ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 210 P u b lica tion s NOTICES • E x p e rie n c e s of A ssociation o f R e search L i­ b ra ry m e m b e rs w ith a u to m a te d circ u la tio n sys­ te m s a r e s u m m a riz e d a n d d o c u m e n te d in th e n e w e st S P E C kit and flyer on A u to m a ted C ircu ­ lation System s in A RL L ibraries (April 1978). B ased on a su rv ey o f all A R L m e m b e rs c o n ­ d u c te d in F e b r u a r y 1978, t h e tw o -p a g e fly e r n o tes th a t initial decisions to au to m a te circulation fu n c tio n s a re m ost o ften b a s e d u p o n n e e d s to h a n d le ro u tin e tasks m ore efficiently a n d to r e ­ lease staff to h an d le d ire c t p u b lic services, as well as to re d u c e costs p e r item pro cessed . S urvey r e ­ sponses in d icate th a t, for th e m ost p art, circu la­ tion system s are ab le to effect th e s e changes; r e ­ d u c e d costs a re a ttrib u te d m ainly to th e ability to h a n d le in c r e a s e d w o rk lo a d s b y e x is tin g sta ff, ra th e r th a n to re d u ctio n o f staff size. T h e flyer in­ c l u d e s b r i e f d is c u s s io n s on “ C o n v e r s io n a n d T ra in in g ,” “ E ffects on O rganization and Staffing,” “ L ib rary O p e ra tio n s and U s e ,” “ M a n ag em en t I n ­ fo rm atio n ,” a n d “G en eral E v a lu a tio n .” T h e 1 0 0 -p a g e k it c o n t a i n s 16 d o c u m e n t s : a n a ly s e s o f S P E C su rv e y r e s p o n s e s , p la n n in g d o c u m e n ts , d e scrip tio n s o f co n version activities, re p o rts on th e effects of a u to m a te d circulation on lib ra ry o p e r a tio n s a n d staffing, d e s c rip tio n s o f u ses o f m a n a g e m e n t in fo rm atio n av ailab le from system s, a n d policy sta te m e n ts on confidentiality and access to circulation records. R e q u ests for F ly er a n d K it 43 should b e sent to: O ffice o f U n iv e r s ity L ib r a r y M a n a g e m e n t S tu d ies, A ssociation o f R esearch L ib raries, 1527 N ew H a m p s h ir e A v e n u e , N .W ., W a s h in g to n , D C 20036. Kits are $7.50 to ARL m e m b e rs and S P E C su b sc rib e rs and $15 to o th e rs, p re p a y m e n t req u ired . • T h e F rie n d s o f th e D u k e U n iv ersity L ibrary have re c e n tly p u b lish e d a lim ite d edition o f 250 copies o f O racles , a translation by R eynolds Price o f Biblical e p iso d es and visions, w ith six etch in g s by Jacob R o q u e t. Available at $35. O racles may b e p u rc h a se d from T h e S ecretary , T h e F rie n d s of th e D u k e U n iv e rs ity L ib r a r ie s , D u r h a m , N C 27706. • U N IP U B has available, fre e on re q u e s t, a d e s c rip tiv e b r o c h u re th a t d e s c rib e s inform ation sc ien ce p u b lic a tio n s o f th e U n ite d N ations Sys­ tem . T h e four-page flyer covers in tern atio n a l in­ fo rm atio n sy s te m s a n d r e fe re n c e books on th e state o f th e a rt o f inform ation system s and a list­ ing o f inform ation service g u id es by subject. In tern ational Books on Inform ation Science is available fre e from U N IP U B , Box 433, M urray Hill Station, N ew York, NY 10016. • T h e U n iv ersity o f Texas at A ustin announces th e p u b licatio n o f C hicano Film G u id e ‚ com piled by E m m a G onzalez S tupp. T h e fifty-two M exican-A m erican films listed in this six tee n -p ag e g u id e re p re s e n t ite m s se lected and a c q u ire d by th e M exican A m erican L ibrary P roject o f th e Benson L atin A m erican C ollection d u rin g th e p e rio d 1974 th ro u g h 1977. T h e M e x ic a n A m e r ic a n L ib r a r y P r o j e c t is c h a rg e d w ith id e n tify in g a n d a c q u irin g c u r re n t and re tro sp e c tiv e library m aterials, in all form ats, w hich d o c u m e n t th e social, c u ltu ra l, econom ic, and political h istory a n d e x p e rie n c e o f th e H is­ panic p o p u latio n o f th e U n ited States. I n te n d e d as a listing o f th e h o ld in g s o f o n e li­ b rary, th e g u id e will also b e useful for libraries a n d o th e r in s titu tio n s c o n s id e rin g p u rc h a s e o r ren tal o f th e films. E n trie s for each film indicate