ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries A p r il 1984 / 195 • P E O P L E • Profiles Malcolm G etz, a s s o c ia te p r o f e s s o r o f e c o ­ nom ics, has b ee n n a m e d d ire c to r of th e V a n d e rb ilt U n iv ersity L ib ra rie s , N ashville, effective J a n u a r y 1984. G e tz is th e a u th o r of P u b lic L ibraries: A n E c o n o m ic V ie w , p u b ­ lish ed in 1980 b y Johns H o p k in s U niversity. H e c a m e to V a n d e r ­ b ilt in 1973 as assistan t professor o f econom ics. H e has a b a c h e lo r’s d e ­ gree in econom ics fro m W illia m s C ollege a n d a P h .D . fro m Yale. G e tz c o n d u c te d a n in ­ v e stig atio n of p u b lic li­ M a lc o lm G e tz b ra rie s as a m e m b e r of th e R esearch S taff of th e N a t i o n a l B u r e a u o f E c o n o m i c R e s e a r c h in 1977-1978. David Phillip Jensen has b een n a m e d d ire c to r of lib ra rie s a t H o p e C ollege, H o lla n d , M ich ig an , effective in Ju n e . H e w ill succeed H a r r y B o o n stra, d ire c to r of lib ra rie s since 1977, w h o p la n s to re tu r n to fu ll-tim e te a c h in g a t H o p e. Jensen is c o m p le tin g fin a l w o rk o n a d o c to ra te in lib ra ry science fro m th e U n iv ersity of N o rth C a r o ­ lin a . H e has m ost re c e n tly b ee n e m p lo y e d as a p a r t- tim e te c h n ic a l in fo rm a tio n specialist for th e U.S. E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro te c tio n A gency. P rio r to th a t p o s itio n , Je n se n su p e rv is e d in te rn s a n d s ta ff a t C h a p e l H ill w h o w e re u n d e r c o n tra c t to th e EPA . H is o th e r ex p erien ce in clu d es serv in g as d ire c to r of lib ra ry services a t G re en sb o ro C ollege (1970-1978) a n d as assistan t re fe re n c e lib r a r ia n a t th e U n iv e r­ sity of N o rth C a ro lin a a t G re en sb o ro . A g ra d u a te of G re en sb o ro C ollege, Jen sen also holds a n M LS fro m th e U n iv ersity of N o rth C a ro ­ lin a . H e has ta u g h t lib ra ry science a t th e U n iv ersity o f N o rth C a r o lin a a n d N o rth C a r o lin a C e n tr a l U niversity. In 1975-1977 h e w as c h a ir of th e C o l­ lege a n d U n iv ersity S ection of th e N o rth C a ro lin a L ib r a r y A ssociation. Mary F . L enox, associate professor of lib ra ry science, has b ee n a p p o in te d d e a n of th e School of ­ L ib r a r y a n d In fo r m a tio n a l Science a t th e U n iv e r­ sity of M issouri, C o lu m ­ b ia , effective M a rc h 1. S h e h a s b e e n a t U M C since 1978 a n d w as r e ­ sponsible fo r its school li- b r a r ia n s h ip s tu d y p r o ­ g r a m . S h e h a s a ls o ta u g h t courses in m e d ia c e n te r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , co llectio n d e v e lo p m e n t, a n d m u l t i - m e d i a r e ­ sources. L e n o x c u r r e n t l y s e rv e s o n t h e A L A M a ry F. L e n o x Y o u n g A d u l t S e rv ic e s D i v i s i o n ’s R e s e a r c h C o m m itte e . She has a d o c to ra te in e d u c a tio n fro m th e U n iv ersity of M assach u setts, A m h e rst, a n M LS fro m R osary C ollege, a n d a b a c h e lo r’s d eg ree fro m C h icag o S ta te U n iv ersity . She h as b een a school li­ b r a r ia n a n d m e d ia specialist in th e C h icag o P u b lic School System , a n d a fa c u lty m e m b e r a t G o v ern o rs S ta te U n iv ersity a n d th e N a tio n a l C ollege of E d u ­ c a tio n . L enox is a m e m b e r of D e lta K a p p a G a m m a a n d is a 1982 K ellogg N a tio n a l F ello w . Sharon J. Rogers, v ic e - p r e s id e n t/p r e s id e n t- elect o f A C R L , has b een n a m e d u n iv e rsity l i b r a r ia n of G eo rg e W a s h in g to n U n iv ersity effective Ju ly 9. She has served as asso­ c ia te d e a n o f B o w lin g G re e n S ta te U n iv e rsity