Justin Winsor was one of the giants in the field of librarianship who used his intelligence and energy to create better, more accessible libraries. His innovative work was done during the last half of the nineteenth century, primarily at Boston Public Library and Harvard University. (LS)

Discussion of the criteria of professionalism, and four ways that librarians fail to attain professional status: they are often subordinate to their patrons; the esoteric knowledge in the field is unimpressive; they lack a highly exclusive professional association; and they have a poor public image. (LS)

Discussion of feminist scholarship and feminist thinking focuses on feminism in librarianship. Topics addressed include research methodologies; implications for library and information science; a feminist model, including constructed knowledge; standpoint theory; benefits of feminist scholarship; and a library model. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)

Pictorial and narrative history marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the H. W. Wilson Company is presented in this article. (SJ)

Statements on various topics are given by: Carlos Cuadra, Victor Rosenberg, Mary Madden, Liz Pan, Joseph Raben, Pauline Atherton, Joshua Smith, Martha Williams, Charles Bourne, and Robin Lake. (SJ)

A deeply personal, religious article conveys the concerns of a librarian in Alaska. (MF)

(A related article is LI 502 879.) (2 references)

(A related article is LI 502 878.)

All the organizational, technical, fiscal, and physical changes of libraries are designed to serve the two ultimate purposes of helping in the political indoctrination of the people and improving and increasing production. (Author)

Discusses the use of videocassettes as professional tools for librarians. Such applications as continuing education, downloading of teleconferences, and training for vendor systems are described. A sidebar reviews and provides ordering information for seven continuing education or training videos. (MES)

This brief introduction by Herman Liebaers, president of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), sets the stage for this issue's topic of librarianship overseas. (MF)

The strengthening of a link between public and school libraries is at the heart of the program in West Sussex. (Author)

Provides a brief history of the life of Melvil Dewey, describing his many accomplishments in several diversified areas. Fourteen references are listed. (CHC)

Results of a study to determine the number of library schools offering various types of field experience programs for their students. (JPF)

One of the main problems in the crowded public libraries of Hong Kong is too much use by too many people. (Author)