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Undergraduate Use of Four Library Collections: Format and Age of Materials
Authors: St. Clair Gloriana , Mary Magrill Rose
Published: February 2008

Anyone who has tried to review studies relating to use of academic libraries may argue that a great deal of research exists on college students and how they use their libraries. Studies of reading habits and library use among college students have been appearing for more than fifty years, and the diligent student can compile an impressive bibliography of these studies. In spite of all we have learned about student interaction with library resources, there is still much we do not know.
Needs Analysis and Collection Development Policies for Culturally Diverse Populations
Authors: Evans G. Edward
Published: February 2008

Readers of this article probably do not need convincing of the importance of building library collections for diverse populations; some readers will also know how time consuming and difficult it is to do so. Interest in the topic is not new; you can find entries in Library Literature on the subject as far back as the 1920s, and from then on interest in the topic fluctuates. It waned in the 1970s along with the reductions in library funding, but today there is increasing concern with building collections to serve the needs of an ethnically diverse population.
People of Color: A List of Periodicals
Authors: Dodge Chris
Published: February 2008

An earlier version of this list was developed in conjunction with a program held at the 1990 conference of the Minnesota Library Association (“Racism: What Can Libraries Do?”). The intention is not to be complete—notice, for example, the absence of Ebony and Jet—but rather to provide a selection of less commonly known periodical resources.
The Vertical File: An Overview and Guide
Authors: Jacobs Dorothy S.
Published: February 2008

Call it a vertical file, an information file, a pamphlet file, or give it any one of a number of more creative titles. Regardless of its name, this file is likely to be the place in your library that will offer the best and most workable storage for what are commonly called “ephemeral materials.” Such materials include pamphlets, documents, clippings or photocopies from newspapers or magazines, newsletters, annual reports, flyers, maps, charts, pictures, posters, or occasional sample periodicals, any or all of which may be relevant to your library's collection.
Term Paper Counseling in Academic Libraries: The Caribbean Studies Example
Authors: Gonzalez Nelly S.
Published: February 2008

The undergraduate curricula of a large academic institution are varied, extensive, and interdisciplinary. It is the academic library's task to support these curricula and to develop an extensive collection to sustain the demands of faculty and students.
A CARL Model for Cooperative Collection Development in a Regional Consortium
Authors: Cochenour Donnice , Rutstein Joel S.
Published: February 2008

Lawrence Clark Powell's words describe the premise of this article:
Library Acquisitions and Economic Recovery in West Africa
Authors: Obiagwu Marcel C.
Published: February 2008

In the past decade, most countries in the West African subregion have been caught in an economic stranglehold, with foreign exchange scarcity, capital flight, and general financial hardship the status quo. The member nations of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) have tended to adopt similar policies in their attempts to repair their battered economies, with similar results. In Nigeria, one ECOWAS member, the various economic stabilization measures had the unfortunate side effect of stagnating social services, particularly in the area of education and library services.
Alzheimer's Disease A Selective Bibliography of United States Government Documents
Authors: Dwyer Catherine M.
Published: February 2008

In 1906 a German doctor, Louis Alzheimer, first recognized the brain abnormalities that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. These abnormalities include clumps of dead brain cells (plaque) and tangled nerve fibers. In subsequent years more research was done on the causes and effects of Alzheimer's. Primarily found in people over age 65, the disease creates a loss of memory to the extent that the patient cannot engage in day‐to‐day activities. Current memories are the most affected; childhood memories are often left intact.
Libraries and the Middle East
Authors: Ismail Noha
Published: February 2008

In a democracy, most major issues of public importance are influenced by public debate. We have seen this dynamic at work in debates over equal rights for minorities and women, the nuclear arms race, abortion, human rights in South Africa, East‐West relations, and the state of the economy.
Our Kind of Service, Readers' Advisory Is
Authors: Rolstad Gary O.
Published: February 2008

As librarians contemplate the growing complexity of their institutions and the demands on their time, they often wish they could get back to books and reading, and have the chance to suggest books to library users. That used to be so much fun. It felt so good to feel like you were keeping up with the publishing world and your favorite areas of literature, and it felt even better to keep track of your readers and hear their thanks when they were pleased with your suggestions.
Considerations of Theoretical Bases for Readers' Advisory Services
Authors: de la Peña McCook Kathleen
Published: February 2008

Advising readers has received renewed attention in public libraries, library associations, and programs of library and information science. Writing of their belief in readers' advisory services Saricks and Brown note, “Readers' advisors and proponents of the service subscribe whole‐heartedly to the philosophy that reading, of and by itself, has intrinsic value.” In her essay on new directions for readers' advisory services, Ross characterizes readers' attitudes toward books as providing a “special kind of pleasure that cannot be achieved in any other way,” and summarizes several studies that examine the role of reading in people's lives.
Laying a Firm Foundation: Administrative Support for Readers' Advisory Services
Authors: Baker Sharon L.
Published: February 2008

