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Investigates paper consumption and recycling in law libraries in the United States. Percentage of large law libraries that are throwing away their paper wastes; Lack of mandatory recycling programs in states; First step towards participation in a paper recycling program.

The article reports on the publication of the white paper titled "Implementing and Managing Streaming Media Services in Academic Libraries" as announced by "Choice" in its June 30, 2021 statement.

The article focuses on American Library Association's (ALA) Joint Digital Content Working Group is tasked with advising ALA regarding opportunities within its purview, including the provision of equitable access to digital content for all. Topics include the improvements in content access the experience have occurred in the last decade, the paper notes that serious issues complicate acquisition of, and the COVID-19 has been a catalyst and increasing digital demand that promises to be long-term.

The article focuses on choice has published the sixth in a series of white papers and Supporting Scholarly Research: New Opportunities for Academic Libraries has researched and written during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides libraries with information to help support evolving research workflows.

The article informs that Choice, a publishing unit of Association of College and Research Libraries, will publish the fourth in a series of white papers on library marketing.

The article announces that the American Library Association (ALA) has released the white paper "Library Programs and New Americans" examining how public libraries can improve services to new American citizens.

The article discusses what are referred to white papers published in "Choice" magazine on the institutional repositories (IR) offered by academic libraries, with a particular on the "Choice" article "The Evolving Institutional Repository Landscape," by Judy Luther.

The article reports on the release of "Course Materials Adoption: A Faculty Survey and Outlook for the OER Landscape," which presents an overview of open educational resource programs.

Discusses the development of deacidification techniques to prevent the tremendous destruction caused by acids on books. Treatments available to alleviate acid attacks on books; Effect and temperature on the expected life of paper; Required chemicals and processes in deacidification.

Details the issues discussed during the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Paper Preservation Symposium held on October 17-21, 1988. Usability of research library collections; Engineering answers to book preservation; Preservation technology choices available.

Presents background information (BI) on library instruction and electronic tools. `The Impact of Technology on Library Instruction: Papers and Session Materials Presented at the Twenty-First National LOEX Library Instruction Conference' edited by Linda Shirato; `Will Science Publishing Perish?: The Paradox of Contemporary Science Journals,' from the American Chemical Society; Prices; Contact points.

The article focuses on American psychologist Abraham Maslow has published a seminal paper on the influence the physical surroundings. Topics include the participants has viewed photographs of people's faces and evaluated them based on different attributes, Maslow has wanted to test how people reacted to this content while has located in different physical environments, and Maslow has surmised that the condition of the surroundings has an impact on not only the emotions but judgment as well.

The article offers information on a recently released white paper commissioned by the American Library Association's (ALA) Association of College and Research Libraries board of directors working group on diversity. The paper titled "Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Academic and Research Librarians: The Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Librarians of Color," was written by Teresa Neely of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and Lorna Peterson of the University at Buffalo in New York.

Presents a letter to the editor about the lack of carbon paper use in form-handling.

Discusses a new report that indicates that many companies, new and old, are racing to perfect a viable commercial process to reverse paper deterioration. Types of processes that have the best chance of becoming the method of choice, such as ones that strengthen the paper; Parties involved in finding a deacidification process, such as business entrepreneurs and keepers of priceless collections; Details of the current processes and the problems with them.

Reports that acid from animal glue is bleeding through the University of Illinois/Urbana library's set of rare Audubon engravings. Reaction of the acid in the glue with the acid in the paper; Library's plan to remove the linen and glue, deacidify the paper and store the unbound plates in a special environment.

Discusses the book `Bibliographic Control of Conference Proceedings, Papers and Conference Materials,' edited by Olivia M.A. Madison and Sara Shatford Layne. Contents; Price; Contact point.

Looks at personal essays and discusses books related to this topic. `Municipal Bondage,' by Henry Alford; `Paper Trail: Essays,' by Michael Dorris; `The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present,' edited by Philip Lopate; `Excursions in the Real World,' by William Trevor; `Telling: Confessions, Concessions and Other Flashes of Light,' by Marion Winik.