L i b r a r ie s , O h io , sin c e 1980. O t h e r p o s i t i o n s s h e has h e ld in c lu d e h e a d of b i b l i o g r a p h i c i n s t r u c ­ tio n a t th e U n iv ersity of T o led o (1977-1980), in ­ s tru c to r in th e D ivision of Social Sciences a t A l­ f r e d U n i v e r s i t y (1 9 7 2 -1 9 7 7 ), a n d h e a d Sharon J. Rogers o f g o v e r n m e n t d o c u ­ m e n t s a t W a s h i n g t o n S ta te U n iv ersity (1966-1969). R ogers w ill b eg in h e r te rm as A C R L p re sid e n t 196 / C & R L N ew s afte r A LA ’s A n n u al C onference in D allas this June. As vice-president she cu rre n tly chairs th e A C R L C o n fe re n c e P ro g ra m P la n n in g C o m m itte e fo r 1985 a n d represents A C R L on th e ALA A p p o in t­ m ents C o m m ittee, th e ALA P la n n in g a n d B udget Assembly, an d th e ALA C onference P ro g ram P la n ­ n in g C o m m itte e fo r 1985. She also c h a irs th e A C R L T ask F o rc e on A c a d e m ic L ib ra r ie s a n d H ig h er E d u c a tio n an d th e BIS B ibliographic L ia i­ son P roject Advisory C o m m ittee. In 1980-1981 she w as c h a ir of th e B ibliographic In stru c tio n Section. In 1976 Rogers e a rn e d a d o c to ra te in lib ra ry sci­ ence from W ash in g to n S tate U niversity. H er MLS is from th e U niversity of M innesota. She has w r it­ te n articles on h ig h er e d u c a tio n , b ib lio g rap h ic in ­ stru ctio n , an d sociology for th e A A H E B u lletin , L i­ brary Trends, an d T eaching Sociology. Raymond F . Vondran has been a p p o in te d d ean of th e School of L ib ra ry an d In fo rm a tio n Science at th e C ath o lic U niversity of A m erica, effective J a n u ­ ary 1. H e succeeds E liz a ­ b eth W . Stone, w h o re ­ tir e d a f te r 11 y ea rs as chief a d m in istra tiv e of­ ficer (see p. 198). V o n d ra n received his d o c to ra te in lib ra ry sci­ ence from th e U niversity of W isconsin, M adison, in 1976 a n d cam e to th e C a th o lic U n iv e rsity as an assistant professor of lib ra ry an d in fo rm atio n Cr: Nick Crettier science in th e sam e year. R a y m o n d F. V ondran In 1977 he becam e asso­ ciate c h a irm a n , an d in 1981, w h e n th e d e p a rtm e n t received school status, he w as a p p o in te d associate d ean . H e w as m ad e as­ sociate professor in 1982. V o n d ra n is vice p resid e n t/p re sid e n t-elect of th e L ib ra ry E d u c a tio n Section of th e C ath o lic L ib ra ry Association. In 1983 he b ecam e a m em b er of th e Z39 T ech n ical R eport C o m m itte e of th e A m erican N atio n al S tan d ard s In stitu te . H e ed ited th e p ro ­ ceedings of th e 46th a n n u a l m eetings of th e A m eri­ can Society for In fo rm a tio n Science (1983) an d has pub lish ed articles on n etw o rk d ev elo p m en t, te c h ­ n ical c o m m u n ic a tio n s , a n d co llectio n d e v e lo p ­ m en t. H e holds a m a ste r’s degree in history from th e U niversity of W isconsin, M adison. Appointments (A p p o in tm e n t notices a re ta k e n fro m lib ra ry new sletters, letters from personnel offices an d a p ­ pointees, an d o th e r sources. To ensure th a t y our a p p o in tm e n t ap p ears, w rite to th e E d ito r, A C R L , 50 E . H u ro n S t., C hicago, IL 60611.) L ofton Abrams has been a p p o in te d in fo rm a ­ tio n systems archivist a t Yale U niversity L ib ra ry , N ew H av en , C o n n ecticu t. Eileen Anglim has joined th e staff of th e M u n ­ delein C ollege L ib ra ry , C hicago. Rick Block is th e new o riginal catalo g in g li­ b ra ria n at B randeis U niversity, W a lth a m , M assa­ chusetts. L eslie Bowman has been a p p o in te d h e a d of tech n ical services a t th e P h ila d e lp h ia College of P h a rm a c y an d Science L ib ra ry . Skip Burhans has been a p p o in te d reference li­ b ra ria n a t H ew es L ib