There has been much debate about whether children's books should show grim reality or a bright view. The author suggests that a book can show both. (10 references) (Author)

This paper presents analyses of separate data on the literature of tropical and subtropical agriculture, and the world literature of agricultural economics and rural socilogy, in relation to Bradford's law. (8 references) (Author/SJ)

Some bracing thoughts and suggested guidelines on the delicate relationship between publishers and reviewers are presented by the president of a small, independent trade house. (Author/KE)

Article seeks to alert educators to the problems resulting from the use of textbooks that are unsatisfactory, and indeed harmful, to members of both majority and minority groups. (Author/GB)

The differences between volunteers and nonvolunteers, when statistically significant, were not sizable, as revealed by the generally small correlation coefficients and omega squares obtained in this study. (Author)

It was hypothesized that adults borrow books from the public library primarily as a result of browsing and that what facilitates browsing will significantly increase circulation. This report is on a study of the effects on public library circulation of putting a group of adult titles in a prime physical location. (15 references) (Author/NH)

The author presents some humorous ideas on the screening and development of programmers." (Author/AK)

The widely accepted approval-plan concept has moved from a lengthy period of discussion of selection responsibility to a few recent studies of the plans' cost, efficiency, and impact on research collections. An annotated list of articles from 1958 to 1972 traces this transformation and identifies the research studies. (34 references) (Author)

The activities of the American Library Association in its attempt to influence the selection of the Librarian of Congress in 1939 are discussed. (26 references) (NH)

An attack on Philip Roth's book Portnoy's Complaint in Memphis, Tennessee, raises the issue of its purchase by the public library and the matter of censorship in general. A letter written by Henry Mitchell, editor of the "Delta Review, to the librarian encouraging him to support the public's freedom to read is included. (RM)

Presented at the American Library Association Annual conference (Kansas City, June 24, 1968). (JW)

An annotated bibliography of one hundred books on science, engineering, and technology recommended for purchase by the average public or college library for the interested nonspecialist. (JS)