Argues that book selection is more properly and adequately done by faculty members than librarians. A model for faculty selection of library materials that formally incorporates accountability for selectors is proposed.

This essay reviews the library material selection process and explores the differences between selection and censorship. Removal of library materials, selection of materials for special interests, opinions of censorious groups, the balanced collection, and the librarian's responsibility are discussed. (EJS)

The librarian's book selection role is to provide materials containing innumerable idea- themes and to perform the indispensable task of eliminating the irrelevant, the unsound, and the superfluous. (Author)

This collection of selected bibliographies covers the following areas: (1) journal articles which deal with the problems of library collections, and those that offer guidelines and techniques for collection building; (2) fiction reviewing sources with publishers addresses and prices; (3) sources of information for acquisition of science fiction…

Highlights of a letter from Randolph G. Adams to Lawrence Clark Powell, written in 1938, which distilled Adams' fifteen years experience as a bookman and administrator of one of the great collections of Americana in the United States are presented. (4 references) (Author/SJ)

This essay addressing problems of library collection weeding suggests that as countermeasure to damage already done, every public library should establish a substantial American Heritage collection of classic Anglo-American authors up to 1900. Inexperienced librarians, rare books and historic preservation, patron complaints, interlibrary loan, and…

Describes the development, operation, and services of a special unit at the Chicago Public Library that provides reference and research services to professional librarians. Specific reference materials, online databases, and current awareness services are covered. The selection and acquisition of library materials is discussed in some detail. (21…

Delineates promotional means by which librarians can stimulate the interest of potential users in microforms. A set of suggestions for making microforms accessible and attractive, using targeted displays and demonstrations, and utilizing media to publicize microform collections is presented. (Author/JL)

Current disenchantment with the undergraduate library concept is attributed to (1) changes in curriculum and teaching methods, (2) tighter library budgets, and (3) the realization that a separate facility works to deprive the undergraduate of a learning experience that only a large research library can offer. (Author/AWP)

Recommends that librarians locally develop mini-union catalogs to provide for increased access to library materials and to facilitate interlibrary loan. Practical instruction is provided for the preparation of such catalogs. (RAA)

A collection of papers which were presented at two series of seminars sponsored by the Michigan Library Association are concerned with the role of public libraries in providing services and developing collections dealing with the contemporary arts. The papers included are: (1) Public Library Programs and the Arts, a discussion of the public…

Describes the intentions of mass-market children's book publishers, reviews the nature of mass-market children's books, discusses the interests of librarians in relation to recent developments in mass-market children's publishing, and considers the value of mass-market books to young readers. (JL)

Suggests that microfilm storage areas can be more efficiently utilized if the unfilled spaces on microfilm reels are consolidated through splicing with microfilm from successive reels. The splicing procedure costs and equipment requirements are briefly discussed. A 17-item reference list on micrographic splicing is attached. (Author/JL)

Considers some important questions surrounding the deaccessioning of books and other materials from library collections: Should deaccessioned items be sold? How should materials for deaccessioning be selected? What are the channels for the sale of deaccessioned library materials? (JL)