Describes in brief some of the personal background of Beverly Cleary and attempts to portray some of the attributes of her writing that have made her popular with two generations of readers. (CRH)

In ten countries today--but not in the United States--each time a book is borrowed from a public library, its author is credited with a small payment or library usage royalty. This system, known as Public Lending Right, or PLR, is described. (MLW)

During the course of an interview, Terry Eagleton, one of England's foremost Marxist critics, talks about his political and critical position and about related contemporary developments. (HOD)

This article deals with problem created by numerous schemes in use for transliteration of Cyrillic alphabet when attempting to obtain retrieval of Russian author's works in scientific databases available through Dialog, Bibliographic Retrieval Services, and System Development Corporation. Highlights include basic strategy and complications of…

A noted writer of historical biographies for children describes her attempts to get "inside" historical personages by studying the times in which they lived. (RBW)

Discusses the biographical aspects of James Thurber's classic humorous fairy tale, "Many Moons." (HOD)

Examines ramifications of legislative recognition of concept of fair use in Copyright Act of 1976 and argues that elimination of fair use doctrine, coupled with increase in technological approaches to reporting of secondary use of copyrighted material, will benefit authors, publishers, and librarians alike. Fifteen references are cited. (EJS)

Traces the history of "Tintin," a young journalist created by Georges Remi ("Herge"), whose adventures recorded in strip cartoons took him around the world. (FL)

Recollections is an occasional series in which writers looked back at their childhood, school days, or youth. To open the series, the author widely praised Akenfield, linking his early attempts to become a writer with his more recent experience of talking to children about their own imaginative work. (Editor/RK)

Suggests that this author offers a picture of more than just segmented Caribbean social structure and its determining effects on the response of the characters. (AM)

At Greenville Middle School, South Carolina, students interview the authors of their favorite books using telephone conference equipment. (PF)

The life of the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes is briefly discussed. (NQ)

Presented is the index to the journal BioScience for 1976, Volume 26. Both an author and subject index are provided. (SL)

This paper presents an imaginary conversation between an interviewer and the novelist, James Michener (1907-1997). Starting with Michener's early life experiences in Doylestown (Pennsylvania), the conversation includes his family's poverty, his wanderings across the United States, and his reading at the local public library. The dialogue includes…

This paper considers some themes that I have discussed before at this seminar in previous years, namely the different perceptions of the best ways to teach chemistry in the nineteenth and early twentieth century between British and American chemists. In this paper I will examine the biographies of a number of nineteenth century British and…