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A review is offered for several restaurants in San Diego, California, including Animae, Brigantine Seafood and Oyster Bar, and Callie.

Argues that the use of the Internet in libraries threatens the United States Federal Depository Library Program, which serves to make government information available to the public. How funding reductions resulted in the decision to halt the use of paper documents and disseminate them only online; Possible problems, including access, the lack of multiple authentic copies of documents and cost for agencies required to make their publications available on the Web.

This paper looks at information resources in the field of library science. Library Work for Immigrants: A Handbook is a three-part work that focuses on Dutch libraries, but the conclusions it draws are applicable to libraries anywhere. The Multicultural Services Guild of the Ontario Library Association has published the first in a new series of occasional papers. It is entitled Multiculturalism Matters, the series is intended to generate a body of Canadian literature that will help practitioners and library school students gain familiarity with multicultural topics. Behind the Scenes at the Dynamic Library: Simplifying Essential Operations contains time-saving tips for staffers performing acquisitions, cataloging and classification, maintenance routines, technical processing, circulation, communication, accounting, and computing basics. Politics and the Support of Libraries offers suggestions for advocates working at the national, state and local levels. It is edited by E. J. Josey and Kenneth D. Shearer, the book contains essays by such luminaries as Congressman Major R. Owens, California State Library Gary E. Strong, Boston Public Library Director Arthur Curley and American Library Association Washington Office Director Eileen D. Cooke. INSETS: Arts compendiums;Videos for young people.

The article offers information on the American Library Association's (ALA) LibLearnX conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 19-22, 2024.

The article announces that the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) is inviting state library associations, school library association chapters, and state library agencies to apply for a 10,000 U.S. dollars grant until July 14, 2024 to establish or bolster an existing intellectual freedom helpline (IFH).

The article reports that the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released "Developing Inclusive Learners and Citizens Activity Guide," a resource guide to support school librarians' development of inclusive learning communities.

The article announces that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting proposals for the ACRL 2025 Conference, to be held from April 2-5, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and virtually.

Reports that several groups representing writers and publishers filed an amicus brief in support of a Public Citizen lawsuit to block U.S. President George W. Bush's order to restrict access to the records of incumbent or former presidents. Claim that the order violates the 1978 Presidential Records Act; Argument that freedom of information plays a pivotal role in the successful operations of a democratic system.

This section features several library materials in the U.S. From Raffi's Christmas to classic piano music for bedtime, Music for Little People has a number of non-print offerings. A Hanukkah Sing-Along for Kids, a 30-minute Frosty the Snowman video and Gorillas in the Mix are just three examples of the products available from the company's Winter 1990 school and library catalog. Meanwhile, Bi-Folkal Productions' 1990 catalog features all types of materials to stimulate older adults' memories. Packages such as Remembering the Fashion, Remembering County Fairs and Remembering Train Rides include 15-minute programs in both slide and video home system formats, audiocassettes, manuals, skits and 25 booklets in large print, and representative paraphernalia. Cataloging: The Professional Development Cycle presents possible solutions to the problems of recruitment, education and training of cataloging librarians. Another technical service literature, Standard Cataloging for School and Public Libraries guides librarians through descriptive cataloging, subject access, and classification as well as describing local systems, MARC and bibliographic utilities. Political Science: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources, the fourth entry in Libraries Unlimited's Reference Sources in the Social Science Series, begins with broad coverage of general social science sources. This section includes titles such as the Statistical Abstract of the United States and the Encyclopedia of Public Affairs Information Sources.

Features useful items in major areas of library/information activity in the United States. Publicity; Bibliography; Video recordings; Non-print resources; Items dealing with black people and culture.

The article focuses on the role libraries and librarians can play in introducing historic documents to younger students. It comments on how compelling primary sources can help excite students and encourage them to seek out answers to their own questions and talks about how teachers should find a connection between primary sources and content the students are learning. It states students need to connect to primary sources and learn how to question and evaluate the sources.

This section offers news briefs on electronic information resources. The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has issued "RFID in U.S. Libraries," a free report of best practices for the implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) for books and other library materials. Christina Laun published "50 Tips, Tweaks, and Hacks to Make the Most of Google Calendar" at the VirtualHosting blog. Gina Trapani posted "10 Obscure Google Search Tricks" at Lifehacker.

The article reports on the 2022 Teens' Top Ten Nominees announced by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) on April 8.

The article reports on the release of the free resource "Thinking Money for All Kids: Diverse and Inclusive Reads to Teach Young People About Money" by the American Library Association (ALA) on April 1, 2022, in collaboration with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.

Provides information on resources for librarians. Issue of the periodical `Library Trends' devoted to rare book librarianship; Study titled `Public Library Users and Uses: A Market Research Handbook'; Proceedings of a British conference titled `Management Information Systems in Libraries and Information Services.'

Provides information on resources for non-printed library materials. `Nonbook Media: Collection of Management and User Services,' edited by John W. Ellison and Patricia Ann Coty; `A Basic Classical and Operatic Recordings Collection for Libraries,' by Kenyon C. Rosenberg; Top Hits automatic shipment of sound recordings and videocassettes by Professional Media Service.

The article presents information on strategies for teaching and using databases and search engines, or the Invisible Web, based on the book "Going Beyond Google Again." The authors look at research tools including the Voice of the Shuttle (VoS) database at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the Pipl: People Search search engine, and the Scitation database.

The article offers global library-related news briefs as of January 2022. A damaged cassette archive of indigenous people material from Siberia in Russia is being digitized. A University dean in the Philippines views attempts to remove subversive material from school libraries as being against intellectual freedom. Herná Corté manuscripts and other antiquities were returned to Mexico City.

