College and Research Libraries • By EDNA MAE BROWN Ne-w Periodicals of 1947-Part I T HE more promising of the new periodi-cal publications of the first six months of 1947 appear to be in . about the same fields as were those of 1946. For the pur- pose of presenting facts regarding our complicated -international relations many scholarly organizations began new journals which propose to keep us informed on the progress of the United Nations and world government, to present the facts of Ameri- can foreign policy, and to show the economic and social background of areas of special international importance. A newly aroused concern over our complicated economic, social, and political problems may account for the new interest in the humanities. This new interest has resulted in a number of well-edited new publications. College and university students seemed eager to "get into print;" as a consequence, a number of new undergraduate publications appeared. Few new literary magazines appeared of a ·quality worthy of mention. A single new periodical is devoted to each of a variety of subjects ranging from women's club pro- grams through foreign employment and from military science to accountancy. International Relations United Nations World came into exist- ence in February 1947 through a merger of Asiaj Inter-America~ and Free World. Its purpose is to inform as to the work and operation of the United Nations. Its point of view is purely international with little regard for national slants or sovereignties. With the establishment of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the number of nonofficial international organi- zations and their publications has increased tremendously. The World Peace. Founda- tion will print summaries of the work of these organizations in International Or- ganization. The Committee to Frame a World Constitution c&mmenced its monthly report, Common Cause~ with the issue for July 1947· This committee originated among members of the University of Chi- cago faculty. It believes that support of and opposition to world government gen- erally is not based on a clear-cut under- standing of this type of government. It hopes by means of its journal to be of service in clarifying the issues. Also, it is making plans for an unofficial "World Constituent Assembly" in Geneva in 1950. The Foundation for Foreign Affairs in its new American Perspective will present the international problems currently confront- ing the United States and examine the political and economic forces at work in the countries with which the United States is dealing. The Middle East Institute began The Middle East Journal in January 1947 in recognition of the increasingly important role now played by that somewhat un- familiar area. Our increased interest in the economic possibilities of Latin America stimulated the Institute of Inter-American Studies to launch the quarterly, Inter- American Economic Affairs. It hopes to stimulate research in the United States in the field of Latin American economic prob- lems and to report on the results of such research. To keep the Americas abreast of what is going on within their countries is the objective of Bulletin: Digest of the Americas~ published in New York in Eng- 438 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES lish and also in Spanish. Of a highly specialized nature is the International Bul- letin of Industrial Property (IBIP), an organ of up-to-date information regarding the international aspects of patent, trade- mark, and copyright protection. Humanities 'The Pacific Spectator~ published for the Pacific Coast Committee for the Humani- ties of the American Council of Learned Societies has for its purpose "the interpre- tation and discussion of enduring human values, p~st and present, which have found expression in literature and the arts." The first issue contains literary cnt1c1sms, articles on education, the theatre, and other subjects. The Humanities Review~ pub- lished by the editor, Gertrude Horgan, in San Antonio, Texas, purports "to provide a common ground for all who may be inter- ested in saving and strengthening the hu- manities." Besides original articles, it con- tains condensations of articles from other periodicals. Utah Humanities Review~ pub- lished at the University of Utah by the Humanities Research Foundation, will pub- lish articles interpreting all aspects of the culture of the region centering around Utah. Of somewhat similar purpose is The Georgia Review~ published by the Univer- sity of Georgia. Its aims are "to be specially honest and sensible" and to try "to make its contents of special concern to . Georgians." An examination of the first issue shows adherence to a "program of being always explicitly 'Georgian.'" From abroad come Sinologica~· Zeitschrift fur Chinesische Kultur und Wissenschaft and Vigiliae Christianae~ a Review of Early Christian Life and Language. The latter contains · "articles and short notices of a historical and cultural, linguistic or a philological nature on early Christian litera- ture in the widest sense of the word, as well OCTOBER~ 1947 'as on Christian epigraphy and archaeology." Realidad~· Revista de Ideas~ from Buenos Aires, is made up of articles on philosophy, politics, and literature, and signed reviews of books published in Latin America. Student Publications Perhaps it is due to the present large enrolment of older and more thoughtful students in the universities and colleges that there are appearing new periodicals edited or published by students. In these periodi- cals students express themselves on the