Euro-Librarianship

Contents
Introduction



A Library User's View
Part I: Scholars' Sources in Western Europe
The Evolution of the Concept of the National Library
The British Library: A Response to a Set of Questions Put by the Organizers of the WESS Seminar
La Bibliotheque Nationale
Profile of the National Library of Portugal
Part II: Research Centers and Special Collections
I Centri di Ricerca Non Universitari Italiani e la Storia Contemporanea
The Nineties: New Information Themes in the Industrial Companies
The Study of Renaissance Italy: The I Tatti Program and the Biblioteca Berenson
The Marguerite Durand Library
The International Information Center and Archives for the Women's Movement
The Historical Archives of the European Communities in Florence
The European Community's 1992 Plan: A Challenge for Information Specialists
Part III: Publishing in Western Europe: General
Academic and Professional Publishing as Seen from the United Kingdom
Publishing in Italy
Publishing in Spain and Portugal
Making the Commercial Transition from Paper to Electronic, or, Publishing in "The Twilight Zone"
Part IV: Publishing in Western Europe: Regional
Local History in France and Regional Publishing Houses
The Publishing Industry in the Basque Country: An Introduction
Dialects and Popular Culture in Italy in the Past Decade: A Renewal of Interest
Part V: Publishing in Western Europe: Regional Documents
Regionalism and Official Publishing in European Countries: A Comparative Analysis
The European Community's Databases as Sources of Subnational Information
The Library of Congress and Western European Subnational Government Documents
Part VI: Research and Documentation of Special Areas: Fringe Movements--The Emigre Question
Refugee and Exile Publishing in Western Europe: A Report of Field Research
School Knowledge Transmission and Expatriate Publishing Houses
Emigre Literature by Eastern European Authors in Western Europe
Part VII: Research and Documentation of Special Areas: Fringe Movements--Questions of Marginiality
Notes on Marginalization, Poverty and Extremism
Modern Views of Marginality in Pre-Industrial Europe
Fringe Political Parties and Social Groups in Britain and France
Part VIII: Personal Narratives
Some Enchanted Egos: Thoughts on Autobiographies, Memoirs, and Life Histories
Women's Memories, Women's Memoirs of the Great War
Part IX: Translations
English-Language Access to Western Europe
Translation Studies: Planning for Research Libraries
A Critique of Exclusion Categories for Translations in the Acquisitions Policies of Major Research Libraries
Part X: Access: Electronic
Organizational and Financial Considerations for Supporting Computerized Research Materials
Dealing With Computerized Data in the International Arena
French Studies in the Automation Age: ARTFL, a Full-Text French Database
Three Electronic Networks: Their Potential International Roles for Library Communication
International Online Information Systems: Role and Action of the European Communities and the National Referral Centers
Part XI: Access: Microforms
Microfilm Collections of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States
Western European Women's Studies: Improving Access Through Published Microform Collections
Major Microform Collections in the Late 1980s: Parameters for Success for a European Publisher
Part XII: Access: Cooperative Microfilming
Problems of Cooperative Microfilming
Part XIII: Access: Assessing Collecting Levels and Available Resources
The Implications of the Conspectus for Western European Studies
Toward a Shared Enterprise: Western European and U.S. Preservation Programs
What Price Library Materials? Recent Pricing Policies of Journal Publishers: Pote