crl: A Pathfinder

This is a computer-generated pathfinder created against the Distant Reader study called crl.

Each Distant Reader study carrel is composed of many individual items. Each item is bibliographically described with author, title, date, summary, and keyword values. Below is a list of the items' most signficant keywords as well as lists of the items themselves. Purpusing the content of this pathfinder provides the student, researcher, or scholar with one way to get their heads around the scope of the carrel. The keywords include:

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Depending on how this pathfinder was created, many of the bibliographic sections will include elaborations on the meaning(s) of the given keywords. These elaborations were generated by feeding the items' summaries to a large langauge model and asking the model to address the question, "What is X?", where "X" is the keyword. The result will be a few sentences of elaboration. Be forewarned. The elaborations are often plausible, but they should not be take as truth. Instead, they should be taken as points for consideration.

• College and University Library Statistics by American Library Association, (1943) - Missouri, Springfield, Southwest Missouri State Teachers College Missouri, Warrensburg, Central Missouri State Teachers College Nebraska, Kearney, State Teachers College Nebraska, Peru, State Teachers College New York, Albany, State College for Teachers New York, Geneseo, State Normal School New York, Oswego, State Normal School North Carolina, Greenville, East Carolina Teachers College North Dakota, Valley City, State Teachers College Oklahoma, Edmond, Central State Teachers College Oregon, Ashland, Southern Oregon Col ege of Education Oregon, La Grande, Eastern Oregon College of Education Oregon, Monmouth, College of Education Pennsylvania, West Chester, State Teachers College South Dakota, Aberdeen, Northern State Teachers College South Dakota, Spearfish, Black Hills Teachers College Tennessee, Murfreesboro, State Teachers College Texas, Commerce, East Texas State Teachers College Texas, Denton, North Texas State Teachers College Texas, San Marcos, Southwest Texas State Teachers College Virginia, Harrisonburg, Madison College West Virginia, Fairmont, State Teachers College Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Central State Teachers College Allocation from Institution Budget Other Total 6912 6912 31,566 6833 38,399 8400 8400 23,725 23,725 X l l 2 603 6032 23,618 23,618 23,777 515 24,292 6033 110 6143 7900 7900 5954 2394 8348 i 478 l 9354 9354 Number of Employees in Full-Time Equivalent Median. Missouri, Springfield, Southwest Missouri State Teachers College Missouri, Warrensburg, Central Missouri State Teachers College Nebraska, Kearney, State Teachers College Nebraska, Peru, State Teachers College New York, Albany, State College for Teachers New York, Geneseo, State Normal School New York, Oswego, State Normal School North Carolina, Greenville, East Carolina Teachers College North Dakota, Valley City, State Teachers College Oklahoma, Edmond, Central State Teachers College Oregon, Ashland, Southern Oregon College of Education Oregon, La Grande, Eastern Oregon College of Education Oregon, Monmouth, College of Education Pennsylvania, West Chester, State Teachers College South Dakota, Aberdeen, Northern State Teachers College South Dakota, Spearfish, Black Hills Teachers College Tennessee, Murfreesboro, State Teachers College Texas, Commerce, East Texas State Teachers College Texas, Denton, North Texas State Teachers College Texas,, San Marcos, Southwest Texas State Teachers College Virginia, Harrisonburg, Madison College West Virginia, Fairmont, State Teachers College Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Central State Teachers College High Median Low Student Service Last Fiscal Year Total Hours Rate per Hour for Year Minimum Maximum Number of Months for Which Salary Is Paid Subpro- Profes- sional \/ 13,900 Keywords: college; e r; librarian; libraries; library; oregon; state college; state teachers; teachers college; university
• Message From President Shaw by Shaw, Charles B. (1943) - If the past decade has offered to this imperfect world convincing evidence of the wisdom of the old adage, it is perhaps equally important that we accept as a corollary its reverse and devote ourselves now to the proposition that in time of war we should prepare for peace. Libraries, which have splendidly demon- strated their particular uses in war, are primarily instruments for the preservation and widening of the ways of peace. Keywords: libraries; peace
• News from the Field; Meeting of the Librarians of Middle Western Research Libraries by American Library Association, (1943) - SEPTEMBER, 1943 Mr. Metcalf presented a proposal ongt- nating with a committee of the consultants of the Librarian of Congress for a division of responsibility among American libraries, on the national level, in the acquiring and recording of library materials. The following institu- tions were represented: Indiana University, Robert A. Miller, librarian; Iowa State College, Frances Warner, serials librarian; John Crerar Library, K. L. Taylor, chief, reference department; Michigan State Col- lege, Jackson E. Towne, librarian; New- berry Library, Stanley M. Pargellis, li- brarian; Northwestern University, Effie A. Keith, acting librarian; Ohio State Univer- sity, Earl N. Manchester, librarian; Purdue University, William M. Hepburn, librarian; State University of Iowa, Grace Van Wor- mer, acting librarian; University of Chi- cago, Ralph A. Beals, director of libraries; University of Illinois, Carl M. White, direc- tor of libraries; University of Michigan, Warner G. Rice, director of libraries; U ni- versity of Minnesota, Frank K. Walter, university librarian; University of M is- souri, Benjamin E. Powell, librarian; Uni- versity of Nebraska, Stephen A. McCarthy, director of libraries. Keywords: american; books; collection; college; librarian; libraries; library; research; state; university
• Exchange of Microfilm Orders by Shaw, Ralph R. (1944) - As a result of this meeting, a committee was appointed to arrange for exchange of microfilm orders among a selected group of research libraries. The agreement under whi~h this experi- ment is being conducted is as follows: Purpose Exchange of microfilm orders for pe- riodical articles which cannot be supplied directly by the library from which they were originally ordered. Keywords: cooperating; libraries; library
• Keeping After-War Goals in View by Ver Nooy, Winifred (1944) - In the coming year, when times may be trying with shifting staffs and slow com- mercial services, may we always remember that our object is to promote library service and librarianship of a high standard in spite of difficulties and hindrances. Will they live up to the expectations of good service and complete book coverage? Keywords: libraries
• Evolution at the University of Maryland Libraries by Hintz, Carl W. E. (1944) - From the administrative standpoint one person in the university, namely, the di- rector of libraries, is now responsible for the conduct of library service. I Limits of ·Collections Another suggested basis for limiting our collections is by division of subject responsi- bility with other libraries. Keywords: college; librarian; libraries; library; maryland; pharmacy; university
• Libraries in the American Way of Life by McDiarmid, Errett (1944) - As long as America produces men with a love for cui ture and learn- ing and the wealth with which to implement it, American libraries will be among the greatest in the world. The possible role of libraries in advancing American aims and ideals is shown by Dr. McDiarmid to he anything hut a passive one. Keywords: american; learning; libraries; library; years
• Book Selection in the Reference Department of the New York Public Library by Sawyer, Rollin A. (1944) - Such books have little permanent value, and for his- torical purposes a selection is sufficient. 21 Limits of ·Collections Another suggested basis for limiting our collections is by division of subject responsi- bility with other libraries. It was generally agreed that the reference department, as a liberally endowed institution possessing rich and, in some instances, unrivaled collections, situ- ated in our largest city, and open to the public with almost no restriction, is unique in this country and must be regarded as one of the few great research libraries of the world. Keywords: committee; libraries; library
• The Chattanooga Joint Library Operation: An Evaluation by Govan, Gilbert E. (1944) - Unfortunately, this auditorium for the last two years has had to be used for other purposes, but once it is again available, 31 the hope is to resume its use for group meet- ings, for forums, and for other activities of community, public library, and college interest. Several results are immediately apparent: the increase of the available book and periodical collections to include the holdings of the public library; the fact that the public library reading rooms offer additional space; the increase of trained help by public library assistants in securing materials. Keywords: chattanooga; college; libraries; library; public; university
• Loan Clientele of State University and Land-Grant College Libraries by Miller, Marvin A. (1944) - local libraries cannot supply the materials; we make interlibrary loans; we loan to local individuals with serious intentions DECEMBER, 1944 who are doing research, etc., and who find the public libraries inadequate (University of Arizona). Direct Cooperation with State Library 11 gencies In reply to a query: Do you cooperate directly with your state extension agency, such as state library or state library com- mission, to furnish material for state-wide adult reading programs? Keywords: libraries; library; loans; local; state; students; university
• The Circulation Department Organization and Personnel by Bousfield, H. G. (1944) - The atti- tude of circulation department assistants is only one of the more evident manifestations that all is not as it should be. Actually the condition which affiicts circulation departments, while chronic and serious, can be cured. Keywords: circulation; college; department; desk; files; librarian; libraries; library; work
• University Library Charging Systems by Jesse, William H.; Goehring, Eleanor E. (1944) - A close analogy can be drawn between university libraries, with their currently inadequate charging systems, and the philosopher who was unable to do complete justice to his subject tolerance because there was a fly buzzing about the room. Tab Systems There are two types of tab systems which are in use in university libraries. Keywords: books; charging; circulation; file; libraries; library; university
• Modern Authors in New England College Libraries by Rugg, Harold Goddard (1944) - Mount Holyoke reports that it has laid special emphasis on women writers, and Wellesley, on modern poets. Mount Holyoke: 3C. Gamaliel Bradford. Keywords: authors; collections; dartmouth; harvard; holyoke; libraries; mount; wellesley; yale
• Early Literary Societies and Their Libraries in Colby College, 1824-78 by Herrick, Mary D. (1944) - Faculty members were a constant help and support, each year giv- ing generously to the library. He finds that a vast amount of pure and unmitigated trash in the fields of medieval and renaissance studies is pur- chased by institutional libraries in America and that a great deal of the best and most enduring is not acquired. Keywords: college; fraternity; librarian; libraries; library; members; society
• A Venture in Reclassification by Boisen, Harold L. (1944) - In shelving our fiction alphabetically by author without book number, long call numbers were dropped, such as PZ 3.G7876 Pr2, for Robert Graves' Proceed~ Sergeant Lamb. the small library which houses · few books ]. Keywords: books; classification; collection; college; congress; l.c; libraries; library; literature; numbers; schedules
• Cooperative Indexing: a Postwar Program Today by Ireland, Norma Olin (1944) - The majority of files are author, title, and subject indexes to book and periodical ma- terial, that is, material unindexed and sup- plemental to published indexes. Then, too, such indexes often supplement each other. Keywords: indexes; indexing; libraries; library
• The North Texas Regional Libraries; an Inquiry into the Feasibility and Desirability of Developing Them as a Cooperative Enterprise (Book Review) by Van Male, John (1944) - Where the state con- trols local libraries, as in Denmark, Germany, and Russia, they can be united in a national system without difficulty. The three pairs of North Texas regional libraries form a tri- angle with sides no more than forty miles long. Keywords: college; kuhlman; libraries; library
• Manual for Trustees of Colleges and Universities (Book Review) by Webb, Helmer L. (1944) - Such are the implicit conclusions of the author of the present little book on the writing of letters in college public relations. Indeed, it seems to be much more proper than is usual in discussions of college administration. Keywords: college; librarian; libraries; library; trustees
• In Furtherance of a Common Cultural Interest; Appointments to College and University Library Positions; Robert James Usher: 1880-1944; Gerald Gardner Wilder: 1879-1944; Douglas Crawford McMurtrie: 1888-1944;News from the Field; A.C.R.L. Activities, 1943-44 by American Library Association, (1944) - University libraries ... . Both were born, as it seemed, for library work; and they were friends, so that each always had a good word for the other. Keywords: american; association; college; committee; librarian; libraries; library; new; printing; reference; research; school; section; state; university; work; year
• A Voice for National Interests by Gosnell, Charles F. (1945) - With the development of group consciousness and group organization and the erection of machinery of contact with other groups,, they become more important social factors. As ISOLATED INDIVIDUALS, the members ~ of a profession have great difficulty in making their influence felt in public matters. Keywords: association; college; libraries
• Reorganizing a Library Book Collection--Part I by Tauber, Maurice F. (1945) - The inv~stigation ot the. problem of ob- solescence among library materials might w~ll suggest workable procedures in the matters of segregation and storage.8 • See Gos~eU, .Charles Under the best con- ditions reorganization is disruptive to the easy use of library materials. Keywords: books; libraries; library; reclassification; reorganization; work
• College and University Library News, 1943-44 by Gosnell, Charles F. (1945) - Progress in publication of the Library of, Congress Catalog continued to a point where many college libraries found themselves in possession of a very valuable and timesaving, although still incomplete, tool. 55 Satory discussed rank and tenure in Catholic college libraries. Keywords: american; association; books; c.&r.l; college; education; l.j; libraries; library; new; report; research; state; university; war; york
• Duplicate Exchange Union by Thompson, Donald E. (1945) - Many libraries indicated that they would like to receive government documents and books but most stated that they were interested primarily in periodicals. The plan de- cided upon was for libraries to exchange periodicals on a piece-by-piece basis, with no definite effort being made to have each library give as much as it received, or v1ce versa. Keywords: libraries; library; members
• The Promise of Microprint: A Symposium Based on 'The Scholar and the Future of the Research Library by Metcalf, Keyes D. (1945) - It is to be hoped that the Readex Corporation will seize on the micro-card as pertinent to its procedures and offer books in micro-card form. machine-and one definitely adapted to micro-card use. Keywords: book; card; catalog; form; libraries; library; micro; microprint; problems; reading; research; rider; subject; use
• Union List of Microfilms, Supplement II (Book Review) by Shepherd, G. F. (1945) - In a brief introduction the h'istory of cooperative cataloging in the United States is sketched , from Charles Coffin Jewett's Plan for St er eotyping Catalogues by Separate Titles in 1851 to the activities of the A.L.A. Cooperative Cataloging Committee, begun in 1932 and merged, in January 1941, with the work of the Library of Congress. The Union List will serve as an invaluable aid in locating the issues of those put> lications that have been filmed by various libraries and agencies. Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library; list
• Cooperative Cataloging Manual for the Use of Contributing Libraries (Book Review) by Macalister, Jean (1945) - The work at the Library of Congress is likewise described, details being given as to · the re - ceipt and revision of copy, leading finally to the printing and distribution of catalog cards. The resulting minor variations would probably not cause more trouble than the variations we have been ac- customed to accept on L.C. cards seen through the press by different revisers. Keywords: cards; cataloging; congress; libraries; library; rules; union
• Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities, 1943-44 (Book Review) by Macalister, Jean (1945) - Study of the Army Medical Library The National Medical Library: Report of a Survey of the Army M edi~al Library Fi- nanced by the Rockefeller Foundation and Made under the Auspices of the American Library Association. For a similar reason, the Army Medical Library (until about 1936 called by the still more restrictive name, Library of the Surgeon- General's Office), the largest medical library in the country, was the Army Medical Li- brary to us and not the national medical library. Keywords: dissertations; libraries; library
• The National Medical Library: Report of a Survey of the Army Medical Library Financed by the Rockefeller Foundation and Made under the Auspices of the American Library Association (Book Review) by McDaniel, W. B. (1945) - Study of the Army Medical Library The National Medical Library: Report of a Survey of the Army M edi~al Library Fi- nanced by the Rockefeller Foundation and Made under the Auspices of the American Library Association. For a similar reason, the Army Medical Library (until about 1936 called by the still more restrictive name, Library of the Surgeon- General's Office), the largest medical library in the country, was the Army Medical Li- brary to us and not the national medical library. Keywords: army; libraries; library; medical
• Appointments to College and University Library Positions; Retirement-of Lucy M. Lewis; Bourne Smith; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1945) - volume library of Mrs. George A. Carpenter, of Chicago. The direction of the work · of that division has involved not only an understanding of the catalog card needs of a wide variety of libraries but administra- tive skill in the management of a staff of MARCH_, 1945 I50 people which, in the fiscal year I944, did a business in card sales of $349,000. Keywords: assistant; books; collection; college; congress; director; librarian; libraries; library; new; school; state; university
• The Value of Russian to the Reference Librarian by Palmer, Foster M. (1945) - When this expected trend of greater use materializes, it will be quickly felt among reference librarians, for there are certain special reasons why readers need technical assistance in finding Russian books in a far larger than normal proportion of cases. The latter solution is in line with our expectation that Russian books will become less and less a special preserve and more and more used for their subject content by persons other than Slavic specialists, but it gives rise to a number of problems. ·. Keywords: alphabet; language; libraries; reference; russian; use
• Suggestions for Statistical Records, I by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1945) - Above all, for the librarian it would be a guide to book selection, apportionment of funds, evalua­ tion of trends, accurat~ comparison with other libraries, general policy, and innumer­ able other possibilities in setting up stand­ ards of service. Of all types of American libraries on which the A.L.A. has published statistics, only the class including large reference libraries (public libraries serving over two hundred thousand population) is even reasonably · complete. Keywords: american; books; college; figures; institutions; libraries; library; li­; new; number; records; report; statistics; university; volumes
• The John G. White Collection at the Cleveland Public Library by Thayer, Gordon Woods (1945) - Mr. White's hobbies were fishing, mush­ room hunting, blood and thunder yarns, the collecting of chess books, and the library. Some effort has been made to to local readers · and also to other libraries, collect early Russian literature. Keywords: books; chess; collection; libraries; library; manuscripts; oriental; volumes; white
• Personnel in Cataloging Departments by Tauber, Maurice F. (1945) - Practically the only way is to attract them by higher salaries from posi­ tions in other libraries. Herm:1n H. Henkle and his staff at the Library of Congress are studying this problem, and it is lik~ly that their findings will be useful to other catalogers and administrators. Keywords: catalogers; cataloging; department; education; libraries; library; staff; work
• Local Imprints in Libraries of State Universities and Other Higher Institutions by Noyes, R. Webb (1945) - Putting it the other way around, six.ty-one out of the ninety-six libraries solicited failed to reply; twenty­ six of these were state universities ( arbi­ trarily designated hereafter as universities) and thirty-five were non-state institutions, usually privately endowed (designated as colleges). As would be expected, with state universities stealing the show, TABLE Keywords: college; imprints; libraries; state; universities
• Management of a Dormitory Library by Neiswanger, Laura (1945) - Branscomb2 in his Teaching with Books includes an informative chapter on the gen­ eral question of dormitory libraries, with emphasis on course libraries. An example of the other type of dormitory library-the read­ ing for fun library-is the Stephens Col­ lege plan as described by Johnson. Keywords: books; dormitory; fraternity; libraries; library; university
• The American College Society Library and the College Library by Storie, Catherine Penniman (1945) - T HIS ARTICLE reports a study of college society libraries in the nineteenth cen­ tury and was undertaken to provide a supplementary chapter in the history of the American college library. That the society libraries were of value not only to the students, but an intrinsic ally, appears in certain passages taken from his­ tories relating to colleges for which printed society library catalogs could not be found or were not available for interlibrary loan. Keywords: american; books; catalogs; college; education; libraries; library; societies; society; society libraries; states; united; university
• Library Resources and Graduate Work: The Development of Library Resources and Graduate Work in the Cooperative University Centers of the South: Proceedings of a Conference of Graduate Deans and Librarians Held at the Joint University Libraries, Nashville, Tennessee, July 12- 14, 1944 (Book Review) by Hoole, W. Stanley (1945) - Brief reviews of the establishment and mean­ ing of the university centers led quickly to discussions of research work done in the South, the relative strength of supporting university libraries, the wasteful duplication of acquisitions and unwise competition, and, ultimately, the inadequate financial support of college and university libraries within the region. If the South is to build and maintain ade­ quate university libraries for advanced in­ struction and research, it must, as Library Resources and Graduate W or_k recommends, make use of every opportunity for concerted library action, especially on the upper levels. Keywords: college; graduate; libraries; library; research; south; university
• Appointments to Positions; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1945) - both instruction and library service. Because of Miss Thornton's clear under­ standing of student problems in college and her keen interest in the faculty approach to the library, Vassar can expect to main­ tain a high quality of library service. Keywords: american; assistant; association; collection; college; director; historical; librarian; libraries; library; new; public; research; school; society; state; university; years; york
• Buildings and Architecture by American Library Association, (1945) - It probably can be taken for granted that librarians who are planning new buildings are reading the current issues of such magazines as Pencil Points, Architectural Forum, etc. This is a sum­ mary of new building materials and equip­ ment. Keywords: building; college; construction; libraries; library; new; school
• Who Does What: Unprofessional Personnel Policies by Williams, Edwin E. (1945) - ... ,A professional position ... requires the following educational backgr_ound: (a) At least a bachelor's degree which includes one year of professional library education in the four years which lead to the bachelor's degree; or (b) An informal education con- sidered by · the librarian as the real equiva- lent of four years of college work, plus five years' experience in a library of recog- nized professional standing. The professional employees mentioned in the first axiom are defined, iri the A.L.A. statistical report forms, as persons per- forming work of a professional grade which requires training and skill in the theoreti- cal or scientific parts of library work as SEPTEMBER~ 1945 distinct from its merely mechanical parts. Keywords: college; libraries; library; percentage; personnel; professional; staff; work
• Suggestions for Statistical Records, II by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1945) - Indexes to sources of library statistical data are inadequate. We need studies of 'the type of library statistical information needed for specific regions. Keywords: a.l.a; books; circulation; college; figures; libraries; library; number; public; records; statistics; university; use
• Shall Library Schools Teach Administration? by Martin, Lowell (1945) - I , I for short programs in library schools to produce ninety-day wonders for execu- tive positions-there is little in the cus- tomary curriculun: that prep~res for the judgment and responsibility of administra- tion. But if complete integra- tion of the theoretical and practical aspects of education in administration is to be accomplished, the preparation of library administrators must be recognized as a joint 338 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES responsibility of library schools and li- braries, just as the preparation of doctors is the joint responsibility of medical schools and hospitals. Keywords: administration; course; curriculum; libraries; library; school; training; year
• Reorganizing a Library Book Collection--Part II by Tauber, Maurice F. (1945) - One question which is relatively important is whether the old cards are to be erased and re-used or whether new cards are to be ordered. Re-use of old cards. Keywords: books; cards; libraries; reclassification; use
• American Agricultural College Libraries, 1862-1900 by Thurber, Evangeline (1945) - I I I agricultural college libraries. Libraries Established Hand in hand with the gradual growth of agricultural societies and colleges went the publication of books and periodicals dealing with agricultural subjects and the establishment of agricultural libraries. Keywords: agricultural; books; college; libraries; library; new; state; students; volumes
• American Library Cooperation in Review by Downs, Robert B. (1945) - In most existing subject tools, including library catalogs and many bibliographies, the SEPTEA-!BER_, 1945 headings point to the subjects of the books listed under diem. 3· A library, when it finds that it cannot continue to keep up with its previous rate of growth, instead of trying to cover all its present fields might, for part of its work, fall back on interlibrary loan; on sending many of its ad- vanced students to other libraries to find their material; on microfilm reproducti~ns for par- ticular items that are wanted; or, if Mr. Rider's dream comes true, on microcards. Keywords: american; books; catalog; collections; college; congress; cooperation; fields; libraries; library; lists; new; publications; research; resources; special; states; subject; union; university
• An Experiment in Cooperation: The Colorado Program of Studies on Joint Action by Hodgson, James G. (1945) - F ort Collins [Colorado State College Library], May 1943. [Fort Co_llms, Colorado State College Ltbrary, 1942.] 51p. Keywords: college; colorado; committee; libraries; library; titles
• Progress in Microprint: Part I. Microcards--The Next Steps by Rider, Fremont (1945) - For the larger part of two sessions, for example,_ it discussed the basic question: What ought to be the fundamental organization of microcard production? It believes furthermore that such a centrali- zation of microcard production is cumulative- ly desirable, i.e., that it is most desirable at level 4, next most desirable at level 3, and next most desirable at level 2. Keywords: book; cataloging; centralization; college; committee; cost; libraries; library; microcard; point; research; scholar; subject
• Harold L. Leupp, Administrator; Herbert S. Hirshberg in a New Field; The Record of F. L. D. Goodrich; Charles Martel, 186o-1945; Appointments to Positions; British Museum Catalogue-Original Series; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1945) - Throughout his years of library work, Mr. SEPTEMBER~ 1945 HERBERT s. HIRSHBERG Hirshberg was concerned with library archi- tecture and building planning. Wyllis E. Wright Wyllis E. Wright, the new librarian of the Army Medical Library, began library work as a page in the Lowell, Mass., Public Li- brary at the age of twelve and, with the ex- ception of one year, has been in libra r y work ever since. Keywords: assistant; association; books; california; collection; college; committee; degree; librarian; libraries; library; new; public; reference; research; school; service; state; university; university libraries; work; years; york
• Buildings and Architecture; New from the Field; Appointments to Positions; by American Library Association, (1946) - Mary E. Wheatley, formerly head cata- loger at Lehigh University Library, has been appointed librarian of the Beaver College Library. As chairman of the Queens College dele- gation to the Legislative Conference of the City Colleges, Dr. Gosnell was able to help obtain state legislation extending mandatory salary increments for library assistants in the city colleges of New York. Keywords: assistant; association; building; collection; college; department; librarian; libraries; library; new; public; research; school; staff; state; university
• History and the Problem of Bibliography by Evans, Luther H. (1946) - T h e question of bibliographical planning is one which can be surveyed only in the most general terms, without raising the fundamental question of financing. College and Research Libraries By L U T H E R H . Keywords: bibliography; h e; history; libraries; library; t h
• Some Remarks on Bibliography by Pargellis, Stanley (1946) - T h e books are getting out from under the beds. I have been trying for some years now to finish a bibliography myself, in which I want to include all the books, with at least some sort of descriptive or evaluating sentence, which a sane and reasonable man might consider to be the best and next to best books on eighteenth-cen- tury England. Keywords: books; libraries
• Latin American Union Catalogs by Downs, Robert Bringham (1946) - By the usual definitions, union lists rather than union catalogs are the chief contribu- tions of the Biblioteca Americana de Nicaragua. A similar situation exists in Peru, where union catalogs have not been established, but whose National Library at Lima and the University of San Marcos Library are developing modern catalogs that might be used eventually as a basis for one or more union catalogs. Keywords: catalog; libraries; library; union
• Buildings and Architecture; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1946) - Among theses completed at the Graduate Library School, University of Chicago, during 1945 which are of interest to college li- brarians are the following: Thelma Andrews, Trends in College Library Buildings; Min- nie R. Bowles, Library Activities for the Stimulation of Reading among College Stu- dents; Celia Hauck, A Study of Low-Cost Books; Sister Mary Rose Warburton, The Attitude of the Educator towards the College Library. Davidson College Library is building up through gifts a considerable collection of Pe- ter Stewart Ney (d. 1846) manuscripts and relics. Keywords: assistant; collection; college; college library; columbia; department; e r; education; h e; librarian; libraries; library; music; n e; new; public; research; school; service; state; university; university library; work; years; york
• The University at the Crossroads. Addresses and Essays (Book Review) by Kozumplik, William A. (1946) - Only a few educators were dissatis- fied with the direction university education was taking: their cries of alarm on its ills have begun to sharpen our dulled critical attitude on the subject. Of the factors which have set university education back, one, the author states, is the loss to research of many of the more mature faculty members who, misled by a misguided patriot- ism, had entered the armed forces or had engaged in some kind of war work. Keywords: author; college; education; libraries; library; university
• College and University Libraries and Librarianship. An Examination of their Present Status and Some Proposals for Their Future Development (Book Review) by Danton, J. Periam (1946) - The questions deal with such matters as frequency of reading, types of books and subjects read and preferred, physical characteristics and price of last book read, where and how books are obtained, book ownership, price prefer- ences, how and why books are selected, time spent in reading as compared with other activi- ties, comparison of recent with estimated future book reading and buying. 167P. In the fall of 1944 it was anybody's guess whether the boom in book buying would con- tinue after the war, decline gradually, or collapse. Keywords: book; college; libraries; university
• Books and Libraries in Wartime (Book Review) by Muller, Robert H. (1946) - The Sewanee Review, The Southern Review, The Kenyon Review, The Yale Review, and The Virginia Quarterly Review are described as fellow travelers of little magazines. Interesting as many of the details are in this section, its ineffective organization and incompleteness make it less important (and useful to librarians) than the latter half of the book, which is given over to a two-part bibliography—the much larger first part to little magazines, the second to the fellow travelers of little magazines—and a first-rate index. Keywords: books; libraries; magazine; review; war
• Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1946) - The dynamics of library service were our constant concern when we worked with D r . J. P E R I A M D A N T O N , for the past spring an associate in library service at Columbia University, has been named dean of the School of Librarianship of the University of California to succeed Sidney B. Mitchell. Keywords: assistant; association; books; collection; college; columbia; director; e r; librarian; libraries; library; new; o r; r l; r n; r r; r t; school; service; state; university; years
• What Do the Members of A.C.R.L. Want? by Brown, Charles Harvey (1947) - L. by ·a publicity campaign and by work with A.C.R.L. committee. Build up membership of A.C.R.L. by a publicity campaign and by work with A.C.R.L. committee. Keywords: a.c.r.l; a.l.a; association; college; committee; libraries; library; members
• Adequate Collections in Engineering School Libraries by Hyde, William H. (1947) - ARE THERE special problems in consider- ..£1.. ing the needs apd desire for main- taining adequate collections in engineering school libraries? W ~ not only have more editions of a title but more of our titles have several editions than is customary. Keywords: collections; libraries; material
• Yale Honors Book-Collecting and Librarianship by Thomas, Milton Halsey (1947) - The Yale Library, we learned, is one of the great libraries of the world and should be honored by all those who wish the university well. The Librarian of Congress is ser'lJUS servorum , the leader in a vast fellowship which extends its assistance to other libraries in the form of printed catalogue cards, union lists, bibliographies, loans, and, above all, in its example as promoting the enlightenment and welfare of the human family. Keywords: books; librarian; libraries; library; men; president; university; yale
• Exchange Materials Used in College and University Libraries by Lane, Alfred H. (1947) - Broadly speaking, exchange materials may be broken down into five categories: dissertations, university publications, dupli- cate books, duplicate serials, and nondupli- cate materials. The tabulated results of a questionnaire (see Table) recently sent out by the Columbia University Libraries for the purpo,se of organizing and fostering this exchange program indicates that the three major forms of exchange material used by college and university libraries are journals, university published serials (mono- graphic), and dissertations (whole or in abstract). Keywords: exchange; libraries; materials; publications; university
• Regional Library Centers Today: A Symposium by Jesse, William H. (1947) - Another full-time and another half-time worker are engaged in adding titles to the catalog from the negative sheets representing library catalogs photographed during the\ W.P.A. days. Upon learning that Ralph T. Esterquest, director of the Pacific .Northwest Bibliographic Center, planned a meeting at Buffalo of the heads of regional library centers, the committee obtained his permission to sponsor his closed meeting and widen its scope by changing it into two open meetings on the admin- istr'aFion of regional library centers and the problems the centers attempt to solve. Keywords: books; cards; catalogs; center; college; committee; congress; libraries; library; library catalog; northwest; public; region; service; staff; time; union catalog; union library; university; year
• Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1947) - The office is now occu- pied by Dr. 0. Clarence H. Faust The libraries of the country have great possibilities as agencies of .education in a critical period of our history, Dr. Faust said, commenting on his new appointment. Keywords: assistant; catalog; college; college library; committee; currier; department; director; head; law; librarian; libraries; library; member; new; office; position; reference; research; school; staff; state; university; university library; west; work
• A Landmark in the History of Library Cooperation in America by Boyd, Julian P. (1947) - Confronted with the pro.blem of securing books and other library materials from foreign countries where the channels of trade were not adequate to the task of supplying American research libraries with the material which they require for respond- ing to the needs and deman·ds of scholar- ship, industry, and the government the Librarian of Congress proposed that the possibility be explored bf making use for this purpose of certain of the facilities which are at the command of the Library of Congress APRIL, 1947 and other government libraries for the de- velopment of their own collections. Fortunately for research libraries in America, this point of view was held with strong conviction by the Librarian of Congress and his colleagues. Keywords: acquisitions; american; congress; libraries; library; number; program; project; research
• Report on Europe by Peiss, Reuben (1947) - Now, effective termination of the mission poses the problem ·of how other American libraries may acquire Ger- man publications. Many American libraries are anxious to resume direct relations with their former Leipzig dealers, and there is certainly noth- ing which the Leipzig dealers would greet with greater joy. Keywords: american; congress; countries; europe; germany; government; libraries; library; mission; publications
• The Doctrine of Sufferance in the Library by Hardin, Garrett (1947) - Librarians Must Evict Books Let not the retaining but the evicting of books be automatic. The judging of books ts even now, in research libraries, less a coveted privilege than it is an unpleasant duty. Keywords: book; department; librarian; libraries; library; research
• Education for Librarianship on Trial: A Discussion by McCrum, Blanche Prichard (1947) - to see how training for librarianship might have sought to correct chaotic muddling in libraries by falling in line with the general emphasis upon technical improvement which was glonfied at the time. training in theoretical public administration shall be given to librarians who will be the potential directors of libraries, this seems to me less important than the training we provide for our bibliographers, research consultants, sub- ject specialists, and what, for lack of a bet- ter term, may be called specialists in the book arts. Keywords: education; librarianship; libraries; library; training; university
• A Self-Survey of the University of Alabama Libraries by Thompson, Donald E. (1947) - The survey was conducted by the director of libraries and two specially appointed assist- ants, 'with the cooperation of the faculty. When the survey was inaugurated, notices were sent to all faculty members inviting them to discuss their needs in the various subject fields with the director of libraries and the survey assistants. Keywords: faculty; libraries; library; survey; university
• Thoughts on Interlibrary Loan by Koopman, Karl H. (1947) - On any and every excuse, students and faculty de- manded that books be borr~wed for them on interlibrary loan. As an example of triviality, it might be mentioned that even if the library p~ssessed a certain · book, a reader would ask for it on interlibrary loan if it happened to be out when he called for it. Keywords: books; libraries; library; loan; professor
• Rules for Filing Cards in the Catalogs of Columbia University Libraries (Book Review) by Osborn, Andrew D. (1947) - They adopted the numberi hgl of rules in that code to facilitate reference 1 , and they took over the wording of individual rules verbatim ·whenever Columbia practice proved to be the same. Now the Cataloging De- partment of Columbia University Libraries has provided the first full-fledged code of ~niversity library practice. Keywords: libraries
• Recommendations Adopted by Conference on International Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Exchanges, Princeton N.J., Nov. 26, 1946; Proceedings of the Business Session, A.C.R.L., Buffalo, June 20, 1946; Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association of College and Reference Libraries; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1947) - Nicholas Murray Butler has presented to Columbia University Library fifteen bound volumes and two unbound volumes of his personal correspondence with nine presidents of the United States. Washington University Library, . Keywords: a.c.r.l; a.l.a; action; american; association; board; brown; chairman; chief; college; committee; department; director; executive; librarian; libraries; library; mccrum; meeting; members; motion; new; president; public; reference; report; research; secretary; time; university
• Preparations for Progress by Carlson, William H. (1947) - I cannot agree with a recent assertion that the problems of college librarianship are so sharply dif- ferent from those of public librarianship as to demand almost opposite answers. regional, national, and international biblio- graphic centers and clearing houses; ways and means of getting our writings pub- li~hed; cooperative book storage; micro-re- duction of the world's literature, so seem- ingly simple in the large but raising so many difficult questions in prospective application ; further application of machines and photo- graphic procedures in library procedures, and practices; the relationship of our association to other learned societies and groups-these and many other problems demand and will have our attention, individual and group. Keywords: association; college; committee; librarianship; libraries; library; reference; world
• Centralized Cataloging in College and University Libraries by Dickson, Janet S. (1947) - College and Research Libraries By JANET S. DICKSON Centralized Cataloging 1n College and University Libraries~ A COMPLEX PROBLEM in some college and university libraries is the admin- istration of departmental libraries. Are variations from the central library routine cataloging procedures neces- sary for departmental libraries? Keywords: catalog; cataloging; college; departmental; libraries; library; staff; university
• Radio Programs for Land-Grant College and University Libraries by Orr, Robert W. (1947) - Skeptics who doubt the educational value of radio, or who hold that radio is purely an entertainment device, will doubtless argue that radio book programs are largely a waste of time. 234 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES able to support any generalizations as to the effectiveness of radio book programs. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; listeners; programs; radio
• Regional Library Centers Tomorrow: A Symposium by VanMale, John (1947) - Definition of the word region' is not per- tinent to a discussion of union catalogs, for it may be a city, a county, a state, several states, or a combination of all or portions of any of these. Except for local use, the writer cannot see the reason - for union catalogs, outside of the Library of Congress, in the regions east of the Mississippi. Keywords: california; cards; catalog; center; college; libraries; library; regional; resources; subject; union; union catalog
• College and University Library Statistics by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1947) - 3~~:g 713 668 107 50 No 65,262 40,346 36,596 16,162 3520 2747 1363 344 506 24,645 487,407 Iowa, Cedar Falls, State Teachers College .... 1226 1441 158 141 No 143,533 51,740 80,734 17,969 5593 6007 1988 1477 536 33,573 995,370 Kansas, Emporia, State Teachers College ........................ Keywords: librarian; libraries; library; professional; salary; state college; state teachers; summer; teachers college; total; university; year
• Resources for Research (Book Review) by Baughman, Roland (1947) - The William Andrews Clark Library is a young one, and it is the property of a young university. Elsewhere he writes what should be engrossed on the walls of every collector's library-There is no virtue in age of itself, but continuity and steadily maintained purpose are excellent things in the formation of book collections. Keywords: american; books; brown; clark; collections; libraries; library; university
• Charles Harvey Brown: The Man by Tauber, Maurice F. (1947) - I N AN ARTICLE in the March 1945 issue of College and Research Libraries_, Charles Harvey Brown referred to the li- brary as a house by the side of the road, in which students and faculty congregate to prepare for their life wo~k and ~o serve the ever-increasing demands of scholarship. There is one side of Charles Harvey Brown, however, which has not been emphasized in the various ar- ticles which are included in this issue. Keywords: brown; libraries
• Suggestions for Handling Chinese Materials in American College and University Libraries by Chen, Hung Shun (1947) - Chinese library of the University of Chicago, as well as in the Chinese collection of ·columbia University, and is being considered for use in other · Chinese collections in this country. [A se- lected bibliography of Chinese books compiled by Chang Chi-h-tung in r87o, revised and enlarged] Nanking, China, Kuo hsiieh t'u shu ·kuan, 1931. Keywords: catalog; china; chinese; comp; harvard; libraries; library; shanghai; shu; university
• Development of Adequate Library Resources in Rural Communities by Dunbar, Ralph M. (1947) - The complicating factors of population density and per capita ability to support rural library service are well-known. Points of Attack The attack on the problem of extending rural library service involves action on many fronts: (I) strengthening the state library School Libraries,-·1941-42 by Nora E. Beust and Edith M. Foster. Keywords: college; facilities; libraries; library; school; service; state
• The Library of Congress and Its Service to Science and Technology by Evans, Luther H. (1947) - It listed in an appendix a group of medical libraries which had one hundred thousand or more volumes in their collec- tions. I doubt if there are any in the Library, of the $goo and $1000 grades, who deserve promo- tion more than he. Keywords: collection; congress; knowledge; libraries; library; materials; reports; research; science; technology
• What the Scientist Expects of the Librarian by Gilman, Henry (1947) - The clientele of public libraries does not usually include scientists who hope to obtain from such libraries access to special source material of the kind found in current science periodicals, comprehensive encyclo- pedias, and the like. There is another reason for not having some of the services given by industrial libraries: SOIJle scientists feel, largely ' because of tradi- tion, that there is no wholly adequate substi- tute for being their own research survey librarians. Keywords: librarian; libraries; research; scientist
• A Few Aspects of College Library Service by Orr, Robert W. (1947) - Libraries should not lend publications to other libraries two thousand or more miles distant when they are available nearby. Off-Campus Service There are also off-campus readers who JULY, 1947 need library service. Keywords: books; college; faculty; libraries; library; members; service; use
• Has the Association of Research Libraries Proved Worth While? by Rice, Paul North (1947) - It cannot be emphasize.d too much that when results come from the Association of Research Libraries discussions they will surely be shared by all interested. I T IS very fitting that a number of College and Research Libraries which is pub- lished in honor ,of Charles Harvey Brown should have some discussion of the value of the Association of Research Libraries, as he was one of the founders and has guided its progress during its fifteen years of life. Keywords: association; committee; libraries; research
• Assistant Directors in the Columbia University Libraries by White, Carl M. (1947) - The use of assistant directors in the Columbia libraries is explained by a desire to keep the span of control for the unified organization within manageable limits and 'the desire, at the same time, to have the strength of the combined staff measure up to the equivalent of the strength of two staffs if they stood separately, one for the libraries and one for the school of library service. The second stage was one when the director of libraries was also the dean of the school of library service and when he was sup- ported on the library sine by a libnrian in direct charge of the daily operations of the libraries. Keywords: administration; assistant; director; general; libraries; library; services; staff
• The University Library Survey: Its Results by Wilson, Louis R. (1947) - It has recently been em- ployed by the universities of South Carolina and De'nver, and Stanford University, and it will d~ubtless continue to be employed as an effective means of improving the services of university libraries. It places the library in the current of institutional think- ing and consciously points out through suggestions and recommendations to the administrative officers and members of the faculty the part that library staff members may play in achieving the aims of the uni- versity. · Keywords: general; libraries; library; members; program; staff; state; survey; university
• The Next Twenty-Five Years in the Development of Chinese Libraries by Yuan, Tung-li (1947) - In offering a blueprint for the develop- ment of Chinese libraries in the next twenty-five years, we must have first of all a clear and accurate objective for the dif- ferent types of libraries in China as well as an intelligent understanding of their relative position in the fabric of national life. They should guide, encourage, and assist the development of library service within their provinces. Keywords: china; libraries; library; national
• Bibliography of Charles Harvey Brown by Crawford, Helen (1947) - (Bulletin of the American Library Association I :156-57, July 1907.) (Bull etin of the American Library Association 5:105-09, July I 9II.) Keywords: american; association; bulletin; college; iowa; journal; july; libraries; library; september
• Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1947) - Yale University Library has acquired sev- Dupasquier became head librarian on Apr. I7, I946, succeeding M. Vacher de LaPouge. Keywords: american; books; collection; college; department; head; librarian; libraries; library; new; science; state; university
• Libraries and Liberal Education by Mowat, Charles L (1947) - During the recent years of war, when we were forced to reconsider the value of education and to ask what we cherished and what we deplored in our national life, there was an almost Messianic revival of the be- lief in the power of liberal education and much intense study by university and col- lege faculties of how it could be restored to a more vital part in college education. This was the education of the few, and it combined, as the work of the university still combines liberal education in the arts ' . and professional training in the higher sub- jects. Keywords: books; college; courses; education; libraries; library; student; undergraduate; university; work
• Farmington and Beyond by Hintz, Carl W. E. (1947) - Howe~r, many libraries now buy through a deafer rather than direct from the publisher. By and large, the materials acquired by research libraries fall into two major categories: I. Materials available through the book trade, which are apt to be listed in trade bibliographies and catalogs. Keywords: cooperative; corporation; libraries; organization
• Union Catalogs in the Argentine Republic by Penna, Carlos Victor (1947) - They can be divided into three important groups, each with quite different characteristics: union author catalogs, centralized systematic catalogs, and union catalogs of periodical publications. Union Author Catalogs It is toward this aspect of collaboration among libraries that the most effective ef- forts have been directed, though the type is of less technical complexity than other varieties of union catalogs. Keywords: catalog; libraries; union
• Bibliographical Classification System for Linguistics and Languages (Book Review) by Berthold, Arthur B. (1947) - The classifica- tion of languages presupposes not only the listing of all the languages known but everi more so their proper ii)terrelation and group- ing within language families and classes. Even more important, however, are the refer- ences to authorities to the less-well-known but equally basic studies of individual lan- guages and language families, such as End- zelin, Lettische Grammatik (Riga, 1922) and Szinnyei, Finnisch-U grische Sprachwis- senschaft (Berlin, 1922). Keywords: classification; languages; libraries; library
• Guides to the Harvard Libraries. No. I: Economics and Business (Book Review) by Walling, Ruth (1947) - An impor- tant value the student will derive, aside from the primary one of the minimization of trial and error, is the conception he will gain of the wealth of library materials available to him and the painstaking care he must use to uncover them. . The size and complexity of the modern university library, with its resources scat- tered in many branch libraries and special collections, often embracing overlapping sub- ject fields, has created the well-recognized problem of how to impart to the research worker knowledge essential to the location and use of his materials. Keywords: business; harvard; libraries; library
• Problems of Faculty Personnel (Book Review) by Martin, Lowell (1947) - Thus, Frank Lank- ard recounts the cooperative plan for select- 471 - ing new staff members at Brothers College of Drew University, B. Lamar Johnson de- scribes the special program for inducting faculty members at Stephens College, Mal- colm Willey arouses envy in at least one metropolitan faculty apartment-dweller with his account of the faculty housing program at the University of Minnesota, and Reuben Frodin makes a good case for the controver- sial full-time appointments at the U niver- sity of Chicago. Four papers are devoted to the academic preparation of faculty members, one for the junior college by James Reynolds, of the University of Georgia, one for liberal arts colleges by W. W. Whitehouse, of Albion College, one for graduate teachers by Fer- nand us Payne, of Indiana University, and one for , teachers in technical schools by L. L. Jarvie, of the New York State Education Department. Keywords: faculty; libraries; personnel; university
• New Reference Tools (Book Review) by Macalister, Jean F. (1947) - College and Research Libraries ing new staff members at Brothers College of Drew University, B. Lamar Johnson de- scribes the special program for inducting faculty members at Stephens College, Mal- colm Willey arouses envy in at least one metropolitan faculty apartment-dweller with his account of the faculty housing program at the University of Minnesota, and Reuben Frodin makes a good case for the controver- sial full-time appointments at the U niver- sity of Chicago. Four papers are devoted to the academic preparation of faculty members, one for the junior college by James Reynolds, of the University of Georgia, one for liberal arts colleges by W. W. Whitehouse, of Albion College, one for graduate teachers by Fer- nand us Payne, of Indiana University, and one for , teachers in technical schools by L. L. Jarvie, of the New York State Education Department. Keywords: faculty; libraries
• Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1947) - From October I946 until he resigned to go to West Virginia, he worked as assistant to the director of the Harvard University Library, concerning him- self particularly with plans for the new undergraduate library which is now under construction. Northwestern University Library has re- ceived a valuable collection of fourteen in- cunabula from the Royal Library in Copen- hagen. Keywords: administration; assistant; association; collection; college; college library; columbia; committee; department; director; head; librarian; libraries; library; library school; member; new; public; school; service; smith; state; university; university library
• The Documenst Expediting Project in Its First Year by Halvorson, Homer (1948) - In response to an inquiry sent out by the joint committee on Sept. 7, 1945 to 178 libraries, 32 indicated a willingness to sup- port the project in amounts varying f r o m $ 5 0 0 to $25. f r o m this point on j o Keywords: libraries
• Regional Library Centers, 1946-47 by Esterquest, Ralph T. (1948) - In effect, this collection of reports told the story of regional library centers as they had developed up to that date. From the point of view of the student of regional library centers, perhaps the most important event at the Philadelphia center was the publication of its historical report, The Union Library Catalogue of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, 1936- 194.6: Keywords: libraries; library; t h
• Local Author Collections in Libraries by England, Grace A. (1948) - As the plan evolved, other matters assumed importance, as, for example, the location of local author collections, their purpose and scope, their usefulness, policies of exclusion and inclusion, and cooperative collecting and maintenance schemes. Policies of Collection T h e importance of understanding the sectional structure of our country is gen- erally recognized, and many libraries have attempted to secure and preserve the works of local authors as a record of the intel- lectual and cultural development of a com- munity or an area. Keywords: collections; libraries; library
• Annual Report of the Executive Secretary of A.C.R.L., 1947-48 by Rush, N. Orwin (1948) - I also attended such library meetings as the Conference of Eastern College Librarians, the Special Libraries Association meeting, the Conference on Educational Training of Li- brarians held at Atlanta, the meeting on Cooperation of Southern Libraries held at the University of Florida, the building meeting held at the University of Nebraska, and the dedication of the University of Nebraska building. One thing I have attempted to build up which is paying off is a record of leaders and potential leaders in the college, university, and reference library field. Keywords: college; committee; libraries; library; office; university
• Report of a Survey of the Libraries of Cornell University for the Library Board....October 1947-February 1948 (Book Review) by Coney, Donald (1948) - Although this type of survey has apparently come into fairly common use by administrative officers of large libraries, the reports prepared as a result of these studies are seldom made available in published form, and are not widely known. If realized in the form of decision and action, they will raise the Cornell libraries, .in time, to the level of libraries at comparable universities. Keywords: libraries; library; survey; university
• Report of a Survey of the Technical Services of the Columbia University Libraries (Book Review) by McCarthy, Stephen A. (1948) - Although this type of survey has apparently come into fairly common use by administrative officers of large libraries, the reports prepared as a result of these studies are seldom made available in published form, and are not widely known. These are matters which commend themselves to the graduate library schools, but there is some doubt that libraries can await the neces- sarily slow processes of such agencies.—Donald Coney, University of California Library, Berkeley. Keywords: libraries; library; survey; university
• Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1948) - During the spring Yale University Library offered an exhibition of famous American books. LIBRARIES the Field Princeton University Library recently re- ceived nearly 500 rare books and manuscripts from the private library of the late Cyrus H. McCormick, prominent industrialist. Keywords: assistant; books; college; director; e r; h e; librarian; libraries; library; o r; professor; school; t h; university
• Acquisition Work in College Libraries by Christ, Robert W. (1949) - 2 Last winter the writer made such an ex- amination of acquisition work in ten eastern college libraries to discover what procedures for the book purchasing are cur- rently employed, what results are obtained, what routines may be designated as the most satisfactory, and what differentiation, if any, is made in college libraries between profes- sional and nonprofessional functions of the acquisition department. If the error in esti- mating was comparable in other libraries, there is validity in the suggestion made in the quotation with which this paper opened. Keywords: acquisition; books; cent; department; libraries; library; orders
• Five Years of Library Cooperation in the North Texas Region by Sampley, Arthur M. (1949) - One of the recommendations which has borne fruit is that calling for greater local cooperation in utilizing library resources. A PROJECT in library cooperation in the North Texas region has extended from its inception in December I942, to the publication in mimeographed form on Aug. I, I948, of a completely revised North Texas Regional Union List of Serials. Keywords: college; libraries; library; north; texas
• Balancing Junior College Instruction with Library Support by Clay, Mary H. (1949) - The evidence in these reports indicates that standards for junior college libraries need to be raised in other official accreditation regions and in California. According to a Nov. 22, 1947, re- lease from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics, the rise in food prices has brought the food index for September 1947 to 203.5 per cent of the 1935-39 average.10 These conditions are directly responsible for the considerable turnover of staffs in junior college libraries. Keywords: association; college; junior; libraries; library; southern; staff; standards
• An Inexpensive Microprint Reader by Ellinger, Werner B. (1949) - The following are some of the advantages claimed by the inventor as compared with earlier methods of microfilm documenta- tion: (a) the saving of storage space occu- pied by cut film as compared with that required for cinefilm, and the possibility of filing cut film in card drawers and using it in a vertical file; (b) the possibility of binding or framing cut film and of mailing it in letter envelopes; (c) the greater ease of referring to individual pages than is pos- sible on 35mm. cinefilm, and the resulting saving of wear and tear; (d) the great resistance of glass to heat and deteriora- tion, when glass plates, in particular the unbreakable kind, are used in lieu of film; (e) the protection which can be given to color film by keeping it between glass; (f) the simple operation, compactness, and low cost of the reading machine, which ma,ke it suitable for home use. This allows the reproduction of more than I I square feet, corresponding to about I 5 newspaper- pages or I 50 pages of a reference book of customary size, plus extra space for the title, on one piece of cut film. Keywords: film; libraries; library; reading
• State University Libraries and Regional Education by Grieder, Elmer M. (1949) - It can scarcely be denied that regional uni- versities will tend to minimize the growth of state universities in certain directions, a limitation which will be shared by li- braries. State University Libraries tn Regional Groupings The exact effect of a regional develop- ment on existing state universities depends on the scope and character of new institu- tions. Keywords: graduate; libraries; library; median; state; universities; university
• The Technical Services Division in Libraries: A Symposium by American Library Association, (1949) - twenty-one have a graduate de- gree in library service, or its equivalent; and two have doctor's degrees. His paper suggests a realignment of the functions of the catalog department in order that that depart- ment may obtain a more realistic under- standing of the aims of library service. Keywords: catalog; catalog department; cataloging; college; department; division; head; librarian; libraries; library; order; organization; processes; processing; public; services; staff; technical; time; university; work
• A.C.R.L. in Action by Rush, N. Orwin (1949) - COMMITTEE ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BuiLDINGS. This is also a sub-committee of the A.L.A. Board on Per- sonnel Administration. Keywords: a.c.r.l; chairman; college; committee; libraries; library; personnel; section; university; work
• Brief Minutes, Meetings Board of Directors, A.C.R.L., Atlantic City by American Library Association, (1949) - From a detailed study of the sug- gestions made by the board at the midwinter meeting and of other points, the committee decided to recommend that the board appro- priate sufficient funds to poll the membership on the question of whether or not they would be willing to pay increased dues so as to receive College and Research Libraries auto- matically as a part of A.C.R.L. membership and that, dependent upon a favorable answer to this question, the board institute the neces- sary proceedings for making changes in the A.L.A. Constitution to allow for such action. The recommendations of the combined committee on College and Research Libraries subscriptions were read, which are that, pending the outcome of the suggestion of the Fourth Activities Committee with regard to discontinuing the A .L.A. Bulletin and issuing divisional quarterlies, the committee refrain from polling A.C.R.L. membership as sug- gested in their report to the board on June 14; that all libraries subscribing to more than one copy receive the additional sub- scriptions at a reduction of fifty cents for each subscription after the first; and that the committee receive an allotment of $6o for the purpose of furthering its work. Keywords: a.c.r.l; board; college; committee; libraries
• Personnel; New members; News From the Field by American Library Association, (1949) - Grace Swift is now chief of the catalog department and Frances Saupe, of the Oklahoma A. and M. College Library staff, has become assistant chief of the department. Harald Ostvold has left the staff of the Northwestern University Library to become chief of the reference department of Wash- ington University, St. Louis. Keywords: american; assistant; chicago; chief; city; college; college library; columbia; congress; department; director; division; elizabeth; institute; librarian; libraries; library; library school; margaret; mary; mrs; new; professor; public; public library; reference; research; school; state; state college; state library; state university; teachers; teachers college; university; university library; washington; year; york
• Interlibrary Loan Service and National Research by Harry, Ruth; Ostvold, Harald (1949) - 1869 ylO n Oberlin n y3 '271 46'2 n n Ohio n n 746 1335 - n Oregon n n 1656 10'2'2 n n Pennsylvania n n 696 1306 n n Pittsburgh n y3 319 '25'2 n n Princeton n n 845 1696 n n Rochester n n '256 1078 n y Rutgers n n - - n n St. Louis University yll i1 171 1o6 n y Smith n n 454 186 n y Stanford n y - - yl2 y Temple n n 353 460 n y Texas n n 453 1543 n y Vassar n n 147 90 n y Virginia n y 518 754 y13 n Washington University n n '215 '2'20 n n Washington (State} University n n 471 1678 n n Washington State n n - - n y Wellesley n y 90 109 n n Western Reserve n n 179 530 n n Wisconsin n n 694 900 n n Yale n y 416 1509 n n N=No; Y=yes. It ap- pears that interlibrary loan service has thoroughly proved its value. Keywords: libraries; library; loan; research; service
• College and University Library Statistics; Personnel; News from the Field; by American Library Association, (1949) - Mississippi State College Library now publishes a mimeographed informational news bulletin dealing with library affairs. An analysis of the teachers college and normal school data reveals that the follow- ing three schools, included last year, did not submit reports: State Teachers College, Geneseo, N.Y.; Black Hills Teachers Col- lege, Spearfish, S.D.; State Teachers Col- lege, Farmville, Va. Keywords: assistant; book; clerical; collection; college library; department; education; head; librarian; libraries; library; new; north; oregon; professional; salary; school; service; session; staff; state college; state teachers; summer; teachers college; texas; total; university; university library; year; yes
• Cooperation or Suffocation by Colwell, Ernest Cadman (1949) - Size in Libraries As a matter of fact, size 1n libraries- and I atn talking particularly about college and university libraries-has often been pursued for its own sake. A Library of Congress related to a network of regional libraries could make these decisions rapidly and effec- tively. Keywords: college; future; libraries; library; research; university
• The Foundations of Acquisition Policy in the Small University Library by Grieder, Elmer M. (1949) - For most small university libraries, how- ever, the intrinsic values of these donations of money or books are not nearly so great as in the case of gifts made to larger ones. The commitments commonly existing in great research libraries were mentioned pre- 7 Brown, C. H. Libra ries and Graduate Prog rams, E s pecially in the Scientific Fields. Keywords: book; funds; large; libraries; library; research; small; university
• Toward a Sound National Program in Cataloging by Ruffin, Beverley (1949) - All · of which would seem to sum up to this: that mechanical card filing applied to library card catalogs sounds appealing, but as yet cannot be deemed a practicable proposition . Card catalogs resulted: trays of cards, cabinets of trays, and acres of catalog cabinets. Keywords: card; cataloging; catalogs; department; librarian; libraries; library; period; rules
• The Divided Catalog in College and University Libraries by Thom, Ian W. (1949) - That other libraries were obtaining good results from division was stated by eight libraries to have been a factor in influencing them to divide. The summary below shows the per- centage of libraries with the divided cata- log within each category: Library Size Number of Percentage oi' (Volumes) Libraries Libraries with Queried Divided Catalog Under I oo,ooo 482 I.6 IOO,ooo to 499,000 131 8.3 Over 499,000 29 17.2 The arrangement whereby author and title entries are housed in one section and subject entries in another prevails through- out. Keywords: catalog; cent; division; improvement; libraries; library; subject
• What Kind of Books? What Kind of Readers? by Asheim, Lester (1949) - Therefore, and this argument is put for- ward by college libraries as well as by public libraries, the provision of much that is second rate and mediocre is necessary in order to lure the reader into the library. In three very important ways the college and university libraries have an interest in the more readers question which makes it pertinent to evaluate that goal even be- fore such a group as this. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; public; readers; reading; university
• Administrative Problems of Reference and Research Libraries by Rogers, Rutherford D. (1949) - We are indebted to Raymond Swank for a penetrating analysis of the two common ways of preparing a subject approach to library materials. Except for a certain breadth of approach, these two subjects are not as divergent as they might at first appear because analysis of the big problems of reference service indicates that they are directly related to the big problems of ref- erence and research libraries. Keywords: catalog; college; libraries; library; national; need; problems; research; subject; union
• Introduction by Miller, Robert A. (1949) - The first of these was to acquaint librarians with the thinking and experience of three men who knew a great deal about rare books and the problems of caring for them in university libraries. University libraries are collectors, different in many respects, of course, from the private collector but often moved by the same impulse to buy and quite as often impoverished for the same reason . Keywords: libraries
• The Need by Wyllie, John Cook (1949) - Let me, for example, name you some of the best known curators of rare books in this country: Clarence Brigham of the American Antiquarian So- ciety, Zoltan Haraszti of the Boston Public, Bob Brown of the Clements, Curt Buhler of the Morgan, Gertrude Woodward of the Newberry, Giles Dawson of the Folger, Herman Mead of Huntington, Goff of the Library of Congress, Jackson of Harvard, and Emily Hall of Yale. It has been · ten years since the subject of rare books has appeared on an A.L.A. program, and then only because a joint session of the Bibliographical Society of America was being held. Keywords: book; copies; history; libraries; research
• Policy and Administration by Powell, Lawrence Clark (1949) - From emphasis on regional cooperation I shall proceed to an even larger con- cept and call for a national program of cooperation between rare book libraries. Rare book libraries and special collections perform a useful service to scholars and librarians by publishing reports of their acquisitions. Keywords: book; clark; collections; libraries; library; university
• Rare Book Code by Powell, Lawrence Clark (1949) - In states west of the Appalachians, according to date printing started (California books printed before 1870; Los Angeles books printed before 1900). 5· Items of local or archival value or interest, including local fine press books. Keywords: books; libraries
• Graduate Studies in College and Research Librarianship; Supply of Library of Congress Catalog Cards to Research Centers; General Description of UNESCO'S Project for Reproduction of Out-of-Print Periodicals; A Brief of the Minutes of the Meetings of the Board of Directors of A.C.R.L., chicago; Brief of Minutes Association of Research Libraries Jan. 20, 1949, Chicago; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1949) - The Bradley University Li- brary building and the new Washington State College Library building are likely to be pace- setters for the college library buildings of the future. Duke University Library has obtained a complete collectio~ of Ralph Waldo Emer- JULY~ 1949~ PART I son's works and other papers. Keywords: american; assistant; board; books; cards; collection; college; college library; committee; congress; farmington; information; librarian; libraries; library; new; plan; problem; public; report; research; research libraries; school; service; state; university; university library; year; york
• Librarianship from an International Point of View by Marinelli, Anne V. (1949) - A con- siderable number had spent several years in foreign libraries, some had studied or resided abroad, and others had either traveled ex- tensively or had command of little known languages. Listed suggestions have been com- piled for the use of library schools, giving specific recommendations as to how their curricula may provide concrete contribu- tions to foreign library service training. Keywords: american; department; foreign; international; librarian; libraries; library; service; state; world
• Around the World with United States Libraries by Wessells, Helen E. (1949) - A U.S. Library was opened in Karachi dur- ing the summer of I 949, which will make American books and other publications readily available to the people of this new nation. Although U.S. library collections are limited to A~erican books, music, films and materials portraying the American scene, their services are available to all the people of the host country to make use of them in any way in which the know-how of the U.S. may be applied. Keywords: american; books; collections; countries; libraries; library; u.s; university
• A Stroll Through English Libraries by Lederer, Max (1949) - This little stroll through libraries in England concludes with a glance at a small but important collection: the American Li- brary on Grosvenor Square, next door to and connected with the American Embassy, numbering only about ro,ooo volu~es, has developed into an indispensable reference library on American questions-as its direc- tor, Sargent Child, formerly of the Library of Congress, points out. W HEN VISITING English libraries, one looks back to six centuries of devoted service to the reader. Keywords: bodleian; books; libraries; library; room
• Research Libraries of Scandinavia by Rod, Donald O. (1949) - Just as it was surprising to find a few li- braries still shelving books from the bottom of a section to the top instead of the usual reverse, it was refreshing to find reading rooms and stacks immaculate, with every- thing in good order and with no trace of the dust to which research libraries in this coun- try too often find themselves accustomed. This article will include none of the ma- terials or findings relating directly to the thesis itself, but will merely record some rather general impressions and observations of Scandinavian libraries and librarianship. Keywords: american; building; collection; librarian; libraries; library; research; swedish; university
• Reorganizing a South American University Library by McAnally, Arthur M. (1949) - The various patios were used some as study places, although library books could not be taken there; the only other reading space was the general assembly hall of the univer- sity adjacent to the library and seating about 250 people. International Problems No statement of library problems is com- plete without mentioning certain national and international aspects of library work that cannot be understood fully here in this country or that are not so important here. Keywords: american; book; college; libraries; library; national; problems; staff; university; work
• Survey of Scientific and Technical Communication in Mexico, Central America, Panama, and Colombia by Shaw, Ralph R. (1949) - This study was intended to determine: I) what research library services exist; 2) the literature needs of agricultural research workers; and 3) the possible methods by which research needs can be met within funds which may possibly be available. The cooperation which appears to be developing in Panama should result in better library service for the Ministry, for farmers, and for the public in general than could possibly be effected through the usual pattern of duplication of library facilities. Keywords: agriculture; communication; countries; libraries; library; program; research; scientists
• Research Libraries in Latin America by Daniels, Marietta (1949) - Among those who come immediately to mind are: Anita Ker J ohinson and Anne Gard who assisted in the National Library of Venezuela; lone Kidder Maxwell, also of the National Li- brary of Venezuela and the Escuela de An- tropologia in Mexico (and translator of the L. C. List of subject headings into Spanish); Dorothy Reeder of the National Library in Colombia; R. H. Gjelsness, Sarita Robinson, Janeiro Brooks and Mrs. Clara N. de Villa, professors of library science in Colombia; Raymond Kilgour, Margaret Bates, Josephine Fabilli and Elizabeth Sherier, professors of library sci- ence in Peru; Dorcas W. Reid (now Mrs. John M. Connor) teacher of library science in Ecuador, together with the author who• also was engaged in library work in Panama and Cuba; Gaston LittOI} and Virginia Hallam at the University of Panama: Har- vie Branscomb, Gaston Litton and William Jackson who surveyed and advised the N a- tional Library of Brazil , and Kathleen Clif- ford who continued their work; Francis B. Thorne, who taught in northern Brazil; Rodolfo Rivera, who surveyed libraries in Puerto Rico; Arthur Ma~Anally who ad- vised the University of San M~rcos in Peru; Leslie Dunlap who was loaned briefly to the University of Mexico; Ed- ward Heiliger who served as consultant and professor in the University of Chile; Arthur Gropp who taught library science in U ru- guay and his wife Dorothy who pioneered the library field in Brazil; and Ralph Shaw, who recently surveyed scientific libraries in Central America and Mexico. The list of librarians from the United States who have acted as consultants in the reorganization of libraries, or professors in library schools, or directors of libraries and who have thereby contributed to the de- velopment of libraries in Latin America is by now an impressive one. Keywords: america; collection; latin; libraries; library; national; research; university
• Contemporary Building Planning as It Appears to a European Librarian by Vanderheyden, J. F. (1949) - New in the history of university library building was the plac- ing of the main stack in the center interior of the building starting in the basement and extending to the roof ( I 5 tiers) . Yale failed to do so, although it broke away from the common university library pattern and set an example followed by some smaller col- leges which erected library buildings in the latter thirties. Keywords: books; building; college; libraries; library; new; public; reading; reading room; room; space; university; university library
• Research Libraries in Germany by Von Scheliha, Renata (1949) - 2 In the general chaos following the war, many libraries had to be closed for a time. Research libraries, as well as research itself, were enlisted to aid in the general prepara- tions for the war. Keywords: books; german; libraries; library; research
• Japan's New National Library by Downs, Robert B. (1949) - When- ever possible, therefore, it was suggested that the National Diet Library adopt pro- cedures already known to Japanese libraries -revising .and expanding these methods if necessary or desirable. The only classification that has won anything like general acceptance is the Nippon Decimal Classification, first published 20 years ago, now in its fifth edition, and used by per- haps ro per cent of Japanese libraries. Keywords: books; catalog; diet; diet library; japanese; libraries; library; national; national diet
• A Traveler's-Eye View of Libraries in the Near East by Frick, Bertha M. (1949) - As in European collections the proportion of manuscripts to printed books is surpris- ing to one used to American libraries. Throughout the Moslem world there are numerous theological colleges, attached to mosques, with book collections for their specialized field. Keywords: american; books; east; librarian; libraries; library; manuscripts; research; room; university
• Catalogs, Codes and Bibliographical Control by Radford, Wilma (1949) - The National Library supplies the firm with copy for catalog entries which are available on standard cards simultaneously with pub- lication. As indicated above, the bibliography may be compiled largely from catalog entries, in which case its preliminary card form will be dictated. Keywords: books; cards; catalogs; congress; entries; entry; heading; libraries; library
• UNESCO-Library of Congress Bibliographical Survey: First Interim Report of the Library of Congress Bibliographical Planning Group, June 1949 by Murra, Katherine Oliver (1949) - Until a system for national bibliographical control which will provide both a listing of hold- ings and of works produced in a given coun- try on a current basis together with a yet- to-be-determined minimum of subject in- dexing by every nation, large _or small, at whatever stage of development, is devised, accepted and instituted, the major research libraries of the world will have to continue to provide as much bibliographical service as they possibly can to the entire world. The Library of Congress Bibliographical Planning Group has been asked to pay spe- cial attention to regional needs for improved bibliographical services, and to the improve- ment of bibliographical services in those sub- ject areas in which adequate services are lacking at present. Keywords: bibliography; congress; group; international; libraries; library; listing; national; planning; research; services; subject; world
• Results of a Survey of Libraries on Publication Plans for 17th Decennial Census by Wilcox, Jerome K. (1949) - Others recommended the publication of a list of final reports; publication at intervals of lists of supe~seded and final reports; or in- forming libraries when preliminary reports become final, etc. RECOMMENDATION 4: The title page used in the reports of the I 7th census should be standardized and show detail similar to that of I940 Population Census title pages. Keywords: census; libraries; page; reports; title
• Use of Classification and Pay Plans in Junior College Libraries by Wilson, Eugene H. (1949) - As junior colleges build and adopt soundly constructed salary schedules, their librar- ians should be prepared to participate m determining objectively the factors to be taken into account in such a schedule, at least insofar as library positions are con- cerned. The third factor is the size of staffs in junior college libraries. Keywords: classification; college; junior; libraries; library; pay; plans
• Remarks upon Interlibrary Loans Mid-20th Century Style by David, Charles W. (1949) - They are more important than ordinary library loans be- cause they supply a needed resource not , otherwise available, or at least not other- wise available without still greater diffi- culty and expense. By making it easy 'to locate books in neigh- boring libraries a union catalog undoubted- ly facilitates interlibrary loans. Keywords: lending; libraries; library; loans; union; university
• Interlibrary Loands from the College Viewpoint by Hirsch, Felix E. (1949) - Are college libraries doing their full share to facilitate the exchange of . I say college libraries, since it is evident that most university and research libraries have contribut-ed nobly to the cause of inter- library cooperation. Keywords: bard; books; college; librarian; libraries; library; loan; research; union
• Emergency College Library Facilities by Newcomb, Josiah T. (1949) - Another Farmington Plan Beyond the closer cooperation in inter- library loans, I foresee in the more distant future some kind of a Farmington plan for college libraries. That is, college libraries of a given area will agree which subjects they wish to develop more strongly, leaving the special care of others to their neighbors. Keywords: collections; college; libraries; library; students; use
• Brief of Minutes of General Interest Association of Research Libraries March 31, 1949, Cambridge, Mass.; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1949) - He attended the School of Library Service, Co- lumbia University, and was awarded the B.S. degree in I93I and the M.S. in I939· Rob eort M. Tr ent For more than four years Mr. Trent has served as chief of technical processes at Louisiana State University Library. Reproduction of League of Nations Documents It was reported that the 'Woodro~ Wilson Foundation, which believes it has perhaps the most nearly complete set of League ot Nations documents in existence, has ap- proached the Department of State, the Li- brary of Congress, the executive secretary of A.R.L., and the League of Nations Library at Geneva with a proposal to reproduce the entire set of League of Nations documents either on microfilm or rnicrocards. Keywords: assistant; association; biblioteca; books; cards; catalog; chicago; college; committee; congress; director; documents; executive; librarian; libraries; library; meeting; new; plan; problem; research; secretary; service; staff; state; time; university; work; year
• Brief of Minutes of General Interest, Association of Research Libraries, July 19, 1950, Cleveland; Notes from the A.C.R.L. Office; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1951) - Checks f r o m contributing and sus- taining members should be made payable to A.C.R.L. and sent to T r e a s u r e r T h T h e r e was also a difference of opinion as to whether the association ought to confine itself to problems of a large and theoretical nature, calling upon other or- ganizations f r o m time to time when there appears to be need for action, or whether it ought not to hesitate on occasion to become itself an action group, dealing directly with concrete problems as they arise. Keywords: college; e r; e s; e w; f r; h e; librarian; libraries; library; m r; n e; o r; r d; r r; r t; r y; t e; t h; u r; university
• Recent Developments in Cooperation by McAnally, Arthur M. (1951) - T h e Library of Con- gress also has begun the monumental task of editing the some 15,000,000 cards of the American Imprints Inventory. T h e Library of Congress has established a clearinghouse for microfilming projects, issued the list of Newspapers on Microfilm, and continues to or has begun to microfilm certain news- papers, foreign manuscript and archival sources for American history and other foreign records. Keywords: college; congress; cooperation; h e; libraries; library; national; research; t h; union; university
• Special Functions of the Teachers College Libraries by Watson, Eugene P. (1951) - As a result of this situation, an increasing number of teachers colleges throughout the country are adding a fifth year. p.68. of the total collection of the average teach- ers college library. Keywords: college; education; libraries; library; school; teachers
• Lehrbuch der Sachkatalogisierung (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1951) - T h e text is divided into four sections: ( 1 ) Historical development of subject cata- loging together with definitions and a state- ment of functions; (2) T h e problems in- volved in shelving books (formats; shelving in alphabetical order, by numerus currens, by groups, by classification; housing new acquisi- tions; call numbers); (3) Shelf lists in gen- eral and for shelving by numerus currens, by groups and in alphabetical order; (4) T h e classed catalog, with discussions of the basis of classification, a description of various classification schemes (with special attention to the basic decimal classification as well as its variants), the logic of form divisions and sub- divisions, the shorthand of notation, conspecti (rotuli) and subject indices and classed cata- logs as shelflists or as^subject guides inde- pendent of shelving systems; and (5) T h e rules for a subject catalog with special at- tention to the form of the headings, filing and a tentative subject heading code. T h e problem of subject cataloging is con- siderably more complicated in Europe than it is in America for the average research li- brary simply because of the age of the hold- ings and the nature of the cataloging tradi- tions. Keywords: cataloging; libraries; subject
• Notes from the A.C.R.L. Office; Brief of Minutes, Association of Research Libraries, Feb. 1, 1951, Chicago; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1951) - Some 1500 volumes in the field of seventeenth century Protestant theology w e r e purchased by D r . T h e small college library set itself to be an education instrument reaching every student in every course. Keywords: college; d r; e r; h e; l l; libraries; library; m r; o l; o r; r k; r l; r r; r s; r t; r y; t e; t h; university
• Pure and Applied Sciences Section, ACRL; Brief of the Minutes of the Meetings of the ACRL Board of Directors; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1951) - T h e r e is now a rallying place in A C R L ' s and A L A ' s s t r u c t u r e f o r all librarians with problems involving research or academic service not only of engineering materials or agricultural materials but also of fields like public health, the biomedical sciences in general, the physi- cal sciences and the whole complex of tech- nologies upon which present day industry de- pends. T h e r e is also a re- vealing series of scrapbooks containing clip- pings and press notices from newspapers in the United States and Canada, identified and annotated by Wiedemann. Keywords: c r; college; committee; d r; e r; h e; libraries; library; m r; n e; o r; r l; r s; r t; r y; s t; t e; t h; t t; u r; university
• Cooperation: An Historical Review and a Forecast by Carlson, William H. (1952) - Up to the moment, however, it seems quite cer- tain that the libraries participating in the Farmington plan are not refr; ining from acquisition in those subject areas allocated to other libraries. is in America, a land that was largely an un- trammeled wilderness when N aude was formulating his ideas on the organization of libraries, that this root principle has come to its fullest, if not complete, fruition. Keywords: books; century; cooperation; growth; harvard; libraries; library; present; volumes; world; year
• Insurance Evaluation of a University Library's Collections by Mixer, Charles W. (1952) - Determination of insurable values Reference was made above to the term average insurable value in connection with books which were to be insured under the blanket policy. This was done to facilitate the preparation of the final composite evaluation report in which total insurable values have to be given by buildings due to the fact that the insurance rate varies with the degree to which the various structures are fire resistant. Keywords: books; catalog; insurance; libraries; library; policy; university; value
• Reference Books of 1950-1951 by Winchell, Constance M. (1952) - Introduction This record is not a comprehensive list- ing of reference works I?ublished during I950-I95I but rather a selection of a few of those which seem to have special im- portance for r~ference workers in university libraries. The literature section, including books and periodicals, cov- ers reference works, historical periods, forms of music, relations with other fields ; and bi- ographies of Jewish musicians. Keywords: articles; bibliographies; bibliography; books; general; history; libraries; library; list; music; university; volume; works
• Library Services in Land-Grant Colleges Teaching Agriculture by Jones, J. L. (1952) - At Hawaii University it was given in all freshman English classes, and at Mis- sissippi State all freshmen and transfer stu- dents were given library instruction. A few of the other schools re- quiring library instruction were: Utah, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa State Colleges. Keywords: cent; college; libraries; library
• Four Studies of University Library Problems by Swank, R. C. (1952) - This new literature is largely separate because of mode of origin and security re- strictions, and much of it has not yet been absorbed into university libraries. The committee hopes to obtain information on any organized programs which may be in existence in university libraries. Keywords: catalog; committee; libraries; library; nations; university
• Brief of Minutes, Association of Research Libraries, July 6--7, 1951, Chicago; Report of the Committee on the Use of Manuscripts by Visiting Sholars Set up by the Association of Research Libraries by American Library Association, (1952) - The report also summarized discussions at the first meeting of the committee in the Library of Congress on May 10 and II, dealing with such topics as library support of science; adequate, high- speed bibliographical service for government ·research; compensation for the burdens im- posed on libraries by federal research con- tracts; area study programs and their sup- port; medical and agricultural library service; public documents; and engineering. Grounds of Federal Support for Research Libraries The Library of Congress presented a report setting forth two possible grounds for Federal support of research libraries, namely that such libraries render service to agencies of the Federal government and that the research resources of the country as held by such libraries constitute a national resource which it is in the national interest to sustain and develop. Keywords: committee; discussion; libraries; library; manuscripts; plan; publication; report; research; use
• Notes from the A.C.R.L. Office; College and University Library Statistics; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1952) - 30Je51 44 536 25 34,194 4, 753 10 330 California, Chico, State College ... . 30Je51 77 1,435 113 52,250 3,623 14 454 California, Fresno, State College . . Keywords: acrl; assistant; association; books; california; college; college library; committee; department; director; graduate; head; illinois; librarian; libraries; library; library school; literature; median; new; public; reference; research; school; service; staff; state; state college; state teachers; state university; statistics; student; teachers college; time; total; university; university library; work; years
• Union Library Catalogue: Services, 1950. Quo Vadis? by Sherwood, Janice W.; Campion, Eleanor E. (1952) - industrial libraries within the area by the. libraries themselves. About 200 notices are sent each year, primarily to technical libraries for recent scientific works. Keywords: catalog; centers; denver; libraries; library; philadelphia; services; union; washington
• College and University Library Buildings: A Ten-Year Forecast, 1950-1960 by Stallings, H. Dean (1952) - I6o,ooo 75 ,ooo ISO ISO,OOO so,ooo I20 I20,000 IOO,OOO IJO IOO,OOO Ioo,ooo 200 73 ,ooo JO,ooo g6 so,ooo so,ooo Ioo,ooo ISO 2S ,ooo IOO I S--20,000 IOO II ,8oo Io,266 8,ooo La Verne College, La Verne, Calif. (completed) I86,750 Southwestern College, Winfield, Kan. I04,236 Elizabethtown College, Pa. 8o,ooo Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich. St. Paul's Polytech. For instance, the U ni- versity of Chicago appears on the Muller list as proposing a $6,ooo,ooo building, but not on this list, since they did not answer the questionnaire. Keywords: 000; building; college; libraries; library; ooo; research; soo; state
• American Library Resources: A Bibliographical Guide (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1952) - Of special importance to college and reference librarians is the section on Postwar Problems, which is concerned with such matters as the distri- bution of books, the increase in the cost of books, censorship, and problems of reading. The Book in Ame-rica should be a constant source of information for librarians and all others interested in books and their makers.-Maurice F. Tauber, Columbia Uni- versity. Keywords: book; libraries; library; new; research
• Two Useful Bibliographies (Book Review) by Wilxon, Darthula (1952) - The Book in Ame-rica should be a constant source of information for librarians and all others interested in books and their makers.-Maurice F. Tauber, Columbia Uni- versity. The criterion for the selection of material was current usefulness to students and city planners; 2182 items are listed, including books, periodical articles, and analytics for sections in annuals and general works. Keywords: haiti; libraries; research
• German University and Technical Libraries: Their Organization, Conditions, Activities and Needs (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1952) - The content of the report is an admirable supplement to Georg Leyh's Die deutschen wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken nach dem Kriege (Tubingen, 1947); and it is a re- markably lucid description of the structure of German research libraries. The latter scheme is one by which a Tausch- und Beschaffungsstelle fur auslandische Lit- eratur in Bad Godesberg attempts to assist German research libraries in a plan to acquire the world's current publications. Keywords: books; libraries; press; research; university
• The Executive at Work (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1952) - The content of the report is an admirable supplement to Georg Leyh's Die deutschen wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken nach dem Kriege (Tubingen, 1947); and it is a re- markably lucid description of the structure of German research libraries. The latter scheme is one by which a Tausch- und Beschaffungsstelle fur auslandische Lit- eratur in Bad Godesberg attempts to assist German research libraries in a plan to acquire the world's current publications. Keywords: american; chapter; executive; libraries; research
• Library History (Book Review) by Ditzion, Sidney (1952) - Still another welcome sign is the growing emphasis on writing library history from broad source materials rather than from a compound of reminiscence as has been too often the woeful approach in this field. However, were all professional factors favorable, there would still remain tall barriers standing in the way of thorough re- search in library history and biography by reason of the fact that source materials are generally elusive and unavailable. Keywords: american; conference; history; jewett; libraries; library; marketing; university
• Report of a Survey of the Library of Montana State University for Montana State University, 1 January-May 1951 (Book Review) by Carlson, William H. (1952) - Analyses of this kind, increas- ingly used and stressed in library surveys, re- flect the growing realization of librarians that no library is a complete and sharply separate entity and that all are a part of the warp and woof of the national library fabric. About half of the text is a brief, comprehensive overview of library operations, including discussions of the na- ture of technical libraries, requirements for and qualifications of the staff, budget planning, physical layout a'nd equipment, and the selec- tion, acquisition and organization for use of library materials. Keywords: libraries; library; state; university
• Technical Libraries; Their Organization and Management (Book Review) by Frarey, Carlyle J. (1952) - Analyses of this kind, increas- ingly used and stressed in library surveys, re- flect the growing realization of librarians that no library is a complete and sharply separate entity and that all are a part of the warp and woof of the national library fabric. About half of the text is a brief, comprehensive overview of library operations, including discussions of the na- ture of technical libraries, requirements for and qualifications of the staff, budget planning, physical layout a'nd equipment, and the selec- tion, acquisition and organization for use of library materials. Keywords: catalog; libraries; library; university
• Brief of the Mlnutes of the Meetings of the ACRL Board of Directors; Two Studies Proposed by ARL; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1952) - A few of the other special collections in the University Library, including the Leigh Hunt collection, the Springer library of printing and typography, and the collection of books by Iowa authors are shown. Earl E. Hoveri is agricultural reference li- brarian, Texas A. and M. College Library. Keywords: acrl; ala; american; association; board; books; collection; college; college library; committee; division; dues; executive; history; librarian; libraries; library; membership; new; plan; president; reference; research; school; service; state; study; time; university; university library; work; year
• Membership Distribution Becomes a Reality by Hamlin, Arthur T. (1952) - Former advertisers in- clude the H. W. Wilson Co., Edwards Brothers, Columbia University Press, the Encyclopedia Americana, Abrahams Maga- zine Service, and Scarecrow Press, that use- ful part time activity of our own Ralph Shaw. Advertising income is important, and Col- lege and Research Libraries charges have been nearly doubled because of circulation mcreases. Keywords: distribution; libraries
• Library Buildings Programs: How to Draft Them by Reece, Ernest J. (1952) - A resume of its history als<> building program, the preparatory study sometimes is thought relevant. Serviceability The urgency of making buildings simple, practical and economical often permeates building programs, especially in application to spaces, the relation and placing of parts, and lines of communication and transporta- tion where these are considered. Keywords: architect; building; college; letter; librarian; libraries; library; new; program; requirements; university; york
• College and University Library Buildings: Results of the Questionnaire by Stallings, H. Dean (1952) - For ex- ample, there are 9I libraries whose capacity IS between 50,000 and 7 5,000. Figure 4 shows the number of libraries and the capacity of the libraries. Keywords: buildings; libraries
• Periodical Binding Schedules for Improved Reader Service in University and College Libraries by Hughes, Margaret H. (1952) - Increased circulation of current journals outside the library 9uilding also appears to have no definite connection with the type of binding schedule followed. These conditions are descriptive of practices among the three selected groups in about the same propor- tions, establishing an absence of any correla- tion between binding department organiza- tion and type of binding schedule followed. Keywords: libraries; measures; plan; reader; schedule; service
• Reference Books of 1951-1952 by Winchell, Constance M. (1952) - etc. Volume two, Bibliotheques des Departe- ments lists the same type of information for the libraries outside of Paris; volume three, Centres et services de documentation , gives under subject, details about the cen- ters and services existing to furnish infor- mation in specialized fields. Religion The appearance of volumes seven and eight, covering the Gospels, of the projected twelve volume Interpreter's Bible should be noted~ Because of the inclusion of parallel texts of the King James and re- vised standard versions and of the general articles and exegesis, this set will be useful on the reference shelves of many general as well as theological libraries. Keywords: bibliography; books; dictionary; english; history; index; language; libraries; library; lists; new; reference; volume; work; zealand
• The Reorganization of the Stanford University Libraries by Grieder, Elmer M. (1952) - 5 It will be seen that the surveyors were much preoccupied by the proliferation of special libraries, the irregular and uncertain character of their financing, their tendency to escape the jurisdiction of the library administration, and the resulting ineffi- ciency of all library functions. Cha rts for the t wo plan s special libraries are intended to provide. Keywords: catalog; collections; departmental; division; libraries; library; stanford; university
• Biblioteksproblem; nagra synpunkter pabiblioteksarbetets organisation och rationalisering (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1952) - (p. g) Over thirty individuals with first-hand ex- perience in using punched cards or with an interest in them as a possible basis for solving the problem .of Leading off with a JULY, 1952 rather brief but fairly detailed description of the major varieties of punched cards , the edi- tors then have rounded up a group of 14 case histories in a variety of fields , 10 papers on basic issues such as coding, indexing, and classification, and one on future possibilities , and have reproduced as the last section the extensive bibliography previously made availa- ble through the American Chemical Society. Keywords: cards; cataloging; libraries; library; stockholm
• Punched Cards, Their Applications to Science and Industry (Book Review) by Blasingame, Ralph (1952) - The preservation and storage of newspapers is one of the prime problems of librarians today, yet we know that the student wishing to use official records of many early govern- mental bodies must rely on the newspaper for the only extant printing of those records. Punched Cards adds little, if anything, by way of new or unusual thinking; indeed, some may be annoyed by the rather airy dis- missal of topics which have baffied experts in classification for years. Keywords: cards; libraries; library; records; supplement
• Brief of Minutes, Association of Research Libraries, January 26, 1952, Iowa City; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1952) - Georgia R. Coffin, formerly rare book room assistant at the University of Illinois Library, has been appointed librarian of the new Rare Book and Manuscript Department of the Cornell University Library. Brown University Library has recently re- 257 ceived a gift of $IOo,ooo from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, ] r., to establish a me- morial to Arthur Moulton Allen, a classmate of Mr. Rockefeller. Keywords: american; assistant; association; book; california; catalog; collection; college; columbia; committee; department; director; historical; history; july; librarian; libraries; library; materials; microfilm; new; publication; reference; report; research; school; service; state; university; university library; use; volumes; washington; work; years
• Fees for Research Library Use by "Outsiders": A Symposium - Views on the Fee Policy; The Situation at Harvard; The Situation at Columbia; Should Research Libraries Impose Fees Upon Visiting Scholars? by Sypher, Wylie; Metcalf, Keyes D.; White, Carl M.; Wilson, Louis R. (1952) - May not this sort of library fee be a form of economic censorship, based on one's ability to pay? Consequently its librarian is glad to have this opportunity to describe exactly what action Harvard has taken and to con- sider as objectively as possible the general problem of fees that are charged for the use of university libraries. Keywords: books; fee; harvard; libraries; library; research; scholars; university; use
• Photo-Clerical Experiment by Shaw, Ralph R. (1952) - EXPERIMENTATION in the Department of Agriculture Library over the last three years in the use of a camera for the perform- ance of clerical routines, such as follow-up on book orders, overdues, or missing issues of periodicals, indicated that this new tech- nique offers possibilities for simplification of library routines, and for improvement of library services through reduction of the amount of time which must be spent on these routines. In order to determine the size of library in which the equipment is justified 303 a small college library has been included as has a State Library Agency, which we hope will be able to test some small public library operations. Keywords: cooperating; libraries; library
• Fifty Years Young: Library of Congress Cards by Walter, Alpheus L. (1952) - The primary function of the Card Divi- sion is, of course, the distribution and sale of LC prjnted catalog cards. In 1899, when Mr. Putnam became librarian of Congress, immediate steps were taken to make printed cards available to libraries and institutions. Keywords: cards; catalog; congress; division; libraries; library
• The Encouragement of Reading Through Ownership of Books and Book Selection by Stone, Elizabeth O. (1952) - To this person is sent all information about new books, reprints, new series, books on rnicrocards or microfilm which comes to the office of the assistant director. The representative from journalism wrote, Your manner of filling out these cards on new books is really helpful, and I appreciate the service. Industrial Education wrote: A most ex- cellent selection. Keywords: books; collection; department; libraries; library; order; university
• Librarian, What of the Book Jacket? by Kleist, Herbert (1952) - The attitude toward book jackets of private book collectors, who have played such an important role in buildin.g up the resources of libraries, has been fully dis- 1 Kohn, John S. Van E., Some Notes on Dust Jackets, Publishers' Weekly, 132:1732-35, October 30, 1937- cussed by Mr. Kohn. Bibliographical Importance of Book Jackets By far the most important of the problems is the increasing practice of publishers to put on the jacket the k_inds of bibliographical information mentioned above, while omit- ting such information from the book itself. Keywords: book; collection; i952; jackets; january; libraries; library; new; v.i; york
• Interlibrary Loans: A Symposium - A Preliminary Report on Interlibrary Loan Costs; Interlibrary Loan-Smothered in Tradition; Errors and Incomplete Entries in Interlibrary Loan Requests; Interlibrary Loan Practice and the Interlibrary Loan Code; Interlibrary Loans in a University Library by Hodgson, James G.; Wright, Walter W.; Kidder, Robert W.; Melinat, Carl H.; Lucy, Mary Lou (1952) - Provision should be made for constant re- vision of the code through the appointment of a permanent ACRL Committee on Inter- library Loans. We allow undergraduates introduced by other librarians to use our library for a two-week period (although the loan period on their books may extend longer) ; and give graduate students from other libraries priv- ileges for the rest of the semester. Keywords: average; books; borrowing; cent; code; college; cost; errors; interlibrary; lending; libraries; library; loan; material; number; requests; study; time; titles; university; use
• Library School Studies, 1951 by Cole, Dorothy Ethlyn (1952) - (Illinois) Voelker, Gertrude E. Periodicals in the Augustana College Library. The Responsibility of the College Library for the Reading of the Freshman, with Specific Implications for Savannah State College Library. Keywords: college; columbia; drexel; illinois; libraries; library; survey; texas; university
• Annual Report of the ACRL Executive Secretary, 1951-52 by Hamlin, Arthur T. (1952) - The A CRL Monographs Series is sold at extraordinarily low piices because nearly all the labor con- sists of the contributed services of talented and devoted ACRL members. This section has had an excellent record of committee activity for the year. Keywords: acrl; ala; chairman; college; committee; issue; libraries; library; membership; new; office; report; research; section; work; year
• Changing Patterns of Scholarship and the Future of Research Libraries: A symposium in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the establishment of the University of Pennsylvania Library (Book Review) by Fussier, Herman H. (1952) - 394 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES From all of this it becomes clear that both the librarians and the scholars are conscious of critical problems affecting research libraries. It is said that libraries will, and should, continue to be _as complete as their individual resources will permit, that they can solve the problem either at the national or regional level through co- operation ·in storage and acquisition, that inter- library loan is not an adequate substitute for immediate access, that the importance of im- mediate access is tangible but quantitatively and qualitatively unknown, that the solution is not one of contraction in collecting and services, but greater public recognition and support, that federal and industrial support of large research libraries may be a partial an- swer, that the relation of collections to bibli- ography-local, regional, national, subject-is important, but imperfectly understood. Keywords: education; libraries; library; research; work
• General Interlibrary Loan Code 1952 by American Library Association, (1952) - 1 ry materia~ s 1,10t ; , , -' given library, with d u t' ir•·vi.r:ion s made by the lending library for th e rights of its primary .clientele. Interlibrary loan service supplem ents a library's resources by making available, through direct loans for a short period of time, materials located in other libraries and not owned by the borrowing library. Keywords: borrowing; catalog; code; date; lending; lending library; libraries; library; loan; material; microfilm; request; shipment; shipping; title; union; use
• Report of the Committee on the Referral of Reference Inquiries Reference Librarians Section, ACRL, July 2, 1952; Brief of Minutes The ACRL Board of Directors; ACRL Business Meeting Brief of the Minutes July 2, 1952, New York by American Library Association, (1952) - ACRL Committee on Audio--Visual Work The ACRL Committee on Audio-Visual Work undertook a census of audio-visual services last spring. The Board felt that the revenue in- volved was important and voted that the exec- utive secretary is instructed by the Board of Directors to make a study of ALA member- ship records to determine what colleges and universities with institutional memberships in ALA are not ACRL members, so these insti- tutions may be reminded to allot to ACRL. Keywords: acrl; ala; code; college; committee; hamlin; libraries; library; reference; research; state
