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Features the taping typewriter for industrial applications. Benefits of taping typewriter in the office; Development of taping typewriters by many companies for use with computers or printing composition systems; Comparison of cost of taping typewriters and ordinary electronic office typing machine.

Reports that the Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. must bargain with the United Steel Workers of America about a proposed decision by the management to subcontract out its maintenance work. Decision of the United States Supreme Court; Cases of the National Labor Relations Board.

Discusses employee creativity. Ways of fostering creativity; Need for an I-can-do-it attitude and open-mindedness on the part of management; Importance of creative thinkers to the success of a company; Handling of 'Monday morning quarterbacks.'

Comments on a proposal that life insurance companies in the U.S. can save on operations costs through the better use of people and paperwork. Effects on the initiatives to measure and simplify work operations; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications on industrial management.

Comments on developments related to labor and industrial relations in the U.S. as of December 1969. Employee earnings protection provisions of the labor contract between the steel industry and labor unions representing steelworkers; Availability of technical papers presented at the International Conference on Manufacturing Technology.

Discusses the development of deacidification techniques to prevent the tremendous destruction caused by acids on books. Treatments available to alleviate acid attacks on books; Effect and temperature on the expected life of paper; Required chemicals and processes in deacidification.

Discusses the challenge of designing industrial facilities of both large and small business enterprises. Association of operating cost with facilities design; Factors affecting the decision in designing the industrial facilities; Criteria in selecting designs for utilities.

Presents letters to the editor of 'American Libraries' pertaining to library science issues and developments in the United States published in the periodical as of June 1975. Mandatory continuing education programs for librarians; Sex discrimination in library card application at the Richmond Public Library; Suggestion to the Library of Congress for saving paper.

Focuses on issues relevant to the use of mass media in libraries addressed at a meeting of the Association of College & Research Libraries. Necessity of a national database for audiovisual resources; Presentation of research papers.

Presents news briefs pertaining to library science in the U.S. as of September 1977. Information on how libraries can provide patrons with books by mail; Compilation of papers describing and evaluating the growth of the library and information fields from 1965-75; Creation of American Library Association's Young Adult Services Division to provide bibliographic access for research on adolescence and young people's information needs.

Presents news update concerning library services to women in the United States compiled as of December 1978. Launch of 'The Whole Earth Papers,' a women's magazine published by Global Educational Associates; Availability of feminist tapes from the Feminist Radio Network.

Presents news about technical developments in U.S. libraries in 1979. Library of Congress' search for ways to forestall paper deterioration; Serials acquisition bargain through the Universal Serials & Book Exchange; Availability of 'ISBD(M): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publications.' INSETS: Enriching the Bibliographic Earth;Bell & Howell Has Post Index.

Presents news updates related to academic libraries in the U.S. compiled as of July 1979. Selection of academic librarians to receive Council on Library Resources Fellowships for the 1979-80 school year; Publication of the papers presented at the 1978 National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries under the title 'New Horizons for Academic Libraries.'

Presents news briefs concerning books in the United States as of May 1980. Inclusion of New York lawyer Ronald Rothstein's acquisition of rights to print books on toilet paper and paper towels; Awards given by the 'School Library Journal' to the worst books annually; Release of 'MSS,' a series of books edited by John Gardner and L.M. Rosenberg.

Presents publications, trade announcements and selected resources concerning the library profession in the United States. Bibliography on reading in American schools; Technology advances for blind and physically handicapped library users; Paper on starting a collection for adult readers.

Considers the bibliographic control of the serial publication of scholarly and specialized journals. Diffulties faced by serial librarians; Economics of serials; Inefficiency of serials; Establishment of clearinghouses to evaluate submitted papers; Efficacy of customizing.

Focuses on role of rubber stamps in library operations. Illustration of some of the concerns and activities of library workers; Patterns of library service; Glimpse into the ways information is categorized and disseminated.

The article discusses the architectural competitions in France as compiled in one book "L'Ivre de Pierres" with four volumes. It states that the book was promoted by editor-publisher Jean-Paul Jungmann which contains none of the failed entries. The book has a small volume entitled "Le Guide du Paris de L'Ivre de Pierres." It mentions that the works of Jean-Paul Jungmann, Jean Aubert and Leon Krier are included in the earlier volumes of the book.

An essay is presented on patternmaker William Morris. It highlights the humble beginnings of William Morris as an architect, poet, and pattern designer and as an artist during his time. The author reflects on the works of Morris and the legacy that he leaves which inspires young generation of artists.

The article evaluates several products related to architecture including Screenplay by Formwood, rubber stamp images from Graphic Effects Ltd. And graphic ceramic tiles by Tarquin and Biddy Cole.

An automated worldwide weather distribution system, being developed under a US/Canadian cost-sharing effort, will replace clipboards and paper graphics used by USAF meteorologists with advanced computer technology. Color graphics displays and software to speed plotting and interpretation of weather systems. A forecast will be able to be completed in only about 5 min. compared to about the 45 min. used today.

Reports on the acquisition of letters, documents, films, and photographs of Christine Jorgensen who pioneered sex change operations by the Royal Library of Denmark.

Reports on a campaign started within the National Information Standards Organization to replace the International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) for software with the different numbering scheme. Issuance of a White Paper proposing a different numbering scheme in November 1984; Advantages of ISBN over the proposed scheme given by the ISBN agency; Arguments against the proposed scheme.

