The development of film services and use in the public library is described from its beginning in 1910 to the present. The rationale presented is based on examination of certain keys periods in this development and takes into consideration both library practice and its theoretical basis. (MBR)

Presents results of a survey which polled 37 university libraries to determine the attitudes, opinions, and perceptions of map librarians regarding unique security problems, addressing such factors as commercially designed security systems, written circulation policies, and access limitations. Twenty-six references are listed, and appendices…

Summarizes the findings of a survey that gathered data on the status of topographic map acquisition programs in academic libraries. Forty-nine of the 85 libraries queried supplied data on collection development methods, priorities and funding, and problems of acquiring topographic maps. Twenty references are cited. (FM)

Subdivisions are General Works on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship; Bibliographies; Library Bill of Rights; School Libraries and Young People; Public Libraries, Academic Libraries, and Library Education; Selection Policies; Racism, Sexism, and Social Responsibility; Censorship and National Security; Intellectual Freedom, Censorship, and the…

Describes the structure of the mechanisms and problems in the distribution and utilization of bibliographic data in United States libraries from 1876 to 1945, or from the founding of the American Library Association to the close of the precomputer age. (Author/LS)

A list of nonprint materials (except 16mm films) in the science area for secondary school and public libraries. A list of producers, with addresses, is appended. (LS)

Identifies the kinds of research (both intrinsic and extrinsic) in which the study of maps plays an integral role, and defines the function of the library in historical map research. Nineteen references are cited. (FM)

Presents an overview of the developments and dilemmas related to the cataloging and classification of maps, addressing the areas of online library systems, cooperative cataloging, descriptive cataloging, subject access, and the improvement of network capabilities. Seventeen references are cited. (FM)

Reviews the literature concerned with the users of maps in libraries, and presents profiles of four such user groups in an academic environment: students, faculty, business and government institutions, and the general public. Twenty-two references are cited. (FM)

Traces the history of map librarianship education, surveys the current state of library science education, and outlines specific requirements for the education of map librarians. Twenty-one references are cited. (FM)

A list of nonprint science materials for elementary school libraries, divided into broad subject categories. A list of producers and their addresses is included. (LS)

Discusses developments in the application of computer and microform technologies to the storage and management of large map collections, including online cataloging systems, digital databases, videodiscs, microfilm, and the role of map librarians. A bibliography lists more than 70 sources. (FM)

The experience of the University of California Santa Barbara Arts Library with computerizing bibliographic control of art exhibition catalogsis described. (PF)

After a brief discussion of science reference service, there is a list of science reference books. First are general science books, then specific lists by broad Dewey decimal classes. Grade levels are given for each work. (LS)