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Library Trends

"The premier thematic quarterly journal in the field of American librarianship"

Library Trends, issued quarterly and edited by W. Boyd Rayward and John Unsworth, explores critical trends in professional librarianship, including practical applications, thorough analyses, and literature reviews. Both practicing librarians and educators use Library Trends as an essential tool in their professional development and continuing education. Please see the Library Trends bibliography for a complete list of all issues published and links to full-text where available.

Each issue is devoted to a single aspect of professional activity or interest. In-depth, thoughtful articles explore important facets of the issue topic. Every year, Library Trends provides breadth, covering a wide variety of themes, from special libraries to emerging technologies.

Library Trends' themes touch the concerns of the entire library community--from administrators of major libraries to educators in information science. Our contributors are practicing librarians and scholars. Subscribers include:

  • College and research libraries
  • Public libraries
  • Library systems and networks
  • Special libraries
  • International college and research libraries

Praise for Library Trends

"Library Trends not only identifies topics that are substantively important for the profession to consider, it also has consistently secured the most authoritative authors to help guide our thinking. Library Trends always provides intellectual food for thought."

--Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress

"In spite of the 'L' word in the title, Library Trends has for over a half century offered synthesis and analysis of a wide range of important developments across the entire spectrum of library and information science."

--Trudi Bellardo Hahn, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland; former Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) and Past President of the American Society of Information Science & Technology

"Over the decades Library Trends has provided high-level commentary on the latest developments in the world of libraries and librarianship. The fact that each issue is devoted to a specific topic gives authors the confidence to explore their subjects thoroughly and in depth, knowing that others will be doing the same. As a result, the level of scholarship in Library Trends is consistently high, yet the journal remains accessible, whether its readers are practitioners, students or library and information science educators."

--Alistair Black, Professor of Library & Information History, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

"Library Trends remains the only journal in our field that has a theme-based focus. It is a critical tool for scholars and professionals who need to know the latest thinking on research and practice in specific subject areas. Additionally, its interdisciplinary and international reach make it available and germane to a worldwide audience in a wide array of fields. The journal thus is a link among all cultures and in many disciplines that must deal with identical or overlapping issues in their scholarship."

--Michèle Cloonan, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College

"Library Trends is a valuable professional tool regardless of the theme of the individual issue. It always makes me take the time to think and reflect, something that's so hard for all of us to do given the fast, full pace at which we work."

--Donna Dziedzic, Executive Director, Naperville Public Library

Procedures for Proposing and Guest Editing an Issue of Library Trends

We encourage our readers to submit ideas for future Library Trends themes; issue topics are developed through recommendations from members of the Publications Committee and from reader suggestions. We also encourage readers to volunteer to be issue editors or to suggest others who may be willing to be issue editors.

The style and tone of the journal is formal rather than journalistic or popular. Library Trends reviews the literature, summarizes current practice and thinking, and evaluates new directions in library practice. Papers must represent original work. Extensive updates of previously published papers are acceptable, but revisions or adaptations of published work are not sought. Although Library Trends is not formally peer-reviewed, guest editors invite articles for submission which are then critically reviewed by both the guest editor and journal editor. Unsolicited articles are not accepted.

An issue editor proposes the theme and scope of a new issue, draws up a list of prospective authors and article topics, and provides short annotations of the article's scope or else gives a statement of philosophy guiding the issue's development.

