College and Research Libraries By E D N A M A E B R O W N N e w Periodicals of 1951-Part 1 Miss Brown is head, Serials Section, De- scriptive Cataloging Division, Library of Congress. VA R I E T Y of subject m a t t e r is the pre-d o m i n a n t characteristic of t h e n e w periodicals examined d u r i n g the first half of 1951. F e w j o u r n a l s w e r e received f r o m E u r o p e and very f e w of importance seem to have been launched in the U n i t e d States. I t is hoped, however, that f r o m the follow- ing short list a t t e n t i o n may be called to some titles which might otherwise have been overlooked. Book Reviews and Bibliography Psychological Book Previews is made u p of a u t h o r s ' descriptive summaries of their o w n n e w books on subjects of interest to psychologists. A s the title implies, these previews are published before the books ap- pear. T h e a u t h o r , assumed to be the person most able to w r i t e accurately and w i t h o u t bias about w h a t is in his o w n book, is re- quired to prepare a review free of superla- tives and exhortations of excellence. Each s u m m a r y m u s t contain a s t a t e m e n t of the book's purpose, its background, descriptions of some specific facts, experiments or the- ories, and a biography of the a u t h o r . T h e P a n A m e r i c a n U n i o n launched the Revista Interarnericana de Bibliografia which will be devoted to timely and accurate i n f o r m a - tion about n e w publications, a u t h o r s and libraries of a L a t i n A m e r i c a n or inter- A m e r i c a n character. I t will contain articles on bibliographical subjects, book reviews and a bibliography of books, pamphlets and articles. H e a d i n g s and general editorial notes w i l l appear in Spanish and English, while articles and bibliographical news will be in Spanish, English, P o r t u g u e s e or F r e n c h . Literature A n o t h e r " l i t t l e m a g a z i n e " is Diameter, published in Brooklyn. I t aims to publish poetry, stories, one-act plays, radio scripts, original music, criticism in every a r t , and above all, w o r k s by u n k n o w n w r i t e r s . F r o m O x f o r d , E n g l a n d comes Essays in Criticism. T h i s j o u r n a l w i l l appear q u a r - terly and w i l l contain every kind of criti- cism, provided it is good. I l l u s t r a t i v e of the contents of the first issue are such arti- cles as " M a t t h e w A r n o l d and the M o d e r n D i l e m m a , " " T h e M y s t e r y of Poe's P o e t r y , " and " T e a c h i n g English in the U n i v e r s i t i e s . " T w o s t u d e n t publications w e r e received, Helicon f r o m C l a r k U n i v e r s i t y and Penn- sylvania Literary Review f r o m the U n i v e r - sity of Pennsylvania. Both include con- tributions f r o m students and f a c u l t y . Ro- ?nan is a n e w bimonthly literary j o u r n a l f r o m F r a n c e , the first issue of which in- cludes critical studies and original w o r k s . The Shakespeare Newsletter, edited and published by Louis M a r d e r , Brooklyn Col- lege, contains brief, chatty notes on n e w Shakespearean performances, n e w books about Shakespeare, activities of Shakespeare clubs, etc. F o r lack of a better classification in this list, included here is Check w h i c h is made up of r e p r i n t s and condensations f r o m periodicals, newspapers and books. •k History History Today is a n e w British j o u r n a l which aims to analyze historical trends, OCTOBER, 1951 32 7 present essays on l i t e r a t u r e , science and a r t and the c o n t r i b u t i o n they have made to t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l background, accounts of eco- nomic development and a series of articles dealing w i t h the origin and g r o w t h of Brit- ish t o w n s and cities. Articles will be w r i t - ten by experts and are intended to be of interest to the general reader. World Affairs T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e of Political and Social Sciences concerning C o u n t r i e s of D i f f e r i n g Civilizations ( f o r m e r l y I n t e r n a - tional Colonial I n s t i t u t e ) , whose purpose is to p r o m o t e the development of m o r a l and political sciences in countries w h