The children's room in my hometown library in Marion, Ohio, was a bright, comforting site, with low shelves of colorful books on every imaginable topic and a desk where kids could, under the librarian's careful guidance, use a red date‐due stamp to check out their own books.
Inspiration and Appreciation: Notes on the Practice of Readers' Advisory
Authors: Pearl Nancy
Published: February 2008

In 1955 Frances Whitehead was the children's librarian at the Parkman Branch Library in Detroit, Michigan. I had already read all the horse and dog books I could find in the library. (Do you remember them? Ticktock and Jim, in which Jim trades his watch for a horse; Bonny's Boy, about an orphaned purebred cocker spaniel and an evil man named Mr. Hooker; Taffy's Foal, about a girl who moves to Chicago from Kentucky with her father and new stepmother, and misses her horse Taffy most of all; the long list of dog books by Colonel Meek and, of course, the horse books by Marguerite Henry.)
Reconstructing the Reader: Educating Readers' Advisors
Authors: Smith Duncan
Published: February 2008

In a recent RQ column, Sharon L. Baker reviewed the profession's literature in the area of readers' advisory services. She found that very little research existed in the area of readers' advisory services. The research that does exist is focused on “passive” readers' advisory strategies. Baker is a leader in this area and her articles on overload and browsing, the use of displays, and genre classification are essential to understanding the adult fiction reader and ways in which libraries can assist these individuals in locating new authors and titles of interest.
Collection Knowledge Skills: Training Support Staff For Readers' Advisory
Authors: Rolstad Gary O.
Published: February 2008

All personnel in libraries are key to good service. The visibility of library support staff and their important positions of initial contact with library users make their efforts especially crucial. Training programs for support staff often include discussion of the library mission, how library resources connect with users, how to communicate with library users, and how library service can be enjoyable. When managers plan staff training and continuing education programs for support staff, readers' advisory is a very good topic.
Tools for Readers' Advisory: An Annotated and Selected Bibliography
Authors: White Dorothy J.
Published: February 2008

The following bibliography is annotated and selected to reflect current information available to readers' advisors. These are examples only, and the bibliography is not meant to be comprehensive. Many “best books” lists have been published, and the number of indices and genre guides alone far exceed what could be included here.
Readers' Advisory in the Academic Library Children's Collection
Authors: Lynn Rice‐Lively Mary , Froling Immroth Barbara
Published: February 2008

Ask a group of mature graduate students what they remember about their early schooling, and you are likely to hear vivid memories of teachers or librarians reading aloud, sharing literature with children. Admittedly, this is a biased sample of adults who have been positively drawn to reading. However, the power of a teacher to influence a young student is clear in the strong memories, recalled years later. In the frenetic schedule of today's schools, with every minute planned, who is sharing the pleasure of literature with young students? Where can teachers and librarians learn about children's literature so that they are prepared to share it with children and provide them with encouragement to become lifelong readers? How can teachers and librarians intelligently teach a whole language or literature‐based curriculum unless they are familiar with the literature being taught? An AAP Reading Initiative survey found “a full quarter of the teachers said they learn abut new books mainly from other teachers. Only four percent indicated that they heard about new books from librarians.” Dillingofski describes the excitement generated by the AAP Reading Initiative Teachers as Readers Project. Adults who care for children‐parents, teachers, school board members and administrators, meet at least monthly to discuss children's books that they have read. The enthusiasm generated to the book discussions results in increased interaction of adults with children's reading.
Readers' Advisory Services for Persons with Disabilities
Authors: Brownson Ann E.
Published: February 2008

A young woman approaches the service desk at your library. You recog‐nize her as a person who has used your library extensively in the past, but who has not recently been a patron. She explains that due to a progressive disease, she is visually impaired and unable to read materials in regular print form. She asks if you can assist her in selecting appropriate items.
Multicultural Issues for Readers' Advisory Services
Authors: Abdullahi Ismail
Published: February 2008

A considerable amount of time and money has been spent debating the ultimate services to multicultural groups. So far, very few programs have been developed to integrate services to multicultural groups into the mainstream of librarianship. Many libraries have failed to create an awareness about the importance of information to multicultural groups. The tendency found among many librarians is either to remain silent or to excuse themselves by lack of funds. In addition to these tendencies, often the nonassertive outlook of librarians has led to a number of multicultural users remaining unaware of the sources of information that are available to them through the library.
Tracing Interdisciplinarity in Contemporary Historiography Using SSCI: The Case of Toynbee, McNeill, and Braudel
Authors: Herubel Jean‐Pierre V.M. , Buchanan Anne L.
Published: February 2008

