ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 358 e l ’s Rush B u ild in g , hom e o f th e u n iv e rsity ’s School of Library and Information Science. • D a v i d K a s e r , professor, Graduate Library School, Indiana University, has been awarded a grant from the Pacific Cultural Foundation to re­ turn to Taipei in D ecem ber to direct a workshop at National Taiwan Normal University. • The P i t t s b u r g h R e g i o n a l L i b r a r y C e n t e r will receive $99,304 for the first year of a project to develop and produce an on-line union list of serials for Pennsylvania. T he State Library of Pennsylvania awarded the contract for the project to the center. Funds were provided under the Library Services and Construction Act, Title III. • The North Shore Unitarian Veatch Program o f P landom e, New York, has awarded the A n d o v e r - H a r v a r d T h e o l o g i c a l L i b r a r y , Cam­ bridge, Massachusetts, a grant o f $57,250 for one year to complete the cataloging o f the books, pe­ riodicals, and manuscripts o f the Universalist His­ torical Society Library. The Universalist Library, founded in 1834, was given to the Harvard D i­ vinity School in Ju n e 1975 by the society and forms a part of the school’s Universalist and Uni­ tarian collections. • T h e N ational E n d o w m en t for th e Humanities (NEH) has awarded a challenge grant that may bring as much as $ 1 .6 million to the N e w Y o r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y . Under the terms of the grant the library would have to raise $3.2 mil­ lion in private gifts to qualify for the maximum $1.6 million from the NEH. The Vincent S. Astor Foundation will match unrestricted gifts in excess of the NEH award dollar for dollar. MEETINGS J a n u a r y 9 -1 4 : The forty-first annual N a t i o n a l A u d i o - V i s u a l A s s o c i a t i o n (NAVA) Convention and Exhibit will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia World Congress Center. For more information write NAVA Convention, 3150 Spring St., Fairfax, VA 22031; (703) 273-7200. F e b r u a r y 1 4 -1 7 : The A s s o c i a t i o n o f A m e r i ­ c a n L i b r a r y S c h o o l s ’ 1980 C o n f e r e n c e will have the theme “New Mandates for Library Edu­ cation: Implications of the W hite House Confer­ en ce .” For information contact Janet Phillips, As­ sociation of American Library Schools, 471 Park L n., State College, PA 16801; (814) 238-0254. M a r c h 3 - 5 : “T h e L RC and th e L ife -L o n g Learner” will be the theme of the fifteenth an­ nual C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e L e a r n i n g R e s o u r c e s C o n f e r e n c e to be held at Southern Illinois Uni­ versity, Edwardsville. For more information and registration, contact Peggy Mills, John A. Logan College, Cartersville, I L 62981. M a r c h 1 9 -2 2 : L i b r a r y H i s t o r y S e m i n a r V I , with the theme “Libraries and C u ltu re,” will be held at the Driskill Hotel, Austin, Texas. The program will offer thirty-one selected papers dur­ ing the day and will feature addresses by major speakers at the evening sessions. The registration fee of $75 ($35 for students) includes two meals. F o r inform ation w rite L H S - V I C o ord in ato r, Graduate School of Library Science, University of Texas at Austin, Box 7576, University Sta., Aus­ tin, T X 78712. ■■ Continuing Education Opportunities The following continuing education activities have been listed with A CRL’s Continuing Educa­ tion Clearinghouse. If your organization is spon­ soring an