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Announces that mega-book distributor Baker & Taylor (B&T) will release LIBRIS 2020, an enhanced version of its LIBRIS management software for libraries. Its capabilities; Functionality; Contact point for more information.

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.

Features several information resources available for library collections. 'University Press Books for Secondary School Libraries'; 'Introduction to Family Camping,' by the Boy Scouts of America; Microfiche catalog of the Montana Historical Society Library.

Discusses innovations in map resources. Cartographic techniques such as remote sensing and the geographic information system, or GIS, and how they are helpful to map librarians; Review of several geography references, dictionaries, directories, atlases, maps, works on GIS and remote sensing.

Discusses the relationship between automation vendors and libraries in the United States. How the Internet is shaping library systems; Integration in the education marketplace; Estimated library systems revenues for 1998; How vendors made their money; Core business of vendors; Dealing with year 2000 computer conversion problems; Migration to Windows-based interfaces; Services provided outside of systems sales.

The article presents questions and answers on the appropriate response by librarians when adults demand book removal from libraries.

Discusses the need for reader's advisory services within the library and offers suggestions on how to provide these services. Annotations and booklists; Topical displays; Genre labels and classifications; Reader interest categorization; Book talks and book reviews; Discussion programs; Merchandising; Electronic reader's advisory services; More. INSETS: How to write a reader's annotation.;The LC/OCLC fiction project: A progress report..

Provides guidance on how to respond to common questions in genealogical research. One of the world's most popular pastimes; Managing a collection; Finding family histories; Among others `Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy,' by Emily Anne Croom, `The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy,' by Val D. Greenwood, and `Who's Who in Genealogy and Heraldry,' by Mary Keysor Meyer & William Filby; More. INSET: The developing schedule..

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.

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 1987 American Library Association annual conference in San Francisco, California. Job openings of the placement center; Announcement of the awards of libraries; Discussion of the intrusion of private sector models in library services.

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.

Discusses issues related to the information technology and the academic library. Role of libraries; Technological revolution in academic research libraries; Shift from collections to access; Goal and objectives for a research library in the 1990s.

Highlights the First National Conference of the Public Library Association on March 23-26, 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland. Conference program; Design and specifications of telecommunications; Authority control. INSETS: Vendors & consultants.;An older public..

Presents the program of the 1982 conference of the U.S.-based American Library Association (ALA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Focuses on various video program development projects undertaken by Tucson Public Library (TPL), Arizona for libraries. Details on the Sonoran Heritage project that involves creating video programs on the making of musical instruments from natural materials; Video facilities that can be availed by TPL Mission Branch Library; TPL recommendations for librarians opting for video production.

Highlights the midwinter meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) organized during January 31, 1981 to February 5, 1981 in Washington D.C. Emergence of doubts about the future of federal library legislation and disagreements over the organizational future of ALA; Issues discussed in the meeting; Plan for a summit meeting scheduled for April 1981.

Presents a classified listing of books on energy published from October 1980 to June 1981 in the January 1, 1981 issue of ' Library Journal.' 'Roadwork: A Novel of the First Energy Crisis,' by Richard Bachman; 'Soviet Energy Technologies,' by Robert W. Campbell; 'Energy and Security,' by David Deese and Joseph Nye; 'Energy Policy for the Manufacturing Sector.'

Presents the 'Energy Source Directory' of the 'Library Journal' which features a list of activist and civic groups, associations, publishers and distributors engaged in public education on energy issues, compiled as of 1980. Brief characterization of the organization; Organizational interests; Publication programs.

Remarks that 1995 was the year many libraries became part of the automation marketplace. The report of vendors are rushing to satisfy the demand for information access and networking capabilities; Vendors providing service rather than products; Services such as Internet training and development; Accommodation of academic libraries; The school library minicomputer market; Special libraries; Plans for 1996.

Advises librarians on how to choose CD-ROMs for reference collections. Criteria; Reviews of dictionaries, atlases, telephone directories, ready reference tools and encyclopedias; `American Heritage Talking Dictionary'; `Microsoft Automap Road Atlas'; `PhoneDisc USA Business'; `Gale's Quotations: Who Said What'; `Oxford English Reference Dictionary'; `Compton's Interactive 1995 Encyclopedia'; Other products. INSET: The developing schedule.

Focuses on biography collection management in school libraries. Problems associated with available biographies, including an overabundance of unimportant detail and the author's failure to flesh out facts which would otherwise improve the material and be of interest to a reader; Citations which illustrate these limitations; Role of librarians in seeking out biographies worthy of collection for readers.

The article reviews the website for Gale's Digital Scholar Lab, located at www.gale.com/primary-sources/digital-scholar-lab.

The article provides information on the Public Libraries Survey (PLS) Report issued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on August 2, 2018 which offered a look at public library use, financial health, staffing and resources in the U.S. active public libraries in fiscal year 2015. Findings include total public library visits in 2015, number of collection items made by the library during the period, and how libraries are working to rebound from the Great Recession of 2009.