title , c o lo r, la n g u a g e , le n g th , d is t r i b u t o r , a n d p rice a n d in clu d e inform ational a n d critical an n o ­ tations. T h e g u id e is for sale for $3 (Texas re sid e n ts add 5 p e rc e n t sales tax). R e m i t t a n c e m u s t a c c o m p a n y o r d e r a n d b e m ade p ay a b le to: T h e U n iv ersity o f Texas at A u­ stin G e n e ra l L ibraries. Mail o r d e r to: T h e G e n ­ e ra l L ib r a r ie s , P e rry -C a s ta ñ e d a L ib ra ry 3.200, T h e U n iv e rsity o f Texas at A u stin , A u stin , TX 78712. • The Hill D ire c to ry lists 465 lib ra rie s a n d in ­ f o rm a tio n so u rc e s in th e St. P a u l-M in n e a p o lis m etro p o litan area. D etailed inform ation re g ard in g b o rro w in g a n d len d in g policies, special services, subject stre n g th s , special collections, titles o f p a r ­ ticu larly ra re books a n d m a n u s c rip t collections, and co o p erativ e a g re e m e n ts a re liste d for each li­ brary. C o p ie s may b e p u rc h a se d by s e n d in g $16 to th e Ja m e s J e ro m e H ill R e fe re n c e L ib ra ry , 4 th and M a rk et Sts., St. Paul, MN 55102. • A se lf-paced instructional le a rn in g tool of In­ stru ction al Presentation on Use o f E R IC , consist­ ing o f fifty-five color slides, o n e ta p e ca sse tte , and o n e se t o f catalog cards is now available for $50 p e r m u ltim e d ia kit. O r d e r from : P e te r S pyers- D u ra n , D ire c to r, L ib rary , C a lifo rn ia S tate U n i­ versity, 1250 B ellflow er Blvd., L ong Beach, CA 9 0 8 4 0 . C h e c k s a r e p a y a b l e to C S U L B F o u n d a tio n — Library. • T h e N ew E n g la n d L ib ra ry A ssociation has r e c e n t l y p u b l i s h e d t h e G u id e to N e w s p a p e r Indexes in New England. T h e n ew volum e, w hich was p ro d u c e d by its Bibliography C o m m itte e , is th e r e s u lt o f a su rv ey c o n d u c te d in th e fall o f 1977 o f 2 ,0 0 0 lib ra rie s a n d h is to ric a l so c ie tie s th ro u g h o u t th e region. T he G u id e h o p es to b ring to light th e w ork o f librarians a n d o th e rs w ho, in 211 th e i n t e r e s t o f f u r th e r in g a c c e ss to h is to ric a l know ledge, have u n d ertaken th e creatio n o f in­ dexes to th e ir local new spapers. C opies can be ord ere d for $5 (prepaid) from N an Berg, NELA Executive S ecretary, P.O . Box 273, H olden, MA 01520. M ake checks payable to th e N ew England Library Association. • T h e L ong Island Library R esources Council (LILRC) announces that th e th ird edition o f the Nassau-Suffolk Union List o f Serials is now avail­ able at $27.50 p e r se t, inclu d in g delivery. The low cost is possible because th e p roject was su b ­ sidized by LSCA T itle I funds g ra n te d to th e Suf­ folk C ooperative Library System. C onsisting of th re e volum es and a supplem ent, the publication lists th e serial holdings of 143 li­ b raries in th e two counties, based on u p dated in­ formation su b m itted through th e last q u a rte r of 1977. Serials in Long Island Health Science L ibrar­ ies: A Union List (1978) is being p rin te d and will be available for $20. O rd ers a re now b ein g ac­ cepted. T h is p u b lic a tio n has b e e n p r e p a r e d by th e council in cooperation with th e M edical Library C e n te r o f N ew York and thirty-tw o Nassau and Suffolk h ealth sciences libraries. It is a new e d i­ tion of th e 1972 list com pleted by th e Regional M edical L ibrary Service and T rain in g Project of th e Nassau-Suffolk Regional M edical Program . T h e re is no duplication o f libraries in th ese two lists. L IL R C hopes that each collection in Nassau and Suffolk will b e listed in one or th e other, b u t both lists are n e e d e d for full coverage. Libraries and o th e r agencies that have to know w h ere to locate inform ation will need copies. Supplies are lim ited, so o rd er your copies now. O r d e r s sh o u ld b e s e n t to L IL R C , Box 31, Bellport, NY 11713. • A D irectory o f Asian and African Librarians in N orth Am erica, an alphabetically arranged list­ ing o f both nam es and addresses, has been p re ­ pared u n d e r th e auspices o f th e Asian and African Section of