The Yale University Library, one of the earliest developers of preservation microfilming practices, is today engaged in the first stages of a long-term and comprehensive effort to develop practical systems for the conversion of microfilm to digital image, and thereby to develop an understanding of the appropriate relationship of the two…

This book identifies appropriate reading material for adults who read at levels through grade seven. An introduction lists criteria used for selection and discusses emphases in selection of nonfiction. To make this recommended list of 748 entries most useful to libraries, titles are arranged in a very general Dewey Decimal Classification. Each…

Revised annually by the Tennessee Advisory Council on Libraries, this report identifies goals and assigns priorities for the implementation of library services. It emphasizes the services of public libraries and services to the disadvantaged but also encompasses the needs of academic, school, institutional, and special libraries in order to form a…

The third in a series of international conferences on the problems of coping with the information explosion in the biomedical literature, this conference was held to explore certain aspects of the small core libraries recommended at previous meetings. Such libraries would be set up in developing countries and contain highly selective materials…

A survey was sent out in the fall of 1988 to all 4-year college and university libraries in Texas; the overall response rate was 77%. The purpose of the survey was to: (1) compare funding patterns in state and private institutions; (2) compare appropriation increases with rising costs for books and journals; and (3) determine whether academic…

This guide outlines the procedures for using INNOVACQ at the Adelphi University Swirlbul Library to process and check in government documents and to create and change records. All INNOVACQ procedures are described in detail, and step-by-step instructions are provided for selected routines. A list of Long Island government depository libraries and…

Designed to support curriculum and to facilitate instruction and learning at the sixth grade level, this annotated bibliography contains materials found in the library at the Brawley Middle School in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. To foster cooperative planning between teacher and librarian, the bibliography provides sample activities and lessons…

This practicum was designed to address the problem of preschoolers who attend a weekly full-time daycare program needing more exposure to children's literature to properly nourish their literacy development. Goals of the practicum sought to ensure that books and literacy experiences become more available for children, increase individualized…

The Multiple Versions Forum was convened to arrive at a consensus on various aspects of constructing bibliographic records for items that are the same in content but differ in physical representation. The 33 forum participants--representing backgrounds in network systems, national libraries, archives, cataloging systems, USMARC, AACR2…

Part of an international series of amply illustrated, colorful, small size books for children ages 5 to 10, this volume presents stories about different aspects of music. The text explains how to listen to music, the main families of musical instruments, the importance of musical instruments in other cultures, and how a violin is constructed. Each…

This guide for selecting library materials for residents of state institutions is designed to help the institutional librarian who has special groups to serve and who does not have access to standard acquisition tools. The first section lists what information is necessary to order materials, provides samples of filled-in order forms, and mentions…

Papers on library services to multicultural and multilingual populations presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Use of New Technologies to Foster Literacy among Minorities" (Shmuel Sever, Israel); (2) "Information Services for Culturally Suppressed Groups"…

This training manual teaches library personnel how to use ALIS (the Automated Library Information System) at Kansas State University. The exercises use a program called TEST, which is completely separate from the actual system. The exercises, which are designed to imitate real-life situations, combine learning the ALIS operations with learning the…

The Copyright Act's restrictions on educational use of videotape recorders need clarification either by Congress or by the courts. Administrators and media specialist practitioners should become familiar with licensing agreements and copyright restrictions that accompany audiovisual and technological materials. The use of commercially produced…

A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…