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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.

Announces availability of an index to the papers of the American Civil Liberties Union in the United States.

Focuses on ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology's issuance of an appeal for 'practitioner produced materials' for its Resources in Education catalog. Emphasis on 'how to do it' papers, speeches, conference proceedings, and classroom reports.

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.

Features the book 'Issues in Library Administration,' edited by Warren Tsuneishi and others. Papers presented at the second United States-Japan Conference on Libraries and Information Science in Higher Education; Organization of university libraries; Plight of the university library director; National and international cooperation among university libraries.

Focuses on issues concerning access to public documents, handling of public records and ownership of Presidential papers in the United States. Background of the passage of the National Archives Act; Creation of the National Archives and Records Service and Presidential Libraries; Problems facing Presidential Libraries; Questions need to be considered by the Public Documents Commission.

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.

Features several equipment and supplies for use in libraries. Public address system in an attache case to carry papers, books and other materials; Magnetic labeling tape for shelf labeling; Time-lapse video tape recorder for operations measurement and security of the libraries.

Reports that 'The New York Times' newspaper's information bank has scrapped subscription pricing for libraries in the United States. Reasons behind the paper's shift to straight hourly charges.

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.

Reports on the recommendation by the American Assembly organization to declare the records of all United States' presidents, starting with those of Gerald Ford, as public property. Aim of the recommended policy; Suggestion made on the creation of an agency that would manage all government records.

Discusses efforts to propose legislative bills that will amend the Tax Reform Act of 1969, which bars income tax deductions for private and public papers donations to libraries in the United States. Effect of the law on the contribution of valuable works; Reports from the Library of Congress and former president of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Norman Tanis which support the call of a tax reform.

Discusses the contents of a piece of paper found crumpled on the floor of a meeting room at the recent meeting of the Information Industry Association. Unequal competition for information; Criticism against librarians who talk about freedom of information.

Reports on library equipment available in the United States as of August 1975. Binder for hard or soft-cover books from Gestetner Corp.; Display kit for Bicentennial exhibits from Syma Structures Inc.; Do-it-yourself rubber stamps from Weber & Sons Inc.

Features a buyers' guide on library products. 'Radioisotopic roof survey; Bicentennial documents; Plastic carrying bags for libraries; Signal mat; Meeting room table; Expanded metal lockers.

Lists books and other publications released in the United States as of October 1975. 'Architecture and Allied Arts of the Cleveland Public Library,' prepared by Russel A. Hehr; 'Survival Kit for Term Paper Writers: A Guide in Black Studies,' by Gail Schlachter; 'Jews in the Soviet Union,' compiled by Louise R. Fluk.

Highlights developments in library education in the United States, compiled as of October 1975. Accreditation of the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University's Library Media Program in Normal, Alabama; Creation of an Acquisitions Scholarship Award for the best monograph, article or original paper on university library acquisitions; Development of resource-based learning.

Present a guide for buyers of library equipment and supplies, compiled as of November 1975. Twelve-phrase postal stamp; Simplified keyboard; Phonorecord cleaner; Whimsical chaises; Archival slide filing.

Evaluates products of interest to libraries and librarians in the United States. H/I Guillotine Sharpener which sharpens the blade of large paper cutters without removing it; Varispeech II, a device which permits the listener to play back standard cassette audio tapes; Book order form with the title in the top position; Taylor-Merchant Micrographics of New York City's compact battery light box adapter.

Reports on a call for moderators and papers for the Research Forum Series on library science organized by the American Library Association in the United States in July 1976.

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.

The article presents a speech by Michael Howard of the Central Bank of Barbados during the XV Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the American Continent on April 10-11, 1978. He discusses the case of Barbados and control of the money stock in an open economy, which is normally controlled and determined by the balance of payment, economic activity, and asset preferences. The objective of the paper is to discuss the inability of the Barbadian Central Bank to accurately regulate the money stock due to foreign exchange receipts and the fiscal deficit that are out of its control. The paper also focuses in on the effects that real sector activity have on a central bank.

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.

Se presenta la traducción al español del ensayo "Credit and liquidity creation in the international banking sector," publicado por el Banco de Pagos Internacionales, Basilea, Suiza en noviembre de 1979 en "Economic Papers." En el ensayo, se habla de la creación de crédito y liquidez en el sector bancario internacional. Se ofrece un modelo del sector bancario interregional en un mundo sin fronteras nacionales y con una sola moneda. Se contempla el euromercado, y se examinan los efectos de los depósitos oficiales sobre el funcionamiento de él. Se analizan los factores determinantes del crecimiento.

Se presenta la traducción del artículo "The monetary approach to the balance of payments: stock-flow equilibria," de Ronald Shone, publicado en "Oxford Economic Papers, número 2, julio de 1980. Se enfoca en la concepción monetaria de la balanza de pagos y el equilibrio de acervos y flujos. Se muestra cómo se emplea el concepto de equilibrio en el enfoque monetario de la balanza de pagos. Ese enfoque emplea un modelo teórico distinto del de otros conceptos procedentes. El enfoque monetario es concretamente un modelo de acervos y flujos.

Se presenta la traducción al español del artículo "Malthus's theory of effective demand and growth", de W. A. Eltis, publicado en "Oxford Economic Papers (New Series)", en marzo de 1980. El artículo enfoca en la teoría malthusiana de la demanda efectiva, y el crecimiento. Se explica la teoría de las fluctuaciones cíclicas de Malthus y se habla de la tasa de desarrollo económico.

Se presenta la traducción del artículo "The new Colombian exports: possible effects on the distribution of income" por R. Albert Berry y Carlos F. Díaz Alejandro, publicado en la serie "Center Papers" del Centro de Crecimiento de la Universidad de Yale en 1980. El artículo enfoca en las exportaciones colombianas y sus posibles efectos sobre la distribución del ingreso. Se hablan de las teorías positivas del comercio internacional respecto a la relación entre la distribución del ingreso y la participación en dicho comercio. Se revisa la evolución de la economía colombiana en el periodo 1967-1974.

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.

Se presenta la traducción del artículo "The SDR as a means of payment", de Warren L. Coats Jr., publicado en "IMF Staff Papers" en septiembre de 1982. Se discute el derecho especial de giro (DEG) como medio de pago. El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) utiliza una metodología, basada en una canasta, en la definición de la unidad de cuenta que usa para denominar las obligaciones monetarios de sus miembros al FMI, para llevar sus cuentas y también para publicar sus estados financieros. Su unidad de cuenta es el DEG.

Se presenta la versión en español del artículo "Estimating models of financial market behavior during periods of extensive structural reform: the experience of Chile", escrito por Donald J. Mathieson y publicado en "IMF Staff Papers". Se tratan de los modelos estimativos del comportamiento del mercado financiero en periodos de amplia reforma estructural y se enfoca en el caso de Chile. Se examina cómo ha respondido la inflación, la balanza de pagos y los mercados financieros a la apertura de la economía dentro de un marco congruente con la estructura de programación financiera.

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.