Choice, a book selection tool, assists academic libraries with library material selection. (MF)

Reviews in detail the book reviewing journals of interest to academic libraries. A bibliography of current and useful selection tools is included. (PF)

Profile of library review journal "Choice" as it enters its twenty-first year highlights the pool of approximately 3,000 reviewers (recruitment, subject expertise); inception of the "Choice" concept; organizational objectives (to serve libraries with best possible reviews of scholarly materials); and recent editorial changes…

Some bracing thoughts and suggested guidelines on the delicate relationship between publishers and reviewers are presented by the president of a small, independent trade house. (Author/KE)

The book is a difficult medium to use to communicate information about an art that is not only visual but mobile. This article reviews childrens dance books that succeed in this difficult means of communication. (38 references) (Author/SJ)

The response of readers to an article on Reference Book Reviewing" by Harry Whitmore (RQ, Spring 1970) is presented. (MF)

An qualitative and quantitative assessment of the reference book reviewing practices of "Choice,""Library Journal,""Saturday Review,""Subscription Books Bulletin," and "Wilson Library Bulletin." (JB)

This second annual encyclopedia summary updates the American Library Association's (ALA) evaluation of 10 sets and analyzes the deletions and additions made to each encyclopedia within the context of each publisher's revision plans. The board looked specifically for significant changes in purpose, arrangement, content style, general quality, and…

The article compares reviews written for library journals, musicological journals, or "Notes," and those that appear in more than one of these sources. Statistics on the number of reference books reviewed, number of persons writing reviews, and their qualifications are included. (JAB)

Materials are needed for lay and professional audiences interested in aging and the aged. A review of sources for locating materials was undertaken by studying the Book Review Digest'' and the Cumulative Book Index'' to determine the number of books published and reviewed in the past thirty years. (1 reference) (Author/DH)

A preview of the survey results to be presented in an all-day program on book marketing and library selection at the American Library Association Conference in San Francisco. (Author)

The sources used by subject specialists for title-by-title selection of materials in a large research library are analyzed. (PF)

Compiled at the Jim Dan Hill Library of the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Superior, this unannotated bibliography of information and review sources includes sections on: general guides to books and nonbook materials; review indexes; comprehensive bibliographies; films and tapes; maps, prints, charts, and microforms; slides; filmstrips, and…

Publications which publish reviews of new technical books are compared and evaluated. The ideal reviewing journal provides critical reviews of all books--good, bad and indifferent--written by subject specialists, and publishes these reviews at the same time as the books are published. A proposal for producing such a journal is presented for…

The Editors of the School Library Journal Book Review present their annual selective list of outstanding children's books. (Author)