ACRL. To receive th e D irectory send $5 ($6 for n o n -A C R L m e m b e r s ) a n d a self- addressed m ailing label to ACRL, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611. • T h e U n iv e r s ity o f W a te r lo o L ib r a r y a n ­ nounces th e publication o f its Selectors Manual. P re p are d as a refe ren ce tool for selectors of li­ brary m aterials, th e m anual provides a conven­ ient, easily u pdated inform ation source regarding library se lectio n and o rd e rin g p ro c e d u re s. The manual includes ch ap ters on collection develop­ m ent policies, b u d g e tin g and accounting p ro c e ­ du res, approval plans, selection o f retrospective m aterial, serials and th e policies covering th e ir acquisition. C opies are available at $20 p e r copy. O rd ers should b e se n t to: Jo m Jorgensen, Library B u sin ess A d m in istra to r, D an a P o rte r A rts L i­ brary, U niversity o f W aterloo, W aterloo, Ontario, Canada N 2L 3G1. • A D i r e c t o r y o f S c ie n c e C o m m u n ic a tio n C ou rses a n d P rogram s has b e e n p r e p a r e d by Sharon M. F rie d m a n , L e h ig h U n iv e rsity ; Rae G o o d e l, M .I .T .; and L aw re n ce V e rb it, SUNY Binghamton. It is $4.95 prep aid (checks m ade out to Science C o m m u n icatio n D irectory) from: S cience C om ­ m unication D irectory, D ep a rtm e n t of C hem istry, SUNY-Bingham ton, Bingham ton, NY 13901. ACRL Publications in Librarianship Editorial Board Invites Manuscripts T h e A C R L P u b lic a tio n s in L ib ra ria n sh ip E d ito ria l B oard in v ite s a u th o r s to su b m it m anuscripts of book-length works to be con­ sidered for publication in this series. Propos­ als for m a n u scrip ts o f w ork in p ro g ress are w elcom e a n d should b e acco m p an ied by an o u tlin e of th e contents. T h ese and d isserta­ tions will b e c o n s id e re d w ith in te r e s t, b u t th e y m ay r e q u ire su b s ta n tia l re v isio n . All m anuscripts will be acknow ledged and will be read by two or m ore m em b ers of th e editorial board before a decision is m ade. T he scope o f th e ACRL Publications in Li­ b ra ria n s h ip in c lu d e s all su b je c ts o f in te re st and c o n c e r n to a c a d e m ic l i b r a r i a n s . T h e th irty -n in e volum es p ublished thus far include studies on th e c areer of th e academ ic lib ra r­ ian, th e role of th e beginning librarian in uni­ versity lib ra rie s , th e u n d e rg ra d u a te library, in terlib rary loan, and American library ed u ca­ tion and collections o f papers on faculty status for academ ic librarians, n o n p rin t m aterials in acad e m ic lib ra rie s , c o lle c tiv e b a rg a in in g in hig h er ed u catio n , and th e history o f academic libraries since 1876. A collection o f papers on aspects o f th e n in ete e n th -c e n tu ry British and N orth A m erican book tra d e s will b e issued later this year. I n q u ir ie s a n d p ro p o s a ls for p u b lic a tio n should b e ad d ressed to Joe W. Kraus, editor and c h a ir o f ACRL P u b lic a tio n s in L ib ra r­ ianship Board, M ilner Library, Illinois State U n iv ersity , N orm al, IL 61761. M e m b ers of the board are. C harles H. Baumann, college li b r a r ia n , E a s te r n W a s h in g to n C o lle g e , C h e n e y ; K a th e rin e T. E m e rs o n , a rc h iv is t. U niversity L ibrary, U niversity o f M assachu­ setts, A m herst; M oham m ed M. Aman, dean, Palm er G rad u ate Library School, C. W. Post C e n te r, Long Island U n iv ersity , G reen v ale, New York; and Gw endolyn S. C ruzat, associ­ ate professor, School of Library Science, Uni­ versity o f Michigan, Ann Arbor. 