ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 5 2 6 /C&RL News Preservation video film series developed a t IU “Basic Preservation Techniques for Libraries and Archives.” Baltimore, MD: Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins Uni­ versity, 1988. 70 min. “Caring for Your Microfilm Collection: The next step in preservation.” Ann Arbor, ML UMI Preservation Division. 13 min. “How to Operate a Book.” NY: Book Arts Press, School of Library Service, Columbia University, 1986. 29 min. “Librarian’s Video Primer: Establishing and maintaining your video collection.” Chi­ cago: ALA Video, 1988. 21 min. “Mark of the Maker: Twinrocker Handm ade Paper. ” Chicago: McGowen Film and Video, 1991. 28 min. (This was nominated for an Academy Award.) “Murder in the Stacks.” NY: Columbia Univer­ sity Libraries, Preservation Departm ent, 1987. 15 min. “Providing a Future for the Past.” Ann Arbor, ML UMI Preservation Division. 13 min. “Slow Fires: O n the Preservation of the Hu­ m an Record.” Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1987. Two lengths avail­ able: 30 min. and 60 min. “A Tour of Heckman Bindery.” North Manches­ ter, IN: Heckman Bindery, Inc., 1991. (P.O. Box 89, North Manchester, IN 46962) librarians, support staff and student assistants on all Indiana University campuses, teaching faculty and students systemwide (particularly those enrolled in the School of Library and In­ formation Science), Monroe County residents and library donors.” The Preservation Committee, which included four staff and four librarians from a variety of departm ents and branches was chaired by Dee M ortensen, reference and collections assistant for African studies. “Hard work, good timing and bringing preservation out of the labora­ tory,” m ade the project successful according to Mortensen. Ed. note: The 1994 John Cotton Dana Con­ test deadline is February 8. Copies of the entry forms are available by writing The John Cotton Dana Library PR Awards Contest, The H. W. W ilson C om pany, 950 U niversity A venue, Bronx, NY 10452. ■ (At the Crossroads cont.from page 518) academ ics in English Departments. Using hu­ m orous anecdotes, she revealed that faculty colleagues and literary critics frequently devalue w o m e n ’s genres because such literature ad­ dresses nontraditional subject matter (in-depth discussion of personal relationships) and often contains clear thinking and blunt prose, in con­ trast to traditional obtuse academ ic verbiage. The next speaker, Carol Thurston, Austin, Texas, presented her perspective on w om en readers of popular fiction genres, including romances, mysteries, science fiction, and New Age varia­ tions, as well as trends in commercial publish­ ing. She hypothesized that w om en’s genre lit­ erature is influenced by gender bias, and thus has lower academ ic status than male genre fic­ tio n , i.e., w e s te rn s a n d m ysteries. Kristin Ramsdell, California State University-Hayward, provided a brief history of popular romance fiction and current trends. She stressed that the rom ance genre is very diverse, and this creates difficulties for collection developm ent and ref­ erence service. She then discussed ways to jus­ tify purchase of rom ance literature in academic libraries, as well as specific sources, research collections, access tools, preservation issues, a n d p re d o m in a n t p re s s e s . Finally, B onita Corliss, Seattle Public Library, p resented an overview of lesbian popular literature, includ­ ing the genres available and the role of w om en’s presses in the last 20 years. She concluded by discussing unique collection developm ent is­ sues, including those related to access, book jobbers, and personal com fort zones for both library p e rs o n n e l a n d th e g e n e ra l public. — M ary M. Nofsinger, W ashington State Uni­ versity ■ Advertiser index American Psychological cover 2 Blackwell 509 CD Plus Technologies 495 Digital Directory Assistance cover 3 EBSCO 501 Marquis W ho’s Who 503 NOTIS cover 4 PAIS 505 Sociological Abstracts 517 University of Missouri 498 H.W. Wilson 506 WLN 523