The importance of an up-to-date information file is discussed, using the quest for the name of Paul Revere's horse as an example. A list of Famous Riders and Their Horses'' is included as an indication of the type material to be included in an information file. (SM)

Books on parapsychology are reviewed to provide a general orientation to the subject, to indicate the best current sources of information, and to recommend a basic library collection on parapsychology. (69 references) (SJ)

Describes source for photographs, including collections at the Universities of Louisville and Texas. (PD)

Discusses the state of newspaper files. Reports on available newspaper collections and developments in these resources. (PD)

Describes prominent film archives in the U.S., including several university collections. (PD)

Describes television archives, including university collections such as the Vanderbilt Television News Archive. (PD)

Describes Project DL whose goal was to provide a Web site where diverse information sources on digital libraries are available. Discusses the Web site design at the University of Missouri-Columbia that includes three sections: digital library collections, digital library resources, and digital library Web sites. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the advantages of vertical file collections for nonconventional literature, and describes the classification scheme used for fugitive literature by the Acid Rain Information Clearinghouse at the Center for Environmental Information. An annotated list of organizations and examples of titles they offer is provided. (8 notes with…

The rationale for developing a phone book collection is discussed and the procedures for building the collection are outlined. (SM)

Lists a selection of Canadian reference materials with annotations for 1978, together with a list of new editions. (CWM)

Books, newspaper and journal articles, manuscripts, and pamphlets and reports on Blacks in the State of Washington are cited. (MC)

This annotated bibliography surveys 22 of the most recent additions to the children's literature reference shelves, noting indexes, catalogs, picture books, the elementary school library collection, a parent's guide, authors and illustrators, and Newbery and Caldecott award books. Publisher, publication date, and price information is provided.…

Designed for use with both individual researchers and library instruction classes, this 68-item selective annotated guide lists sources for guides and bibliographies; treatises, digests, citators; treaty texts and their indexes; dictionaries; atlases; style manuals; indexes and abstracts; journals; online databases; and abbreviations. Eleven…

Discusses basic theories of systematically organizing and transferring information and demonstrates application of these theories to career and occupational materials. Using the Dictionary of Occupational Titles classification for management of career resources is recommended. Options for managing nonoccupational career information are proposed.…

Describes sources of information at the New York State Library that pertain to hearing impairment. Topics addressed include New York State's role in the development of deaf education; background on the state library; and library services aimed at special populations. A selected bibliography of 45 relevant items in the library collection is…