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The article focuses on the economic state of the cotton textile machine industry in the U.S. and its attempts at stabilization. The author gives a brief history of the textile industry in the U.S. and how it spawned the textile machine building industry in the mid 1800's. Particular focus is given to the start up of the Saco-Lowell Shops in New England, which the author uses as an example of a firm that recently consolidated all its plants into one location. According to the author, the Saco-Lowell Shops' history is representative of many other textile machine building industries.

Focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court decision for rationalizations to save various big-business enterprises from the effect of the anti-trust laws. Monopoly of the sugar-refining industry by American Sugar Refining Co.; Discussion on Sherman anti-trust law; Information on the Wagner Act to guarantee to labor its right of collective bargaining.

Reports that United States Librarian of Congress nominee Daniel J. Boorstin has successfully fielded the third round of questioning by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on September 10, 1977 in which he confronted charges made against him. Objections raised by the American Library Association against Boorstin's nomination; Questions asked by the Committee to Boorstin.

Reports on the overruling of the presidential veto on educations appropriations in the United States. Manner of voting of the members of the United States Congress; Extension of funding of education programs.

Focuses on an editorial by William Safire in the August 11, 1975 issue of 'New York Times,' regarding the 'leftist' leaning of the 'Bicentennial Reading, Viewing, Listening' list distributed by the American Library Association in the United States. Criticisms against the National Endowment for the Humanities' choice of the ALA list; Response drawn by the editorial from the ALA.

Presents the views of administrators of both big and small research libraries in the United States with regards to the question of necessity of investing in network or cooperative services. Importance of network services in library development; Possible drawbacks of networking and establishing interlibrary cooperation; Preparations needed before investing in network services.

Reports on Atlanta, Georgia's hosting of the first of the state library conferences in the United States on September 15, 1997. Basic documents for the conference; Issues raised during the events; Preparations for the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science.

Reports that the Western Services Center of Online Computer Library Center Inc. has signed up several community college members.

Reports that the Western Services Center of Online Computer Library Center Inc. has added a phone line to handle incoming calls.

Reports on developments on the cataloging of nonprint materials in the United States as of January 1979. Results of a survey of school media specialists and state school media supervisors in the United States on their awareness of codes and guidelines; Availability of all media formats in school libraries; Call for emphasis on technical services in training school media specialists.

Focuses on Houston Metropolitan Research Center's (HMRC) establishment of a program to document the history of the Mexican-American population in Houston, Texas. Effort to enlarge library holdings with records of Mexican-American organizations and oral history interviews; List of documents HMRC wants most.

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.

Focuses on Nassau County, New York-based library system's establishment of a 'human data bank.' Variation of library referral service; Goal of matching up people who want to teach a skill with people who want to learn; Source of funds for the service called the Learning Connection.

Focuses on availability of a series of multilingual library handbooks at the James G. Gee Library at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas.

Presents news about bibliographic collections in the U.S. available as of 1979. Library of Congress' (LC) 'The Afro-American Experience: A Selected List of References by Afro-Americans'; 'A Guide to Information Sources,' volume 1 of the Sports, Games and Pastimes Information, Guide Series; LC's 'Kenya: A Subject Guide to Official Publications.'

Focuses on Harvard University's attempt to build a case for greater cooperation within Harvard's university library community in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Goal of maximizing advantages of Harvard's decentralized library system; Creation of an online, computer-supported system; Utilization of new technology to improve access.

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

Editorial. Discusses the need for critics of young adult and children's literature for libraries in the United States. Need for training for librarians in literary criticism; Librarians' experience in library collections; Continuing education opportunities available for librarians; Roles of children and youth sections of library associations.

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.

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.

Discusses market prospects of the automated circulation system for libraries in the United States. Measures illustrating the growth of automated circulation system; Vendors who market minicomputer-based circulation systems; Description of microcomputer-based circulation systems; Reasons for the installation of larger automated circulation systems in the libraries.

Reports on an increase in the Virginia Libraries state aid in two legislative sessions through the Virginia Library Association's lobbying campaigns. Percentage increase of the funding formula; Creation of a Joint Subcommittee on the Funding of Libraries through the lobbying campaigns; Introduction of a legislation by the four most influential members of the House of Delegates and Senate.

Reports on benefits of financial stability of the Washington Library Network (WLN). No fee charges for the services provided by WLN; Views of WLN executive officer Roderick Swartz on the state of the network and its finances; List of the libraries that joined the network; Growth in subscriptions to microfiche union catalog of WLN.

Studies the cooperative collection development in multi-type library networks by the Missouri Library Association. Topics covered in the report on guidelines and procedures for collection development projects; Aim of the report to form the foundation for cooperative collection development within the new Missouri Library Network; Information regarding the availability of the report.

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

Reports that the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Depository Library Access to Federal Automated Data Bases have been appointed by Congressman Augustus F. Hawkins, chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing. Organizations represented in the committee including IBM, the American Association of Libraries s and the Special Libraries Association.

Announces that a grant from the Helena Rubenstein Foundation will place copies of titles in The Library of America series in New York City public libraries. Authors to appear in the series.

Reports on the New York State Archives and New York State Library's sponsorship of a series of conservation workshops in Albany, New York. Topics to be discussed in the workshop; Contact information.

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.