• News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1952) - Ohio State University Library should continue to improve as an instrument of teaching and research under his direction. The April 1952 issue of Library Notes of Duke University Library contains an article on the Arthur O'Shaughnessy letters. Keywords: american; assistant; books; collection; college; department; director; librarian; libraries; library; new; reference; research; school; service; stanford; state; university; university library; work; years
• Opportunities and Support for College and University Libraries by Jones, Howard Mumford (1953) - Let me therefore turn to another area, the political life of the South, to show, if I can, the rela- tion of university libraries to public wel- fare. This, in fact, is what has been accom- plished, or rather what is being accomplished at university libraries here and elsewhere. Keywords: books; carolina; collection; college; h e; libraries; library; men; north; public; state; t h; today; university; university library; w h
• Hercules and Antaeus by Reichmann, Felix (1953) - T h e r e is general agreement that the ideal librarian combines command of library science with book knowledge. T h e r e are many forces at work which impede our intimate contact with books, or to use the terminology of the Antaeus fable, strangle librarianship in mid-air. Keywords: book; h e; knowledge; libraries; library; t h
• Toward a State-Wide Newspaper Microfilming Program by Eaton, Andrew J. (1953) - It has a three-fold purpose: ( i ) to describe what has already been done in the way of filming Louisiana papers, ( 2 ) to out- line what remains to be done, and ( 3 ) to suggest a cooperative program in which Louisiana libraries can pool their efforts to complete the job. T h e first papers filmed were the Baton Rouge dailies (the State Times and the Morning Advocate), which were done with the cooperation and financial assistance of the publisher. Keywords: files; h e; libraries; library; papers; state; t h
• Reference Books of 1951-1952 by Winchell, Constance M. (1953) - T h e titles are entered by date of publication; a general index and a name index of travelers and authors are given at the end of the volume. T h e r e is a section on printing offices and a good general index to the volume. Keywords: american; books; index; libraries; library; new; t h; york
• Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, IV ales, and British America and of English Books Printed in other Countries, 1641-1700 (Book Review) by Pargellis, Stanley (1953) - Such assiduous reliance opened the eyes of British book dealers to the possibility of Wing. Difficult as it is to impress a personality upon a catalog, Don Wing, by tricks like these, has succeeded in doing it. Keywords: libraries; library; society; university; wing
• Notes from the ACRL Office; Personnel; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1953) - John P. McDonald was named head of the Reserve Book Department, when Mary Eliza- beth Feeney, a one-time in-service trainee, be- came the librarian of the newly established University Hospital Library; Flora L. Dei- bert has been appointed head of the Reference Department; Mrs. Eleanor B. Allen, formerly associate librarian, has been made librarian, Lippincott Library; Harriet W . Edith M. Owen, formerly assistant librarian of University College, Swansea, Wales, has been appointed readers' services librarian at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Keywords: assistant; c r; college; e c; e l; e n; e r; e t; h e; l l; librarian; libraries; library; materials; n s; new; r l; r y; reference; research; s e; state; t h; t r; u r; university; university library; york
• Evolution of the American Public Library 1653-1876 (Book Review) by Borome, Joseph A. (1953) - Thompson's carefully planned Evo- lution of the American Public Library, a work calculated to paint a picture of the modern American public library as it emerges from the convergence of two channels which, flow- ing from the Renaissance and Reformation, were constantly broadening and deepening: 208 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES one, the cultural channel, which moved toward the increase of knowledge, higher edu- cation, and large libraries of and for scholars, bibliophiles and literary men; the other, the popular channel originating in the church, which ultimately promoted a wider diffusion of knowledge. Nevertheless, this is a useful and welcome volume for the student of library history. Keywords: gazetteer; libraries; library; new; public; volume
• Departmental Libraries in Divisional Plan University Libraries by Blanchard, J.R. (1953) - Having an administrator trained in science library work in charge of a university-wide science library service has many advantages. Laboratory library collections have been established in the College of Pharmacy, the College of Dentistry, and in the Physics Department. Keywords: collections; college; departmental; libraries; library; science
• Some Problems of Scientific Book Publication by Benjamin, Curtis G. (1953) - T h e r e are many arguments—involving matters of law, private rights, and public morals—for and against this proposed legal reform. Perhaps the most pressing needs to which inter-library cooperation in microfilm projects would contribute relate to the preservation of library materials, specifically, and in descend- ing order of priority, to the preservation of ( i ) domestic newspapers of the woodpulp period, (2) disintegrating periodicals, and (3) out-of-print books. Keywords: libraries; library; research; scientific; t h
• Microtext in the Management of Book Collections: A Symposium by American Library Association, (1953) - It pointed out that the reason why so many librarians of research institutions are as yet relatively unaware of the staggeringly high cost of their book storage is that, in the extremely misleading forms of accounting which libraries are now following, book storage costs are almost entirely con- cealed costs. In other words, book storage cost alone is so extremely large a proportion of all book costs that, in the vast majority of cases, it alone outweighs all microtext costs. Keywords: book; cost; form; libraries; library; microfilm; microtext; research; size; storage
• Financing Higher Education in the United States (Book Review) by Wright, Wyllis E. (1953) - The nub of the matter here is whether library costs increase geometrically while university resources increase arith- metically. Have library costs in the past century in- creased more rapidly than general university expenditures? Keywords: book; college; costs; education; libraries; library
• Lexikon des Buchwesens (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1953) - The nub of the matter here is whether library costs increase geometrically while university resources increase arith- metically. Have library costs in the past century in- creased more rapidly than general university expenditures? Keywords: book; libraries; library
• Acquisition Policy: A Symposium - The Larger University Library; Acquisition Policy - Fact or Fancy?; The Small College Library by Fussler, Herman H.; Vosper, Robert; Thornton, Eileen (1953) - Finally, there are two other characteristics of research libraries that are important in relation to the underlying problems of acqui- sition policies, though their specific impact is now difficult to interpret or explain. Library literature is studded with studies concerning college library acquisition affairs. Keywords: acquisition; acquisition policies; college; faculty; libraries; library; need; policies; policy; research; university
• History and Present Status of the Centralization of the Libraries of the Oregon State System of Higher Education by Carlson, William H. (1953) - T h e revision, as w i l l be noted in the d r a f t set forth below, relieves the director of libraries of all direct administra- OCTOBER, 1953 40 7 tive responsibility f o r the operation of various libraries of the system, a responsi- bility which, in effect, he never exercised. C A R L S O N History and Present Status of the Centralization of the Libraries of the Oregon State System of Higher Education Mr. Carlson is director of libraries, Oregon State System of Higher Education. Keywords: libraries; library
• Brief of Minutes ACRL Board of Directors; ACRL General Session Minutes; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1953) - T h e r e followed teaching assignments in German language and literature: as a fellow at Amherst, 1936-7; and as instructor at the University of Minnesota, 1937-42. Ralph E. Ellsworth, director of libraries at Iowa State University, will give a dedicatory address on T h e University Library, Center of Study and Research. Keywords: b r; c r; college; committee; d r; director; e l; e r; e w; h e; librarian; libraries; library; m r; n e; new; o r; r k; r l; r r; r s; r t; r y; state; t e; t h; university; work
• Library of Congress Book Catalogs: Proposed Expansion into Current Author and Subject Catalogs of American Library Resources by Spalding, C. Sumner (1954) - It was felt that reports of holdings of fiction issued by the standard publishers of the American book trade could be eliminated as a category because: 1. entries for about 95 per cent of these works would be available in the form of L C entries, 2. Whenever necessary, headings would be adapted to con- form to A L A rules for choice of entry and established L C headings. Keywords: catalog; l c; libraries; subject; u c
• The Indexing and Distribution of Census Publications by Ullman, Morris B. (1954) - Other techniques are also used to inform the public of census reports. Let us discuss briefly, therefore, the distribu- tion of census reports, especially in relation to libraries. Keywords: bureau; census; government; libraries; publications; reports; united
• Library School Studies, 1952-53 by Cole, Dorothy Ethlyn (1954) - Evaluation of the M o r - ris College Library, Sumter, South Caro- lina. Use of Library M a - terials in Doctoral Research: a Study of the Effect of Differences in Research Method. Keywords: atlanta; catholic; college; kent; libraries; library; study; university; use
• The Divisional Library At Nebraska: Two Aspects - The Role of the Divisional Librarian; Cataloging in the Divisional Library by Chapman, John D.; Hopp, Ralph H.; Vennix, Arthur J.; Renfro, Kathryn R. (1954) - Summary T h e Divisional Librarian in the University of Nebraska Libraries is, as has been de- scribed, a junior executive. T h e Divisional Librarians regularly recommend additions to or deductions from the book funds allocated to the various depart- ments of instruction. Keywords: divisional; faculty; h e; librarian; libraries; library; science; service; subject; university
• Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College (Book Review) by Gelfand, Morris A. (1954) - It represents the experience of an ex- cellent library staff working in conjunction with a first rate liberal arts faculty in the determination of book selection policy and the actual selection of books. The method of book selection for the La- mont collection is described in some detail in an article entitled The Selection of Books for Lamont, by Edwin E. Williams.2 The subse- quent refinement of the original lists and the limitations and general coverage of the pres- ent Catalogue are briefly but simply set forth in the introduction to the Catalogue. Keywords: handbook; libraries; library; plan
• A Manual of cataloging Practice for Catholic Author and Title Entries (Book Review) by Uhrich, Helen B. (1954) - Almost one-third of the chapter is devoted to library building history of an excessively antiquarian character; the rest of the chapter deals succinctly with standards of library design, elements of li- brary buildings, types of library buildings, factors to be considered in planning, and fu- ture trends. In other cases, variations from ALA rules and Library of Congress practice are indicated, with suggestions to catalogers in Catholic libraries for bringing these entries into conformity with Catholic usage, as for Biblical and Apocryphal Books of the Bible (though we note here that those Books not included in the Catholic canon would be treated as anonymous classics and entered under accepted names). Keywords: cataloging; catholic; entries; libraries; library
• The Farmington Plan and the Select List of Unlocated Research Books by Cook, C. Donald (1954) - Let us say that IO titles remain as un­ explained Farmington Plan omissions. 3 It seems desirable to continue such studies of the success of the Farmington Plan acquisitions, and at first it was felt there might be merit in repeating, for a later period, the David and Hirsch study, in an 1 Williams, Edwin E. Farminfton Plan Handbook. Keywords: farmington; libraries; list; plan; research; select; titles
• Ratio of Professional to Clerical Staff by McNeal, Archie L. (1956) - Proper delegation of responsi- bility, with commensurate authority, is essential to g o o d staff organization. Within the limits of the individual library's definition of 'cler- ical worker,' the situation seems to indi- cate that many libraries are using pro- fessionally trained personnel to perform clerical or subprofessional tasks. Keywords: libraries; library; professional; staff; training
• Brief of Minutes - ACRL Board of Directors; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1956) - T h e Library, Garrett Biblical Institute, 1955. T h e works of Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Bloch, Villa-Lobos, Sibelius and other twen- tieth-century composers are extensive. Keywords: american; association; c h; c r; collection; college; committee; e l; e r; e s; e w; g e; h e; l l; librarian; libraries; library; n e; new; o r; r l; r s; r t; school; t e; t h; t t; university
• Obshchaia bibliografta. Uchebnoe posobie dlia uchashchikhsia bibliotechnykh tekhnikumov (Book Review) by Smits, Rudolph (1956) - College and Research Libraries Review Articles Bibliographic Controls in the Soviet Union Obshchaia bibliografta. The basis of bibliographic control in the Soviet Union is the so-called mandatory copy. Keywords: chronicle; letopis; libraries; publications; union
• Libraries in the Southwest: Their Growth—Strengths—Needs (Book Review) by Marshall, John David (1956) - Patricia Paylore, University of Arizona as- sistant librarian, deals in a most interesting manner with T h e Effect of Climate and Distance on Libraries in the Arid Regions, with special emphasis on libraries in Ari- zona. Six papers were given at the conference which some five hundred librarians, trustees, and other friends of southwestern libraries attended. Keywords: libraries; library; new; paper; southwest
• Recent Foreign Books on the Graphic Arts, Bibliography, and Library Science by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1956) - Ivonrad Stollreither's Internationale Bib- liographic der juristischen Nachschlagewerke (Frankfurt a. M.: Vittorio Klostermann, 1955) is a bibliography that will have signifi- cance for general reference libraries as well as for law libraries as a result of the broad scope of jurisprudence as an academic dis- cipline in Europe. The outstanding librarians in this jurisdic- tion have contributed essays on the follow- ing subjects: structure and organization of the east German library system (Werner Schmidt), cooperation in the service of schol- arship (Horst Kunze), contributions of li- braries to bibliography and documentation (Curt Fleischhack), library education (Oskar Tyszko), cataloging (Joris Vorstius), library methods (Heinrich Roloff), manuscripts and incunabula (Willi Grober), the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek in Berlin (Horst Kunze), the Deutsche Biicherei (Heinrich Uhlendahl and Kurt Bruckmann), the university libraries (Karl Bulling), the provincial libraries (Wer- ner Mecklenburg), and special libraries (Sieg- fried Joost, Joris Vorstius, Walter Schellhas, and Joachim Bramer). Keywords: bibliography; book; der; fust; gutenberg; illustrations; law; libraries; library; reference; section; volume; work
• The Southeastern Interlibrary Research Facility by Harwell, Richard B. (1956) - T h e libraries of this area a. T o compile and keep up to date, either on cards or as a distributed, printed list, a complete and accurate record of the serial holdings of member libraries. Keywords: libraries
• Southern University Libraries in the Twentieth Century by Lyle, Guy R. (1956) - When I think of a region in terms of university libraries, I think first of library cooperation. As we all know, university libraries could build stronger libraries cooperatively and more economically if there were a di- vision of the field of collecting. Keywords: cooperation; libraries; library; university
• Notes from the ACRL Office; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1956) - In the absence of a sufficient supply of library school graduates the profession must fall back upon the next best resource available, which is the young person with the general education, character, interests, personality and native abilities suitable for library work. I seem to be attending 'Miss Mann's Library School.' Keywords: association; c r; college; e r; e t; h e; l e; librarian; libraries; library; n e; new; o r; r l; r s; r t; service; state; t h; university; years
• Council on Learning Resources, Inc. by American Library Association, (1956) - I O N of the Council on Li-brary Resources, Inc., an organiza- tion whose purpose is to assist in solving the problems of libraries generally and of research libraries in particular, was an- nounced today, following its initial meet- ing at the Ambassador Hotel, New York, at which it elected officers and voted to accept a $5,000,000 grant of funds from the Ford Foundation to support its initial activities over a five-year period. T h e council's purpose is to assist in the solution of the problems of libraries gen- erally, but more especially of the prob- lems of research libraries, by conducting or supporting research, demonstrating new techniques and methods, and dis- seminating the results, through grants for these purposes to institutions or individ- uals or in other ways, by coordinating efforts to improve the resources and serv- ices of libraries, and by improving rela- tions between American and foreign li- braries and archives. Keywords: council; libraries; library; problems; research; resources
• The Distribution and Cost of Library Service by Littleton, I. T. (1956) - T h e libraries in this sample spent a lit- tle more than one-third of their total salaries and wages and use about 40 per cent of their staffs in acquiring and or- ganizing materials for collections. T h e libraries were careful to report data within the limits of the definitions. Keywords: libraries; library; salaries; staff; t h; wages
• Specialization and the Rising Tide--Two Waves of the Future by Brock, Clifton (1956) - In any event, in the near future, along with the problem of where to put the books, university libraries must find a place to put the students. Specialization, should it come in some form, would have an equal or even great- er effect on university libraries. Keywords: libraries; specialization; universities
• Scientific Serials: Characteristics and Lists of Most Cited Publications in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, and Entomology (Book Review) by Voigt, Melvin J. (1956) - Publication of a composite list of this mag- nitude creates the danger that in spite of the warnings of the author, the list will be used indiscriminately as a gauge against which library collections will be measured and to- ward which libraries will attempt to build. The lists might well be studied by groups of libraries in close geographical proximity to help eval- uate and to improve the adequacy of their composite collections. Keywords: libraries; library; research; serials
• Boston Public Library: A Centennial History (Book Review) by Moody, Robert E. (1956) - The Boston Public Library has fortunately had some librarians distinguished for both: the names of Charles Coffin Jewett, Justin Winsor, and Herbert Putnam are writ large in library history. If the reader does not turn from the few pages about the Naked Drunken Woman in this book to the author's longer account in the New England Quarterly for December, 1954, he will have missed one of the best stories in library history. Keywords: book; boston; libraries; library; public
• Microrecording: Industrial and Library Applications. (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1956) - He asks librarians to accept A-V materials as normal and to train library school students to provide and use them with an ease equal to that with which they serve readers with books. Eventu- ally there was opportunity in rare book li- braries, such as the Morgan Library, in uni- versity and public libraries which had rare book departments, and in a few forward- looking publishing firms, for instance the Lakeside Press in Chicago. Keywords: book; libraries; library; school
• Kurze Geschichte der Handbuchbinderei in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (Book Review) by Wead, Eunice (1956) - A surprise of a different nature is the policy for dealing with faculty who put books on reserve which do not get read. T w o chosen at random are: (1) On page 161 the Leica cam- era is described as being produced in East Germany, and on page 280 it is correctly lo- cated in West Germany. Keywords: binding; book; college; libraries; library
• Recent Foreign Books on the Graphic Arts, Bibliography, and Library Science (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1956) - Re- statements fill many libraries. The first three fascicles of the second part are devoted to Georg Leyh's monumental his- tory of German libraries from the Enlighten- ment to the present day, probably the most important contribution in the entire vol- ume. Keywords: articles; bibliography; book; college; encyclopedia; essay; german; libraries; library; morris; volume; work; yugoslav
• Brief of Minutes - ACRL Membership Meeting, ACRL Board of Directors; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1956) - GORDON is administrative assist- ant, Cornell University Library, assigned to work on the library's building program. His bachelor's degree was earned at Wesleyan College and his master's degree in library service at Columbia Uni- versity. Keywords: acrl; assistant; association; board; chief; college; committee; director; division; e r; executive; h e; librarian; libraries; library; meeting; members; new; president; reference; research; school; secretary; t h; university; year
• Libraries in Minuscule by Downs, Robert B. (1957) - American libraries are also branching out into foreign fields. In some instances, no doubt, there have been gadget-happy individuals at work, people who are convinced that the book in its orthodox shape is obsolete, and determined to convert the whole great world of library materials into a microcosm. Keywords: american; field; libraries; library; microcard; microfilm; newspapers; pages; reproduction; university
• Adolph Sutro's Lost Library by Waldeck, Fred (1957) - College and Research Libraries By FRED WALDECK Adolph Sutro's Lost Library W HEN THE FLAMES in the wake of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 wiped out the major part of the Sutro Library with its thousands of in- cunabula, the world of culture sustained a tragic and irreparable loss. 2 At that time the Sutro Library comprised more than a quarter of a million vol- umes. Keywords: california; century; collection; incunabula; libraries; library; sutro; work
• Selected Reference Books of 1955-1956 by Winchell, Constance M. (1957) - Part One deals with general reference works and lists grammars, dictionaries, etc., needed for the study of the French language. Chapters are devoted to general works (textbooks and surveys), late Ch'ing political history to 1900, political institutions, power politics (Japanese and Russian expan- sion), Republican China, intell ectual and cultural history, economic history and insti- tutions, Chinese society, and reference works. Keywords: articles; authors; bibliography; books; english; guide; history; index; information; libraries; list; literature; new; subject; university; volume; work
• College and University Library Statistics, 1955-56 by Bentz, Dale M. (1957) - Fiscal dent As- mum mum ber mum mum ber fessional fessional Total Year3 sistance 4,200 6,480 9 2,040 3,360 18 17 19 3622 1,739 41,470 91 3,240 4,300 10 2,000 3,000 15 -5/6 18 15-1 /3 33-1/3 1,774 22,089 92 3,500 4,200 17 1,3 20 2,820 30 33 30-1/2 63-1/2 1,709 32,103 93 3,800 4,520 18 2,000 3,840 26 31 26 57 1,611 21,210 94 3,400 5,400 17 1,800 3,800 41 28 38 66 1,760 16,9 80 95 3,480 5,088 17 2,280 4,212 55 -1/4 33-2/3 58 91 -2/3 1,864 112,710 96 3,220 5,300 12 2,040 3,000 27 19 26 45 1,880 15, 385 97 3,600 4,950 5 2,400 3,320 12 15 13 28 1, 848 46,000 98 3,650 3,800 316 2,150 4,000 8 4 8 4 1,48016 39,000 99 3,400 4,000 8 1,860 3,600 9 13 9 22 1,732 8,836 100 4,128 5,880 18 2,112 3,936 42 -1/2 28 42-1/2 70-1/2 31 29,5006 101 3,600 5,529 16 2,200 2,940 26-1/2 30 24 -1/2 54-1/2 1',728 4 102 -3,780 33 5,64033 29-3/4 2,220 33 4,68Q33 74 48-3/4 74 122-3/4 1,840 84,497 10 3 3,925 6,020 14 2,520 3,960 34 20 34 54 1,824 32,974 104 5,126 7,344 2034 3,280 5,744 4234 32-3/5 43-1/2 76-1/10 1,844 66 ,314 105 3,750 5,100 9 2,000 3,600 35 17 35 52 1,778 31,500 106 3,200 4,620 13 2,400 3,780 29 25 28 53 1,748 28,0006 107 3,552 6,626 54 2,400 3,852 32 74 32 106 1, 872 80, 123 108 4,116 4,308 4 2,304 3,000 6 9 6 15 1,84 0 12,482 109 3,240 4,680 76 1,740 3,480 118 107 122-47/100 229-47/ 100 1,695 44,531 110 5,200 10,000 100-3/4 3,280 6,840 251 135 251 386 2,121 186,453 High 3,586 4,800 14 2,100 3,540 27 25 26 52 1,800 26, 17 6 Median 2,700 3,420 1 1,320 2,100 3 2 3 9 1,400 2,120 Low 100 98 104 102 104 106 109 110 109 106 106 N 3D Textbo ok Rental Departments of Library. Mini- Maxi - Num- mum mum ber 5,040 4,260 4,260 4 ,520 4,700 3,840 4,500 3,850 3,650 4,600 6,48 0 4,500 4,6 8 0 5,220 5,200 6,250 4, 800 4,300 4,400 4,900 5,640 7,032 5,160 5,700 5,22033 6,600 33 6,260 6,950 7,095 8,155 4,200 4,200 5,200 4,500 7,095 4,595 3,120 99 4 5,100 5,124 7,124 5,5 08 11,700 5,800 3,800 9 1 4 7 6 6 8 6 10 4 4 616 2 5 4 4 4 7 6 5 8 4 8 43 5 1 103 HEAD LIBRARIAN Sci-IDOL, CoLLEGE, AND D EPARTMENTAL (PROFESSIONAL) Keywords: california; college; excludes; expenditures; hours; libraries; library; median; mum; n.y; new; north; ohio; salaries; service; state; statistics; stc; student; texas; time; total; tures; york
• ACRL News and Comment; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1957) - RussELL S. DozER, chief of readers' services, Ohio State University Library, became li- brarian of the DePauw University Library at Greencastle, Indiana, on January I, 1957. Duke University Library has made three appointments in the reference department: FLORENCE BLAKELY, head; MARY W. CANA- DA and MARY FRANCES MoRRIS, assistants . Keywords: acrl; ala; assistant; association; board; books; college; committee; department; divisions; librarian; libraries; library; national; new; program; reference; reorganization; school; staff; state; university; university library; work; year
• A Quagmire of Scientific Literature? by Weber, David C. (1957) - It should be evident, therefore, that unified bibliographical control over this variety of publishing forms is really the _ problem, and the difficulty is not caused by any form of informational freakish- ness which should force librarians or sci- entists to turn to machine storage in order to gain access to the material they need. Vannevar Bush is at his most imagi- native when he outlines how machines might hurdle this biggest of problems: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard. Keywords: book; card; information; libraries; library; literature; machine; subject
• The Catalog-A Finding List? by Dubester, Henry J. (1957) - grounds and to assume that the objective evidence of preliminary studies of reader behavior can justify courses of action questioned by the col- lective experience of reference librarians. Significant variations in the structure and in the organization of catalogs and in cataloging practices are found in special libraries and documen- tation centers with their collections of special types of materials, and their ob- ligation to serve a special public wi'th predetermined needs and interests. Keywords: catalog; college; finding; librarian; libraries; library; reference; reference librarian
• The Subject Ph.D. and Librarianship by Richmond, Phyllis Allen (1957) - The location of source mate- rial, as taught in subject fields , usually is sketchy because emphasis is primarily on criticism. Most of the Ph.D.'s in subject fields, being academically minded, gravitate to- wards university libraries. Keywords: field; librarianship; libraries; library; ph.d; research; subject; work
• Dreams and a New Building by Smith, Sidney Butler (1957) - So far there does not ap- pear to be a flooring as quiet as foam rub- ber or carpet, as durable as plastic tiles are expected to be, as handsome as wood, or within a price range we can afford- and one is needed, not only in libraries, but in public buildings of all kinds. A quick review of recent buildings reveals such a wide vari- ety of sizes that it is bewildering to know Theoretically a library will want a mod- how these were arrived at-and why. Keywords: arrangement; building; classification; libraries; library; material; need; serials; use
• ACRL Foundation Grants Program; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1957) - The Lilly grant is being administered by the Committee on Founda- tion Grants of the Association of College and Reference Libraries. ............ 300 NEw YoRK TIMEs University of Alaska, College, Alaska 600 Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio 600 University of Detroit, Detroit, Mich . . . Keywords: collection; college; columbia; committee; grants; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; ohio; public; reference; saint; school; university
• Distribution of American Library Resources by Downs, Robert B. (1957) - 289,355,391 138,867,606 150,487,785 108.36 concerning library centers, i.e., the rela- tive ranks of the centers and the number of volumes in each area in 1955 as com- pared to 1935, the increase in volumes, and the percentage of increase. When one turns from library centers to a consideration of the distribution of · resources by states, substantially the same patterns are repeated. Keywords: centers; city; libraries; library; new; ohio; volumes
• The MILC Chemical Abstracts Project by Esterquest, Ralph T. (1957) - The member libraries member libraries, in order to increase the checked these 1,583 titles and reported to percentage of titles held by the group, the Center- this approach was not included in the program ultimately adopted on account of the extensive checking and reporting that would have been required. The core of their decision was that these titles should be added as soon as possible and that member libraries should have the opportunity to add those of them which they _might individually select. Keywords: abstracts; chemical; libraries; member
• Library Expenditures: An Examination of Their Distribution by Harrer, G. A. (1957) - I T IS PROBABLY an understatement to say that library budgets have received a lot of attention. And, in all but one instance, the medium-size libraries show one extreme, while the smaller andj or larger libraries show the other. Keywords: libraries; salaries
• Russian Libraries- The Door Swings Open by O'Brien, Brickford (1957) - Hope was strongly expressed that some kind of enduring tie might be formed with scholars of the West and that the ex- change of library materials might in- crease. The number of libraries in the Soviet 217 Union must be numbered in the thou- sands-~50,000, according to the British publication, The World of Learning.l Most of these are comparable to Amer- ican community and county libraries, but there are also large public libraries in each of the Republics, as well as great central repositories in Leningrad and Moscow. Keywords: collections; leningrad; libraries; library; materials; moscow; sciences
• Recent Foreign Books on The Graphic Arts, Bibliography, and Library Science (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1957) - Unfortunately for the student of book history, there is nothing about the im- portant Viennese hand binding tradition. The 240 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES l :second volume contains excellent reproduc- tions of Hispanic manuscripts from 1176 to 1643, and the third volume contains tran- scriptions with commentaries and indications .of Keywords: american; bindings; book; copyright; der; edition; history; libraries; library; university; volume; work
• Nominees for ACRL Section Officers, 1957-58; ACRL Board of Directors Midwinter 1957 Meetings; News from the Field; Personnel; All This and K. C. Steaks, Too by American Library Association, (1957) - MARY NoEL has been appointed curator of the Abernethy Collection of the Middle- bury College Library, Middlebury, Vt. ERIKA ScHINN is cataloger at Baker Li- brary, Dartmouth College. LIBRARY ScHOOLs BEGINNING WITH THE 1957 SUMMER SESSION, July 9-August 16, qualified candidates for the basic professional (M.S.) degree at Co- lumbia University's School of Library Serv- ice will be al:>le to enter programs of study that are designed for a special type of library or library work. Keywords: acrl; ala; books; california; chairman; city; college; committee; conference; director; kansas; librarian; libraries; library; new; research; school; section; state; university; volumes; work; york
• The Rutgers Seminar for Library Administrators by Ready, William B. (1957) - Theodore Epstein, librarian, Rider Col- lege; Lorena A. Garlock, librarian, Uni- versity of Pittsburgh; Theodore C. Hines, chief, extension division, Public Library of the District of Columbia; Bernard Kreissman, assistant director for humanities, University of Nebraska; William R. Lansberg, director of acquisi- tions and preparations, Dartmouth Col- lege Library; Viola Maihl, director, Lin- den Public Library, Linden, N.J.; Alfred Rawlinson, librarian, University of South Carolina; William B. Ready, as- sistant director for acquisition, Stanford University Libraries; Donald 0. Mr. Ready is director of the Mar- quette University Library. Keywords: director; librarian; libraries; library; seminar; university
• ACRL Officers for 1957-58; ACRL at Kansas City; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1957) - MARY J o AusTIN is on the reference staff of Emory University Library. Mr. Orne has served as editor of the Mis- souri Library Association Quarterly, Wash- ington University Library Studies, and Amer- ican Documentation (associate editor) and is the author of Subject Headings for Tech- nical Libraries (1947) , The Language of the Foreign Book Trade (1949), El Fu- turo de la Biblioteca en Cuba (1950), and other works. Keywords: acrl; books; carolina; chairman; collection; college; college library; director; librarian; libraries; library; miss; new; north; reference; research; robert; school; science; section; state; state library; university; university library; virginia; work; years; york
• ACRL Microcard Series - Abstracts of Titles by American Library Association, (1957) - Brooklyn College Library, 1957. Sponsored by The Library Periodicals Round Table, Amer- ican Library Association. Keywords: college; libraries; library; new; press; rochester; university
• College and Research Libraries in a Decade of Decision by Reinert, Paul C. (1957) - Since it promotes initiative, places a high priority value on education, and tends to place private education on a 362 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES competitive basis with public education, this position does not have some of the disadvantages of the other. ADDED STRUCTURE Of first importance is the fact that higher education will greatly revise and 1 Paper presented at the general m eeting of ACRL , June 2 7, 1957, K a n sa s City, Mi ss ouri. Keywords: college; committee; education; institutions; libraries; programs; public; research; school
• Reading and the College Library by Clifford, James L. (1957) - But modern methods of construction, which now can employ wider windows and less wall space, leave little room for book shelves. To be sure, there may be a com- SEPTEMBER 1957 bination library and rumpus room or combination television and book room with a few shelves for magazines and the most recent selections of the Book-of- the-Month Club. Keywords: books; college; father; libraries; library; people; reading; shelves; time
• Argentine University Libraries in 1956 by Jackson, William Vernon (1957) - n Main Library and faculty libraries only. [1943] ), p. 226, 287. 397 TABLE III DISTRIBUTION OF BOOK STOCK OF UNIVERSITY OF CoRDOBA • Division Main Library (Biblioteca mayor) Faculty of Law and Social Sciences Faculty of Medical Sciences Faculty of Natural, Physical, and Exact Sciences Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities Faculty of Economic Sciences Faculty of Architecture Total Volumes 100,000 34,663 16,750 15,800 16,100 4,000 2,500 - ~-- 189,813 Per Cent of Total 52.68 18.26 8.83 8.32 8.48 2.11 1.32 100.00 * Main library and faculty libraries only. Keywords: aires; argentine; buenos; central; faculty; libraries; library; sciences; tucuman; university; volumes
• ALA Mail Vote on Headquarters Location: A Memo to ACRL Members; ACRL Grants for 1957; ACRL Constitution and Bylaws; Brief of Minutes ACRL Board of Directors; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1957) - This committee shall file its nominations (and the written consent of the nominees that their names may be placed on the ballot) with the executive secretary of the Association and with the chairman of the American Library Association Nominating Committee at such time and in such manner as the chairman of the American Library Association Nominating Com- mittee shall indicate. SEc. The Board shall consist of the president, vice-president, ret1nng president, four directors-at-large, one director elected by each section, and the American Library Association Councilors elected on nomination from the Asso- ciation. Keywords: acrl; ala; american; article; association; board; collection; college; committee; constitution; directors; librarian; libraries; library; library association; members; new; president; research; sec; state; university; vote; voting
• Within New Patterns by Thornton, Eileen (1957) - ACRL, like the other divi~ions of ALA, may-must-now re- turn to considerations of content. ACRL has much to do. Keywords: acrl; libraries; work
• Acquisition Policy in the American Academic Library by Bach, Harry (1957) - State- ments on library policy concerning refer- ence works, documents, maps, manuscripts, music, newspapers, periodicals, rare books, and college archives are generally also in- cluded in some of these policies. Without minimizing the impor- tance of the contribution that the fac- ulty can make in building up the li- brary, they have come to the realization that library collections are more the 17 Robert Vosper, Allocation of the Book Budget: Experience at U.C.L.A. CRL, X (1949), 215-18. Keywords: acquisition; acquisition policy; book; collection; faculty; librarian; libraries; library; policy; research; selection; university
• Staff Participation in Library Management in a Large Research Library by Metcalf, Keyes D. (1957) - Though I was then only in the midst of my training at library school, he decided that my six years of ~xperience under him as a page had given me administrative experience enough to manage the library for eight months, and I took over the task. I had then completed library school, served for eight months as the responsible administrator of the Oberlin College Library, and had the benefit of par- ticipation in administration for several years. Keywords: administration; librarian; libraries; library; participation; staff; work
• Recent Foreign Books on the Graphic Arts, Bibliography, and Library Science (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1957) - The bibliography is a useful selective list of German works on special libraries, with a few English and Russian entries; but it could have been far more useful if more works from the rich American literature on special libraries had been cited. Perhaps most impressive is the em- phasis on special libraries in the countries with people's democracies. Keywords: american; book; english; german; history; index; libraries; library; literature; second; volume; work
• News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1957) - BuRTON F. HooD, senior library assistant at Stanford University Library died August 25 at the age of sixty-two. Among recent additions to the staff at Southern University Library are the follow- ing: MILLER BooRD, regional librarian for Southern Illinois under the New Federal Li- brary Servi ce program; ANNETTE L. HoAGE, assistant cataloger; BILL V. IsoM, assistant education librarian; VIOLA L. JAMES, visit- ing lecturer for 1957-58 in the newly or- ganized department of instructional mate- rials; FLOYD R. MEYER, librarian, newly or- ganized East St. Louis Residence Center; HAROLD F. SMITH, assistant soci al studies li- brarian ; EARL TANNENBAUM, assistant hu- manities librarian; CORA E. THOMASSEN, li- brarian, University School. Keywords: assistant; books; california; cataloger; collection; college; department; director; head; illinois; librarian; libraries; library; new; read; reference; school; staff; stanford; state; university; university library; years
• Reference Services in University and Special Libraries since 1900 by Kaplan, Louis (1958) - ment which resulted in the appointment of research librarians at Cornell and at the University of Pennsylvania. Most administrators of university libraries would have disagreed. Keywords: libraries; reference; research; university
• The Columbia University Libraries Self-Study by Tauber, Maurice F. (1958) - T h e library is the intellectual laboratory of every school system—of the sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, the fine arts. From my knowledge of surveys of other libraries, however, I would guess that the suffering would be minimal. Keywords: faculty; h e; libraries; library; t h
• National Library Week, 1959 by Logsdon, Richard H. (1959) - There are, of course, times for caution, but it would seem that the over- all objectives of National Library Week are so closely related to what college and research libraries are out to accomplish that we might safely venture, in larger numbers, to give it active support. A distinctive feature of National Library Week is that it brings together into one program essentially all of the major agencies concerned with reading for information and education. Keywords: libraries; library; national; week
• The Columbia University Libraries. A Report on Present and Future Needs Prepared for the President's Committee on the Educational Future of the University (Book Review) by Byrd, Cecil K. (1959) - This monograph on Columbia libraries evolved from and was part of a patently sincere and critical investigation recently undertaken to answer questions on the edu- cational future of Columbia University. Using almost every source available to those who investigate modern library opera- tions—personal knowledge and observations; records, reports, and memoranda from the libraries and administrative offices; observa- tions, opinions, and knowledge of faculty, university officers, and students—the authors have examined in some detail the major problems that confront Columbia libraries. Keywords: columbia; libraries; library; university
• A Study of Factors Influencing College Students to Become Librarians (Book Review) by Wilson, Eugene H. (1959) - The educational backgrounds of 8,459 persons were examined, 1,491 pretested questionnaires were mailed and replies were received from approximately two-thirds of this group, fifty-one colleges and universities were selected for study, and five major fac- tors were identified which had influenced respondents for certain institutions to enter the library profession. Other weaknesses would include the use of library staff members as interviewers, and having these interviewers consciously select their respondents according to their own in- dividual judgments as to the representative- ness of the sample being obtained. Keywords: chapter; libraries; library; study
• Two Books About Books (Book Review) by Frick, Bertha M. (1959) - T w o Books About Books The Illuminated Book: Its History and Pro- duction. T h e author lives in England but received a grant from the Bollingen Foun- dation, New York, which he says facili- tated his research in various libraries. Keywords: book; chapter; libraries; library; manuscripts; work
• Academic and Research Libraries in India by McNeal, Archie L. (1959) - It is not intended to give the impres- sion that all is bad and nothing good about Indian libraries. This latter function is handled through the Univer- sity Grants Commission, which has re- cently made several large grants for the construction of new library buildings. Keywords: india; libraries; library; university
• The Off-Campus Library Services Of Universities by Littleton, I.T. (1959) - Tradition, leadership, and special circum- stances in each state have been different, thereby accounting for the variations in the practices and policies of off-campus services of state university libraries. Among state university libraries, there is still the feeling of great responsibility toward the residents of their states, but a determined effort not to duplicate serv- ices which local and state libraries can provide. Keywords: extension; libraries; library; public; state; t h; university
• ACRL Grants Program, 1959-60; News from the Field; Personnel; ACRL at Washington; New ACRL Officers and Appointments; The First ACRL Rare Books Conference by American Library Association, (1959) - T h e library will occupy the first two floors of both buildings and part of the third floor of the taller unit. T h e library is the first permanent building to be completed on the campus of the new school. Keywords: c r; college; committee; e e; e l; e r; e s; h e; l l; librarian; libraries; library; new; o r; r l; r t; t h; t o; university
• Research Libraries and Scientific Publishers by Belknap, Richard H. (1959) - T o a considerable degree the growth in library services is responsible for the decreases in circulation. Extend- ed library services make it largely un- necessary for many scientists to sub- scribe personally. Keywords: chemical; libraries
• There Is No End by Vosper, Robert (1959) - i t e , one of Harper's ini- tial acts as president was a trip to Eu- rope to acquire, among other things, library books. T h e r e was no sense of impending doom, and you will recall that the prob- lems of housing and cataloging the kinds of books in that library far exceeded those which we face. Keywords: books; collection; congress; e r; h e; libraries; library; t e; t h; u t; university; w h
• Books Are Being Read (Book Review) by Knapp, Patricia B. (1959) - T h e study of history of libraries and li- brarianship has naturally only a limited number of devotees. T h e students were questioned about such matters as the frequency of their visits to the university library, the depart- ments they used, the number of books they borrowed, the number they read, their suc- cess in using the card catalog, their other sources for books, and their attitudes towards the library. Keywords: libraries; library
• Library Resources for Classical Studies by Jackson, William Vernon (1959) - Yale University Library, An Exhibition of Manuscripts and Books Illustrating the Transmission of the Classics from Ancient Times to 1536 ([New Haven], 1947). 28Illinois University Library, Staff Manual (Urbana: University of Illinois Library, 1947), p. 114f. 29Jackson, Studies in Library Resources (Cham- paign, 111.: Distributed by the Illini Union Book- store, 1958), Table 1, p. 44. Keywords: collection; editions; greek; h e; harvard; holdings; libraries; library; resources; t h; university; university library; volumes; yale
• Recent Experiences with Soviet Libraries And Archives: Uncommon Resources and Potential for Exchange by Backus, Oswald P. (1959) - T h e author's particular concern on his trips was the promotion of exchanges between the Library of the University of Kansas and Soviet libraries. I have insisted in my dealings with Soviet libraries that in any large volume trades they must be competitive not with the most expensive book deal- ers in the West but with more moderate book dealers and with going rates in the West for collections of Russian books. Keywords: books; libraries; library; soviet; t h
• The Professional Organization And Management by McComb, Ralph W. (1959) - T h e problem of the status of the pro- fessional library staff, for example, is not one to be settled by administrators alone. Our knowledge of other libraries and the literature is in great part produced by members of this section. Keywords: libraries; library
• English Libraries, 1800-1850 (Book Review) by Forman, Sidney (1959) - The history of English libraries is part of the Western library tradition, despite the fact that it preserved a native individuality. T o illustrate the nature of Carlyle's motivation favoring libraries, a journal en- try of 1832 is cited: What a sad want I am in of libraries, of books to gather facts from! Keywords: book; libraries; library
• Reviews in Library Book Selection (Book Review) by Barnett, Abraham N. (1959) - First, he sum- marizes the literature of the subject and finds that earlier studies, although isolated and scattered, make a devasting picture of the inadequacies of book reviewing. Despite these limitations and the more serious ones noted above, it should be emphasized that book reviewing is so much a part of the li- brarian's work that encouragement should be given to studies of it in its various phases. Keywords: book; libraries; library; reviewing; reviews; staff
• Libraries and Bibliographic Centers in the Soviet Union (Book Review) by Wepsiec, Jan (1960) - Such an investigation may reveal a different picture of Soviet libraries; for example, that a general statement pertain- ing to political indoctrination by libraries, which we take for granted, should be quali- fied as to types of library, or that Marxism- Leninism, despite the pronouncements, does not play a decisive role in the Soviet prefer- ence for the classified c a t a l o g . T h e arti- cles on various aspects of Soviet libraries which have appeared in American library periodicals and the UNESCO Bulletin for Libraries from time to time, although shed- ding much light on the topic under review, could not entirely satisfy the demand for an organized picture of the entire library system. Keywords: libraries; library; soviet
• Third Annual Report for the Period Ending June 30, 1959, Council on Library Resources (Book Review) by Carlson, William H. (1960) - Ob- viously present methods and philosophies of book production, book storage, book use, will, under the onslaught of numbers just simply have to change, and drastically. It will also willy- nilly have to evolve, however unpleasant and difficult this may be, mortuary processes which will lay generations of books to rest if not in the same way as people then at least in some kind of a quantitative relation- ship. Keywords: books; council; libraries; years
• A Serviceable Reservoir; Report of a Survey of the United States Book Exchange (Book Review) by Thorn, Ian W. (1960) - Although the latter is not escaping thoughtful scrutiny, it is of course surplusage exchange that has declined most markedly among university libraries. At the other end of the scale, Mr. Paradis's statement that Chief librarians of large libraries receive salaries of $7,000 to $12,000 or more is oddly restrained, even as of 1957. Keywords: exchange; libraries; library; usbe; williams
• ACRL Grants Program, 1960/61; News from the Field; Personnel; We Point with Pride: A Message from ACRL's President; ACRL Board at Montreal; College and University Library Statistics; New ACRL Officers and Appointments by American Library Association, (1960) - T H E R E C O N C R O B E R T A R M S T R O N G has been appointed to the gift and exchange section of the ac- quisitions department, University of Cali- fornia, Los Angeles. Keywords: b r; c h; c o; c r; college; d r; e c; e l; e n; e s; g e; h e; h l; h o; l d; l l; libraries; library; m e; m o; n d; o l; o r; o u; o w; r e; r l; r t; t e; t h; t o; u l; university
• The Dogma of Book Selection in University Libraries by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1960) - The realistic facts of the problem of book selection in university libraries are: (1) no one person is competent to select individual titles on a broad general basis; (2) the volume of publication is so great that there must be some form of selection; (3) no library has the funds to acquire, the personnel to process, and the space to shelve everything that ap- pears; and (4) who can predict what may be significant for future research in the deluge of preserved information? These are but a few examples of the multiplicity of problems involved in book selection in university libraries. Keywords: book; libraries; library; selection; titles; university
• Storage and Deposit Libraries by Orne, Jerrold (1960) - Once this principle is established, the inflowing materials require our attention to the second, which then leads us to our prime subject, storage libraries. An extension of public library problems is found in reports on activities of some state libraries or state-wide groups of li- brarians in Indiana, California, and New Jersey. Keywords: deposit; libraries; library; national; new; problems; public; research; state; storage
• Bookselling Among the Sciences by Zeitlin, Jake (1960) - These are a few instances of how much has been done by private book collectors with the enthusiasm, the means and the freedom from administrative restraints. Here in Montreal we are in close prox- imity to two world-renowned examples of the specialized historical library gath- ered by dedicated book collectors and re- tained in tact for the use of scholars. Keywords: book; catalogs; collectors; history; libraries; research; science; works
• A New Library for a New College by Slack, Kenneth T. (1960) - Read- ing spaces are relatively small, rather than the monumental study halls found in libraries of the past. libraries, despite its very considerable volume, we find only some germs of ideas, fundamentally sound, but insuffi- ciently developed to obtain general ac- ceptance in practice. Keywords: building; church; college; libraries; library; plans
• Wanted: More Research by Fair, Ethel M. (1960) - College and uni- versity libraries, public libraries, bibli- ography, history of books and printing, or libraries as a social institution. They look eventually toward practical application especially in the materials of applied sci- ence and technology and are particularly pertinent to current studies of obso- lescence in library collections. Keywords: knowledge; librarianship; libraries; library; new; reader; research; study
• IBM Circulation Control at Brooklyn College Library (Book Review) by Parker, Ralph H. (1960) - Later adaptations utilized IBM punched transaction cards to further mech- anize the clearance of the record of books returned. By combining the IBM call card and the IBM transaction card, automation is carried fur- ther than with call cards alone, and more in- formation is provided than by transaction cards alone. Keywords: books; congress; libraries; library
• Production of Micro-Forms & Reading Devices for Micro-Images (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1960) - Gordon Bechanan, The NOVEMBER 1960 Organization of Microforms in the Library; Robert E. Kingery, · Copying Methods as Applied to Library Operations; Miles 0. Price, Photocopying by Libraries and Copy- right: A Precis. Of greater interest to the technologists in the field are: Robert H. Muller, Policy Questions Relating to Library Photoduplica- tion Laboratories; Charles G. La Hood, Jr. , Microfilm as Used in Reproduction and Transmission Systems; Peter Scott, Ad- vances and Goals in Microphotography. However, if anyone has difficulty in under- standing the complications of the special cataloging routines involved for the Library of Congress, let him be sure to read pp. Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library; microforms; report
• Microtexts as Media for Publication: The Papers and Discussion of a Symposium Held at Hatfield Technical College on the lOth November 1959. (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1960) - In The Lit- erature of Library Technical St;_rvices (University of Illinois Library School Oc- casional Papers, No. 58), pp. 25-37. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Library School, 1960. Keywords: libraries; library; microfilm; papers; photoduplication
• Microtext in the Form of Opaque Cards and Transparent Microfilm/Review of Progress 1959 (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1960) - The Literature of Document Reproduc- tion. This is a must item for all library schools, as well as recommended reading for those who have been out in working libraries for many years. Keywords: libraries; library; microcard
• The Literature of Document Reproduction. By Allen B. Veanor. In The Literature of Library Technical Services (University of Illinois Library School Occasional Papers, No. 58), pp. 25-37. (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1960) - The Literature of Document Reproduc- tion. This is a must item for all library schools, as well as recommended reading for those who have been out in working libraries for many years. Keywords: libraries; library; microcard
• John Benjamin Dancer- Library Association Occasional Papers, No. 2 (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1960) - The Literature of Document Reproduc- tion. This is a must item for all library schools, as well as recommended reading for those who have been out in working libraries for many years. Keywords: libraries; library; microcard
• ACRL Subject Specialists Section Law and Political Science Subsection Bylaws; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1960) - RoBERT RoYCE, formerly acquisitions li- brarian of the University of Idaho Library, is now assistant librarian of the Inter Ameri- can University Library, San German, Puerto Rico. DouGHERTY, formerly chief, cir- culation branch, Air University Library, Maxwell A.F.B., Alabama, is now a senior reference librarian, the University of South Florida, Tampa. Keywords: assistant; college; department; director; education; head; librarian; libraries; library; library service; mrs; new; public; reference; research; school; science; service; state; university; university library; work; years
• Crisis in Our University Libraries by Downs, Robert B. (1961) - T h e library can hardly fulfill its proper role as a dynamic, living organ- ism capable of growing to meet multiple demands, without the life blood of strong financial backing. Seldom is any specific provi- sion made, in the many rich research grants, for library materials and services, lacking which the planned investigations would be seriously handicapped if not brought to a complete standstill. Keywords: libraries; library; research; university
• Staff Manuals for Reference Departments In College and University Libraries by Bozone, Billie (1961) - staff manuals, professional literature on manuals for reference departments per se is meager. If possible, other staff manuals should be read. Keywords: department; libraries; library; manual; reference; staff
• Beating the Brush for Books: The Dealers' Sources of Supply by Mason, Harold J. (1961) - T h e reports themselves con- tain an enormous amount of information for any given publication: what volumes, issues an I indexes are out of print; what the in-print parts cost; what discounts are allowed to dealers; what current sub- scriptions cost, although we do not han- dle subscriptions at all; in some few cases, inventory figures for the in-print parts; a schedule of dates for all previously published volumes; all pertinent biblio- graphical information, including title changes, suspensions, number of issues per volume, general indexes published, and even the disposition of the title-page- index. T h e reason is, simply, that every title and virtually every volume within that title carries predetermined purchase and sales prices. Keywords: dealers; h e; libraries; periodicals; sets; t h
• University Libraries and Government Publications: A Survey by Caldwell, George (1961) - I O N S T h e arguments in the literature for separate collections apply most strongly to federal documents, where a mass of complicated and unwieldy material can be handled efficiently by a system of printed catalogs and classification. Thus, the librarians with separate col- lections for federal documents tended strongly to that other types of documents should also be separate from the library's general collection. Keywords: documents; libraries; publications
• Bibliographical Services in the United States, 1950-1959 by Murra, Kathrine Oliver (1961) - T h e National Library of Medicine be- gan publishing a printed catalog of its current collections in 1950. T h e indexing is ac- complished by use of a Key-Word in Context form prepared with an I B M 704 computer. Keywords: american; catalog; congress; h e; information; libraries; library; list; national; new; r e; states; t h; united; work
• How Can We Implement the ALA Standards for College Libraries? by Hirsch, Felix E. (1961) - By F E L I X E. HIRSCH THE ACRL Committee on Standards has always felt that the responsibility for devising standards for college libraries is ours and that of the officers of the asso- ciation to which we belong. As we prepared the three drafts of the standards for college libraries we had sev- eral aims clearly in mind. Keywords: college; libraries; library; standards; t h
• Buildings (Book Review) by Jesse, William H. (1961) - T h e r e isn't the slightest bit of evidence in this report that its authors have any concep- tion that dozens of librarians and architects have wrestled with these problems for fifteen years, that much has been written on the sub- ject, that dozens of modular libraries have been built and all kinds of experiments have been attempted with conclusions that are al- ready well known to most of us. T h e r e are a few items in the bibliography which are not used extensively enough to justify inclusion for a work such as this handbuch type. Keywords: libraries; t h
• A Recent Look at University Libraries in Italy by Vosper, Robert (1961) - T h e r e was, on the one hand, some thought that the recent experiences of American university li- braries would be of interest to the Ital- ians, and, on the other hand, it was quite clear that most of us in the United States have been quite ignorant of the present status of Italian university libraries. In addition to visiting university libraries in the cities already mentioned, I was able also to have detailed tours of the universities of Modena, Bologna, Pavia, and Florence. Keywords: books; h e; italian; libraries; library; public; r e; rome; state; t h; universities; university; university libraries
• Centralization and Decentralization In Academic Libraries: A Symposium - Introduction; Centralization and Decentralization at Harvard; Centralization and Decentralization at Cornell; Centralization and Decentralization at Boston by Bryant, Douglas W.; McCarthy, Stephen A.; Smith, Donald T. (1961) - T h e libraries have con- sidered themselves to be, and in fact many still are, libraries of the schools they serve, rather than subject collections within the greater system of university library service. It has become ap- parent to the governing boards, the dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, and the director of the university library that the limited endowments of a number of the research institutions are insufficient to provide for library collections and services on a level with traditional com- mitments and in accordance with per- S E P T E M B E R 1 9 6 1 331 sonnel and salary standards generally prevailing elsewhere in the university li- brary. Keywords: centralization; collections; college; college library; director; h e; harvard; libraries; library; r e; t h; university; university library
• News from the Field; Personnel; ACRL Grants Program, 1961-62; ACRL Board at Cleveland; ACRL at Cleveland by American Library Association, (1961) - R E T A R I D I N G S , formerly assistant librarian, Vassar College, is now assistant librarian, T h e Colorado College, Colorado Springs. G E R T R U D E C R A N E , assistant librarian in charge of reference, Moon Memorial Li- brary, State University of New York Col- lege of Forestry, Syracuse University, retired June 1, 1961. Keywords: b e; b r; c h; c r; college; d r; e l; e n; e r; e s; g e; h e; h l; l l; librarian; libraries; library; o l; o r; r l; r r; r s; r t; r y; t e; t h; university
• Indiana University Libraries, 1829-1942 by Lowell, Mildred Hawksworth (1961) - I T T E E , 1921-1942 T h e library expended at a much faster pace between 1921 and 1942, when Wil- liam Albert Alexander was librarian, than it had during any previous period. T h e library in the frontier university reflected a respect for books as instru- ments of general culture and had only a tenuous connection with the curricu- lum and program of instruction. Keywords: books; departmental; development; faculty; h e; indiana; libraries; library; r e; t h; university
• Problems of Storing University Library Materials by Hopp, Ralph H. (1961) - T h e trend to- ward increased use of storage libraries is undoubtedly a symptom of a much more basic problem. i b r a r y , also through a grant from the Council on Library Resources, Inc., is studying the problem of selection of materials for storage.7 W e are, of course, gradually accumu- lating experience upon which we can draw as we consider some of the prob- lems faced in setting up storage libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; storage; university
• University Libraries in the Americas: The Inter-American Seminar by Daniels, Marietta (1962) - Subsequent sessions were mainly concerned with three areas of discussion: 1) characteristics of universities as they affect university libraries; 2) the per- sonnel of university libraries and their 46 C O L L E G E A N D R E S E A R C H L I B R A R I E S training; and 3) deterrents to progress in the development of university librar- ies, especially in Latin America. A similar condition exists in the United States today, where the size and complexity of universi- ties tend to increase the decen- tralization of university library Keywords: america; latin; libraries; library; university
• Report on Farmington Plan Program by Downs, Robert B. (1962) - A T E L Y P R I O R to receipt, in July J- 1959, of the Council on Library Re- sources' second grant for the support of certain Farmington Plan studies and ac- tivities, there was a complete reorganiza- tion of the FP Committee. Contacts were es- tablished with a number of well-quali- fied dealers, some of whom are now being used by Farmington Plan participants. Keywords: farmington; libraries; plan
• The Centrifugence of University Libraries by Heron, David W. (1962) - T h e r e is nothing new, of course, in the ubiquitous pressure for decentraliza- tion of university libraries. Tauber, Technical Services in Libraries (New Y o r k : Columbia University Press, 19S3) p. 266. writes, T h e r e will always be some patrons who will disagree with any classification. Keywords: libraries; library; university
• Mutual Responsibility For Mutual Service by Bryan, James E. (1962) - T h e public library, historically, has opened its doors to everyone for in-build- ing use, and now the metropolitan-area public libraries are being pressed to meet the work load placed on them. T h e public library feels that it should be a responsive agency: responsive to ed- ucational, cultural and business trends. Keywords: libraries; library
• College, University and Special Libraries of the Pacific Northwest (Book Review) by Jackson, William Vernon (1962) - In the survey of law libraries there are sections dealing with conditions in each of the four states and in the province. Parallel to the treatment of law libraries, there are sections analyzing the present situation in the region's four states and province. Keywords: chapter; classification; college; libraries; library; northwest; pacific
• Extra-University Sources of Financial Support for Libraries: A Symposium - Private and Industrial Funds for University Libraries; Federal Funds for University Libraries;Foundation Support for University Libraries by Kaser, David; Hopp, Ralph H.; Shank, Russell; Harper, G.A. (1962) - T h e r e was a considerable variety of sources from which libraries received such funds. T h e r e is perhaps some hint of explana- tion found in recent remarks made by Robert Vosper to the Friends of the U C L A library. Keywords: dollars; e r; e s; h e; libraries; t h
• Traffic Patterns by Metcalf, Keyes D. (1963) - Many libraries now admit students to the stacks, where close supervision is al- most impossible; co~sequently it is hard to justify intensive supervision of read- ing rooms. Many libraries rarely use the book lifts they have. Keywords: books; building; elevators; entrance; floor; libraries; library; reading; time; traffic; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1961-1962 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1963) - The first quarterly issue of .the last- named publication, listing some two hundred and seventy-five journals, continues as a subject index carrying forward the indexing of perti- nent titles from the older series, together with many new titles. For some, bibliographies are appended, but in many others references are cited only within the text. Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; dictionary; edition; english; guide; index; information; libraries; library; new; reference; research; subject; volume; work
• Legal Aspects of Book Censorship And Their Relationships to Academic Libraries by Murphy, Terrence J. (1963) - To suggest that censorship is hardly a rna jor daily problem for the rank and file librarian is not to suggest that there are not difficult problems in book selection and in library policies to be met fre- quently. Even though freedom is not the only cherished value in our society, it is an essential one, and for the librarian it ought to be a fundamental consideration in the formulation of library policies and decisions. Keywords: censorship; librarian; libraries; library; material; society
• The ALA-Ford Foundation Burma Projects: A Report by American Library Association, (1963) - CoLLEGE OF THE HoLY NAMES, Oakland, Calif. (Sister Raphael Mary) $500. (Tyrus G. Harmsen) $500. CoLLEGE OF THE OzARKs, Clarksville, Ark. (Mrs. Lucile L. Murphy) $600. Keywords: books; burmese; college; grants; librarian; libraries; library; mandalay; program; projects; rangoon; science; states; university
• A Handbook of American Library Resources (Book Review) by Muller, Robert (1963) - Some of the impressions gained in perus- ing the booklet are (1) that research librar- ies vary greatly in holdings, rate of growth, allocation of funds , etc.; (2) that the rela- tive position of different libraries with re- gard to these aspects can change substantial- ly over a period of years; (3) that coopera- tive efforts among research libraries have progressed to some extent but have a long way yet to go; and (4) that American li- brary resources are quite unevenly distribut- ed.-Robert Muller, University of Mi chigan Libraries. The term Handbook in the title of the publication may lead some prospective users to expect more substantive information on American library resources than they will find in statistical tables of expenditures, number of acquisitions, distribution of book stocks, or cost estimates for union catalogs. Keywords: libraries; library
• Written on Bamboo and Silk; the Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions (Review) by Carpenter, Kenneth E. (1963) - Our knowledge of Soviet libraries and library techniques has in the past come from re- ports of touring librarians or from surveys by experts such as Horecky or Gorokhoff. The term Handbook in the title of the publication may lead some prospective users to expect more substantive information on American library resources than they will find in statistical tables of expenditures, number of acquisitions, distribution of book stocks, or cost estimates for union catalogs. Keywords: chinese; information; libraries; library
• Technical Information in the U.S.S.R. (Book Review) by Barker, Dale L. (1963) - Our knowledge of Soviet libraries and library techniques has in the past come from re- ports of touring librarians or from surveys by experts such as Horecky or Gorokhoff. It is apparent that while Soviet librarians, like other Soviet citizens, may refrain from criti- cizing the government or Party, they do freely criticize 'the ideas of fellow bureau- crats and complain of the policies of specific government agencies. Keywords: book; classification; information; libraries; library; soviet
• Rider's International classification for the Arrangement of Books on the Shelves of General Libraries (Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1963) - It has been compiled solely for the shelving of books for general libraries, (i.e. public libraries, college libraries, and school librar- ies) . It would appear that Rider has done a useful service in showing what a classifi- 77 cation for the arrangement of books on the shelves of general libraries looks like. Keywords: classification; guide; libraries; library
• News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1963) - He was a cataloger at Duke University library, Dur- ham, N.C. HELEN BRITTEN is on the cataloging staff JANUARY 1963 of Ohio Sta:te University libraries, Columbus. Retirements LAWRENCE HEYL, associate librarian at Princeton University library for more than twenty years, retired on July 1 after forty- two years on the library staff. Keywords: assistant; book; california; cataloger; college; department; head; information; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; national; new; research; school; science; staff; state; university; university library; years
• Headache or Opportunity? National Library Week for the Academic Library by Johnson, Robert K. (1963) - anyway and this sort of appeal will not draw them; students often complain about library books, service, and librar- ians, and library promotion is not likely to change their minds; NL W slogans sometimes have not been very applicable to the situation in which students find MARCH 1963 themselves-Wake up and read (no time 'for more reading); Are you well informed? these statements seem to read largely like a public library credo (or perhaps notes on contributions toward a philosophy of librarianship), academic libraries cer- tainly have not been excluded and obvi- ously can sneak into the tent through the open door in the last quoted sentence. Keywords: activities; libraries; library; nlw
• Special Collections by Rush, N. Orwin (1963) - However, there are still many books ava~lable to the collector, and I do not agree with those who say that all the worthwhile books have been gobbled up by these American and Brit- ish institutions, thus threatening to ruin the old-book market and removing the incentive that used to inspire the acquisi- tive collector. We are adding to it, under Mr. Shaw's guidance, buying more books as our resources permit, and Mr. Shaw matches what we do with purchases which he immediately adds to his gift. Keywords: books; collection; libraries; library; shaw; university
• Directory of Library Photoduplication Services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1963) - The first two were pre- pared under the auspices of the Special Li- braries Association, and the last two by one individual under the sponsorship of the American Library Association. Since photoduplication is becoming such an important adjunct to library service, this volume answers a definite need. Keywords: cataloging; glossary; libraries; library; microfilm; microforms; photoduplication; terms
• ACRL Board of Directors Midwinter Meeting 1963; Nominees for ACRL Officers, 1963/64; 1962/63 Remington Rand Equipment Grant; Bylaws of the Junior College Libraries Section of ACRL; News from the Field; Personnel; ACRL Rare Books Section/RSD History Section Preconference by American Library Association, (1963) - BASILIANE SIDERAKIS is an assistant cataloger at Columbia University libraries, New York. The collection of theater memorabilia made by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stark of San Francisco will be presented to Stanford University libraries next autumn, along with an index or catalog to the col- lection made by Mr. Stark. Keywords: acrl; ala; assistant; association; books; california; chairman; collection; college; columbia; columbia university; committee; division; institute; librarian; libraries; library; meeting; members; mrs; national; new; president; program; reference; research; school; section; state; university; university libraries; vice; william; york
• Research Approach to University Library Problems by Muller, Robert H. (1963) - MEASURING LIBRARY uSE In their efforts to indicate the volume of library use, librarians have tradition- ally reported such statistics as: books loaned for home use, number of refer- ence questions asked, and number of interlibrary loans transacted. In recent years especially, these data have ap- peared less and less meaningful as true measures of library use and usefulness. Keywords: journals; libraries; library; research; university; use
• A Philosophy of Book Selection for Smaller Academic Libraries by Stiffler, Stuart A. (1963) - The effective development of academic library book collections, how- ever, is dependent up_on the understand- ing and acceptance of certain larger as- sumptions which fall neither within the category of administrative techniques nor within these critical standards of judgment applicable to the content of the several subject disciplines. growth of academic book collections has, of course, always been subject to some measure of ·rational control. Keywords: book; collection; librarian; libraries; research; selection
• Recent Japanese Library Developments by Sawamoto, Takahisa (1963) - In addition to these defects of the law, major problems in school librarian- ship consist in lack of cooperation and the incomplete metamorphosis in the new education system~ For example, there is no cooperative, centralized cata- loging for a group of school libraries in a school district. The American faculty's contributions to the development of Japanese libraries are so noteworthy that I should like to mention their names in the order of their visits: Robert L. Gitler, the found- ing director of the school, from the Uni- versity of Washington, Seattle, and now at New York State University College at Geneseo; Mrs. Frances Cheney, Peabody College; Bertha Frick, Columbia; Han- 3 Takahisa Sawamoto, Education for Librarianship in Japan, in American Libraries, Report of the U.S . Keywords: education; japan; japanese; libraries; library; national; public; school; university
• Administrative Organization of Columbia University Libraries by Logsdon, Richard H. (1963) - An alterna- tive and direct line between both the of- fice of the assistant director and the co- ordinating committees and the office of the director of libraries is provided to re- flect the fact that both are in some mat- ters deputies of the director. To focus the attention of this group on specific subjects, three coordinating committees have been established, one for each of MAY 1963 Bv RICHARD H. LOGSDON Dr. Logsdon is Director of Libraries, Col- umbia University. Keywords: columbia; director; libraries; library; university
• Library Growth and Academic Quality by Piternick, George (1963) - College and Research Libraries Library Growth and Academic Quality THE LATE FREMONT RIDER's famous ob- servations and conclusions on library growth1 were re-examined in a recent article by H. William Axford in this journal.2 Axford sought to find whether or not the growth of university libraries since 1946 was maintaining the pace Rider found typical for the period be- fore 1940, and whether or not Rider's warning that libraries must double in size every fifteen or twenty years in order that their parent institutions might con- tinue to maintain high academic rating is indeed valid. If, however, certain rank orders of library data for the twenty institutions (omitting M.I.T. and CalTech because they have academic offerings in only a 6 Axford, op . Keywords: growth; holdings; libraries; library; university; years
• The Librarian in the College Novel by Tannenbaum, Earl (1963) - The main reason for using these more recent dates is that during this time academic libraries have experienced a period of great growth. Wade and Bernard Weisberger, both of the department of history, University of Chicago ; James S. Holliday of the department of history, San Francisco State College; Colton Storm, curator of the Ayer collection, Newberry library; and Robert Dechert of Philadelphia, a collector of rare American a . Keywords: college; librarian; libraries; library; novel
• U.S. Iana (1650-1950), A Selective Bibliography (Book Review); Almanacas of the United States (Book Review) by Harwell, Richard; Kaser, David (1963) - The new edi- tion will be a boon in libraries which have not owned a copy of the first edition ; it is different enough, too, from the earlier edi- tion to be worth having in the libraries which do have the 1954 issue. This revised edition is all the more welcome because of the enforced dep- rivation of the title in many libraries in whose collections it should be. Keywords: book; edition; libraries; library
• Advanced Data Processing in the University Library (Book Review) by Daily, Jay E. (1963) - The true value of the book consists not in pla intive hopes but in actual accomplishments and these are the translation of library routines into computer programing with vivid awareness of what the computer can and cannot do. At the Miami Beach Conference in 1962, the authors of this book and Gregory P. Williams, their consultant, reported on the project at the University of Illinois Congress Circle campus to study the use of computers in library technical processes. Keywords: book; computers; german; libraries; library; routines; university
• West German Library Developments Sincd 1945. With special emphasis on the rebuilding of research libraries (Review) by Danton, J. Periam (1963) - It should be of great use to anyone interested in university libraries, German libraries, international li- brary relationships, or, indeed issues involv- ing most major library functions . A major disability of library literature, when considered from the international point of view, is the general lack of compre- hensive, up-to-date material on the principal aspects of librarianship in one country writ- ten in the language of another. Keywords: english; german; libraries; library; page; study; university
• News from the Field; College Library Building Awards; Personnel by American Library Association, (1963) - EsTELLE JussiM is an assistant cataloger at Columbia University libraries, New York. DARIA KoRANOWSKA is now an assistant cataloger at Columbia University libraries, New York. Keywords: american; assistant; collection; college; congress; department; director; head; illinois; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; reference; school; services; state; university
• Books Briefly Noted by American Library Association, (1963) - Morgantown, W. Va.: West Virginia Uni- versity Library, n.d. 78p. Library T echnology Project; Third Annual Report for the Period July 1, 1961-June 30, 1962. Keywords: libraries; library; new; research; university; york
• The Antropocentric Needs of Academic Librarianship by Bergen, Daniel P. (1963) - Substantially increased human activity in academic libraries JULY 1963 Academic Librarianship Bv DANIEL P. BERGEN It has been sug- gested elsewhere that academic libraries can afford little lag in responding to a composite change in the psychological orientation of the students they serve. Keywords: academic; alienation; american; cit; college; education; ibid; keniston; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; new; research; riesman; school; society; students; study; time; university; youth
• Foreign Area Studies and Their Effect On Library Development by McNiff, Philip J. (1963) - Area programs have budgetary and fi- nancial implications for our libraries; these involve personnel, book selection, cataloging, reference services, and inter- library, as well as international, coopera- tion. Every study of area programs, whether general or spe·cific, emphasizes that a good library collection is a basic requirement, and that adequate support must ·be made available so that Iibrary resources can be built up. Keywords: area; east; libraries; library; materials; new; programs; research; resources; studies
• Reference Inquiries Received by Mail by Kinney, Mary R. (1963) - The report on this study will provide perti- nent information on referen<::e responsi- bilities of state libraries and state library extension agencies. Reference li- brary service by mail is one form of cooperative reference library work. Keywords: code; information; libraries; library; reference; service; state
• Selected Reference Books of 1962-1963 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1963) - In addition to the usual information regarding education and positions held, most of the sketch- es include a list of published works (both books and periodical articles) as well as references to unpublished studies such as theses and disserta- tions. Title entries include criti- cal notes as well as general description. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; entries; guide; history; index; information; libraries; library; list; new; publications; references; titles; united; university; volume; work
• News from the Field; ACRL Elections; Personnel;ACRL Microcard Series-Abstracts of Titles; The Eighth Midwest Academic Librarians' Conference by American Library Association, (1963) - APPOINTMENTS ELEANOR BUisT, senior reference librarian at Columbia University libraries, has been appointed executive secretary of the Co- ordinating Committee for Slavic and East European Library Resources (COCOSEERS). A COLLECTION of books, manuscripts and memorabilia relating to Lavoisier, eight- eenth-century French scientist, has been given to Cornell University libraries by Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin and Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes. Keywords: ala; assistant; association; building; collection; college; director; graduate; information; institute; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; new; position; school; science; section; state; university
• The Arlie Conference by Kaser, David (1963) - Careful systems planning is essen- tial before mechanization should be at- tempted; the compelling necessity of a national system of libraries should be recognized in planning for mechaniza- tion as it has been recognized in the planning of conventional libraries. This is not to say that there was una- nimity on all counts; there was frequent difference of opinion expressed on how to attain the goal, on what steps in at- taining it should enjoy priority over what other steps, and the relative im- portance of the many areas of prospec- tive improvement in library services. Keywords: computer; conference; libraries; library
• General Bibliography on Information Storage and Retrieval (Book Review); Literature on Information Retrieval (Book Review); Library Statistics of Colleges and Universities, 1959-60, Part 2: Analytic Report (Book Review) by Kaser, David; Hertel, Robert R. (1963) - The first analysis marks an important mile- stone in the development of a statistical pic- ture of academic libraries. ~acking a satisfactory general history of American collegiate libraries, students and scholars must rely chiefly on individual ac- counts. Keywords: data; index; libraries; library; statistics
• The Library of Bucknell University (Book Review) by Abbott, John C. (1963) - I was pleased to see the publication of this anthology on library service to labor, for much of what has been written appeared originally in publications of limited distribu- tion and has long since gone out of print. The first analysis marks an important mile- stone in the development of a statistical pic- ture of academic libraries. Keywords: data; labor; libraries; library; service
• The Small College Library (Book Review) by Batsel, John David (1963) - I was pleased to see the publication of this anthology on library service to labor, for much of what has been written appeared originally in publications of limited distribu- tion and has long since gone out of print. The articles in the collection are taken largely from the Newsletter and Guide of the Joint Committee on Library Service to Labor Groups, established by ALA in 1945, with representatives from libraries and or- ganized labor. Keywords: labor; libraries; library; new; service
• Books Briefly Noted by American Library Association, (1963) - The study also in- cludes a survey of the literature on the teaching of library administration. Nothing really new in library method or administration has been said. Keywords: administration; college; libraries; library; university
• Levels of Need for Library Service in Academic Institutions by Harlow, Neal (1963) - · Special needs of users: Students need direct access to a small and well selected collection of library materials, with a minimum of physical and psychological restraint, conditions which are attrac- tive and conducive to study, long open hours, and a mature and respected pro- fessional staff. Hypothesis: There are three levels of library use in an academic and research institution: (1) college level-the stu- dent's library, for the beginning student engaged in general education and in ac- quiring background for specific disci- plines; (2) university level-the ma- turing scholar's library, for the develop- ing scholar and specialist, emphasizing a subject field or area, providing syn- thesis and an introduction to research; and (3) research level-for the ad- vanced graduate, faculty member, and research staff concerned with the exten- sion or application of knowledge pro- viding the necessary intellectual support for research. Keywords: college; information; libraries; library; research; service; university; use
• Library Characteristics of Colleges Ranking High in Academic Excellence by Jordan, Robert T. (1963) - Correlation between criteria listed be- 373 low and academic excellence of the insti- tution: High correlation Volumes in library Volumes in library for each undergrad- uate student Per student salary expenditure by the library Moderate correlation Age of the school Per student operating expenditure by the library Number of periodical subscriptions in the library Low correlation Volumes acquired per year by the li- brary Ratio of library expenditure to total expenditure Two specific conclusions from this study are that in high quality colleges with more than five hundred students and less than fifty graduate students a minimum of approximately fifty books per student and approximately fifty thousand books in the collection is re- quired. Highest library . Keywords: colleges; criteria; education; excellence; high; libraries; library; quality; ranking; schools; score; students; university; volumes
• Trends in Rare Book Library Facilities by Nye, William J. (1963) - Later to have great historic significance in the de- velopment of rare book libraries in the United States, this paper was published the same year in the Library journal under the title Safeguarding Rare and Expensive Books in University and Ref- erence Libraries. Dr. Byrd has sug- gested that this renaissance of interest in rare book libraries has come about for a number of reasons: ... the practice of open stack access for stu- dents and staff has made it imperative to protect from this great body of users the more expensive, hard to replace, and fragile books,. Keywords: book; cases; college; facilities; libraries; library; materials; quarters; university
• Library Support of Area Study Programs by Stevens, Rolland E. (1963) - With increasing knowledge of Slavic languages, particularly Russian, among scholars in various fields, the separation of books in these languages from other books is a growing incon- venience to nonarea specialists. At Yale University books and periodicals in Chi- nese and Japanese are classified and shelved by subject with other books, ex- cept that traditional books (i.e.~ those published before 1850), and modern crit- 386 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES icisms and books about these tradition- al books are classified as a group. Keywords: acquisition; area; books; east; languages; libraries; library; program; publications; staff
• The National Oceanographic Data Center by Tatge, John (1963) - Based on past experience it is hoped that at least 60 per cent of academic libraries will be included in the current listing of institutional data. In response to requests for earlier releases of statistical data from the Associatidn of College and Research Libraries and individual librarians, it was decided to ask aca- demic libraries to return their forms as early as possible but not later than September 30, 1963 to the state agencies or, in the case of Alabama and North Dakota institutions, to the U .S. Office of Education . Keywords: center; data; information; libraries; oceanographic; research
• U.S. Office of Education 1962-63 Colege and University Library Statistics by Schick, Frank L. (1963) - Based on past experience it is hoped that at least 60 per cent of academic libraries will be included in the current listing of institutional data. As a result, this year all fifty states were invited to participate in this cooperative effort and forty-eight state library agencies are assisting the Office of Educa- tion in this study. Keywords: data; libraries
• Proceedings of the Conference on Training Science Information Specialists, October 12-13, 1961, April 12-13, 1962, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia (Review) by Moriarty, J. H. (1963) - Also guild conscious library school graduates at work for scien- tists have correctly stressed how unprofes- sional their users have found certain exist- ing samples of technical literature analysis, not to say how nebulous all of us admit most information science now is. Since the decisions as to what programs were to be described were rigorously made, and since their descriptions are by those top individuals who are involved in teaching, this distillation of science information train- ing's trends and achievements in this coun- try is a distinct .contribution to understand- ing the state of the art and to estimating its immediate future. Keywords: information; libraries; library; science
• Enlarged Prints From Library Microforms (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1963) - For some time the lack of a guide to Latin American libraries-similar to the American Library Directory-has hampered persons needing information about such in- stitutions. A number of library schools long since took pioneering steps in adding to their cur- ricula courses in science and engineering literature and bibliography, as well as in the literature and bibliography of other fields. Keywords: american; libraries; library; microfilm; microforms
• Engineering Data Microreproduction Standards and Specifications by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1963) - Although the compilers have not at- tempted to include all Latin American li- braries, their aim was to present all uni- versity and special libraries, public libraries of more than two thousand volumes, and school libraries of more than one thousand volumes; they recognize that, even with these limits, they have probably missed some in- stitutions. For some time the lack of a guide to Latin American libraries-similar to the American Library Directory-has hampered persons needing information about such in- stitutions. Keywords: american; libraries; library
• Guia de Bibliotecas de la America Latina (Book Review) by Jackson, William Vernon (1963) - Although the compilers have not at- tempted to include all Latin American li- braries, their aim was to present all uni- versity and special libraries, public libraries of more than two thousand volumes, and school libraries of more than one thousand volumes; they recognize that, even with these limits, they have probably missed some in- stitutions. For some time the lack of a guide to Latin American libraries-similar to the American Library Directory-has hampered persons needing information about such in- stitutions. Keywords: libraries; library; national; university
• Nonconventional Technical Information Systems in Current Use (Book Review) by Shera, J. H. (1963) - In- novation in information systems is definite- ly not coming from the library world, and only one library school is listed in this com- pilation. Increasing sophistication in such systems is also evident in the variety of principles now employed in their construction and the techniques applied in their use. Keywords: information; libraries; library; papers; systems; university
• News from the Field; Personnel; ACRL Board of Directors at Chicago; ACRL at Chicago; ACRL President's Report, July 1963; CHOICE: Books for College Libraries; ACRL Committee and Subsection Appointments by American Library Association, (1963) - F. BERNICE FIELD has been appointed as- sistant librarian in charge of cataloging and .- classification at Yale University library. She has been biology librarian at Northwestern University libraries, Evans- ton, Ill. LILLIAN P. CooPER has been named direc- tor of the recataloging project at Bowdoin College library, Brunswick, Me. Keywords: acrl; ala; assistant; association; board; books; building; chairman; college; college library; committee; department; director; head; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; president; reference; research; school; science; section; services; staff; state; state university; toronto; toronto library; university; university library; work
• Training Program for Library Technicians by Headings, Bernice E. (1963) - He stated that libraries could Establish the importance of the clerical and his desirability over the pro- fessional in certain aspects of library op- eration; improve his salary structure; and develop a program of clerical recruit- ment. from different types of libraries within the state, a curriculum was planned, lead- ing to an Associate of Applied Science degree. Keywords: college; libraries; library; program
• A Survey of Faculty Loan Policies by Bobinski, George S. (1963) - The pattern of action for the return of overdue library materials is basically the same for both types of libraries. There is usually no distinction be- tween the recall of library books for a student or for a faculty member. Keywords: faculty; libraries; library; loan
• Attention: Junior College Librarians by Griffith, Alice B. (1963) - The growing masses of students besieg- ing academic institutions, the current trend toward greater library use by stu- dents and the concomitant inability of libraries to keep up with these demands because of budget and staff limitations, are other factors cited which should deter libraries from allowing their books to lie unused and forgotten in faculty mem- bers' bookcases. · College and Research Libraries have books out for such a long time (fif- teen years at one college library) that they have frequently forgotten , about them, or the books have become part of their office fixtures. Keywords: college; libraries
• The Costs of Data Processing in University Libraries - In Book Acquisition and Cataloging; In Serials Handling; In Circulation Activities; by Culbertson, Don S.; Voigt, Melvin J.; Cox, James R. (1963) - My findings were that little really helpful information has been writ- ten on library costs. indeed difficult to write intelligently about cost figures respecting library circulation systems. Keywords: circulation; computer; cost; data; dollars; libraries; library; system; time; university
• Guidelines for Establishing Junior College Libraries by American Library Association, (1963) - Thus, a review of some guideposts found useful in the past will be an asset to those involved in planning new junior college libraries. They will provide a list of architects who have designed college libraries in each state. Keywords: collection; college; junior; librarian; libraries; library; materials; new
• Libraries in the World; A Long-Term Programme for the International Federation of Library Associations (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1963) - The professor illuminates the weaknesses of the old and even present systematics of Italian academic libraries, deploring the modest level of support they are able to offer 524 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES His outline of current developments is devoted to three areas of library work, (1) services to students, (2) services for research, and (3) cooperative services. Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library; paper; university
• Convegno di Studi sulle Biblioteche Universitarie, 16-17 Maggio 1960 (Book Review) by Orne, Jerrold (1963) - The professor illuminates the weaknesses of the old and even present systematics of Italian academic libraries, deploring the modest level of support they are able to offer 524 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES to research. In general, the monograph provides an interesting basis on which to consider the extension of library services on a worldwide basis. Keywords: libraries; library; paper; services
• Photocopies from Abroad, Directory of Photocopying and Microcopying Services (Book Review) by Ballou, Hubbard W. (1963) - The second part, Vienna, Berlin, and the Clinical Specialities, is a record of post- graduate study in practical clinical applica- tions of German medical science. What emerges is an examination in depth of German influence on a specific dis- cipline. Keywords: edition; libraries; services; university
• American Doctors and German Universities; a Chapter in International Intellectual Relations, 1870-1914 (Book Review) by Holley, Edward G. (1963) - The last rna jor section notes the turning of the tide: German Doctors in America be- fore 1914, when the visits to this country by German medical men resulted in increased respect for American medicine. The second part, Vienna, Berlin, and the Clinical Specialities, is a record of post- graduate study in practical clinical applica- tions of German medical science. Keywords: bonner; libraries; medicine; university
• Medizinische Bibliotheken in der Deutschen Democratischen Republik (Book Review) by Brodman, Estelle (1963) - All the medical libraries of the area are listed, plus the medical sections of large general libraries, as for example the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek in Berlin, and of university libraries. Entries in a double column to the page are alphabetical by name of the organization or library with separate alphabetical lists for the United States and Canada. Keywords: american; information; libraries; library; united
• Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers (Book Review) by Brown, Clara Mae (1963) - Entries in a double column to the page are alphabetical by name of the organization or library with separate alphabetical lists for the United States and Canada. All libraries associated with an organization are grouped under the official name of the organization and the major governmental libraries under the United States and Canada, with cross ref- erences for libraries with more than one sponsor. Keywords: information; libraries; library; material; united
• News from the Field; ALA Representatives at Academic Ceremonies; Personnel;Junior College Library Handbook Collection by American Library Association, (1963) - RICHARD MANDELL has become bibliog- rapher at York University libraries, Toronto. SIEGLINDE RooNEY has joined the acquisitions staff at York University libraries, Toronto. Keywords: acquisitions; assistant; california; city; collection; college; college library; department; director; division; head; illinois; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; october; ohio; reference; reference librarian; research; school; science; september; staff; state; state college; state university; university; university libraries; years; york; york university
• Books Briefly Noted by American Library Association, (1963) - Scale 333 miles to the inch • Over 4 700 names • Physical-Political coloring • Shows warm and cold ocean currents • National and state boundaries in purple Write for beautiful colored brochure G6J, with descriptive information and prices. The directory is a storehouse of informa- tion on a vast amount of research material not generally listed in the standard bibli- ographies. Keywords: books; libraries; material
• The Use of Overseas Cataloging in Australia with Special Reference to library of Congress Cataloging by Metcalfe, John (1964) - Now, 17 before drawing further conclusions, what sort of thing is supposed to be wrong with LC subject cataloging? The disease of LC headings, from being only sporadic, may become-may have al- ready become--epidemic and pandemic with further risk that not only may the forms of LC headings be not as good as they might be, but in addition its deter- mination of the subjects of particular books and its assignment of headings may not be as good, on the average, as they might be. Keywords: british; cataloging; central; headings; libraries; library; subject
• Cooperative Storage Warehouses by Harrar, Helen Joanne (1964) - Another argument for the center was that it would reduce the number of staff needed to handle active materials in member libraries, and would decrease the total staff time in the region by reduc- ing duplication of effort. A survey of strengths and weaknesses in the holdings of member libraries, being conducted by Stanley West (Florida). Keywords: center; costs; libraries; library; materials; nedl; research; storage
• Selected Reference Books of 1962-1963 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1964) - Some thirteen hundred items (books, period- ical articles, graduate theses, and court deci- sions) are listed in a classified arrangement, with an index of authors, editors, cases, and book titles. Format resembles that of the pub- lisher's Encyclopedia of American Associa- tions (Supplement 3C4) and is easy to use, but the volume is considerably bulkier and 45 more expensive than Ash, Subject Collec- tions (Supplement 3B13); this somewhat overlaps the latter but does not duplicate it, includes many libraries not in Ash (and vice versa), and is, of course, more recent. Keywords: author; bibliography; books; guide; index; libraries; library; new; reference; research; subject; supplement; volume; work
• Independent Historical Societies, an Enquiry into their Research and Publication Functions and their Financial Future (Book Review) by Alderson, William T. (1964) - For example, he justifies the limiting of memberships by independent societies on the grounds that this will reduce the total cost of membership benefits, but he caustically applies the term togetherness to the efforts of other soci- eties to attract a large membership and thereby reduce the unit costs of these bene- fits. He does not criticize the independent societies for not taking advantage of new developments in the graphic arts in the publication of their scholarly journals, but he applies the term popularizing to other societies that have used illustrations, artwork, color, and even 63 magazine format in the attempt to secure a wider reading audience. Keywords: libraries; library; societies; whitehill
• Special libraries: How to Plan and Equip them (Book Review) by Burton, Robert (1964) - The New York chapter of the Special Libraries Association, with Chester M. Lewi~ acting as editor, is to be congratulated for producing the present work which is based on a symposium on library planning held by the chapter in 1958. An annotated bibliography on library planning, a directory of suppliers, and a subject index complete the text, which is well illustrated. Keywords: book; cost; libraries; library
• Centralization and Documentation (Book Review) by Shaw, Ralph R. (1964) - A model is developed for study and evalu- ation of coordinate retrieval systems and applied to several collections. Serials in Australian Libraries; Social Sciences and Humanities; A Union List. Keywords: hoover; libraries; library; searching; systems
• Serials in Australian Libraries; Social Sciences and Humanities; A Union List (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1964) - Serials in Australian Libraries; Social Sciences and Humanities; A Union List. This interim edi- tion is designed to be a companion to Sci- entific Serials in Australian Libraries, as it might well be after it is used and continued as a list of holdings of several hundred li- braries in the country. Keywords: hoover; libraries; library
• Grants Awarded by ACRL Committee; ACRL Microcard Series Abstracts of Titles; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1964) - THOMAS L. REITZ has been appointed head of the acquisitions department at Wis- consin State College library, Whitewater. ALAN R. TAYLOR became African bibli- ographer at Indiana University library last autumn. Keywords: assistant; catalog; collection; college; college library; congress; department; director; grants; head; librarian; libraries; library; mary; mrs; national; new; reference; research; school; science; services; sister; staff; state; university; university library
• Books Briefly Noted by American Library Association, (1964) - Serials in Australian Libraries; Social Sciences and Humanities; A Union List. This interim edi- tion is designed to be a companion to Sci- entific Serials in Australian Libraries, as it might well be after it is used and continued as a list of holdings of several hundred li- braries in the country. Keywords: libraries; library; membership; university
• The Biological Serial Record Center by Benton, Mildred (1964) - By adhering to a policy of cooperation with other information collecting centers, and by remaining alert to further op- portunities for achieving expanded cov- erage of biological serial literature, it is the expectation that a more comprehen- sive final product will ultimately become available for all who care to use it. These titles were ob- tained from library lists and catalogs, from major bibliographic tools, from library-oriented individuals traveling abroad, from publisher's announcements -in fact, from all possible sources. Keywords: information; libraries; library; serial
• The Prospects For Mechanization by Morse, Philip M. (1964) - And, even more important, it will ·be necessary to learn what the library operation actually is, which books are being read and how often, what library users do and what they desire, in greater detail than is now known about most libraries. by large research libraries and can have a profound effect upon their responsiveness to the needs of library users. Keywords: control; libraries; library; material; mechanization; operations; research
• Medical Librarianship; Principles and Practice (Book Review) by Rogers, Frank B. (1964) - College and Research Libraries or other early Ohio Valley printers. Viewed from a perspective of world history, this comment is true; but viewed from the history of Lex- ington or St. Louis, Charless was an im- portant man, a founding father of the com- munity. Keywords: charless; documentation; information; libraries; medical
• Repertoire des Bibliotheques d'Etude et Organismes de Documentation (Book Review) by Jackson, William Vernon (1964) - The division into four parts (the Bibliothe- que Nationale, the University of Paris, gen- eral libraries, and special libraries) has giv- en way to an alphabetical arrangement by name of organization (from Abbaye Sainte Marie to Yacht Club de France) . College and Research Libraries material, but even so one is surprised to find the chapter on Libraries in Hospitals deal- ing with all sorts of libraries, medical school libraries as well as medical sections of pub- lic libraries. Keywords: entries; information; libraries; library; paris; poole
• ACRL Board of Directors Midwinter Meeting 1964; Indicted for Library Thefts; Nominees for ACRL Officers, 1964/65; News From the Field; Personnel; ACRL Preconference by American Library Association, (1964) - AN ALL-DAY CONFERENCE Will be held at Brooklyn College library on April 14. Orville L. Eaton, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan CHAIRMAN-ELECT AND SECRETARY: Richard Alan Farley, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas Mrs. Mildred Hawksworth Lowell, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES SECTION CHAIRMAN: Andrew J. Eaton, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHAIRMAN-ELECT: Everett T. Moore, University of California, Los Angeles, California David C. Weber, Stanford University, Stanford, California MARCH 1964 141 News From the Field ACQUISITIONS THE GEARY PAPERS, a collection of some nine hundred Civil War manuscripts, were donated to the Mobile (Ala.) public library by Mrs. John H. van Aken, a member of the library board. Keywords: acrl; ala; board; books; chairman; collection; college; committee; director; division; information; institute; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; program; public; reference; research; science; section; state; university; year; york
• Stamp Out N-------L------W-------! by Harlow, Neal (1964) - The millennium of library service draws nigh when academic libraries in every region proffer their major intellec- tual stores as stockpiles and supermarkets to support the affiuent mind. And if academic libraries are not the primary concern of those who de- pend upon them, how much more oblique are they likely. Keywords: education; libraries; library; national; university
• Librarians and Information Centers by Rees, Alan M. (1964) - tion retrieval and the latter with reference to specialized information centers, since information retrieval represents. It is hardly possible fo:Jf librarians to maintain that the · responsibility for the establishment, operation, and manage- ment of information centers does not rest within librarianship. Keywords: center; documents; information; librarianship; libraries; library; new; retrieval
• Interlibrary Loan Policies on Dissertations and Serial Publications by Gatliff, Jane W.; Foreman, Sylvia (1964) - With the development of inexpensive and rapid methods of photocopying it is possible for libraries to keep research materials where they are available to their own students and faculty and at the same time enable them to meet the growing demands from other libraries for materials. A mathematical model now between 8 and 10 per cent complete, SCUL is expected to aid in determining for that system an optimum level of user satisfaction for the money spent upon library service. Keywords: libraries; library; loan; university
• The Place of a Research Library in a Liberal Arts College, Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Bowdoin College, February 21-22, 1963 (Book Review) by Ludington, Flora B. (1964) - The already-great need for such material grows daily while the material itself merely trickles out. This presents a brief explana- tion of the process of record manufacturing, followed by a detailed, illustrated discussion of the stylus. Keywords: college; information; libraries; library; record
• Phonograph Record Libraries: Their Organisation and Practise by Barnes, Christopher (1964) - For academic libraries, especially those out- side Great Britain, its value as a guide to future record libraries and librarians may be justly contested.-Christopher Barnes, Cor- nell University. In Germany, as Danton has recently reminded us, the professors, provided with ample funds under their sole control, cre- ated institute libraries that largely duplicate and supersede the university libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; record; university
• The Uses of the University (Book Review) by Williamson, W. L. (1964) - For academic libraries, especially those out- side Great Britain, its value as a guide to future record libraries and librarians may be justly contested.-Christopher Barnes, Cor- nell University. In the 1963 Godkin lectures at Harvard, President Kerr of the University of Cali- fornia described the many changes that have occurred in universities of the United States during the past twenty years or so. Keywords: libraries; university
• Protecting the Library and Its Resources (Book Review) by Miller, Robert A.; Raber, Nevin W.; Raber, Nevin W. (1964) - Traditionally, librarians have considered MAY1964 that tax-supported liQraries, as local govern- ment agencies, are self-insured, and that such libraries incur no liability as a result of accidents · unless the library administra- tion has been negligent. The statement that library buildings are insurable on the same basis as other struc- tures but that the content and liability cov- erages are quite different is correct; how- ever, the suggestion (p. 153) that most libraries can be categorized as charitable, nonprofit organizations is questionable. Keywords: insurance; libraries; library; university
• News from the Field; Rare Books in Natural History; Personnel; Committee on Library Services; MALC in Indiana; Library Equipment Preconference by American Library Association, (1964) - Washing- ton University libraries will be host. Stanford University libraries also has re- ceived a gift of 548 volumes of general English literature from the estate of Mil- dred D. Chidester. Keywords: american; assistant; books; center; collection; college; college library; dame; department; director; head; history; institute; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; national; new; notre; program; reference; research; school; science; services; staff; state; state university; university; university libraries; volumes; washington; years