ra ry , M o n m o u th C ollege, I l­ linois. Jane Burke has been a p p o in te d d ire c to r of in fo r­ m a tio n services at N o rth w e ste rn U niversity, E v a n ­ ston, Illinois. Sandra Card has been a p p o in te d systems devel­ o p m en t officer at th e C alifo rn ia In s titu te of T ec h ­ nology L ib raries, P asadena. J oseph Carroll has been a p p o in te d reference lib ra ria n in th e H u m an ities R eference D e p a rtm e n t a t th e U niversity of N o rth C a ro lin a , C h ap el Hill. Myrtis C . Collins has been a p p o in te d collec­ tio n d ev elo p m en t an d reference services lib ra ria n at th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia , Berkeley. Mona C . Couts is now vice p resid en t for o p e ra ­ tions at Blackw ell L ib ra ry Systems, In c ., H icks­ ville, N ew York. Edith S. Crockett is now h ead of th e User Ser­ vices D e p a rtm e n t a t BioSciences In fo rm a tio n Ser­ vice, P h ila d elp h ia . Ann Marie Cunningham has b een a p p o in te d p ro d u c t dev elo p m en t section chief at BioSciences In fo rm a tio n Service, P h ila d elp h ia . Mary Wallace Davidson has been n a m e d li­ b r a r i a n of th e S ibley M usic L ib r a r y , E a s tm a n School of M usic, U n iv ersity of R o ch ester, N ew York. Barbara A. Dreher is now assistant serials li­ b ra ria n a t th e M oody M em orial L ib ra ry , B aylor U niversity, W aco , Texas. William L . Emerson has joined th e staff of th e A lum ni L ib ra ry , N o rth ru p U niversity, Inglew ood, C alifo rn ia. Kambiz Eslami has been a p p o in te d ca ta lo g e r at P rin ceto n U niversity L ib ra ry , N ew Jersey. Sheila Fehlman has joined th e staff of th e L aw L ib ra ry at th e State U niversity of N ew York a t B uf­ falo. Beverly Feldman is th e new h e a d of reference a t th e S ilv e rm an U n d e r g ra d u a te L ib ra r y , S tate U niversity of N ew York a t Buffalo. Douglas Ferguson has been a p p o in te d d irec to r of lib ra ry an d in fo rm atio n resources for th e N o rth ­ w est p ro g ra m of th e F re d M eyer C h a rita b le T ru st, P o rtla n d , O regon. L eanne Gardner is n o w c a ta lo g lib r a r ia n at CBN U n iv ersity L ib ra r y , V irg in ia B each, V ir­ ginia. Chris Gorsuch has been a p p o in te d te m p o ra ry lib ra ria n in th e H u m an ities D e p a rtm e n t of S yra­ cuse U niversity, N ew York. John B. Graves is now q u a lity co n tro l analyst for th e C a ta lo g M an ag em en t an d P u b lic atio n D iv i­ A pril 1984 / 197 Robin King is now an original cataloger at the U sion, L ib ra ry of Congress. Carol Harrison has been ap p o in ted associate lib ra ria n in reference/technical reports at th e E n g i­ neering and M athem atical Sciences L ib rary , U ni­ versity of C alifornia, Los Angeles. Katherine Higgins has been ap p o in ted assis­ ta n t cataloger at th e College of C harleston, South C arolina. Norma B. Higgins has been nam ed archivist of Alfred University, N ew York. Philip Hight is now cataloger at N ortheastern Illinois U niversity, C hicago. Marliss Hooker has been appointed assistant to the d irector at th e C alifornia In stitu te of T echnol­ ogy L ibraries, Pasadena. Charletta House has been appointed circu la­ tion lib ra ria n at Salisbury State College, M ary­ land. T ina Hustad has been appointed reference li­ b ra ria n at th e University of D elaw are, N ew ark. Imre Jarmy has been n am ed assistant chief of the Exchange and G ift Division, L ib ra ry of Congress. Anne M. Johnsen has been nam ed director of the N orth Shore C om m u n ity College L ib rary Sys­ tem , Beverley, M assachusetts. Rerecca A. Kellogg has been appointed asso­ ciate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of A rizona, Tucson. Faith Dickhaut Kindness has been appointed fine arts lib ra ria n at W h eato n College, N orton, M