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Deals with the decision of Kent State University (KSU) to donate collections of literary works, about the killing of four KSU students by members of the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, to the Texas Tech University Vietnam Center in May 2004. Highlights of the collections; Statement from Steve Maxner, associate director of the Texas Tech center, regarding the issue; Remarks from Jeanne Sommers, associate dean of libraries at Kent State, about the collection.

Discusses unusual collections at libraries. How libraries bid for or are given papers, manuscripts, letters and notebooks of major literary and historical figures and are often given personal effects, such as wallets, ashes, and jewelry as well; Lack of resources in libraries to store and preserve the items; Large quantities of hair as part of collections. INSET: Collected Works.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has acquired the papers of Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof, the library announced. The collection, which spans nearly 100 years of theater history, consists of thousands of pages of unpublished correspondence, diaries, scripts, manuscripts, photographs, clippings and other documents relating to the careers of Hagen and Berghof, who were married for nearly 40 years. Hagen, a teacher and actress who originated the role of Martha in the Broadway production of Edward Albee's ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' in 1962, died in 2004 at 84. Berghof, a well-known teacher, actor and director, died in 1990 at 81. The library is planning free programs featuring friends and colleagues of the couple, including Harold Prince, Edward Albee and Eli Wallach. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses why University of Colorado at Denver librarian Jeffrey Beall deleted a list of other 1,000 academic journals he deemed untrustworthy. It suggests this may have been due to pressure from other university librarians, the college administration, or publishing companies. The article goes on to look at how the incident reflects challenges associated with researchers sharing and collaborating on work.