Please send your ideas, inquiries, or prospectus to:
Library Trends
Publications Office
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
-lis-pubs, at uiuc.edu-

To subscribe or order single copies of this journal, please see the Library Trends website of our publisher, The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Library Trends Bibliography

ISSN 0024-2594

1992--Vol. 41 | 1982--Vol. 31 | 1972--Vol. 21 | 1962--Vol. 11 | 1952--Vol. 1

Volume:
Number

Date
Published


Title, Editor(s)
57:1 Summer 2008 Digital Books and the Impact on Libraries, edited by Peter Brantley
56:4 Spring 2008 The Evolution and Transformation of Information Systems: Essays Honoring the Legacy of F.W. Lancaster, edited by Lorraine J. Haricombe and Keith Russell
56:3 Winter 2008 Alternative Print Culture: Social History and Libraries, edited by Wayne Wiegand and Christine Pawley
56:2 Fall 2007 Gender Issues in Information Needs and Services, edited by Cindy Ingold and Susan E. Searing
56:1 Summer 2007 Cultural Heritage Preservation, edited by Michèle V. Cloonan and Ross Harvey
55:4 Spring 2007 Information Services for Visually Impaired People, edited by Helen Brazier & David Owen
55:3 Winter 2007 Libraries in Times of War, Revolution, and Social Change, edited by W. Boyd Rayward and Christine Jenkins
55:2 Fall 2006 Geographic Information Systems, edited by Jaime Stoltenberg and Abraham Parrish
55:1 Summer 2006 Research Methods, edited by Lynda M. Baker
54:4 Spring 2006 Dual-Use Libraries, edited by Sarah McNicol
54:3 Winter 2006 Resource Sharing Networks, edited by Peter Webster
54:2 Fall 2005 Children's Access and Use of Digital Resources, edited by Allison Druin
54:1 Summer 2005 Digital Preservation: Finding Balance, edited by Deborah Woodyard-Robinson
53:4 Spring 2005 The Commercialized Web: Challenges for Libraries and Democracy, edited by Bettina Fabos
53:3 Winter 2005 Consumer Health Issues, Trends, and Research, Part 2: Applicable Research in the 21st Century, edited by Tammy L. Mays
53:2 Fall 2004 Consumer Health Issues, Trends, and Research, Part I: Strategic Strides toward a Better Future, edited by Tammy L. Mays
53:1 Summer 2004 Organizational Development and Leadership, edited by Keith Russell and Denise Stephens
52:4 Spring 2004 Pioneers in Library and Information Science, edited by W. Boyd Rayward
52:3 Winter 2004 The Philosophy of Information, edited by Ken Herold
52:2 Fall 2003 Organizing the Internet, edited by Andrew G. Torok
52:1 Summer 2003 Special Collections in the Twenty-first Century, edited by Barbara M. Jones
51:4 Spring 2003 Research Questions for the Twenty-first Century, edited by Mary Jo Lynch
51:3 Winter 2003 Economics of Libraries, edited by Lewis G. Liu and Bryce Allen
51:2 Fall 2002 Teaching and Assessing Information Skills in the Twenty-first Century, edited by Hannelore B. Rader
51:1 Summer 2002 Services to the Labor Community, edited by Deborah Joseph Schmidle
50:4 Spring 2002 Midlife Career Decisions of Librarians, edited by Daniel F. Phelan and Richard M. Malinski
50:3 Winter 2002 Current Theory in Library and Information Science, edited by William E. McGrath
50:2 Fall 2001 Technological Advances in Reference: A Paradigm Shift? Edited by Evelyn L. Curry
50:1 Summer 2001 Computer-Based Instruction in Libraries and Library Education, edited by T. G. McFadden
49:4 Spring 2001 Measuring Service Quality, edited by Martha Kyrillidou and Fred M. Heath
49:3 Winter 2001 Ethical Issues of Information Technology, edited by Robert G. Wengert
49:2 Fall 2000 Assessing Digital Library Services, edited by Thomas A. Peters
49:1 Summer 2000 Ethnic Diversity in Library and Information Science . Edited by Kathleen de la Peña McCook
