Collection Building: Volume 9 Issue 1
Table of contents
Mathematics Periodicals in Selected Liberal Arts Colleges
Larry Hardesty, Jamie HastreiterMore than any other area of academic library collection, periodicals demonstrate the immense gap between the infinite nature of human inquiry and the finite quality of the…
The Classics Will Circulate—On Videocassette
Joseph W. PalmerThe classics will circulate wrote a public librarian several years ago. She found that new, attractive, prominently displayed editions of literary classics would indeed find a…
Selecting and Acquiring Business Materials
Milton G. TernbergA collection of carefully selected materials is essential to the operation of a business library or information center. The size and focus of the collection will vary considerably…
South Asian Collections: Using Research Resources for a More General Public
Merry BurlinghamSouth Asia is a complex and fascinating region. Comprised of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, the subcontinent is home to all the world's great…
Striking a Balance: Print vs. Nonprint in the Library
Is reading really necessary? Apparently not, at least for a part of the public which is illiterate, or for those who depend primarily on visual and oral messages to get through…
Why Should Librarians Give a Damn?
It happened right here in the enlightened Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul:
Breaking the Silence Barrier: Libraries and Gay and Lesbian Students
The guidance counselor was pulling books off the shelves in the stacks; one by one she studied them, then returned them to their places. She had her usual hurried and preoccupied…