Refers to the library of the Spanish Royal Academy. (SK)

A description of the four-month period in which Oklahoma County Libraries defended unlimited access to library collections including sex education materials for children. (KP)

As of January, 1972, books discarded by the San Bernadino County Library System in southern California are offered free to deserving nonprofit organizations instead of being destroyed. (NH)

Focuses on evaluating the school library media collection. Discusses how to figure the age of the collection; comparing the collection to a professional selection source; and how to estimate the cost of upgrading the collection. Includes a sample letter to principal and supporting fact sheet. (AEF)

The empact of the Newbery Award on the world of American children's books is examined by a librarian. (NH)

Centralized book selection on a national basis is offered as a practical alternative to the present system of selection by librarians and faculty members which, it is argued, does not produce the quality of collections needed. (14 references) (NH)

The objectives of a study to develop objective weeding criteria are described and the study findings are presented. (AB)

Describes a study partially replicating the 1978 University of Pittsburgh library materials study. Findings presented include the five-year circulation patterns of DePauw University books sampled compared with the University of Pittsburgh's patterns, and circulation of books given to and purchased by DePauw University. Provided are four tables and…

LISTINGS ARE GIVEN IN ELEVEN CATEGORIES. THEY ARE--(1) GENERAL, (2) ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, (3) HIGH SCHOOLS, (4) SPECIAL SCHOOLS, (5) PLANNING AND DESIGN, (6) ECONOMIC ASPECTS, (7) SPECIAL FACILITIES, (8) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, (9) SERVICES, (10) FIRE PREVENTION, AND (11) BIBLIOGRAPHY. COPIES OF SHORTER ARTICLES IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY MAY BE OBTAINED…

How the Cornell University Libraries dealt with flood damage and developed plans to handle future emergencies is described. (Author/SJ)

Using approval plans, professional selection can start where the work of the jobber leaves off. Librarians should evaluate service received and the long-terms effects on collection development. (Author/NH)

A fully documented proposal for the adoption of the concept of book rejection is presented. (Author)

Outlines the major events, activities, projects, and publications that have contributed to the emergence of collection preservation as a field within librarianship. Seventy references are cited. (Author/FM)

Discusses a library at the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) containing both classroom aids demonstrating the physical and creative development of books and a permanent, working collection of materials accessible to librarians, publishers, writers, and illustrators involved with children's literature. (JM)

This report identifies steps that might be taken by organizations, individual libraries, and libraries acting collectively to work towards resolution of the many problems that create the difficult and complex situation facing research libraries that has been brought on by the physical deterioration of books and journals. An attempt is made to…