ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries May 1988 / 319 cataloger in 1973. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Ransom received an MLS from the Uni­ versity of Michigan in 1949 and came to the L i­ brary of Congress in 1949 as one of the first interns in the Special Recruit Program. She later transfer­ red to the Copyright Office as a cataloger in the former Book Section. From 1953 to 1965, Ransom worked as a documents cataloger at Oregon State University, as chief catalog librarian at Emory University, and as head of the Catalog Department at the University of Cincinnati. At the Library of Congress she received several outstanding perfor­ mance ratings, and served ALA as chair of the Council of Regional Groups of the Resources and Technical Services Division from 1963 to 1966. PUBLIC o ATIONS • Basic Statistics fo r Librarians, by I. S. Simps (256 pages, 3d ed., April 1988), will help the li­ brary manager to make informed decisions on such issues as the use of core collections, coverage and overlap of abstracting journals, and book repair fund allocation. Each statistical operation is pre­ sented in the context of practical library applica­ tions, with numerous examples and illustrations. T h e basic operations covered are: tables and graphs, averages, dispersion, sampling, probabil­ ity, statistical tests, analyses of variance, time se­ ries, correlations, regression, bibliometrics, and com p u ter p ack ag es. C o-p u blish ed by C liv e Bingley, L td ., and ALA Publishing. Cost: $25. Contact ALA Publishing Services, 50 E . Huron St. ‚ Chicago, IL 60611-2795. ISBN 0-8389-2100-0. • Carolina Bays, Mima Mounds, Submarine Canyons, and Other Topographical Phenomena, compiled by W illiam R. Corliss (245 pages, Janu­ ary 1988), is a catalog and bibliography of nearly 70 topographical anomalies such as patterned ground, astroblemes, glacial eskers, curious colum­ nar structures, horseshoe-shaped depressions, and oriented lakes. Each category is rated in terms of anomalousness, briefly described, and supple­ mented w ith a representative list of scientific sources. Copies may be ordered for $17.95 from The Sourcebook Project, P.O . Box 107, Glen Arm, MD 21057. ISBN 0-915554-22-4. • The Collection Development Policy Statement for Arizona State University Libraries (243 pages, 1987) contains both narrative policies and LC class displays of collection levels. The format of the statement is modeled on that of the University of California, Berkeley, and is the result of an exten­ sive curriculum content analysis and survey of fac­ ulty research activities. Copies may be ordered for $15 from the Arizona State University Libraries, Collection Development, Tempe, AZ 85287. • The Directory o f Library and Information Pro- fessionals, published in CD-ROM format (March n1988), provides recent data on approximately 45,000 individuals in the information community. The database is a collaborative project of Research Publications and the American Library Associa­ tion, with special help from the Special Libraries Association, American Society for Information Sci­ ence, Information Industry Association, Medical Library Association, Canadian Library Associa­ tion, and 20 other associations in North America. The software is designed for use with stand-alone CD-ROM and magnetic disk desktop databases. It has full Boolean search capability, with field and numeric range searching, save set capability, and cross-tabulations for on-screen variable analysis. An IBM or compatible microcomputer with 640K RAM, DOS 3.1 or higher, and a CD-ROM disk drive are the requirements. Demonstration floppy diskettes are available for $20, applicable to the purchase of the full database (price $495). Contact ALA Publishing Services, 50 E . Huron St., Chi­ cago, IL 60611-2795. ISBN 0-8389-0486-6. • Employee Benefits fo r Part-Timers, by Diane S. Rothberg and Barbara Ensor Cook (80 pages, 2d ed. ‚ 1987), shows employers how to establish equi­ table benefits packages for part-time employees and how to pro-rate benefits automatically. Other subjects covered by this handbook are the Tax Re­ form Act of 1986, legally required benefits, paid and unpaid leave with job protection, group insur­ ance, retirement plans, and flexible benefits pro­ grams. Copies may be ordered for $18.95 from the Association of Part-Tim e Professionals, P.O . Box 3419, Alexandria, VA 22302. ISBN 917449-03-7. • How to Use Academic Libraries in the United States, by Chiou-sen Chen (134 pages, M arch 1988), introduces the Chinese student to the infor­ mation resources and services available in Ameri­ can academic libraries and explains how they dif­ fer from library services in Asian cultures. The Chinese text allows the student to gain a basic un­ derstanding of what is available in the library, but 320 / C&RL News common library terms are given in English wher­ ever they appear in the text. The table of contents and preface are bilingual. Aspects of library service covered are the organization of academic libraries, the card catalog, basic reference tools, periodicals and indexes, reader services, and nonprint materi­ als. An English to Chinese glossary of library termi­ nology is included. Endorsed by the Chinese Amer­ ican L ib ra ria n s A ssociation, the handbook is published by the Joint Publishing Company of Hong Kong. Copies are $7.95, available from ALA Publishing, 50 E . Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611- 2975. ISBN 962-04-591-9. • Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, by Gary W. Kronk (320 pages, March 1988), contains historical data on the 112 most active meteor radi­ ants, including orbits, duration of activity, proba­ ble daily movement, brightness and color, fre­ quency of detection, and historical anecdotes. Showers are listed by the month of their occurrence under the constellation of radiation. One of the ap­ pendices provides a list of comets and asteroids that co n trib u te m eteo ric m a te ria l to p a rtic u la r showers. Copies may be ordered for $24.50 from Enslow Publishers, Bloy St. and Ramsey Ave., Box 777, Hillside, NJ 07205. ISBN 0-89490-072-2. •Music Subject Headings‚ by Perry Bratcher and Jennifer Smith (ca. 400 pages, forthcoming in July 1988), contains all the headings found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings, 10th ed., and its weekly supplements through December 1987.The format has been changed to the new LCSH format that uses UF, B T , R T , and SA terms. The use of music subject headings is explained in the introduction. Pre-publication price is $35; after publication, $50. Contact the Soldier Creek Press, Postal Drawer U, Lake Crystal, MN 56055. ISBN 0-936996-31-5. • Our Memory at Risk: Preserving New Yor Unique Research Resources (56 pages, 1988) is a re­ port, with recommendations to the citizens of New York State, by the New York Document Conserva­ tion Advisory Council. Funded in part by a Na­ tional Endowment for the Humanities grant, the report proposes three dozen recommendations to confront the challenge of preserving research re­ sources, among them improved public awareness, improved identification and procedures for the sys­ tematic selection of unique materials, comprehen­ sive records retention and disposition schedules, and regional and subject-based documentation plans to guide selection and preservation efforts. The report gives an excellent introduction to the scope of preservation problems and brittle books not only in New York State but in research libraries nationwide. Copies may be requested from the New York State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234. •Postcard Journal (vol. 1, 19 8 4 - ) is the news journal of the Curt Teich Postcard Collection of the Lake County Museum, Lake County, Illi­ k nois. The Curt Teich Company operated in Chi­ cago from 1898 to 1974 as a printer of postcards, advertising pamphlets and brochures, maps, and blotters. Eventually it became the largest volume producer of postcards in the world. The Museum has preserved the company’s industrial archives and encourages research into the importance post­ card views have for understanding the history of 20th-century America. Their quarterly journal contains articles (illustrated with Curt Teich post­ cards) on such diverse topics as: World W ar II and the hom efront, C arnegie lib ra ries, A m erican movie theaters, Illinois River industries, and bowl­ ing alleys. For a subscription/membership, send $20 to: Katherine Hamilton-Smith, Lake County Museum, Lakewood Forest Preserve, Wauconda, IL 60084; (312) 526-8638. ISSN 07430-7617. •Remote Access to Online Catalogs, SPEC Kit #142 (March 1988), describes a Fall 1987 survey of ARL libraries that offer access to their catalogs from remote locations. The kit contains four exam­ ples of user instruction, 12 examples of user aids, three job descriptions, one policy statement, three examples of formats for user input, three proposals, and a selected reading list. Kits are $20 plus $5 postage (prepayment required) ‚ available from the SPEC Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N .W ., Washington, DC 20036. •The Search Committee Handbook: A Guide to Recruiting Administrators, by Theodore J. Mar­ chese (64 pages, 1987), is the product of a year­ long, Exxon-supported project conducted by the American Association for Higher Education. An Advisory Board was set up by AAHE to examine previous research, visit with committees and exec­ utive recruiters, conduct regional hearings, and correspond with candidates. Many of the examples it uses are drawn from library searches— Sharon ’sRogers, university librarian at George Washington University, served on the Advisory Board. The handbook’s seven chapters correspond to typical steps in the recruitment process: the vacancy, the search committee, the position, the search, screen­ ing, interviews, and the appointment. Single cop­ ies are $8.95, five or more $6.95 each, 25 or more $ 5 .9 5 each (checks payable to AAHE P u b lica­ tions). Orders under $25 must be prepaid. Contact AAHE, Suite 600, One Dupont C ircle, N .W ., Washington, DC 20036. • World o f Cookbooks (v ol.l, 1987- ) _ a bimonthly review newsletter devoted exclusively to cookbooks, both in English and in many foreign languages. In addition to book reviews, the news­ letter features new trends in cookery literature, profiles of chefs and authors, news of forthcoming books, and reports on major international food magazines. Subscriptions for individuals and li­ braries are $30/year (payable to World of Cook­ books). Contact G race Kirschenbaum, Editor, 1645 S. 