ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 39 News from the Field ACQUISITIONS • T h e S p e c ia l C o lle c tio n s D iv is io n o f t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y L ib r a r y h a s a c ­ q u ire d Ku Klux Klan p a m p h lets, m agazines, and e p h e m e ra to a u g m e n t its A m erican Radicalism C o lle c tio n . T h is m a te r ia l d a t e s fro m t h e la te 1920s and early 1930s. It was d isc o v ered by an a n tiq u e d e a le r in th e es ta te o f a M ichigan Klan m em b er. M ost o f th e m aterial was p u b lish e d by th e Klan d u rin g a p erio d o f resu rg en ce. T h e organization s c h ie f focus th e n was anti-C atholic, a n d th e c o n ­ c e rn s re fle c te d a r e o p p o sitio n to im m ig ra tio n from C atholic E u ro p e , su p p o rt o f pu b lic versus paro ch ial schools, a n d o p p o sitio n to Al S m ith s 1928 cam paign for th e p re sid e n c y o f th e U n ited States. In c lu d e d in this acquisition a re e ig h te e n issues o f th e K ourier, th e official m onthly m agazine of th e K nights o f th e Ku Klux Klan, p u b lish e d at At­ lanta, Georgia. T h e re are also single issues of th e Klan E d itio n o f th e K ourier M agazine (“T his is th e Klan E d itio n of th e K ourier. IT M U ST N O T B E S H O W N T O ANY A L IE N N O R L E F T W H E R E ANY A L IE N MAY S E E IT”), a n d th e “G ratio t C o u n ty N ight H aw k ,” a Klan new sp ap er p u b lish e d a t Alma, M ichigan. In add itio n to th e K ourier, th e new ly acq u ired m aterial in clu d es position p am p h lets an d leaflets ( e .g ., “T h e A ttitu d e o f t h e K n ig h ts o f t h e Ku Klux K lan to w a rd t h e R om an C a th o lic H ie r a r ­ c h y ,” “T he T ru th ab o u t th e W o m en o f th e Ku Klux K lan ,” “T h e M e nace of M o d e rn Im m ig ra­ t i o n ” ), a d v e r t i s e m e n t s fo r K lan m e r c h a n d is e (jew elry, sh e et m usic, phonograph records, and p l a y e r - p i a n o ro lls ), a n d M ic h ig a n K lan e p h e m e r a — le a fle ts o f local in te r e s t, in c lu d in g o n e on th e Bath, M ichigan, school b o m b in g of 1927; m em b e rsh ip application forms; m em b ersh ip cards; and an n o u n c e m e n ts a n d tickets for m e e t­ ings in various p arts o f th e state. • B o s t o n C o l l e g e L ibrary has recently b e e n m a d e t h e r e p o s i t o r y o f t h e a r c h iv e s o f t h e C ityw ide C o o rd in atin g C ouncil of Boston, Massa­ c h u s e tts. This bod y was esta b lish e d in 1975 by F ed eral D istrict C o u rt Ju d g e W . A rth u r G arrity, Jr., to m o n ito r th e deseg re g atio n of th e Boston school system a n d to foster p u b lic aw areness in th e im p lem en tatio n o f th e c o u rt’s d esegregation o rders. T he council, an autonom ous, in d e p e n d e n t c o rp o ra te b o d y , v o te d to d o n a te its re c o rd s to Boston C ollege, w ith th e sole provision th a t th ey m u st b e accessible to scholars generally, w ithout charge. A recep tio n was held in th e H onors Li­ b ra ry in G asson Hall on July 26, 1978, a t which J. D onald M onan, S. J., p re sid e n t o f Boston C ol­ lege, a cce p te d th e gift from Dr. R o b e rt C. W ood, chairm an o f th e council, fo rm er p re sid e n t of th e U n iv e rsity o f M a ssach u setts, a n d now s u p e rin ­ te n d e n t o f th e Boston School D e p a rtm e n t. Since th e co u n cil is th e p ro to ty p e o f groups th a t will b e engaged in sim ilar activities th ro u g h ­ ou t th e U n ite d S tates in com ing years, its records re p re se n t an im p o rta n t collection o f so u rce m ate­ rial for resea rch ers of all kinds. T h e records have b e e n m a in ta in e d a n d u s e d in t h r e e b r o a d categories: (1) th e reco rd s o f th e reso u rce c e n te r, m o s t n o ta b ly t h e c o lle c tio n o f t r a n s c r i p t s o f S chool C o m m itte e m e e tin g s , w h ic h w ill h a v e high resea rch value in th e future; (2) th e central files, re fle c tin g t h e f u n c tio n in g o f t h e co u n cil office; a n d (3) th e files of th e senior staff, contain­ ing th e key a d m in istrativ e records of th e council. I t is clear th a t th e se records will have broad national significance. T h e in teg ratio n o f th e Bos­ ton pu b lic schools has b e e n one o f th e m ost im ­ po rta n t issues in m o d ern Am erican history. T he value o f th e se records for o th e r A m erican cities w h e re th e ex p erien ce is now b ein g d u p licated — or soon will b e — is considerable. B oston C ollege has had, o v er its e n tire existence, a stro n g com ­ m itm e n t to th e p reserv atio n o f th e h istory of Bos­ ton a n d of th e U n ite d S tates, as w ell as th e issues in th e assim ilation of im m igrants and m inorities Children’s Literature Symposium T h e fo u rth sy m p o siu m a b o u t re se a rc h in ch ild re n ’s lite ra tu re will b e h e ld at th e U ni­ v e r s ity o f Illin o is , U r b a n a - C h a m p a ig n , on A pril 27 a n d 28. S p o n s o re d b y t h e A LSC C o m m itte e on N ational P lan n in g o f Special C o lle c tio n s a n d t h e U n iv e r s ity o f I llin o is G ra d u a te School o f L ib rary Science, th e sym ­ posium is d esig n ed to b rin g to g e th e r p o rtrait a r t i s t s w h o a r e i n t e r e s t e d in d e p i c t i n g n in e te e n th -c e n tu ry c h ild ren a n d to p ro v id e a se ttin g in w hich p ro b lem s and possibilities of studying ch ild ren a n d books of th e last c e n ­ tu ry can b e explored. Gillian Avery o f Oxford, E n g la n d , as k ey n o te sp e ak er will m ake tw o p re s e n ta tio n s a b o u t h e r stu d ie s o f h isto rical c h ild r e n ’s books a n d th e tr e a tm e n t of c h il­ d re n ’s books as social history. O th e r addresses will review a n d critiq u e research studies and collections th a t c e n te r on eig h te e n th -c e n tu ry childhood. R eq u ests for b ro ch u re s a n d infor­ m a tio n m a y b e d i r e c t e d to: S e lm a K. R ichardson, G ra d u a te School of L ibrary Sci­ en ce, U niversity o f Illinois, U rbana, IL 61801. 