Reports that the board of the Cook Memorial Public Library District censured vice president Jack Martin on September 16, 2003 for censoring the library's holdings without proper authority. Description of the vulgar and distasteful story which prompted the disciplinary action; Justification issued by Martin for his action; Reason behind the re-adoption of the collection development policy of the library.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be releasing his presidential papers dealing with some of the confidential advice he received in the White House. His decision comes a full year before his presidential library is scheduled to open in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Presidential Records Act of 1978 allows former presidents to withhold release of their confidential papers for up to 12 years after leaving office, as have former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. Bush. A controversial November 1, 2001, executive order by President George W. Bush indefinitely extended the deadline; Public Citizen's lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is pending. Among the records being prepared for release are exchanges between top advisors and domestic-policy and appointment advice Clinton received from staff members and others. However, Clinton said he would not waive attorney-client privilege regarding conversations about personal matters such as the Whitewater, Paula Jones, and Monica Lewinsky investigations.

Reports on the pledge made by Nixon Presidential Library director John H. Taylor concerning the disclosure of papers and recordings about former U.S. President Richard Nixon. Plans of Taylor to conduct a conference on the Vietnam War; Reason for the opposition of the American Library Association to the plans of Taylor; Factor which may affect the takeover of the presidential library by the National Archives and Records Administration in 2006.

Offers tips on how to provide the best service to library end users through bathrooms. Supply of two-ply toilet tissue; Cleanliness; Provision of paper towels.

Private papers and personal effects covering two decades of the life of slain civil-rights leader Malcolm X were placed on long-term deposit at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City and will be available to researchers as early as May 19, 2004, which would have marked Malcolm X's 79th birthday. Two of Malcolm X's daughters, Ilyasah and Malaak Shabazz, turned over to the library for a 75-year period two large crates of hundreds of pages of materials--including letters, speeches, journals, and photographs--that had been the subject of an ownership dispute. Among the most significant items are diaries in which Malcolm X documented his trips to Africa and the Middle East, made soon after he broke with the Nation of Islam in 1964. The documents, which have yet to be assessed by scholars, were stored for years at the home of Malcolm's late wife, Betty Shabazz, in Mount Vernon, New York, and had been removed after her death in 1997. The Schomburg Center, located on Malcolm X Boulevard, is just a few blocks from the mosque where Malcolm X once preached.

Reports on the release of a portion of former United States President Ronald Reagan's confidential papers. How President George W. Bush signed an executive order restricting access to the records of incumbent and former presidents; Criticism that the restricted access order violates the 1978 Presidential Records Act; Lawsuit filed by the public-interest group Public Citizen challenging Bush's order.

Reports on the resolution of a dispute between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah State University over a collection of papers donated to the university's Merrill Library by the late historian Leonard Arrington. Details of the dispute; Claim that the church owned some of the material donated by Arrington; Return of the material; Description of the disputed documents.

States that `Continuity and Transformation: The Promise of Confluence' is the theme of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) seventh National Conference to be held March 29-April 1, 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reviews two videos that focus on the library research process. "Cover All Bases,"; "The Library Game: Part I and Part II."

Announces that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Blackwell North America are offering cash prizes for outstanding research papers authored by library school students. Winners to present their papers at ACRL's eighth national conference, April 11-14, 1997; Contact point for more information.

Reports that a shipment of books from the Cleveland Public Library to Book Preservation Associates (BPA) in Linden, N.J. which will be a test for the hundreds of libraries seeking a safe, affordable, and effective means of deacidifying massive numbers of deteriorating volumes. Details of what kind of books were sent, such as where they were printed; Reasons why the library chose BPA over other companies; Problems with the DEZ (Diethyl zinc) process from the Library of Congress; Desirable pH range for paper.

Reports that the Jung family and a Jung associate are denying researcher Richard Noll access to papers in the Library of Congress which could support Noll's claim that C.G. Jung falsified information that formed the basis of his theory of the collective unconscious.

