ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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News From the Field
A C Q U I S I T I O N S

• A fine collection of rare books and other
materials was recently presented to the G a n ­
n e t t - T r i p p  L e a r n i n g  C e n t e r , E l m i r a  C o l ­
l e g e  by Dr. Herman Lande of New York City.
The collection was given in memory of the
Lande family of Elmira, New York. Dr. Lande,
a Manhattan physician, collected rare books
over several decades primarily reflecting his in­
terest in politics, science, and the arts in Eng­
land and America.

Among the materials presented were: Dar­
win’s On th e Origin o f Species …  1859, first
edition, first issue; Hobbes’ L eviathan …  1651,
first edition; Locke’s An Essay Concerning Hu­
m ane Understanding, 1690, first issue of the
first edition with the undated dedication to the
Earl of Pembroke and the title page in the rare
variant of the first issue with the S’s in Essay
inverted; Adam Smith’s …  W ealth o f  Nations,
1776, first edition; and a very fine copy in the
original state, of Benjamin Franklin’s Poor R ich­
ard Im proved, 1766.

Also included are: William Blake’s Illustra­
tions to the B ook o f J o b , 1826, first edition, first
issue, entirely uncut; Arthur Rackham’s illustra­
tions to T he Ingoldsby L egen ds …  1907, with 
five original drawings; and limited editions of
the C ollected W orks and individual plays by
Eugene O’Neill, all signed by the author.

From the American Revolutionary Period is
an exceedingly rare first edition of the P roceed­
ings o f a B oard o f G eneral Officers …  R espect­
ing Major Joh n  André, September 29, 1780. It
is accompanied by autograph letters of all
members of the Board, including Generals
Steuben, Greene, and Lafayette. Also included
are three pound and schilling notes from the 
Province of Pennsylvania (1759, 1760, 1764) 
printed by Benjamin Franklin; and William 
Bradford’s last issue of the Pennsylvania Jour­
nal …  ‚ “which departed this life the 31st of
October, 1765, of a Stamp in her Vitals, aged 
23 years.”

The impressive collection is completed with 
works by Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, 
Ethan Allen, Henry Fielding, among others, 
and several works published by the None Such 
Press and William Morris’ Kelmscott Press.

• The T r i n i t y  C o l l e g e  L i b r a r y , Hartford, 
Connecticut, has received a collection of Bibles 
and early medical books from Mrs. Henry W. 
Bopp of Terre Haute, Indiana. The group of 
Bibles includes an incunabulum: The 1483 Vul­
gate published by Renner de Hailbrun in Ven­
ice, the 1560 Geneva “Breeches” Bible, and the

first edition, second issue, of the 1611 King 
James Bible. Copies of the three editions of the 

 Germantown, Pennsylvania, Sauer Bible, 1743, 
1763, and 1776, are also represented. This was 
the first American Bible printed in a modern 

 European language. Also included is the 1781 
 Aiken Bible, the first Bible printed in English 
 in the U.S.
 The medical collection contains a copy of the 

1568 Vesalius: D e humani corporis fa b rica  libri 
system in a fine contemporary stamped pigskin 
binding, dated 1574; the 1648, third edition of 
Harvey’s: Excercitate d e  motu cordis et sangui­

 nis in animalibus; and the 1819 Laënnec: D e 
 l’auscultation m ediate.

All of these rare works have been added to 
 the college’s Watkinson Library.
 
 G R A N T
 
 p u r p o s e : T h e  R e f e r e n c e  A id s S u b c o m m i t ­
 t e e  o f  t h e  C o m m i t t e e  o n  R e s e a r c h  M a t e ­

r i a l s  o n  S o u t h e a s t  A s i a  (CO RM OSEA ), As­
sociation for Asian Studies, invites application 
for financial assistance in completing reference 

 tool projects on Southeast Asia. The subcom­
mittee’s primary interest is to encourage and 
stimulate new reference tools, such as guides, 

 bibliographies, indexes, handbooks, directories, 
 etc., pertaining to the individual countries of 

Southeast Asia or to the region as a whole. It 
 is interested in providing completion grants to 

those projects already under way which would 
require limited support for their completion.

