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The article begins by reviewing the extent of the holdings in the Ibero-American Institute of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (IAI) in Berlin, Germany. A two-year project is discussed which aims to index and automate selected articles from some 780 periodical subscriptions of the library, which specializes in studies of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

This article presents a note from the editors about the reasons for starting a new publication devoted to the study of sociology. The authors note that the goal of the journal is to accept papers that adhere to general standards of scientific study, including theoretical relevance, proper explication of proposed solutions to discussed problems; and the authors highlight that the publication will not favor one methodology over another.

The article reviews the summary contents of the library website www.worldcat.org, which contains articles, papers, and announcements from 1995-2008 issues of "Bibliothekswesen" on librarianship. The database presents article titles, contents, and evaluations of the periodical articles which are said by the author to be somewhat uneven.

This article presents a note from the editors of the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie. " The authors commemorate the thirtieth year of the publication and note the support from faculty at the Universität Bielefeld in Bielefeld, Germany. The authors also note the changes within other sociological publications and the lack of quality control about the material that is published.

This article presents a note from the editors about the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie. " The authors write that the journal had switched publishers six months prior to this issue. The authors also note changes to the editorial staff and publishing regulations. The issuers of the journal approached the board for the German Society for Sociology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie) about the lack of quality in submissions for sociological publications.

This article presents an editorial for the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie." The authors write that this issue is the first for the twentieth year that the journal has been published. The authors also note that many of the articles have come from many non-German speaking countries and many written by German speaking authors were published in English. The authors also cite an article in this issue which covers Norbert Elias, who emobdies the spirit of the "European Sociologist."

This article presents an editorial for the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie." The authors comment on the lower numbers of quality manuscripts available for publishing. The authors cite the advantages of submitting to the "Zeitschrift" because of the quality control provided by the advisory boards, the fact that all kinds of sociological themes are accepted and that it is quicker to publish through a journal than wait for a compilation to come out.

This article presents statistics on the manuscripts that were submitted for publication to the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie" in 1998.

The article presents a statement to the editor from Berndt Dugall, chairman of subito e.V., which takes exception to the article "Kopienversand nach UrhG und der Subito-Rahmenvertrag," by Harald Müller, which appeared in 10th issue 2008 of "Bibliotheksdienst." Dugall says the information presented on the number of copies of library materials that legally may be sent is incorrect.

This article reports on the articles that were published in 1999. Several articles had to be heavily edited before publication and five fewer articles were published in 1999 than the year before.

This article presents statistics of the articles that were sent to the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie," including the number of articles that had to be heavily edited.

This article presents a note from the editors of the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie." The editors comment on the lack of trust accorded to academic journals. They ascribe this distrustfulness to the problems with writing manuscripts and the inability to present a short, coherent argument or proposal. Another problem is the excessive use of jargon, which can prevent readers from understanding the articles.

This article reports that Karl-Ulrich Mayer has retired from the advisory board for the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie. " Mayer began his membership in 1980.

This article presents statistics about the manuscripts that were accepted for publication for the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie."

This article reports on the publication statistics for 1992 for the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie." The quality and quantity of the manuscripts are commented upon, as well as the decision making process for acceptance for publishing.

This article reports on a promotion to the advisory board of the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie." Rudolf Stichweh, from Bielefeld, Germany, has been accepted to the board for 1998.

This article presents a note from the editors of the "Zeitschrift für Soziologie. " The authors remark about the new guidelines for publication in the journal, as they are meant to increase the professionalization of the periodical. The authors also note that even articles that are not accepted for publication receive information that can help further versions of the articles or research.