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This article reports that social scientist and author Lon G. Nungesser has donated his Hope for Humanity papers to the Joseph A. Labadie Collection of the University of Michigan Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Diagnosed as having AIDS in 1983, Nungesser was given six months to live, as of February 1989, but chose to avoid traditional therapy in favor of health food, exercise, yoga, and meditation. Six years later the cancer he developed is in remission and he is in fair health. The decision to donate his papers came as a result of his desire to have his work preserved for others as a foundation from which to build medical and social systems that promote a healthier personal psychology.

Reports on a recognition given by Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts to archivist Howard Gotlieb. Move of the university to rename the special collections library after the archivist; Information on the archive he developed.

The article offers information on the 2016 Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) conference, held at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, during April 3-6, 2016. The event featured several presentations and workshops on topics including emerging technologies, collection development at libraries, e-resource management, and organizational strategies. Dawna Ballard, associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, talked about how time management can increase productivity.

Focuses on the need for libraries to collect resources for appraising items. Recommendation for a basic collection which includes how-to guides on buying and selling, and restoration manuals; Use of the Internet to gather information; Review of several books about antiques, including 'Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2001,' edited by Kyle Husfloen and 'Caring for Your Family Treasures: A Concise Guide to Caring for Your Cherished Belongings,' by Jane and Richard Long.

Looks into problems that may arise as libraries in the United States work towards creating local history collections. Increase in the demand for public libraries to provide the community with information about the culture of the people and the place they are serving; Commitment of libraries in protecting their local history collections; Legal issues involving such collections including copyright and libel; Staffing issues.

The article looks at the development of The Vietnam Project, which provides digital information resources. Texas Tech University (TTU), Lubbock, is ramping up The Vietnam Project (www.vietnam.ttu.edu/vietnamcenter) with several massive digitization initiatives that will make major resources far more accessible. Launched in 1989, the project consists of two units, The Vietnam Center and The Virtual Vietnam Archive, along with smaller subdivisions: The Oral History Project, The Vietnam Archive, and The Teachers' Resource Web. The project was the brainchild of TTU history professor and navy veteran Jim Reckner, now its director, and a group of local Vietnam veterans, who approached the Board of Regents, which embraced the project. After existing on paper for more than a decade, the project began incorporating a virtual archive in 2001 using a collection management system called STAR/ Museums from Cuadra Associates (www.cuadra.com). The project continually receives materials from veterans -- roughly 1500 total, including 465 in the last year alone.

Offers results from a survey of libraries in the United States concerning their book budgets. Effect of monies being shifted from book budgets to nonprint budgets; Substitution of electronic resources for print materials; Trend toward the purchase of electronic books; Circulation statistics showing a demand for arts and crafts books; Growth in the foreign-language collection, especially with Spanish-language works.

States that one of the many challenges to school library media specialists in the 1990s is to provide adequate technology and to manage it effectively. The contradictions of CD-ROM; Needs assessment planning; Funding truths; Ten important questions to be asked before purchasing a CD-ROM resource; Selected bibliography of CD-ROM 1990-1992; What works; Educational outcomes.

Reports on the establishment of a collection of book at the School for International Training in honor of Peter Kilburn, the late librarian at the American University of Beirut. Number of titles in the collection; Contact address to send books and monetary contributions.

Presents an overview of the book 'Serials Collection Development: Choices and Strategies,' edited by Sul H. Lee. Presentation of six papers given at the Conference on the Impact of Serials on Collection Development, held in May 1981.

Reports on a position paper prepared by a committee of the Illinois Research and Reference Center Directors, that maps out a strategy for cooperative collection development in libraries in Illinois. Identification of the shortcomings of the Illinois Library and Information Network; Target goals in the areas of resources identification responsibility at all levels, access and planning and implementation.

The article discusses the results of the periodical's survey on the costs of journals for U.S. public libraries. It examines how a lack of increased library budgets, increasing journal costs, and reliance on status journals have had negative economic effects in the serials marketplace.

The article presents pieces of advice on problems related to library censorship. Topics discussed include how to respond to a mother who requested for a copy of a book that was removed by the director of the public library, concern on the decision of the school principal not to allow a book fair during Children's Book Week, and reason that a collection development policy that includes procedures for dealing with book challenges is so important if it is easy to ignore the procedures.

Presents a case study of a librarian who is uncomfortable with the changes in libraries which have resulted from the Internet and other electronic products. Suggestion that librarians need to train themselves in how to use research tools; Opinion that changes in libraries should be made by group decision; Opinion that libraries need to stay competitive with other industries, such as book stores and video stores.