 The grants are modest, ranging from $250 
 to $2,000 per award. The grants are not intend­
 ed to cover salaries for the author or compiler, 
 but are designed to defray the costs of typist, 

supplies, postage, and research materials and 
the like. It does not support publication sub­
sidy.

a p p l i c a t i o n  p r o c e d u r e : The subcommittee 
 does not have any specific application form. In 

writing one’s request, the following information 
should be included:

1. The proposed title of the project and the 
name(s) of the author(s)/compiler(s).

2. Statement of the need and the significance 
of the project.

3. Statement of the purpose, scope, and sta­
tus of the project.

4. Methodology or procedure of the project.
5. Personal background.

(a ) Academic qualifications, Southeast 
Asian experience, and present posi­
tion.

(b ) Linguistic skills.
( c )  List of publications of the applicant.



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6. Proposed budget.
( a ) Amount of financial aid requested.
( b )  Breakdown of use.
( c ) Other sources of aid.

7. Extent to which your institution will sup­
port your request. I f it will not, state rea­
sons.

8. Plan for publication.
(a )  Estimated date of completion.
(b ) Commitment, if any, from any pub­

lisher to publish the proposed work.
9. Names and addresses of three references.

a p p l i c a t i o n  d e a d l i n e : The deadline for the 
submission of the proposal is July 31, 1976. 
The awards will be announced in late October 
or early November 1976.

The proposal or request for further informa­
tion should be addressed to: Shiro Saito, 
Chairman, Reference Aids Subcommittee, 
CORMOSEA, University of Hawaii Library, 
2550 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822.

M E E T I N G S

M a y  1: The A m e r i c a n  S o c i e t y  o f  I n d e x e r s  
will hold its fifth annual meeting at the Palmer 
House, Chicago. Contact: Aletha Kowitz, 2504 
North Lockwood Avenue, Chicago, IL  60639.

M a y  5 -7 : The annual meeting of the S o c i e t y  
o f  S o u t h w e s t  A r c h i v i s t s  will be held in San 
Antonio, Texas. For further information, con­
tact M r . Sam Sizer, Curator, Special Collec­
tions, University of Arkansas Library, Fayette­
ville, AR 72701.

M a y  6 - 8 :  M i d w e s t e r n  A c a d e m i c  L i b r a r i ­
a n s  C o n f e r e n c e  (M A LC) Twenty-first An­
nual Meeting, University of Northern Iowa L i­
brary, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. Contact person: 
Douglas Hieber, Head of Circulation, Universi­
ty of Northern Iowa Library, Cedar Falls, IA 
50613.

M a y  7 : “Measurement of Library Services 
or How Well Are We Really Doing What We 
Do?” is the topic of a workshop to be sponsored 
by the School of Library and Information Sci­
ence at the S t a t e  U n i v e r s i t y  o f  N e w  Y o r k  
a t  A l b a n y . Ann Prentice, assistant professor 
at the School of Library and Information Sci­
ence, SUNYA, is director of the workshop. Reg­
istration is limited to thirty. Cost: $20.00. For 
further information contact Lucille Whalen, Co­
ordinator of Continuing Education, School of 
Library and Information Science, SUNY at Al­
bany, Albany, NY 12222. See the March News 
for more information.

M a y  9 -21: The College of Library and Infor­
mation Services, University of Maryland, is 
planning the tenth annual L i b r a r y  A d m i n i s trators

 D e v e l o p m e n t  P r o g r a m . Dr. John
Rizzo, professor of management at Western 
Michigan University, will serve as the director. 
The two-week resident program will again 
be held at the University of Maryland’s Don­
aldson Brown Center, Port Deposit, Maryland. 
Those interested in further information are in­
vited to address inquiries to Mrs. Effie T. 
Knight, Administrative Assistant, Library Ad­
ministrators Development Program, College of 
Library and Information Services, University 
of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. See the 
January News for more information.

M a y  10-11: S y m p o s i u m  o n  t h e  B o o k  A r t s
at the University of Alabama. Among the 
speakers will be R. Hunter Middleton (Cherry­
burn Press) of Chicago; Carolyn Hammer (An­
vil Press and King Library Press), Lexington, 
Ky.; William Haynes (Ashantilly Press) of 
Darien, Ga.; Susan Thompson, an authority on 
William Morris, of Columbia University; and 
Frank Anderson, Librarian of Wofford College 
and the compiler of Private Presses in the 
Southeastern United States. Also included will 
be discussions and demonstrations of papermak­
ing, marbleizing, bookbinding, calligraphy, and 
type design.

