The economic pressures on higher education could lead to improved college libraries. (PF)

Compares the approval-built collection with the collection which is created when traditional select and order procedures are used. The study was limited to 1974 imprints in four subject areas and utilized the services of two major vendors. (Author)

Librarians can, and indeed must, influence the form of publication of library materials. (Author)

Discusses the results of a survey on library resources in Florida high schools, and lists 120 resources in the journalism-mass media area which should be on the library shelves. (RB)

Reviews the production frequency of technical reports and papers by physicists, as well as the physicists' use of library materials and information services. (LS)

Suggests ways of developing a media library collection for a religious education center. (PF)

A guide to selecting instructional media for a diocesan religious education center. (PF)

Arguments for student participation in college library book selection are given and methods of administering such a program are suggested. (PF)

This thesaurus attempts to standardize terms used to designate intellectual genres of textual materials in general rare book libraries. Because of the nature of such libraries, it has a literary-historical bias. For the purpose of this list, genre is defined as a recognized category of works (not their physical manifestations) characterized by a…

This bibliography is intended to help readers locate material on anorexia nervosa and bulimia in the collections of the Library of Congress. A scope note briefly defines the terms "anorexia nervosa" and "bulimia" and discusses similarities and differences between the two eating disorders. Four references are included as introductions to the topic…

The first step in designing a work station that is appropriate for both the maintenance and repair of library materials is to determine procedures likely to be necessary based on the nature of the collection and the type of use it receives. Necessary equipment includes a work station with a bench and storage space (an illustration and a list of…

A compilation of reference books published in 1974 or late 1973 that should be of unique value for the small and medium-sized public and academic library. (PF)

A preview of the survey results to be presented in an all-day program on book marketing and library selection at the American Library Association Conference in San Francisco. (Author)

Librarians are developing individualized reading projects to assist classroom teachers in interesting the children in library books. (JH)

Rules and guidelines are provided governing the selection of documents and journal articles to be included in the ERIC database. Selection criteria are described under the five headings: (1) Appropriateness of content/subject matter; (2) Suitability of format, medium, document type; (3) Quality of content; (4) Legibility and reproducibility; (5)…