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This resource guide provides an introduction to the resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for the beginner as well as the experienced researcher. Introductory material includes a map showing the location of the Historical Society and provides information about parking, library hours, telephone numbers, and mailing address. Detailed information including purpose, holdings, and use of materials is then provided for three components of the Historical Society: (1) the Library (Family Histories, Local Histories, U.S. Census, Wisconsin Territorial and State Censuses, Local Censuses, Wisconsin Vital Records, Passenger Lists, Military Records, City Directories, Newspapers, and How to Use the Collections); (2) the Wisconsin State Archives and Manuscript Collections (Census Records, Military Records, County and Local Government Records, Naturalization Records, Other Records, The Draper Manuscripts, Church and Cemetery Records, and The Genealogical Society of Utah Microfilming Program); and (3) the Map Collection. In addition, two applications of genealogical research are described: the solving of an 1855 kidnapping, and the location of a photograph of a black civil rights leader active in 1865. A bibliography of German place name sources available on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and a listing of Area Research Centers are appended. Information about the contributors to the guide is also provided. (KM)

The papers presented focus on the library acquisition, processing, and use of alternative publications, which include small press and other materials produced by non-standard, non-establishment groups or individuals. In "Libraries and Alternatives: An Essay," Patricia Glass Schuman discusses the importance of alternative publications and the role of libraries in making these publications available. James Danky, in "The Acquisition of Alternative Materials," describes increasing conglomeration in the publishing industry, library acquisition and jobber procedures which inhibit alternative press entry into the library market, and censorship. Lists of alternative review media and selection tools and alternative press distributors are also provided. In "Access to Alternatives: New Approaches in Cataloging," Sanford Berman provides guidelines for cataloging radical materials with comparative examples of alternative and standard treatments (based on Library of Congress and OCLC rules). Elliott Shore and Daniel Tsang, in "Reference Service for Alternative Publications," discuss the placing of alternative publications in special collections, networking among libraries with alternative collections, indexes, bibliographic verification tools, general reference works, and specialized reference works in alternative literature and lifestyles, energy and technology, the women's and gay liberation movements, third world movements, and radical politics. A 135-item bibliography and a brief description of the Alternative Acquisitions Project, based at Temple University (Pennsylvania) are also provided. (ESR)