M a y  10-28: T y p o g r a p h i c  W o r k s h o p , a 
three-week introduction to fine printing and 
book design. For further information about 
both the symposium and the workshop write 
James D. Ramer, Dean, Graduate School of L i­
brary Service, P.O. Box 6242, University, AL 
35486.

M a y  12-14: L i b r a r y  M a n a g e m e n t  S e m i ­
n a r . An administrative development program 
for library administrators will be offered at the 
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, by the 
School of Business. The seminar will cover in 
depth the basic fundamentals of administration 
and is designed to assist library administrators 
in improving their managerial effectiveness. 
The fee is $125.00 which includes instruc­
tional costs, reading materials and other hand­
outs, transportation from and to airlines, and 
room and board. Anyone interested in attending 
should contact the program director, Dr. C. N . 
Kaufman, School of Business, Vermillion, SD 
57069; (6 0 5 ) 677-5232. See the March News 
for more information.

M a y  13-15: Eastern Michigan University’s 
Center of Educational Resources has scheduled 
the sixth annual C o n f e r e n c e  o n  L i b r a r y  
O r i e n t a t i o n  f o r  A c a d e m i c  L i b r a r i e s  on the 
EMU campus, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The theme 
of the conference will be “Library Instruction 
in the ’70s: A State of the Art.” The registration 
fee is $55.00.

Registration will be limited to 100 persons.





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For further information, please write to: Han­
nelore Rader, Orientation Librarian, Center of 
Educational Resources, Eastern Michigan Uni­
versity, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. See the March 
News for more information.

M a y  14-15: Simmons School of Library Sci­
ence and the Committee on National Planning 
of Special Collections, Children’s Services Di­
vision, American Library Association are co­
sponsors of a S y m p o s i u m  o n  C h i l d r e n ’s L i t ­
e r a t u r e  as a scholarly resource. Scholars from 
various disciplines, special collections librarians, 
and specialists in children’s literature will en­
gage in a two-day exchange on the diversity of 
research making use of children’s literature and 
on the implications of this research for collec­
tion development and organization. For further 
information contact: Dr. Timothy W. Sineath, 
School of Library Science, Simmons College, 
300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. See the 
March News for more information.

M a y  16-21: The Kent State University Li­
brary announces a second five-day i n t e n s i v e  
w o r k s h o p  o n  O C L C .  Planned chiefly for mid­
dle management and systems personnel in in­
stitutions about to begin network participation, 
it will also be of interest to librarians and li­
brary school faculty concerned with networks 
and with inter-institutional bibliographic con­
trol.

Registration will be limited to thirty regis­
trants. Special consideration will be given to 
individuals in libraries whose “on-line” date is 
imminent.

For further information, contact: Anne Marie 
Allison, Assistant Professor, Library Administra­
tion, University Libraries, Kent State Univer­
sity, Kent, OH 44242. See the March News 
for more information.

M a y  17-19: CUMREC, the College and Uni­
versity Machine Records Conference, will hold 
its twenty-first annual meeting at the Nether­
land Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati.

CUMREC ’76 theme will be “Sharing-Key 
to the Future.” Papers by delegates will explore 
primarily three interest areas: data processing, 
admissions and records, and business or finan­
cial affairs. Information may be obtained from 
Robert R. Caster, SWORCC, Medical Services 
Building, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, OH 
45267, telephone (5 1 3 ) 475-5069, or Jack 
Southard, Administrative Data Processing, Mi­
ami University, Oxford, OH 45056, telephone 
(5 1 3  ) 529-5322. See the March News for 
more information.

M a y  17-21: In conjunction with the Ad­
vanced Management Centre of the Institute of 
Public Affairs at Dalhousie University, the 
School of Library Service is sponsoring a weeklong

 S e m i n a r  f o r  L i b r a r i a n s  i n  M i d d l e - 
M a n a g e m e n t  P o s it io n s  at Dalhousie Univer­
sity. Registration will be limited to a maximum 
of twenty, and it is expected that those enroll­
ing for the seminar will be in middle manage­
ment positions in their libraries or information 
centres. The cost for this seminar will be 
$75.00. Accommodations have been reserved 
for delegates at Shirreff Hall on the Dalhousie 
Campus. The rates are single room $8 and 
double $10 per night.