Features a report on the First African and African-American International Federation of Library Association Pre-Conference Seminar held in Nairobi, Kenya in August 1984. Ceremonies accorded to the delegates; Exchange of ideas and discussion of topics of mutual interest to American black and African libraries; Issues highlighted in the seminar; Paper on building ethnic collection resources; Library service to black ethnology.

Reports that a standard for the manufacture of paper that will last several hundred years has been published and is available for $5 from the American National Standards Institute in New York.

Reports on the need of financial resources to establish and maintain special support for service to aging according to Dalhousie Occasional Paper #34 'Urban Public library Service to the Aging,' by Vancouver, British Columbia-based school professor Lois Bewley and librarian Sylvia Crooks. Departure from the traditional mission of library programs.

Reports on the efforts of General Libraries of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas at the Undergraduate Library to help students pick and research topics for a mandatory library paper. Development and cataloging of a list of topics that reflect interests and concerns of student researchers; Examination of the subject access to topics to make sure of predictable subject headings and sufficient cross-references.

Reports on the need for effective and innovative programs, plans, materials or concepts used for instructing patrons in use of public library materials and services for a paper to be delivered at the April 1986 Public Library Association conference in the U.S.

Discusses the creation of graphics using Broderbund Software's 'The Print Shop.' Versatility of the program; How to create a sign; Use of graphics; Information on making greeting cards, customized stationery and banners; Where to find help devising graphic materials for library media centers; Cost.

Announces that libraries that have come in late and wish to start a file on the conflicting claims of the Library of Congress and Richard Smith, inventor of the Wei T'o paper deacidification process, can get free copies of the basic statements made by each and reported in the ' Library Journal and College & Research Libraries News'. Contact information.

Reports on the receipt of one of the collections of Jack London's books, stories and criticisms by the Baker Library of Dartmouth College at Hanover, New Hampshire.

Presents the author's views on the replacement of print on paper by electronic publications in the U.S. Different approaches to library automation; Emergence of personal computers and electronic mail as preferred mode of communications; Impact of information technology on libraries.

Presents information on building and architecture products and supplies. Custom-built and designed office furniture from Specification Built Corp.; Electronic window opener from Andersen Corp.

Editorial. Compares printed and electronic reading materials. Defense of book reading against biases for print on paper; Call to end the debate on the effectiveness of books and electronic medium.

Reports that the American Institute of Physics has issued a statement that it will not hold sessions at any of its meetings restricted by the United States and other non-Communist countries for the presentation of papers that are classified sensitive by the Department of Defense in the United States.

Reports that the Newark Public Library in New Jersey has developed a guide to use with students learning how to use the library for a research paper. Uses to librarians; Price per booklet.

Reports that research papers are wanted for competition which will be announced by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association.

Presents equipment and supplies for library applications. Bar code ID card program; Electronic editing system; Office copier; Mixed media filing cabinets.

Presents several office equipment. 217 desktop graphics workstation from Artech; Lite light table from Forester; Versacad Advanced computer-aided drafting program from T & W Systems Inc.

Presents several office equipment and product literature. Information sheet from McDonnell Douglas AEC Information Systems; Brochure from James River Graphics, Inc.; Catalog from Engineering Systems Corp.

Features several products for use in offices and libraries. Copiers; Printout binders; Bar code label dispenser; File mover; Pest controllers; Coin-operated reader and printer.

Reports on an announcement made at the annual meeting of the Ohio Conservation Committee in October 1985 to the effect that the Deacidification Task Force 'has selected the Wei T'o system modeled after the plant... at the Public Archives of Canada.' Reasons for choosing the Wei T'o process over the Library of Congress DEZ system; Plans of the committee to seek a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Reports that the publication of the proceedings of the February 1986 Congress for Librarians held at Saint John's University in Jamaica, New York would be accompanied by notes on additional aspects of problems related to information access in libraries.

Reports on the growth of video collection practices in public libraries in the 'Re' Decade. Comparison between paper and video formats in libraries; Comparative advantage that videocassette formats give in terms of collection development to public libraries; Reasons for earlier resistance to video by film librarians and administrators; Significance of the visual/audio information combinations to video collections of libraries.

Introduces the 'Public Libraries and the Challenges of the Next Two Decades,' edited by Alphonse F. Trezza. Collection of papers from 1983 and 1984 conferences at the School of Library and Information Studies in Florida State University; School of collection development.

Describes the Textile Computer Printout, a wear-resistant paper developer by the Texwipe Co. Printout preservation; Contact information.

Features the Model CR-3 Wheelit Folding Video Cart designed to store, transport, and operate any portable one-half inch video cassette recording system. Key specifications; Contact information.

Reports on the National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries in Baltimore held from April 9 to April 12. Inventory of the changes in the academic libraries proposed by Barbara Uehling, chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia; Quiz on the importance of research training for academic library; Presentation of papers on problems related to libraries in the conference.

Reports on the development of a adapter for an Agfa-Gevaert microfiche reader/printer in libraries. Avoidance of microcard collections' replacement with microfiche; Provision of plain paper copies from microfiche by adapter; Replacement of microprint with fiche allowing a trade-in equal to the original price of a microprint series.

Features the W.B. Yeats Microfilmed Manuscript Collection at the State University of New York at Stony Brooks. Size of the collection; Accessibility of the collection.