Presents results of a survey of collection development librarians and collection development educators regarding the importance of specific aspects of education for collection development; where the locus of education should be; and which journals respondents read to keep up with collection development issues. (10 references) (KRN)

Reviews research from the ERIC database that addresses the status of school library media programs and the role of the media specialist. Highlights include impact of media programs on children's self-concepts, library and information skills instruction, information seeking, use of technology, censorship, media availability, children's literature,…

Analyzes selected research articles published in 1993 that address issues affecting school library media centers. Highlights include collection of circulation statistics, staffing patterns, challenges to library materials, technology utilization, library automation, access to children's literature by Spanish-speaking children, library networks,…

Discussion of the gender gap in computer-related activities focuses on a study of high school seniors that examined sex differences in library anxiety, computer anxiety, and anxiety in using computers for library research. The relationship between library anxiety and computer anxiety is explored, and further research is suggested. (21 references)…

Recent explosion of online teaching has brought unique challenges for libraries as they strive to provide access to necessary resources and services for distance learners. These challenges are increased by the desire to provide the same level of library services to distance learners as to their on-campus counterparts. In response, many libraries…

The author examines the evolution of the current Australian demographic and its implications for the delivery of public library services. The "baby boomers", the generation born between 1946 and 1961, are the next cohort to be seriously in need of housebound services, and the characteristics and likely needs of this group are considered…

Because of the serious and rapid deterioration of post-1850 books in the collections of major research libraries, it is vital for these libraries to add a conservation librarian to their staffs and to develop conservation departments. (Author)

The extensive juvenile collection of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, reflects the life of children in 18th- and 19th-century New England. (PF)

Important works in children's literature form part of the collection of rare books in the Pierpont Morgan Library. (PF)

Coordinated planning and cooperation between subject, libraries, and their respective university departments may help alleviate financial problems and improve service. (LS)

The library's services to readers, collections, and publishing activities are briefly described. (PF)

This union list identifies 75 microform publications for which the staff of 24 U.S. and Canadian research libraries have produced indexes, analytic cards, or other content guides. Each entry includes the name of the publisher, the format and types of entries in the finding tool, entry verification authority, and the name of the reporting library.…

A brief description of the collections and organization of the library. (PF)

The Portable Librarian'' concept consists of a reference librarian who goes from place to place throughout the library building offering assistance to the timorous'' and the confused.'' (NH)

Described is the network of regional research centers for public archives and private manuscripts located in university libraries and operated by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (7 references) (SJ)