In spite of careful selection of a furnishings contractor, a library may find itself with an empty building as dedication day approaches. What can be done to prevent this from happening and what can be done if precautions fail are discussed. (DH)

Recent formation of the Science Fiction Research Association indicates increasing academic and professional interest in science fiction. Few libraries adequately support research in this field. Problems include acquisitions, classification and preservation. Experiences and resources of private collectors will be instrumental in building science…

The Library Technology Program is an attempt to meet one of the great challenges to improved library service -- the application of new technology to library operations. (20 references) (SJ)

The library education program used to indoctrinate the large student body at the University of South Florida is discussed. (NH)

Preservation should be considered as a by-product of accessibility and continued dissemination. Several suggestions for national organization of preservation and dissemination of deteriorating books, in both original and microform, are presented. (JS)

Report on success of a fully automated circulation system, part of a total system concept which considers all aspects of library operation, in a branch of the Boulder (Colorado) Public Library. (JS)

Results of a questionnaire survey of large research libraries on procedures and special problems in serials acquisitions. Cooperative programs are discussed, including the Latin American Cooperative Acquisitions Program and the National Serials Data Program. (JS)

An application of location theory to the question of centralized versus decentralized library facilities for a university, with relevance for special libraries is presented. The analysis provides models for a single library, for two or more libraries, or for decentralized facilities. (6 references) (Author/NH)

Extensive statistical data pertaining to the service's first year of operation is presented and analyzed. (JN)

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

Sweden is in the throes of an adult education explosion; the public libraries of that country are playing a prominent part in this development. (Author/NH)

The academic library can provide disadvantaged students with many new kinds of learning experiences by providing high quality staff, a wide range of resources and facilities, and meaningful programs that will involve students in the critical analysis of the social values and interactions that underlie the foundations of education. (12 references)…

Academic libraries, enjoying their status as "the heart of the college," have been receiving fatter and fatter portions of institutional budgets. With the "new depression," they will now be hard hit. (Author)

This article deals with the acquisition of standards and specifications and covers the selection of material, methods of acquisition, where to order standards and how to keep them up to date. (Author)