Developments relating to library microforms are reviewed. The trends reported in recent years remain much the same but the pace quickens and the volume of literature reporting these developments multiplies. (Author/NH)

The study presents statistical information of special interest to music librarians attempting to establish a minimum annual budget where a maximum one is not possible. (Author)

The body of literature on book selection during 1550-1700 has helped shape the growth of scholarly libraries to our day. 29 references. (Author/AB)

Centralized book selection on a national basis is offered as a practical alternative to the present system of selection by librarians and faculty members which, it is argued, does not produce the quality of collections needed. (14 references) (NH)

The 1970 contribution to environmental literature is almost as voluminous as all that went before. (Author)

This article traces the reading trends of readers in the city of Patna (India) and attempts to establish a relationship between their personality traits and the nature and content of the literature they prefer. (Author)

The most satisfactory procedure for handling changes is the complete reclassification of old and new publications to conform with newly assigned notations. This insures that the publications for each agency will be located together on the shelves and that closely connected series will not be split. (Author/NH)

As a result of the Nigerian civil war the library services in the war affected areas were damaged. This article assesses the amount of damage done and suggests how reconstruction and reactivation of these services could be brought to a pre-war level. (Author/NH)

The annotated bibliography includes books covering the following subject areas: religion, social science, languages, science - pure and applied, fine arts, history, biography, fiction and professional books. (NH)

The objectives of a study to develop objective weeding criteria are described and the study findings are presented. (AB)

A listing of thirty representative publishers of American right, radical right, conservative and right wing materials. (AB)

Raises questions regarding the Notable Books project. (AB)

What alternatives are available (other than new construction) when a library's collections approach the limits of its stack capacity? This paper considers the various approaches to relocation or decentralization as possible solutions to the spatial problem. (NH)