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While individuals able to attract national attention continued to speak to the paper problem, a collective voice was still to be heard. Seeking an improvement in newsprint, the American Library Association (ALA) formed a Committee on the Deterioration of Newsprint Paper in 1911 (3). The committee worked with the American Newspaper Publishers Association in surveying publishers concerning the possibility of special library editions. Some positive responses were received, but when the ALA committee surveyed libraries, they found most were interested only in permanent files of local papers. The committee concluded that special newspaper editions were possible, if libraries were willing to pay for such editions. Perhaps as a result of the consciousness raising of this... 

The same approach was soon thereafter applied, at the request of the American Library Association, to library catalog cards. The new nonacid cards made from chemical wood pulps were able to outlast the acidic ones made previously from rag, in spite of rag s potential for higher initial strength. Barrow s proposed specifications for a minimum cold extraction pH of 6.0 and a minimum diagonal folding endurance of 800 are now incorporated in the American National Standards Z 85.1 (4). 

Library Technology Project, American Library Association Chicago, 1961 p. 40. 

Bindings Used in Libraries, Phase II American Library Association Chicago, 1966 p. 53. 

Palfrey, T. R., and Coleman, H. E., Guide to Bibliographies of Theses, United States and Canada, 2nd ed., American Library Association, Chicago, 1940. 

Winchell, C. M., Guide to Reference Books, pp. 241-2, Chicago, American Library Associ-... 

The following is a list of recommended books for learners in the middle school years, but you may find that your child reads above or below the level of some books. These titles are a mixture of old classics and new favorites. They can be found at your local library or bookstore, or ordered online from sites like Powells.com or Amazon.com. Remember that these recommendations are just the tip of the iceberg there are many great books for middle-school-aged readers. For more suggestions, visit the American Library Association s book lists at www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/index.html. 

Teen Hoopla www.ala.org/teenhoopla. Maintained by the American Library Association, this site offers book reviews, message boards, and links to websites created by and for teenagers. 

See the American Library Association s selection of the best audio books for young adults at www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/audio. 

H. S. Hirshberg and C. H. Melinat, Subject Guide to U.S. Govenunent Publications, American Library Association, Chicago, 111., 1947. 

Eric Massant, Reed Elsevier Inc., Washington, DC Kari McCarron, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC Patrice McDermott, American Library Association, Washington, DC... 

Walker, R. D. and C. D. Hurt. 1990. Scientific and Technical Literature An Introduction to Formal Communication. Chicago American Library Association. Engineers must know how to communicate their research. This book offers a philosophical approach to scientific research, but shows an engineer the vital forms, such as patents, technical reports, maps, conference proceedings, and journals. 

Wherry, T. L. 2009. Intellectual Property. Chicago American Library Association. Written by a librarian who taught patent searching for 30 years, this book also includes a discussion of copyright and trademarks. 

Singh, V. R, S. K. Jain, and A. Tyagi. 2007. Risk and Reliability Analysis A Handbook for Civil and Environmental Engineers. Reston, VA ASCE Press. This is an excellent introduction to risk and uncertainty for environmental engineers. The book covers the fundamentals of decision making, probability, risk, and reliability analysis. This title was named an Outstanding Title in the May 2008 CHOICE review. (Choice Reviews online, American Library Association http //www.cro2.org (accessed March 23,2011). 

Kathy Fescemyer is the Life Sciences librarian in the Life Sciences Library at Penn State University. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a BS in zoology and an MS in library and information science. She also has a MS in entomology from Louisiana State University. She is active in the American Library Association, Council on Botanical and Florticultural Libraries, and United States Agricultural Information Network. 

Bonnie A. Osif has been engineering reference and instruction librarian in the Engineering Library at the Penn State University since 1991. Prior to that she was a physical sciences librarian at Penn State and managed the biology library at Temple University. She holds a BS in biology from Penn State, an MS in information science from Drexel, and an EdD in science education from Temple University. She was co-recipient of the SLA Engineering Librarian of the Year Award in 1995. Other awards include the Achievement Award from the Sci-Tech Division of SLA and the Professional Achievement award from the Transportation Division of SLA, and Best Reference Work and Best Publication awards from ASEE. She was a columnist for the American Library Association s Library Administration and Management for 17 years. She is the co-author of TMI 25 Years Later. 

Helen Smith is the agricultural sciences librarian at Penn State University where she provides reference, instructional, and coUeclion development services in the Life Sciences Library with a special focus on the food sciences, animal sciences, and agricultural and biological engineering. She is active in the American Library Association, the United States Agricultural Information Netwoik, and has published in the areas of integration of library services into course management software, and has evaluated several databases for national publications. 

This was published in Chicago by the American Library Association in 1951 (7th edition) to which several supplements have been added. It is a standard work on reference material with emphasis on American books and on the humanities. Arrangement is roughly by the Dewey Decimal Classification and there are very informative annotations. 

Title written according to the American Library Association s Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (ALA/AACR)... 

Waples and Tyler, 1931. Douglas Waples and Ralph W. Tyler. What People Want to Read About. Chicago American Library Association and University of Chicago Press. 

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