ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 368 H e l e n T u r n e r , h ead, G o v e rn m e n t D o c u ­ m ents D ep artm ent, M em phis State University Libraries, retired on October 1. She began her service at the Memphis State University Libraries in 1966 and had previously worked at Memphis and Shelby County Public Library and Informa­ tion C enter and at the Library of Congress. DEATHS M a r i e E . A n g e l o t t i , until recently the assis­ tant director for library services at Florida Atlan­ tic University, died O ctober 17 in Boca Raton, Florida. F o r d C u r t i s , professor emeritus o f English at the University of Pittsburgh, died on Septem ber 24. In 1960 Curtis and his wife donated to the University Libraries the Ford and Harriet Curtis T h e a tre C o lle c tio n , com posed o f books, p ro ­ gram s, and m em o rabilia co lle cte d over many years o f avid th e a te rg o in g . C u rtis serv ed as curator from 1961 to 1975, during which time he undertook an expansion of the collection by dona­ tions from numerous theatrical sources. B a r b a r a E l a i n e N i c h o l s o n , assistant director of libraries at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and president-elect o f the Academic Library As­ sociation of Ohio, died on August 31 in Hamilton, Ohio. She had served as physics-astronomy librar­ ian at the University of Texas at Austin, 1968-70; head s c ie n c e lib ra r ia n a t M iam i U n iv e r s ity , 1 9 7 0 -7 2 ; and assistan t d ir e c to r o f lib ra ries at Miami University, 1972-79. Memorial contribu­ tions in her name may be made to Miami Uni­ versity’s Women s R esource C en te r, c/o Miami University Fund, Murstein Alumni C en ter, Ox­ ford, Ohio. ■■ Publications RECEIVED (S e le c te d item s w ill b e review ed in future issues of C ollege & Research L ibraries.) • Aaron and E la in e C ohen s Designing an d Space Planning f o r L ibraries: A B ehavioral Guide (B o w k er, 1 9 7 9 , $ 2 4 .9 5 ) p re se n ts the a u th o rs’ views (one an architect, the other a behaviorist) on how to set up a library and give equal recogni­ tion to human behavior as well as to aesthetics and building function. In addition to discussions on planning and layout of library space, the au­ thors also include information on choice o f furni­ ture and equipment; lighting, power, and energy; color and signage; and acoustics. • Frances Simonsen Bernhardt’s Introduction to L ib r a r y T ech n ica l Services (H. W. W ilson, 1979, $15) has been prepared “as a textbook for a co u rs e in te c h n ic a l s e r v ic e s in a tw o -y ear library/media technology program ’’ and is d e ­ signed not only for such students but also for those working in a library as well as those con­ templating a career decision. • Charles L. B ernier and A. Neil Yerkey’s C o­ gent Communication: Overcoming Reading Over­ load (Greenwood, 1979, $19.95), presenting two aspects o f th e problem — the unreadable abun­ dance of relevant material and the inability to use what has been read, gives the authors’ discussion of methods used to cope with the problem and introduces the principle of cogency (the intelli­ gent and productive use of what is read). This volume is num ber 26 in Greenwood’s C ontribu­ tions in Librarianship and Information Science. • T h e In ternational F ed e ra tio n o f Film Ar­ chives Cataloging Commission has recently issued Film Cataloging, designed as a practical and up- to-date guide to the theory and practice of film cataloging. Published by B u rt F ran klin , 1979. Price: $17.95 • The University Press o f Virginia has brought together in the volume Selected Studies in B ibli­ ography (1979, $15) eleven of the articles by G. Thomas Tanselle, published from 1967 through 1979 and treating the theory and tools of bibli­ ography, problems dealing with bindings