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This article focuses on the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) First National Conference of African American Libraries from September 4 to 7, 1992 in Columbus, Ohio. Its theme is Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering Our Communities. Researchers and scholars in African American librarianship, African American experience, Pan-Africanism, or African American literature and publishing are welcome to submit papers. Topics for submission are: Professional development for African American librarians; Recruitment of minorities to librarianship; Cultural diversity in library staffing and in collection development. Also included for discussions are developing innovative library services for the unserved and undeserved; Participating in the revolution in library and information technology; Information literacy; Career advancement for African American librarians; African American librarians in academic, public, school, and special libraries; Networking among African American research collections; Bibliographic access to periodical literature on African Americans. Lastly on the list is establishing and implementing regional scholarship programs to encourage ethnic and cultural minorities to pursue careers in librarianship.

Reports on the voters' approval to boost public library tax support in Ohio and a referendum for public library construction in West Virginia. Bond issues for the construction projects of Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland; Amount pledged by the West Virginia State Library Commission for the construction projects of Cabell County Public Library.

Reports on the request of the Ohio Library Association's members for the development of an alternative source of library funding in Columbus, Ohio. Primary source of library funding in Ohio; Appointment of a committee of public librarians and trustees to work with the legislative study team.

Reports on the Channel 2000 in-home information service offered by the Ohio College Library Center in Dublin, Ohio. Use of home television sets and telephones as computer terminals to access library services; Monthly fee for the service; Results of the Channel 2000 experiment.

Reports on a proposal by a Kent State University, Ohio professor for handheld electronic newspapers. Roger F. Fidler who is the leading force in adopting the tablet PC; Institute for Cyberinformation which he is the director of; Kent e-newspaper which has web features such as multimedia functionality.

Reports on the success of the New Magazine Review of the Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County in Ohio. Patrons' role in helping select magazines for acquisition.

Reports that the international internship program of the Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, took on its first trainees from China in July 1984. Details of the training program; Range of issues relevant to library management and automation that are covered by the training program.

The Cleveland Public Library (CPL) in Ohio will begin circulating e-books in March, 2003 with a twist: patrons will be able to access the material at home as well as via a variety of handheld devices. The project represents the first collaboration with a public library launched by the Cleveland-based digital media firm OverDrive. Some 1000 titles initially will be available for use on almost all full-size PCs, laptops, and handhelds. Patricia Lowrey, head of CPL's technical services, says that 'CliffsNotes,' test guides, and computer books may be some of the most popular titles. Along with reference materials, the circulating e-collection also will include best-selling titles from authors such as Michael Crichton, Tony Hillerman, and Joyce Carol Oates. Titles will be listed in the regular library catalog as well as in a special e-book section of the library web site. While OverDrive has previously worked with bookstores, it has to set up a new model for libraries. For example, rather than an individual purchaser acquiring content in perpetuity, e-books will expire three weeks after checkout. Also, one copy of a title will be available to one person at a time, as with a paper book. The project, including the initial collection and all of the software, will cost about $50,000, which will come from CPL's automation budget.

Reports on the use of attractive and eye-catching shelving for literary classics by the Public Library of Columbus & Franklin County.

Reports that the Ohio College Library Center has decided to continue its involvement in the Conservation of Serials project until the completion of a national online serials database in the United States.

Reports that the Medina County District Library in Ohio was granted a tax levy by voters in November of 1997, in spite of debate about the libraries policies concerning Internet access. Groups in Ohio which were opposed to the levy because of the Internet access issues; What the library has agreed to change about its Internet policies.

Provides information on CLEVNET, an electronic library formed by a consortium of libraries led by the Cleveland Public Library in northern Ohio. Basic philosophy of CLEVNET; Services offered by the library; Background on the establishment of CLEVNET. INSETS: KnowEverythingNow;Leveraging Resources.

Presents a number of news briefs concerning libraries. Report that the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in Ohio has broken its previous year's record for circulation; Induction of librarian Mary Lemist Titcomb into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; Naming of the Kalamazoo Public Library as a district library in Michigan; Presentation of the 1990 Jesse H. Shera award for the best research paper in library/information science to Charles R. McClure, Ann Bishop, and Philip Doty; Announcement of reference publisher Facts on File that it will begin a Spanish-language book publishing program in the fall of 1990.

