A practical survey of college and university libraries' use of periodicals, their cost effectiveness, and the use of interlibrary loans and the function of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Periodical Bank in Chicago, Illinois is presented. (Author/AP)

Discussion of the future of academic libraries is presented. (AP)

In this article the Illinois Regional Library Council and its services, Infopass Program and Northeastern Illinois Delivery System, are described. Both cooperative functions are examined according to meeting the needs of individual libraries, cost savings, or expansion of services to the user. (Author)

The why, what, when, where, and how of academic library communication within the campus community are considered. The many channels that may achieve effective communication essential to a well-rounded library program are also discussed. (Author/MBR)

Summarizes the three main characteristics of Japanese management style and discusses its applicability to academic library management in the United States. Responses from 10 readers of advance copies of the article are included. (6 references) (MES)

Discusses changes within the field of library instruction as they impact on the role of the academic librarian who works in an instructional capacity. (FM)

A small academic library that took advantage of the OCLC online cataloging service by becoming a secondary user recounts the process of initiating use, and outlines its weekly working procedure, including costs. (MBR)

There are several major areas with audio needs to be served: music, basic languages, literature, and general reference. These needs are most appropriately filled by the library, which is the best location for both audio production and services. (Author/MBR)

Examines the theory and application of zero base budgeting (ZBB) and presents an example of ZBB in an academic library reference department, illustrating the preparation of a budget proposal and demonstrating the different approaches to staffing for reference services and varying funding levels. (FM)

Suggests that academic library management, working cooperatively with operational staff, re-think service pedagogies and staffing configurations, involve librarians in the instructional process, develop relationships with faculty and students, and improve collection development in periods of fiscal retrenchment. (FM)

Established in 1986 under the Fulbright-Hayes Act and funded by the United States Information Agency with a grant to the American Library Association which administers the program, the Library Fellows Program places American librarians in foreign institutions and sponsors foreign librarians in American institutions. Describes the experiences of a…

A report of a survey to determine the current state of point-of-use library instruction--any presentation that informs the patron about the use of a particular reference/research tool--in 133 U.S. and Canadian academic libraries is presented. (Author/MBR)

This essay on collection development in academic libraries focuses on four issues: collection size, written collection development policies, involvement of teaching faculty in collection development, and the status of scholarly periodicals. Twenty references are listed. (EJS)

Describes a search strategy method for bibliographic instruction in academic libraries that includes the major types of bibliographic tools and the prescribed sequence in which to use them. The strategy begins with dictionaries and encyclopedias, progresses through bibliographies and subject guides, and ends with periodicals and books. (five…

Defines collection development and discusses several issues related to this function in the academic library: (1) the importance of a collection development policy; (2) material selection; (3) faculty-library cooperation; (4) cooperation with other library departments; (5) weeding; and (6) effects of automation. Nine references are listed. (MES)