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The article focuses on Harvard Law School (HLS) which will take its collections of legal materials available online to the public. Topics discussed include HLS Library which will scan and digitize the collection in collaboration with California-based legal research and analytics firm Ravel Law to make the collection available for online, digitization of the official print version of the historical court decisions in the U.S., and the employees who worked during the library's operating hours.

Reports that the Hearst Corp. has donated photographs and clippings from the defunct newspaper the "Los Angeles Herald Examiner" to the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL). Statement of Sanford Paris, president of the Board of Library Commissioners, that the donation will improve the library's resources; Description of the collection, which covers the history of Los Angeles from 1900 to 1989; Outlook for the collection to be available at the Central Library building when it opens in 1993.

Relates how Doheny Memorial Library (University of Southern California) librarian Anthony Anderson is collecting materials on the Los Angeles riots of 1992 for a bibliography on the event. `Los Angeles--A City in Stress: A Bibliography'; Its online availability at USC library.

Reports on the development and implementation of public access microcomputer services at the San Bernardino Public Library in California. Application of computer technology in various areas of library management; Steps in the development of the library's computer system; Education programs on computer technology developed for library patrons.

Reports on the results of a survey which reveals that Kern County Public Library in California is in the mainstream of library service. Increase in library circulation; Growth of service populations; User satisfaction.

Presents updates on issues related to libraries in the U.S. as of August 15, 2002. Rejection of the exhibit policy recommended by Mayor George Wuerch of Alaska; Funding for the Los Angeles County Public Library; Legislation to address copyright infringement on decentralized peer-to-peer networks.

Reports on the topics discussed at the meeting of the management group of the Los Angeles County Public Library in California. Role of libraries in the practical implementation of technologies; Values of society.

Focuses on closure of several branches of the Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles, California due to rainstorms.

Focuses on videotape lending services at public libraries in two major cities in the United States. Blackhawk Films' donation of a collection of videotapes to the San Francisco Public Library in California; Lack of machine standardization at the New York Public Library in New York City.