proble~s of the d.ay. Of such there is the University Observer; A Journal of Politics~ published at the University of Chicago under the editorship of students with con- tributions by professors and other authori- ties on various subjects. Then there is the Yale Political Journal; A Magazine of Stu- dent Opinion~ whose contributors are stu- dents from all over the country. . The Colum{na Journal of International A /fairs~ orgall of the School of International Affairs at Columbia University and edited entirely by students of the school, is to be the medium for the publication of the results of their original' work. Two new literary magazines published by undergraduate stu- dents are Cornell Review and The Dart- mouth Quarterly. From Ohio State U ni- versity comes Cronos~ another literary magazine, with contributions by students, faculty, and others . Literature ~ 47 ~ theM agazine of the Year which is to change its title each calendar year (alas, another problem for the cataloger!) is "owned and controlled by people who write, paint and photograph professionally." Among the contributors to the first issue are Vardis Fisher, Pearl Buck, Raymond Swing, and Sigmund Spaeth. Mainstream~ a Liter- ary Quarterly~ published in New York 439 under the direction of a board of editors, intends to fight anti-Negro, anti-Semitic, antilabor, and anti-Communist influence in life and letters. Its contributors are to be persons "who identify themselves with the people and the working class." It will strive to "stimulate Marxist thinking in literature and other creative arts." Be- cause the Poetry Workshop of Bridgeport, Conn., believes the reader finds little pleas- ure in abstruse poetry, he is to be given poetry he can understand and appreciate in its new quarterly, The Poet~s Pen. Libraries and Bibliography Harvard Library Bulletin follows a suc- cession of similar publications from the Harvard University Library. In a fore- word the librarian outlines the field of this new publication. It will publish, first, the results of bibliographic research based on materials in the Harvard libraries; second, descriptions of important sections of . the li- brary's collections; third, general accgunts of the various libraries or other units which make up the Harvard University Library; fourth, discussions of problems of university libraries in general; fifth, discussions of uni- versity library problems as applied to the Harvard University Library; sixth, news of the Harvard Library and of other libraries when of a character to affect the Harvard Library. The bulletin will be addressed to the Harvard community and to the scholarly world in general. UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries will promote and facilitate the exchange of publications throughout the world. There will be annotated lists of new bibliographical publications, lists of publica- tions wanted, lists of exchanges available, and other types of information. Erasmus~· Speculum Scientiarum is an "international bulletin of contemporary scholarship." It is published in Antwerp and edited by a board of fourteen European and American scholars. Reviews of publications in the field of the moral and political sciences which seem likely to be of lasting worth will be contributed by competent specialists from all over the world. Besides reviews, each number will contain a list of recently published works. Medicine Two new journals representing methods of medical treatment important in our post- war era are The American Journal of Occu- pational Therapy and American Journal of Psychotherapy. They are the official organs of the American Occupational Th~rapy As- sociation and the Association for the Ad- vancement of Psychotherapy, respectively. Annals of the Orgone Institute supersedes International Journal of Sex-Economy and Orgone Research. In the successive issues of Postgraduate Medicine~ the official jour- nal of the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association of North America, will appear the Proceedings of that association. Technology The American Institute of Architects has inaugurated a bimonthly Bulletin of profes- sional notices and technical information. The Oil Forum concerns itself with the economics of the petroleum industry over the world. Th~ Quarterly Transactions of the Society of Automotive Engineers supersedes . the Transactions formerly issued annually. It includes papers presented at meetings of the society and includes the discussion thereon. Traffic Quarterly~· An I ndepend- ~nt Journal for Better Traffic aims to be the medium for the expression and dissemina- tion of the ideas and views of experts in the field of traffic. Hobbies For gardeners and gourmets there is The American Herb Grower containing advice 440 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES on the cultivation and utilization of herbs; for collectors and craftsmen of gems, The Lapidary Journal~· and for amateur orchid growers, Orchid Lore~ published by the Orchid Society of Houston, Tex. Miscellaneous Agenda~ a Magazine for Program Plan- ners~ published by Printers' Ink Publishing Company, has ideas and suggestions for club programs. The Export Buyer~ published by Commodity Research Bureau, Inc., lists commodities wanted or for sale, with the name and address of the exporter or im,- porter desiring or offering such commodi- ties. Foreign Jobs~ published in Baltimore, serves as a guide for persons seeking foreign employment. It indicates the fields in government and private business, and in some cases the special jobs, available in foreign countries. The