Collection Building: Volume 18 Issue 1
Table of contents
Book reviews and faculty book selection
Paul O. JenkinsCompares the results of a faculty survey regarding importance of book reviews to the selection process to the actual percentage of reviewed titles requested. The survey found that…
1997 Poetry Publication Showcase: suggested titles
Catherine Coy, Marni Ludwig, Jennifer KronovetContemporary poetry is a rich landscape of voices and visions. With more than 1,300 new poetry titles to choose from each year, how can librarians make the best acquisitions for…
Accessing sci‐tech literature: commercial document delivery services and online full‐text databases
Aditi BandyopadhyayCommercial document supply and full‐text online databases play significant roles in the shift from “ownership” to “access”. The escalating costs of science and technology…
Teaching English as a second or foreign language: an annotated bibliography of journals in the field
Barbara F.H. AllenThe field of teaching English as a second or foreign language has become increasingly important at colleges and universities. Academic libraries must provide TESL students and…
Gay and lesbian fiction for young adults: a survey of holdings in Canadian public libraries
Paulette M. Rothbauer, Lynne E.F. McKechnieThe purpose of this study was to determine if young adults, or others interested in literature for teens, have access through public libraries to novels with homosexual content. A…