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Focuses on environmental initiatives and preservations in United States. Estimation of waste disposal; Assessment on the destructive effects of paper production; Suggestions of methods and approaches on environmental hazard limitations.

The article provides information on research papers and archives acquired by U.S. academic libraries. The Columbia University Libraries acquired the papers of former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins and made public the manuscripts for research in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The Norton Strange Townsend Family papers which were acquired by the William L. Clements Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan contain the political, educational and social activities of the seven generations related to Norton Strange Townsend. The E.H. Duckworth Photographic Archive contains photographs documenting Nigerian life before independence.

Features the online course on paper preservation conducted by the Northeast Document Conservation Center in North Andover, Massachusetts. Provision of introductory lessons linked to a glossary and a bibliography; Outline of lessons; Availability of lesson texts at the center's Web site.

Discusses the presence of a minute amount of radioactivity in the paper used in books and journals. Presence of radium-226, thorium-232, potassium-40, cesium-137 and other radionuclides in journals made of high-quality paper; Difference in radioactivity due to difference in type of pulp, the production processes and the additives used.

Focuses on the importance of information literacy in solving student problems at the Montana State University College of Technology in Great Falls, Montana. Importance of information in personal decision-making; Tasks in problem articulation; Emphasis on information appropriate for the student situation.

Reports the recommendations to consider the academic value of original documents in the United States. Tension between providing access and preserving the original; Effect of deterioration patterns of various media on research value; Development of a framework to assist institutions with creating appropriate retention policies.

Reports that the Fales Library of New York University has launched a virtual exhibit of paper book bindings of the World Wide Web. What the exhibit includes; Address of the site.

Reports the acquisition of the papers of British novelist Hilary Mantel by Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Novels of Mantel; Inclusion of literary drafts, correspondence, journals, photographs and ephemera in the papers; Awards received by Mantel.

Reports that the Georgia Department of Archives and History has mounted and linked a number of preservation and disaster preparedness documents on its Web site. Uniform resource locator; Publication of the 1999 edition of the book `The Disaster Recovery Yellow Pages'; Order information for copies of the report.

The article reports on the release of a white paper by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) that discusses three appellate decisions in the U.S. concerning fair use that should give educators and librarians greater confidence and guidance for asserting this privilege. In all three decisions discussed in "Educational Fair Use Today," by Jonathan Band, the courts permitted extensive copying and display in the commercial context because the uses involved repurposing and recontextualization. The cases are summarized and the significance of the decisions in the educational context are analyzed.

Features the report 'The Storage of Art on Paper: A Basic Guide for Institutions,' by Sherelyn Ogden and published by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science of the University of Illinois. Selection of storage enclosures; Availability; Price.

Informs that the Pittsburgh Regional Library Center (PRLC), University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Science, and Robert Morris College School of Communications and Information Systems are jointly going to present a national conference on mass deacidification. Details.

Focuses on a project undertaken by the Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries reference and instruction department to study student use of paper and electronic resources. Analysis of students' bibliographies; Determination of what types of library resources students cite in their papers; Understanding of how best to collect resources to facilitate student research.

Reports the bequest from the estate of Richard E. Blackwelder received by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Contributions of Blackwelder to the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection; Acquisition and preservation of Tolkien research material; Availability of J.R.R. Tolkien Papers online.

Reports the acquisition of the papers of Donn Arden by the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Career background of Arden; Popularity of the shows produced by Arden; Donation of Arden's papers to special collections libraries.

Reports the acquisition of journalist James B. Reston's papers by the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Value of the collection; Publications served by Reston; Types of the donated items; Availability of a listing and summary of the papers by Reston.

Reports that the National Digital Library Program (NDLP) and the Conservation Division of the Library of Congress have mounted a digital background paper titled `Conservation Implications of Digitization Projects' on the American Memory project's Background Papers and Technical Information Web page. Issue of protecting documents before and after scanning.

Reports that the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, owns a collection of papers from the Blow family, a prominent family in Southside, Virginia. Documentation of mercantile and plantation life from 1750 through 1900; Original sketches from the Blow Family Papers.

The article presents information on "Chinese Paper Gods," an Internet resource from Columbia University Libraries. Part of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, the online visual catalog includes images of woodcuts used in folk religious practices in Beijing and other areas in China during the 1930s. The university's collection was assembled by Christian missionary Anne S. Goodrich and donated to the Columbia in 1991. The website, created by Columbia University Digital Knowledge Ventures, is part of the Starr Library's initiative to digitize its holdings. Information on the website address and the organization of the images is included.

Reports Small Town Papers, a web site that provides Internet access to a searchable image archive of printed newspapers from small towns across the United States.

Reports on the acquisition of the papers of Henry Washington Benham, a colonel in the Corps of Engineers, by the University Libraries' Special Collections Division at the University of Texas at Arlington. What papers include; Benham's military talent; Rare copy of his recollections of his service.

Gives information on donation of a collection of papers from United States presidents and other political leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries to the Cornell University by Sarah Cornell, a Cornell graduate and her sister Gwyneth Johnson Lymberis. Their relation to John and Abigail Adams; Contents of the Johnson papers; Details of historical value with letters written by governors and senators.