48:4 Spring 2000 Collection Development in an Electronic Environment, edited by Thomas E. Nisonger
48:3 Winter 2000 Development and Fund-Raising Initiatives, edited by Susan K. Martin
48:2 Fall 1999 Progress in Visual Information Access and Retrieval, edited by Beth Sandore
48:1 Summer 1999 Knowledge Discovery in Bibliographic Databases, edited by Jian Qin and M. Jay Norton
47:4 Spring 1999 Human Response to Library Technology, edited by Janice J. Kirkland and Michael Gorman
47:3 Winter 1999 Folkloristic Approaches in Library and Information Science, edited by Betsy Hearne
47:2 Fall 1998 How Classifications Work: Problems and Challenges in an Electronic Age, edited by Geoffrey C. Bowker and Susan Leigh Star
47:1 Summer 1998 Service to Remote Users, edited by Lorraine Haricombe
46:4 Spring 1998 Qualitative Research, edited by Gillian M. McCombs and Theresa M. Maylone
46:3 Winter 1998 The Roles of Professionals, Paraprofessionals, and Nonprofessionals: A View from the Academy, edited by Sue Easun
46:2 Fall 1997 The Role of Professional Associations.
46:1 Summer 1997 Buildings, Books, and Bytes: Perspectives on the Benton Foundation Report on Libraries in the Digital Age.
45:4 Spring 1997 Children and the Digital Library.
45:3 Winter 1997 Resource Sharing in a Changing Environment
45:2 Fall 1996 Navigating Among the Disciplines: The Library and Interdisciplinary Inquiry
45:1 Summer 1996 The Library Bill of Rights
44:4 Spring 1996 Imagination and Scholarship: The Contributions of Women to American Youth Services and Literature
44:3 Winter 1996 Perspectives on Quality in Libraries
44:2 Fall 1995 The Library and Undergraduate Education
44:1 Summer 1995 Rural Libraries and Information Services
43:4 Spring 1995 Networked Scholarly Publishing
43:3 Winter 1995 Marketing of Library and Information Services
43:2 Fall 1994 The Library in Corporate Intelligence Activities
43:1 Summer 1994 The Library Director
42:4 Spring 1994 Libraries and the Internet: Education, Practice and Policy
42:3 Winter 1994 Library Finance: New Needs, New Models
42:2 Fall 1993 Education for Library and Information Management Careers in Corporate Environments
42:1 Summer 1993 Libraries and Information Services in the Health Sciences
41:4 Spring 1993 The Depreciation of Knowledge
41:3 Winter 1993 Multicultural Children's Literature in the U.S.
41:2 Fall 1992 Managing Human Resources in Research Libraries
41:1 Summer 1992 Libraries Serving an Underserved Population: Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Patrons
40:4 Spring 1992 Electronic Information for the Humanities
40:3 Winter 1992 Libraries and Librarians: Leadership Challenges of the 21st Century
40:2 Fall 1991 Ethics and the Dissemination of Information
40:1 Summer 1991 Software for Patron Use in Libraries
39:4 Spring 1991 Off-Campus Library Programs in Higher Education
39:3 Winter 1991 Toward Information Literacy--Innovative Perspectives for the 1990s
39:1/2 Summer/Fall 1990 Intellectual Freedom/Parts I and II
38:4 Spring 1990 Intellectual Access to Graphic Information
38:3 Winter 1990 Agricultural Libraries and Information
38:2 Fall 1989 Problem Solving in Libraries
38:1 Summer 1989 Personnel Management in Libraries
37:4 Spring 1989 Human Response to Library Automation
37:3 Winter 1989 Contemporary Technology
37:2 Fall 1988 Linking Art Object and Art Information
37:1 Summer 1988 Library Services to Youth
36:4 Spring 1988 Library Literature in the 1980s
36:3 Winter 1988 Automating Intellectual Access to Archives
36:2 Fall 1987 Library Buildings
36:1 Summer 1987 Recent Trends in Rare Book Librarianship
35:4 Spring 1987 Public Access Online Catalogs
35:3 Winter 1987 Current Trends in Public Library Services for Children
