American Indians want to retain their own culture and control their own lives and institutions. They do not want to be integrated into the white culture. They are proud of their cultural heritage and want to continue to be Indians. This article suggests improvements in library services to American Indians. (29 references) (Author/NH)

If patrons are afraid -- should others know what they read -- of being wrongfully indicted for such reading, then librarians have had little success curtailing censorship or extending intellectual freedom. (Author)

The role of children's librarians, who are committed to social change, is discussed. (MF)

The Library of Congress is prepared to renew cataloging-in-source and they are determined to make it succeed, profiting from the experience gained in the 1958-59 experiment. (NH)

Reprinted from the PNLA (Pacific Northwest Library Association) Quarterly, v33 n3 p11-15, Spring 1969. (JW)

Discusses the conditions necessary for the success of marketing programs within libraries and methods of implementing a formal marketing program. The four factors of the marketing mix (product, place, price, promotion) are considered and administrative decisions are explored within the framework of these four factors. (Author)

Discusses the use of chat rooms by teens in libraries, including educational reasons and socialization. Considers problems encountered when using chat, including viruses; stresses the need for establishing safety tips; and provides descriptions of five Web sites that allow chat, including instant messaging. (LRW)

Outlines suggestions to help librarians plan effective young adult programing including studying the literature, talking to every staff member, needs assessments, administrative support, involving participants, community support, coordinating with other social agencies, outside funding, starting with something simple, public relations, imaging,…

Rapid technological change has caused some to question the need for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). We argue that the traditional roles of FDLP libraries in selecting, acquiring, organizing, preserving, and providing access to and services for government information are more important than ever in the digital age.

After decades of costly and time-consuming effort, nearly all libraries have completed the retrospective conversion of their card catalogs to electronic form. However, bibliographic systems still are really not much more than card catalogs on wheels. Enriched content that Amazon.com takes for granted--such as digitized tables of contents, cover…

On April 21, 2004, the Joe L. Frost Children's Play and Play Environments Research Collection was dedicated at the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Library at the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas. This brief article describes the collection and Frost's plans for the future.

Library media specialists are often asked when to create a new record in cataloging various editions of the same title for library media center collections. This article, adapted from the new edition of "Catalog It," will provide some hints to answer this question. In some cases, it is easy to recognize when two copies of the same information…

Even though librarians fulfill the roles of teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, and program administrator many outside the library still say that librarians don't do anything. However, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes before the library program begins.

This article presents the results of a web-based survey that examined current tasks performed within Access Services departments in academic libraries and explored future trends in the area. Thirty-four core tasks that rated more than sixty percent on the survey were identified as being common to most Access Services departments. Future trends…