Indiana's Michigan City Public Library was the first in the nation to serve all regardless of residence and the first to establish a branch library in a large, enclosed, heated shopping mall. The results of these new services are discussed. (Author/NH)

Books, magazines, films and reports from industry and government to put industrial pollution into perspective. (Editor)

School Library Journal's filmstrip reviewer discusses the need for evaluation and selection skills in the media field. Includes points to be considered in evaluating filmstrips. Based on a talk given at Montgomery County, Maryland, workshop on media selection and evaluation, Fall 1969. (Editor/JS)

Reprint publishing has progressed to a position as a large-scale, self-justified industry. Reprints are amenable to convention bibliographic control, and librarians and publishers must cooperate in improving it. (Author/NH)

Revised version of a speech delivered at the Arizona State Library Association Convention (Tucson, 1968).

Examines data concerning the frequency and intensity of censorship in schools derived from surveys conducted by the American Library Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Association of American Publishers, and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Public concerns involving school censorship are discussed.…

A preliminary activity helps students learn that there are situations that require restrictions on freedom of speech. Students are then asked to imagine themselves as members of a Library Selection Committee charged with reviewing library materials which will be purchased by their school for the next year. (RM)

Lists videotape titles for preschoolers through preteens available to libraries in VHS and Beta formats for $100 or less, noting running times, release dates, and prices. Materials are categorized by companies serving educational market and home market, and commercial products found in retail stores are grouped by producer. (EJS)

Discussion of the need for research on the costs of library materials notes cost studies and price indexes now available, methodology used in preparing cost studies, and opportunities for research on trends of material costs. Twenty-two references are included. (EJS)

Describes the intentions of mass-market children's book publishers, reviews the nature of mass-market children's books, discusses the interests of librarians in relation to recent developments in mass-market children's publishing, and considers the value of mass-market books to young readers. (JL)

Methods for determining core anthropological journals are reviewed, including basic lists, user studies, and citation analysis. Merits and limitations of each method are assessed. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)

This overview of vendors supplying goods and services to libraries notes the development of library suppliers, services offered by subscription agencies, the use of online systems, services offered by book jobbers, other vendor services, binderies, and consumerism. (EJS)

Presents a form for evaluating storage and care practices for nonprint library materials (film, tape, maps, microfilms, original art, phonorecords, and photographs) in an active collection. Development of the form is described and a rationale for such a program, additional materials on preservation including slide/tape programs, and…