Reference Services Review: Volume 18 Issue 2

The Anthropology of Environmental Decline: Part 1 Historical aspects of Anthropogenic Ecological Degradation

Timothy C. Weiskel, Richard A. Gray

Current news on environmental problems frequently emphasizes the totally unprecedented nature of the ecological crises that beset us in this nation and the Western world as a…

CD‐ROM Dsk Selection And Evaluation

M.S. Foulds, L.R. Foulds

The selection and evaluation of CD‐ROM disks are important steps in the planning of a CD‐ROM facility. The choice of databases depends upon, among other factors, the objectives of…

Reference uses of campus computer Networks: A bibliographic guide

Ilene F. Rockman

As information technologies continue to evolve, reference librarians need to stay abreast of the growing number of state, regional, national, and international information…

Gardening books for a public library reference collection

Janet Evans

Summer is here. Not only have you noticed that the dogwood and irises are in bloom, but you've also tracked the barrage of garden and lawn‐related questions of the past few months:

Economic indicators and the Business Conditions Digest

Priscilla Cheng Geahigan

All enterprises, whether multimillion‐dollar corporations or small mom and pop businesses, have their ups and downs over the course of time. In the event of a single business…

A case study of faculty attitudes toward library instruction: The Citadel experience

J. Edmund Maynard

In this emerging computer‐information age, library instruction goes far beyond research familiarity with books. With the advent of both library OPAC (online public access…

The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse: A major resource for Adoption Information

David A. Hales

This article has been written to acquaint librarians and others interested in finding information about adoption with the services of the National Adoption Information…

Serials information on CD‐ROM: A reference perspective

Linda S. Karch

Since its introduction as a library resource in 1984, the use of CD‐ROM technology has proliferated. With ongoing enhancements and a multitude of vendors offering their products…