assachusetts. m a i L l U r U b l i s i U u C e M a niversity of M aryland, College Park. Rebecca Knight has been ap p o in ted govern­ ent docum ents lib ra ria n at th e U niversity of D el­ w a re, N ew ark. Jacob D . Korevaar is the new associate lib ra r­ an for in tern atio n al legal studies in th e H a rv a rd aw School L ib rary . M. Louise Lantzy has been ap p o in ted associate ib ra ria n at th e E .I. W h ite L aw L ib rary , Syracuse niversity, N ew York. Linda L. Lester has been ap p o in ted acting d i­ e c to r of reference services, A ld erm a n L ib ra ry , niversity of V irginia, C harlottesville. Bill McHugh has been appointed reference li­ ra ria n at N orthw estern U niversity, E vanston, Il­ inois. Pamela McLaughlin is now user services lib ra r­ an at the E R IC C learinghouse on In fo rm atio n Re­ ources, Syracuse U niversity, N ew York. Holly F. Melanson has been appointed head of nform ation services at Killam L ib rary , D alhousie niversity, H alifax, Nova Scotia. Gary Momenee has been appointed u n d e rg ra d ­ ate reference lib ra ria n at the U niversity of N orth aro lin a, C hapel Hill. Delmas W . Moore Jr. is now co o rdinator of ref­ re n c e services a t th e C ollege of W illia m a n d ary, W illiam sburg, V irginia. Harold M. Moren is now acquisitions lib ra ria n t th e H a rv a rd L aw School L ib rary . 198 / C & R L N ew s Charlene Baldwin Morse has been ap p o in ted science/engineering lib ra ria n at th e U niversity of A rizona, Tucson. Margaret A. Mottier has been ap p o in ted d i­ rector of L ib ra ry Research Service for E ncyclope­ dia B ritan n ica, C hicago. Rhonda Nicholls has been ap p o in ted extension lib ra ria n in th e C ircu latio n D ivision, U niversity of B ritish C o lu m b ia, V ancouver. Richard M. Page has been ap p o in ted reference lib ra ria n at th e U niversity of N ew Mexico G eneral L ib ra ry , A lbuquerque. Helen Pahigian has been ap p o in ted te m p o ra ry cataloger for retrospective conversion a t th e M assa­ chusetts In stitu te of Technology, C am b rid g e. Frances O. Painter is now personnel officer at th e U niversity of D ela w are L ib ra ry , N ew ark. Roberta Palen is th e new b ib lio g rap h er for p o ­ litical science, public a d m in istratio n , an d social w ork at Syracuse U niversity, N ew York. Barbara S. Rea has been ap p o in ted co o rd in a to r of com m unications an d special projects a t W a sh ­ ington U niversity, St. Louis. Mary Cay Rojtas-Milliner has been ap p o in ted re tro s p e c tiv e c o n v e rsio n li b r a r i a n a t C h a th a m C ollege, P ittsb u rg h . E llen D . Safley has been ap p o in ted h ead of reference for th e U niversity of Texas a t D allas. Ellie Smith is now an original cataloger at th e U niversity of M ary lan d , College P ark. Judith Sorter has been ap p o in ted h ead of th e In te rlib ra ry L oan U nit, U niversity of M ary lan d , College Park. Stuart A. Stiffler has been n am ed d irecto r of th e lib ra ry at K entucky W esleyan C ollege, O w ens­ boro. Jeane Stivers has been n am ed vice president for lib ra ry services at D a ta Phase C o rp o ra tio n , C h i­ cago. Bryan Stoneburner has been ap p o in ted refer­ ence an d m usic lib ra ria n at the U niversity of H a ­ w aii at M anoa. Margaret Welshmer has been ap p o in ted re fer­ ence lib ra ria n at th e U niversity of D ela w are , N ew ­ ark. William H . Wibbing is now acquisitions lib ra r­ ian at W ashington U niversity, St. Louis. Hope H . Yelich has been ap p o in ted reference li­ b ra ria n a t th e College of W illiam an d M ary, W il­ liam sb u rg , V irginia. Hyder Ali Zahed has been ap p o in ted user com ­ m unications section chief a t BioSciences In fo rm a ­ tion Service, P h ilad elp h ia. Alan F . Zoellner has been ap p o in ted govern­ m en t docum ents lib ra ria n a t th e C