Argues that the role expected of libraries is significantly different now from what it was for nearly 95 percent of the span of library history, and that this change of purpose has not been reflected in the current budgetary and management priorities of librarians. Nine references are cited. (FM)

The second of a two-part series on collections of Afro-Americana discusses the history and holdings of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, and the Special Collections at the Fisk University Library. (33 references) (MES)

Describes the various purposes of special collections of children's literature including their value to historians, sociologists, psychologists, artists and authors, their reference purposes, and their value in preserving regional artistic and literary heritages. A bibliography of journal articles, pamphlets, and brochures listed by state is…

Discusses results from an experimental study which measured user and journal publisher acceptance of microfiche editions and hardware performance at Wayne State University Libraries. Study results prompted a full-scale acquisition program of currently available microform materials. A profile of six microfiche collections for academic libraries is…

Describes the resources available to scholars in the library and information science collections of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Western Ontario. For each university, the description includes a history of the development of the school of library and information science as well as resources found in special…

The University of Northern Colorado has had a curriculum materials collection in its library since 1896. This early collection contained school furniture, books, pictures, apparatus and devices for class use, games, and toys. The collection has been maintained despite periods of neglect and today contains all the formats of an up-to-date…

This 93-item annotated bibliography concerning collection evaluation in academic libraries focuses on: (1) case studies of evaluation projects, (2) newly proposed techniques, (3) attempts to define adequacy in a collection, and (4) overviews of the evaluation process, all published from 1969 to the present. (Author/EJS)

Describes the development of the women's collection of the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe College, and makes mention of the Culinary Collection. (CHC)

Argues that book selection is more properly and adequately done by faculty members than librarians. A model for faculty selection of library materials that formally incorporates accountability for selectors is proposed.

This study examined the ownership of religious texts within academic libraries that were members of the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania (ACLCP). Results showed that most of the texts in English were owned by the libraries, whereas the texts in their original languages were generally not owned. (Author/LRW)

This study examined library Web sites of historically black colleges and universities to determine whether they disseminated information and provided services to users. Compared black college library Web sites with other library sites and found that most black library sites only provide basic information about the library and its collections.…

Examines rare book cataloging from the perspectives of cataloger and curator; discusses the areas where a cataloger-curator alliance can affect cataloging, as well as relevant factors over which the two have little control; and promotes a concept of customized cataloging for special collections materials. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/MES)

Discusses academic library collection-development theory and policy. Suggests that a standard collection of works specific to each discipline (a canon), is a powerful tool because such canons can censor the works that fall outside of the prevailing norms, the hegemony of the discipline. (LRW)

Describes a project of the Association of College and Research Libraries to compile a union list of microforms dealing with the classical, medieval, and Renaissance periods. Goals of the project, questionnaire development, survey response, and questions raised by the project are discussed. The union list, including 101 titles and 45 libraries, is…

This review of case studies of five academic libraries in institutions that have ceased operation notes background, time factors, disposition of library collections, and nature of bankruptcy. Guidelines for closing (stabilizing and documenting collection, estimating worth of collection, obligations to government) are presented. Eight sources are…