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The article reports on acceptance of papers and important documents by the Archives of American Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in United States. These include Bernarda Bryson Shahn and Ben Shahn's project files on murals in New Jersey, New York, and Jamaica, and general correspondences on prints and exhibitions, Wharton Esherick's account books from 1920-1970 that has information on exhibition histories and index card files on individual works, materials and services, and galleries, and taped interviews on Ray Metzker, Robert Pfannebecker, Elizabeth Osborne, Charles Searles, and Don Camp.

Information about topics discussed at the 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference conducted by non-profit institutional membership organization National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 25 is presented. Topics include the development of usage-driven acquisition (UDA) and alternative purchase model. The usage of business models within the collection development process is also explored.

An evaluation of the Free Library of Philadelphia's (FLP) rowing collection by the checklist method is reported. A literature review demonstrates that the checklist method has been used for multiple purposes for over a century and a half, but no evaluations of library rowing collections by the checklist or any other method were identified. In this study, an ad hoc 70-item list, compiled by a rowing expert, was checked against the FLP's OPAC from a remote location in Indiana. The FLP held 53% of the listed items and no fewer than 40% in any of six topical categories. A keyword search found that the FLP holds over 100 fiction and nonfiction rowing books. An analysis of those titles by publication date shows considerable depth in the FLP collection and a correspondence between its collecting patterns and broader trends in publishing and rowing. It is concluded that the FLP has an in-depth, high quality rowing collection. A number of problems encountered while searching the OPAC are discussed and questions for further research are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the meeting minutes of the Association for Library Collection and Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 24, 2003. Judi Nadler provided comments to serve as a springboard for a discussion of some of the issues libraries face in maintaining both print and electronic journals. The findings of studies show that the comfort level with electronic forms is high but use of print still remains substantial. This presents libraries with tough choices at a time of increasing budget constraints. In the process of reviewing journal subscriptions for possible cancellations, availability of electronic versions is one of the factors considered, though not the major factor. Among the primary considerations for canceling a journal are relevance to research, impact factors as measured by citation studies, local use and price. Jean Hirons spoke in education for catalogers. Most libraries have staff members who serve as trainers or who have attended a continuing education course. Twenty-nine people are currently attending the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program course on Integrating Resources. This model calls on those with expertise, catalogers, to develop courses ad then train experienced librarians to give the courses.