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The article focuses on the use of collection development database tools available from library acquisitions vendors. It notes that these tools can help streamline the collection development process through their organization, access points, and bibliographic suggestions. It cautions against basing all collection development on vendor products as their evaluation criteria may be unclear.

Focuses on biography collection management in school libraries. Problems associated with available biographies, including an overabundance of unimportant detail and the author's failure to flesh out facts which would otherwise improve the material and be of interest to a reader; Citations which illustrate these limitations; Role of librarians in seeking out biographies worthy of collection for readers.

Describes the online exhibits available on the Library of Congress' American Memory Historical Collections Web site. Other information provided by the Web site.

Reports that the vast majority of Americans see public libraries as a key educational institution that should be well-supported. New American Library Association publication `America's Libraries; New Views in the '90s'; Latest available research and statistics, drawn from a variety of sources, on circulation, collections, usage, and public attitudes about libraries; Contact point for copies; Details.