Reports that Librarian of Congress James H. Billington defended the decision to make the papers of Justice Thurgood Marshall widely available to researchers so soon after his death before a Senate subcommittee on June 11, 1993. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's letter to Billington which stated the surprise and disappointment the majority of justices felt about the library's decision; The American Library Association's (ALA) support of Billington's decision; More.

Reports on the suit filed by Coretta Scott King for the return of the collection of papers of Martin Luther King Jr. from Boston University in Massachusetts to Atlanta, Georgia. Coretta King's accusation that the university failed to preserve the collection; University's defense of its King collection.

The article announces that the American Philosophical Society Library has been honored as a Literary Landmark by the Friends of Libraries USA.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Jane Dobija on the state of the First Amendment in America and another by Brian Huddleston about New Orleans, Louisiana, two years after Hurricane Katrina.

Deals with issues concerning the release of presidential records in the U.S. Provision of the Presidential Records Act of 1978 on public access to presidential records; Move by former U.S. President Bill Clinton to request President George W. Bush to permit the release of some presidential records to be available at his library in Little Rock, Arkansas; Issues concerning the resignation of former U.S. archivist John W. Carlin.

Editorial. Contends that printed periodicals will not disappear. Reasons why readers of 'American Libraries' should not give up its printed version; Arguments by proponents of electronic reading; Concept of electronic superiority as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Offers a humorous view of the United States census and its importance to American librarians; Admonishment of US Presidential candidate George W. Bush and his comments about the 2000 census; The author's correspondence with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS); How he responds to questions on the census.

The article offers information on the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). The association celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. The first Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award was presented in June 2007 to Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Geisel University librarian, University of California at San Diego. The book, "Commemorating the Past, Celebrating the Present, Creating the Future: Papers in Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services," was published in 2007.

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.

Discusses the signing of a declaration of intent to use acid-free paper in first printings of quality, hardcover trade books by authors and publishers at the New York Public Library on Commitment Day. Other significant events in the preservation campaign; Signatories of the declaration; Sponsorship of the declaration by Authors and Publishers for the Preservation of the Printed Word.

The article announces that the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is inviting veteran librarians and subject matter experts to submit papers for webinars and online courses to be added to its digital learning resources.

The article discusses the impact of electronic books, electronic book readers, and digital content on the collections of libraries. It discusses the practice of librarianship and collection development in the 21st century in light of a debate among librarians and publishers about technological trends in book publishing. Statistics gathered from surveys of librarians by the Library Research Service (LRS) are presented that include librarians' opinions on the disappearance of the paper book, predictions of the proportion of electronic materials in library circulation in 2020, and perspectives on the importance of content over book format.

Reports library-related news briefs from the U.S. Announcement by the Washington, D.C. Public Library that it has rescinded a plan to reduce its hours after Mayor Anthony A. Williams restored more than half of a proposed budget cut; Trust fund erosion at the Lodi Public Library in California due to performance of the volatile stock market; Statement from Virginia Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore that he no longer wants to serve as counsel to the Library of Virginia for a dispute over the papers of former Governor Jim Gilmore; Others.

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.

Discusses how with the advent of the Internet and the Web, cheating on school or college papers has become easier, while detection seems to have become harder. Term paper mill Web sites such as the one by Kenneth A. Sahr; Web site, `Ivy Essays' offering successful college admission essays; Tools to help librarians and teachers detect plagiarism; Signs of cheating; Translation software and how it can be used for plagiarism.

The article offers news briefs on collections given to university libraries in the U.S. Broadcast executive Bill Brothers has given his collection of 20th-century films to the University of Florida at Gainesville's Smathers Libraries. The University of California at Berkeley has announced that its Bancroft Library will be receiving more than 450 boxes of papers spanning the 30-year public service career of Berkeley alumnus Robert Matsui, who served in the U.S. Congress.

Discusses the preservation of information and the challenges libraries and archives are faced with as information rapidly increases in digital form. What preservation is and the importance of it; How libraries preserve materials; Library preservation technology; The increase in digital data technology and the risks of losing or corrupting the information; What is being done to preserve the nation's intellectual and cultural heritage and other digital information. INSET: Paper Prints to Bytes and Bits.