This bibliography contains works largely in English listed in 10 categories. They include: (1) books about Virgil or relevant to his poetry, (2) editions and commentaries, (3) translations, and (4) articles in the "Journal of Roman Studies," the "Classical Quarterly," the "Classical Review,""Greece and Rome," the "American Journal of…

The need to change the conventional library into a learning resource center is stressed. With the learning resources concept, instructors will be more prone to look upon media not with the idea of why it should be used in teaching, but how it can be used in order to do a more effective job of teaching. The effective use of media will necessarily…

This handbook is designed primarily as a general orientation aid, not an operation manual. It presents the background (mainly regulatory) of Federal procurement work, details, devices and tactics found to be successful, and calls attention to special sources of supply. Although planned as an aid for librarians who are engaged in Federal…

This bibliographic guide is inteded to aid schools in improving their collections of reference materials for Advanced Placement courses. Books and periodicals are listed in groups costing $500 each. The first group is a basic collection of over 140 items; the second group is a listing of over 120 items to be added for a more extensive collection.…

College English teachers today, in responding to black writers' demands for a forum, frequently resemble the old carpetbaggers, in that their teaching of black literature or composition reveals little or no background knowledge of the subject, with the course often being only a smoke screen for an informal study in something else. Such…

This is a selective annotated list of children's books about China and the Chinese. Topics range from dynasties, the era of Western influence, emigration, revolution, to present day affairs. Most of the books have a Chinese setting, but some are about the Chinese in America. Listings are made under categories such as picture books, stories for…

A national probability sample was made to survey the costs, the characteristics of materials loaned and borrowed, and the present and future magnitude of interlibrary loans for academic libraries. From a sample of 80 libraries it was found that the cost of a filled loan request varied between two and seven dollars and that lending cost per…

Some 300 reviews of non-fiction, young adult books were examined to see if they contained information needed by librarians. Six essential items were identified: authoritative treatment, comparisons with other books, a scope statement, a description of the author's background, a basis of work statement, and a purpose statement. The study was…

Three hundred and sixty-six subject areas are included in this selected bibliography of titles of free pamphlets. The booklet was prepared to help librarians, teachers and schools obtain free materials for educational purposes. Some of the broad topics which are covered are health, foreign countries, the environment and various industries. The…

A university library can and should be a center for individual access to all forms of research information media, both print and non-print. The author presents a summary account of an effort to determine existing needs at the University of Connecticut for non-print information resources and services under the following headings: the University of…

The Institute on Environmental Information Programs for Public Libraries which was held at Western Michigan University on May 7-13, 1972, brought together practicing public librarians who had been successfully coping with the service demands made on their institutions by growing concern over environmental problems. As librarians who are dealing…

In this annual, cumulative catalog over 19,000 books, journals, newspapers, and multi-volume sets available on microfilm (16mm. and 35mm.), microfiche, or micro-opaque cards from United States publishers are listed in alphabetical order. Only microform publications offered for sale on a regular basis are listed. Books are entered by author. Author…

Selected United States Government documents available on microfilm from University Microfilms are listed in this annotated catalog. Many of these documents were originally published by the U.S. Government Printing Office and issued to depository libraries across the country. Others were published by private printers and may not be considered part…

Once a computer system has been established, and the capabilities exist for the kind of data manipulation which could produce either a book catalog, with as many access points as seem desirable, or catalog cards if desired, the next question to be resolved is whether a book catalog is an economically feasible substitute for catalog cards. The…

The steady growth of the academic libraries reflects a true increase in the body of human knowledge. The average academic library either now has, or will have within the next few years, a severe space problem related to housing of books. The seemingly limitless growth of space needs creates problems compounded by rising costs of buildings and…