Discussion of the responsibility of school library media specialists for collection development and management focuses on the need to include materials on women's studies. Highlights include justifying collection expenditures; collection development guidelines; identifying relevant materials by genre; and the media specialists' curricular role.…

Outsourcing cataloging is becoming popular in the library profession, but a directory of cataloging agencies is still lacking. Only a few cataloging agencies are well-publicized, and it is hoped that this directory of 23 agencies will promote a competitive open market, thereby serving as a form of quality assurance. Cataloging services are divided…

This packet informs inquirers about the genealogical and local history resources housed at the Library of Michigan, including cemetery directories, census records, city directories, family histories, plat maps and other land records, military records, newspapers, specialty periodicals, and vital records. It provides background information about…

We must give new attention to what our picture books are saying, to whom they are saying it, and how well they are saying it. (Author)

The Technical Report Service of Bell Laboratories specializes in procuring and distributing report literature. (PF)

Produced as part of an effort by the Commission on Preservation and Access to assist with the formation of a preservation research agenda, this report contains: (1) a directory of laboratories and organizations working in the four specific areas of concern in preservation--books, paper, adhesives, and mold; (2) directories of indexes, abstracts,…

The information sources on education which are listed were selected from the holdings of the Arkansas University library. Abstracts and indexes, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks, dissertation and thesis sources, and style manuals are listed by material type. The ERIC indexes and thesaurus, and sources for statistical data…

LISTINGS ARE GIVEN IN ELEVEN CATEGORIES. THEY ARE--(1) GENERAL, (2) ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, (3) HIGH SCHOOLS, (4) SPECIAL SCHOOLS, (5) PLANNING AND DESIGN, (6) ECONOMIC ASPECTS, (7) SPECIAL FACILITIES, (8) FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, (9) SERVICES, (10) FIRE PREVENTION, AND (11) BIBLIOGRAPHY. COPIES OF SHORTER ARTICLES IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY MAY BE OBTAINED…

This is the fifth booklet in the U.S. Department of Commerce Consumer Information Series. Paper, its composition, types, and preservation are discussed, as well as enemies of books, i.e., heat, humidity, light, air pollutants, and insects. Instructions are given for minor repairs on books and paper, and suggestions for the care of photographic…

The cost value of the library collection at the Del Mar College Library at Corpus Christi, Texas was assessed for insurance purposes. Included are cost-per-item and processing cost figures and estimated replacement cost of the card catalog. (WH)

Procedures for salvaging water-damaged books, film, archives, and other library materials are outlined, from assessment of damage to final returning books to shelves. Advice is given on removing the materials, packing, freezing, drying, treating for mold, sterilizing, removing mud, forming a salvage team, evaluating losses, salvaging the catalog,…

In 1975 the W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory, Inc., under the sponsorship of the Council on Library Resources, began a series of studies on the chemical and physical properties of book papers between 1507 and 1949. Their testing and review of the literature were concerned with book paper durability and permanence, reasons for decline in…

Presents guidelines to assist librarians in evaluating and selecting books with gay themes for children and young adults. (Author/PF)

Lists reference books that give premium rates and other information about insurance companies. (PF)