Twentieth‐century historiography has undergone major changes since the days of Leopold Von Ranke and his scientific history. As the social sciences have gained a foothold in academia and become legitimated in higher education, professionalization of the social sciences has developed along the lines of research interests and methodological advancements. Historical studies is no exception. In Europe, controversial historian experimented with a number of methodological innovations. Their work was not always accepted, but some of these pioneers were able to influence scholarship in their disciplines.
Let's Make Sure We Are Not Part of the Problem: A Librarian's Lament
Authors: Buis Ed
Published: February 2008

As a collection development librarian at a mid‐size academic library, I work with university faculty to build the various collections. Librarians and university teaching faculty often have different views about collection development, and sometimes an uneasy truce exists between the two groups. In a small to mid‐size academic library without a large staff of subject specialists, collection development is one of the many responsibilities of faculty. One collection development librarian cannot do it all, and no one on campus is more qualified than a faculty members to assist the librarian in collection building. Librarians must not find themselves caught between the bureaucratic rules and regulations of the library on the one hand, and the faculty member's desire for resources that the or she wishes on the other hand. These two parties must work together to form a supportive and productive partnerships in library collection development.
Political Correctness: The Great Debate
Authors: Villa Dario J. , Schwarz Sara C.
Published: February 2008

Political correctness, also known as “PC,” has generated much discussion on both the Right and the Left. The greatest debate comes from college campuses. Political correctness derives from the principle that ethnic diversity, i.e., multiculturalism, can and should be preserved and protected. Ironically, the term originated in the Marxist era, when it was used to enforce conformity in the advancement of a particular Marxist view. The term became obsolete until it was revived in the 1980s (D'Souza, 1991).
Meeting Modern Demands of Collection Evaluation: A New Approach
Authors: Rao Sushella N.
Published: February 2008

According to an old saying, the best library in the world is one that is empty, for all its books have been borrowed. But modern libraries are bursting with books and other resources and their burgeoning collections defy conventional stock‐taking. The unprecedented growth of knowledge in contemporary times has created complex problems and new challenges, not the least important of which is collection evaluation. This essay describes one way to meet this increasingly important problem by taking a new approach and creating a new model.
Guide to Social Service Directories
Authors: Ollendorff Monica A.
Published: February 2008

This is a selective guide to social service agencies in the U.S. which publish directories of their services. It is meant to assist collection developers in public, academic, and private agency libraries. A total of 154 agencies were contacted by mail and asked to complete a survey form. Twenty letters were returned, marked “no current address.” Fifty agencies returned the questionnaires and/or sent samples and other descriptive information. However, some organizations' information was insufficient or indicated that the agency/organization was inappropriate for inclusion. Only those that provided complete information are included.
Theoretical Value Of Conspectus‐based (Cooperative) Collection Management
Authors: McFadden Allen Barbara
Published: February 2008

While approaching the theoretical value of conspectus‐based cooperative collection management, I'll address the issues as they relate to resource sharing in general. I'll repeat a number of themes from a number of perspectives so that you may have the opportunity to reflect on these issues, and I'll outline for you some of my personal philosophy on the subject, which I refer to as “the networking imperative.” The intent is to issue a call to action, rather than describe the processes associated with cooperative collection management or collection assessment.
RLG And NCIP: A Brief Overview And Selected Bibliography
Authors: McFadden Allen Barbara
Published: February 2008

The RLG (Research Libraries Group) conspectus was developed in 1980 by the Collection Management and Development Committee of the Research Libraries Group. The committee was comprised of one representative from each full and associate RLG member institution. David H. Stam served as Chairman of the committee and Paul Mosher served as Vice‐Chairman. Anticipating the challenges of acquisitions budgeting in a period of inflationary pricing for library materials, the committee worked to identify a methodology in which RLG member libraries could better coordinate the growth and management of their collections. The result was the development of the RLG conspectus.
Illinois Valley Library System And The Development Of The Krueger Method
Authors: Erbes Bill
Published: February 2008

The Illinois Valley Library System (IVLS) has long been committed to coordinated cooperative collection development as an efficient, effective resource sharing mechanism. IVLS is a multi‐type, regional cooperative with 90 member libraries and headquarters located in Pekin, Illinois.
The Krueger Manuals: A Case Study
Authors: Bunner Kimberly
Published: February 2008