40 in to th e A m erican w ay o f life. T h e se arch iv es will e x te n d t h e re s o u rc e s a lre a d y a v ailab le in th e s e field s, w h ich th e lib ra ry c o n tin u e s to em p h asize. • D r. H u g h B. M c F a d d e n , a c tin g p re s id e n t o f th e U n i v e r s i t y o f W y o m i n g , has a n n o u n c e d th e acq u isitio n of tw o m o re m a n u s c rip t co llectio n s by th e u n iv e rsity ’s A m erican H e rita g e C e n te r. T h e s e a u g m e n t t h e m o re th a n se v e n th o u sa n d c o lle c ­ tio n s in v ario u s fields available for re se a rc h in th e C o e L ib ra ry b u ild in g at th e u n iv e rsity . T h e p a p e r s o f O c ta v e C h a n u te (1 8 3 2 -1 9 1 0 ), p io n e e r railro a d e n g in e e r a n d p ro m in e n t a e r o n a u ­ tic p io n e e r, c o n tr ib u te se v e ra l h u n d r e d p ic tu re s to t h e a lre a d y m o re th a n tw e n ty th o u sa n d avia­ tio n p h o to g ra p h s av ailable. T h e re a r e also le tte rs , a rtic le s, p a m p h le ts , sp e e c h e s , a n d c lip p in g s, p a r ­ tic u la rly o n e a rly -d a y g lid e r s , w ith w h ic h C h a ­ n u t e was so m u c h involved. T h e p a p e r s o f M o rg a n B e a tty (1 9 0 2 -7 5 ), fo r h a lf a c e n tu ry an e m in e n t n e w sm a n in p r in t a n d b r o a d c a s t jo u r n a lis m , a r e v ir tu a lly a h is to r y o f m u c h o f o u r c e n tu ry . A h u g e c o llectio n , it c o n ­ ta in s se v e ra l th o u sa n d le tte rs , m any from p ro m i­ n e n t p e rso n a litie s, ex te n siv e b a c k g ro u n d files of his “ N ew s o f t h e W o rld ” a n d o th e r b ro a d c a sts, a n d se v e ra l th o u s a n d r a d io sc rip ts a n d f e a tu r e n e w s stories. • D r e w U n i v e r s i t y ' s R ose M e m o rial L ib ra ry w ill b e th e p e r m a n e n t h o m e of th e e x tra o rd in a ry M a se r C o llectio n , w h ich in c lu d e s 152 v ersio n s o f t h e B ook o f C o m m o n P ra yer, ra n g in g from a 1522 P salter a n d H y m n a l o f th e S a ru m Use to t h e 1977 p ro p o s e d v e rsio n of th e p r a y e r b ook o f th e P ro ­ te s ta n t E p isco p al C h u rc h o f th e U .S .A . D o n a te d b y U n ite d M e th o d is t C h u rc h h isto ria n a n d b ib lio p h ile F re d e ric k E. M a ser, o f P h ila d e l­ p h ia, a n d p ra y e r boo k c o llectio n was d e d ic a te d on N o v e m b e r 3, 1978, as p a r t o f a co n v o catio n in a u ­ g u ra tin g th e u n iv e rsity ’s e c u m e n ic a l P h .D . p r o ­ g ram in litu rg ical stu d ie s. • A c q u i s i ti o n b y D a r t m o u t h C o l l e g e o f w orks b y a n d a b o u t th e R om an p o e t H o race, c o n ­ s titu tin g o n e o f t h e m o st o u tsta n d in g p riv a te co l­ lectio n s in e x iste n c e , was a n n o u n c e d b y E d w a rd C o n n e ry L a th e m , c o lle g e lib ra ria n a n d d e a n o f lib ra rie s. T h is m ajo r ac q u isitio n was a gift m a d e b y M a r­ jo r ie D a n a B arlow o f W o o d sto ck , V e rm o n t. I t to ­ tals m o re th a n 150 v o lu m e s, in c lu d in g 4 r a re im ­ p rin ts , o r in c u n a b u la , from t h e fifte e n th c e n tu ry . T h e c o lle c tio n w as f o r m e d b y M rs . B a rlo w ’s fa th e r, th e late C h a rle s L oom is D an a, a phy sic ia n a n d w e ll- k n o w n b i b l i o p h i le . H e w as an 1872 g ra d u a te o f D a rtm o u th a n d a W o o d sto ck n ativ e . T h e vast m ajo rity o f th e co lle c tio n co n sists o f L a tin te x ts b y H o ra c e , alo n g w ith tra n sla tio n s a n d o th e r w orks. T h e co llectio n has b e e n c a talo g ed by M rs. Bar- low in e ig h t lo o se -le a f n o teb o o k s. F o r each of th e w o rk s in t h e c o lle c tio n t h e r e is a fu ll b i b l i o ­ g ra p h ic a l d e s c rip tio n , c o m p le te w ith tr a n s lite r a ­ tio n o f th e title p a g e s, in fo rm a tio n o n b in d in g , a n d n o te s on e d ito rs, p rin te rs , p u b lish e rs , tra n s ­ la to rs, a n d p re v io u s o w n e rs. A n in th n o te b o o k c o n ta in s a ch ro n o lo g ical in d e x o f t h e in d iv id u a l e d itio n s h e ld a n d an a lp h a b e tic a l in d ex o f e d ito rs a n d tra n sla to rs r e p re s e n te d . M rs. B arlow has b e e n ack n o w led g e d b y o th e rs e m in e n t in th is field as an e x p e rt o n H o ra c e . H e r k n o w le d g e was d e riv e d from th e careful w o rk sh e d id o n h e r f a t h e r ’s c o lle c tio n . D r. D a n a , w h o l i v e d f ro m 1 852 to 1 9 3 5 , s p e n t m a n y y e a r s c o lle c tin g — a n d e v e n p u b lis h in g — t h e w o rk s o f H o race. In ad d itio n to th e fo u r ite m s from th e fifteen th c e n t u r y , t h e c o l l e c t i o n in c l u d e s m o r e t h a n a •d o zen from t h e s ix te e n th c e n tu r y . In a d d itio n , o n e o f it s r a r e s t b o o k s is a f ir s t e d i t i o n o f E m b le m a ta , s e le c te d p a s s a g e s o f H o r a c e , p u b ­ lis h e d in A n tw e rp in 1607, w h ich was illu stra te d w ith m o re th a n 100 full 11-page c o p p e r en g rav in g s b y O tto van V een , t h e m a s te r o f R u b e n s. It was p r in te d b y H ie ro n y m u s V e rd u ss e n . • T h e p e r s o n a l p a p e r s o f W illia m P a te r s o n , se c o n d g o v e rn o r o f N e w J e rs e y — a fte r w h o m th e city o f P a te rso n a n d W i l l i a m P a t e r s o n C o l l e g e (W P C ) in W a y n e , N e w J e rs e y , w e r e n a m e d — h av e b e e n p u rc h a se d for t h e c o lleg e b y th e W P C A lum ni A ssociation. T h e g r o u p o f m o re th a n a th o u s a n d le t t e r s , le d g e r s , a n d leg al p a p e r s , m o st o f w h ic h w e r e w ritte n in P a tte rs o n ’s ow n h a n d d u rin g h is p o liti­ cal life a n d in his legal p ra c tic e , c o n s titu te s a p ­ 41 proxim ately 25 p e rc e n t o f th e sta te sm a n ’s p ap ers know n to exist, according to estim ates. “T h a t p u ts us in a category w ith th e L ib rary of C ongress, w hich has a b o u t 30 p e rc e n t o f P a te r­ son’s p a p e rs,” said K e n n e th Job, th e W P C p ro ­ fe ss o r w h o h e a d e d t h e c o lle g e ’s B ic e n te n n ia l C o m m ittee. “T his acquisition will m ake it possi­ b le for o u r cam pus, n am ed a fter W illiam P a te r­ son, to b ecom e th e nationally recognized c e n te r for th e scholarly stu d y o f W illiam P a te rso n .’’ As th e two h u n d r e d th an n iv ersary o f th e C o n ­ stitu tio n ap p roaches, Job n o ted , th e acquisition of th e p ap ers of P aterso n , w ho was in stru m en tal in th e form ation o f th e C o n stitu tio n , becom es m ore significant. “T h e se p a p e rs will b eco m e m ore and m ore im p o rtan t to sc holars,” h e p re d ic te d . • T he U n i v e r s i t y o f N o t r e D a m e L ibrary has a c q u ire d th e perso n al library of D ouglas W ood­ ruff, n o te d British jo u rn a list a n d re tire d e d ito r of t h e T a b le t, t h e w e ll- k n o w n B r itis h C a th o lic w eekly. D ouglas W oodruff began his c a re e r as e d ito r of th e Tablet in 1956 and re tire d from active p u b ­ lishing in 1967. In his la te r years h e c o n tin u e d to w rite a fortnightly colum n, “T alking at R a n d o m .” H e was in his eighty-first year w hen h e passed away. T he W oodruff collection com prises m ore than tw elve th o u sa n d volum es a n d is notably stro n g in B ritish, A m erican, a n d E u ro p e a n history. It in­ clu d es m any works o f E nglish lite ra tu re in clu d in g a n u m b e r o f fin e firs t e d itio n s . O f p a r tic u la r i n t e r e s t a re th e m a n y w ritin g s b y tw e n tie th - c e n tu ry C a th o lic w rite rs , e sp ecially C h e ste rto n a n d Belloc; th e s e will e n ric h th e a lre a d y o u t­ s ta n d in g co lle c tio n h e ld a t N o tre D a m e in its John B e n n e tt Shaw C ollection. O th e r areas co v e re d in th e W oodruff collection in clu d e co n tem p o rary affairs, E nglish geography, travel lite ra tu re o f b o th E ng la n d a n d th e C o n ti­ n e n t, a rc h ite c tu re , English political cartoons, a n d a n u m b e r o f ra re d u o d ecim o volum es. T h e collection will b e ab so rb e d in to