College and Research Libraries


By E D N A M . B R O W N 

N e w Periodicals of 1950—Part II 
Miss Brown is head, Serials Section, De-

scriptive Cataloging Division, Library of 
Congress. 

A S H A S B E E N true for the preceding two 
x i or three semiannual periods few 
significant new journals were launched dur-
ing the last six months of 1950 if Library 
of Congress acquisitions can be considered 
typical of the output. T w o carefully pre-
pared abstract journals appeared as did a 
few promising bibliographical publications. 
Other subjects seemed to have been neg-
lected or at best represented by only one or 
two new titles which were considered as 
being of value. 

A bstracts 

In Library Science Abstracts the Library 
Association has initiated the abstracting of 
library literature. A t the start British 
journals predominate among those ab-
stracted but the hope is to extend the pres-
ent coverage of foreign periodicals. Ab-
stracts are arranged by broad subjects as 
cataloging, classification, indexing, profes-
sional education, cooperation and others. 
Meteorological Abstracts and Bibliography 
was begun in January 1950 for the purpose 
of keeping American meteorologists in-
formed on the contents of current meteoro-
logical publications appearing throughout 
the world. Each issue is planned to be in 
three sections: first, current abstracts in 
English of important meteorological litera-
ture in every language; second, annotated 
bibliographies on subjects of immediate and 

special interest to meteorologists; third, 
bibliographic references to other items of 
interest to the profession. Abstracts are ar-
ranged by Universal Decimal Classification 
numbers and Library of Congress subject 
headings. T h e first issue presents 177 ab-
stracts including a review of the nature, 
contents and history of 30 current meteoro-
logical or geophysical periodicals. 

Bibliography 

Agrar-Bibliographie, prepared by Oswald 
Asten in Diisseldorf, is a classified annotated 
listing of new German agricultural publi-
cations including a few periodicals. Book 
Previews published in N e w Y o r k since No-
vember 1950 promises to be a helpful ac-
quisitions and selections aid for American 
books. It is a classified, monthly listing of 
books to be published in the coming six 
weeks. In addition to the necessary trade 
items there are given brief, descriptive notes 
about the contents of the books. There 
will be no book reviews but there will be, 
each month, an article by an authority who 
will comment on some recently published 
books. Sterling North was the person 
chosen to prepare such an article for the 
first issue. There will be no advertising, 
but a scheme for handling readers' book 
orders will be used to help finance the pub-
lication of the periodical. Das Deutsche 
Buch prepared by the director of the 
Deutsche Bibliothek in Frankfurt-a-M. is 
a listing of new German books which it is 
thought may be of interest outside Ger-
many. T h e arrangement is by subject with 

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author index, and gives the usual trade 
items and a brief descriptive note about 
contents. A t the end there is a listing of 
new or recently published periodicals. 
Edition, International Book Advertiser 
published in Zurich under the auspices of 
the Swiss Publishers' Corporation, aims to 
facilitate the international book trade. It 
will publish reports from all countries on 
the facilities for the import and export of 
books, together with particulars of the 
formalities to be compiled with and the way 
payments are arranged, valuable informa-
tion on new methods of distribution and 
publicity abroad, condensed surveys of the 
market situation and of intellectual currents 
in 75 states, and many other useful sugges-
tions. Libri e Riviste is a listing of new 
Italian publications giving the usual trade 
items. Also included in the first issue are 
brief, descriptive notes on books in the fields 
of politics, economics, law and literature 
as well as brief reviews of the contents of 
magazines and one specialized bibliography. 

Digests 

The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles 
draws largely from law school journals, 
such as the Harvard Law Review, for its 
abridgements of significant, current articles 
on taxation. 

Literature 

Intro, published in New York, is another 
magazine whose purpose is to search for the 
new and relatively unknown present-day 
writers and artists whose efforts are deserv-
ing of recognition. It "will seek to embrace 
the literary and artistic work of those who 
look deeply within themselves and who are 
not afraid to express exactly what they see 
therein." Alternate monthly issues of 
Paragone, published in Florence, will be de-
voted to subjects in the fields of literature 
and art. T h e first number was composed 

of illustrated, historical and critical studies 
on art. It is under the direction of Rob-
erto Longhi. Recurrence, a Quarterly of 
Rhyme, from Los Angeles, had no introduc-
tion, made no promises and stated no aims 
or purpose. T h e first issue is a thin 
pamphlet containing a dozen or more 
poems, not all of which came from begin-
ners. Shenandoah is a student-faculty pub-
lication from Washington and Lee Univer-
sity. 