When asked to reflect upon being one of the original test sites for what has become known as the Krueger Manuals, I thought back to all the excitement we shared being a test site for what eventually formed a cornerstone of collection development history. It is interesting to reflect upon the many changes in technology and theories that occurred over the past decade. Many elements in the Krueger Manuals were not only used in collection development, but were linked to library management by using output measurements and analyzing user satisfaction.
The WLN Conspectus
Authors: Loken Sally
Published: February 2008

Conspectus can mean, in some instances, either a survey, overview, or outline of the subjects in a collection. However, conspectus is also a method—the method of using the outline as the structure for systematic assessment of a library collection. Libraries use both the outline and the method to describe their collections and collection goals, using common definitions.
Using The WLN Conspectus In A Non‐Automated Environment
Authors: Powell Nancy
Published: February 2008

Librarians nationwide agree that collection assessment is a valuable tool for managing the collection and allocating the materials budget. Libraries invariably list a variety of reasons for why an assessment is out of the question: “Yes, but…we're not automated.” “We don't have enough staff, time, or resources, much less know‐how to carry out an assessment.” Or the time honored, “We've done projects like that before and no one really uses the information in the end.” Despite being essentially excuses, all of these concerns are valid and bear some semblance of truth.
Shared Futures: Cooperative Collection Development And Management In Alaska
Authors: Pinnell‐Stephens June
Published: February 2008

Since its inception in 1982, the tasks of the Alaska Collection Development project have changed as technology and our understanding of the process evolved and grew, but the goal has never varied. We strive to become more effective stewards of our limited library and information resources.
Quality And Demand: The Basis For Fiction Collection Assessment
Authors: Baker Sharon L.
Published: February 2008

Over the past half century, librarians have been increasingly interested in carefully and systematically examining their collections—making changes to strengthen and develop these sets of materials at both the individual library and the regional levels. Most of the techniques used to conduct these examinations were originally designed to evaluate the quality of nonfiction collections in academic libraries. In the past few decades, public librarians have successfully modified these techniques to evaluate both the quality and the use of their nonfiction collections. Recently, there has been surprisingly little literature on how these techniques could be applied directly to the evaluation of fiction collections in public libraries.
Designing A Fiction Assessment Tool: The Customer Service Approach
Authors: Davis Burns
Published: February 2008

Why create another collection assessment tool? One reason is the highly personal nature of the assessment process. Each local library describes and evaluates its own collection in relation to the library's goals for meeting the needs of its local clients. In our times of focusing on local needs, each library wants to customize the assessment process to meet local challenges as closely as possible. These local needs are greatly felt in the data collection step of the assessment process. An intermediate tool is helpful for collecting and organizing appropriate categories of data to prepare information for entry onto the WLN Conspectus worksheets and database, or into other assessment methods if desired.
Effects Of Fiction Assessment On A Rural Public Library
Authors: Weber Marietta
Published: February 2008

The Chatsworth Township Library is located in the small Central Illinois village of Chatsworth. It has a total yearly budget under $20,000 and a population of 1,444 (1993). The library's primary role, established by a Citizens Survey, is to serve as a popular reading library for all ages. These were established facts when I became the librarian there in 1989. What's more, the Board of Trustees was concerned about the low circulation figures and wanted to generate more interest in library usage.
The Conspectus As A Tool For (Cooperative) Collection Management
Authors: Olson Georgine
Published: February 2008

We, in Illinois, have devoted much time and energy in the last several years to promoting the theories and methods of collection analysis, collection management, and cooperative collection management among our libraries. The conspectus approach to collection management is one we have devoted a great deal of time and effort to teaching and promoting—often using the carrots of grant funding, followed by the sticks of mandated collection analysis.
Employing Collection Management As An Institutional Change Agent
Authors: Dorst Thomas J.
Published: February 2008

In its most basic aspects, the process of identifying and selecting materials for a library's collection has not seen substantial change in a century. Fundamentally, selection involves the informed judgment of an individual being applied to the available universe of “published” knowledge, in order to build a coherent collection of materials that will serve the needs of a discrete clientele. While this may seem deceptively simple in concept, its perfection in practice has consumed many distinguished careers.
Process To Promise: The CCM Plan
Authors: Foote Brenda J.
Published: February 2008

Some libraries have the resources to provide all the services necessary for entertainment, cultural, and educational development in their communities, while others are struggling to keep their doors open. Some have had their budgets frozen or cut. Others have been able to maintain a minimal amount of growth in their budgets. Regardless of circumstance, most libraries have been unable to adjust their budgets to keep up with the inflation of book and journal prices. Now, and in the future, we need to develop cooperative collection plans to address continued pressures on already strained acquisitions budgets.
Collection Evaluation in Women's Studies: One Model for Learning the Process
Authors: Faries Cindy
Published: February 2008

