ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 102 / C &RL News N E W T E C H N O L O G Y • B a k e r & T a y l o r and the R . R . B o w k e r C o m ­ p a n y have announced a new agreement on the ex­ change of bibliographic data on a regular basis as part of the final test phase of Bowker’s Book Acqui­ sition System (BAS) which begins test marketing this month. During this phase Baker & Taylor will be electronically linked to the Bowker system. The agreement ensures that BAS users and B & T cus­ tomers will benefit from the most complete and current bibliographic and price information on more than 850,000 titles representing more than 15,000 publishers. The Bowker B ooks in Print database will receive daily price and status updates from Baker & Taylor in its ongoing business trans­ actions, and Baker & Taylor will receive enhance­ ments to its ISBN and forthcoming book informa­ tion. Access to BAS will be provided by BRS. For further information, contact Baker & Taylor, 6 Kirby Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876; (201) 722- 8000. • E I C / I n t e l l i g e n c e , I n c ., has produced a new online database that covers information on the telecommunications industry, including regula­ tion, domestic and international product develop­ ments, new research, financial reports, and man­ agement shifts. The database, called Tele/Scope, also offers full-text document retrieval and elec­ tronic mail capability. Contact: EIC/Intelligence, In c., 48 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018; (800) 223-6275. •The E d u c a t i o n a l T e s t i n g Se r v i c e has devel­ oped an online database, called Test Collection, of information on tests and assessment instruments. It can be accessed through BRS and includes mea­ sures of achievement, aptitude, intelligence, inter­ ests, personality, sensory-motor skills, special pop­ ulations, and vocational-occupational areas. The descriptions include the test title, subtests, author, year of publication, indexing terms, availability, and other detailed information. For more informa­ tion, contact Michael Kremin, BRS, 1200 Route 7, Latham , NY 12110; (518) 783-1161. •The F . W . F a x o n C o m p a n y introduced two new services at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Ja n ­ uary. IN FO SERV is a database of all new serial ti­ tles announced during the past three years, as well as serials that have undergone a significant change in title, publisher, edition, or scope. Libraries do not have to be a Faxon customer or a LIN X user to access INFOSERV. Union List is a new module on LIN X, the Faxon online serials management sys­ tem. Union List groups can add, share, and main­ tain up-to-date information on their collective ti­ tles and holdings. Products include both group lists and individual member lists in hard copy, tape, or microfiche. For further information, contact F .W . Faxon C o., 15 Southwest Park, Westwood, MA 02090; (617) 329-3350. • J o h n s H o p k i n s U n i v e r s i t y , B altim ore, has contracted with Biblio-Techniques to purchase the B L IS bibliographic subsystem software in support of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library’s online cata­ log. It will eventually replace the card catalog as the union catalog for the university’s six autono­ mous libraries. Initially the system will be used by library staff to complete the retrospective conver­ sion of the library’s 1.2 million bibliographic rec­ ords. A $1.2 million grant from the Pew Memorial Trust provided the funds for the acquisition of hardware and software and for part of the retro­ spective conversion. •P e r s o n a l B i b l i o g r a p h i c So f t w a r e , I n c ., has developed a D ata Transfer System that allows per­ sonal computer users to download records from on­ line library catalogs such as O C LC and RLIN and convert the record to a correctly punctuated, for­ matted bibliographic citation in a personal data­ base. The system is a companion to the company’s Personal Bibliographic System, and together they allow the user to compile, edit, and manage bibli­ ographies. The system can download sound re­ cordings, films, video recordings, maps, and music scores in addition to books and journal articles. The program is available for the IBM PC, Apple, and Victor 9000 microcomputers. Minimum require­ ments are 64K of memory, two disk drives, a serial interface, modem, and the Personal Bibliographic System. Contact Personal Bibliographic Software, P.O . Box 4250, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; (313) 996- 1580. •Si m m o n s C o l l e g e , Boston, has been awarded a $3,300 grant from O C LC to support development of M icroUse, a microcomputer-based database that will provide current information on micro­ computer applications in libraries and information centers. Researchers at