ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 134 ACRL Microcard Series- Abstracts of Titles The ACRL Microcard Series is published for ACRL by the University of Rochester Press under the editorship of Mrs. Margaret K. Toth. Titles are available directly from the Press. Recently published titles include: Bone, E sther J. No. 163 The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature: a study, iv, 1221. 28 cm. (Thesis: MLS, Kent State University, 1965.) Bibliography: I. 61-62. $1.50. The purpose of this study is to measure the value of the Readers’ Guide and to record any changes that may have occurred during its first sixty years. The criteria for determining the value of an index are taken from Constance Wincheh’s Guide to Reference Books, (Chicago: ALA, 1951) and are applied in an analysis of the first twenty-three volumes of the Readers’ Guide, using charts and tables as illustration. There is also a brief history of its publication. The study is accompanied by a checklist of all periodicals ever indexed in Readers’ Guide. Vinopal, M. Jeanne Donnan No. 164 The Bookmans Manual: a descriptive-his­ torical study, vi, 1331. 28 cm. (Thesis: MA, Kent State University, 1964.) Bibliography: I. 131-133. $2.00. This study demonstrates the continuing growth in the scope and usefulness of The Bookmans Manual. A descriptive analysis of the nine revisions shows how subject categories and their sub­ divisions have been enlarged so that emphasis of use has gradually transferred from a book­ seller’s general guide to literature in print; to a librarian’s book selection tool; to an edu­ cator’s reference tool; and finally to a reader’s advisor. Three special studies: representative authors; the Shakespeare chapter; and the chapter on Bibles, illustrate through tables and charts this same growth. A brief history, presented through reviewers’ comments, traces its acceptance and use. DeStephen, Anthony E. No. 165 The Library of the Goodyear Aerospace Cor­ poration; operations and procedures, viii, 107Z. 28 cm. (Thesis: MA, Kent State Uni­ versity, 1964.) Bibliography: I. 104-107. $1.50. The purpose of this thesis is to define the operations and procedures of a special library, more specifically, one that provides service to a company in which government contracts are its main business concern. General library op­ erations are discussed with the primary em­ phasis on the procuring, storing, and dissemi­ nating of classified documents. By checking of corporate records and inter­ viewing of company personnel, the writer has acquired information pertaining to the develop­ ment of the company library. The history, phys­ ical facilities, and capabilities of the Goodyear Aerospace Corporation are briefly outlined. The library holdings are revealed through an inspection of the library accession records and the various technical files. Ready reference sources and periodical titles held by the Good­ year Aerospace library are listed. There is also a list of books and government publications on standing order. Library acquisition procedures are detailed which show methods used to reduce purshasing costs. Since a great many of the technical doc­ uments are acquired from the Defense Docu­ mentation Center and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a thorough examina­ tion of these services has been undertaken. A detailed description of the books and periodical section and the technical files section, including the specific functions of each, are given. The general library procedures and policies have also been presented. The writer concludes that the benefits from a well organized library are numerous. While the Goodyear Aerospace library is a highly de­ veloped organization, there is a constant re­ examination of policies and procedures in order continually to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the library, enabling it to become a more useful unit of the entire corporate structure. Hoyer, Mina No. 166 The History of Automation in the University of Missouri Library, 1947-1963. v, 75Z. 29 cm. (Thesis: MA in LS, Indiana University, 1965.) Bibliography: I. 73-74. Vita. $1.00. This thesis traces the history and develop­ ment of automation at the University of Mis­ souri library, Columbia, where methods based on automatic procedures have been in use since 1948 to facilitate numerous library operations by adapting a library systems approach. The university library is viewed as a large business operation involving long range planning for automation to include the following areas: catalog statistics, subscription records, carda- type operations, ordering and accounting, cir­ culation records, catalog production, shift of professional work load, computation of costs, cost studies for Flexowriter production of cat­ alog cards, and projections for the future. Lawler, Marion (Mrs. George B. McClellan) No. 167 “An investigation of Catholic and non–Cath– olic reviews of 1958 bestseller fiction to de- 135 termine whether or not the bestseller list provide an adequate selection criterion fo a Catholic women’s college.” viii, 251. 29 cm ( [Research paper]: Marywood College Scranton, Pa., 1959.) Bibliography: I. 24-25 $1.00. Through this study, an effort was made t determine whether or not bestseller lists coul be used by the librarian of a Catholic women college as a guide to the selection of fictio titles for the student’s use and enjoyment. The forty-one titles of which reviews wer read showed no common ground as to subjec matter or literary quality. The findings bor out that the books themselves rather than thei popularity with the public are the basis of th reviewer’s favorable or unfavorable accounts To make a wise choice, the librarian mus know what the Catholic review sources hav to say about the soundness of the moral value of the books and what the non-Catholic source have to say about the literary quality. Coleman, Dorothy V. No. 168 “A study of two Catholic book review pub lications as compared with the New Yor Times Book Review for coverage and cur rency.” [3] 52Z. 29 cm. (Thesis: MA, Mary wood College, Scranton, Pa., 1955.) Bib liography: [51]-52. $1.00. s Sacks, Patricia Ann (Mrs. Kenneth L.) r No. 169 . Cataloging cost study in five small public , libraries, vii, 84Z. 28 cm. (Thesis. MS in LS, . Drexel Institute of Technology, 1965.) Bib­ liography: I. 83-84. $1.50. o This study measured, compared, and ana­ d lyzed the material and staff costs of various ’s methods of cataloging in five small independent n public libraries serving populations of under ten thousand. The five libraries were selected e for their well organized cataloging procedures, t acceptable cataloging products, and conformity e to the guidelines established in the Interim r Standards for Small Public Libraries. The ob­ e jective was to determine under what conditions . a cataloging method was most economical and t efficient. Original cataloging, and the use of e Wilson and LC printed cards were the methods s analyzed in cataloging both fiction and non­ s fiction. The conclusion emphasized the con­ sideration of the needs and goals of the small public library in recommending cataloging methods and procedures. ­ Isabella, Santina Maria No. 170 k Education for information center personnel ­ in ALA accredited library schools of the - U.S. and Canada, iii, 100Z. 28 cm. (Thesis: ­ MS in LS, Drexel Institute of Technology, 1964.) Bibliography: Z. 82-86. $1.50. ■■ W ill y o u r b o o k ends pass this simple test? Load a standard 36” steel shelf w ith up to 28" of average octavo-size books, w ith B ow ker’s American Library Direc­ tory adjacent to the book support. Remove enough books so the Directory will be at least 5 " from the support. Let all of the books then fall against the support, which shouldn’t shift more than IV2" before holding the books at an angle, w tih no sharp edges touching them. Following this, use only one hand to straighten the books and re-position the support. 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