Discusses ethical considerations and possible censorship that can accompany technological advances in the transmission of information among scholars. Topics addressed include academic ethics and academic library ethics; peer review and scholarly communication; controversies and the selection of library materials; academic whistle blowers; and…

Presents Robert Cormier's speech as winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award that was given at the 1991 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. Highlights include the role of libraries during his youth, his role as library trustee in Leominster (Massachusetts), and libraries' financial difficulties today and in the future. (LRW)

Discusses three papers presented at the 1994 ALA (American Library Association) annual convention in Miami Beach (Florida) that deal with investment information in academic libraries and their use by faculty, doctoral students, undergraduates, MBA (Masters of Business Administration) students, and individual investors. (Author/LRW)

Reports on an interview with the new chair of NCLIS (National Commission on Library and Information Science), Jeanne Hurley Simon. Topics discussed include politicalization; relations with the American Library Association (ALA); White House Conferences on Libraries and Information Services; school libraries; advising the President and Congress;…

Provides a history of the library school at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Highlights include changes in curriculum, including advanced study and doctoral programs; continuing education; faculty activities, including library association involvement; research; and physical facilities. (LRW)

In recent years, many higher education institutions, from liberal arts colleges to major research universities, have integrated their information technology (IT) and library organizations. Still more institutions are actively exploring the possibility of doing so. Their reasons for combining the separate organizations range from positioning the…

Designed as a simple how-to guide, this revised handbook presents guidelines for setting up a church or synagogue library or revitalizing an existing one. The first section, "Begin with a Purpose," advocates preparing a statement of purpose. The second step, "Be Prepared," discusses the importance of the planning process.…

This volume covers the history of library development, library education, and national planning for library coverage in New Zealand, as well as Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific. The chapters are as follows: (1) "Setting the New Zealand Scene"; (2) "The New Zealand Library Association Certificate Course"; (3)…

This brochure provides information on the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) core program for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP), which was launched in 1984 to further the library profession, library institutions, and library and information services in less developed countries. Program objectives are…

The Insurance Division of the Special Libraries Association began an index to insurance magazines, the "Insurance Periodicals Index" (IPI), in 1962. This study examines its historical development. The index was published monthly in an insurance trade journal and then cumulated into an annual edition. Part of the background for its…

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (OK-ACRL) and the Oklahoma Library Association, College and University Division (OLA-CUD) co-sponsored a survey of professional academic librarians to obtain institutional and background data on their characteristics, their preferences for academic professional association…

Papers on classification and subject cataloging which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "PRECIS: Basic Principles, Function, and Use," in which Derek Austin (United Kingdom) describes the automated subject indexing system developed for use in the "British…

Papers on rare and precious books and documents, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Report on the State of Work on the Union Catalogue of Incunabula (GW) and Progress in the International Cataloguing of Incunabula" by Ursula Altmann (East Germany); (2)…

This set of minutes from a semiannual meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) includes three presentations: "The Economics of Document Delivery" by Donald B. Simpson, "Electronic Journal Publishing and Libraries" by Jay K. Lucker, and "Policies and Controversies" by Hugh C. Atkinson. Atkinson reviews…

This document comprises two papers on official publications which were presented at the 1986 IFLA general conference. In "Japanese Official Publications," Yoshitaro Tanabe (Japan) discusses several aspects of official publications in Japan, including problems encountered by the Printing Bureau in printing, publishing and distribution,…