In order to develop collections when given book budgets approaching the million dollar figure, libraries must consider the merits of approval plans. These merits and the importance of getting faculty support before engaging in approval plans are argued. (Author/NH)

A review of the most recent trends in the spreading use of microimage materials in libraries of all types. (Author)

Educational research undertaken by teachers can result in better data collection and usage inasmuch as the individual teacher can limit the scope of his efforts to the needs of his own students. (CK)

There is a great need to have black literature on library shelves today to serve as a reminder to white and black men alike, that the black man has an identity, culture and heritage and must be true to them. (NH)

The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors. The publications listed provide needed information for these unconventional youth. (Author/NH)

Some librarians doubt if the undergraduate student can best be served by university library facilities. Thus many have adopted the concept of separately housed undergraduate libraries tailored to the needs of undergraduates. This paper examines this question and offers an alternative solution. (Author/NH)

Responses to a Library User's Questionnaire were analyzed by use of a chi-square statistic to determine whether the faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates were homogeneous with respect to their primary and secondary reasons for visiting the library, and also with respect to the library materials used. (Author)

The little magazines and small presses of the decade enormously affected and were affected by all the major social issues of the time. (Author)

Discussion of the administration of the preservation of library materials presents observations of the field based on the author's experiences and briefly describes related programs conducted by Yale University Libraries, Association of Research Libraries Office of Management Studies, and School of Library Service at Columbia University. Four…

An update of the 1978-79 bibliography which appeared in the December 1980 issue of Catholic Library World, this selective bibliography of religious reference works published in English from the latter half of 1980 through 1981 reviews titles which are of interest for college, university, or seminary library collections. (Author/JL)

The Rockefeller Archive Center was established in 1974 to bring together the records of The Rockefeller University, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc., the Rockefeller family, and others. This history of the Archive Center and description of its holdings focuses on those areas of special interest to educational researchers. (Author/BW)

Presents a table relating the main classes and subclasses of the Library of Congress classification system for Q through V (the sciences) to their corresponding Z numbers. The methodology employed in preparing the key is explained. (Author/JL)