Any inquiries concerning the seminar please 
contact: Bernadette Coyle, Assistant to the D i­
rector for Continuing Education, c/o School 
of Library Service, Killam Library, Dalhousie 
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H8. See 
the March News for more information.

M a y  20: The R h o d e  I s l a n d  L i b r a r y  A s s o ­
c i a t i o n  will hold its spring meeting at the Uni­
versity of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. For fur­
ther information, contact Sydney Wright, Co- 
Chairman, RILA Conference Committee, War­
wick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, 
Warwick, RI 02886.

M a y  20-22: The American Society for In­
formation Science (A SIS) will hold its F i f t h  
M id - Y e a r  M e e t i n g  in Nashville, Tennessee, 
at Vanderbilt University. The theme of the 
meeting is “Information Interaction.” Arthur 
Miller will be the keynote speaker. For addi­
tional information, contact: James Cretsos, 
Merrell-National Laboratories, 110 East Amity 
Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45215; (5 1 3 ) 948-9111.

J u n e  1-4: The University of Illinois Gradu­
ate School of Library Science announces an 
O n - L i n e  R e t r i e v a l  W o r k s h o p , to be offered 
at the Urbana campus Illini Union. The instruc­
tor in charge will be Martha E. Williams, pro­
fessor of library administration and research 
professor in the Coordinated Science Labora­
tory, at the University of Illinois.

The tuition for the workshop is $100.00 per

Status of W omen in Librarianship

The ad hoc committee to draft general 
guidelines for an American Library As­
sociation Standing Committee on the 
Status of Women in Librarianship in the 
U.S. would appreciate suggestions on 
specific areas of involvement appropriate 
to such a standing committee. Please 
send comments to Elizabeth Dickinson, 
Technical Services Division, Hennepin 
County Public Library, 7001 York Ave. 
South, Edina, MN 55435.



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person, and includes the cost of two manuals. 
Housing is available in the Illini Union and in 
nearby hotels. For further information and ap­
plication forms, write Mr. Edward Kalb, 116 
Illini Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL  
61801. See the March News for more informa­
tion.

J u n e  3 -4 : The N e w  Y o r k  S t a t e  G o v e r n ­
m e n t  D o c u m e n t s  T a s k  F o r c e  is sponsoring 
a documents program at the State University 
of New York at Albany, New York. The pro­
gram topic is “New York Documents— State 
and Local: Problems of Acquisition, Distri­
bution, Control, and Use.” For further infor­
mation, contact Janet Gregor, Schaffer Library, 
Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308.

J u n e  9 -1 2 : The C h r i s t i a n  L i b r a r i a n s ’ F e l ­
l o w s h i p  will hold its twentieth annual confer­
ence at the Washington Bible College in Lan­
ham, Maryland. Further information may be 
secured from: William F. Abernathy, Columbia 
Bible College, P.O. Box 3122, Columbia, SC 
29203.

J u n e  2 0 -2 3 : The annual meeting of the 
A m e r i c a n  A s s o c i a t i o n  o f  L a w  L i b r a r i e s  will 
be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, 
Mass.

J u n e  2 1 -2 5 : The A m e r i c a n  T h e o l o g i c a l  
L i b r a r y  A s s o c i a t i o n  will hold its thirtieth an­
nual conference at the Calvin Theological Sem­
inary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Further in­
formation may be secured from: The Reverend 
Erich R. W. Schultz, University Librarian, W il­
frid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 
Canada N2L 2C5.

J u l y  1 2 - A u g u s t  6: The Graduate School of 
Librarianship at the University of Denver will 
be conducting a seminar entitled “ W e s t e r n  
S e m i n a r  i n  P u b l i s h i n g  a n d  E d i t i n g  W o r k ­
s h o p . ”  Address further inquiries or applications 
to: Dean, Graduate School of Librarianship, 
University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210. See 
the March N ews for more information.

