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The article discusses the restoration of the papers of scholar and educator Samson Occom to Occom's Mohegan homeland in Connecticut from their previous location at Dartmouth College's Rauner Special Collections Library. Topics include an overview of the papers, the recommitment of Dartmouth to its founding intent to recruit and educate Native American and Indigenous students, and significance of returning the papers to Mohegan land.

This article describes how librarians are facing the dilemma of making multitudes of electronic resources visible in a landscape of multiple access points while maintaining all of the technology, tasks, and data necessary to facilitate such universal access. How librarians manage and broadcast their collections varies as much as the collections themselves.

This article focuses on the effects of digitization on rare collections of books. Columbia University librarian James G. Neal claims that the digital age will be a new golden age of special collections due to the advent of digital databases for contemporary resources. A Columbia initiative called the Columbia University Libraries Digital Program aims to bring together librarians, faculty and technicians to create cutting-edge digital representations and research tools.

Calls for developments in the English as a second language (ESL) collections of libraries in the U.S. Market demand for ESL study materials; Criteria for selecting ESL collection materials; List of ESL references.

Focuses on selecting library materials for a Spanish-language parenting collection in the United States. Highlights a selection of resources that are available as of September 2000 in the categories of books, audio- and videocassettes, pamphlets, and periodicals; Books such as 'Your Pregnancy Week by Week' or 'Su embarazo semana a semana.'

The article announces the reprints and rediscoveries of classic literature for libraries' special collections, including Library of America editions of Octavia Butler and John Williams, Penguin Classics' reissues of Gloria Naylor's "The Women of Brewster Place" and Hard Case Crime.

The article features Nichelle Hayes, a special collection librarian and the founding leader of the Center for Black Literature and Culture at the Indianapolis Public Library (IPL). Topics discussed include her two major passions, how her library career began, and the transition she made on the center's signature programs to a virtual environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asserts that there is a desire among men for more and better medical information specific to their gender. The importance that libraries develop collections that provide current, objective information for men; General heart books; The selection of materials; Men's periodicals; General information; Prostatic disorders and cancer; Sexuality; Fitness and exercise; Aging; More information.

Offers a list of books to help celebrate Black History Month in February. A list including presidential aspirants, ordained ministers, and musicians; Works on the arts, biography, business, cookery, fiction, health & medicine, history, law, crime, and other options.

Relates that it is a challenge to libraries to build and maintain up-to-date collections on investing and personal finance. That financial planning information are among the most expensive items to collect; Advice on how to start building this collection; What serious investors want access to; The problems of the smaller libraries; The demand for daily and weekly business publications; Reviews of various books on financial planning and investing.

This article focuses on the performance of science fiction films in the U.S. as of November 15, 2004. With the popularity of the genre expanding daily, librarians need to reconsider their science fiction collections and bring them up-to-date and into the future. The climate of paranoia engendered by Hiroshima and the Cold War contributed to a boom in science fiction cinema during the 1950s. Other movies of the period were more down to earth. Extraterrestrial invaders were as popular as the atomically spawned terrestrial type in 1950s films. The film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" combined the atomic bomb and alien invasion motifs. The 1960s saw the first ten million dollar science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film was a financial success and set the stage for the big-ticket-special effects-fests that would follow a decade later. Many viewers found the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" moving, inspirational and profound. Most thought the film was technically stunning. With the success of several science fiction films several motion pictures rose in 1980. Although the proliferation of sequels hasn't been a boon to cinema, some actually outshine their prototypes.

Presents a selection of recommended books published in the year 1984. Books on economics; International business and finance; Business or governmental relations; Books on industries or companies; management and managers; Entrepreneurs and small business concerns; Computers and related technology; Strategic planning; human resources management; Career planning; Investment and personal financial planning.

Features the best books of 1984 for general library collections compiled as of January 1, 1985. 'Difficult Loves' by Italo Calvino; 'Him With His Food in His Mouth and Other Stories' by Saul Bellow; 'With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson' by Mary Catherine Bateson; 'Frozen Star' by George Greenstein; 'The Weaker Vessel' by Antonia Fraser.

Offers a bibliography of core purchases for an alternative energy collection for most libraries. Books and other media listed under topics such as Reference; Energy Basics; Energy Policy; Solar Energy; Solar Living; Water Power; Wind Power; Community Projects; Home Energy; Periodicals; Videos; Web sites.