e r e peoples of differing civilizations have been b r o u g h t into contact, is publishing Civilisations as its organ. T h e review will publish basic articles i n c l u d i n g d o c u m e n t a r y studies, con- sisting of the synthesis and the analysis of documents concerning the events and tend- encies r e l a t i n g to the business of the insti- t u t e , analytical and critical reports on nota- ble books and articles w i t h i n the sphere of the studies of the institute. Articles are in F r e n c h w i t h English s u m m a r y or English w i t h F r e n c h s u m m a r y . T h e Swiss Review of World Affairs is a m o n t h l y publication of the Neue Ziircher Zeitung w i t h the U n i - versity of Chicago Press acting as its A m e r i - can sponsor. E a c h issue will contain eight to ten articles w r i t t e n in or translated into English by Swiss editors of Neue Ziircher Zeitung and by foreign correspondents. Articles w i l l deal w i t h various areas and issues of c u r r e n t w o r l d affairs in an effort to serve the cause of better m u t u a l u n d e r - s t a n d i n g a m o n g the citizens and peoples of the f r e e w o r l d . A periodical specializing in articles of an ideological and political n a t u r e is Terre Humaine published in P a r i s . T h e editors w a n t to present w o r l d problems in a m a n n e r w h i c h w i l l b r i n g hope and en- c o u r a g e m e n t to those persons w h o feel the political situation is out of control. World Liberalism is a n e w j o u r n a l published by Liberal I n t e r n a t i o n a l in L o n d o n . I t w i l l promote the spirit and support t h e aims of this organization, namely the g r o w t h of a f r e e society based on personal liberty, per- sonal responsibility and social justice. Special Places T h r e e n e w periodicals aiming to inter- pret each of three places are listed together here, a l t h o u g h their purposes have n o t h i n g in common. T h e purpose of Korea is to present t o A m e r i c a n s w h a t the K o r e a n s themselves have to say about their present ordeal by fire. T h e first issue w a s carried by a i r p l a n e f r o m K o r e a d u r i n g the last week in A p r i l 1951 by the R e p u b l i c of K o r e a G o o d - W i l l Mission to the U n i t e d N a t i o n s . I n c l u d e d are articles entitled " A H i s t o r y of D e m o c r a t i c M o v e m e n t in K o r e a , " " W h i t h e r O u r R e f u g e e s ? " and " T h e P r e s e n t Economic C o n d i t i o n of K o r e a & F u t u r e P r o s p e c t s " all w r i t t e n by Koreans. Landscape, f r o m Santa Fe, N . M . , has f o r its purpose the presentation of the h u m a n geography of the Southwest. A m o n g the articles in the first issue are " S o u t h w e s t e r n Colonial F a r m s , " " C h i h u a h u a ; A s W e M i g h t H a v e B e e n " and reviews of n e w books about the S o u t h w e s t . Sicilia A merica Illustrazione is being published in P a l e r m o to present Sicily to the s t r a n g e r . T h e first n u m b e r includes interesting articles on Sicilian architecture, history and customs as well as brief abstracts of articles on Sicily f r o m I t a l i a n j o u r n a l s and newspapers. Education T h e Association of Geology T e a c h e r s began the publication of Journal of Geologi- cal Education to p r o m o t e high s t a n d a r d s of instruction in this field. T o note a f e w of the c o n t r i b u t i o n s in the first issue t h e r e may be mentioned " A n O u t l i n e of a C o u r s e 350 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES in E l e m e n t a r y M i n e r a l o g y , " by a m e m b e r of t h e H a r v a r d f a c u l t y , " A u t o m a t i c T e s t - i n g P r o g r a m in M i n e r a l o g y , " as c o n d u c t e d a t A n t i o c h College, and " C r y s t a l l o g r a p h y in the G e n e r a l M i n e r a l o g y C o u r s e , " by an I n - d i a n a U n i v e r s i t y p r o f e s s o r . Finance Securities in Motion; Monthly Digest of the Relative Performance of Stocks and Stock Groups s h o u l d be a v a l u a b l e aid in the m a k i n g of sound i n v e s t m e n t decisions. T h e m o v e m e n t of stocks a n d t h e i r estab- lished price t