the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science will carry out the project. Over 400 library microcom­ puter applications have been entered into the data­ base and the development team is actively search­ February 1984 / 103 in g fo r a d d itio n a l ones th r o u g h n e w s le tte r s , journals, users groups, and direct correspondence. Libraries or inform ation centers w ith special p ro j­ ects involving m icroco m p u ters should c o n ta c t Ching-chih C hen, G S L IS , Simmons College, 300 T h e Fenw ay, Boston, MA 02115. • U n i v e r s i t y M i c r o f i l m s I n t e r n a t i o n a l has launched an electronic mail order service to re­ searchers and librarians. Shipment of listed articles from more than 7 ,3 0 0 periodicals is guaranteed w ithin 48 hours of the order entry. Hard copies of articles may be ordered electronically through sev­ eral m ajor com puter com m unications systems in­ cluding the O C L C Interlibrary Loan Subsystem, C LA SS O nT ym e, and I T T D ialcom , w hich sup­ ports the A LA N ET network. T he system guaran­ tees th at reproduction rights of copyrighted m ate­ rials have been obtained and the royalty fees paid. Most of the articles listed since 1978 in such indexes as Index M edicus, the H .W . W ilson indexes, C IJE , Engineering Index, and others are available. For further inform ation, w rite the UM I Article C lear­ inghouse, 3 0 0 N. Z eeb R o ad , Ann A rb or, M I 48106. • T he U n i v e r s i t y o f W i s c o n s i n - S t o u t , Meno- monie, L ibrary reports that com plete autom ation has resulted in a 10% increase in library use over the same period a year ago. Bibliographic records were placed into a D ata Phase database as part of the A L IS II softw are package w hich becam e oper­ ational in January 1983. John J. Jax , assistant dean of learning resources, attributed the increased use to the added ease and efficiency of catalog search­ ing and circulation transactions. ■ ■ PUBLICATIONS NOTICES • American Philanthropy, 1 7 3 1 -1 8 6 0 : Printe Works in the Collections o f the American Philosophi­ cal Society, the Historical Society o f Pennsylvania, and the Library Com pany o f Philadelphia, com ­ piled by C ornelia S. King (1984), includes both or­ ganizational m aterial, such as catalogs and annual reports of philanthropic agencies, and inform a­ tional m aterial, such as addresses delivered before these organizations. Arrangement is alphabetical by author of monograph and title of serial, with a full array of cross-references. T he cost is $60 from G arland Publishing, 136 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0-8240-9080-2. •Beauty an d the Beasts, by Stephen E . W eil, deputy d irector of the H irshhorn Museum and Sculpture G arden (1983), is a collection of 19 essays and speeches w ritten by W eil since 1971 on devel­ opments in art and the law . T he essays examine the problems of strengthening museum m anagem ent and providing public accountability w ithout com ­ promising museum goals. Copies may be ordered for $ 9 .9 5 paperback, $ 1 9 .9 5 clothcover, from the S m ith son ian In stitu tio n Press, P .O . Box 1 5 7 9 , W ashington, D C 20013. Postage and handling are $ 1 .5 0 . •Branch Libraries in ARL Institutions, SP E C Kit #99 (101 pages, N ovem ber-D ecem ber 1983), re­ views the policies, practices, issues and trends con­ cerning the establishment of branches, closing and d consolidating branches, and the use of autom ation. Single copies m ay be pu rchased for $ 1 5 , w ith checks made payable to the A R L O ffice of M anage­ m ent Studies, from the SP E C C enter, ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, N .W ., W ashing­ ton, D C 20036. •The C om pleat Bookm an: A Centennial E xhibi­ tion o f the Work o f D ard Hunter, compiled by R ob ­ ert A. T ibbetts (31 pages, 1983), celebrates the cen­ tennial of the birth of D ard Hunter (1 8 8 3 -1 9 6 6 ), the C hillicothe, Ohio, paperm aker, artist, type- m aker, and printer who founded the M ountain House Press. This pam phlet describes the m aterials of two D ard Hunter exhibits at the libraries of Ohio State University, Columbus, and Ohio University, C hillicothe. Copies may be obtained from Robert A. T ibb etts, C urator, Special C ollections, Ohio State University Libraries, 1858 Neil Avenue M all, Colum bus, OH 43210. •Current Problem s in Copyright is the them e for the F all 1983 issue of L ib rary Trends, edited by W alter C. Allen and Jerom e K. M iller. Articles in­ clude a view of the Register of Copyrights’ Five- Year Review Report by Nancy M arshall, and an ex­ am ination of fair use under the 1976 Copyright Act by Roger D . Billings, Jr . Single copies may be or­ dered for $6 from the G raduate School of L ibrary and Inform ation Science, Publications O ffice, 249 Armory Building, 503 E . Armory Street, C ham ­ paign, I L 61820. •The Electronic Library: The Promise and the