activity that you think may be o f inter­ est to ACRL members, please send the pertinent details to the A C R L Office, 50 E. Huron S t., Chicago, IL 60611. January 1 7 -1 9 — Video: “Video Production T ech n iq u es,” workshop, Drexel University. F ee: $110. Contact: D irector, Office of Continuing Profes­ sional Education, Drexel University, 32d and C hestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 895-2153. February 8—-Environm ent: Environmental Information R e­ sources, workshop, D rexel U niversity. F e e : $55. Contact: Director, Office of Continuing Profes­ sional Education, Drexel University, 32d and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 895-2153. 2 0 -2 2 — Management: Management Skills Work­ shop for Librarians, Successful Library Man­ agem ent Associates, Travel Lodge Tow er at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. F e e : $175/Group $150. Contact: Successful Library Management Asso­ cia tes, P .O . Box 4 8 8 , Grayslake, I L 6 0 030; (312) 866-8073. 22, 28: M arch 7, 14— Accounting: Accounting for Librarians Institute, Rosary College Graduate School of Library Science, River Forest, Illi­ nois. F ee: $100. Contact: Continuing Education Programs, Ros­ ary C ollege Graduate School o f Library S c i­ ence, River Forest, I L 60305. 2 7 -M a rch 1— Statistics: “Statistical Methods for Professional Librarians,” workshop, University 359 of Minnesota Departm ent of Conferences; loca­ tion : L ou isian a S ta te U n iv e r sity , G rad u ate S c h o o l o f L ib r a r y S c ie n c e , B a to n R o u g e , Louisiana. Contact: John S. Vollum, Program D irecto r, Departm ent o f Conferences, 222 Nolte C enter, 3 1 5 P illsb u ry D r ., S E , U n iv ersity o f M in ­ nesota, MN 55455; (612) 373-3157. March 7— L ib rary Instruction: “Advanced Techniques in Teaching the Library U se r,” workshop, Drexel University. F e e : $55. Contact: D irector, Office o f Continuing Profes­ sional Education, Drexel University, 32d and Chestnu t S ts ., Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 895-2153. 7 - 9 — Statistics: “Statistical Methods for Profes­ sional L ib r a r ia n s ,” w orkshop, U n iv ersity o f M innesota D ep artm ent o f C o nferences; loca­ tion: University of Alabama, School o f Library Service, University, Alabama. Contact: see Statistics, February 27. 21— Classification: Dew ey N in eteen th Editio n, Rosary College Graduate School o f Library Sci­ ence, River Forest, Illinois. Contact: Continuing Education Programs, Ros­ ary C o lleg e G raduate School o f L ibrary S c i­ ence, River Forest, IL 60305. pril 18— A lternative Press: Alternative or Small Press Publications Collection D evelopm ent, seminar. Alternative Acquisitions P roject, Tem ple Uni­ versity Library and the Graduate School of L i­ brary and Inform ation S c ie n ce , D rex el U n i­ versity, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. C o n ta c t: A lte r n a tiv e A c q u is itio n s P r o je c t , Tem p le U niversity L ibrary, Philadelphia, PA 19122. 18, 25; May 2 , 9— Automation: Library Automa­ A tion Institute, Rosary College Graduate School o f Library Scien ce, River Forest, Illinois. F e e : $125. Contact: Continuing Education Programs, Ros­ ary C ollege G raduate School o f L ib rary S c i­ en ce, River Forest, I L 60305. 19— Bibliographic Instruction: “Teaching Biblio­ graphic Research Skills,” workshop, University o f W isconsin-Parkside Library/Learning C en ­ ter, Kenosha, Wisconsin. C o ntact: Jim N elson, U niversity o f W isco n­ s in -E x ten sio n Com m unication Programs, 610 Langdon S t., Madison, W I 53706; (608) 262- 3566. 