The metric system portends to bring sweeping changes to certain aspects of our lives. This selective list of literature is an attempt to call attention to the variety of data and information available and suggests items for library collection building as well as exhibits and displays. (104 references) (Author)

A method for determining which titles should be bound based on significance to the physics literature, number of copies available, and circulation statistics is briefly described. The scheme provides for continuous evaluation of the journals which are bound. (3 references) (Author)

Manuscripts and archives are important to historians and to the companies of origin. What should be collected and when, and the principles of acquisition for these similar materials are discussed. The chief difference is that archives are received'' from one's parent body, whereas manuscripts are collected.'' (8 references) (Author/SJ)

Israel is sprinkled with a noteworthy representation of special libraries which run the gamut from modest kibbutz efforts to highly technical scientific and humanities libraries. A few examples are discussed here. (Author/CH)

Picture storage and retrieval are discussed. The use of Individual and Group cataloging is explained. (Part 1 appeared in the October, 1972 issue of Special Libraries''). (1 reference) (Author)

The organization of a core collection in the library of an urban planning agency is discussed. The use of Termatrex information retrieval system is considered in the light of A Planning Library: The Empirical Approach,'' Special Libraries 62 (no.9): 335-339 (Sep 1971), an article on the same subject. (3 references) (Author)

Three methods of picture storage and retrieval used in collections without automatic data processing facilities are discussed in two parts. Part I covers self-indexing files which can be used for portraits, geographical pictures, things, plants, animals, and events. Part 2, will discuss individual cataloging and group cataloging. (2 references)…

Items of ephemera may be important as illustrative or documentary material for author and scholar. In order for libraries to make this material available there must be access by catalog, index, or browsing. A survey of selected libraries probes the approach used by them in handling such items. (2 references) (Author)

An approach to interdisciplinary collection building is presented. (PF)

After considering several different methods, it was concluded that primary journals for coverage of a given field can be selected rationally on the basis of their citation frequencies in an appropriate secondary journal. Library coverage of any particular field, thus, can be specified as a function of its budgeting commitment. (25 references)…

The establishment of a special collection within the university library, the complexities of identifying and collecting reports in the environmental area, locating agencies concerned with water pollution, and recording the location of other local collections of data are described. (Author)

Current awareness and continuing education in the health sciences community are relying more and more on audiocassettes. Indexing of cassette journals and sources of information about these materials are considered. Audiocassette journals available to health professionals and libraries on a subscription basis are listed. (4 references) (Author)

The Detroit Municipal Reference Library's organizational structure and services are described as an example for those interested in organizing a governmental reference library. Procedure is outlined for the initial selection of a basic collection and the subject fields that should be included. (Author)

Audio and video tape cassettes pose some special problems for the librarian. A better understanding of what these products can -- and cannot -- do will help the librarian make optimum use of the new formats. (Author/NH)