This handbook addresses issues unique to the "in-city" academic library and shows how the use of new technologies can assist the urban librarian in fashioning services for a non-resident faculty, as well as a usually older student body, comprised of many international and part-time students.

Other topics covered are resource sharing, setting fees, staff and collection security, environmental pollution and space requirements.

The urban academic library - opportunity spawned of pressure - a bibliographic essay, Rashelle S. Karp
the mission of the urban academic library
defining the mission of the urban university and its library - the beginnings of a typology, Delmus E. Williams
conflict of mission - the mid-size private university in an urban environment, Fred Heath
services to external population groups
external user access to academic libraries in urban and metropolitan areas, Ralph H. Russell, et al
general circulation policies for private citizens - the practices of publicly-supported academic libraries, Eugene S. Mitchell
urban university library services to busines sand industry, Linda Keir Simons and Edward D. Garten
high school students and libraries in public universities, Jay R. McNamara and Delmus E. Williams
co-operation - private academic and high school libraries, Kathleen Tiller
services to internal population groups
reference and information service, Carolyn A. Sheehy
local information in federal sources, Catherine M. Dwyer
audiovisual services - strategic planning, Donna Leone
library services for faculty in the urban university, Floyd C. Hardy
bibliographic instruction for students, E. Ray Hall
extended campus considerations
extended campus library services, Mary Joyce Pickett
the perception of distance - networking among libraries, Susan Anderson
joint-use library services at distant campuses - building co-operation between a community college and a university, Yvonne L. Ralston and Adele Oldenburg
security, safety and preservation
legal and practical aspects of securing the general collection in academic libraries, Carolyn L. Robinson, et al
security and safety of people in urban academic libraries, Elizabeth Ader and Julie Pinnell
preservation and library, James E. Gwin
managerial perspectives
personnel management in the urban academic library, Jame R. Coffey
acculturation of the international student employee in urban university libraries, Harriett Pastor and Lia Hemphill
space - the physical environment of the urban academic library, Ruth J. Persona nd Joan G. Rapp
the results of using new technology, John Head.