th e g en ­ eral collections of th e U niversity L ibraries, w ith ra re works d e p o site d in th e D e p a rtm e n t o f Rare Books a n d Special C ollections. • T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h F l o r i d a L ibrary has recen tly c o m p le te d acquisition o f th e personal collection o f b oys’ series books o f w ell-know n col­ lecto r H. K. H udson. T he collection consists of approxim ately four th o u sa n d A m erican boys’ s e ­ ries books, covering prim arily th e p e rio d 1900 to 1950. M any of th e volum es retain th e ir rare orig­ inal d u st jackets. A c o m p lem en tary collection of A m erican g irls’ se rie s books is u n d e r d e v e lo p ­ m en t, w ith a b o u t o n e th o u sa n d volum es acq u ired to d ate. T h e collection is arra n g ed by series, in accord­ ance w ith th e rev ised e d itio n o f H u d so n ’s d efin i­ tive A B ibliography o f H a rd -C o ver, Series-Type B o y s’ Books (Tam pa, D ata P rin t, 1977), which was b a se d larg ely on th e ite m s c o m p risin g th e collection. H u d s o n ’s bublio g ra p h y th u s serves as a book catalog to th e collection, p ro v id in g en trie s by a u th o r, title, se ries, and p u b lish er. T hough all ite m s lis te d in th e b ib lio g ra p h y a re n o t r e p r e ­ s e n te d in th e H u d so n C o lle c tio n , h o ld in g s for m o s t s e r i e s a r e c o m p l e t e . W o rk s o f a u t h o r s w h o se p rim a ry p e rio d s o f a c tiv ity w e re b e fo re 1900 are n o t h o u se d in th e H u d so n C ollection, b e i n g p l a c e d r a t h e r in t h e u n i v e r s i t y ’s N in e te e n th -C e n tu ry A m erican L ite ra tu re C ollec­ tion. T h e H u d so n C ollection is h o u se d in th e Special C o lle c tio n s D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e U n iv e r s ity o f S outh F lo rid a L ib rary (Tam pa, F L 33620; te le ­ p h o n e 813-974-2731). M aterials from th e collec­ tio n a re av ailab le for u se b y any q u a lifie d r e ­ s e a rc h e r in th e d e p a r tm e n t. H u d so n ite m s a re not, h o w ev er, available th ro u g h IL L . F o r fu rth e r inform ation, contact J. B. D obkin, special collec­ tions librarian. • S p e c ia l C o lle c tio n s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a , L o s A n g e l e s L ibrary has ju s t p ro ­ cessed a gift o f som e te n th o u sa n d photographs a n d m o re th a n tw e n ty th o u sa n d n e g a tiv e s, th e w ork o f J e ro m e R o b in so n , t h e th e a tr ic a l p h o to g ­ rap h er. I t consists of live-action shots o f th eatrical perform ances in N ew York and Los A ngeles from about 1930 to th e m id-1950s. Mrs. Je ro m e Robin­ son d o n a te d th e collection to th e L ibrary. • S u m n e r M c K n ig h t C r o s b y , p r o f e s s o r e m e r itu s o f a r t h isto ry a t Yale U n iv e rsity , r e ­ cen tly p re se n te d a set o f John G o u ld ’s T he Birds o f G rea t B ritain to th e T r i n i t y C o l l e g e Library. T he se t will b e displayed in th e A udubon Room of W atkinson Library. T h e a rt was d e sc rib e d as “a fine copy o f th e g re a te st ornithology pub licatio n of th e n in e te e n th c e n tu ry ” by C e d ric L. R obinson, bo o k seller, of W indsor, C onnecticut. Columbia University School of Library Service Accepting Applicants T h e C olum bia U niversity School o f L ibrary S erv ice offers sc h o la rsh ip s, fellow ships, and g ra n ts-in -a id for th e 1979-80 a cad e m ic y ear for stu d y leading tow ard th e M.S. d e g re e , th e D .L .S . d e g r e e , a n d t h e c e r t i f i c a t e in a d ­ van ced librarianship. F ed erally in su re d loans a n d a v ariety of p a rt-tim e library jo b s a re also available. Apply before April 15, 1979: Assis­ ta n t D e a n , S chool o f L ib ra ry S e rv ic e , 516 B u tle r L ib ra ry , C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs ity . N ew York, NY 10027. A p p lican ts a re c o n s id e re d w ith o u t reg ard to race, color, sex, c re e d , sex­ ual o rien tatio n , national o r e th n ic origin, reli­ gion, o r handicap. 43 • T h e S o u th e r n H is to ric a l C o lle c tio n o f th e L ib rary o f th e U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a at C h a p el Hill has a c q u ire d sixty-nine cartons o f th e p a p e rs of A lgernon L e e B u tler, fo rm er ju d g e o f th e U n ite d S tates C o u rt for th e E a ste rn D istrict o f N o r th C a r o lin a . B u t l e r w a s a p p o i n t e d as th e only ju d g e for th e d istric t in 1959, b ecam e c h ie f ju d g e w h en th e h eavy case load le d to th e c reatio n o f o th e r judicial p ositions in th e d istrict, a n d in 1975 to o k s e m ir e tir e d sta tu s as s e n io r ju d g e . H e d ie d S e p te m b e r 5, 1978. T h e p a p e rs, th e gift o f th e B u tle r family to th e u n iv e rsity , p e r ta in to cases J u d g e B u tle r tr ie d an d in clu d e th e ju d g e s copies o f c o u rt records, re p o rts to h im b y his law clerks, his ow n notes, an d re la te d c o rre sp o n d e n c e . D u rin g th e years of B u t l e r ’s ju d icial se rv ice th e r e was m uch litigation o v e r civil rig h ts, p a rtic u la rly school d e s e g re g a ­ tion, a n d th e p a p e rs sh o u ld b e o f a g reat value to stu d e n ts o f th e s e issues a n d o f th e c o u rt system d u rin g th e p erio d . T h e p ap ers will b e o p e n e d for resea rch as soon as pro cessin g has b e e n co m p leted . • O f in te re st to h isto rian s, political scientists, sociologists, artists, au th o rs, a n d o th e rs is th e r e ­ c e n t acquisition o f th e O llie Atkins P hoto g ra p h ic C ollection by F enw ick L ibrary of G e o r g e M a s o n U n i v e r s i t y , F airfax,'V irginia, d o n a te d by his wife M arjorie. O llie Atkins was an aw ard-w inning staff p h o to g ra p h e r w ith th e S a tu rd a y E ven in g Post for m o re th an tw enty-five y ears a n d was also W h ite H o u s e p h o t o g r a p h e r u n d e r s e v e r a l a d m i n i s ­ tratio n s. T h e A tkins C o llectio n co m p rises m ore th an fifteen th o u sa n d p rin ts a n d as m any nega­ tives covering a w ide range o f su b je cts inclu d in g th o se o f historical, artistic, a n d social significance. T h is c o lle c tio n w ill b e m a d e a v a ila b le to r e ­ se arc h ers an d o th e r in te re ste d p a rtie s a n d will b e p laced on exhibit from tim e to tim e. AWARDS • K e n T o o m b s , d ir e c to r o f lib ra rie s a t th e U niversity of S outh C arolina (USC), has receiv ed th e h ig h e s t h o n o r b e sto w e d by th e S o u th easte rn L ib rary Association for his efforts in sta rtin g th e S o u th easte rn L ib rary C o m p u te r N etw ork. Toom bs a n d U niversity of M issouri L ib rary di­ r e c t o r D r. J o h n G r ib b in w e r e p r e s e n t e d th e M ary U. R othrock A w ard a n d a $600 h onorarium a t t h e a ss o c ia tio n s b ia n n u a l m e e tin g in N ew O rleans. F o llo w in g a o n e - y e a r f e a s i b i l i t y s tu d y sp e a rh e a d e d by T oom bs a n d G rib b in , re p re se n ta ­ tiv e s o f e ig h ty - f o u r a c a d e m ic l ib r a r ie