The importance of microforms as library media, the status of the micropublishing industry as it relates to libraries, developments in micropublishing and micrographics with impact on future library services, microform selection, and major sources. (Author/LS)

Employing a metaphor of romantic relationship (e.g., monographic selections are like one-night stands; periodical selections are more like marriages), this paper assists the librarian in the selection of monographic periodicals for library music collections. It recommends finding existing titles through advertisements in other similar periodicals.…

Despite the general consensus among map librarians, geographic area is not the only criteria by which maps can be arranged and classified. Map collections can also be arranged and classified by provenance, subject, or format depending upon the collection's scope, purpose, content, and physical condition. (21 references) (Author)

Libraries face problems because of lack of discrimination between similar and same in dealing with circulation systems, shared systems, collection development and evaluation, classification systems, and in tailoring collections to meet user needs. (Author/SJ)

Items of ephemera may be important as illustrative or documentary material for author and scholar. In order for libraries to make this material available there must be access by catalog, index, or browsing. A survey of selected libraries probes the approach used by them in handling such items. (2 references) (Author)

The functions of, and materials in, the Playboy library are described. (SM)

This is a commonsense guide to cooking, cooking equipment and cookbooks. Sections include picking a cookbook, how recipes are organized and a list of reference books about cooking and food. (29 references) (DH)

The porposed replacement of the Library Bill of Rights concept of librarianship by a social responsibility concept poses a fundamental question for American librarians: do the advantages of free access to all information for every person in our society outweigh the disadvantages? (7 references) (Author/NH)

A committee of the Reference and Adult Services Division of ALA has prepared a list of the outstanding reference books published in 1972. Topics include films and theater, history and geography, religion and sports, and hobbies. (67 references) (DH)

The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Philadelphia SRRT has surveyed the handling of controversial materials in twelve libraries. Public, university, and college libraries, are discussed in terms of which controversial titles they have and what is allowed to circulate. (Author/DH)

An analysis of the meaning behind the term young adult,'' what are they like and how do they differ from the youth of the twenties and thirties. How should they be treated by librarians? (4 references) (DH)

Teenage fiction is a rapidly growing segment of American book publishing. Current books are listed and briefly evaluated taking into account the special problems and concerns of the adolescent. (35 references) (DH)