• Books Briefly Noted by American Library Association, (1964) - Morgantown, West Vir- ginia: West Virginia University Library, 1963. New York: New York Public Library, 1963. Keywords: libraries; library; new; press; york
• Of New Libraries and Futuristic Libraries by Gorchels, Clarence (1964) - ·Achievement of this status by Negro librarians has resulted from a combina- tion of efforts: ( 1) to improve Negro colleges and their libraries, so that they might compare favorably with colleges and college libraries in general; (2) to prepare professionally educated Negro librarians to staff the college libraries; NEW AND FUTURISTIC (Continued from pag e 268) the technical services than there are to aid the reader services. outset for library service in one of the colleges which will grow from one stu- dent to ten thousand students in the im- mediate future, such as the University of California at Irvine, Denver State Col- lege, Florida Athmtic University, or the California State College at Palos Verdes. Keywords: college; libraries; library; new; service
• The Silliman University Library: An Appraisal and a Vision by Siega, Gorgonio D. (1964) - As Silliman University library con- tinues to grow, and grow it must, it is fraught with many problems. 292 COLLEG~ AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES single university in the Philippines today meets the minimum standards set by the ALA for college libraries, much less for university libraries. Keywords: books; libraries; library; silliman; university
• Academic Library Buildings: Needs, Legislation, Inventory by Samore, Theodore (1964) - 1956 NA St. Bernardine of Siena Georgian Court College 1951 NA College . . . 1948 NA State Teachers College, Cornell University 1961 5,666,000 Minot 1959 355,000 D'Y ouville College 1957 497,000 . . . . Keywords: cent; college; construction; education; facilities; institutions; junior; libraries; library; new; public; school; seminary; state; state college; table; teachers; theological; university
• Library Facilities and Practices in Colleges of Veterinary Medicine by Fadenrecht, George H. (1964) - In addition to the fact that of fourteen libraries all but one served clientele from outside the veterinary college as well as their own, the final point determined was that the hours of service per week were less than for general libraries. Dr. Martin Cummings, National Library of Medicine, showed a film, The . Medlars Story to illustrate his discussion of the theme of library service to users at the research level. Keywords: college; libraries; library; veterinary
• The 1963-64 Office of Education Survey of College and University Library Statistics; Time Produces the Organization; ALA Representatives at Academic Ceremonies; ACRL Elections and Appointments; ACRL Board of Directors at St. Louis; ACRL at St. Louis; From the ACRL Executive Secretary; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1964) - •• ALA Representatives at Academic Ceremonies 328 ALA representatives at recent academic ceremonies included: Ruth Harris, librarian, Hastings College, at the dedication of the Kearney State College library on October 31; Robert Serverance, director, Air University library, at the dedication of Auburn University library, Nov. 5; Ralph E. McCoy, director of libraries, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, at the inauguration of Glenn A. Richardson as president of Greenville College, November 9; W. P. Kellam, director of libraries, University of Georgia, at the inauguration of Sanford Soverhill as president of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., on Novem- ber 15; Gertrude Van Zee, Dwight B. Waldo library, Western Michigan Uni- versity, at the inauguration of Calvin A. VanderWerf as president of Hope College, Holland, Michigan, on November 16; Elizabeth G. Myer, Public Services in Rural Areas, Providence, R.I., at the Bryant College Centennial Symposium and Convocation, on November 18; Gustave A. Harrar, director of libraries, Boston University, at Bates College 100th anniversary convoca- tion, on November 20; Fritz Veit, director of libraries, Chicaga Teachers College and Chicago City Junior Colleges, at the installation of David Wein- stein as president of the College of Jewish Studies (Chicago) on February 16; David Otis Kelley, university librarian, University of New Mexico, at that university's 75th anniversary celebration and academic conference on February 25; Forrest C. Palmer, librarian, Madison College, at the dedication of the Alexander Mack memorial library, Bridgewater College, on April 3; J. Elias Jones, library director, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, at the inaugura- tion of Ralph Candler John as president of Simpson College on April 5; John P. Waggoner, Jr., assistant librarian, Duke University, at the inauguration of Lucius Stacey Weaver as president of Methodist College, Fayetteville, N.C., on April 10; B. E. Powell, university librarian, Duke University, at the inauguration of Samuel Proctor Massie as president of North Carolina College on April 25; Lawrence S. Thompson, director of libraries, University of Ken- tucky, at the inauguration of John Wieland Oswald as president of that uni- versity on April 28; J. Periam Danton, University of California, Berkeley at the dedication of the California State College library, Hayward, on May 2; Hardin Craig, Jr., librarian, Fondren library, Rice University, at the inauguration of William Harwood Hinton as president of Houston Baptist College on May 8; Carl W. Hintz, university librarian, University of Oregon, at the dedication of the William Jasper Kerr library of Oregon State University on May 8; Merrill Berthrong, administration librarian, University of Pennsylvania, at the inauguration of William Walsh Hagerty as president of Drexel Institute of Technology on May 12; Robert Vosper, university librarian, University of California, Los Angeles, at the inauguration of Franklyn A. Johnson as presi- dent of California State College on May 15; and John Cook Wyllie, librarian, University of Virginia, at the dedication of the George C. Marshall research library at Virginia Military Institute on May 23. · JOHN GRANTIER is acquisitions librarian at Washington University libraries, St. Louis. Keywords: acrl; ala; association; chairman; collection; college; college library; committee; department; education; information; junior; librarian; libraries; library; louis; members; mrs; national; new; president; research; school; science; section; services; staff; state; toronto; toronto library; university; university libraries; volumes; washington; years
• Paper Deterioration-An Old Story by Grove, Lee E. (1964) - In 1909 the preface to a Department of Ag- riculture report on papers for permanent records said: In view of the great value to mankind of the results of scientific research and discovery achieved and pub- lished in the various bureaus of the gov- ernment; and in view of the fact that the paper on which these results are now published is ·highly perishable [and in 1964 is obviously perishing], its life in many instances being only a few years, we urgently recommend that the neces- sary steps be taken to secure the printing on durable paper of at least part of the edition of each publication of lasting 11 Conference of Italian Librarians, Library Jour- nal, LXXIII (December 1898), 667. The more important of these, so far as concerns this country, may be noted in chronological order, thus: esparto, in the period 1860-70; 'mechanical wood' or ground wood pulp, in 1870-80; the wood celluloses, in the period 1880-90.13 After finding that such factors as illuminating gas, acidity in the instance of mid-century rag papers, and oxidation in the instance of mechan- ical wood pulp, were involved in dete- rioration, 14 the committee enumerated four classes, or qualities, of papermaking fibers and described specifications for book papers to be used in publications of presumably permanent value. Keywords: association; book; committee; cost; edition; libraries; library; new; newspapers; paper; publishers; use; wood; years; york
• Flora Belle Ludington: A Biography and Bibliography by Johnson, Margaret L. (1964) - by Edward G. Roberts, Library Quarterly, XXX, 107-08. 1961 Review of The Reader's Advisor and Book- man's Manual, 9th ed. rev. and enlarged by Hester R. Hoffman, Library Journal, LXXXVI, 222-23. 1962 The Librarian's Reading; Personal and Pro- fessional, Illinois Libraries, XLIV, 354-58. Essentials of Cooperation, South Dakota Library Bulletin, XXXIX, 66-71. Keywords: ala; association; bulletin; college; librarian; libraries; library; ludington; review; university
• Library Cooperation in Kansas City by Downs, Robert B. (1964) - Thus, there are within a radius of 130 miles from Kansas City library resources approximating five million volumes. The individuals who should be, and often are, most familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of college libraries are the faculty members who must depend upon them to support ongoing education- al programs. Keywords: city; college; council; kansas; libraries; library
• The Technical Information Service in the Stanford University Libraries by Pooler, Jack; Weber, David C. (1964) - Library service to local industrial firms may be considered part of this sup- port to the community at large. Raynard C. Swank, director of the Stanford University libraries at the time that its TIS was created, has believed that local cooperative library services are a desirable pattern for the future. Keywords: cost; industry; information; libraries; library; research; service; stanford; tis; university
• Cataloging Practice in English Technical College Libraries by Stephenson, George R. (1964) - Hence in mid-1963, the author, finding very little on the subject in the professional literature, thought it would be of general interest to form some sort of picture of current practice in cataloging in technical college libraries. It gives a rea- sonably representative picture of what is going on in technical college libraries at present. Keywords: catalog; colleges; courses; libraries; library; research; technical; total
• The Future of the Research Library (Book Review) by Powell, Benjamin E. (1964) - But research libraries still fall short--even the ' largest of them--of performing their proper function of enabling scholars to identify the library materials relevant to their research and of providing immediate access to copies for their use. The Future of the Research Library ap- pnses us of the progress already made against problems that plague research li- braries and becomes a useful guide for future library research. Keywords: book; libraries; library; research
• Scientific and Technical Libraries; Their Organization and Administration (Book Review) by Tallman, Johanna E. (1964) - It is suitable as a text for library school students studying science libraries. Writing about special libraries is difficult because of the wide range of subjects, size of staffs, diversity of functions, and other dissimilar factors. Keywords: information; libraries; library; text
• News from the Field; Institute for College Library Building Consultants; ACRL Grants Program, 1964; Personnel by American Library Association, (1964) - PATRICIA MITCHELL has joined the refer- ence staff of Purdllle University libraries. MRS. PANSY WASHINGTON is serials cata- loger at Kansas State University library, Manhattan. Keywords: assistant; college; congress; department; director; division; head; information; institute; international; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; program; reference; research; school; september; service; staff; state; university; university library
• Books Briefly Noted by American Library Association, (1964) - It is suitable as a text for library school students studying science libraries. This book should provide a better per- spective for management of the complexity of special library organization and services and the possibilities of real assistance to the promotion of company objectives which can be developed through a well run library. Keywords: information; libraries; library; new
• Arabic Resources in American Research libraries and PL 480 by Matta, Seoud (1964) - PL 480 Perhaps the most significant single de- velopment for the United States in the acquisition of Arabic materials since the mid-nineteenth century is the United States Public Law 480. 5 CENTRALIZED OR COOPERATIVE CATALOGING OF ARABIC MATERIALS Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library; materials; university
• Putting the House in Order by Diehl, Katharine Smith (1964) - College and Research Libraries Putting the House in Order SINCE EARLY 1962 the American Librar- ies Book Procurement Program for India and Pakistan, directed by the Library of Congress and financed through PL 480 funds, has been purchasing, partially processing, and distributing selected books and periodicals to a small number (less than twenty) of American libraries. Each of these universities has teaching programs in librarianship; each has graduates from American accredited library schools on its faculty and staff; each has good library facilities, and good language teachers. Keywords: books; india; language; libraries; library
• Some Prerequisites to Cooperative Cataloging by Bregzis, Ritvars (1964) - The high cost of original cataloging of identi- cal materials in many libraries and the mounting of backlogs in most catalog de- partments are compelling reasons for urgent action. In libraries that presently follow LC in entry, classification, and subject heading there is ample evidence that the merging of LC · authority with the local authority for entry, interpretation of clas- sification, and application of subject headings produces considerably less than duplication of the LC system, although the aim and rule is to follow LC. Keywords: cataloging; classification; entry; libraries; library
• Library Administration: Theory and Practice (Book Review) by Lyle, Guy R. (1964) - Toward the middle of the book there is a chapter on reference service in which the author offers his Odyssey of reference books. Mr. Mittal has delved widely into the -writings of American librarianship-journals, books, and even obscure PhD dissertations-and the results jam the pages in long quotations: Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; university
• Problems in Planning Library Facilities; Consultants, Architects, Plans and Critiques (Book Review) by McNeal, Archie L. (1964) - In March 1931 the General Assembly ratified the Act of Consolidation which brought in- to one system North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, North Carolina College for Women, and the Uni- versity of North Carolina. Dr. Wilson's book records the story through its first thirty-two years with State College and the College for Women emerging as The University of North Carolina at Raleigh and The Univer- NOVEMBER 1964 sity of North Carolina at Greensboro. Keywords: college; libraries; library; north; university
• University of Minnesota Libraries A Policy Statement for Their Government and Administration; News from the Field; Personnel; by American Library Association, (1964) - GEORGENE LAWRENCE is a new member of the documents department of Indiana University library. BARBARA McCUNE joined the cata- loging staff at Indiana University library in September. Keywords: assistant; cataloging; college; department; director; division; education; head; indiana; indiana university; librarian; libraries; library; member; mrs; new; school; science; staff; state; university; university library; years; york
• The New Depository Program and College Libraries by Buckley, Carper W. (1965) - College and Research Libraries CARPER W. BUCKLEY The New Depository Program and College Lipraries Qualifications to be met by depository libraries under the new law are outlined, and a brief survey is presented of the conditions leading to its enactment. Statistics are given on the cost of government publishing, the extent of distribution, and the number of depository libraries. Keywords: depository; government; libraries; publications
• Automated Operations in a University Library--A Summary by Hammer, Donald P. (1965) - The computer can easily coordinate the acquisition unit's lists sent to dealers with those of gifts and exchange sent to other libraries, so that the same title will not appear on both lists at the same time. Repetitive tasks in libraries, as in other industries, are subfect to ma- chine accomplishment. Keywords: book; card; catalog; circulation; computer; data; information; libraries; library; order; storage; system
• Professional Duties in University Libraries by Downs, Robert B.; Delzell, Robert F. (1965) - In exceptional instances, specialized training and/ or experience may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirements; five years of professional library experience for part of which graduate study beyond-or oth- er than-the fifth-year library degree may be substituted; demonstrated ad- ministrative and supervisory ability where appropriate; subject specializa- tion where appropriate, evidenced by a graduate degree in the subject field or the equivalent in training and/ or experi- ence. The rationale is that in large librar- ies many subprofessionals, who would not require library school preparation, could be employed and trained to achieve satisfactory skill in the performance of a few narrow phases of library work. Keywords: clerical; degree; duties; librarian; libraries; library; positions; professional; responsibility; university; work
• The Library Services Branch and Its Services to Libraries by Samore, Theodore (1965) - THE LmRARY SERVICES BRANCH of the Office of Education is responsible for ( 1) administering the Library Services and Construction Act, which applies to public libraries, and ( 2) study, research, statistical, and advisory services on all types of libraries. There are specialists for public li- braries, school libraries, special libraries, college and university libraries, and li- brary education. Keywords: college; education; libraries; library; public; services
• The Interlibrary Loan Service of the National Library of Medicine by Roe, Joseph H.; Cassidy, Thomas R. (1965) - Provi- sion of medical library service adequate to meet the needs of burgeoning medical investigation-and adequate to the re- quirements of related disciplines which come through nonmedical libraries-re- quires the reinforcement of the national network of library services through which local resources are supplemented by regional libraries. In a recent editorial4 the editor of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association stated, «With fine medical research collections in almost every re- gion of this country, it seems ludicrous that medical libraries of every size in every part of the nation should think of 4 Alfred N . Keywords: libraries; library; loan; medical; medicine; national; new
• Collier's Encyclopedia (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1965) - The papers vary in length, quality, and content but have a unifying theme which is libraries and graduate and under- graduate education, libraries and interna- tional affairs, and library development in the future-topics that are seasonable as well as perennial. It is a significant event in the world of higher education when a most pressing educational problem is solved by large-scale investment in library buildings. Keywords: books; collier; encyclopedia; libraries; library; university
• The Cornell Library Conference: Papers Read at the Dedication of the Central Libraries, October, 1962 (Book Review) by Byrd, Cecil K. (1965) - The papers vary in length, quality, and content but have a unifying theme which is libraries and graduate and under- graduate education, libraries and interna- tional affairs, and library development in the future-topics that are seasonable as well as perennial. It is a significant event in the world of higher education when a most pressing educational problem is solved by large-scale investment in library buildings. Keywords: cornell; libraries; library
• Library Buildings of Britain and Europe -An International Study, with Examples Mainly from Britain and Some from Europe and Overseas (Book Review) by Kuhlman, A. F. (1965) - The papers vary in length, quality, and content but have a unifying theme which is libraries and graduate and under- graduate education, libraries and interna- tional affairs, and library development in the future-topics that are seasonable as well as perennial. It is a significant event in the world of higher education when a most pressing educational problem is solved by large-scale investment in library buildings. Keywords: buildings; cornell; libraries; library; university
• Microcopying Methods (Book Review) by Salmon, Stephen R. (1965) - It is unnecessary to rehearse the multitudinous problems which have beset the larger reference and research libraries in recent years. College and Research Libraries 64 I College & Research Libraries • january, 1965 Anthony Thompson writes as a librarian who, after varied experience in university and special libraries and after much pre- liminary study of the planning and design of library buildings, spent five years at in- tensive documentation at the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Keywords: libraries; library; reference; research; state
• Prospects for Library Cooperation in New York City. Planning for More Effective Utilization of Reference and Research Resources (Book Review) by Kreissman, Bernard (1965) - It is unnecessary to rehearse the multitudinous problems which have beset the larger reference and research libraries in recent years. In this context, the New York City committee of librarians decided to have a program ready for implementation at the drop of a gavel, and Nelson Associates were hired to exam- ine the ways in which the proposed 3 R's legislation would affect library use in New York City. Keywords: libraries; library; new; research; state; york
• Purdue University Libraries Attitude Survey: 1959-1960 (Book Review) by Shank, Russell (1965) - Such an establish- ment could also perform the necessary research and provide the leadership to de- velop needed cooperative programs on a pay-as-you-go basis, and could be devised Book Reviews I 61 so as to conform to the proposed 3 R legis- lation so that city libraries would be pre- pared to step into the state-supported pro- gram. Improved utilization of paperback pub- lications in connection with reserve col- lections at college libraries. Keywords: libraries; library
• Student Use of Libraries: An Inquiry into the Needs of Students, Libraries, and the Educational Process; Papers of the Conference Within a Conference, July 16-18, 1963, Chicago, Illinois. by Brock, Clifton (1965) - During the current year, the Super- intendent of Documents expects to dis- tribute more than six million copies of publications to depository libraries. Discussion by two Brit- ish librarians, one of duties in govern- ment, the other in public libraries. Keywords: college; conference; government; librarian; libraries; library
• Association of Southeastern Research Libraries; ACRL Grants Committee Awards; Conference of Eastern College Librarians; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1965) - MARY ARMOUR is assistant cataloger in Brookings, S. Dak., College library. DIANA JoNES has joined the staff of Sacramento State College library as assist- ant humanities reference librarian. Keywords: assistant; association; catalog; city; college; college library; committee; department; division; education; grants; head; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; n.y; new; ohio; research; school; staff; state; state college; state university; university; university library; years; york
• The 357 Data Collection System for Circulation Control by Harris, Michael H. (1965) - The institute will consist of an opening general session, which will be devoted to a discussion of mistakes that have been made in recent library buildings, and five meetings for each of the three types of libraries-public libraries, school libraries, and college and university libraries. Their last session will consist of a tour to a selected number of ·school libraries in the Detroit area. Keywords: circulation; libraries; library; system
• Library Records Prepared with the Aid of Data Processing Equipment by Jahoda, Gerald; Accola, Ferrol Ann (1965) - Nonetheless, summation indicates that data processing by ma- chine can be advantageous in library record keeping when two condi- tions exist: 1) a basic record can be used for a variety of purposes; and 2) cost of development and programing can be shared by a num- ber of libraries. College and Research Libraries GERALD JAHODA and FERROL ANN ACCOLA Library Records Prepared with the Aid of Data Processing Equipment Published reports are examined on twenty-five projects for utilizing machines in library records maintenance. Keywords: books; data; information; libraries; library; machine; operations; records; serials; status; system; university
• Planning Library Buildings for Service. Proceedings of a Library Buildings and Equipment Institute, July 6-8, 1961 (Book Review) by McDonald, John P. (1965) - The LAD Architecture Committee for Public Libraries, in cooperation with the American Library Trustees Association, will devote two of its meetings to the role of the trustee in library planning and two other meet- ings to the presentation and critiques of public library plans. The institute will consist of an opening general session, which will be devoted to a discussion of mistakes that have been made in recent library buildings, and five meetings for each of the three types of libraries-public libraries, school libraries, and college and university libraries. Keywords: buildings; college; libraries; library; school; university
• ACRL Microcard Series- Abstracts of Titles; Nominees for ACRL Offices, 1965-66; ACRL Board of Directors; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1965) - FRANK P. GRISHAM became assistant di- rector of Joint University libraries on Jan- uary 1. SusAN WAKEFIELD has been appointed reference librarian in the medical division of Joint University libraries, Nashville. Keywords: acrl; ala; assistant; board; california; chairman; collection; college; college library; committee; conference; department; division; education; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; national; new; program; research; school; science; section; staff; state; university; university libraries; washington
• Library Provision for Undergraduates - In England; In the United States by Page, B. S.; McCarthy, Stephen A. (1965) - It should be immediately noted that although the separate undergraduate or college library has been adopted as the pattern of library service in a group of institutions, it has either not been con- sidered or it has been rejected by others which provide central library service to the university community in a single building~ The separate undergraduate library has been regarded as a means of im- proving library service to undergrad- uates by giving them their own special facilities, a book and periodical collec- tion chosen to meet their needs and a staff interested in providing library ser- vice to young college students. A major change in library service to undergraduates occurred with the open- ing of the Lamont library at Harvard in January 1949. Keywords: libraries; library; service; students; undergraduate; university
• Principles Governing the Employment of Nonprofessional Personnel in University Libraries by Muller, Robert H. (1965) - The borderline between what is nonprofessional and what is profes- sional among library duties has become more sharply defined in re~ent years due in part to the shortage of library school graduates and the need to oper- ate libraries as efficiently and econom- ically as possible. If a library is unable to attract competent nonprofessional employees or if the turnover among such employees is ex- cessively high, there is a risk that librar- ians will be forced into the performance of nonprofessional tasks to an excessive extent and thus provide library service that is economically indefensible and detrimental to the wider public accept- ance of librarians as a professional group. Keywords: employment; libraries; library
• Mechanized Acquisitions Procedures at the University of Maryland by Cox, Carl C. (1965) - Wherever complete LC catalog copy is available the catalog department pre- pares all cards for the book at this time and files both catalog cards and request forms by order number until the arrival of the book. College and Research Libraries CARL C. COX Mechanized Acquisitions Procedures at the University of Maryland After searching book requests and selecting vendors for them, they are keypunched into order decks, and rush orders are mailed. Keywords: card; catalog; copy; fund; libraries; number; order; time
• Multi-Campus Distribution of Purchased Libraries by Silver, Cy H. (1965) - . , they could, thus, be as- signed to library areas designed to re- ceive particular author, period and sub- ject collections. Rather, this paper shall describe and discuss the techniques by which these two collec- tions were distributed among libraries which have an aggressive, competitive interest in improving their holdings. Keywords: books; campuses; collections; distribution; foot; librarian; libraries; library; ogden; ucla; volumes
• Library Support of Medical Education and Research in Canada (Book Review) by Bishop, Olga B. (1965) - The proposals for a nationwide program for improving access to the resources of medical literature in Canada include: ( 1) the establishment of a National Medical Bibliographic Centre and Information Ser- vice; ( 2) a program of financial aid to medical school libraries to enable them t<)_ bring their collections up to recognized standards; ( 3) the establishment and main- tenance of an auxiliary provincewide library service for the continuing education pro- grams; ( 4) the setting-up, in all teaching hospitals, of medical libraries which meet professional library standards; ( 5) the set- ting-up of a program for the training of Book Reviews I 251 medical science libr-arians at an accredited Canadian library school. From the offset we are shown the essen- tial need for paying attention to background in the study of the history of libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; medical; research
• The Heritage of the English Library (Book Review) by Lazenby, Francis D. (1965) - The proposals for a nationwide program for improving access to the resources of medical literature in Canada include: ( 1) the establishment of a National Medical Bibliographic Centre and Information Ser- vice; ( 2) a program of financial aid to medical school libraries to enable them t<)_ bring their collections up to recognized standards; ( 3) the establishment and main- tenance of an auxiliary provincewide library service for the continuing education pro- grams; ( 4) the setting-up, in all teaching hospitals, of medical libraries which meet professional library standards; ( 5) the set- ting-up of a program for the training of Book Reviews I 251 medical science libr-arians at an accredited Canadian library school. From the offset we are shown the essen- tial need for paying attention to background in the study of the history of libraries. Keywords: century; libraries; library; medical; school
• Guardians of Tradition: American Schoolbooks of the Nineteenth Century (Book Review) by Shores, Louis (1965) - Other topics in- clude: religious life and learning (a very fertile field-.. the special character of Chris- tianity involved an immediate interest in books, and therefore in libraries, p.21); the Oxford Greyfriars and S. Robert of Lincoln; Richard de Bury and his Philobiblon; parish libraries; and at the end a delightful little chapter on _.The At the conclusion of his succinct history of Roman public libraries he poses a provocative query: what would have hap- pened had Ovid not been sent into exile by Augustus but made head of the Palatine li- brary instead? Keywords: century; classification; foskett; libraries; reading
• ACRL Rare Books Preconference; The Association of Research Libraries; Junior College Libraries Conferences; ACRL Constitution and Bylaws; Proposed Amendments to the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws; ACRL Subject Specialists Section: Slavic and East European Subsection Bylaws; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1965) - Any member of the American Library Association may desig- nate the Association of College and Re- search Libraries as the type of library divi- sional membership or may become a mem- ber upon payment of the additional divi- sional membership fee as provided in the American Library Association Bylaws. SHANG PING Lm is a member of the cata- loging staff at Drake University library. Keywords: american; article; association; board; bylaws; chairman; college; committee; directors; libraries; library; library association; members; president; research; sec; university
• The CECL's First Fifty Years by Turner, Harold M. (1965) - These services include furnishing a list of library consultants in any area of the country, supplying a list of new college library buildings in each area, providing a list of architects who have de- signed college libraries in each state, producing bibliographies on college library planning, and sponsoring building institutes pre- ceding the American Library Association annual conference. For example, even the hastiest examina- tion of its program contents will show how little given this Conference has been to self-analysis, to brooding over its identity, to introspection or even to retrospection in any form. Keywords: college; columbia; conference; libraries; library; new; research; time; today; williamson; years
• Selected Reference Books of 1964-65 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1965) - Therefore the category of secondary sources includes reference works and historical-cultural materials both in Hungarian and foreign languages in addi- tion to purely literary materials. A chronology of Canadian litera- ture precedes the biographical accounts and a list of general works in the field follows.- R.K. GEOGRAPHY Norge. Keywords: articles; bibliography; books; dictionary; entries; guide; index; libraries; list; materials; new; reference; subject; volume; work
• Libraries and Universities; Addresses and Reports (Book Review) by Eaton, Andrew J. (1965) - This report gives the chief results of a pilot study on the use made of a selected number of technical libraries located in Greater London during 1962 and 1963. Little real evidence is offered to support the hypothesis that customers of technical libraries can be clas- sified into meaningful user groups. Keywords: buck; harvard; libraries; library; reference; university
• Technical Libraries: Users and Their Demands (Book Review) by Roberts, E. G. (1965) - This report gives the chief results of a pilot study on the use made of a selected number of technical libraries located in Greater London during 1962 and 1963. Little real evidence is offered to support the hypothesis that customers of technical libraries can be clas- sified into meaningful user groups. Keywords: libraries; library
• Libraries and Automation (Book Review) by Rees, Alan M. (1965) - This report gives the chief results of a pilot study on the use made of a selected number of technical libraries located in Greater London during 1962 and 1963. Little real evidence is offered to support the hypothesis that customers of technical libraries can be clas- sified into meaningful user groups. Keywords: automation; information; librarian; libraries; library; users
• ACRL President's Report, July 1965; ACRL Elections and Appointments; News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1965) - RETIREMENTS PAUL BIXLER retires in July as head of Antioch College library. ~ Applications (two copies) should include a complete curriculum vitae, university record transcript, names of three persons to whom reference may be made, and a recent photograph, and should be addressed to: DR. T. MAcCALLUM WALKER, Chief Librarian, University Library, Calgary, Alberta, Canada within two weeks of the appearance of this advertisement. -· COMPUTER SHELF LIST (Continued from page 315) other odd-numbered cards go into print positions 39-85, and columns 34-80 of the second and other even-numbered cards occupy positions 86-132. Keywords: acrl; chairman; college; committee; director; division; education; july; librarian; libraries; library; members; mrs; new; president; reference; research; science; section; services; staff; state; state university; university; university library; work; year
• Quantitative Criteria for Adequacy of Academic Library Collections by Clapp, Verner W.; Jordan, Robert T. (1965) - They invite exploration of the conditions which affect academic needs for books, of the relative weights which should be attached to the various controlling fac- tors, and of the basic hypothesis itself- namely, that it is possible to provide a meaningful quantitative measure of ade- quacy in library collections. The adequacy of the college library's collections cannot be measured in quan- titative terms, asserts a well-known text- book in the field of college library ad- ministration. Keywords: adequacy; association; books; collection; college; column; libraries; library; research; standards; table; volumes
• The Place of "Professional Specialists" on the University Library Staff by Weber, David C. (1965) - Other specialists (perhaps the business manager and photographic specialist are examples), may always re- main a clearly distinct group. One need only consider the officers of the Library of Congress to realize that large research libraries of the future are certain to have on the staff some men who are business specialists, lawyers, historians, as well as other specialists in editing, in commu- nications, in audio systems, or in data processing. Keywords: group; librarian; libraries; library; positions; specialist; status; university
• IFLA and Its Future Policy by Brummel, L. (1965) - IFLA made a good start in this respect in Rome, where in a ple- nary meeting four experts delivered lee- 394 I College & Research Libraries • September 1965 tures on libraries in newly developing countries and in special meetings where such subjects as reprography and mech- anization were discussed. Proposed as being essential to its continued success are: (1) a broader base for its fiscal support; (2) special conferences for particular groups of librarians; (3) improved annual programing; (4) better com- munication between IFLA and its constituent organizations; and, (5) a more extensive publication program. Keywords: associations; ifla; international; libraries; library; meetings; world
• The Location of a Library's Science Collection by Waddington, Charles C. (1965) - Increasing emphasis upon multidisciplinary research argues for greater centralization of science libraries. To arrive at a reasonable utiliza- tion of library materials, the books and journals must be used a certain number of times within a given unit of time. Keywords: centralization; collections; libraries; library; science; use
• A Directory of Information Resources in the United States. Physical Sciences. Biological Sciences. Engineering (Book Review) by Richmond, Phyllis A. (1965) - Those librarians who noticed the press re- leases from the American Library Associa- tion and the Council on Library Resources on May 21, 1961, announcing a grant for study of library catalog card reproduction looked forward to an aid in comparing and choosing a cheaper, quicker, or clearer way to prepare catalog cards. First is a listing of the problems of card reproduction, with a summary of the most economical techniques that were found in use by small and larger libraries cataloging fewer or more than 2,000 titles per year. Keywords: cards; libraries; library; processes; reproduction
• Catalog Card Reproduction (Book Review) by Farley, Earl (1965) - Those librarians who noticed the press re- leases from the American Library Associa- tion and the Council on Library Resources on May 21, 1961, announcing a grant for study of library catalog card reproduction looked forward to an aid in comparing and choosing a cheaper, quicker, or clearer way to prepare catalog cards. First is a listing of the problems of card reproduction, with a summary of the most economical techniques that were found in use by small and larger libraries cataloging fewer or more than 2,000 titles per year. Keywords: libraries; library; processes; study
• Libraries of the Future (Book Review) by Taylor, Robert S. (1965) - The present work is designed to outline the theoretical and practical requirements for moving books and library materials in libraries of every type and size. As the author points out, it is difficult to find a single com- prehensive analysis of the techniques of moving library materials. Keywords: book; libraries; library; study
• Specialized Information Centers (Book Review) by Wooster, Harold (1965) - James Ja- cobs' paper on the possibilities of data proc- essing in school library systems appears to be valid enough, although for the most part it depicts planning rather than current op- eration. Special library systems are represented by two papers, Marjorie Grif- fin's history of the trial-and-error method of development at IBM's Advanced Sys- tems Development and Research Library, and Hillis Griffin's description of processing and circulation at the National Reactor Testing Station Technical Library in Idaho. Keywords: book; center; information; libraries; library; school; systems
• ACRL Microcard Series Abstracts of Titles by American Library Association, (1965) - CLARA MAE BRowN, head reference li- brarian in Joint University libraries, Nash- ville, since 1946, retired on June I. MRs. (Thesis: M.A. in L.S., Indiana University, 1964.) Keywords: librarian; libraries; library; university
• ACRL Board of Directors; ACRL at Detroit; From the ACRL Executive Secretary; News from the Field; Personnel; ACRL Grants Program, 1965/ 66 - Eleventh Year by American Library Association, (1965) - MRS. MILLICENT pALMER has joined the staff of Southern Illinois University, Ed- wardsville, as library instruction librarian. MRs. WILLIAM H. KuRTH joins the staff of Washington University libraries, St. Louis, as an assistant director, with responsibility for developing the book collections. Keywords: acrl; ala; assistant; association; board; book; california; college; college libraries; committee; director; head; july; junior; librarian; libraries; library; members; mrs; new; president; program; reference; research; school; science; september; staff; state; state university; university; university libraries; year
• The Quiet Crisis in Government Publishing by Brock, Clifton (1965) - Given the $72.9 million for publication printing by GPO, this would mean that 44 per V cent of government publications are pro- duced outside the Government Printing Office. The development of these plants is part of the long and complex ~ist?ry of centralization versus decentrahzatwn of government printing, which need not be covered here. Keywords: cent; committee; congress; distribution; expenditures; government; government printing; government publications; gpo; libraries; printing; program; publications; total
• Med Boken Som Bakgrunn; Festskrift til Harald L. Tveteras (Book Review) by Gjelsness, Rudolph (1965) - A problem in the United States is that of the use of research libraries (mostly university) by special libraries which are under no obliga- tion to reciprocate. The second part of the volume concerns contemporary library problems and inter- national library relations. Keywords: information; librarian; libraries; library; university
• Science, Humanism and Libraries (Book Review) by Johns, Francis A. (1965) - Within a short time state libraries undertook archival programs in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, Iowa, and Indiana; and historical societies established archival departments in Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. The concluding portion of the book con- sists of a summary of findings, a discus- sion of current trends in archival programs, and most important of all a · set of standards for state archival agencies. Keywords: archival; foskett; information; libraries; state
• American State Archives (Book Review) by Alderson, William T. (1965) - Admittedly, its purpose is differ- ent, for it attempts to present to school ad- ministrators a picture of school library needs in the rapidly-changing schools of our day, while the first School Library was primarily concerned with architectural aspects of the -school library. Except for a paragraph devoted to the Knapp School Libraries Project, he seems unaware of the extent of school libraries in elementary schools. Keywords: archival; libraries; library; school
• The School Library (Book Review) by Darling, Richard L. (1965) - Admittedly, its purpose is differ- ent, for it attempts to present to school ad- ministrators a picture of school library needs in the rapidly-changing schools of our day, while the first School Library was primarily concerned with architectural aspects of the -school library. Except for a paragraph devoted to the Knapp School Libraries Project, he seems unaware of the extent of school libraries in elementary schools. Keywords: book; libraries; library; school
• The Association of Research Libraries; University Libraries Section Bylaws; News from the Field; Additional ACRL, Section and Subsection Appointments; Personnel by American Library Association, (1965) - JIM R. ELKOUlU has joined the catalog division of Stanford University libraries. RAY DROLSOM is now serving as catalog librarian in Joint University libraries, Nash- ville. Keywords: arl; assistant; california; catalog; center; chairman; college; college library; committee; department; director; education; librarian; libraries; library; members; mrs; new; program; reference; research; school; section; services; staff; state; state university; university; university libraries; volumes; year; york
• Systems Analysis in University Libraries by Leimkuhler, Ferdinand F. (1966) - College and Research Libraries FERDINAND F. LEIMKUHLER Systems Analysis in Univer.~ity Libraries A comprehensive engineering approach to the analysis and functional design of library systems is described in terms of the fundamental space-time relationships which characterize university libraries. The theory is bound to play an increasingly important role in the future design of library systems. Keywords: availability; cent; circulation; libraries; library; rate; storage
• Statistics and Standards for College and University Libraries by Chicorel, Marietta (1966) - College and Research Libraries MARIETTA CHICOREL Statistics and Standards for College and University Libraries Problems and discussions are reported which were experienced in the work of the ALA National Library Statistics Coordinating Project and in the preparation of the handbook on Library Statistics. Since the number of books or volumes per student and faculty only is not in- dicative of the strength of library service in university libraries, the amounts spent for library materials should be made an integral part of their standards. Keywords: ala; college; libraries; library; standards; statistics; university
• Academic Libraries Using the LC Classification System by McGaw, Howard F. (1966) - Alabama LA Alaska LA LA Arkansas u California u u u u u u u LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA 88 Birmingham-Southern C 21 Alaska Methodist U 90 University of Alaska 512 University of Arkansas 63 Cal St Poly Kell6-Vohrs 180 U of Cal San Diego 233 U of Cal San Francisco 260 U of Cal Riverside 273 U of Cal Santa Barbara 323 U of Cal Davis 2,006 U of Cal Los Angeles 24 Calif Lutheran C 51 C of Notre Dame 58 Scripps C 65 Orange St C 71 Mount St. Marys C 76 C of the Holy Names 92 Calif St C Hayward 129 San Francisco C Women 132 San Fernando Vly St C 136 Calif Western U _ 172 Long Beach St C 193 Fresno St C 203 LA St C App Arts & Sci 287 San Diego St C 363 Honnold Library I 31 32 I College & Research Libraries • January, 1966 TEA 43 Stanislaus St C LA 73 Lake Forest C TEA 48 Sonoma St C LA 94 Rosary C TEC 12 Northrop Inst of Tech TEA 45 Chicago Teachers C TEC 139 Calif St Poly San Luis North Obis THE 33 Concordia Theol Sem THE 18 Pacific Lutheran Theo THE 42 Luth Sch Theol Rock Is Sem FA 2 American Cons of THE 78 Pacific Sch of Religion Music FA 3 Calif Inst of the Arts OTH 9 Chicago C of JC 5 Lassen C Osteopathy JC 13 Chabot C JC 6 Trinity Christian C JC 20 Fresno City C Indiana JC 26 Contra Costa C u 1,653 Indiana U JC 31 Diablo Valley C LA 31 Concordia Senior C Colorado LA 41 Marian C Indianapolis u 316 Colorado St U LA 79 St. Marys C LA 22 Southern Colorado St C THE 45 St. Meinrad Seminary THE 33 St. Thomas Seminary Iowa Connecticut u 549 Iowa St U of Sci & Tech u 4,703 Yale U Keywords: cent; college; libraries; oth; sem; tea; tec
• Not Too Academic by Dawson, John M. (1966) - The first library, it seems to me, was wasting the talents of a goodly number of trained professional librarians. And yet all of us know some who have managed to pass through library school without its teachings having made any impression on them. · Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library; professional; work
• Resources of North Carolina Libraries (Book Review) by Littleton, Isaac T. (1966) - It is a comprehensive compendium of statistics and facts about North Carolina libraries, organized in a useful and understandable volume. The report considers rather extensively the regional library concept for the de- velopment of public library resources. Keywords: libraries; library
• Selected Reference Books of 1964-1965 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1966) - Although the editor felt obliged to omit prices, the work should be a great timesaver in both acquisitions and reference work. Clear instructions make t4is reference book very easy to use.-S.R. SociAL SciENCES Congressional Quarterly Service. Keywords: annual; books; english; guide; index; information; libraries; library; list; new; reference; research; volume; work
• News from the Field; Personnel by American Library Association, (1966) - DoROTHY RoBERTSON has been named head of the acquisitions department, York University libraries, Toronto. MRs. HELENE OTT was named to the staff of Stanford University libraries in October. Keywords: assistant; building; catalog; chicago; college; college library; director; head; librarian; libraries; library; mrs; new; oregon; pennsylvania; public; reference; research; school; science; staff; state; state university; study; university; university library; years
• Association of Southeastern Research Libraries; 51st Conference of Eastern College Librarians; ACRL Grants Committee Awards by American Library Association, (1966) - College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., $500. College of Our Lady . Keywords: application; association; book; chairman; college; committee; grants; libraries; library; national; new; research; session; state; university
• A Searcher's Manual (Book Review) by Dunlap, Connie (1966) - The material is generally well organized, and good use is made of samples and tables throughout the text. Mr. Exman, recently retired as a vice president of Har- per's has here retold the story of the firm from its beginnings around 1820 to the dis- astrous fire of 1853. Keywords: book; libraries; principles
• ACRL Board of Directors by American Library Association, (1966) - The ACRL program in New York will be designed to ACRL Board of Directors I 149 give practical information to librarians on how to take advantage of the library pro- visions of the Higher Education Act of 1965. He also noted the need for an evaluation of ACRL Board of Directors I 151 current library practices by the ALA Office of Research and Development. Keywords: acrl; ala; board; chairman; college; committee; libraries; library; members; research; section
• Overtime and the Academic Librarian by Doerrer, David H. (1966) - An even higher number, sixty- six ( 87 per cent), said that their pro- fessionals performed overtime wholly on their own initiative.10 In the case of both categories of overtime, the majority in- dicated that compensatory time was au- thorized.11 A smaller number, however, reported any type of compensation for voluntary overtime than the number re- porting compensation for required over- time. There was no mention of voluntary overtime ever being performed by any rank-and-file worker. Keywords: hours; librarian; libraries; library; overtime; performance; professional; state; work
• The Role of the Junior College Library by Harvey, John F. (1966) - And it is too bad that Branscomb's hopes for college libraries have seldom been realized. The basic goals of junior college libraries do not differ greatly from those of four-year college libraries. Keywords: book; college; faculty; junior; libraries; library; student; use
• Handbuch der Bibliothekswissenschaft Registerband (Book Review) by Thompson, Lawrence S. (1966) - Although library literature is filled with articles, proceedings of buildings institutes, and other useful information on college and university library buildings, it re- mained for Keyes D. Metcalf to do for aca- demic libraries what Joseph L. Wheeler and Alfred M. Githens did twenty-four years ago for public libraries. Book Reviews In a sense this monumental index should be viewed as an encyclopaedia of books and libraries. Keywords: index; libraries; library
• Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings (Book Review) by Poole, Frazer G. (1966) - The first of the two parts into which the book is divided covers the technical as- I 233 234 I College & Research Libraries • May, 1966 pects of library planning, including library objectives, financial matters (must reading not only for the librarian but also for the college or university administrator who wants to understand something of the many variables that influence library building costs), the concept of modular design ( cer- tainly the most comprehensive treatment of this subject in print), ceiling heights, traffic patterns (a broad-scope chapter de- voted to all aspects of the problem from the location of stairways and elevators to the spatial relationships of each element of the building), lightning, mechanical prob- lems, and furniture and equipment. Each chapter warrants the most careful study, although the material on furniture and equipment (because the au- thor was relying on publication of a man- ual on library furniture, in preparation by the Library Technology Project of the American Library Association but not yet available) is the least satisfactory. Keywords: building; libraries; library; metcalf; planning
• Alphabetical Subject Indication of Information; The Coming Age of Information Technology (Book Review) by Bregzis, Ritvars (1966) - Although a systematic account of the sub- ject heading systems used in library catalogs is long overdue, Mr. Metcalfe's contribution nevertheless is a most needed one. Much of the material in the book is ap- plicable to libraries of any size, but where size is a consideration, the author is quick to point out its possible effects on planning. Keywords: college; information; libraries; library; subject; terminology
• Library Planning for Automation (Book Review) by Grazier, Robert T. (1966) - One cannot judge the substance and worth of a conference by its printed pro- ceedings, and the participants in the con- clave may have gained considerable insight into the implications of the Warren proposal for library planning. The bits and pieces offered on various facets of automation and library planning contribute little or nothing to that subject. Keywords: cent; college; group; libraries; library; university
• Conflict in Libraries by Bundy, Mary Lee (1966) - Making many library changes depends on wheth- er those furthering them can secure a position of influence or power in the library. Few academic library staffs engage in defining service goals and in working out plans to achieve them. Keywords: conflict; groups; libraries; library; organization; power; professional; service; staff
• The State of the Junior College in Its Library by Gleazer, Edmund J. (1966) - Among the needs agreed to were these: 1. a national conference of junior col- lege administrators and librarians with emphasis upon the changing role of the library on the junior college campus and the emergence of the library as a more closely related instrument in the instruc- tional program; 2. establishment of an organized pro- gram for recruitment and preparation of junior college library personnel; Junior colleges have characteristics distinct from those of the four-year college or university. Keywords: college; community; junior; learning; libraries; library; people; services
• Teletypewriters in Libraries: A State of the Art Report by Poole, Herbert (1966) - That fifteen libraries or library-related organizations have advantageously and successfully used teletypewriters since 1927 would indicate that this type of communication device is fairly well established in library operations. College and Research Libraries HERBERT POOLE Teletypewriters in Libraries: A State of the Art Report A literature survey was made of articles indexed in Library Literature and Library Science Abstracts which dealt with teletypewriter applica- tions in all types of libraries. Keywords: advantages; libraries; library; operations; public; speed
• Church Historical Collections in Liberal Arts Colleges by Luesing, Lois L. (1966) - Each school was designated as a liberal arts college, related to a church, and having church historical materials in its collection. A collection of church historical materials is essential to such knowledge. Keywords: american; archives; books; church; collection; college; documents; goshen; history; librarian; libraries; library; materials; research
• Selected Reference Books of 1965-1966 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1966) - Under the sponsorship of the Joint Committee on the Union List of Serials with the cooperation of the Library of Congress, funded by a grant from the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Few reference works of recent years can have been more eagerly awaited or more welcomely received than this third edition of the Union List of Serials. The Johann Gottfried Herder Institut was established in 1950 for the purpose of scholarly research on those countries 3161 College & Research Libraries • July, 1966 in which German and Slavic peoples lived in proximity for many centuries (Foreword), and the holdings of its li- brary cover not only writings on the cul- tures of the East Central European states, but also important works on the Soviet Union, Finland, and West Ger- many. Keywords: articles; author; bibliography; books; contents; entries; guide; history; index; libraries; list; literature; new; reference; research; series; subject; title; volume; work
• Newspapering in the Old West; A Pictorial History of Journalism and Printing on the Frontier (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1966) - This is another way of saying that library histories, particularly histories of in- dividual libraries, are not likely to be wide- ly read. Except as a source of colorful anec- dote or utilitarian explanation of how-it- all-came-to-be, we are not likely to be con- cerned with library history for its own sake. Keywords: history; libraries; library; printing; years
• The Past and Likely Future of 58 Research Libraries, 1951-1980: A Statistical Study of Growth and Change (Book Review) by Talmadge, Robert L. (1966) - In terms of a report of projec- tion by H. L. White in 1939, Mr. Bryan found that movement in building collec- tions, erecting new libraries, and strength- ening staffs was very slow. Some nine thousand statistics for members of the Association of Research Libraries went into the analyses and projections presented by authors Dunn, Purdue's associate director of libraries, and his colleagues of Purdue's Instructional Media Research Unit. Keywords: growth; libraries; library; new; university
• Australian University Libraries: Today and Tomorrow (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1966) - In terms of a report of projec- tion by H. L. White in 1939, Mr. Bryan found that movement in building collec- tions, erecting new libraries, and strength- ening staffs was very slow. Bryan has been one of the advocates of cooperative collecting for the country, and writes: If they [university libraries] throw their weight behind the movement for rationali- zation of library resources and services on a national scale, they will not only make this rationalization much more meaningful, but also ensure that it preserves the degree of local self-sufficiency which is vital to the carrying out of their major role. Keywords: libraries; new
• The Higher Education Act of 1965: Background, Provisions, Administration; The Promise For Reference Librarians; Implications For Resources and Technical Services; From the Point of View of Library Administration; Guidelines for the Preparation of Grant Requests, and Implications for Library Education and ALA Divisions by Krettek, Germaine; Moore, Everett T.; Welch, Helen M.; Gosnell, Charles F.; Tauber, Maurice F. (1966) - No appro- priation was made for library research. Those of us who work in day-to-day operations, acquiring books and giving them bibliographic addresses in our col- lections, sometimes feel that the great powerhouse of research libraries which the Association of Research Libraries represents is pretty far removed from ~ur operation~, that the head of a large library doesn t recognize the desperate flailing of the arms as we try to keep from going under for the last time in the flood of materials which come to us in ever increasing waves. Keywords: act; cataloging; college; congress; education; education act; funds; libraries; library; new; program; research; resources; services; title
• Optimum Size and the Large Science Research Library by Shipman, Joseph C. (1966) - In conclusion, it might be said that «optimum size techniques may need to be related to a situation in the scien- tific literature and in scientific libraries, which show every indication of radical and extensive changes ahead. wHILE oPTIMUM SIZE has long been a concern of special libraries and of large library divisions and departments with special missions, it was probably less meaningful and less critical in the past than it is today, in the face of an ever-mounting flood of scientific and technical publication. Keywords: libraries; library; literature; research; science; size
• Repeat Photocopying of Journal Articles by Clarke, Robert F.; Clarke, Haydee Garcia (1966) - Also, libraries have en- abled distant patrons and other libraries to use their collections by providing photocopies through mail service. Libraries place restrictions on the types of material which can be photocopied. Keywords: articles; journal; libraries; library
• The Public Library and the City (Book Review) by Henderson, James W. (1966) - The volume is organized to show a con- cern £rst with some of the people who use public libraries as well as those who do not use them; then with libraries them- selves; and £nally with trends in urban politics, government, and £seal policies affecting libraries. Charles M. Tiebout and Robert J. Willis examine the question of public support for libraries and conclude that, although fed- eral, state, and local governments have a responsibility, the individual library user has not paid his full share. Keywords: book; honors; libraries; library; student
• The Superior Student in American Higher Education (Book Review) by Dawson, John M. (1966) - The volume is organized to show a con- cern £rst with some of the people who use public libraries as well as those who do not use them; then with libraries them- selves; and £nally with trends in urban politics, government, and £seal policies affecting libraries. This, rather than merely the superior student is the focus of this volume which, briefly, traces the history of the honors movement in America; spells out some of the charac- teristics and needs of the superior student (and inadvertently exposes the precious- ness of some of them) that lead to the de- velopment of honors programs; gives case studies of honors work in such differing academic milieus as liberal arts colleges, private and state universities, and secondary schools; and treats of the differing objectives and methods of departmental and college honors. Keywords: book; honors; libraries; library; printing
• Library Publications (Book Review) by Eshelman, William R. (1966) - The increasing volume of contract research on university campuses has resulted in a significant growth of special libraries within the aca- demic milieu. The objectivity of the contributions is noteworthy throughout, and nowhere more than in the chapter on the evaluation of honors programs, in which are summarized critical studies of honors, the place of the honors student in the mind of his peers, his later achievement, and so forth. Keywords: book; honors; libraries; library
• Special Libraries: A Guide for Management (Book Review) by Burton, Robert E. (1966) - The increasing volume of contract research on university campuses has resulted in a significant growth of special libraries within the aca- demic milieu. Library histories are important if for no other reason than Keywords: libraries; library
• Lyceum to Library: A Chapter in the Cultural History of Houston (Book Review) by Rouse, Roscoe (1966) - Library histories are important if for no other reason than that they lend support to the raison d' etre of libraries themselves. The increasing volume of contract research on university campuses has resulted in a significant growth of special libraries within the aca- demic milieu. Keywords: houston; libraries; library; university
• Polish Books in America and the Farmington Plan by Nitecki, Andre (1966) - ..... 2 5 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 320 3 3 Indiana University University of Illinois Boston Public library Harvard University, Cambridge Total 104 98 66 45 38 33 29 25 19 17 12 12 10 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 557 Harvard University-law school library Harvard University- Peabody museum library Harvard University- graduate school of design Detroit public library Wayne State University University of Michigan Duke University University of North Carolina Cornell University New York public library Columbia University American museum of natural history Cleveland public library Free library of Philadelphia University of Washington University of Wisconsin 442 I College & Research Libraries • November, 1966 Zapowiedzi wydawnicze seemed to be the most suitable catalog published in Poland during the time of the study and was therefore used as the final source of titles to be checked against the holdings of United States libraries. The resulting data were organized with respect to individ- ual libraries, specific areas of study, or other meaningful categories, to permit a relatively exact estimate to be made of the over-all acquisition of Polish books by United States libraries. Keywords: books; farmington; holdings; libraries; library; plan; polish; states; titles; united; university
• Librarianship in Iran by Deale, H. Vail (1966) - The second stage, which has the approval of the Pahlavi University ad- ministration, will be to institute a de- partment of library science within the college of arts and sciences next year ( 1966-67), and offer a major subject concentration. librarianship; and ( 2) estab- lishment of a four-year and a five-year program in library education. Keywords: iran; libraries; library; university
• Holdings and Expenditures of U.S. Academic Libraries: An Evaluative Technique by Reichard, Edwin W.; Orsagh, Thomas J. (1966) - For some purposes, such as comparing one library's response to changing en- rollment and faculty size with the re- sponse of other libraries over the course 13 A numerical example may b e of value. The size of the undergraduate body is frequently the first relationship con- sidered when the question of library size is raised. Keywords: expenditures; faculty; libraries; library; number; size; value
• Ontario Libraries, a Province-wide Survey and Plan, 1965 (Book Review) by Hagler, Ronald (1966) - In the Spring of 1965 the Atlanta Uni- versity school of library service, with the cooperation of the Emory University divi- sion of librarianship, sponsored a confer- ence on The Role of the Library in Im- proving Education in the South. He notes the belated impact the com- puter has had on libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; ontario; university
• The Role of the Library in Improving Education in the South (Book Review) by Marshall, John David (1966) - They deal with cooperation and the inter- dependence of libraries. Its scope was the broadest possible: all types of libraries -public, university, college, school, spe- cial, and government. Keywords: libraries; library; south; university
• A Survey of the University of Delhi Library (Book Review) by Gjelsness, Rudolph (1966) - A second recommendation is for a coordinated administration of the college and university libraries. Several fundamental recommendations are made relating to the government of the university library, all of which seem neces- sary to the creation of a centrally admin- istered university system of libraries. Keywords: college; libraries; library; university
• A National Network of Biological-Agricultural Libraries by Mohrhardt, Foster E.; Oliveri, Blanche L. (1967) - Those who have studied the general needs and bases for library networks have stressed the importance of explor- ing new fields of service in addition to the conventional handling of books, jour- nals, other published information and bibliographies. For practical purposes it would prob- ably be best to limit the initial partic- ipants to land-grant universities and other major agricultural libraries, or to mount a smaller more varied pilot proj- ect. Keywords: agricultural; information; libraries; library; national; network; new; research; services; system
• Harper's University: the Beginnings; a History of the University of Chicago (Book Review) by Holley, Edward G. (1967) - Following a general history of library cooperation (in three parts: from the beginnings to 1931, from 1931 to 1945, and postwar developments), he describes the present British national network for in- terlending, with its two-tiered pattern of national central library /regional library bu- reaus· interlending, and direct lending through the national central library of uni- versity and special libraries. Mr. Jefferson himself remarks that since the War there has been probably more talk about library cooperation than about any- thing else in librarianship. Keywords: book; chicago; harper; libraries; library; university
• Library Co-operation (Book Review) by Thompson, James (1967) - Following a general history of library cooperation (in three parts: from the beginnings to 1931, from 1931 to 1945, and postwar developments), he describes the present British national network for in- terlending, with its two-tiered pattern of national central library /regional library bu- reaus· interlending, and direct lending through the national central library of uni- versity and special libraries. Mr. Jefferson himself remarks that since the War there has been probably more talk about library cooperation than about any- thing else in librarianship. Keywords: libraries; library
• Manual of Procedures for Private Law Libraries (Book Review) by Halevy, B. (1967) - Mr. Jefferson himself remarks that since the War there has been probably more talk about library cooperation than about any- thing else in librarianship. Following a general history of library cooperation (in three parts: from the beginnings to 1931, from 1931 to 1945, and postwar developments), he describes the present British national network for in- terlending, with its two-tiered pattern of national central library /regional library bu- reaus· interlending, and direct lending through the national central library of uni- versity and special libraries. Keywords: cooperation; libraries; library
• The Proof of the Pudding: Using Library of Congress Proof Slips by Waters, Samuel T.; Costabile, Salvatore L. (1967) - Cut to card size and punched (in the form referred to hereafter as proof slips), the charge is $185. (This analysis bypasses the cost of filing and pulling proof slips, which has been covered in a recent article by Donald Axm.an. Keywords: cards; libraries; library; proof; selection; slips
• Book Selection in Academic Libraries by Haro, Robert P. (1967) - However~ for one reason or another~ most academic libraries have in more recent years felt the need to supplement the endeavors of the faculty through the use within the library of bibliographers and subject specialists respon- sible for book selection. College and Research Libraries ROBERT P. HARO Book Selection in Academic Libraries Historically~ most academic libraries have depended upon the faculty for the selection of library materials. Keywords: libraries; library; selection; subject
• A History of Libraries in the Western World (Book Review) by Wolf, Edwin (1967) - As a textbook for library school courses in library history, Mr. Johnson's work will be most useful. Anyone who is asked to write a compendium of library history is faced with the same problem. Keywords: libraries; library
• The Modern Manuscript Library (Book Review) by Berner, Richard C. (1967) - As a textbook for library school courses in library history, Mr. Johnson's work will be most useful. Anyone who is asked to write a compendium of library history is faced with the same problem. Keywords: authors; libraries; library; manuscript
• Report on Project History Retrieval, Tests and demonstrations of an Optic-coincidence System of Information Retrieval for Historic Records (Book Review) by McCorison, Marcus A. (1967) - This, at any rate, is a part of the act of faith which lay behind the postwar expan- sion of libraries in such institutions. College and Research Libraries from which the students have come are not, over the length and breadth of the country, at all well provided with school libraries, and among them the qualified school librar- ian is virtually unknown. Keywords: libraries; library; new; requests; survey
• Interlibrary Request and Loan Transactions Among Medical Libraries of the Greater New York Area (Book Review) by Beatty, William K. (1967) - New York: The Survey of Medical Library Resources of Greater New York, 1966. The surveyors pragmatically decided to use all of New York state and the area from Groton , Connecticut, through northern New Jersey for loans and requests. Keywords: libraries; survey
• Books in America's Past. Essays Honoring Rudolph H. Gjelsness (Book Review) by Byrd, Cecil K. (1967) - The essays contained in the volume re- late to some aspect of publishing, booksell- ing, and library development in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America (Canada and the United States), a topic that never ceased to fascinate Professor Gjelsness dur- ing his long career as teacher and director of student research. When Rudolph H. Gjelsness retired in 1965, he had served the profession of li- brarianship for more than forty-five years, the last twenty-five years as chairman of the department of library science at the University of Michigan. Keywords: libraries; library; requests; survey
• Systems Concepts and Libraries by Kilgour, Frederick G. (1967) - Computers now offer new horizons for library systems, but for them to attain maximum utility will require extensive studies of the user participation in the process of information transfer. Acceptance of the premise that the user is an integral part of a library sys- tem leads to extensive reorientation of design of library systems. Keywords: information; libraries; library; studies; system; users
• Loans to Faculty Members in University Libraries by Haviland, Morrison C. (1967) - The questionnaire called for detailed information on faculty loans of books, periodicals, and sets, including the num- ber of volumes, government documents, Mr. Haviland is Associate Librarian, U ni- versity of Massachusetts. and microforms allowed to circulate at one time. Only three libraries, however, have faculty loan policies without due date or audit. Keywords: book; faculty; libraries; loan
• Community Use of Academic Libraries; Community Use-Dealers Choice; Fees and Modified Privileges for Outside Borrowers?; Alumni, Overdue Books, and Interlibrary Loans; Safeguards; Exit Controls and the Statewide Card; The Work of the Public Library Supplementing the Resources of the College Library; Implications for College Libraries by Quick, Richard C.; Scott, John E.; Heintz, Edward C.; Lamont, Barbara; Elser, George C.; Howard, Edward A.; Josey, E. J. (1967) - Mr. Howard's paper, The Work of the Public Library in Supplementing the Resources of the College Library, serves as a catalyst, for it is a jolting reminder of the work of many public libraries in the country that has been of tremendous assistance to college libraries. Many college libraries offer some kind of copying service which tends to minimize this problem. Keywords: books; college; college library; community; libraries; library; materials; public; question; school; service; state; students; university; use; yes
• Documentation and the Organization of Knowledge (Book Review) by Jahoda, G. (1967) - Librarians in research libraries should read or reread what he has to say.- G. ]ahoda, Florida State University. The impact of various media upon com- munication and social structure; instruction in the use of the library and library use by students; the use of trade books, chil- dren's books, and paperbounds as instruc- tional media; implications of curriculum ; trends, methodology, and content for edu- cational publishing; and possible application of documentation and information retrieval Book Reviews Keywords: libraries; library; materials; research
• Resources of Missouri Libraries (Book Review) by LaBudde, Kenneth J. (1967) - Automation also offers the promise of library service on a higher level to be provided by librarians, if we are prepared to meet the challenge. It, like the Schenk report and the Community Studies, Inc., survey of ~ .. public library service in metropolitan St. Louis and Kansas City released a year ago, has been sponsored by the Missouri State Library. Keywords: libraries; library; missouri; state
• A Strategy for the Conversion of Research Library Catalog to Machine Readable Form by Gennaro, Richard De (1967) - For this reason it might be better if the pilot comparison effort took place in such libraries rather than in those which do not use LC. With the federal government's growing interest in research libraries it seems reasonable to hope that funds may eventually be made available to convert to machineable form certain library cata- logs or bibliographical records of nation- al importance. Keywords: class; conversion; libraries; library
• The Realities of Reclassification by Dougherty, Richard M. (1967) - A NUMBER OF ACADEMIC libraries have initiated reclassification projects in re- cent years. SuMMARY Too often libraries have undertaken reclassification projects without adequate supporting data. Keywords: collections; libraries; library; reclassification
• Library Statistics: A Handbook of Concepts, Definitions, and Terminology (Book Review) by McNeal, Archie (1967) - For instance, the authors recommend that catalogers and in- dexers omit initial articles in the nominative case from title entries, but it is perfectly feasible to have the computer ignore these articles in mechanically preparing entries for filing; the article appears in the printed product, but was ignored in the alphabeting procedure. This is a successful and important addi- tion to the growing list of bibliographies of early state imprints which are essential to an understanding of the role played by the printing press. Keywords: computer; libraries; statistics; university
• Computer Filing of Index, Bibliographic, and Catalog Entries (Book Review) by Kilgour, Frederick G. (1967) - For instance, the authors recommend that catalogers and in- dexers omit initial articles in the nominative case from title entries, but it is perfectly feasible to have the computer ignore these articles in mechanically preparing entries for filing; the article appears in the printed product, but was ignored in the alphabeting procedure. With relatively few exceptions-per- haps one half of one per cent of entries-a computer can arrange bibliographic entries according to present library filing systems without human intervention. Keywords: computer; filing; libraries; statistics
• Das Bibliothekswesen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone Deutschlands (Book Review) by Wonderley, Wayne (1967) - This book affords a rather penetrating analysis of the history and development of zonal libraries. Without denying some technical improvement in SOZ libraries, the author stresses the fact that according to his sources of information any such changes are dictated first and fore- most by zonal politics. Keywords: books; german; libraries; soz
• Bibliographic and Research Aids in Soviet Studies: A Summary Report of the Greyston Conference by Buist, Eleanor (1967) - The Academy of Sciences' Fundamen- tal Library of the Social Sciences issues a series of bulletins which are bibli- ographies of new Soviet literature in several subject fields, and include jour- nal and newspaper article references as well as monographs. Urging support for the National Pro- gram on Acquisitions and Cataloging, established by the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Title II, Part C, Section 231), the authors stated that .. everyone concerned with Soviet research materials 322 I College & Research Libraries • September, 1967 should back the Library of Congress in ·every possible way. Keywords: center; conference; libraries; library; new; publications; research; services; soviet; studies; union
• First Seminar of Indian University Librarians by Russell, John R. (1967) - College and Research Libraries JOHN R. RUSSELL First Seminar of Indian University Librarians The first Seminar of University Librarians held at ]aipur, India, No- vember 16-19, discussed government support of university libraries, status and salary scales for librarians, interlibrary loans, union catalogs, and library cooperation. Interlibrary cooperation between university libraries and special academic libraries in acquisitions and services. Keywords: indian; librarian; libraries; library; seminar; university
• Profiles of Practice in the Public Junior College Library by Tanis, Norman E.; Powers, Milton (1967) - What is more, it is possible to portray this sup- portive data graphically so that a given library can see how it compares with certain benchmarks or how it compares with other libraries serving similar in- stitutions. Henry Ford Community College want- ed to make a comparison of its sup-por- tive library characteristics with the char- acteristics of other libraries serving sim- ilar colleges. Keywords: college; data; libraries; library; number
• Reference Theory: Situation Hopeless But Not Impossible by Wynar, Bohdan S. (1967) - The burden of this message might be particularly applicable to the spectrum of our writings on the subject of reference services. Yet, the librarian's direct assistance in providing information rath- er than the furnishing of a source was not the most frequently cited expansion of reference services in the years follow- ing Green's recommendations. Keywords: articles; information; libraries; library; reference; service; theory
• Laos and Library Development by Marcus, Russell (1967) - At first it may seem strange that only 2.2. per cent of the books in Lao libraries are in the national language, but the Lao has never had a distinguished liter- ary history, there being 134 Lao books in print. Lao libraries circulate few books. Keywords: books; development; laos; libraries; library; national
• Machine-Men and Librarians, An Essay by Graziano, Eugene E. (1967) - On the other hand, it has become clear that librarians have conceptualized library functions in rea- sonable and even logical formulations. Library functions are . Keywords: functions; libraries; library; processes; systems
• Seating Achievement in Larger University Libraries by White, Lucien W. (1967) - There is a dearth of inclusive and cur- rent information, however, with respect to actual percentages of library seating maintained among types of academic in- stitutions, although such information would be extremely helpful for planning purposes. In order to determine the extent of library seating currently provided or ex- pected in the near future in larger uni- versity libraries, the University of Illi- nois library recently queried the thirty- six university libraries in the United States with book collections of one mil- lion or more volumes. Keywords: cent; libraries; seating; standard; university
• A Library Looks at Itself by Behling, Orlando; Cudd, Kermit (1967) - First, it provided a basis for classifying opinion responses so that certain ideas about which groups would show the most favorable reactions to library services could be tested. College and Research Libraries ORLANDO BEHLING and KERMIT CUDD A Library Looks at Itself In attempting to evaluate its service The Ohio State University li- braries in M01J 1966 designed a questionnaire to determine: (1) the characteristics of library users; (2) the ways in which users avail them- selves of the facilities; (3) the users opinions of the library and its services. Keywords: facilities; information; libraries; library; respondents; study
• Indian University Libraries by Toney, Bernard J. (1967) - 4 Not only was no impetus given to the growth of library collections during much of the British period, but the system it- self discouraged the development of worthy collections. It is easy to conclude that more money for library collections and facilities would furnish the entire solution to existing problems. Keywords: collections; delhi; india; libraries; library; university
• A Visit to Some Music Libraries in Eastern Europe by Mixter, Keith E. (1967) - The author relates a kind of travelog of his visits to music libraries in Yugoslavia, Rumania, and Hungary. Following a frustrating wait for a hotel room in the central govern- ment tourist office, I deposited my lug- gage and embarked upon a quest for music libraries. Keywords: collections; conservatory; libraries; library; music; national; visit
• Handbook of American Resources for African Studies (Book Review) by Jolly, David (1967) - Growing concern on the part of responsible librarians everywhere as to pat- terns of use of libraries is apparent. It is en.couraging to see more in print about the interdependence of the various types of libraries, and emphasis being placed on the fact that there is not a great difference between large public library sys- tems and academic, business, and research libraries, with respect to their collections. Keywords: libraries; library; program; project
• Metropolitan Public Library Planning Throughout the World (Book Review) by Humphry, John A. (1967) - If there is any critical comment on the presentation, it may have to do with the fact that not enough emphasis has been placed on the role of the states (govern- mental units between national and local levels) and national governments with re- spect to metropolitan library planning. Because one of the major problems facing the profession in general and public library administrators in particular at this period in library history relates to metro- politan and suburban problems, it is es- pecially helpful to have this information so well organized and presented. Keywords: libraries; library; problems; public
• Comparative Classification for Administrators: A Short Sermon by Perreault, Jean M. (1968) - It appears that in too many instances the administrators who must de- cide what classification schemes libraries should use lack understand- ing of comparative classification. None, if we can see significance differ- ences between available classifications, some better and some worse (in terms of purpose and its achievement); a great deal, it would seem, if we cannot see such differences, since in that case we should look for a way to save money for purposes which can be effected by excellence. Keywords: administrators; classification; libraries; library; search
• The Bottomless Pit, or the Academic Library as Viewed from the Administration Building by Munn, Robert F. (1968) - Directors of academic libraries are especially prone to worry about the Ad- ministration, and understandably so. The Bottomless Pit, or the Academic Library as Viewed from the Administration Building Library administrators could adjudge their likely fortunes in the aca- demic tug-of-war for funds if they understood more clearly the atti- tudes of institutional administrators toward libraries. Keywords: administration; administrators; libraries; library
• Faculty Studies: A Survey of Their Use in Selected Libraries by Spyers-Duran, Peter (1968) - The management of faculty studies through a properly administered policy statement can help to control space shortages and reduce irregularities common to most libraries provid- ing faculty studies. Faculty studies absorb con- siderable library space and are the cause of housekeeping difficulties in all libraries. Keywords: faculty; faculty studies; libraries; library; studies; study; use
• Administrative Organization of Australian University Libraries (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1968) - Mr. Fielding, li- brarian at the University of Queensland, has done a meticulous job in identifying various aspects of the organizations and operations of university libraries of the country, including such matters as library committees, personnel, selection and acqui- sition activities, cataloging and classifica- tion, housing and loan of materials, de- partmental libraries, size of collections, and other aspects of the individual institutions. American librarians and students in library schools might find this document most illu- minating in respect to the various aspects of Australian university libraries. Keywords: libraries; library
• Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (Book Review) by Hines, Theodore C. (1968) - Mr. Fielding, li- brarian at the University of Queensland, has done a meticulous job in identifying various aspects of the organizations and operations of university libraries of the country, including such matters as library committees, personnel, selection and acqui- sition activities, cataloging and classifica- tion, housing and loan of materials, de- partmental libraries, size of collections, and other aspects of the individual institutions. We have muffed our chance for a code based clearly on principle, we have missed the boat on international cooperation (sig- nificantly, just as the Library of Congress begins a magnificent program of interna- tional cooperation in shared cataloging), we have allowed the problems of a rela- tively few large existing libraries to take precedence over the emerging needs of many more libraries which will be the large existing libraries of the future, and we have ignored the new technology which we know represents what we must use in the future. Keywords: code; libraries; library
• Classification for Medical Literature (Book Review) by Beatty, William K. (1968) - Because of the growing standardization of medical classification being brought about by the rapidly growing number of new medical libraries, the Cunningham and other privately originated medical systems will probably die out except in some of the large research collections (where the cost of reclassification would be prohibi- tive). It has now become the only system other than that of the Na- tional Library of Medicine specifically de- signed for medical libraries and in use among more than a few such libraries. Keywords: cunningham; libraries; medical
• The Ontario New Universities Library Project-A Centralized Processing Experiment Completed by Merry, Susan A. (1968) - The University of Toronto library undertook the re- sponsibility for the selection, acquisition, and processing of the the materials and, in addition, for the experimental produc- tion of a book catalog by computer. ONULP provided catalog card sets (six cards per set) to three of the par- ticipating libraries, in addition to the computer printed book catalogs and shelflist cards. Keywords: book; cataloging; libraries; library; project
• The Separate Undergraduate Library by Mills, Elizabeth (1968) - As an example of effective and successful planning and coordination be- tween the state legislature, the Board of Regents, and university administrators, it provided an incentive for other state institutions.7 In rapid succession, other universities established undergraduate libraries: the University of South Carolina, in I960;8 Princeton, in 1961;9 Cornell University, which undertook to convert a seventy- year old building into a modern library, 5 Keyes Metcalf, T h e L a m o n t But could state university libraries, with inadequate book budgets, with library buildings inferior to Widener, and with several times as many undergraduates as Harvard, hope to follow the example, no matter how worthwhile it might sound? Keywords: building; collection; college; libraries; library; research; service; students; undergraduate; undergraduate library; university
• A Critical Survey of University Libraries and Librarianship in Great Britain (Book Review) by McCarthy, Stephen A. (1968) - A Genealogy of the Library-Col- lege Idea and a chronologically arranged Library College Bibliography compiled by Robert Jordan round out a collection which should be of vital interest to any librarian who is concerned as an educator. In a series of chapters he undertakes to present a generalized account of university libraries in terms of finance, book stock, buildings, staff, library routine, services, and decentraliza- tion. Keywords: college; libraries; library; university
• Cleaning and Preserving Bindings and Related Materials (Book Review) by Wynne, Marjorie G. (1968) - The section on sorting explains, among many other things, how to recognize acid migration, how case bindings are made and thus what to do with books that are loose in their cases, how to distinguish between real and artificial leather in sorting books for oiling. Its permanance, its pleasing ap- pearance are singularly appropriate for a manual that will be in constant use by everybody concerned with preserving books. Keywords: book; libraries; library; university
• Library Surveys (Book Review) by Downs, R. B. (1968) - The present collection of papers by lead- ing lights in the somewhat esoteric world of library surveys is based upon a Con- ference on Library Surveys, held at Colum- bia University in June 1965. An old hand with another kind of survey, Leon Carnovsky, looks at studies on the use of library resources and facilities from the points of view of circulation trends by type of agency, by classes of material, and by reader. Keywords: libraries; library; network; panizzi; surveys; university
• Uganda's University Library by Sitzman, Glenn L. (1968) - In the absence of an effective public library service or national library, Makerere library finds itself obligated to assume responsibili- ties in those directions as well, though the needs of schools are left to the In- Uganda's University Library / 203 stitute of Education library. Makerere library continually gets in- quiries about work opportunities and un- solicited applications. Keywords: college; h e; librarian; libraries; library; makerere; medical; staff; t h; university
• Library Surveys (Book Review) by Tauber, Maurice F. (1968) - The last book on the general subject of library surveys appeared as an integrated topic in 1940. Chapters IV and V of the volume deal with processing and analysis of survey data, and interpretation and presentation, re- spectively. Keywords: libraries; library; line; surveys
• Reclassification in the Libraries of the Great Lakes Colleges Association by Gaines, James E. (1968) - Most of the advice that the nine li- braries would give to other libraries con- sidering the change to LC and/or re- classification has to do with reclassifica- tion. Apparently reclassifi- cation costs are so inextricably bound up in the regular operating budgets of most libraries that it is almost impossible to establish the true unit cost. Keywords: catalogers; libraries; library; reclassification; time
• The Selection of Academic Library Materials, A Literature Survey by Lane, David O. (1968) - As the above quotations may have shown, the bulk of the writing on this subject seems to be more and more in favor of library staff selection, at least 32 Felix Reichman, Current Acquisition Trends in American Libraries, Library Trends, III (April 1 9 5 5 ) , 4 6 2 . A N E The Selection of Academic Library Materials, A Literature Survey A survey of the literature of book selection in academic libraries indi- cates that there has been for more than a half-century a continuing shift from faculty-dominated selection to library-dominated selection. Keywords: book; collection; college; faculty; librarian; libraries; library; selection; university
• Development of Quantitative Assessment of Medical Libraries by Pings, Vern M. (1968) - P I N G S Development of Quantitative Assessment of Medical Libraries Assessments of library services can be used for a variety of purposes, including improvement of services, management justification, and budget preparation. Certainly these studies have contributed to the improve- ment of library service, but the meth- odology of library surveys established by the turn of the century has changed lit- tle. Keywords: circulation; documents; libraries; library; serials; service; test
• Colorado Academic Libraries Book Processing Center: A Feasibility Study by Leonard, Lawrence E. (1968) - Ellsworth and Richard M. Dougherty of the University of Colorado libraries and Don S. Culbertson, American Library Association, Information Science and Auto- mation Division (formerly with Colorado State Uni- versity libraries). L E O N A R D Colorado Academic Libraries Book Processing Center: A Feasibility Study At present, there appear to be no centers serving exclusively the technical processing needs of a group of academic libraries. Keywords: academic; book; center; colorado; libraries; library; phase; processing; state; study
• The Librarian in Catholic Institutions by Novak, Victor (1968) - There are some other arrangements, when at times clerical staff, and even the president of the college, also attend library staff meetings, or nonprofessional personnel is invited when needed for in- formation. At seven libraries, for example, where faculty rank is granted to library directors, the student body ranges from one thousand to ten thousand students, and the num- ber of professional librarians from two to twenty-eight. Keywords: cent; faculty; institutions; librarian; libraries; library; professional; staff
• The Design of Books (Book Review) by Eshelman, William R. (1968) - But those more interested in the technical aspects of book production might well gain the most from a reading of The Design of Books. Since Adrian Wilson is himself something of a phenomenon, his book turns out to be, not a how-to-do-it manual, but an ode to the art of book design. Keywords: book; design; libraries; library
• University Libraries for Developing Countries (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1968) - This doctoral dissertation, prepared for the school of library service at Columbia University with financial assistance from the Canada Council, is a valuable addition to the collection of surveys of Canadian libraries that have been published during This is a good small textbook for courses in university library administration, discussing as it does both simply and well such diverse but important topics as uni- versity libraries in national development; the role of the university library; govern- ment and control of the university library; its organization and administration; staff and collection development; organizing the collections; reader's services; auxiliary and supplementary services; cooperative activi- ties; library buildings and equipment; fi- nancial administration; and evaluating li- brary services. Keywords: libraries; library; university
• Canadian Provincial Libraries (Book Review) by Williams, Edwin E. (1968) - In addition, sixteen leading Ca- nadian librarians representing institutions other than provincial libraries replied to a questionnaire that dealt with the place that provincial libraries ought to have in province-wide systems of library service. This doctoral dissertation, prepared for the school of library service at Columbia University with financial assistance from the Canada Council, is a valuable addition to the collection of surveys of Canadian libraries that have been published during Book Reviews / 445 recent years. Keywords: libraries; library; services; university
• Information Work Today; Papers Presented at a Symposium for Information Workers Held at Liverpool School of Librarianship in September, 1966 (Book Review) by Srygley, Ted (1968) - In addition, sixteen leading Ca- nadian librarians representing institutions other than provincial libraries replied to a questionnaire that dealt with the place that provincial libraries ought to have in province-wide systems of library service. Dr. Kronick jovially implies that the whole thing may be premature because there is insufficient data about the nature of the work to be done in medical libraries. Keywords: information; libraries; library; services
• Progress of Libraries in Free India; Being a Symposium on Library Science by Some Eminent and Experienced Librarians of India (Book Review) by Russell, John R. (1968) - Most of the articles are by Indian librarians and teachers of library science who are well known and highly regarded in India, with a few articles by non-librar- ians also included. Dr. Kronick jovially implies that the whole thing may be premature because there is insufficient data about the nature of the work to be done in medical libraries. Keywords: india; libraries; library
• Relations between Historical Researchers and Custodians of Source Materials by Rundell, Walter (1968) - This avoidance of university libraries may re- sult from generally inadequate holdings or the dissertation topic being unrelated to the library's collections. Historians have expressed dis- satisfaction with university libraries that are uninterested in developing manu- script collections. Keywords: department; graduate; historians; historical; history; interview; libraries; library; professors; relations; research; researchers; students; university
• American Library Resources on Asia by Yang, Winston L. Y.; Yang, Teresa S. (1968) - Y A N G A N D T E R E S A S. Y A N G American Library Resources on Asia The rapid expansion of Asian resources in American libraries has presented a number of problems partly because of the diversity and non-Western nature of Asian cultures and languages. This paper traces the beginning and development of Asian resources in American libraries, discusses some of the problems presented by the expansion of these resources, and suggests several approaches to the problems discussed. Keywords: american; asian; collections; libraries; library; materials; resources; studies
• Innovative Practices in College Libraries by Forman, Sidney (1968) - College and Research Libraries S I D N E Y F O R M A N Innovative Practices in College Libraries In an effort to determine the extent to which college libraries were engaged in innovational practices, a questionnaire was sent to 1,193 institutions having liberal arts programs. College libraries have long been producing accessions lists and selective bibliographies, at least for faculty use; some have abandoned these services because of their cost. Keywords: cent; college; institutions; libraries; library; materials; use
• The Information Desk: the Library's Gateway to Service by Kleiner, Jane P. (1968) - Frequently, libraries, struggling under this tonnage of material, become so involved with the technical aspects of the problem that they possibly overlook the most impor- tant single factor of library service—the library user. Initially, these trends are increasing the complexities of pro- viding good library service. Keywords: desk; libraries; library; service; university
• Gift Appraisal Policy in Large Research Libraries by Briggs, Donald R. (1968) - At the Library of Congress the Principal Evaluations Officer, in con- sultation with subject specialists, makes the appraisal; if the material is estimat- ed to be worth more than $1,000, a formal ad hoc evaluation committee, con- sisting of subject and acquisitions spe- cialists, is set up.5 Many libraries indicated that there was a price limit above which they call in an outside agency to do the ap- praisal. It recommended that libraries should not appraise gifts for inheritance or tax purposes except in those cases where only items of comparatively low monetary value are involved. Keywords: libraries; library; university; value
• Library of Congress Pilot Preservation Project by Shaffer, Norman J. (1969) - To develop routines for comparing titles in the LC brittle book collection with the same titles in other libraries; 2. The Association of Research Li- braries established a Preservation Com- mittee in 1960 to begin studying the problem of deteriorating materials and to assess its impact on library collections. Keywords: book; condition; libraries; library; preservation; titles
• Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress by Goldschmidt, Eva (1969) - The committee consisted of library staff, but drew on the advice of specialists from other libraries in formulating its report and recommendations. The reference staff and facilities of the Library of Congress are available to members of the public, universities, learn- ed societies and other libraries requiring services which the Library is equipped to give and which can be given without in- terference with services to Congress and other Government Departments. Keywords: administrative; ala; american; archibald; books; committee; congress; department; government; june; librarian; libraries; library; macleish; materials; reference; staff
• The Place of the Library in the Evaluation of Graduate Work by Orne, Jerrold (1969) - Other library costs may be assigned to mechanical tools supplement- ing the on-site repertory of library re- sources. The new technology, now only begin- ning to be applied by research libraries, will soon substitute certain machine op- erations for either the codex book, staff, or both. Keywords: graduate; libraries; library; new; numbers; programs; research; staff
• The College Library in New York's 3R System by Josey, E. J. (1969) - Two librarians who view their college libraries' role as being different under- score the fact that college libraries need help from other libraries . More- over, the large number that cited the compensated interlibrary loan program as helpful is proof that there is a keen awareness of the realities of the time that college libraries are no longer self- sufficient and must exploit the resources of other libraries. Keywords: college; libraries; library; new; research; state
• Selling Books in Libraries by Locke, W. N. (1969) - Small book selling operation in kiosk in lobby is economically questionable. College and Research Libraries W. N. LOCKE Selling Books in Libraries This paper proposes that libraries of the future might sell as well as lend books and journals. Keywords: books; bookstore; catalog; college; computer; copies; copy; libraries; library
• Organization and Handling of Bibliographic Records by Computer (Book Review) by Cunningham, Jay L. (1969) - Jolliffe, Line, and Robinson dis- cuss standardization of library systems and bibliographic records, concluding that nu- merous constraints militate against ex- change of library program packages above a limited subroutine level. This is, in sum, a remarkable and level- headed survey of some current British work in library automation, well organized into a body of materials whose factual and pertinent observations are a valuable ad- dition to the handful of titles on the must list. Keywords: computer; libraries; library; newcastle; system
• Telefacsimile in Libraries (Book Review) by Hess, Marion G. (1969) - Jolliffe, Line, and Robinson dis- cuss standardization of library systems and bibliographic records, concluding that nu- merous constraints militate against ex- change of library program packages above a limited subroutine level. Com- puter use and instantaneous transmission of library materials are at hand. Keywords: experiment; libraries; library; new; nst; system
• A Report on the Consumer Survey of New Serial Titles (Book Review) by Treyz, Joseph H. (1969) - It is to some degree complem entary to Mr. Holman's Library Publications, a 1965 Beacham publication distributed b y John Howell Books, and is, like this larger and earlier volume, published to stimulate more interesting and imaginative printing for libraries and their clientele. By F. W. Lancaster, Bethesda: National Library of Medicine, 1968. Keywords: libraries; library; nst; serials
• Bookplates for Libraries; Contemporary Design for School, Public, College, and University Libraries (Book Review) by Heron, David (1969) - By F. W. Lancaster, Bethesda: National Library of Medicine, 1968. It is to some degree complem entary to Mr. Holman's Library Publications, a 1965 Beacham publication distributed b y John Howell Books, and is, like this larger and earlier volume, published to stimulate more interesting and imaginative printing for libraries and their clientele. Keywords: libraries; medlars; system
• Evaluation of the MEDLARS Demand Search Service (Book Review) by Kronick, David A. (1969) - Nevertheless , the misgivings expressed by Alan M. Rees in his thoroughgoing review of the general subject of evaluation in the second volume of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (Evaluation of information systems and services) in which he predicted that . . . The findings that the MEDLARS demand search module is op- erating on the average of about 58 per cent recall and 50 per cent precision do not provide any comparisons with other information retrieval systems either ma- chine or manual because no other system to this reviewer's knowledge has been as rigorously and thoroughly examined. Keywords: information; libraries; medlars; system
• Selected Reference Books of 1967-68 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1969) - More than 8,600 items, both books and periodical articles, are cited in the classed arrangement which includes sections for general works, prehistory and archaeology, and political history subdi- vided by periods through 1945. (Its Publication, 6) New periodical indexes are always wel- come. Keywords: articles; author; bibliography; books; english; entries; guide; history; index; information; libraries; literature; new; reference; title; volume; work
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1969) - Junior college educators and library personnel from school, college, and special libraries presented papers on these topics: 1) the junior college perspective on library tech- nology, including the education of library technical assistants and programs in Cali- fornia ; 2) areas of service for the library technical assistant in public, special, and school libraries ; 3) the administration and development of library technology pro- grams, with discussions of program fund- ing, the labor market, recruitment and placement; 4) the relation of library tech- nical assistant training programs to profes- sional associations ; and 5) the future of library technology programs, w ith five kinds of information workers suggested- teacher assistants, library technicians, mu- seum technicians, media technicians, and data processing technicians. This study of library resources was un- dertaken as a part of a statewide plan for higher education in Texas. Keywords: college; information; libraries; library; research; resources; state; study; university; use
• Implications of On-line Systems Techniques for a Decentralized Research Library System by Grosch, Audrey N. (1969) - This on-line library system would be developed to serve library user and staff needs by creating a centralized, integra- ted data store of the library's biblio- graphic and in-process information. Decentralized Research Library System/ 115 Present developments on a national scale certainly point to the time when large libraries will become stations in a national library network system, each re- sponsible for a segment of the world's published literature, by subject or by type. Keywords: computer; information; libraries; library; line; operating; processing; research; systems; user
• Library Development in Eight Asian Countries (Book Review) by White, Carl M. (1969) - One set has to do with how favorable the social climate is to library development-whether a sound political and economic base for the pur- pose exists , to what extent continuing so- cial commitments and in particular educa- tional commitments are generating a real need for national library development, what teaching customs or other cultural characteristics put the brakes on creating library services to meet these needs , what the langua ge of learning is and how many are equipped to use it, whether there is an indigenous booktrade to provide readable books in the vernacular, and what use is made of non-print media . More com- monly governments of developing coun- tries and their foreign advisers on national planning treat it as a cluster of problems bounded by four walls-problems that may require outside purchases of books for shelf enrichment, gifts of scholarships for train- ing, expatriate librarians, foreign libraries to serve as substitutes for local libraries, but no real involvement of the indigenous power structure . Keywords: collections; libraries; library; national
• Roads to Research: Distinguished Library Collections of the Southeast (Book Review) by Copeland, J. Isaac (1969) - Those reporting the largest num- ber of research collections were Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chap- el Hill with eight apiece; they were fol- lowed by Louisiana State University with six. Twenty-eight libraries are members of ASERL and sixteen of them reported collections which the librarians and Professor English judged worthy of inclusion. Keywords: collections; libraries
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (Book Review) by Stevens, Rolland E. (1969) - In this first volume most articles are written on a level that should provide helpful information to the average reader. Informa- tion science is well represented, filling about 40 per cent of the first volume, but in terms of articles it is outnumbered by library science by about three to one. Keywords: articles; collections; information; libraries
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1969) - The basic premise of the study is that magnetic tape data bases are becoming available from a variety of na- tional sources and that they are a form of data which university libraries will begin to acquire. This study analyzes the basic cost fac- tors in the automation of library catalogs, with a separate examination of the influ- ence of typography on the cost of printed catalogs and the use of efficient automatic error detection procedures in processing bibliographic records. Keywords: college; data; information; libraries; library; processing; report; research; services; technical; university
• Residence Hall Libraries and Their Educational Potential by Stanford, Edward B. (1969) - Probably an appropriate admonition to institutions considering the develop- ment of residence hall libraries is to analyze their local situation in terms of campus geography, library attitudes, student and faculty interest, the philoso- phy of its student personnel program, and-not the least-the cost of main- taining such libraries in relation to over- all library support. Over the years the library press has consistently emphasized the im- portance of adequate support standards for residence hall libraries, but the requisite support levels have not always been maintained. Keywords: collections; dormitory; hall; libraries; library; residence; students; university
• Copyright and Photocopying: an Experiment Cooperation by Roberts, Matt (1969) - Today, publishers, as well as li- brarians, know all too well that an in- creasing number of libraries are pro- ducing multiple copies of chapters and journal articles for use in reserve read- ing rooms; consequently, it is not' sur- prising that many publishers are deeply concerned over the practice of photo- copying in general. College and Research Libraries MATT ROBERTS Copyright and Photocopying: an Experiment in Cooperation The problem of copyright and photocopying by libraries is examined, with particular reference to the arguments offered by publishers in defense of the exclusive right provision of the copyright law. Keywords: congress; copies; copyright; law; libraries; library; lieu; photocopying; publishers; use
• Some Problems in the Conversion of a College to a University Library by Haro, Robert P. (1969) - While for the sake of long-range financial planning it may be necessary to rely largely on quantitative measures, a method of selection to ensure the quality of library materials secured should be investigated and implement- ed. The important element to re- member here is that the careful choice of library materials to provide the pa- tron with needed information should be the library's first goal. Keywords: college; libraries; library; materials; research; university
• Service Hours in Selected Academic Libraries by Cain, Stith M. (1969) - Comments seemed to indicate that academic libraries should stay open af- ter 10:00 P.M. only where universities can afford it and where there are enough security officers and student assistants on the library staffs to give adequate supervision. Few libraries staying open past 10:00 P.M. give profes- sional staff services in the late evening hours. Keywords: libraries; p.m.