2 1 -2 2 — AACR 2: Maine C onference on AACR 2, workshop, Chase Hall, Bates College Library, Lewiston, Maine. Contact: Mary E . Dudman, Bates College L i­ brary, Lewiston, M E 04240; (207) 784-2949. May 2— Alternative Press: Alternative or Small Press Publications C ollection Developm ent, seminar. Alternative Acquisitions Project, Tem p le Uni­ versity Library and the Library School, Uni­ versity of W isconsin-M adison. Location: Madi­ son, Wisconson. C o n ta c t: A lte r n a tiv e A c q u isitio n s P r o je c t , Tem p le University Library, Philadelphia, PA 19122. August 2 3 - S e p t e m b e r 23— T r a v e l: F ifth In tern atio nal Traveling Sum mer School, Association of Assis­ ta n t L ib r a r ia n s , T o u r o f L ib r a r ie s : E d in ­ b u rg h -Y o rk A r e a -B a th -L o n d o n . F e e : £ 4 5 0 (subject to change). Contact: John Faughey, Departm ent of Librar­ ianship , N ew castle upon T y n e P o ly te ch n ic, N orthu m berland Building, S t. 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Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (PS form 3 5 2 6 , Apr. 1978) for 1979 filed with the United States Post Office, Postmaster in Chicago, Illi­ nois, September 28, 1979. R etired Lib ra ria n o f Congress, L. Q u in c y M u m fo rd answ ers lib ra ria n s ’ q u e stio n s a b o u t the new CUMULATIVE TITLE INDEX TO THE CLASSIFIED COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1978 the u n iq u e 132 volum e, s in g le -a lp h a b e t lis tin g o f v irtu a lly every w o rk cla ss ifie d b y LC since 1897. Background: L ib ra ria n s have been a skin g p e n e tra tin g q u e s tio n s a b o u t th e C u m u la tiv e Title In d e x to the C la s s ifie d C o lle c tio n s o f th e L ib ra ry o f C on g re ss (T L C ) ever s in c e it was fir s t a n n o u n c e d . We d is tille d w h a t we b elieved to be th e m o st s ig n ific a n t o f the se q u e s tio n s and d isc u sse d th e m w ith re tire d L ib ra ria n o f C o n g re s s Dr. L. Q u in c y M u m fo rd , w ho se 21 ye a r re g im e (1954-1974) w itn e s s e d su ch re le va n t la n d m a rk s as th e b e g in n in g o f M A R C and th e in tro d u c tio n o f th e Sha re d C a ta lo g in g P ro gra m . H ere are so m e o f th e q u e s tio n s a nd h is answ ers. Carrollton: Dr. M u m fo rd , ju s t w h y is title access so — F rench L a n g u a g e w o rk s ca ta lo g e d b e fo re im p o rta n t? 1973, — G e rm a n, S p a n ish and P o rtu g e se L an g u a g e Mumford: W ell, in th e case o f th e T itle In d e x to th e LC w o rk s c a ta lo g e d b e fo re 1975,C o lle c tio n s , its g re a te st value p ro b a b ly lie s in its — M a te ria ls in th e o th e r R o m a n -a lp h a b e t m ost o b v io u s use. W hen o n ly title s are kn o w n to a se arch e r, T L C w ill sh ow : a u th o rs ’ nam es (and th e lan g u a g e s ca ta lo g e d b e fo re 1976, and ye ars o f p u b lic a tio n ), w h ic h lead to N a tio n a l U n io n — T ra n s lite ra te d n o n -R o m a n a lp h a b e t m a ­ te ria ls c a ta lo g e d by LC th ro u g h 1978.C atalo g e n trie s; p re c is e LC C la s s ific a tio n N um b e rs, w h ic h lead to s p e c ific c a rd im ag e s on th e LC Because o f the se d e la y s in e n te rin g th e R om a n - Sh e lf lis t m ic ro fo rm s , and LC C ard N u m b e rs fo r a lp h a b e t n o n -E n g lis h -L a n g u a g e m a te ria ls, it is o rd e rin g fro m th e C a ta lo g in g D is trib u tio n S