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| | Rumors | 1 |
| | Deadlines | 6 |
| | From Your Editor | 6 |
| | Letters to the Editor | 7 |
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| | A Model for Improving Electronic Resources Decision-Making
by Peggy Johnson (U. of Minnesota Libraries) — Libraries deal
with a wider array of electronic information resources than ever before. This is a brief look at how one library is addressing the issues
surrounding electronic resources. | 1 |
| | Does CD-ROM Have a Future?
compiled by Julia Gelfand (UC-Irvine) — Some Opinions from Pete Goldie, Martin Kesselman, Julia Gelfand, and Czeslaw Jan Grycz | 17 |
| | CD-ROMs and the Future
by Sherry Thompson ( Majors Scientific Books) — Some Publishers Talk | 22 |
| | Op Ed
Are new librarians prepared to work in the information industry? See what Judy Luther and Diane Graves have to say about
it. | 25 |
| | On the Street
What is the place of CD-ROM in library collections? Twenty-two of you shared this with ATG. Thanks! | 27 |
| | Multicultural Acquisitions
by Joe Raker — The world community is more economically and socially interdependent. Library services
and collections must reflect this trend. | 28 |
| | For Readers Only
With this issue we are instituting a new feature. The idea is to devote a page in ATG to books. And Tom
Leonhardt, fresh from his success at the Charleston Conference, is going to edit it. | 86 |
| | Back Talk
This new back page of ATG debuts
with an opinion on the "L" word. | 90 |
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| | Sherry Thompson
Managing Director, Library Services, Majors Scientific Books | 30 |
| | Fred Philipp
President and CEO, Blackwell Delaware, Inc. | 32 |
| | Angie LeClercq
Director, Daniel Library, The Citadel | 34 |
Edited by Barbara Dean Bdean@co.arlington.va.us |
| | Karen Schmidt
Head of Acquisitions, U. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana | 32 |
| | Colleagues Remembered
Jack Montgomery brings out a neat idea for a new column -- colleagues we have known and loved. | 87 |
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| | From the Reference Desk
Tom Gilson and Sheila Seaman give us reviews of Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and
History and Information Sources in Architecture and Construction. | 54 |
| | Testdriving CD-ROMs
by Norm Desmarais — ProCD's Select Street Atlas is the subject of this review | 56 |
| | Book Reviews
Esky: The Early Years at Esquire and Black Police in America. | 58 |
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch and Jack Montgomery |
| | Juris Libris
These days, more and more citizens are undertaking legal action without enlisting the aid of a lawyer. In Librarians and
the Legally Underserved, Susan J. Hemp helps us with some sources. | 40 |
| | Fair Use and Unpublished Material
While the copyright law does not make a librarian responsible for the way that researchers
use (or misuse) unpublished materials in the library's collections, it may be comforting to review the current state of the law in this area. Bill
Hannay has done it. | 42 |
| | Cases of Note
With her usual thoroughness, Anne Jennings has uncovered some incredible cases for this issue. Read about the
controversial cases involving Michigan Document Service division, Matthew Bender and West, and ProCD and the Internet. | 47 |
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| | Book Pricing Update
Always coming up with something fun and creative , Celia Wagner gives us a Library Trivial Pursuits about
Academic Publishing, Pricing and Paper/Cloth. | 44 |
| | Letter from Oklahoma
Tom Leonhardt talks about the 100 conferences he's gone to in his library career. | 46 |
| | Publisher Bestsellers
The MIT Press | 47 |
| | Publisher Profile
Harvard Business School Publishing | 48 |
| | From the Other Side of the Street
Representing university press publishers, Kathleen Ketterman details some of the reasons for
hardback and paper publication decisions in Hard Issues between Soft Covers. | 50 |
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| | And They Were There
Reports of Meetings -- Judith Bernstein and Dora Biblarz report on IFLA in Istanbul and Barry Lee talks
about Buzzy Basch's Seminar on Marksmanship. | 51 |
| | Bet You Missed It
Our wonderful reading sleuths have uncovered articles by Richard Abel and Clifford Lynch for starters. Check
it out! | 64 |
| | Papa Lyman Remembers
Women in Book Publishing | 67 |
| | Group Therapy
Genevieve Clay sounds off about publisher responses to claims. And Tim Turner and Tina Feick give her some
suggestions. | 68 |
| | Library Profile
Joe Raker tells us about life at the Boston Public Library. | 70 |
| | Not Fit For Print
Tony Leisner asks, How Safe is Your Job and advocates marketing the librarian as a professional service
provider. | 72 |
| | International Dateline
Alison Grant and Gita Gunatilleke share a report of the Charleston Conference and many activities going
on in New Zealand. | 74 |
| | Issues in Vendor-Library Relations
Barry Fast sounds off about Fear and Loathing on the Internet. | 76 |
| | Biz of Acq
This month Janet McKinney talks about Preparing for an Audit. | 77 |
Edited by Sandra K. Paul and Albert Simmonds (SKP Associates) |
| | Innovations Affecting Us
Norm and Judy have done their usual thorough job of reviewing new products. This time they have
uncovered projects by US News & World Report, UMI, SilverPlatter, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts and several others. | 80 |
| | DOC AQUIS
This month Barbara Hale discusses SAVEIT for ILL and Mary McLaren and Barbara both keep us up with
happenings in the industry. | 83 |
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| | Call for Articles
ATG will have a sixth issue in 1996 reporting on trends for the year and into the future. You have ** all year **
to work on something! Wow! | 14 |
| | Call for Papers, Ideas, Etc.
The 1996 Charleston Conference: Money Talks | 24 |
| | You Gotta Go to School for That?
Jerry Seay actually heard from some of you on the subject of Library Uniforms! | 88 |