r e n d based on past q u o t a t i o n s a r e r e p o r t e d g r a p h i c a l l y . T h e p u b l i s h e r ' s w a r n i n g t h a t t h e c h a r t s w i l l n o t give in- f o r m a t i o n on w h a t the f u t u r e price move- m e n t s w i l l be m u s t be n o t e d . Science T h e first issue of The A IBS Bulletin in- dicates t h a t this publication w i l l be given over to such m a t t e r s as notes of meetings, n e w publications, book reviews a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s of i n t e r e s t to t h e m e m b e r s of the A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of Biological Sciences. T h e Journal of Applied Chemistry, w h i c h supersedes the Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, c o n t a i n s p a p e r s r e p o r t - i n g on o r i g i n a l investigations. T h e Annals of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. aims to c o o r d i n a t e t h e e f f o r t s of U k r a i n i a n scholars of all varieties of d e m o c r a t i c t h o u g h t a n d conviction. I l - l u s t r a t i v e of the c o n t e n t of t h e first issue a r e " H i s t o r i o g r a p h y of U k r a i n i a n L i t e r a t u r e , " " A N e w Soil M a p of t h e U k r a i n e " a n d book reviews. Medicine Antibiotics and Chemotherapy w i l l pub- lish e x p e r i m e n t a l a n d clinical studies on antibiotics and c h e m o t h e r a p e u t i c s , t h a t is, penicillin, s t r e p t o m y c i n , a u r e o m y c i n , to m e n t i o n a f e w of t h e b e t t e r k n o w n ones, a n d h o r m o n e s . T h e c o n t r i b u t i o n s to t h e International Journal of Group Psycho- therapy a r e w r i t t e n by d o c t o r s a n d social w o r k e r s w h o a r e t r y i n g o u t g r o u p t h e r a p y clinically. I t is the official j o u r n a l of t h e A m e r i c a n G r o u p P s y c h o t h e r a p y Associa- tion. Neurology is t h e official j o u r n a l of t h e A m e r i c a n A c a d e m y of N e u r o l o g y . T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n feels t h a t since so m a n y ill- nesses implicate t h e n e r v o u s system, e i t h e r p r i m a r i l y or in some associated m a n n e r , physicians need to be i n f o r m e d of t h e prog- ress m a d e in this phase of t h e r a p y . Engineering The Family Handyman is a n e w q u a r - t e r l y p l a n n e d to s i m p l i f y t h e m a k i n g of home r e p a i r s a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s . T h e edi- t o r is P a u l de F u r w h o says he has been a " h a n d y m a n " since c h i l d h o o d days. H e schemes up n e w a n d b e t t e r w a y s f o r people t o m a i n t a i n a n d i m p r o v e their houses w i t h - o u t help f r o m e x p e r t s . T h e first issue in- cludes articles on " F i r e p l a c e a n d F l u e F a u l t s , " " W i n t e r i z i n g W a t e r p i p e , " " S n o w R e m o v a l " a n d solutions f o r m a n y o t h e r a n n o y i n g household p r o b l e m s . The Fore- jnan's Digest is m a d e u p of condensed a r t i - cles on i n d u s t r i a l m a n a g e m e n t f r o m v a r i o u s e n g i n e e r i n g a n d business periodicals. D e - voted to all aspects of and uses f o r a u d i o r e p r o d u c t i o n is High-Fidelity, the Maga- zine for Audio-Philes. I n f a i r l y simple l a n g u a g e t h e first issue gives advice on such m a t t e r s as " S e l e c t i n g a S p e a k e r , " and " H o u s i n g t h e S p e a k e r . " A l s o it is i n t e n d e d to i n c l u d e the section " R e c o r d s in R e v i e w " in each issue. F r o m t h e H o e p l i f i r m in M i l a n comes Rivista di Ingegneria w h i c h supersedes LTngegnere. I n a d d i t i o n to articles on a w i d e r a n g e of e n g i n e e r i n g sub- jects t h e r e are i n c l u d e d reviews of E n g l i s h , F r e n c h , G e r m a n a n d I t a l i a n books, a classi- fied listing of o t h e r n e w books w i t h t r a d e items a n d notices of m e e t i n g s a n d f a i r s . OCTOBER, 1951 32 7 Law The Buffalo Law Review, published by the U n i v e r s i t y of B u f f a l o School of L a w , is designed to provide the s t u d e n t s w i t h an o p p o r t u n i t y f o r legal w r