• Automation in Public Libraries (Book Review) by Miller, Ron (1969) - In his introduc- tion about the why of library automation, the author states that the book is primarily for people who have no knowledge of computing. There are a few instances of outdated information, but in a field as dynamic as library automation this condition is to be expected in a relatively slow publication cycle . Keywords: automation; libraries; library; system
• Librarianship in Canada, 1946 to 1967; Essays in Honour of Elizabeth Homer Morton (Le Bibliothecariat au Canada de 1946 a 1967 (Book Review) by Rothstein, Samuel (1969) - Often the elegance of the system design seems more important than the people problems associated with accommodating the needs of the library staff and library users. Users: in his conclusion the author writes, To design on-line computer systems which perform limited file-searching func- tions may be to miss the real needs of most library users. Keywords: book; canada; libraries; library
• The Mirror of Brass; the Compensation and Working Conditions of College and University Administrators (Book Review) by Pourciau, Lester J. (1969) - As the subtitle indicates, this is the his- tory of an imaginative venture into the entire field of book publishing in Latin America, and the myriad difficulties in ob- taining some of these books. In Mrs. Savary's book, which was written as a master's thesis for the Graduate Li- brary School of Long Island University, she has very interestingly depicted the difficul- ties of acquiring books from south of our border. Keywords: american; book; latin; libraries; university
• The Economic Goal of Library Automation by Kilgour, Frederick G. (1969) - Indeed, there is some evidence that academic libraries may .already have begun to fail to meet their obliga- tions, for in the five-year period from 1960-61 to 1965-66, the number of vol- umes per student in American college and university libraries declined from 52.4 to 45.8. Much education, research, and devel- opment will be required to produce and operate library systems that will possess the characteristic of increasing produc- tivity. Keywords: education; increase; libraries; library; productivity; technology
• Libraries as Organizations by Rayward, W. Boyd (1969) - There can be no doubt that an im- portant trend in library organization nowadays has been towards autonomy. The existence of this exter- nal support suggests that there has been a movement of library goals towards a more central position in the value and power system of society generally. Keywords: community; effectiveness; goals; information; kind; libraries; library; new; organization; problem; research; science; system; theory; universe; university
• Regional Medial Library Planning in the Southeastern United States by Steinke, Eleanor G.; Tannehill, Robert S. (1969) - TANNEHILL, JR. Regional Medical Library Planning in the Southeastern United States Planning for expanded, and more effective, information services in the United States has been stimulated by the provision for the establish- ment of regional medical libraries under the Medical Library Assist- ance Act of 1965. cooperation with national libraries, other regional medical libraries, and biomedical information systems for the maximum utilization of health science information resources and services; 6. continuing evaluation programs to as- sure the effective dissemination of health science information to the re- gion's users. Keywords: health; information; libraries; library; medical; regional; services; university
• South of Explosive Exponentialism in Academic Libraries by Hughes, Louise Womack (1969) - (New York: Essan- dess Special Edition, 1967) , xiv. largest libraries in the South compared to the ages of all the institutions sup- porting the great libraries above the largest Southern library (the Library of the University of Texas). And-and this is the whole point- libraries which are good, for the diversi- ty of interests which are represented in a university faculty, necessarily are, or soon become, large libraries. Keywords: data; libraries; library; statistics; table; university; volumes
• The Relevance of Statistics to Library Evaluation by Salverson, Carol A. (1969) - It is necessary in assessing the needs for library service, in appraising the library operation, and _ .in Some librarians are opposed to the use of statistics · as being largely in- adequate for library evaluation: They feel that the quality of library service cannot be represented by numbers; oth- .ers have proposed mathematical formu- las for assessing a library. Keywords: evaluation; information; librarian; libraries; library; service; statistics; system; use
• The Academic Library World--Not So Round by Bixler, Paul (1969) - College and Research Libraries PAUL BIXLER The Academic Library World- Not So Round Drawing upon data gathered for an earlier paper by Carol Wall, the author proposes that the holdings of American academic libraries re- flect the cultural bias of the United States, with its general orientation to Europe, primarily Western Europe. The problem of dislocation of interest, of course, runs deeper than serial repre- sentation in American libraries-though we like to think that our libraries are on the frontiers of knowledge. Keywords: academic; american; libraries; news
• Centralized Library Purchasing and Technical Processing for Six Colleges in Alabama and Mississippi; A Report by Phinazee, Annette Hoage; Jordan, Casper L. (1969) - A single center for the selection, order- ing, cataloging, and processing of at least 90,000 volumes annually has been recommended for these six libraries for the following reasons: ( 1) there ap- peared to be a great deal of duplication of effort, with a negligible amount of unique technical processing being done in the libraries; ( 2) no significant dif- ferences in practices were found; ( 3) a center would cost less to operate than it would cost to expand facilities in the individual libraries and titles could be processed more cheaply; ( 4) profession- al personnel which is now involved in technical services would be free to con- tribute more toward the improvement of service by being released to plan, make policies, provide more guidance in the use of libraries, and actually get in- volved in the substantive aspect of the academic program. Plans for develop- ment include funding a center and the acquisition of additional ma- terials, and encouraging other similar libraries to take advantage of the center's services. Keywords: libraries; library
• Selected Reference Books of 1968-69 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1969) - At first the work seems difficult to use, especially where the number of citations (as under the head of the Russian Republic) is considerable, but the preface tells us that the order be- gins with the Marxist-Leninist classics· then, under each national heading lists of general works are followed by works on specific topics, and by a personal author section. Omitting works on the his- tory of science, the bibliography treats all areas from general works on the history of technology to such specific subjects as de- velopment of musical instruments, time- keepers, and the assembly line. Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; english; entries; guide; history; index; information; libraries; library; literature; new; reference; subject; volume; works
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1969) - The four surveys conducted were: ( 1) de- partmental, in which academic depart- ments were asked to indicate the depth of the library collections required for the spe- ci£c subject areas in their disciplines; ( 2) faculty, in which the instructional staff an- swered questions on faculty use, instruc- tional and student use of libraries, instruc- tional and resource planning, resources, ser- vices, and library personnel; ( 3) graduate students, which consisted of questions on libraries used, research projects and theses topics, library services and regulations, li- brary instruction, and suggestions for im- provement in specific areas; and ( 4) un- dergraduate students, which included ques- tions on libraries used, difficulties experi- enced with the library, library personnel, and possible facility improvements. Each entry includes excerpts or brief sum- maries describing current and planned projects for automating library processes. Keywords: cost; england; information; libraries; library; university
• Doctoral Degrees and Library Resources by Downs, Robert B. (1969) - Examples are Purdue, Iowa State, Pennsylvania State, Oregon State, Oklahoma State, Texas A. & M., North Carolina State, Washington State, Kansas State, Auburn, Utah State, Col- orado State, and Montana State. 527 42 126 235 119 5 936,754 571,528 North Carolina State 503 258 196 49 370,959 407,912 Washington State 499 243 94 162 879,094 296,225 Vanderbilt 497 149 129 134 85 995 ,839 379 ,732 Brooklyn Polytechnic 473 473 122,312 144,899 Tulane 460 113 168 98 79 2 950,710 391 ,901 St. Louis 450 88 95 119 148 719,741 216,653 Arizona 434 12 137 171 113 1 858,067 347,367 D enver 432 142 83 10 197 518,173 180,583 T emple 429 49 109 94 177 730 ,791 383,775 Rensselaer Polytechnic 423 7 401 9 6 130,927 120,909 Case Institute 415 377 37 1 138,545 ll9 ,085 G eor ge Peabody 397 23 49 20 305 995 ,839 379,731 Cincinn ati 396 46 80 209 56 5 905,047 222,343 Kans as State 382 2 238 132 lO 381 ,685 251 ,965 Georgetown 363 29 51 107 175 512,990 202,588 Am erican University 361 44 9 308 151 ,007 153,583 Kentucky 360 18 117 66 159 1,131 ,070 441 ,246 Virgini a Po]yt echnic 356 Keywords: degrees; libraries; library; state; universities
• Book Selection in Academic Libraries: A New Approach by Schad, Jasper G.; Adams, Ruth L. (1969) - Although there has been recent prog- ress in this area, there are still many in- stances of faculty selectors working part- time and in a haphazard manner as the primary agents in the development of library collections, 1 a practice involving a number of disadvantages, which can often result in unbalanced growth. Books for College Libraries (Chicago: American Li- brary Association, 1967 ), p. v. the disadvantages outlined above which were the result of traditional approaches to faculty book selection. Keywords: book; collection; faculty; libraries; library; selection
• The Management of Libraries and Informaion Centers (Book Review) by Harrer, Gustave A. (1969) - By using cases to pose his problems , Kister is able to dem- onstrate the complexity of library problems , the ~napplicability of simple answers, and the Importance of evaluation and judgment based on expert knowledge. In this adaptation of his doctoral disser- tation Mr. Bobinski treats in factual detail the history of Carnegie public library phi- lanthropy in the United States. Keywords: book; carnegie; cases; libraries; library; problems
• Library Effectiveness A Systems Aooriach (Book Review) by Trueswell, Richard W. (1969) - In this adaptation of his doctoral disser- tation Mr. Bobinski treats in factual detail the history of Carnegie public library phi- lanthropy in the United States. Primarily in the period between 1902 and 1908 some $4,283,048 was given toward the construc- tion of 108 academic libraries; and, while Bobinski stresses the fact that grants were not made to public libraries for collections, 311 academic libraries, mainly in the 1930s, did receive grants totaling $2,592,800 for library development which, in general, meant the purchase of books. Keywords: book; carnegie; libraries; library
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1969) - The ten steps involve: ( 1) provision of funds for the library in the capital funds secured for the new campus, ( 2) appointment of a capable head librarian, ( 3) utilization of a well-qualified library consultant, ( 4) es- tablishment of a code of library policy and procedure, ( 5) priority to be given for pro- vision of library materials, ( 6) considering the library to be a materials resource cen- ter, (7) long-range budgeting, (8) visits to similar libraries, ( 9) writing the specifi- cations for the consultant, and ( 10) estab- lishing cooperative relationships with other libraries. The conclusion of the survey is that North Carolina libraries do not have suffi- cient resources, physical facilities, or staff to provide adequate library service for the state. Keywords: education; libraries; library; research
• Cooperation Among Small Academic Libraries by Lehman, James O. (1969) - Is library cooperation a panacea or a pitfall? Nelson, Logsdon, and Adams have summarized succinctly the various factors involved in library cooperation: 1. Keywords: catalogs; colleges; consortium; cooperation; libraries; library; state; time; union; university
• Special Libraries and Information Services in India and in the U.S.A. (Book Review) by Wooster, Harold (1969) - His four chapters, special libraries and technical information centers; libraries and machines; library education and informa- tion science; and trends in research and development might serve as notes for four undergraduate lectures. Traditionally, college libraries have been used by the scholar and the researcher. Keywords: college; india; information; libraries; library
• Development of Libraries and Library Science in India (Book Review) by Hintz, Carl W. (1969) - This paper reviews the research on de- sign and operation of research libraries sponsored by the Purdue University Li- braries and the Purdue School of Indus- trial Engineering. According to the preface, it is con- cerned with current trends in all aspects of library work and library science and its development in India .. vis-a-vis the same in the libraries of U.K. and Scandinavian countries. Keywords: india; information; libraries; library
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1969) - The use of mathemati- cal models in library operations research is discussed. This paper reviews the research on de- sign and operation of research libraries sponsored by the Purdue University Li- braries and the Purdue School of Indus- trial Engineering. Keywords: information; libraries; library; references; report; research
• The Application of Computers to Library Technical Processing by Veaner, Allen B. (1970) - Standardization Second, it is abundantly clear that the major impact of library automation will be felt in the area of bibliographic standardization. (I am indebted to Professor Miller's paper for the section on large systems.) Keywords: book; computer; data; libraries; library; processing; research; stanford; system; time
• Books Received; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1970) - They attempt to assist librarians to recognize and develop their audiovisual responsibilities and to incorporate the new- er media within the traditional concepts of library service, and should not be consid- ered an accrediting measurement. School of Library Science, State University Col- lege of Arts & Science, 1969. Keywords: books; college; data; information; libraries; library; new; press; report; research; services; system; university
• CATCALL by Shaw, Ralph R. (1970) - If standard book numbers were assigned for libraries only, jobbers and booksellers would have to follow suit if they wanted any library business. This does not even require rental of a key- punch; we could use a pad and stylus, like those we use in voting in an increas- ing number of jurisdictions, and at a capital investment of $1.00 or so, the process of book ordering would be auto- mated. Keywords: book; libraries; library; number; order; sbn; use
• Library Roles in American Higher Education by Wilson, Logan (1970) - This period saw the rise of American pub- lic, college, and university libraries from the base of the subscription library. With the growing emphasis on independent student learning, and the declining stress on classroom lecturing and text- book m emorization, the modern col- lege or university library is no less im- portant than the classroom and the lab- oratory as a place where learning is dis- seminated and advanced. Keywords: american; books; education; librarian; libraries; library; universities; university
• Centralized Book Processing: A Feasibility Study Based on Colorado Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Hendricks, Donald (1970) - Methodology used involved time observa- tions, diaries of work performed, and sam- ples for processing time lags and dupli- cation of titles. Research conducted on the blanket or- der plan in this report indicates that a re- duction in processing time of up to 20 per- cent can be anticipated by the proper use of an approval program. Keywords: book; libraries; processing; report; study; time
• De wetenschappelijke bibliotheken in Nederland; programma voor een beleid op lange termijn (Book Review) by Edelman, Hendrik (1970) - In an attractively produced publication, the committee reports in detail on some major issues facing academic libraries: problems of information retrieval and bib- liographic access, collection development, 122 I College & Research Libraries • March 1970 Using this method, the authors predict that for- eign-language materials will constitute a constantly increasing percentage of future acquisitions of research libraries-a predic- tion that will be of interest to all library administrators. Keywords: information; libraries; library; national; recommendations; report; research
• The Government and Control of Libraries (Book Review) by Foyle, James (1970) - Using this method, the authors predict that for­ eign-language materials will constitute a constantly increasing percentage of future acquisitions of research libraries-a predic­ tion that will be of interest to all library administrators. On-line catalogs are not discussed, prob­ ably because, for most libraries, it now is, or shortly will be, feasible to use com­ puters to produce human-readable cata­ logs (perhaps in microform) , while plac­ ing the catalog on line is a possibility only for the more distant future. Keywords: catalog; chapter; government; libraries; library; research
• Computerized Library Catalogs: Their Growth, Cost, and Utility (Book Review) by Cartwright, Kelley L. (1970) - Among other values of the book are a stimulating discussion of publication sched- ules for book catalogs and supplements, and a chapter on automatic error detec- tion. Despite the lucid style and a few informative chapters, the general paucity of descriptive or inter- pretive information makes this volume in- appropriate for general library purchase. Keywords: catalog; libraries; library
• Directory of Library Consultants (Book Review) by Ellsworth, Ralph E. (1970) - The major needs identified are ( 1) publicity on the impor- tance of libraries, ( 2) cooperation among existing libraries of all types, ( 3) estab- lishing long-range goals for the libraries Li- brarians of large libraries usually know who the real experts are for the projects for which consultation help is needed. Keywords: catalog; libraries; library; volume
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1970) - The report begins with a consideration of the region as an environ- ment for public library service, followed by a detailed assessment of the thirty- five public libraries. The study indicated that union catalogs for library systems will not be of much practical value in interlibrary loan services and that money and effort can be better expended in other directions. Keywords: academic; information; libraries; library; ohio; report; services; state; study
• Automation Stops Here: A Case for Man-Made Book Collections by Rouse, Roscoe (1970) - In correspondence and by telephone conversation with the librari- an I received a response which was in good humor but very positively and em- phatically stated: the library now em- ploys and expects to continue to employ the manual, individual, and personal form of book selection, all done by mem- bers of the library staff and faculty. Book selection is neither. Keywords: approval; books; faculty; libraries; library; plan; selection; staff; titles
• The Annex Library of Princeton University: The Development of a Compact Storage Library by Conger, Lucinda (1970) - Annex books circulate to any authorized borrower regardless of status for the du- ration of the academic year. The principle of browsability is maintained in the Annex Library by shelving books by classification within size. Keywords: annex; books; building; libraries; library; princeton; size; storage; university
• The Library as a Social Agency, Response to Social Change by Pings, Vern M. (1970) - With this view of social agency structure, almost the only way an organization can be changed is to bring in new people and let the old ones go. College and Research Libraries VERN M. PINGS The Library as a Social Agency, Response to Social Change Libraries, as other social agencies, must study and evaluate their effec- tiveness and seek to improve their methods for achieving the external objectives for which they were created. Keywords: agencies; agency; change; information; libraries; library; new; objectives; organization; social; society
• Community Use of Junior College Libraries, A Symposium - Use of Library Materials by Outsiders; Circulation of Library Materials to Outside Borrowers; Policy Statement and Extent of Service to the Community; The Outside Borrower-What Limits?; Controls and Interlibrary Loans; The Number of Outsiders and the Materials Borrowed; Publicly and Privately Supported Institutions; Institutional Characteristics of Junior Colleges Participating in the Survey; Significance of the Findings to Junoir College Libraries by Josey, E. J.; Scott, John E.; Smith, John B.; Quick, Richard C.; Heintz, Edward C.; Elser, George C. (1970) - Use of Library Materials by Outsiders The first question attempted to dis- cover if junior college libraries permit in-building use of library materials by persons other than students, faculty, staff, and their immediate families. Outsiders made their great- est use of junior college libraries by using books in the library. Keywords: college; community; junior; libraries; library; percent; question; service; students; use
• Letters by American Library Association, (1970) - In the March, 1970, editorial, Dr. Dough- erty discusses, in addition to other topics, methods of improving library management as a way of alleviating professional discon- tent-especially among the younger pro- fessionals. Dougherty's suggestion is directed at academic libraries; this appears, however, to be too narrow a base upon which to work. Keywords: book; collection; libraries; library; program; staff
• Books Received; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1970) - After a detailed study of the reserve processing activities of the Columbia Uni- versity Library System, it was decided that an attempt to design a reserve system which would make the fullest use of com- puters would be undertaken. In Part II, Suburban Com- munities and Public Library Service in the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area, Ruth G. Lindahl tests the proposition that certain types of suburban communities will have predictably higher levels of public li- brary service than will others. Keywords: cataloging; information; libraries; library; new; report; research; system; university; york
• Modernizing the University Library Structure by Kaser, David (1970) - College and Research Libraries DAVID KASER Modernizing the University Library Structure AMONG THE SEVERAL KINDS of change that appear to be in order in personnel management in university libraries, some have been described, others have not. University libraries gen- erally have long been administered through the traditional organizational structure. Keywords: libraries; library; professional; structure; university
• Quantitative Management in Libraries by Heinritz, Fred J. (1970) - Full-text technical reports containing quantitative library data are increasingly available, but, without stan- dardized collection and reporting pro- cedures, such data are of limited utility for comparative purposes. Books ~ I J • ... t I I ~· Quantitative Management in Libraries I 237 appropriate as texts are now available, 21 and many library schools have at least one faculty n1ember with some numer- ical interest and facility. Keywords: data; libraries; library; management; operations; research; standards; time; vol; work
• Student Employees in Academic Libraries by Cottam, Keith M. (1970) - Suggestions are made which can help to minimize dissatis- faction among library student assistants and improve their ability to contribute to the library enterprise. In view of this turmoil, the present paper considers the potential role of student library employees in successful library man- agement. Keywords: libraries; library; student
• Bibliographical Services in the Arab Countries by Aman, Mohammed M. (1970) - al-Fihris al-abjadi al-maw- du i lil-qawa in wal-qaarat al-ium- huriyyah wal-wizariyyah wal-manshu- rat al-Ammah wal-kutub al-dawriy- yah al-muta alliqah bi-amal wiza- rat al-tarbiyah wal-talim . . . U.A.R. Mahad al-Takhtit al-Qawmi. Keywords: arab; arabic; bibliographies; bibliography; cairo; center; libraries; library; list; national; publications; states; subject; university
• User's Reaction to Microfiche-A Preliminary Study by Lewis, Ralph W. (1970) - If they can be interpreted to ap- ply only to respondents, and not the whole population of library users (or users of microfiche in general) at the ESSA Research Laboratories, we must at least overcome the negative attitudes of forty-one of our users. Second, it intended to stimulate in- terest in microfiche, partly because of the announced changes, but also be- cause the library had accumulated a little-used collection of more than 70 000 technical reports in microfiche form. ' Keywords: copy; libraries; library; materials; microfiche; research; use; user
• Selected Reference Books of 1969-1970 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1970) - A further section lists materials giving bibliographic access to reference works, with special chapters on guides to reference books, bibliographies of bibliographies, and bibliographies de- voted to individual topics. The first part contains bib- liographical lists of important works on various periods, themes, and genres of Southern literature; the second part is an alphabetical list of some 140 authors, with citations to important critical and bio- graphical works. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; books; guide; history; index; libraries; literature; new; reference; research; social; subject; title; volume; work
• Major Decision Points in Library Automation by Veaner, Allen B. (1970) - But un- like a telephone installation charge, the installation fees for computer periph- erals can never be one-time charges be·- cause computer systems are never static. The author discusses auto- ma;tion in the context of the management, facilities, and system re- qutrements for large research libraries. Keywords: applications; automation; center; change; computer; data; files; libraries; library; machine; program; research; software; system; time; work
• Harvard University's Widener Library Shelflist Conversion and Publication Program by De Gennaro, Richard (1970) - 100 SAL 5679.86 SAL 7720.41 .200 SAL 1740.25.51 SAL 7627.3.100 SAL 5513.12.120 SAL 4545.77.100 SAL 5206.65.100 SAL 7189.14.31 SAL 7780.3.41 SAL 9189.14.220 SAL 9121.5.120 SAL 8076.10.100 SAL 4327 .66.1100 SAL 1731.33 . 100 SAL 1573.6.12 SAL 1573.6 .1 10 SAL 6142.48.800 SAL 9065.7 SAL 1573 .7.100 SAL 1573 .7. Keywords: aires; book; buenos; buenos aires; computer; conversion; data; del; diario; diaz; entries; form; format; libraries; library; machine; publication; research; sal; shelflist; system; titles; volumes; widener
• Essentials of Library Manpower Budgeting by Fairholm, Gilbert W. (1970) - There are fewer units of measure than there are library functions. This formula will produce a figure that represents the total staff needs of a library for routine performance of library functions. Keywords: characteristics; formula; functions; libraries; library; staff; standard; time
• Caxton and His World (Book Review) by Young, Arthur P. (1970) - Caxton and His World. And so it is with special plea- sure that we receive the excellent synthesis provided by N. F. Blake of Liverpool Uni- versity, an accomplished Caxton scholar who has been writing significant articles for over a decade. Keywords: blake; caxton; college; libraries; library; publication
• Library Science (Book Review) by Eastlick, John T. (1970) - Books for Junior College Libraries; a Selected List of Approximately 19,700 Titles. A comparison of BJCL with Books for College Libraries (BCL) reveals that, if pre-1964 titles are discounted, there is an overlap between the two of more than 70 percent. Keywords: college; libraries
• Books for Junior College Libraries; a Selected List of Approximately 19,700 Titles (Book Review) by Arnold, Edmund R. (1970) - B]CL is yet another bibliography conceived in micro- cosm which cites excellent titles, most of which however have been recorded in many other lists. Books for Junior College Libraries; a Selected List of Approximately 19,700 Titles. Keywords: college; libraries; library; titles
• Tomorrow's Library: Direct Access and Delivery (Book Review) by Anderson, John F. (1970) - However, he concludes that ... perhaps librarians are not the ones who should de- velop and promote a new national system of library home delivery since he fears that libraries are too stable and conserva- tive institutions to undergo radical change. He claims New York Public Library is the only li- brary intending to develop research library status (what about Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, to name a few?) and that home delivery will free the branch li- brary from a certain amount of questions and routine circulation so that library sys- tems might begin to staff branch libraries with competent · professionals all of the time. Keywords: delivery; libraries; library; new
• Libraries and Cultural Change (Book Review) by Heron, David W. (1970) - College and Research Libraries However, he concludes that ... perhaps librarians are not the ones who should de- velop and promote a new national system of library home delivery since he fears that libraries are too stable and conserva- tive institutions to undergo radical change. It is concise, readable, and deals with most of the problems which American libraries share with their sister institutions in Britain. Keywords: benge; delivery; libraries; library
• Eighteenth Century Bibliographies (Book Review) by Pettit, Henry (1970) - It is concise, readable, and deals with most of the problems which American libraries share with their sister institutions in Britain. Academic libraries receive very limited coverage. Keywords: book; libraries; library; selection
• Libraries, Readers, and Book Selection (Book Review) by Nelson, Jerold (1970) - Academic libraries which sup- port a program of library education will undoubtedly want a copy for their students of librarianship. Academic libraries receive very limited coverage. Keywords: book; libraries; library; selection
• Letters by American Library Association, (1970) - If it is alphabetical, and no copy of the order slip accompanies the book on receipt, a bibliographic search from the title page would seem necessary, the same as that for approval books searched against the depository file. A daily examination of in- terlibrary loan requests from other libraries, and from Stanford to other libraries , to Letters I 343 identify important lacunae, has convinced this observer that prediction of faculty and student needs is indeed a dubious enter- prise. Keywords: approval; book; dealer; faculty; libraries; library; plan; points; proof; rouse; selection; stanford; subject; university
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1970) - The Library Education Experimental Project ( LEEP) involved the establish- ment of a computer-based laboratory for library science students, utilizing the Li- brary of Congress MARC (Machine-Read- able Cataloging) magnetic tapes. This study of commuting student use of public libraries was confined to certain key public libraries in the New York coun- ties of Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and a section of Ulster. Keywords: circulation; information; libraries; library; students; system
• Education for Librarianship: Report of the Working Party (Book Review) by Horrocks, Norman (1970) - By now, over 40 large U.S. and Canadian universities have separately housed undergraduate libraries in actual operation, under construction or in some stage of planning. Obviously a time for stocktaking is at hand: this year, undergraduate libraries were the top- ic of a major meeting at ALA in Detroit and even a separate summer institute in San Diego. Keywords: libraries; library; new; undergraduate
• The Undergraduate Library (Book Review) by Gittelsohn, Marc (1970) - By now, over 40 large U.S. and Canadian universities have separately housed undergraduate libraries in actual operation, under construction or in some stage of planning. Obviously a time for stocktaking is at hand: this year, undergraduate libraries were the top- ic of a major meeting at ALA in Detroit and even a separate summer institute in San Diego. Keywords: libraries; library; service; undergraduate
• Letters by American Library Association, (1970) - College and Research Libraries To the Editor: The issue of March, 1970, carries an ar- ticle by Virgil F. Massman and Kelly Pat- terson, A Minimum Budget for Current Acquisitions, with whose statement (The standards outlined by ACRL 'Standards for College Libraries' are no standards at all) , the undersigned are in hearty agreement. As a step toward assembling the neces- sary data for setting such standards, the au- thors describe a method for estimating the . . . Keywords: choice; college; cost; libraries
• Books Received; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1970) - Washington, D.C.: Catholic Univ. of America, Dept. of Library Science, 1970. New York: Associa- tion of New York Libraries for Technical Services, 1969. Keywords: bibliography; book; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; n.j; press; scarecrow; tolkien
• Security Problems in College and University Libraries: Student Violence by Davis, Donna G. (1971) - Ralph E. Ellsworth, Planning the Col- lege and University Library Building, 2d ed. Wayne State Library Struck by Arson- ist, Library Journal . Keywords: bomb; campus; college; fire; libraries; library; security; student; university; violence; york
• Slide Classification: A Historical Survey by Irvine, Betty Jo (1971) - College and Research Libraries BETTY JO IRVINE Slide Classification: A Historical Survey The historical background of slide collections is treated, with biblio- graphic references. The major portion of the paper reports and ana- lyzes some of the data derived from a 1968 questionnaire directed to institutions having slide collections. Keywords: art; classification; collections; college; institutions; lantern; libraries; library; percent; slide; system; university
• Of Making Many Books: A Library Publication Program by Davis, Jo-Ann; Boone, Roberta; Hoadley, Irene Braden (1971) - Practically, the Libraries' publications, at that time, consisted of the usual exhib- it catalogs, library guides, and annual re- I 31 32 I College & Research Libraries • January 1971 port of the Director. The rationale for library publishing is in part related to that for libraries them- selves-to collect, organize, and dissem- inate information. Keywords: committee; libraries; library; publication; publishing; research; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1969-70 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1971) - The work is divided according to form, such as bib- liographies, published catalogs, and gener- al statistics, and by subject; it is then sub- divided into general works and works per- taining to a particular country. A final section deals with individual literary figures, presenting lists of critical works on 43 authors; the criteria for selection were qualitative. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliographies; bibliography; books; guide; history; index; libraries; list; literature; reference; research; title; volume; work
• East Central Europe; A Guide to Basic Publications (Book Review) by Reichmann, Felix (1971) - Pr., 1963); Werner Feld, Reunification and West German-So- viet Relations (The Hague: Nijhoff, 1963); Gerald Freund, Germany Between Two Worlds (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1961); Peter Lust, Two Germanies (Mon- treal: Harvest House, 1966) ; Nor bert M uh- len, The Return of Germany: A Tale of Two Countries (Chicago: Regnery, 1953); Franz von Nesselrode, Germany's Other Half: A Journalist's Appraisal of East Ger- many (London: Abelard-Schuman, 1963); Joachim Peck, Die V olkerrechtssubjektivitiit deT Deutschen Demokratischen Republik ( Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 1960) ; David Rodnick, Postwar Germans (New Haven: Yale Univ. J. Pe- 46 / Recent Publications riam Danton's Index to Festschriften in L i- brarianship (New York: Bowker, 1970 ) appeared too late for consultation but it in- dicates that a number of older festschriften contain notable papers on pertinent li- braries. Keywords: berlin; california; germany; libraries; new; polish; univ; work; york
• California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings (Book Review) by Powell, Lawrence Clark (1971) - the work should not be tak- en as a bible of California local history. California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings. Keywords: california; history; items; libraries; library; moon; work
• Library Issues: The Sixties (Book Reviews) by Gaines, Ervin J. (1971) - I submit only that other things were in the air also-including the growth of library systems, the decline of juvenile reading, and substantial innova- tions in building design. He has presented a sum- mary d escription of twelve systems for stor- ing books in academic libraries, analyzed the cost factors for each of the systems, and suggested a procedure for determining costs in a specific university. Keywords: libraries; moon
• The Economics of Book Storage in College and University Libraries (Book Review) by Kraus, Joe W. (1971) - I submit only that other things were in the air also-including the growth of library systems, the decline of juvenile reading, and substantial innova- tions in building design. It has become obligatory to close a re- view with a comment on the typographic crudities of Scarecrow Press books. Keywords: books; cost; libraries; library
• Alternative Press Index (Book Review) by Spahn, Theodore Jurgen (1971) - From them were procured the actual interlibrary loan re- quest forms (totalling over 60,000) re- ceived during a one-year period ( 1963/ 64 or 1964/ 65) and approximating 15 percent of the total number of interlibrary loans re- quests to academic libraries. It represented requests from 1,123 different borrowing libraries of all types and sizes, with the majority being academic libraries. Keywords: articles; book; headings; libraries; loan; university
• Interlibrary Loan Involving Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Uridge, Margaret D. (1971) - After an introduc- tion and general chapter on interlibrary dis- tribution, the material is arranged by spe- cific problem areas : the readers who re- quest interlibrary loans; staffing or interli- brary loan services; photocopies in lieu of loans; restrictive lending policies; language, country, and publication dates of requests; bibliographic citations, their accuracy and verification; locating of items wanted; suc- cess of interlibrary loan requests; and the increasing volume of interlibrary loans. From them were procured the actual interlibrary loan re- quest forms (totalling over 60,000) re- ceived during a one-year period ( 1963/ 64 or 1964/ 65) and approximating 15 percent of the total number of interlibrary loans re- quests to academic libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; loan; requests
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1971) - Berkeley: Institute of Library Research, 1970. By New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe; New Mexico Library Development Council. Keywords: education; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; percent; press; reference; research; systems; university; york
• An Approach to Performance Budgeting at the Florida Atlantic University Library by Axford, H. William (1971) - Oa71 2062.50 0.10 3 ••• 187.50 o.o1 o.Z9 6937.50 Oel3 10.57 J49JI.25 la68 53.24 TOTAL HOURS S/VOLU114E MIN./VOLUME o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o 284.00 o.oa o.•3 o.o o.o 0·0 o.o o.o o.o 286.00 o.ot 0.43 o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o 452.00 o.o2 o ••• o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o 452•00 o.oz 0.69 904.00 o.o3 le]ll o.o o.o o.o 1632:.00 0.06 2e49 o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o 1632.00 o.o6 2.69 2820 .oo o.o 1087.50 0.05 la66 J056.25 o.u 4e66 0.25 6e06 8118a75 0.48 12.31 o.o o.o o.o o.o o.o 4968.75 7.57 562e50 o. 04 o.o o.o o.o o.o o. 0 3281.25 o.ar s.oo 3187.50 o ••• 4.86 12000.00 Oo58 18·29 o.o o.o o.o 25JI.25 O.ll 3.86 2.57 o.oz Keywords: budget; catalog; cost; figure; florida; formula; group; libraries; library; new; o.o o.o; percent; positions; program; services; state; system; total; university; volume; washington
• Comparative Analysis: A Minimum Music Materials Budget for the University Library by Brazell, Troy V. (1971) - The mean music materials budget for libraries responding from Group I uni- versities was found to be $6,094, Group II was $13,361, and Group III was $17,- 112 I College & Research Libraries • March 1971 TABLE 1 Universities with enrollments under 15,000 FTE students Arkansas, University of AudioVisual Area Butler University Music Library Case Western Reserve University Music House Library Catholic University of America Music Library Hartford, University of Music Library Laval Universite (Quebec) Music Library-School of Music New Mexico, University of Fine Arts Library Princeton University Phonograph Record Library Rochester, University of Music Library Texas Christian University Music Library-School of Fine Arts Tulane University Maxwell Music Library Washington University ( St. Louis) Gaylord Music Library Wichita State University Music Library-School of Music Universities with enrollments of 15,000 to 25,000 FTE students Boston University University Library Eastern Michigan University University Library Florida State University Warren D. Allen Music Library Fresno State College Music Library-Fresno State College Library Georgia, University of University Library Harvard University Music Library Houston, U Diversity of U Diversity Library Louisiana State University University Library Miami, University of Music Library Nebraska, University of University Library North Carolina, University of Music Library North Texas State University Music Library Northern Illinois University Swen Franklin Parson Library Northwestern University Music Library Pittsburgh, University of Music Library Queens College (CUNY) Music Library Tennessee, University of Music Library-Dept. of Music Utah, University of University Library Western Michigan University Music Library Universities with enrollments of more than 25,000 FTE students California State College (Long Beach) University Library California, University at Los Angeles Music Library Colorado, University of Norlin Library Illinois, University of (Urbana) Music Library-School of Music Indiana, University of (Bloomington) School of Music Library Michigan, University of Music Library-School of Music Michigan State University Audio Library-Main Library Northeastern University Dodge Library San Francisco State College College Library Temple University University Library Texas, University of Music Library Toronto, University of Edward Johnson Music Library Washington, University of Music Library Wisconsin. The purpose of dividing the respon- dents into these three groups is to develop a mean and a median library budget for music materials for each of the three groups. Keywords: budget; group; libraries; library; materials; mean; music; university
• Public-Academic Library Cooperation by Healey, James S. (1971) - In that context, when the au- thors speak of The present status of the individual cooperating institutions, one could interpret this to mean that public libraries should be public libraries and academic libraries should be academic li- braries. Special research centers.-The department of state library services is hereby author- ized to designate certain other libraries, such as those at Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, and Rhode Island College, as special research cen- ters, the special collections of which are available for research in particular fields of knowledge. Keywords: island; libraries; library; public; rhode; state
• A Bibliography on Standards for Evaluating Libraries by Ottersen, Signe (1971) - Lyle, Guy R. The Administration of the College Library. \Neher, D. C. Criteria for Evaluating a College Library, Association of Ameri- can Colleges, Bulletin 43:629-33 (De- cember 1957). Keywords: association; book; collection; college; college library; evaluation; holdings; libraries; library; lists; new; research; research libraries; resources; selection; size; standards; university; use
• Systems Analysis of a University Library; Final Report on a Research Project (Book Review) by Cartwright, Kelley L. (1971) - It would also be a good document for read- ing by library administrators who would like to get an idea of the kinds of things that are going on in library operations re- search. Another section develops mathe- matical models of acquisitions policies for libraries that are part of a hierarchy of li- braries consisting of personal libraries, de- partmental libraries, university libraries, and a national library. Keywords: libraries; library; research; university
• The Subject Approach to Information (Book Review) by Voos, Henry (1971) - American Theological Library Association. Chicago: American Library Association, 1970. 33p. Keywords: american; association; libraries; library
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1971) - The separate undergraduate library was originated to provide students with the same quality of library services as were available in a good liberal arts college li- brary. Chicago: American Library Association, 1970. 33p. Keywords: american; college; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; press; research; university; york
• Legislative Naiveté of Librarians by Dougherty, Richard M. (1971) - As on e federal librarian acidly noted, name-calling will not advance the cause of libraries in the eyes of the ad- ministration. College and Research Libraries r Legislative Naivete of Librarians Do librarians appreciate or understand the subtleties of the legislative processes? Keywords: librarianship; libraries
• The Great Gas Bubble Prick't; or, Computers Revealed-by a Gentleman of Quality by Mason, Ellsworth (1971) - No one claimed to have saved any money doing anything by computer, and although the analysis of computer costs is, to be charitable, hair-raisingly casual, esti- mates of costs of doing by computer exactly the same things that had previ- ously been done manually were extreme- ly high (in one case, five times the cost). [William Locke, Computer Costs for Large Li- braries, Datamation (Feb. 1970), p.74.] Keywords: campus; college; computer; computerization; costs; industry; libraries; library; machine; money; operation; research; time; years
• A Cooperative Interlibrary Loan Service for the State-Assisted University Libraries in Ohio by Schmidt, C. James; Shaffer, Kay (1971) - All other differences aside, contrast the location of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, with that of Cleveland State University, for example. This paper describes the cooperatively funded reference and interli- brary loan service located at Ohio State University which serves the twelve state-assisted universities in Ohio. Keywords: libraries; loan; ohio; rails; requests; state; table; university
• An Overview of the First Four Years of the Title II-B Fellowship Program by Holmstrom, Engin I.; El-Khawas, Elaine (1971) - The Title II-B program seems to have contributed to an improvement in the quality of stu- dents recruited into library programs. 2 Finally, our data on the undergradu- ate grade-point averages of students supported by the Title II-B program in- dicated that the quality of students now b eing recruited into library programs had somewhat improved due to the Ti- tle II-B program. Keywords: libraries; library; positions; program; students; title
• U.K. MARC Project: Proceedings of a Seminar (March 1969) Organized by the Cataloguing and Indexing Group of the Library Association (Book Review) by Painter, Ann F. (1971) - They are short, con- cise, to the point, and substantive, not only in relation to MARC and its characteristics but also to general library problems, e.g.: the card catalog versus the book catalog; doing speedily what does not need to be done at .all; and the varying requirements of libraries. It was intended that the participants emerge with the ability to look at library problems as they exist now in the light of computers and MARC, rath- er than spring out with full-fledged oper- able computer systems. Keywords: libraries; library; marc; university
• System Scope for Library Automation and Generalized Information Storage and Retrieval at Stanford University (Book Review) by Burns, Robert W. (1971) - Although library automation must of necessity be intimately associated with sys- tems work, systems work per se does not necessarily imply library automation. The project involving library automation is known by the acro- nym BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automa- tion of Large Library Operations on a Time-sharing System) . Keywords: information; isbn; libraries; library; report; stanford; systems
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1971) - The plan has four main objectives: ( 1) to promote in- creased sharing of resources by libraries; ( 2) to use modern technology in an ap- propriate and economical manner to fa- cilitate the distribution of information; ( 3) to equalize the availability of library ma- terials; and ( 4) to create a comprehensive base of library and information materials with a minimum of duplication and proc- essing. The delegates of the Conference approved an eleven- page questionnaire which was sent to ev- ery public, research, and university library to gather additional information. Keywords: data; development; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; report; research; services; study; union; university
• Book Selection: A National Plan for Small Academic Libraries by Massman, Virgil F.; Olson, David R. (1971) - Broken down by category, it might run something like this: Selection: twenty comple- mentary subject specialists at an average of $15,000 per annum $300,000 Cataloging: one profession- al (should be on the same level as the subject special- ist and his salary could be averaged with that group) $ 15,000 Catalog card sets, including labor and machine costs: $.10 per set for 200 copies of 5,000 titles or a total of 1,000,000 sets $100,000 Processing including all la- bor: $.25 per book for spine labeling, circulation cards, book pockets, match- ing cards with books, etc. $250,000 Administration $ 35,000 Warehouse and equipment: $3,000,000 amortized over twenty years $150,000 TOTAL $850,000 Assuming the .average price of books to be $10.00 per title and an average dis- count of 10 percent per title when pur- chasing. In discussing the advantages and shortcomings of blanket order plans, comparatively little attention has been paid to the deficiencies of the current system of reviewing new books. Keywords: book; faculty; journals; libraries; library; processing; review; selection
• A Generalized Methodology for Library Systems Analysis by Burns, Robert W. (1971) - Library systems work provides us with excellent illustrations for each of the above axioms. A Generalized Methodology for Library Systems Analysis THIS ARTICLE IS DIRECfED toward the novice in systems work. Keywords: analysis; analyst; effort; goals; libraries; library; phase; study; systems; work
• Selected Reference Books of 1970-71 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1971) - Grant, how- ever, that the editors have combined char- acteristics of earlier works with some new features and have come up with a fairly at- tractive package. This ordered list of bibliographies and bibliographical tools that provide informa- tion on particular authors, works, and top- ics (Pref.) is the product of an informal at- tempt on the part of the compiler to deter- mine the quantity and the variety of forms of American literary bibliography. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; books; guide; index; information; libraries; library; list; new; reference; subject; university; volume; work
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1971) - The general results of this statistical sam- pling of book readership at a college library revealed that three times as many book readers were reading nonlibrary books as library books inside the library. Carbondale: Southern Il- linois University Press, 1971. Keywords: american; book; company; inc; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; n.j; new; press; scarecrow; university; york
• Fund Raising for University Libraries by Eaton, Andrew J. (1971) - Many university libraries have them, and some of them .are quite successful with membership reaching 500 or 600. Library fund raising must be a cooperative effort involving library staff, .de- velopment office personnel, faculty, president, trustees, and off- campus volunteers, and friends of the university. Keywords: development; donors; foundations; fund; librarian; libraries; library; money; office; raising; staff; university
• The Economics of a Domestic Approval Plan by Axford, H. William (1971) - All three have generated considerable amounts of impassioned rhetoric at pro- fessional gatherings and a corpus of polemical writing, but only a relatively small amount of research aimed at eval- uating how the Library of Congress Classification System, the computer, or approval plans have advanced or retard- ed the academic library's progress to- ward its stated educational objectives. 368 / libraries utilizing approval plans grows with each passing year as does the num- ber of firms offering them. Keywords: approval; libraries; library; percent; plan; titles; university
• Librarianship and Literature: Essays in Honour of Jack Pafford (Book Review) by Line, Maurice B. (1971) - S. P. L. Filon's study of Library Coop- eration in Great Britain is less personal and summarizes in a very useful form the history of interlending mainly insofar as the National Central Library was concerned with it. The problem of buildings has now reached a happy solution in the firm decision to go ahead with a building to house both the British Museum Library and the National Reference Library of Science and Inven- tion on the Bloomsbury site, though it will be some years before the actual buildings are ready. Keywords: british; libraries; library; university
• Handbook of Medical Library Practice (Book Review) by Barry, James W. (1971) - The purpose of the study was to define a composite professional personality profile of librarians in supervisory positions, not only to determine their own characteristics, but their attitudes toward library directors and their influence in affecting professional attitudes of personnel under their supervi- sian. References at the end of each chapter are generous and well se- lected; they offer a starting point for litera- ture searches serving research or operations in virtually every phase of library activity. Keywords: chapters; handbook; libraries; library; medical
• Management Personnel in Libraries: A Theoretical model for Analysis (Book Review) by Shaffer, Kenneth R. (1971) - By comparison, the list of Jewish periodicals in Volume 71 of the American I ewish Year book, 1970 ( AJYB) has over 190 titles for the United States and twenty titles for Canada, not counting the many smaller publications listed under Indeed, two introductory sections are Top Jewish Markets, a tabu- lation of major cities and their Jewish pop- ulation, and Reaching the Jewish Market, an essay in ethnic marketing. Keywords: libraries; library; plate
• Letters by American Library Association, (1971) - Someone to point out the cost problems of computer use and the pitfalls of automation has long been needed. Proclaiming this to be impossible is a profound disservice to those who are trying to raise the standards of computer use and education. Keywords: ala; automation; college; computer; crl; editor; issue; libraries; library; mason; number; programs; research; university; use; volumes
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1971) - Probabilistic conclusions sug- gest certain educational activities be under- taken: ( 1) There is no justification to cre- ate a postmasters program to teach basic library techniques and library schools must incorporate skill development within the curriculum or on-the-job training will have to be continued; ( 2) two justifications for internship programs require establishment of programs either to teach students the op- erations of large library systems with an ex- pectation of employment, or to teach stu- dents the application of theoretical knowl- edge in a working environment aimed to- ward a speciality; ( 3) management and planning tasks for libraries cannot be ade- quately taught in a one-year postmasters educational program; and ( 4) the distinc- tive feature of medical librarianship is its environment, and the librarian must com- prehend how biomedical information is generated and used and should attend con- ferences and seminars to gain this knowl- edge. Effec- tive means of increasing library use in- clude: ( 1) A better understanding of the information-seeking habits and needs of users; ( 2) the librarians should spend more time outside the library interacting in stu- dent-faculty affairs; ( 3) the role of the li- brary should touch all facets of the academ- ic community; ( 4) the development of problem-oriented libraTy training that uses audiovisual media ; ( 5) the training of stu- dent reference advisers to interact with stu- dents; and ( 6) the orientation of the li- brary to the users thus increasing the prob- ability that the library dynamic processes (question-asking, information-seeking, com- munication, display, and serendipitous dis- covery) will be successful within the con- text of the learning process. Keywords: inc; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; research; survey; system; university; use; york
• The Library Lobby by Ralston, Anthony (1971) - My general thesis is that relatively, if not absolutely, the value of much of university libraries is overrated and that, particularly in times of dwindling re- sources, the university library must no longer be considered sacrosanct, that its claims on the university budget need to be questioned as much or more than competing claims. THE THREE FACES OF uNIVERSITY LIBRARIES One of the barriers to appropriate perception of university libraries is its description as a general intellectual re- source for the entire university commu- nity. Keywords: computing; libraries; library; research; university
• Cost Accounting and Analysis for University Libraries by Leimkuhler, Ferdinand F.; Cooper, Michael D. (1971) - College and Research Libraries FERDINAND F. LEIMKUHLER and MICHAEL D. COOPER Cost Accounting and Analysis for University Libraries The approach to library planning studied in this paper is the use of accounting models to measure library costs and implement program budgets. Main library cost is $4.16 per item, while branch cost is $2.77. Keywords: branch; cost; items; labor; libraries; library; processing; serials; service; space; total
• The Academic Library Looks at Union Lists by Ellsworth, Dianne (1971) - Three major developments have prompted such a discussion: ( 1) the proliferation of regional lists of serials; ( 2) the de- velopment of a program for a national serials data bank; and ( 3) the current state of computer t echnology as it re- lates to union lists. Regional lists can theoretical- ly provide a greater number of titles for interlibrary loan purposes than a state list. Keywords: libraries; library; list; serials; union
• Cooperative Resources Development: A Report on a Shared Acquisitions and Retention System for METRO Libraries (Book Review) by Ladenson, Alex (1971) - Issued in 1968 under the auspices of a governmental com- mittee, La Lecture Publique was a study of the state of French library service, and is to French libraries what the Public Li- brary Inquiry was to the American scene. Considering the paucity of materials on French libraries that have been published in English, this book is a useful entry into a rather embarrassing void. Keywords: libraries; library; report; shares
• Libraries in France (Book Review) by Flanagan, Cathleen (1971) - Issued in 1968 under the auspices of a governmental com- mittee, La Lecture Publique was a study of the state of French library service, and is to French libraries what the Public Li- brary Inquiry was to the American scene. Considering the paucity of materials on French libraries that have been published in English, this book is a useful entry into a rather embarrassing void. Keywords: libraries; library; university
• Scientific and Technological Documentation: Archival Evaluation and Processing of University Records Relating to Science and Technology (Book Review) by Crawford, Miriam (1971) - Issued in 1968 under the auspices of a governmental com- mittee, La Lecture Publique was a study of the state of French library service, and is to French libraries what the Public Li- brary Inquiry was to the American scene. The in- cluded citations were identified through a literature search of Library Literature, 1955-1968, several existing bibliographies on library cooperation covering the period 1940-1954, and an announcement which appeared in the major library journals re- questing descriptions of cooperative inter- library projects. Keywords: archivist; libraries; library; university
• Cooperation Between Types of Libraries, 1940-1968: An Annotated Bibliography (Book Review) by Leonard, Lawrence E. (1971) - The in- cluded citations were identified through a literature search of Library Literature, 1955-1968, several existing bibliographies on library cooperation covering the period 1940-1954, and an announcement which appeared in the major library journals re- questing descriptions of cooperative inter- library projects. The traditional library classification of public, school, aca- demic-research, and special libraries is used in discussion of types of cooperation throughout the bibliography. Keywords: libraries; library; projects; state
• For the Government and People of this State: A History of the New York State Library (Book Review) by Farley, John (1971) - Interlibrary cooperative projects are wide- ranging in scope and include such activi- ties as bibliographical centers, catalog card exchanges, cooperative and centralized ac- quisitions, cataloging and processing, coop- erative and coordinated selection, duplicate exchanges, facsimile transmission, interli- brary delivery service, last copy retention, library development plans, photoreproduc- tion of library materials, statewide net- works, storage libraries, teletype networks, union catalogs and lists, and wide area tele- phone service. College and Research Libraries 486 I College & Research Libraries • November 1971 approach the references by author name, organization or cooperative project name, type of cooperative activity, or by group- ings of types of libraries involved in coop- erative projects. Keywords: libraries; library; new; state
• Reader in Library Services and the Computer (Book Review) by Painter, Ann F. (1971) - Critical annotations would have been particularly helpful to acquisi- tions librarians for selection purposes. Afro-Americana: A Comprehensive Bib- liography of Resource Materials in the Ohio State University Libraries by or About Black Americans. Keywords: computer; libraries; library; services
• Letters by American Library Association, (1971) - To the Editor: Elizabeth A. Storch University of Buffalo Buffalo, New Y ark Corbin's contention, in defense of the computer (CRL 32:316, July 1971) that man being fallible, the machine must be fallible, supports rather than refutes Ma- son's argument against unqualified accept- ance of the computer for library use. It would probably be interesting but exasperating to try to define library use. Keywords: books; college; corbin; libraries; library; mason; use
• Abstracts by American Library Association, (1971) - Chicago, Illinois, American Library Asso- ciation, Library Administration Division, May 1970. OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS American Library Association, Children's Services Division, Library Service to the Disadvantaged Child Committee. Keywords: american; computer; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; press; research; system; university; york
• Think Big: The Evolution of Bureaucracy by Horn, Roger (1972) - College and Research Libraries - ROGER HORN Think Big: The Evolution of Bureaucracy As the university or research library (university library with preten- tions) grows it loses sight of any object for existence except existence itself. There are, sur- prisingly enough, a group of faculty present in most libraries who already know or should know. Keywords: faculty; libraries; library; research; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1970-71 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1972) - In view of the author's distinguished career in reference work and bibliogra- phy, this work has been awaited with in- terest by instructors of reference courses: they will find much to applaud, as in the excellent review of statistical sources (including 1970 census data). Because contemporary reviews of American fiction for the period indicat- ed have not previously been accessible through standard reference works, this attempt to direct the researcher to just this type of secondary source material is welcome. Keywords: american; books; british; guide; index; information; libraries; new; publications; reference; sources; subject; titles; volume; work
• Library Lit.-The Best of 1970 (Book Review) by Allen, Walter C. (1972) - A frequently used gam- bit in the preparation of such lists is a poll of authorities in a given field which yields a list of books most frequently mentioned by the authorities polled. Armed with this warning that no one list of books will satisfy everyone (or perhaps anyone except the compiler) let us examine Robert Downs' new work, Books That Changed America. Keywords: books; information; libraries; library; list
• Letters by American Library Association, (1972) - They have numerous volumes of standards, but none of them deal with libraries, library personnel, or anything to do with librarianship. Different con- ditions in the different libraries-lighting, available seating, air conditioning, demands of the curriculum, whether users are com- muters (Lubans mentions several more)- all might affect the magnitude of in- or out- of library use. Keywords: ala; crl; editor; librarianship; libraries; library; management; publishing; university
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1972) - South- ern Illinois University Press, 1971. Cranbury, N.J.: Fair- leigh Dickinson University Press, 1971. 394p. Keywords: american; college; company; guide; inc; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; n.j; new; press; research; scarecrow; university; york
• The Impact of Black Studies Programs on the Academic Library by Smith, Jessie Carney (1972) - It is doubtful that black studies programs will be effective agents of change until anxieties level off and more realistic approaches to the problem of developing academic libraries and their collections are formulated. Their role, as perceived by many advocates of black studies programs, is to counteract the fundamentally white studies pro- grams to which all American students have been subjected throughout their educational careers. Keywords: american; black; collections; courses; libraries; man; programs; students; studies; white
• Change in Academic Libraries by Haro, Robert P. (1972) - Where possible, those research units with change groups were more closely analyzed if they had a library or materials center to more adequately understand the role played by a librarian or information manager. In order to shift to an orienta- tion that seeks to develop new and expanding service programs, the establishment of research groups could do much to improve both the services offered by a library and its role in the academic community. Keywords: change; group; libraries; library; members; research; service; structure
• Ernest Cushing Richardson 1860-1939 by Hadidian, Dikran Y. (1972) - A graduate of the seminary, Mr. Henry Hopkins Kelsey, class of 1879, was appointed as assistant librarian to Dr. Hartranft to relieve him from routine work; due to the fact that both men were also involved in teaching responsibilities, however, the library was essentially left in the hands of E. C. Rich- ardson, who became assistant librarian in 1882 during his senior year (compare his same position at Amherst), and librarian in 1884, when Dr. Hartranft resigned only to become the president of the in- stitution some four years later. A theological librarian should at the lowest aim at a thorough knowledge of Theological Encyclopedia, Literary History, and Bibliography, some considerable knowledge of Palaeography, a knowledge of at least ten or a dozen lan- guages, besides the technical matters of li- brary science, collating, keeping stock which involve a good deal of study of typography, art of binding or engraving, etc., etc., etc.l E. C. Richardson remained in Hart- ford until 1890, when he left for Prince- ton as assistant librarian and later, librar- ian, until his retirement in 1925. Keywords: college; librarian; libraries; library; richardson; union
• Use of Community College Libraries (Book Review) by Clayton, Howard (1972) - From its title, if indeed titles nowadays should be somewhat descriptive of a book's content, one would suppose that the major thrust of the work would be in the direction of the actual design of academic libraries. The college teacher and administrator who is unaware of use surveys which have been made in academic libraries over the past forty years should pay considerable at- tention to chapter VII. Keywords: college; libraries; library; planning
• Canadian Libraries (Book Review) by Piternick, Anne Brearley (1972) - The results of these pres- sures can be seen in the increasing sophisti- cation of library procedures, including some highly successful automated systems, and the development of regional cooperation in library services for higher education-vol- untary or otherwise. Campbell points to the coordination of library services at all levels-particularly with the strong lead taken by the National Library-as one of the emerging character- istics . Keywords: copyright; libraries; library; university
• Letters by American Library Association, (1972) - Not until we have this solution can we ef- fectively reduce our budgets, or pacify the faculty at large who are after all the ones whose demand for large libraries accounts for library budgets which everyone except men like Ralston say aren't large enough. I agree workshops are an excellent way in which to keep up with the new develop- ments in the field of library science. Keywords: editor; librarian; libraries; library; ralston; research; university
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1972) - The purposes of the meeting were to foster un- derstanding and use of microform technol- ogy in academic libraries; enhance the util- ity of educational microforms through the exchange of ideas; and inform the academ- ic library community and industrial sector of microform techniques, systems, and re- quirements in an academic setting. A limited profile of instructional services and librarian attitudes toward user education in New York State academic libraries has been produced by this survey investigation. Keywords: academic; book; education; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; university; use; york
• Organization and Administration of Urban University Libraries by Holley, Edward G. (1972) - That is a much more difficult question to answer, though there is more study, talk, discussion, and planning go- ing on among university library staffs than outsiders might expect to find. However, much of the investigation does seem to revolve around three main points: the need for greater staff in- volvement in library decision-making (participative management), the need for some form of academic ·governance for professional staffs, and the prospec- tive unionization of library staffs. Keywords: college; faculty; librarian; libraries; library; management; new; organization; problems; professional; research; staff; universities; university; university libraries; urban
• An Approach to the Measurement of Use and Cost of a Large Academic Research Library System: A Report of a Study Done at Columbia University Libraries by Mount, Ellis; Fasna, Paul (1972) - An analysis of other survey data was also performed so as to determine a similar allocation of salary costs of other cata- loging functions such as card produc- tion, serials handling, etc. Space Survey.-A detailed study of library space was undertaken to estab- lish space aiiocation for library staff, users, and coiiections. Using percentages and rations developed in the staff salary and user surveys, costs for general equipment and sup- plies were allocated in a number of ways. Keywords: columbia; faculty; libraries; library; percent; research; staff; survey; total; use; user
• Architecture of Academic Libraries in Europe-Bibliography, 1960-1970 by Melnyk, Andrew (1972) - University Library Buildings (filmstrip). University of Strathclyde Library Wood, Charles G. Andersonian Li- brary, the University of Strathclyde: An Account of a New Conception in University Library Provision, Library Association Record 67 (Nov. 1965), 383-87. Keywords: association; bibliotheque; building; bulletin; der; des; france; libraries; library; universitaire; university; university library
• Research Librarianship, Essays in Honor of Robert B. Downs (Book Review) by Byrd, Cecil K. (1972) - The essays in Research Librarianship, preceded by a short biography by RobeJ.t F. Delzell, have been selected to demon- strate the wide range of Downs' interests and contributions: intellectual freedom, academic status for librarians, interlibrary cooperation, library resources and bibliog- raphy, collection building and rare books, library education, and library surveys. Ten librarians contributed to this vol- ume, edited by Jerrold Orne, as a token of professional respect for Robert B. Downs \ upon his retirement as dean of library ad- ministration at the University of Illinois. Keywords: book; libraries; library; research; science; volume
• UNISIST: Study Report on the Feasibility of a World Science Information System (Book Review) by Anderson, Le Moyne W. (1972) - As the document itself suggests this is in- deed, a report of major importance to all those concerned with the communication of scientific information. Despite the low usage in some fields the library should continue to select foreign language materials and the library staff should increase its efforts to promote the use of the available bib- liographical and indexing tools. Keywords: information; language; libraries; university
• Proceedings of the Second Conference on Federal Information Resources by Orne, Jerrold (1972) - As the document itself suggests this is in- deed, a report of major importance to all those concerned with the communication of scientific information. It is notable that the study emphasizes that UNISIST is not a radical departure in science information transfer but rather a systematization of international coopera- tion. Keywords: information; libraries; review; title
• From Radical Left to Extreme Right (Book Review) by Hubbard, Willis M. (1972) - Another objective of the volume is to provide role playing cases. Most librarians considering this book for their collection will be asking themselves how subscribing to such publications would enrich their library collection, if at all. Keywords: cases; libraries; publications; role
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1972) - This in- terim report summarizes the findings of the Task Force regarding library resources, ser- vices, and principal needs. It then outlines the elements of a library service concept based on the library as a means of access to the full body of library resources in the state. Keywords: american; libraries; library; service
• Survey of Academic Library Consortia in the U.S. by Cuadra, Carlos A.; Patrick, Ruth J. (1972) - Although acceptance and implemen- tation of library consortia have in- creased, little guidance has been avail- able to libraries interested in exploring the idea-no design data, no standards, and no models upon which institutions might base better library service through joint efforts. Our observations, reinforced by com- ments from the literature, lead us to be- lieve that, indeed, a special type of leadership is needed to provide effec- tive direction to library consortia. Keywords: academic; activities; consortia; cooperative; development; directory; evaluation; libraries; library; library consortia; members; study
• New Trends in Higher Education: The Impact on the University Library by Lyman, Richard W. (1972) - To some extent this is bound to feed the publishing trade with new categories of titles, al- though this is perhaps less likely to af- fect research libraries than the paper- back textbook industry. If the number of doctoral programs no longer requiring a full-dress dissertation should really increase, one assumes that there would be some lessening of the pressures upon research libraries. Keywords: college; education; libraries; library; new; research; students; time; university
• Response of University Library Management to Changing Modes of University Governance Control by Bolton, Earl C. (1972) - in a given discipline, the fact that fewer total Ph.D.'s are going to be conferred does not materially reduce library costs. In the last year as a consultant I have been on more col- lege and university campuses than I had visited during the previous three decades of my association with academia. Keywords: campus; future; librarian; libraries; library; president; university
• Advances in Understanding Approval and Gathering Plans in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Rebuldela, Harriet K. (1972) - When approval plans first appeared on the library scene in the early 1960s, only libraries with sizeable book budgets could consider having an English-language ap- proval plan. Papers relating the experiences of seven libraries concerning approval plans make up one third of the book: the role of the faculty in book selection (a problem which is relatively independent of the method of book procurement), the mechanics and ra- tionale of ordering additional copies of ti- tles received on approval, and the need for a system of earmarking titles for special col- lections and binding are discussed. Keywords: approval; libraries; library; plans
• State Library Policy; Its Legislative and Environmental Contexts (Book Review) by Summers, F. William (1972) - Papers relating the experiences of seven libraries concerning approval plans make up one third of the book: the role of the faculty in book selection (a problem which is relatively independent of the method of book procurement), the mechanics and ra- tionale of ordering additional copies of ti- tles received on approval, and the need for a system of earmarking titles for special col- lections and binding are discussed. Other papers address an unsuccessful attempt at making an approval plan work, faculty ap- praisal of approval plans, the satisfaction of branch library needs, and the problems of incorporating the approval plan into an existing automated acquisitions program. Keywords: approval; libraries; library; plans
• A Technical Services Manual for Small Libraries (Book Review) by Pownall, David E. (1972) - Corbin seems most comfortable in describing techniques appropriate to public libraries, and is aware of procedures useful to college li- braries of modest aims; the book is of little use to special or school libraries. Since small is nowhere defined, and since col- lege, public, school, and special libraries vary radically in function, size, and popu- lations served, the book manages to fall neatly between several stools. Keywords: corbin; libraries
• Comparative and International Librarianship: Essays on Themes and Problems (Book Review) by Jackson, William Vernon (1972) - The heading for national libraries does not even record the pages for two of the three articles in the volume (granted that they also deal with bibliographies), nor does the cross refer- ence Special libraries. . . . For this reason the reader regrets the lack of additional essays about similar institu- tions in Europe and Asia, especially since two basic sources, the Library Trends issue devoted to national libraries and Nation- al Libraries: Their Problems and Prospects (the publication resulting from UNESCO- sponsored symposium), appeared in 1955 and 1960 respectively. Keywords: articles; librarianship; libraries; library; national
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1972) - Recommendations made in the report are based on a thorough review of the litera- ture on library planning and design, an analysis of the present Army procedures for obtaining library facilities, interviews with librarians, building consultants and architects, and site visits to a number of different types of military and non-military libraries. The third phase of a four-phase program developed by the Federal Library Com- mittee Task Force on Library Automation in conjunction with its overall objective of reviewing and reporting upon the status of automation in Federal libraries is reported. Keywords: company; inc; information; isbn; libraries; library; louis; new; phase; press; university; york
• Approval Plans: Vendor Responsibility and Library Research A Literature Survey and Discussion by McCullough, Kathleen (1972) - By notifying the jobber that indi- vidual requests from libraries on ap- proval plans may be significant items for other libraries, methods could be es- tablished to see that others benefit from Approval Plans LITERATURE SuRVEY Libraries with approval plans of their own will not find much in this list that is outside their experience. Keywords: acquisitions; approval; approval plans; blanket; books; libraries; library; orders; plans; publishers; research; selection; university; vendor
• Whither Interlibrary Loan? by Kaser, David (1972) - 398/ Until relatively recently this imbal- ance caused limited concern among large libraries, because it required of them only a modest supernumerary ex- penditure above their own operating costs. Indeed .sorne large libraries have estimat- ed that they are spending in excess of $100,000 per year on interlibrary le'nd- ing more than they are benefiting from it. Keywords: costs; lending; libraries; library; loan; state
• Information Service in Public Libraries: Two Studies (Book Review) by Haro, Robert P. (1972) - How- ever, what professors Crowley and Chil- ders have done in exploring devices and methods applicable to the measurement of information services has serious and im- portant consequences for college and re- search libraries. It was the provision of information services based upon the rela- tionship between a high degree of support and the actual ability of the library to de- liver factual and correct information that Crowley and Childers researched with a high degree of success. Keywords: children; information; libraries; services
• New Library Design: Guidelines to Planning Academic Library Buildings (Book Review) by Spyers-Duran, Peter (1972) - Mr. Langmead, the project architect, and Ms. Beckman, Deputy Li- brarian, have done an excellent job of de- scribing their philosophies and approaches to library building planning and develop- ment. (7) The importance of the shipping-re- ceiving area cannot be overemphasized in library buildings. Keywords: building; guelph; libraries; library
• Public Libraries in Cooperative Systems: Administrative Patterns for Service (Book Review) by Jansen, Guenter A. (1972) - The authors are working on a new manu- script which will consider the problems of cooperative library systems. Comments like It [the cooperative li- brary system] presents absolutely no threat to the library's local prestige ... represent ideas not shared by a large number of member libraries throughout the nation. Keywords: libraries; library; system
• Reader in American Library History (Book Review) by Snowman, Paul A. (1972) - The authors are working on a new manu- script which will consider the problems of cooperative library systems. The fifth volume in a growing series, it in- cludes writings by such authors as David Mearns, Kenneth Brough, and Howard Clayton on the historic development of American libraries and librarianship. Keywords: american; history; libraries; library; system
• Conference on Interlibrary Communications and Information Networks Proceedings (Book Review) by Stevens, Norman D. (1972) - They were given three tutorial sessions-one on telecommu- nications, one on librarianship and interli- brary cooperation, and one on computer concepts and the relationship of the com- puter to library automation-in order to provide a common basis for the terminology and concepts of the interdisciplinary groups represented; heard a keynote speech on Federal Telecommunications Policy and Library Information Networks; and then organized into five working groups-net- work needs and development, network ser- vices, network technology, network organi- zation, and network planning-which ex- amined in detail the commissioned papers, discussed the issues, and prepared written summary reports of discussions and recom- mendations. A planning group, representing some seven- teen professional organizations, worked for over a year to plan the conference and to commission thirty-one studies that were distributed in advance to the 125 invited participants who were selected to represent all interested professional communities, all types of libraries and information centers, all geographic areas, and new blood. Keywords: conference; information; libraries; library; network
• Letters by American Library Association, (1972) - To the Editor: I enjoyed reading Mr. Mcinnis' article (May 1972, p. 190-198) describing his use of regression techniques to investigate de- Letters I 409 terminants of library size; it seems that li- brary science can only profit from the intro- duction of tools that have proven them- selves so valuable for the other social sci- ences. learning, i.e., the lecture-textbook metl1od, makes minimal use of academic libraries. Keywords: crl; libraries; library; variables
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1972) - New England Library Information Net- work, Final Report. Ohio Col- lege Library Center, Columbus, 1971. 56p. Keywords: conference; information; isbn; libraries; library; network; new; system
• Audio Materials in Academic Research Libraries by Boss, Richard W. (1972) - Visuals are prac- tically nonexistent; audio materials remain eclipsed by print. The availability of audio materials and services in academic research li- braries is still extremely limited. Keywords: institutions; libraries; listening; materials
• Orientation and Instruction of Graduate Students in the Use of the University Library: A Survey by Griffin, Lloyd W.; Clarke, Jack A. (1972) - College and Research Libraries LLOYD W. GRIFFIN and JACK A. CLARKE Orientation and Instruction of Graduate Students in the Use of the University Library: A Survey A recent questionnaire on instruction of graduate students in the use of the university library~ submitted to twenty-three large university libraries (and returned by twenty), brings up to date a similar survey reported in CRL in 1958. The problem appears perennial and as yet unsolved, though libraries are giving orientation lectures and tours, providing graduate and faculty manuals, utilizing bibliographers and subiect specialists to consult with graduate students or even to conduct formal bibliographic courses, and developing imaginative programs employing new equipment and techniques to interpret the library to this segment of its public. Keywords: faculty; graduate; libraries; library; students; university
• Approval Plan Purchasing in Perspective by Dobbyn, Margaret (1972) - No hard data has been found to prove or disprove these statements, however three years experience in two university libraries in acquisitions and in reference handling approval plan books gives one some insights to accompany review of the literature. College and Research Libraries MARGARET DOBBYN Approval Plan Purchasing in Perspective Approval plan purchasing is related to library goals of comprehen- siveness, pointing out the interrelated pressures of the university sys- tem which have contributed to making this method of purchasing possible and the defensive techniques used to justify it. Keywords: approval; books; libraries; library; plan; purchasing; research; volumes
• Adopting the Library of Congress Classification System: A Manual of Methods and Techniques for Application or Conversion (Book Review) by Eaton, Edward A. (1972) - Morse Peckham's book, Art and Pornography ( 1969), does treat the concept and definitions of pornography in art but does not focus on censorship per se. Obviously, art censorship has been an en- during preoccupation of society as Ms. Clapp's book substantiates. Keywords: art; book; libraries; library
• Higher Education Facilities; Planning and Management Manual (Book Review) by Orne, Jerrold (1972) - Three of the four subject areas of this publication are now important to planners of large libraries ( 1) Study facili- ties (libraries), ( 3) Audio/ Visual facili- ties, and ( 4) Computing facilities. The third section 496 I College & Research Libraries • November 1972 sets forth the detailed method proposed by WICHE for evaluating existing library ca- pacity and for projecting future library needs. Keywords: book; facilities; libraries; library
• Letters by American Library Association, (1972) - Librarians and faculty, insignifi- cant users of library services them- selves (faculty 5.9 percent of all users- Table 2), dictate values for the remain- der of the user population of over 90 percent. On the contrary, library unionism is alive and well and living at the Uni- versity of Chicago library! Keywords: collection; libraries; library; percent; research; university
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1972) - This report identifies steps that might be taken by organizations, individual libraries, and libraries acting collectively to work towards resolution of the many problems that create the difficult and complex situa- tion facing research libraries, brought on by the physical deterioration of books and journals. New York Library Association, Wood- side, N.Y. 1971. Keywords: education; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; research; university; york
• Junior College Libraries Enter the Seventies by Reeves, Pamela (1973) - BuiLDING As can be expected, the number of volumes per FTE student is a good deal lower in junior college libraries than in academic libraries generally-an average of 19.8 volumes as compared to '51.6 Li- braries with at least 70 percent of the students in college-parallel programs have a higher average, 23.4 volumes per FTE student. Departmental book budgets are rare for junior college libraries, reported by only 19 percent; some others allocate in- formally within the library budget. Keywords: average; california; college; community; junior; libraries; library; new; percent; professional; use; york
• Microform Developments Related to Acquisitions by Sullivan, Robert C. (1973) - The most widely publicized develop- ment in library microforms in recent years has been the microfiche, particu- larly the ultramicrofiche ( UMF). RESEARCH More than three-quarters of a million dollars has been provided by the Office of Education ( OE) to underwrite re- search relating to library microforms in 0 Keywords: american; association; congress; guide; information; libraries; library; microfilm; microform; national; new; order; project; research; university; washington
• Library Pathfinders: a New Possibility for Cooperative Reference Service by Stevens, Charles H.; Canfield, Marie P.; Gardner, Jeffrey J. (1973) - Intended to introduce library users to the variety of information sources available in research libraries, Pathfinders have been published in a wide range of disciplines. The product has been named Library Path- finder. BACKGROUND Among library users are many who could benefit from professional assist- ance in the use of the collections. Keywords: information; librarian; libraries; library; pathfinder; reference; topic; user
• Academic Libraries in Iran by Deale, H. Vail (1973) - A second major problem that exists in Iranian academic libraries is the size and quality of their collections. Though the physical fa- cilities of Iranian academic libraries are often impressive, too often they have been planned and executed without ade- quate consultation among librarian, ar- chitect, and university administrators. Keywords: academic; college; iran; iranian; libraries; library; tehran; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1971-72 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1973) - This bibliography, resembling American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress (2d ed., 1919; Guide AK15), ex- pands the earlier listing by the addition of newer works and other nationalities, and by the inclusion of all entries from LC' s Family Name Index (a card file in the Local History and Genealogy Room), not just its references to monographs. Arrangement is alphabetical by author with general works listed first, followed by criticisms of indi- vidual plays. Keywords: bibliography; books; dictionary; english; entries; guide; index; information; libraries; library; new; reference; research; subject; titles; volume; work
• Guidelines for Library Automation (Book Review) by Hayes, Robert M. (1973) - In addition to that data, the book provides descriptive material and guidelines for evaluation and development of automated library systems. The unique contribution of the volume would seem to lie in its summary of auto- mation projects in federal libraries since the other material, on system evaluation and on topics peripheral to the primary discus- sion, seems to duplicate what has. Keywords: automation; libraries; system
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1973) - Association survey re- sults; ( 2) indexes to the survey listing; ( 3) the survey reports; and ( 4) a detailed re- view of several automated projects, includ- ing a report on a survey of automated ac- tivities in British University libraries and a National Libraries automatic data proc- essing) (ADP) study. The change in function of the medical resource libraries to public libraries, the role of state library consultants in extending library services, and the pos- sible activities in which a medical library consultant might engage are examined. Keywords: card; catalog; information; isbn; libraries; library; national; public; report; research; system; university
• The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries by McAnally, Arthur M.; Downs, Robert B. (1973) - University libraries quite obviously were going to be overwhelmed by this flood sooner or later; the vel0city of change produces a faster expansion of knowledge than can be appraised, codi- fied, or organized. University libraries are becoming more and more subject to the state boards, es- pecially in the budgeting process and in their demands for more effective coop- eration among all state academic librar- ies. Keywords: academic; college; director; education; faculty; information; libraries; library; management; national; new; planning; president; problems; research; staff; state; universities; university; university library; years
• The National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging: Its impact on University Libraries by Ishmoto, Carol F. (1973) - Yale has established a system of priorities in cataloging and only current imprints falling within a certain priority are held for LC cards. THE EFFECTS OF NPAC ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS With the beginning of NPAC, tech- nical services administrators for the most part began thinking in terms of restructuring their departments in order to capitalize on the economic advantage of using nonprofessionals for catalog- ing with LC copy. Keywords: books; cards; cataloging; copy; depository; libraries; library; materials; npac; order
• Computer-Based Systems, A New Dimension to Library Cooperation by Kilgour, Frederick G. (1973) - The computer has added a new dimension to library cooperations. THIS PAPER PRESENTS the concept that library cooperation through computer- based systems enables librarianship toes- tablish new substantive and economic goals. Keywords: computer; cooperation; cooperatives; information; libraries; library; new; oclc
• University and Research Libraries in Japan and the United States: Proceedings of the First Japan-United States Conference on Libraries and Information Science in Higher Education Tokyo May 15-19, 1969 by Byrd, Cecil K. (1973) - Forty of the papers are grouped under nine topics of current urgency in the re- search library world: role of university li- braries in higher education; library re- sources and quality in higher education; evaluating university libraries; professional education of library personnel; acquisition ·and exchange of publications; exchange of personnel; national bibliographic controls; application of computers to library manage- ment and information retrieval; and associa- tions, centers, and services. There would not seem to exist a more use- ful single volume containing a summary of current thinking on research libraries in both nations. Keywords: libraries; library; research; states; united
• The Private Presses (Book Review) by Hart, James D. (1973) - Upon occasion Mr. Franklin finds a need to take issue with the idea of judging these works by what he once calls the awe of the sale room, yet he himself seems quite af- fected both by book prices and by the names of collectors, and the work concludes with a so-called Bibliography by David Lin- coln whose only real contribution is the fur- nishing of auction prices. Although Mr. Franklin refers frequently to the works of these presses as representing a movement and does show interesting in- fluences and interrelations among them, his book is essentially composed of separate sketches, each devoted to a selected printer and press. Keywords: franklin; libraries
• Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on the History of Agriculture in the United States 1607-1967 (Book Review) by Reynolds, Catharine J. (1973) - This brief but appealing work treats the activity of fine printing in England from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War, as created by private presses which were owned or controlled by individuals who put their own stamp on the products. This drawback is partially compensated for by an extensive title and subject index, consisting of useful entries such as Nine- teenth Century, Southwest, and New Deal as well as the names of works included in the main alphabet. Keywords: bibliography; libraries; work
• Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States (Book Review) by Edelman, Hendrik (1973) - It seems the irony of ironies that the recently sharply increased publica- tion, in book form, of surveys and disserta- tions in the library field is taking place in a period when other learned disciplines are criticized by librarians for having done just that. The purpose of the study was to develop a fund of descriptive and prescriptive information about activities of academic library consortia in the United States with the ultimate aim of providing guidance for libraries that are forming or planning to form consortia. Keywords: libraries; library; survey; work
• Cheap Thrills: an Informal History of the Pulp Magazines by Clark, Jack A. (1973) - The reader is made very aware that the modular concept in library design is actually a very recent development. The reader who stays with it will get a fairly good picture of the evolu- tion of the modular concept and its effect on library design. Keywords: libraries; library; macdonald; modular; new; press
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1973) - New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1972. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1972. Keywords: inc; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; n.j; new; press
• Affirmative Action: Equal Opportunity for Women in Library Management by De Fichy, Wendy (1973) - Women should endorse local .and na- tional organizations aiming to effect equal employment opportunities for women-e.g. the National Organization of Women and the Professional Wom- en's Caucus. High level vacancies should be filled with women (except when no woman with adequate qualifications or potential is available) until the number of women managers is proportionate to the total number of women librarians employed in the library. Keywords: action; committee; libraries; library; management; positions; women; work
• Popular Culture in Libraries by Clarke, Jack A. (1973) - College and Research Libraries JACK A. CLARKE Popular Culture in Libraries The study and teaching of popular culture is one of the most rapidly developing disciplines on American uni-versity campuses. No single library can hope to acquire and organize for use more than a fraction of the primary sources of popular culture. Keywords: culture; libraries; library; mass; novels; popular; study
• Problems in Organizing Library Collections (Book Review) by Terwilliger, Gloria (1973) - However, it now ap- pears, if the first volume can be considered typical of those to come, that our skepti- cism was unjustified; for Tebbel has writ- ten a clear, well organized, and detailed synthesis of American publishing history to the Civil War, and while the whole project still strikes us as audacious, we feel com- pelled to compliment both the author and publisher for the remarkable success they have achieved with this first volume. The recommen- dations and selection information it con- tains have been distilled from earlier edi- tions, the personal experience of the au- thor, examination of lists of periodicals of various college libraries, faculty recommen- dations, and bibliographical literature per- taining to periodical publications. Keywords: college; libraries; library; publishing; volume
• Copyright: Current Viewpoints on History, Laws, Legislation (Book Review) by Shank, Russell (1973) - The issues in copyright application and revision are complex and the literature con- cerning them vast, starting in recent times with thirty-five studies commissioned by the Copyright Office in the late 1950s. It is helpful, therefore, to have at least the key facts of copyright_ and of issues in revision affecting libraries brought together in one place. Keywords: copyright; libraries
• Urban Analysis for Branch Library System Planning (Book Review) by Anderson, John F. (1973) - The much maligned book circula- tion statistics appear to have more statisti- cal correlation and validity than other sta- tistics now gathered by public libraries. The authors attempt to build models for branch library location but they raise more questions for further research than they present solutions for the library administra- tor/planner. Keywords: book; copyright; libraries; library; study
• The Big Foundations (Book Review) by Halley, Edward G. (1973) - In such an apparent isolation from the mainstream of events in the college, the au- thor questions whether· or n.ot much prog- ress can be made towards true professional- ism in such libraries. In that effort, of course, they will be both assisted by and hindered by the Tax Re- form Act of 1969, which raised serious questions about the special tax incentives allowing the growth of such foundations in the first place. Keywords: foundations; libraries; library; nielsen; study
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1973) - Institute of Library Research. It then presents a research plan directed at development of three products: ( 1) an au- thoritative catalog of the present knowl- edge of library functions, elements, and techniques of design as they relate to li- brary physical facilities; ( 2) a manual for evaluating -the ·performance of components of library facilities and for generating spec- ifications of ·requirements; and (3) a guide inquiry'' system for developing library building design programs. Keywords: educational; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; research; science; university
• Staff Participation in Management in Large University Libraries by Flener, Jane G. (1973) - The aims of the site visits were to de- termine ( 1 ) the climate in which par- ticipation developed, ( 2) what prepara- tion was given staff before moving into this kind of organization, ( 3) what areas in decision making seemed best suited to staff participation, ( 4) what role the professional staff association plays, and finally ( 5) what portion of the staff was interested in participation and, in general, the staff reaction to the value of staff participation in the deci- sion-making process. Plans for staff participation provide groups from various departments to work together. Keywords: libraries; library; participation; staff; time
• What Black Librarians Are Saying (Book Review) by Lederer, Norman (1973) - The section concerning the relationship of academic libraries to blackness describes ways and means by which college and uni- versity libraries might open their doors and offer their services to minority populations along with basic data illustrating the crea- tion of black studies sections within uni- versity libraries and accompanying black studies programs. Following by several years his compila- tion The Black Librarian in America, E. J. Josey, chief of the Bureau of Academic and Research Libraries for the New York State Education Department, has submitted an- other collection of statements and remarks from black librarians throughout the na- tion. Keywords: festschriften; index; libraries; library
• Current Awareness and the Chemist (Book Review) by Watson, Peter G. (1973) - Major findings include the following: cat- aloging, shelflisting, and classification prac- tices vary enormously; many libraries fail to report their microform holdings to the National Register of Microform Masters; analytics for microform series are not ade- quately represented in public catalogs. Second, al- though the author is attempting to study library-related activities, she gives every in- dication of not knowing, and not caring to + find out, how libraries work, and what li- brarians see themselves as doing. Keywords: chemist; information; libraries; library; work
• Bibliographic Control of Microforms (Book Review) by Namenwirth, Micha S. (1973) - Major findings include the following: cat- aloging, shelflisting, and classification prac- tices vary enormously; many libraries fail to report their microform holdings to the National Register of Microform Masters; analytics for microform series are not ade- quately represented in public catalogs. OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS A vicenne, Paul. Keywords: index; libraries; library; microform; new
• Other Books of Interest to Academic LIbrarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1973) - I ~ LNR: Numerical Register of Books in Louisiana Libraries: Basic Documents, I. By Louisiana Libraries: Basic Docu- ments, I. By William E. McGrath and Donald J. Simon, Louisiana Library As- sociation, Baton Rouge. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1973. Keywords: books; co.; information; libraries; library; new; york
• Participation: Some Basic Considerations on the Theme Of Academe by Kaplan, Louis (1973) - In this article three questions are asked: (1) whether faculty status for librarians automatically leads to greater participation in manage- ment; (2) whether the academic department is the best model for li- brarians; and (3) whether lack of skill in introducing participation may not lead to disillusionment. Although for some observers, faculty status for librarians leads naturally to greater and significant participation in the making of academ- ic-management decisions, our evidence indicates that the granting of faculty status will not necessarily bring about significant participation. Keywords: departments; faculty; libraries; library; model; new; participation; research; university
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1973) - Increasing demands for more informa- tion more quickly has called into serious question the traditionally fragmented na- ture of library service by creating a need for greater interlibrary cooperation. OLN sought to provide educational programs which would increase the ability of librarians to plan and launch successful and effective p rograms to actively extend library services to more citizens than presently were being served. Keywords: indexes; information; libraries; library; management; new; report; research; service; state; study; university; york
• The Impact of Automation on the Content of Libraries and Information Centers by Dillon, Martin (1973) - Two reasons and their influence on information systems are discussed: a shift in scientific endeavor from basic science to applied, leading to the emer- gence of programmatic research; and the technology of science itself. For the multidisciplinary research teams which participate in program planning on a large scale, communication through a centralized document collection is as es- sential as the rarity of such systems in practice. Keywords: computer; data; documentation; information; libraries; program; research; science; systems
• Organizational Patterns of Scientific and Technical Libraries: An Examination of Three Issues by Waldhart, Thomas J.; Zweifel, Leroy G. (1973) - However, it should be emphasized that the reorganization of university library systems should not be bas·ed solely upon such evidence. INTRODUCTION THE DIVERGENT PATTERNS OF ORGANIZA- TION which university libraries have as- sumed over the years, ostensibly to meet the information needs of their users in the most efficient and effective manner possible within resource limitations, rep- resent .a topic of continuing interest to university administrators, librarians, and library users. Keywords: administrators; centralization; information; libraries; library; literature; patterns; research; science; system; university
• The Role of Circulation Services in the Major University Library by Miller, Laurence (1973) - Architectural influences impose little or no restraint in the rationalization of circulation functions. College and Research Libraries LAURENCE MILLER The Role of Circulation Services In the Major University Library A survey of 103 major academic libraries examined the professional/ nonprofessional functions, staffing patterns, changes, and manage- ment attitudes towards circulation departments. Keywords: circulation; department; functions; information; libraries; library; professional; service
• The University-The Library: Papers Presented by Samuel Rothstein, Richard Blackwell, Archibald MacLeish at York University, Toronto, on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Scott Library, 30 October, 1971. by Byrd, Cecil K. (1973) - Why? I will not attempt at this point in time to relate the significance of this work to the world of academic libraries, but will leave that issue for the end of this review. Urban academic libraries al- ready are feeling the impact of a need for more assistance in providing information and services to their respective academic and urban communities. Keywords: information; libraries; library; university
• Large Libraries and Information Desks by Harrelson, Larry E. (1974) - Jane P. Kleiner sur- veyed the member libraries of the Asso- ciation of Research Libraries in 1967 regarding information desk services and reported her results and conclusions in the November 1968 issue of College and Research Libraries .1 To broaden the knowledge base con- cerning information desks, the author conducted a mail survey of large aca- demic and public libraries in the spring of 1972. Various aspects of the structure of libraries are analyzed in relation to information desk services with some differences in ser- vices found between academic and public libraries. Keywords: desk; information; libraries; percent; public; reference
• Selected Reference Books of 1972-73 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1974) - It shows some modification in the classification (with a view to making long sections more manageable) and, in general, items are noted only in a single section rather than being given multiple listings as in earlier volumes. volume, covering 1962, of a Pakistan National Bibliography ( Suppl. 3AA84) as provided for in that country's copy- right act of 1962. Keywords: articles; author; bibliography; books; english; guide; history; index; libraries; new; reference; research; series; subject; volume; work
• Reader in Medical Librarianship (Book Review) by Barry, James W. (1974) - She states unequivocally that one must conceive of medical libraries as part of a medical system and that there always have been elements in medicine it- self which cause medical librarianship to differ from other kinds of librarianship. The common ground with librarianship is ex- plored in her first grouping of articles, The Environment of Medical Libraries, which treat the problems associated with the rapid increase and change in knowledge. Keywords: libraries; library; medical; women
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1974) - Chicago: Amer- ican Library Association, 1973. The results should be useful to other academic libraries in terms of research design and other appro- priate applications. Keywords: association; bibliography; data; information; libraries; library; medical; new; research; science; survey; university
• State-Wide Contracts for Library Materials: An Analysis of the Attendant Dysfunctional Consequences by Boyer, Calvin J. (1974) - While many of the observations in this paper may be applicable to circumstances in which state contracts cover only a portion of state- supported academic libraries or other cir- cumstances in which libraries retain the option of whether or not to utilize existing state-wide contracts, the focus of the in- vestigation was upon circumstances in which all academic libraries of state-sup- ported institutions are bound by contracts negotiated by the state. As observed by purchasing agents, li- brarians, and library vendors, the li- brary may enjoy equal benefits through individually-negotiated contracts and integration of other sound business practices into acquisition procedures as the state can gain by the collective con- tract. Keywords: contracts; discounts; libraries; library; materials; purchasing; service; state; vendor
• The Management Review and Analysis Program: An Assisted Self-Study to Secure Constructive Change in the Management of Research Libraries by Webster, Duane E. (1974) - The program assists libraries in reviewing and analyzing their current management policies and practices, and provides guidelines for the application of contemporary principles of management for the improvement of library programs. Incen- tives noted by past participants include significant changes in the university en- vironment, which call for reassessment of library programs; desire to involve staff more effectively in the resolution of basic issues facing the library; inter- est in conbibuting to the management training and education of librarians; and a need to order the library's priori- ties in regard to operating problems. Keywords: analysis; libraries; library; management; program; research; review; staff; study; task; team
• The Academic Library and Its Environment by Lynch, Beverly P. (1974) - Little sys- tem,atic investigation has been undertak- en of library environments and the im- pact of those environments upon the individual library. Analysis of exchange in terms of these organizational characteristics should lead to the development of models for library exchange, which could be used to identify constraints that may be im- posed upon certain types of library ex- change. Keywords: environment; exchange; libraries; library; organization; system; university
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1974) - Syracuse, New York: Five Associ- ated University Libraries, 1973. New York: AUPS Inc., 1973. Keywords: government; libraries; library; new; o'hara
• Financing System of USSR University Libraries by Peep, L.; Sinkevicius, K. (1974) - 2 In the entire library system of higher education, university libraries perform a significant role. The role of university libraries in edu- cational work as well as in scientific re- This article is a revision of a paper pre- sented by the authors at the 39th IFLA Congress, Grenoble, 1973. Keywords: biblioteki; book; expenses; libraries; library; stocks; students; university
• University Libraries in Italy: The Crisis by Segre, Rose (1974) - College and Research Libraries ROSE SEGRE University Libraries in Italy: The Crisis Persists Italian university libraries are poorly organized and underutilized de- spite efforts by professional librarians, who are few in number and given little of the deserved consideration in an atmosphere in which the growing importance of the library in the field of learning is not always understood. Vosper's re- port was published in 1962 in College and Research Libraries and Hamlin's survey appeared in Libri in 1965.1 These studies revealed the deficiencies of Italian university libraries: an almost absolute dearth of funds, both for the conservation and updating of their ex- tremely valuable collections and for the organization of adequate library ser- vices to students and scholars. Keywords: american; collections; italian; italy; libraries; library; students; university; university libraries
• The Disadvantaged and Library Effectiveness (Book Review) by Anderson, John F. (1974) - Using a combination case study and survey approach, Dr. Lipsman analyzed fifteen cities with library programs serving the eco- nomically disadvantaged. It was found that in areas with the economically disad- vantaged the predominant clientele are grade school children using the library for school-related purposes and that sometimes fewer than 10 percent of the adults are identified with libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; lipsman
• British Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Williamson, W. L. (1974) - Comparative librarianship, he proposes, may be defined as the analysis of libraries, library systems, some aspect of librarian- ship, or library problems in two or morena- tional, cultural, or societal environments, in terms of socio-political, economic, cul- tural, ideological, and historical contexts. Using a combination case study and survey approach, Dr. Lipsman analyzed fifteen cities with library programs serving the eco- nomically disadvantaged. Keywords: book; librarianship; libraries; library
• Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS): Implications for Library Management (Book Review) by Brown, Timothy A. (1974) - Planning-Programming- 216 I College & Research Libraries • May 1974 Budgeting System (PPBS): Implications for Library Management. He finds variety, unclarity, and con- tradiction in the library community as to the meaning of comparative librarianship, and he proposes a definition. Keywords: librarianship; libraries; library; ppbs
• Reference Services for Undergraduate Students: Four Case Studies (Book Review) by Reynolds, Elsie (1974) - First he covers the development of the philosophy of library service at the institu- tion, and, less importantly, its historical statistics. He describes and compares reference services on two cam- puses which have undergraduate libraries, the University of Michigan and Cornell ,.. Keywords: libraries; library; ppbs; reference
• A Challenge for Academic Libraries; How to Motivate Students to Use the Library (Book Review) by Haak, John R. (1974) - None of the authors really discuss the issue of whether or not students who participate in library instructional programs use the library more often or more effective- ly. First he covers the development of the philosophy of library service at the institu- tion, and, less importantly, its historical statistics. Keywords: libraries; library; reference; students
• Letters by American Library Association, (1974) - I respectfully urge that this letter be prominently published in College and Re- search Libraries, so that the record of Ralph's and my friendship can be set straight, and the kind of misinformation that Mr. Stevens and Ellsworth Mason have been saying in print can be forever termi- nated. ] To the Editor: Stephen L. Hanson Reference Librarian University of Southern California Los Angeles Mr. Axford's editorial in your January is- sue which advocated the elimination of middle-management as the quick step to developing a participatory environment in libraries is a simplistic approach to a complex problem. Keywords: axford; libraries; library; management; reference
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1974) - Cornell University libraries maintains one central technical services processing depart- ment which processes all material for en- dowed division libraries. None of the authors really discuss the issue of whether or not students who participate in library instructional programs use the library more often or more effective- ly. Keywords: isbn; libraries; library; new; program; research; services; university; york
• The Financing of the Research Library by Dix, William (1974) - In 1967 the American Council of Learned Societies published the follow- ing statement: 'Research libraries may be defined as institutions whose collec- tions are organized primarily to meet the needs of scholars and so to facilitate ef- fective action on the frontier of every field of knowledge, traditional and novel. • In a quite different area, the crea- tion and operation at federal expense of one or perhaps several special libraries to which research libraries could turn with confidence for the loan of journal articles, on the model of the British Na- tional Lending Library for Science and Technology, would provide for access by individual libraries to tens of thou- sands of scholarly journals which might otherwise be unavailable to them. Keywords: education; libraries; library; national; research; support; university
• The Dynamics of the Library Environment for Professional Staff Growth by Weber, David C. (1974) - Each offers op- portunities for library staff to work with colleagues with similar interests in other organizations. Timing, as well as the time re- quired, are occasionally significant ele- ments limiting the effective pursuit of staff development programs. Keywords: development; employee; individual; libraries; library; organization; problems; program; staff; university
• Too Many Chemistry Journals by Ballhausen, J.; Salem, L.; Linnett, J. W.; Lehn, J. M.; Khorana, H. G.; Huisgen, R.; Hoffman, R.; Havinga, E.; Eschenmoser, A.; Cotton, F. A.; Wilkinson, G. (1974) - The quality of new journals needs to be compared carefully with the stan- dards set by other established journals. We doubt that many of them have tried seriously to convince their respective national chem- ical societies to establish new journals where need clearly existed. Keywords: journals; libraries; publication
• Library Access and the Mobility of Users by Kaser, David (1974) - Communities with none of these capabilities, on the other hand, have sometimes foregone library service entirely. rowed was soon lying awake nights wondering how to justify the imbalance to his own students, some of whom had gone into debt to attend this university rather than a less expensive one, or to his own community that had perhaps overtaxed itself in order to gain a quality of library service higher than that of its neighbors. Keywords: access; costs; libraries; library; service
• Editorial Projects as Derivative Archive by Simon, John Y. (1974) - Thanks to the Xerox age, new interest in documentary editing, and a greater demand for authenticity in American his- tory, scholarly projects involving the col- lecting of the papers of leading figures in the American past have· multiplied rapidly in the last twenty years. In addition, editorial project files, like individual scholarly files, are arranged for a specific purpose rather than for general use, and cannot be made avail- able in their entirety to outside scholars without considerable rearrangement and the creation of additional finding aids. Keywords: libraries; photocopies; projects; research; scholars
• Organization and Staffing of the Libraries of Columbia University (Book Review) by Mason, Ellsworth (1974) - Helen P. Harrison, media librarian at the Open University and a Fellow of the Brit- ish Library Association, has produced an exhaustive combination state-of-the-art sur- vey and practical technical manual dealing with film libraries. Information on the function and purpose of film librari'es, their history and organization, and future developments is supported by highly detailed and prac- tical technical applications presented in a scholarly and informed manner. Keywords: cataloging; columbia; film; libraries; library; university
• Film Library Techniques (Book Review) by Terwilliger, Gloria (1974) - Helen P. Harrison, media librarian at the Open University and a Fellow of the Brit- ish Library Association, has produced an exhaustive combination state-of-the-art sur- vey and practical technical manual dealing with film libraries. Information on the function and purpose of film librari'es, their history and organization, and future developments is supported by highly detailed and prac- tical technical applications presented in a scholarly and informed manner. Keywords: film; isbn; libraries; library; research
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1974) - The study de- scribed in this report involves using such a data base to analyze aspects of library use and non-use and types of users. A major question is raised as to what is library use/non-use. Keywords: college; isbn; libraries; library; research; university; use
• Special Collections of Black Literature in the Traditionally Black College by Smith, Jessie Carney (1974) - During the years black collections in such libraries as the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public, Howard, Fisk, Yale, UCLA, and others have felt the influence of such persons as Arthur A. Schomburg, Carl Van Vechten, Lang- ston Hughes, and Arthur Spingarn, ei- ther through materials which they pre- sented to these libraries to enrich their collections or through the purchase of collections which they had assembled. The high mechanization, mas- sive collections, and generous budgets that characterize many of the prestig- ious libraries in America are unknown to black libraries. Keywords: black; collections; college; fisk; history; institutions; libraries; library; literature; materials; negro; research; studies; university
• A Study of Interlibrary Loan by Stevens, Rolland E. (1974) - The justification for combining state library requests with those from public libraries is that state libraries have most often served as re- source libraries for the public libraries in the state. 6 No one knows what the total quantity of interlibrary loan requests handled by nonacademic libraries might be at the present time. Keywords: libraries; library; loan; percent; requests; state; study
• Library Management by Objectives: The Humane Way by Fields, Dennis C. (1974) - Staff, unaware of library objectives or tied to a bureaucracy which is unrespon- sive to new input, cannot fully partici- pate in the library's affairs. College and Research Libraries DENNIS C. FIELDS Library Management by Objectives: The Humane Way As library management and administration become more complex in the seventies, management by objectives offers the library director a possible avenue for coping with the ensuing challenges. Keywords: administration; libraries; library; management; objectives; planning; staff
• Centralization of University Library Services: Some Compelling Factors in Nigerian Universities by Adediran, B. O. (1974) - ADEDIRAN Centralization of University Library Services: Some Compelling Factors in Nigerian Universities In Nigerian universities certain patterns of library service have emerged which are neither ideal nor in the best interest of users and library staff. Insufficient funds, the need for planned growth, necessity for a union catalog at local and nation- al levels, and effective deployment of library staff are compelling fac- tors for such centralization. Keywords: libraries; library; staff; university
• The Doctoral Dissertation as an Information Source: A Study of Scientific Information Flow (Book Review) by Stueart, Robert D. (1974) - The crea- tion of more such manuals will help stan- dardize procedures and will lead directly to the improved control, service, and bene- fit of an archives-and most importantly- consistency.-Charles R. McClure, Head, History-Government Department, U niver- sity of Texas at El Paso Library. One hopes that ar- chives with procedural manuals will re- spond positively to Washington University Medical Archives' suggestion to make them avai'lable for outside examination. Keywords: chapter; libraries; library; report
• Proceedings of the 1973 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing: Networking and Other Forms of Co-operation (Book Review) by Watson, Peter G. (1974) - We have here a good mix of people, including library systems personnel, senior adminis- trators, and information specialists, chosen specifically for their professional experience with networking at one stage or another- designing, planning, developing, operating, and evaluating. Library school teachers are conspicuously absent, for the emphasis is squarely on the practical, not the academic. Keywords: libraries; library; university
• Other Books of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1974) - Scarecrow, and the Ameri- can Theological Library Assn., 197 4. 918p. Given the general tenor of the preceding papers, that seems a trifle optimistic.-Pe- ter G. Watson, University Library, Univer- sity of California, Los Angeles. Keywords: isbn; libraries; library; new; york
• From Economic to Political Analysis of Library Decision Making by Raffel, Jeffrey A. (1974) - 33 '· Testing these hypotheses requires an analysis of the values and personal goals of library decision makers, the power of competing interests in universities, the incentive structures surrounding li- brary administrators, and the nature of information available to decision mak- ers. This paper ends with ques- tions that library decision makers should ask, but no simple answers of what ac- tions to take if answers are found can be offered at this point. Keywords: analysis; benefit; cost; decision; libraries; library; m.i.t; making; policy; public; system; university
• Library Cooperation: The Ideal and the Reality by Reynolds, Michael M. (1974) - In studying library cooperation as a process of exchange, it is possible to approximate its power to affect the ability of libraries to meet their professional obligations. wHEN SAMUEL s. GREEN UNFURLED THE BANNER of library cooperation in 1876, he was expressing two concerns: the need for a single library to provide a level of service which would satisfy its clients, and the concomitant need for a regularity in the means by which the librarian could increase the possibilities of service to a level nearer to the li- brarian's own expectations of what might be satisfactory In the sense that success cannot be achieved absolutely, much that is im- plied in library cooperation has only a symbolic value. Keywords: client; cooperation; exchange; libraries; library; means; organization; professional; service
• A Framework for a Comparative Analysis of Library Work by Lynch, Beverly P. (1974) - In the present study the· scale measuring library technology be- gins the empirical investigation of a theoretical perspective of library work. The method used to investigate library technologies followed that used by Perrow and Hage and Aiken. Keywords: analysis; departments; factor; job; libraries; library; materials; measure; perrow; research; study; technology; work
• Effective Group Process for Libraries: A Focus on Committees by Tarr, Susan Akerstrom (1974) - In addition, as Gibb's study notes, an in- crease in group size steadily increases the proportion of group members reporting feelings of threat and less willingness to initiate contributions. Varied attitudes and presuppositions of group members force individual contributors to think out and jus- tify proposed solutions; also, the different perspectives of group members allow them to see ramifi- cations of solutions not identifi- able to a single individual. Keywords: committee; decision; function; group; libraries; library; making; management; members; participation; staff
• Methods of Financing Interlibrary Loan Services (Book Review); A System for Inter-Library Communication (SILC) (Book Review); Access to Periodical Resources: A National Plan (Book Review) by Cook, Donald C. (1974) - The communication network that Hayes proposes would use the hardware and some software of an existing time-sharing system to facilitate the trans- mittal of interlibrary loan requests and oth- er ILL messages; to refer requests to bibli- ographic data centers for better citations than appear on the request forms and for location information; to serve as a clearing house for billing and payment of fees; to provide statistical reports on interlibrary loan traffic and workload; and to provide access to on-line data bases. Mter evaluating each of the options and the possible impact of their implementation, the staff recommended that a system of payment be instituted that would allow all participating libraries to re- cover partial cost for interlibrary loans. Keywords: libraries; library; study; system
• The Library of Congress (Book Review) by Fair, Judy H. (1974) - It is planned that the information will be kept up to date in the future and will be aug- ·mented by further surveys of federal gov- .ernment libraries, special libraries, and large public libraries, and by the extension of these surveys to include science and oth- er collections. The first part presents a list of recom- mendations which are addressed to libraries in general. Keywords: libraries; library; resources; system
• Research Collections in Canadian Libraries (Book Review) by O'Connell, Thomas F. (1974) - The first part presents a list of recom- mendations which are addressed to libraries in general. The second part of volume six is a sub- jective, arbitrary, and unsuccessful attempt at an assessment of the relative quality of the individual surveyed libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; volume
• Libraries in the Political Scene (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1974) - The fact that Dr. Leyh was Germany's leading li- brarian during the critical three-score years following the turn of the century, however, does mean that the work is replete with food for the thought of those who would ponder the politicization of libraries. Dr. Leyh appears to have conceptualized his philosophy of librarianship quite fully during his student days at Munich, Stras- bourg, and Tiibingen between 1896 and 1901; in essence it was that libraries have a high humanistic and scholarly purpose that can and must keep aloof of ideological and political issues. Keywords: leyh; libraries; library; new; university
• A New Year by Johnson, Richard D. (1975) - Recent issues of the News with statements on standards for college libraries and guidelines for branch libraries bear testimony to the importance of ACRL in the maintenance and improvement of library service. Elaine Down- ing, State University College, Oneonta, New York, serves as Assistant Edi- tor; and Mary Frances Collins, State University of New York at Albany, begins editorship of College & Research Libraries News. Keywords: college; libraries
• Library Goals and Library Behavior by Burr, Robert L. (1975) - Formulas describing these patterns can be applied to libraries to provide a tool for defining library goals and analyzing library be- havior. Whenever librarians gather, be it for a library staff meeting or for a formal conference of a library association, a discussion of library goals or objectives is inevitable. Keywords: behavior; goals; libraries; library; satisfaction; type; utility
• Libraries, Economics, and Information: Recent Trends in Information Science Literature by Pratt, Allan D. (1975) - Carlos A. Cuadra, ed., Annual Review of Information Science and Technology [Here- after referred to as ARIST] Volume 7, 1972 (Washington, D.C.: American Socie- ty for Information Science, 1972). Keywords: american; arist; information; libraries; library; literature; science; society; vii
• Preservation Efforts in Larger U.S. Academic Libraries by Walker, Gay (1975) - Such cooperation is essen- tial for a successful, on-going campaign to preserve library collections. In particular, see papers by Richard Daniel Smith on paper preservation and deacidifica- tion, especially his Paper Impermanence as a Consequence of pH and Storage Condi- tions, Library Quarterly 39: 153-95 (April 1969). Keywords: items; libraries; library; materials; paper; preservation; use
• Characteristics of Collections Added to American Research Libraries, 1940-1970: A Preliminary Investigation by Skelley, Grant (1975) - To what extent do research pro- grams and instructional programs attract gift collections to academ- ic libraries? 4. What is the cost effectiveness of gift collections? Keywords: collections; libraries; library; percent; public