This article reports that the Dial-up Catalog at the Cleveland Public Library has allegedly been well received that the library has expanded the service to include new features, as of February 1989. First of the features is that callers can order a title and specify the branch which it is most convenient for them to pick it up. Second, callers can connect with an electronic news board that relates information on Cleveland PL services, programs and events. Third, patrons who need in-depth research can call with a request, leave their phone number, and be called back with the information. Also, anyone that does not have a Cleveland or CLEVENET library card can get an application via computer. On the other hand, the Cuyahoga County Public Library has begun its own 24-hour dial-up service called the Easy Access Catalog. The online catalog includes a complete collection of books, records, tapes, compact discs, videos, films, and filmstrips. Meanwhile, the Cuyahoga PL Board of Trustees passed a resolution to place a five-year one mill levy renewal issue on the May 2, 1989 primary election ballot.

Reports on Oberlin College's purchase of a building for the Oberlin Public Library in Ohio. Financial support for the cost of the library's participation in the college's automated circulation and cataloging system.

Reports on the plan of County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio to have a public access catalog by late 1988 or early 1989. Items converted; Installation of picture archiving and communication systems.

Reports that Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio has increased its circulation by 5% in 1986.

Reports that Cleveland Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio has joined consortium of university libraries 'the Northeast Ohio Major Academic Libraries.' Names of members of the consortium.

Reports that the University of Alabama graduate school of library service has purchased the school library of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Reports on the increase in both the seriousness and violence of incidents requiring intervention by security personnel, according to 1984 tallies at the Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County in Ohio. Details about security incidents.

Reports on legal counsel to the Ohio Library Association Norton R. Webster's opinion about the circulation of videotapes in the libraries. Free access of videotapes to minors by libraries in keeping with their role as a forum of information and ideas; Need for policies to select written materials by libraries; Opposition from Webster to libraries' use of the Motion Picture Association of America rating system.

Reports on a series of free legal clinics sponsored by the Public Library in Cuyahoga County, Ohio and the Young Lawyers Section of the Greater Cleveland Bar Association on the occasion of Law Day on May 1.

Reports that the Cleveland Public Library in Ohio has stopped mailing out routine overdue notices to most of its borrowers after learning that it does not get patrons to bring books back faster.

Reports on a deal between the Ohio Library Information Network (OhioLINK) and Elsevier Science. The Ohio universities and colleges participating in OhioLINK who will gain electronic access to the full text of all Elsevier Science journals; Cost of the three-year deal; Marking the first time that a library consortium has signed a license for Elsevier Electronic Subscriptions.

Focuses on the Medina County District Library in Ohio, recipient of the `Library Journal,' magazine's Library of the Year 1998 Award. The difficult year experienced by the library; Efforts of the groups Citizens for the Protection of Children and Family Friendly Libraries to develop censorship policies; Efforts of Library Director Bob Smith to hold a purist American Library Association policy on Internet use; Why the library received the award.

Describes the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN). Inclusion of all the state's local public libraries in the system; The system's mission of ensuring equity of access to information for all Ohio citizens; Details of what that equity provides; How the project began; Ohio's comprehensive telecommunications backbone as integral to the success of the system; How the system is funded; Databases included in the OPLIN system. INSETS: What OPLIN provides.;OPLIN's campus cousin.;What's next for OPLIN?..

Offers readers interested in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum a list of CDs, audiobooks, videotapes, and books based on the elite membership of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (HOF). The HOF looking for a librarian to take charge of its archives; Who the library plans to cater to. INSETS: Inductees on CD, by Thomas N. Jewell;Rock video, by Rod Bustos;Rock on tape, by Mark Annichiarico;Rock in print, by Bill Piekarski

Focuses on the Fourth Quadrennial Conference of the Midwest Federation of Library Associations held from November 1 to 5, 1983, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Demonstration of the unique strength of regional conferences; Programs of the conference; Debate on the issue of free library service; Problems posed by the information revolution; Reasons for the success of the conference.

