ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 86 T he U niversity L ib raries Section will provide a forum for discussion of th e pro p o sed “U niversity L ib rary S ta n d a rd s” on T u e sd a y , Ju n e 27, from 10:00 a.m . to noon. T h e U n d e r g r a d u a t e L ib r a r ia n s D is c u s s io n G ro u p will focus its p ro g ram on “T h e Mission of th e U n d e rg ra d u a te L ib ra ry ,” Sunday, Ju n e 25, 10:00 a.m . to noon. ■■ About College & R esearch Libraries 13820). A G e n e r a l St a t e m e n t o f P u r p o s e C ollege & R esearch L ib ra r ie s ( C & R L ) is th e official publication o f th e Association o f C ollege and R esearch L ibraries, a division o f th e A m eri­ can L ibrary Association. It is p u b lish ed se v en teen tim es a year— six b im o n th ly jo u rn a l issues and e le v e n m o n th ly (c o m b in in g Ju ly -A u g u st) n ew s issues. As th e official publication o f ACRL, College & Research L ib ra ries m aintains a reco rd of policy sta te m e n ts and actions taken by th e association. In rep o rtin g activities o f ACR L and its sections, it thus serves as th e principal m edium of co m m u n i­ cation am ong th e ACR L m em b ersh ip . T h e publication is also a m ed iu m for p ro fes­ sio n a l c o m m u n ic a tio n a m o n g a c a d e m ic a n d resea rch librarians. T h e jo u rn al issues contain r e ­ ports o f research and thoughtful articles on m at­ te rs o f c u r r e n t a n d c o n tin u in g c o n c e rn , c o m ­ m unications from re a d e rs re la te d to th o se a r ti­ cles, and review s and a n n o u n cem en ts o f im p o r­ tant relevant publications. T he news issues re p o rt activities and program s o f th e association, inform ation and new s related to academ ic and research lib ra ries and th e ir p e r ­ sonnel, and b rie f notices o f relev an t publications. Su b m i t t i n g a n n o u n c e m e n t s f o r t h e N e w s I s s u e s L ibraries, institutions, and associations w ishing to announce d ev elo p m en ts in th e ir organizations are invited to send particu lars to th e new s e d ito r (John V. C row ley, Jam es M. M ilne L ibrary, S tate U n iv ersity C ollege, O n e o n ta , NY 13820). Such a n n o u n cem en ts m ight re p o rt, for exam ple, sig­ nificant acquisitions, staff ap p o in tm en ts, aw ards and grants, new buildings, forthcom ing m eetings a n d w o rk sh o p s , a n d b r i e f s u m m a rie s o f su c h m eetings. ACRL ch ap ters are particularly invited to send reports o f th e ir activities. All such an n o u n cem en ts should b e ty p ew ritte n , d o u b le -sp a c e d . C o p y for a g iv e n issu e o f th e N ew s closes six w eeks before th e first day o f th e m onth o f issue. 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Subscription, $25.00 a year, or to members of the division, $12.50, included in dues. Second-class postage paid at Fulton. Missouri 65251. © American Library Association 1978. All material in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Associa­ tion may be photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientific o r educational advancement. 87 vices to read ers and b ib lio g rap h ic instruction; li­ b r a r y o r g a n iz a tio n a n d m a n a g e m e n t; l i b r a r y b u ild in g s; lib ra ry h isto ry . In its tre a tm e n t o f a subject, th e m an u scrip t may em ploy a n u m b e r of d ifferen t approaches, for exam ple, a case study or a descrip tiv e o r historical n arra tiv e, an article ex­ p ressin g inform ed opinion on a m a tte r o f c o n tin u ­ ing in te re st, a re p o rt on th e p ro c e d u re s an d r e ­ sults o f a c o n tro lle d re se a rc h project. 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CASSI C h e m ic a l A b s tr a c t S e r v ic e Source Index C E M B I C o n feren ce to E xplore M achine R e a d a b le B ib lio g ra p h ic I n ­ terch an g e C O L E P A C C o n tin u in g L ib ra ry E d u catio n P lan n in g and A dvisory P roj­ ect CRIS C u r r e n t R e se a rc h In fo rm atio n System M SL O U G M edium -S ized L ibraries/O C L C U sers G ro u p MVM M ulti-V olum e M onographs NASIC N o r th e a s t A c a d e m ic S c ie n c e s Inform ation C e n te r P R E C IS P R E serv ed C o n tex t Index Sys­ tem R O H O Regional Oral H istory Office SAP S u b ject Access Project SEAM Surface E n v iro n m e n t and M in­ in g I n fo rm a tio n D iss e m in a ­ tion Program S P IE L S pokane & In lan d E m p ire Li­ b raries UPRS U ta h P u b l i c a t i o n s R e tr ie v a l System s UTLAS U n iv e rsity o f T o ro n to L ib ra ry A utom ation System