• Selected Reference Books of 1973-74 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1975) - Cut-off Selected Reference Books of 1973-7 4 I f57 date for new books and articles was June 30, 1970, with occasional exceptions; about a third of the entries are new to this edi- tion.-E.S. Halstead, John P. and Porcari, Serafino. The work is principally a selec- tion of book titles written before 1968 (the text was completed in 1970, but production difficulties delayed its appearance). Keywords: bibliography; books; entries; guide; index; information; international; libraries; library; list; reference; research; subject; volume; work
• Libraries and Librarianship in the West (Book Review) by Laird, W. David (1975) - Part of the problem is that an all-encom- passing book on slide libraries must speak to museums, instructional media centers, and teaching departments in art and other academic subjects, as well as to libraries in the traditional mold. There has been no attempt before in the literature to create a complete guide to the establishment and management of slide libraries; this is a commendable first effort by Betty J o Irvine. Keywords: book; guide; libraries; library; slide
• Slide Libraries: A Guide for Academic Institutions and Museums (Book Review) by Simons, Wendell W. (1975) - Part of the problem is that an all-encom- passing book on slide libraries must speak to museums, instructional media centers, and teaching departments in art and other academic subjects, as well as to libraries in the traditional mold. There has been no attempt before in the literature to create a complete guide to the establishment and management of slide libraries; this is a commendable first effort by Betty J o Irvine. Keywords: libraries; library
• Guide to Illinois Library Resources (Book Review) by Oaksford, Margaret J. (1975) - Part of the problem is that an all-encom- passing book on slide libraries must speak to museums, instructional media centers, and teaching departments in art and other academic subjects, as well as to libraries in the traditional mold. There has been no attempt before in the literature to create a complete guide to the establishment and management of slide libraries; this is a commendable first effort by Betty J o Irvine. Keywords: book; illinois; libraries; library
• MALC's Second Decade: Commitment to Communication by Deale, H. Vail (1975) - On several occa- sions in recent years, having seen an- nouncement of MALC conferences, li- brarians outside the United States have written to ask if proceedings of the con- ference program would be available. Ken- neth Soderland (assistant director, Uni- versity of Chicago Library ) presided at the opening session. Keywords: academic; campus; chicago; college; conference; director; friday; groups; indiana; librarian; libraries; library; malc; morning; saturday; session; university
• Letters by American Library Association, (1975) - I cannot imagine how Mr. Raffel obtained this startling bit of misinformation, but to set the record straight, the Coop is, and has been for a number of years, our fifth largest vendor. For years it has been our practice to make daily shopping trips to the Tech Coop (the MIT branch of the Harvard Coop) to fill orders by picking books off the shelves. Keywords: coop; documents; harvard; libraries; library
• An Alternative Model of a Profession for Librarians by Hanks, Gardner; Schmidt, C. James (1975) - A grad- uate program would concentrate its ef- forts on providing its students with a body of knowledge and the profession- al attitudes necessary for the client-cen- tered roles of open systems libraries. The potential of computers has implica- tions not only for internal library oper- ations but also for library services. Keywords: change; client; community; education; environment; information; librarianship; libraries; library; model; new; organization; professional; systems
• From the Chair of the Presidency by Schure, Alexander (1975) - Just as it has taken the aerospace industry from 1903 to 1973 to move from Kitty Hawk to a probe of Mars, it is likely we shall see (in some shorter span than that sev- enty years) library technology having the impact and capabilities that its most enthusiastic proponents advocate for it. In critical budget times, answers to the urgent fiscal problems confront- ing administrators and trustees are not likely to come from the presently avail- able hardware and systems convenient- ly described as library technology. Keywords: college; information; libraries; library; new; technology; years
• The Use and Training of Nonprofessional Personnel at Reference Desks in Selected College and Universities by Boyer, Laura M.; Theimer, William C. (1975) - From a tally of reference desk hours reported, it was found that 33 percent of the total hours the reference desk was staffed was filled by nonprofessionals (reference assistants and student assistants), while 67 percent of the total time was filled by professionals. Although students have been, and are being used at reference desks in many college and university libraries, this resource has not been developed as fully as perhaps it could be. Keywords: college; hours; libraries; nonprofessionals; number; reference; student
• Issues in Library Administration (Book Review) by Harvey, John F. (1975) - The book can be recommended for libraries interested in international library science, particularly in Japanese libraries. The Japanese papers deal with adminis- trative reforms in university libraries, the change in the library director's status and role, changes in organization, administra- tion, management, library personnel, and interlibrary cooperation. Keywords: libraries; library; papers; university
• Irving to Irving: Author-Publisher Relations, 1800-1974 (Book Review) by Helzer, Charles (1975) - Measuring the Quality of Library Service: A Hamd- book. Only those who have themselves under- taken the compilation of library guides, bib- liographies, union lists, and similar biblio- graphical tools can fully appreciate the myriad details they contain and the amaz- ing number of questions and discrepancies (apparent or real) which must be resolved. Keywords: irving; libraries; library; madison; publisher
• Measuring the Quality of Library Service: a Handbook (Book Review) by Bruce, Robert K. (1975) - But beyond that, ~e volume serves as an exact and accurate rrn- age of where academic libraries are in 1975. Section I presents ''a survey of some of the methods currently in use to measure the quality of library service . . . Keywords: libraries; library; research; service; university
• The Academic Library: Essays in Honor of Guy R. Lyle (Book Review) by Cohen, Nina (1975) - But beyond that, ~e volume serves as an exact and accurate rrn- age of where academic libraries are in 1975. Academic library administrative prob- lems are addressed in David Kaser's Dia- lectic for Planning in Academic Libraries and Jerrold Orne's Future Academic Li- brary Administration. Keywords: libraries; library; university
• Scholars Market: an International Directory of Periodicals Publishing Literary Scholarship (Book Review) by Brynteson, Susan (1975) - But beyond that, ~e volume serves as an exact and accurate rrn- age of where academic libraries are in 1975. Mr. Simpkins suggests that a fee system will help libraries limit the de- mand for interlibrary lending. Keywords: libraries; library; periodicals; university
• Fear of the Word: Censorship and Sex (Book Review) by Bendix, Dorothy (1975) - The seminar centered on the emergence of information services in British universities and polytechnic in- stitutions. The central theme shows how information services are begin- ning to be an integral part of British aca- demic libraries. Keywords: censorship; information; libraries; services; university
• Book Publishing: What It Is, What It Does (Book Review) by Cole, Dorothy Ethlyn (1975) - The chapter on How Books Are Marketed describes the complex and often cumbersome methods by which books are distributed to readers in the United States, and should be of par- ticular interest to acquisitions librarians. Book publishing today is a complex ac- tivity, making use of diversified skills and expertise. Keywords: book; libraries; publishing
• Using the Chemical Literature: a Practical Guide (Book Review) by Kuhner, David (1975) - The method chosen for the project speci- fied the compilation of the bibliographic records from the title pages of a sample consisting of all pre-1801 books in all Cam- bridge and Oxford libraries cataloged un- der the letter 0, except for three college libraries which were recorded in their en- tirety. Lately in the United States, there has been much discussion of coopera- tive schemes in library development in area studies. Keywords: books; libraries; library; project
• Computers and Early Books (Book Review) by Bregzis, Ritvars (1975) - There is much in the pages of the LOC Report pointing in the direction of a sophisticated simplicity inherent in biblio- graphic data as contrasted with our current- ly prevailing and unquestioned reliance on systematically exhaustive accumulation of interpreted bibliographic data as a basis for future direction of computerized manage- ment of bibliographic records. The project has contributed new knowl- edge about bibliographic data also in other areas. Keywords: books; isbn; libraries; project; records
• Acquisition Rates in University Libraries by Voigt, Melvin J. (1975) - A model for determining acquisition rates for currently published material for universities with extensive doctoral programs is developed. The appropriate lev- el might be from 5,000 to 25,000 vol- 270 I College & Research Libraries • July 1975 TABLE 1 USE OF MODEL TO DETERMINE ACQUISITION RATES FOR CURRENTLY PUBLISHED MATERIALS UCSD Keywords: acquisition; libraries; library; materials; model; programs; rate; research; university
• Friends of the Library by Gwyn, Ann; McArthur, Anne; Furlow, Karen (1975) - The most prevalent difficulty in uni- versity and public library groups seems to be lethargy among the membership. Forty-eight percent of university Friends groups were started by interested people alone. Keywords: friends; friends groups; fund; groups; libraries; library; membership; percent; public; support; university
• Postwar University Library Buildings in West Germany by Jones, Harold D. (1975) - Before the visits, letters and requests for information were sent to selected directors of university libraries in West Germany. Books are paged, as they were in American university libraries before World War II, in response to the sub- mission of call slips by readers. Keywords: books; buildings; libraries; library; new; readers; reading; rooms; services; stack; technical; university
• Library Collections and Academic Curricula: Quantitative Relationship by Knightly, John J. (1975) - It has been suggested that such plans place considerable reli- ance on curriculum as a controlling fac- tor on library collections. This study of twenty-two ·Texas state-assisted senior col- lege and university library collections analyzes collection ''duplica- tion or overlap with respect to common degree programs. Keywords: average; degree; duplication; libraries; percent; university
• Applying Theory Y to Library Management by Morton, Donald J. (1975) - Penalizing errors and inciting defensiveness not only will discourage initiative but also will pro- mote the concealment of mistakes, thereby hindering communication and providing a distorted view of opera- tions.17 Finally, the ultimate expression of Theory Y management may be realized if there are opportunities for an em- ployee to identify his responsibilities with his desire for self -actualization, Maslow's highest level of motivation. College and Research Libraries DONALD J. MORTON Applying Theory Y to Library ~anagenaent Keywords: employee; level; libraries; library; management; mcgregor; new; theory
• Selected Reference Books of 1974-75 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1975) - The great majority of its over 4,300 items were located in a survey of 155 California li- braries; roughly twenty-five other libraries, principally in the western United States but also including the Library of Congress, Howard University, and the Schomburg Collection, contributed other titles; still oth- ers were found in newspaper or wire ser- vices offices, private collections, etc. Even though most of the enh·ies in the 197 4 is- sues are 1973 imprints, many older works, especially foreign-language materials, are included. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; edition; guide; history; index; information; libraries; materials; new; reference; research; section; series; subject; titles; volume; work
• The Administration of the College Library (Book Review) by Easterly, Ambrose (1975) - The author compares his survey with one undertaken in 1964-66 and demon- strates thus that there has been an increase in library instruction, especially in the area of audiovisual typ~ of library instruction. The third section is concerned with vari- ous types of library instruction for the be- ginning undergraduate, the subject major and the graduate student. Keywords: college; libraries; library
• Reader Instruction Methods in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Rader, Hannelore (1975) - The author compares his survey with one undertaken in 1964-66 and demon- strates thus that there has been an increase in library instruction, especially in the area of audiovisual typ~ of library instruction. The third section is concerned with vari- ous types of library instruction for the be- ginning undergraduate, the subject major and the graduate student. Keywords: book; instruction; libraries; library
• Letters by American Library Association, (1975) - Theory & Research Orig . Orig. Keywords: figure; hours; libraries; library; orig; reference; research; service
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1975) - The topics investigated in- cluded the aims and objectives of college of education libraries, effective use of li- brary materials, funding, book selection methods, staffing requirements, staff and student library use, and student book buy- ing habits. It includes tables, graphs, sta- tistical data, letters, questionnaires, and some narrative text on the subjects of effec- tive library materials use, funding and ex- penditures, materials selection, staffing, staff and student library use, and students' book buying habits. Keywords: american; bibliography; california; college; comp; education; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; materials; research; services; students; university; use
• Using the "Guidelines": A Study College State-Supported Two-Year College Libraries in Ohio by Clark, Alice S.; Hirschman, Rita (1975) - They seem to have accepted the respon- sibility for ''dissemination of informa- tion'' as called for in the Guidelines'' and produced statistics, annual reports, bibliographies, new book lists, hand- books, and publicity releases. This document is designed to provide criteria for infor- mation, self-study, and planning.2 The new Guidelines have moved away from quantitative criteria to general de- scriptions of organization and objec- tives and services, and are in direct con- trast to the specific recommendations set forth in the Standards · for Junior Col- lege Libraries. Keywords: college; guidelines; institutions; learning; libraries; resources; services; year
• Periodicals and the Liberal Arts College Library by Stewart, Blair (1975) - The study also suggests that little or no use is being made of most of the periodicals on college library holdings lists. uSE OF THE PERIODICAL BANK FOR AccEss TO PERIODICALS OWNED BY MEMBER LIBRARIES Keywords: libraries; library; periodicals; titles
• University Libraries in Pakistan by Haider, Syed Jalaluddin (1975) - College and Research Libraries SYED JALALUDDIN HAIDER University Libraries in Pakistan The development of university libraries in Pakistan is , summarized: with a discussion of the current status of such libraries, including consideration of library organization, resources, organization of col- lections and cataloging, services to readers, and library staff. Cata- loguing of Pakistani Names, by Anis Khurshid, is used by the majority of university libraries for cataloging of publications by Pakistani authors at present. Keywords: karachi; libraries; library; pakistan; universities; university
• Establishing a College Archives: Possibilities and Priorities by Burcklel, Nocholas C. (1975) - The best that a potential ar- chivist can hope for is an occasional course in library school which not only focuses on manuscripts and special col- lections, but on archives generally.1 Lacking formal preparation, a librarian who is appointed college archivist must tum to the literature of the field to find some guidance. Unfortunately, relevant information is difficult to find: library journals traditionally eschew archival articles and the American Archivist's ar- ticles on college archives are frequently no more than institutional case studies.2 The new archivist, therefore, confronts his job with few guidelines or sugges- tions. Keywords: archives; archivist; college; committee; faculty; history; information; libraries; records; university
• Allocating the Book Budget: Equity and Economic Efficiency by Kohut, Joseph J.; Walker, John F. (1975) - In truth, cost- benefit analysis is not even a politically neutral tool, for like it or not there will likely be pressures de- pending on whose ox is being gored. Or on social benefits such as the educative value of reading, information as a community resource? Keywords: analysis; benefit; book; budget; cost; economic; efficiency; libraries; library; research
• Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Volume 9, 1974 (Book Review) by Marcum, Deanna Hudson (1975) - Association of College and Research Libraries, 197 4. 90p. There are individual chapters dealing with the most important develop- ments during 1973 in each of these cate- gories. Keywords: information; libraries; library; science
• CATV and Its Implications for Libraries; Networks and the University Library (Book Review) by Aubry, John W. (1975) - Two suggestions beg implementation-including patrons of other libraries in the orientation program of each library and providing fa- miliarization training sessions for staff mem- bers at other libraries. These publications constitute the pro- ceedings of two conferences dealing with the external interactions of libraries: the first discussing roles for libraries in linking into cable television systems, and the sec- ond dealing with the development of for- mal organizational structures, or networks, for library interaction. Keywords: information; libraries; library; networks; television; university; volume
• Local Library Cooperation (Book Review) by Snapp, Elizabeth (1975) - Two suggestions beg implementation-including patrons of other libraries in the orientation program of each library and providing fa- miliarization training sessions for staff mem- bers at other libraries. The authors found library cooperation in Sheffield rather limited. Keywords: libraries; library; professor; simulation; zachert
• Developing Libraries in Brazil; With a Chapter on Paraguay (Book Review) by Johnson, Peter T. (1975) - The book as a whole is a useful contribu- tion about libraries, library service, and li- brarianship. For a comprehensive, analyt- ical survey of Brazilian libraries and educa- tion, however, one must consult William V. Jackson's two articles in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science ( vol. 3, p.166-259). Keywords: libraries; library; mccarthy
• Map Librarianship: Readings (Book Review) by Wood, Alberta Auringer (1975) - This volume is intended to provide at least some guidance for map librarians through presenting a compilation of se- lected articles on seven specific subjects as a systematic and sequential description of map collection operation. For a comprehensive, analyt- ical survey of Brazilian libraries and educa- tion, however, one must consult William V. Jackson's two articles in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science ( vol. 3, p.166-259). Keywords: articles; libraries; library; map; volume
• A History of Book Publishing in the United States, Volume II (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1975) - Five of the articles in- cluded which were reprinted from Special Libraries have also been reprinted previous- ly (with one additional paper) by Special Libraries Association as Recent Practices in Map Libraries ( 1971 ) , · and were orig- inally presented in June 1969 at a panel on Problems of the Smaller Map Libraries. It is a bit costly, but I recommend it to those students of map librarianship who have already read and digested the previ- ously mentioned material. Keywords: articles; libraries; map; volume
• Weeding Library Collections (Book Review) by Dollard, Peter (1975) - Recognition of our limits must increase our awareness of the need to structure the library within those limits so that the best · possible service can be provided to library users. Un- used books should be stored or discarded. Keywords: book; libraries; library; weeding
• Availability and the Library User (Book Review) by Burr, Robert L. (1975) - Recognition of our limits must increase our awareness of the need to structure the library within those limits so that the best · possible service can be provided to library users. The impor- tant point is recognition of the interrela- tions among these factors and their impact upon library service. Keywords: book; libraries; library; service
• Cataloging Phonorecordings: Problems and Possibilities (Book Review) by Stevenson, Gordon (1975) - But · the RLMS direc- tory, because of its lack of standards for in- clusion, its inconvenient format, and its lack of detail, has not been very useful to interlibrary loan librarians. If there is any one person to whom the current generation of interlibrary loan li- brarians has reason to be grateful, it is Sal- ly Thomson. · Keywords: information; libraries; library; loan; materials
• Nonprint Media in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Boss, Richard W.; LeClercq, Anne W. (1975) - Non print Media in Academic Libraries is both a guide and a state-of-the-art survey for academic librarians needing information on the selection, classification, and catalog- ing of nonprint materials. The work pro- vides a general overview of the history of the use of nonprint materials in chapters on bibliographic organization, selection and ac- quisition, and standards. Keywords: libraries; library; materials; media; nonprint
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1975) - $25.00. (75-120328) (ISBN 0-87287- 114-2) American Theological Library Association. Philadelphia: Amer- ican Theological Library Association, 197 4. 156p. Keywords: college; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; publications; reference; research; science; services; state; university
• Library Services to Educationally Disadvantaged Students by Shaugnessy, Thomas W. (1975) - It was originally proposed that question- naires would be administered to a sam- ple of educationally disadvantaged stu- dents to solicit their impressions and evaluations of academic library services as well as their suggestions as to how the respective libraries might better meet their needs. Perhaps no other group of students has ever needed academic library services more than the educationally disadvantaged. Keywords: eop; libraries; library; services; staff; students
• University Libraries as Economic Systems by Marchant, Maurice P. (1975) - The other identifies a set of library inputs composed of professional staff size, subprofessional staff size, and annual acquisitions rate as a consistently good predictor of library expenditures and a stable measure of library input. One predicts professional staff size from two variables: col- lect-ion size and collection decentralization. Keywords: expenditures; libraries; library; number; size; staff; variables; variance
• The Literature of Participation: From Optimism to Realism by Kaplan, Louis (1975) - A contrary view, not specifically related to libraries, is expressed by Strauss, who cites four possible dysfunctional aspects of decision making by groups: individuals whose opinions have been rej.ected by the group may be alienated; the ex- pectations aroused by group participa- tion lead to further demands that man- agement cannot always satisfy; the pro- cess of group decision making may prove frustrating to several in the group; though participation niay bring about group cohesiveness, cohesiveness might be turned against, as well as in favor of, management.24 Bundy sees relief from tension through the formation in academic li- braries of departments modeled on those found elsewhere in academic in- stitutions. Though participation is easily misunderstood, is costly to introduce properly, and sometimes has led to ex- pectations that cannot be met, its use by management in the United States (and elsewhere) has grown; in fact, to a large number of managers participation is old hat, except that managemenf s un- derstanding of participation is seldom the same as Likert's. Keywords: decision; libraries; likert; making; management; new; organizations; participation
• Models and Methods: The Tools of Library Networking by Parker, Thomas F. (1975) - 480 I effect relationships in library networks is an undertaking worthy of consider- able -attention. The network model, the exchange model, the organization action model, and the communications and vendor models contribute substan- tially to an understanding of the vital cause and effect relationships in the complexities of library networks. Keywords: development; libraries; library; management; model; network; organization; project; study; university
• Bibliographical Scholarship in the United States, 1949-1974: A Review by Heaney, Howell J. (1975) - Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers, 167G-1870: A Catalogue of a Collection of American Books . . . Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers, 167G-1870: A Catalogue of a Collection of American Books . . . Keywords: american; bibliography; books; catalogue; century; collection; description; history; imprints; libraries; library; new; philadelphia; press; printing; society; states; studies; united; univ; university; virginia; work; years; york
• Essays for Ralph Shaw (Book Review) by Bentz, Dale M. (1975) - Essays for Ralph Shaw, reviewed by Dale M. Bentz . (ISBN 0- 8108-0815-3) This little volume pays tribute to a dis- tinguished librarian, truly a giant in the profession, but Ralph Shaw was more than a librarian. Keywords: librarian; libraries; library; ralph; shaw
• The Barefoot Librarian (Book Review) by Scholberg, Henry (1975) - It is a worthwhile contri- bution to library literature. The concluding chapters deal with library education, professional associa- tions, and library cooperation. Keywords: book; librarian; libraries; library; shores
• Advances in Librarianship, Volume 5 (Book Review) by O'Keeffe, Richard (1975) - The third part, entitled The Manage- ment Subsystem, contains an article by Monypenny, a political scientist, on the for- mulation and articulation of poli'cy and one by Norman Baker, an industrial engineer, and Richard Meier, an urban planner, on the dynamics of library policy development as exemplified by the university library en- vironment. One promise of this series was that it would present critical articles and surveys based on the published literature, research in progress, and developments in different types of libraries. Keywords: information; libraries; library; series; volume
• Reader in Library and Information Services (Book Review) by Binder, Michael B. (1975) - (ISBN 0-208-01361-X) From 1935 to 1965 Australian libraries expanded rapidly; the enormous growth after years of virtual stagnation was record- ed in John Balnaves' Australian Libraries, published in 1966. The authors were careful to point out in the preface that the increase in length is not a sign of a more detailed treatment, but an indication of the contin- uing growth of Australian libraries. Keywords: information; libraries; library; services; systems
• Australian Libraries, 2d ed. (Book Review) by Cannan, Judith (1975) - (ISBN 0-208-01361-X) From 1935 to 1965 Australian libraries expanded rapidly; the enormous growth after years of virtual stagnation was record- ed in John Balnaves' Australian Libraries, published in 1966. The authors were careful to point out in the preface that the increase in length is not a sign of a more detailed treatment, but an indication of the contin- uing growth of Australian libraries. Keywords: isbn; libraries; library
• Letters by American Library Association, (1975) - Whereas McGregor thought management could pro- ceed from the authoritarian mode (Theory X) directly to the optimal, desired mode (Theory Y), in fact there has been error in the direction of a permissive, laissez-faire mode (Theory Z?). The scarcity of true Theory Y management leaders could be considered the problem of our age.- W illiam A. Garrabrant, Savitz Learning Re- source Center, Glassboro State College, Glassboro, New Jersey. Keywords: college; libraries; management; review; theory
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1975) - Library Automation: The Orient and South Pacific: A Report on the LARC Delegation's Meetings and Visitations with Counterparts in japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in january 1974. To order any of the above individual issues or for additional information on the comple te subscription service, write to : LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY REPORTS American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 of The Joint Venture; $14.50, nonmem- bers. Keywords: isbn; libraries; library
• Celebrate by Johnson, Richard D. (1976) - Forthcoming issues will present articles on the literature of academic librarianship, collection development in college and university libraries, cooperative programs among academic libraries, the role of the inde- pendent research library, leaders in academic librarianship, a century of academic library buildings, international relations of American academic libraries, services to readers in academic libraries, organi- zational patterns for college and university libraries, and the role of the academic librarian in the college and university. In this issue Edward G. Holley provides the foundation upon which develop- ments of the century are based, with his account of academic libraries in 1876. Keywords: libraries
• Academic Libraries in 1876 by Holley, Edward G. (1976) - asid.e fo:r; the General Library, $500 for college libraries were poorly supported. College libraries, of course, shared the wealth or poverty of their institu- tions as a whole. Keywords: academic; access; american; books; century; collections; college; college libraries; education; faculty; harvard; ibid; law; librarian; libraries; library; new; number; report; robinson; sibley; society; society libraries; state; students; time; university; use; volumes; winsor; yale; years
• Some Effects of Faculty Status on Supervision in Academic Libraries by Bailey, Martha J. (1976) - These ·include the _amount of time that library faculty members devote to · ~pervision, the interaction of the library faculty and the library administration, and the role oft~ library faculty in· participative management. If participative management is restricted to library faculty and/ or pro- fessionals, it may be feasible. Keywords: faculty; libraries; library; management; status
• Forecasting Academic Library Growth by Drake, Miriam A. (1976) - Forecasts of library growth have relied primarily on time series analysis to identify trends and to determine growth rates of trends. Observed values are declining, and qualitative judgment regarding library budgets, inflation, etc., would indicate that these values will de- cline further. Keywords: future; growth; libraries; library; past; volumes
• Selected Reference Books of 1974-75 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1976) - Arrangement is geograph- ical, with the bibliography for each area subdivided into research aids (guides, bib- liographies, indexes, chronologies); a gen- eral section (language, genres, publishing, etc.); and individual author lists. Microfiche copies of published lists of all reports , cross indexed by subject and author are included . Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; books; english; entries; guide; history; index; information; libraries; library; lists; new; reference; title; volume; work
• Books for College Libraries: a Core Collection of 40,000 Titles (Book Review) by Wadsworth, Robert Woodman (1976) - $3.50. (Available from Betty-Carol Sellen, Brooklyn College Library, Brooklyn, NY 11210.) Books for College Libraries: A Selected List of Approximately 53,400 Titles Based on the Initial Selection Made for the University of California's New Campuses Program and Se- lected with the Assistance of College Teachers, Librarians, and Other Advisers, prepared under the direction of Melvin J. Voigt and Joseph H. Treyz ( Chicago: American Library Association, 1967. 1056p. ). Keywords: bcl; college; libraries; library; list; subject; titles; women
• Women in Librarianship: Melvil's Rib Symposium; Women in a Woman's Profession: Strategies (Book Review) by Bergman, Sherrie S. (1976) - $3.50. (Available from Betty-Carol Sellen, Brooklyn College Library, Brooklyn, NY 11210.) Books for College Libraries: A Selected List of Approximately 53,400 Titles Based on the Initial Selection Made for the University of California's New Campuses Program and Se- lected with the Assistance of College Teachers, Librarians, and Other Advisers, prepared under the direction of Melvin J. Voigt and Joseph H. Treyz ( Chicago: American Library Association, 1967. 1056p. ). Keywords: college; data; industry; information; libraries; library; women
• The Flight from Reason: Essays on Intellectual Freedom in the Academy, the Press, and the Library (Book Review) by Madden, Henry Miller (1976) - Repeatedly, this reviewer has been con- cerned with library standards abroad, e.g., when editing the issue of Library Trends, October 1972, on standards and most re- cently in an article on the subject to be published in volume 16 of the Encyclope- dia of Library and Information Science. However, academic and research libraries or library schools with comprehensive col- lections might consider allocating funds for Christian's book-Sylvia G. Faibisoff, Graduate School of Library Science, Uni- versity of Illinois, Urbana. Keywords: libraries; library; research; university
• Standards for Library Service: An International Survey (Book Review) by Hirsch, Felix E. (1976) - Repeatedly, this reviewer has been con- cerned with library standards abroad, e.g., when editing the issue of Library Trends, October 1972, on standards and most re- cently in an article on the subject to be published in volume 16 of the Encyclope- dia of Library and Information Science. Asked by Unesco, Withers has prepared a set of standards which might be applied in devel- oping countries, but he recognizes the fact that the level of library service depends not only on the desire but on the capacity of a country to provide the resources needed. Keywords: libraries; library; standards; university; withers
• Learning Resource Centers in Community Colleges: A Survey of Budgets and Services (Book Review) by Wallace, James O. (1976) - Asked by Unesco, Withers has prepared a set of standards which might be applied in devel- oping countries, but he recognizes the fact that the level of library service depends not only on the desire but on the capacity of a country to provide the resources needed. [of Third World publications]; the availability of materials in European libraries both for reference and for lending; and the feasibility of set- ting up a European centre for the collec- tion of such material, to be available for loan. Keywords: college; libraries; library; seminar
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1976) - (Bibliography Series of the University Libraries, vol. 2) Northridge: California State University, 1975. $45.00~ (LC 7 4-7634) (ISBN 0-8103.:0387-6) Look, Listen, Explain: Developing Com- munity Library Seroices for Young Adults. Keywords: american; bibliography; california; data; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; n.j; new; research; scarecrow; services; university; york
• A Century of Academic Librarianship, as Reflected in Its Literature by Kaser, David (1976) - College Library was produced by Greenwood Press in 1975. A Library College Jour- nal which commenced publication in 1968 became Learning Today in ~974. Keywords: academic; ala; american; american library; assn; books; century; chicago; college; college library; librarianship; libraries; library; literature; new; research; standards; university; university library; work
• The Influx of Ph.D.s into Librarianship: Intrusion of Transfusion? by Miller, Rush G. (1976) - It attempts to assess the present extent to which subject Ph.D.s are employed in librarianship, to gauge the influx of subject Ph.D.s into library schools, to compare the attitudes of ed- ucators with those of librarians in re- gard to ·this phenomenon, and to dis- cover practical opportunities and limita- tions in libraries for subject Ph.D.s. TABLE 1 CURRENT NUMBER oF SUBJECT PH.D.s EM:PLOYED IN 72 LmRARIEs AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 1975 Total number of Ph.D.s employed 207 Total number with subject Ph.D. 175 Percentage of Ph.D.s with subject degree 84.5 Total number of subject Ph.D.s with M.L.S. 106 Percentage of subject Ph.D.s with M.L.S. 6~.6 Keywords: cloth; dfl; librarianship; libraries; library; number; percent; ph.d.s; schools; subject
• Handbook of Data Processing for Libraries (Book Review) by Markuson, Barbara Evans (1976) - Although the second edition has been re- written in parts, in general the content does not sufficiently reflect current developments or issues in library data processing. The chapters on library data processing include many tables that could mislead the reader. Keywords: data; edition; education; libraries; library; processing; work
• The Age of Jewett: Charles Coffin Jewett and American Librarianship, 1841-1868 (Book Review) by Scott, Edith (1976) - Detailed guidance on making and using work sampling studies will have to come from experienced practi- tioners and through studying the publica- tions the author lists in his bibliography.- Edward Gibson, Assistant Librarian, Wash- ington College, Chestertown, Maryland. For those unfamiliar with the topic, an example of work sampling is the use of statistical methods to determine the per- centages of the total time circulation clerks spend on their various duties. Keywords: librarianship; libraries; library; sampling; work
• Public Libraries as Culture and Social Centers: The Origin of the Concept (Book Review) by Dain, Phyllis (1976) - $6.00. (LC 74-8420) (ISBN 0-8108-07 38-6) David W. Davies, long an academic li- brarian and a historian and typophile as well, here turns a critical, somewhat ironi- cal eye on the relationship between goals and programs of public libraries in Great Britain and North America. Davies argues that public libraries, founded by nineteenth-century upper- and middle-class philanthropists convinced of the perfectibility of humankind, eager to uplift the masses, and persuaded that read- ing was intrinsically virtuous and refining, were, like other educational and cultural institutions, started by similar people and for similar re~sons (lyceums, athenaeums, literary and scientific societies, mechanics' institutes), paternalistic and elitist. Keywords: libraries; sampling; status; work
• Faculty Status for Academic Librarians: A History and Policy Statements (Book Review) by Crowley, John V. (1976) - College and Research Libraries 176 I College & Research Libraries • March 1976 search collections and scholarly work of large public libraries as they may relate to his major theme. Davies argues that public libraries, founded by nineteenth-century upper- and middle-class philanthropists convinced of the perfectibility of humankind, eager to uplift the masses, and persuaded that read- ing was intrinsically virtuous and refining, were, like other educational and cultural institutions, started by similar people and for similar re~sons (lyceums, athenaeums, literary and scientific societies, mechanics' institutes), paternalistic and elitist. Keywords: book; college; libraries; status; university
• Uberregionale Literaturversorgung von Wissenschaft und Forschung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Denkschrift. (Book Review) by Welsch, Erwin K. (1976) - Hopefully, the book will serve as a starting place for course work in many library schools.-Ernest W. Toy, ]r., California State University, Fullerton. The literature of the community college cess for scholars of subject specialist li- library has been enriched by Dr. Veit's mas- brarians, the future of collections which terful presentation in this state-of-the-art have been developed through this program, volume. Keywords: college; development; information; libraries; library
• The Community College Library (Book Review) by Griffith, Alice B. (1976) - Frequent references to the prac- tices in community college libraries across the country are interspersed in the text. It is hoped that the reader will consult library literature to learn recent de- velopments in the operation of the Ohio College Library Center, for example, or to secure current evaluations of dial-access systems. Keywords: college; community; libraries; library
• Libraries and the Challenge of Change (Book Review) by Harrer, G. A. (1976) - The author, who has been associated with the science and engineering libraries at Columbia University since 1964, covers most major topics of concern to those in- volved in such libraries. Library school students expecting to work in such libraries can find out what to expect. Keywords: college; jamaica; libraries; library; university
• University Science and Engineering Libraries: Their Operation, Collections, and Facilities (Book Review) by Tallman, Johanna E. (1976) - College and Research Libraries comment, but this reviewer found particu- larly interesting the contribution by Dr. Margareet Wijnstroom, General Secretary of IFLA, on library developments in North West Europe; the survey of public libraries in the Commonwealth Caribbean by Joyce Robinson, Director of the Jamaica Library Service; the clear and incisive analysis of academic library problems in developing areas such as the Caribbean, by Kenneth Ingram, Librarian, University of the West Indies, Jamaica; and the excellent update on library cooperation in the West Indies with its extensive bibliography, by Dr. Alma Jordan, Librarian, University of the West Indies, Trinidad. The author, who has been associated with the science and engineering libraries at Columbia University since 1964, covers most major topics of concern to those in- volved in such libraries. Keywords: archives; libraries; library; university; west
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1976) - Petrarch: Cat- alogue of the Petrarch Collection in Cor- nell University Library. It was deter- mined that CIN was fulfilling its major ob- jective of providing better library service to all its constituents, but there was room 192 I College & Research Libraries • March 1976 for improvement in the number of nonfilled requests with no reply (32 percent in this study). Keywords: american; bibliography; information; isbn; libraries; library; n.j; new; research; service; university; york
• A Century of Cooperative Programs Among Academic Libraries by Weber, David C. (1976) - It is not a sudden change, for it has its origins in the early 1950s; and, in- deed, library programs using tabulating machines date from the mid-1930s. In 1898 the librarian of the University of California announced willingness to lend to other libraries that would lend to the University of California. Keywords: academic; american; cataloging; center; college; cooperation; development; institutions; libraries; library; national; new; problems; programs; research; research libraries; service; state; universities; university; years
• The Development of Collections in American University Libraries by Edelman, Hendrik; Tatum, G. Marvin (1976) - 8 MoDELS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING COLLEGriONS Like the German model Ph.D., the in- spiration as well as the experience for development of library collections serv- ing research purposes came from Ger- many. SELECI'ION POLICIES Money has always been the ultimate determining factor in the development of library collections, but planning con- cepts and selection practices are of al- most equal importance. Keywords: acquisitions; american; books; collections; college; development; education; faculty; libraries; library; materials; new; phd; programs; research; research libraries; resources; selection; state; universities; university; university libraries; war
• Coping with Budget Adversity: The Impact of the Financial Squeeze on Acquisitions by Reid, Marion T. (1976) - Per- haps more libraries should. Gifts and Exchanges Economies Various libraries make money on un- wanted duplicates by selling them to dealers on a bid basis; giving runs of serials to out-of-print dealers in ex- change for credit; and selling them to their own faculty and students or to other libraries at bargain rates. Keywords: acquisitions; approval; books; budget; edition; libraries; library; new; research; services; time; university; work; year
• Essays on Information and Libraries (Book Review) by Milczewski, Marion A. (1976) - Festschrift for Donald Urquhart. (LC 75-11651) (ISBN 0-208-01370-9) Donald Urquhart, for whom this fest- schrift was prepared, comes through in strong outline, if not full portrait, in the several contributions by his colleagues, -principally, but not entirely British. Keywords: donald; information; libraries; library; urquhart
• Modem Manuscripts: A Practical Manual for Their Management, Care and Use (Book Review) by Walton, Clyde C. (1976) - $11.50. (ISBN 0-208-013710-7) Libraries in Higher Education is not, as the title implies, a study of libraries in all institutions of higher education, but is ac- tually a series of essays by the staff of the North London Polytechnic reflecting the special concerns of polytechnic libraries. The last essay in part one, Teaching Li- brary Use, is of particular interest because it does attempt to delineate the British ex- perience and the polytechnic approach to library instruction. Keywords: book; education; libraries; library; use
• Libraries in Higher Education: The User Approach to Service (Book Review) by Heim, Kathleen M. (1976) - $11.50. (ISBN 0-208-013710-7) Libraries in Higher Education is not, as the title implies, a study of libraries in all institutions of higher education, but is ac- tually a series of essays by the staff of the North London Polytechnic reflecting the special concerns of polytechnic libraries. The last essay in part one, Teaching Li- brary Use, is of particular interest because it does attempt to delineate the British ex- perience and the polytechnic approach to library instruction. Keywords: libraries; library
• To Enlarge the Sphere of Human Knowledge: The Role of the Independent Research Library by Budington, William S. (1976) - Separately, each institution answers to the definition of .. research library put forward by . Extensive holdings in economics, education, labor relations, history, religion, political science, law, and philology were transferred gradu- ally by sale and gift to other libraries, first preference being given to the Chi- cago area. Keywords: american; books; century; collections; crerar; folger; history; holdings; institutions; libraries; library; new; newberry; public; research; research library; societies; society; years; york
• Academic Library Buildings: A Century in Review by Orne, Jerrold (1976) - Holley's paper records in detail other aspects of the educational system of 1876 having considerable bearing upon the state of library building at that time. inexperienced, though well-mean- ing, architects and building commit- tees have erected library buildings that are little less than monstrosities. ... Keywords: academic; building; century; college; design; libraries; library; new; period; planning; reading; time; university; years
• Six Influential Academic and Research Librarians by Metcalf, Keyes D. (1976) - CHARLES CLARENCE WILLIAMSON Charles C. Williamson was born in January 1877, just a little over two years after Harry Lydenberg, but he did not begin library work until twenty-one years later than HML. I went to work indirectly under him while still in library school early in 1913, and in July of that year, as chief of stacks, I came into regular contact with him. Keywords: librarian; libraries; library; new; poole; public; school; time; university; williamson; winsor; work; years; york
• University Library Search and Screen Committees by Harvey, John F.; Parr, Mary (1976) - Are university library search and screen committees generally useful? As long as the trend to participa- tory management continues, search and screen committees will flourish, even in the absence of reliable and objective de- terminations of their usefulness. Keywords: candidates; committee; faculty; libraries; library; members; new; screen; search; staff; university
• Guide to the Research Collections of the New York Public Library (Book Review) by Rouse, Roscoe (1976) - (LC 75-15878) (ISBN 0-8389-0125-5) A universe of libraries is the apt term used by Director James W. Henderson to describe the Research Collections of the New York Public Library, which have been carefully viewed, evaluated, and presented in this new research tool. The author's purpose for this bo~ is to present a reasonably comprehensive dis- cussion of library automation systems for the librarian without previous knowledge or experience in the field, and for the in- telligent layman. Keywords: libraries; library; new; research; systems
• Library Automation Systems by Montague, Eleanor (1976) - The author's purpose for this bo~ is to present a reasonably comprehensive dis- cussion of library automation systems for the librarian without previous knowledge or experience in the field, and for the in- telligent layman. This chapter is short, general, and not especially insightful, but may stimulate questions from those beginning their ex- amination of library automation systems and trends. Keywords: book; libraries; library; spofford; systems
• Library Automation: The State of the Art II (Book Review) by Strozik, Teresa (1976) - But what of the other library staff and their training or retraining, or the impact of au- tomation on patterns of library staff organi- zation, or the manpower needs of the fu- ture? In addition, the evaluations of the effects of bargaining, both written by library directors, deal with library staffs in general and are apprehensive in attitude to- wards governance, arbitration, accountabil- ity, and other negotiable issues. Keywords: bargaining; book; libraries; library; papers; spofford
• Collective Bargaining in Libraries (Book Review) by Spang, Lothar (1976) - Clearly, library management and those not directly involved with some of the basic is- sues of collective bargaining in libraries are curious choices for presenting a fair and complete picture of library unionization. (LC 75-25240) (ISBN 0-87845-042-4) The entry of librarians into organized la- bor relations presents a largely misunder- stood challenge to the ethics of librarian- ship, even though it is estimated that in the United States some 33 ·percent of school li- brarians, 20 percent of academic librarians, and 10 percent of public librarians already are represented by collective bargaining. Keywords: bargaining; libraries
• Historic Preservation (Book Review) by Walker, Gay (1976) - Concise orientation statements are included for each chapter heading which leads the reader through preservation research, sur- veys, planning, legalities, funding, actual restoration techniques, and state-by-state experiences. It gives, among other things, first-hand information about major Polish libraries, their location and re- sources. Keywords: libraries; preservation
• Guide to Polish Libraries and Archives (Book Review) by Kudrik, Peter (1976) - In the main, it is a review of the literature on book selection published in Western Eu- rope and the United States, with the addi- tion of Ranganathan. · Lunati's overall view is that most trea- tises on book selection require far too much knowledge and concentration on the part of the selector, while his own theory, cul- tural selection, is not only superior but within the capabilities of human librarians. Keywords: libraries; library; preservation; selection
• Book Selection: Principles and Procedures (Book Review) by Broadus, Robert (1976) - In the main, it is a review of the literature on book selection published in Western Eu- rope and the United States, with the addi- tion of Ranganathan. · Lunati's overall view is that most trea- tises on book selection require far too much knowledge and concentration on the part of the selector, while his own theory, cul- tural selection, is not only superior but within the capabilities of human librarians. Keywords: cases; libraries; library; selection
• Library Management Cases (Book Review) by Rudolph, G. A. (1976) - Most, how- ever, are revisions in one form or another of cases which appeared earlier in one of the volumes of Management of Libraries and Information Centers. There are cases to be role-played. Keywords: cases; libraries
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1976) - Two alternatives may be avail- able: the conversion of library materials to a less bulky form or the reduction of indi- vidual collections through increased inter- library cooperation. (LC 73-38838) (ISBN 0-9I4492- 03-9) Authors in the News: A Compilation of News Stories and Feature Articles from American Newspapers and Magazines Covering Writers and Other Members of the Communications Media. Keywords: book; cases; guide; i976; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; research; resources; state; system; university; york
• Organizational Patterns in Academic Libraries, 1876-1976 by Dunlap, Connie R. (1976) - It is also interesting to compare successive editions of two of the bibles of university library adminis- tration and to note not only the amount of space given to library organization but more especially to the change in the treatment of the subject. Cost is certainly one of the most important factors in library organization, and li- brarians continually try to develop sys- tems which make the most efficient and effective use of all resources and to cor- rect organizational patterns which result in expensive or inadequate service. Keywords: collections; college; departmental; libraries; library; management; materials; new; organization; planning; research; service; staff; university
• Readers and Resources: Public Services in Academic and Research Libraries, 1876-1976 by McElderry, Stanley (1976) - As personal · as- sistance came to be recognized as an important feature of library service, it acquired a distinctive name-refer- ence work -and departmental sta- tus.26 Even with the acceptance of the need for reference service, there was no con- sensus on what functions were appropri- ate for the academic library to offer. Although Branscomb's study is not a model for the solution of college library problems through the ap- plication of scientific methods, it did draw extensively upon research studies, and it did question basic assumptions about library service in provocative ways. Keywords: american; century; chicago; college; development; libraries; library; materials; readers; reference; research; resources; service; university
• From Cutter to Computer: Technical Services in Academic and Research Libraries, 1876-1976 by Tuttle, Helen W. (1976) - And so we come from Cutter to the computer, from Cutter's clear statement of what cataloging should be as a basis for uniformity of practice to the com- puter as ' a tool for implementing coop- erative and centralized cataloging with all that implies for library service. These are: ( 1) the .achievement of a standard format for bibliographic records in machine-readable form and the associated production at the Li- brary of Congress and elsewhere of a sizable data base of such records; ( 2) a continuing sharp decrease in the cost of certain components of electronic data processing systems; ( 3) continu- ing increases in the capacity and re- liability of electric communications channels with concomitant decreases in the unit costs of the channels; and ( 4) the creation of evolving modular, computer-based library systems, which take advantage of the three other changes just mentioned.l92 Based on D. R. Swanson's predictions, Hanson and Daily describe the most ad- vanced form of the catalog of the fu- ture as a computerized catalog with eleven performance goals: User dialogues (programmed interro- gation), aids to browsing, user-indexed library, access to in-depth information, wheat and chaff identification, national network of libraries, national net- work of bibliographic tools, instant in- formation, remote interrogation and delivery, active dissemination, and quality control over library services (improved feedback) , Keywords: ala; american; american library; binding; books; cataloging; classification; college; college library; committee; conference; congress; cutter; dewey; librarian; libraries; library; new; report; research; rules; services; subject; technical; time; university; university library; use; work
• Acquisitions Overkill in Science Collections--and an Alternative by Opello, Olivia; Murdock, Lindsay (1976) - A study of circula- tion records of books purchased be- tween July 1971 and June 1973 also supports other findings that after initial interest the circulation of the majority of new books drops close to zero. However, to achieve this goal, libraries buy, process, and use up shelf space with a multitude of other books that are not wanted. Keywords: book; circulation; information; libraries; library; research; use
• Open Shelves/Closed Shelves in Research Libraries by Rovelstad, Mathilde V. (1976) - Open access libraries were the exception in France and Ger- many, not to mention southern Euro- pean countries. College and Research Libraries • MATHILDE V. ROVELSTAD Open Shelves/Closed Shelves in Research Libraries This article traces the traditional method of making books accessible through their topical arrangement on library shelves, outlines the rea- sons for the abandonment of this method in European research li- braries, explores its modified reappearance in postwar academic li- braries, and cites modern arguments against the practice of making an entire research collection available on open shelves. Keywords: access; arrangement; books; collections; libraries; library; new; order; practice; public; reading; research; rooms; shelves; subject; university
• Coordination: Concept or Reality? A Study of Libraries in a University System (Book Review) by Evans, Glyn T. (1976) - What of CUNY libraries now? All the senior colleges are in OCLC, and technol- ogy will clearly solve many of the mechan- ical problems which so beset the early at- tempts at library coordination. Keywords: coordination; libraries; library; myrick; university
• Libraries and Archives in Germany (Book Review) by Maier, Kurt S. (1976) - As Arthur Spingarn assembled his vast personal li- brary of black literature during the first half of this century, he knew early that bib- liography, like book collecting, is never an end in itself. He simply mirrored the concerns of many col- lectors or scholars of black literature during his period and after. Keywords: black; libraries; library; subject
• Information Revolution; Information Roundup (Book Review) by Talbot, Richard J. (1976) - In addi- tion, the authors supply much information on British business libraries and sources of information. The initial chapter describes a number of British business libraries and compares them to some of their U.S. counterparts. Keywords: information; libraries; serials; u.s
• The Role of the Academic Librarian, 1876-1976 by Downs, Robert B. (1976) - Another dominant figure in the Amer- ican library world, Justin Winsor, Har- vard University librarian, also adhered to the view .that practical experience in a well-organized library was the best preparation for librarianship, and John Shaw Billings, later director of the New York Public Library, spoke emphatical- ly against the proposal to create a school to teach librarianship. Thus, there was little consistency sev- enty-five years ago in the classification of library staff members among the na- tion's universities. Keywords: academic; american; college; faculty; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; members; new; professional; research; school; staff; state; university; york
• Newcomer to the Academic Scene: The Two-Year College Library/Learning Center by Wallace, James O. (1976) - The 1930 standards ap- proved at the Los Angeles Conference were quite modest but were beyond all but a few libraries then: A book collec- tion of 10,000 volumes for the first 500 students, an annual expenditure of $5 per student for materials, and a staff of at least two professional librarians.7 The breakthrough in development of junior college libraries came from the action in 1938 of the Carnegie Corpora- tion in making a series of ninety-two grants to junior college libraries. Through this move the need for finan- cial support of junior college libraries was dramatized, and local support was encouraged. Keywords: american; association; college; community; education; institutions; junior; learning; libraries; library; programs; year; year college
• A Century Abroad by Vosper, Robert (1976) - The agency relationship goes back at least to the early London career of the [ forceful and learned Henry Stevens, , who primarily served wealthy private collectors but who also had a close rela- tionship with American libraries. This appraisal was supported by Yale's An- drew Keogh, who spoke of the regret- table condition of our scholarly librar- ies with regard to both the primary and secondary sources of research.21 But an economic depression and other factors, including the lack of an effec- tive organizational structure, prevented any forceful attack on the book poverty problem until another war in the 1940s once again cut American libraries off from the European book market and li- braries and thereby reemphasized the gaps in American collections. Keywords: academic; ala; american; american library; book; century; conference; congress; european; ifla; international; librarian; libraries; library; london; new; research; richardson; university; world; years
• The Growth Rates of Major Academic Libraries: Rider and Perdue Reviewed by Leach, Steven (1976) - In fact, this may be asserted as almost axiomatic: unless a college or univer- sity is willing to be stagnant, unless it is willing not to maintain its place in the steady flow of educational devel- opment, it has to double its library in size every sixteen years, or there- abouts.a Here, Rider appropriated the truism that there exists a direct correlation be- tween continuous library growth and the educational effectiveness of any uni- versity, combined it with his conclusion about the past rate of library growth, and thereby constructed a seemingly in- contestable argument from which he ex- trapolated his hypothesis about the rate of future library growth. The 1965 Purdue study of library growth in a sense verified Rider's hypathesis and its use as a predictive tool. Keywords: collection; growth; libraries; library; mean; rate; rider; size
• Farewell to Alexandria: Solutions to Space, Growth, and Performance Problems of Libraries (Book Review) by Line, Maurice B. (1976) - Its appearance slightly predates a report of the UK University Grants Committee,1 on the need to control library growth be- cause of the shortage of capital for new buildings-a report of which the impact };las yet to be felt. Unfortunate- ly or fortunately, limited book output will not automatically result in limited libraries, since books do not easily die or rot (in spite of the efforts of some publishers); unlike TV sets, they are both media and matter. Keywords: book; growth; libraries; library; ltr; reports; technology; use
• Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (Book Review) by Silberstein, Stephen M. (1976) - A recurrent theme in his article is the cost effectiveness of such systems, and he emphasizes that this subject is the area of great vacuum in the literature. It is too bad that the Annual Review has not seen fit to update its coverage of one of the real advances in information science and computer technology; namely, data base management systems (last covered in Recent Publications I 561 volume 7). Keywords: information; libraries; library; review
• Reader in Media, Technology and Libraries (Book Review) by Walch, David B. (1976) - She has done an excellent job in pulling to- gether pertinent articles relating to media, technology, and libraries. A few case studies relating to the planning, development, and operational aspects of media systems have been included. Keywords: libraries; media
• Directory of Academic Library Consortia (Book Review) by Grundt, Leonard (1976) - A few case studies relating to the planning, development, and operational aspects of media systems have been included. Reader in Media, Technol- ogy and Libraries. Keywords: information; libraries; library; media
• Media in Higher Education, the Critical Issues: Ideas, Analysis, Confrontation (Book Review) by Flanagan, Cathleen (1976) - Gerald R. Brong (the issue editor) contributes two papers, one on in- formation center management and the other on budgeting for media programs. The theme of improving education is, in fact, a sort of conference keynote; when distinguishing between libraries and media programs, several contributors define libraries as entities that support instruc- tion and media programs as entities that improve it. Keywords: information; libraries; library; media; programs
• Censorship in Public Libraries in the United Kingdom during the Twentieth Century (Book Review) by Funk, Roger L. (1976) - As in the U.S., well-publicized contro- versies over library materials in Britain have usually been the product of citizens' complaints (an outraged mother wrote to the Bury Free Press in 1960: If members of the Town Council's libraries committee are aware of certain types of novels, some of them really disgusting ... ), as well as the public decisions of library committees reluctant to endanger public morals and the support of libraries by local ratepayers. Gerald R. Brong (the issue editor) contributes two papers, one on in- formation center management and the other on budgeting for media programs. Keywords: book; libraries; library; media; programs
• Information for Action: From Knowledge to Action (Book Review) by Laird, W. David (1976) - In fact, in Australia, according to this report, more than twenty copies of a microfilm catalog cost more than the same number of book catalogs. And then there are the much more complex problems of hardware and software design compatibil- ity, the immense costs of data input, and such problems as coding for optimum re- trieval of related information. Keywords: book; data; information; libraries; library; world
• Landmarks of Library Literature, 1876-1976 (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1976) - nity needed two or three joint storage re- positories for books out of use, and Fred- erick Crunden advocating business-like practices in libraries in 1887, and Liberty Hyde Bailey pleading for library service to rural populations in 1908. i Here is William Frederick Poole's excel- lent reminder, made in 1893, of the essen- tial nature of library instruction for college students. Keywords: book; libraries; library; melbourne; technology
• Interlibrary Loan in Canada: A Report of a Survey; A Survey and Interpretation of the Literature of Interlibrary Loan (Book Review) by Cossar, Bruce (1976) - This study surpasses all others on two major points: it was done on a nation-wide scale, and it encompassed aU types of libraries except school libraries. Other findings reported include the varia- tions in lending and borrowing by angle- phone and francophone libraries, the pro- portion of periodicals to monographs, the subject distribution across broad discipline categories, the means used by borrowing libraries to determine locations, and the factors affecting their choice of lending li- brary to be approached. Keywords: ill; libraries; library; reference
• Reference as the Promotion of Free Inquiry (Book Review) by Parks, James F. (1976) - This study surpasses all others on two major points: it was done on a nation-wide scale, and it encompassed aU types of libraries except school libraries. The ma- terial is far from out-of-date for, as the au- thor advocates, the study of reference books should emphasize the books themselves, their time and place, their history as shown in their prefaces, as well as in the often-re- peated criteria for reference book evalua- tion, and the reader should seek historical perspective and understanding in using this collection. Keywords: ill; libraries; library; reference
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1976) - (LC 76-10036) (ISBN 0-8103-0502-X) Allen, C. G. A Manual of European Lan- guages for Librarians. $38.00. (LC 76-18787) (ISBN 0-8103-1125-9) Bowker's Medical Books in Print 1976. Keywords: bibliography; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; research; resources; science; univ; york
• On Decision Sharing in Libraries: How Much Do We Know? by Kaplan, Louis (1977) - As might be ex- pected, the .authors of these studies each employed a distinctive continuum of decision styles; nevertheless, a meaning- ful comparison of the two is possible. College and Research Libraries LOUIS KAPLAN On Decision Sharing in Libraries: How Much Do We Know? Keywords: decision; heller; libraries; making; managers; sharing; style; vroom
• The Academic Library Development Program by Morein, P. Grady; Boykin, Joseph F.; Wells, H. Lea; Givens, Johnnie E. (1977) - Changes in enrollment patterns, inflation, re- duced budgets, changing theories of management, the information explo- ·sion, and new technology are all having an impact upon academic libraries of every size. The information explosion, declining resources, continued inflation, rapid technological development, and changing demands within higher edu- cation are but a few of the forces which are making it increasingly urgent 44 I College & Research Libraries • January 1977 that academic libraries improve their services, operations, and management practices. Keywords: academic; development; libraries; library; management; program; staff; study; university
• Buiding a Great Library: The Coolidge Years at Harvard (Book Review) by Kraus, Joe W. (1977) - The book has been handsomely printed by the Stinehour Press, composed by the Harvard University Printing Office, and bound in blue cloth with crimson endpa- pers and the Harvard crest in gold on the front cover.-]oe W. Kraus, Illinois State University Library, Normal, Illinois. He was a Harvard man, A.B. 1887, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, a member of a Harvard family with many Harvard connections. Keywords: coolidge; harvard; libraries; library; university
• Caxton: England's First Publisher (Book Review) by Richardson, John (1977) - This critical study of Caxton' s publishing is long overdue; more than one hundred years have passed since the publication of William Blades' bibliographic study, Wil- liam Caxton: England's First Printer. Ac- tually, the similarity of Professor Blake's ti- tle reflects a change in contemporary schol- arly emphasis since he relates the literary, as well as bibliographic, advances in Caxton scholarship. Keywords: blake; caxton; libraries; library
• Video and Cable Communications: Guidelines for Librarians (Book Review) by Martin, Gordon P. (1977) - The items listed in the bibliography prob- ably bring out the needed data; without such data in this publication, the impres- sion is left that the use of video and cable technology in libraries is easy, inexpensive, and effective. Applications of Opera- tions Research Models to Libraries: A Case Study of the Use of Monographs in the Francis ·A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University. Keywords: cable; libraries
• Applications of Operations Research Models to Libraries: A Case Study of the Use of Monographs in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University (Book Review) by Burr, Robert L. (1977) - Few would deny that many librarians, including those whose positions carry spe- cific responsibility for the task, know less than they should about library operations. For instance, the statement is made that the new low cost of video equip- ment (a portable black-and-white camera- recorder combination available for about $2,000) makes this equipment attractive to many libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; operations; research
• A Guide to Yugoslav Libraries and Archives (Book Review) by Suput, Ray R. (1977) - Few would deny that many librarians, including those whose positions carry spe- cific responsibility for the task, know less than they should about library operations. Each section has a brief historical intro- ductory sketch of library and archival de- velopment with bibliography. Keywords: libraries; library; operations; research
• Staff Management in University and College Libraries (Book Review) by Forth, Stuart (1977) - Durey is clearly aware, as many of his readers may not be, of the fact that the academic department or collegiate model may not work in libraries; that quality li- braries do not really have a very high pri- ority in academia; that unionization may well lead to lower standards; that insisting that library science is an academic disci- pline is pretentious if not fraudulent; and that as the opportunities for academic ap- pointments constrict, both faculty and li- brarians have, not surprisingly, become self- serving to a degree which makes laughable our claims of professionalism. Indeed there have been some distressing cases of professional- ly competent librarians being refused ten- ure because they could not meet criteria which included teaching and scholarly pub- lications.), suggest he recognizes that cur- rent serious management problems exist within the framework of some facts which are not fully perceived by the profession, and are unpalatable as well. Keywords: libraries; library; oclc; university
• Science and Engineering Literature: A Guide to Reference Sources (Book Review) by Tallman, Johanna E. (1977) - The result is a compilation that library school faculty members will find suitable as a text and that practicing librarians working with science literature will find useful. Chapter 13 touches on science library resources and lit- erature searching, with some general refer- ences. Keywords: ddc; libraries; literature; science
• A Survey of the Use of the Dewey Decimal Classification in the United States and Canada (Book Review) by Mowery, Robert L. (1977) - Chapter 13 touches on science library resources and lit- erature searching, with some general refer- ences. Another questionable feature of this survey was the limitation of the personal interviews to pro- cessing centers and large libraries. Keywords: classification; ddc; libraries; literature; reference
• A Guide to Sources of Educational Information (Book Review) by Doyle, James (1977) - College and Research Libraries and public libraries (a pattern which the report does not openly acknowledge) . Another questionable feature of this survey was the limitation of the personal interviews to pro- cessing centers and large libraries. Keywords: libraries; resources; searching
• Classification and Indexing in the Humanities (Book Review) by Sweetland, James H. (1977) - The basis for this volume is a group of ninety-six library and information science works of which one (the newest) is a 1972 imprint. College and Research Libraries and public libraries (a pattern which the report does not openly acknowledge) . Keywords: humanities; information; libraries; library; reference
• Map Librarianship (Book Review) by Winearls, Joan (1977) - There is no mention of either budgets for acquisition or costs of modern maps, an unfortunate omission as these are major problems in map libraries today. Chapter 5 is a good argument for the ac- quisition of early maps in whatever form possible (original, facsimile, photocopy, or slide) for those studying earlier landscapes and the evolution of cartographic tech- nique. Keywords: documentation; libraries; maps; national
• Planning National Infrastructures for Documentation, Libraries and Archives: Outline of a General Policy; Function and Organization of a National Documentation Centre in a Developing Country, by a FID-DC Working Group under the direction of Harald Schiitz (Book Review) by Harvey, John F. (1977) - In the chapter on the classification of local maps, the author takes on the prob- lems of very small areas within cities and parishes and suggests using the British na- tional topographic series numbering (na- tional grid) at scales up to 1 : 1,250 to break down these areas; this is an obvious solution for a country that has such a de- tailed topographic series. The volume, Function and Organization of a National Documentation Centre in a Developing Country, produced by the FID Developing Country Working Group, under the direction of Harald Schutz, presents a statement of the nation's role in establish- ing and managing national documentation, information, and library systems. Keywords: documentation; libraries; national; planning
• Slavic and East European Resources in Canadian Academic and Research Libraries (Book Review) by Allen, Robert V. (1977) - survey were to col- lect, present, and analyze descriptive data regarding Canadian law libraries, and serve as a basis for recommendations concerning the general needs of law libraries. Yet, as each of the individual descrip- tions and the general recapitulations and suggestions show, the author is cognizant of the needs of Canadian libraries, and he has provided an admirably detailed guide which can be used both by the scholar and by the librarian. Keywords: canadian; law; libraries; library
• Law Library Resources in Canada (Book Review) by Beene, Joyce Shapiro (1977) - survey were to col- lect, present, and analyze descriptive data regarding Canadian law libraries, and serve as a basis for recommendations concerning the general needs of law libraries. The twenty-four recommendations based on the data obtained should present some guidelines to Canadian law librarians in structuring priorities, particularly the rec- ommendation that CALL develop standards for Canadian law libraries. Keywords: data; law; libraries; library
• The Use of Computers in Literature Searching and Related Reference Activities in Libraries; A Handbook for the Introduction of On-Line Bibliographic Search Services into Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Hock, Randolph E. (1977) - The twenty-four recommendations based on the data obtained should present some guidelines to Canadian law librarians in structuring priorities, particularly the rec- ommendation that CALL develop standards for Canadian law libraries. In the discussion of services offered by law school libraries, it is asserted that the number of staff members correlates to the range of services provided; Table III is cited. Keywords: book; law; libraries; university
• The University: The Anatomy of Academe (Book Review) by McDonald, John P. (1977) - And his Newfrqm Columbia Recent Publications I 81 concern is with the successes and failures of universities and with their past accom- plishments and future opportunities. Ross is not concerned with facilities and services, nor with any of the material aspects of university life . Keywords: book; libraries; ross; university
• Planning, Programming, Budgeting Systems in Academic Libraries: An Exploratory Study of PPBS in University Libraries Having Membership in the Assocation of Research Libraries (Book Review) by Hoadley, Irene Braden (1977) - This volume is a descriptive account of planning, programming, budgeting systems (PPBS) in academic libraries just as the A new and updated edition of an invaluable reference tool· A POPULAR GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Fourth Edition W. PHILIP LEIDY, Compiler This new edition of the Guide-containing approximately 3,000 entries of value to a general audience-provides the key to what is useful in the repository of the United States Government Printing Office and, in the case of certain documents, other agencies of the government. The sections that deal with Problems and Is- sues Found in Governmental and Business Literature Relating to PPBS and the one on the history of academic libraries add little, if anything, to the primary scope of the book. Keywords: libraries; ppbs; university
• A Plan for Cooperative Action (Book Review) by Gilkin, Ronda (1977) - The sections that deal with Problems and Is- sues Found in Governmental and Business Literature Relating to PPBS and the one on the history of academic libraries add little, if anything, to the primary scope of the book. A book on PPBS for academic libraries should have its place in the literature of the field. Keywords: book; case; libraries; ppbs
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1977) - During a typical week of spring quarter 1975 interviews were conducted with 3,802 people as they left facilities at the Univ. of Washing- ton library system. The explanations are given in Spanish in order to simplify the process of library research for students who are not completely comfortable with English. Keywords: bibliography; books; college; data; education; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; network; new; research; retrieval; system; univ; university; use; volume
• A Delicate Balance by Johnson, Richard D. (1977) - In his article Alex Ladenson summarizes provisions of recent legislation in the state of Virginia which gives separate consideration to library theft. In this issue of College & Research Libraries we feature four articles on library security, a matter of increasing concern to all academic librarians. Keywords: libraries
• Library Book Theft: A Case Study by Beach, Allyne; Gapen, Kaye (1977) - A MAJOR lMPEDIMENT TO EFFICIENT LI- BRARY VSE is library book theft. Just as the white collar crime perspective suggests that there is pressure from status inconsistency which motivates white collar criminals to trespass the law, many librarians have suggested that library book theft is a re- sponse to academic pressure.16 Keywords: book; book theft; crime; libraries; library; percent; sample; students; study; theft; thieves; university
• Professioneller Status und Kontrolle uber ein (symbolisches) soziales objekt am Beispiel des wissenschaflichen Bibliothekars: Ein Beitrag zur professionssoziologischen Theorie und Kasuistik (Book Review) by Von Brockdorff, Eric (1977) - The amount of material available and acquired in microform has increased steadily, although there has been no trend toward the acquisition of books and jour- nals directly in microform. Relying heavily on interviews with students using the library of the U Diversity of Giessen in 1971, as well as on published reports, Wie- gand concludes that students, insofar as they have any understanding of the role of librarians at all, rank them-and their card catalogs-well behind faculty or browsing when selecting books or following a line of inquiry. Keywords: book; edition; libraries; use
• Microfilm: The Librarian's View, 1976-77 (Book Review) by Saffady, William (1977) - In paint- ing a broad picture of library education on the European continent, Davinson exhibits an encyclop~dic familiarity with the litera- hire of several disciplines and the trends in European library education. Donald Davinson has done for li- brary education in Europe what Lester Asheim did for library education in North America in volume 5 of this series. Keywords: libraries; library; use; volume
• Advances in Librarianship (Book Review) by Josey, E. J. (1977) - In paint- ing a broad picture of library education on the European continent, Davinson exhibits an encyclop~dic familiarity with the litera- hire of several disciplines and the trends in European library education. Donald Davinson has done for li- brary education in Europe what Lester Asheim did for library education in North America in volume 5 of this series. Keywords: libraries; library; volume
• Introduction to Library Science: Basic Elements of Library Science (Book Review) by Boaz, Martha (1977) - Included also is information about the various kinds of libraries, the types of library services, information about impor- tant library leaders, about professional or- ganizations, about library education, and about current problems, issues, and trends. In paint- ing a broad picture of library education on the European continent, Davinson exhibits an encyclop~dic familiarity with the litera- hire of several disciplines and the trends in European library education. Keywords: information; librarianship; libraries; library; science
• World Guide to Technical Information and Documentation Services. Guide mondial des centres de documentation et d'information techniques (Book Review) by Fang, Josephine Riss (1977) - Included are technical centers, technical libraries at- tached to technical institutions or to univer- sities, national scientific libraries, and docu- mentation centers. Information on libraries tells if the library is open to the public and gives statistics on books, peri- odicals, microforms, and ·specialized ma- terials. Keywords: documentation; guide; libraries; services
• Cataloging with Copy: A Decision-Maker's Handbook (Book Review) by Sayre, John L. (1977) - James A. Hennessy's study on urban in- formation management requires very care- ful reading and a background knowledge of British local and national government to be fully understood, and this paper may be be- yond the reach of many library students particularly in the U.S.A. Elizabeth Orna presents a clear and far-sighted view of the structure and inner workings of an indus- trial training board and the importance to the development of an effective ser\rice for an organization. The aim of this series of studies is to acquaint librarians and library students with the latest developments and trends in management theory and practice. Keywords: copy; information; libraries; library; services
• Studies in Library Management (Book Review) by Roberts, J. K. (1977) - James A. Hennessy's study on urban in- formation management requires very care- ful reading and a background knowledge of British local and national government to be fully understood, and this paper may be be- yond the reach of many library students particularly in the U.S.A. Elizabeth Orna presents a clear and far-sighted view of the structure and inner workings of an indus- trial training board and the importance to the development of an effective ser\rice for an organization. The aim of this series of studies is to acquaint librarians and library students with the latest developments and trends in management theory and practice. Keywords: clark; collections; libraries; library; manuscript
• Media Equipment: A Guide to Dictionary (Book Review) by Bonn, Thomas L. (1977) - P. H. Sewell and J. R. Haak point up the need for library goals on a national level and in undergraduate libraries, re­ spectively. .. ISBN 0­ 87287 -155-X. Next to building construction schematics, nothing is guaranteed to cause the uninitiat­ ed librarian more sleepless nights than the preparation or checking of specifications for future media equipment purchases. Keywords: book; equipment; libraries; library; maps; media
• The Nature of Maps: Essays Toward Understanding Maps and Mapping (Book Review) by Schorr, Alan Edward (1977) - Library Management suc­ ceeds in fulfilling its purpose, presenting seminal articles on library management in a volume of reasonable length. K. H. Plate and E. W. Stone replicate Herzberg's theorem with library personnel in Factors Affecting Libraries Job Satisfaction. Keywords: articles; book; libraries; library; management; maps
• A Reader in Library Management (Book Review) by Arcari, Ralph D. (1977) - Library Management suc­ ceeds in fulfilling its purpose, presenting seminal articles on library management in a volume of reasonable length. K. H. Plate and E. W. Stone replicate Herzberg's theorem with library personnel in Factors Affecting Libraries Job Satisfaction. Keywords: articles; book; libraries; library; management; maps
• The Book Trade of the World; Volume II, The Americas, Australia, New Zealand (Book Review) by Gittelshon, Marc (1977) - The opening group of artfcles appears under a heading entitled The Setting and covers the writing of library history, the distribution of libraries throughout the United States, the growth of research col- lections, statistical reporting of American library developments by the federal govern- ment, and library . John C. Col- son's lead chapter appeals to the serious student of library history by speculating about the contrasting definitions of history as a past which is known, and needs only to be explained, and history as a method of study. Keywords: articles; book; libraries; library; volume
• American Library History: 1876-1976 (Book Review) by Peterson, Kenneth G. (1977) - The opening group of artfcles appears under a heading entitled The Setting and covers the writing of library history, the distribution of libraries throughout the United States, the growth of research col- lections, statistical reporting of American library developments by the federal govern- ment, and library . Maintaining that children were themselves the instigators of the de- velopment of library services to fit their needs, Sara I. Fenwick describes tlie changes that have occurred in programs for children and young people during the past one · hundred years. Keywords: book; history; libraries; library; university
• Simulation Activities in Library, Communication, and Information Science (Book Review) by Slanker, Barbara (1977) - Maintaining that children were themselves the instigators of the de- velopment of library services to fit their needs, Sara I. Fenwick describes tlie changes that have occurred in programs for children and young people during the past one · hundred years. Much already has been said in adver- tising presentations about the 143 articles -alphabetically arranged from academic libraries to young adult library services·; its 230 contributors and editors, including three correspondents from London and Can- ada; its 400,000 words with 336 illustratim~s -including halftones, line drawings, and cartoons; and its sixteen pages of index. Keywords: information; libraries; library; simulation; technique
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1977) - General guides and instructional materials include: (1) an intro- duction to learning resources and services pre- pared for the orientation of new students; (2) a general guide to the university's libraries; (3) guidelines for orientation tours; ( 4) a three- unit key to library resources, with suggestions and pre- and post-tests. This collection of instructional materials com- prises the third section of the 1975-76 annual report on library orientation and instruction at the University of Kentucky. Keywords: bibliography; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; publications; series; univ
• Quasi-Departmental Libraries by Genaway, David C.; Stanford, Edward B. (1977) - Use of Library Services There was some support for the hy- pothesis that a relationship exists be- tween use of university library services and the emergence and/ or maintenance of QD libraries. Attitudes toward Present Library Services The strongest support for the first hypothesis is in the area of attitudes toward university library services. Keywords: departmental; group; libraries; library; percent; services; system; university
• Using a Sample Technique to Describe Characterists of a Collection by Goldstein, Marianne; Sedransk, Joseph (1977) - Of particu- lar note at Stony Brook is the high per- centage of German titles in relation to its rather small collection. The importance of Hebrew titles at Cornell and Binghamton is, of course, the result of participation in the Israel PL-480 Program which operated be- tween 1964 and 1973. Keywords: binghamton; collection; libraries; percentage; sample; titles
• Trends Affecting Community College Library Administrators by Matthews, Elizabeth W. (1977) - CoMMUNITY COLLEGE library- learning resource directors are assuming a new role, not only for the administration of library material in all forms, but in pro- viding a learning environment and assisting instructors with multiple teach- ing strategies. The same author in his 1975 volume, The Com- munity College Library, however, em- phasized the present lack of uniformi- ty.5 A survey of junior colleges in the 1960s indicated that the trend is toward a combined media department and li- brary, thus creating a learning resource center or an instructional materials cen- ter;6 and another study described an integrated complex, a new academic phenomenon, called a learning center with library and nonbook resources op- erating together under centralized ad- ministration. Keywords: college; community; directors; learning; libraries; library; percent; resource; study
• Current Trends in Periodical Collections by Wright, Geraldine Murphy (1977) - In or- der to determine how similar libraries deal with such questions, the serials li- brarian surveyed United States academic libraries of moderate size (those indi- cating holdings of 120,000 to 500,000 volumes in the 1972-73 American Li- brary Directory). Libraries were asked to indicate the number of bound volumes of periodicals in their collections as well as the number of periodical subscrip- tions received. Keywords: issues; libraries; library; percent; volumes
• Letters by American Library Association, (1977) - It is indeed time for statistically sound research studies that will accurately mea- sure total library use and, not only all of the factors that result in user frustration, but also the disastrous effects on research in American universities of over-dependence on cooperation as a substitute for adequate research collections.-Melvin ]. Most ob- servers believe that, in open-shelf research libraries, total use is on the order of ten times circulation. Keywords: books; libraries; library; research; use; user
• Books that Changed the South (Book Review) by Harwell, Richard (1977) - In the two years that the Journal has been published, more than 1800 reviews and informative annotations describing new books have been published in the JAL Guide to New Books and Book Reviews. Anuar dis- cusses concepts, functions, and implementa- tion of plans for national libraries in sev- eral countries in Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Keywords: books; downs; libraries; library; national; papers; south
• National and International Library Planning (Book Review) by Faibisoff, Sylvia G. (1977) - Esko Hakli presents a broad-brush summary of national plan- ni:p.g and research libraries in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland; and John McDonald contributes a slight essay on national planning and academic libraries in the United States. Anuar dis- cusses concepts, functions, and implementa- tion of plans for national libraries in sev- eral countries in Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Keywords: libraries; marc; national; papers; planning
• Practical MARC Cataloguing. Proceedings of the Second SCONUL Seminar on Practical MARC Cataloguing, Organized by the Universities of Southampton and Birmingham and Held at the University of Southampton, 5th-7th Septmber 1975; Proceedings of a Conference Held in Plymouth on 16 and 17 April, 1975 (Book Review) by Breyfogle, Robert H. (1977) - The second conference, at which time a British MARC Users' Group was official- ly established, concerned itself-in the con- text of MARC use-with the relationship of the using libraries to book dealers, to the national library, and to future developments of automation. SCONUL Seminar on Practical MARC Cat- aloguing, 2d, University of Southampton, 1975. Keywords: libraries; library; marc; southampton; use
• Proceedings, First CLENE Assembly, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, January 23-24, 1976; Continuing Education Opportunities for Library, Information, and Media Personnel, January 1, 1976-December 31, 1976 (Book Review) by Cassata, Mary B. (1977) - Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange ( CLENE) . College and Research Libraries Errors not thus caught are trusted to be found by relying on library users to tell them later if the cataloguing content is faulty. Keywords: data; education; libraries; library; programs
• Guide to Reference Books (Book Review) by Longstreet, Christine R. (1977) - Since the Morgan's treasures and those of its friends range from the earliest illuminated medie- val manuscripts to fine printed books of all eras, literary and musical manuscripts, and virtuoso drawings, there is always some- thing on display of great aesthetic appeal and intellectual interest. m rn rn rn m m BROCKHAUS STUTTGART m BOOKDEALERS ·LIBRARY AGENTS· gives you just a little extra service which is so important on book orders, subscriptions to periodicals and standing orders for series and sets, as well as searching for out-of- print publications. Keywords: book; edition; guide; information; libraries; library; reference
• Libraries and Library Services in the Southeast. A Report of the Southeastern States Cooperative Survey, 1972-1974 (Book Review) by McKenzie, Mary A. (1977) - In successive chapters, the author describes the region, the major agen- cies responsible for leadership, the types of institutions providing library services, and general characteristics of library personnel with a cursory look at library users. Except for state library agencies and su- preme court libraries, findings are not bro- ken down by individual institution. Keywords: agencies; book; libraries; library; morris
• Carl H. Milam and the American Library Association; Carl H. Milam and the United Nations Library (Book Review) by Williamson, W. L. (1977) - In successive chapters, the author describes the region, the major agen- cies responsible for leadership, the types of institutions providing library services, and general characteristics of library personnel with a cursory look at library users. types of li- braries, agencies, and organizations con- cerned with library services. Keywords: association; libraries; library; milam; new; work
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1977) - Six university libraries were visited and ob- servations were made on their procedures for indicating locations of reference books in card catalogs. Comparisons were made between oth- er libraries and Wayne State University li- braries in the following areas : ( 1 ) the decision to classify books as reference, ( 2 ) the labeling of reference books, ( 3) the reference catalog, and ( 4) ways of indicating reference locations on catalog cards. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; college; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; research; u.s; university; york
• The Development of Working Collections in University Libraries by Rice, Barbara A. (1977) - ALA's Collection Development Com- mittee of the Resources Section, Re- sources and Technical Services Division, has developed guidelines for the formu- lation of collection development poli- cies.l0 Once collection policies have been defined, deselection programs initiated, and some cooperative storage and acquisition programs begun, we shall be better able to evaluate where we are. Keywords: collection; development; libraries; library; research
• An Academic Library Publications Committee: Twelve Years Later by Nelson, Jane L. (1977) - To establish the criteria of selec- tion for the Ohio State University Until her death in November 1976, Jane L. Nelson was head, Journalism Library, Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus. Many more hours than the eight per week that li- brary faculty members are allocated for research, committee work, etc., are de- voted to this operation. Keywords: committee; libraries; library; ohio; university
• Capital Provision for University Libraries: Report of a Working Party (Book Review) by Gennaro, Richard de (1977) - 338 I College & Research Libraries • July 1977 be enough resources to build new libraries at all universities at a scale needed to match their growth, the UGC (the body in Britain that allocates funds for universities, including their libraries) established a working party to review the policy for the provision of new buildings and to make rec- ommendations for changes. Management Techniques for Librarians pulls together standard material drawn from the literature of administrative science and organizes it into fourteen chapters on: library management; history of manage- ment; styles of management and organiza- tional thought; creativity and the library; decision making; planning; delegation; delegation of authority; communications; motivation; personnel; finance; work analy- sis; and management, librarians, and the future. Keywords: libraries; library; management; new; university
• Management Techniques for Librarians (Book Review) by Mitchell, A. A. (1977) - 338 I College & Research Libraries • July 1977 be enough resources to build new libraries at all universities at a scale needed to match their growth, the UGC (the body in Britain that allocates funds for universities, including their libraries) established a working party to review the policy for the provision of new buildings and to make rec- ommendations for changes. Management Techniques for Librarians pulls together standard material drawn from the literature of administrative science and organizes it into fourteen chapters on: library management; history of manage- ment; styles of management and organiza- tional thought; creativity and the library; decision making; planning; delegation; delegation of authority; communications; motivation; personnel; finance; work analy- sis; and management, librarians, and the future. Keywords: book; libraries; library; management; publishing
• Alfred William Pollard: A Selection of His Essays (Book Review) by Estes, David E. (1977) - I especially enjoyed the vivid introduc- tion to the history of the Southwest by Elea- nor B. Adams; the lucid essay, Authors and Books of Colonial New Mexico, by Marc Simmons; and the amusing piece, Amateur Librarian, by Paul Horgan. Books and Undergraduates: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Royal Holloway College, University of London, 4th-6th July, 1975. Keywords: book; information; isbn; libraries; powell; processes; system; volume
• International Guide to Library, Archival, and Information Science Associations (Book Review) by Nebehay, Elisabeth H. (1977) - It would have been more useful, I think, to separate the titles into categories, such as international library journals; direc- tories, annuals, etc.; and writings about pro- fessional library associations. ISBN 0-914236-06-7. Through expanded coverage, stylistic im- provement, and a far better integration of factual statements with considerations of those issues confronting networks, Susan Martin has substantially i~proved upon the first edition of this publication, which, un- der different authorship, was unsatisfactory in its treatment of library networks during 1974-75 (College & Research Libraries 37:77 Keywords: cloth; international; libraries; library; research
• A Search for New Insights in Librarianship: A Day of Comparative Studies (Book Review) by Jackson, William Vernon (1977) - (Order from: Publications Com- mittee, Library School, Univ. of Wiscon- sin, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706.) Robert V. Williams, author of the most ambitious paper (statistically speaking), Indicators of Library Development: Latin America, employs the computer to analyze an array of variables to test a series of hypotheses relating library development to a number of indicators. Keywords: college; development; libraries; library; research; wisconsin
• History of Libraries in the Western World (Book Review) by Moffett, W. A. (1977) - But it is worth consid- ering some flaws in what may still be con- sidered as one of the more useful texts because they reflect characteristic short- comings, not only of library history as it has been written, but of the kind of tedious courses to which library school students are often subjected. In sum, it is an old-fashioned approach Recent Publications I 355 that suffers by comparison with recent works in library history, especially those ap- pearing in conjunction with the American Bicentennial that called attention to the richness the field holds for its students and the greater sophistication in handling the subject deserves.-W. A. Moffett, Director of Libraries, State University of New York, College at Potsdam. Keywords: book; edition; libraries; library
• Access to Canadian Government Publications in Canadian Academic and Public Libraries (Book Review) by Welsh, Harry E. (1977) - What emerges from Access is a clear picture of what Canadian libraries are doing to organize and service their govern- ments' publications. More seriously, when the authors move be- yond statistics to the organic relationship between libraries and the societies in which they exist, their treatment is often unimaginative or downright naive. Keywords: government; libraries; library; publications
• Faculty Involvement in Library Instruction: Their Views on Participation in and Support of Academic Library use Instruction (Book Review) by Dyson, Allan J. (1977) - CRJ-7 1------------------------------------------------------~ 358 I College & Research Libraries • July 1977 Jacquelyn Morris' description of one li- brary's battle with its faculty to receive approval for its credit course in library use. In addition, potential library users were also contacted to identify if these people obtain government information from libraries or other sources. Keywords: bargaining; faculty; libraries; library; publications
• Managing Multimedia Libraries (Book Review) by Terwilliger, Gloria (1977) - The authors address library management as a systematic process, derived from sound and tested principles of management the- ory. The central concept of the book is the application of management by objectives in a systematic and humane fashion. Keywords: libraries; library; management; multimedia
• Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: Its Implications for Governance and Faculty Status for Librarians (Book Review) by Commerton, B. Anne (1977) - Books, Publishing, and Libraries Information Guide Series, v. 1. Chicago: American Library Assn., 1976. Keywords: information; isbn; libraries; library
• Letters by American Library Association, (1977) - This was accom- plished by means of unobtrusive comput- er searches, whereby the users were sur- prised with search results (either bibliogra- phies or actual documents) based on the users' published course descriptions. 2. Isn't it just possible that the staff would be more usefully employed giv- ing service to library users and doing other service-related tasks for those ten weeks? Keywords: college; libraries; library; program; search; searches
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1977) - Books, Publishing, and Libraries Information Guide Series, v. 1. Economic Information Guide Series, v. 4. Keywords: bibliography; books; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; research; sources
• The Community College Library in the Mid-1970s by Dale, Doris Cruger (1977) - ORGANIZATION The administrative organization of community college libraries continues the trend toward unified centers noted by Moore and Westphal which house, service, and circulate both print and audiovisual materials. Nlany community college libraries also are offering credit courses for students. Keywords: center; college; community; faculty; instructional; learning; libraries; library; materials; media; resources
• Dual Pricing of Periodicals by Wittig, Glenn R. (1977) - Applied science, biological-agricultur- al, and education periodicals were free of the dual price phenomenon in the early years of the survey; and the for- mer two, along with library periodicals, remained less than 15 percent by 1975. The L] annual survey, however, cites only a single average price per category; a distinction in subscription rates is not made. Keywords: libraries; periodicals; price; pricing; rates; subscription
• ARL Statistics-Handle With Care by Piternick, George (1977) - It is clear that ARL' s dramatic statement on additions to ARL library collections, quoted earlier, is not supported by the data. It is contended here that a statement such as: Additions to ARL library collections remained at a generally static level in 1975-76, with forty-seven libraries adding more volumes and forty-one li- braries adding fewer volumes than they did in the previous year. Keywords: arl; libraries; statistics; volumes
• Library Management (Book Review) by Canelas, Dale B. (1977) - Library Management, reviewed by Dale B. Canelas . Library Management. Keywords: book; libraries; library; management; services; technical
• Advances in Librarianship (Book Review) by Blum, Fred (1977) - It provides a general frame of reference which is applicable to any type of library. OUR 44th YEAR MOUNT MORRIS, ILLINOIS 61054 430 I College & Research Libraries • September 1977 Major Developments in Classification), li- brary development and history (Simeon B. Aje's National Libraries in Developing Countries and W. A. Munford's The American Library Association and the Li- brary Association), and the use and role of libraries (D. Zweizig and B. Dervin's Public Library Use, Users, Uses and Gor- don Stevenson's Popular Culture and the Public Library). Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; literature; services
• Participative Management in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Smith, Eldred (1977) - In the extended analysis of library evaluation, a relationship is found-par- ticularly in the perception of library staff- between library effectiveness and staff satis- faction (e.g., participation). Without the support and cooperation of the classroom teacher, any program of library- college, library instruction, or bibliographic instruction will achieve only marginal suc- cesses. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; management; printing
• Eighteenth-Century English Books, Considered by Librarians and Booksellers, Bibliographers and Collectors (Book Review) by Conway, William E. (1977) - ISBN 0-87287-138-X. Several books on library management have been published in recent years. It makes equally clear that in the world of books there is close interde- pendence between all interested parties. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library
• Directorship by Objectives (Book Review) by Bailey, Martha J. (1977) - ISBN 0-87287-138-X. Several books on library management have been published in recent years. Challenge to Change: Library Applications of New Recent Publications I 435 Concepts, no. 2. Littleton, Colo.: Librar- Keywords: chapter; instruction; libraries; library; objectives
• Writing Objectives for Bibliographic Instruction in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Ashley, Janet L. (1977) - (the Wisconsin Library Association, the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librar- ies, the ALA Instruction in the Use of Li- braries Committee, and the Midwest Fed- eration of Library Associations) hoped thus to provide both a theoretical background and basic practical advice on how to write objectives for bibliographic instruction. Bailey, Physics Library, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Keywords: libraries; library
• A Systems Approach to Library Program Development (Book Review) by Kemper, Robert E. (1977) - Few librarians will question the value that intellectual methodology offers library decision makers in selecting among alterna­ tive models for library planning. Although this, too, is already in library planning literature, it has never been explained better. Keywords: goldberg; libraries; library; model; new; planning; university
• University Libraries in Britain: A New Look (Book Review) by Johnson, Richard D. (1977) - It was a period of major growth for all aca- demic libraries, reaching its peak with the Parry Report of 1967, giving official sup- port to the need for increasing financial support to university libraries, but coming back rudely to earth less than a decade later with the 1976 report of the Atkinson committee (reviewed in the July 1977 issue of C&RL) with its concept of the self-re- newing library. Eighteen years later in 1975, Harrison Bryan, now university librarian of the U ni- versity of Sydney, again had a study leave to survey English university libraries. Keywords: bryan; libraries; library; university
• Libraries as Communication Systems (Book Review) by Gambee, Budd L. (1977) - As to the de- leted section on school libraries, it should have been deleted because it represented practices of only nineteen school libraries, scarcely a useful sample. From the 349 responses to the questionnaire, the authors compiled data on library regulations as they relate to users, circulation, resources, interlibrary loan, reprography, and administration. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library
• Handbook of Library Regulations (Book Review) by Grose, B. Donald (1977) - From the 349 responses to the questionnaire, the authors compiled data on library regulations as they relate to users, circulation, resources, interlibrary loan, reprography, and administration. As to the de- leted section on school libraries, it should have been deleted because it represented practices of only nineteen school libraries, scarcely a useful sample. Keywords: book; libraries; library; regulations
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1977) - Recent Publications I 451 Proceedings of two symposia sponsored in honor of Louis Round Wilson's 100th birth- day by the School of Library Science and University Library, University of North Car- olina at Chapel Hill, December 2, 1976. Chapel Hill: University Library, Univ. of North Carolina, 1977. Keywords: bibliography; center; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; national; new; research; services; sources; state; university; york
• A Brief Golden Age? by Johnson, Richard D. (1977) - With the cooperation of numerous academic librarians, we have been able to present A Gathering of British Libraries, in which through a series of photographs we depict several of the more recent university library buildings in England, Scotland, and Wales. In the opening contribution, Norman Roberts, University of Sheffield, provides a broad overview of British university librarianship over the past 100 years. Keywords: libraries
• Aspects of British University Librarianship, 1877-1977 by Roberts, Norman (1977) - To describe in detail the development of university libraries to this latest point would be to engage in a lengthy, involved, and particularist story. Much of what is said may be applied to Scottish libraries, but the generalizations are based, in the main, on university libraries in England and Wales. Keywords: british; committee; development; education; information; librarianship; libraries; library; london; report; research; services; ugc; universities; university; university librarianship; university libraries
• Attribution of Library Costs by Drake, Miriam (1977) - 514 I ducted in 19641 and revised in 1970,2 was undertaken to determine the alloca- tion of library costs to four major user groups: undergraduates, graduate stu- dents, faculty, and staff. Student enrollment, number of courses offered, number of graduate students, and other variables that are related to library costs are not considered in this method. Keywords: cost; data; faculty; libraries; library; purdue; research; university; use
• Letters by American Library Association, (1977) - These comments ana- lyzed the ability of ARL libraries to de- velop their resources and services. The ARL Committee on Statistics is cur- rently investigating other methods of gath- ering and analyzing ARL data, including adapting some of the statistical models used by Baumol and Marcus. Keywords: arl; data; health; libraries; library; percent; research; subject; university; years
• Publishers and Libraries: A Study of Scholarly Research Journals (Book Review) by McGrath, William E. (1977) - Not only do the Guides to Books on Demand include thousands of books from the 60's and 70's, but they are important to scholars and researchers as a source of ,rare and valuable books that span the centuries. The research methodology was a survey of journal publishers and academic, public, and special libraries for 1969, 1971, and 1973. Keywords: authors; books; information; journals; libraries; price; publishers; research
• National Information Policy (Book Review) by Schmidt, C. James (1977) - Wright correctly states that the importance of private research libraries will loom more important as the strength of the university research libraries dwindles. Apart from the observations that librar- ies, publishers, and authors should be subsi- dized, probably by the federal government, and that continuing research be conducted to establish continuing dialog, the reviewer found little to indicate that the authors had developed the data into proposed joint ac- tions. Keywords: information; libraries; policy; research
• Of Books and Men (Book Review) by Mason, Ellsworth (1977) - It became evident early on that this view was inadequate, so a meeting was arranged by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) in July 1976 between members of the committee and representatives of various types of li- braries and information services and public and private agencies. Wright correctly states that the importance of private research libraries will loom more important as the strength of the university research libraries dwindles. Keywords: information; libraries; policy; research
• William Caxton: A Biography (Book Review) by Richardson, John V. (1977) - As the assistant keeper of fifteenth-cen- tury printed books at the British Library for twenty years, the author of this book is well prepared to assess and correct our existing knowledge of Caxton's life and work. In similar fashion, Painter challenges traditional beliefs in light of new or previously ignored evidence re- garding the rest of Caxton's family, appren- ticeship, and early merchant years. Keywords: book; caxton; libraries; library; painter; paper
• Toshokan: Libraries in Japanese Society (Book Review) by Carvalho, Eugene (1977) - To suggest that any regular em- ployee in Japanese libraries today earns a monthly salary of $14 is preposterous. The only Ph.D. program in library science in Japan began in 1975 at the Library School of Keio University, and none of its four candidates has re- ceived the degree as of April 1977, its sec- ond anniversary. Keywords: information; japan; libraries; library
• Zur Theorie und Praxis des modernen Bibliothekswesens (Book Review) by Butler, Meredith A. (1977) - The policies selected for reprinting are in three categories: public library policies, academic library policies, and partial li- brary policies by category. The German handbook's essay on library instruction draws on American models; al- though it does little more than summarize current thinking in German libraries on this important topic, I found this straight- forward overview preferable to the article in the Encyclopedia, which is flawed with trendy social science jargon. Keywords: handbook; information; librarianship; libraries; library; policies; research
• Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures (Book Review) by Lanier, Don (1977) - The policies selected for reprinting are in three categories: public library policies, academic library policies, and partial li- brary policies by category. In the words of the editor, The academic and public library questionnaire survey answers, although certainly not conclusive of any trends, do provide some interesting com- mentary on what happens in the practical world of library acquisitions. Keywords: acquisition; libraries; library; policies; selection
• Libraries in Post-Industrial Society (Book Review) by Lang, Jovian (1977) - Library service in a mech- anized library environment is th~ frame- work of the third rather tecl)nical paper. If one doubts the need for this new collection, it should be remembered that many libraries do not have acquisition policies. Keywords: information; libraries; library; policies; systems
• National Inventory of Library Needs, 1975 (Book Review) by Evans, Glyn T. (1977) - To concentrate on academic libraries: Did you know that a one-time expenditure of $1.5 billion would buy us all the books we are missing and that we would only also have to increase our annual expenditure by about a third, from $300 million to $400 million a year, and we could keep steady? Yet did you also know that, in total, collec- tions in academic libraries are 99 percent adequate but that two-year colleges are 50 percent adequate and public four-year col- leges are exactly 100 percent adequate; that private universities are 177 percent adequate, while public universities are only 111 percent adequate? Keywords: libraries; library
• Approval Plans and Academic Libraries: An Interpretative Survey (Book Review) by Spyers-Duran, Peter (1977) - McCullough points to the fact that the survey was not concerned with acquisitions routines but focused instead on the function of approval plans in collection develop- ment. He looks on approval plans as a great asset to collection development pro- grams and as an attractive labor saving tool. Keywords: approval; libraries; library; plans
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1977) - Chicago: American Library Assn., 1977. ISBN 0-208-01625-2. American Library Association. Keywords: american; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; research; women
• Pushing Forty by Johnson, Richard D. (1978) - We shall conclude our anniversary year with the first ACRL national confer- ence. Looking to the increasing importance of networks, Richard M. Dougherty discusses their impact upon library management and the resultant need to plan now to deal with problems that will occur. Keywords: libraries
• The Future of College and Research Libraries by Bailey, Stephen K. (1978) - It is true that, barring catastrophe, there are demographic certainties ahead-for example, a startling reduction in· the number of eighteen-year-olds over the next decade-that have profound implications for higher education. Let me suggest, first of all, some patterns and developments in higher education that will be as viable in the 1980s as they have been in the past. Keywords: college; education; future; libraries; life; new; research; self; work
• The Changing Environment of Academic Libraries by Lynch, Beverly P. (1978) - One statistic alone may reveal more of the future of academic library service than any other: The average freshman enrolling in college today comes with an experience of 15,000 hours of television viewing. Most elements of academic library service have been designed for the traditional resi- dential campus. Keywords: college; education; libraries; library; programs; student; university
• The Impact of Networking on Library Management by Dougherty, Richard M. (1978) - College and Research Libraries l r RICHARD M. DOUGHERTY The Impact of Networking on Library Management The provision of library services through networks will impact the way li- braries are managed. It is con- cluded that library managers wo.uld be well advised to review how networks might impact their operations so that appropriate solutions can be formu- lated as soon as possible. Keywords: development; information; libraries; library; network; problems; services; staff
• Socio-Technical Theory and Job Design in Libraries by Musmann, Klaus (1978) - Libraries are in an excellent position to offer potential for self-actualization and fulfillment of employees' needs at both the professional and the support level because library work is socially significant and can easily be restructured to achieve individual and organizational compatibility. In contrast to most other studies on library job descriptions, which are usually descriptions of general and rather vague duties, their task analysis is specific and spells out in detail the exact functions and duties of librarians, techni- cians, and clerical workers for various li- brary subsystems. Keywords: ibid; individual; job; libraries; library; organization; professional; technology; work
• The Undergraduate Library: Is It Obsolete? by Wingate, Henry W. (1978) - However, the 1960s were boom years for undergraduate libraries, and by 1972 there were forty-nine collections in· the country. Although the first separately housed (i.e., housed in its own building separate from the main library) undergraduate library was not established until 1949, the concept of a separate library can be traced to the mid- 1930s when Keys Metcalf, then librarian of Harvard University, began advocating the construction of an undergraduate library building at Harvard. Keywords: collections; libraries; library; research; undergraduate; university
• A History of European Printing (Book Review) by Gambee, Budd L. (1978) - 68 Kurth, William H. , and Zubatsky, David S. Recommended Procedures for the Internal Fi- nancial Auditing of University Libraries, reviewed by Fred J. Heinritz .......... . . . Colin Clair is the prolific English author and editor of books on vario1,1s subjects, in- . Keywords: book; history; libraries; library; printing
• Victorian Novelists and Publishers (Book Review) by Friedman, Joan M. (1978) - charac- teristics of fiction publication. This is the National Library of Canada's fifth state-of-the-art report in the series Re- search Collections in Canadian Libraries in- tended to assess Canadian libraries' holdings of government publications. Keywords: classification; libraries; new; publications; report; research
• Collections of Official Publications in Canada (Book Review) by Welsh, Harry E. (1978) - It was inspired by the shrinkage of construction funds plaguing British academic libraries and the concurrent coming of age of national library services that have prompted the revisionist concept of the self-contained library ( cf., review of Capital Provision for University Libraries in C&RL, July 1977). The study's purpose is to reduce the dangers of arbitrary cuts and restrictions on the operation of academic libraries and to foster their continued health. Keywords: libraries; library; publications; report
• Relegation and Stock Control in Libraries (Book Review) by Vann, J. Daniel (1978) - The study's purpose is to reduce the dangers of arbitrary cuts and restrictions on the operation of academic libraries and to foster their continued health. It was inspired by the shrinkage of construction funds plaguing British academic libraries and the concurrent coming of age of national library services that have prompted the revisionist concept of the self-contained library ( cf., review of Capital Provision for University Libraries in C&RL, July 1977). Keywords: libraries; library; storage; study; use
• Resources of South Carolina Libraries (Book Review) by Ash, Lee (1978) - Cogent suggestions accompany the stimulating analyses and reviews of each type of library, with the most urgent needs for development seeming to be in the health sciences and public libraries. Two aspects of this survey are of particu- lar interest: the surveyors' acknowledgment of the wide use of public library resources by college students (with good ·supporting data) and the division and integration of the surveyors' responsibilities. Keywords: libraries; library
• The Measurment and Evaluation of Library Services (Book Review); Evaluation and Scientific Management of Libraries and Information Centres (Book Review) by Hewitt, Joe A. (1978) - The range of topics covered is compre- hensive, including, among others, catalog use studies, evaluation of reference service, evaluation of literature searching and infor- mation retrieval, evaluation of the collec- tion, evaluation of document delivery capabilities, library surveys, and cost- performance-benefits considerations. It is not, however, written at an elementary or superficial level and will perhaps find its greatest usefulness as a standard reference for researchers and for practicing librarians who take an objective, evaluative approach to library services and programs. Keywords: book; evaluation; information; libraries; library; measurement; services
• Educational Technology: Definition and Glossary of Terms (Book Review) by Flanagan, Cathleen (1978) - On pages 2-4 of the definition statement; the authors are at pains to explain that edu- cational technology and instructional technology are not the same thing; on page 163 of the glossary, however, the domain of educational technology is defined as a model which shows the elements and inter- relationships of instructional technology, and on the following page exactly the same definition is given for the model of the do- main of instructional technology. Volume 1 of AEGrs impressive effort to define educational technology was fourteen years in the making. Keywords: college; definition; glossary; libraries; library; new; technology
• American Library Development, 1600-1899 (Book Review) by Kraus, Joe W. (1978) - Richard H. Dewey then pre- sents a report on library instruction in academic libraries of the Middle East and describes his experiences teaching students at Sir George Williams University, Montreal, and the American University, Cairo, including special instructional mate- rial he developed as an appendix. Following an introduction by Fred Blum, director of the Center of Educational Re- sources at Eastern Michigan University, Sheila M. Laidlaw of the University of To- ronto discusses library orientation and in- struction in Canadian academic libraries. Keywords: academic; college; libraries; library; new; university
• First Printings of American Authors: Contributions Toward Descriptiev Checklists (Book Review) by Bruntjen, Scott (1978) - Richard H. Dewey then pre- sents a report on library instruction in academic libraries of the Middle East and describes his experiences teaching students at Sir George Williams University, Montreal, and the American University, Cairo, including special instructional mate- rial he developed as an appendix. Useful to academic libraries is her description of the divided search for public funds-academic libraries seeking bibliographical control, public libraries seeking mass education. Keywords: american; instruction; libraries; library; university; volume
• Libraries and the Life of the Mind in America (Book Review) by Madden, Henry Miller (1978) - Useful to academic libraries is her description of the divided search for public funds-academic libraries seeking bibliographical control, public libraries seeking mass education. Joseph C. Rowell, librar- ian of the University of California in 1905, in lamenting the inadequate support of academic libraries in comparison to the riches of public libraries, is quoted from Li- brary Journal: Enviously I have been the public librarian, with a city's treasury at his back, wasting his substance in trumpery novels by the thousand. Keywords: american; librarian; libraries; library; volume
• Ideas and the University Library: Essays of an Unorthodox Academic Librarian (Book Review) by Bentz, Dale M. (1978) - Joseph C. Rowell, librar- ian of the University of California in 1905, in lamenting the inadequate support of academic libraries in comparison to the riches of public libraries, is quoted from Li- brary Journal: Enviously I have been the public librarian, with a city's treasury at his back, wasting his substance in trumpery novels by the thousand. This subject is sufficiently broad to permit Boorstin to begin by de- scribing the limbo in which public libraries now find themselves as contrasted to their vigor a century ago, when they were guided by three founding principles -self-help, autonomy of the individual, and community. Keywords: book; librarian; libraries; library; university
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1978) - COM has proven to be a powerful tool for producing and distributing library information at a relatively low cost. Chicago: American Library Assn., '1977. Keywords: american; bibliography; center; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; research; sources; study; univ; university; york
• The Concept of Adequacy in University Libraries by Moran, Michael (1978) - No easily applicable Adequacy in University Libraries I 89 criteria have peen developed, however, for measuring quality in library collections. Nevertheless , we are confronted with many attempts to specify library adequacy. Keywords: adequacy; books; budget; collection; libraries; library; quality; research; university
• CODOC: A Computer-Based Processing and Retrieval System for Government Documents by Presser, Carolynne (1978) - GovERNMENT DOCUMENTS do not re- spond well to conventional methods of or- ganization and retrieval. Ontario Universities' Library Cooperative System, CODOC Coding Manual (looseleaf; Toronto, 1976). Keywords: codoc; documents; government; libraries; library; ontario; system; university
• Management Problems of Student Workers in Academic Libraries by Kathman, Michael D.; Kathman, Jane M. (1978) - PROBLEMS The hiring of student assistants is some- what unique since there often exists a pre- selected pool of student employees. It reviews relevant literature in library sci- ence and in management theory, with special emphasis placed on an under- standing of what motivates student workers and on the valuable contribu- tion they may make in the academic library. Keywords: employees; libraries; library; problems; student; training; workers
• Final Report (Book Review) by Montague, Eleanor (1978) - After a discussion of types of libraries, li- brary education, physical planning, shelv- ing, and preservation, there is a chapter on collection development. The proJect resulted in the design and implementation of the batch computer sys- tem to utilize MARC records and locally generated records in MARC format, the creation of a union data base accessible to participating libraries, and the generation of a variety of outputs required by the partici- pants. Keywords: blcmp; libraries; library; project; system
• Bibliotheek en documentatie (Book Review) by Edelman, Hendrik (1978) - After a discussion of types of libraries, li- brary education, physical planning, shelv- ing, and preservation, there is a chapter on collection development. I would have liked very much, for instance, to see attention paid to professional concerns, the literature of librarianship, as well as to cur- rent areas of research in library and infor- mation science. Keywords: libraries; library; line; services; system
• On-Line Bibliographic Services-Where We Are, Where We're Going (Book Review) by Knapp, Sara D. (1978) - It shouldn't be missed by libraries offering or planning on- line services or by schools of library and in- formation science.-Sara D. Knapp, Coor- dinator, Information Retrieval Section, State University of New York at Albany, Albany. It concentrated, there- fore, on the theme of library cooperation and on ways to utilize new technologies to further it. Keywords: information; libraries; library; line; services
• Japanese and U.S. Research Libraries at the Turning Point (Book Review) by Moore, Everett T. (1978) - It shouldn't be missed by libraries offering or planning on- line services or by schools of library and in- formation science.-Sara D. Knapp, Coor- dinator, Information Retrieval Section, State University of New York at Albany, Albany. It concentrated, there- fore, on the theme of library cooperation and on ways to utilize new technologies to further it. Keywords: cutter; japanese; libraries; library; system
• Charles Ammi Cutter: Library Systematizer (Book Review) by Tuttle, Helen W. (1978) - Part I of Charles Ammi Cutter: Cutter, Charles Ammi. Keywords: cutter; libraries; library; miksa
• Essays of an information Scientist (Book Review) by Stevens, Charles H. (1978) - A complete, overview of the profession of librarianship, this book emphasizes major objectives, services, and trends of libraries; and introduces readers to the attitudes and principles of librarianship as a career. 1976,288 pages, $11 .95 GUIDE TO THE USE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES, Third Edition Jean Key Gates University of South Florida An analysis of what a library is and how to use it, this book em- phasizes the academic library and covers the many kinds of library mate- rial available, both book and non-book. Librarians, particularly post-master's stu- dents of library science, information scien- tists, and historians of science, will find in Garfield's two volumes a mine of primary importance. Keywords: garfield; information; libraries; library; new; reference
• Multitype Library Cooperation (Book Review) by McKenzie, Mary A. (1978) - A History of the Principles of Li- brarianship would, of course, be of special value to students of library history. At the 1976 annual conference of the American Library Association, a program on Opportunities in Multitype Library Cooperatives appropriately had the multi- sponsorship of units in ALA and the Special Libraries Association representing all types of libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; multitype; new
• A History of the Principles of Librarianship (Book Review) by Bobinski, George S. (1978) - A History of the Principles of Li- brarianship would, of course, be of special value to students of library history. Though written from a British perspective, examples are given from U.S. library history, as well as that of Great Britain, and world library history going back 3,000 years. Keywords: libraries; library
• Library Budgeting: Critical Challenges for the Future (Book Review) by Maag, Albert F. (1978) - i I 1 of us are acutely aware of the escalating cost of delivering library services and of the sta- tic and declining budgets of libraries; likewise, we are aware of the many man- agement techniques that can be used to realign libraries' objectives and activities and to rationalize the budget process. A History of the Principles of Li- brarianship would, of course, be of special value to students of library history. Keywords: book; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; principles
