Discussion of a proposal to establish educational media selection centers, which would be depositories of materials which educators, librarians, and others could examine for selection purposes. (LS)

Plans by which academic libraries receive all the titles of a publisher's or book jobber's output are increasingly popular. A study was conducted to find out if there was a significant difference in utility between books acquired on these approval plans and books selected by librarians in the traditional way. (LS)

Contends that school librarians, children's librarians in the public library, and the classroom teacher must cooperate if all children are to receive the best education that is possible and suggests ways of achieving this cooperation. (TO)

This study was conducted to determine the attitudes toward intellectual freedom and censorship of Catholic Library Association (CLA) Midwest Unit members. Sixty of 77 members responded to a questionnaire based on principles from four American Library Association (ALA) documents on intellectual freedom: original and revised editions of "The…

This library handbook is a guide for the anthropology student. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research, and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in six categories: (1) general, including guides and literature surveys; (2) encyclopedias and…

This library guide is an informal handbook for the education student. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in nine categories: (1) general reference works, (2) abstracts and indexes, (3) ERIC tools,…

This library handbook is a guide for the engineering student. It lists some of the more useful materials and reference books basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in three categories: (1) general reference works--dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (2)…

This library handbook is an informal guide for the student studying the German language and literature. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their locations in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Reference works for study of the language include (1) dictionaries and encyclopedias, (2) histories of the…

This library handbook is an informal guide for the student of music. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in twelve categories: (1) guides to the literature, (2) style manuals, (3) dictionaries and encyclopedias, (4) subject reference…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student studying nursing. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in five categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) basic nursing; (4) illustrations;…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student of philosophy. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in ten categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries and encyclopedias; (3) abstracts and indexes; (4)…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student of psychology. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in nine categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; (3) tests and measurements; (4)…

This library handbook was designed to aid the student of sociology. It lists reference materials basic to general research and gives their location in the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. Materials are listed in six categories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) general, including dictionaries and encyclopedias; (3) biographical…

Guidelines for public libraries establishing library services to residents of local correctional facilities outline recommended services, policy, materials, and staffing. Suggestions for implementation of services, readings, a sample policy statement, and a sample periodical list are included. (MBR)