ervice. e s tim a te d th a t m o re th a n h a lf o f th e o ne m illio n In th e case o f th e S h e lf list, o f co u rse , s e arch e s fo r re c o rd s p re p a re d d u rin g th e 12 ye ars o f th e th e p re c is e C lass N u m b e r s h o u ld be m ade in T L C L ib ra ry 's S h ared C a ta lo g in g P ro gra m have n ot even if th e a u th o r is k n o w n as w e ll as th e title . e n te re d th e M A R C d ata base. In a d d itio n to th is p rim a ry use, I s h o u ld lik e to A s m a ll n u m b e r o f e x c e p tio n s to th e a bo ve lis tin g c o m m e n t o n th e re ce n t tre n d by a c q u is itio n s are re p re se n te d by th e L ib ra ry 's h ig h ly s e le ctive d e p a rtm e n ts to set up th e ir re c o rd s by title in o rd e r R EC O N (R E tro s p e c tiv e C O N v e rs io n ) P ro gra m to e n jo y fa s te r and m ore p re c ise access th a n is w h ic h a fte r several ye ars has o n ly ju s t re a ch e d its p ro v id e d in m ain e n try c a ta lo g s (e s p e c ia lly w hen 150,000th re c o rd (m o st o f w h ic h c o ve re d 1968 and c o rp o ra te a u th o rs and o th e r p ro b le m a u th o rs are 1969 E n g lish L an g u a g e re p rin ts ). in v o lv e d ). A c tu a lly , it has been th e L ib ra ry 's lo n g range The C a ta lo g M a na g e m en t D iv is io n o f th e L ib ra ry o f e m p h a sis on c o lle c tin g and c a ta lo g in g n on -U .S . C on g re ss co n v e rte d its o w n Process In fo rm a tio n m a te ria ls w h ic h has led it w ell b e y o n d th e ro le o f a File fro m a m ain e n try to title a rra n g e m e n t a b o u t " n a tio n a l lib r a r y ” to its p re e m in e n c e as a “lib ra ry to e ig h t ye ars ago, and I u n d e rsta n d th a t th e ir th e w o r ld ” . T h is e m p h a s is is illu s tra te d by th e fa ct searching e fficie n cy increased th a t in th e last te n years, o n ly 37 su bsta ntia lly after th a t change. p e rc e n t o f th e b o o ks p ro c e sse d “ Because o f the o v e rw h e lm in g In sh o rt, lib ra ria n s have lo n g by LC w ere in E n g lish (and. o f size, lo n g e v ity , a n d in te rn a tio n a l needed a d efin itive , s in g le ­ co u rs e , a la rg e n u m b e r o f the se a lp h a b e t title ind e x to th e scope o f L C ’s h o ld in g s , the g re a t w e re o f n o n -U .S . o rig in ). L ib ra ry ’s h ug e re tro sp e ctive m a jo rity o f the 6.5 m illio n reco rd s Carrollton: W ell, th a t p re tty w ell c o lle c tio n o f th e w o rld ’s in its C la ssifie d C o lle c tio n s have ta ke s care o f T L C 's c o v e ra g e o f lite ra tu re , and th e re is no never been in c lu d e d in MARC, th e n o n -M A R C re c o rd s. N ow let's d o u b t in m y m ind th a t th is 132 OCLC, o r a n y o th e r data ba se .” ta lk a b o u t O C L C . Several lib r a r ­v o lu m e set is g o in g to fill th a t ians have asked w ha t b e n e fits need. th e y w o u ld get fro m th e T itle Carrollton: N ow th a t w e ’ve e s ta b lis h e d th e im p o rta n c e In d e x th a t th e y w o u ld n ot a lre a d y be g e ttin g as o f title access, le t's e x p lo re ju s t h ow m a n y and O C L C p a rtic ip a n ts . w h a t k in d s o f t i t l e s a re in th e C la s s ifie d Mum ford: First, o f co u rse , is th e m a tte r o f co vera g e . C o lle c tio n s . Because of th e o v e rw h e lm in g size, lo n g e v ity and Mumford: E sse n tia lly, the se c o n ta in all o f th e m a te ria ls in te rn a tio n a l sc o pe o f LC's h o ld in g s , th e grea t (b o th m o n o g ra p h s and s e ria