The article offers information on the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference scheduled to take place in Portland, Oregon on March 25 through 28, 2015 with presentations on topics including sustainability, collection development methods, and workplace safety.

The article offers a guide for libraries to selecting the books to keep and the books to discard to maintain the health of their collection. Topics covered include the importance of taking out unwanted books, the impact of discarding outdated titles on the amount of space for new books and the need for libraries to go slowly and carefully when getting rid of outdated books to avoid offending users.

Discusses the issue of libraries subscribing to print and digital journals. Recommended books, `Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists,' edited by Dru Mogge; `Fulltext Sources Online,' edited by Donald T. Hawkins and Mary B. Glose; Aggregators of electronic journals providing access to titles from a variety of publishers; Characteristics of Category 1-5 journals; Patron preference for the full-text version

The article explores plans from school and public librarians across the U.S. for local libraries. Topics discussed include use of computer game that allows to snap together virtual rockets and launch them into space within a highly realistic physics engine; offering virtual reality (VR) programming for teens with an Oculus Rift device at the San Jose, California, Public Library; and creating international connections.

The article examines what the author identifies as the popularity of graphic nonfiction works, particularly concerning the use of the literary genre of memoir in graphic nonfiction. The article also discusses graphic nonfiction collection building and maintenance for librarians and offers several graphic nonfiction suggestions including "Ethel & Ernst: A True Story," by Raymond Briggs, "The Complete Persepolis," by Marjane Satrapi, and "Stiches," by David Small.

The article discusses the evolution of book reviewing, including the increasing use of book talk Web sites such as LibraryThing and Goodreads where readers can write their own book reviews. Topics include the debate about whether book reviews by the general public are as insightful as professional reviews, the differences between traditional reviews and consumer commentaries, and how consumer blogs and reviews influence library collection policies.

This article focuses on a cooperative project with the Ellenville Public Library and Museum in Ellenville, New York in which 70 Delaware and Hudson Canal postcards were scanned and processed for an electronic visual resource entitled "Waterways of New York." The project was completed using Greenstone open source software, a digital collection management software suite.

Discusses the increasing use of aggregated databases in libraries. Panel discussion of aggregated databases was arranged by Library Journal and moderated by Ann Okerson of Yale University; Views of round table participants, including those of Vince Price, Audrey Melkin, Stephen Bell, Diane Smith, Peter McCracken, John Barnes, and Sam Brooks; The case of Tasini v. New York Times, article removal issues and court decision effects on general magazines versus scholarly journals. Topics such as full-text issues and consortial buying are explored as well as caveats of journal cancellation; value of full text databases; embargoes; and future of electronic resources in libraries.

Argues that libraries need to have updated information for patrons who are buying or selling a home. Suggestion that libraries should offer books on how to use the Internet when buying or selling a home; Importance of continually updating collections; Reviews of several books related to real estate, including 'The Language of Real Estate,' by John Reilly and 'Buy Your First Home,' by Robert Irwin.

Offers advice to librarians for developing a collection which includes titles related to American Judaism. First steps towards developing a Jewish collection; Reviews of several books dealing with American Judaism; List of web sites that will provide useful information.

Offers advice to librarians for building a chemistry collection. How to determine the scope and nature of the collection; Role of the cost of chemistry titles in collection development; Several books and resources to consider purchasing.

Discusses how libraries may build good space exploration collections. Approaching 30th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing; Possible fate of manned spaceflight; The public imagination and space; Unmanned exploration in the future; Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope; Problems with building a core reference collection; Recommended books for reference on manned and unmanned exploration; Backlist.

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.

This article reports that Larry Earl Bone, who retired as Mercy College's director of libraries, will have an American literature collection named after him at the Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. institution, as of February 1989. The Larry Earl Bone Collection on American Literature honors his achievements for the libraries, which Mercy College President Wilbert LeMelle described as adding to intellectual life through his devotion to excellence and scholarship.

Reports on the decline in the number of special labor collections, number of library staffers with labor-related job assignments and number of libraries working with labor organizations according to a survey by the AFL/CIO and the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association. Number of libraries with special collection for use by labor unions and labor interest organizations; Things that cooperation libraries want according to the survey.

