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Reports on former United States President Gerald Ford's donated papers and accumulated historical materials during his years of public service to the federal government for Michigan libraries. Distribution of documents and memorabilias in separate libraries; Fund raising drives organized for building facilities and maintenance.

Announces that the National Transgender Library and Archive (NTL&A) has become part of the University of Michigan library in Ann Arbor. Contents; How it was acquired; Comments of Julie Herrada, curator of Michigan's Labadie Collection.

Reports that the Eastern Michigan University Library in Ypsilanti was presented with the writings of author Loren Estleman, a 1974 graduate of the university. Description of Estleman's detective novels and Westerns; Literary awards won.

Profiles Julie Herrada, curator of the University of Michigan's Labadie Collection, the largest collection of anarchist and social protest literature in the United States. Size of the collection; Inclusion of papers by convicted bomber Ted Kaczynski in the collection; Importance of radical and unpopular views, according to Herrada; Biographical information.

Presents brief reports on academic public, and special libraries in the United States, as of March 15, 2001. Costumes from William Shakespeare's history plays, at the University of Michigan Special Collections Library; The Buddhist and Asian religious documents at the University of Virginia's Alderman Library; The StoryPlace web site at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; The promotional campaign at the Fresno County Free Library in California; Other brief reports.

Focuses on the Kalamazoo (Michigan) Public Library's low-profile millage election that offers a blueprint for success. How the library identified needs and determined the level of community support for a positive vote; The campaign timeline; Campaign tactics; How the campaign was staffed; How voters were alerted; Cost of the campaign.

Discusses a survey of local support for libraries in the United States and the results of library building referenda in 2002. Topics of ballot measures for operating funds for the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana and for libraries in Illinois, Michigan, Washington State, California and other states; Mention of tax campaigns in Massachusetts and Oregon.

Presents a number of news briefs concerning libraries. Report that the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in Ohio has broken its previous year's record for circulation; Induction of librarian Mary Lemist Titcomb into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame; Naming of the Kalamazoo Public Library as a district library in Michigan; Presentation of the 1990 Jesse H. Shera award for the best research paper in library/information science to Charles R. McClure, Ann Bishop, and Philip Doty; Announcement of reference publisher Facts on File that it will begin a Spanish-language book publishing program in the fall of 1990.

Reports that Kent County Library System in Michigan has purchased laser scanners from Symbol Technologies of Bohemia, New York.

Reports on the introduction of a two-year graduate program of study and internship having 48 credit hours and beefed up subject content by the University of Michigan School of Library Science in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Skills emphasized by the program; Need for relevant work in the fields of business administration and higher education.

Reports that Western Michigan University's board of trustees has approved a name change for its School of Librarianship to The School of Library and Information Science.

Highlights significant developments and events related to library science as of January 1982. Opening of a Presidential library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Inflation in prices of library materials; Availability of online catalogs at the Ohio State Library; Various library automation systems on sale.

Describes the developments in the public library network of Detroit, Michigan. Main branch of the network; Comprehensiveness of the resources in the network's collections.

Discusses the differences and similarities of electronic journals and print journals. Study at the University of Michigan that examined faculty preferences in professional journals; Percentage of university faculty that prefer electronic journals; Benefits and drawbacks of electronic journals; Portability that made electronic journals popular; Differences that exist between the use of single articles and whole printed books; Older faculty members that preferred printed journals; Faculty that prefer to use printed journals as a back up to electronic versions.

Presents the results of a study conducted at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, on the differences among Library Science graduates from 1930 to 1975. Comparison of the number of women graduates with men graduates; Percentage of graduates that have majored in English or foreign language.

Reports on the Jackson District Library's optimism regarding its program of library development despite recession-linked setbacks in many libraries in Michigan. Expansion of the Jackson, Michigan-based library's facilities; Areas where significant gains were made.

Anyone concerned about the fate of the printed word might have thought that the writing was on the wall had they attended the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference last month in Charlotte, North Carolina. The journal, especially in the sciences, has landed firmly in the electronic database, and the rush is on to cancel print titles as electronic use soars. One confirmation came from Lynn Sutton, associate dean, Wayne State University (WSU) Libraries, Detroit, who reported on a study of journal (Science Direct) and e-book (netLibrary) use at WSU. In the brave new electronic world, it is much easier for users to influence purchase. While backing the idea of patron-driven selection (a notion commonly ascribed to in public libraries), Sutton's survey points to potentially new electronic pricing and distribution models, including unbundling collections to the article and book level.Another report on e-use on campus libraries, this one from Amy Friedlander at the Library of Congress, supports the notion that e-use is much higher among faculty and upper-division and graduate students than among those new to academe. The diversity of studies of e-use, and the models they suggest, many of which are being implemented by companies like ebrary, Knovel, and netLibrary, are encouraging. Ultimately, they will result in a real shift that provides more electronic access while preserving the mix of formats that only libraries can deliver so well.

Offers news briefs relating to libraries in the United States. How the American Library Association (ALA) is bringing its public education campaign to a global level; Appointment of Robert Martin to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); The lawsuit of accountant David Gates, who was fired from Detroit Public Library in Michigan as he was about to report grant money violations by the library to authorities.

Focuses on the Michigan Electronic Library (MEL), an Internet catalog. Comparison of MEL to a garden; Resources that appear on MEL; How MEL functions as a virtual library.

Cites a proposed legislation to bring the Michigan State Library under the authority of the Secretary of State and the Dept. of Management and Government. Consensus about the benefits of reorganizing the state library; Poor performance of the state library under the Department of Education.

Cites Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.'s (3M) sponsorship of a professional development grant program. Enabling of members of the American Library Association's (ALA) Junior Members Round Table to attend the 1977 ALA conference to be held in Detroit, Michigan; Selection of winners; Contact information.

Focuses on the Off-Campus Library Services Conference II in Knoxville Hilton, sponsored by the Central Michigan University Libraries and the Institute for Personal and Career Development. Attendance; Topics discussed; Conference theme.

Reports that Oakland Community College, Auburn Heights, Michigan, has chosen the Brodart Interactive access System for its 105,000-title library. Features to be provided by the system; Reasons for choosing Bradart over other bibliographic utilities and system vendors.

Reports that the Detroit Public Library has won voter approval for an increase in the property tax to be used solely for library purposes in Detroit, Michigan. Increase in the library's budget for the fiscal year 1985 to 1986; Impact on the operations of the public library.

Reports on the reopening of the Ypsilanti District Library in Michigan.

Reports on a donation made by the Manistee Bank and Trust Co. to the Manistee County Library in Michigan in July 1983. Budget shortfall faced by the library; Reduced income from penal fines and state aid.