212 • A ccording to th e latest S P E C kit and flyer, R esource Shoring in ARL L ibraries (no.42, March 1978), t h e r e is g ro w in g i n t e r e s t in re s o u r c e - sharing activities am ong ARL m e m b e rs, as they seek to expand th e base of m aterials available to users a n d to re d u c e spiraling collection d e v e lo p ­ m en t costs. T h e kit and flyer, b ased on a recen t S y s te m s a n d P r o c e d u r e s E x c h a n g e C e n t e r (SPEC) survey of ARL m em b ers, n o te th at most ARL m e m b e rs particip ate in m ore th a n o n e type o f re so u rc e -sh a rin g activity, ran g in g from q u ite informal u n d erstan d in g s am ong a few sim ilar li­ b raries to m ore form alized, m u ltiface ted coopera­ tives, consortia, or netw orks th a t o p e ra te over a large region o r nationally. T h e tw o-page flyer discusses c u rre n t issues, in­ c lu d in g b e n e fits an d costs, local v ersu s sh a re d collections, concern w ith faculty resistance, and c ooperative collection d e v e lo p m e n t policies. T he 108-page kit contains 16 d o cu m en ts from ARL li­ b raries covering policies and p ro c e d u re s, program d escrip tio n s, p lanning and evaluation, re p o rts and reco m m en d atio n s, and selected references. T he SPEC K it a n d F lyer on Resource Sharing (no.42) is available for $7.50 to ARL m e m b e rs a n d S P E C s u b s c r i b e r s a n d fo r $ 1 5 .0 0 to a ll others, p re p a y m e n t req u ired , from: S P E C , Office o f M a n ag em en t S tudies, Association o f R esearch L ib ra rie s , 1527 N ew H a m p s h ire A v e., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. ■■ D o u b le, D ouble— Less Toil and Trouble; or, A N ote from the Editors C o n trib u to rs are again re m in d e d th a t copy m u st b e d o u b le spaced. S in g le-sp aced copy that is received m ust b e re ty p e d — th at costs in tim e a n d m o n e y . C o p y fo r an is s u e is m ailed from O n e o n ta to C hicago five to six w eeks before th e first day of th e issue m onth. F o r in sta n c e , th e S e p te m b e r issu e will b e finalized July 15— and m ailed about July 20. P le a s e k e e p th e s e fa c to rs in m in d . M a n y m e e tin g a n d w o rk sh o p a n n o u n c e m e n ts are re tu rn e d — th e y simply arrive too late. Space is also a p ro b le m , and obviously n o t e v e ry ­ th in g t h a t is re c e iv e d can b e u s e d . S om e item s m u st w ait two or th re e issues. So b e pa­ tient! O n e last re q u e s t— feed b ack is im p o r­ tant. C o m m en ts th a t w ould increase o u r re le ­ vancy are always w elcom e. F o r instance, we often w o n d e r how effective th e notices of p u b ­ lication a re — for b u y e r and seller. 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We are specialists in the field and p rovide d ocu m e n ta tio n services tailored to lib ra rie s' specific needs. Let us help you. UNIFO Publishers, Ltd., P.O. Box 89. White Plains. NY 10602, (914) 592-8710. W A N T E D PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (travel, architecture. Indians, landscape, celebrities, transportation). Lehr. Box 617. New York, NY 10028. P O S IT IO N S O P EN ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN (half-tim e). General acquisitions ac­ tivities with special responsibility for coordination of LC proof slip process. MLS from ALA-accredited school. German or Russian pre­ ferred. Professional experience desirable. Salary $6,000. Send re­ sume by July 24 to James DeLancey, Georgetown University Li­ brary. Washington, DC 20057. An equal opportunity/affirm ative ac­ tion employer. ACQUISITIONS/SERIALS LIBRARIAN (LIBRARIAN II). Responsi­ ble for the direct supervision of the acquisitions and serials sec­ tions (5 .5 FTE). Performs the following: selection, training, supervi­ sion, and evaluation of acquisitions/serials personnel; administration of section operations including work analysis, scheduling, planning, special projects, and policy recommendations; development of pre­ lim inary book and serials budget request; fiscal control; selection of books and journals in several subject areas; supervision of gifts and exchanges and bindery preparation; and reporting. Qualifications: MLS. 2 to 4 years of successful experience in acquisitions, serials, or cataloging, including supervisory responsibility. Salary: Maximum of $13.717 annually to start, depending on experience (5.2% in ­ crease pending). Send resume to: Sherrilynne Shirley. Associate Di­ rector, Norris Medical Library. University of Southern California, 2 0 2 5 Z onal A ven u e, Los A ng e les. CA 9 0 0 3 3 . An e q u a l opportunity/affirmative action employer. University ARCHIVIST. 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