ls) w h ic h have ever m a jo rity o f re c o rd s in its c la s s ifie d c o lle c tio n s have been c a ta lo g e d and c la s s ifie d by th e L ib ra ry o f n o t been in c lu d e d in M AR C. O C L C , o r a n y o th e r C o n g re s s s in c e th e a d o p tio n o f its C la s s ific a tio n data bases. System in 1897. As o f J a n u a ry 1979, the se to ta le d a p p ro x im a te ly 6.5 m illio n title s . A b o u t o ne m illio n A c tu a lly , th e re ’s no w ay o f k n o w in g e x a c tly how (o r 18 p e rc e n t) o f the se re c o rd s are in c lu d e d in the m a ny re c o rd s are in th e LC C la ss ifie d C o lle c tio n s M AR C (M A c h in e R eadable C a ta lo g ) data base th a t are n ot in O C L C . We k n o w h ow m a ny re c o rd s w h ich was e sta b lis h e d in 1968. LC has se nt to O C L C (o ve r o ne m illio n M AR C Carrollton: In view o f th e fa c t th a t access to th e M AR C re c o rd s ) b ut w e d o n ot k n o w h o w m a n y n o n ­ data base is a lre a d y a va ila b le to lib ra rie s in a w id e d u p lic a te re tro s p e c tiv e LC re c o rd s have been p ut v a rie ty o f s e gm e n ts and fo rm a ts — a nd as it in to th e data base by O C L C p a rtic ip a n ts . In s p ite o f a m o u n ts to o n ly o n e -s ix th o f th e L ib ra ry 's th e larg e n u m b e rs o f re c o rd s c ite d by O C L C , a fte r c o lle c tio n — w o u ld y o u d e s c rib e fo r us ju s t w hat one d e d u c ts th e M A R C in p u t, n o n -p r in t m a te ria ls, re c o rd s m ake up th e n o n -M A R C p o rtio n o f TL C ? d u p lic a te re co rd s , lo c a l p u b lic a tio n s , and o th e r n o n -L C m a te ria ls, th e n u m b e r o f re tro s p e c tiv e Mum ford: Yes. T h e m ore th a n 5 1/2 m illio n n o n -M A R C n o n -M A R C LC re c o rd s e n te re d b y O C L C p a r tic i­ e n trie s in T L C w ill in c lu d e th e fo llo w in g : p a n ts s h o u ld be re la tiv e ly s m a ll. Based on — E n g lish L an g u a g e w o rk s c a ta lo g e d b e fo re co n v e rs a tio n s w ith LC c a ta lo g e rs and o th e rs, 1968, h ow e ve r, m y o u ts id e guess w o u ld be th a t so m e 1.5 M um ford (C ontinued) m illio n u n iq u e n o n -M A R C LC re c o rd s m ay have c h a n g e s w ill have been p ic k e d u p a nd p rin te d in been a dd e d by O C L C p a r tic ip a tin g lib ra rie s . TL C . In m a n y cases w h e re p a r tic ip a tin g O C L C lib ra rie s d e rive th e ir c a ta lo g in g d ata fro m o ld LC This, o f co u rse , leaves 4 m illio n n o n -M A R C re c o rd s p rin te d c a rd s it w o u ld be b e n e fic ia l if th e y w o u ld in th e C la s s ifie d C o lle c tio n s th a t are n o t in th e c o n s u l t T L C e n t r ie s b e f o r e th e y c o n t r ib u t e O C L C data base. re tro s p e c tiv e c a ta lo g in g to th e O C L C d ata base. T he m a in reaso n s fo r th e re la tiv e lack o f O C L C o v e rla p , as in d ic a te d abo ve , are th e size and A cce ss to u p -to -d a te LC C la s s ific a tio n n u m b e rs , o f in te rn a tio n a l n a tu re o f th e L ib ra ry o f C o n g re s s c o u rs e , w ill a lso be e x tre m e ly im p o r ta n t to lib ra rie s h o ld in g s w h e n c o m p a re d to th o s e o f even th e c o n v e rtin g fro m D ew e y to th e LC C la s s ific a tio n la rg e s t o f th e O C L C p a rtic ip a n ts . sy ste m . M o re o v e r, O C L C p a rtic ip a n ts can re fe r to C O M P A R IS O N S O F H O L D IN G S T L C to fin d LC C lass N u m b e rs fo r th o s e O C L C re c o rd s w h ic h s h o w