There is a need in engineering for adult education. Continuing Engineering Studies (CES) is trying to fill that need responsibly and conscientiously. (MR)

In theory, classificationists avoid critical classification: that is, the introduction of their own bias and prejudices into the schemes they compile. In practice, all the schemes reflect the prejudices of their origins. No solution is proposed, but it is important that librarians be aware of the problems. (Author/NH)

Reprinting is an industry which has emerged in response to the demands and needs of the academic world. Its rapid growth has occasioned changes in the methods of selecting titles, pricing, promotion, and disseminaiton of information. (Author)

Briefly describes the problems encountered by libraries in attempting to purchase out-of-stock books and discusses some of the reasons for changes in the way publishers handle backlist materials, including sales volume and its relation to increased printing costs. (JL)

Provides a brief history of the cataloging of microform reproductions of previously published works and reviews several problems occasioned by the application of AACR2 Chapter 11, which requires a totally new record for microform reproductions. (CHC)

Offers suggestions based on personal experience for designing large-scale training games and discusses problems related to game users, development, and computers. Seven references are appended. (LLS)

Holds that traditional library classification systems are inadequate to handle psychological literature, and advocates the establishment of new theoretical approaches to bibliographic organization. (FM)

Discusses the mechanisms and motivations for the development and coordination of standards within the information field, especially in the light of recent technological advances, and identifies some problems associated with standardization. Four references are cited. (FM)

Describes the ordeal of trying to remain active in one's profession after retirement age. (FL)

Authority control of a cataloging database is essential to support an effective machine readable catalog. Automated authority control can provide assistance with the difficult, intellectually demanding part of cataloging: integrating new items into a collection. (Author)

Sketches some of the shortcomings of instruction in which the major activity is that of an instructor talking to students, and which may include asking/answering questions, displaying a visual, or demonstrating a procedure; and then offers a checklist of reasons or situations that justify using lectures. (Author)

Presents a brief historical summary of library development in Islamic culture, describes the present status of libraries and information centers, and outlines overall problems, specifically the absence of national planning, trained local staffs, library legislation, library associations, an advanced book trade, and an effective national library.…

Seven pitfalls to avoid when designing training programs using television. (LS)

Encourages the dismantling of the "corporatization" of higher education, asserting that the unalloyed promotion of the free market as the standard of value has, as Adelphi and Enron make clear, led neither to truth seeking nor to sound education. (EV)