J u l y  14-17: “Maps and Atlases: A New 
World in Rare Book and Manuscript Collec­
tions” will be the theme of the A C R L  R a r e  
B o o k s  a n d  M a n u s c r i p t s  P r e - C o n f e r e n c e  to 
be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The program, 
designed for librarians, antiquarian bookmen, 
and collectors by program chairman Kenneth 
Nebenzahl, will focus on maps and atlases from 
the viewpoint of librarians, geographers, cartog­
raphers, historians, archivists, and conservators. 
For further information, contact Dr. Ann Bow­
den, Chairman, Rare Books and Manuscripts 
Section, Association of College and Research 
Libraries, Box 2287, Austin, TX  78767. See 
the March N ew s for more information.

J u l y  “ L i b r a r y  S e r v i c e s  a n d  T h e i r  
U s e r s ” will be the theme of the fourth Euro­
pean Library Summer Seminar sponsored by 
the Department of Library and Information 
Studies, Liverpool Polytechnic. The keynote ad­
dress will be given by Mr. M. B. Line, director 
general, British Library Lending Division. 
Cost of the seminar is £.100 ($ 2 0 2 .5 0 ). A 
daily rate can be quoted for delegates not able 
to attend the whole seminar. For further de­
tails contact: W. H. Snape, Course Director, 
Fourth European Library Summer Seminar, 
Department of Library and Information Stud­
ies, Liverpool Polytechnic, Tithebarn Street, 
Liverpool L 2  2E R , England. See the March 
N ews for more information.

J u l y  18: T h e  I n t e r n a t i o n a l  F l o w  o f  
B o o k s  will be the subject of an all-day meeting 
scheduled to precede the American Library As­
sociation Annual Convention in Chicago. The 
meeting will open with an address by Julian 
Behrstock, director of UNESCO’s Department 
of Free Flow of Information and Development 
of Communication, followed by a paper and 
discussion on the free importation and exporta­
tion of information. From 2 :0 0  to 4 :0 0  p.m., 
small group meetings, led by subject specialists, 
will focus on publishing and the book trade in 
Africa, Canada, the British Commonwealth, 
Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle 
East, Western Europe, East Asia, South Asia, 
and Southeast Asia, and on the U.S. book trade 
abroad. The afternoon will conclude with a ses­
sion on “The World of Books.” On Monday 
evening, July 19, the Resources Section, Re­
sources and Technical Services Division, will 
sponsor a complementary program of small dis­
cussion groups to consider collection develop­
ment problems in specific geographic areas. 
For additional information, contact Frank M. 
McGowan, Chief, Overseas Operations Divi­
sion, The Library of Congress, Washington, 
DC 20540.

J u l y  2 6 -A u g u s t  20: The tenth annual A r ­
c h i v e s  I n s t i t u t e  at the Georgia Department 
of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia, will 
include general instruction in basic concepts 
and practices of archival administration; experi­
ence in research use; management of traditional 
and modern documentary materials. Program 
focuses upon an integrated archives— records 
management approach to records keeping and 
features lectures, seminars, and supervised lab­
oratory work. Instructors are experienced ar­
chivists and records managers from a variety 
of institutions. Subjects include appraisal, ar­
rangement, description, reference services, rec­
ords control and scheduling, preservation tech­
niques, microfilm, manuscripts, educational ser­
vices, among others. Fee: $480 for those wish­
ing six quarter hours graduate credit from

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Emory University; $175 for noncredit partici­
pants. A certificate is awarded to those who 
successfully complete the institute course. 
Housing is available at a modest rate. For 
further information write to: Archives Institute, 
Georgia Department of Archives and History, 
Atlanta, GA 30334.

O c t o b e r  28-29: The second annual L ib r a r y  
M i c r o f o r m  C o n f e r e n c e  will be held at the 
Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia.

M I S C E L L A N Y

• The Library of Congress is observin
A f r o -A m e r i c a n  ( B l a c k ) H is t o r y  M o n t h  
with an exhibit of Afro-Americana and a show­
case overview of important equal rights legisla­
tion from the last one hundred years.

The exhibit, “Aspects of Black American His­
tory and Culture,” pays tribute to Afro-Ameri­
cans and their contributions in the fields of 
public service, civil rights, education, literature, 
science, military service, entertainment, and 
sports. Sixty photographs, prints, books, broad­
sides, and manuscripts arranged by these topics 
document black history and culture in America 
and the achievements of black leaders in the 
last one hundred years.