o n ly D ew e y c a ll n u m b e rs.Th e o v e rw h e lm in g re la tiv e s tre n g th s o f th e LC c o lle c tio n s in s p e c ific s u b je c t areas a re best C arrollton: Dr. M u m fo rd , y o u ’ve d e m o n s tra te d th e illu s tra te d in th e b ie n n ia l re p o rt, T itle s C la s s ifie d u se fu ln e s s and u n iq u e c o v e ra g e o f th e L C T itle b y th e L ib ra ry o f C o n g re s s C la s s ific a tio n : N a tio n a l In d e x . B u t th e se t is e x p e n s iv e (even w ith o u r p re ­ S h e lflis t C o u n t (p u b lis h e d by th e U n iv e rs ity o f p u b lic a tio n p ric e s a nd e x te n d e d p a y m e n t pla n s). C a lifo rn ia at B e rk e le y u n d e r th e a u s p ic e s o f th e H o w can lib ra ria n s ju s t if y its c o st? o rg a n iz a tio n o f “ C h ie f C o lle c tio n D e v e lo p m e n t O ffic e rs o f L a rg e R esearch L ib ra rie s ” ). T h is s tu d y M um ford: I th in k th e c o s t e ffe c tiv e n e s s o f th e se t is c o m p a re s th e h o ld in g s o f LC to th o s e o f 27 m a jo r b est illu s tra te d by th e fa c t th a t fo r a o n e -tim e U.S. re sea rch lib ra rie s in in d iv id u a l LC C la s s ific a ­ e x p e n d itu re w h ic h is less th a n th e ye a r's s a la ry o f tio n S ch e du les. a c a ta lo g e r, T L C w ill g o o n ye a r a fte r ye a r sa vin g T he 1977 e d itio n o f th is re po rt show s th a t the L ib ra ry tim e a n d m o n e y f o r a l i b r a r y ’ s R e fe r e n c e , o f C on g re ss’ h o ld in g s are A c q u is itio n s a nd C a ta lo g in g o fte n tw o o r m ore tim e s as D e p a rtm e n ts — and d o so d u rin g “ F o r a o n e -tim e e x p e n d itu re large as those o f se con d -p la ce th o s e fu tu re ye ars w h e n in fla tio n lib ra rie s in a w id e va rie ty of w h ic h is less than a y e a r’s s a la ry w ill have inc re a se d s ta ff s a la rie s s ig n ific a n t su bje ct areas, in ­ o f a ca ta lo g e r, TLC w ill g o on, a nd o th e r co sts. clu d in g : A m e rica n H istory y e a r a fte r y e a r; sa vin g tim e a nd (Classes E-F), Social Sciences m o n e y fo r a lib r a r y ’s R eference, L o o k in g at it a n o th e r w ay, T L C (H -H x), Language & Litera ture A c q u is itio n s , a n d C a ta lo g in g D e ­ re c o rd s c o s t o n ly $1.78 per (P-Pz), T e c h n o lo g y (T-T x), th o u s a n d at th e p re -p u b lic a tio n and B ib lio g ra p h y and Library p a rtm e n ts .” p ric e — a nd even less if p a id in S cience (Z). a dva n ce . T h e a rg u m e n ts fo r In a te le p h o n e s u rv e y c o n d u c te d b y C a rro llto n o rd e rin g th e set n ow and p a y in g in a d va n ce Press d u rin g S e p te m b e r, 1979, o f th e 20 la rg e s t also seem im p re s sive to me. T h o s e lib ra rie s w h ic h m e m b e rs o f th e A s s o c ia tio n o f R esearch L ib ra rie s , it o rd e re d M a n s e ll’s P re -19 5 6 Im p rin ts e d itio n o f th e w as le a rn e d th a t a lth o u g h 16 o f th e m are c u r r e n tly N a t io n a l U n io n C a t a lo g w h e n it w a s f i r s t O C L C p a r t ic ip a n t s , n o n e s u b m it s i g n i f i c a n t a n n o u n c e d p aid less th a n h a lf o f to d a y ’s p ric e fo r n u m b e rs o f re tro s p e c tiv e LC re c o rd s to O C L C . (A th a t set. A lso, th e 10% p re p a y m e n t d is c o u n t on th e p o s s ib le e x c e p tio n to th is is th e U n iv e rs ity o f T exas, T itle In d e x a m o u n ts to a h e a lth y $1,143. It is w h ic h has s e n t O C L C a p p ro x im a te ly 20,000 th