Presents a condensed version of a report on efforts undertaken at Princeton University during the late 1970s to overcome "user resistance" to use of the microforms collections housed in the university library. Staffing, equipment and miscellaneous improvements, collection development, bibliographic access, and collections maintenance are…

This comparison of the treatment of microforms in small college libraries and the administration of microforms in large university libraries is adapted from a speech delivered to the Second Annual Library Microform Conference in 1976. (CM V)

Guidelines developed for the University of Oklahoma libraries with emphasis on the effective use and management of microform materials as well as the status of nonprint materials are presented. Following a statement of position regarding nonprint materials guidelines cover: (1) acquisition--microforms and nonprint materials; (2) bibliographic…

Results of a survey of librarians, book collectors, and bookdealers on problems and practices in the out-of-print book trade. Focuses on reprints, buying through dealers catalogs, and searching for a specific title. Includes extensive bibliography. (JS)

Contends that the college library is primarily an illustrative collection of materials designed to support undergraduate teaching and suggests advisable directions for college collection development in light of this concept. (Author)

This discussion of the importance of neutralizing negative experiences with microforms before enlarging a library's serial microform acquisitions is adapted from a speech delivered to the second Annual Library Microform Conference in 1976. (CMV)

In 1987-88, a special project was undertaken involving the identification and verification of significant research collections in microform owned by the Kent State University Libraries. This activity resulted in a printed guide, which was updated in 1990 to reflect additional materials and new information. The revised second edition supersedes the…

This classified bibliography on South Asia and similar bibliographies on Africa south of the Sahara (LI 000 882) and East Asia (LI 000 881) have been compiled under the first phase of a three-year cooperative project to strengthen bibliographical resources for undergraduate libraries on "neglected" foreign areas. The bibliography in its…

This cumulation provides access to historical statistics of research libraries in the United States and Canada, not including non-university members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The publication has been produced from a computerized data file and incorporates corrections to the annual editions of ARL statistics. An explanatory…

In this document the collection goals of the William Paterson New Jersey State College library are enumerated and the policies and procedures of the library regarding the selection and acquisition of different types of materials are summarized. Following a short introduction to the function of collection development policies is a general statement…

This paper describes the use of a microcomputer model program to predict library collection growth at Cornell University, particularly in Olin Library, which is Cornell's central research facility. The possible effects of increased online information retrieval and microform or videodisc usage on library storage needs are also briefly discussed. A…

The "College and University Libraries" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is one component of the larger "Higher Education General Information Survey" (HEGIS). It contains data on the characteristics and activities of approximately 3,000 academic libraries associated with most of the institutions of higher education in the…