The earliest material in the exhibit appears 
in the public service section and pertains to the 
Reconstruction period. A lithograph of seven 
of the first fifteen black U.S. congressmen who 
served from 1870-81 is displayed with early 
prints of John R. Lynch, member of the House 
from 1873-77, and Blanche K. Bruce, senator 
from Mississippi from 1875-81, and an auto­
biographical sketch of the first black American 
to sit in the U.S. Senate, Hiram R. Revels. Also 
included is a print of John Mercer Langston, 
first black American chosen to an elective office, 
made after his election as clerk of Brownhelm 
Township, Ohio, in 1855.

The exhibit demonstrates the capability of 
black Americans in many fields. Illustrated in 
the science and invention section are the 
achievements of polar explorer Matthew A. 
Henson, who in 1909 accompanied Robert A. 
Peary to the North Pole; Lewis H. Latimer, an 
associate of Thomas A. Edison; Jan Ernst 
Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting ma­
chine; and Elijah J. McCoy, inventor of lubri­
cating machinery. The black contribution in 
military service to the U.S. is presented, as are 
achievements in entertainment and sports, 
through photographs of individuals whose work 
has been significant in these fields.

The major portion of the exhibit is devoted 
to the history and leaders of the civil rights 
movement. The work of Frederick Douglass, 
chief spokesman for the Negro in America until 
his death in 1895; Dr. Martin Luther King; 
and the National Association for the Advancement

 of Colored People is highlighted.
A single showcase exhibit, “Decisive Steps 

on the Road to Equality,” discusses legislation 
which led to equal rights for all Americans. Al­
though the Declaration of Independence had 
proclaimed the equality of all men— that is, by 
inference, all humankind— white women and 
blacks of both sexes were denied certain rights 
in the New Republic. Not until the last half of 
the nineteenth century did the government be­
gin to take measures to end these inequalities.

The first step taken, the issuance of the 
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, did not 
abolish the institution of slavery; it was limited, 

g rather, to the liberation of slaves in those states 
designated as being in rebellion. The Thir­
teenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified 
in 1865, ended the enslavement of black Ameri­
cans, who were then guaranteed equal protec­
tion of the law in 1868 with the passage of the 
Fourteenth Amendment. Voting privileges were 
granted black men in the Fifteenth Amend­
ment, and to women with the ratification of the 
Nineteenth Amendment.

Both the exhibit and the showcase can be 
viewed in the Library of Congress through June 
30.

• The T e m p l e  U n i v e r s i t y  L ib r a r i e s  re­
cently announced the availability of a comput­
er-based printout on microfiche listing all its 
periodical holdings in the Temple University 
Libraries system, both current and retrospec­
tive, excluding Health Sciences and Law.

Arranged alphabetically, the data provided 
includes main entry, place of publication, fre­
quency of currently received titles, holdings in 
the collection, location and call number, notes 
of various kinds including missing data, super­
seded notes', information on retention by the 
library, added copies maintained, etc.

A microfiche copy is available at $3.00 a set. 
Delivery may be expected within one month 
of receipt of the order. All orders must be pre­
paid. Checks should be made payable to Tem­
ple University Computer Center.

Updates will be issued on a yearly basis, 
early in the calendar year, and must be ordered 
on an individual basis, at the same cost as the 
original set. The updated edition entirely super­
sedes the older edition.

We will be pleased to consider reciprocity 
arrangements with libraries maintaining serials 
holdings records of comparable size.

Please address all orders and inquiries, in­
cluding checks to: Melvyn W. Gelfand, Serials 
Librarian, Temple University Libraries, Phila­
delphia, PA 19122.

P U B L I C A T I O N S

• The Institute of United States Studies at 
London University recently began publishing



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a regular, comprehensive bibliography of 
American Studies Books. The bibliography lists 
all books published anywhere in the world 
which are relevant to the study of the United 
States. The only categories excluded are juve­
nile literature and periodicals. The books listed 
are selected from the British National Bibliog­
raphy and Library of Congress Machine Read­
able Cataloging services.

The bibliography is issued in four sections, 
each section being complete in itself and con­
taining full cataloging information: author, 
title, subject, and by class according to the 
Dewey Decimal System.