s in t e n so u th e a ste rn sta te s m e t on th e U SC cam p u s in M arch 1973 to se t u p th e c o m p u te r netw ork. C alled th e “g re a te st innovation in th e history of librarianship in this a r e a ,” th e n etw o rk uses in­ form ation sto red in a c o m p u te r in O hio a n d ow ned b y th e m e m b e r u n iv ersities to sp e e d u p catalog­ ing, o rd erin g , circulation, an d reco rd keeping. T h e r e a r e m o r e t h a n 125 m e m b e r s o f t h e S o u th easte rn L ib rary C o m p u te r N etw ork. • G e o r g e A . M a s t e r t o n , o f D e tro it, collec­ tion d e v e lo p m e n t lib ra rian at W ayne S tate U ni­ versity (W SU ), re c e iv e d th e 1978 P u rd y M em o­ rial Award d u rin g re c e n t c e re m o n ie s on th e W SU c a m p u s . G u y S t e r n , n e w ly a p p o i n t e d v i c e ­ p re sid e n t a n d provost at W ayne, p re s e n te d th e aw ard to M asterton. T h e P u rd y M e m o ria l A w ard , e s ta b lis h e d in 1974, h onors th e m em ory o f G. F lin t P u rd y , d i­ re c to r of th e W SU L ib raries for m ore th an th irty years b efo re his d e a th in 1968. In nam in g M a sterto n to receiv e th e ho n o r, th e aw ard c o m m itte e n o te d “in his publications and in his w ork on collection d e v e lo p m e n t, re fe re n c e , and grants, h e has se t c o n sisten tly high sta n d ard s of scholarship a n d has d o n e m u ch to en co u rag e an d ad v an ce re sp e c t for k n o w led g e.” Since 1972, M a sterto n has p u b lish e d m o re th an sixty-five b ook re v ie w s in L ib r a r y J o u r n a l a n d A m erica n R eferen ce B ooks A n n u a l. H e has also m a d e b i b l i o g r a p h i c c o n t r i b u t i o n s to o t h e r scholarly jo u rn a ls a n d w ritte n a n u m b e r o f in- h o u se p u b lic a tio n s in c lu d in g a se rie s o f b ib lio ­ g rap h ic a n d assistance p ap ers. M a ste rto n r e c e iv e d b o th h is B.A. a n d M.A. d e g re e s from W ay n e S tate a n d his B .L .S . from Titles Classified by The Library of Congress Classification: National Shelflist Count A com pilation of statistical data on th e h o ld ­ ings of tw en ty -sev en resea rch lib ra ries, in clu d ­ ing th e L ib rary of C ongress, has ju st b e e n is­ su ed . T h e re p o rt, p re p a re d u n d e r th e d ire c ­ tion o f LeRoy O rto p an , w ith th e assistance o f W alt C raw ford, re p re se n ts th e th ird p h a se in a stu d y o f th e d istrib u tio n o f holdings am ong r e s e a rc h lib ra rie s u n d e r ta k e n b y t h e C h ie f C ollection D e v e lo p m e n t Officers of L arge R e­ search L ibraries. U n d e r each o f 490 categories o f th e L C classification, th e n u m b e r o f titles is given for each collection in 1977, a n d for m ost p articip an ts for 1973 a n d 1975, th e p e rc e n t o f th e collection in 1977, g row th from 1975 to 1977 a n d 1973 to 1977, a n d th e relativ e h o ld ­ ings for 1977. D ata a re arra n g ed in g roups by size o f collection. T h e re p o rt p ro p e r is on m icrofiche, in se rte d in th e back of th e sixty-four-page in troduction. C opies are available for $10 each , payable in advance. Please m ake checks p ayable to th e R e g en ts o f th e U n iv ersity o f C alifornia, a n d se n d o rd e rs to: L ib ra ria n ’s Office, Room 245, G e n e r a l L ib ra ry , U n iv e r s ity o f C a lifo rn ia , B erkeley, CA 94720. 44 t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a lif o r n ia . H e j o i n e d t h e W S U sta ff in 1965 as a r e fe re n c e lib ra ria n at P u rd y L ib ra ry a n d b e c a m e c o lle c tio n d e v e lo p ­ m en t lib ra rian th e re in 1974. GRANTS • T h e resea rch library o f th e fu tu re may con­ sist of rows a n d rows of c o m p u te r term in a ls in­ ste ad o f shelves a n d shelves of books. F . W i l f r i d L a n c a s t e r , a U niversity o f Illinois a u th o rity on lib ra ry in fo rm a tio n se rv ices, e n v i­ sions a fu tu re in w hich th e re se a rc h library as we k now it today may sim ply w ith e r away. B ut, h e h asten s to add, books will n o t disap­ p ear, a n d p u b lic a n d school lib ra ries will c o n tin u e to exist. L an caster, p ro fesso r o f lib ra ry science at th e U niversity o f Illinois at U rb an a-C h am p aig n , has a o n e -y e a r, $ 5 0 ,540 re se a rc h g ra n t from th e N a­ tional Science F o u n d atio n to p re p a re a forecast of w hat will h a p p e n to th e resea rch library b y th e year 2000. W ith th e h e lp o f tw o resea rch associates, L aura D rasgow an d E lle n M arks, L an caster will survey resea rch librarians, p u b lish e rs , technologists, a n d fu tu ris ts to a rriv e at an in fo rm e d c o n s e n su s of pred ictio n s. “W e will stu d y w hat lib ra ries of th e fu tu re will look like a n d w hat services th e y can p ro v id e in a society in w hich p rin t on p a p e r m ay v ery largely b e rep laced by ele c tro n ic co m m u n icatio n ,” L an­ ca ste r said. L a n c a s te r p r e d ic ts th a t in a v e ry few y e a rs m any kinds o f p rin te d p u b licatio n s— such as sci­ entific jo u rn als, dictionaries, an d o th e r re fe re n c e m a te ria ls — m ay n o lo n g e r b e p r in te d b u t c o n ­ ta in e d in th e m em o ry of a co m p u ter. “T h e r e ’ll b e a te r m in a l in e v e ry o ffic e ,” h e said. “ No lo n g er will you go to th e lib ra ry to con­ s u l t a r e f e r e n c e b o o k ; i t w ill b e a c c e s s ib l e th ro u g h a term in a l. “T h e re ’ll b e no reason to p rin t an u n a b rid g e d dictionary; it’s te rrib ly ex p en siv e a n d takes u p a lot o f space on lib ra ry sh e lv e s,” h e said. Library Instruction List T h e A C R L B ib lio g rap h ic In s tru c tio n Sec­ tio n ’s C o m m itte e on C o o p e ra tio n h a s p u b ­ lished a L ist o f L ib ra ry In stru c tio n C learing­ houses, D irectories a n d N ew sletters. T h e in ­ te n t of th e list is to p ro v id e lib ra rian s w ith a reso u rce for im p le m e n tin g or m odifying th e ir i n s tr u c tio n p ro g ra m s a n d to e n c o u ra g e d e ­ v e lo p m e n t o f additional clearinghouses, n ew s­ le tte rs, a n d d ire c to rie s to se rv e local n eed s. T o o b ta in a c o p y o f t h e lis t, s e n d a self- ad d re sse d m ailing label a n d $2 to ALA/ACRL, 50 E. H u ro n S t., C hicago, IL 60611. L a n c a ste r ex p ects o th e r ty p e s o f books to b e a ro u n d for a long tim e , how ever. “ I su sp ect th at books a n d m agazines th a t are re a d for p leasu re, in sp riatio n , o r e n lig h te n m e n t will n o t d isa p p ear. I t ’s h a rd to read a 450-page novel on a c o m p u te r sc ree n . F e w p e o p le w ant to curl up on a sofa w ith a good c o m p u te r te rm in a l,” h e said. “B ut articles and scientific p a p e rs n e e d n o t be d istrib u te d th ro u g h p rin te d books a n d jo u rn a ls if you can ju s t p u n ch a b u tto n a n d re a d th e o n e you w ant on y o u r screen. You w o n ’t have to w ait for th e U .S. m ail to g e t your copy. You w on’t even have to subscribe. “In th e long ru n , th e econom ic a rg u m e n t will p re v a il. It a lre a d y is c h e a p e