Messages from the Governor and the State Librarian of Montana, background information on preconference activities, and an overview of the governor's conference process introduce this conference report. The report covers: (1) the planning process, including the purpose and goals of the conference, members of the various committees and…

This assessment of 62 reference sources that contain information on U.S. art (classical) music of the twentieth century examines the following categories of sources: (1) Pilot Sources; (2) Lexica; (3) Histories and Chronologies; (4) Gesamtausgaben, Denkmaler, and Thematic catalogs; (5) Indexes and Bibliographies of Literature; (6) Lists of Music…

Black musical culture of the 1920's and 1930's is documented in "race records." (PF)

Makes predictions, based on a recent Delphi study, of the future of school media programs. (PF)

Congress has drafted an omnibus copyright law revision because of the obsolescent effects that technology has had upon present law. The proposed revision is examined with emphasis on its preemptive policy and reasons for delay in enactment and with reference to the case of Williams and Wilkins Company v. United States regarding copyright and…

How making one film library into 17 cassette libraries increased instructional television usage. (Author)

The impact and threat to the publishing industry due to the increased use of photocopying services is discussed. Present inadequacies in the copyright law are analyzed and possible remedial legislation suggested in terms of licensed photocopying proposals. (EH)

Recommended institute publications, outside readings, and library holdings dealing with academic freedom and civil liberties at the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute in Berkeley, California, are provided. (DE)

An examination of a sample of the books selected by children for reading revealed a significant relationship between rejection and the number of words and proportion of illustrations which a book contained. (Author/RK)

A network model is developed to determine the optimum number of shelf heights to use which will minimize the shelving cost for a given collection of books. (Author)

The experience of the University of California Santa Barbara Arts Library with computerizing bibliographic control of art exhibition catalogsis described. (PF)

A guide for organizing screening programs of feature-length films. (CH)

Advice on selection, publicity, and evaluation of films for children. (CH)

A discussion of the hardware, software, and use by libraries of video recording technology. (CH)