Reports that the papers of Adele Goodman Clark, a prominent figure in the Richmond and Virginia political and arts communities, have been made available for research by the Cabell Library's Special Collections and Archives at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries. Includes Clark's personal papers, as well as records of organizations with which Clark was actively associated during her lifetime.

Reports that in 1998 the papers of poet William Meredith were acquired by the Charles E. Shain Library at Connecticut College. What these papers feature; Background information on Meredith's work.

Reports on the acquisitions of the papers of William Maxwell, an editor at `The New Yorker' by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Contents of the papers.

Announces that University of Michigan student Ethelene Whitmire's winning of ACRL and Blackwell's research paper contest. Presentation of Whitmire's paper at the ACRL 8th National Conference on April 1997; Content of the research work.

Reports that the Libraries, Archives, and Popular Culture Research Area of the Popular Culture Association is soliciting papers for the association's joint meeting with the American Culture Association in the U.S. Topics to be covered; Criteria; Contact information.

Reports on the preservation of the papers of Walter Kohn, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the University of California. Research tool for students and scholars; Part to the Special Collections in Davidson Library; Advocacy of Kohn for international peace and human rights.

Reports on the availability of Malcolm X documents at the New York Public Library in New York City. Access of researchers to the papers; Details on the collection; Historical importance of the materials.

Highlights the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) in Portland, Oregon. Sponsors of the conference; Objective of the event; Definition of digital libraries; Solicitation for papers on digital libraries by JCDL.

Reports that papers of anthropologist and ethnologist Frederick W. Voget was donated to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Items included in the donation.

Reports that the papers of Americo Paredes, scholar and humanist, have formed part of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Paredes' educational attainment; Interest in Mexican folklore; Best-known works.

Reports the availability of papers of computer scientist Allen Newell and economist Herbert A. Simon at the online database of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Information on the university's HELIOS digital archive; Overview of the studies done by Newell and Simon; Details on the collections available at the archives.

Reports the acquisition of the papers of poet Hannah Weiner by University of California's Mandeville Special Collections Library in San Diego, California. Publication of the book 'The Magritte Poems' in 1966; Components of Weiner's archives; Illustration of Weiner's compositional strategies in her notebooks; Titles of the published works of Weiner.

Reports on the acquisition of the Amon G. Carter Papers by Texas Christian University from the Amon G. Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Materials included in the collection.

Reports on the donation of the papers of Professor Louis S. Feuer to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Background information on the intellectual endeavors of Feuer; Publications authored by Feuer.

Reports that the University of Delaware Library has acquired the literary papers of Paul Bowles, the American expatriate writer and composer. Overview on Bowles' collection; Best-known fictional works.

Reports that the Lilly Library at Indiana University has acquired the literary papers of Kurt Vonnegut, author of `Slaughterhouse Five' and `Player Piano.' Comments of Lilly librarian Lisa Browar on Vonnegut's literary contributions.

Reports on the acquisition of the papers of former United States Congressman Eligio de la Garza by the University of Texas Pan-American in Edinburg, Texas. Number of boxes of archival materials received by the university; Materials included in the boxes.

Announces the acquisition of the papers of the late Western author Roy Davis Holt Sr. by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Materials included in the collection.

Reports that the papers of postmodern poet and performance artist Anne Waldman have been acquired by the University of Michigan's Special Collections Library. Waldman's association with the Beat-influenced poets; Waldman as cofounder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado.

Reports that the papers of Mason C. Andrews have been acquired by the Special Collections of Old Dominion University Library. Andrews' role in Norfolk, Virginia's urban redevelopment; Andrews as cofounder of the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine; Materials included in the collection.

Reports on the donation of the literary papers of American author, Jack Rudloe to the University of Florida.

Focuses on the acquisition of the papers of Benjamin Hooks, by the McWherter Library of the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Background information on Hooks.

Focuses on the acquisition of the papers of British playwright John Osborne by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Details about Osborne's works including `The Entertainer' and `A Patriot for Me'; When drafts for `Look Back in Anger' were acquired.

Focuses on the acqusition of the papers of Joe Madison, member of the Board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the `Lunch with Joe' talk-radio program in Washington, District of Columbia (D.C.) by the Tulane University's Amistad Research Center. Details about Madison; Posts held by Madison; Inclusions in the collection.

Reports that the papers of George Wilkins Kendall, a writer, former war correspondent and rancher, are available for research at the Special Collections Division of the University of Texas at Arlington. Includes correspondence, photographs, books and artifacts; Kendall's correspondence with the `New Orleans Picayune' which he co-founded with news from the front lines of Mexican War.

Reports that the personal papers and recordings of Mark Hindsley, the second conductor of the University of Illinois' Concert Band, have been acquired by the John Philip Sousa American Band Archives at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Includes scrapbooks, recordings, photographs and correspondence documenting Hindsley's career and the history of American bands over a 60-year period.

Reports that the papers of Jane Jacobs, a nationally known urbanologist and architectural critic, have been donated by Jacobs to the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College, Massachusetts. Includes a film about her work, newspaper and magazine clippings, manuscripts, awards, letters and photographs.

Reports acquisition of the public papers of former Speaker of the House Tom Foley by Washington State University Libraries, Pullman. Information contained in the documents.