Published on microfiche, the bibliography is 
issued monthly with an annual cumulation. For 
further information on cost and ordering, con­
tact: University of London, Institute of United 
States Studies, 31 Tavistock Square, London 
WCIH 9EZ, England.

• A book of illustrations showing catalogers 
how to use the new ISBD  has just been pub­
lished by the Seminary Press. An Illustrated 
Guide to the International Standard B iblio­
graphic Description for M onographs presents 
for the first time a comprehensive collection of 
Library of Congress cards illustrating most of 
the rules for descriptive cataloging in the newly 
revised C hapter 6, Separately P ublished Mono­
graphs of the Anglo-American Cataloging 
Rules. Compilers of the work are John L. Sayre 
and Roberta Hamburger, librarians at Phillips 
University, Enid, Oklahoma.

The rules are arranged in the same order as 
found in chapter 6 and are stated briefly at the 
right side of the page. To the left are placed 
one or more Library of Congress cards which 
illustrate that rule. A complete index to the 
rules is also provided. This guide should be 
especially helpful to catalogers and could be a 
valuable asset in training new staff members in 
the applications of the ISBD. Copies may be 
secured for $6.50 from the Seminary Press, Box 
2218 University Station, Enid, OK 73701.

• The Reference Round Table of the Texas 
Library Association has published a subject 
guide to reference materials about Texas. Texas 
R eferen ce Sources; A S elective G uide is avail­
able from Jerre Hetherington, TLA Executive 
Secretary, Box 505, Houston, TX 77001. The 
price is $7.00 (plus 350 tax when applicable); 
all orders must be prepaid.

• The Tarlton Law Library of the Universi­
ty of Texas School of Law announces the pub­
lication of the eleventh in its Tarlton L aw  L i­
brary L eg a l Bibliography Series: Privacy and 
Public Disclosures Under the F reedom  o f Infor­
mation Act, edited by David A. Anderson of 
the University of Texas School of Law for the

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. 
1 9 7 6 . ( 1 7 3 p . )  $ 1 5 . 0 0 .

This volume is the product of a research 
project undertaken in the fall of 1975 by stu­
dents in David A. Anderson’s Law and Journal­
ism Seminar at the University of Texas School 
of Law. The project was conducted with the 
cooperation of the Reporters Committee for 
Freedom of the Press. A sampling of the pa­
pers: “The judge, the philosopher, and the per­
sonal privacy exemption of the FOIA [Freedom 
of information actj: an existential search for co­
herence”; “The Government employee’s right 
to privacy and the FOIA”; “The Privacy act 
and the FOIA”; “Business secrets, tax dollars, 
and exemption 4 of the FOIA”; “Corporations 
receiving government largess and the FOIA”; 
“Public disclosure the scientific research and 
development”; “The FOIA and special treat­
ment for the press.”

• Conversations on T ype and Printing, 
1967 is the title of an oral history memoir with 
the late Carroll T. Harris recently completed 
by the Regional Oral History Office of The 
Bancroft Library. The memoir deals with the 
career of Col. Harris (a  military title earned in 
World War I I )  as a successful young employee 
of the Lanston Monotype Company at its head­
quarters in Philadelphia and later at other of 
its offices including San Francisco; his purchase 
of a partnership in the San Francisco firm that 
became Mackenzie & Harris, which furnished 
type composition and foundry type to most of 
the area’s fine printers; and his leadership of 
that firm.

John Henry Nash, Edwin and Robert Grab- 
horn, James and Cecil Johnson, Henry and Ed­
ward DeWitt Taylor, Alfred B. and Lawton 
Kennedy, and others are recalled in the inter­
view, as are such famed type and book design­
ers as Frederic W. Goudy, William Edwin 
Rudge, Frederic Warde, Sol Hess, and Bruce 
Rogers.

Anecdotes and speculative discussion with 
interviewer Ruth Teiser shed light upon the de­
velopment of the San Francisco Bay Area as a 
world renowned center of fine printing.

The 198-page memoir is available to scholars 
for research and to manuscript libraries for de­
posit. For further information, write the Re­
gional Oral History Office, 486 The General 
Library, University of California, Berkeley 
94720. ■ ■

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