The University of New Mexico libraries contain one of the finest collections of Luso-Brazilian materials available in the United States. The more than 10,000 items in that collection, which is especially strong in history and literature and divided almost equally between Portuguese and Brazilian subjects, are listed for the benefit of students,…

A new library, specifically designed for the Spanish-speaking community, was created for Oakland Public Library's Latin American project. (JB)

Indonesian multiple-element personal names cause problems to catalogers who have to establish these names. Research results showed that the inverted last element entries are to be preferred. (12 references) (Author/NH)

Covers the establishment of an East Asian library from collecting and processing the materials to the organization of the library, library personnel requirements, and interlibrary cooperation. (NH)

Addresses the public library's problems in cataloging foreign language materials and assuring the patron's access to them. Eleven references are cited. (FM)

Presents an annotated selection of 33 recent noteworthy books in Spanish for adolescent and reluctant readers. The easy-to-read books have attractive photographs or illustrations. Topics include biographies, cooking, fiction, folklore, health, history, human relationships, poetry, and science and technology. (CB)

Recommends books in Spanish that can be used both with Spanish-speaking students and with students who are learning Spanish. Several publications offered were originally published in Europe and exist in the United States only as Spanish-language editions. (GR)

The essay is devoted to the specific problems of the treatment of a complete work at supplementary school level (Grade 11). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Divided into four sections, this bibliography lists: (1) books in Creole or books about Haitian Creole; (2) books on adult literacy and Haitian adults; (3) books written in English and related to Haiti; and (4) children's and adolescents' books with Haitian themes or about Haiti. (KH)

This biography of Alfred Kaiming Chiu emphasizes his contributions to the field of librarianship--a classification scheme for Chinese and Japanese books, building three libraries, training young Chinese American librarians. (JAB)

The choice of an appropriate foreign language dictionary should be based on careful evaluation of its construction, intended uses, and intended audience. (MSE)

Strong girls and bright colors characterize many Swedish picture books in recent years. The girls are visible and active, and the books also include many wise mothers. The picture books deal with a variety of subjects, ranging from very difficult subjects like death to pure nonsense. Sweden has many good illustrators who work experimentally with…

A selection of recent scholarly and foreign works of interest to reference workers in university libraries. (NH)

The large number of foreign language materials now available are difficult for English-speaking librarians to handle. A course in library linguistics and transliteration is proposed. (LS)