Presents reprints of four articles from past issues of `Library Journal' that discuss the importance of book selection in libraries. `The Case for Quality Book Selection,' from the September 15, 1982 issue; `Librarians and Literature,' from the August 1960 issue; `The New Fiction Catalog,' from the March 15, 1961 issue; `Fiction in Libraries: A Plea for the Masses,' from the 1894 issue.

Reports on library service-related developments, as of April 15, 1988. Creation of a formal preservation collection at the National Library of Canada; Request for information on segregated libraries; Criticism against videocassette lending in libraries; Sponsorship of a library competition by BBC Radio in England.

Discusses developments concerning libraries in the United States during 1987. Inclusion of the establishment of an OCLC Service Center in Dublin, Ohio to broker cataloging services to the library members of the Association for Library Information; Collection of international erotica given to the Providence Athenaeum in Rhode Island. INSET: People of 1987.

Presents 100 outstanding science-technology books published in 1985 that are recommended for general library collections, listed according to topic. Animal life; Astronomy; Biology; Computers and robots; Construction and repair; Earth sciences; Energy; Environmental studies; Gardening; Earth sciences; Mathematics; Natural history; Physics; Plant sciences; Psychology; Space studies; Transportation; Veterinary science.

Discusses special conditions governing the book trade and publishing industry in Latin America that U.S. librarians must take into account when acquiring Spanish-language materials. Adoption of cooperative acquisition schemes by libraries; Acquisition of library materials such as monographs and serials; Receipt of materials by gift and on exchange.

Features business books of 1977 for general library collections. Trends in the types of books on economics and international affairs; Collections in the estate planning field; Books in business management and strategy; Industrial relations books; Economics and finance books.

Introduces outstanding science and technology books of 1977 recommended for general library collections. Trends in the types of books offered by publishers in 1977; Comparison of the average price of books selected in the previous year; Unusual publication of large number.

Investigates the need of library users and nonusers for nontraditional services from libraries such as the accumulation of nonprint materials such as music collections, the assumption of the role of a community information and referral center and the experimentation with new techniques for delivering library materials to the public.

The article examines library collection development related to chemistry. The need for general chemistry reference books and a chemistry encyclopedia in library collections is noted. Considering the preferences of library users when selecting chemistry titles is stressed. The necessity of reviewing books in the chemistry collection at least every five years to account for advances in research is cited. A bibliography of recommended books for school and university libraries is presented.

The article reviews various books, online career resources, and job search banks on job hunting and discusses how librarians can act as career counselors. The resources include the books "What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers," by Richard N. Bolles, "Internet Your Way to a New Job: How To Really Find a Job Online," by Alison Doyle, "How To Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks," by Brad Schepp and Debra Schepp, "Résumé Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Résumé Writer," by Susan Britton Whitcomb, "Knock 'em Dead 2010: The Ultimate Job Search Guide," by Martin Yate, the web site "America's Career Infonet," sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor located at www.acinet.org, and the job search banks CareerBuilder located at www.careerbuilder.com, Monster located at www.monster.com, HotJobs located at hotjobs.yahoo.com, and Linkup located at www.linkup.com.

The article focuses on VERSO (Virtual Electronic Reference Source), a grassroots virtual reference service started at the Quinnipiac University's Arnold Bernhard Library in Hamden, Connecticut. The article talks about how the online reference works were not being accessed often and how VERSO made electronic references more available to users.

The authors suggest that, whether a library is digitizing materials or just making digitized materials available, librarians need to understand some basic principles, including copyright. The authors suggest resources necessary for digitization and discuss restricted availability to digitized materials, selecting materials for digitization and preservation.

The article presents a preview of the 2006 BookExpo America, which will take place in Washington DC between May 19-21, 2006. Several seminars and events, including Audio Publishers Association Conference, Random House/"Library Journal" Author Breakfast for Collection Development Librarians, and How Public Libraries are Transforming Their Communities, are described.

Talks about school library automation systems. Capacity of the technology to compile a volume of library collections; Information on integrated library systems; Details on Web-based systems and thin clients; Features of automation software. INSET: Savvy Shopping Tips.

Presents the results of a survey of local public libraries in the United States. Lack of popularity for science fiction books; Popularity of romance and mystery books; Interest in fantasy for the younger generation; Library budgets; Circulation; Spending on health, medicine, and computer books; Literature and language purchases; Religious nonfiction; Reasons for increased expenditures in some areas; Changes in purchasing patterns.

Focuses on a weeding program, a guide for librarians when deciding if a material should remain in the collection due to the presumed importance to a basic library collection. Recommendations of the program; Benefits of the weeding project.