Rules and guidelines are provided for the preparation of abstracts and annotations for documents and journal articles entering the ERIC database. Various types of abstracts are defined, including the Informative, Indicative, and mixed Informative-Indicative. Advice is given on how to select the abstract type appropriate for the particular…

This combined discussion/bibliography summarizes some of the best information in the field for both those who are conducting the selection interview and those who are being interviewed. It is noted that much of the literature is written from the point of view of business, but materials dealing specifically with the library context are also…

Intended for use by archivists, curators, and others responsible for the acquisition and preservation of documentary materials in photographic form, this publication describes the nature of photographic media and recommended conservation measures. It is noted that the major emphasis is on black-and-white photographic materials, with some…

Perreault's essay presents a critical review of "The Joy of Cataloging," a collection of 44 essays, addresses, reviews, and letters by Sanford Berman, head cataloger at the Hennepin County Library (HCL) in Edina, Minnesota. Cataloging principles ascribed to Berman include naturalness and fullness of language, file integration,…

Dr. Bessie Boehm Moore has been a major contributor to library advancement and economics education in Arkansas and throughout the United States. She began her career as a first grade teacher at the age of 14. As one of the first county supervisors in Arkansas, she became alarmed at the paucity of library materials available for student use and…

Describes the operation of a no-fee learning oriented toy library for children, teachers and parents, staffed by volunteers and funded by a community service club. (ED)

Procedures are suggested for establishing film preview policies that do not infringe copyrights. (JH)

Summarizes the papers presented at the Congress. (PF)

Librarians can, and indeed must, influence the form of publication of library materials. (Author)

Discusses the results of a survey on library resources in Florida high schools, and lists 120 resources in the journalism-mass media area which should be on the library shelves. (RB)

A library at Sycamore High School in Ohio, by its location in the center of the academic wing, encourages students to drop in on an informal basis. (Author/MLF)

Reviews the production frequency of technical reports and papers by physicists, as well as the physicists' use of library materials and information services. (LS)

Suggests ways of developing a media library collection for a religious education center. (PF)

A guide to selecting instructional media for a diocesan religious education center. (PF)

An algorithmic method for selecting quality journal articles is presented. The procedures are based on formalizations of existing evaluation mechanisms in scientific publication. (Editor)