The one component of collection development most difficult for librarians is the evaluation of the collection. Various methods can be employed to evaluate the collection including statistical analysis, list checking, user opinions, direct observation, and applying standards. All of these methods have strengths and weaknesses, and numerous opinions exist on the value of each method. However, almost all experts agree that libraries need to invest a great deal of time, staff, and budget for any evaluation to be considered valuable. The process becomes even more complex when evaluating interdisciplinary areas such as women's studies. Collection development issues for women's studies has been well covered in the literature, but very little exists on the evaluation of women's studies collections. This article will discuss one method for collection evaluation, the Research Libraries Group (RLG) Conspectus, and outline the process of using the Conspectus to evaluate the women's studies collection at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Given the importance of information needs for diversity materials and the number of librarians who select women's studies materials among their many other responsibilities, this information will be valuable for all librarians engaged in interdisciplinary collection development in both public and academic libraries.
Selecting Fantasy Literature
Authors: Smith Jeanette C.
Published: February 2008

Ancient and universal, fantasy was most likely the first mainstream literature rather than the naturalism later recognized as mainstream. Every generation of every culture tells and retells tales based on psychological archetypes, the elements of fantasy. For instance, the Celtic tale “Leir and His Daughters” has been reworked and updated by authors ranging from Shakespeare to Diana Paxson (The Serpent's Tooth, Morrow, 1991). One of the old English/Scottish ballads collected by Francis James Child in the late 19th century (Child ballad No. 37) has recently reappeared as the novel Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (Morrow, 1991). Similarly, retellings of the Arthurian legend are legion, from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Malory to Tennyson to such modern writers as T.H. White, Mary Stewart, Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon, Knopf, 1982), and Guy Gavriel Kay (The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road, Collins, 1986).
How Firm a Foundation: Getting Cooperative Preservation Off the Ground
Authors: Bowen Laurel , McMurry Nan
Published: February 2008

In recent years, preservation has been viewed as microfilming or other technical operations supervised by specialists in major research libraries. Smaller regional and local libraries find it difficult to contribute or benefit when preservation is defined so narrowly. This article describes a broader approach to preservation used by an academic library network in a successful team‐building and consciousness‐raising process. A model, based on this approach, that can integrate smaller libraries into the national preservation agenda is suggested.
Multi‐Media Catalog Sources
Authors: Dodge Chris
Published: February 2008

Randy Pitman, an eloquent critic of librarians' print bias, has publicly noted a fact that should be obvious: referring to audiovisual materials in terms of what they are not (e.g., “non‐book materials”) automatically affords them second‐class status. Another media activist, Don Roberts, asserts that many selectors of multimedia library materials consider them to be “frivolous, secondary, or just plain negligible in content by comparison with printed materials.” In an article published twelve years ago which offered practical suggestions for overcoming “ingrained and inherent ‘printism,’” he listed alternative media producers and distributors, noted review sources outside the standard library literature, and provided other ideas for countering “the mistaken belief that you are required to leave your high‐fidelity, sensory‐aware self at home, or in your car, or at the concert hall, when you go to work at the library.” Today, he still finds “people who continue to specialize in formats, sentimentalize them, and try to perpetuate this or that medium as the pinnacle of consciousness…sometimes denying others access to formats which might be more appropriate to them in the process.” We are all multimedia beings, Roberts says: There is no way that books alone will enable us to “transform, inspire, and enliven.” Compiled with those thoughts in mind, the following annotated list of media producers and distributors which specialize in social issues—ethnicity, labor, peace, environment, and human rights, to name a few—primarily emphasizes independent and less well‐known media productions. Also worth noting are review sources like Angle—a publication covering work by women filmmakers (P.O. Box 11916, Milwaukee, Wl 53211, 414–963–8951; $20 individual, $30 institutional), Black Film Review (P.O. Box 18665, Washington, DC 20036; $12 individual, $24 institutional), and the lesbian/gay‐oriented Out in Video (Persona Press, Box 14022, San Francisco, CA 94114; $10).
Building a Russian Literature Collection
Authors: McShane James
Published: February 2008

Each special collection starts out as a core assemblage of books. As the collection's size increases, its quality (it is assumed) does as well. If a library is lucky, it will have a bibliographer in charge of such a collection: someone knowledgeable of the ins and outs of his or her discipline; someone who keeps “current with a discipline's investigations and monitor[s] its evolutions.” In reality, however, the person in charge of developing a particular collection often may not have a good scholarly foundation in the subject, particularly in a public library, where there is less of a tradition of hiring subject specialists as bibliographers than there is in academic libraries. Once a collection has grown considerably in size and scope, and has benefitted from the tastes and choices of a number of bibliographers of varying backgrounds and qualifications, it becomes necessary to assess the quality of the collection. One practical way to evaluate and build a collection, which can be used by those who do not possess a thorough scholarly foundation in the subject in which they collect, is outlined below.
Interdisciplinarity: The Case of Historical Geography Through Citation Analysis
Authors: Buchanan Anne L. , Hérubel Jean‐Pierre V.M.
Published: February 2008

