Intended to stimulate growth and activity in the academic section of the state library association, the eight papers in this collection address concerns of professional recognition and development, library services, collection maintenance, library instruction, and library automation, offering advice based on a variety of experiences and providing guidelines for practical action. Included are "How Participants Can Ensure the Success of a Meeting" by Karen L. Sampson, "Staff Development Programs: A Practical Approach to Implementation in Your Library" by Brian Striman, "The Penultimate Users' Guide: A Competency-Based 'Packet' System as Applied to Integration of Guides-to-the-Literature into the Curriculum" by Peggy Brooks Smith, "Videotape as an Aid to Bibliographic Instruction" by Janet Key and Thomas A. Tollman, "Collective Bargaining in Midwest Libraries" by Bob Carmack and John Olsgaard, "A Collection Analysis and Deselection Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha University Library" by John Reidelbach, "Applications of Microcomputers in Academic Libraries and Media Centers" (abstract only) by Ronald D. Johnson and DeForest Nesmith, and "Determining Preferences for Library Services" by Jack L. Middendorf. A directory of contributors is included. (RAA)