ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 287 Editors Meet at IFLA The editors of more than twenty-five docu­ mentation, library and archive journals met at the International Federation of Library Associa­ tion’s Conference in Grenoble, France, to dis­ cuss ways to foster greater cooperation among the world’s library journals. One specific objec­ tive of the meeting was to follow up the sym­ posium of editors, sponsored by UNESCO, which had been held May 16-19, 1972. Among the topics discussed at the IFLA meeting were international cooperation among editors of li­ brary journals, technical improvement, uniform­ ity of bibliographical references, formats of transliteration systems, the content of authors abstracts, and the feasibility of publishing news of IFLA activities in national periodicals. There seemed to be general agreement among the attendees that most editors and au­ thors could benefit from the establishment of a clearinghouse. The clearinghouse would func­ tion as a communication link between authors and editors, as authors often do not know where to submit their manuscripts for publica­ tion. (CRL receives annually as many as ten misdirected manuscripts.) Inquiries from au­ thors and publishers could be channeled through the clearinghouse to the most appropri­ ate publication. UNESCO officials indicated that they would move to implement the clear­ inghouse concept. The current inadequacies of library abstract­ ing and indexing tools was also discussed. It is estimated by FID that over 700 journals in li­ brary science and documentation are not pub­ lished. However, many significant publications are still not included in any of th e . major ab­ stracting tools. UNESCO would like to encour­ age countries now lacking either an indexing or abstracting service to determine a way to cover the literature of their country. For some geographical areas, regional arrangements might prove to be more practical than a series of national plans. ■■ Tell It to the Times Because of its interest to many academic li­ brarians, the editors are publishing the follow­ ing letter addressed to Robert Wedgeworth, Ex­ ecutive Director of ALA: Because of your previously expressed interest in the New York Times-Kalvar microfilm prob­ lem, I have been directed by the members of the Micropublishing Projects subcommittee to report to you on recent developments in that matter. At the June 25 meeting of the subcom­ mittee one of the members brought us up to date and gave his view that the particular type of Kalvar microfilm which the New York Times distributed to libraries for a time does not be­ long in the permanent collections of libraries since it is a continuing danger to other materi­ als in its proximity. This report was followed by statements by Mr. Benjamin Handelman and Mr. Karl Hor- witz of the New York Times and Mr. Harold Harsh, President of Kalvar Corporation. Han­ delman and Horwitz took the position that be­ cause the Times subsidiary, Microfilming Cor­ poration of America (MCA), did not have per­ sonnel with sufficient technical knowledge of Kalvar film, it was only logical to leave it to Kalvar Corporation to correct the problems which resulted from the sale of the film to sev­ eral hundred libraries. The Times’ representa­ tives stated that to the best of their knowledge Kalvar was keeping its commitment to satisfy each aggrieved customer. Mr. Harsh read a lengthy paper in which he recounted relative merits and problems of Kal­ var and silver halide films and told of the ef­ forts his company had made to educate and as­ sist the affected libraries relative to the diffi­ culties they were having with rusted cabinets and crumbling microfilm boxes. After these statements a dialogue ensued be­ tween guests and members of the subcommittee on the one hand and the Times and Kalvar of­ ficials on the other. The former were primarily concerned with these points: • The categorical unwillingness of the Times and MCA to deal with the ag­ grieved libraries. • The failure of the Times and MCA to ad­ vise libraries of the dangers of the Kalvar film when they became known. • The interpretation which Kalvar placed on the oft repeated Times’ statement that “Kalvar will satisfy the customer.” (It ap­ pears that Kalvar is not willing to go so far as to provide silver halide copies as re­ placement for Kalvar copies even if the complaining librarian insists that only that remedy will truly satisfy him. This despite the fact that in the past the Times made a number of such replacements.) It is the opinion of the Micropublishing sub­ committee that the subject microfilm does not belong in the permanent collections of libraries and that because of the circumstances under which this film was distributed, the New York Times Company has an obligation to provide replacement copies of the subject film with sil­ ver halide film for all libraries that desire it. The subcommittee therefore recommends that any librarian who wants his Kalvar copies of the Times replaced with silver halide copies should so inform the Library and Information Services Division of the New York Times. Be­ cause of the emphasis Times officials have placed on the concept of satisfying the custom­ er, the subcommittee recommends that any li­ brary which believes that the ultimate correc­ tion of its Times-Kalvar problem requires re­ placement of the film, should so tell the Times. W e further recommend that copies of any such letters seeking redress be sent to you and to Mr. Sidney Gruson, senior vice-president of the New York Times, because you have both indi­ cated your desire to be kept aware of the true feelings of librarians in this important matter. Lawrence S. Robinson, Chairman Micropublishing Project Subcommittee Resources and Technical Services Division ■ How much can a subscription agency save your library ? Consider how long it takes to order one subscription, how much it costs to process one invoice for payment and send one check. Es­ timates run from $10.00 to $18.00 for each order. Multiply by the number of subscriptions your li­ brary orders, and see how much you’ll save by sending one order and one check for all your periodi­ cals to F. W. Faxon Co. Send for our free descriptive brochure and annual Librarians’ Guide listing more than 50,000 domestic and foreign periodicals. Library business is o u r only b u sin e ss-sin ce 1886. 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