Focuses on the making of a library instruction media videotape 'Battle of the Library Superstars,' by the Ohio State University (OSU) Library System in 1981. Role of librarians in the making of the videotape; Details of six critical points encountered during the production of the videotape Advantages of the videotape to students and OSU librarians.

Focuses on the project LEARN in which trained volunteers provide weekly tutorials to adult illiterate and beginning readers in Cleveland, Ohio. Features of the project; Efforts to bring adult readers together; Role of intentional discussion in increasing both independent and cooperative problem solving.

Reports on the fall 1981 vote on an operating levy that provides funding to the Public Library or Youngstown and Mahoning County in Youngstown, Ohio. Campaign launched by the library to gain support for the levy; Competition of the library with other civil service sectors seeking funding.

Reports on the continued use of Youngstown and Mahoning County Public Library in Ohio by the unemployed youth in the city even as the library faces an uphill battle for the tax levy it needs to survive. Overview of the effect of economic recession in Youngstown & Mahoning County; Increase in the on-site use of the library building and its collections; Books in demand.

Reports on the support of the residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio for local library levies. Annual budget of the Cuyahoga County library; Public libraries in the county.

Reports on Ontario library consortium's adoption of IBM's DOBIS/LIBIS, a computerized library system. Specifications of the circulation system; Operation of the DOBIS circulation component.

Presents news briefs related to the activities of the United States' Government Printing Office (GPO), as of February 1979. Concerns regarding the alteration of publication records when entered into the database of the Ohio College Library Center; Trend towards switching GPO print titles to microform; Decision to replace the silver halide film which they use for archival and reproduction purposes.

Presents comments from the Akron-Summit County Public Library in Ohio on the youngsters who volunteered for summer work in tasks ranging from routine dogwork to helping with the handicapped and with crafts programs.

Reports that the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has lost its battle to reclaim funds given to state libraries from the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). Amount of funds; OBM request to transfer LSCA funds from the state library's coffers to the general fund of the state; Projects funded by OBM.

This article reports on a study from Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter, an Ohio firm specializing in state and local budget and tax policy, which found that library services at nine library systems in southwest Ohio are valued at nearly four times the dollars spent on them. The study concluded that the libraries' cumulative expenditure of c. $74.5 million returned a quantifiable direct economic benefit of $238.6 million.

Presents news briefs relating to libraries and librarians as of May 15, 2001. Success of online research service Questia.com; Attempts of employees of Akron-Summit County Public Library in Akron, Ohio, to form a union to increase salaries and create respectable work conditions; Approval of a construction bond by voters in Los Angeles, California to construct the nine-campus Los Angeles Community College District; Others.

Pictures Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison officially opening the Toni Morrison Reading Room at the Lorain Public Library, Ohio. Her comments.

Offers news briefs of interest to librarians. Relocation of the Washington Research Library Consortium; Reinstatement of the use of Library of Congress subject headings by the British Library in cataloging records for the British National Bibliography; The free service by telephone, DIAL-LAW, offered by the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Ohio.

Reports on the direct mail campaign launched by Medina County District Library, Ohio. Assistance of Val-Pak Direct Marketing Systems Inc., a direct mail cooperative; Use of coupons to pay off overdue library charges.

Focuses on the smoking policy at Ohio-based Cuyahoga Public Library that bans almost all smoking in the workplace, leaving designated smoking areas for the staff.

Announces the availability of the 1986 annual report of the Ohio-based Toledo Lucas County Public Library that highlights experiences at a library.

Reports on the growth of the Cuyahoga County Public Library system in Ohio. Expansion of seven of its 26 branches; Bond issues that have made the expansions possible.

Reports on donation of land given by Lester Bittner, who resides in the neighborhood of Sylvania Branch Library, a branch of Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in Ohio to the library.

Reports that Parma Heights branch of Ohio-based Cuyahoga County Library System will shift its collection of books and close for three months as of March 1986, while asbestos fibers in its ceilings are removed.