Art 

Three new art journals were examined 
during the last six months. Eidos, a Jour-
nal of Painting, Sculpture and Design is 
published bimonthly in London. T h i s 
journal "takes the whole world of painting, 
sculpture and design, ancient and modern, 
eastern and western, for its province and 
would seek in principle to serve them all." 
Included in volume one, number one, are 
articles on art in the Stone Age, realism 
and abstraction in modern art and repro-
ductions of nine oil paintings of John Con-
stable. Also included are brief reviews of 
new books and announcements of exhibi-
tions. Gallery published in Portland, 
Maine, has for its purpose the announce-
ments of significant art exhibitions, includ-
ing facts on each show, informal notes on 
the artists, the mediums, the exhibition 
places, etc. T h e editors of Transforma-
tion: Arts, Communication, Environment 
feel that art, science and technology are too 
often treated as though they were culturally 
isolated from one another and mutually 
antagonistic. In this journal their inter-
relations and their modern development are 
to be shown. Articles on art predominate 
in the first issue. 

Religion 

Cross Currents is a new Catholic journal 
published in New York. Its purpose is to 

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help solve the social and political problems 
of our time. This will be done by reprint-
ing in their entirety significant, pertinent 
articles from journals of world-wide origin. 
Such articles as "Christian Faith and Civili-
zation," by Emmanuel Mounier, "Chris-
tianity and Anti-Semitism," by Nicholas 
Berdyaev, " T h e New M a n : the Marxist 
and the Christian V i e w , " by Henri de 
Lubac, give some idea of the contents of 
the first issue. 

Political Affairs 

Definitely anticommunistic is The Free-
man which supersedes Plain Talk. It is 
published fortnightly in N e w Y o r k under 
the editorship of John Chamberlain and 
Henry Hozlett to further the "cause of 
traditional liberalism and individual free-
dom." T h e point of view of People's 
China, published in Peking by the Foreign 
Languages Press, is shown in such articles 
as "Stalin—Friend of the Chinese People," 
and " L o n g Live Comrade Stalin." 

History 

Under the direction of Prof. E. Simoes 
de Paula, of the Universidade de Sao Paulo 
there is being published in Sao Paulo Re-
vista de Historia. It is to be a journal of 
general history and will include papers 
written by professors and students. 
Volume one, number one, includes articles 
ranging in subject from ancient Greece, 
through medieval England to the 1848 revo-
lution in Pernambuco. 

Law 

One new law school journal appeared, 
The Catholic University of America Law 
Review. T h e journal was started under 
student editorship for the purpose of pub-
lishing some of the better papers written by 
students. The Legal Digest from W i l -
mington will publish monthly condensations 

of the opinions of the federal and state 
courts of Delaware. 

Mathematics 

A new international journal, Zeitschrift 
fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik, 
will publish articles in German, English, 
French and Italian. Its aim is to bridge 
the gap existing between periodicals de-
voted to pure mathematics and physics and 
those limited to the constructive engineer-
ing sciences. 

Medicine 

In the continual effort to keep the gen-
eral practitioner informed on the subject of 
cancer research comes CA, a Bulletin of 
Cancer Progress published by the Amer-
ican Cancer Society. Each issue will con-
tain an article or two written about a specif-
ic clinical aspect of cancer, a question-an-
swer section based on cancer questions most 
frequently asked by doctors, abstracts from 
periodical literature, reports on conferences, 
etc. 

Geography 

T h e American Geographical Society 
launched their monthly Focus in October. 
T h e first issue, four pages in length, is de-
voted to Korea. Discussed were such fea-
tures as climate and raw materials. A brief 
bibliography is included. 

A griculture 

Australian Journal of Agricultural Re-
search is published by the Commonwealth 
Scientific and Industrial Research Organi-
zation. It is to be the medium for the 
publication of the results of original in-
vestigations in the field of scientific research 
on soils, plants and domestic animals. 

Gardening 

T h e Camellian, the official magazine of 

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the South Carolina Camellia Society, will 
provide camellia growers with new and re-
liable information and advice. Green 
Thutnb, Gardening in the Deep South is 

published in St. Petersburg in the interest 
of inexperienced gardeners. T h e first issue 
includes articles on plant nutrition, hydro-
ponics, orchid growing and other subjects. 

Periodicals 
Agrar-Bibliographie. Agrarwerbung G.m.b.H. 

Hamburg. Heft I, 1950. Monthly. DM6.75. 
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. C o m m o n -

wealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 
314 Albert St. East, Melbourne C2', Victoria, v. 1, 
no. 1, January 1950. Quarterly. 30s. 

Book Previews. 11 E. 48th St., New York, 17. v. 1, 
no. 1, November 1950. Monthly. $3. 

CA, a Bulletin of Cancer Progress. A m e r i c a n C a n c e r 
Society, Inc., 47 Beaver St., New York 4. v. 1, no. i, 
November 1950. Bimonthly. Price not given. 

Camellian. Frank Griffin, P.O. Box 715, Columbia, S.C. 
v. i, no. 1, June 1950. Quarterly. $5. 

The Catholic University of America Law Review. B o x 
343, Washington 17. v. 1, no. 1, May 1950. Fre-
quency not given. $3. 

