electron beam recorder to preserve deteriorating library materials. Topics addressed include quality evaluation using imaging standards and printers' type sizes. Samples of film printouts and direct digital printing are…

Decisions on the disposition of worn books from a library collection should be based on systematic evaluation. A checklist of questions to be asked in sequence is offered. (Author/NH)

Reviews the history, literature, and methodology of collection evaluation or assessment in American research libraries; discusses current problems, tools, and methodology of evaluation; and describes an ongoing collection evaluation program at the Stanford University Libraries. (Author/MBR)

Twenty-nine questions to be asked before deciding on a book catalog are presented with comments based on the experience of the Baltimore County Public Library. The assumption made throughout this paper is that the work will be done by computer. (Author/NH)

Discusses a study which examined the disposition, one year after input, of a sample of original cataloging contributed to the OCLC database by the Indiana University at Bloomington Libraries. (Author/FM)

A "cataloger's camera" to facilitate the reproduction of catalog card sets has been sought actively by librarians for more than two decades, never with complete success. Several of the latest library and commercial developments in the continuing quest for this elusive device are described briefly. (Author)

Highlights from five workshop sessions held during the Preconference Institute on Collection Development in June 1977 focus on collection development policy statements, selection tools, budgeting, evaluation, and weeding. (MBR)

Describes the planning process and the procedures established to get the Fels Research Institute Library started in exchange activities through the ALA Duplicates Exchange Union and the MLA Exchange. Methods for evaluating the success of these programs after one year are explained. (Author/MBR)

The dictionary catalog is described as a logical answer to the inadequacies of the divided catalogs ofthe nineteenth century. The claims in behalf of a return to the divided catalog are challenged. (Author/NH)