ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries July /August 1983 / 251 further information, contact P J . Fawcett, Systems Coordinator, University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R 3T 2N2; (204) 474-9475. • W a l t e r C . M c C r o n e A s s o c i a t e s has com­ pleted a series of tests on two dustcloths used during the cleaning of the collections in the Newberry L i­ brary, Chicago. The tests were designed to show whether the two cloths, Chicopee’s Stretch’n’Dust and Guardsman Chemicals’ One-Wipe, left harm­ ful residues on leather, paper, or book cloth that would contribute to deterioration over time. Mc­ Crone Associates made use of microscopical exami­ nation, phloroglucinol tests, pH determination, color change, the Elmendorf tear test, and the MIT folding endurance test on the two cloths. The results indicated that there was no significant dif­ ference between the samples treated with a dust- cloth and those not treated, and both cloths can be recommended for use in collections that require special care. ■ ■ PUBLICATIONS NOTICES •The newly-revised ALA Federal Legislative Pol­ icy (31 pages, January 1983) adopted by ALA Council at the Midwinter Meeting in 1983 is now available from the Washington Office. Single cop­ ies may be ordered by sending a stamped (37¢) self- addressed envelope to the ALA Washington Of­ fic e , Box 5 4 , 110 M aryland Avenue, N .E ., Washington, DC 20002. •The Catholic Library Association: The First Sixty Years, 1 9 2 1 - 1 9 8 1 , by Jan e F . Hindman (1983), details the history and publications of that organization since its founding. Copies may be or­ dered for $10 (C LA m em bers) or $14 (non­ members), plus $1.50 postage and handling, from the Catholic Library Association, 461 West Lan­ caster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041. •The Child Abuse and Neglect Thesaurus (149 pages, March 1983), intended for use with the Child Abuse and Neglect database, is now avail­ able for $7 (prepaid) from the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, Herner and Company, 1700 N. Moore S t., Arlington, VA 22209. Checks should be payable to “Child Abuse and Neglect Clearinghouse.” •The Directory of Archives and Manuscript Re­ positories at Harvard University and Radcliffe Col­ lege (45 pages, 1983) provides basic information on the location, facilities, and holdings of 53 depart­ ments at Harvard and Radcliffe that hold unpub­ lished research materials. Each entry features a de­ scription of holdings, and most also include a list of published guides and references to the repository’s collections. Copies are available for $5 (prepaid) from Harvard University Library, Wadsworth House, Harvard University, C am bridge, MA 02138. •The Directory of Library Instruction Programs in California, prepared by Kathleen Coleman and Esther Grassian (3d ed., 1983), provides detailed information about the instructional programs of 170 libraries. Based on a 1982 survey, the new edi­ tion features information on how each program is administered and staffed and on the participation of teaching faculty in library instruction. The di­ rectory is available for $10 (checks payable to the California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction) from Terry Jacobsen, Graduate School of Library and Inform ation Science, 120 Powell Library Building, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024. •A Directory o f M ember Libraries (64 pages, 1983) of the Council on Botanical and Horticul­ tural Libraries has been compiled by Bernadette G. Callery, Enola Jane Teeter, and Mary Lou Wolfe. The directory includes information on over 90 member libraries of this largely North American society. Entries include subject strengths, notes on public services and special collections, names and phone numbers of staff, and lists of publications describing the collections. Copies are free upon re­ quest from the Hunt Institute for Botanical Docu­ m entation, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pitts­ burgh, PA 15213, Attn: CBHL Directory. •The Guide to the Roebling Collections at Rens­ selaer Polytechnic Institute and Rutgers Univer­ sity, edited by Elizabeth C. Stewart (1983), de­ scribes the manuscripts, photographs, designs, plans, and library of civil engineers John and Washington Roebling. The guide is heavily illus­ trated with items from the Rensselaer collection. 