This bibliography of children's books is intended for use by librarians and teachers. Each entry is annotated and contains complete bibliographic and ordering information. A total of 770 entries are included. (CK)

A compilation of children's books intended as a buying guide for teachers and librarians is presented. A total of 802 annotated titles are included. Each entry provides complete bibliographic and ordering information, with prices current at the time of original review. (Author/CK)

Presents guidelines to assist librarians in evaluating and selecting books with gay themes for children and young adults. (Author/PF)

Lists reference books that give premium rates and other information about insurance companies. (PF)

An examination of historiography in the context of library collections suggests that there exists between the library and the disciplines it houses a relationship in which the collection structures itself to meet the demands made upon materials of individual disciplines and determines the demands which can be made upon those materials. (Author/PF)

Some argue that the clinician is an inherently capable administrator by virtue of his clinical training, while others argue that the most appropriate mental health administrator is a nonclinician, trained in administration. Training models and curriculae are discussed which support both views. (Author)

The results of this research indicate that persons with a history of premarital cohabitation do not describe their marriages differently from persons without a history of cohabitation. The authors conclude that premarital cohabitation may not provide types of learning experiences that significantly alter an individual's success in marriage.…

The author gives advice both to those placing job announcements and to those responding to the announcements. (IRT)

Although all library security systems reduce losses, there are significant differences among them in terms of types of protection, cost, and false alarms. Systems from five companies are assessed: 3M, Checkpoint, Gaylord, Knogo, and Sentronic International. (JPF)

Tells the story of a small town library faced with the problem of preventing nuisance burglaries of the type becoming more and more common. The problems of selecting the right type of alarm system are discussed. (JPF)

A workable system for collection development in this library is a weekly review of standard selection tools, catalogs, and publishers' notices by the book selection committee (library director and the department heads of adult, children's, bookmobile, and technical services). (JAB)

Studies indicate that students who use materials chosen by their teachers score better than students using materials not chosen by their teachers even when the same materials are used. In one case 45 percent of the teachers studied had no direct involvement in the choosing of materials. (Author/IRT)

Outlines criteria for deciding when to hire an outside management consultant and which consultant to hire, and discusses the relationship between consultants and their clients. (JG)

After reviewing the "state of the art" in evaluation/selection interviewing, the authors answer seven questions that they are frequently asked about interviewing skills. (Author)

Some specific suggestions to improve conferencing strategies for media specialists and instructional designers are proposed. (Author)