r r ig h t now to do m any th in g s electronically a n d ev ery year it gets c h e a p e r an d c h e a p e r,” h e said. Som e scien tific jo u rn a ls h av e in c re a s e d th e ir su b s c rip tio n ra te s 800 p e r c e n t in te n y e a rs or less, said L ancaster, as co m p ared to a g en eral in­ flation ra te of 60 p e rc e n t for th e past te n years. “T h e re is no fu tu re for a service w hose cost is in creasin g g re a te r th a n th e g en eral ra te of infla­ tion in th e e c o n o m y ,” h e said. L a n c a s t e r c i t e d t h e e x a m p le o f C h e m ic a l A b stra c ts, a sta n d ard re fe re n c e p eriodical. “ A s u b s c r ip tio n to C h e m ic a l A b s tr a c ts now costs $4,000 a y e a r ju s t for th e p riv ileg e o f having it sit on y o u r shelves. O n ly a v e ry few resea rch lib ra ries can afford to buy such a costly ite m — plus th e r e ’s th e co st o f storage. “ If only one p e rso n p e r year u se s it, it costs $4,000 p e r use. W ith co m p u te rs, you d o n ’t have to su b scrib e to th e jo u rn al. You pay as you g o .” T h e re v o lu tio n in in fo rm a tio n se rv ic e s is a l­ read y w ell u n d e r way, L an caster said. “ R ight now w e a re in a tran sitio n al p h ase in e v o lu tio n from a p r in t- o n - p a p e r so c ie ty to an e lectro n ic society. In th is p h a se w e a re using th e c o m p u te r to p rin t m aterial b u t still d istrib u tin g th e p ap er. T h e n e e d to d istrib u te such m aterial will d isa p p e a r w h en e v ery o n e has a term in a l in th e office. “T h e change will com e first in th e sciences b e ­ cause th e y a re technologically o rie n te d [and] have m o re m oney a n d a g re a te r n e e d to g e t inform a­ tion rapidly. B ut ch an g es will follow in th e social sciences a n d la te r in th e hu m an ities. “ U n f o rtu n a te ly ,” h e sa id , “ re s e a rc h lib ra rie s g e n e r a lly a re u n a w a re t h a t t h e m ille n n iu m is n e a r l y a t h a n d . T h e g r e a t m a jo r ity o f th e m choose to ignore th e facts, in th e h o p e th e y ’ll go away. “T h e reco rd of th e p a st th a t exists now as p rin t on p a p e r will co n tin u e to exist; no one is going to go back a n d co n v ert it all electronically. T h e re is a place for libraries as repositories of th e w orks o f th e past, b u t no t for m ost works of th e fu tu re .” • N early th r e e m illion pages of H a r v a r d U n i ­ v e r s i t y L ib rary resea rch m aterials are b e in g m i­ c ro film e d d u r in g t h e c u r r e n t y e a r (1 O c to b e r 45 1978 to 30 S e p te m b e r 1979) u n d e r a g ran t from th e U n ite d S ta te s Office o f E d u c a tio n — o n e of tw e n ty grants m ad e to lib ra ries th is y e a r u n d e r t h e n e w S t r e n g th e n in g R e s e a r c h L ib ra ry R e ­ sources P ro g ram , p ro v id e d by T itle II-C o f th e H ig h e r E d u catio n Act of 1965 as a m e n d e d . T h e m aterials se le c te d for film ing a re too fragile o r too ra re to b e m ad e available for le n d in g to o th e r li­ b raries. U n d e r th e g ra n t, a m a ste r negative will b e p ro d u c e d , from w hich positive copies can b e m ade and sold at cost to o th e r libraries, a n d one positive (lending) copy will b e p ro v id e d for u se at H arv ard a n d for in te rlib ra ry lending. F inal selection o f m aterials to b e film ed is th e re sp o n s ib ility o f M a ria G ro ssm a n , lib ra ria n for collection d e v e lo p m e n t in th e H arv ard U n iv ersity Library. C rite ria in clu d e resea rch value, physical co ndition, a n d availability o f copies in th e L ibrary of C ongress o r o th e r resea rch libraries. Two new p re se rv a tio n librarians, M arilyn O. L o ew en b erg a n d Ann G. Sw artzell; tw o n e w library assistants, C h r is tin e F r i t z a n d S ara K. C h u r c h v ille ; a n d B arbara A. Pan, w ho has b e e n a library assistant in p re se rv a tio n at th e H arv ard -Y enching L ibrary, will work on th e project. Two special se g m en ts o f th e p ro je c t w e re d e ­ sc rib ed in th e application for th e grant. O n e is a c o lle c tio n o f J u d a ića e p h e m e r a now o c c u p y in g eig h ty lin ear feet o f shelving; th e o th e r includes C h in e s e p u b licatio n s of th e te n th to fo u rte e n th c e n tu rie s a n d a collection of e p h e m e ra on m ain­ lan d C h in e se affairs of 1950-52. T h e p ro ject is d esig n ed to e n s u re th e p re se rv a ­ tion o f valuable re se a rc h m aterials, in crease th e ir accessibility to scholars, a n d e n a b le th e lib ra ry to e x p a n d a n d s u p p le m e n t a c tiv itie s a n d e x p e n d i­ tu re s th a t have h ith e rto b e e n in a d e q u a te in this area. A sin g le y e a r o f film ing can p re s e rv e no m o re th an a sm all fraction of w h at o u g h t to b e film ed for p re se rv a tio n in a collection as o ld a n d as larg e as H a rv a rd ’s, b u t th e y e a r will h e lp th e lib ra ry to plan a long-range program . • A $250,000 g ra n t has b e e n a w a rd e d to th e G e n e r a l L ib ra rie s a t th e U n i v e r s i t y o f T e x a s (U T ) f o r a c q u i s i ti o n a n d c a ta lo g in g o f L a tin A m erican m a te ria ls. T h e u n iv e rs ity was o n e o f tw e n ty m ajor re se a rc h lib ra rie s to re c e iv e such g rants u n d e r th e H ig h e r E d u catio n Act T itle II-C S tre n g th e n in g R e search L ib ra ry R esources P ro ­ gram o f th e U n ite d S tates Office of E ducation. “T h e g ra n t is a sig n ifican t re c o g n itio n o f UT A u stin ’s library as a m ajor re so u rc e for th e e n tire c o u n try ,” said C arolyn B ucknall, assistant d ire c to r for collection d ev e lo p m e n t. “ In p articu lar, th is is re c o g n itio n o f t h e p r e e m in e n c e o f th e B e n so n L atin A m erican C ollection am ong th e n a tio n ’s r e ­ search c e n te r s .” In th e ac q u isitio n s p h a s e o f th e p ro je c t, th e staff will a c q u ire eighty-five h u n d re d volum es o f c u rre n t a n d re tro sp e c tiv e m aterials in s u p p o rt o f m o d e m L atin A m erican stu d ies. In th e cataloging p h ase, n in e th o u sa n d re c e n t Latin A m erican ac­ quisitions will b e a d d e d to th e O h io C ollege Li­ b r a ry C e n t e r (O C L C ) d a ta b a s e , a n d e x is tin g cataloging reco rd s for m o re th an se v en th o u sa n d o th e r serial titles will b e c o n v e rte d to m achine- re a d a b le form in th e sam e system . “T his sh a rin g of b ib lio g rap h ic d a ta will elim i­ n a te m uch d u p licativ e effort in original cataloging for o th e r resea rch lib ra ries, will m ake th e se m a­ te ria ls m o re re a d ily av ailab le for sch o larly use, a n d w ill b e h e lp fu l to m an y lib ra rie s in th e ir s e l e c t i o n a n d a c q u is itio n o f m a t e r i a l s , ’’ sa y s H aro ld W. Billings, d ire c to r o f G e n e ra l L ibraries. “ A vailability o f th is cataloging d a ta in m achine- read ab le form will e n h a n c e U T ’s ability to utilize co m p u te r-b a s e d altern ativ es to th e p re s e n t card c a ta lo g a n d w ill f