A discussion of privately printed books, subsidized university presses, commercial vanity publishing, and what an author may expect for his money from a vanity press. (LS)

This essay summarizes a few of the best recent descriptions of the little magazine spirit and function, surveys over one hundred years of pre-1945 little magazine history, and outlines the main trends to be observed among the little magazines of the period between 1945 and 1970. (57 references) (Author/SJ)

Presents the case for library photocopying. (PF)

Provides brief company profiles and describes sales methods and electronic publishing ventures for six encyclopedia publishers: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.; World Book; Grolier; the P.F. Collier encyclopedia division of Macmillan Publishing; Funk & Wagnalls; and Standard Educational Corp. (MES)

Description of American Library Association's (ALA) core publishing program known as "Books and Pams" (all publications except periodicals) highlights views of Gary Facente (new director), strengths and weaknesses, how to publish with ALA, 25 top sellers, international contacts, ALA publishing booth at Dallas Conference, politics, and…

Some bracing thoughts and suggested guidelines on the delicate relationship between publishers and reviewers are presented by the president of a small, independent trade house. (Author/KE)

A listing of thirty representative publishers of American right, radical right, conservative and right wing materials. (AB)

To help librarians better understand the library acquisitions market-place, Scott Bullard defines 16 terms that publishers and booksellers frequently use. C. Edward Wall discusses the factors that make remainder books profitable for librarians with stretched budgets; gives names, addresses, and specialties of five remainder book firms; and…

Briefly reviews the history of H. W. Wilson Company and describes the development of its automation program, BEACON, which has already been used to produce Cumulative Book Index. The automation of the remaining indexes and possibility of using the system for online information retrieval in the future are noted. (EJS)

Because prepayment problems have led to complaints from librarians, the Bookdealer-Library Relations Committee of the American Library Association offers considerations to serve as guidelines in making prepayment decisions. (JPF)

During the past two decades publishers generally discovered the library market and came to realize its importance and potential. (Author)

The little magazines and small presses of the decade enormously affected and were affected by all the major social issues of the time. (Author)

Summarizes the two recent studies of interest to the library community: (1) an A. D. Little analysis of past and present systems for dissemination of scientific technical information, and (2) Fritz Machlup's economic profile of key disseminators of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge. (FM)

Once submerged in general fiction, African-American novels now have an authorship and readership to match other genres. This article examines the need for a separate genre section, African-American novels and writers, African-American collections in public libraries, African-American book clubs, book lists, and effects on mainstream publishing.…

Summarizes the topics discussed at a series of seminars examining the problem of the high cost of research journals. Areas discussed included the extent of the crisis, coping strategies, the potential of electronic publishing, the publish or perish issue, the formation of coalitions among libraries and association and university presses, and…