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Morton and others (151 pages, April 1988), is an annotated bibliography of books and articles on publishing, libraries, scholarly research, and issues related to the advancement of learning in the humanities and social sciences. It provides substantial annotation for more than 100 books and journal articles as well as a listing of an addi­ tional 150 related titles. H erbert C. Morton, for­ merly director of the Office of Scholarly C om m un­ ic a tio n an d T echnology, discusses th e m ajo r themes emerging from the literature in an intro­ ductory essay. Copies are available for $27.50 (hardback) or $14.75 (paper) from the University Press of America, 4720 Boston W ay, L anham , MD 20706. ISBN 0-8191-6825-4; 0-8191-6826-2 (pb). • Die Wunderbare Neue Welt, compiled by Ilse E. Kramer (229 pages, 1988), is the first “pilot edi­ tion” of a comprehensive list of G erm an books and related materials about the Americas in the John C arter Brown Library from 1493 to 1840. This vol­ ume begins w ith a 1474 calendar by Joannes Re­ giomontanus (a copy of which Columbus carried w ith him on his fourth voyage) and ends w ith the b e g in n in g of th e T h irty Years’ W a r in 1618. Roughly one q u a rte r of th e L ib ra ry ’s G erm an Americana holdings are listed; some 1,500 entries will be included in subsequent fascicles, bringing the im print dates forw ard to 1840. The catalogue lists work by G erm an authors in any language and works by non-Germ an authors th a t were trans­ lated into Germ an. A limited num ber of copies are available for sale at $20 from the John C arter B row n L ib rary , Brow n U niversity, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912. ■ ■ CALENDAR May 23-24—Electronic text: “The Coming of Age of Electronic T ext,” a sem inar presented by the Study Group on the Structure of Electronic Text, w ill be held a t C arnegie M ellon U niversity, Pittsburgh. The seminar program consists of five parts: real-w o rld experience w ith electronic text; the capture of information; text processing; structuring text for interaction and retrieval; and issues in the economics of inform ation. Pre­ sentations will feature discussion of m ark-up language, projects w here the full text of docu­ ments are m ade available online, the possibilities of hypertext, copyright issues, and the distribu­ tion of information. Registration fee: $150. Con­ tact: SGSET Office, H unt Library, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; (412) 268-8599. June 4 -7 —Serials: Annual Conference, North Ameri­ can Serials Interest Group, Oglethorpe Univer­ sity, Atlanta. Contact: Ann Vidor, 1981 Inwood Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; (404) 894-4523. 8-1 0 —SUNY: 20th Annual Conference, State Uni­ versity of New York L ib ra ria n s Association, SUNY M aritime College, Bronx. Topics will in­ clude: innovative ways to handle stress; CD- ROM; BITNET; electronic mail; technology anxiety; and locally developed micro programs. R e g istra tio n d e a d lin e is M ay 13. C o n ta c t: Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY M aritime Col­ lege, Fort Schuyler, Bronx, NY 10465; (212) 409­ 7231. 21- 23—Rare books: 29th A ntiquarian Book Fair, Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, organized by the A ntiquarian Booksellers’ Association. The fair will be opened by BBC-TV film critic Barry Norman. A special exhibit will commemorate T.S. Eliot’s birth in 1888. Contact: Secretary, Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association, Suite 2, 26 Charing Cross Road, London W C2H ODG. 22- 25—Publishing: “Scholarly Publishing: An E n ­ dangered Species?” is the them e of the 10th an­ nual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Pub­ lishing, Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers. The opening reception will be held at the Boston Athenaeum. Keynote address will be given by Patricia Battin, president of the Commission on Preservation and Access. Full registration fee be­ fore June 10: SSP members $225, non-members $275; onsite, $250 and $300. Contact: SSP’88 Meeting Registration, P.O. Box 53421, W ash­ ington, DC 20009; (202) 328-3555. 27-July 1—User instruction: “T he Inform ation Search Process,” a residential institute intended for practicing librarians, will be held at the Rutgers School of Com m unication, Inform ation and Library Studies. Each participant will be in­ volved in seeking inform ation on a research topic