The 15 papers in this collection discuss various aspects of computer use in libraries and several other aspects of library service not directly related to computers. Following an introduction and a list of officers, the papers are: (1) "Criminal Justice and Related Databases" (Kate E. Adams); (2) "Software and Hard Thought: Searching with a Microcomputer" (John Montag and Michaelyn Burnette); (3) "Converting to ALIS II--Cure-All or Snake Oil?" (Anita I. Cook and Sandra S. Herzinger); (4) "Trouble Shooting or Shooting Your Trouble" (Joseph A. Starratt); (5) "The Role of Statistics in Managing Library Instruction Programs" (abstract only--Scott Stebelman); (6) "Systems Dynamics and Libraries: Proof of Concept" (John Paxton and Carol A. Singer); (7) "New Loan Policy: A Prescription for Calvin T. Ryan Library" (Sharon L. Mason); (8) "A Beginner's Guide to Compiling Journal Lists for High Usage Subject Indexes via the Microcomputer" (Gale K. Gember); (9) "Library Systems in Nebraska" (Ella Jane Bailey); (10) "The Library International Affairs Committee at the University of Nebraska at Omaha" (Carole A. Larson); (11) "The Great Plains Experience in Northeast Nebraska--An Academic Outreach" (Jack L. Middendorf); (12) "Integrated Library Systems in Context" (Carroll Varner); (13) "Scenes from the Reference Desk: A Social Interactionist Account" (Virginia Moreland); (14) "Microcomputer Selection for Academic Libraries: A Guide and Checklist of Methodologies" (Mel Bohn); and (15) "Using the Microcomputer for Library Management Functions" (Marjorie B. Wannarka). (THC)