and pa­ pers in descriptive bibliography, and textual criti­ cism and editing. • The proceedings of the twenty-fourth Aller­ ton Park In s titu te , 1978, S u p erv isio n o f E m ­ ployees in L ib raries, edited by Rolland E . S te ­ vens, has been issued by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science. Price: $9. • V olum e 9 o f A d v a n ces in L ib r a r ia n s h ip , ed ited by M ich ael H. H arris (A cadem ic P r., 1 9 7 9 , $ 2 1 ), in clu d e s six p a p e rs: D avid K. Bem inghausen on intellectual freedom; Thomas J. Waldhart and Trudi Bellardo on user fees in publicly funded libraries; Charles W . Evans on paraprofessional library employees; Rosemary and Paul Du Mont on measuring library effectiveness; Abraham Bookstein and Karl Kocher on opera­ tions research; and George W. W hitbeck, Jean Major, and H erbert S. W hite on funding support for library research. • A new reference work on government docu­ m ents is F re d e ric O ’H ara’s G u id e to P u b lica ­ tions o f the Executive B ranch (Pierian P r., 1979, $29.50 cloth, $15.00 paper), which has separate chapters treating each of the departments. • Pierian Press continues its Library Research G uide serie s with its third volum e, Jam es R. 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E u ste r, Loyola U n iv e r­ sity, N ew O rle a n s; L a rry H a rd e s ty , D e P auw U n iv e rsity , G re e n c a stle , In d ian a ; F r e d M ilton H e ath , Radford College, Radford, Virginia; Phyl­ lis E. Jaynes, D a rtm o u th College; W illiam G ood­ rich Jones, N o rth w e ste rn U niversity; M arianne Kozlowski, S outhern Illinois U niversity; C harles Lowry, Elon C ollege, N orth Carolina; D o nna L. M cC ool, W ash in g to n S ta te U n iv e rsity ; N eo sh a Ann Mackey, O hio State U niversity; E lean o r A. M o n ta g u e, U n iv e rsity of C alifornia, R iverside; R oger H. P arent, A m erican L ibrary Association; A nne P e y to n , D a rtm o u th C o lle g e ; D e n n is E. Robison, U niversity of Richm ond, Virginia; G race M. Ross, L ib ra ry of C ongress; Jo rd a n M ichael Scepanski, Joint U niversity L ibraries, Nashville; and Sara Lou W hildin, Pennsylvania State U ni­ versity. ■■ COMMUNITY COLLEGE A N D CITY LIBRARY L IN K E D T h e N a p a C o m m u n ity C o lle g e L ib ra ry a n d N apa City—C ounty L ibrary in California have r e ­ ceived a L ibrary Services and C onstruction Act g ra n t to c o o rdinate collection d e v e lo p m e n t a nd m erge th e ir circulation systems. By cooperating in collection d e v elopm ent the college library and th e city system hope to p ro ­ vide b e tte r service a nd at th e sam e tim e avoid unnecessary duplication. U n d e r th e m erged c ir­ culation system , p a tro n s at th e college will be able to transact business w ith th e public library system directly from th e college cam pus by com ­ p u te r hookup. Public library patro n s will for th e first tim e be able to check books o ut of th e col­ lege library. W h ile th e basic p o licies a n d p h ilo s o p h ie s of each library will rem ain intact, th ey will share a uniform b o rro w e r’s c ard , a d e liv e ry se rv ice , a com m on circulation system , a n d a coordinating service staff. ■■ Classified Advertising NOTICE R e s p o n d e n ts to a d v e rtis e rs o ffe rin g fa c u lty ‘ ‘ra n k " a nd “ s ta tu s ” are advise d th a t th e s e te rm s are a m b ig u o u s a nd sh ou ld in q u ire as to benefits involved. All advertisem ents fo r th e "P o sitio ns W anted” and the ‘‘ Posi­ tion s O pen” classifications w ill be edited to exclu d e d ire c t or in d ire c t re ferences to ra ce, creed, color, age, and sex as co n ­ d itio n s of em p lo ym e nt. The A m e rican Library Association re­ q uire s a salary range fo r a ll “ P ositions O pe n ." Classified adve rtising o rd ers and copy, and cance lla tion s, should be a ddressed to: Riley K. 