The condition of the private library in the United States is precarious as great book collections are passed increasingly from the private sector to institutions. (4 references) (Author/RS)

Hierarchies-by-type threaten to institutionalize the isolation of different libraries from each other. (Author)

The two decades beginning with 1952 are, in retrospect, a period of relative prosperity in American higher education. This economic situation in the fifties and sixties was both the cause and effect of many of the developments in academic libraries which seem worthy of note during the period. (21 references) (Author)

Careful preparation and planning are needed for a successful building program. (AB)

Described is the network of regional research centers for public archives and private manuscripts located in university libraries and operated by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (7 references) (SJ)

Description of materials found in American Library Association Archives located at University of Illinois highlights 1905 letter defending Melvil Dewey, the 1900 Saguenay River Trip, children's librarians, library education, 1926 visit to President Coolidge by foreign librarians, and the American Library in Mexico. Notes on using the archives are…

If the effectiveness of campus library systems want to be viewed favorably by researchers in the academic community, the librarians must place more stress on user-oriented services and researchers must forego aspirations of information-self-sufficiency. (NH)

Discusses the need for browsing rooms in academic libraries and describes one at the University of Iowa. (PF)

Describes resource sharing system in Illinois academic libraries that allows patrons to borrow materials from other libraries through user-friendly interlibrary loan commands on IBM personal computer terminals. Highlights include experiences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IBM personal computers as terminals, and increase in…

Describes the historical development of the Schlesinger Library, which was founded at Radcliffe College (Massachusetts) to document the lives and achievements of women. Topics discussed include funding, users, programs for the public, oral history projects, exhibitions, the culinary collection and research on food and food history, and the impact…

The new Central University Library at the University of California, San Diego, is described and a summary of building facts is provided. (AB)

Describes the Creswell Library of Islamic Art and Architecture, which is housed at the American University in Cairo. A history of the library collection and its founder, Sir Keppell Archibald Creswell, is presented; his cataloging system and controlled access to materials are described; and current plans for the library are discussed. (LRW)

Recounts the history of the Research Libraries Group (RLG) and Stanford University's involvement in it, with an account of the problems that developed with the system, particularly several computer failures which almost spelled the end of the network. The comments of key figures in the RLG story are included. (JL)

At Dickenson College, librarians have found ways, such as professional sharing, to become more significant partners with faculty and students in the educational mission of the college. This is one of the top five winners in American Libraries' competition to identify innovative library programs. (LLS)

Discusses the provision of subscription-based information services to business and industry by the Lehigh University Library. The types of services available, the rates charged for specific services, the importance of speed and confidentiality, and the relationship between the academic library and the business world are reviewed. (JL)