The Texas A&M University Library houses over 500 microforms of books, journals, lists, brochures, and reports from a broad subject range, and includes rare and out-of-print titles. This guide is divided into three sections: (1) an alphabetical list of microform titles; (2) the bibliographic entries; and (3) a subject index. Entries are arranged…

Discusses a dilemma facing government documents librarians as a result of the multitude and complexity of presently available indexing aids to government publications: how to provide the library users with the means for understanding sophisticated access tools and enhanced collections. A 13-entry reference list is included. (Author/JL)

Presented is an analysis of what has been done regarding the preservation of alternative publications in microfilm. The alternative press was defined, for the purposes of this study, as "nonstandard, nonestablishment publications." Two projects undertaken to microfilm such publications, one by the Microphoto Division of Bell and Howell…

This guide to microform collections and resources at Milner Library is intended to alert users to available research potential on microform and to aid in the location and use of these materials. Included are (1) collections based on previously published bibliographies; (2) holdings of libraries; (3) collections of books, periodicals, newspapers,…

Addresses the public service needs of microformatted pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, report collections, and government publications, and discusses the various bibliographic tools necessary for librarians and users to access the research materials. Fifteen references are listed. (Author/CHC)

This classified bibliography on South Asia and similar bibliographies on Africa south of the Sahara (LI 000 882) and East Asia (LI 000 881) have been compiled under the first phase of a three-year cooperative project to strengthen bibliographical resources for undergraduate libraries on "neglected" foreign areas. The bibliography in its…

Explores the trends and current status of library use of microforms for the preservation and dissemination of research materials. A sampling of topics available on microform is provided, and a directory of the publishers mentioned is included. (CLB)

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,…

In this document the collection goals of the William Paterson New Jersey State College library are enumerated and the policies and procedures of the library regarding the selection and acquisition of different types of materials are summarized. Following a short introduction to the function of collection development policies is a general statement…