International Jour- nal of Opinion and Attitude Research publishes studies on the organization and technique of opmwn surveys. Pacific Science~ published by the University of Hawaii, is "a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific region." Sintesis Militar~ another "digest," this one in Spanish and of nonpolitical ma- terial published in the United States, is intended for circulation among the armed forces of Latin America to whom it is sent gratis. The Virginia Accountant is pub- lished by the Virginia Society of Public Accountants. World Biography/ Who~ s Important in Every Field in All Countries is published monthly from material being assembled for the next annual edition of the Biographical Encyclopedia of the World. The usual brief biographical facts are given as in any who's who. Each issue includes a cumulative index from January of each year and a list of the heads of governments of the principal countries of the world. Periodicals Agenda. Printers' Ink Publishing Co., 205 E. 42nd St., New York City I7. v. I, no. I, May I947· 4 nos. a year. Free? The American Herb Grower. Laurel Hill Herb Farm, Falls Village, Conn. v. I, no. I, April I947· Bi- monthly. $2. American Institute of Architects. Bulletin, The Octa- gon, I74I New York Ave., N.W., Washington 6, D.C. v. I, no. I, March I947· Bimonthly. $2. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. American Occupational Therapy Association, 739 Boylston St., Boston I6. v. I, no. I, February I947· Bimonthly. $5. American Journal of Psychotherapy. Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, I6 W. 77th St., New York City 24. v. I, no. I, January I947· Quarterly. $8. American Perspective. Foundation for Foreign Affairs, II36 I8th St., N.W., Washington 6, D.C. v. I, no. I, April I947· Monthly, September-June. $2.5q. Annals of the Orgone Institute. Orgone Institute Press. I57 Christopher St., New York City I4. no. I, June I947· Irregular. Price not given. Bulletin: Digest of the Americas. Andrux Press, Inc., 55 W. 42nd St., New York City I8. v. I, no. I, Jan. 2s, I947· Weekly. $so. Columbia Journal of International Affairs. Box 2.~. Room III, Low Library, Columbia University, New York City 27. v. I, no. I, Spring I947· 2 nos. a year. Price to be announced. Common Cause. Committee to Frame a World Con- stitution, 975 E. 6oth St., Chicago 37· v. I, no. I, July I947· Monthly. $4. Foreign, $5. Cornell Review. Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. v. I, no. I, March I947· Quarterly. Price not given. Cronos. Room 220, Derby Hall, Ohio State Univer- sity, Columbus IO. v. I, no. I, Spring I947· Quarterly. $I.30. OCTOBER~ 1947 The Dartmouth Quarterly. I Io Smith Hall, Hanover, N.H. v. I, no. I, January I947· $I. Erasmus: Speculum S cientiarum. Erasmus-Secretari- ate, 8 Rue Gn~try, Antwerp. v. I, no. I, I947· Bi- weekly. $I2. The E~port Buyer. Commodity Research Bureau, Inc., 82 Beaver St., New York City 5. v. I, no. I, March I947· Monthly. $6. ForeJgn Jobs. 324 N. Charles St., Baltimore I. v. I, no. I, January I9j7· Monthly. $8. '47, The Magazme o the Year. Associated Magazine Contributors, Inc., 68 W. 45th St., ·New York City I9. v. I1 no. I, March I947· Monthly. $4. The GeorgJa Review. University of Georgia Press, Athens. v. I, no. I, Spring I947. Quarterly. $3. Harvard Library Bulletin. Harvard University Li- braTy, Cambridge, Mass. v. I, no. I, Winter I947· 3 nos. a year. $4. The Humanities Review. 470I Broadway, San Antonio 2, Tex. v. I, no. I, January I947· Monthly. $J .. ~o. Inter-American Economic Attairs. Institute of Inter- American Studies, P .O. Box I8I, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. v. I, no. I, June I947· Quarterly. $6. International B1,lletin of Industrial Property (IBIP ). A. John Michel, Editor, IS Park Row, New York City 7· v. I, no. I, April I947- 9 nos. a year. $6. International Journal of Opinion and Attitude Research. Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi, Editor, Donato Guerra I, Desp. 207, Mexico, D.F. v. I, no. I, March I947· 4 nos. a year. $4. International Organization. World Peace Foundation, 40 Mt. Ve'rnon St., Boston. v. I, no. I, February I947· Quarterly. $3.50. The Lapidary Journal. I I 29 N. Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles 46. v. I, no. I, April I947- Qua-rterly. $I. Mainstream. Mainstream Associates, Inc., 832 Broad- way, New York City 3· v. I, no. I, Winter I947· Quarterly. $2. 441 The Middle East Journal. The Middle East Institute, Igo6 Florida Ave., N.W., Washington 9. v. I, no. I, January I947· Quarterly. $6. The Oil Forum. Orchard Lisle Publications, 8o War- ren St., New York City 7. v. I, no. i, January I947· Monthly. $3. Orchid Lore. Houston Orchid Society, 2I33 Albans Rd., Houston 5. v. I, no. I, Spring I947· Quar- terly. $4. Pacific Science. Office of Publications, University of Hawaii, Honolulu IO. v. I, no. I, January IQ47· Quarterly. $3. The Pacific Spectator. Stanford University Press, Stanford Umversity, Calif. v. I, no. I, Winter I947· Qua·rterly. $3.50. The Poet's Pen. Bridgeport Poetry Workshop, 945 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn. v. I, no. I, Spring I947. Quarterly. $1.50. Postgraduate Medicine. Interstate Postgraduate Medi- cal Association of North America, 512' Essex Bldg., Minneapolis 2. v. I, no. I, January I947· Month- ly. $8. Realidad. Defensa II9, I, Buenos Aires. v. I, no. I, January-February I947· Bimonthly. $5. Sinologica. Verlag fiir Recht und Gesellschaft ag., Aeschengraben 27, Basel. v. I, no. I, I947· Ir- regular. 3of.rs. ' Sintesis Militar. Capt. Luis Galvan (Reserve Corps),