The profiles provided list advantages, disadvantages, and suggestions for use of 12 basic types of audiovisual materials and equipment. In some instances, points to remember about construction purposes and methods of utilization are included. Formats described are charts, graphs, and maps; filmstrips and slides; super 8mm film loop projections;…

This book has been written for all types of libraries and media centres which wish to have an omnimedia catalog, i.e., one in which the entries for all materials, both book and nonbook, are interfiled. In order to integrate all entries successfully the same cataloging principles should apply to all media. A practical solution is to enter and…

Provides an overview of the legal nature of copyright, its history, and present status. Current issues of concern to information professionals are then discussed, including reproduction and distribution of copyrighted material, interlibrary loans, the "Five-Year Review" of the current law, technology, nonprint materials, and databases.…

This annotated bibliography of materials published during 1984-1985 on descriptive cataloging covers bibliographic control, Anglo American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2), specific types of materials, authority control, retrospective conversion, management issues, expert systems, and manuals. (EM)

Urges schools to adopt laser videodiscs for their cost, durability, and usability advantages over film, a mechanical, outdated medium. Recommends specific videodisc titles for school libraries and classroom use. Describes computer-assisted videodisc instruction applications (including image processing) and dispels some common misconceptions about…

Floppy diskettes used with Apple computers were analyzed in terms of each component of bibliographic description, and comparisons were made between Anglo-American cataloging rules and materials in hand. Suggestions emerged for different treatment of Chief Source of Information, General Material Designation, Edition, Material Specific Details,…

A progress report on audiovisual material cataloging standards and services is presented. (Author)

Indiana's Michigan City Public Library was the first in the nation to serve all regardless of residence and the first to establish a branch library in a large, enclosed, heated shopping mall. The results of these new services are discussed. (Author/NH)

The establishment and operation of a self-study center for the use of students in the Medical College of Virginia's School of Medicine is described. (MM)

Any attempt today to recatalog a collection must take advantage of every tool which can simplify the task. This article represents such a venture in the application of the Library of Congress Class A schedule to the classifying, as well as cataloging, of phonorecords. (Author/NH)

Rock music is one instance of an information format that our culture has acknowledged far more widely than our libraries. (Author)

Focusing on nonprint materials, this article includes a general overview of copyright and detailed analyses of particular problems relating to computer programs, databases, and electronic publishing. Unique copyright aspects for each of these formats are analyzed and explained. Ninety-four references are included. (EJS)

Presents a form for evaluating storage and care practices for nonprint library materials (film, tape, maps, microfilms, original art, phonorecords, and photographs) in an active collection. Development of the form is described and a rationale for such a program, additional materials on preservation including slide/tape programs, and…

Outlines circulation procedures for video games at four public libraries--Arlington Heights Public Library, Illinois; East Brunswick Public Library, New Jersey; South River Public Library, New Jersey; and Cloquet Public Library, Minnesota. Acquisition of materials, insurance fees, loan periods, and use of reserves are noted. (EJS)

Describes the Reference and Adult Services Division's Outstanding Reference Sources Committee procedures for preparation of the 1979 listing, discusses expansion to include nonbook sources, and provides a retrospective list of nonbook sources selected by the 1979-80 committee. Nonbook sources include microforms and databases. Six references are…