Recommends books that libraries should include as part of automotive book collections. A focus on books in three areas where librarians will encounter the most questions, including automotive history and reference, buying and selling of cars, and motorsports; Titles such as `American Muscle Cars,' by Jim Campisano; `America on Wheels: The First 100 Years: 1896-1996,' by Frank Coffey and Joseph Layden; Other titles.

Offers librarians ideas on how to build a useful collection of the occult. Definition of the term occult; Listing of titles that give an historical overview of the occult; Reference; History; The controversial science; Tools of the craft; Witchcraft today.

Offers advice to librarians on how to select vegetarian cookbooks for their collections. Why the best resources are general titles that discuss the basics of human nutrition; The recommendation of `Vegetarian Times,' the largest circulating American magazine devoted to vegetarianism; Vegetarian on the Internet; The oldies but goodies, such as Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook; The New Vegetarian Cookery; Other cookbooks.

Presents recommendations to librarians interested in books about adult literacy. The criteria for making purchasing decisions such as availability and choosing literacy materials that reflect the communities that are being served; Categories such as basic literacy materials; Intermediate workbooks; Leisure reading materials; Informational materials; For teachers and librarians; Specific titles.

This article suggests books essential to library collections focused on South Africa. South African culture is discussed, with mention of the popularity of soccer, rugby, and cricket and travel and tourism in South Africa. Recommended books include "Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland," 8th ed., by James Bainbridge, "Lonely Planet Cape Town City Guide," 6th ed., by Simon Richmond and Helen Ranger, and "Diving & Snorkeling: South Africa," by Tim Rock and Jean Pierre Botha.

The article discusses the collection of zines which the Barnard College library has been accumulating since 2003. The author describes how the proposal to collect zines was written and sold to the college's administration. Tips on how to acquire and organize a library zine collection are offered. Payment options, distributors, cataloging, and preservation are also examined.

The author discusses her preference for zines made by and about library workers and the creation of the "Library Workers Zine Collection" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Library and Information Studies library. Reviews of several zines including "Clutch," "Dwan," "The Ghosts of Ready Reference," and "I Dreamed I Was Assertive" are presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Diversity Is No Mystery," by Charlene Rue, in the November 1, 2016 issue, about making diverse mysteries, such as graphic novels, a collection development feature in libraries.

The article focuses on the backlog problem that libraries have. The backlog problems that libraries are having is compared to those of the archival community. Suggestions on how libraries could overcome this problem are presented, including minimum standards processing. The downsides to these approaches are given. INSET: TOO MUCH TO DO?.

The article announces the closure of the Library Media Project (LMP), previously known as the MacArthur Foundation Library Video Project, which helped establish library collections of video classics and award winning documentaries. LMP's executive director, Mary Kirby, says that they have had difficulty with funding as financial backers felt unsure about the non-print medium.

This article focuses on a new special collections library, the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, at the University of Virginia. The 72,000-square-foot, $26 million library was built underground, below the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture. Karin Wittenborg, a UVA university librarian, comments on the planning of the new library and how the lines between museums and libraries are blurring.

Although the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online was not the Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL) first digital project, it has become a catalyst for change and future library initiatives. Like many local history collections nationwide, BPL's Brooklyn Collection was eager to digitize materials for improved access, especially the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. In 2001, the library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant to digitize the microfilm of the Eagle from 1841 to 1902. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, founded in 1841, was Brooklyn's newspaper of record. After the Eagle ceased publication in 1955, BPL received the paper's morgue and related files. Today, they are the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Collection, which also houses books, photographs from the Eagle and from other photographers, newspaper clipping files, and manuscripts, prints, and illustrations. June Gaddy, Brooklyn Collection's CLASP (Connecting Libraries and Schools Program) librarian, regularly delves into African American and neighborhood history as represented in the Eagle Online as she works with teachers and students on local history projects. Not only has the Eagle Online opened up research, but it has also generated discussions within the institution about the role of the public library in the digital world. INSET: Nuts & Bolts.

Reports that the U.S. Library of Congress has selected the second crop of 50 recordings for its National Recordings Registry which debuted in 2002. Criteria of LC in choosing recordings for the registry; Expansion of the selections to include non-American recordings.

Presents news briefs on issues related to public and academic libraries across the U.S. as of December 2003. Funding to refurbish the Santa Paula Public Library in California; Opening of a special collections annex at Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore; Presentation of the Library of Congress' Kluge Prize for lifetime contributions in the humanities to Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski; Funding for Montana State Library for library training for Native Americans wishing to enter the profession.

