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Reports on the impact that AIDS has had on the library profession. Attitudes within the profession toward AIDS, HIV-positive people, and ARC (AIDS Related Complex) disease; Losses within the library profession due to AIDS; View that there is inadequate information for library users and staff; Obstacles to overcoming AIDS in the workplace; Comments from library employees on AIDS. INSETS: A personal note;Resolution on Freedom from AIDS Screening for Library Employees.

Presents readers' views on key issues relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. Appropriate terms for library users; Proposed rules on access to library information on nuclear arms; Distribution of tax returns by libraries.

Provides answers by the editor and readers to questions concerning library and information services. Use of computer-aided design programs for library space planning; Acquisition of inexpensive titles on the martial arts; Use of closed-access systems to circulate compact discs; Other answers to questions.

Presents questions and answers concerning library science in the U.S. Publication of a guidebook for library users; Developments in library audiovisual materials; Use of library reference cards and list of library materials.

Presents readers' views regarding libraries and library science in the U.S. Interpretation of societal trends that suggest the needs of library users; Elimination of courtesy titles among library staff; Professional status of librarians.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Why Librarianship Endures," by Will Manley in the September 2010 issue.

Discusses ways that library users make inferences about the effectiveness of library collections, when entering a library for the first time. Methods that librarians often use; What the author looks for when entering academic libraries and public libraries; Views of librarians.

Answers readers' questions on key issues relevant to libraries and library science in the U.S. Development of instructional programs for adult library users; Establishment of a cooperative centralized technical services facility for school districts; Training programs for library staff.

Comments on the peak and limitations of library users' access to information in the U.S. Emergence of libraries as a component of a national system of communication; Limitations to the flow of information; Policy implications on libraries and library science.