ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries February 1988 / 95 WASHINGTON HOTLINE Carol C. Henderson (202)547-4440; (ALA0025) Deputy Director, ALA Washington Office HEA II-D. An end-of-session omnibus funding bill (H.J.Res. 395, PL 100-202) as­ sured start-up funding of $3,590,000 for the new technology and cooperation grants for aca­ demic libraries under Title II-D of the Higher Education Act. This extraordinary accomplish­ ment, aided by the leadership of Rep. John Porter (R-IL) was the one bright spot in funding for Department of Education library programs for the 1988 fiscal year. Watch for draft regulations for the II-D program; they are expected to be published in the Federal Register about the time you receive this issue. Other program funding. Most other increases for library programs passed earlier by the House or Senate were wiped out by implementation of the deficit reduction package agreed to by the White House and Congressional leaders. The results for selected library programs are as follows: (amounts in thousands) FY 1987 FY 1988 FY 1988 FY 1988 Funding House Senate Funding HEA II-A college libraries $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 HEA II-B training & research 1,000 1,000 500 718 HEA II-C research libraries 6,000 6,000 6,000 5,744 HEA II-D tech. & coop. 0 5,000 2,500 3,590 HEA III developing instits. 147,208 180,000 138,300 152,370 HEA IV-C college work study 592,500 625,000 614,423 588,249 HEA VI international educ. 27,550 26,550 26,550 25,419 LSCA III interlibrary coop. 18,000 20,000 19,000 18,669 GPO SuDocs 23,763 25,300 25,300 24,662 Library of Congress 239,305 252,786 255,235 247,971 Nat’l Lib. of Medicine 61,838 71,465 70,399 67,910 N at’l Agricultural Lib. 11,098 11,962 12,795 12,194 NCLIS 683 750 791 718 NEH 138,890 139,640 139,291 140,435 NHPRC 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 Postal revenue forgone 650,000 556,507 517,000 517,000 FIPSE 12,163 12,163 12,163 11,645 Center for Educ. Statistics 8,747 22,386 20,586 20,953 FCC access charges. Staff of the Federal Communications Commission have indicated by phone that the proposal to impose access charges on "enhanced service providers" or value- added networks will not go into effect January 1 as proposed (CC Docket 87-215). No new date has been set, and no written announcement made; the proposal will simply not be in effect unless and until further notice from the FCC. FCC staff have said the Commission received ap­ proximately 20,000 communications on the issue. (continued on p. 131) A vailable in 1988! Books for College Libraries, third edition With an estimated 50,000 titles in all academic fields of study, chosen by more than 600 American and Canadian college faculty and collection development librarians, the third edition of Books for College Libraries is the most comprehensive and authoritative buying and collection measurement tool available. The high percentage of new material (between 30% and 50% of each section) assures that coverage is fully updated even for rapidly-changing fields. In addition to the print version, ACRL and ALA Publishing are re­ searching alternative electronic formats for the BCL3 database that will make automated collection evaluation possible. Reviews of the second edition: "The thoroughness of its revision, the careful and authoritative selection of its titles, its excellent indexes, and its full LC card entries all contribute to its importance and usefulness... recommended to all academic libraries as a necessary purchase." Booklist "...another ALA landmark publication that will help—often rescue— anyone who uses it." Library Journal To receive additional information as it becomes available, please write to: Ruth Ann Jones, Publishing Services/Marketing, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. American Library Association • 50 East Huron Street • Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 944-6780 February 1988 / 131 s h o u ld be s e n t t o : Roman Kochan, A s s o c ia te D i r e c t o r , U n i v e r s i t y L ib r a r y and L e a rn in g R e s o u rc e s , 1250 B e l l f l o w e r B o u le v a rd , C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , Long B each, Long B each, CA 90840. A p p l i c a t i o n s r e c e iv e d by March 15, 1988, w i l l be g iv e n p r i o r i t y c o n s i d e r a t i o n . An Equal O p p o r tu n ity , A f f ir m a tiv e A c tio n , T i t l e IX E m ployer. (Washington Hotline, cont’d) Manuscript donations. Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) introduced on December 10 the National Heritage Resource Act (S. 1940) to restore a tax deduction for artwork or manu­ scripts donated by their creators to libraries and museums. Since 1969 such deductions have been limited to the cost of the materials rather than the fair market value of the items. S. 1940 is the companion to HR 2050, introduced last April by Rep. Thomas Downey (D-NY). In his introductory statement (in the December 10 Congressional Record, pp. S17760-61), Sen. Moynihan spoke about how the deduction was lost: ...it seems to me time that we be open about the origins of the 1969 legislation.... It was inserted in the Tax Reform Act of 1969 with the specific intent of denying a tax deduc­ tion to former President Lyndon B. Johnson and former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.... One Senator sought to punish, in their political eclipse, two great public men who had been unassailable at the apogee of their influence and strength. But the legislation went far beyond its original narrow intent, catching in its net the entire crea­ tive community. A matter of indifference to its sponsor, perhaps, but hardly to us. A full political generation later, it is time for remedy. 132 / C& RL News Vital Statistics from ACRL Library Statistics of Colleges and Universities, 1985: National Summaries, State Summaries, Institutional Tables. Statistics on 3,000 academic libraries surveyed by the Center for Educational Statistics. Contains data on collections, operating ex­ penditures, staff, and institutional indices of library operating expenditures, books and bound serials and FTE library staff. $30.00pb; ACRL member $24.00 240p. 0-8389-7147-4 1987 ACRL University Library Statistics 1985-86 and 1986 ‘TOO Libraries'- Statistical Survey. Data and rankings of 149 univer­ sity, college, community and junior college libraries on collections, expenditures, personnel, and interlibrary loans. $30.00pb; ACRL member $24.00 HOp. 0-8389-7144-x 1987 Quantitative Criteria for Academic Research Libraries, by Kendon L. Stubbs. 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