Briefly outlines the history of children's literature collections in research libraries. (PF)

Because of the serious and rapid deterioration of post-1850 books in the collections of major research libraries, it is vital for these libraries to add a conservation librarian to their staffs and to develop conservation departments. (Author)

The extensive juvenile collection of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, reflects the life of children in 18th- and 19th-century New England. (PF)

Important works in children's literature form part of the collection of rare books in the Pierpont Morgan Library. (PF)

The library's services to readers, collections, and publishing activities are briefly described. (PF)

Describes a project of the Center for Research Libraries to preserve its collection of U.S. ethnic newspapers in microform and to create a database of the material. (MES)

The independent research libraries have diverse origins and have traveled many paths toward today's complex of library resources in this country. The motives for their founding are many, and their varying sizes belie the uniform significance of their collections to the national resource. (Author)

Some problems of special collections in research libraries, including methods of acquisition and disposal of duplicates and unwanted materials. (JS)

The Center provides access to infrequently used research materials in three interrelated ways: (1) it provides a deposit library for such materials from the collections of member libraries; (2) it acquires such materials at members' shared expense and for their common use; and (3) it provides rapid access to its collection materials. (Author/JD)

Designed to provide background for the planning of collection preservation programs in the libraries of the University of California, this paper presents an overview of the preservation problem, makes specific recommendations for further programs within the University of California library system, and assesses the needs of the system with regard…

Rising costs and the arrival of the computer require an almost total reworking of past practice in the area of serial control. (Author)

Traces the traditional method of making books accessible through their topical arrangement on library shelves, outlines the reasons for the abandonment of this method in European research libraries, explores its modified reappearance in postwar academic libraries, and cites modern arguments against the practice of making an entire research…

Discusses a library at the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) containing both classroom aids demonstrating the physical and creative development of books and a permanent, working collection of materials accessible to librarians, publishers, writers, and illustrators involved with children's literature. (JM)

The Boston Public Library's program includes comprehensive collection of current children's literature, selective development of a retrospective collection, and ongoing service to children. (PF)

By eliminating little-used books and buying multiple copies of popular titles, the usefulness of an academic library could be almost doubled without any need for increased space. (PF)