Because the degree of interdisciplinarity can be analyzed through citation analysis, the Journal of Historical Geography is examined for interdisciplinarity, that is, the usage of other humanities and social sciences disciplines. Findings indicate historical geography is a hybrid subfield of geography, and it is distinctively interdisciplinary and actively synthetic. Its continued vitality as the intellectual interface between the disciplines of history and geography is tied to its ability to harness other vital disciplines and subdisciplines.
WHY LIBRARIES MUST SUBSCRIBE TO—AND PRESERVE—THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PRESS
Authors: Yewell John
Published: February 2008

It is not merely a matter of intellectual freedom and principles of anti‐censorship. For the sake of future historians, ALL papers of record belong in the repositories of our collective past—our libraries.
Keeping an eye on reference publishing: will librarians try in the 1990s?
Authors: Ziegler Ruth S. , Ziegler Roy A.
Published: February 2008

Tracks the cost of 22 standard reference sources from 1987 to 1993 to reveal that prices have increased far beyond the rate of inflation. With new technological innovations in the publishing industry and the general passivity of the library profession, reference book publishers are able to obtain unreasonably high profit margins with little risk of lost sales. Recommends that standing orders for this material be reviewed periodically to determine if the library is receiving fair value.
Collection development in the field of communication studies
Authors: Power Ann T. , Pavy Jeanne
Published: February 2008

The area of communication with its multistrand, interdisciplinary webbing presents a challenge to the bibliographer seeking to develop a collection. Describes a project at the University of Alabama in which a subject‐special policy was written to address the complex issues involved in collection, the format selected for use and the collegial working relationship between representatives from the College of Communication and the university subject bibliographer. Details the outcome of this investigation along with a description of the policy which outlines parameters for six fields of study — advertising, public relations, telecommunication, film, speech communication, and journalism.
Academic libraries in Iowa cope with serials cutbacks
Authors: Rowley Gordon
Published: February 2008

At a time when rising costs of journal subscriptions forced academic libraries in Iowa to scrutinize their continuing obligations more carefully, a group of librarians representing both the publicly and privately supported colleges and universities investigated the impact of their decisions on their aggregate serials holdings. The project was carried out by the Resource Sharing Working Group of the Cooperation Co‐ordinating Committee with the sponsorship of the state's ACRL Chapter. Two surveys collected information directly from the libraries for serials cancelled from July 1989 through June 1992. More than 40 libraries responded; 45 percent responded to both requests for data. Analyzes results of the surveys, revealing cancellations in many disciplines and instances of libraries stopping the same title. The project was an outgrowth of increased attempts to explore the potential for cooperative collection development and resource sharing within Iowa. One benefit of this approach was increased communication among collection development librarians, selectors of materials, and managers of serials collections within the state. Outlines future goals.
How to look a gift horse in the mouth, or how to tell people you can't use their old junk in your library
Authors: Strnad Benita
Published: February 2008

Discusses how to deal with donations of materials to the library. Although libraries are always seeking appropriate materials to add to their collections, many donations are not suitable. Donors often have as their sole goal to get rid of books and other materials and find it hard to understand why librarians refuse to accept the materials offered. Provides a step‐by‐step plan for dealing with donors based on the premiss that a library must have a collection development policy which explains what materials the library does collect. This is the basis on which donations can be accepted or refused.
Gay, lesbian and bisexual titles: their treatment in the review media and their selection by libraries
Authors: Sweetland James H. , Christensen Peter G.
Published: February 2008

Reports on a comparison of the 1992 Lambda Book Award titles and a sample of titles reviewed in the Lambda Book Report with a control group of titles listed in Publishers Weekly, “Forecasts”. Finds that while the Lambda Award titles received about the same number of reviews as the control group titles, the LBR sample received significantly fewer reviews. However, both samples of gay/lesbian/ bisexual books are held in significantly fewer OCLC libraries than are the control titles. Examines the content of reviews of sample books and finds that they show no apparent bias on the part of the reviewers.
A delicate balance: collection development and women's history
Authors: Lundin Anne
Published: February 2008

