Describes the Library of Congress's selective acquisition process. Topics include the collections policy statements; the Exchange and Gift Division; overseas offices; the Order Division; and electronic resources, microforms, and serials and periodicals. (LRW)

Includes three papers that discuss government publishing in developing countries and its effects on library collection development. Highlights include national information policies; user expectations; the role of culture; bibliographic control; acquisition and access to publications from Africa and Asia; and an indexed bibliography of 236 works…

Six articles provide an overview of map librarianship in the United States and highlight the following areas: microphotography, cartography's photographic revolution; major sources for map acquisitions; preservation (processes, equipment, and supply dealers); map collections in public libraries; and suggestions for improvement in map…

Focuses on significant developments of the recent past in acquisition and control of library microforms. Highlights include reference works essential to acquisition of microforms and microform equipment, microform utilization in libraries, bibliographic control, computer output microfilm (COM) and the Copyright Law, technological developments,…

Three articles review the literature on the new information technologies as they relate to library technical services in 1984 and 1985. Swora and Fischer review micrographics, optical disk technology, and the fair use debate; Pankake covers collection development and acquisitions; and Linken describes changes in serials management. (EM)