Educators who make decisions on products and techniques to be used in their schools now have a central facility available where they can view and evaluate, cost free, the latest innovations in education. (Author)

Administrators speculate about the furniture and furnishings they would have if money were no object. (Author)

This investigation based upon a survey of 26 American and West European booksellers attemts to provide some basic information about foreign blanket orders. The characteristics of foreign blanket orders as well as the attitudes of the booksellers are summarized. (Author)

Some 80 percent of controlled circulation journals provide Reader Service Cards. The responses obtained with those from a sample of ten journals is reported and the data are analyzed in terms of yield, postal and other delays. Response times approximated a normal distribution with an overall mean of 5.8 weeks. (2 references) (Author/NH)

Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, December 29, 1970, in Washington, D.C. (DS)

Lists videotape titles for preschoolers through preteens available to libraries in VHS and Beta formats for $100 or less, noting running times, release dates, and prices. Materials are categorized by companies serving educational market and home market, and commercial products found in retail stores are grouped by producer. (EJS)

This report compares shared-savings programs with financing through the use of internal funds, loans, leases, and lease purchase plans for financing energy conservation in nonprofit buildings. The shared savings option was found to offer the greatest benefits to the customer. (MLF)

Cites sources of information concerning selection of microform reading equipment and provides step-by-step outline of selection process. Defining specific needs for which equipment is used, determining what equipment is being marketed, and examining and evaluating readers' design features in terms of practicability and aesthetics are discussed.…

This overview of vendors supplying goods and services to libraries notes the development of library suppliers, services offered by subscription agencies, the use of online systems, services offered by book jobbers, other vendor services, binderies, and consumerism. (EJS)

Once a school has decided to invest in computers, many other decisions must be made. Considerations should include cost, technical requirements, and standard, upgraded, and "dream" features. Recommendations that can be used as helpful guidelines are presented. (CJ)

Continued from the front cover, this article offers suggestions about selecting and purchasing microcomputers and software for schools. (WD)