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Peer reviewedOlson, Lowell E. – Top of the News, 1985
This discussion of the librarian's perspective on collection development cites professional "blind spots" in areas of responses to and misinterpretation of information, censorship, identifying and satisfying reader demand, and confusion over the role of the librarian. A 15-item bibliography is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Materials
Olson, Lowell E. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Discussion of the changing environment and role of the school media specialist focuses on the adaptation of the Library of Congress classification, professional standards, staffing, the possibility of keeping school libraries open in the summer, the librarian as evaluator of material content rather than organizer, and school librarians as…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Learning Resources Centers