Mentions the deal of Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) in North Carolina, which forms an alliance to provide citizens with access to a large collection of Asian materials. Role of Ki-Hyun Chun, who runs the Asian Herald Library from the offices of his accounting firm; Details of the agreement in which the entrepreneur gets a clerk in exchange for public access to his collection, Comment of PLCMC director, Bob Cannon.

Discusses Heritage Health Index, which will assess conditions of collections in libraries, museums, and archives in the United States. Description of the project's developmental stage; The funding which is needed for the actual evaluation; Origins of the project.

Presents a situation where a librarian has been selling items from Special Collections which are not used in order to buy replacements of books on the Internet auction sites eBay. Opinion that the librarian was smart to find a technological solution to the library's problems; Suggestion that the librarian should have reviewed the library's collection policy before selling parts of it.

This article defends the acquisition of videos by librarians in the U.S. The author disputes the letter to the editor of James McGloin concerning librarians in the U.S. The aspect of collecting videos can pay great dividends to library users. To those familiar with the "Roger & Me" documentary of Michael Moore, it may come as a surprise to casual observers that the city boasts a public library. The author confesses in borrowing videos from a public libraries and allowing his children to watch it. The public library in Michigan tries to cater to a wide variety of tastes and interests, an effort well reflected in its video collection. The collection runs the gamut from popular theatrical releases to those high-tone documentaries that everyone praises but that no one seems to have ever watched. The video collection of the public library has helped the author to make connections between art and life. Videos has led children directly to books. With the exposure of children to wonderful old movies, they learned something about good acting, screenwriting, cinematography, directing, music and good literature. The author and his wife encourages children to talk about films and join them in the amusing pastime of quoting memorable lines and assuming the identities of characters.

Reports on two research libraries, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and the University of Rochester offering special resources, added to the Research Libraries Group (RLG). Contribution of SUNY at Buffalo and Rochester to RLG; Areas of special collections of both the research libraries.

Recommends several books that provide information on homosexuality for youth, their parents, and those who work with youth. Why it is important to include these books even in small libraries; Titles, including `Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence,' edited by Marion Dane Bauer; `Passages of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age,' by Kurt Chandler; `Telling Tales Out of School,' edited by Kevin Jennings; Other titles.

Focuses on memorial book donations. Public relations value of memorial books; Money involved in the processing of memorial books; Steps in simplifying library procedures regarding memorial books.

Reports that the Oklahoma Department of Libraries has established a rotating ethnic collections of materials for Oklahoma's minority groups at several libraries. Reasons for the development of the project; Features of the project; Identification and cataloging of books selected for the project.

Reports on the plans of Washington State Library to use funds to establish a definitive collection of materials on eruption of Mount Saint Helens and its aftermath. Materials that to be included in the collection; Types of media to be involved in the collection.

The article discusses how the American Museum of Natural History's (AMNH) research library launched an online image database for Digital Special Collections. Topics include how the project used grant funding from the New York Metropolitan Library Council to digitize photographs and rare book illustrations, comments from director of library services Tom Baione, and the accessibility of the museum's research library materials.

The article discusses the Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority in California, with a focus on its digital resources librarian Kenn Bicknell. Topics include the digital library's online historic resources dating from the 1870s, the growth of the library's collection from 2007 to 2011, and Bicknell's belief in making the collection's resources accessible through social media and all hours of the day.

The article reports that the Genealogy Collection and the Regional Federal Depository Program and Federal Documents Collection are being dropped by the Library of Michigan due to budget cuts.

This article discusses the release of a discussion report by the Association of Research Libraries on the role of special collections departments. In this report a series of best practices for collection management and stewardship in the presentation of archival materials is described. These efforts are advocated as a means of improving patron services in academic libraries.

The article announces on the plans of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec to digitize its special library collections. The school's acquisition of a Kirtas APT BookScan 2400 scanner is mentioned, noting that the library plans to process 100-200 books per week. The books intended for digitization include public-domain works on topics including Canadian history, literature, and philosophy.

The article discusses the restriction of library materials at the University of Illinois (UI). The special collections material, requested by conservative writer Stanley Kurtz, is related to the involvement of 2008 U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama with UI professor and former 1960s radical William Ayers. The library's subsequent granting of access is also mentioned.