e re fo re o b v io u s ly a d v a n ta g e o u s fo r lib ra rie s to re tro s p e c tiv e re c o rd s to date.) g et th e ir o rd e rs o n re c o rd n o w at th e p re ­ p u b lic a tio n p ric e . T h a t w ay, th e y ’ ll be c e rta in to get LC C L A S S IF IC A T IO N N U M B E R C H A N G E S th e “ Z ” v o lu m e s at th e sa m e p ric e th e y p a id fo r th e T e n s o f th o u s a n d s o f LC C la s s ific a tio n -N u m b e r “ A ” vo lu m e s. 362 N E W S B R I E F S Inside Washington by James D. Lockwood ALA Washington Office Higher Education Act: A bill amending and extending the Higher Edu­ ucation Act (HEA) of 1965 passed the House of Representatives on November 7. The bill, H.R. 5192, would increase the HEA Title II-A College Resources program basic grant to $10,000. It would continue.the Title II-C Strengthening Research Libraries program without major change except that recipients of Title II-C grants would not be eligible for II-A basic grants. The extension bill would add a new Title-D, creating a National Periodicals Center. Tax Deductions for Manuscripts Donation: Norman Tanis, California State University, Northridge, library director, and Daniel Boorstin, li­ brarian of Congress, testified at October 22 hearings before the Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management in support of the Artists Tax Equity Act of 1979 (S.1078). The bill would provide a tax credit to authors or artists who donate literary, musical, or artistic compositions or papers to a library or museum. The tax credit would be equal to 30 percent of the fair-market value of the gift. Title II-A Basic Grant Deadline: The Office of Education has an­ nounced that the grant application deadline for College Library Resources basic grants for FY 1980 will be December 21, 1979. The announcement ap­ peared in the November 9 Federal Register (pp.6 5 ,1 8 6 - 6 5,1 8 7) and is contingent upon the expectation that funding will be available for the program. For further information about basic grant applications, call Frank Stevens, U.S. Office of Education,. (202) 2̂ 5-9530. NCLIS Sponsors January Meeting on NPC The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) will sponsor a meeting entitled "The National Periodicals Center Legisla­ tion and Implementation: Next Steps" on January 18, 1980 at the Palmer House in Chicago just before the ALA Midwinter Meeting. NCLIS has invited representatives of organizations that support the legislation for a Nation­ al Periodicals Center to participate in the meeting, but representatives of other organizations, as well as observers, may also attend and will have an opportunity to express their views. The tentative agenda for the meeting calls for the discussion of the NPC legislation now in Congress, differences in language between the NCLIS legislative proposal and the congressional legislation, possible amendments to congressional legislation, legislative strategy, the Arthur D. Little report, and possible steps to put NPC legislation into effect. At its September, 1979, meeting in Colorado NCLIS passed a resolution that the commission's testimony at Senate hearings in October "recommend that the final wording of Part D of H.R. 5192 (a bill that would create an NPC) reflect the essence of the NCLIS Final Draft Legislative Proposal of July 19, 1979, and the Implications described in the System C model in the Arthur D. Little Study." C&RL News suggested incorrectly in the November issue (p. 325) that the resolution Implies NCLIS support for a "decentralized" NPC. Ed.