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Schrader, Alvin M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
Describes a survey of 47 postsecondary educational institutions in three prairie provinces of Canada that examined the extent of pressures to remove, relocate, or reclassify library materials between 1980 and 1985, and the effectiveness of written selection policies in dealing with such pressures. Specific censorship incidents are reported in…
Descriptors: Censorship, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Austin, Ronald E. – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Provides data on price trends for French academic books in the humanities and social sciences for the years 1986-90 based on information from the "Bulletin Critique du Livre Francais," a monthly book-reviewing journal. A method for developing a price index for this material is demonstrated. (Contains eight references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Cost Indexes, Foreign Countries

Durey, Peter – College and Research Libraries, 1980
Describes the history, management, staffing, facilities, services, and automation of the libraries in the six universities and one university college in New Zealand, and summarizes the history and current state of libraries in teachers' colleges, technical institutes, and community colleges. Article includes photographs of some of the libraries.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Development, Foreign Countries

Walden, Barbara; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Reports on acquisitions of selected Western European political science materials deemed important for inclusion in at least one North American research library. The percentages of French, Italian, Swedish, Catalan, Icelandic, and Belgian materials not found in RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) and OCLC are provided. Factors supporting…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Costs, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books