35:2 Fall 1986 Adult Education, Literacy, and Libraries
35:1 Summer 1986 Privacy, Secrecy and National Information Policy
34:4 Spring 1986 Current and Future Trends in Library and Information Science Education
34:3 Winter 1986 History of Library and Information Science Education
34:2 Fall 1985 Women and Leadership in the Library Profession
34:1 Summer 1985 Media Collections and Services in Academic Libraries
33:4 Spring 1985 Community/Junior College Libraries: National and International Aspects
33:3 Winter 1984 Collection Evaluation
33:2 Fall 1984 Quality of Trade Book Publishing in the 1980s
33:1 Summer 1984 Protecting the Library
32:4 Spring 1984 Research in Librarianship
32:3 Winter 1984 Atypical Careers and Innovative Services in Library and Information Science
32:2 Fall 1983 Current Problems in Copyright
32:1 Summer 1983 Genealogy and Libraries
31:4 Spring 1983 Adult Learners and Public Libraries
31:3 Winter 1983 Current Trends in Reference Services
31:2 Fall 1982 Technical Standards for Library and Information Science
31:1 Summer 1982 Standards for Library and Information Services
30:4 Spring 1982 Mental Health Information
30:3 Winter 1982 Data Libraries for the Social Sciences
30:2 Fall 1981 Conservation of Library Materials
30:1 Summer 1981 Bibliometrics
29:4 Spring 1981 Public Lending Right
29:3 Winter 1981 Map Librarianship and Map Collections
29:2 Fall 1980 Services to Ethno-Cultural Minorities
29:1 Summer 1980 Current Library Use Instruction
28:4 Spring 1980 Current Trends in Rural Public Library Service
28:3 Winter 1980 Library Consultants
28:2 Fall 1979 Emerging Patterns of Community Service
28:1 Summer 1979 The Economics of Academic Libraries
27:4 Spring 1979 The Study and Collection of Historical Children's Books
27:3 Winter 1979 Libraries and Society: Research and Thought
27:2 Fall 1978 State Library Development Agencies
27:1 Summer 1978 Films in Libraries
26:4 Spring 1978 Publishing in the Third World
26:3 Winter 1978 Institution Libraries
26:2 Fall 1977 Trends in the Governance of Libraries
26:1 Summer 1977 Library Services to Correctional Facilities
25:4 April 1977 Trends in the Scholarly Use of Library Resources
25:3 January 1977 Trends in Bibliographic Control: International Issues
25:2 October 1976 Employee Organizations and Collective Bargaining in Libraries
25:1 July 1976 Trends in Libraries and Librarianship: 1876-1976
24:4 April 1976 An Analysis and Survey of Commercial Library Supply Houses
24:3 January 1976 Community Analysis and Libraries
24:2 October 1975 Regional Cooperative Endeavors
24:1 July 1975 Federal Aid to Libraries
23:4 April 1975 Effective Resource Allocation in Library Management
23:3 January 1975 Music and Fine Arts in the General Library
23:2 October 1974 Library Services in Metropolitan Areas
23:1 July 1974 Health Science Libraries
22:4 April 1974 Science Materials for Children and Young People
22:3 January 1974 Evaluation of Library Services
22:2 October 1973 Research in the Fields of Reading and Communication
22:1 July 1973 Analyses of Bibliographies
21:4 April 1973 Systems Design and Analysis for Libraries
21:3 January 1973 Library Services to the Aging
21:2 October 1972 Standards for Libraries
21:1 July 1972 Trends of Archival and Reference Collections of Recorded Sound
20:4 April 1972 Current Trends in Urban Main Libraries
20:3 January 1972 The Influence of American Librarianship Abroad
20:2 October 1971 Library Programs and Services to the Disadvantaged
20:1 July 1971 Personnel Development and Continuing Education in Libraries
19:4 April 1971 New Dimensions in Educational Technology For Multi-Media Centers
19:3 January 1971 Book Storage
19:2 October 1970 State and Federal Legislation For Libraries
19:1 July 1970 Intellectual Freedom