i t i n g and also to provide a service to the legal w o r l d . Ships Ships & Sailing is an interesting n e w m o n t h l y about ships and the sea. A section of the first issue called " N e w s and C o m - m e n t " is made up of brief p a r a g r a p h s on such topics as o u r lack of fast m e r c h a n t ships, our n e w submarines, recent m a r i n e expeditions, J a p a n e s e shipping, etc. T h e r e follows i n f o r m a t i v e and readable accounts on such varied subjects as a P o r t u g u e s e fish- ing village, a E u r o p e a n cruise on a U . S . Lines f r e i g h t e r , shipping on the G r e a t Lakes and other articles. Gardening F r o m the N e w Y o r k Botanical G a r d e n comes The Garden Journal, which, it w o u l d seem, should be of interest to ama- t e u r g a r d e n e r s as w e l l as to persons h a v i n g some t r a i n i n g in botany. T h e first issue includes m a t e r i a l on such subjects as win- d o w g a r d e n i n g , the botany of K a l a l a u V a l - ley, K a u a u , H a w a i i , the B u t c h a r t gardens at Victoria, British C o l u m b i a , and the care and m a i n t e n a n c e of shrubs and vines. Entertainment F o r lack of a better classification, Lo Spettacolo, Rassegna Economica e Sociale Degli Spettacoli e Delle Attivita Artistiche e Culturali is entered here. T h e introduc- tion prepared by the editor, A n t o n i o Ciampi, states t h a t " t h e object of this review is to encourage and promote studies concerning the economic and social phenomena result- ing f r o m the different f o r m s of e n t e r t a i n - m e n t which make use of w o r k s of an artistic and c u l t u r a l n a t u r e . " T h e first issue in- cludes such articles as " R e m a r k s C o n c e r n - ing the Economy of the F i l m E x h i b i t i o n , " " P r i n c i p a l T e c h n i c a l Aspects of Broadcast- i n g , " and " T e c h n i c a l and Economic Postu- lates f o r F i n d i n g N e w M a r k e t s f o r the 16mm F i l m . " The AIBS Bulletin. American Institute of Biological Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, v. 1, no.i, January 1951. 5 no. a year. $2.00. Antibiotics and Chemotherapy. Washington Institute of Medicine, 667 Madison Ave., New York 21. v. 1, no.1, April 1951. Monthly. $10.00. Buffalo Law Review. 77 West Eagle St., Room 220, Buffalo 2. v.i, no. 1, Spring 1951. Semiannual. $1.00 per issue. Check; Selected Readings From All Sources. E a s t e r n Publishing Company, Concord, N.H. v. 1, no. 1, March 1951. Bimonthly. $1.50. Civilisations. INCIDI, 11 Boulevard de Waterloo, Bruxelles. v. 1, no. 1, January 1951. Quarterly. $5.00. Diameter. 161 Remsen St., Brooklyn 2'. no.i, March 1951. _ Monthly. $4.00. Essays in Criticism. B. Blackwell, 49 Broad St., Ox- ford, England, v. 1, no.i, January 1951. 4 no. a year. $2.10. The Family Handyman. U n i v e r s a l Publishing and Dis- tributing Corp., McCall St., Dayton, Ohio. v. 1, no.i, Winter 1951. Quarterly. $1.00. The Foreman's Digest. 18 South Dean St., Englewood, N.J. v.i, no.i, May 1951. Monthly. $6.00. The Garden Journal. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York 58. v.i, 110.1, January/Feb- ruary 1951. Bi-monthly. $2.00. Helicon. Clark University, Worcester, Mass. Spring 1951. Frequency not given. Price not given. Iligh-Fidelity, the Magazine for Audio-Pliiles. R a d i o - com, Inc., 264 Main St., Great Barrington, Mass. v.i, no.i, Summer 1951. Quarterly. $3.00. History Today. 72 Coleman St., London, E. C. 2. January 1951. Monthly. 30s. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. I n t e r - national Universities Press, 227 West 13 St., New York 11. v.i, no.i, April 1951. Frequency not given. $7.50. Journal of Applied Chemistry. S o c i e t y o f C h e m i c a l I n - dustry, 56 Victoria St., London, S.W.i. v.i, pt.i, January 1951. Monthly. £ 2 . Journal of Geological Education. W . F . R e a d , L a w - rence College, Appleton, Wis. v.i, no.i, April 1951. 2 no. a year. $2.00. Korea. Korean Pacific Press, 1620 Eye St., N.W., Washington, v.i, no.i, April 1951. Monthly. $3.50. Landscape; Human Geography of the Southwest. B o x 73, Santa Fe, N.M. v.i, no.i, Spring 1951. 