a c ilita te its p a r tic ip a tio n in national netw o rk in g efforts.” • T h e c h a irm a n o f th e N atio n al E n d o w m e n t for th e H u m an ities re c e n tly h ailed th e N e w Y o r k AACR2 T h e L ibrary In s titu te s P lanning C o m m itte e w ill p r e s e n t for its e le v e n th in s titu te a p ro ­ g ram on A n g lo -A m erica n C a ta lo g u in g R ules 2 (AACR2), April 2 7 -2 8 , 1979, a t th e M arriott Inn, B erkeley, California. Paul W . W inkler, e d i t o r o f t h e C o d e , w ill b e t h e p r in c ip a l speaker. T he pro g ram will also in clu d e re la te d topics such as L ib ra ry o f C o n g re s s p lan s to revi J se su b je ct o h ead in g s a n i d c n lose th e public catalog in 1980. J It pay J s o to jo in o i the n A m e r L ib ra ry A s s o c ia tio n . T he in v e s tm e n t is sm i al n ic a n l. The re tu rn : a b e tte r fu tu re fo r you and b e tte r lib ra rie s fo r everyone. W rite : P u b lic In fo rm a tio n O ffic e A m e ric a n L ib ra ry A s s o c ia tio n 50 East H uron S tre e t C h ica g o , IL 60611 46 P u b l i c L i b r a r y ’s R e se a rc h L ib ra rie s as a “ n a ­ tio n al r e s o u rc e th a t m u st b e p r e s e r v e d for th e sake o f all c itiz e n s .” J o s e p h D . D u f fe y , w h o h e a d s t h e f e d e r a l agency, a n n o u n c e d a g ra n t o f $4.8 m illion to su p ­ p o rt th e o p e ra tio n of th e lib ra ries. T h e N ew York P u b lic L ib rary R e search L ib ra rie s, D uffey said, a re , a fter th e L ib ra ry of C o n g ress, th e p rim a ry “ o p e n , f re e , a n d a c c e ss ib le so u r c e fo r a n y o n e se ek in g inform ation on th e h u m a n itie s.” T h e H u m a n itie s E n d o w m e n t will aw ard $1.6 m illion in fed eral funds to th e re se a rc h lib ra ries. T h e re m a in in g $3.2 m illion m u st b e d o n a te d to t h e e n d o w m e n t as g ifts to b e a p p lie d to t h e lib ra ry g ran t. T h e aw ard from t h e H u m a n itie s E n d o w m e n t co n tin u e s a p a tte rn o f su p p o rt for th e N ew York P u b lic L ib r a r y ’s R e s e a r c h L ib r a r i e s t h a t h as ev o lv ed o v e r th e past se v e n years. In th a t p e rio d , p r io r to t h e la te s t a w a rd , t h e e n d o w m e n t has p r o v id e d $ 5 ,8 7 5 ,0 0 0 in o u tr ig h t g ra n ts , w h ich h av e g e n e ra te d p riv a te gifts to talin g $16,600,000. In re c e n t y ears, th e R e se a rc h L ib raries h ave w o rk ed to b ro a d e n th e base o f s u p p o rt for th e ir o p e ra tio n . At p r e s e n t, s u p p o r t is d e r iv e d from N ew York C ity , N ew York State, th e fed eral gov­ e r n m e n t, e n d o w m e n t a n d in v e s tm e n ts , p riv a te gifts a n d g ran ts. T h e n u m b e r o f an n u al givers to t h e lib ra ry h a s g ro w n from t h r e e th o u s a n d in 1966 c o n t r ib u tin g a to ta l o f $ 6 1 1 ,2 2 0 to fo rty th o u s a n d c o n t r i b u ti n g $ 3 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 b y J u n e o f 1977. B ut in sp ite o f th e in c re a se d su p p o rt a n d th e R esearch L ib ra rie s’ efforts a t b e lt-tig h te n in g , th e Conference on Bibliographic Instruction T h e S e c o n d A n n u al S o u th e a s te rn C o n fe r­ e n c e on A p p ro ach es to B ibliographic I n s tru c ­ tion will b e h o ste d by th e R o b e rt S cott Small L ib ra ry , C o lle g e o f C h a rle s to n , C h a rle s to n , S outh C arolina, on M arch 2 2 -2 3 , 1979. T he co n feren ce is in te n d e d for academ ic lib ra rian s w h o a r e p r e s e n tly in v o lv e d in in stru c tio n a l p ro g ram s as w ell as th o se w ho are in itiatin g such p rogram s. It will ad d re ss itse lf to several a re a s o f c o n c e rn in b ib lio g ra p h ic ed u c a tio n : e d u c a tio n a l p h ilo so p h ie s b e h in d in s tru c tio n m eth o d s; th e p olitics o f lib ra ry in stru ctio n ; th e im p a c t o f b ib lio g rap h ic e d u catio n ; a n d a p an el d i s c u s s i o n , “ L ib r a r y I n s t r u c t i o n in t h e A cad e m ic C u rric u lu m : I n te g ra tio n o r Iso la ­ tio n ? ” A p ro g ra m o f s o u th e a s te r n a c a d e m ic b ib lio g rap h ic in stru c tio n m aterials will also b e fe a tu re d . R eg istra tio n will b e lim ite d to 150. F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n ta c t: C e r i s e O b erm an -S o ro k a, R o b e rt S cott Sm all L ibrary, C ollege o f C h a rle s to n , C h a rle sto n , SC 29401, (803) 792-5530. facility’s la te st fiscal y e a r clo sed o u t w ith a deficit o f approxim ately $1 m illion. T h e causes for th e lib ra ry ’s financial p ro b le m s a re obvious: escalating labor costs, ra m p a n t inflation in t h e cost of lib ra ry m aterials (th e cost o f books has d o u b le d in th e p a st six y ears; th e co st o f p e rio d ic a ls has risen ev en faster), th e fact th a t th e n u m b e r o f books p u b lish e d in th e w o rld has d o u b le d in th e past q u a rte r c e n tu ry . A d d in g to th e s e c o n sid eratio n s is th e fact th a t, as a re s e a rc h lib ra ry , th e facility m ust n o t only a c q u ire new m aterials b u t also c o n ­ se rv e th e m for p o ste rity . D u ffe y s tr e s s e d th a t t h e R e s e a rc h L ib ra rie s m u st b e p r e s e r v e d . N o t o n ly is t h e N ew York P ublic L ib rary th e th ird larg est re se a rc h facility in th e n atio n a fte r th e L ib rary of C o n g ress and H a rv a rd U n iv ersity , D uffey said, b u t it is also b e ­ liev ed th a t 30 p e rc e n t to 40 p e rc e n t o f its h o ld ­ ings a re u n iq u e. T h e natio n al scope of th e lib ra rie s’ o p e ra tio n s is d e m o n s tra te d by th e fact th a t 10 p e rc e n t o f th e o n -site u se rs com e from o u tsid e N ew York C ity a n d N ew York S ta te . N early 90 p e r c e n t o f th e m ail r e q u e s ts fo r p h o to c o p y in g a n d re fe re n c e com e from o u tsid e th e city a n d state. T h e e n d o w m e n t, D uffey said, fully recognizes th e fact th a t th e n a tio n ’s p u b lic lib ra ries r e p r e ­ se n t th e “fro n t lin e ” in th e e n d o w m e n t’s effort to m ake th e h u m a n itie s read ily available to th e g en ­ eral public. “T h e h u m a n itie s a re no t o f in te re s t a n d value only to professors a n d do cto ral c a n d id a te s ,” D uf­ fey said. “T h e y a re civ ilizatio n ’s s tu d y o f itself. T h ey a re th e te a c h e rs o f th e past, th e advisers for th e p r e s e n t, a n d th e g u id e p o s ts fo r th e fu tu re . A nd th e y a re o f real a n d im m e d ia te im p o rtan c e to ev e ry citizen of th is c o u n try .” T h e N ational E n d o w m e n t for th e H u m a n itie s, c h a r te r e d b y C o n g re s s in 1965, is th e U n ite d S ta te s g o v e r n m e n t ’s p r in c ip a l c u ltu r a l a g e n c y su p p o rtin g scholarship in th e h u m a n itie s, as well as pro g ram s th a t m ake h u m a n itie s stu d ie s avail­ ab le to th e g en eral public. • T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f F l o r i d a L ib ra rie s was a w a rd e d a $10,000 g ra n t from th e C o m m em o ra­ tive A ssociation for th e Ja