18:4 April 1970 Issues and Problems in Designing A National Program of Library Automation
18:3 January 1970 Problems of Acquisition for Research Libraries
18:2 October 1969 University Library Buildings
18:1 July 1969 Trends in College Librarianship
17:4 April 1969 The Changing Nature of the School Library
17:3 January 1969 Developments in National Document and Information Services
17:2 October 1968 Young Adult Service to the Public Library
17:1 July 1968 Group Services in Public Libraries
16:4 April 1968 School Library Services and Administration at the School District Level
16:3 January 1968 Science Abstracting Services Commercial, Institutional and Personal
16:2 October 1967 Library Uses of the New Media of Communication
16:1 July 1967 Cooperative and Centralized Cataloging
15:4 April 1967 Bibliography: Current State and Future Trends II
15:3 January 1967 Bibliography: Current State and Future Trends I
15:2 October 1966 Current Trends in Collection Development in University Libraries
15:1 July 1966 Federal, State and Local Government Publications
14:4 April 1966 Current Trends in Branch Libraries
14:3 January 1966 Library Service to Industry
14:2 October 1965 Junior College Libraries
14:1 July 1965 Metropolitan Public Library Problems Around the World
13:4 April 1965 Library Furniture and Furnishings
13:3 January 1965 Regional Public Library Systems
13:2 October 1964 State and Local History in Libraries
13:1 July 1964 Research Methods in Librarianship
12:4 April 1964 European University Libraries: Current Status and Developments
12:3 January 1964 Reference Services
12:2 October 1963 Education for Librarianship
12:1 July 1963 Public Library Service to Children
11:4 April 1963 Financial Administration in Libraries
11:3 January 1963 Law Libraries
11:2 October 1962 Bibliotherapy
11:1 July 1962 Library Boards
10:4 April 1962 Urban University Libraries
10:3 January 1962 U.S. Periodical Publishing
10:2 October 1961 Future of Library Service Part II
10:1 July 1961 Future of Library Service Part I
9:4 April 1961 Antiquarian Books
9:3 January 1961 Bookmobiles
9:2 October 1960 Theological Libraries
9:1 July 1960 State Aid to Public Libraries
8:4 April 1960 Music Libraries and Librarianship
8:3 January 1960 Photoduplication in Libraries
8:2 October 1959 Newly Developing Countries
8:1 July 1959 Adult Education
7:4 April 1959 Current Trends in Bibliography
7:3 April 1959 Current Trends in Library Administration
7:2 October 1958 Aspects of Library Public Relations
7:1 July 1958 Book Publishing
6:4 April 1958 Legal Aspects of Library Administration
6:3 January 1958 Building Library Resources through Cooperation
6:2 October 1957 Research in Librarianship
6:1 July 1957 Circulation Services
5:4 April 1957 Rare Book Libraries and Collections
5:3 January 1957 Manuscripts and Archives
5:2 January 1957 Mechanization in Libraries
5:1 July 1956 American Books Abroad
4:4 April 1956 State and Provincial Libraries in the U.S. and Canada
4:3 January 1956 Conservation of Library Materials
4:2 October 1955 Special Materials & Services
4:1 July 1955 National Libraries
3:4 April 1955 Acquisitions Trends in American Libraries
3:3 January 1955 Library Associations in the U.S. British Commonwealth
3:2 October 1954 Services to Readers
3:1 July 1954 Current Trends in Personnel Administration
2:4 April 1954 Availability of Library Research Materials
2:3 January 1954 Scientific Management in Libraries
2:2 October 1953 Cataloging and Classification
2:1 July 1953 Libraries of the U.S. Government
1:4 April 1953 Public Libraries
1:3 January 1953 School Libraries
1:2 October 1952 Special Libraries
1:1 July 1952 College and University Libraries


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