ollege of W il­ liam an d M ary, W illam sb u rg , V irginia. People in the News Charles D . Churchwell, d ean of lib ra ry ser­ vices for W ashington U niversity, St. Louis, has been elected vice president of th e B oard of D ire c­ tors of th e C ouncil on L ib ra ry Resources. T he a p ­ p o in tm e n t carries a 5-year term . An active m em b er of th e C ouncil, C h u rch w e ll has been a m em b er of its B oard since 1976. H e has been especially in ­ volved w ith th e A cadem ic L ib ra ry A dm inistrative In tern sh ip P rogram . Retirements Nancy B. Boone re tire d on D ecem ber 31 from th e C atalo g D e p a rtm e n t of th e U niversity of N o rth C aro lin a, C h ap el H ill, follow ing 30 years of ser­ vice. She w as h ead of catalo g m a in te n a n c e a t the tim e of h er retire m e n t. Marjorie C . Dennin, d irecto r of le arn in g re­ sources for th e A n n an d ale C am p u s of N o rth ern V irginia C o m m u n ity C ollege, re tire d on D ecem ­ b er 31 after 18 years of service. She h a d served on several A C R L com m ittees, in clu d in g th e L egisla­ tion C o m m ittee, th e S tan d ard s an d A ccreditation C o m m ittee, an d th e C JC L S N o m in atin g C o m m it­ tee. Edward Miller, d ean of th e U niversity of Mis­ souri School of L ib ra ry an d In fo rm a tio n a l Science, re tire d on Ja n u a ry 1 after 10 years of service. H e is now in D enver consulting an d teac h in g a t th e U n i­ versity of D enver School of L ib raria n sh ip . Yoshi Nakamura, catalo g er in th e E ast Asiatic L ib ra ry of th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, Berkeley, re tire d on D ecem ber 30 afte r 23 years of service. Doris New, h ead of serials at th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, Irvine, re tire d in M arch afte r 11 years of service. Elizabeth W . Stone, chief ad m in istrativ e offi­ cer of th e School of L ib ra ry an d In fo rm a tio n Sci­ ence at C atholic U niversity for 11 years an d ALA presid en t in 1981-1982, re tire d last A ugust 31. S he h o ld s th e t i t l e o f d ean em erita. N ow active as ch a ir of ALA’s N atio n al L ib ra ry W eek C o m m ittee, Stone has also b een activ e in A LA C o u n c il a n d th e P r o f e s s io n a l E th ic s C o m m i t t e e . She also s e rv e d as p r e s id e n t of th e D .C . L ib ra ry Asso­ Cr: Art Plotnik ciation (1966-1967), ex­ E liza b eth Stone e c u tiv e d i r e c t o r o f C L E N E (1 9 7 5 -1 9 7 9 ), an d p resid en t of th e Association of A m erican L i­ b ra ry Schools (1974). Stone has been at C ath o lic U niversity since 1962 w h en she w as ap p o in ted assistant to th e C h a ir of th e th e n G ra d u a te D e p a rtm e n t of L ib ra ry Science. She h a d also held positions at P asad en a P ublic L i­ b ra ry an d th e U niversity of D u b u q u e. Stone is c u rren tly a b o a rd m em b er of th e N a ­ tio n al C ouncil on Q u ality C o n tin u in g L ib ra ry and In fo rm a tio n Science E d u ca tio n . A p ril 1984 / 199 Rosalee W right, reference an d tech n ical re ­ ports lib ra ria n a t th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia , Los Angeles, re tire d in S ep tem b er a fte r 23 years of ser­ vice a t th e U C L A E n g in eerin g an d M ath e m a tic a l Sciences L ib ra ry . Deaths D aphne Clark, m a n a g e r of th e Aslib P ro fes­ sional D ev elo p m en t G ro u p , L o n d o n , d ied in Sep­ te m b e r. She w as w ell k n o w n to A m erican BI li­ b ra ria n s because of h er w o rk w ith th e T ra v ellin g W orkshops E x p erim en t. L ura Currier, d ir e c to r o f th e U n iv e rs ity of W a s h in g to n ’s P a c ific N o rth w e s t B ib lio g ra p h ic C e n te r, S eattle, from 1971 to 1977, died on N o­ v em b er 19. In 1959-1971 she h a d served as d ire c to r of th e Mississippi S tate L ib ra ry C om m