The article reports that Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Education Committee has announced four Judith F. Krug Education Fund scholarship recipients, who will receive funding toward an intellectual freedom course at FTRF partner institution San José State University (SJSU) this fall.

The article presents information on resources available on the American Library Association (ALA) website, ala.org. The author looks at the availability of electronic books (ebooks), digital content, and academic library conference proceedings offered by the ALA and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

The article presents an overview of the role that librarians can play in helping high school students and adults find local and nonprofit scholarships that do not receive large amounts of media attention. A discussion of the timelines during which most local scholarships are announced to the public is presented.

The article reports on the efforts to save the original typescripts of Hatch village ordinances and resolutions during the intense thunderstorms and flash flooding from west Texas to southern New Mexico. The Archives and Special Collections Department at New Mexico's State University Library in Las Cruces saved the village documents. Hatch village clerk Kathy McConnell was advised by Steve Hussman to remove the documents from the water and placed them in the freezer of a local meat processor.

Discusses the availability of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents through the OCLC ILL subsystem. Information on how users can order Eric microfiche and paper documents; Other document delivery services available through OCLC such as The Genuine Article provided by The Institute for Scientific Information; Time it takes for most orders to reach the customer.

Reviews the poster "The Woman Suffrage Movement Bulletin Board Display Set"; the video "How We Got the Vote" narrated by Jean Stapleton; the poster "Woman Suffrage Movement"; and the booklet, "The Woman Suffrage Movement".

Announces the availability of the book `Unequal Access to Information Resources: Problems and Needs of the World's Information Poor,' edited by Jovian P. Lang. Inclusion of the proceedings of a congress for librarians that focused on segments with limited access to information.

This article explores how the evolution of information technology enables and requires changes, both in the design of information systems and in the way librarians define their roles. Apparently, technology has developed to the point that librarians can improve their library information systems' selectivity and performance. As a result, patrons will expect from librarians and information systems advice about the authoritativeness, or intellectual worth, of material by making available user-supplied data (USD). Apparently, cynics might say that librarians must develop USD-friendly systems because library users will want them whether they need them or not. Allegedly, the information explosion in the U.S., as of October 1990, has continued undebated, despite the 1963 prediction that the exponential growth of scientific literature would have to level off. Conversely, it has been speculated that the growth of information technology will cause information to increase. But while the information explosion continues to grow, the ability of librarians to selectively retrieve is allegedly not keeping pace. Apparently, librarians have attempted to devise systems that enable their patrons to effectively judge the relevance or likely utility of materials.

This section highlights useful items in major areas of library/information activity, as written by American Library Association headquarters librarian Charles Harmon, as of October 1990.

Presents a summary of the 100 policy recommendations passed by the delegates at the second White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Headings included: Collection development; Physical barriers; Information resources; More.

This section presents news briefs concerning library automation in the U.S. as of June 1991. Fifth Generation Systems, Inc. has released Direct Access Network, a menu system that supports most local area networks, including Novell Netware, IBM LAN Manager, 3Com 3+, Banyan Vines and Artisoft LANtastic. Discussions among librarians on BITNET indicate that use of the new menu system is becoming prevalent on library CD-ROM networks. Meanwhile, Desert Storm: The First Draft of History, a multimedia magazine on CD-ROM was produced through a joint venture between Time magazine and Warner New Media. This multimedia magazine provides readers a week-by-week look at the gulf crisis as covered by Time, encompassing an extraordinary volume of war-related stories, reports, photographs and maps. The disc contains the equivalent of over 6,000 pages of information, including previously unpublished material. In other news, CLSI Inc. has announced the successful beta testing of its new OCLC2 interface software. The software allows CLSI customers who catalog on the its new Prism system to transfer records online to their CLSI system. Finally, H. W. Wilson Co. has announced that its 17 databases, accessible online since 1984 through the Wilsonline Information System, are being loaded in their entirety onto the BRS system, a process that will be completed by the end of 1991.

The article highlights the report Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources released in the U.S. The survey confirms that longstanding view that people think of books when they think of libraries, but the information they use is overwhelmingly in electronic format, mostly from for-profit Web search engines such as Google. It also documents the notion that the information in electronic format obtained from search engines are trusted.

The author reflects on the benefits of review literature to readers' advisory and suggests that librarians extend their reviews to literature beyond books. The benefits of providing reviews of journal articles, essays, and poetry are discussed and the use of Web 2.0 sites to review any type of cataloged information resource is examined. Benefits of reviewing all materials to information retrieval are also discussed.

Reports on the alleged use of reference resources as a terrorist tool in the U.S. Contents of a newspaper by the FBI that features information on terrorism; Response of Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, to the warning from the FBI which appeared in the newspaper; Comments from American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen.

Examines the World Trade Organization General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and its possible impact on libraries. View that the language of GATS creates confusion; How trade policy could impact the ability of libraries to obtain and provide access to information resources; Effects of these proposals on information policy areas that libraries care about, such as intellectual property law, privacy, and access to government information.

Examines the role of libraries in promoting literacy. How the definition of literacy embraces many formats for information; Changes in literacy programs; Use of the Internet for information.

Reports on the availability of the fourth edition of `Financial Aid: A Partial List of Resources for Women,' compiled by the Association of American Colleges' Project on the Status and Education of Women. List of scholarships, grants, loans and other programs for women.

Reports on the availability of the first edition of the `Encyclopedia of Senior Citizens Information Sources,' edited by Paul Wasserman, Barbara Koehler and Yvonne Lev. Citations on subjects of interest to the elderly; Cross referencing of various kinds of sources.