Focusing on nonprint materials, this article includes a general overview of copyright and detailed analyses of particular problems relating to computer programs, databases, and electronic publishing. Unique copyright aspects for each of these formats are analyzed and explained. Ninety-four references are included. (EJS)

This bibliographic essay summarizes some of the outstanding problems of six major international librarianship journals--"Focus on International and Comparative Librarianship,""IFLA Journal,""International Library Review,""Journal of Library History, Philosophy and Comparative…

Considers history of data archives, which preserve machine-readable data files (MRDF) for posterity and provide services to users, and current educational scene for data archive personnel. Pros and cons of current system, a 1980 survey of managers of MRDF collections, and alternatives for future are discussed. Twenty-three references are provided.…

Reviews programs aimed toward building of national database--RECON Working Task Force's Study of feasibility of converting the retrospective records of the Library of Congress, Cooperative MARC (COMARC), REMARC, and CONSER (continuing effort to build national database of serial records). Current efforts contributing to the evolving network are…

Focuses on the purpose of the Canadian School Library Association and on its activities in five areas: school library standards, qualifications of teacher-librarians and library staff, professional development of teacher-librarians, information exchange among teacher librarians and other educators, and lobbying. (SB)

Presents a series of recommendations for the successful organization of visits by authors of children's books to school libraries or gatherings of teachers and librarians. Identifying an author's publisher, arranging a visit, purchasing books, scheduling activities, and costs and accommodations are discussed. (JL)

Briefly discusses the nature of networks and outlines the functions and services performed by networks within the educational community. Specific emphasis is placed on the importance of networks to libraries and other organizations which are providers of educational information. A seven-item bibliography is included. (JL)

Methods for determining core anthropological journals are reviewed, including basic lists, user studies, and citation analysis. Merits and limitations of each method are assessed. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)

Explores the effects of library use on both capacitance and laser-optical videodisc systems and outlines proper cleaning, servicing, and storage techniques. The article is excerpted from "Conservation in the Library," a book edited by Susan Swartzberg. (Author/JJD)

Reviews concepts of information management and discusses factors associated with transition from librarianship to information resources management, including values and attitudes, the corporate environment, and information technology now and in the future. Nineteen references are listed. (EJS)

This study analyzing library position vacancies advertised in Library Journal indicates that job opportunities are entering a period of marked decline. Four tables of data and a graph depict the trends, and six references are listed. (RAA)

Discusses the impact of federal legislation for the handicapped on various facets of library education, particularly modification in curriculum content, media formats, and access to programs and services. Emphasis is placed on the need to modify stereotyped attitudes toward the handicapped. Twenty-eight references are listed. (FM)

Explores complexities of book controversies in Canadian schools. Canada lacks clear guidelines for addressing issues of schools and religion and an authoritative codification of fundamental human rights; thus Canadians fighting censorship must do so ad hoc. (WD)

Listed separately by grade level (K-6) are activities for promoting National Library Week. Included are sewing projects, puppetry, murals, wood projects, bumper stickers, and pairing older with younger students. (KC)

Data gathered from a sample of 179 students at the College of Library and Information Science, University of Maryland, supported hypotheses relating field dependence/field independence to functional and institutional preferences and to undergraduate majors. (RBF)