3 no. a year. $1.50. Neurology. L. M. Cohen, 84 South 10th St., Minnea- polis 3. v.i, no.i, January/February 1951. Bimonth- ly. $8.00. Pennsylvania Literary Review. U n i v e r s i t y o f P e n n s y l - vania, Philadelphia, v.i, no.i, Spring 1951. 4 no. a year. 20(f per issue. Psychological Book Previews. 31 M a r k h a m R o a d , Princeton, N.J. v.i, no.i, January 1951. Quarterly. $4.50. ' . Revista Interamericana de Bibliografia. P a n A m e r i c a n Union, Washington 6. v.i, no.i, January/March 1051. Quarterly. $3.00. Rivista di Ingegneria. Via Cerva 22, Milano. v . i , no.i, January 1951. Monthly. $10.00. 352 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Roman. Saint-Paul, France, no.i, J a n u a r y 1951. Bi- monthly. F r . x 200. Securities in Motion. Data Digests, 74 Broad St., New York 4. v . i , n o . i , April 1951. Monthly. $8.50. The Shakespeare Newsletter. 749 Franklin D. Roose- velt Drive, New York 9. v . i , n o . i , March 1951. Monthly (September-June). $1.00. Ships & Sailing. Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1027 North 7th St., Milwaukee 3. v . i , n o . i , J u n e 1951. Monthly. $5.00. Sicilia America Illustrazione. V i a M a q u e d a 2 5 6 , P a - lermo. v.i, n o . i . J a n u a r y 1951. Monthly. Lio.ooo. Lo Spettacolo. Via Valadier 37, Roma, v . i , no.i, J a n u a r y / M a r c h 1951. Frequency not given. $5.00. Swiss Review of World Affairs. U n i v e r s i t y o f C h i c a g o Press, 5750 Ellis Ave., Chicago 37. v . i , no.i, Jan- uary 1951. Monthly. $7.00. Terre Humaine. 43 Rue de Liege, P a r i s 8. n o . i , J a n u a r y 1951. Monthly. F r . 1600. Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. Annals, v . i , n o . i , W i n t e r 1951. Semiannual. $1.00 per issue. World Liberalism. Liberal International, 39 St. James Place, London, S . W . 1. v . i , no.i, Spring 1951. Frequency not given. Membership 15s. By M . A L L Y N F O X Friends of the Library Groups in Colleges and Universities Mr. Fox is executive assistant, Brooklyn College Library. TH I S ARTICLE summarizes a survey of F r i e n d s of the L i b r a r y G r o u p s in col- leges and universities. T h e survey w a s p a r t of an investigation which may result in a revised edition of previous A L A publica- tions on F r i e n d s G r o u p s . T h e m a n u s c r i p t is n o w in the hands of the C o m m i t t e e on F r i e n d s of Libraries. A questionnaire was sent to the 102 groups k n o w n to exist in 1949. O f 69 respondents, 37 had groups actively f u n c - tioning, while 32 did not. T h e reasons given most o f t e n are to pro- mote interest and support and to acquire materials beyond the reach of o r d i n a r y budgets. T h e most popular f o r m of name is F r i e n d s of the . . . L i b r a r y . O t h e r s are L i b r a r y Associates, L i b r a r y G u i l d , Associa- tion of the F r i e n d s of . . . L i b r a r y , Asso- ciation of P a t r o n s and F r i e n d s of . . . L i b r a r y and Society f o r the Libraries. T h e outline which follows provides an idea of the variety of officers in 30 groups. T i t l e s w e r e f u r n i s h e d by the respondents. Personal contacts and direct mail are used equally to secure new members. P e r - sonal solicitation, suggestions by present members and w o r d - o f - m o u t h advertising are included in the f o r m e r category. D i r e c t mail consists of letters, invitations to events and various types of brochures. T h e n u m b e r of members ranges f r o m about 25 to 399. A l l sorts of occupations are represented. A third of the groups ac- cept students for membership. M o r e t h a n half of the groups do not accept business firms as members, but do accept clubs and societies. A b o u t half of the groups are dissatisfied w i t h their r a t e of g r o w t h , stating t h a t too little time is available f o r promotional purposes. T h e prime mover behind the organiza- tion of the groups is the librarian. F a c u l t y , alumni and administrative officers are next in importance as organizers. Of 32 groups r e p o r t i n g on this question, 24 replied that the librarian was an officer of their groups. T h e librarian plans and a r r a n g e s meet- ings, solicits and acknowledges gifts, solicits members and keeps records.. Slightly more than one half of the groups OCTOBER, 1951 32 7