• An Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods for Librarians (Book Review) by Morrison, Perry D. (1978) - College and Research Libraries of us are acutely aware of the escalating cost of delivering library services and of the sta- tic and declining budgets of libraries; likewise, we are aware of the many man- agement techniques that can be used to realign libraries' objectives and activities and to rationalize the budget process. Another contributor's suggestion that the business profit making model be applied to libraries to the extent that underutilized Recent Publications I 153 programs be dropped in favor of increasing support for highly used ones, that under- utilized services be sold, that library users be charged a fee, and his advice that librar- ies become the source and managers of all knowledge, information and data bases in the country (p.54) manifest an embarras- singly naive understanding of libraries and the knowledge industry. Keywords: libraries; library; research; text
• The Printed Book in America (Book Review) by Winger, Howard W. (1978) - To accommodate the for- mat, of course, reductions are inevitable for many books, but the legends include origi- nal measurements. Academic libraries in England have fallen on hard times indeed : Norman Roberts, writing in the November 1977 C& RL, touched upon some of the dire fiscal realities now facing English college and uni- versity libraries and enumerated several steps they are taking to curtail spending; the controversial Atkinson Report (reviewed in the July 1977 C&RL) , recommended a self-renewing library of limited size (a Ia Daniel Gore) as the government-imposed model for future academic library develop- ment. Keywords: author; book; libraries; library; list; review
• Coping with Cuts (Book Review) by Maag, Albert F. (1978) - Through all the collective hand wringing comes one speaker (neither a librarian nor a lecturer but a representative of the National Union of Students) with the most cogent and thoughtful-though undeveloped- suggestions for doing more with less: shar- ing of resources among libraries; fuller utili- zation of existing library resources; im- proved course planning and lecturer-library coordination; a more collective approach in learning methodologies and student library use; a more sharply defined distinction be- tween research institutions and undergradu- ate teaching institutions together with cor- responding differences in the library re- sources of each. Data and information were gathered from faculty, student, and library sur- veys, interviews, and by task forces in the areas of management and structural processes, human resources, library resources and services, and technology and facilities. Keywords: development; libraries; library; resources; university; use
• Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians; Abstracts by American Library Association, (1978) - Students were pretested and post- tested using the Feagley Test and responded to questionnaires for demographic information, pre- vious library instruction, library use, and at- titudes. To test the effect of library instruction on learn- ing basic knowledge and skills in using reference tools, thirty-three Ball State University students received such instruction in a course on informa- tion resources in libraries. Keywords: american; bibliography; catalog; college; data; guide; information; instruction; libraries; library; publications; reference; report; research; resources; service; staff; students; study; university; use
• Women Who "Spoke for Themselves" by Grotzinger, Laurel A. (1978) - Shortly after she began her second year of library work, she applied for admis- sion to the infant library school that had just been transferred to Albany, New York, after Dewey's lost battle with the trustees of Co- lumbia. In many respects, her most sig- nificant role came in the influence she had on others of that period-especially on the young women with whom she came in con- tact in those formative years of library work, who, in tum, brought their forces to bear on the library community. Keywords: college; hasse; illinois; librarian; libraries; library; ludington; mann; michigan; mudge; new; reference; research; school; sharp; university; walton; work; years
• Old and Rare Japanese Books in U.S. Collections by Sewell, Robert G. (1978) - Because each institution has established its own patterns of organization and criteria for rarity and special status, it is impossible, and probably unnecessary, to obtain agreement on universal and standard criteria for Japanese rare books. Perhaps the most important bibliography of Japanese rare books in the United States is now being corvpiled by Andrew Kuroda of the Orientalia Division of the Library of Congress. Keywords: art; books; collection; east; japanese; libraries; library; materials; university; works
• Handbook of Black Librarianship (Book Review) by Smith, Jessie Cottman (1978) - Statistics on black libraries and librarians may be limited due to scope of and re- sponse from various surveys. Section 5, Significant Books and Peri- odicals For Black Collections, is a conven- ient, well-organized section that is in no way comprehensive; however, it can be of inestimable value for librarians attempting to build a core collection and to those in- terested in brief biographical sketches of black librarians as creative writers. Keywords: afro; librarianship; libraries; library; section
• National Conference on new Directions in Law Libraries: Multi-Media, Computers, and Networks (Book Review) by Sheridan, Leslie W. (1978) - Statistics on black libraries and librarians may be limited due to scope of and re- sponse from various surveys. I recom- mend the work to law libraries, library school libraries, and especially to those pro- grams training law librarians.-Leslie W. Sheridan, University of Toledo , Toledo , Ohio. Breivlk, Patricia Senn. Keywords: law; libraries; library; section
• Library Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Book Review) by Whalen, Lucille (1978) - Maryalls Strom, in her Library Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped, has brought together some twenty-eight ar- ticles covering the time span from 1963 to 1976 on the subject of library service to the handicapped-a topic that has become in- creasingly popular since the signing of the regulations for the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 last year. For others, however, the book is one to be skimmed, since only a few articles are relevant to academic libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; resource; sharing; university
• The Responsibility of the University Library Collection in Meeting the Needs of its Campus and Local Community (Book Review) by Rouse, Roscoe (1978) - His paper is a minicourse in research library problems for advanced practitioners. Proceedings of the 1976 Conference on Resource Sharing in Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Keywords: libraries; library; resource; sharing; university
• Planning and Design of Library Buildings (Book Review) by Schell, Hal B. (1978) - With the exception of one essay contributed by a Brazilian li- brary educator and one by an American management professor, the papers are British authored; of these, three are by li- brary faculty, two by public library adminis- trators, and one by a county personnel officer. Manpower Requirements of Public Li- braries by Kevin Graves concentrates on the use of staffing studies for both internal library use and broader forecasting with il- lustrations drawn from the study he recently conducted on the staffing of public libraries in Great Britain. Keywords: buildings; edition; libraries; library; university
• Library and Media: Marriage or Divorce (Book Review) by Flanagan, Cathleen (1978) - In spite of the losses resulting from the war, German libraries still contain vast re- sources. The remaining two papers are a survey of organizations involved in the bibliographic control of media by Pearce Grove and a description of some practical aspects of budgeting for media services by Gerald Brong. Keywords: collections; headings; libraries; library; media; terms; women
• Special Collections in German Libraries (Book Review) by Maier, Kurt S. (1978) - In spite of the losses resulting from the war, German libraries still contain vast re- sources. Following the destruction and dislocation of libraries during World War II, the need for a catalog to the special collections in East and West Germany has become im- perative. Keywords: collections; german; libraries
• Oral History from Tape to Type (Book Review); Transcribing and Editing Oral History (Book Review) by Hoffman, Alice M. (1978) - Oral History from Tape to Type. Two recent additions to the literature of manuals on how to do oral history are tes- timonials to the growing professionalism of this relatively new technique, which pre- serves for the future the memories of .. .... J participant/observers of events of historical import. Keywords: collections; history; libraries; library; subject; work
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1978) - Current methods for library instruction in academic libraries include audiovisual materials, programmed learning, self-paced workbooks, and course-related instruction. It is hoped that the directory will facilitate communication among libraries with instructional programs, assist other libraries in developing such programs, and aid librarians in their research for such projects. Keywords: academic; bibliography; book; college; directory; guide; information; instruction; libraries; library; materials; new; program; research; students; university; use; world
• Some Reflections on Participative Management in Libraries by Dickinson, Dennis W. (1978) - At the same time that library managers have been attempting to devise strategies to deal with the changing nature of their labor force, there have been pressures from other quarters as well, the cumulative effect of which is manifest in a new and growing emphasis on library management. It is perhaps indicative of a failure to cope adequately with the circumstances de- scribed above that a number of articles have appeared in recent years deploring the pre- sent state of library management. Keywords: college; decision; libraries; library; management; organization; power; research; sharing; staff; work
• Library Cooperation and Change by Moran, Robert F. (1978) - Few planners or administrators are unaware of the need to motivate employees and clients to accept new programs and procedures, 272 I College & Research Libraries • July 1978 but few new programs or procedures are implemented without difficulty or are they accepted quickly. position is aware of all major policy deci- sions and has the authority necessary to see new programs carried into action. Keywords: academic; behavior; change; cooperation; development; libraries; library; new; programs; research
• On-Line Search Services: Implications for Libraries and Library Users by Cogswell, James A. (1978) - But while user charges may be a neces- sary complement to on-line search services, it should be recognized that their imposition may cause patrons, with heightened expec- tations toward efficient information re- trieval, to feel justified in demanding im- provements in related library services. Some examples of articles dealing with the transitional aspects of manual versus on-line searching are: Margaret M. Bivens, A Com- parison of Manual and Machine Literature Searches, Special Libraries 65:216-22 (May/June 1974); Stanley A. Elman, Cost Comparison of Manual and On-line Com- puterized Literature Searching, Special Li- braries 66:12-18 (Jan. 1975); Ronald M. Kaminecki and others, Searching CA Con- densates, On-Line and Batch, paper pre- sented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 26, 1975 (available as ERIC document ED 121303). Keywords: costs; fees; information; libraries; library; line; search; searching; services
• Judging Music Libraries by McClellan, William M. (1978) - A comparison be- tween this study and earlier surveys rating graduate programs and profes- sional schools demonstrates a strong relationship between the reputations qf graduate programs in music departments and schools and the reputations of academic music libraries supporting such programs. In addition, a strong relation exists between the reputa- tions of music departments and schools (especially as related to the quality of the graduate faculty and the effectiveness of the doctoral program) and the reputations of academic music libraries supporting gradu- ate programs. Keywords: academic; graduate; institutions; libraries; music; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1977-78 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1978) - Besides listing books, artieles, and reference works, special effort was made to include review essays. But li- brarians will find that USPSD pays quick rewards when a reader needs information on consociational democracy, linkage poli- tics, NIEO or Ujamaa villages (all entries from the subject and proper name indexes). Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; book; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; list; new; periodicals; reference; research; subject; volume; work
• Design for Diversity: Library Services for Higher Education and Research in Australia (Book Review) by Martin, Murray S. (1978) - All university libraries and library schools should purchase this book, also state librar- ies, since the state libraries play a particular and an important role in Australia, and any librarian who is interested in a country that has maintained close links with America since its own birth in travail nearly 200 years ago.-Murray S. Martin , Pennsyl- vania State University, University Park . ticularly those relating to the increasing im- portance of governments at all levels in their influence on library development. Keywords: book; libraries; library; research
• Academic Libraries by the Year 2000: Essays Honoring Jerrold Orne (Book Review) by Atkinson, Hugh C. (1978) - Would that the creativity and consid- erable learning demonstrated by the authors be applied to the very basic and human problems that are the most serious in academic libraries. There is a smattering of other articles on such topics as women in academic libraries, bibliographic standards, collection develop- ment, and instructional technology that show a workmanlike approach to the prob- lems but suffer that common failure of arti- cles in festchriften-they are a little too contrived and a little too lackluster. Keywords: book; libraries; library
• Black Academic Libraries and Research Collections: An Historical Survey (Book Review) by Jordan, Casper LeRoy (1978) - Between 1917 and 1971, studies and re- search findings relating to black academic libraries have been made available through three major surveys that were published in 1917 and 1942, a number of similar studies, and more recently surveys conducted be- tween 1965 and 1970. Jessie Carney Smith's work can proudly take its place among the enduring pieces of library history. Keywords: libraries; press; study; surveys
• The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning, 1478-1978 (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1978) - Jessie Carney Smith's work can proudly take its place among the enduring pieces of library history. The book is divided into six chapters deal- ing with historical perspectives, research studies, libraries in the black college, spe- cial collections of black literature, and black academic libraries and research collections. Keywords: book; history; libraries; library; press
• Letters by American Library Association, (1978) - The term ·intensive use collection bears more attention than Mr. Wingate admits. The Periodicals Collection To the Editor: With fewer dollars available to libraries the elimination of unnecessary subscription~ becomes an increasingly important decision in the proper allocation of funds within a li- brary budget. Keywords: adequacy; collection; libraries; library; use
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1978) - Modem Library Practices Series, no.3. Graduate School of Library Science, Univ. of Illinois, 1977. Keywords: college; information; isbn; libraries; library; n.j; new; publications; reference; research; series; university; world
• Whither Libraries? Or, Wither Libraries? by Lancaster, F. Wilfrid (1978) - At the same time the literature continues its inexorable growth, and many libraries, de- spite being unable to keep up with this growth, face acute shortage of space. The intelligence community is in an un- usually fortunate position in terms of the implementation of electronic systems of this kind. Keywords: communication; cost; data; files; growth; information; libraries; library; line; literature; paper; research; science; system
• Administrative Succession in the Academic Library by Metz, Paul (1978) - College and Research Libraries PAUL METZ Administrative Succession in the Academic Library Data from a national sample of academic library directors indicate that di- rectors hold their positions longer than had previously been supposed. A number of variables from the question- naire provide a summary introduction to the population of responding library directors. Keywords: data; directors; institutions; libraries; library; succession
• Interlibrary Loan in New England by Trudell, Libby; Wolper, James (1978) - which comprised almost 30 percent of the NELINET sample, are more likely to borrow in-state, especially through the medium of state library systems, than academic libraries. The survey data results about public library activity support the conclusion of Rolland Stevens that academic libraries are only a part of the total ILL picture. Keywords: academic; data; ill; libraries; percent; survey
• The Failure of the Open Access Residence Hall Library by Ariew, Susan Andriette (1978) - At that time there was considerable discussion in the lit- erature about residence hall libraries, but after the initial interest subsided, informa- tion on these various educational experi- roents became scarce. They are very similar to residence hall libraries, except that the faculty members associated with each college provide input about what ser- vices and acquisitions to provide in their li- braries. Keywords: access; college; hall; libraries; library; residence; residence hall; university
• Alfred Kaiming Chiu and Chinese American Librarianship by Wong, William Sheh (1978) - Anyone familiar with the con- tributions of Chinese American librarians in the United States would agree that through his labors Dr. Chiu earned a special place of honor among Chinese American librar- ians . Chinese American librarians who worked with Dr. Chiu at the Harvard-Yenching Li- brary included Chaoying Fang of Columbia University, Liang Hsii of the Library of Congress, James S. K. Tung of PrincetQn University, and Zunvair Yue, Kai-hsien Liu, and Daisy J . Keywords: american; asian; chinese; chiu; harvard; libraries; library; university
• Dictionary of American Library Biography (Book Review) by Peterson, Kenneth G. (1978) - Through the lives and careers of notable librarians, one is led to an understanding and appreci- ation of libraries and library activities as they developed in the life of the nation. a wide range of library interests and areas of senice, knowledgeable about pro- fessional leaders at state, regional, and na- tional levels, and interested in library his- tory, contributed the 302 biographical sketches that comprise this publication. Keywords: american; book; dictionary; information; libraries; library; research
• Running Out of Space-What Are the Alternatives? (Book Review) by Gration, Selby U. (1978) - The conference covered a number of al- ternatives and was limited primarily to the problems of book space rather than user, staff, or other library space. The implications for space problems are obvious. Keywords: book; libraries; library; research; space
• Factors Affectign the Renewal of Periodical Subscriptions (Book Review) by Walls, Sister Alma Marie (1978) - The conference covered a number of al- ternatives and was limited primarily to the problems of book space rather than user, staff, or other library space. In 1977 250 academic, research, and industrial libraries in the United Kingdom answered a 16-page questionnaire. Keywords: libraries; library; research; space
• Literature and Bibliometrics (Book Review) by Morrison, Perry D. (1978) - The authors are of the opinion-and this re- viewer agrees-that statistical methods of literature analysis are spreading from the sciences and social sciences to the humanities. In 1977 250 academic, research, and industrial libraries in the United Kingdom answered a 16-page questionnaire. Keywords: book; information; libraries; literature
• Classification and Indexing Practice (Book Review) by Snapp, Elizabeth (1978) - Bakewell examines classification and in- dexing systems in selected school , academic , public , and special libraries in Britain in the 1970s. Bakewell describes the alphabetical sub- ject approach of indexing collections with precoordinate systems such as chain index- ing, the Library of Congress subject head- ing list, PRECIS, KWIC, and KWOC. Keywords: art; classification; indexing; libraries; library; systems
• Letters by American Library Association, (1978) - 2 By this standard the Sigmund COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Samuel Library contains approximately 250,000 of the most frequently used vol- umes from the total holdings of the library system. 4 -Sheila M. Laidlaw, Sigmund Samuel Librarian, University of Toronto. Keywords: index; libraries; library; undergraduate
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1978) - Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, v.94. Library Services for Australia: The Work of AACOBS. Keywords: bibliography; college; detroit; gale; guide; inc; information; international; isbn; libraries; library; national; new; reference; research; services; univ; university; york
• An Acquisition Rate Model for Academic Libraries by Hodowanec, George V. (1978) - The hypothesis tested was as follows : There is no significant difference between the mean of per student acquisition rate for each group of libraries differentiated by collection size and the mean for the entire population sample. the number of the undergraduate and graduate courses offered by each institution with a given size of library collection were used to calculate the recommended rate of acquisition for each group of libraries within a given collection size. Keywords: books; circulation; libraries; number; rate; size; student
• Library Use at Pahlavi University by Emdad, Ali A.; Rogers, A. Robert (1978) - In this study of library use at Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran, stratified sampling was employed for distribution of questionnaires to students and systematic sampling for interviews with faculty. In most developing countries, the system of education in elementary and secondary schools does not promote library use. Keywords: books; faculty; libraries; library; percent; students; university; use
• A Practical Journal Usage Technique by Shaw, W. M. (1978) - These tags indicate whether or not the current issues of journal titles are used. The number of unused titles that must be subjected to these additional criteria may be substantial, as seen above. Keywords: collection; journal; libraries; library; titles; use; volumes
• The Library of Congress in Perspective (Book Review) by Marcum, Deanna B. (1978) - ISBN 0-88215-043-1. (Available from: O.S. U. Libraries Publications Committee, Room 001, Main Library, 1858 Neil Ave. (Available from: American Library Associ- ation, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.) Keywords: congress; data; libraries; library
• The Conversion of Manual catalogs to Collection Data Bases; OCLC: Impact and Use-A Study of the Charter Members of the Ohio College Library Center (Book Review) by Meyer, Richard W. (1978) - Although the Hewitt report is intended to provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of OCLC on library operations, it also pro- vides some insights into the kinds of changes that will occur as libraries convert their data bases. The intent of the Butler/Aveney/Scholz report is to provide a summary of re- sources available to local libraries, and a guide through the cumulative experience of a number of libraries which ha:ve converted their catalogs. Keywords: data; libraries; library; report
• To Know a Library: Essays and Annual Reports, 1970-1976 (Book Review) by Burr, Robert L. (1978) - They explain, in detail, how Gore's theories have been applied to the operation of his library and how those innovations have affected library use and library users. The varying quality of these jour- nals can to some extent be attributed to each editor's ability, or lack of it, to recruit contributors ranging from well-known names in library literature writing on famil- iar topics to neophyte scholars just out of graduate school. Keywords: gore; libraries; library; report
• Manuscript Solicitation for Libraries, Special Collections, Museums, and Archives (Book Review) by Sudduth, Susan F. (1978) - The title of this book is misleading, for what we really have here are suggestions on how to solicit special collections materials. With the author's emphasis on solicitation for university libraries, this work will appeal most to that audience. Keywords: author; libraries
• Milestones to the Present: Papers from Library History Seminar V (Book Review) by Bobinski, George S. (1978) - Library History Seminar, 5th, Philadelphia, Pa., 1976. Of interest also would be Doris Cruger Dale's ALA and Its First 100 Years , 1876- 1976, Roger Michener's The Contempla- tion of the Library in America, Donald E. Oehlerts' American Library Architecture and the World's Columbian Exposition, and Laurel Grotzinger's Dewey's 'Splendid Women' and Their Impact on Library Edu- cation. Keywords: american; history; libraries; library; publishing; university
• Publishing in the Third World (Book Review) by Jackson, Miles M. (1978) - The cutoff dates for the entries is 1976, but we are promised that access to sig- nificant post-1976 writings will be provided by the continuation in the Journal of Li- brary History of its feature The Year's Work in American Library History, out of which this volume grew. American Library History: A Bibli- ography. Keywords: american; history; libraries; library; publishing
• Use of Slide/Tape Presentations in Academic Libraries; Evaluation of Tape-Slide Guides for Library Instruction (Book Review) by Roberts, Ann F. (1978) - These two works explore the use of slide/ tapes or tape-slides for library instruction in academic libraries from American and British viewpoints. (SUNY Albany for instance has five slide/ tapes used for library instruction: library services, government documents, informa- tion retrieval, the card catalog, and a search strategy for library research, but is not in- cluded.) Keywords: humanities; instruction; libraries; library; slide
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1978) - Chicago: American Library Assn. , 1978. OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS American Library Association. Keywords: american; bibliography; collection; documents; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; n.y; programs; publications; reference; research; saur; selection; service; students; university; use
• Research Libraries and a National Information Policy by Dougherty, Richard M. (1979) - One can only specu- late about how such a policy might impact research libraries. In the meantime, research libraries are struggling to cope with the problems of de- clining budgets, increased user demands, and deteriorating collections. Keywords: information; libraries; policy
• Dissemination of Research Results and a National Information Policy by Johnson, Irma Y. (1979) - College and Research Libraries IRMA Y. JOHNSON TOWARD THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE AND BEYOND Dissemination of Research Results and a National Information Policy Significant portions of the major primary and secondary publications in sci- ence and technology carry information resulting from government research and development. The subtlety with which university librar- ies are pressed into the role of disseminator of government research is reflected in the notice in every issue of Energy Research Abstracts: The libraries listed below pur- chase and maintain microfiche collections of DOE and foreign reports that are abstracted in ERA. Keywords: government; information; knowledge; libraries; national; research; science; services
• Private University Libraries and a National Information Policy by McGowan, John P. (1979) - This is very unlikely , since many university libraries located in urban settings have always rendered a very high level of reference services to residents of the community and neighboring colleges. The pro- grams of many libraries can be enriched, collections more fully exploited, and service enhanced if ways are found to properly use this talent. Keywords: commission; libraries; library; national; research; university
• Characteristics of Interlibrary Loan Requests at the Library of Congress by Trevvett, Melissa D. (1979) - The study reported here has provided a basic description of the characteristics, out- come, and processing time of loan requests received by the Library of Congress. Two focused on interlibrary loan: one a sample survey of interlibrary loan borrowers conducted by mail; the other a study of the characteristics of interlibrary loan requests received by the Library of Congress. Keywords: congress; libraries; library; loan; percent; pet; requests
• Selected Reference books of 1977-78 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1979) - Volumes 1-3 are each di- vided into three main sections (with numer- ous subdivisions) as follows: volume 1, In- troduction to the Caribbean; the Past; the People; volume 2, Elements of Culture ; Health , Education and Welfare ; Political Is- sues; volume 3, Socio-economic Activities and Institutions ; The Environment and Human Geography; Soils, Crops and Live- stock. Published works, particu- larly autobiographies, as well as honors or awards are noted. Keywords: american; author; bibliography; books; collections; entries; guide; index; information; libraries; library; new; reference; subject; united; volume; works
• Letters by American Library Association, (1979) - Participative Management To the Editor: Dennis Dickinson's thoughtful article on participative management (C&RL , July 1978) does not address a number of sig- nificant trends in academic library adminis- tration. Academic libraries already exist in which a minimal number of profes- sionals (if any) serve in nonpublic service areas. Keywords: administrators; libraries; library; line; reference; services
• A History of the American Library Association, 1876-1972 (Book Review) by Young, Arthur P. (1979) - Euphoric over its wartime successes , ALA fashioned the enlarged program in 1919, a bold plan that encompassed creation of an endowment, adult education, extensive pub- licity, and reforms in library education. A cascade of federal library programs, all en- dorsed by ALA, were soon to come. Keywords: ala; american; association; education; libraries; library; research
• Use of Medical Literature (Book Review) by Brodman, Estelle (1979) - More substantive errors, such as the assertion that ALA first en- dorsed federal library legislation in 1930 (it was 1919), reflect inadequate primary re- search. A cascade of federal library programs, all en- dorsed by ALA, were soon to come. Keywords: ala; libraries; library; research
• Inter-Library Lending-The Challenge of Cooperation (Book Review) by Weaver, Alice (1979) - The papers are divided into two major sections: interlibrary lending in non-Nordic countries, and interlibrary lend- ing in the Nordic countries. It is unfortu- nate that the Nordic presentations could not have been translated-one must be content with English-language summaries-but the sections dealing with non-Nordic lending are presented in English and in their en- tirety. Keywords: com; lending; libraries; library
• Computer-Output Microfilm: Its Library Applications (Book Review) by Citron, Helen R. (1979) - Cer- tain capabilities of COM service bureaus are not mentioned, since their development and availability have occurred in the last few months. The value of this volume to COM users outside the library field should not be over- looked . Keywords: com; lending; libraries; library
• Advances in Librarianship (Book Review) by Hannaford, William E. (1979) - The first, by John Wilkinson, a pro- fessor of library science at the University of Toronto, deals with library education in Canada. The survey is thorough, and Kaser claims that the literature of library history is on the in- crease, is of high quality, and is useful to the profession. Keywords: book; education; libraries; library; university
• Energy Conservation in Libraries (Book Review) by Nitecki, Joseph Z. (1979) - The first, by John Wilkinson, a pro- fessor of library science at the University of Toronto, deals with library education in Canada. The survey is thorough, and Kaser claims that the literature of library history is on the in- crease, is of high quality, and is useful to the profession. Keywords: conservation; energy; information; libraries; library
• Toward Paperless Information Systems (Book Review) by Grosch, Audrey N. (1979) - It is refreshing to read someone who realizes that systems analysis is very subjec- tive, partly technique and partly flair. In short, this is a very down-to-earth and practical book on systems analysis for infor- mation retrieval, filled with good advice to those who are about to embark on projects in this field.-Stephen M. Silberstein, Uni- versity of California, Berkeley. Keywords: book; information; libraries; systems
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1979) - A document retrieval study conducted before and again after the building of a more centralized library at Syracuse University is used as an example of the kind of data gathering that can lead to improved decision making and evaluation of library services by library administrators. Fre- quency analysis distributions are summarized and tabulated for the following area!:: service and ref- erence materials; print materials; media software; function of the ERC; students' feelings toward the ERC; students' use and opinion of the uni- versity library and other libraries; and Pe(Spnal characteristics. Keywords: american; bibliography; cataloging; collection; gale; guide; information; libraries; library; literature; research; services; university
• New Horizons for Academic Libraries by Johnson, Richard D. (1979) - This first national conference for academic librarians was not a time for retrospection; rather the conference theme, New Horizons for Academic Libraries, provided a chance to look forward to the changes , opportunities, and challenges awaiting college, university, and research libraries in this last quarter of the twentieth century. Warren J. Haas succeeded her and presented his overview of the ways and means involved in the future of academic library management. Keywords: libraries; library; set
• Higher Education in the United States: The Road Ahead by Berry, Mary F. (1979) - In the future we are likely to witness a growing interest and movement within higher education institutions toward mini- mal standards for college education and stricter justification for offerings in terms of size and quality. We hope this will mean more stu- dents entering higher education institutions who know how to read, write, and think and who will be able to use the library, that most important facility, from the start. Keywords: college; education; faculty; institutions; libraries; percent; students
• Managing Our Academic Libraries: Ways and Means by Haas, Warren J. (1979) - I would also include policies that deter- mine the physical condition of collections ; those that establish the patterns of staff composition; those that set the quality and scope of library service; and those that es- tablish the degree of dependence or inter- dependence of a library on other libraries or on externally provided services-in short , the policies that determine library capabilities, library costs, and library character. The prospects seem strong that a Department of Education will be es- tablished by the next Congress , and the placement of library programs in that re- structuring is a topic worthy of attention. Keywords: center; information; libraries; library; management; national; npc; operating; periodicals; research; service; system
• Cooperation and Library Network Development by Markuson, Barbara Evans (1979) - Over and above these central costs, there are some two thousand terminals purchased by library networks or individual libraries rep- resenting, ignoring depreciation, an aggregate investment of about $7,400,000. It seems reasonably clear that only large firms, the federal government, a few large states, and large library networks will be able to undertake the capital investment needed to support complex, large-scale on-line net- works and to provide the continuing research and development needed to mount new ser- vices. Keywords: access; change; cost; development; information; libraries; library; line; national; network; research; services; technology
• Library Resources and Bibliographic Control by Lucker, Jay K. (1979) - For the immediate future , I do not foresee any revolutionary changes in academic library collections. Beyond its immediate impact on indi- vidual library development, a national peri- odicals center as envisioned in the CLR re- port could have some additional effects on the future of academic library collections. Keywords: access; collection; development; future; information; libraries; library; national; programs; research; resources; sharing; subject
• The Changing Role of the Academic Librarian: Drift and Mastery by Abell, Millicent D. (1979) - Such librarians are influencing decisions in academic libraries everywhere through sheer depth of special knowledge. Rather, we urgently need the skills required for intelligently analyzing our envi- ronment; for conducting research , including the manipulation of numerical data; for inter- preting various clientele needs; for applying new technology; and for interacting effectively with other members of the team that provides academic library service . . Keywords: academic; changes; college; education; information; issues; librarian; libraries; library; new; research; role; service; staff; status; university; years
• Library Space Planning; Buying New Technology (Book Review) by Binder, Michael B. (1979) - Library science instructors will welcome this book as a comprehensive compilation of subject heading principles that may be con- veyed collectively to students who have al- ready been exposed to basic theories of cataloging. Academics are well represented among the contributors, who include Herbert Ahn, dis- cussing procedures to follow in shopping for automated circulation systems; two SUNY li- brarians reporting on a survey of automated circulation in their system; Sidney Matthews, relating the experience at Southern Illinois with automated circulation from 1963 to 1977; Jeffrey Gardner, reviewing the development of computer-based search services,; Peter Wat- son, providing a checklist of questions for use by those contemplating the establishment of on-line search services; T. Philip Tompkins, reporting on the Kansas City experience with providing on-line search services in a mul- titype library network; Nelson Gilman, report- ing on a merger of two search centers to form a university-wide service at USC; Mary Vickers, relating the experience of two academic librar- ies in sharing use of an OCLC terminal; and Raymond Frankie and Wilson Stahl, telling of their experience with the Canadian Coopera- tive Documents Project (CODOC). Keywords: book; headings; libraries; library; new; principles; subject
• Periodicals Administration in Libraries (Book Review) by Edgar, Neal L. (1979) - This volume is of some value to those who collect materials on library buildings, but for those who are interested in fast information for the planning process this book is not recom- mended because of its poor organization. Despite its weaknesses , this is a much-needed and 172 I College & Research Libraries • March 1979 welcome addition to a group of new books on technical processing. Keywords: book; libraries; library; singapore; university
• Steady-State, Zero Growth and the Academic Library (Book Review) by Heyeck, John C. (1979) - The content is also very variable in quality; the chapter on library planning is a good re- sume of the methods and problems associated with the design and furnishing of new librar- ies , illustrated with examples from recent British practice . This second edition is intended as an intro- ductory text for library school students and newcomers to university library work. Keywords: book; libraries; library; singapore; university
• British University Libraries (Book Review) by Roberts, J. K. (1979) - This second edition is intended as an intro- ductory text for library school students and newcomers to university library work. Those in the United Kingdom, and to a growing degree Australia, are confronted less with the whims of an electorate than with specific directives to keep a lid on library costs. Keywords: access; college; libraries; library; university
• Microforms: The Librarians' View, 1978-79 (Book Review) by Rift, Leo R. (1979) - However, such descriptive entries are too long for the many secondary listings where scholars need to compare several entries in order· to make judgments. Moreover, such entries can be more easily rearranged in the various se- quences that are useful for scholarly compari- sons. Keywords: collection; entries; libraries; microform; policy
• Collection Development Policy for the University of Kansas Libraries (Book Review) by Baatz, William H. (1979) - Her new book discusses computerized library systems in terms of individual libraries , regional net- works , and national programs. There are policies on some new or unusual collections, such as women's studies, univer- sity archives, special collections, social wel- fare, radiation biophysics, other foreign lan- guages, museum of natural history, current fiction, and applied English. Keywords: collection; libraries; new; page; policy
• A Guide to the Official Publications of the European Communities (Book Review) by Kohler, Carolyn W. (1979) - The Guide summarizes serial information found in the earlier Catalogue, then details all subsequent issues and new titles, covering au- thor, title, frequency, format, and content changes, and listing all new titles in mono- graphic series. Fulfills the need for a standard refer· ence work for students and profes· sionals alike. Keywords: book; communities; european; libraries; library; publications; theory
• Non-Book Materials in Libraries: A Practical Guide (Book Review) by Burlingame, Dwight F. (1979) - From a practical vantage point, the most important part of this book is chapter 4, where selection techniques and sources (primarily British) are identified; cataloging, classifica- tion, and indexing are explored (the authors support for NBM the use of the same standard cataloging principles as used for books); and a manual of practice highlights the variations between cataloging books and nonbook mate- rials. We call our program Concerned Service and it pays off for academic libraries through- out the U.S.A. Let us show youl For a'ny book in print (U.S. and Canada), send your orders to the Book House. Keywords: authors; book; libraries; nbm
• The Graying of the Campus (Book Review) by Kettner, Dorothy Hagen (1979) - While slanted toward geographic themes, the chap- ter on library use could be read with profit by anyone unfamiliar with library practices. Section 3, Making It Work, presents is- sues to be analyzed by colleges when entering into a program for older Americans , such as the content and structure of the curriculum , the preparation of teachers, the need to plan programs with older students rather than for them, and the resulting intergenerational student mix. Keywords: book; geography; libraries; library; new
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1979) - Directory of Library Research & Demonstration Projects-1966-1975. 63p. $5. (Available from : School of Library Science, The Univ. Keywords: gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; program; reference; report; school; services; sources; university; york
• The Influences of Traditional Services on Library Use by Kernaghan, John A.; Kernaghan, Salvinija G.; O'Keefe, Robert D.; Rubenstein, Albert H. (1979) - College and Research Libraries JOHN A. KERNAGHAN, SALVINIJA G. KERNAGHAN, ROBERT D. O'KEEFE, and ALBERT H. RUBENSTEIN The Influences of Traditional Services on Library Use This study, on the relationship between user preferences, library charac- teristics, and the fr eq u ency of library use, employing a sample of 655 students in fi ve medical schools, supports in a tentative fashion some tra- ditional principles relating library characteristics to frequency of use. Other factors assumed to influence library use, such as the availability of au- diovisual materials or th e physical comfort of the library , do not appear to be related to frequency of use. Keywords: frequency; information; libraries; library; rank; ranking; students; use
• Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (Book Review) by Hacker, Lois; Moore, J.R. (1979) - Serial control records are usually based on entry forms. The cataloging and classification of library materials are important investments accounting for perhaps 25 percent of library revenue and staff time, and the prospect of instant obsolescence, proposed for January 2, 1981, is unnerving. Keywords: cataloging; entry; form; indexing; information; libraries; library; new; records; rules
• Information Retrieval: Computational and Theoretical Aspects (Book Review) by Montague, Eleanor (1979) - In summary, this text does a very nice job of outlining design and efficiency con- siderations for information data bases and retrieval systems.-Eleanor Montague , Uni- versity of California, Riverside . The author has two stated purposes: first, to introduce the student of computer sci- ence to the basic concepts of the retrieval of alphabetic information and to describe tech- niques for developing suitable computer programs for retrieval and, second, to de- scribe the general structure of data bases and computer programs so that librarians, information scientists, and others without a computer science background can under- stand and appreciate basic design considera- tions of information retrieval systems. Keywords: book; data; information; libraries; records; retrieval
• Library Research Guide to Biology: Illustrated Search Strategy and Sources (Book Review) by Holzberlein, Deanne (1979) - The authors tell us that the volume is in- tended for students and is a guide or con- cise aid that synthesizes common elements of library systems analysis. Nonetheless, the volume accom- plishes its stated objective and provides a useful guide to 'library systems analysis. Keywords: analysis; health; information; libraries; library; services; systems; volume
• The Dissemination of Information (Book Review) by Toy, Ernest W. (1979) - The au- thors have been especially successful in de- scribing modern library research techniques and their application to this information transfer process. They deal concisely and clearly with theories of information growth, with bibliometrics, with Bradford, Zipf, and Lot- ka' s laws, and with citation analysis. Keywords: authors; information; libraries; library; services
• Negotiating for Computer Services (Book Review) by Zipkowitz, Fay (1979) - Urbana: Graduate School of Library Science , University of Illinois , 1978 . California State Polytechnic College Louisville High School Berkeley Public Library San Francisco Public Library Big Bend Community College Lewis & Clark College King County Library System State College of Victoria University of Manitoba fhames Polytechnic Library Northern Lights College Toronto Board of Education Pea body Institute The Berkshire School Vermont Technical College Clark Lane Junior High School Somerset County Library Rider College Webb Institute of Naval Architecture l~ational Audubon Society Hunter College National Geographic Society l'lational Library of Medicine Howard County Library Clemson University Kentucky State Department of Libs The H.W. Wilson Company 950 University Avenue Bronx, New York 10452 288 I College & Research Libraries • May 1979 they may have improved service. Keywords: college; high; junior; libraries; library; public; school; science; state; systems; university
• Special Collections in Libraries of the Southeast (Book Review) by Wynne, Marjorie G. (1979) - The University of Miami and the Univer- sity of Florida , as we look even farther south , have established major collections re- lating to the Caribbean, especially Cuba, Haiti , and the Dominican Republic . There are several surprises in this new survey of special collections in libraries of the Southeast; at least, there were for me. Keywords: collections; law; libraries; library; university
• As Much to Learn as to Teach: Essays in Honor of Lester Asheim (Book Review) by Bentz, Dale M. (1979) - Ruth French Carnovsky, a devoted col- league and admirer of Les Asheim, writes informally and interestingly about his life and work. Library issues in the seventies are well stated by Ed Holley, a library school dean who successfully recruited Les Asheim to a distinguished named professorship at the University of North Carolina. Keywords: -inch; asheim; libraries; library; videocassette
• String Indexing. PRECIS: Introdution and Indexing; String Indexing. NEPHIS: Introduction and Indexing; String Indexing. Relational Indexing: Introduction and Indexing (Book Review) by Richmond, Phyllis A. (1979) - Findings are reported on (1) the use of study packs, videocartridges , slide/tape, and microfiche by both lecturers and students in various academic departments ; (2) student reac­ tions to study packs and videocartridges , based on feedback from students either in writing or during interviews concerning how th e materials Recent Publications I 295 were used , the loan period , the basis of provi­ sion , where they were used , and access to them in the library; (3) feedback to lecturers and the library ; and (4) cost analysis. Apparently th e project was planned with a iew to comparing the three string indexing lang uages, but th e re­ sults aried to such a degree that this objec­ ti e had to be abandoned. Keywords: asheim; circulation; indexing; libraries; library; mathematical; models; prediction
• Letters by American Library Association, (1979) - Snapp writes: Moreover, one might suggest that Derek Austin deserves more than a footnote citation as the author of a couple of the 'several descriptions of the [PRECIS] system.' I was concerned to show how PRECIS is used and the couple of citations are (in my view) the most important of the very many writings by Derek Austin. Keywords: austin; derek; indexing; libraries; library; precis
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1979) - Chicago: American Library Assn., 1978. Chicago : American Library Assn., 1978. Keywords: american; books; collection; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; music; new; publications; research; series; state; system; york
• Collection Development from a College Perspective by Miller, William; Rockwood, Stephen D. (1979) - Many people now realize intuitively that college libraries can- not be small versions of university libraries, because they cannot afford to be, finan- cially. According to Farber, college libraries dif- fer from university libraries not only in quantitative terms but in their educational roles. Keywords: collection; college; development; faculty; libraries; library; students; university; use
• Sequential Analysis: A Methodology for Monitoring Approval Plans by McDonald, David R.; Maxfield, Margaret W.; Friesner, Virginia G. F. (1979) - ALTHOUGH APPROVAL PLANS have become widely used in the last ten years as an im- portant acquisitions mechanism , doubts have been expressed regarding the reliabil- ity of such plans. .. 2 Librarians using approval plans must con- tend with two major problems: (1) receipt of unwanted material and (2) nonreceipt of wanted material. Keywords: analysis; approval; libraries; library; plan; sample; sampling
• Library Staff Development through Performance Appraisal by Berkner, Dimity S. (1979) - In a specific academic setting, who comes first-faculty, students (graduate, under- graduate, transfer), community, alumni, university staff, library staff, who? The use of performance evaluation is suggested as a means of improving staff motivation and expertise and of providing a higher level of library ser- vice. Keywords: appraisal; department; development; evaluation; goals; individual; libraries; library; management; performance; program; staff; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1978-79 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1979) - Walter L. Newsome ' s New Guide to Popular Government Publications for Li- braries and Home Reference (Littleton , Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1978. Scope extends to foreign-language works published in France as well as to French translations of foreign literary works. Keywords: american; authors; bibliography; books; edition; entries; general; guide; history; index; information; libraries; literature; new; reference; section; works
• American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1950-1977: An American National Bibliography (Book Review) by Burnett, Ruth P. (1979) - Since the Dewey numbers for books pub- lished early in the period may have been If your periodical collection is in bound volumes you should know you 're using over 11 times the shelf space the same titles would require in microform! As you can see from the fig- uring above, bound volumes take up 11 .6 times more space than the same titles on micro- film. Keywords: author; book; classification; dewey; libraries; library; numbers; research; volumes
• Formal Reader Programmes in Post-Secondary Libraries: Their Justification, Implementation, and Evaluation (Book Review) by George, Mary (1979) - Especially interesting are the details of a survey done by Chooi-hon Ho, which show overwhelming evidence that libraries with Formal Reader Education programmes have a substantial increase in reference transac- tions. Less information will be given in each entry (title, author, LC call number, LC card number), for it is intended to be used with the National Union Catalog and Man- sell by means of the LC card number and author, or the LC Sheljlist in microform by means of the call number. Keywords: libraries; number
• Progress in Educating the Library User (Book Review) by Merikangas, Robert J. (1979) - He draws implications for a persuasive rhetoric and teaching methods from the parallel between library instruction and the teaching of composition. I missed dis- cussions of library instruction in special and federal libraries , the use of statistics , and programs for teaching faculty and on-line data base users. Keywords: information; instruction; librarian; libraries; library; mass
• The Federal Investment in Knowledge of Social Problems; Knowledge and Policy: The Uncertain Connection (Book Review) by Freides, Thelma (1979) - According to its chairman, Professor Donald Stokes of Princeton, the latest study differs from its predecessors in considering the limitations as well as the potentialities of social research for governmental purposes; in encompassing all aspects of knowledge production and application (including, for example, collection of social statistics) in addition to research and development as conventionally defined; and in including nonfederal users and uses in calculating the benefits of federal knowledge-promoting ac- tivities. Among the study group's recommen- dations are that federal research sponsorship be more -systematically planned, as well as increased; that research users outside gov- ernment be involved in planning; that dis- semination activities include periodic syntheses of the knowledge gained from re- search (a propos.al that recalls the Weinberg Report of 1963); and that the role of knowl- edge brokers-officials whose job is to iden- tify and elucidate for government and the scientific community their opportunities for mutual betterment-be enlarged. Keywords: isbn; knowledge; libraries; national; research; study
• Industrial Information Systems: A Manual for Higher Management and Their information Officer/Librarian Associates (Book Review) by Ghosh, Jata S. (1979) - In summary, this is an excellent book and should be read by all persons engaged in the management of industrial libraries and information centers and systems. For more information on this plan, call us on our Toll-Free WATS Line 1-800-325-8833 Missouri Customers Call Collect: 0-314-739-3100 Ask for Mr. Lesser 19 Years of Service to College and University Libraries Midwest Library Service 11443 St. Charles Rock Rd., Bridgeton, Mo. 63044 Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; periodicals
• Retrieval of Medicinal Chemical Information (Book Review) by Kuhner, David (1979) - Information systems are described and evaluated in detail from the National Cancer Institute , National Library of Medicine , Office of Naval Research , and such com- mercial establishments as Rohm and Haas, Parke Davis, Upjohn , and Merck Sharp & Doh me. In summary, this is an excellent book and should be read by all persons engaged in the management of industrial libraries and information centers and systems. Keywords: information; libraries; library; systems
• Budgetary Control in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Cornell, George W. (1979) - Currently, library administrators are en- tangled in a difficult situation caused by di- minishing levels of financial support, the eroding effects of inflation, outside demands for greater accountability, pressures result- ing from the adoption of various forms of participatory management, and the lack of widely supported standards of library ser- vice. Following this paper, Melvin S. Day comments on national pol- icy, Miriam A. Drake on library functions with John G. Lorenz reacting to Dra:ke. Keywords: budget; information; libraries; library; systems
• The On-Line Revolution in Libraries (Book Review) by Grosch, Audrey N. (1979) - Economical programs specially designed to aid library budgets. It consists of subject and author indexes and translation tables reflecting Ei MONTHLY to Ei ANNUAL book numbers and vice versa . Keywords: book; dewey; index; libraries; library; new; paper
• Libraries and Society: Research and Thought (Book Review) by Lang, Jovian P. (1979) - Here is another worthwhile contribution to a growing body of works by and about the bearer of the best-known name in American library history. How demographic trends and social struc- ture will affect librarianship is foretold by Lowell A. Martin in sections dealing with population growth, an older population, women and the family, urban concentration and dispersion, minorities and the poor, class and libraries, and, finally, demand for continued social research in the library field. Keywords: dewey; librarianship; libraries; library; research
• Subject Collections: A Guide to Special Book Collections and Subject emphases as Reported by University, College, Public, and Special Libraries and Museums in the United States and Canada (Book Review) by Gittelsohn, Marc (1979) - This reviewer is particularly impressed with the cooperation of British libraries, wh~ch several of these articles discuss·. Armed with a fleshed-out understanding of the ideas presented here in skeletal form (the bibliography items are c;gsP..ntial reading for anyone wishing to go beyond Prentice's treatment), the neophyte may gain a good understanding of the major issues and trends in library management today, whereas the seasoned administrator could use the report to fill in some gaps in his or her knowledge.-Albert F. Maag, Capi- tal University, Columbus, Ohio. Keywords: ash; collections; entries; fifth; libraries; library; new; subject
• Strategies for Survival: Library Financial Management Today (Book Review) by Maag, Albert F. (1979) - This reviewer is particularly impressed with the cooperation of British libraries, wh~ch several of these articles discuss·. Armed with a fleshed-out understanding of the ideas presented here in skeletal form (the bibliography items are c;gsP..ntial reading for anyone wishing to go beyond Prentice's treatment), the neophyte may gain a good understanding of the major issues and trends in library management today, whereas the seasoned administrator could use the report to fill in some gaps in his or her knowledge.-Albert F. Maag, Capi- tal University, Columbus, Ohio. Keywords: libraries; library; management
• COM Systems in Libraries: Current British Practice (Book Review) by Citron, Helen R. (1979) - The positive points are: ( 1) the diversity of applications of COM in British libraries, (2) the strong trend in Britain to COM fiche and reasons for this trend, and (3) the cooperative approach to library COM problems.-Helen R. Citron , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Half of the book's ten chapters dramatize the im- mense destructive power of library fires, well demonstrated by the Gondring Library fire in California that was started by a single paper match dropped into a bookdrop, and which ended in $200,000 damage (p.100). Keywords: chapter; com; fire; libraries; library
• Using the Mathematical Literature: A Practical Guide (Book Review) by Hall, Alice W. (1979) - Lewanski believes in a strict subject ap- proach as defined by the eighteenth edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, which necessitates the repetition of information on libraries that may be strong in more than one subject. Al- though not mentioned in the table of con- tents, some references to libraries in North- ern Ireland are sprinkled among the first three categories. Keywords: libraries; literature; mathematics; research
• Subject Collections in European Libraries; Research Libraries and Collections in the United Kingdom: A Selective Inventory and Guide (Book Review) by Krek, Miroslav (1979) - It would be most applicable to college libraries rather than large research collections in mathemat- ics, where there would be more stress on foreign literature.-Alice W. Hall, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, Cam- bridge. Lewanski believes in a strict subject ap- proach as defined by the eighteenth edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, which necessitates the repetition of information on libraries that may be strong in more than one subject. Keywords: libraries; roberts
• Library and Information Services for Handicapped Individuals; "Library Services for the Adult Handicapped: An Institute for training in Librarianship, October 9-14, 1977, School of Library and Information Science, State University of New York at Albany" (Book Review) by Butler, Meredith A. (1979) - The contents move from a his- torical perspective on library services to this group: the psychology of the disabled, at- titudes toward the handicapped , legislation affecting them , the legislative basis of fed- eral support for public library services, the art of helping, to specific examples of re- sources for use, services offered, design of libraries , and reviews of programs of service currently offered in several regions of New York State. As a professional long dedicated to serv- ing the needs of handicapped individuals and helping others to recognize the impor- tance of library service to the handicapped, Kieth Wright has been an eloquent spokes- man for the rights and requirements of that largely overlooked minority in our society. Keywords: handicapped; information; libraries; library; new; services
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1979) - Urban Studies Information Guide Series, v .6. Urban Studies Information Guide Series, v.9. Keywords: american; bibliography; detroit; education; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; research; studies; univ; university; washington
• Trends in Collection Building for East Asian Studies in American Libraries by Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin (1979) - The growth of East Asian collections dur- ing the period from 1920 to 1945, between the two world wars, marked the second stage of development. The growth of East Asian collections indicates a trend toward doubling in size every ten years be- tween 1930 and 1955 and every twelve to fifteen years between 1955 and 1975. Keywords: american; asian; china; chinese; collection; east; japanese; libraries; library; materials; new; university; volumes; years
• The Uses and Limitations of Trueswell by Sargent, Seymour H. (1979) - Fussier and Simon found that, of books that have accumulated equal shelf time, those that have never circulated have somewhat less chance than those that have circulated of being used during a given period in the fu- ture (Patterns in the Use of Books , p .32-33); but the difference is clearly not great enough to justify Trueswell' s procedure. Trueswell has given his research with respect to book collections, which was originally published in a series of articles dur- Keywords: books; collection; libraries; library; study; time; trueswell; use
• Gift Books and Appraisals by Lanier, Don; Anderson, Glenn (1979) - Because book appraisal retains , after the appropriate sources are employed , those elements of subjective judgment found in any art, it is unlikely that standardization will eliminate the need to make individual judgments. College and Research Libraries DON LANIER AND GLENN ANDERSON Gift Books and Appraisals When asked to appraise book donations, librarians can supply appropriate service to donors and comply with ACRL and other guidelines. Keywords: appraisal; books; gifts; libraries; price; value
• Into the Information Age: A Perspective for Federal Action on Information (Book Review) by Johnson, Irma Y. (1979) - Three modes of information transfer are considered in historical order: discipline-based, mission-based, and problem-based. Questionable to many in a democratic so- ciety will be the marketplace philosophy applied to information access, leading, as it will, to the rich getting richer and the poor poorer. Keywords: government; information; libraries; library; policy
• Reader in the History of Books and Printing (Book Review) by Swartzburg, Susan G. (1979) - As a student of the history of early books and printing, I thoroughly enjoyed rereading the selections and finding points of issue. This new volume in the Reader Series in Librarianship and Information Science goes a long way towards filling the gap in litera- ture available on undergraduate libraries. Keywords: book; cumulations; history; libraries; mcmurtrie; printing; undergraduate
• Reader in Undergraduate Libraries (Book Review) by Laidlaw, Sheila M. (1979) - For, as Davis says in the one quote Wilkinson gives from a later arti- cle, undergraduate libraries are not a nos- trum for many of the ills presently besetting academic libraries. This new volume in the Reader Series in Librarianship and Information Science goes a long way towards filling the gap in litera- ture available on undergraduate libraries. Keywords: guides; information; libraries; library; undergraduate
• Toward a California Document Conservation Program (Book Review) by Asher, Catherine (1979) - There are recom- mendations for quantitative and qualitative surveys of California library collections that would determine the specific nature of the regional center. In a discussion of what this work is not, it may also be useful to state that it is not about all aspects of reference service in academic libraries. Keywords: conservation; libraries; library; mcinnis; work
• Making Cooperation Work (Book Review) by Grundt, Leonard (1979) - tains three articles on alliances between school and public libraries, this work does not include any descriptions of programs linking school libraries to academic, public, and special libraries, such as the pilot proj- ects currently being undertaken in New York. There are recom- mendations for quantitative and qualitative surveys of California library collections that would determine the specific nature of the regional center. Keywords: conservation; libraries; library
• AACR 2: An Introduction to the Second Edition of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (Book Review) by Payne, Eleanor R. (1979) - tains three articles on alliances between school and public libraries, this work does not include any descriptions of programs linking school libraries to academic, public, and special libraries, such as the pilot proj- ects currently being undertaken in New York. There are recom- mendations for quantitative and qualitative surveys of California library collections that would determine the specific nature of the regional center. Keywords: conservation; information; libraries; library; wells
• Minicomputers in Libraries, 1979-80 (Book Review) by Zipkowitz, Fay (1979) - Chapter 12 considers the library Operating within a Parent Institution; chapter 13 describes Fund Raising for University Libraries; and chapter 14, Three Case Studies, consists of fund-raising programs carried out by three different kinds of libraries. The great advantage of such a detailed survey approach to library computer sys- tems is that the librarian or library manager can acquire the background needed to begin shopping. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; wells
• Funding Alternatives for Libraries (Book Review) by Cornell, George W. (1979) - Chapter 12 considers the library Operating within a Parent Institution; chapter 13 describes Fund Raising for University Libraries; and chapter 14, Three Case Studies, consists of fund-raising programs carried out by three different kinds of libraries. Audrey Grosch deserves applause for her accomplishment.-Fay Zipkowitz, Worces- ter Area Cooperating Libraries, Worcester, Massachusetts. Keywords: fund; libraries; raising
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1979) - Santa Barbara: University Library, Univ. of California. College and University Library Services for the Handicapped Student in Texas. Keywords: american; book; collection; college; cost; data; education; gale; guide; information; libraries; library; new; publications; research; school; series; services; state; university; use
• Managing Innovation in Academic Libraries by Drake, Miriam A. (1979) - McAnally and Downs observed in 1973 that library staff ranked second out of five in the growing pressures on library directors. Library staff and users accustomed to the present-day library are reluctant to give up comfortable habits and established ways of accomplishing tasks. Keywords: administrators; change; ideas; information; innovation; libraries; library; new; research; staff
• Factors Affecting Faculty Perceptions of Academic Libraries by Davis, Jinnie Y.; Bentley, Stella (1979) - Furthermore, faculty use of the li- brary can be a major factor in library use by other clientele, particularly students. RESULTS Because the data that were collected con- sisted of frequencies in discrete categories, the chi-square test was used to determine if there were any significant differences among faculty members in library use and at- titudes, as related to subject field, academic rank, institutional affiliation, or length of time at the institution. Keywords: faculty; length; libraries; library; percent; rank; research; time; use
• Thinking Small in a Big Way by Gardner, John; Rowe, Gladys (1979) - Patrons frequently review microfiche reports on readers and then decide to convert only cer- tain portions to hard copy or , perhaps , none at all. Finally , when compute r-output-micro- film (COM ) became a reality, Sandia Labo- ratories invited the major manufacturers of microfiche readers and reade-r/printers to exhibit their products in our auditorium. Keywords: copy; energy; information; laboratories; libraries; library; microfiche; patrons; reports; sandia; technical; use
• Scholarly Communication: The Report of the National Enquiry (Book Review) by Peterson, Kenneth G. (1979) - Three major elements within the field of scholarly communication were studied- scholarly journals, scholarly books and presses, and research libraries. The meth- odology of the sample study, intended as a possible model for other libraries , neverthe- less seems hardly less cumbersome and time-consuming than other methods. Keywords: books; libraries; library; national; study; university
• International Agricultural Librarianship: Continuity and Change (Book Review) by Strickland, Albert C. (1979) - There is also an appendix that lists public library leaders and provides brief biographical information . The influences that Garrison traces also had their effects on academic libraries , and many of the leaders were also involved in academic libraries. Keywords: agricultural; international; libraries; library
• Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American Society (Book Review) by Bobinski, George S. (1979) - There is also an appendix that lists public library leaders and provides brief biographical information . The influences that Garrison traces also had their effects on academic libraries , and many of the leaders were also involved in academic libraries. Keywords: leaders; libraries; library
• Libraries and Archives in France: A Handbook (Book Review) by Kraus, Joe W. (1979) - There is also an appendix that lists public library leaders and provides brief biographical information . Following a general introduction on the 562 I College & Research Libraries • November 1979 use of French libraries and archives , there are descriptions of the most useful libraries in Paris and a similar section on archives, both arranged by broad subjects . Keywords: archives; librarianship; libraries; library; soviet
• Krupskaia and Soviet Russian Librarianship, 1917-1939 (Book Review) by Rovelstad, Mathilde V. (1979) - The Hague, The Netherlands Liaison office: 160 Old Derby St., Hingham MA 24043, U.S.A . ing in library school courses dealing with the library as a social institution in general and in comparative librarianship in particular. College and Research Libraries 562 I College & Research Libraries • November 1979 use of French libraries and archives , there are descriptions of the most useful libraries in Paris and a similar section on archives, both arranged by broad subjects . Keywords: archives; krupskaia; librarianship; libraries; library; soviet
• Messrs. Copeland & Day, 69 Cornhill, Boston, 1893-1899 (Book Review) by Kaser, David (1979) - In his preface William Matheson of the Library of Con- gress states that this is only the fifth occa- sion for which conference papers have ap- peared in book form. These novels were also very popular in book form, but of the thousands published Keywords: books; libraries; library; microfiche; nuc
• Sign Systems for Libraries: Solving the Wayfinding Problem (Book Review) by Hamilton, Malcolm C. (1979) - The chapter topics indicate the scope and variety of the authors ' approaches: orienta- tion needs and the library setting; mazes , minds , and maps ; perceiving the visual message ; planning library signage systems; the role of the design consultant; sign mate- rials and methods ; the language of signs ; signs for the handicapped patron ; symbol signs for libraries ; evaluating signage sys- tems in libraries ; signs and the school media center; an approach to public library sign- age ; signs in special libraries; a signage sys- tem for a university library ; low-budget guidance ideas; wayfinding in research li- braries: a user's view; coordinating graphics and architecture; architectural techniques for wayfinding; designing open-stack areas for the user; effective library signage: a pic- torial study; and technical and psychological considerations for sign systems in libraries. Sign Systems for Libraries: Solving the Wayfinding Problem. Keywords: book; libraries; library; systems
• The British Library Bibliographic Services Division (Book Review) by Cannan, Judith P. (1979) - The chapter topics indicate the scope and variety of the authors ' approaches: orienta- tion needs and the library setting; mazes , minds , and maps ; perceiving the visual message ; planning library signage systems; the role of the design consultant; sign mate- rials and methods ; the language of signs ; signs for the handicapped patron ; symbol signs for libraries ; evaluating signage sys- tems in libraries ; signs and the school media center; an approach to public library sign- age ; signs in special libraries; a signage sys- tem for a university library ; low-budget guidance ideas; wayfinding in research li- braries: a user's view; coordinating graphics and architecture; architectural techniques for wayfinding; designing open-stack areas for the user; effective library signage: a pic- torial study; and technical and psychological considerations for sign systems in libraries. The exclusive use of black and white photographs in a book describing the inven- tive use of color graphics is an economy that should never have been permitted, but , re- gardless of this one slight failing , Sign Sys- tems for Libraries breaks new ground and should be on every librarian's reading list.-Malcolm C . Keywords: libraries; library; signs; systems; women
• International Books in Print, 1979 (Book Review) by Burnett, Ruth P. (1979) - The Later Writings of Paul Honigsheim 1973 350 pp. $21 .50 Fiore PROMOTABLE NOW! The Selected Papers of George Kelly 1969 371 pp. Keywords: country; documents; english; information; libraries; library; prep; research; titles; volumes
• Theft Detection Systems Revisited: An Updated Survey (Book Review) by Newman, George Charles (1979) - study of theft detection systems ex- pands upon her earlier report and offers the reader a more comprehensive and detailed examination of individual systems, both from the manufacturer's and from the user's point of view. . All librarians who want to gain insight into particular theft detection systems should consult this work.-George Charles New- man , Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio Editor's Note: Papers presented at the 1978 ACRL national conference in Boston have recently been published in the 583- page volume , New Hori zons for Academic Libraries, edited by Robert D . Keywords: detection; information; libraries; library; systems; theft
• Academic Libraries and Undergraduate Education: The CLR Experience by Gwinn, Nancy E. (1980) - In the summer of 1975, a team of CLR and NEH evaluators visited twelve of the College Library Program libraries. The ripple effect observed in 1975 has in- creased, partly due to Project LOEX, the clearinghouse located at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), which grew out of EMU's College Library Program grant and was itself supported for several years by the council. Keywords: academic; clr; college; college library; council; faculty; instruction; libraries; library; library program; new; program; project; research; university; use
• Australian Academic Libraries: The Incomplete Revolution by Bryan, Harrison (1980) - University libraries were surveyed in 1934 as part of an over- view of Australian libraries by I\alph M unn of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, in as- sociation with Ernest R. Pitt, an Australian librarian. As a group, and indeed library for library, Australian university libraries are beginning to measure up quite well to British univer- sity libraries, though very few would qualify for an Association of Research Libraries list- ing.14 It may be even more appropriate to apply this second calculation to CAE libraries since, though there are blurred edges be- tween the two sectors , the colleges are as- serted to be less concerned with higher education and research than are the univer- sities. Keywords: australia; cae; college; education; libraries; library; new; reader; research; services; sydney; university; university libraries
• Regional Alternatives for Interlibrary Loan: Access to Unreported Holdings by Reynolds, Dennis J. (1980) - put into Alternatives for Interlibrary Loan I 41 use in a greater number of OCLC libraries than it perhaps was during Knox's experi- ment, the identification of three known lo- cations, and perhaps even two, should be sufficient to fill an extremely high propor- tion of requests, thus presenting an oppor- tunity for nearby libraries to enter into cooperative blind searching ventures if it would prove beneficial to do so. College and Research Libraries DENNIS J. REYNOLDS Regional Alternatives for Interlibrary Lo~n: Access to Unreported Holdings Encouraging recent progress in documentation of library holdings has facili- tated interlibrary lending, but the problem of more complete bibliographic access will persist for some time. Keywords: cooperative; holdings; illinois; libraries; library; oclc; regional; requests; system
• Selected Reference Books of 1978-79 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1980) - A brief roundup of new editions ·of standard works , continuations , and supplements is presented at the end of the article. seventy-two are new and seventy-six have been altered to take account of new editions, supplementary volumes, and the like.-Foreword. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; edition; english; entries; guide; history; index; information; libraries; literature; new; periodicals; reference; research; studies; volume; work
• Information through the Printed Word (Book Review) by Edelman, Hendrik (1980) - ISBN 0-8352-1192-4. ISSN 0362-448X. This group of essays offers a brief, suc- cinct overview of some of the problems en- countered by library personnel in this era of rapid change. Machlup' s approach to problems in data gathering from research libraries was rather abrupt, and he should have recog- nized the sensitivity in the library world toward outside surveyors. Keywords: american; information; libraries; library; machlup; microfiche; new; research
• Serials Management and Microforms: A Reader (Book Review) by Walls, Sister Alma Marie (1980) - ISBN 0-8352-1192-4. ISSN 0362-448X. This group of essays offers a brief, suc- cinct overview of some of the problems en- countered by library personnel in this era of rapid change. It covers a wider range than personnel work, per se, as could be mis- takenly interpreted from the title. Keywords: libraries; microform; personnel
• Personnel in Libraries (Book Review) by Baker, J. Wayne (1980) - ISBN 0-8352-1192-4. ISSN 0362-448X. This group of essays offers a brief, suc- cinct overview of some of the problems en- countered by library personnel in this era of rapid change. At Book House we call it Con- cerned Service and it works every day for a growing clientele includ- ing academic libraries just like yours. Keywords: libraries; management; microform; personnel
• How to Find Chemical Information: A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Teachers, and Students (Book Review) by Kuhner, David (1980) - Discussed, .also, is limited application of the fair-use criteria in the areas of perfor- mance materials, display materials, repro- duction of display materials, and fair use by nonclassroom educators. To enrich the mixture still further, the author deals at some length with information flow and communication patterns in chemistry, with search strategy, and with keeping up to date with current awareness programs. Keywords: college; information; instruction; libraries; use
• Bibliographic Instruction Handbook (Book Review) by Grundt, Leonard (1980) - Six years later this task force was succeeded by the ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Sec- tion. Bibliographic Instruction Handbook. Keywords: college; instruction; libraries
• The Literature of Theology: A Guide for Students and Pastors (Book Review) by Trotti, John B. (1980) - The Conservation Policy Statement can be helpful for conservation planning in academic libraries if the policymakers are already familiar with preservation theory and practice. Nor have they de- voted a section of this booklet to the essen- tial topic of program evaluation, as they readily acknowledge in their introduction. Keywords: conservation; instruction; libraries; library; program
• The Bibliographical Control of American Literature, 1920-1975 (Book Review) by Elledge, Jim (1980) - Theorizing that librarians' view of the world influences how they view their roles as librarians , Adrian Mole states that these views also influence library management. Major and many minor and obscure tools of biblio- graphic control-principally bibliographies, bibliographic essays, and anthologies (those containing otherwise unavailable biblio- graphic data) but also several annuals and dissertations-are skillfully investigated. Keywords: american; libraries; management; studies; writers
• Studies in Library Management (Book Review) by Bonhomme, Mary Scherger (1980) - Theorizing that librarians' view of the world influences how they view their roles as librarians , Adrian Mole states that these views also influence library management. A collection of essays, this work attempts to examine many different aspects of man- agement of libraries. Keywords: libraries; management
• Guide to the Holdings of the American Jewish Archives (Book Review) by Maier, Kurt S. (1980) - Theorizing that librarians' view of the world influences how they view their roles as librarians , Adrian Mole states that these views also influence library management. This becomes apparent when we are con- fronted by such common Jewish names as Charles Goldberg, Henry Mayer, Samuel Rosenblum, Jacob Cohen. Keywords: jewish; libraries; library; management; new
• About College & Research Libraries by American Library Association, (1980) - The subscription price for College & Research Libraries News is $5 per year. Submitting Manuscripts Manuscripts of articles are to be sent to the editor (Richard D. Johnson , James M. Milne Library , State University College, Oneonta, NY 13820). Keywords: author; college; libraries; library; ppb; research; review
• A Conceptual Basis for Library Effectiveness by Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig (1980) - If the notion is accepted that libraries are unique and pursue divergent goals reflective of their own unique environment, then one must move away from a general conceptual definition of library effectiveness toward a more operational one. Libraries as organizations typically pursue multiple (and often conflicting) ob- jectives; and these objectives tend to differ from library to library according to the na- ture of the community within which the li- brary operates and the nature of the ser- vices it is supposed to offer. Keywords: criteria; effectiveness; example; libraries; library; model; mont; needs; research; time; user
• Design of the Library Director Interview: The Candidate's Perspective by Maag, Albert F. (1980) - 5 In choosing a source of information on how library director interviews are designed and conducted, the writer eschewed the strategy of requesting from hiring adminis- trators or search committee heads state- ments of official guidelines and procedures. In his interesting analysis of the kinds of activities to which academic library directors devote their time, Metz found a difference based upon size of library; i.e., directors of small libraries devote more time to the day-to-day internal operations in the library, whereas their counterparts at large libraries spend more time in such external, environ- mental activities as fund raising, professional activities, and representing the library to its public. Keywords: candidates; committee; directors; information; institution; interview; libraries; library; report; search
• Resume Essentials for the Academic Librarian by Gaughan, Thomas M. (1980) - Mimeographed and hand- written resumes were viewed as unaccept- able. Comments concerning resume length were extensive, indicating the inability of the respondents to make categorical state- ments about appropriate length. Keywords: importance; job; libraries; library; personnel; positions; respondents; resume
• Trueswell's Weeding Technique: The Facts by Turner, Stephen J. (1980) - Richard W. Trueswell, 'The Uses and Limi- tations of Trueswell': A Comment, College & Research Libraries 40:424-25 (Sept. 1979). 16. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TRUESWELL'S TECHNIQUE Trueswell' s technique relies upon the comparison of two curves that are con- structed by calculating the time elapsed since the last due-date for books in circula- tion and for books in the stacks. Keywords: books; circulation; libraries; library; research; richard; trueswell; use
• Academic Research and Library Resources: Changing Patterns in America (Book Review) by Forth, Stuart (1980) - Os- burn notes that there is presently no appar- ent immediate relationship between the ac- tivities of collection development and the research done at a given institution; that we have failed to recognize changes in the academic environment surrounding us; and that large academic libraries have come to behave quite independently of their constituencies, which, in times of financial stress, can be an unhealthy situation to be in. College and Research Libraries Recent Publications COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Osburn, Charles B. Academic Research and Library Resources: Changing Patterns in America, reviewed by Stuart Forth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keywords: academic; collection; librarianship; libraries; library; new; research
• Materials & Methods for History Research (Book Review) by Ring, Daniel F. (1980) - ~ UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS RoomA-3315 New York, N.Y. 10017 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland grams, history courses with a research focus, one- or two-credit historical biblio- graphical courses, graduate library courses, and independent or general study courses as appropriate settings. Proceedings of a Meeting Held at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, March 31 and April 1, 1978. Keywords: history; libraries; library; research; spindex; united; university
• SPINDEX Users Conference (Book Review) by Geary, James W. (1980) - The list of fantasy collections in the U.S. and Canada is useful but far from complete. Proceedings of a Meeting Held at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, March 31 and April 1, 1978. Keywords: fantasy; libraries; library; spindex; university
• Fantasy Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide (Book Review) by Post, J. B. (1980) - tempts to define fantasy literature and its subsections in fairly · rigid terms. This work is intended to serve ... as an acquisitions tool for librarians building core fantasy collections; as a guide to the litera- ture for teachers; as a reference handbook for fantasy scholars and researchers; and as a comprehensive introduction to the literature of fantasy and its related activities for in- terested readers. Keywords: fantasy; libraries; literature
• Libraries in Society: A Reader (Book Review) by Thomson, Dorothy F. (1980) - Persons look- ing for solutions' to the usual library prob- lems of automation, staffing, shrinking budgets, and rising costs .._.will not read very far, but those interested in the philosophy of libraries and in library and social history will find food for thought.-Dorothy F. Thomson, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. We invite you to visit our booth at the SLA and ALA annual conferences and the others by sociologists, political sci- entists, economists, and educators, who provide a variety of points of view about the philosophy, economics, and social respon- sibilities of libraries and librarians. Keywords: fantasy; information; libraries; library; literature
• Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums (Book Review) by Holley, Edward G. (1980) - and he then proceeds to discuss art, natural history, sci:- ence and technology, and history museums in separate chapters, with another chapter on botanical gardens and zoos. Edward Porter Alexander, trained as a historian at Columbia, director ofV interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg, 194~72, and, from 1972 to 1978, director of museum studies at the University of Dela- ware, has pulled together a vast amount of material, condensed it into thirteen read- able chapters, and seasoned it with his own insights and perceptions. Keywords: alexander; history; libraries; museum; research
• Designing and Space Planning for Libraries: A Behavioral Guide (Book Review) by Gration, Selby U. (1980) - British librarians in general pay scant attention to U.S. librarianship on the assumption that it is not pertinent to them, Recent Publications I 177 and the rest of Europe does not seem to be aware of the extent of the vast and sprawl- ing experimentation in library buildings that was generated in the United States by about five billion dollars' worth of construction during the 1960s. One very helpful section deals with color and graphics, the latter being more impor- tant to libraries than most other buildings, but often poorly treated in new libraries. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; new; university
• Library Buildings (Book Review) by Mason, Ellsworth (1980) - British librarians in general pay scant attention to U.S. librarianship on the assumption that it is not pertinent to them, Recent Publications I 177 and the rest of Europe does not seem to be aware of the extent of the vast and sprawl- ing experimentation in library buildings that was generated in the United States by about five billion dollars' worth of construction during the 1960s. One very helpful section deals with color and graphics, the latter being more impor- tant to libraries than most other buildings, but often poorly treated in new libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; map; new; people; university
• Microforms Management in Special Libraries: A Reader (Book Review) by Rift, Leo R. (1980) - of Cartography ; Joan Winearls of the University of Toronto de- scribes map collections and map librar- ianship in Canada; Ib Kejlbo of the Royal Danish Library describes map libraries in Denmark ; Edmond Pognon of the Bib- liotheque Nationale describes its map de- partment; Anna Kozlowa of the Lenin Li- brary describes the map collection in that institution; the late Ann-Mari Mickwitz writes of the N ordenskiold Collection in the University of Helsinki; Antoine De Smet of the Albert I Royal Library in Brussels dis- cusses the sixteenth-century cartophile Viglius ab Aytta; Hans van de Waal of the Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht describes the Dutch union map catalog; and Emil Meynen discusses the cataloging of thematic maps. The authors are associated with law, music , map , busi- ness , hospital, local history, education, sci- ence, and engineering libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; map; microforms
• The Map Librarian in the Modern World (Book Review) by Post, J. B. (1980) - To state the obvious, thi~ work belongs in map libraries and in the libraries of schools of librarianship. Within its sphere of limited appeal, this is a valuable work , describing several map collections and giving a feel for the present state of an aspect of librarianship, that has yet to reach the full heights of its achievements. Keywords: agency; essays; libraries; library; map; publications
• A Guide to Publications of the Executive Branch (Book Review) by Zink, Steven D. (1980) - To state the obvious, thi~ work belongs in map libraries and in the libraries of schools of librarianship. The objective of the system was to increase efficiency by means of three major components: (1) the use of OCLC as the principal locator source with telefacsimile machines to relay requests directly from borrow- ing to lending library; (2) the use of a central re- source library (Cleveland Public) to screen all re- quests for which OCLC did not provide a poten- tial lending library; and (3) the use of referral cir- cuit utilizing telefacsimile to route the remaining unfilled requests among member libraries. Keywords: agency; libraries; library; publications; system
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1980) - Data indicated that two program ob- jectives were reasonably well achieved-trainees increased their understanding of library services, information needs, and cooperation, and many increased their skills in information retrieval. These proceedings from that institute in- clude the instructional materials-revised as a re- sult of the discussions at the institute-used in five core courses at the Florida State University School of Library Science; five presentation pa- pers on library services to the handicapped; a selected bibliography on library services to the handicapped; and a list of the institute's consul- tants, speakers, and participants. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; college; evaluation; gale; guide; information; instruction; isbn; libraries; library; materials; national; new; program; publications; report; research; resources; rolls; services; state; study; university; use; york
• Conducting Library Research by Magrill, Rose Mary (1980) - The following comments about conducting library research are based on the assumption that there is some sort of underlying order in the way libraries operate, that there are some phe- nomena that cause or result from other phe- nomena and that, if we look carefully enough , we can detect that order and those relationships. The authors identified and discussed sixteen studies published between 1949 and 1975 that attempted to measure characteristics of library users or nonusers and to give a picture of the average user. Keywords: information; libraries; library; public; research; science; studies; study; use
• Publishing Library Research by Rayward, W. Boyd (1980) - There are journals of other library asso- ciations or societies whose work is more or less directly related to libraries: Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, Special Libraries , Notes, journal of Education for Librarianship, the journal of the American Society for Information Science , American Archivist, and the Papers of the American Bibliographical Society are examples here. There are journals published by or in association with library schools, such as The Library Quarterly or journal, Library His- tory, or Drexel Library Quarterly . Keywords: articles; editor; journals; libraries; library; paper; process; quarterly; research
• Open Stacks and Library Performance by Shill, Harold B. (1980) - as counterproductive re- sults of open stack access. If greater patron access to library stack . Keywords: access; book; circulation; libraries; library; research; shelf; stacks; study; use
• Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: An International Approach; Serving Physically Disabled People: An Information Handbook for All Libraries (Book Review) by Whalen, Lucille (1980) - The Asso- ciation of Research Libraries concluded from this study that the best way to reduce ILL costs is to improve periodical loans , and alternatives are suggested in Palm Two works, quite different in scope and intent, add to the ever-growing literature on library service to disabled persons . Keywords: book; handicapped; information; international; libraries; library; national
• Printed Music in the British Museum: An Account of the Collections, the Catalogues, and Their Formation, up to 1920 (Book Review) by Marco, Guy A. (1980) - This book is a definite contribution to the literature on library buildings. On the other hand, it is a straightforward handbook on how to plan for library space utilization and how to design for functional use of space. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; music; space
• College and Research Libraries by None (2012-04-04) - The author noted that public libraries were less censored than colleges and universities, but more censored than other school levels or junior colleges. This book is a definite contribution to the literature on library buildings. Keywords: book; censorship; libraries; library
• Resource Sharing of Libraries in Developing Countries (Book Review) by Jackson, Miles M. (1980) - He notes that whether or not we are prepared to regard the user as a feasible subject for library resource sharing programmes depends in part upon how we view his place in the library system, and how we choose to define library resources (p.15) . A good buy for libraries and librarians interested in library instruc- tion, as well as for people doing basic li- brary research in education.-James Doyle, Macomb County Community College, War- ren, Michigan. Keywords: countries; libraries; library; resources; sharing
• Library History (Book Review) by Wiegand, Wayne A. (1980) - He notes that whether or not we are prepared to regard the user as a feasible subject for library resource sharing programmes depends in part upon how we view his place in the library system, and how we choose to define library resources (p.15) . He should have mentioned several of those published works that he believes represent the weaker side of library history (see ourselves in print as we see ourselves in life comes to mind here); he could have engaged in a lengthier discussion on the utility of the library history. Keywords: history; libraries; library; service
• Supervision of Employees in Libraries (Book Review) by Binder, Michael B. (1980) - Another recurring theme stressed by several of the authors concerns the limita- tions of library supervisors as found in the library research literature and from their own observations . A highlight of the collection is a section candidly summarizing the reactions of five (three in university libraries) recently appointed supervisors to their new responsi- bilities. Keywords: bibliography; libraries; library; supervision; university
• Interior Design for Libraries (Book Review) by Bock, D. ]oleen (1980) - This issue also contains sections on inter- national publishing, education in book pub- lishing, best-sellers, notable subsidiary rights transactions, authors' advances and royalties, book trade associations, employ- ment and salaries in book publishing, an . annotated bibliography of recent books on book publishing, and finally, a fifty-five- page directory of 1,200 book publishers in the U.S. that lists name, address, phone number, and a very general indication of type of material published. Current in- formation on book publishing exists in a variety of scattered sources, so it is with anticipation that the librarian opens this new one-source reference. Keywords: american; book; industry; libraries; publishing
• U.S. Book Publishing Yearbook and Directory, 1979-80 (Book Review) by Thatcher, Mary E. (1980) - This issue also contains sections on inter- national publishing, education in book pub- lishing, best-sellers, notable subsidiary rights transactions, authors' advances and royalties, book trade associations, employ- ment and salaries in book publishing, an . annotated bibliography of recent books on book publishing, and finally, a fifty-five- page directory of 1,200 book publishers in the U.S. that lists name, address, phone number, and a very general indication of type of material published. Current in- formation on book publishing exists in a variety of scattered sources, so it is with anticipation that the librarian opens this new one-source reference. Keywords: authors; book; industry; libraries; publishing
• Letters by American Library Association, (1980) - As a librarian who has been concerned with the fear public library users seem to Letters I 245 have for our catalogs, I welcome Gorman and Hotsinpiller's interest (C&RL, Nov . 1979). Though they express their hope that this study will provide a benchmark for future investigations, without the knowledge of which libraries (or even which types of libraries) responded we can- not know whether the next study on this subject will deal with the same set of librar- ies. Keywords: college; cost; data; isbd; libraries; library; research; russian; study; use
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1980) - The eight group discussion reports relate to (1) the question of segregation or integration of library services to the handicapped, (2) the role of voluntary organizations in provid- ing such services, (3) promotion of services, (4) training of library service staff members who '' Libraries that serve education students will want to purchase this volume, either for direct use with students or for guid- ance to librarians and faculty.'' Speeches, papers, and summaries of group dis- cussions from Australia's 1978 national seminar on library services for the visually and physically im- paired are presented. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; college; education; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; materials; new; report; research; services; sources; state; study; university; use; york
• Student Book Collection Contests in American Colleges and Universities by Pfister, Fred C.; Fleury, Bruce E. (1980) - 5 By the mid-1930s more than thirty colleges and universities had established student book contests. while book collections often include rare or scarce items , the expense or rarity of the books is not necessarily a consideration. Keywords: book; collection; contest; friends; judges; libraries; library; prize; student; ucla; university
• Academic Libraries in New Zealand by Durey, Peter (1980) - However, the en- terprising nature of current British academ- ic librarianship is of comparatively recent origin, and the major historical influence on New Zealand university libraries is un- doubtedly American. McEldowney's recommendations on sta- tistics bore fruit in 1975 with the appear- ance of New Zealand University Library Statistics 1974.5 This publication, compiled in the same format used for Australian uni- versity library statistics, has subsequently appeared annually and provides recent and fairly comprehensive statistical information on New Zealand university libraries. Keywords: academic; college; libraries; library; new; new zealand; staff; students; university; university libraries; zealand; zealand university
• Marketing Library Services: Strategy for Survival by Edinger, Joyce A. (1980) - Once the marketing concept has been established among the staff of the organiza- tion-and that is not an easy task to accom- plish-the next step is to analyze the cur- rent situation, assess the strengths and shortcomings in the library's current pro- grams and policies, determine the goals that a program of marketing library services should accomplish, and determine the spe- cific methods by which those goals can be achieved. These aren't the only reasons for engag- ing in the marketing of library services but are among the most important and should be sufficient reason for librarians to consider the possibilities offered by the marketing of library services. Keywords: libraries; library; marketing; organization; patron; services
• The Printing Press as an Agent of Change: Communications and Cultural Transformations in Early-Modern Europe (Book Review) by Winger, Howard W. (1980) - The Development of Library Collections of Sound Recordings , reviewed by Gordon Stevenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cutting Library Costs: Increasing Productivity and Raising Revenues , reviewed by J. Wayne Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keywords: book; change; guide; libraries; library; press; printing; service
• Slick Libraries: A Guide for Academic Institutions, Museums, and Special Collections (Book Review) by Flanagan, Cathleen (1980) - The material on criteria for eval- uating the quality of commercial slides is expanded, the discussion of copyright now includes reference to the 1978 Copyright Law, and a new (but regrettably brief) sec- tion on the use of microfiche (color as well as black and white) in slide collections has been added. In the first edition, the directory of slide libraries listed 240 collections in the United States, Can- ada, and several miscellaneous foreign coun- tries. Keywords: change; edition; libraries; slide
• Documentation of the United Nations System: Co-ordination in its Bibliographic Control (Book Review) by Kohler, Carolyn W. (1980) - In the first edition, the directory of slide libraries listed 240 collections in the United States, Can- ada, and several miscellaneous foreign coun- tries. The material on criteria for eval- uating the quality of commercial slides is expanded, the discussion of copyright now includes reference to the 1978 Copyright Law, and a new (but regrettably brief) sec- tion on the use of microfiche (color as well as black and white) in slide collections has been added. Keywords: edition; libraries; library; slide
• Recurring Library Issues: A Reader (Book Review) by Osborn, Jeanne (1980) - Each agency included in the study is briefly reviewed, with mention of its his- tory, purpose, organization, membership, budget, programs, library, and a few impor- tant serial publications. This anthology of forty selections from writings on libraries and for librarians cov- ers a forty-two year time span, although at least three-fourths were first published in the past decade. Keywords: issue; libraries; library; research
• Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Works, Histories, and Handbooks (Book Review) by Doumato, Lamia (1980) - The readings for Issue II, government re- lations, examine past trends toward various levels of government funding for various types of libraries, together with a strong plea for an integrated national library plan. The final Issue VII, changing boundaries of librarianship, ranges from Vannevar Bush's rather technical World War II pre- dictions of the future course of information retrieval to Karl Nyren's mid-1970s iden- tification of libraries as low energy proces- ses to which society will never devote more than a minor fraction of its resources. Keywords: art; arts; issue; libraries; library
• The Librarian's Psychological Commitments: Human Relations in Librarianship (Book Review) by Creth, Sheila (1980) - We may have good ideas as concerns the big picture, but flounder a bit when it comes down to the little nitty-gritty details; and that is where a great many of the author's suggestions are directed. You may recall recent questionnaires seek- ing similar ideas from college and university librarians. Keywords: book; ideas; libraries
• Conversations on Libraries (Book Review) by Lang, Jovian P. (1980) - Little has changed in library video services since 1977, although there appears to be more interest in video due to the availability of reasonably inex- pensive home videocassette recorders. Bahr' s assessment of library video use is a follow-up to a 1977 public library survey by the same publisher. Keywords: book; libraries; library; video
• Video in Libraries: A Status Report, 1979-80 (Book Review) by McIntyre, William A. (1980) - Public library video represents a very fragmented and restrained service. Little has changed in library video services since 1977, although there appears to be more interest in video due to the availability of reasonably inex- pensive home videocassette recorders. Keywords: information; libraries; library; problems; video
• The Four Online Bibliographic Utilities (Book Review) by Gambee, Budd L. (1980) - Public library video represents a very fragmented and restrained service. The public library pro- files offer an information base for adding video programs or for comparing current levels of service with other libraries. Keywords: book; class; information; libraries; library; matthews; video
• Developing Library Effectiveness for the Next Decade (Book Review) by Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig (1980) - As one might infer from the title, this book contains a diverse set of original pa- pers on library effectiveness presented at the May 1977 conference of the Internation- al Association of Technological University Libraries at Leuven, Belgium. Yet, this volume does not even summa- rize in any coherent fashion the current issues related to library effectiveness. Keywords: book; effectiveness; libraries; library; new
• The Nature and Future of the Catalog: Proceedings of the ALA's Information Science and Automation Division's 1975 and 1977 Institutes on the Catalog (Book Review) by Heckman, Lucy T. (1980) - Although these lectures took place five Recent Publications I 315 years ago and precede such developments as AACR 2, the Research Libraries Informa- tion Network, and the closing of the Library of Congress catalog, they remain timely and recommended reading. Comparison of Alternative Catalog Forms and Imple- mentation of Catalog Alternatives present the problems involved when a library closes its catalog and chooses alternative forms. Keywords: catalog; cataloging; future; libraries; library; line
• Community College Library Instruction: Training for Self-Reliance in Basic Library Use (Book Review) by Grundt, Leonard (1980) - One could certainly take issue with some of Hoffmann's predilections (e.g., his sug- gestion that library collections should mirror public tastes, the lack of coverage of certain areas of the repertory). The list of 1,250 items is recommended for large university and public libraries, but identifies appropri- ate items for medium-sized public and col- lege libraries (625 items) and small public and school libraries (313 items). Keywords: college; instruction; libraries; library; music
• A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Books; Organising Music in Libraries (Book Review) by Marco, Guy A. (1980) - Music Library Association. During the 1970s the Music Library Association (MLA) issued a number of 380 I College & Research Libraries • july 1980 selected lists, covering areas like miniature scores, reference books, biographies of musicians, opera scores, etc.; these were in- tended to guide nonspecialist librarians in building music collections for general librar- ies. Keywords: collection; development; information; libraries; library; music; staff
• Selecting Materials for Instruction: Issues and Policies (Book Review) by Newman, George Charles (1980) - This book is a comprehensive, readable, contemporary assessment of the issues and policies involved in materials selection (in- cluding references to the effects of Proposi- tion 13 in California). Community groups and spe- cial interest organizations are seriously questioning the inclusion of certain types of reading and instructional materials. Keywords: book; chapter; libraries; materials; selection
• An lntroduction to Searching and Input (Book Review) by Hall, Mary C. (1980) - The report will be the subject of much discussion by Canadian library groups and Recent Publications I 391 in government circles in the coming months. Ontario and Quebec libraries have been sharing catalog- ing records , trying to ,rationalize collections, and running a daily interlibrary loan deliv- ery service for the better sharing of collec- tions since 1974. Keywords: libraries; library; oclc; university
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1980) - New York State Library Data Base Users Manual. New York State Education Dept., Albany. Keywords: american; data; detroit; education; gale; guide; index; information; instruction; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; publications; research; sources; state; university; york
• Editorial by Schmidt, C. James (1980) - The new editor, the eighth, assumes the mantle previously worn by A. F. Kuhlman, Carl M. White, Maurice F. Tauber (fourteen years!), Richard Harwell, David Kaser, Richard Dougherty, and Johnson. A review of the forty-one years of this journal discovers occasional artic- ulation of new editorial intentions and directions on the occasion of change of editor: Kuhlman cast the original mold and identified eight objectives for the new journal. Keywords: libraries
• Measuring Circulation Desk Activities Using a Random Alarm Mechanism by Mosborg, Stella Frank (1980) - Except for the weekend supervisor, the staff was never aware which days were study days until they arrived for ·work. Twenty-five percent of the staffs total time was spent working with patrons and charg- ing materials, and 40 percent was spent working with the housekeeping aspects of circulation (discharging, book sorting , filing, overdues, holds, and snags). Keywords: activities; activity; circulation; data; day; libraries; library; ram; staff; study; tag; time; work
• ALA World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (Book Review) by Peterson, Kenneth G. (1980) - The last category includes coverage of 162 countries, providing information for each on the national library, academic, public, school, special, and other libraries, library associations, and statistical data about volumes in collections, annual expenditures, population served, and professional and other staff. A good example of the breadth and depth of subject treatment may be found in the section on academic libraries (eighteen pages), which is divided into seven subsec- tions, each written by a different author. Keywords: ala; american; articles; countries; encyclopedia; information; libraries; library; research; services; volume
• Random Recollections of an Anachronism; or, Seventy-Five Years of Library Work (Book Review) by Kraus, Joe W. (1980) - When he re- turned to high school, the family moved to Oberlin and he became the page and errand boy at Oberlin; in his words, I have been doing library work ever since except for four summers. future of research libraries. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; metcalf; new; research; years
• The Computerization of Society: A Report to the President of France (Book Review) by Grosch, Audrey N. (1980) - Not sur- prisingly, the p pers are both descriptive and speculative Particular applications of information technology are described , and several speculative articles assess implica- tions of -new developments on society in general and libraries in particular. College and Research Libraries 458 I College & Research Libraries • September 1980 nological change, and a shift in balance of research library resources as seen by grow- ing concern for cooperative activity ex- pressed in terms of resource sharing and networks. Keywords: france; libraries; library; research; society
• The Role of the Library in an Electronic Society (Book Review) by Talbot, Richard J. (1980) - Duane Webster's Man- aging the College and University Library reflects the philosophy of the ARL' s Office of Management Studies and concentrates on what Webster views as the major concepts and trends influencing library managers to- day. First, instead of library auto- . Keywords: information; libraries; library; management; school
• Current Concepts in Library Management (Book Review) by Grose, B. Donald (1980) - An Introduction to University Library Administration, third edition, is recom- mended for library school libraries, for the university library administrator who reads everything, and certainly for British uni- versity libraries and librarians.-Roscoe Rouse, Oklahoma State University, Still- water. Lancaster and his two research associates, Laura Drasgow and Ellen Marks, close the proceedings with an article that attempts to divine the future of libraries and librarians. Keywords: libraries; library; management; university
• Library Consultants (Book Review) by Laird, W. David (1980) - An Introduction to University Library Administration, third edition, is recom- mended for library school libraries, for the university library administrator who reads everything, and certainly for British uni- versity libraries and librarians.-Roscoe Rouse, Oklahoma State University, Still- water. College and Research Libraries 462 I College & Research Libraries • September 1980 The four appendixes, all by the editor and all related to library education, consti- tute thirty-eight pages of unnecessary filler in a work whose title suggests its contents deal with concepts in library management. Keywords: consulting; education; libraries; library; pages; university
• Furnishing the Library Interior (Book Review) by Bock, D. ]oleen (1980) - The council's data base comprises the Higher Education General Information Sur- vey/Library General Information Survey (HEGIS/LIBGIS) data and other derived measures of library expenditures and opera- tions supplied by participating libraries . By using this manual in con- junction with the workshop and consultation services (optional) of the Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges and its data collection and reporting services (required), a library in a small · liberal arts college could Recent Publications I 465 compare itself to similar libraries in terms of staff size, book budget, and total budget; circulation, interlibrary loan, and hours; dis- tribution of expenditures between clerical and professional staff, among administrative, technical, and public services, and among types of materials. Keywords: college; data; libraries; library
• Managing Costs and Services in College Libraries: A Users Manual (Book Review) by Maag, Albert F. (1980) - Chapters two and three are devoted to library exchange procedures, particularly those of academic libraries. The council's data base comprises the Higher Education General Information Sur- vey/Library General Information Survey (HEGIS/LIBGIS) data and other derived measures of library expenditures and opera- tions supplied by participating libraries . Keywords: data; exchange; gifts; libraries; library
• Gifts and Exchange Manual (Book Review) by Lanier, Don (1980) - Chapters two and three are devoted to library exchange procedures, particularly those of academic libraries. This work is intended for those perso ns who manage public libraries, aspire to the management of public li- braries or who se lect top managers of all s ize s of public libraries everywhere . Keywords: exchange; gifts; libraries; library; manual; university
• Manual of General Searching Procedures (Book Review) by Willett, Martha (1980) - The authors do not provide a critical analysis of approval plans but unwarrantably assume that such plans are the most efficient and economical way to obtain books. Variations of approval plans , such as those designed to obtain publications of cer- tain presses or authors, are not mentioned, nor is there any information on foreign plans (except for a few comments about Blackwell's, ·England), a major oversight as such plans can't be built on the same model used to construct domestic plans. Keywords: libraries; library; plans; university
• Library of Congress Cataloging Service, with a Comprehensive Subject Index (Book Review) by Payne, Eleanor R. (1980) - The authors do not provide a critical analysis of approval plans but unwarrantably assume that such plans are the most efficient and economical way to obtain books. Variations of approval plans , such as those designed to obtain publications of cer- tain presses or authors, are not mentioned, nor is there any information on foreign plans (except for a few comments about Blackwell's, ·England), a major oversight as such plans can't be built on the same model used to construct domestic plans. Keywords: approval; cataloging; libraries; library; plans; subject
• A Book for a Sixpence: The Circulating Library in America (Book Review) by Williamson, W. L. (1980) - Interesting and important though it is to consider circulating libraries for themselves , the greater s·ignificance of such study is their meaning and contribution to the growth of libraries in general and the free public library in particular. This publication gives American library history a full-dress counterpart to the his- tory of circulating libraries in Great Britain presented in Devendra P. Varma's The Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge (Washington: Consortium Press, 1972). Keywords: book; libraries; library
• Books and Publishers: Commerce Against Culture in Postwar Britain (Book Review) by Gambee, Budd L. (1980) - As the author offers no alternatives, the book should be an excellent springboard to discussions of the problem by sociologists, librarians, and pub- lishers as to the future of book publishing. circulating libraries followed by a summary that seeks to extract generalizations. Keywords: book; libraries; publishers; publishing
• The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources (Book Review) by Perry, Charles E. (1980) - Although the purpose of this conference was to analyze the problems faced by the public library as it seeks to promote the humanities to the adult non student and suggest creative ideas which public libraries might use to this end (p. v-vi), the dis- coveries presented can be used readily by academic libraries in their charge to bring students to a humanistic approach in their daily lives. In summation he stipulates some queries that should be addressed, including one that refers to future patterns of at- tempts to serve users in academic libraries. Keywords: edition; humanities; libraries; library
• The Role of the Humanities in the Public Library (Book Review) by Lang, Jovian P. (1980) - Although the purpose of this conference was to analyze the problems faced by the public library as it seeks to promote the humanities to the adult non student and suggest creative ideas which public libraries might use to this end (p. v-vi), the dis- coveries presented can be used readily by academic libraries in their charge to bring students to a humanistic approach in their daily lives. Although some think of continuing educa- tion as the proper field for public libraries, many colleges and universities also present continuing education courses. Keywords: humanities; libraries; library; public
• College and University Archives: Selected Readings (Book Review) by Janzen, Mary E. (1980) - Reading lists for any course in archival theory and practice should include College and University Archives. The archivist's relations with other compo- nents of the university community are the subject of Brichford's University Archives: Relationships with Faculty and Miriam I. Crawford's Interpreting the University Archives to the Librarian. Keywords: archives; college; libraries; public; university
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1980) - OUR 48th' YEAR ~=~ Mount Morris, Illinois 81054 496 I College & Research Libraries • September 1980 times Information Guide Series, v.lO. Detroit: Gale, 1980. Children's Authors and Illustrators: A Guide to Manuscript Collections in United States Research Libraries. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; college; data; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; publications; reference; research; series; sources; subject; system; university; york
• The ACM Periodical Bank: A Retrospective View by Clarke, Jack A. (1980) - For the next few years the Bank's officers ACM Periodical Bank I 505 and staff conducted a vigorous hard-sell campaign nationally to attract a new cate- gory of associate members. Somewhat surprisingly, while MINITEX and WILS were rapidly expanding their ser- vices, the rival ACM Periodical Bank was enjoying the most substantial growth in its history. Keywords: acm; bank; college; costs; libraries; library; members; periodical; service; system
• The National Program to Microfilm Land-Grant Agricultural Documents by Garrett, Sarah A.; Luchsinger, Arlene E. (1980) - Warner-Eddison Associates, Inc., Microfilm- ing Agricultural Documents: A Manual of Procedures Derived from Microfilming Agri- cultural Publications Held by Public Land- Grant Institutions in New England (Belts- ville, Md. : U.S. Department of Agriculture , National Agricultural Library, 1976), p.i. 13. At the Midwinter meeting [of the American Library Association in 1974] the National Agricultural Library revived its plans to initiate a cooperative microfilming program .... Keywords: documents; grant; land; libraries; library; national; project
• Working Papers in Academic Business Libraries by Koch, Jean E.; Pask, Judith M. (1980) - Although actively collected by only 33 percent of the libraries responding, working papers are considered an important source of information on current research by business faculties. The difficulty of ac- quiring and handling working papers seems to outweigh their value. Keywords: business; faculty; libraries; library; papers; percent; university; working
• The Conant Report: A Study of the Education of Librarians (Book Review) by Rothstein, Samuel (1980) - In the very brief first chapter (7% pages), Conant indicates the functions and responsibilities of professional education and of library education and identifies the issues that served as focus for the inter- views. Given the autonomy of American universities, it does not make much sense to me to even consider imposing a common curriculum on library schools, or allocating specializations among them, or regulating enrollment in strict accordance with employment opportu- nities. Keywords: conant; education; information; libraries; library; report; schools; study
• Career Patterns and the Occupational Image: A Study of the Library/Information Field (Book Review) by Ashley, Janet L. (1980) - The bibliography is so lamentably incomplete (e.g., it does not include Dan- ton's major study on sixth-year programs) as to suggest that Conant was not well in- formed about previous studies on his sub- ject. His co-investigator was Stuart Mann, a pro- fessor of operations research at Penn State with an interest in library operations. Keywords: libraries; library; profession; study
• Organization Development for Academic Libraries: An Evaluation of the Management Review and Analysis Program (Book Review) by Kuhn, Warren B. (1980) - One of its two authors, Edward Johnson, served as chair- person of the Pennsylvania State University Libraries MRAP Study Team, and after several thousand man-hours of intense and sometimes frustrating work in using MRAP thought its overall impact worth examining. Wisely, too, it has been recom- mended that the M RAP process be mod- ified to 'ensure a role for library directors, since implementation must largely be their responsibility. Keywords: business; development; index; libraries; mrap; research
• Glaister's Glossary of the Book: Terms Used in Papermaking, Printing, Bookbinding and Publishing with Notes on Illuminated Manuscripts and Private Presses (Book Review) by Winger, Howard W. (1980) - Other new entries, such as the 3, 000-word article on Bengali printing and typography, involve not so much new terms and new events as they do the expanding interests of the author. Illustrating this are new entries on computer-assisted typeset- ting, computer terminology for the printer, and co-publishing. Keywords: book; entries; exhibit; libraries
• National Libraries (Book Review) by Rovelstad, Mathilde V. (1980) - National libraries are increasingly called upon to fulfill major roles of national im- portance, particularly for establishing bib- liographic and other services significant to libraries within a country and across politi- cal boundaries. The goals of Universal Bib- liographic Control and Universal Availability of Publications cannot be reached without the strong support and involvement of national libraries. Keywords: countries; faxon; functions; libraries; library; research
• Australian and New Zealand Library Resources (Book Review) by Jackson, William Vernon (1980) - Since these essays, gathered from many sources not always readily available, are a good survey of problems currently faced by national libraries and present a perception of their actual and desirable functions, this volume is a valuable source of information, recommended for all larger libraries and li- brary schools.-Mathilde V. Rovelstad, Catholic University of America, Washing- ton, D.C. Downs, Robert B. Australian and New Zea- land Library Resources. College and Research Libraries 546 I College & Research Libraries • November 1980 Special Functions and Aspects of National Libraries, considers in more detail their wide variety, emphasizes in particular how national library responsibilities in many countries are divided among several librar- ies, how some libraries combine national and other functions, and how in some coun- tries there are subject-specialized national libraries or regional or state subnational libraries. Keywords: faxon; information; libraries; library
• Australian Official Publications (Book Review) by Martin, Murray S. (1980) - A student who depends entirely on either will learn little or nothing about the unique aspects, the importance, or even the exis- tence of information retrieval based on non- subject approaches such as names, titles, Naturally the guide con- centrates on the national, university, and other libraries with holdings important for research; there is little information on the institutes of technology and the colleges of advanced education (presumably an area for expanded coverage in a second edition). Keywords: information; libraries; library; publications
• Indexing, The Art of: A Guide to the Indexing of Books and Periodicals (Book Review) by Tamblyn, Eldon W. (1980) - Thus the work confines itself to the many aspects of in- dexing as accomplished by humans as an art form, and leaves others to tell of computers, citation indexes, KWIC, KWOC, PRECIS, concordances, and the many special index- es-thematic for music, ring for Chemical Abstracts, etc. The six appendexes (the spelling based on the parallel to the correct literary plural of index as established by Shakespeare, and transmitted by Knight) provide information about the British, American, Australian, and Canadian societies of indexers, as well as the Wheatley Medal and the Carey Award. Keywords: appraisal; index; libraries; performance
• CLIP Notes: College Library Information Packets. #1-80: Performance Appraisal (Book Review) by Gaughan, Thomas M. (1980) - #1-80: Performance Appraisal is simply a selection of policy and procedure statements on performance appraisal from various academic libraries in the Midwest. Perhaps stranger still is the inclusion of the evaluation tool used by the Virginia Beach Public Library, which obviously was not part of the survey population of academic libraries in the Midwest. Keywords: appraisal; college; libraries; library; performance
• March of Library Science: Kaula Festschrift. (Book Review) by Sharma, Ravindra N. (1980) - New Directions in Reference Service concentrates on public library service that advocates community information services. While I applaud Strawn for his efforts , the clear-cut, logical, easy-to- use, programmed, self-instructed text for library instruction has , alas, yet to be writ- ten.-Anne F. Roberts, State University of New York at Albany. Keywords: information; libraries; library; new; reference; service
• America's Military Past: A Guide to Information Sources (Book Review) by Harrington, Richard B. (1980) - There are chapters on Melvil Dewey, the role of UNESCO in the development of li- braries and librarianship, NUC pre-1956 im- prints, the information explosion, the role of microfilms in research libraries, and costing in university libraries. Due to his matchless contribu- tions, sixty-two librarians from all over the world have honored him by contributing articles on various aspects of library science in March of Library Science: Kaula Fest- schrift. Keywords: index; information; libraries; library; proceedings; sciences
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1980) - MF-$0.83; PC-$4.82 Intended to identify educational practices that have been effective in preparing Spanish- surnamed and American Indian students for li- brary careers and to describe recommendations for improving library education programs for these minorities , this study examined eight such programs through their final program narrative reports, interviews with participating faculty and students, and documents associated with program development and academic affairs . Study procedures are detailed, and appen- dixes include a list of library education programs for the above-mentioned students, a list of pre- liminary recommendations , and the use of the special review panel members. Keywords: bibliography; care; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; nonbook; program; publications; research; sources; univ; york
• College Libraries: A Comparative Analysis in Terms of the ACRL Standards by Carpenter, Ray L. (1981) - Nonetheless, if library staffs are to provide adequate services, including the wider adoption of on-line bibliographic searches and bibliographic instruction, these staffing ratios suggest the need for more profession- als. The ratio of professional library staff to students is more favorable in private than in public-controlled schools (table 23). Keywords: grad; libraries; percent; public; standards; table; undgrad
• Effects of Library Instruction on Student Research: A Case Study by King, David N.; Ory, John C. (1981) - Evaluations based on library use cannot reveal all the causes of success or failure in library instruction. To date, evaluation efforts have not addressed the problem of determining the behavioral effects of instruction on student use of the li- brary. Keywords: evaluation; instruction; libraries; library; mean; research; students; undergraduate; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1979-80 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1981) - This is the last of the guides based on that survey, earlier volumes having covered South and Southeast Asia (1965; Guide DE15), Mrica (1971; Guide DD59), and the Far East (1977; Suppl. DE2). Most came to prominence during the 1970-75 period, but a number of figures omitted from earlier volumes (because of lack of bio- graphical information or because their work was not available in English translation) are included here. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; entries; guide; history; index; isbn; libraries; library; list; new; reference; series; volume; work; york
• Mason on Library Buildings; To Grow or Not to Grow: A Review of Alternatives to New Academic Library Buildings and Library Buildings (Book Reviews) by Weber, David C. (1981) - This conference was held almost ten years after one sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education with the American Library Asso- ciation , which concentrated on the estab- lishment of library networks . Two publications of Library Journal also treat of library buildings. Keywords: conference; libraries; library; network; new