p an ese W o rld Exposi­ tio n . T h e g r a n t was u s e d in p a r t to p u r c h a s e Ja p an ese lite ra tu re b o th in th e original language an d in tran slatio n . T h e lib ra ry now holds a v e ry e x te n siv e co lle c tio n of m o d e rn a n d p r e m o d e rn Ja p an ese p ro se fiction in E nglish tran slatio n , as w ell as, in Ja p a n e s e , t h e c o m p le te w o rk s o f a n u m b e r o f im p o rta n t m o d e m Ja p a n e se a u th o rs s u c h as Y a s u n a ri K a w a b a ta , N a o y a S h ig a , Ju n ic h iro Tanizaki, a n d Yukio M ishim a. M o n o g r a p h s i n t h e J a p a n e s e a r t s a n d h u m a n itie s w e re p u rc h a se d along w ith Ja p an ese m aps a n d statistical sources for c o m p arativ e eco­ nom ics. In ad d itio n , p a rt o f th e g ra n t was u se d to p u r c h a s e a p o rtio n o f th e G re a t B rita in -J a p a n F o re ig n Office c o rre sp o n d e n c e a n d c o n fid en tial p rin t. 47 Continuing Education Opportunities T h e follow ing co n tin u in g ed u catio n a ctiv i­ A p r i l ties have b e e n listed w ith A C R L ’s C o n tin u in g T I T L E : P ro b lem s o f A ccess to Inform a­ E d u catio n C learin gh o u se. I f you r organization tion from th e F e d e ra l G ov­ is sponsoring an activity th at you th in k may ern m e n t b e o f in te r e s t to A C R L m em b ers, p lease send D A T E : April 9 th e p e r t i n e n t d e ta ils to th e A C R L O ffice , 5 0 L O C A T IO N : U n iv ersity o f Lo w ell, L o w ell, E . H uron S t ., Chicago, I L 6 0 6 1 1 . M assach usetts S P O N S O R : N E L I N E T G o v e rn m e n t D o c ­ T I T L E : D ata U ser E d u catio n & T ra in ­ u m en ts T ask G roup ing A ctivities C O S T : $ 2 0 D A T E : V aries C O N T A C T : D avid C . H eisser L O C A T IO N : W ash ing ton , D .C . (617) 6 2 8 -5 0 0 0 ext. 3 8 8 SP O N S O R : U. S. B u rea u o f th e C ensu s C O S T : N ot available M a y C O N T A C T : U s e r T rain in g Branch T I T L E : T h e E ig h th Annual W orkshop D ata U s e r S e rv ic es D ivision o n I n s t r u c t i o n in L ib r a r y B u reau o f th e C ensu s U se W ashington, D C 2 0 2 3 3 D A T E : M ay 1 6 -1 8 (301) 7 6 3 -5 2 9 3 L O C A T IO N : U n iversity o f W aterlo o , W a te r­ F e b r u a r y loo, O n tario S P O N S O R : N ot available T I T L E : W o m en -R ela te d Issues C O S T : Not available D A T E : F e b . 2 1 - 2 3 C O N T A C T : G e rry M eek L O C A T IO N : W ash ing ton , D .C . 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S c ie n c e L ib rary and M ed ia Services D re x e l U n iversity U n iv e r s ity o f th e D is t r i c t o f Philadelp hia, PA 19104 C o lu m b ia Van N ess Cam pus T I T L E : L ib ra ry M an agem en t Skills In ­ 4 2 0 0 C o n n e cticu t A v e., N .W . stitutes W ashington, D C 2 0 0 0 8 D A T E : M arch 1 3 -1 6 Atlanta Ju n e 1 2 - 1 5 C hicago T I T L E : E ffec tiv e M an agem en t for S e r­ A ugust 7 - 1 0 Bou lder v ice Organizations N o v e m b e r 1 3 - 1 6 C o lu m b ia , D A T E : M ay 2 1 - 2 3 M aryland L O C A T IO N : Ann A rbor, M ichigan L O C A T IO N : S e e above SP O N S O R : N ot available S P O N S O R : O ffice o f M an agem en t Stud ies, C O S T : Not available A R L C O N T A C T : P eggy G a n tz , P rogram Assis­ C O S T : $ 2 0 0 ta n t, o r S h e lly C h a irm a n , C O N T A C T : D uan e W e b s te r, O M S D ir e c ­ Program C oordinator tor (313) 7 6 3 -1 0 0 0 (202) 2 3 2 -8 6 5 6 CUMULATIVE TITLE INDEX TO UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, 1789-1976 the on ly source o f title access to 187 years o f U.S. G overnm ent p u b lic a tio n s a 16-volume single-alphabet index set THE L A R G E ST A N D M O ST CO M P R E H E N SIVE TITLE IN D E X TO U.S. G O V E R N M E N T D O C U M E N T S EVER P R O D U C E D IN A N Y F O R M A T . Now, for the first time, librarians with documents collections o f every size and type will be able to identify the Superintendent o f Documents Classification Numbers for more than one million titles published by the U.S. Government over the past 187 years and, also for the first time, be able to use these Su Docs Class Numbers to order facsimile or microfilm copies o f specific documents from a centralized source (the Public Archives Branch o f the National Archives and Records Service). The massive Cumulative Title Index can be used either by itself to order documents when the title, date, and Su D ocs Numbers are sufficient identification; or in conjunction with Checklist '76, when it is desirable to learn complete bibliographic data on a publication prior to ordering copies (e.g., to find out the numbers of pages which will have to be copied @ 15¢ a piece, or to isolate specific numbers or parts o f series). In addition to the title, Su Docs Class Number, and the date o f the information in the document, each entry also indicates with an “I” or an “A” whether the microfilm image of the complete card can be found (in Su Docs Classification-sequence) in the “Active” section (Reels 1-56) or in the “Inactive” section (Reels 57-118). Lists of the specific contents o f all the microfilm reels are contained in the endpapers of each index volume. SA M P L E ENTRIES F R O M THE C U M U L A T IV E TITLE IN D E X Use the Cumulative Title Index either by itself or along with our latest microfilm edition o f the G P O Shelflist Card Catalogs – the new . . . CHECKLIST OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, 1789-1976 “ C H E C K L IS T ’ 76” contains some 1.3 million card images arranged in Superintendent-of-Documents-Classification order on 118 reels of microfilm – plus four separate hardcover indexes to U .S . Government author-organizations. Checklist '76 is accessible not only by title, but also by the names o f government author- organizations via 4 printed index volumes. Accordingly, it is a primary source for all the bibliographic data needed in identifying and ordering copies o f out-of-print U.S. Government publications. Checklist ‘76 includes, in one place, all the bibliographic data contained in the 1909 Checklist (1789-1909), the Documents Catalogues (1893-1940) and the Monthly Catalogs (1895-1975), plus entries for thousands of publications never listed in any o f those publications. U P D A T IN G C H E C K L I S T ’70 During the years since we first began filming Checklist ‘70, the U.S. Government has published more than 100,000 documents, many on such vital topics as the Viet Nam War, Watergate, recession, detente, fuel shortages, agripower, terrorism, environmental problems, consumer protection, foreign policy realignment, and of course, investigations o f everything from intelligence operations to aerosol sprays. The cards describing these new additions were interfiled into the Shelflists in Su Docs Class order, and re-filming operations began when the file was current as o f June 30, 1976. Those new entries which involved changes in government author-organizations were picked up and listed in supplementary sections added to the five original indexes. Checklist ‘76 is available for immediate delivery. Shipments o f the first title index volumes are underway and will continue throughout 1979. 