Special section on fair use and copyright contains three articles: "The Management of Intellectual Property" (Scott Bennett); "The Meaning of Fair Use" (Kenneth Frazier), including electronic infringement and examples of court cases; and "Document Delivery" (Laura N. Gassaway), including copies for primary users,…

Describes time-saving ways to use bulletin boards, display cases, and shelftop displays to develop a friendly, stimulating atmosphere in the library media center. Concepts, themes, and images for use throughout the year are suggested; and tips for easy ways to develop art work or use existing materials are provided. (KRN)

Discusses the need for appropriate continuing professional education for reference librarians. Topics addressed include issues of competence; professional and ethical responsibility; certification and licensure; and continuing education and the new model that focuses on user needs. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)

Compares and contrasts policies and procedures pertaining to sexual harassment from selected national organizations with those of the American Library Association (ALA). Policies from the American Bar Association, American Council on Education, American Association of University Professors, American Psychological Association, and National…

Describes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law by President Bush in 1990, and explains possible impacts of the legislation on libraries. The goals of the ADA regarding people with physical or mental disabilities are explained, compliance to prevent discrimination is discussed, and possible litigation is mentioned.…

Presents a dBASE III searching/micro tip that will reveal whether any journals listed within a capture log file are in local holdings. An example gives the commands needed to use the ISSN field in the citations to search a local holdings database. (DB)

Lists and annotates 101 items published by the U.S. government that were received by depository libraries during fiscal year 1990-91. Subject areas that are represented most heavily include Department of Defense manuals and guides; AIDS; education; technology, including publications from the Office of Technology Assessment; and health. (LRW)

Includes annotations for 19 government publications from 17 countries: Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Chile, Costa Rica, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Peru, Rwanda, and the Soviet Union. Topics covered include pornography, poverty, food, and hunger. The effect of library budget pressures on…

Suggests that children's imaginations are not shrinking. Discusses seven ways in which English teachers, librarians, publishers, and authors have used adolescent literature in creative and imaginative ways. (RS)

Describes the types and sources of information resources in adult education, outlines strategies for identifying resources, and suggests the following guidelines for selection: authority, timeliness, relevance, depth, accuracy, and replicability. (JOW)

Discussion of the right of the U.S. public to know highlights the importance of libraries and librarians in a democracy; the role of libraries in disseminating and providing open and equitable access to information; and obstacles they currently face that are putting both libraries and public's right to know at risk. (MAB)

Examines the shared cognitive dimensions of cultural institutions like museums, libraries, and parks, suggesting they make similar situations for transmitting information. The article encourages a critical understanding of public cultural institutions to enlarge the potential for discourse about their analysis and criticism. Heuristic questions…

Explains shareware computer programs and describes a shareware microcomputer-based workstation that was set up in the University of Idaho library to make shareware CD-ROM discs available to users. A hypertext program that was used as the user interface is described, and software problems are discussed. (two references) (LRW)

Examines 855 documents relevant to library and information science (LIS) and categorizes them according to whether they were written by persons inside or outside LIS and whether they were published inside or outside the LIS literature. Author affiliation, document type, audience, and subject content are covered. (50 references) (KRN)

Conventional wisdom dictates that television is responsible for a steep decline in literacy in United States. Because literacy has many definitions, it seems more productive to consider library circulation figures; average personal expenditures on books, magazines, and newspapers; and national surveys of reading habits. All indicate a growing…