The material included in this print version of the "Motivation and the Right to Read" conference has, for the most part, not been edited. Due to the problems of translating audiovisual presentations into print, these are not included here. The discussion periods are also omitted. Following the "Welcome" the presentations at…

A survey investigated the existence and extent of censorship in the Wisconsin high schools. Questionnaires were sent to the principals, librarians, and some English, social studies and science teachers at 426 high schools. Tallies of the 728 questionnaires returned showed that censorship was a common event; 57.8% of respondents said there had been…

This article offers suggestions to teachers of middle school students on how to encourage children to read for pleasure and how to build a classroom library suited to their interests and abilities. (JD)

Describes a multi-media individualized approach to reading instruction for non-English-speaking children of Filipino descent in an Hawaii elementary school. (TO)

A survey designed to investigate how challenges to school library materials relate to the overall selection process found that (1) the number of challenges increased steadily with increasing grade level; (2) local challenges were more restrictive than state challenges; and (3) active challenges affected administrators' selection, making them more…

Using the conceptual scheme outlined in Parts I and II of this article (appearing in the January and April 1981 issues of this magazine), the author presents guidelines for librarian/teacher cooperation in the selection of supplementary materials which coordinate with basic class texts. (Author/SJL)

Censorship attacks on books are growing more common in school classrooms and media centers, as well as in the nation's public libraries. School board members can take steps to keep intellectual freedom alive. (MLF)

Shows how a well-respected collection development tool contains ideological frames, using the "Public Library Catalog" (PLC) as an example. Evaluation by library science graduate students indicate that the PLC makes recommendations that have an imbalance of perspectives, overemphasize a particular facet or theory within a field, lack authority,…

Collecting full-text CD-ROMs for a humanities library requires an examination of literary research and the way literature is taught. It is within this context that selectors must establish selection criteria and develop plans for promoting use of these new resources. Includes a checklist of literary and technical criteria for selection. (Contains…

1975 spawned the usual shoal of titles on traumatic contemporary events (the energy crisis, the high cost of living, the exploitation of resources and humans), and the more everyday concerns of this genre of literature (investing, administration, marketing, computerization, economics). (Author)

Describes unscrupulous methods of increasing the prices of books and suggests methods of resisting over-pricing. (PF)

This is a list of books, revised annually, on subjects of special interest and appeal to teenagers. Emphasis in selection of titles is on presentation which is clear, vivid, appealing, and imaginative. The books have been selected by the Committee on Books for Young Adults which is made up of librarians who work with teenagers in The New York…

This list of 101 compact disc jazz recordings recommended for library acquisition includes brief annotations. (MES)

This essay addressing problems of library collection weeding suggests that as countermeasure to damage already done, every public library should establish a substantial American Heritage collection of classic Anglo-American authors up to 1900. Inexperienced librarians, rare books and historic preservation, patron complaints, interlibrary loan, and…