ission. Kathleen Eads, reference lib ra ria n in th e H u ­ m an ities L ib ra ry a t S o u th ern Illinois U niversity, C a rb o n d a le , for 23 years, died early this year. E leanor J ohnson, re fe re n c e lib r a r ia n a t th e U n iv e rsity o f A riz o n a H e a lth S ciences C e n te r , T ucson, d ied su ddenly in J a n u a ry . She h a d been at th e C e n te r since 1971. Mary Eugenia Morris, fo rm e r acquisitions li­ b r a r i a n a t W e s te rn C a r o lin a U n iv e rs ity , C u l­ low hee, for 21 years, died on J a n u a ry 25. Marjorie A. Zumstein, psychological science li­ b ra ria n a t P u rd u e U niversity, W est L a fa y e tte , I n ­ d ia n a , d ied on F e b ru a ry 7. ■ ■ N E W T E C H N O L O G Y text of articles a t th e te rm in a l o r req u est re p rin ts by • C a rl S a n d b u rg C ollege, G alesb u rg , Illinois, has established an electronic in fo rm a tio n n etw o rk th a t links seven resource centers in w estern Illinois th ro u g h a high-speed facsim ile transm ission ser­ vice. T h e FAX service is su p p o rte d by an LCSA g ra n t of $58,925 a n d is n o w a v a ila b le , fre e of ch a rg e, to m o re th a n a q u a r te r m illion people in an 11-co u n ty a rea. T h e resource centers com prising th e n etw o rk are: C a rl S a n d b u rg College; G ales­ b u rg P u b lic L ib ra ry ; M o n m o u th C ollege’s H ew es L ib ra ry ; W estern Illinois L ib ra ry System , M on­ m o u th ; W estern Illinois U niversity, M acom b; an d St. M ary ’s a n d C o tta g e hospitals, G alesburg. • G E L Systems has developed a C -L a b Class- room L a n g u a g e L a b o ra to ry th a t provides in d iv id ­ ual in te rc o m m u n ic a tio n m o n ito rin g , full Level II o p era tio n a n d All C all functions in a c o m p a c t, self- c o n ta in e d system . T h e system com es w ith in te r­ co n n ectin g cables, cable d u c t, an d a m a in te n a n c e m a n u a l, a n d can be ex p an d ed in in crem en ts of 10 stu d e n t positions. C o n ta c t G E L Systems, 68 V ine S t., E v e re tt, MA 01249; (617) 389-3900. • In fo rm a tio n Access C o m p a n y an d D IA L O G In fo rm a tio n Services h av e d eveloped tw o full-text, o n lin e d a ta b a s e s o ffe rin g c o n tro lle d -v o c a b u la ry access to 130 m ajo r m agazines. M a g a zin e A S A P an d T rade & In d u stry A S A P ad d new issues shortly a fte r p u b lic a tio n an d re ta in all retro sp ectiv e m a te ­ rial (back to J a n u a ry 1983) for reference. Users can search for specific topics or nam es a n d view full m a il. F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n , c o n ta c t B lo d w e n T a rte r, In fo rm a tio n Access C o ., 11 D avis D rive, Puerto R ico netw ork in the works A co m p u terize d n etw o rk of P u erto R ican L i­ braries (P R IL IN E T ) m a y be a re ality in th e n e a r fu tu re . W ith th e help of LSCA fu n d in g , th e P u e rto Rico D e p a rtm e n t of E d u c a tio n P u b ­ lic L ib ra ry Services is c o n d u c tin g a one-year stu d y to d e te rm in e th e feasibility of establishing a c o m p u terize d m u ltity p e lib ra ry consortium on th e island. T h e consortium w o u ld be open to p u b lic, acad em ic, school, a n d special lib raries, a n d w o u ld be linked to o th e r a p p ro p ria te li­ b ra ry netw orks, d atab ases, an d co m p u terize d lib ra ry services elsew here. K ing R esearch Associates, R ockville, M ary ­ la n d , is advising a co m m itte e of P u erto Rico li­ b ra ria n s, h e a d e d by D r. L uisa V ig o -C ep ad a, d ire c to r of th e U niversity of P u erto Rico M ay­ agüez C am p u s L ib ra ry , w ith th e study. T h e m a jo r objectives of th e consortium a re to sh are lib ra ry resources a n d im pro ve lib ra ry ser­ vices across th e island th ro u g h a u to m a tio n .— S .B .P .R . In fo rm a .