• Networks for Networkers: Critical Issues in Cooperative Library Development (Book Review) by Zipkowitz, Fay (1981) - This conference was held almost ten years after one sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education with the American Library Asso- ciation , which concentrated on the estab- lishment of library networks . In general, however, the HEA 11-B and LSCA III were found to have had a favorable im- pact on library services, although one that is muted considerably by a number of de- ficiencies. Keywords: ieee; information; libraries; library; network; new
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1981) - Annual subscription (6 issues)-$135 Library Technology Reports American Library Association 50 East Huron Street · Chicago, IL 60611 82 I College & Research Libraries • January 1981 Office for Library Service to the Disadvan- taged, American Library Association. Keywords: american; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; london; metuchen; n.j; new; publications; research; scarecrow; york
• CLR and Preservation by Gwinn, Nancy E. (1981) - Although pollution does play a role (and in some areas , such as New York City, a critical one), Barrow identified manufacturing processes as the principal cause of paper decay ; in a later investigation of book papers manufactured from 1800 to 1899, he was able to trace historically the loss of strength in papers in a time line that matched the introduction by paper mills of alum sizing and the use of cheaper and shorter fibers. He continued to study what had happened to book papers from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries, and he began to look at the effects storage tempera- tures have on the permanence of paper. Keywords: american; barrow; book; clr; congress; conservation; council; group; laboratory; libraries; library; materials; national; new; paper; preservation; problem; process; program; project; research; research libraries; resources; testing; time; use; work
• A Proposed Staffing Formula for Virginia's Academic Libraries by Metz, Paul; Scott, Elizabeth A. (1981) - Finally, some, but not all, of the for- mulas reflect the diminishing demands of larger enrollments or other parameters on library resource levels, establishing sliding scales for the relationships between input parameters and staff levels. The result, then, is that there are four yardsticks that affect staff levels. Keywords: formula; institutions; levels; libraries; library; staff; staffing; subcommittee; virginia
• Using "Choice" as a Mechanism for Allocating Book Funds in an Academic Library by Werking, Richard Hume; Getchell, Charles M. (1981) - This article reiterates the need for a litera- ture-size approach to book fund allocations and presents a case for using reviews from Choice magazine as a useful and hitherto ignored · means of determining literature size. Using data from Choice to determine academic book publishing output is by no means flawless. Keywords: book; choice; libraries; number; subject; titles
• A Cost Model for Storage and Weeding Programs by Lawrence, Gary S. (1981) - When Y is greater than ten, circulation costs are less for stored volumes . recurring annual cost (check-in , claiming, binding, etc.); this cost is assumed to be constant for all years in the planning period. Keywords: circulation; cost; equation; libraries; library; model; storage; volume; weeding; years
• Special Issue on AACR2 (Book Review) by Daniels, Mina H. (1981) - McClure examines the patterns of factual information exchange among library staff members. Given the increasing complexity of academic libraries both in their organiza- tional development and in their utilization of technology, it is no wonder that investi- gators should now begin to examine the process by which library management deci- sions are made. Keywords: aacr2; information; libraries; library; management
• Serial Publications: Their Place and Treatment in Libraries (Book Review) by Bonk, Sharon (1981) - It is his contention that most serials need only level I cataloging, and that for most libraries, book catalogs would be sufficient for their needs. Yet underlying the chapter is a 1 tone of misgiving about the advantages of · automating serials files. Keywords: aacr2; cataloging; libraries; library; serials
• Introduction to Cataloging and Classification (Book Review) by Massonneau, Suzanne (1981) - This essay also poises itself on the edge between · the general and the particular by drawing extensively from a vast literature concerning Third World affairs in general and by reporting on the author's years of personal experience, especially in Nigeria. In recog- nition of the increasing use of machine- readable cataloging records, rule examples are no longer given in traditional card for- mat. Keywords: aacr2; cataloging; classification; libraries; world
• Cultural Crisis and Libraries in the Third World (Book Review) by Tutwiler, Paul (1981) - This essay also poises itself on the edge between · the general and the particular by drawing extensively from a vast literature concerning Third World affairs in general and by reporting on the author's years of personal experience, especially in Nigeria. At that time , it will be verified that Third World li- brarians can be strong forces for the welfare of their country. Keywords: libraries; world
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1981) - Experimental Online Catalog for the Dart- mouth College Library. Annual subscription (6 issues)-$135 Library Technology Reports American Library Association 50 East Huron Street· Chicago, IL 60611 182 I College & Research Libraries • March 1981 Expert Evaluations of Photocopiers, Microfiche Readers, Printer Terminals by Library Technology Reports Photocopiers-Test reports on eight electrostatic office copiers, seven of which use plain paper and four mini-copiers which can be purchased for $500 to $1,000 . Keywords: american; bibliography; catalog; college; comp; data; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; paper; reference; report; series; services; university; york
• Job Stress and Burnout: Occupational Hazards for Services Staff by Neville, Sandra H. (1981) - Libraries in the next decade must recognize the shift from a materials orientation to a client orientation and design the organization structure to serve the work flow of library services. Li- brarians rarely note that many service jobs have inherently high risk and stressful con- · ditions. Keywords: energy; individual; job; libraries; library; management; organization; service; stress; structure
• Comparable Worth: Issues and Alternatives (Book Review) by Kass, Tina (1981) - The book has two major focuses: the first, a summary of survey results from a ques- tionnaire on personnel policies, and the second, the reprinting of sample personnel Recent Publications I 251 policies. The bulk of the book, though, is devoted not to the survey results or general informa- tion on personnel policies, but to the sam- ple personnel policies reprinted from public and academic libraries. Keywords: information; libraries; library; personnel; policies; worth
• Personnel Policies in Libraries (Book Review) by Creth, Sheila (1981) - What is also absent from this book is any information on the process of developing policies : who has the responsi- bility for identifying needed policies and writing pqlicies, what opportunities should be provided for staff to review and contrib- ute to policies, what are mechanisms for re- view and updating of policies, and how is policy information disseminated. The book has two major focuses: the first, a summary of survey results from a ques- tionnaire on personnel policies, and the second, the reprinting of sample personnel Recent Publications I 251 policies. Keywords: libraries; personnel; policies
• Justin Winsor: Scholar-Librarian (Book Review) by Williams, Edwin E. (1981) - What is also absent from this book is any information on the process of developing policies : who has the responsi- bility for identifying needed policies and writing pqlicies, what opportunities should be provided for staff to review and contrib- ute to policies, what are mechanisms for re- view and updating of policies, and how is policy information disseminated. Since a clear understanding of personnel policies requires an understanding of the context within which _they are developed and applied, this lack of information minimizes the usefulness of the sample policies. Keywords: index; libraries; library; personnel; policies
• Organizing the Library's Support: Donors, Volunteers, Friends (Book Review) by Hume, Leslie Parker (1981) - Call Toll Free 800-248- 1146 Michi~an Customers Call Collect the SAN 169-3859 BOOK HOUSE JOBBERS SERVING LIBRARIES Much has been written about the fiscal crisis plaguing libraries; indeed, journals are filled with articles reciting a litany of shrink- ing budgets and rising costs. Keywords: friends; libraries; library; support
• Public Libraries: An Economic View (Book Review) by Altman, Ellen (1981) - The essays deal with all kinds of libraries-from large academic to small-town public-and discuss a variety of topics, ranging from how to deal with problem personalities in a friends' group, to choosing print styles for library publications. Mosher's ·essay crystalizes the seminal thread in this book: carefully cultivated, a friends group can indeed be a valuable resource that can help libraries provide better service and better collections, even in the straitened environment of the eighties.-Leslie. Keywords: libraries; library
• Studies in Creative Partnership: Federal Aid to Public Libraries during the New Deal (Book Review) by Molz, R. Kathleen (1981) - This lack of connection somewhat limits the book as a source for an understanding of the role of public libraries on the public policy agenda.-R . In addition to very practical treatises on closing the catalog at the New York Public Library , the New York State Library, the University of Toron- to, .and LC , this volume contains articles on such topics as the process of planning for the bibliographic future ; the impact of clos- ing on library organization and on reference services; past and present research that could affect library catalog design ; and opening the catalog, i.e. , making the catalog more relevant , sensitive, . Keywords: catalog; libraries; library; new; public
• Closing the Catalog: Proceedings of the 1978 & 1979 Library Information Technology Association Institutes (Book Review) by Lynden, Frederick C. (1981) - In addition to very practical treatises on closing the catalog at the New York Public Library , the New York State Library, the University of Toron- to, .and LC , this volume contains articles on such topics as the process of planning for the bibliographic future ; the impact of clos- ing on library organization and on reference services; past and present research that could affect library catalog design ; and opening the catalog, i.e. , making the catalog more relevant , sensitive, . Atherton provides an excellent com- parison of the advantages and disadvantages of card catalogs, COM, and online catalogs, plus an extensive bibliography of catalog use studies. Keywords: aacr2; catalog; closing; information; libraries; library; new; public
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1981) - This study determines the periods of peak de- mand on library services in the Radford Universi- ty Library, establishes staffing profiles to meet these demands, and projects changes in staffing levels that may in the future modify the library's service capabilities. An overview of the university and of the library, environmental analysis, assessment of library needs, and statement of university and li- brary goals provide a framework for the study. Keywords: american; analysis; card; catalog; college; data; development; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; report; research; services; state; study; university; use; washington; york
• User Reactions to Online Catalogs: An Exploratory Study by Moore, Carole Weiss (1981) - However , the cost of providing such im- proved access is substantial, and although de- sirable, will be justified in the present eco- nomic climate only if needed by a large pro- portion of library users. The survey sample, selected on a random basis from actual catalog users, included a representative group of undergraduates, graduates, faculty, library staff, others, and a cross section of the various disciplines within the ·humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Keywords: access; catalog; libraries; library; online; subject; systems; users
• The Conception and Birth Pangs of OCLC-An Account of the Struggles of the Formative Years by Branscomb, Lewis C.; Rogers, A. Robert (1981) - Ohio College Library Center, Transactions: Ohio College Association (Oct. 1966), p.13. The Committee of Implementation and its various subcommit- tees worked diligently during the ensuing months and by the summer of 1967 the Ohio College Library Center was a reality, with Frederick G. Kilgour as its first direc- . Keywords: center; college; committee; libraries; library; ohio; state; university
• Cataloging and Classification Practices in Community College Libraries by Dale, Doris Cruger (1981) - Two RECENT STUDIES have shown that the majority of community college libraries are now using the Library of Congress classifica- tion system for the organization of printed materials. The dates of these studies indi- cated the need for additional research, not only on the cataloging and classification of books but also on the classification of pam- phlets, government documents, periodicals, microforms, and audiovisual materials in community college libraries. Keywords: cataloging; classification; college; community; libraries; library; materials; subject; use
• The Impact of User Frustration on Humanities Research (Research Note) by Wilson, Kathryn B.; Eustis, Joanne D. (1981) - Humanities scholars seem to consider physical environment and library services as important to their research as the collection itself. It is well known that libraries provide inter- library loan service as a means of supplement- ing local collections. Keywords: collection; faculty; humanities; libraries; library; materials; research; university
• University Faculties and Library Lending Codes: A Survey and Analysis (Research Note) by Haka, Clifford H.; Ursery, Nancy (1981) - A major gap in the knowledge of the man- agement of the Smithsonian Institution Li- braries (SIL), as in most libraries, is in the precise allocation of expenditures in terms of library goals. ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM Conversations among the director, the budget officer, and the author established the need to tag each SIL expenditure according to fiscal year, library goal, object class, fund type, fund source, cost center, and benefit center (these items are defined below). Keywords: fines; force; libraries; materials; measures; use
• A Cost Database for Branch Library Resource Allocation and Performance Evaluation (Research Note) by Toney, Stephen (1981) - A major gap in the knowledge of the man- agement of the Smithsonian Institution Li- braries (SIL), as in most libraries, is in the precise allocation of expenditures in terms of library goals. ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM Conversations among the director, the budget officer, and the author established the need to tag each SIL expenditure according to fiscal year, library goal, object class, fund type, fund source, cost center, and benefit center (these items are defined below). Keywords: branch; center; cost; expenditure; goal; libraries; library; research; services; sil; smithsonian
• Extended Library Education Programs: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the School of Library Service, Columbia University, 13-14 March 1980 (Book Review) by Forth, Stuart (1981) - All are legitimate concerns of deans and faculties of library schools. BioSciences Information Service 2100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA Phone: 215-568-4016 • Toll free within Continental USA, except Pennsylvania (800) 523·4806 Telex: 831739 e Bt): concerned with the mechanics of library edu- cation, and specifically, of course, whether or not library schools should move to two-year programs and, if so, how such programs would improve the individual graduate. Keywords: education; information; libraries; library; research; university
• An Information Agenda for the 1980s: Proceedings of a Colloquium, June 27-28, 1980; The Future of the Printed Word: The Impact and Implications of the New Communications Technology (Book Review) by Olsen, Richard A. (1981) - Compaine's paper, Shifting Boundaries in the Information Marketplace, summarizes the variety of information systems available now and contemplated during this decade and provides examples of how they may be 384 I College & Research Libraries • july 1981 used. In part this is because library education is simply not demanding enough, not tough enough (whatever its length), and in part because we are having to hire those who are not librarians (and pay them more, I might note) to get the work done that is now necessary in academic libraries. Keywords: information; libraries; library; technology
• Library Networks, 1981-1982 (Book Review) by Gapen, D. Kaye (1981) - While OCLC' s longer history may have revealed problems (and solutions) that other cooperative activities have yet to ex- perience, other networks have , in turn, their own strenuous history. We call our program Concerned Service and it pays off for academic libraries through- out the U.S.A. Let us show you! Keywords: book; libraries; library; networks; oclc; rlg
• Advances in Librarianship, Volume 10 (Book Review) by Stevens, Norman D. (1981) - reflection as an MRAP participant, I would agree that the potential for the MRAP for improving academic library performance seems to be modest at best; but at the same time I would point out that it has other values, especially in staff development, that Axford fails to recog- nize. comprehensive treatment geared to graduate students in library science taking a survey course in management. Keywords: libraries; library; management; series
• Management for Librarians: Fundamentals and Issues (Book Review) by Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig (1981) - The reviewer recommends the book to all serious students of library management and suggests that it would make a good text for graduate library science courses when supplemented with other materials.- Rosemary Ruhig DuMont, University of Ken- tucky, Lexington. comprehensive treatment geared to graduate students in library science taking a survey course in management. Keywords: book; community; libraries; library; management
• Learning Resources and the Instructional Program in Community Colleges by Sessions, Judith (1981) - Because many libraries , large and small alike, are currently planning or implementing COM or online catalogs , a Library Technol- ogy Reports on the subject seems particularly timely. The reviewer recommends the book to all serious students of library management and suggests that it would make a good text for graduate library science courses when supplemented with other materials.- Rosemary Ruhig DuMont, University of Ken- tucky, Lexington. Keywords: book; college; community; libraries; library
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1981) - Library Research Guides, no.5. This report on the proceedings of the 1980 meet- ing of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) contains the following papers: On the Need for a Recent Publications I 393 New Energy Consciousness by James L. Clayton; Video: Information Technology of the 80's by Kenneth Winslow; Linking Bibliographic Utilities by Donald A. Smalley; Preservation by Pamela W . Keywords: available; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; map; new; report; research; u.s; university; york
• Towards a Periodical and Monograph Price Index by Belanger, Charles H.; Lavallee, Lise (1981) - THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY is not to rein- vent the wheel, as the field of economics has long discovered how to construct and apply price indexes to various commodities, includ- ing library materials. 26 Measurement of Price Increases In addition to the quantitative instruments mentioned, library managers have made ex- tensive use of price indexes and studies to jus- tify and allocate budgets. Keywords: book; budget; college; index; libraries; library; periodicals; price; publishers; research; titles
• Organizational Structure and Innovation in Academic Libraries by Howard, Helen A. (1981) - The data show that library A has higher scores than library B for all the measures except job specificity. In the library study it shows a strong positive relationship for libraries B and C but not for libraries A and B. One plausible explanation for the association be- tween professional training and the rate of innovation is that because all the library sub- jects were professionals, there would be higher mean scores. Keywords: data; hage; index; innovation; job; libraries; library; rate; research; study
• Improving the Effectiveness of Libraries through Improvements in the Quality of Work Life by Martell, Charles (1981) - The history of work system design is traced. Work system design is one of the most innovative methods that have emerged. Keywords: design; employee; job; jobs; libraries; library; life; management; new; organization; research; satisfaction; system; tasks; work
• The Spine of the Heart: The University of Jos in Search of a Library Building Model by Nwafor, B. U. (1981) - Before the U.S. visit, I had another oppor- tunity to visit a number of university libraries and related institutions in the U.K. (includ- ing the Universities of Surrey, Sussex, East Anglia, Nottingham, SCONUL office, the Library Association Library, etc.). To meet the planning program of the university, it was expedient that this action be taken while the search for additional information on spine libraries continued. Keywords: building; departmental; faculty; jos; libraries; library; linear; new; spine; staff; university
• Recent Trends in West German University Library Building Planning by Jones, Harold D. (1981) - Entrance to library areas is on the mezza- nine level. Other university library buildings have re- cently been completed in West Germany. Keywords: areas; book; building; floor; level; libraries; library; new; offices; readers; reading; university
• Library Management (Book Review) by Goudeau, John (1981) - Dis- cussions of periodicals and newsletters, spe- cialized journals, nonprint media, mono- graph publishers, indexes and abstracts, library authors, landmark publications, pro- fessional collections, and library publishing outside the U.S. are all comprised within their pages, creating a valuable summary of library literature as it enters the 1980s. Teachers of library management will be pleased with this 292-page text. Keywords: libraries; library; literature; management; research
• DDC Dewey Decimal Classification. Proposed Revision of 780 Music (Book Review) by Stevenson, Gordon (1981) - .. name affiliation address cit state zi 07231 -K 502 I College & Research Libraries • September 1981 are given the option of choosing from three different types of class numbers for com- posers. Cincinnat i, OH 45211 (513) 661 -7881 Send more information on the new ANNALS of the ACGIH series . Keywords: acgih; available; class; libraries; music; new; research; service
• On-line Public Access to Library Bibliographic Data Bases: Developments, Issues and Priorities (Book Review) by Beltran, Ann Bristow (1981) - The Wilson Company, however, is now responsible for marketing and sales of Mansell titles in the United States and Canada. The report describes a survey of thirty- seven libraries, utilities, and consortia oper- ating or developing public access systems. Keywords: libraries; library; report
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1981) - This report describes Ball State University's course-integrated library instruction program for the multisection English 104, Composition 2 course, which is intended to provide instruction in fundamental library use skills to the majority of the university's undergraduate students and to create a . base of library use knowledge that can be expanded by a proposed second level of more specialized in- struction within selected courses offered by several academic departments. This paper explores the background and struc- ture of library personnel systems and the character- istics of library personnel resources, including li- MCGREGOR PERSONALIZED SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE Keywords: american; bibliography; gale; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; reference; research; services; university; use
• University Libraries: Standards and Statistics by Stubbs, Kendon (1981) - In both the ACRL and ARL libraries, the median num- ber of professional staff is 25 percent of total staff. Discriminant anal- ysis thus tells us that there is a remarkably strong statistical distinction between the ACRL and ARL libraries. Keywords: acrl; analysis; arl; data; expenditures; libraries; library; percent; professionals; regression; standards; state; total; university; university libraries; variables; volumes
• Towards the Development of a Library Management Information System by Runyon, Robert S. (1981) - But first we need to outline a conceptual model for library data to support administrative decision making. The reason for this lies in the absence of a broad conceptual model of library data that can be used in the development of a detailed statisti- cal data system applicable to a wide range of operational planning, reporting, and re- search purposes. Keywords: categories; data; handbook; information; libraries; library; management; mis; national; need; reporting; research; system
• The Information Needs of Historians by Stieg, Margaret F. (1981) - In this survey, those at universities with the top twenty-five graduate programs were more likely to consult with colleagues at their own institutions on their research than other historians, but were no more ready to discuss or correspond with acquaint- ances elsewhere. This problem is shared by all to a greater or lesser extent, including American historians. Keywords: american; bath; historians; history; information; libraries; library; research; social; states; survey; table; united; use
• Acceptability of Non-Library/Information Science Publications in the Promotion of Tenure of Academic Librarians by Geahigan, Priscilla; Nelson, Harriet; Saunders, Stewart; Woods, Lawrence (1981) - In practi- cal terms this meant that someone might pub- lish in a subject other than library science so long as he/she was careful to show its rele- vance to the concerns and issues of librarian- ship. His study likewise shows that the number of students who entered schools of library science with Ph.D.s in hand ap- proximately doubled between 1972 and 1974, and that there is a preference in the current job market for librarians with subject expertise at the Ph.D. level. Keywords: information; libraries; library; publications; science; subject
• Bibliographic Access for Microform Collections by Niles, Ann (1981) - At the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, information for such an index is contained in notebooks in human- ities reference listing contents of many micro- form collections; on analytic cards in the shelflist for several microform collections; and in bibliographies and guides provided by microform publishers. College and Research Libraries ANN NILES Bibliographic Access for Microform Collections Bibliographic access to individual titles in microform collections is a problem. Keywords: cataloging; collections; control; index; information; libraries; library; microform
• Boston Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers: 1640-1800 (Book Review) by McCorison, Marcus A. (1981) - Among the fifteen essays, three might be regarded as history but the majority can only be regarded as perceptive observations of the growth of academic libraries in the United States and Great Britain from the twenties to the present, with great emphasis upon the emer- gence of the academic library as a large com- plex organization of relatively recent origin. Indeed Alan Jeffreys asserts that British university libraries are almost totally reliant on American schemes of classification and show almost no signs of being directly Recent Publications I 585 influenced by any other school of thought.(p.154). Keywords: american; book; history; libraries; university
• University Library History: An International Review (Book Review) by Holley, Edward G. (1981) - Nonetheless, as the editor notes, the best evi- dence that university libraries will maintain the advances made in the last few decades may well be the record of their achieve- ments in the face of past adversity. Indeed Alan Jeffreys asserts that British university libraries are almost totally reliant on American schemes of classification and show almost no signs of being directly Recent Publications I 585 influenced by any other school of thought.(p.154). Keywords: academic; american; libraries; library; university
• Librarians and Labor Relations: Employment Under Union Contracts (Book Review) by Wilkinson, Billy R. (1981) - The second section includes eight longer articles (4,000 to 10,000 words) on a variety of subjects: management information sys- tems in academic libraries, the bibliographic instruction course given for academic credit, computerized legal search services, informa- tion resources (other than the library) in an academic institution, development of an au- tomated acquisitions system, participation of corporate libraries in cooperative programs, peer evaluation for academic librarians, and sharing of staff among libraries. Some of Bailey's research on academic library admin- istrators was done under a Council on Li- brary Resources Fellowship and the report on this work has already been available for some time. Keywords: libraries; library; public; research; volume
• Supervisory and Middle Managers in Libraries (Book Review) by Salzer, Elizabeth M. (1981) - After some introductory material that in- cludes descriptions of the organization of aca- demic, public, and corporation libraries, Bailey has a short chapter on personnel man- agement that briefly reviews some of the areas of concern to library managers: job de- scriptions, evaluation, staff development, collective bargaining, etc. Some of Bailey's research on academic library admin- istrators was done under a Council on Li- brary Resources Fellowship and the report on this work has already been available for some time. Keywords: information; libraries; library; managers
• The Professional Development of the Librarian and Information Worker (Book Review) by Bergen, Dan (1981) - There is also general agreement, both by middle managers and top adminis- trators, that library schools are doing a poor job in teaching management and administra- tion. In summarizing the information on middle managers in academic libraries, Bailey re- ports that there is little consensus on the var- ious levels of middle management. Keywords: information; librarianship; libraries; library; management; research; service; structure
• Career Patterns of Women Librarians with Doctorates; Women View Librarianship: Nine Perspectives (Book Review) by Laird, David (1981) - As library budgets decline in real dollars and as· both faculty interests and the range of potentially useful material continue to broaden, the art of collection development has come into its own. The essays group into five categories: (1) collection management, which includes or- ganization, personnel, budgetary allocation, and other matters; (2) the selection processes themselves, including blanket orders, Latin American and European acquisitions, out- of-print buying, and preservation; (3) the use of quantitative methods such as citation and circulation analysis to guide development; (4) special problems arising from format (mi- croforms, media) or sources (government documents); and (5) new directions, which includes such diverse subjects as education for collection development (Charles B. Os- burn) and creativity, collection manage- ment, and development. Keywords: collection; libraries; library; research; women
• Collection Development in Libraries: A Treatise (Book Review) by Williamson, John G. (1981) - Those entering collection development who have the background judgment to make an eventual success of it will find the descriptive of this essays collection a helpful orientation to present practice. As library budgets decline in real dollars and as· both faculty interests and the range of potentially useful material continue to broaden, the art of collection development has come into its own. Keywords: collection; development; libraries; library
• Computers for Libraries; Systems Thinking in Library and Information Mangement (Book Review) by Lipman, Peter G. (1981) - Com- puters for Libraries is intended as a survey course on library computer systems for non- computer literate librarians. Systems Thinking in Libraries and Information Man- agement is an attempt to bring the body of knowledge called systems theory to bear on library problems. Keywords: collection; libraries; library; services; systems
• Fee-Based Information Services; A Study of a Growing Industry (Book Review) by McMullen, Haynes (1981) - As hardware changes and software im- proves, many library automated systems will certainly change character dramatically. Boss is senior consultant with ISCI and is well know as a writer and speaker on library automation and kindred subjects. Keywords: books; information; libraries; library; services
• A Library Science Research Reader and Bibliographic Guide (Book Review) by DePew, John N. (1981) - British Columbia Library Network: A Study of Feasibility. It was designed to fill an information gap in relation to the litera- ture of library science research and will be of interest to library school students, faculty, and other concerned scholars. Keywords: book; cloth; information; libraries; library; paper; research; science; systems
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1981) - , this study examines the allocation and coordi- nation of federal resources among the various levels of government for the development of libraries and library services. MF -$0.83; PC- $1.82. - The system specifications described have been adopted by the nineteen California state university and colleges libraries for use with the CL Systems Expanded Title Record format. Keywords: college; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; network; new; paper; programs; research; state; study; system; university
• Prove All Things: Hold Fast That Which is Good: Deaccessioning and Research Libraries by Stam, David H. (1982) - Parenthetically, I should point out that the New York Public Library has a rather check- ered history of duplicate sales, a history that begins before the formal consolidation of the Astor and the Lenox libraries in 1895. Henry Stevens, Recollections of ]ames Lenox (New York: New York Public Library, 1951), chapter6. 17 . Keywords: books; caesar; collection; deaccession; duplicates; libraries; library; museum; new; public; research; sale; thomas; trustees; york
• Title Overlap: A Study of Duplication in the University of Wisconsin System Libraries by Moore, Barbara; Miller, Tamara J.; Tolliver, Don L. (1982) - 1 Cooper, Thompson, and Weeks investi- gated the degree of title overlap among nine University of California campuses. Evans, Gifford, and Franz reported that the State University of New York (SUNY) Cen- tral Administration Office of Library Ser- vices used the machine-readable biblio- graphic records (OCLC magnetic tapes) of four member libraries to assess title overlap. Keywords: libraries; library; overlap; percent; study; titles; univ; university
• Zero-Base Budgeting for Libraries: A Second Look by Crowe, William J. (1982) - But ZBB does pro- vide a well-structured mechanism for man- agement decision making at a time when funding constraints present special chal- lenges for library budget makers. College and Research Libraries WILLIAM J. CROWE Zero-Base Budgeting for Libraries: A Second Look Zero-base budgeting (ZBB) was given considerable attention in the manage- ment literature during the latter 1970s. Keywords: base; budgeting; libraries; library; management; process; zbb
• Academic Library Newspaper Collections: Developing Policy (Research Note) by Rudolph, Janell; Byunn, Kit (1982) - A spe- cific list of newspaper titles, U.S. and for- eign, was included in order to compare -cur- rent subscriptions and microform holdings among the universities and with MSU sub- scriptions and holdings. Only eight responded that they did have a policy statement on the selec- tion of newspaper titles, a ratio of 34.8 per- TABLE4 RET AI NED PERioD oF BAcK IssuES NoT ON MICROFORM Number of Period Retained Libraries 2 months or less 6 More than 2 months to 1 year 11 More than 1 year 2 Other• 1 Keywords: libraries; microform; newspaper; periodicals; policy; titles
• Technical Report on Linking the Bibliographic Utilities: Benefits and Costs; Linking Bibliographic Data Bases: A Discussion of the Battelle Technical Report (Book Review) by Lucker, Jay K. (1982) - A second document that must be consid- ered required reading for those involved with or interested in the question of utility linkage is C. Lee Jones's discussion of the Battelle re- port. The first deals with the ef- fects of linking on libraries and their users, and examines issues such as whether there is sufficient reason to link bibliographic utilities and, if so, the possible benefits in three areas of service: shared cataloging, interlibrary loan, and reference searching. Keywords: battelle; libraries; library; report; utilities
• Academic American Encyclopedia (Book Review) by Lougee, Wendy Pradt (1982) - A few idiosyncrasies are bothersome: internal prepositions are disregarded in alphabetizing multi-word entries, and acronyms are inter- filed with other entries (e.g., CB after Ca- zenovia, N.Y.). Given the particularly good coverage of contemporary authors, however, the absence of entries for Kenneth Koch, Charles Bukowski, Robert Coover, and Stephen King is surprising. Keywords: aae; articles; coverage; entries; index; information; libraries; library; percent
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1982) - Washington, D.C.: Department of State Library, 1980. 80p . $3. Available from Gift and Ex- change Section, New York State Library Cul- tural Education Center, Empire State Plaza, Al- bany, NY, 12230. Keywords: guide; isbn; issn; libraries; library; london; new; publications; state; washington; york
• Views of a Luddite by Lacey, Paul A. (1982) - 2 Both studying and teaching literature are, preeminently, library work. We know how hard it is to go outside the limits of the field , however they are established, yet just that breaking the lim- its of the field , conceiving of new ways to approach a topic, is what vitalizes research. Keywords: computer; information; libraries; library; material; new; research; study; technology; time; work
• Libraries and Liberal Arts Colleges: Tough Times in the Eighties by Sullivan, Daniel (1982) - Private colleges will suffer, and the~r ltbrartes wlll suffer particularly. The assets of private colleges and universities exist largely as a result of gifts from individuals, corporations, and founda- tions for the purpose of helping to ensure in perpetuity that an important social need will be met: the education of the populace. Keywords: capital; colleges; education; income; institutions; libraries; new
• Options for the 80s: Directions in Academic and Research Libraries by Lynch, Beverly P. (1982) - This unparalleled expansion and growth of academic libraries offers a remarkable his- tory. The high quality of ref- erence work performed in academic libraries is commented upon in the acknowledgment sections of many treatises and texts and in the countless letters written by grateful students and scholars. Keywords: change; choices; collections; college; libraries; library; organizations; profession; research
• A Unifying Influence: Essays of Raynard Coe Swank (Book Review) by Sloan, Elaine (1982) - MEAT, POULTRY AND SEAFOOD TECHNOLOGY -Recent Developments by Endel Karmas: ISBN 0-8155-0887-5; $45. $25.00 UNITED NATIONS Room A-3315 New York, N.Y. 10017 PUBLICATIONS Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland ' New from Noyes UP-TO-DATE REFERENCES FOR YOUR SPECIALIZED NEEDS Available Spring 1982 ACID RAIN INFORMATION BOOK by Frank A. Record et al: ISBN 0-8155-0892-1; $24. Keywords: acgih; essays; heron; information; isbn; libraries; library; swank; volume
• Progress in Communication Sciences, Volume II (Book Review) by Taylor, Robert S. (1982) - The skills to be cultivated by reference librarians are so numerous and varied that reference courses easily become fragmented and empha- size only isolated aspects of reference service. The ALA World llcyclopedia enhances reference collection serves as an invaluable resource for library school students, a provides comprehensive coverage for practitioners and gener readers. Keywords: communication; index; information; libraries; library; new; periodicals; reference; research; volume; work
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1982) - V .10 in the Ed- ucation Information Guide Series, Gale Infor- mation Guide Library. V. 10 in the In- ternational Relations Information Guide Series, Gale Information Guide Library. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; college; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; research; resources; university; washington
• College & Research Libraries: Its First Forty Years by Cline, Gloria S. (1982) - Few strong trends or changes in the sex of cited authors were read- ily apparent. There was a definite trend toward greater collaboration among cited authors, increas- ing from a low of 4.3 percent in 1955-59 to 15.7 percent in 1975-79. Keywords: articles; authors; c&rl; citations; college; documents; journal; libraries; library; literature; number; percent; research; science; source; study; subject; table; years
• Copyright Policies in Virginia Academic Library Reserve Rooms by Harber, John B.; Huber, C. Edward (1982) - SuMMARY Since photocopying customarily associ- ated with library reserve room operations was not directly treated in the copyright leg- islation (Public Law 94-553) that became ef- fective on January 1, 1978, there has been considerable doubt, differences in interpre- tation, and lack of consensus among aca- demic library administrators as to the intent of the law in this area. In early 1978, just after Public Law 94-553 became effective, Meredith Butler surveyed twenty-seven academic libraries in New York State by telephone to sample current attitudes, practices, procedures and prob- lems relating to library reserve operations and the new copyright law. Keywords: b x; c x; copyright; libraries; library; m x; reserve; use
• European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1776, Volume I: 1493-1600 (Book Review) by Koda, Paul S. (1982) - And rightly so, for this first volume signals the appearance of an excel- lent, major reference work. space is de- voted to discussion of related personnel issues surrounding online search services, although three chapters address such topics as, the role of the intermediary, management aspects, and education for searchers. · Keywords: index; information; libraries; library; new; research
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1982) - National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario).1980. Keywords: academic; american; book; cabinet; canada; cloth; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; management; national; new; paper; reference; services; u.s
• Academic Libraries in an Interlibrary Loan Network by Linsley, Laurie S. (1982) - Florida libraries are not taking full advan- tage of the basic verification and location tools for the state. Expressed in sheer volume, Florida COMCAT is more valuable to Florida libraries than FULS, be- cause FLIN libraries borrow twice as many books as photocopies. Keywords: college; florida; ill; libraries; library; loan; state
• An Annotated Bibliography of Items Relating to Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries, 1969-1981 by Nisonger, Thomas E. (1982) - Broadus, Robert N. Evaluation of Aca- demic Library Collections: A Survey of Recent Literature, Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory 1: 149-55 ( 1977). Guide- lines for the Evaluation of the Effective- ness of Library Collections, in David L. Perkins, ed., Guidelines for Collection De- velopment, p.9-19. Keywords: academic; author; collection; collection evaluation; college; college libraries; development; evaluation; holdings; journal; libraries; library; research; research libraries; standards; university; university libraries
• Selected Reference Books of 1981-82 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1982) - Many types of reference works are in- cluded, e.g., guides, manuals, bibliogra- phies, histories, dissertation lists, and period- icals. The bulk of the volume consists of selected bibliographies of current books, journals, technical reports, reference sources, university computer cen- ter newsletters, references on computer pro- gramming languages, and proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery Spe- cial Interest Groups. Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; general; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; new; publications; reference; research; sources; volume; work
• Book Theft and Library Security Systems, 1981-82 (Book Review) by Farrington, Jean Walter (1982) - There is an index to the text and a list of libraries owning the individual security sys- tems that is broken down by type of library. Consequently, there is now a large body of experienced men and women in academic libraries who see no prospects of promotion, either in their own institution or elsewhere, but who wish to contribute in a greater measure than has been possible in the past to the running of their library. Keywords: book; libraries; library; systems
• University Librarianship (Book Review) by Weber, David C. (1982) - Consequently, there is now a large body of experienced men and women in academic libraries who see no prospects of promotion, either in their own institution or elsewhere, but who wish to contribute in a greater measure than has been possible in the past to the running of their library. It may be clear to some that these realities cry out for innovative, if not revolutionary, approaches to the organization of academic libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; management; university
• Issues in Personnel Management in Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Duda, Frederick (1982) - It may be clear to some that these realities cry out for innovative, if not revolutionary, approaches to the organization of academic libraries. But, although Martin ac- knowledges that the last few years have been remarkable for nothing so much as for failure to unite the libraries of the country in the face of these changes, he holds out hope that academic libraries will meet the chal- lenges of the technological revolution and emerge with much different organizational structures in the years ahead. Keywords: libraries; library; management; martin; new; personnel; university
• Personnel Administration in Libraries (Book Review) by Henderson, Carolyn J. (1982) - In the epilogue, the author states: The goal of personnel management is to match personnel resources with programs. Collective bargaining, con- tract negotiation, and grievance resolution, which have become key factors in the admin- istration of library personnel, are ably cov- ered in this volume. Keywords: information; libraries; library; personnel
• Telecommunications and Libraries: A Primer for Librarians and Information Managers (Book Review) by Basinski, William L. (1982) - In chapter one, F. W. Lancaster and Donald W. King describe information trans- fer and argue that ownership of resources be- comes less important as resource directories and TC advances continue improving re- mote access to diversified collections. Brigitte L. Kenney presents an easily read, James Martin type of TC basics text as chapter two. Keywords: chapter; information; libraries; library; research
• Video Discs- Their Application to Information Storage and Retrieval & Developments in Optical Disc Technology and the Implications for Information Storage and Retrieval (Book Review) by Schroeder, John R. (1982) - One wonders whether, governed by the market, library services and collections may then come to reflect the plastic shopping mall quality we find in those segments of our lives already controlled by market mech- anisms. Four of the papers were prepared for a workshop on user fees sponsored by the Indi- ana chapter of the Special Libraries Associa- tion. Keywords: fees; information; libraries; library
• User Fees: A Practical Perspective (Book Review) by Knapp, Sara D. (1982) - One wonders whether, governed by the market, library services and collections may then come to reflect the plastic shopping mall quality we find in those segments of our lives already controlled by market mech- anisms. James Dodd's piece on information brokers highlights the paradoxical nature of the rela- tionship 'between information brokers and public libraries. Keywords: fees; libraries; library
• Mainstreaming Outsiders: The Production of Black Professionals (Book Review) by Farley, John (1982) - The proportion of black students in medi- cal colleges in the United States more than doubled between 1969 and 1979, certainly an admirable achievement by all concerned, but black medical students still represent only about 6 percent of all medical students. The eight professions are examined for current racial composition, the peculiar problems that entry into each presents for minority-group members, and whatever reasons might account for the ups and downs of black enrollments during the decade. Keywords: libraries; library; new; percent; professions
• Losses in a Theological Library (Research Note) by Desmarais, Norman (1982) - College and Research Libraries Research Notes CONTENTS Norman Desmarais ModMekkawi NORMAN DESMARAIS 393 396 COllEGE & RESEARCH liBRARIES Losses in a Theological Library The ARL Library Index as a Decision-Making Tool Losses in a Theological Library Librarians often assume that the greatest number of book losses occur in medical and legal libraries. In ad- dition to this partial inventory, the staff con- ducted a book census (counting every book and bound periodical) to determine the exact size of the collection, and to serve as a basis I 393 394 I College & Research Libraries • September 1982 for the efficient establishment of loss rate in the future. Keywords: collection; libraries; library; losses; percent
• Origins of American Academic Librarianship (Book Review) by Shank, Russell (1982) - For one who has labored for over three decades in academic librarianship, it is sur- prising to realize how slowly the fundamen- tals of this sector of librarianship have grown. · The SLA, with its focus on putting knowledge in all formats to work, was itself a reform movement within American librarianship. Keywords: american; college; librarianship; libraries; library
• Developing Microform Reading Facilities (Book Review) by Farrington, ]ean Walter (1982) - Slote devotes scant attention to the diffi- culties of weeding a large academic collec- tion (one page) or special libraries (one-half page) although, in the literature discussed, he does include a review of work done in uni- versity collections that support shelf-time pe- riod as the best predictor of future use. He does not address the fact that special libraries, which are character- ized by in-depth collections in a narrow sub- ject field or format, can often find little to weed, and that what is weeded must most of- ten be discarded, rather than stored. Keywords: libraries; library; microform; zbb
• Weeding Library Collections - II (Book Review) by Rice, Barbara A. (1982) - The authors first list seven categories of automated systems: in-house, transferred software, software houses, integrated, turn- key, utility, and jobber. Boss and Marcum con- clude that libraries will benefit in the long run from integrated systems, and should pressure suppliers of automated systems to provide them. Keywords: information; libraries; library; police; systems
• International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Librarianship (Book Review) by Farley, John J. (1982) - The authors first list seven categories of automated systems: in-house, transferred software, software houses, integrated, turn- key, utility, and jobber. Boss and Marcum con- clude that libraries will benefit in the long run from integrated systems, and should pressure suppliers of automated systems to provide them. Keywords: acquisitions; information; libraries; library; report; systems; university
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1982) - V. 5 in the Books, Publishing, and Library Information Guide series. A selection of papers presented on a variety of general and specific subjects is in- cluded: Information and Productivity by Robert M. Hayes; A 'LINC' between University Library, Information and Computing Services Using Voice Input/Output by John Hawgood; Information Measurement Systems by Sergei Prohorov; Issues in Distributed Data Base Design by Abdullah Uz Tansel; and International Standardisation of Modular University Programmes by Gustav Thuro. Keywords: academic; association; bibliography; british; collection; college; development; documents; education; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; materials; national; needs; new; ohio; paper; publications; report; research; services; staff; state; study; university; washington
• Eighteenth-Century Short-Title Catalogue: A Medical Model of the Costs of Participation by Specialized Collections by Overmier, Judith A.; Ihrig, Elizabeth (1982) - According to an informal report, 15 another contributor, John C. Attig at Pennsylvania State University, recorded the amount of time it took student and professional staff to use ESTC options one and two. Completing a BIBSLIP (professional cataloger) ESTC method 1: requires steps 1-3 ESTC method 2: requires steps 1 and 4 Time Required 1.2 minutes per volume (ca. 2 titles per vol.) 1 minute per title 2 minutes per title 4.5 minutes per title 3.6 minutes per title 5.1 minutes per title Source: ESTC /NA's newsletter, ESTC Facsimile 2, no. 3:1- 8 (Oct . 1980). Keywords: estc; libraries; library; medical; project; title
• Varying Levels of Support Given to Government Documents Departments in Academic Libraries by Cook, Kevin L. (1982) - = 1907.00 M0 = 1907.00 s = 29.25 range = 110.00 Documents Department Resources Adjusted Frequency ( %) 34 .5 39.1 26.4 100.0 1.1 When comparing the fifteen indicators of documents department resources with each other, sixteen pairs yjelded a Pearson's r 2 value greater than .20. Another vari- able not measured in this study is the staffing of other library departments. Keywords: department; documents; government; libraries; library; materials; publications; resources; staff
• College Library Buildings in Transition: A Study of 36 Libraries Built in 1967-68 (Research Note) by Freeman, Michael S. (1982) - The present study seeks to examine certain library buildings constructed in 1967 and 1968, specifically those that serve col- leges. Libraries that met the re- quirements in 1967 or 1968, but have greater enrollments today, are still included. Keywords: college; libraries; library; seating; space; storage; years
• Collection Development and Management at Cornell: A Concluding Report on Activities of the Cornell University Libraries' Project for Collection Development and Management, July 1979-]une 1980, with Proposals for Future Planning (Book Review) by Lynden, Frederick C. (1982) - Assisted by a Mellon Foundation grant , Hendrik Edelman, then assistant director of libraries for collection development at Cornell, headed the project from July 1977 to January 1979 until he moved to Rutgers as university librarian. He notes that university libraries have not ap- plied networking concepts within their own institutions, e. g., the library as a clearing- house or reference center for the internal University Information Resource Net- work. Keywords: collection; cornell; development; libraries; library; project; report
• Abstracts: Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians by American Library Association, (1982) - A reference list, eleven tables pre- senting and comparing data on special libraries, and four figures accompany the text. In order to provide access to individual educa- tors and researchers in library science on the basis of their specializations and types of research, a project was undertaken to develop a Classification of Education and Research in Librarianship and Information Science (CERLIS). Keywords: american; directory; edition; education; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; literature; management; manual; new; paper; publications; reference; research; services; special; york
• Marketing as Applied through Publishing: Converting Theory to Practice by Corrick, Annabelle (1983) - It is the purpose of this study to analyze and redefine marketing terms as they relate to library service and to provide an example of a basic library marketing instrument used by the Univer- sity of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Law Library: a mailing for new-materials pro- motion called the Acquisitions List. An expedient publication device, an ac- tive publicity mechanism providing a sys- tematic announcement of library services, is the acquisitions list/newsletter publica- tion.18 It has been used effectively in tech- nical libraries for at least three decades. Keywords: acquisitions; law; libraries; library; list; marketing; new; production; publishing; services; survey
• Selected Reference Books of 1981-82 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1983) - will always be invaluable to any library for cataloging, acquisitions, reference work and many other purposes, and indispensa- ble where research is done for author bibliography, verifying titles, bibliographi- cal information, historical notes, and loca- tion of copies. Other volumes will cover France, Great Britain, Italy, and Selected Reference Books 53 international organizations; each is meant to follow the pattern of this volume for Germany. Keywords: american; articles; edition; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; research; sources; subject; volume
• Electronic Document Delivery: The ARTEMIS Concept for Document Digitalisation and Teletransmission (Book Review) by Simpson, Donald B. (1983) - During the past century there has been a continual increase in the quantity and di- versity of popular culture produced for mass distribution. In his introduction, the editor rational- izes the need for the library's involvement with popular culture on the basis of some of his own experiences and on the works of Brenda Dervin and Herbert Cans. Keywords: books; culture; libraries; library; new
• Popular Culture and Libraries (Book Review) by Stevenson, Gordon (1983) - One area of popular culture production may decline (e.g., the current decline in the production · of popular music recordings), but the gap is quickly filled by some new diversion. During the past century there has been a continual increase in the quantity and di- versity of popular culture produced for mass distribution. Keywords: culture; libraries; library; music; shelving
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1983) - 1981, 224 pp., $17.50 ISBN: 0-12-688720-9 (t) * THE MUL TIMED lA LIBRARY SECOND EDITION MATERIALS SELECTION AND USE JAMES CABECEIRAS Examines the broad range of information materials· currently available to libraries, describes each medi- um's characteristics, and discusses the selection and utilization of materials and equipment, as well as their integration into library information systems. To determine whether slide library systems at Recent Publications 93 other institutions could be adapted to the His- tory of Art Department's needs, five systems were examined: (1) the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House; (2) the Smithsonian Institutions's National Col- lection of Fine Arts (NCF A) Slide and Photo- graphic Archives; (3) the Santa Cruz Classifica- tion System; ( 4) the slide library of Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; and (5) the slide classification scheme of Stanford University's Art Department. Keywords: academic; catalog; college; data; faculty; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; online; paper; reference; report; research; services; survey; systems; university; use; york
• Quantifying the Allocation of Monograph Funds: An Instance in Practice by McPheron, William (1983) - Understanding the latter was particularly important, since Baker & Taylor's subject categories were at once different from and more numerous than local budget lines. Finally, a number of discipline-oriented citation studies, which included data on the frequency of refer- ence to foreign language monographs, were consulted to countercheck the me- dian figures derived from internal acquisi- tions statistics.5 Emerging from this pro- cess were 0 percent, 2 percent, 7 percent, and 22 percent as the portions of the Do- mestic Base that would be added as the For- eign Trade Monograph Factor at each year along line B for budget lines at the four dif- ferent levels of dependency. Keywords: allocation; base; book; budget; factor; foreign; libraries; library; line; monograph; percent; subject; total
• Coordinating Collection Development: The RLG Conspectus by Gwinn, Nancy E.; Mosher, Paul H. (1983) - A shared concern for the future of research library collections , was evident in the room. Capacity to control better the physi- cal growth of library collections and oper- ating costs, and to distribute both collect- ing responsibilities and savings that might result. Keywords: collection; collection development; committee; conspectus; data; development; level; libraries; library; members; research; rlg; subject
• Library Use Patterns Among Full- and Part-Time Faculty and Students by Whitlatch, Jo Bell (1983) - 28 However, many frequent San Jose State students and faculty library users also used other libraries once a week or more (see figure 1). 14 Despite important innovations in library services such as bibliographic instruction and online literature searching, and as en- rollment and faculty changes move to- ward disciplines not relying heavily upon the library for information, library use can be expected to decline in the future. Keywords: faculty; information; jose; libraries; library; percent; san; state; students; time; university; use
• Deployment of Professional Librarians: A Barrier to the Availability of Publications in a Developing Country (Research Note) by Nwagha, Georgiana K. N. (1983) - O < ~E-< z • There is no relationship between the ~ oo .5 rank or qualification of the library per-~~ r..t.~ 0 N N-.:1' sonnel manning the reference desk of a r.flKeywords: demands; libraries; library; personnel; reference; research
• Non-Depository or Not: An Examination of the Designation of Non-Depository Titles in the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (Research Note) by Zink, Steven D. (1983) - One unexpected finding was that the placement of the item selection num- ber and black dot data elements in the Monthly Catalog entries was far from com- pletely accurate. After careful checking andre- checking, it was discovered that of the 234 non-depository titles listed in the January through July 1981 Monthly Catalog, 94 (or 40 percent) of all the non-depository titles had in fact already been received through the depository library program.* Keywords: catalog; depository; government; libraries; library; publications; titles
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1983) - Information was gathered through structured personal interviews on specific concepts related either to broad issues needed to formulate ef- fective policies or to factors affecting policy, e.g., language, knowledge of libraries and in- formation services, evaluation of information services, economics, sharing policy, optimism, cosmopolitanism, influence, dependence, and confidence in library services. Discussion of the findings includes suggestions for the im- provement of interlibrary loan services, and four tables of data are appended. Keywords: collection; data; documents; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; research; services; system; university; use
• Books: The Culture and Commerce of Publishing (Book Review) by Edelman, Hendrik (1983) - He moves from a general intro- duction to the field, through an admirably succinct definition of what rare books and special collections are, and why they are important, to the actual operation of rare book libraries, treating the special acquisi- tion activities required of a rare book li- brary, the processing of rare books, the care, restoration, and housing of rare books, the organization of special collec- tions for use, and the common methods that rare book libraries use to publicize their collections both to potential users and to potential benefactors. For librarians already in the field, Cave's book is a welcome review of major concerns and practices of rare book libraries. Keywords: book; cave; industry; libraries
• Rare Book Librarianship (Book Review) by Hanff, Peter E. (1983) - He moves from a general intro- duction to the field, through an admirably succinct definition of what rare books and special collections are, and why they are important, to the actual operation of rare book libraries, treating the special acquisi- tion activities required of a rare book li- brary, the processing of rare books, the care, restoration, and housing of rare books, the organization of special collec- tions for use, and the common methods that rare book libraries use to publicize their collections both to potential users and to potential benefactors. For librarians already in the field, Cave's book is a welcome review of major concerns and practices of rare book libraries. Keywords: aacr2; book; cave; collection; college; libraries
• Tomorrow's Universities: A Worldwide Look at Educational Change (Book Review) by Lowrie, Jean E. (1983) - The book should be of interest to educators in institutions of higher edu- cation who are, now more than ever, searching for innovative means to strengthen or rejuvenate programs, to readers interested in the development of international programs of education at the university level and in the idea that uni- versities have a major role to play in a na- tion's growth and change, and finally, to library education and librarians who must keep abreast of educational patterns at all levels and in all areas of the curriculum both here and abroad.-fean E. Lowrie, Western Michigan University. The problems arising from the national environments in which institutions of higher education plan their programs are many and varied. Keywords: articles; book; education; libraries; library; university
• Microcomputers in Libraries (Book Review) by Sessions, Judith A. (1983) - The book should be of interest to educators in institutions of higher edu- cation who are, now more than ever, searching for innovative means to strengthen or rejuvenate programs, to readers interested in the development of international programs of education at the university level and in the idea that uni- versities have a major role to play in a na- tion's growth and change, and finally, to library education and librarians who must keep abreast of educational patterns at all levels and in all areas of the curriculum both here and abroad.-fean E. Lowrie, Western Michigan University. The articles on microcomputer applica- tions in academic, public, special libraries, and school library media centers offer some specific examples of who is using what and how, but no comprehensive breakdown of library applications of par- ticular software is included. Keywords: government; information; libraries; library
• Collection Development and Public Access of Government Documents: Proceedings of the First Annual Library Government documents and Information Conference (Book Review) by Turner, Carol (1983) - The book begins with Bernard Fry's The Need for a Theoretical Base which argues that consensus on a theoretical base is essential if document librarians are to actively meet the public need for gov- ernment information in the face of acceler- ating numbers of publications and the growth of electronic information systems and services. 5· We pick up orders and ship them. Keywords: development; government; libraries; library; research; system
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1983) - Documents appended include a list of DePauw University library faculty, a collec- tion development policy statement, a building program statement, a rationale for the purchase of a terminal for online searching, and a set of materials on library policies and decision mak- ing. This is followed by Elizabeth Wallace's article on selling and explaining the online catalog to a user community, which in- cludes a description of survey findings on the use of online catalogs by library staff, faculty, and students and a reference list. Keywords: brs; facilities; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; online; preservation; report; research; section; university; york
• Selected Reference Books of 1982-83 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1983) - The items are classified within nine chapters, the first dealing with reference works. Bibliographies, indexes, abstracts, anthol- ogies, and other general works are listed first, and the remainder of the book is di- vided into categories such as sports, mu- sic, dance, literature, games, media, and advertising. Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; books; entries; guide; history; index; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; reference; research; states; studies; subject; united; volume; works
• The Curious Case of the Library Building (Research Note) by Lieberfeld, Lawrence (1983) - THE UTILIZATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS This article describes the levels of utili- zation of library buildings, as observed, monitored, and measured during the course of consulting studies. The discussion will be limited to bound volumes, which occupy approximately 75 percent of the collection space in univer- sity libraries and a somewhat greater pro- portion in college libraries. Keywords: foot; libraries; library; planning; reader; space; stations; volumes
• Information Seeking: Assessing and Anticipating User Needs (Book Review) by Paulson, Peter J. (1983) - This book should be read not only by those interested in re- search on information needs and informa- tion seeking, but also by all those seriously interested in the future role of libraries as information providers.-Peter ]. The in- vestigators place information seeking in context, distinguishing between occupa- tion related and nonoccupational informa- tion needs, and view the library as one of many competing information providers. Keywords: information; libraries; library; work
• Information Technology: Critical Choices for Library Decision-Makers (Book Review) by Anderson, LeMoyne W. (1983) - Intended as a textbook in the founda- tions of information work, K. J. McGarry's survey is a ramble through the concepts and history of library and information sci- ence. This book should be read not only by those interested in re- search on information needs and informa- tion seeking, but also by all those seriously interested in the future role of libraries as information providers.-Peter ]. Keywords: data; information; libraries; library; technology
• The Changing Context of Information: An Introductory Analysis (Book Review) by Stam, Deirdre C. (1983) - Intended as a textbook in the founda- tions of information work, K. J. McGarry's survey is a ramble through the concepts and history of library and information sci- ence. Despite inadequacies, the work is still useful as ancillary reading for students en- tering information work. Keywords: information; libraries; library; mcgarry; work
• Scientific Management of Library Operations (Book Review) by Scepanski, Jordan M. (1983) - But, can it be said that performance standards in libraries re- ally are the norm, or that time study has been undertaken in anything but a super- ficial way? In their place several useful topics have been added: a treatment of decision trees and tables; a more complete consideration of time study; and an interesting explanation of how break-even analysis can be used to compare costs of different library proce- dures. Keywords: information; libraries; library; management
• Canadian Libraries in 2010 (Book Review) by Pings, Vern M. (1983) - I can find no evidence that statements are confined to Canadian libraries since Neill discusses libraries ex­ isting only in an open society. College and Research Libraries time study; and an interesting explanation of how break-even analysis can be used to compare costs of different library proce­ dures. Keywords: libraries; neill; predictions
• About College & Research Libraries by American Library Association, (1983) - In general follow the practices recom- mended by A Manual of Style with these ex- ceptions: Cite journal articles according to: author's first name or initials, author's surname, title of article, title of journal vol- ume: page references (issue date) . If accepted for publication, the manu- script is generally published from six to nine months after acceptance (depending on the supply of accepted manuscripts) . Keywords: author; libraries; research
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1983) - Scot- land: University Library, St. Andrews, 1983. This paper provides an update on the status of library systems development in Canada and describes the new initiatives that the National Library is undertaking cooperatively with other institutions to facilitate the development of a nationwide decentralized bibliographic com- munication network. Keywords: cataloging; data; development; eric; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; national; network; online; paper; publications; reference; research; services; state; study; subject; system; university; use; washington
• National Reference Measurement: What Can It Tell Us about Staffing? by Murfin, Marjorie E. (1983) - Because library reference services are highly individual in their organization and arrangement, users, and types of questions, each library must take ultimate responsibility for judging the adequacy of its staffing. Multiply log for hours reference open by 1.30230480 Multiply log for volumes in collection by .36787954 Keywords: count; enrollment; hours; libraries; library; number; reference; transactions; turnstile
• Career patterns of Academic Library Administrators by Moran, Barbara B. (1983) - Survey after survey has documented that women are far less likely than men to be appointed as library directors and there is a general awareness in the profession that females have a difficult time attaining a director's position. Although this study examined the ca- reer progression of all the respondents, major emphasis was on the individuals who had become library directors in the decade between 1970 and 1980. Keywords: directors; females; libraries; library; number; percent; relationship
• Building Library Collections in University Libraries in Nigeria by Onadiran, G. T.; Onadiran, R. W. (1983) - In such a situation, regular purchase of library books and other learning aids cannot be overempha- sized. Consequently, library book growth has been greatly affected. Keywords: book; dealers; libraries; library; materials; nigeria; selection; staff; universities; university; university libraries
• The Nationwide Provision and Use of Information (Book Review) by Klempner, Irving M. (1983) - A perception of common concerns emerging within a technologically dy- namic and unpredictable environment ap- pears to have been a prime motivating force in convening the first tripartite con- ference of British library and information service organizations. Yes, there is excel- lent advice from Ms. Battin, useful thoughts from Richard Talbot on financing, some good insights in the Abell-Coolman piece, yet I do not see that it is, overall, the set of messages that would help me work with my administration on tough library is- sues that we face together. Keywords: college; conference; information; libraries; library
• Priorities for Academic Libraries (Book Review) by Weber, David C. (1983) - The contributed papers deal in depth with one or more aspects of such topics as tele- communications and value systems (R. Byrne, J. E. Ruchinskas), information and productivity (V. E. Giuliano), user needs and societal problems whose resolution require information services (B. Nanus, P. Gray, J. Naisbitt), library and information service networks, including political, le- gal, and regulatory factors (A. F. Trezza, R. Turn, H. L. Oler, R. Weingarten, P. Zurkowski), the role of the author in the information society (W. I. Boucher), and expected advances in computer, video, and communications technology (H. S. McDonald, M. Boaz). Moreover, the projections of- ten lacked the essential interconnections or syntheses required for the integrated assessment of both the sociopolitical and technological factors affecting the future provision of information services. Keywords: college; field; information; libraries; library
• Communication Throughout Libraries (Book Review) by Moffett, William A. (1983) - This slim volume reports on research sponsored by the British Library Research and Development Division (BLRDD) to discover the: extent of awareness of on- going research amongst practitioners; their attitudes towards research (and rea- sons for holding them); assessment of the utility and relevance of research to their day to day work; the kind of research that ideally they would like to see in prog- ress. It builds on two earlier and related BLRDD-supported studies-one on the dissemination of research to library educa- tors and one on the dissemination prac- tices of researchers. Keywords: communications; information; libraries; library; research; stevens
• The Preservation Challenge: A Guide to Conserving Library Materials (Book Review) by Gwinn, Nancy E. (1983) - This slim volume reports on research sponsored by the British Library Research and Development Division (BLRDD) to discover the: extent of awareness of on- going research amongst practitioners; their attitudes towards research (and rea- sons for holding them); assessment of the utility and relevance of research to their day to day work; the kind of research that ideally they would like to see in prog- ress. It builds on two earlier and related BLRDD-supported studies-one on the dissemination of research to library educa- tors and one on the dissemination prac- tices of researchers. Keywords: information; libraries; library; preservation; research
• The Accuracy of Telephone Reference/Information Services in Academic Libraries: Two Studies (Book Review) by Doksansky, Florence Kell (1983) - According to past studies, which have only been done in-depth for public li- braries, telephone reference service is only about 50 percent accurate. The conclusions are startling and important for planning the future of telephone reference service in ac- ademic libraries. Keywords: libraries; library; preservation; reference; service
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1983) - Results of shifting pat- terns of public library support in California and West Virginia are examined and three options for future funding of public libraries are pre- sented: continuation of the status quo, achieve- ment of a balanced intergovernmental funding system, or increased use of fees for service. Li- brary activities are highlighted in the following areas: (1) promoting awareness of the needs of the disabled; (2) providing access to buildings and programs for the disabled; (3) cooperating with a variety of agencies to produce work- shops, conferences, and seminars for and about the disabled; (4) training present and incoming personnel in working with the disabled; (5) in- creasing employment of disabled persons in li- braries; (6) acquiring more library resources for the disabled; and (7) expanding library services for the disabled. Keywords: abstracting; california; cloth; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; online; paper; reference; research; service; university
• Literature Obsolescence, Dispersion, and Collection Development by Hodowanec, George V. (1983) - Circulation: 1,000 volumes Annual ratios of XYZ volumes circulated in 1980 (by year of acquisition) to the total XYZ volumes acquired (by same year of acquisition): 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 100/200 180/220 210/215 150/205 95/195 90/210 .50 .72 .98 .73 .49 .43 By grouping the circulated volumes ac- cording to their Dewey divisional classifi- cations and their years of acquisitions, in- formation on book use as a function of time for each library subject area of each instructional department's curriculum- supporting collection was generated. The curves from these five graphs were super- imposed to illustrate diverse patterns of book use as a function of time. Keywords: academic; books; circulation; collection; curriculum; department; dewey; dispersion; divisions; libraries; library; majors; obsolescence; rate; subject; total; university; use; year
• Online Catalogs and Their Uses by Broadus, Robert N. (1983) - is better understood in light of the fact that nonusers of the online catalog don't con- sult other forms of library catalogs very much either, a point strengthened by the anal~sis in a University of California re- port to which passage the summary vol- ume refers. Also useful is the discussion of design trade-offs (p.11~), e.g., a feature may make a certain kind of search easier or more effective, yet so add to the complex- ity of the catalog that more users find it confusing. Keywords: california; catalog; computer; libraries; library; online; percent; questionnaire; report; research; subject; university; users
• An Investigation of Collection Support for Doctoral Research (Research Note) by Buzzard, Marion L.; New, Doris E. (1983) - 469 470 College & Research Libraries quate library support. And although there are faculty members who are consci- entious in articulating the needs of their graduate students to librarians, as well as bibliographers who actively seek out these users, the latter are seldom identified as an essential contact point for selectors of library materials. Keywords: citations; dissertations; libraries; library; research; sciences; support
• Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology (Book Review) by McCrank, Lawrence J. (1983) - Every binder, bibliographer, conser- vator, and reference librarian will have oc- casion to use this tool; it is an important contribution.-Lawrence f. McCrank, Indi- ana State University. -they make up a dynamic whole, a group, that shares a common fate because they are interdependent); (c) statements that dismiss important research that could, shed light on an issue (It is doubtful that one can establish a relationship between tasks of a given occupation and specific personality traits required for members of that occupation''); (d) a very good bibliog- raphy which draws heavily on the litera- ture of sociology and psychology; (e) ex- cellent discussion of examples from the literature of how a negative mind-set re- garding the profession seriously biases one's interpretation of research results; November 1983 and finally, (f) good, practical observa- tions and advice-librarians are their own worst enemies. Keywords: book; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; profession; research; usage
• Letters by American Library Association, (1983) - She also observed A higher proportion of Choice books was in science (18 percent com- pared to 10 percent in Library Journal).'' Assuming their purchases included re- prints and new books in the same relationship as the Press' output, the correct index value would have dictated greater purchases, not less. Keywords: books; college; libraries; library; new; press; quality; research; titles
• Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1983) - Chicago: American Library Assn., 1983. OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST American Library Directory. Keywords: american; cloth; isbn; libraries; library; new
• Participatory Management in Academic Libraries: A Review by Burckel, Nicholas C. (1984) - Bergman also noted that much of what the library staff does is dic- tated by circumstances and cm1ditions outside the library over which neither staff nor library management have direct con- trol. While many librarians extolled the merits of participatory management with- out fully understanding the implications, a few methodically examined and evalu- ated library applications of the concept. Keywords: college; group; libraries; library; management; marchant; participation; participatory; research; staff; structure; theory; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1982-83 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1984) - An author, editor, compiler, and title index concludes the work.-L.B. DISSERTATIONS Sluglett, Peter. The volume is in two sections: (1) Approaches and Analy- ses and (2) ,·Data Sources and Tech- niques, the latter providing chapters on information sources (including online databases), the use of legal sources, mak- 56 College & Research Libraries ing the most of presidential libraries, and tips on interviewing presidential aides. Keywords: american; bibliography; edition; english; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; list; new; publications; reference; research; sources; states; subject; united; volume
• Participatory Management in Libraries (Book Review) by DePew, John N. (1984) - The volume concludes with a brief survey by Paul Raabe of research opportunities for librarians in the fields of library history and history of books. Midwest has specialized in service to college and university libraries for 24 years-so long that pro- viding books from even the most obscure publisher is standard practice. Keywords: libraries; library; management; work
• Union Lists: Issues and Answers; the Future of Union Catalogs (Book Review) by Zipkowitz, Fay (1984) - The participants in the Inter- national Symposium on the Future of the Union Catalogue, University of Toronto, May 21-22, 1981, were able to look at the past and present of union catalogs, assess the problems imposed by advancing tech- nology and conflicting standards, and present some interesting directions, in some cases, alternatives, for union catalog development. As to the future of automated union catalogs, she states that ''to date we have merged bibliographic files, not union catalogues.'' Keywords: libraries; library; management; union
• Studies in Library Management (Book Review) by Stueart, Robert D. (1984) - The participants in the Inter- national Symposium on the Future of the Union Catalogue, University of Toronto, May 21-22, 1981, were able to look at the past and present of union catalogs, assess the problems imposed by advancing tech- nology and conflicting standards, and present some interesting directions, in some cases, alternatives, for union catalog development. As to the future of automated union catalogs, she states that ''to date we have merged bibliographic files, not union catalogues.'' Keywords: libraries; library; research; union
• ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries (Book Review) by Talbot, Richard J. (1984) - Those who seek salary information on other types of libraries must seek else- where, but they can be aided in doing so by a bibliography of salary surveys, which is included in an appendix. Because of the pressure of eco- nomics and the availability of other data, this survey covers only two types of li- braries: public libraries serving popula- tions of at least 25,000 and academic li- braries which are not part of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Keywords: libraries; library; standards; survey
• College Libraries: Guidelines for Professional Service and Resources Provision (Book Review) by Schad, Jasper G. (1984) - the Aslib Reader series, the editor has limited selec- tion to articles pertaining to the marketing of library services (as distinct from the mar- keting of scientific and technical informa- tion). Although published by Aslib, the ma- jority of articles are by Americans-Robert Wedgeworth, Fay Blake and Edith Perlmutter, Shirley Echelman, Douglas Ferguson, Martha Boaz-these people will be instrumental in whether there is a fu- ture market for libraries and will play a major role in how library service is mar- keted. Keywords: libraries; library; marketing; standards
• The Marketing of Library and Information Service (Book Review) by Phipps, Shelley (1984) - Marketing library and information ser- vices seems to be on everyone's current agenda. the Aslib Reader series, the editor has limited selec- tion to articles pertaining to the marketing of library services (as distinct from the mar- keting of scientific and technical informa- tion). Keywords: libraries; library; marketing
• Marketing the Library (Book Review) by Phipps, Shelley (1984) - the Aslib Reader series, the editor has limited selec- tion to articles pertaining to the marketing of library services (as distinct from the mar- keting of scientific and technical informa- tion). Although published by Aslib, the ma- jority of articles are by Americans-Robert Wedgeworth, Fay Blake and Edith Perlmutter, Shirley Echelman, Douglas Ferguson, Martha Boaz-these people will be instrumental in whether there is a fu- ture market for libraries and will play a major role in how library service is mar- keted. Keywords: information; libraries; library; marketing
• Letters by American Library Association, (1984) - This is absurd; I am talking about the waste that is taking place right now in the planning and construction of dozens of academic library buildings. My point was that new library buildings are poorly planned. Keywords: buildings; libraries; library; stacks
• OCLC and RLIN: The Comparisons Studied (Research Note) by Stratford, Jean Slemmons (1984) - As Mary Ellen J a- cobs explains it, ''The majority [of OCLC users participate] through membership in one of the 20 regional networks offering OCLC services. Perhaps in an attempt to justify their choice of system, the RLG/RLIN partici- pants are well represented in the litera- ture, while OCLC members, despite their greater numbers, have been less prolific. Keywords: libraries; library; literature; oclc; rlg; rlin; run; studies; systems
• Micropublishing: A History of Scholarly Micropublishing in America, 1938-1980 (Book Review) by Spreitzer, Francis F. (1984) - When user resistance ex- ists, it largely results from the misapplica- tion of microforms (the user rejects micro- form material that does not address his needs) and, much more often, to bad de- sign and management of library micro- form systems and facilities. Senegal is partic- ularly appropriate for historical attention: it has exerted a strong influence on its francophone neighbors, and its archives cover library activities from their early ql NCGR,E~GOR jj < . .. Keywords: book; libraries; library; meckler
• Libraries in Senegal; Continuity and Change in an Emerging Nation (Book Review) by Harvey, John F. (1984) - The page division is Nigeria, 46 percent; West African libraries in general, 23 per- cent; Ghana, 8 percent; Senegal, 4 per- cent; Sierra Leone, 4 percent; and the re- maining twelve countries, 15 percent UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS Publications Catalogue sent free on request BASIC TOOLS FOR LIBRARIANS Current Bibliographical Information. A third edition, with library history newly added, it covers the period through 1979. Keywords: african; libraries; library; west
• Libraries in West Africa: A Bibliography (Book Review) by Harvey, John F. (1984) - The page division is Nigeria, 46 percent; West African libraries in general, 23 per- cent; Ghana, 8 percent; Senegal, 4 per- cent; Sierra Leone, 4 percent; and the re- maining twelve countries, 15 percent UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS Publications Catalogue sent free on request BASIC TOOLS FOR LIBRARIANS Current Bibliographical Information. Also, plan on visiting the eight booths of the UN Family of Specialized Agencies (Booths Peninsula C and 211-212 , 219-220) and get our new Library Publications brochure . Keywords: african; art; libraries; library; united
• Letters by American Library Association, (1984) - This concise and informative over- view of library service in the Federal Republic describes types of libraries, library functions and administrative procedures, cooperative activities, and central institutions. We find it disturbing that more and more European, particularly British, publishers tend to charge special subscription prices to North American libraries. Keywords: libraries; library
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1984) - Chicago: American Library Assn., 1983. Chicago: American Library Assn., 1984. Keywords: american; art; college; information; isbn; libraries; library; members; research
• C&RL's New Editor by Schmidt, C. James (1984) - Authority control Contact: Vera Fessler Toll Free: 800-235-6788 In California: 805-964-7724 (collect) General Research Corporation P.O. Box 6770 The articles included offer different perspectives on a single theme-the impact of information and its associated technologies on academic libraries and librarianship. Keywords: libraries; library
• Scholarly Information by Arms, William Y. (1984) - Secondary information services exist to fill this need. Secondary information services use a wide variety of approaches; indeed, the disciplines they serve are so diverse it is difficult to envisage any single standard satisfying them all. Keywords: computer; data; information; libraries; library; services
• Academic Libraries and the Future: A President's View by O'Neil, Robert M. (1984) - Seldom, of course, are col- lege and university libraries faced with crude censorship threats of the kind that increasingly these days beset school and public libraries. Let us suppose we might redesign-or design from scratch-the standards, and the process, by which libraries are judged. Keywords: college; faculty; freedom; libraries; library; research; university
• Librarians as Enemies of Books?? by Adams, Thomas R. (1984) - The creation of rare book collections in univer- sity libraries did not demand the same kind of compromise with basic purpose required in public libraries. It is important to recognize this rev- olutionary development that separated the book from the text it contained if we are to understand what is happening to rare books and those who are devoting their careers to them. Keywords: books; collections; community; history; information; libraries; library; needs; place; research; society; university; use; work
• The Academic Library Nexus by Matheson, Nina W. (1984) - The environment today is better pre- pared to work through the concepts of in- tegrated library and information systems. I plan to draw examples from the sd- ences, including medicine, because of their greater intensity of experimentation and change in information management. Keywords: academic; data; information; jones; libraries; library; new; research; systems; time
• Research Library Collections in a Changing Universe: Four Points of View by Cochrane, Pauline Atherton; Handlin, Oscar; Edelman, Hendrik; Herbster, William (1984) - Library facilities geared to instruction:, and to the provision of information, are now quite commonly tied to research libraries. Such investments must be made, and they must be made in full knowledge that technology is not a cost saver for research libraries. Keywords: access; acquisitions; collections; cornell; development; information; libraries; library; new; process; project; research; resources; university
• Fiction, 1876-1983: A Bibliography of United States Editions (Book Review) by Haydon, Tom (1984) - Based upon the questions given in the foreword as examples of the types of que- ries that Fiction is capable of answering, Bowker apparently expects this book to be a kind of one-stop authority for reference questions dealing with the U.S. publica- tion of fiction editions . Many editions published in the fifties, sixties, and seventies by major firms such as Knopf, Pantheon, Harper, Viking, and Little, Brown, and which have appeared in Books in Print, are not to be found in Fiction. Keywords: editions; fiction; libraries; research; service
• Letters by American Library Association, (1984) - John N. DePew's argument that faculty status causes librarians undue difficulties and strain contains one basic flaw. The statement that librarians with faculty status are wearing the hats of two professions is nonsense. Keywords: college; editor; faculty; libraries; library; research; status; university
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1984) - The nature of library work and the im- plications of the American Library Associa- tion's (ALA) position on library education and work force are discussed . These re- ports discuss the methodology and results of: (1) a library survey of purchasing, photocopy- ing, reserve, online searching, and interlibrary lending and borrowing activities in U.S. public, academic, federal, and special libraries; (2) a second, more precise phase of the library sur- vey involving compilation of two logbooks for interlibrary loan transactions and staff- conducted photocopying of library materials in 150 selected U.S. libraries; (3) a survey of U.S. book and serial publishers covering their publi- cations, revenues, receipt of photocopying per- mission requests, licenses with document de- livery services, and sales of reprints and article copies; and (4) two library user surveys con- ductedin21 U.S . Keywords: american; bph; information; isbn; libraries; library; paper; research; services; survey; user
• Twenty-Five Years of Academic Library Building Planning by Kaser, David (1984) - Proposed initially by architect and stack manufacturer Angus Snead Macdonald in the mid-1930s, the full application of the modular concept of library building plan- ning was delayed for more than a decade, in part by the usual forces of conserva- tism, but also by the depression and by World War Ir_l With the encouragement, however, of its first principal proponent, Ralph Ellsworth, director of libraries of the ·University of Iowa, modular planning was used increasingly in the years immedi- ately after the war, first at Hardin- Simmons College (1947) and then at Princeton (1948), North Dakota State (1950), and Iowa (1951) universities. Now library buildings were expected to serve two functions, one bibliothecal and the other symbolic. Keywords: academic; box; buildings; college; design; floor; glass; grade; libraries; library; problems; university; use; wells; years
• The Changing Profile of University Library Directors, 1966-1981 by Karr, Ronald Dale (1984) - Were library directors in the early 1980s a different breed than their predecessors in the mid-1960s? Fewer directors had attended elite undergraduate -col- leges, and the th-ree library schools that had provided the bulk of the 1966 direc- tors could claim .a Keywords: academic; directors; libraries; library; percent; years
• Stack Capacity in Medical and Science Libraries (Research Note) by Roberts, Justine (1984) - tion at the University of Guelph Library, yielded shelf capacity width estimates up to twice the standard. Gayle E. Evans and others, Library Environmental Design: Physical Facilities and Equipment (Los An- geles : University of California Institute of Library Research, 1971), p.131. Keywords: average; health; libraries; library; monograph; planning; science; serials; shelf; shelves; stack; university; vlf; volumes
• To Free the Mind: Libraries, Technology, and Intellectual Freedom (Book Review) by Whaley, Jay (1984) - College and Research Libraries Recent Publications BOOK REVIEWS Oboler, Eli M. To Free the Mind: Libraries, Technology, and Intellectual Freedom. Libraries Unlimited, 1983. 137p. Keywords: freedom; libraries
• The Electronic Library: The Promise and the Process (Book Review) by Aveney, Brian (1984) - In Prag- matic Bibliography, Patrick Wilson contrasts wholesale or comprehensive bibliography (the compilation of national and trade bibliogra- phies, library catalogs, and abstracting and in- dexing journals) ·with pragmatic bibliography (the activity of one person engaged in a specific limited inquiry) . College and Research Libraries Recent Publications BOOK REVIEWS Oboler, Eli M. To Free the Mind: Libraries, Technology, and Intellectual Freedom. Keywords: book; chapter; information; libraries; library; service
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1984) - Lon- don: Library Assn., 1983. Report of a meeting sponsored by the Council on Library Resources, Dublin, Ohio, June 7-9, 1982. Keywords: cloth; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; research; service; university; york
• Reflections of a College Librarian: Looking for Life and Redemption This Side of ARL by Moffett, William A. (1984) - The final discontinuation 9f funds (orTi- Reflections of a College Librarian 343 tle 11-A, the federal government's assis- tance to college libraries, comes to mind as the most obvious expression of a belief that the well-being of smaller academic li- braries is unimportant. Our library literature, dominated by edi- tors and writers associated with the con- cerns oflarge institutions, has very little to say about college libraries, a discovery Bill Miller and Stephen Rockwood made when they began to put together their book on college librarianship a few years ago. Keywords: academic; acrl; ala; american; college; college library; education; institutions; librarian; libraries; library; means; research; students; time; university; years
• Myths and Realities: University Libraries by Gapen, D. Kaye (1984) - We know from our experience thus far that the implementation of technology and other changes sometimes results in very real personal and organizational con- cerns and problems. We will in- corporate the ''special library model'' in planning and evaluating library services. Keywords: change; computer; future; growth; information; libraries; library; look; model; people; resources; technology
• Myths and Realities: The Academic Viewpoint I by Olum, Paul (1984) - A variation on this is that there could be one or more major centers for holdings (e.g., a national periodicals center), and other libraries would simply ... 364 College & Research Libraries call on them for a bulk of the material. Faced with a library space problem, the University of Oregon studied alternatives such as off-campus compact storage and decided that this was an optimum decision only for libraries with collections in the four- to five-million-volume range. Keywords: books; libraries; library; research; university
• User Perspective on a New Paradigm for Librarianship by Parson, Willie L. (1984) - This paradigm requires greater sensitivity to and identification with the needs of library users. Any new paradigm will also call for pro- fessional librarians to be sensitive to forces inside and outside the institutional envi- ronment that affect library users. Keywords: information; libraries; library; new; users
• Myths, Schooling, and the Practice of Librarianship by Martell, Charles R. (1984) - Traditionally, library school students have not been taught to examine the pro- fessional model; they have been taught faith. Library school students have not been taught to evaluate the system of val- ues on which the library as an organiza- tion is based; they have been taught defer- ence. Keywords: evaluation; information; knowledge; librarianship; libraries; library; myths; professional; research; schooling; schools; user; value
• Introduction to United States Public Documents (Book Review) by Westfall, Gloria (1984) - Designed to assist library managers in con- ducting effective cost studies, this document provides a summary of the data for the eighty- one member libraries that responded to a sur- vey of technical services cost studies conducted by the Association of Research libraries (ARL) in April1982 and seven reports of such studies. This paper presents the experience of Clarion State College libraries in supporting an off- campus program offered for graduate library science students in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and discusses the rationale for off-campus con- tinuing education library service. Keywords: conservation; documents; information; libraries; library; university
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1984) - Designed to assist library managers in con- ducting effective cost studies, this document provides a summary of the data for the eighty- one member libraries that responded to a sur- vey of technical services cost studies conducted by the Association of Research libraries (ARL) in April1982 and seven reports of such studies. New Zealand University Library Resources, 1982. Keywords: american; cloth; d d; detroit; education; gale; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; n.j; new; paper; research; scarecrow; united; university; york
• Remarks on the Integration of Special Collections by Jones, Clifton H. (1984) - However, while the unique needs of users of special collections are better served, the special collections repository, as a result of its independence, has been isolated from the mainstream of library development. These efforts all represent a form of integration, because once a record of a manuscript or special collections' holding is entered into the common data base, it is integrated with all other records already there. Keywords: archives; collections; integration; libraries; research
• Trash or Treasure? Pop Fiction in Academic and Research Libraries by Sewell, Robert G. (1984) - 0 Wayne Wiegand, an embattled advo- cate of popular culture collections, places the blame on the resistant attitudes in li- brary schools and libraries: Academic library collection development has an inertia of its own which is aided and abetted by the academic librarian's preconceived pre~­ lections, conservative training and book on- ented practical experience. In contrast to the conclusions in Currents of Wann Life that popular culture's struggle for life is over, Stevenson and other advocates of popular culture collections in academic li- braries realize that they are still on the de- fensive.13 Keywords: academic; american; books; collection; comic; culture; fiction; green; libraries; library; literature; materials; popular; research; science; university
• Financing New Technologies, Equipment/Furniture Replacement, and Building Renovation: A Survey Report by Shirk, Gary M. (1984) - purchasing Other 2.9 11.8 4.1 5.0 2.8 17.6 6.7 11.1 9.4 21.4 12.1 RelNrting libraries umber) 20 35 ' 17 74 20 36 17 75 18 32 14 66 A Survey Report 467 TABLE 4 FACTORS DETERMINING CHOICE OF FINANCING METHOD, BY TYPE OF LIBRARY Public Library University: Public University : Private Availability Availability Availability Operating budget level City, county policies Amount required Univ. State University of New York, Buffalo, N.Y. 32. Keywords: building; equipment; financing; funds; libraries; library; methods; new; percent; public; university
• The Costs of Higher Education: How Much Do Colleges and Universities Spend Per Student and How Much Should They Spend? (Book Review) by Talbot, Richard J. (1984) - These are summarized in Bowen's revenue theory of cost and the five laws of higher educational costs which flow from it. 1 Costs are not driven by a ra- tional effort to match needs to outcomes, .but by inputs: faculty-student ratios, number of library books, range of facilities and equipment, etc. Keywords: bowen; education; libraries
• Computerized Literature Searching: Research Strategies and Databases; Online Information Retrieval in Australian Academic Libraries; Literature Searching in Science, Technology, and Agriculture (Book Review) by Miller, Constance (1984) - The informa- tion in Computerized Literature Searching falls so short of what the end user wishing to conduct his/her own searches would need, that one suspects Gilreath of follow- ing up on a suggestion Wilson makes in the discussion of her survey results: that search intermediaries ''adopt a 'closed shop' or 'guild mentality' and try to pre- vent end users from receiving searching skills. While, as search intermediaries well know, an educated consumer can be a great addition to an online search pro- cess, in the face of the detail the computer retrieval chapter provides, it is fair to ask why end user oriented systems like Knowledge Index or BRS After Dark, 11 are not even mentioned. Keywords: information; intermediaries; libraries; library; literature; online; searching
• Financial Planning for Libraries (Book Review) by Shirk, Gary M. (1984) - Con- textually, however, it remains a collection of nine articles, not chapters, preceded by Martin's introduction outlining issues in academic library financial planning. Besides, it's remarkable that anyone could write about public library planning and budgeting to- day without even a casual reference to Vernon Palmour' s Planning Process for Pub- lic Libraries (1980) which has had an inesti- mable impact on thinking is this area. Keywords: article; book; budgeting; libraries; library; planning
• The Development of National Library and Information Services: Papers Given at the First Library Association International Workshop, London, 1981 (Book Review) by Glascoff, Ann (1984) - More than any other factor, this promises the survival of book libraries and shelf-classified collections.'' The workshop was structured so that there were ''three separate but inter- related seminars, to cover broadly the themes of national library and information service development, the influence of so- cial and technological change on library and information services (LIS), and edu- cation in libraries. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; shelf
• Shelf Access in Libraries (Book Review) by Daugherty, Robert Allen (1984) - The initial chapter traces the evolu- tion of shelf classification and direct access from ancient times through the nine- teenth century. Problems and ambiguities of shelf classification receive more elabo- rate attention in the second chapter. Keywords: libraries; shelf
• Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest by American Library Association, (1984) - Sections cover: (1) the history and or- ganization of moving image archives; (2) ap- praisal or selection standards for motion pic- tures and their acceptance in archival theory; (3) categorization of archival moving images by provenance, function, and form; (4) moving image appraisal policies and practices recom- mended by UNESCO and those utilized in the United States, Czechoslovakia, the USSR, Ar- gentina, Malaysia, Canada, and West Ger- many; (5) the relationship of records manage- ment and the appraisal of moving images; and (6) the appraisal of documentation related to the moving images; e.g., production files and critical reviews. Papers on library acquisitions, cooperative collection development, and the international exchange of publications that were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library As- sociations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) Ac- quisition of South Asian Materials for the Li- braries of North America and Europe: Problems, Prospects, and Perspectives, an outline by Sharad Karkhanis (United States) of difficulties in and recornmendatiQns for the ac- quisition of South Asian materials, which in- cludes lists of relevant bibliographies, book re- view journals, and book suppliers; (2) Cooperative Collection Development in the U.S.A.: The Example of Colorado by Geri Schmidt (United States); (3) The Collection Bibliographic Control and Accessibility of Grey Literature, 11 in which D. N. Wood (United Kingdom) describes national, international, November 1984 and commercial ~ystems developed to improve access to literature not available through nor- mal bookselling channels; (4) International Exchange of Publications in the Library and In- formation System of the Chinese Academy of Sciences by Zhai Zongshu (China); (5) Present Problems in Foreign Literature Acqui- sition for Research Libraries in the Federal Re- public of Germany, a discussion by Dieter Oertel (West Germany) of budget limitations and cancellations of orders in German univer- sity libraries; and (6) Study on the Problem of the In-Service Training of Acquisitions and Ex- change Staff in Libraries: Professional Require- ments, Training Problems by Boris P. Kanevsky (USSR). Keywords: american; art; associations; cloth; federation; gale; germany; information; international; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; states; united; university; west; york
• The Knowledge Business: Economic Issues of Access to Bibliographic Information by Rochell, Carlton (1985) - In conjunction with the educational process, library services provide important col- lective benefits that result in increased national income, wealth, and social welfare. It can be and has been argued that user fees amount to double charges, because the public pays for library service through taxes and students pay through tuition. Keywords: access; fees; information; libraries; library; new; public; services; technology; user
• Journal Collection Management as a Cumulative Advantage Process by Bensman, Stephen J. (1985) - The JCR are invaluable tools for evaluating library journal collections, and ranked lists of titles derived from them can be distributed to the faculty to determine whether any gaps in the holdings should be filled . Indeed, if such stability does not exist, then there is no basis for the rational management of library journal collections. Keywords: american; analysis; citation; collection; journal; law; libraries; library; number; percent; periodicals; research; science; serials; study; titles; total; university; usage; use
• A Proposed Method for Eliminating Titles from Periodical Subscription Lists by Broadus, Robert N. (1985) - Most librarians believe that journal use is an extremely important factor in the re- tention decision but realize that use stud- ies are difficult to design and fairly expen- sive to conduct. In a study of chemical journals, Rice also found a high correlation between library use and JCR rank. Keywords: citation; journals; libraries; library; periodicals; studies; titles; use
• Ratings of Journals by ARL Library Directors and Deans of Library and Information Science Schools by Kohl, David F.; Davis, Charles Hargis (1985) - Journal cif Academic ibrarianship 4.3810 3.3830 <.001 Informatwn Technolofj and Libraries (formerly Journal o Library Automation) 4.1429 3.4043 .006 Law Library Journal 1.5238 2.5957 .005 Library Journal 3.8571 3.2128 .005 Libra'] Resources and Technical Services 4.3810 3.7872 .001 Schoo Library Journal 1.7381 2.8298 <.001 School Libra'?c Media Quarterly (formerly chool Media Quarterly) 1.5714 3.0426 <.001 TABLE 3 DEGREE OF INTERNAL CONSENSUS AMONG ARLDIRECTORSWJOURNALRATINGS Top Adjacent* %of Standard Journal Totals Total Deviation College and Research Libraries 42 (4,5) 100.0 0.445 Library Quarterly 38 (4,5) 90.5 0.989 37 (4,5) 88 College and Research Libraries Ratings of Journals by ARL Library Directors and Deans of Library and Information Science Schools David F. Kohl and Charles H. Davis A study of the perceived prestige of a core group of library journals by directors of ARL libraries and library school deans reveals a prestige hierarchy for each group. Keywords: arl; deans; directors; information; journal; libraries; library; research; school
• The Tenure Rate of University Library Directors: A 1983 Survey (Research Note) by Wong, William S.; Zubatsky, David S. (1985) - ~ fl) -J ~ ~ TABLE3 NUMBER OF YEARS WORKED AT (') CURRENT INSTITUTION BEFORE BEING NAMED DIRECTOR ~ tl) ARL ARL ARL Non-ARL Non-ARL Non-ARL Grand (JQ Men Women Total Men Women Total Totals tl) N % N % N % N % N % N % N % ~ Less Than 1 Year 1 5.3 0 1 4.5 1 7.7 0 1 5.6 2 5.0 ~ tl) 1-2 Yrs 2 10.5 0 2 9.1 1 7.7 0 1 5.6 3 7.5 (I) tl) 3-4 Yrs 3 15.8 1 33.3 4 18.2 3 23.1 0 3 16.7 7 17.5 ~ 5-6 Yrs 1 5.3 1 33.3 2 9.1 2 15.4 1 20.0 3 16.7 5 12.5 n 7-8 Yrs 3 15.8 0 3 13.6 1 7.7 0 1 5.6 4 10.0 :::r' ~ 9-10 Yrs 2 10.5 0 2 9.1 0 2 40.0 2 11.1 4 10.0 1-'• 0' 11-12 Yrs 2 10.5 0 2 9.1 1 7.7 0 1 5.6 3 7.5 ~ 13-14 Yrs 0 0 0 2 15.4 0 2 11.1 2 5.0 ~ 15-16 Yrs 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 1 5.6 1 2.5 ;;· 17-18 Yrs 1 5.3 0 1 4.5 0 0 0 1 2.5 (I) 19-20 Yrs 1 5.3 1 33.3 2 9.1 0 0 0 2 5.0 21 or More Yrs 3 15.8 0 3 13.6 2 15.4 1 20.0 3 16.7 6 15.0 Totals 19 100 3 100 22 100 13 100 5 100 18 100 40100 . Therefore, they predicted that if this trend continued, the future tenure for ARL directors would average only five to • 2 SIX years. Keywords: arl; directors; libraries; library; non; percent; years
• Melvil Dewey: The Man and the Classification (Book Review) by Hill, Janet Swan (1985) - While it is noble to give ''conscientious and congenial consider- ation of articles and research papers which either by their length or their nature would find other publication sources un- receptive'' (B. Kreissman's introduction), it makes it difficult for the reviewer to rec- ommend this volume to any but those whose collections of library literature are truly comprehensive. It should be of special interest to any librar- ian or system designer considering the place of classification in the future of li- braries and library catalogs, both as secu- rity considerations inspire flirtation with closed stacks, and as computer capabili- ties allow reconsideration of the possibili- ties for providing library users with en- hanced access to information via subject.-Janet Swan Hill, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Keywords: classification; dewey; libraries; library
• Advances in Library Administration and Organization, V.2 (Book Review) by Montanelli, Dale S. (1985) - While it is noble to give ''conscientious and congenial consider- ation of articles and research papers which either by their length or their nature would find other publication sources un- receptive'' (B. Kreissman's introduction), it makes it difficult for the reviewer to rec- ommend this volume to any but those whose collections of library literature are truly comprehensive. The twenty-four articles (thirteen from management literature and eleven from library literature) are interest- ing and both descriptive and prescriptive in nature. Keywords: articles; isbn; libraries; library; literature; management; research; volume
• The Management Process: A Selection of Readings for Librarians (Book Review) by Mackey, Neosha A. (1985) - The twenty-four articles (thirteen from management literature and eleven from library literature) are interest- ing and both descriptive and prescriptive in nature. Deanna B. Marcum gives a good overview of existing programs and a good summary of the critical management issues facing library education in ''Man- agement Training for Research Librarian- ship.'' Keywords: book; libraries; library; management
• Austerity Management in Academic Libraries; The Academic Library in Times of Retrenchment (Book Review) by Bentley, Stella (1985) - The specific topics covered are research, particularly national data and statistics and in-house research; the prob- lems and solutions presented by library and information technology and coopera- tion and resource sharing; and the future for librarians as managers and the future prospects for academic libraries in En- gland. The presentations pro- vide an excellent review of the current state of British academic libraries and the implications of retrenchment in academic 92 College & Research Libraries libraries in terms of policy formulation, planning, decision making, staffing, and services. Keywords: book; libraries; library; management
• Automated Circulation: an Examination of Choices; Proceedings of a Preconference Sponsored by the Circulation Services Section, Library Administration and Management Association, American Library Association July 8-9, 1982, Philadelphia (Book Review) by Miller, Lawrence (1985) - The specific topics covered are research, particularly national data and statistics and in-house research; the prob- lems and solutions presented by library and information technology and coopera- tion and resource sharing; and the future for librarians as managers and the future prospects for academic libraries in En- gland. Considering that the earliest of the thirty-five reprinted articles dates from 1967, and that half of the others stem from the years 1979-80, this useful collection can be utilized either for its historical viewpoint or as a rapidly aging but useful aid for library managers involved in the automation process.-Charles W. Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago. Keywords: data; libraries; library; system
• Teaching Library Use Competence: Bridging the Gap from High School to College (Book Review) by Bennett, Donna S. (1985) - ing a sequential program of library in- struction in all school systems for grades K -12; (2) indicating the transfer value of li- brary skills to students and the purposes of academic and public libraries; (3) en- couraging teachers to develop curriculum that stresses use of the library; (4) visiting of college and university libraries by school librarians in order to gain a better understanding of the libraries their stu- dents ':Vill be using in the future or of the libraries they have used in the past and in order to become aware of the library in- struction programs in each type of library; and (S) developing programs to help stu- dents make the transition from high school to college libraries. In it, librarians and other educators describe library instruction programs with which they are now or have been involved. Keywords: college; instruction; libraries; library
• Computing in LASER*: Regional Library Co-operation (*London and South Eastern Library Region) (Book Review) by Bender, Betty W. (1985) - ing a sequential program of library in- struction in all school systems for grades K -12; (2) indicating the transfer value of li- brary skills to students and the purposes of academic and public libraries; (3) en- couraging teachers to develop curriculum that stresses use of the library; (4) visiting of college and university libraries by school librarians in order to gain a better understanding of the libraries their stu- dents ':Vill be using in the future or of the libraries they have used in the past and in order to become aware of the library in- struction programs in each type of library; and (S) developing programs to help stu- dents make the transition from high school to college libraries. Joyce Merriam makes recommendations for changing library instruction programs that were also made by other speakers throughout the conference. Keywords: cloth; college; instruction; laser; libraries; library
• Editorial: Collection Development: The JANUS Image by Martell, Charles (1985) - In this issue there are several articles on various aspects of collection development. Roger Presley and others (Academic Libraries: Myths & Realities, Proceeding of the Third National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries) char- acterized the 1980-82 period as 11 devastating for materials budgets. Keywords: collection; development; libraries
• The Yale Survey: A Large-Scale Study of Book Deterioration in the Yale University Library by Walker, Robin Gay; Greenfield, Jane; Fox, John; Simonoff, Jeffrey S. (1985) - Each nine-digit code identified a particular book by stratum (two digits), range number (two digits), section number (two digits), shelf number (one digit), and book number (2 digits). Since a pH of 5.4 or below is very acidic (i.e., well below neutral), the percentage of acidic books identified in the survey is conservative. Keywords: bindings; books; brittle; collection; libraries; library; materials; number; paper; percent; preservation; results; sample; survey; treatment; volumes; yale
• Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States: A New Look by Meredith, Joseph C. (1985) - The resultant ''Direc- tory of Reprint Publishers4 filled a defi- nite need, for in the absence of any associ- ation of reprint publishers, nothing of the sort had been compiled up to that time. In her 1969 questionnaire, Nemeyer asked reprint publishers to indicate the primary basis on which they selected titles for publication: (a) personal knowledge of subject fields, (b) awareness of unmet de- mands for copies on the used book mar- ket, (c) appearance of titles on recom- mended book lists, (d) advice from paid consultants, (e) advice from faculty, librar- ians, scholars, and (f) other. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; nemeyer; new; publishers; publishing; reprint; study
• Book Selection Policies in the College Library: A Reappraisal by Gardner, Charles A. (1985) - Historically, academic librarians have accepted not only that teaching fac- ulty would play an important role in li- brary acquisitions but also that they would be chiefly responsible for library book pur- chases and collection building. Perhaps this is why college libraries, without an infusion of subject specialists, have continued to par- cel out book funds to academic depart- ments despite the shift in the philosophy and practice of their larger sister institu- tions. Keywords: academic; acquisitions; book; college; faculty; funds; libraries; library; research; selection
• Support for Literacy Education in Academic Libraries by Person, Ruth J.; Phifer, Kenneth O. (1985) - In spite of the scarcity of literature on library services to college literacy education programs, 152 College & Research Libraries this survey suggests that academic li- braries have an important role to play in such programs, and that this mission is being carried forward by the respondents. Are four-year college libraries involved in such support, or is the focus still evident largely in community college libraries? Keywords: college; community; education; libraries; library; literacy; programs
• Cooperative Collection Development for Rare Books Among Neighboring Academic Libraries by Smith, Martha M. (1985) - Rare book collections pre- serV-e these titles and others that, for vary- ing reasons, are considered special. Rare book collections play an important role in research because they preserve these books for study. Keywords: areas; books; collection; development; librarian; libraries; library; materials; policy; research; unc
• Inventory Costs: A Case Study (Research Note) by Haka, Clifford H.; Ursery, Nancy (1985) - Spe- cific reasons that contributed to colleges and universities sustaining the viability of residence hall libraries included adequate funding for the purchase of current mate- rials, adequate staff, and the security of materials in the libraries. Although residence hall libraries have existed for more than fifty-five years, little has been published about them. Keywords: book; inventory; libraries; library; shelflist
• Purposes and Uses of Residence Hall Libraries (Research Note) by Oltmanns, Gail V.; Schuh, John H. (1985) - It seems reasonable to conclude that residence hall libraries should meet the general public library needs of students who live in residence, and that academic needs can be met by other libraries within the campus library system. Spe- cific reasons that contributed to colleges and universities sustaining the viability of residence hall libraries included adequate funding for the purchase of current mate- rials, adequate staff, and the security of materials in the libraries. Keywords: hall; libraries; library; residence; students; survey
• Library Instruction and Reference Services; Increasing the Teaching Role of Academic Libraries; Third International Conference on Library User Education: Proceedings (Book Review) by Reed, Lawrence L. (1985) - In be- tween are essays on library instruction to develop critical thinking skills and the teaching of search strategy, an interesting essay on Alternatives to the Term Pa- March 1985 per,'' a survey of bibliographic instruction programs, and a description of the LOEX program. Three other papers by Beverley Labbett, Elaine Martin, and Ralph Tab- berer report on three different projects de- signed to investigate information and its use among students; their conclusions- even allowing for differences in the British and American educational systems- merit serious scrutiny by anyone involved in designing library instruction programs for undergraduates. Keywords: academic; education; instruction; libraries; library; papers
• Library and Information Services for Handicapped Individuals; Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1984 (Book Review) by Huang, Samuel T. (1985) - The first edition of Library and Informa- tion Services for Handicapped Individuals by Kieth Wright (1979) was the first standard text aimed at assisting librari- ans in planning library services for peo- ple with various disabilities. Appendix C covers vendors of conversion services. Keywords: chapter; conversion; libraries; library; services; sources
• Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries (Book Review) by Harloe, Bart (1985) - Or again, the chapter on education sources begins with this useful advice: Librari- ans should be wary of investing large amounts in sources that will become quickly dated, and care should be taken to update sources regularly, especially direc- tories and catalogs. For example, chapter 12 includes a com- pletely revised list of sources relating to computer science. Keywords: libraries; reference
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1985) - This publication contains (1) the two questionnaire forms; (2) se- curity policy and procedure documents from Brown University, New York State Library, Colorado State University, Columbia Univer- sity, Cornell University, Florida State Univer- sity, University of Michigan, University of To- ronto, McMaster University, and University of California, Riverside; and (3) task force reports on library security from Brigham Young Uni- versity and University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., 1984. Keywords: american; bibliography; cloth; conn; detroit; gale; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; research; univ; university; york
• 1985 to 1995: The Next Decade in Academic Librarianship, Part I by Veaner, Allen B. (1985) - We can ask another question relating to financing academic library services: is it possible to expand (or contract) library or library-like services incrementally, in ac- cordance with market demand? Its purpose is to explore the implications of the changes to be expected within the foreseeable future (1985-95) in the environment, mission, functions, and operations of academic libraries (from junior colleges to large research universi- ties) on librarians and librarianship. Keywords: academic; access; acrl; college; computer; end; faculty; future; information; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; materials; new; research; research libraries; role; services; status; systems; technical; university; user; work
• Collection Development at the Center for Research Libraries: Policy and Practice by Thomas, Sarah E. (1985) - If, as many Center members feel, the most ef- fective use of the Center can be made if it serves as repository for and collector of unique items, there should be little over- lap between the Center's holdings and those of other libraries. Interdisci- plinary Topics in Gerontology (93 libraries); Byzantine Studies (69 libraries); Applied Er- gonomics (91libraries); and Family Therapy (98 libraries) are but a few examples of CRL titles held by multiple institutions. Keywords: center; collection; crl; libraries; research; titles
• Measuring Levels of Work in Academic Libraries: A Time Based Approach by Gould, Donald P. (1985) - It would appear that men and women in library work are equally socialized to the fair-pay levels for library work, but this question needs fur- ther research. It is now possible, using this approach, to focus on the issue of pay in library work. Keywords: discretion; jaques; job; levels; libraries; library; manager; pay; research; span; stratum; time; work
• Crime in the Library: A Study of Patterns, Impact, and Security; Security for Libraries: People, Buildings, Collections (Book Review) by Geary, James W. (1985) - These minor points notwithstanding, this volume is an excel- lent departure point for librarians who need to become familiar with many of the issues involved in library security. In an interesting chapter, Metz ques- tions if branch libraries affect this exten- sive interdisciplinary use of the collec- tions. Keywords: crime; libraries; library; security
• The Expanding Role of Telecommunications in Higher Education (Book Review) by Hassler, Thomas (1985) - Among other accomplishments within the academic library profession that re- sulted from Carnegie grants between 1928 and 1941 were the development of the first sets of four-year and junior college library standards, the preparation by Charles B. Shaw of the first list of books for four-year colleges and of Foster Mohrhardt' s list of books for junior college libraries, and B. Lamar Johnson's library-college exper- iment at Stephens College. In addition, the corpora- tion granted $1,824,500 to college libraries on its own initiative. Keywords: book; carnegie; libraries; library
• Rare Books, 1983-84 (Book Review) by Cape, Stephen H. (1985) - Acquisi- tions work has become more complex since Ford's book appeared, and Hickey and Magrillleave no stone unturned in de- scribing and reviewing the ways in which this aspect of library work can be man- aged. The essays are split into three groups, the first seven surveying the sale of books and manuscripts during that year to private collectors and institutions in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Keywords: accreditation; book; education; libraries; library; work
• Acquisitions Management and Collection Development in Libraries; Acquisition Policies and Procedures (Book Review) by Jakubs, Deborah (1985) - The book's premise is that without an effective acquisitions management and collection development program, the ex- pectations of library users can never be met (p.ix). I would ar- gue, as I suspect would Magrill and Hickey, quite the opposite: it is precisely because of this difficult process of institu- tional soul-searching and analysis that li- brarians have been forced to work still harder to establish meaningful priorities and to devise careful collection policies. Keywords: book; collection; development; libraries; library; policies
• Retrospective Conversion (Book Review) by Brown, Doris R. (1985) - An entire book composed of case studies of retrospective conversion projects, how- ever, makes for difficult reading. It is impossible to draw any meaningful conclusions about patterns in academic libraries with such a wide spread of statistical information. Keywords: collection; conversion; libraries; policies
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1985) - This collection of copyright policies from member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) contains (1) ARL briefing pa- pers on reproduction of copyrighted materials for classroom use and current issues in library photocopying; (2) university copyright policies from New York University, Rutgers University, University of California-Davis, and University of Wisconsin; (3) university library general guidelines from University of Missouri-Colum- bia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Univer- sity of Virginia; (4) eight library resetye room policies; (5) photocopy guidelines from Colum- bia University, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Califor- nia-Riverside, and Yale University; (6) interli- brary loan copyright policies from Florida State University, University of California-Berkeley, and UCLA; (7) nine media and music reproduc- tion policies; and (8) manuscripts and archives policies from Duke University, New York Uni- versity, Notre Dame, and UCLA. This collection of library documents, which il- lustrates current techniques for conducting user studies in order to facilitate specific public services planning and priority-setting efforts at the member libraries of the Association of Re- search Libraries (ARL), contains excerpts from (1) four general user studies conducted at the University of British Columbia, the University of New Mexico, New York University, and the University of California, Riverside; (2) three sci- ence user studies conducted at the University of Swets ... an attractive, many facetted and transparent subscription service. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; cloth; conn; detroit; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; martin; n.j; new; paper; research; scarecrow; studies; university; use; user; york
• Editorial: Creative Behavior in Libraries by Martell, Charles (1985) - I do not believe that they are creative behaviors. In the past, trends in library automation could be plotted with relative ease. Keywords: business; information; libraries
• Production of Scholarly Articles by Academic Librarians and Library School Faculty by Watson, Paula D. (1985) - Results concern- ing the productivity of library school faculties are fairly consistent with the findings of an ear- lier quantitative study. First, since library school faculty are included in the study, the results may provide some mea- sure of the excellence of library school pro- grams and, thus (as is claimed for studies in other disciplines), may supply some guidance to both prospective students and faculty job seekers in library science. Keywords: articles; faculty; libraries; library; productivity; publication; research; status