50 MISCELLANY • G ro u n d was b ro k e n in J u n e for a n a d d itio n to t h e C a ro l M . N e w m a n L ib r a r y a t V i r g i n i a P o l y t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e a n d S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y in B lacksburg, V irginia. R o b e r t V e n t u r i o f V e n tu r i a n d R a u h , I n c ., P h ila d e lp h ia , h a s b e e n t h e c o n s u ltin g a r c h ite c t, a n d V osbeck, V osbeck, K e n d ric k a n d R e d in g e r, I n c ., A lexandria, V irginia, is t h e firm re sp o n sib le for a rc h ite c tu ra l p la n n in g a n d su p e rv isio n . D e la y e d sin c e th e early 1970s, c o n s tru c tio n of th e six-story, c re sc e n t-s h a p e d a d d itio n was m a d e p o s s ib le b y la s t N o v e m b e r s su c c e ss fu l V irg in ia b o n d r e fe re n d u m for $125 m illion, $8 m illio n o f w h ich was e a rm a rk e d for t h e lib ra ry a d d itio n . C o m p l e t i o n , e x p e c t e d b y e a r l y 1 9 8 0 , w ill d o u b le th e c u r r e n t size o f th e ex istin g facility. • T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a (U C ) h a s s e le c te d O C L C , In c ., to su p p ly te c h n ic a l p ro c e ss ­ in g se rv ic e s for th e lib ra rie s o f th e n in e -c a m p u s sy stem . S electio n o f O C L C ca m e as th e r e s u lt o f a form al b id d in g p ro c e ss r e q u ire d b y C a lifo rn ia sta te law. O C L C ’s p ro p o sa l calls for u s e o f o n -lin e c o m ­ p u t e r te rm in a ls in each o f t h e u n iv e rs ity ’s g e n e ra l lib ra rie s to p e rfo rm catalo g in g a n d o th e r te c h n ic a l fu n ctio n s co o p erativ ely . By u sin g su c h a sy ste m , t h e u n i v e r s i t y a n t i c i p a t e s s p e e d i n g u p t h e s e fu n ctio n s significantly. It also a n tic ip a te s th a t th e u se o f a u to m a te d sy stem s w ill h e lp in co n tro llin g lib ra ry costs. In c o m m e n tin g on th e aw a rd , S te p h e n R. Sal­ m on, th e u n iv e rsity ’s a s sista n t v ic e -p re sid e n t for l i b r a r y p la n s a n d p o lic ie s , s a id , “ O C L C w as c le a r ly th e lo w e s t r e s p o n s iv e b i d d e r , a n d also sc o re d h ig h e s t u n d e r a n u m e ric a l sy ste m u se d to e v a lu a te all b id d e rs on ap p ro x im a te ly 100 c rite ria c o n ta in e d in o u r r e q u e s ts fo r p ro p o sals. “ I n m a k in g its s e le c tio n , t h e u n iv e r s ity h a s tr ie d to ta k e in to a c c o u n t, insofar as p o ssib le , th e c u r r e n t efforts to d e v e lo p a n atio n a l b ib lio g ra p h ic n e tw o rk for all lib ra rie s. T h e u n iv e rs ity has also n o te d w ith g re a t in te r e s t t h e re c e n t fo rm atio n o f Fulbright-H ays for 198 0 -8 1 An a n n o u n c e m e n t o f o p p o rtu n itie s available to A m erican sc h o lars for 1980-81 u n d e r th e au sp ic e s of t h e F u lb rig h t-H a y s A w ards in L i­ b r a r y S c ie n c e w ill b e p u b l i s h e d in M a rc h . T h e p ro g ra m p ro v id e s o p p o rtu n itie s for u n i­ v e r s i t y l e c t u r i n g a n d a d v a n c e d r e s e a r c h a b r o a d as w e ll as a w a rd s t o s c h o la rs fro m a b ro a d for ad v a n c e d re se a rc h at U n ite d S tates i n s t i t u t i o n s . F o rm s a r e a v a ila b le fro m t h e C o u n c il f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x c h a n g e o f S c h o la rs, S u ite 300, E le v e n D u p o n t C irc le , W a sh in g to n , D C 20036. a R e se a rc h L ib ra rie s In fo rm a tio n N e tw o rk (R L IN ) to b e d e v e lo p e d specifically to m e e t th e n e e d s o f r e s e a rc h l i b r a r i e s ,” sa id S a lm o n . “ W e s u p p o r t th e s e c o n c e p ts , a n d w e a r e fo llo w in g t h e i r d e ­ v e lo p m e n t closely. In o r d e r to p ro v id e m o re ta n ­ gib le su p p o rt, th e u n iv e rsity has also a g re e d to m ake its catalo g in g d a ta a v ailab le to R L I N .” F o u r c a m p u s e s o f t h e u n iv e rsity — U C L A , U C San D ie g o , U C Irv in e , a n d U C R iv e rs id e — a re a lre a d y u sin g O C L C . In sta lla tio n o f t h e sy ste m at th e o th e r five c a m p u se s w ill b e p h a s e d o v e r th e n e x t y e a r o r two. • J. S ta n le y C o y n e h as g iv e n L e M o y n e C o l ­ l e g e o f S y ra c u se N e w York, a c h e c k for $1 m il­ lio n , c o lle g e officials r e c e n tly a n n o u n c e d . I t is th e la rg e st gift e v e r r e c e iv e d b y th e Je s u it school. C o y n e , fo u n d e r a n d p r e s id e n t o f C o y n e I n d u s ­ tria l L a u n d rie s , c o n tr ib u te d t h e m o n e y to w a rd a $ 4.2-m illio n lib ra ry L e M o y n e w a n ts to b u ild by 1980. “I h o p e m y s u p p o rt w ill stim u la te th e su p p o r t o f o th e r s ,” said C o y n e in p r e s e n tin g t h e gift, “so th a t L e M o y n e can se rv e its stu d e n ts , m an y o f w h o m c o m e fro m th e S y ra c u se c o m m u n ity a n d t h e C o y n e o r g a n iz a tio n , w ith a n e w , m o d e r n lib ra ry for d e c a d e s to c o m e .” C o y n e ’s gift b rin g s th e fu n d for th e n e w lib ra ry to $ 1 ,3 5 0 ,0 0 0 . D u r in g O c to b e r , t h e c o lle g e r e ­ c e i v e d a $ 2 2 5 ,0 0 0 c h a l l e n g e g r a n t f ro m t h e N a tio n a l E n d o w m e n t fo r t h e H u m a n itie s a n d a $12 5 ,0 0 0 gift from t h e R o sam o n d G ifford C h a rit­ a b le C o rp . T h e 6 8 ,0 0 0 -sq u a re -fo o t lib ra ry w ill b e b u ilt on t h e s o u th w e s te r n p a r t o f th e S alt S p rin g s R oad c a m p u s . G r o u n d b re a k in g is s c h e d u le d fo r n e x t su m m e r. T h e b u ild in g w ill h a v e a c a p a c ity o f 2 4 0 ,0 0 0 v o lu m es, a b o u t d o u b le th a t o f L e M o y n e ’s p r e ­ se n t facility. S e a tin g for 700 w ill b e p ro v id e d in th e tw o -sto ry s tru c tu re . An a r t g allery , se m in a r ro o m s, a n d s tu d y c a r­ re ls a re in c o rp o ra te d in floor p la n s d ra w n u p by th e firm o f Q u in liv a n , P ie rik , a n d K rau se, p ro je c t a rc h ite c ts. C o lle g e officials e x p e c t t h e b u ild in g to b e re a d y for th e 1980-81 ac a d e m ic y ear. • T h e L u n d e ll L ib ra ry ro o m , w h ich was co m ­ p l e t e d r e c e n t l y in t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T e x a s H a r r y R a n so m C e n t e r , h o u s e s w h a t h as b e e n ca lle d t h e b e s t co llectio n o f b o ta n ic a l lite ra tu r e in th e S o u th a n d o n e o f t h e th r e e o r fo u r b e s t c o l­ lec tio n s in th e U n ite d S tates. T h e L u n d e l l C o ll e c t i o n c o n ta in s m o r e th a n 5 ,0 0 0 v o lu m e s a n d 240 b oxes o f m a n u s c rip ts cov­ e rin g th e p e rio d from 1547 to th e p r e s e n t. T h e m aterials, w hich t h e d o n o rs h a v e d e v e lo p e d as a r e s e a rc h lib ra ry o v e r t h e p a s t th irty -fiv e y ears, ra n g e from classical w orks to o n es d e a lin g w ith m o d e m sc ie n tific te c h n iq u e s fo r t h e b e n e f it of T e x a s a g r i c u l t u r e . 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