A statistical survey was made of the general condition and problems of the museum library, using a questionnaire sent to a random sample of 856 historical, art, science, and other museum libraries. (Author)

Provides an overview of the state of libraries and their resources in Croatia. Highlights include destruction of libraries resulting from the war; the need for centralization, uniformity, and standards; the role of the National and University Library; processing library materials; and the development of an automated system and network. (Contains…

Enumerates principles and practices helpful in improving library administration while coping with budget cuts. (PF)

A study of the role of library technicians leads to several recommendations for improved library services. (AB)

Examines the growth of map libraries in the United States, the evolution of specialized professional training for map librarians, and the associated growth of a corpus of literature about maps in libraries. The author also discusses map librarianship today and concludes that we have reached the end of the "Emergence of Maps in Libraries"…

Recent formation of the Science Fiction Research Association indicates increasing academic and professional interest in science fiction. Few libraries adequately support research in this field. Problems include acquisitions, classification and preservation. Experiences and resources of private collectors will be instrumental in building science…

An inexpensive computer-based system for group-routing periodicals within a technical organization is described. (Author)

Presents marketing as an attitude, an approach, and a set of tools, techniques, and concepts that can be applied to the professional development of librarians. (FM)

Distinguishes between Knowledge and Information, emphasizes the importance of the distinction and the dangers of failing to recognize it, and argues for defining libraries as "Fortresses of Knowledge." (JD)

Guidelines are presented to assist the library consultant to determine what services, facilities and resources management requires its library or information center to provide. These guidelines can also be used for self-evaluation of an existing library or information center. (2 references) (Author/NH)

The activities of information analysis centers are described and their relationships with libraries are explored. (AB)

Traditional budgeting starts with the previous year's budget, but zero base budgeting demands that each activity be justified from "scratch," and establishes a number of increments for each unit, in order of priority. Given the set of increments and the money available, management can determine what activities to finance. (Author)

A checklist of current state manuals, for the fifty states published by official state agencies or by commerical publishers, is provided, with specific information on how to obtain them. (Author/AB)

Outlines the processes involved in improving the subject catalog at a medical library. Policy decisions concerning heading sources and revision methodology and plans for analyzing, weeding, and increasing the relevance of subject terms is discussed. The making of catalog changes and the results of catalog revision are also described. (JL)

It is crucially important that libraries adopt a more active mode of operation and take on the characteristics or become part of information centers. (Author/AB)