252 / C&RL News Published by the Friends of the Folsom Library at Rensselaer, the book is available (prepaid only) for $15 from the Institute Archives, Rensselaer Poly­ technic Institute, Troy, NY 12181. •Journal Holdings in the Washington-Baltimore Area (375 pages, 1983 ed.) has been published by the Interlibrary Users Association. This union list is a valuable information source on 11,000 scientific and technical journals held by 70 special, public, and academic libraries. Subjects include aerospace technology, computer science, health sciences, and transportation. Copies may be ordered for $160 from the Metropolitan Washington Library Coun­ cil, 1875 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Make checks payable to MWCOG. •A L ibrarian’s Directory o f E xchange Programs, Study Tours, F u n d in g Sources, and Jo b Opportuni­ ties Outside o f the United States, by Diane Stine (15 pages, 1982), is an annotated list of organizations that provide an opportunity for librarians to visit or work in another country. Copies may be ordered for $1.50 (prepaid) and a mailing label from the ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. •Ralph N a d er: A B iblio gra p h y , 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 8 2 , compiled by Rienzi Crusz (2d ed., 1983), has been published as Number 8 in the University of Water­ loo Library’s Bibliography Series. Coverage in­ cludes all monographs and periodical articles by and about Nader and his study groups, select re­ views, and a section listing Nader’s testimony be­ fore Congress from 1966-1981. There are approxi­ mately 795 entries. Order a copy for $10 from Jorn Jorgensen, Library Business Administrator, Dana Porter Arts Library, University of Waterloo, Wa­ terloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. •Science and Technology Education f o r Civic and Professional L ife: T h e U ndergraduate Years (32 pages, 1983) is the report of a conference jointly sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association for the Advance­ ment of Science held June 1-3, 1982, at the Wing- spread Conference Center, Racine, Wisconsin. The conference was called to confront growing sci­ entific and technological illiteracy in American so­ ciety. It brought together leaders in education, business, government, and other professions to for­ mulate a set of actions that individual colleges and universities can use to raise the level and quality of science and technology education for undergradu­ ate students, especially those not majoring in those fields. Copies are available for $2.50 from the Asso­ ciation of American Colleges, 1818 R Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. • User Instructions f o r Online Catalogs in ARL L braries‚ SPEC Kit #93 (109 pages, April 1983), re­ flects a variety of approaches in designing instruc­ tion materials for online catalogs. The kit includes one set of library user materials for a common on­ line circulation system (enhanced instructions), three sets of materials for individual library auto­ mated systems, one example of materials for public i access to OCLC, and one set for public access to an online union catalog. Single copies may be pur­ chased for $15, with checks made payable to the ARL Office of Management Studies, from the SPEC Center, ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. RECEIVED (Selected items will be reviewed in future issues of College & Research Libraries.) •The availability of microprocessor computer systems has stimulated the development of many software packages which are particularly suitable for use by small libraries and information units in the United Kingdom. Aslib Biological and Agricul­ tural Sciences Group recognized that there were many small library and information units in Great Britain which were under-informed about current thinking and developments relating to these new systems. The conference proceedings contained in Computerised Systems in Library and Information Services (Aslib, 1982, £8.00) highlights the experi­ ences of established users of mainframe and micro­ computer technology. •The founding of the Graduate Library School at the University of Chicago was a watershed in the history of professional education for librarianship. Despite the central role it has played, there is a re­ markable lack of understanding regarding the school's contribution. The Spirit o f Inquiry: The Graduate Library School at Chicago, 1 9 2 1 - 5 1 , by John Richardson, Jr. (American Library Associa­ tion, 1982, $35), published as Number 42 in the se­ ries ACRL Publications in Librarianship, evalu­ ates the history of the GLS. •Since the end of World War II, librarianship has progressively developed into an international profession. World Librarianship: A Comparative New W ho’s Who Marquis Who’s Who, Inc., is compiling a new biographical directory and database of particular interest to the online community. The Biographical Directory o f Online Profes­ sionals, scheduled to appear in early 1984, will feature concise biographies of professionals at all levels, from search intermediaries to presi­ dents of database and search system companies. The accompanying database, Marquis Online PRO-FILE, will appear the same time as the ­ directory. If you are an online professional and have not yet received a biographical questionnaire, con­ tact Marquis Who’s Who, Inc., Dept. 5687, 200 E. Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 428-3898. The deadline for returning data forms is August 31. 254 / C&RL News Study (Marcel Dekker, 1983, $38.50) reports on de­ velopments around the globe. Based on the work of researchers well versed in regional affairs, this vol­ ume analyzes the current state of librarianship and predicts the future course of development, provid­ ing valuable insight into this important field. •Communicating Public Access to Government Information (Meekler, 1982, $35) contains eight original papers which were presented at the Second Annual Government Documents and Information Conference held March 26-27, 1982, in Arlington, Virginia. Edited and introduced by conference chair Peter Hernon, the volume includes writers Bernardine E. Abbott Hoduski, Joseph F. Capo- nio, R. Brain Land, Kathleen M. Heim, Charles A. Seavey, Michael L. T a te, Peter Hernon and Charles McClure, John V. Richardson, Jr., and Gary R. Purcell. •Financial Planning f o r Libraries (Haworth, 1983, $20) provides practical information on major budgetary and financing problems of academic and public libraries, including new approaches to salary planning, interlibrary loan and resource sharing, and collection management. •Teaching Library Use Com petence: Bridging the Gap from High School to College (Pierian, 1983, $16.95) consists of papers presented at the Eleventh Annual Library Instruction Conference held at Eastern Michigan University in May, 1981. The papers presented at this conference and collected in this volume include: a discussion of whether or not the entering college student is prepared to use li­ braries and what could be done to establish a link in the library instruction chain; the state of library user instruction in United Kingdom schools; a me­ dia center testing specialist and two academic li­ brarians sharing their expertise on testing as a method for assessing library skills at three different educational levels. •The long-awaited third edition of Introduction to United States Public Documents (Libraries Un­ limited, 1983, $28.50 cloth) has been extensively revised to include many of the changes that have occurred in the production and distribution of gov­ ernment information. Like previous editions, this work offers an introduction to the basic sources of information that comprise the bibliographic struc­ ture of federal government publications. New or expanded material includes the continual growth and evolution of the Monthly Catalog o f United States Government Publications, the significant changes in the format and distribution of the Con­ gressional Serial Set, a detailed account of the legis­ lative process, including private legislation, the 1980 census, and the proliferation of online data­ bases and microform collections covering federal documentation. ■ ■ AugALENDERCust 2 2 -2 7 —IFLA: The 49th general conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Munich, Germany. The theme will be “Libraries in a Technological World.” Contact: IFLA, P.O. Box 95312, The Hague 2509 CN, Netherlands; 070/140884. September 28 -3 0 — Wisconsin: “Communications: Key to the 80’s,” the annual conference of the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, will be held at the Holiday Inn-Southeast, Madison. Con­ tact: KurtRothe, Library Learning Center, Uni­ versity of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54302; (414) 465-2333. 14-16— Publishing: Second Annual Management Roundtable sponsored by the Society for Schol­ arly Publishing, Hyatt Regency, Baltimore. The focus will be on the future needs of scholarly communicators. Registration fee (meals in­ cluded): $225 for members, $275 for non­ members. Contact: Alice O’Leary, Society for Scholarly Publishing, 2000 Florida Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20009; (202) 638-5970. 29-October 1—Book Design: “The Art and Craft of the Book: A Celebration” will be offered by Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This seminar of lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and exhibits will include: Dan Carr on type de­ sign; Gertrud and Fritz Eberhardt on fine bind­ ings; Maurice Sendak on book illustration; and many others. Contact: Dickinson College Li­ brary, Carlisle, PA 17013; (717) 245-1396. October 2 -6 —ASIS: The 46th annual meeting of the Amer­ ican Society for Information Science will review