Argues that women's history is a player in the history of collection development, although its awards are obscured in library history. Pioneer women librarians shaped children's collections beyond the structural initiation of service into an expanded vision of service, a sense of transgressing boundaries in order to advocate and mediate for children and their literature. Considers the philosophy and work of Caroline Hewins and Anne Carroll Moore, which presents a paradigm of building collections for a larger community that is now part of the planning process for public libraries and an ongoing model of activist service through collections.
Beyond access: new concepts, new tensions for collection development in a digital environment
Authors: Lougee Wendy P.
Published: February 2008

Libraries have generally made the conceptual shift from collections based on “ownership” to more expansive models which incorporate “access” to information. A new set of challenges is emerging as the capabilities of information technology create new potentials for publishing and new models for access. Coupled with significant changes in the scholarly communication arena, research libraries are now challenged to reconceive the prevailing notions of collection development activity and the closely related strategies of providing access. Describes critical technical, cultural, and economic factors in the 1990s, and details an emerging series of tensions which build on the ownership‐access dichotomy of the past.
Building subject‐specific guides to Internet resources
Authors: Morville Peter S. , Wickhorst Susan J.
Published: February 2008

Librarians can provide leadership in the era of networked information retrieval by developing subject‐specific guides to Internet resources. The traditional skills of librarianship which include the identification, selection, evaluation, description, and organization of information resources are proving to be highly valuable in the Internet environment. A collection of these topical guides is currently accessible through the Clearinghouse for Subject‐Oriented Internet Resource Guides. The success of this Clearinghouse demonstrates the demand for value‐added collections of Internet information. Provides step‐by‐step instructions for selecting a topic, conducting online research, and building a useful subject‐specific guide.
Popular culture in the collection: dancing with an expanding universe
Authors: Overmier Judith , Harris Taylor Rhonda
Published: February 2008

Introduces librarians to popular culture studies and emphasizes the importance of collection development of popular culture materials, both primary and secondary. Provides strategies and identifies resources that can facilitate such collection development.
“Dumbing down” in children's literature
Authors: Kelsey Paul
Published: February 2008

Discusses the publication of mediocre quality children's literature. Presents the qualities inherent in classical children's literature. Examines the role and possible motives of the publishing industry for marketing “dumbed down” literature. Evaluates two popular titles. Suggests ways of playing a more active role in promoting high quality children's literature.
Acquisitions and inflation
Authors: Hartman Amy
Published: February 2008

The scope of American academic libraries during 1969–1990. Reviews the literature on price increases in library materials. Describes price increases in terms of material types, size and reasons for increases as well as possible solutions. Commercial (especially European) publishers raise prices freely because researchers must publish articles and read journals to succeed. Paper costs, foreign exchange rates, increased numbers of titles and pages, and falling subscription rates are also factors. Possible solutions are to cancel journals, use document delivery and electronic journals. Librarians and researchers should use their influence to control costs.
Collection development for popular culture: the recovery movement
Authors: Friedman Debbi A.
Published: February 2008

Describes the recovery movement collection in the General Research Division of the New York Public Library. States that although these materials are purchased for their future research value, they are frequently requested by library users. Lists the contents of the recovery movement collection.
Spanish Civil War materials
Authors: Lee Andrew , Ryley Alison
Published: February 2008

Describes the Spanish Civil War collection in the General Research Division of the New York Public Library. Lists some of the more than 2,500 entries on the Spanish Civil War and attempts an ideological balance between by providing a broad range of sources — Lists items in both English and Spanish.
Designing a collection development plan for SailorSM
Authors: Davis Denise M.
Published: February 2008

From a simple idea came a library network that only ever wanted to connect Marylanders to their libraries and the resources they offered. What SailorSM has become is a national model for public libraries and states planning telecommunications networks and library systems integration. Policies for network development of hardware and software, as well as content, are essential. Summarizes the design and implementation of a small, but critical, part of SailorSM that of collection development of Internet resources.
Educators — Report Results or Imperil Reform
Authors: Kaagan Stephen S.
Published: February 2008

Important issues regarding the assessment of the quality of education in the US and the need to be able to account for the investment in it are raised. The recognition that assessment is here to stay is implicit within the article.
Local Financial Management: An Overview
Authors: South Laurie
Published: February 2008

The arguments for and against devolution of financial management to schools are outlined and the most common features of delegation listed. Although this is a very topical subject which could have radical consequences, it is pointed out that it has not been properly evaluated.
The Emotional Aspects of Sustaining Secondary Headship
Authors: Brennan J.A.
Published: February 2008

The emotional aspect of headship caused not by the decision‐making process itself but by the pressures and conflicts resulting from a conscientious desire to run a stable, participative school is examined. The need to give balanced judgements causes emotional stress on the head who can make a school stable or turbulent, give general direction or intervene constantly.
Excellence in the Art of Educational Management
Authors: Ranson Stewart
Published: February 2008