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Rate fo r classified a d v e rtising is $ 1 .8 0 p er p rin te d line to ACRL m e m b ers ($ 5 .4 0 m in im u m ); $ 2 .2 5 per p rinte d line to non-ACRL m em bers ($ 6 .7 5 m in im u m ). Ind ividu als w ho advertise on behalf o f organizations will be ch arge d a c c o rd in g to th e o rg an ization ’s m e m ­ bership status. FOR SALE MARV B R O A D B E N T, Box 6, Beltsville, M D 2 0 7 0 5 . G ove rn m e nt p u b lica tion s. S tanding, s u b s c rip tio n , single, or search orders. No prepaym ent. No foreign surcharge. (3 0 1) 9 3 7 -8 8 4 6 . S E A R C H -S E R V IC E . E x -lib ra ria n s lo c a te title s o r s u b je c t, p lu s 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 indexed stock. PAB 2 9 1 7 A tlantic, A tla n tic City, NJ 0 84 0 1 P hone 6 0 9 /3 4 4 -1 9 4 3 . POSITIONS OPEN A SS IS TA N T DEAN FOR CO LLECTIO N DEVELO PM EN T. Required: A LA -a ccre dite d MLS, 5 years o f increasingly responsible e xperience in c ollection deve lop m e nt areas, know ledge o f a c q u is itio n s a nd a u ­ tom ate d system s b ud ge t e xperience. Desired: 2 n d m aster's o r d o c ­ torate. Duties: Coordinates 2 5 s u b je c t selectors, w o rks w ith u nive r­ sity fa c u lty and a d m in is tra to rs to coordin ate colle ctio n g row th with u n iv e rs ity p ro g ra m s . Invo lved in p la n n in g in te rn a l a nd e xte rn a l fu n d in g efforts. Prepares and m o n ito rs m aterials budget. University: The largest institutio n o f hig h er learning in the state, w ith 1 ,002 fu ll-tim e te a c h in g fa c u lty a nd a s tu d e n t body o f a b o u t 2 2 ,0 0 0 . 57 d e p artm en ts , schools and colleges offer th e m a s ter’s degree in 54 field s and th e docto ra te in 2 7 program s. Library: M e m b e r o f ARL and its 3 b ra n c h e s have a p p ro xim ate ly 1 m illio n volum es, 4 0 lib ra r­ ians, and 1 50 s u p p o rt staff. Th e overall m aterials b ud ge t 1 9 7 9 /8 0 is $ 1.1 m illion . Salary: $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 - $ 2 6 ,0 0 0 fo r 12 m o n th s. Faculty status. L ib ra ria ns m u s t m e e t general u nive rsity re q u ire m e n ts for prom otion a nd te n u re in a dd itio n to sp e c ific library assignm ents. Available: J u ly 1, 1 980. Send c u rre n t ré su m é and three c u rre n t let­ ters o f re feren ce by M a rch 1, 1 9 8 0 to: Margo T ru m p e te r, Personnel L ibrarian, U niversity o f New Mexico, General Library, A lbu qu e rqu e , N M 8 7 1 3 1 . P re lim in a ry in te rv ie w s a t A LA M id w in te r. EEO/AA em ployer. ASS IS TA N T DIRECTOR FOR TE C H N IC A L SERVICES. The U n iver­ s ity o f Georgia Libraries are seeking an e x perienced te c h n ic a l se r­ vic e s lib ra ria n w ith s tro n g le a d e rs h ip q u a litie s to m a n ag e fo u r h ig h ly a u to m a te d d e p a rtm e n ts : A c q u is itio n s , C a ta lo g in g , P e ri­ o dicals, and N onbook Processing. Responsible to the D irector of Libraries fo r a sta ff o f 51 FTE, in c lu d in g 1 0.5 libraria ns, and fo r the t e c h n ic a l s e rv ic e s o p e ra tio n s o f a lib ra ry w ith a n a c q u is itio n s b udget o f $ 2 m illion and a c o lle ctio n o f over $ 1 .9 m illion volumes. Q ualifications: a ccre dited MLS degree; m in im u m 5 years' e xpe ri­ e nce in te c h n ic a l services in a large a c ad em ic o r research library; d em on strate d a d m in istrative a nd supervisory ability; a bility to deal sensitively w ith co- w orke rs and to inte ra c t coop erative ly w ith oth e r library units; e xperience w ith auto m a te d library system s; knowledge o f p ro gra m m in g and system s analysis and expe rie nce d eveloping an a uto m a te d system preferred; tho ro u gh k n ow ledge o f te c h n ic a l