Cross Currents. 4 2 0 W . 1 1 8 t h S t . , N e w Y o r k 2 7 . n o . 1, 
Fall 1950. Quarterly. $3. 

Das Deutsche Buch. fiuchhandler-Vereinigung G.m.b.H., 
Frankfurt/M. Heft 1, 1950. Bimonthly. Price not 
given. 

Edition/ International Book Advertiser. C r e d i t S u i s s e , 
30 Pine St., New York 5. no. 1, June 1950. Monthly. 
$1. 

Eidos, a Journal of Painting, Sculpture and Design. 
Newman Wolsey, Ltd., 4 Holborn Place, London, 
W.C.i, no. 1, May/June 1950. Bimonthly. $7. 

Focus. American Geographical Society, Broadway at 
156th St., New York. v. 1, no. 1, Oct. 15, 1950. 
Monthly (except July-Aug.) $1. 

The Freeman. 240 Madison Ave., New York 16. v. 1, 
no. 1, Oct. 2, 1950. Fortnightly. $5. 

Gallery. Falmouth Publishing House, Portland, Me. 
v. 1, no. 1, September 1950. Monthly. $4.40. 

Green Thumb, Gardening in the Deep South. 9 T h i r d 
St., North, St. Petersburg, Fla. v. 1, no. 1, October 

1950. Monthly. $2'.so 
Intro. Box 860, Grand Central Station, New York 17. 

v. 1, no. 1, Autumn 1950. Quarterly. $2. 
The Legal Digest. 516 North American Bldg., Wilming-

ton, Del. v. 1, no. 1, May 1950. Monthly. Free. 
Libri e Riviste. Editore Capriotti, Via Circerone 56, 

Rome, v. 1, no. 1, March 1950. Monthly. $4. 
Library Science Abstracts. T h e L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , 

Chaucer House, Malet Place, London W.C.i. v. 1, 
no. 1, January/March 1950. Quarterly, i.ss. 

Meteorological Abstracts and Bibliography. - . m e r i c a n 
Meteorological Society, 5 Joy St., Boston 8. v. 1, 
no. 1, January 1950. Monthly. $3. 

The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles. M a t t h e w B e n d e r 
& Co., Inc., 109 State St., Albany, N.Y. v. 1, no 1, 
October 1950. $6. 

Paragone. Sansoni Editore, Firenze. v. 1, no. 1, Janu-
ary 1950. Monthly. L.3600 

People's China. Foreign Languages Press, 26, Kuo Hui 
Chieh, Hsuan Wu Men, Peking, v. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1, 
1950. Semimonthly. $4. 

Recurrence, a Quarterly of Rhyme. V a r i e g a t i o n P u b l i s h -
ing Co., Room 540, 124 W. 4th St., Los Angeles 13. 
v. 1, no. 1, Summer 1950. Quarterly $1. 

Revista de Historia. Prof. E. Simoes de Paula, Caixa 
Postal 105-B, Sao Paulo, Brazil, v. 1, no. 1, January/ 
March 1950. Quarterly. $5. 

Shenandoah. Washington and Lee University, Lexing-
ton, Va. v. 1, no. 1, Spring 1950. 3 no. a year. 35^ 
per issue. 

Transformation: Arts, Communication, Environment. 
Wittenborn, Schultz, Inc., 38 E. 57th St., New York 
22. v. 1, no. 1, 1950. 3 no. a year. $3.75. 

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 
Verbg Birkhiiuser, Basel, v. 1, no. 1, 1950. Bi-
monthly. Fr. 34. 

A . C . R . L . Buildings Committee to Sponsor 
Cooperative Conferences 

At a meeting during the A.L.A. Midwinter Conference in Chicago, on Feb. 1, 1951, the 
A.C.R.L. Buildings Committee voted to offer its services as a clearinghouse for the promotion 
of regional cooperative conferences on library building problems. 

Since 1944, the nonaffiliated Cooperative Committee on Library Building Plans has held a 
number of meetings at which the librarians, architects and administrative officers of institutions 
engaged in library planning have met together for the purpose of exchanging suggestions and 
ideas on problems of common interest. At each of these meetings it has been the practice for 
several sets of preliminary plans to be presented and discussed. 

The success of these conferences has been notable, but they have been concerned primarily with 
very large university buildings. The cost of travel has prevented many medium-sized and 
smaller institutions located too far away from sending representatives. In addition, several 
requests for participation could not be granted since the very nature of the meetings has 
required that they be limited in size. Therefore, the A.C.R.L. committee feels that there may 
be a need for several similar meetings, perhaps to be conducted on a regional basis. 

Any librarian who now feels that his or her institution might like to participate in such a 
regional informal conference in the near future should write to Robert H. Muller, chairman, 
A.C.R.L. Buildings Committee, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 111. Mr. Muller 
will then contact the member of his committee located in the region from which a sufficient 
number of requests have been received and ask him to make arrangements for a regional 
conference to discuss building plans of institutions planning new library buildings in that region. 

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