Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to one-person libraries, and lists resources for the solo librarian. Part I examines global trends, management issues, and education, and discusses outsourcing and downsizing, the Information Superhighway, and the future of solo librarianship. Part II lists useful organizations, educational institutions, vendors and suppliers, books and journals, and Internet sites and listservs. Each chapter in Part II contains an overview. Includes appendices on a questionnaire and survey and their responses. For single-staff information services professionals. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR