Details the results of a survey on surveillance systems in community college libraries. Lists the security systems utilized by 88 responding libraries and discusses the effectiveness of the individual systems. Finds 3M Tattletape and Check Point the most used systems. (CBC)

Discusses the performance evaluation problems specific to community college librarians, looking at student evaluations of librarians, peer evaluations, and self-evaluations. Compares two methods, one measuring job performance and professional development factors on a Likert scale and the other consisting of some variation of management by…

Describes Orientation Express, a Macintosh Hypercard program developed at Pima Community College (Arizona), which guides students through Pima's West Campus Library and its services. Illustrates various computer screens that appear as part of the program. (DMM)

Presents the American Library Association's Statement on Professional Ethics and discusses its relationship to academic libraries. Identifies ethical issues of special concern to community college libraries with respect to the provision of high-level services, fair and equitable circulation/service policies, and skillful, unbiased, and courteous…

Urges community college learning resources center (LRC) directors to piggyback on other institutional grants and capitalize on involvement in existing networks to obtain external funding. Lists federal and private sources of grants and offers examples of community colleges that obtained money from these sources to improve their LRC systems. (DMM)