The demographic changes taking place within society, accompanied by reduced resources and increased unemployment, are given as the reason why some authorities have developed a new vision of education. Educational change requires a complete review of tasks and functions by authorities. Teamwork is an essential ingredient for effective organisational development, allowing authority to be delegated without releasing central control.
In Search of the Management of Education
Authors: Stewart John
Published: February 2008

Management in education departments must cater for the special nature of professional administration within them. The problems to be faced in managing such changes required are outlined and the main areas of management development described.
The Management of Central Government‐imposed Initiatives
Authors: Shaw Ken
Published: February 2008

An attempt is made to bring together the various initiatives imposed on local government and individual establishments. The need for greater accountability, coupled with greater emphasis on financial control throughout the system, may stifle flexibility, responsiveness and imagination if not handled carefully in the current climate. New initiatives require strategic management and a good leadership to succeed.
Change in the Education Service — Training for Elected Members
Authors: Mason M.J.
Published: February 2008

The centralised and political pressures on what has traditionally been a local government service are forcing changes, and the relationship between member and officer is also altering. Professor Stewart's article “In Search of the Management of Education” is described as the basis for seminars involving both members and officers concentrating on the major issues of policy determination and management for change.
Towards the Responsive Polytechnic
Authors: Morris David , Richardson Bill
Published: February 2008

Polytechnics are living in turbulent times; their legal and political status will probably change but it is not clear how. They are being freed from external validation constraints by CNAA, they are facing a collapse in their traditional market, and they are becoming exposed to competition in new and unfamiliar product areas as never before. To survive, they will have to become far more responsive than they are now and will have to reorganise themselves to become responsive to a rapidly changing and uncertain environment. It has been argued that the way to manage productivity in polytechnics is to pursue quality as the principal objective. Quality in everything must be the core value and this must be internalised by all members of the college. “Quality” goes beyond academic excellence to encompass everything the polytechnic does, and involves everyone who works for it.
Local Financial Management Systems
Authors: Roberts Brian E. , Streatfield David
Published: February 2008

Local financial management systems, an area of current interest, is reviewed, and the benefits and pitfalls associated with financial devolution described. Specific examples of experiences are given from local education authorities, and recommendations are made about the setting up of any such new system.
Leadership in Further Education — Styles and Theory for the 1990s
Authors: Browning Robert D.
Published: February 2008

A new approach to assessment of the leadership skills, which are seen as being essential to effective and efficient management of further education in a fast changing environment, is described. A practical and down‐to‐earth model is offered, based firmly on current educational philosophy, which, it is hoped, will cause many managers to pause and rethink their basic approach to their role.
Design and analysis of fabric structures with the finite element method
Authors: Leewood Alan , Nagtegaal Joop C.
Published: February 2008

The application of the finite element method for the design and analysis of fabric structures is discussed. The basic concepts are outlined, and illustrated with practical structures designed and analysed with the MARC General Purpose Finite Element Program. Difficulties associated with the strongly anisotropic nature of the fabric are considered and solutions to overcome these problems are offered.
Colouring isoparametric contours
Authors: Akin J.E. , Gray W.H. , Zhang Q.D.
Published: February 2008

A procedure presented for displaying variables in colour on an isoparametric surface. It utilizes isoparametric interpolation functions to produce continuous colour variations on the surface. It can also be employed on standard printers for non‐colour displays.
Stress computation in elastoplasticity
Authors: Marques J.M.M.C.
Published: February 2008

Stress computation in finite element materially non‐linear analysis is an important problem that has perhaps been receiving less attention than it deserves. Not only does it consume a significant share of total computer time, but also inaccuracies and ‘savings’ thereupon may well jeopardize the gains aimed at by sophisticating elsewhere the numerical strategy. A well established algorithm for stress computation is reviewed in detail, illustrating a number of computational hazards and proposing simple solutions.
Jacobian determinant in isoparametric elements
Authors: Irons Bruce M. , Shrive Nigel G.
Published: February 2008

The problem is trivial. It has probably been covered already, in early undergraduate calculus. At any rate, the equivalent in one dimension is well known:
An assembly of seven hexcans subjected to reciprocal collisions caused by an explosive charge
Authors: Cesari F. , Meneghini L.
Published: February 2008

This study examines from a numerical point of view the phenomenon of collisions between the walls of hexcans caused by an explosion in the central hexcan. The scope is both to check the actual resistance of the assembly and to demonstrate the reliability of the calculation method for the effects of collisions between walls.