• Selected Reference Books of 1984-85 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1985) - Therefore names are given in familiar spellings (e.g., Dos- toevsky rather than Dostoevskii) and titles of literary works are given in transla- tion, usually followed by the transliter- ated Russian title; periodicals, however, are identified by their Russian titles to avoid confusion. Although some libraries were un- able to participate fully in providing com- plete lists of titles or volumes held, this list indicates locations for many titles not pre- viously reported to Union List of Serials or New Serial Titles. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; entries; general; guide; index; indexes; information; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; research; subject; title; volume; work
• Libraries and the Learning Society (Book Review) by Gaver, Mary V. (1985) - She notes, how- ever, that school libraries are tradition- ally the last type of library to be included in any multi-type cooperative (although there are some indications, as in New Jer- sey and New York, that this condition is changing). Sullivan makes special men- tion of the fact that two stereotypes still ex- ist and continue to delay the incorporation of school libraries into networks: the no- July 1985 tions that all ''school library collections are alike so they won't have much to offer, and school libraries are self-sufficient be- cause of the limited demands made upon them. Keywords: education; information; libraries; library; public; school
• The Federal Role in Library and Information Services (Book Review) by Peterson, Sandra K. (1985) - There Recent Publications 371 are separate brief chapters on national li- braries, school and media centers, college and university libraries, public libraries, special libraries and information centers, and other governmental and quasi- governmental libraries. Part 4 surveys the impact of professional associations on library development in the first chapter. Keywords: chapter; information; libraries; library; services
• The Library in Society (Book Review) by Kissinger, Pat (1985) - Political, economic, and technological conditions in our society make the role of the federal government in library and in- formation services of major importance not only to libraries and librarians, but to all citizens. Part 4 surveys the impact of professional associations on library development in the first chapter. Keywords: librarianship; libraries
• College Librarianship (Book Review) by Foster, Constance L. (1985) - Political, economic, and technological conditions in our society make the role of the federal government in library and in- formation services of major importance not only to libraries and librarians, but to all citizens. Small li- braries (20,000 volumes or less), polytechnic colleges of further education (vocational), monotechnic (navigation, art), sixth form, tertiary, and the libraries in polytechnic library schools receive con- sideration within the context of the oper- July 1985 ating environment for college libraries. Keywords: college; librarianship; libraries; library
• The Assertive librarian (Book Review) by La Plante, M. J. (1985) - Small li- braries (20,000 volumes or less), polytechnic colleges of further education (vocational), monotechnic (navigation, art), sixth form, tertiary, and the libraries in polytechnic library schools receive con- sideration within the context of the oper- July 1985 ating environment for college libraries. These advanced service technologies are typical of how Baker &: Thylor stays in step with the times, building on our experience to bring you the latest in library services. Keywords: book; college; libraries; library; rights
• Editorial: Hard Choices by Martell, Charles (1985) - The users of academic libraries are essentially comfortable with what we now provide. Librarian by Irene Hoadley, Herbert White, and Sheila Creth Hierarchical and Collegial Governance Structures in Academic Libraries: A Union Context by Nancy A. Brown Characteristics and Problems of College and University Libraries in China by Thomas Y. Yeh Effectiveness of Book Selectors in a Small Academic Library by Christopher Millson-Martula Factors Affecting the Use of Information for Academic Library Decision Making by Charles R. McClure and Alan R. Samuels Characteristics of the Monographic Literature of British and American Literary Studies by John M. Cullars Keywords: future; librarianship; libraries
• Research Libraries in an International Setting: Requirements for Expanded Resource Sharing by Dougherty, Richard M. (1985) - Much progress can be documented, and librari- ans in most Western countries can point with justifiable pride to significant pro- grams intended to facilitate national pro- grams of sharing library resources. Higher costs and the physical deterioration of library research collections are likely to influence not only national but also international resource-sharing agreements. Keywords: interlending; lending; libraries; library; national; research; resource; sharing; university
• Thinking Big: A Commentary on the Research Agenda in Academic Librarianship by Metz, Paul (1985) - ew librarians dispute the poten- tial benefits of library research. By bringing what we know best to the con- cerns that occupy our clientele, we can move library research away from its ex- tremes and can discover a middle ground of important questions that can challenge our best researchers. Keywords: collections; college; costs; libraries; library; research; use; work
• PR: The State of Public Relations in Academic Libraries by Ford, Vikki (1985) - Overall, academic library PR programs were considered very important. Citing the combined need to provide better user information, to build a positive image, and to project that image to users and potential support groups, Carroll urges academic libraries to join the communications era of the 1980s.8 To fill the information gap surrounding library PR programs, a survey was con- ducted to characterize and determine the scope of the current state of academic li- brary PR. Keywords: libraries; library; programs; public; relations; staff; years
• Academic Library Services: The Literature of Innovation by Reynolds, Judy; Whitlatch, Jo Bell (1985) - A review of existing literature, however, provides no comprehensive theory of organizational innovation. Carlos Cuadra provides an excellent summary of the need for librarians to understand and investigate how library organizations can encourage innovation: Keywords: academic; aiken; centralization; change; college; design; environment; hage; howard; innovation; libraries; library; management; new; organization; research; services; structure; study
• Circulation Service Desk Operations: Costing and Management Data by Weaver-Meyers, Pat; Aldrich, Duncan; Seal, Robert A. (1985) - Subtotal of circulation desk costs (used to determine circulation desk cost% of total library budget) $19,873.42 $14,987.16 Annualized costs (includes furniture, computer hardware, and computer software) Although exchange of in-house reports indicates some circulation cost data is available, 13 it does not appear that circulation services costs are included in such reports, except in the broad context. Keywords: analysis; circulation; cost; data; desk; hours; information; isbn; libraries; library; procedure; research; service; staff; student; study; supervisor; task; time; work
• Organizational Structure of Libraries (Book Review) by Webster, Duane E. (1985) - While this volume is therefore not the definitive text on library management, it is a useful sur- , vey of management practices within the profession.-Duane E. Webster, Office of Management Studies, Washington, D. C. Greenberg, Alan M., and Carole R. Mciver. In his · references to academic libraries, Martin's lack of understanding of their nature and function constitutes a rather significant shortcoming in his generally astute per- ceptions. Keywords: libraries; library; management; papers
• LC and AACR2: An Album of Cataloging Examples Arranged by Rule Number; Cataloging Government Documents: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2 (Book Review) by Knutson, Gunnar S. (1985) - Likewise a reader must be aware that indented material introduced by the phrase LC rule interpretation says is not always an exact quote. In this four-page section, which appears to the casual reader as an exact reproduction of LC rule interpretation, closer examina- tion reveals that two CSB paragraphs have been omitted and that, while most of the interpretation is taken from CSB18, some wording is retained from CSB15. Further- more, there are eight instances of minor insertions or rewordings of LC text, sev- eral typos, and words that are left out. Keywords: aacr2; cataloging; documents; information; libraries; library; rule
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1985) - New York: St. Martin's, 1985. 217p. New York: St. Martin's, 1985. Keywords: 198s; cloth; gale; information; isbn; libraries; martin; new; new york; paper; univ; york
• Letters by American Library Association, (1985) - CERAMIC HEAT EXCHANGER CONCEPTS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY by C. Bliem et al: ISBN 0-8155-1030-6; $45. CATALYTIC INCINERATION FOR CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS by M.S. Jennings et al: ISBN 0-8155-1028-4; $36. Keywords: article; editor; inventory; isbn; libraries; library; loss; research
• Managing the Coexistence of Hierarchical and Collegial Governance Structures by Brown, Nancy A. (1985) - While there is no one solution to these problems, it is imperative that university libraries operate in such a manner as to be judged effective or the mandate of the library stands in some danger of being at least partially distrib- uted. and re- Nancy A. Brown is university librarian and director of libraries at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N OWO. Keywords: collegial; libraries; library; management; structure; university
• Factors Affecting the Use of Information for Academic Library Decision Making by McClure, Charles R.; Samuels, Alan R. (1985) - Thus, a purpose of this study is to inves- tigate factors that affect the use of informa- tion for academic library decision making, more specifically: • As suggested in table 6, academic librar- ians in this study have little interest in user input to library decision making. Keywords: climate; communication; decision; decision making; dissemination; information; libraries; library; making; management; professional; research; sources; staff
• A Profile of Academic Libraries in China by Yeh, Thomas Y. (1985) - College and Research Libraries A Profile of Academic Libraries in China Thomas Y. Yeh Operating under rules issued from the central government in Beijing, academic libraries in China share common characteristics and problems. On the other hand, the use of academic libraries is very high. Keywords: academic; china; college; libraries; library; percent; years
• The Restoration of Leather Bindings; Archives and Manuscripts, Conservation: A Manual on Physical Care and Management (Book Review) by Etherington, Don (1985) - Dr. Paul Kantor, president of Tantalus, a library management consulting firm, has developed a set of library effectiveness measures which have been used in anum- ber of ARL libraries and which ARL has asked him to present in this small volume for use in other libraries. This book is intended to serve as a guide _ to enable other libraries to carry out these November 1985 procedures. Keywords: access; book; information; libraries; library; literature; science
• Objective Performance Measures for Academic and Research Libraries (Book Review) by Murfin, Marjorie E. (1985) - Dr. Paul Kantor, president of Tantalus, a library management consulting firm, has developed a set of library effectiveness measures which have been used in anum- ber of ARL libraries and which ARL has asked him to present in this small volume for use in other libraries. This book is intended to serve as a guide _ to enable other libraries to carry out these November 1985 procedures. Keywords: libraries; literature
• The Literature of the Life Sciences: Reading, Writing, Research (Book Review) by Dionne, Richard J. (1985) - Dr. Paul Kantor, president of Tantalus, a library management consulting firm, has developed a set of library effectiveness measures which have been used in anum- ber of ARL libraries and which ARL has asked him to present in this small volume for use in other libraries. This book is intended to serve as a guide _ to enable other libraries to carry out these November 1985 procedures. Keywords: book; libraries; library; literature
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1985) - New York: Saur, 1985. New York: Billner & Rouse, 1985. 216p. Keywords: american; books; cloth; detroit; gale; index; information; international; isbn; issue; libraries; library; martin; nations; new; new york; paper; science; united; univ; world; york
• Involvement in Curriculum Change by Pasterczyk, Catherine E. (1986) - Library faculty are voting members of the three standing committees of the Fac- ulty Senate that are concerned with curric- ulum changes, the Curricula Committee, the Senate Graduate Committee, and the Undergraduate Committee. The fact that university and state policies mandate an examination of the budgetary implications of a new course le- gitimized the impact statements prepared by library faculty. Keywords: changes; collection; committee; course; curriculum; faculty; libraries; library; selectors; university
• Copyright and Fee-Based Copying Services by Heller, James S. (1986) - The 1982 King Research report included data on library staff photocopying of library materials. In any event, library photocopying services should comply with this provision. Keywords: copies; copying; copyright; libraries; library; purpose; register; report; section; use; work
• Academic Library Regional Accreditation by Casserly, Mary F. (1986) - The annual reports generated at all three sites contained more detailed and numer- ous assessments of library processes than were addressed in the self-study docu- ments. None of the library reports in- cluded assessments of any aspects of their organizations based on the opinions of outside experts, nor did they include com- parisons with other libraries, a type of as- sessment that Knight1l0 found in the an- nual reports he studied. Keywords: accreditation; assessments; collection; libraries; library; process; processes; reports; self; sites; study
• Selected Reference Books of 1984-85 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1986) - Exact dates of birth, marriage, or death are rarely given, but many entries contain conjectures about love affairs and family relations. It lists numerous manuscript arti- cles as well as additions to the bibliogra- phy of published works. . Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; books; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; list; n.y; new; publications; reference; subject; volume; works
• Freedom of Speech in the United States (Book Review) by Daily, Jay E. (1986) - You won 't find a wider selection of books your library wants . It is a textbook and suffers from the characteristics of all such works, while as a reference book it Midwest Library Service You won't find a wider selection .. . Keywords: book; libraries; library; research
• Financing Information Services: Problems, Changing Approaches, and New Opportunities for Academic and Research Libraries (Book Review) by Gelfand, Julia (1986) - Paul Kantor's paper is a comparison of library costs and services. He mentions a number of techniques he finds useful to increase op- erating budgets, and depending on insti- tutional specifics, can offer potential growth in library resources. Keywords: book; information; issues; libraries; library; research; resources; services; university
• Letters by American Library Association, (1986) - User-friendly WILSONLINE features • Up to 43 different access points to bibliographic records • Search- ing of up to 8 databases simultane- ously • Automatic substitution of preferred form of subject head- ings and personal and corporate names • Free text searching • Controlled vocabulary searching • Online thesaurus· Neighboring • Searching through word stems or roots • Rename comma nds • Save search strategies • • Online help command. Keywords: index; libraries; public; relations; wilsonline
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1986) - New York: New American Library, 1985. New York: Modern Lan- guage Assn., 1985. Keywords: american; bibliography; cloth; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; martin; means; new; new york; paper; research; york
• Editorial: The Thought Itself by Martell, Charles R. (1986) - CHARLES MARTELL IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES OF COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Funding Online Services from the Materials Budget by Jay Martin Poole and Gloriana St. Clair Reactions to Funding Online Services from the Materials Budget by Shelia Dowd, John Whaley, and Marcia Pankake Underground Libraries by Rolf Fuhlrott Conversation, A New Paradigm for Librarianship? by Joan M. Bechtel A View from the Trenches: Costing and Performance Measures by Charles R. McClure Organizational Paradigm for Effective Academic Libraries by David W. Lewis Corporate Annual Reports in Academic Business Libraries by Judith R. Bernstein I have many books and other works that I would like to represent, to praise, and to cri- tique. Keywords: libraries; tools
• Ashurbanipal's Enduring Archetype: Thoughts on the Library's Role in the Future by Briscoe, Peter; Bodtke-Roberts, Alice; Douglas, Nancy; Heinold, Michele; Koller, Nancy; Peirce, Roberta (1986) - 6 Daniel Boorstin, historian and current Librarian of Congress, is even more em- phatic in an article entitled Gresham's Law: Knowledge or Information?: I would like to focus your attention on the dis- tinction between knowledge and information, the importance of the distinction, and the dan- gers of failing to recognize it .... 121 122 College & Research Libraries ture of machines and systems for data processing to actual ownership and con- trol of information. Keywords: access; film; future; industry; information; institution; knowledge; libraries; library; services
• The University Library in the Twenty-First Century by Hendrick, Clyde (1986) - There is no reason why libraries can't be vitally important in this role, and as the librarian's training is upgraded to doctoral status, librarians should become avid competitors for scholars-in-residence positions at other libraries. I've not stressed relations with other libraries, but they are important. Keywords: faculty; knowledge; librarian; libraries; library; university
• Rx for Library Management by Cage, Alvin C. (1986) - Newer library staff are openly frustrated and clique formation is rekin- dled. Relatively few jobs be- come available at the middle and upper levels of library management and when they do, it is often difficult to recruit effec- tively from outside the organization. Keywords: libraries; library; management; new; organization; staff; theory
• The Language of the Levels: Reflections on the Communication of Collection Development Policy by Atkinson, Ross (1986) - The collection policy is, there- fore, ultimately a self-validating network of relationships; the key to making, writ- ing, and using collection policy is to un- derstand how its constituent elements in- terrelate. This complex and problematic area of collection policy has received little attention. Keywords: collection; collection development; collection levels; development; language; levels; libraries; library; policy; selector; subject
• Attitudes and Preferences of Library Practitioners in Illinois to Channels for Dissemination of Research Results (Research Note) by Ali, S. Nazim (1986) - College and Research Libraries Research Notes Attitudes and Preferences of Library Practitioners in Illinois to Channels for Dissemination of Research Results S. Nazim Ali The author interviewed library practitioners from public, academic, and special libraries in the state of Illinois, in order to determine their perceptions of the usefulness and dissemination of research results in the areas of librarianship and information science. This study of library practitioners in the state of Illinois was conducted to assess their behavior toward the gathering of professional information and to deter- mine how they keep abreast of current re- search and innovation in librarianship and information science. Keywords: information; journals; libraries; library; percent; practitioners; research; science
• Academic Libraries: The Changing Knowledge Centers of Colleges and Universities (Book Review) by Miller, Vernon A. (1986) - That many university administrators think of academic libraries as ''bottomless pits (academic computer centers, for which even simple funding formulas do not exist, are often considered voracious first cousins to libraries) arises from an awareness that they are more complex than the traditional measures would im- ply, but without a better understanding of the forces that are changing academic li- braries these same administrators are without the tools needed to justify a differ- ent approach to the funding issue. As academic libraries approach this next major technological change, they may find a natural and knowledgeable partner in the academic computer center (the other bottomless pit for many uni- versity administrators). Keywords: academic; administrators; information; libraries; library; research; university
• Antiquarian Bookselling in the United States: A History from the Origins to the 1940s (Book Review) by Tanner, Terence A. (1986) - Disavowing any at- tempt to define antiquarian books or booksellers, and ·evading many of the questions and problems surrounding what must appear to the uninitiated as es- sentially a luxury trade, she has limited the audience for her book to the true be- lievers of bibliophily. The epigraph of this book is a quotation from Sir Stanley Unwin to the effect that while writing, printing, and reading books are difficult tasks, the most diffi- cult task that a mortal man can embark on is to sell a book. Keywords: antiquarian; book; history; libraries
• University Libraries in Developing Countries (Book Review) by Easterbrook, David L. (1986) - In- creasingly, however, as researchers begin to recognize libraries as complex social in- stitutions interacting with a dynamic envi- ronment, and as library administrators broaden their understanding of the key concepts of organizational development, the library as an organization will be sub- ject to expanded and fruitful analysis. These fourteen papers cover well the wide range of development issues faced by university libraries in developing coun- tries, from a variety of perspectives. Keywords: development; libraries; library; university
• Conflict and Change in Library Organizations: People, Power and Service (Book Review) by Neal, James G. (1986) - Each is intended to set library management within a larger context of research and writing and each draws upon the broad lit- erature of the social sciences and of librari- anship. Li- brarians must understand the mechanistic (deductive, objective, behaviorist, quanti- tative, conservative) and organismic (in- ductive, subjective, existentialist, qualita- tive, radical) world views, and relate them to library organization, service, and re- search. Keywords: jones; libraries; library; management; organization; research; scisearch
• Management Strategies for Libraries: A Basic Reader (Book Review) by Scepanski, Jordan M. (1986) - Each is intended to set library management within a larger context of research and writing and each draws upon the broad lit- erature of the social sciences and of librari- anship. Lynch has drawn together a number of important writings useful to understand- ing management theories and their appli- cations to libraries. Keywords: cloth; libraries; library; lynch; management
• Letters by American Library Association, (1986) - Ms. Williams was hired in the late fall of 1982 by the Department of Special Collections, University of Chicago Library, to perform a conservation survey of the John Crerar Collec- tion of Rare Books in the History of Science and Medicine. This body of material, transfer- red early in the merger of the Crerar Library into the University of Chicago Library, was by then housed in the Special Collections area of the Joseph Regenstein Library on the univer- sity's campus. Keywords: issue; libraries; library; nations; survey; united; university
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1986) - New York: Schocken, 1985. New York: Readers International, 1985 . 131p. Keywords: american; books; cloth; college; detroit; directory; gale; guide; index; information; international; isbn; libraries; library; literature; martin; new; new york; paper; policy; research; scarecrow; univ; york
• Conversation, a New Paradigm for Librarianship? by Bechtel, Joan M. (1986) - Joan M. Bechtel Criticized for their isolation from the central mission of the college or university and, at the same time, struggling to accommodate the tremendous growth of information and technology, academic librarians need a new paradigm for library service that will effectively direct and in- form planning for the future. As a paradigm for library service it pro- vides no clues to the services needed in the university, nor does it help to clarify the role of librarians in the educational process. Keywords: college; conversation; goals; information; libraries; library; students
• Funding Online Services from the Materials Budget by Poole, Jay Martin; St. Clair, Gloriana (1986) - 11 Several authors note criteria for dividing library materials budgets. In the long range, budgets need to be supplemented to provide for the kind of superior library service now available. Keywords: budget; information; libraries; library; materials; online; research; services; use
• Reactions to "Funding Online Services from the Materials Budget" by Dowd, Sheila; Whaley, John H.; Pankake, Marcia (1986) - Per- haps another perspective on kinds and purposes of permanent and transitory in- formation sources and on library budgets may better illuminate the budgeting ques- tion and aid libraries in their goal of facili- tating the democracy of the intellect. One of the most demanding, skilled, and risky roles in are- search library is the role of the selector in anticipating probable need. Keywords: access; budget; information; libraries; library; materials; search; services; use
• Underground Libraries by Fuhlrott, Rolf (1986) - EXAMPLES OF UNDERGROUND LIBRARIES Burying library buildings below grade was not a sudden innovation, but a slow development. College and Research Libraries Underground Libraries Rolf Fuhlrott A number of underground buildings have been constructed during the last two decades, for various reasons: energy conservation, density in the environment of the crowded cities, or preservation of the landscape and historic buildings. Keywords: addition; architecture; building; college; earth; entrance; feet; grade; harvard; level; libraries; library; light; new; reading; research; site; space; square; structure; underground; university
• Corporate Annual Reports in Academic Business Libraries by Bernstein, Judith R. (1986) - College and Research Libraries Corporate Annual Reports in Academic Business Libraries Judith R. Bernstein More than twenty thousand companies distribute annual reports. Nevertheless, nothing has been written about the acqui- sition or retention of annual reports. Keywords: companies; copy; information; libraries; library; number; reports; subset; university; use; years
• Perspectives on the Past: An Autobiography (Book Review) by Williamson, W. L. (1986) - The Pre-1956 NUC, compiled from the incomparable resources of the Library of Congress and libraries throughout North America, is the primary record of the first 500 years of printed books and publications. Unrivaled in size and depth, universal in scope, it contains over 12.5 million discrete entries for books, pamphlets and periodicals in a multitude of languages. Keywords: book; cleveland; data; downs; libraries; library
• The Knowledge Executive: Leadership in an Information Society (Book Review) by Cronin, Mary J. (1986) - Academic libraries themselves may operate as a single facility or as a constellation of libraries with some organizational superstructure. The storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information are central to the mission of libraries. Keywords: cleveland; information; libraries; library
• Costing and the Economics of Library and Information Services (Book Review) by Getz, Malcolm (1986) - Academic libraries themselves may operate as a single facility or as a constellation of libraries with some organizational superstructure. Line's Psychopathology of Uneco- · nomics (1979) is a light but wise essay on the foibles of library managers when con- fronted with changing costs. Keywords: cost; information; libraries; library
• Nos Ressources Humaines: la Clé d'un Bon Service. Personnel: Key to Successful Public Service (Book Review) by Lauer, Jonathan D. (1986) - The opening essay by David Adamany reviews the position of research libraries as seen from the perspective of a univer­ sity president. Before tracing the historical context of women in libraries, she notes that'' on the whole the library profession offers a far greater opportunity for balance between the sexes than do other professional are­ nas (p.32). Keywords: college; conflict; libraries; library; mittermeyer; papers; research
• Issues in Academic Librarianship: Views and Case Studies for the 1980s and 1990s (Book Review) by Ridinger, Robert B. Marks (1986) - The opening essay by David Adamany reviews the position of research libraries as seen from the perspective of a univer- sity president. This is to provide a picture of developmental trends at the interface between library user, librarian, and the new technology, which gives ample weight to maximizing possibilities for all three.-Robert B. Marks Ridinger, Founders Library, Northern Illinois University, De- Kalb. Keywords: fiction; libraries; library; new; research
• A View from the Trenches: Costing and Performance Measures for Academic Library Public Services by McClure, Charles R. (1986) - Distrust of Library Cost Data Overall, the interviewees did not trust library cost data and had a number of res- ervations about their use in the decision making process. Assuming a potential commitment to such projects will materialize, a coordi- nated plan and vigorous leadership are needed to A View from the Trenches 331 • clarify the objectives and content for a development program related to cost- ing and performance measures for aca- demic libraries; • seek and obtain funding to support re- search and development in the areas of academic library cost and performance measure methodologies; • identify and obtain the support from a wide range of academic library leaders . Keywords: cost; data; decision; information; libraries; library; making; measures; performance; performance measure; planning; public; services; use
• An Organizational Paradigm for Effective Academic Libraries by Lewis, David W. (1986) - College and Research Libraries An Organizational Paradigm for Effective Academic Libraries David W. Lewis The organizational structures of academic libraries are considered in light of the work of anum- ber of organizational theorists, and related work by librarians is reviewed. begin with the assumption that the current organizational structures of academic libraries · will not accommodate the roles that will soon be expected of them and the academic librarians who inhabit them. Keywords: college; consequences; control; information; innovation; libraries; library; management; mechanisms; new; organization; professional; research; staff; structure; systems; use; work
• Financing Academic Libraries: Making the Transition from Enrollment Growth to Quality Enhancement by Cooper, John M. (1986) - 4 A survey of library formulas used for fis- cal year 1985-86 conducted in preparation of this paper found that the enrollment/ funding relationship is still built into many library formulas in one of two ways. Many library formulas are enrollment driven, making library funding vulnerable to stable or declin- ing enrollment. Keywords: education; enrollment; formulas; funding; libraries; library; quality; state
• Born-Again Cataloging in the Online Networks by Hafter, Ruth (1986) - In fact, network designation as resource con- sultants, as approved revisers (e.g., Proj- ect Enhance), as buddies for new or wayward cataloging departments, pro- vides new cataloging peer groups with na- tionwide influence, power, and prestige. the catalogers interviewed were isolated from users, especially knowledgeable faculty members, their only sources for evaluating their catalog- ing work were the cataloging rules and the approval of other catalogers. Keywords: catalogers; cataloging; control; libraries; library; network; quality
• Strategic Planning for Library Managers (Book Review) by Maag, Albert F. (1986) - Effectively used in the military and busi- ness, strategic planning is an intensive, highly structured technique for planning in typically large and complex organiza- tions facing turbulent environments. In thirteen short chapters Riggs leads the reader through the usual major phases of strategic planning, beginning with a definition and rationale for its use and giv- ing some advice on how to organize for planning, proceeding to specification of organizational mission, goals, objectives, strategies, alternatives, and contingen- cies, then to policies and resource alloca- tion. Keywords: libraries; library; planning; riggs
• Changing Technology and Education for Librarianship and Information Science (Book Review) by Burckel, Nicholas C. (1986) - Library schools, he feels, often perpetuate a traditional approach at Recent Publications 403 the very time when library administrators actively seek talented young professionals with new ideas. John Black opened the conference with an overview of changing technology's re- lationship to scholarly communication and its implications for research libraries. Keywords: conference; information; libraries; library; new; research
• Museum Archives: An Introduction (Book Review) by Stewart, Elizabeth C. (1986) - COVERAGE INCREASED BY25% Art Index has long been regarded as a classic reference source - a reliable, easy-to-use, affordable guide to the information contained in leading publications in virtually all areas of artistic endeavor. Now, fol- lowing an intensive content study, this single-alphabet subject-author index expands its coverage to in- clude 52 additional publications, for a total of 230 periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, effective with the January 1986 issue of Art Index . Keywords: archival; art; cataloging; index; information; libraries; library; museum
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1986) - Chicago: American Library Assn., 1986. Chicago: American Library Assn., 1986. Keywords: american; cloth; comp; detroit; directory; gale; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper
• Editorial: Improving VDT Work by Martell, Charles R. (1986) - In a manual, Improving VDT Work: Causes and Control of Health Concerns in VDT Use, prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (distributed by the Report Store in Lawrence, Kansas), Steven Sauter'' challenges the notion that VDT work must be neces- sarily associated with discomfort. College and Research Libraries Editorial Improving VDT Work Do your eyes feel blurred, watery, or tired during or after use of the VDT (video display terminal)? Keywords: libraries; percent; vdt; work
• The Federal Information Controversy from an Economic Perspective by Freides, Thelma (1986) - Cost-benefit analysis techniques should be explored and developed as assess- ment tools in the field of government information. 2. Should government information be transmitted to the public via governmen- tal or private means? Keywords: access; benefits; cost; depository; distribution; federal; government; government information; information; libraries; market; public; publications; sector; services
• Performance Appraisal: Behavioralism and Its Discontents by Schwartz, Charles A. (1986) - Charles A. Schwartz In the area of performance appraisal, libraries and other nonprofit organizations face a special dilemma of providing job feedback while maintaining a nonauthoritarian climate. Part two takes up the widespread notion that performance appraisal, as a matter of ethics, should be less ambitious and important. Keywords: appraisal; behavior; error; goal; house; job; knowledge; libraries; literature; management; performance; performance appraisal; personnel; psychology; rater; rating; research; theory; work
• Reference Beyond (and Without) the Reference Desk by Ford, Barbara J. (1986) - William Miller has written, Objectiv-e analysis of reference desk service indicate the cost of pretending that we can con- tinue to do everything for everybody, and do it well. Many questions answered at reference desks could be programmed for quick response; other questions might require interaction with the user, either in person, by tele- phone or through the computer terminal. Keywords: desk; libraries; library; reference; service
• Energies for Transition: Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (Book Review) by Hardesty, Larry (1986) - In an earlier review for this journal of the third national ACRL conference, this reviewer commented on the importance of well- developed case studies and similar schol- arly activities in response to those who criticized the lack of research papers at the ACRL national conferences. Descriptions of local imple- mentation projects and position papers have an important place in this very prag- matic profession. Keywords: conference; libraries; papers; research
• Cost Management for Library and Information Services (Book Review) by Vasi, John (1986) - Moreover, if one considers that the es- sence of service to library clientele is not merely the hours of operation or the avail- ability of a book on the shelf, but also the degree of professional service a user re- ceives, then costing of library services be- comes even more difficult to quantify. Stephen A. Roberts notes that the prac- tice of costing library and information op- erations is a weak area in the repertoire of library management. Keywords: catalog; cost; countries; information; libraries; library; u.s
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1986) - Moreover, if one considers that the es- sence of service to library clientele is not merely the hours of operation or the avail- ability of a book on the shelf, but also the degree of professional service a user re- ceives, then costing of library services be- comes even more difficult to quantify. This logical and informed approach is not the method many libraries employ to make cost deci- sions. Keywords: cloth; detroit; gale; information; international; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; research; university; york
• Open Systems for Open Minds: Building the Library Without Walls by Sack, John R. (1986) - EXPANDING THE VIEW OF LIBRARIES AND COMPUTER CENTERS Let me suggest some elements of a cri- tique that would encompass libraries and computer centers at the same time. Indeed the report's sec- tion on research libraries is worth a brief review here, since it argues that our pa- trons have supplanted the libraries- appropriately or not-by means of outside technologies and services available to them. Keywords: access; computer; information; libraries; library; networks; research; scholar; socrates; systems; users
• Libraries as Life-Systems: Information, Entropy, and Coevolution on Campus by Weiskel, Timothy C. (1986) - Will other university libraries follow? Not only will they begin to cata- log, conserve, and archive material in much the same way as librarians have learned to handle books in the past, but, in addition, the nature of their user-service facilities is increasingly likely to match the convenient, efficient, and considerate ref- erence service we have so long enjoyed in university libraries. Keywords: book; channel; computer; energy; faculty; forms; information; libraries; library; life; matter; new; process; research; rom; software; students; systems; university
• Quiescence, Query, Quandary, Quietus: Public Services in the Library of the Future by Snyder, Henry (1986) - Most libraries have now pro- gressed to the point that newer titles are cataloged in a machine-readable file. They will also be able to query libraries online. Keywords: access; libraries; library; texts; university; use
• Cataloging U.S. Depository Materials: A Reevaluation by Bahr, Alice Harrison (1986) - Subject access to OCLC GPO records is available for the last few years of GPO rec- Cataloging U.S. Depository Materials 595 ords through BRS. They provide an alterna- tive means of including GPO records in a local online catalog. Keywords: access; cataloging; government; gpo; libraries; library; materials; oclc; online; records; u.s
• Universities, Information Technology, and Academic Libraries: The Next Twenty Years (Book Review) by Lipetz, Ben-Ami (1986) - It brought together approxi- mately forty-five selected participants (ac- ademic research library directors, library school deans, university administrators, representatives of library consortia and as- sociations, and sponsors of library devel- opment programs) to consider the future of universities and their research libraries through the remainder of this century and to deliberate on the needs for research on academic librarianship and for education for management of academic research li- braries. Since everything in· it is five years old, this is hardly a preferred source of material on the status of developments in information technology, academic libraries, or univer- sities. Keywords: conference; libraries; research; universities
• International Librarianship Today and Tomorrow: A Festschrift for William J. Welsh (Book Review) by Matheson, Nina W. (1986) - What distin- guishes this treatment of these now very familiar concepts and techniques is the ef- fective and essential link drawn~between information resources management and strategic planning and the focus on ad- ministrators working with grants, con- tracts, and cooperative agreements sup- porting research and development projects. Bound- ary spanning offers a means by which sponsored projects administrators may communicate relevant information regard- ing sponsored projects to key clients (fun- ders), constituents (organization decision makers), support staff/units, and project · personnel. Keywords: information; librarianship; libraries; library; management; university; volume
• Strategic Planning for Sponsored Projects Administration: The Role of Information Management (Book Review) by Neal, James G. (1986) - The literatures of organizational theory, planning, information management, and sponsored-project administration are ef- fectively integrated. What distin- guishes this treatment of these now very familiar concepts and techniques is the ef- fective and essential link drawn~between information resources management and strategic planning and the focus on ad- ministrators working with grants, con- tracts, and cooperative agreements sup- porting research and development projects. Keywords: information; libraries; library; management; planning; project
• Contemporary Art Documentation and Fine Arts Libraries; A Reader in Art Librarianship (Book Review) by Muller, Karen (1986) - In the history of art libraries, vertical files and various forms of periodical index- ing arose to fill the same need: access to published information outside of books. The one written in 1908 by Jane Wright, then librarian of the Cincin- nati Art Museum, describes why art librar- ianship was different from other branches at a time when art libraries were growing rapidly and developing, or finding the need for, some of the bibliographical ap- paratus we now take as standard: indexes of periodical articles and reproductions, such as the Periodical Index of the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago or the H. W. Wilson Company's Art Index; in- dividualized thesauri for local collections, such as the A very collection at Columbia University; and picture and vertical files whose value has been proven by the sub- sequent generations of researchers. Keywords: art; artists; books; information; libraries; library; planning; research
• Library Science Annual, v1, 1985 (Book Review) by Richardson, John (1986) - The one written in 1908 by Jane Wright, then librarian of the Cincin- nati Art Museum, describes why art librar- ianship was different from other branches at a time when art libraries were growing rapidly and developing, or finding the need for, some of the bibliographical ap- paratus we now take as standard: indexes of periodical articles and reproductions, such as the Periodical Index of the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago or the H. W. Wilson Company's Art Index; in- dividualized thesauri for local collections, such as the A very collection at Columbia University; and picture and vertical files whose value has been proven by the sub- sequent generations of researchers. The final section reviews the movement toward national and international cooper- ation among art librarians. Keywords: art; information; libraries; library; science
• Letters by American Library Association, (1986) - Dr. William G. Andrews, State University of N.Y, Brockport Dr. Donald Barry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Dr. Thomas Callaghy, Columbia University, New York Dr. Naomi Chazan, Harvard University, Cambridge Dr. Mark Delancey, University of South Carolina, Columbia Dr. Neil Elder, University of Hull, Hull, England Dr. Rene Lemarchand, University of Florida, Gainesville Dr. Andrew Parkin, Flinders University, Australia Dr. Bernard Reich, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Dr. Riordan Roett, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Inter- national Studies, Washington, D.C. Dr. Hewson Ryan, Tufts University, Massachusetts Dr. Gordon Smith, London School of Economics, England Dr. Alastair Thomas, Preston Polytechnic, England Dr. William S. Turley, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Illustrated with hundreds of charts and tables. Later in the article you re-iterate your point, again using it as an example: Librarians must be cautious, Stoan warns, to avoid making changes in library policy that might hinder the research process; e.g., arranging journals by classification largely eliminates brows- ing. Keywords: faculty; journal; libraries; library; university
• The Electronic Campus: The Impact of the Scholar's Workstation Project on the Libraries at Brown by Moran, Barbara B.; Surprenant, Thomas T.; Taylor, Merrily E. (1987) - The purpose of this research was to look specifically at the impact of the campuswide computerization project on the role and operation of the academic li- braries at Brown. The researchers' interest in the Brown experiment began in the summer of 1984, · when the Council on Library Resources sponsored an Association of Research Li- braries' Institute on Research Libraries for Library Science Faculty. Keywords: brown; campus; faculty; information; libraries; library; project; research; scholar; university; workstation project; workstations
• Pay Equity for Women in Academic Libraries: An Analysis of ARL Salary Surveys, 1976/77-1983/84 by Ray, Jean Meyer; Rubin, Angela Battaglia (1987) - Two outstanding women have con- ducted extensive research on the status of women librarians. When individual categories are exam- ined starting at the top, an encouraging improvement is the increase in the num- ber and percentage of women directors, from 73 men, 8 women in 1976/77 to 76 men, 19 women in 1983/84, or from 9. 9 percent female to 20 percent female in seven years. Keywords: arl; average; equity; female; libraries; library; number; pay; percent; salaries; salary; sex; women; years
• Current International Newspapers: Some Collection Management Implications by Hodge, Stanley P.; Ivins, Marilyn (1987) - During a one-week period, the authors distributed the questionnaire to readers of current international newspapers every two hours that the library was open for service. 13 Criteria for Newspaper Selection Analysis of the nine newspaper policies received indicated that selection criteria for current international newspapers em- phasized . Keywords: collection; criteria; libraries; library; newspapers; reading; research; selection; students; survey; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1985-86 by Sheehy, Eugene P. (1987) - Because of their brevity these ex- cerpts frequently amount to little more than jacket blurbs; the space occupied would more profitably have been given to fuller citations to the reviews, which are cited only by journal title abbreviation, volume number, and pages. This bibliography seeks to present ''both the amplitude and variety of stylis- tic criticism, defined broadly as the theo- Selected Reference Books 65 retical or practical study of the language of literary works. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; edition; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; research; sources; subject; volume; works; york
• The Economics of Research Libraries (Book Review) by Van House, Nancy (1987) - THE PAPERS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Edited by W. W. Abbot PRESIDENTIAL SERIES Volume I: September 1788- March 1789 Volume 2: April-June 1789 REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERIES Volume 2: September-December 1775 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF VIRGINIA Box 3608 University Station Charlottesville, VA 22903 80 College & Research Libraries sues in academic library costs and fund- ing, with special attention to the effects of new technology and cooperation on both management and costs. This book grew out of a seminar on the economics of research libraries, organized by the Council on Library Resources as a series of meetings during 1984 and 1985. Keywords: libraries; library; literature; research
• Marketing Instructional Services (Book Review) by Fulton, Tara Lynn (1987) - The bibliog- raphy on marketing library and informa- tion services by Kirkendall, Hannelore Ra- der's 1983 annotated bibliography on library orientation and instruction, and re- productions of handouts also add signifi- cantly to the value of the book. As library instruction moved into the eighties, its advocates and implementors found that they had learned a great deal from the disciplines of education, psy- ACQUISITION PERSPECTIVES 6. Keywords: gale; instruction; isbn; libraries; library; marketing
• Managing Change: Supporting Users of Automated Systems by Marchionini, Gary; Nitecki, Danuta A. (1987) - The results suggest that training should focus on generic strategies for information seeking rather than on the functional use of integrated library systems. It is clear from these studies that users in an academic library are ready and able to use integrated library systems with little formal training with respect to the me- chanics of using electronic equipment and systems. Keywords: college; instruction; libraries; library; media; research; system; use; users
• The Nature of Authority and Employee Participation in the Management of Academic Libraries by Martell, Charles (1987) - Lee Roy Beach and Terrence R. Mitchell, A Contingency Model for the Selection of Decision Strategies, Academy of Management Review 3:439-49 (July 1978); Grandori, A Prescriptive Con- tingency View of Organizational Decision Making;'' and RobertS. Runyon, ''Some Principles of Eff~ctive Decision Making in Academic Libraries, Journal of Academic Librarianship 8:144-50 (July 1982), p.146. 41 . Grandori, ''A Prescriptive Contingency View of Organizational Decision Making.'' 45. Keywords: authority; control; decision; decision making; libraries; library; making; management; new; organization; participation; power; research; self; staff; structures; work
• The Selection Decision: Defining Criteria and Establishing Priorities by Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke (1987) - Within the con- text of broad cooperative agreements, a common understanding and an explicit statement of selection criteria encourage collection development librarians to think in terms of priorities and thereby to for- mulate cooperative programs with a large measure of specificity. When specific selection criteria are discussed, they are treated independently; that is, the authors do not relate the various crite- ria to each other. Keywords: collection; criteria; decision; development; libraries; library; making; model; selection; title
• Dissertations: A Study of the Scholar's Approach by Repp, Joan M.; Glaviano, Cliff (1987) - Scholars access dissertations as an aid to writing dissertations . Subject access is least often used to locate a relevant dissertation since subject control of dissertation information is very limited. Keywords: access; cataloging; discipline; dissertation; information; institution; libraries; research; subject; use
• Foreign Students, Libraries, and Culture by Ball, Mary Alice; Mahony, Molly (1987) - The number of foreign students in the library is increasing, and, with it, librarians' commit- ment to improve service to this portion of the academic community. If your college or university is typical, the number of foreign students enrolled has increased steadily in the past decade. Keywords: class; help; international; libraries; library; staff; students; university; workshop
• Worlds of Reference: Lexicography, Learning and Language from the Clay Tablet to the Computer (Book Review) by Traister, Daniel (1987) - It is distinguished, if at all, by a philo-technological conclusion, ' a somewhat unexpected concentration on reference books, and an overall emphasis on the impact of books generally and printing specifically that is deeply in- debted to Elizabeth L. Eisenstein's Print- ing Press as an Agent of Change (Cambridge, 1979). Within this broad context, the Glaswe- gian linguist and lexicographer looks most specifically at the history of the study of language and at what he regards as there- lated creation of reference books, mainly lexicographic but also encyclopedic. Keywords: book; history; information; libraries; mcarthur; reference; theological
• Library Literature in Mainland China: A Content Analysis by Cooper, Douglas W. (1987) - Tsuen-hsuin Tsien, ''China Library Association,'' in Encyclopedia of Library and Infonnation Science, v.4, ed. College and Research Libraries Library Literature in Mainland China: A Content Analysis Douglas W. Cooper Library science in mainland China has seen substantial development since 1979. Keywords: bulletin; china; chinese; education; journals; libraries; library; mainland; national; science; services; society
• Special Collections: Strategies for Support in an Era of Limited Resources by Martin, Rebecca R. (1987) - They are not special collections within libraries, but special libraries made up of many special collections. The changing orientation of academic li­ braries has also worked against the contin­ uing development of special collections. Keywords: academic; collections; libraries; library; materials; programs; research; resources; re­; support; university; use
• Cooperation, Collection Management, and Scientific Journals by Roberts, Elizabeth P. (1987) - COOPERATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIBRARIES Cooperation between libraries is in vogue, but many elaborate plans have borne little result. Once the less-used titles in a journal collection have been identified, the stage is set for area libraries to join together to maximize resources available to researchers. Keywords: area; cancellation; cooperation; journals; libraries; library; serials; titles; university
• Research Libraries: The Past 25 Years, the Next 25 Years. Papers for a Festschrift Honoring L. A. Anderson (Book Review) by Shank, Russell (1987) - The widely accepted reputation and authority of this work in the field of library planning made Leighton and Weber's challenge in undertaking the writing of a second edi- tion formidable. For the reader who is new to library planning, the broad range of specific planning topics that pop up at al- most every step in the process may seem confusing and somewhat frustrating. Keywords: libraries; library; planning; research
• The Economics of Managing Library Service (Book Review) by Vasi, John (1987) - The remainder of the volume consists of five papers from people now or until re- cently associated directly with the opera- tions of research libraries and contains the few brief, but cogent, analyses and com- mentaries. Ralph Ellsworth clearly makes the case for the modular library building as the only way to accommodate the kinds of changes that research libraries might have to make to match demands of the new information age. Keywords: information; libraries; library; news; research; volume
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1987) - Ed. byCarolBondhusFitzgerald. 11th ed. 1987. Keywords: detroit; directory; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; new; records; research; university; world; york
• Libraries and Computing Centers: A Blueprint for Collaboration by Dougherty, Richard M. (1987) - ibrarians now generally recog- nize the growing relationship between campus libraries and computing centers. Li- braries are not going to be physically moved into computing centers, and com- puting centers will not find themselves housed in campus libraries. Keywords: campus; centers; computing; information; libraries; library; new; services; technology; university
• The Configuration of Reference in an Electronic Environment by Kleiner, Janellyn P. (1987) - 111 ''Different interpretations of central- ization in libraries and in the design of library services according to func- tion have existed through the years.'' In A Brief for the Other Side, Hugh Atkinson opposed centralization and em- phasized patrons' preferences for ''more focused units of library service. '' Keywords: areas; centralization; collections; information; libraries; library; online; organization; reference; research; service; staff; subject; technology; university; users
• Development and Testing of a Reference Transaction Assessment Instrument by Murfin, Marjorie E.; Gugelchuk, Gary M. (1987) - A second comparison with external studies involves previously reported data on patron satisfaction with reference de- partment service, as opposed to quality of answer, where approximately 81% and 84% of reference department patrons re- ported they were satisfied with the ''inter- personal service they received. Our results indicate that, as judged by the patron, reference librarians satisfactorily respond to the patron's in- formation needs on factual questions ap- proximately 50% of the time. Keywords: assessment; cluster; evaluation; factors; information; instrument; librarian; libraries; library; measures; number; patron; question; reference; reference librarian; reference service; reliability; reports; research; results; satisfaction; service; times; transaction; variables; xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Survey of Online Systems in U.S. Academic Libraries by Camp, John A.; Agnew, Grace; Landram, Christina; Richards, Jane; Shelton, Judith M. (1987) - % Small (0- 250,000 volumes) 137 65.2 Medium(250,001-1,000,000volumes) 55 26.2 Large (More than 1,000,000 volumes) 18 8.6 All of the small and nearly all (52) of the medium-sized libraries acquire fewer than 25,000 volumes a year while 3 medium and 15 large libraries acquire more than 25,000 (P < .001). % Have an online system 41 19.5 26 12.4 25 11.9 Less than 1 year 122 29.32 cj 34.63 124 48.04 1-5 years 232 56.12 133 so.oJ 114 44.04 More than 5 years 52 12.22 33 11.53 14 4.04 (Missing observations) (12) (13) (14) Keywords: acquisitions; libraries; library; online; serials; systems; use
• The Library Disaster Preparedness Handbook; Bookworms: The Insect Pests of Books (Book Review) by Cullison, Bonnie Jo (1987) - I read that adult cockroaches don't July 1987 actually feed on books but ''cause wide- spread fouling and a browsing effect on - soft surfaces. It had been my understanding, how- ever, that cockroaches can be very damag- ing to books, so I decided to check another source. Keywords: accreditation; book; disaster; information; libraries; library; research
• Abstracts; Other Publications by American Library Association, (1987) - World Guide to Foreign Services 1986-87. State Government Research Directory: A Descrip- tive Guide to Basic and Applied Research. Keywords: abstracts; detroit; directory; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; paper; readers; research; york
• The scholarly information Center: An Organizational Model by Cimbala, Diane J. (1987) - 10 Nevertheless, academic libraries and computing centers are parts of a tradition- ally hierarchical organization: the univer- sity. College and Research Libraries The Scholarly Information Center: An Organizational Model Diane J. Cimbala The steady increase in automated functions in libraries and the growing service orientation of computer centers have blurred the distinctions between these two separate academic units. Keywords: center; computer; computing; information; libraries; library; services
• A Quarter Century of Advanced Data Processing in the University Library by Segesta, Jim; Hersberger, Rod (1987) - Charles M. Goldstein, in ''Integrated Library Systems,'' Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 71, no.3:308-ll, credits Dr. Fussier and the University of Chicago Library, ca. 1965, as the princi- pal progenitors of integrated library systems. UICC librarians began with first principles: the first chapter re- viewed the history of library automation to that time, and the second chapter was entitled 11 A Machine Age Library Philoso- phy. Keywords: adp; automation; book; catalog; computer; data; information; libraries; library; processing; systems; university
• Bibliographic Instruction: Planning for the Electronic Information Environment by Shill, Harold B. (1987) - The scan illustrates the range of external factors that may affect library instruction. In addition to library databases, many files are already maintained by campus com- puter centers, research institutes, aca- demic departments, and university ad- ministrations. Keywords: access; campus; change; college; communication; computer; databases; education; end; environment; future; information; information environment; instruction; knowledge; libraries; library; new; online; planning; research; school; searching; services; social; students; systems; technologies; university; use; user
• Letters by American Library Association, (1987) - RUTH ANN JONES ALA Publishing Services 457 MLS-160 People Dedicated to Providing Service to Libraries Jay Askuvich General Sales Manager Scott Schmidt Midwest Carl Dorr Southeast Lawrence Nagel West Forrest Link Northeast Kim Anderson Lorraine Best Mountain Plains Canada I Midwest Library Service 114_43 St. Charles Rock Road Bndgeton , MO 63044 , USA . The au- thors were talking only about the selection decision and not the global aspects of collection development, but it might still be helpful to note that the rules of selection of library materi- als have changed to an appreciable extent in the context of this ubiquitous phenomenon. Keywords: libraries; selection
• Editorial: The Best Librarians: Who are They? by Martell, Charles R. (1987) - ~anaging Student Workers in College Libraries CLIP Note #7 ~pedal Collections in College Libraries CLIP Note #6 ~ission Statements for College Libraries CLIP Note #5 ~nline $17.00pbk.; ACRL member $14.00 18?P· 0-8389-7097-4 1986 • Compiled by Christine Erdmann Sample documents from college libraries on projects, publicity, financial support, archives, preservation, and use policies. Keywords: college; libraries; library; university
• The Obstacles to Reform: China Modernizes its University Libraries by Lo, Henrietta (1987) - College and Research Libraries The Obstacles to Reform: China Modernizes Its University Libraries Henrietta Lo Based on her seven-month research on university libraries in China during 1983 and 1985, the author discusses the problems confronting Chinese libraries in their courageous leap from me- dieval book-pre~;ervation warehouses to high-tech information centers. The political movement that is most devastating to Chinese culture in general and Chinese university libraries in partic- ular is the ironically named Cultural Revo- lution (1966-76). Keywords: books; china; chinese; huang; information; libraries; library; liu; science; state; university; workers
• Developing a Systematic In-House Training Program for Integrated Library Systems by Glogoff, Stuart; Flynn, James P. (1987) - This series was developed with three major themes, each of which eventually became the basis for a separate workshop: (1) basic con- cepts in adult learning theory, (2) acquisi- tion of training skills, and (3) practical tips for implementing these skills when de- signing or conducting staff training. This program was necessitated by such factors as limited vendor training; the need to recruit system trainers from among the staff; and the recognition that staff training for an ILS required far more planning than for single-function auto- mated systems and that staff training is an ongoing project because of personnel changes and future system enhance- ments. Keywords: adult; development; ils; information; learning; libraries; library; new; online; program; skills; staff; system; trainers; training; u.s
• Scientific and Technical Libraries (Book Review) by Michaelson, Robert (1987) - For more information write for our complete 1988 catalog at the address on the right. • Additional information about library catalogs, indexes, abstracts, reference and government publications. Keywords: information; isbn; libraries; library; pruett; research; volume
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1987) - Chicago: Ameri- can Library Assn., 1987. Chicago: Amer- ican Library Assn., 1987. Keywords: american; detroit; gale; information; isbn; libraries; library; metuchen; new; paper; research; scarecrow; york
• Academic Library Standards and Performance Measures by Kania, Antoinette M. (1988) - A new set of academic library standards was thus developed with which specific performance measures could be used. However, it was felt that get- ting an informed and knowledgeable opinion from the respondents on the stan- dards was essential to the success and ulti- mate usefulness of the final product, so only individuals who had already demon- strated an interest in and experience with academic library standards and regional accreditation were solicited. Keywords: accreditation; college; evaluation; libraries; library; measures; performance; research; standards; study; use
• Providing Library Support to Off-Campus Programs by Kascus, Marie A.; Aguilar, William (1988) - Off- campus library services have spawned much creative energy toward solving the physical problems of access and delivery. · Off- campus programs also make it possible for academic institutions to counteract declin- ing full-time enrollment and thus to re- main financially solvent. Keywords: campus; campus programs; education; libraries; library; offcampus; programs; services; students; support
• Implementing Technological Change by Johnson, Peggy (1988) - It is clear that automation is becoming an integral part of internal operations as li- braries implement new systems and re- vise existing applications. Much library work has become abstract. Keywords: change; computer; design; information; libraries; library; new; staff; systems; technology; work
• Selected Reference Books of 1986-87 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1988) - In contrast to the coffee table books masquerading as reference books that plague the film refer- ence field, this book is a serious, reliable reference source based on primary source research and a welcome addition to any collection supporting research in post-war cinema.-A.L. LITERATURE A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. Each essay ends with a short bibliography of reference works. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliographies; bibliography; books; english; entries; guide; index; indexes; isbn; items; libraries; list; new; reference; research; subject; terms; volume; work; york
• Time Required for Shelf Reading — A Case Study (Research Note) by Sweetland, James H. (1988) - 6 Since formal inventories involve a form of shelf reading, however, some studies related to these do provide information. Purdue reports a full search of the entire library took 3 staff 3 weeks, a rate of 10 books per person- hour.12 Normally, however, shelf reading is not an inventory and is intended to prevent the obvious costs of searching. Keywords: libraries; library; reading; research; shelf; shelves; volumes
• The Control Revolution: Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society (Book Review) by Osburn, Charles B. (1988) - With the active personal in- volvement of the dean of the libraries and the pivotal role of library automation in the technological transformation of the university itself, NYU libraries have been The primary objectives of the study are: 1. to examine the management and planning of university libraries within the context of overall institutional goals and objectives; and 2. to examine the impact of technologi- cal changes on library operations, with re- gard to both current and future activities. Keywords: information; libraries; library; university
• University Libraries in Transition (Book Review) by Feng, Y. T. (1988) - With the active personal in- volvement of the dean of the libraries and the pivotal role of library automation in the technological transformation of the university itself, NYU libraries have been RESOURCE AUTHORITIES. The primary objectives of the study are: 1. to examine the management and planning of university libraries within the context of overall institutional goals and objectives; and 2. to examine the impact of technologi- cal changes on library operations, with re- gard to both current and future activities. Keywords: automation; harvard; libraries; library; research; university
• The First 350 Years of the Harvard University Library: Description of an Exhibition (Book Review) by Rosenthal, Robert (1988) - Whatever one wishes to call it-a collec- tion of collections, a library of libraries, the world's largest privately supported li- brary, an international collection, or sim- ply many tubs sailing the bibliographical seas on their individual bottoms-the Har- vard University Library is a phenomenon that commands admiration and respect. One of the vir- tues of this volume is that it gives a broad perspective of change and durability within a unique institution from which the thoughtful reader can draw the lessons of history, or at least the history of libraries. Keywords: collection; harvard; history; libraries; library; university
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1988) - Friends of College Libraries. $17.00pb; ACRL member $14.00 134P· 0-8389-7171-7 1987 Periodicals in College Libraries. Keywords: college; detroit; gale; guide; isbn; libraries; library; publications; research
• Editorial: Terry Link, Library Superstar II by Martell, Charles R. (1988) - College and Research Libraries Editorial Terry Link, Library Superstar II In response to your C&RL editorial in November 1987, let me offer Terry Link as the best librarian I have yet to encounter. As a human being or just in his role as a librarian, Terry Link is as good as they come. Keywords: english; libraries; reference; terry; work
• Library Materials: Paper, Microform, Database by Buckland, Michael K. (1988) - For technical and historical reasons, using databases differs from using paper or microform library materials. This paper explores the characteristics of library materials and considers some of the assumptions about library provision that have been built on the basis of collec- tions on paper. Keywords: access; databases; libraries; library; materials; paper; use
• The Academic Librarian and Information Technology: Ethical Issues by Crowe, Lawson; Anthes, Susan H. (1988) - College and Research Libraries The Academic Librarian and Information Technology: Ethical Issues Lawson Crowe and Susan H. Anthes Academic librarians face a new working environment engendered by the rapid growth of infor- mation and advances in information technology. the quality and nature of ser- vices provided for information access are at least as significant as the size of a particular collection.'' Keywords: academic; access; government; information; librarian; libraries; library; technology; user; values
• Evaluating the Conspectus Approach for Smaller Library Collections by Oberg, Larry R. (1988) - These numeric values are preferably re- ferred to as collection level codes, but sometimes as collection intensity level in- dicators.10 For a discussion of collection level codes, their functions and problems, see Ross Atkinson, The Language of the Levels: Reflections on the Communication of Collection Development Policy,'' College & Research Libraries 47:140-49 (Mar. 1986). Keywords: 1be; collection; college; conspectus; development; information; level; libraries; library; northwest; pacific; research; subject
• The RLG Conspectus: Its Uses and Benefits by Ferguson, Anthony W.; Grant, Joan; Rutstein, Joel S. (1988) - The Conspectus is an online subject inventory of library collections that facilitates cooperation and collaborative collection development. RLG libraries recently agreed to focus on two levels of preservation activ- ity: preserving high-use items identified l?cally and another set of items, irrespec- tive of use, as a part of the consortia!, na- tional preservation effort. Keywords: collection; conspectus; development; level; libraries; library; national; research; resources; rlg; tool; use
• Prices of Foreign Library Materials: A Report by Lynden, Frederick C. (1988) - In summary, LIBER proposed in 1977 to cre- ate academic book price indexes for West- ern European countries. It is also important to be aware of the general indexes from these countries because these can show incon- sistencies in academic price data that might be due to anomalies in the source data. Keywords: academic; book; costs; data; france; germany; indexes; information; libraries; library; materials; national; netherlands; price; research; vendors
• The Learning Resource Center's Role in the Community College System by Dale, Doris Cruger (1988) - In a student survey of library- instructional relationships, 2 factors out of 20 interfered with library use: (1) instruc- tors were not library oriented, and (2) there was too much noise in the library. 10 ''The greatest benefit of an effective program of library instruction is that it can bring the library into its right- ful position as an essential element in a college education. Keywords: college; community; courses; instruction; learning; libraries; library; materials; students; use
• Academic Library-State Library Agency Relationships: The Pennsylvania Needs Assessment by Townley, Charles T.; Peguese, Charles R.; Rohm, Kenneth G. (1988) - These in- clude: advocacy of academic library needs; linked system protocols; telecommunications; and new technologies. The methodology could be suc- cessfully replicated in other states to identify academic library needs that can be appropriately addressed by the state li- brary agency and to build consensus in the academic library community for such ac- tivity. Keywords: academic; libraries; library; needs; office; pennsylvania; priorities; priority; services; state; state library
• Inventing the Electronic University by Lewis, David W. (1988) - The physical form of electronic information, at least in the- ory, makes distribution to many people across great distances and secure storage compatible. He believes the mallea- bility of electronic information and the openness of the systems containing it will II combine to encourage the spread of in- formation and ideas beyond the capacity or control-for better or for worse-of in- formation specialists. Keywords: access; communication; computer; information; libraries; library; need; new; research; resources; services; students; systems; technology; university; use
• Automated Collection Analysis Using the OCLC and RLG Bibliographic Databases by Sanders, Nancy P.; O'Neill, Edward T.; Weibel, Stuart L. (1988) - The study found that the methodology provided a promising alternative means of analyzing and comparing library collections. 305 306 College & Research Libraries A literature review revealed substantial work in the area of collection analysis, par- ticularly in collection overlap. Keywords: analysis; botany; cic; collection; holdings; libraries; library; research; sample; titles
• State Coordination of Higher Education and Academic Libraries by Gregory, Vicki L. (1988) - College and Research Libraries State Coordination of Higher Education and Academic Libraries Vicki L. Gregory This study consists of a historical descriptive exploration on the attention given over the past twenty years by state coordinating agencies of higher education to academic libraries in tenns of (1) funding and funding fonnulas and (2) statewide library networks and other statewide coop- erative programs. The purpose of this study was to examine the development over the past twenty years (1965-85) of the relationship between state coordinating agencies and statewide library cooperative programs and the funding of academic libraries in · pubic universities of selected states. Keywords: academic; agencies; agency; coordinating; directors; libraries; library; state
• Selected Reference Books of 1987-88 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1988) - The bibliography is followed by author and subject indexes, and the latter contains en- tries by topic, profession, religious affilia- tion, marital status, geographical location, nationality, and much more. In part 1 are chapters on various types and formats of reference tools, including li- brary catalogs, book review indexes, peri- odical indexes and abstracts, dissertation lists, atlases, manuscripts, and biographi- cal sources. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliographies; bibliography; books; english; entries; guide; history; index; indexes; isbn; libraries; literature; names; new; reference; research; sports; subject; volume; works; york
• Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems (Book Review) by Smith, Tom (1988) - The underlying purpose of this confer- ence on integrated online library systems, and therefore of its proceedings, is tore- flect on the trend toward ''open'' library systems and linkages to other systems . The contrib- July 1988 uted papers and plenary session papers cover the entire spectrum of data on inte- grated online library systems. Keywords: information; libraries; library; proceedings
• Libraries, Technology, and the Information Marketplace: Selected Papers (Book Review) by Boss, Richard W. (1988) - Atkinson Report'' on size and funding of British academic libraries; and, most importantly, serving as chair- man of the National Libraries Committee, which was directly responsible for the cre- ation of the British Library in 1973. For more information, contact BIOSIS Marketing Section, 2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1399, USA, telephone (215) 587-4800 worldwide, toll free 1-800-523-4806 (USA except PA). Keywords: information; libraries; library; research
• The World of Books and Information: Essays in Honour of Lord Dainton (Book Review) by Lancaster, F. W. (1988) - This contribu- tions includes serving as president of the Library Association (1977).; establishing Five Compelling Reasons To Use The 8/0SIS Previews® Database July 1988 (while chairman of the University Grants Committee) a Working Party on Capital Provision for University Libraries, which resulted in the production of the famous (or infamous) '' Atkinson Report'' on size and funding of British academic libraries; and, most importantly, serving as chair- man of the National Libraries Committee, which was directly responsible for the cre- ation of the British Library in 1973. Keywords: british; information; libraries; library; magazines
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1988) - • Technology Seminars will provide substantive overviews of six topics including expert systems and artificial intelligence, optical technolo- gies, microcomputers, integrated library information systems, facsimile and optical scanning technology, telecommunications • Forty Technical Sessions on such topics as authority work in an online environment, administration of technology and implications for traditional services, preservation of library materials and disaster planning, optical publishing, relations between libraries and computer centers, the electronic library • New Product Reviews by selected exhibitors providing in-depth demonstrations of newly introduced or enhanced products and services • Showcases of real-life uses of new technologies presented by library and information science practitioners sharing their most recent developments and projects • Exhibits-over 1 00 exhibitors and 150 exhibit booths displaying the latest in library technology • Open House Visits to see automated library systems in many of the leading libraries in the Boston area • Post-Conference Workshops on data conversion, the Apple Macintosh as a library workstation, design and use of online authority control systems, hacking IBM PC system hardware, preparing for serials automation, library systems facilities management Choose the pieces you need to bring together technology and service - Come to Boston In October for LIT A's 2nd National Conference. Ed. by Paul Wasserman, James R. Kelly, and LlBW\Rll~g;~oCl£~: l~l:£0\lM.c.r{'liC~L Lis publication brings ,1 ;:::) l t together in one place basic statistics about I\. c;rr~rr-r N libraries in the United States that describe what t'- ;J M f\. ~ ~ l libraries are and do, how they are used and by S ~ \\\1\' t'-l'- whom, what they contain, how they are financed \ \J 1., 1- and staffed, and how they spend their resources. Keywords: american; college; detroit; directory; gale; guide; information; isbn; libraries; library
• Editorial: Developing a Research Perspective by Martell, Charles R. (1988) - The organization of information activities in research universities • Collection management • Multi-institutional operations • Problems of technology • Opportunities for technology It may be assumed that the preparation of a research agenda is a monumental task, per- haps an impractical task, or politically an unwise, unwarranted, or unnecessary intrusion into the dynamics of the library research marketplace. • Are format requirements fundamentally different for various disciplines or kinds of use? • Do large files of machine-readable information and new processing capabilities affect the substance as well as the methodology of research? Keywords: coverage; index; information; libraries; research
• Evaluating Membership in a Resource-Sharing Program: The Center for Research Libraries by Rutledge, John; Swindler, Luke (1988) - 2 Rapid changes in the financial and tech- nological environment of libraries have forced many institutions to reevaluate their collection development programs and reexamine their commitments to co- operative options, including reviewing CRL membership. Re- cent studies of CRL membership by RLG participants-in particular, a thorough study by the University of Michigan- have stressed the need to monitor the cen- ter's utility in comparison with what re- search materials the RLG members can supply. Keywords: analysis; center; collections; cost; crl; development; libraries; library; materials; membership; programs; report; research; research libraries; unc; use
• College Library Friends Groups in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut by Munch, Janet Butler (1988) - The number of academic library Friends groups responding to the 1985 survey was verified on August 28, 1987, in a telephone conversation between Janet Butler Munch and Sandy Dolnick, executive director of Friends of Libraries U.S.A. 5. Addi- tionally, Friends groups transmit the li- brary's needs to the community and serve as a source of financial and in-kind dona- tions that, in turn, are used to enhance li- brary collections and services. Keywords: college; friends; groups; libraries; library; new; percent
• Robbing Peter . . . Balancing Collection Development and Reference Responsibilities by Null, David G. (1988) - Per- haps those of us in collection development or management have not done enough to train selectors thoroughly in the tech- niques of good collection development, evaluation, and management. In addition to clear reporting lines, the mention of collection development duties in a librarian's job description and assign- ment of a percentage of a person's time or work load to collection development may be a good idea. Keywords: collection; college; development; libraries; library; reference; research; time
• Research Questions of Interest to ARL; Letters by American Library Association, (1988) - What do research libraries spend to acquire journals and other materials published abroad? 6.4 Does competition among bibliographic utilities benefit research libraries? Keywords: access; cataloging; impact; information; libraries; library; research
• Tomorrow's Research Library: Vigor or Rigor Mortis? by Hacken, Richard D. (1988) - Technology had peeled the covers off the information content of library collections and had given users direct ac- cess to this information from locations of their own choosing. To the extent research libraries continue to take seriously their archival function-as a necessary precondition to guaranteeing access-they will ''collect databases just as seriously as they collect books today-and they will safeguard both. Keywords: access; book; collection; databases; future; information; lancaster; libraries; library; need; new; research; technology; tomorrow
• Letters by American Library Association, (1988) - Since she reports that such a program was judged to be either successful or moderately successful by 68 per- cent of the respondents and very unsuccessful by only 1 percent of the respondents, infor- mation about the benefits to be gained, by either the borrowing or the lending library, by the loan of library directors should prove of great interest to us all. Friends of College Libraries. Keywords: college; libraries; library; note; research
• Editorial by Martell, Charles (1989) - Two hundred years of superb news coverage by The Times, only from Research Publications. For areas of special interest, The Sunday Times, The Times Literary Supplement, The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Higher Education Supplement (all included in The Times Index), Times Engineering & Trade Supplements, and Literature are incomparable sources for information. Keywords: college; libraries; news; research; times
• ACRL's 50th Anniversary: For Reflection, for Celebration, and for Anticipation by Holley, Edward G. (1989) - In response to this critique, ALA Execu- tive Director David Clift noted that ACRL' s Fiftieth Anniversary 15 Ellsworth would soon have the opportu- nity to try to bend ALA to his will, because he would shortly be ACRL president again. The strongest of that group was undoubt- edly Ralph Ellsworth, the only person to have served two terms as ACRL president (1951-52; 1961-62). Keywords: academic; acrl; ala; association; brown; c&rl; college; education; ellsworth; executive; librarianship; libraries; library; presidents; research; research libraries; section; standards; university; years
• The Unintended Revolution in Academic Libraries: 1939 to 1989 and Beyond by Moran, Barbara B. (1989) - Academic libraries have evolved from relatively small, self-sufficient insti- tutions to large, multifaceted organiza- tions electronically interconnected and linked in ways not yet envisioned fifty years ago. The following account focuses largely on the changes in librarianship but also ex- amines some of the similarities that indi- cate, perhaps better than anything else, both the strengths of academic libraries and the weaknesses where improvement and progress still need to be made. Keywords: changes; college; education; faculty; future; institutions; libraries; library; need; new; past; research; services; status; technology; today; university; years
• A Statistical Profile of "College & Research Libraries" by Metz, Paul (1989) - Quantitative methods have es- tablished an apparently permanent place in academic library research but will ap- parently not become the sole acceptable means of supporting arguments. It can be argued that library research has been modeled loosely on the approaches and techniques of the social sciences. Keywords: articles; c&rl; cline; data; libraries; research
• Electronic Information and Technology: Impact and Potential for Academic Libraries by Morris, Dilys E. (1989) - Equitable ac- cess through library information systems is threatened, however, by government policies that seek to restrict the availability of this information and by the fears of the private sector that availability through the Depository Library System (without proper safeguards) encroaches upon its ability to compete in the open market. 5 ''The use of BITNET and the pro- posed expansion of NSF net for schol- arly communication illustrate how scholars are changing their work, study, and research habits. CHANGING SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS Most libraries are marginally involved in the use of electronic information through online database searching and the newer CD-ROM databases. Keywords: access; information; libraries; library; national; new; oclc; online; research; society; technology; use
• Information Support for Academic Administrators: A New Role for the Library by Watson, Peter G.; Boone, Rebecca A. (1989) - The paper concludes with a presentation of issues in library service, technique, and philosophy that were identified during the test. everal recent authors, most no- tably Charles Martell in The Client-Centered Academic Li- brary, 1 have explored the con- cept that the actual needs of user groups · could influence the design and organiza- tion of library services much more than they have in the past. Keywords: administrators; campus; college; faculty; information; librarian; libraries; library; research; service; support; test; time; university
• The Birth of a Network: The Brazilian Struggle by Frederick, Janet (1989) - Never- theless, work is progressing toward the development of a framework for an online network for Brazilian libraries, as the fol- lowing brief history and discussion of · plans will show. College and Research Libraries The Birth of a Network: The Brazilian Struggle Janet Frederick A national plan for university libraries in Brazil recommends a center for cooperative catalog- ing, a standard format for computerized cataloging, and development of an online network of libraries. Keywords: brazil; brazilian; cataloging; development; information; libraries; library; national; network; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1987-88 by Mcilvaine, Eileen (1989) - Scheduled at .approximately one vol- ume per year covering five-year periods, the appearance of this index marks a ma- jor event in art history research and scholarship.-B. S.A. Lincoln, Betty Woelk. The work will also well serve the needs of art history students and scholars who are searching for literary evi- dence and sources for the imagery in the artistic works which they are studying.- K.M. MYTHOLOGY Lindow, John. Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; books; dictionary; english; entries; film; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; reference; research; volume; york
• Guest Editorial: The Early Editors by Kaser, David (1989) - They, and their respective terms of office, have been as follows: A. Frederick Kuhlman 1939-1941 Carl M. White 1941-1948 We also produce BIOSIS Preview• •. the online database offering you the largest collection of biological and biomedical references available. Keywords: biosis; college; journal; libraries; research; years
• The Status of Research in Library/Information Science: Guarded Optimism by McClure, Charles R.; Bishop, Ann (1989) - A mitigating factor regarding the quality of LIS research, in the opinion of the re- spondents, is that the profession as a whole is poorly equipped to recognize and strive for research quality. Five key issue areas affecting the status of LIS research are identified: image and importance of research, research competencies, strengthen- ing commitment to research in professional associations, communications between researchers and practitioners, and research on the status of LIS research. Keywords: importance; information; information science; knowledge; libraries; library; lis; lis research; practitioners; profession; quality; research; researchers; respondents; science; status; study
• Quantitative Criteria for Adequacy of Academic Library Collections by Clapp, Verner W.; Jordan, Robert T. (1989) - Re- spectable authorities say No! ''The adequacy of the college library's collections cannot be measured in quanti- tative terms, asserts a well-known text- book in the field of college library adminis- tration. The development of such support would be an important step to- ward the improvement of the standards for junior college libraries. Keywords: adequacy; association; books; collection; college; column; libraries; library; research; table; volumes
• Librarians and Library Educators in the 1980s: Shared Interests, Cooperative Ventures by Cooper, Marianne; Kaufmann, Shoshana (1989) - Addi- tional viewpoints were obtained from library school librarians and/or library sci- ence bibliographers. A project was undertaken to examine the extent of shared interests and cooperative endeavors between library schools and their host academic libraries and to determine the state of relations between the two units on academic campuses. Keywords: deans; directors; faculty; information; institutions; libraries; library; new; research; schools; students; units; york
• The Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Afoot in Three Camps by Gwinn, Nancy E. (1989) - 11 A central issue for the Smithsonian, and perhaps for all libraries in muse- ums is simply: are library collections really collections?'' Yet library collections are not museum collections. Keywords: collections; congress; institution; libraries; library; museum; national; new; preservation; research; sil; smithsonian
• Toward an Expert System for Reference Service: A Research Agenda for the 1990s by Richardson, John (1989) - JUSTIFICATION Hypotheses of justification for work on expert systems posited until now address the economic or technological reasons for proceeding with the development of par- ticular systems.7 An expert system in ref- erence is desirable primarily because it can preserve the corporate memory within reference departments and can increase the individual's success in answering questions. Few individuals outside univer- sity laboratories and AI-specific compan- ies are able to create expert systems from scratch, and thus vendors offer develop- ment tools, variously known as shells, in- ference engines, framework, and struc- tures, that allow users to test the waters without investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in custom development. Keywords: approach; base; expert; expert system; fact; information; knowledge; language; libraries; library; lisp; new; process; prolog; questions; reference; research; rules; service; sources; system; titles; university; user; work
• Evaluating a Library User Education Program: A Decade of Experience by Tiefel, Virginia (1989) - In the fall term 1984, two different evalu- ations were conducted-one the familiar pre/posttest, the other a survey question- naire of student attitudes about the ''Bat- tle of the Library Superstars,'' the video/ movie used in the classroom presentation. The survey of student attitudes toward the vi- deo/movie was continued during winter and spring terms 1985. Keywords: catalog; evaluation; instruction; libraries; library; number; ohio; post; pre; program; question; students
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1989) - While Cottam presents a model for would-be entrepreneurs and risk takers, the chapters by June Lester and James Wil- liams specifically discuss the roles of li- brary schools and library organizations in leadership development. Beyond the galaxy of admirers of Robert M. Hayes, educators and others inter- ested in leadership development for the profession will find this festschrift rewarding.-Brooke E. Sheldon, School of Li- brary and Information Studies, Texas Wom- Keywords: isbn; libraries; library; new; research
• Guest Editorial: Leadership: An Imperative We Must Not Ignore by Dougherty, Richard M. (1989) - That essay greatly heightened the profession's consciousness about the pressures under which many library administrators labored. This article was par- ticularly significant to me because I was about to assume the director of libraries position at the University of California-Berkeley. Keywords: leadership; libraries; library; preservation; research
• The Structuring of the Scholarly Communication System by Osburn, Charles B. (1989) - But because of the syner- gistic nature of systems, the sum of all the information about each component does not present a holistic picture of the inte- gral system of scholarly communication. The Structuring of the Scholarly Communication System Charles B. Osburn This article is both a primer to the subject of scholarly communication as a system and a sum- mary of its present status. Keywords: communication system; information; libraries; library; principles; research; review; scholarship; science
• Current Issues in Building Planning by Kaser, David (1989) - As in new library buildings, the most efficient shape for library operations in an addition is almost always a simple rectangle. Fortunately there are plenty of rules of thumb to aid planners in calculating the spatial requirements of library buildings, but they must all be approached with cau- tion. Keywords: building; college; floor; foot; libraries; library; planning; program; space; use
• The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries: Introduction to a Reprint of a C&RL Classic by Dougherty, Richard M. (1989) - 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR: 1939-1989 IN JULY COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Guest Editorial by Richard D. Johnson, former editor Foundations of Academic Librarianship by Michael Buckland Technology and the Future of Libraries by Susan K. Martin Research Patterns and Research Libraries: What Should Change? by Peter S. Graham The Censorship Phenomenon in College and Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1980-1985 by Alvin M. Schrader, Margaret Herring, and Catriona de Scossa Genevieve Walton and Library Instruction at the Michigan State Normal College by Clare Beck The Changing Role of Directors of Uni- versity Libraries by Arthur M. McAnally and Robert B. Downs appeared in College & Research Libraries 34, no.2:103-25 (March 1973).-Ed. Keywords: libraries; research
• The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries by McAnally, Arthur Monroe; Downs, Robert B. (1989) - University libraries quite obviously were going to be overwhelmed by this flood sooner or later; the velocity of change produces a faster expansion of knowledge that can be appraised, codi- fied, or organized. 16 So long as financial support of the uni- versity and its library grew steadily year after year, university libraries could hope at least to keep their heads above water. Keywords: academic; change; college; director; education; faculty; information; libraries; library; management; national; needs; new; planning; president; problems; research; staff; state; university; university library; years
• Book Selection, Collection Development, and Bounded Rationality by Schwartz, Charles A. (1989) - College and Research Libraries Book Selection, Collection Development, and Bounded Rationality Charles A. Schwartz A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: bounded rationality, tacit knowledge, and symbolic content. Those who want to understand book selection in behavioral terms face what seems to be an unsolvable problem: that 'selection is always a private, cognitive activity that does not submit to precise observations or delineation. Keywords: american; book; book selection; choice; collection; criteria; decision; development; garbage; knowledge; libraries; library; making; model; new; process; rationality; research; reviews; science; selection; tacit; theory
• Achieving Client-Centered Collection Development in Small and Medium-Sized Academic Libraries by Harloe, Bart (1989) - It is ar- gued that academic libraries following this strategy can create a decision-making structure whereby important collection development initiatives are taken by the library with the advice and consent of the teaching faculty. Heretofore, the collection development function in academic libraries has usually been performed by a staff of full-time sub- ject bibliographers, in some areas supple- mented by a small number of part-time se- lectors who may have other primarrs duties (such as reference or cataloging). Keywords: academic; approval; collection; collection development; college; development; faculty; libraries; library; process; program
• Literary Reviewing (Book Review) by Immler, Frank (1989) - This slim volume collects essays by such authorities as Richard D. AI tick, Stanley Weintraub, Angus Easson, and Derek Pearsall on the techniques of reviewing lit- erary scholarship. As head of the Serials Department at Northwestern University Library in Evanston, Illinois, Mary is responsible for the acquistion and in- ventory control of every journal, magazine and newspaper the library subscribes to. Keywords: book; essays; libraries; library; reviewing; university
• African Libraries (Book Review) by Howell, John Bruce (1989) - CLIP Note 1110 Friends of College libraries. CLIP Note 117 Designed by ACRL's College Libraries Section to collect data and sample docu- ments from academic libraries, CLIP Notes assist academic librarians in establishing or refining services and operations. Keywords: african; college; gale; isbn; libraries; library
• Guest Editorial: Hello Caledonia! by Johnson, Richard D. (1989) - I noted the criticisms that library journals were not read and that research methodology was ''strung out like so much wash. And who has a history of providing flexi- ble solutions for the complex, ever- changing world of library automation. Keywords: information; libraries; library; psycbooks; research
• Foundations of Academic Librarianship by Buckland, Michael K. (1989) - College and Research Libraries 50th Anniversary Feature- Foundations of Academic Librarianship Michael K. Buckland The bases of academic library service are twofold: the role of any academic library service is to facilitate access to documents, and the mission of each academic library service is to support the mission of the academic institution it serves. Library resources in electronic form indicate radical changes in the means of library service. Keywords: change; ends; librarianship; libraries; library; materials; means; service; technology
• Information Technology and Libraries: Toward the Year 2000 by Martin, Susan K. (1989) - Otherwise, library users will spend those same dollars elsewhere, getting the same products but from a dif- ferent source. Among the trends are: more focus on user needs, with users accessing electronic information directly; an increasing tendency for information users to bypas~ the library; the obsolescence of first- and second-generation systems; a contention between optical products and online access; and a fo- cus in the United States on formulation of major information policies. Keywords: change; future; information; libraries; library; services; systems; technologies; technology; users; years
• Whither Libraries? or, Wither Libraries: A Reprint of a C&RL Classic by Lancaster, F. Wilfrid (1989) - The intelligence community is in an un- usually fortunate position in terms of the implementation of electronic systems of this kind. minal in many different ways: to receive text, to transmit text, to compose text, to search for text, to seek the answers to fac- tual questions, to build information files, and to converse with colleagues. Keywords: communication; data; files; growth; information; libraries; library; line; literature; paper; publication; research; science; system
• The Censorship Phenomenon in College and Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1980-1985 by Schrader, Alvin M.; Herring, Margaret; De Scossa, Catriona (1989) - A five-page questionnaire was mailed to the libraries of 68 postsecondary educational institutions in the three prairie provinces of Canada in order to determine two things: first, the extent of pressures to remove, relocate, or reclassify library materials between 1980 and 1985; and second, to determine the effectiveness of written selection policies in dealing with such pressures. Of these 29 respondents with a written selection policy, only 7 reported that the policy provided a standard written proce- dure to be followed in the event of re- quests for removal, relocation, or reclassi- fication of library materials. Keywords: book; censorship; complainant; discussion; libraries; library; material; member; policy; removal; selection; staff
• Research Patterns and Research Libraries: What Should Change? by Graham, Peter S. (1989) - Peter S. Graham A paper by Francis Miksa has suggested that because research patterns have changed, the ser- vices provided by research libraries must change to match them. Before major changes in research libraries are initiated, we must define our goals and relate our activities to them as well as to present research pat- terns. Keywords: information; knowledge; libraries; library; miksa; need; patterns; research; research libraries
• The Effectiveness of an Information Desk Staffed by Graduate Students and Nonprofessionals by Woodard, Beth S. (1989) - For instance, biblio- graphic questions were handled correctly 60% of the time, ready reference questions 67.6%, and subject questions 64% when this criterion of accuracy is used. CONCLUSIONS One of the most important conclusions to be drawn from this study is that gradu- ate students and nonprofessionals staff- ing an information desk can be 70.7% ef- fective in answering certain kinds of reference questions with proper training. Keywords: desk; information; information desk; librarian; libraries; library; questions; reference; referrals; service; staff; staffing; study; training
• Libraries and the Search for Academic Excellence (Book Review) by Hoffmann, Ellen (1989) - Undergraduate education is the focus of the reports and of the symposium, which sought to provide a catalyst for libraries to be more active partners in the educa- tional arenas both at the campus and the national levels. A position on the national agenda for education with recog- nition of the potential role of libraries in all levels of education may provide leverage locally. Keywords: libraries; library; services; university
• If You Want to Evaluate Your Library. . . (Book Review) by Haka, Clifford H. (1989) - Unrelenting pressure on library budgets is forcing administrators to look not only at those programs that can be reduced or eliminated, but also at the efficiency and effectiveness of mainline services. The li- brary administrators note that the identifi- cation of new roles for libraries and librarians begs the question of where in- creased resources to support innovation will be obtained. Keywords: libraries; library; manuscripts; services
• Guest Editorial by Schmidt, C. James (1989) - C. JAMES SCHMIDT 505 Where to fil)d special collections and rare books in 6,000 subject areas ... The introduction is by Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, who share more than 40 years' experience with rare books and special collections. Keywords: collections; editor; libraries
• Old Forms, New Forms: The Challenge of Collection Development by Atkinson, Ross (1989) - Their major criticism of academic library collections was that the stacks were being clogged with materi- als of questionable quality. In order to meet this challenge, collection development has sought to create a system out of the processes which are already endemic to selection. Keywords: collection; collection development; core; development; faculty; function; libraries; library; materials; needs; research; selection; sources
• Management of Information by Drake, Miriam A. (1989) - In others, the library is con- sidered a book depository and not an ac- tive partner in information services. During the next fifty years, we will learn how to provide information services that change the lives and contribute to the success of our students and faculties. Keywords: computer; content; data; information; libraries; library; management; new; people; research; services; students; use; user
• Selected Reference Books of 1988-89 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1989) - Copies of the transcripts may also be acquired by manuscript and oral history repositories for the cost of the photocopying.-$. S. Women's Movements of the World: An Inter- national Directory and Reference Guide. Code numbers (such as AD540, CJ331) have been used to refer to titles in Guide to Reference Books (10th ed., Chicago: American Library Assn., 1986). Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliographies; bibliography; books; edition; entries; guide; history; index; information; international; isbn; libraries; library; list; literature; new; reference; research; sources; subject; volume; women; works; york
• Library Collection Deterioration: A Study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Research Note) by Chrzastowski, Tina; Cobb, David; Davis, Nancy; Kruger, Jean; Betsy, Nancy (1989) - In order for valid statistical comparisons to be drawn, it is recommended that other institutions conduct condition surveys utilizing the methodology reported here. APPENDIX A: SURVEY FORM (Circle which random numbers were used to locate the book.) Keywords: condition; deterioration; illinois; libraries; library; paper; stanford; survey; university
• My Harvard Library Years, 1937-1955: A Sequel to Random Recollections of an Anachronism (Book Review) by LeBreton, Jonathan (1989) - All of these ''public'' collections along with academic library collections form a stronger framework on which truly de- tailed, thorough scholarship necessarily depends. Harvard College Library, 1988. 285p. Keywords: collections; college; harvard; libraries; library; metcalf
• Special Collections in College and University Libraries (Book Review) by Hoover, John Neal (1989) - All of these ''public'' collections along with academic library collections form a stronger framework on which truly de- tailed, thorough scholarship necessarily depends. The sheer size of the book world must be seriously reckoned with-it is arbitrary to consider simply col- lege and university libraries without tak- ing into account independent research li- braries such as the Newberry or the Huntington, museum library collections, natural history, technology, art, or early American historical society collections, great and humble. Keywords: collections; libraries; library; university
• Learning Resource Services in the Community College: On the Road to the Emerald City by Hisle, W. Lee (1989) - The 1972 Guidelines had consid- erably more influence on community col- lege operations than earlier efforts and are in large part responsible for the success of community college LRS programs devel- oped since their publication. Her research and insight are by and large applicable to the library aspect of community college LRS programs. Keywords: college; community; community college; future; learning; libraries; library; lrs; new; programs; research; resources; services; students; technology
• Yesterday's Heresy - Today's Orthodoxy: An Essay on the Changing Face of Descriptive Cataloging by Gorman, Michael (1989) - For the first time since Panizzi, a major English language catalog- ing code abandoned the idea of corporate authorship and limited the application of corporate main entry to five (later six, see AACR2R, 1988) Seeing that the ambiguity of the Paris Prin- ciples had made it possible for national and international catalog4tg codes to remain far apart on a vital conceptual question, the IFLA Committee on Cataloguing en- couraged Eva Verona to do a study of cor- porate headings (published in 1975 as Cor- porate Headings: Their Use in Library Catalogues and National Bibliographies: A Comparative and Critical Study) which es- poused the Continental European idea that there is no such thing as a corporate author, though the limited use of corporate main entry headings in author catalogs may be justified. Keywords: american; author; authorship; cataloging; catalogs; codes; entry; libraries; library; orthodoxy; rules
• C&RL Classic Reprint: The Bottomless Pit; or, The Academic Library as Viewed from the Administration Building by Munn, Robert F. (1989) - 1 Directors of academic libraries are espe- cially prone to worry about the Adminis- tration, and understandably so. College and Research Libraries 50th Anniversary Feature-A C&RL Classic Reprint The Bottomless Pit, or the Academic Library as Viewed from the Administration Building Robert F. Munn Library administrators could adjudge their likely fortunes in the academic tug-of-war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators toward libraries. Keywords: administration; administrators; libraries; library
• Evolution of Preservation Librarianship as Reflected in Job Descriptions from 1975 through 1987 by Cloonan, Michèle Valerie; Norcott, Patricia C. (1989) - Question four concerned the increase of preservation librarian jobs advertised dur- Addition- ally, we hoped that the data would help us draw conclusions about the ways in which preservation positions were situated in various organizational structures. Keywords: ads; arl; conservation; job; librarian; libraries; library; positions; preservation; programs; study; university
• Economics of the Scholarly Journal by Lewis, David W. (1989) - One can argue as Malcolm Getz has that ''the possibility of new titles by other pub- lishers entering the journal marketplace defines an upper limit on journal prices.'' ' 5 Sandra Moline found a large variance in journal prices, even when the number of characters pub- lished was considered. Keywords: cost; demand; information; journal; libraries; library; loss; marginal; market; price; pricing; publishers; quantity; subscriptions; surplus
• Research Library Trends, 1951-1980 and Beyond: An Update of Purdue's "Past and Likely Future of 58 Research Libraries" (Book Review) by Awe, Susan C. (1989) - If re- search library statistics are needed, this re- port may help.-Susan C. Awe, Northern Arizona University. Because the intended purpose of the course was to provide an overview of eval- uation to a wide audience of practitioners, efforts have been made to show applica- tions in a variety of library settings: public, academic, and school. Keywords: isbn; libraries; library; research; statistics
• Other Publications by American Library Association, (1989) - New York: Bowker, 1989. New York: Saur, 1989. Keywords: detroit; gale; isbn; libraries; new; new york; york
• Resource Sharing or Cost Shifting? The Unequal Burden of Cooperative Cataloging and ILL in Network by Lowry, Charles B. (1990) - The first is that studies of pricing tend to focus on the surcharges added by regional networks to OCLC costs. For instance, a State of Texas payment voucher for ILL costs UTA Libraries, the University and the State more than $40.00 in paperwork expenses just to pay the lending library as little as a dollar. Keywords: borrowing; cataloging; cost; ill; lending; libraries; library; network; oclc; research; system; unit
• Reviving a Retrospective Conversion Project: Strategies to Complete the Task by Lambrecht, Jay H. (1990) - The same survey showed that 13 percent of respondents were not even considering conversion projects, while the remaining 73 percent ''have recon plans. Simply doing as much conversion as possible may benefit the online catalog, online circulation system, or interlibrary cooperation that conversion projects are intended to advance. Keywords: catalog; conversion; libraries; online; project; standards
• The Serial/Monograph Ratio in Research Libraries: Budgeting in Light of Citation Studies by Devin, Robin B.; Kellogg, Martha (1990) - With academic library materials budgets remaining relatively constant (some grow- ing at the rate of inflation, others remain- ing constant, some even decreasing), the TABLE 1 SERIALS EXPENDITURES AS PERCENT OF MATERIALS 4 Statistics show that, indeed, a greater percentage of academic library budgets is now devoted to serials than to mono- graphs. Keywords: allocation; association; budget; characteristics; college; libraries; library; literature; monograph; ratio; research; serials; subject
• The Power of the New Microcomputers: Challenge and Opportunity by Rumsey, Eric (1990) - Allen Veaner has noted the accelerating growth in microcomputer power and usability: Mysteriousness and inconvenience, once the hallmarks of the computer, have been almost completely eliminated ... computers and soft- ware are gradually giving users greater and greater power to cut through bureaucracy, for- mality, and red tape, to extract what the.)T want from data files and information systems. Kristina B. Sullivan, Graphics Capabilities Are PS-2' s Strongest Suit, Analysts Say, PC Week 4, No.18:103 (May 5, 1987); Preston Gralla, PC Users Can Expect an Increase of Mac-Level Graphics Programs Soon, PC Week 4, No.32:108-9 (Aug. 11, 1987); Ric Ford and Rick LePage, Madn- Touch, Mac Week 2, No.7:12 (Feb. 16, 1988). Keywords: information; libraries; library; microcomputer; new; power; rom; user
• The Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford by Irwin, Ned (1990) - In the gardens of a country house outside Oxford the Bodleian and other Oxford University- related libraries have developed off-site repositories. It shares with other libraries the modern problems of lack of adequate fi- nancial support and lack of space, conser- March 1990 vation problems, and the dilemma of the rapidly increasing intellectual record. Keywords: author; bodleian; books; catalog; department; librarian; libraries; library; manuscripts; oxford
• A Practical Methodology for the Study of Job Components and Staffing Needs by Dewey, Barbara I. (1990) - Current job activities and levels were examined, and staff were asked to indicate how the activities making up their positions might change over the next three to five years-the time period for the full implementation of OASIS, the automated library system of the University of Iowa Libraries. The literature did not reveal specific methodologies that would accommodate all of the elements needed for the Iowa study, which were (1) discrete task analy- sis for each position in the library system; (2) an ability to analyze the effectiveness or efficiency of each activity; (3) a way to determine how each activity might change over a specific length of time under de- fined environmental conditions, i.e., im- plementation of a library automation sys- tem; and (4) the opportunity to examine individual activities from both the individ- ual and systemwide perspectives. Keywords: activities; individual; libraries; library; position; staffing; study; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1989-90 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1990) - The major Victorian authors are certainly well cov- ered in many other reference works, but this book will delight the inveterate reader of secondary Victorian fiction.-M.C. MOVING PICTURES Footage 89: North American Film and Video Sources. Appendix I lists reference works; Appendix II is an international directory of archives and research centers on the black world (published guides are noted). Keywords: bibliography; books; encyclopedia; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; revolution; sources; subject; volume; women; work; york
• OPACs and Beyond (Book Review) by Sparkman, Kathleen (1990) - Chicago: American Library Assn., 1989. Chicago: American Library Assn., 1989. Keywords: guide; information; isbn; libraries; library; oclc; online; research; systems
• Editorial: Mysteries, Wonders, and Beauties by Martell, Charles (1990) - The project was headed by Dr. Nancy Van House of the University of California at Berkeley, who also worked on the development of Output Measures for Public Libraries (ALA, 1987). Measuring Academic Library Performance: A Practical Guide By Dr. Nancy Van House, Beth Weil, and Charles R. McClure Prepared for the Association of College and Research Libraries, under the auspices of the Committee on Performance Measures, Ad Hoc Available in June 1990. Keywords: analysis; collection; holy; libraries; library; quran; research
• An Economic Commons Tragedy for Research Libraries: Scholarly Journal Publishing and Pricing Trends by Byrd, Gary D. (1990) - The recent dramatic increases in both the numbers and prices of scholarly journnls are evidence of a dis- torted economic marketplace for scholarly information. One essential key to understanding these economic relationships is the re- source that is produced and consumed, that is, scholarly information. Keywords: commons; information; journal; knowledge; libraries; library; marketplace; price; publishers; research; research libraries; scholars; tragedy; value
• The Role of the Rare Book Library in Higher Education: An Outsider Surveys the Issue by Auchstetter, Rosann M. (1990) - Rare book libraries are expensive to cre- ate, maintain, and develop. cepts.10 The need for rare book collections in universities can be defended on at least two levels: the idealistic and the practical. Keywords: book; book collections; book library; collections; college; ibid; landon; libraries; library; ratcliffe; research; university
• The Humanistic Scholars Project: A Study of Attitudes and Behavior Concerning Collection Storage and Technology by Lougee, Wendy P.; Sandler, Mark; Parker, Linda L. (1990) - The two surveys provided a wealth of information about research behaviors and library use. Secondly, efforts to re- move obstacles from library use or stream- line faculty-library interactions may also be advantageous. Keywords: attitudes; faculty; libraries; library; percent; project; research; rlin; shelving; storage; use
• Electronic Information and Research Library Technical Services by Graham, Peter S. (1990) - In what follows, my contention is that technical seroices are not solely dependent on decisions their libraries make regarding electronic information. Local academic files of electronic information are being created at a rate that no one can guess; and CD- ROMs versions of over two hundred data- bases have been published. Keywords: access; data; files; information; libraries; library; need; new; preservation; research; services; systems; technical; texts
• ARL Libraries and Staff Development: A Suggested Model for Success by Weaver-Meyers, Patricia (1990) - 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 Listed below you wl11 find statements that could be used to describe several practices In library staff development programs. The following re- view of library staff development and con- tinuing education programs is provided as background to the survey results. Keywords: academic; development; education; information; libraries; library; model; new; personnel; practices; programs; research; rptim; staff; staff development; survey; training; work
• Hard Copy Versus Online Services: Results of a Survey (Research Note) by Wall, Celia; Haney, Roger; Griffin, John (1990) - Does your library offer online bibliographic search services? __ The major study in this category was done by Frederick Lancaster and Herbert Goldhor7 who surveyed a variety of types of libraries using a diversified list of data- bases. Keywords: abstracting; abstracts; indexing; libraries; library; online; print; services; survey
• An Active Instrument for Propaganda: The American Library during World War I (Book Review) by Unaeze, Felix Eme (1990) - Wiegand postulates that public libraries shared in an ideology of reading, as he puts it, ''good reading begets good social behavior and bad reading begets bad so­ cial behavior but as an emerging social class, libraries worried about stability and order of a society ''sorely tested by the ef­ fects of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. An Active Instru­ ment for Propaganda'': The American Pub­ lic Library during World War I. (Beta Phi Mu Monograph, No. 1) New York: Greenwood, 1989. Keywords: american; isbn; libraries; library; new; public; war
• Letters by American Library Association, (1990) - I think you would find the views of academy library support staff very inter­ esting, intelligent and provocative. Our many services tailored precisely to library needs. Keywords: book; libraries; library; network; nodes; publishing; questions; reference; research; service
• Editorial: Why Do Research? by St. Clair, Gloriana (1990) - Perhaps, partnerships between college practitioners and those in research libraries could cause more college librarians to participate in research in librarianship. These unexplored or under-explored areas constitute knowledge voids, which need to be filled with published research. Keywords: college; libraries; library; new; research
• Job Satisfaction Among Library Support Staff in Alabama Academic Libraries by Fitch, Donna K. (1990) - Job satisfaction has been frequently de- July 1990 bated, discussed, and researched since Robert Hoppock wrote Job Satisfaction in 1935. Beer, in his article Organizational Size and Job Satisfaction, cites interviews conducted by James Worthy in 1950 which ''indicated that organizational size was the single-most important variable re- sponsible for low job satisfaction. Keywords: employees; job; job satisfaction; libraries; library; satisfaction; size; study; women; work
• The Role of the Academic Library in the People's Republic of China by Ellis, Richard (1990) - I reasoned that the way in which the role of Chinese university libraries was perceived might be reflective of the domi- nant cultural, political, and economic real- ities of China, and that, as these realities are vastly different from those of North America (where I had lived my life until now), so might the role of university li- braries in China be much at variance with the perceived role of university libraries on this continent. THE PLACE OF LIBRARIES IN CHINA China has four types of libraries: those in schools (including university libraries), public libraries, libraries associated with the Academica Sinica (a scientific research organization that has many branches throughout China), and union libraries (established in factories for the use of the employees and their families). Keywords: books; china; education; function; gao; guan; information; libraries; library; reading; research; science; shu; shu guan; society; students; university; university library; xiao; xue
• Selection of the University Librarian by Person, Ruth J.; Newman, George Charles (1990) - Further, they report that of all the types of academic libraries, university library directors have the great- est turnover (an increase of 57.9 percent between 1976 and 1981). The Assertive Search Judging from a recent discussion of the search process in the Chronicle of Higher Education, academics are becoming more assertive in undertaking search processes in order to secure good leadership in the face of institutional change.20 This asser- tiveness includes the increased use of ex- ecutive search firms for the recruitment of academic officers, and often the pursuit of individuals who are not applicants for a position. Keywords: academic; candidates; committee; director; libraries; library; process; research; search; search committee; search process; selection; university; university library
• Using a Turnkey Automated System to Support Collection Assessment by Baker, Robert K. (1990) - ost librarians who have written about collection assessment in recent years have generally ac- knowledged that automation plays an important role in providing ever more accurate statistics on the nature of the collection and of its use. The Library's initial experience with collection assessment be- gan in 1984, when the Fred Meyer Charita- ble Trust (based in Portland, Oregon), es- tablished LIRN, the Library and Information Resources for the North- west'' program. Keywords: assessment; collection; college; data; faculty; libraries; library; number; system
• The Electronic Revolution in Libraries: Microfilm Deja Vu? by Cady, Susan A. (1990) - , n the 1930s the vision for the use of microfilm technology in libraries and the scholarly com- munity in general was a com- plex one incorporating elements of preser- vation, space management, access to materials, and productivity. In addition to emphasizing the effi- ciency afforded by microfilm technology, librarians, having entered the new me- chanical age at last, exulted in the techni- cal details of microphotography. Keywords: american; cost; journal; libraries; library; literature; materials; microfilm; microfilming; microform; microphotography; new; preservation; quality; reading; research; technology; university; use
• Library Support for Science Research and Education in Leading Liberal Arts Colleges: Survey Results by Ricker, Alison S.; Witmer, Jeffrey A. (1990) - College science libraries are staffed, on average, forty hours per week Library Support 405 by student assistants alone. lthough dozens of books and articles that focus on research li- braries or specific topics rele- vant to science libraries have been written in the past two decades,little in the literature documents the current level of college library support for science education and research. Keywords: branch; collections; college; faculty; group; librarian; libraries; library; materials; number; research; respondents; science; students; survey; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1989-90 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1990) - Code numbers (such as AD540, CJ331) have been used to refer to titles in Guide to Reference Books (lOth ed., Chicago: American Library Assn., 1986). During the past two decades, however, the task has been increasingly facilitated by the efforts of Patricia Kennedy Grimsted, whose un- swerving pursuit of the sources has its most visible expression in her multi- volume Archives and Manuscript Reposito- ries in the USSR, (Guide AB155-AB156) a work that has, among other things, brought together vital bibliographical in- formation on such published finding aids as do exist (and, most recently, microfiche copy of many of those finding aids them- selves) for the primary resources for schol- arly research to be found in Moscow, Len- ingrad, the Baltic republics, Byelorussia, the Ukraine, and Moldavia. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; books; collections; coverage; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; list; literature; new; reference; research; states; subject; united; volume; work; york
• Measuring Information Searching Competence by Jakobovits, Leon A.; Nahl-Jakobovits, Diane (1990) - Three stages of learning library skills within each of these three behavioral domains are de- picted in table 1. Tests of library skills generally have fo- cused on the cognitive domain. Keywords: affective; behavior; cognitive; domain; information; items; libraries; library; objectives; questions; research; searching; sensorimotor; skills; students; table
• Characteristics of Journal Authorship by Academic Librarians by Budd, John M.; Seavey, Charles A. (1990) - One question that arises relates to the extensiveness of the requirement to pub- lish in academic libraries. One fac- tor, noted by Rayman and Goudy, that may well affect the number of publications emanating from academic libraries is the fact that 33 of the responding libraries ( 49 percent) offer no release time to librarians for research and publishing activities. Keywords: articles; college; faculty; institutions; journals; libraries; library; lotka; publication; research
• Libraries and Scholarly Communication in the United States: The Historical Dimension (Book Review) by Stebelman, Scott (1990) - Historically, libraries evolved from private collections of wealthy patrons, to libraries open to the public (e.g., New York Public Library and the Newberry Library), to corporate col­ lections and those of special interest groups. September 1990 Neil Harris, in Special Collections and Academic Scholarship: A Tangled Rela­ tionship,'' analyzes the rather late appear­ ance of special collections in academic in­ stitutions. Keywords: collection; information; isbn; libraries; library; li­; new; research; york
• Editorial: Barriers to Research by St. Clair, Gloriana (1990) - Most researchers report that gathering data, writing up the results, and preparing manu- scripts for journal submission require a significant commitment of personal time. The insti- tution's response must be regular released time to allow professionals to make contribu- tions to the literature. Keywords: libraries; library; new; research; time
• Academic Libraries and Affirmative Action: Approaching Cultural Diversity in the 1990s by Glaviano, Cliff; Lam, R. Errol (1990) - 4 In 1981, Eliza- beth M. Dickinson posed the question, ''Is library affirmative action dead? The state of library affirmative action by the end of the 1980s can best be deter- mined from statistics compiled by William E. Moen and Kathleen M. Heim on gradu- ate library school students of 1988. Keywords: action; american; color; diversity; librarianship; libraries; library; minorities; minority; people; percent; profession; recruiting; society
• The Liberal Arts College Library: Paradox or Panacea by Stueart, Robert D. (1990) - LIBRARY'S RESEARCH ROLE These technological applications have obviously enhanced the research role of liberal arts libraries. Three areas of informa- tion technology-computing, communi- cation, and content-have made dramatic changes in liberal arts college libraries. Keywords: arts; college; faculty; information; institutions; libraries; library; research; services
• The Two-Year College LRC: Promise Deferred? by Bierbaum, Esther Green (1990) - Bibliographic Access Access to resources, both bibliographi- cal and physical, is an important element of library standards. Even the idea of a separate library for the junior col- lege was not universally adopted, because the college often resulted from commu- nity necessity during the Depression and shared quarters and library collections with the local high school. Keywords: college; community; junior; learning; libraries; library; lrc; print; resources; year
• Here Today...Gone Tomorrow: A pH Investigation of Brigham Young University's 1987 Library Acquisitions by Butler, Randall R. (1990) - Research has revealed that acid causes 85-95 percent of destruction in book papers. The BYU findings have the po- tential to corroborate or refute the Colum- bia University survey results and assumptions regarding alkaline book pa- per use. Keywords: acid; alkaline; american; books; byu; isbn; libraries; library; paper; percent; permanence; publishers; research; sample; test
• The Library Survey: A Research Methodology Rediscovered (Research Note) by Gothberg, Helen M. (1990) - Survey research should not be disregarded as a research methodology because it does not meet all the criteria for em- pirical investigation. Some ways of improving the quality of survey research include adequate planning, sampling, data collection, and the use of appropriate statistical analyses. Keywords: analysis; data; libraries; library; number; research; sample; study; survey; survey research; use
• Classification of Library Materials (Book Review) by Franco, Elaine A. (1990) - The American search uses alphabetic des­ ignators, with classification numbers as an · addition. Catalogs could provide alternative classification numbers for works that cover more than one sub­ ject. Keywords: classification; libraries; online; subject
• International Encyclopedia of Communications (Book Review) by Kieft, Robert (1990) - Such deci­ sions usually prove expensive and dys­ functional for them and for other libraries in an automated network. In practice, most libraries would find this impossible. Keywords: classification; college; iec; libraries; library; new; numbers; university
• Shakespeare's America, America's Shakespeare; The Philadelphia Shakespeare Story (Book Review) by Ziegler, Georgianna (1990) - James Gibson's The Phila­ delphia Shakespeare Story focuses on the life and work of one man who almost single­ handedly shifted the responsibility of Shakespeare scholarship from the Old World to the New. Bristol, Michael D. Shakespeare's America, America's Shakespeare. Keywords: america; bristol; furness; libraries; new; shakespeare
• Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Our HIgher Education (Book Review) by Monroe, William S. (1990) - Kimball exaggerates when he portrays current intellectual fads as dan­ gerous political dogma, and their provoca­ tive adherents as the 'I establishment'' of American higher education. Kimball's thesis is that the student rebels of the 1960s have taken over our system of higher education (or at least our best colleges and universities), and they are now subverting it from within, as professors. Keywords: canon; collection; humanities; kimball; libraries; shakespeare
• Academic Librarianship, Past, Present, and Future (Book Review) by Kuhta, Richard J. (1990) - These in­ clude the challenges faced in library edu­ cation, library building and space plan­ ning, professional history, modern management principles, and library tech­ nology. Haas wisely points out that, while CLR history is not, per se, the his­ tory of libraries, it is one source for such a history.'' Keywords: education; information; kaser; libraries; library
• Letters by American Library Association, (1990) - I was most interested in the excellent study of microfilm technology by Susan Cady in the July issue of College & Research Libraries. In a recent review of attempts to find alternatives to the scientific journal, 1 I emphasized the fact that scientists and other scholars have also been reluctant to publish in formats other ,than the printed journal. Keywords: libraries
• Collection Growth and Expenditures in Academic Libraries: A Preliminary Inquiry by Werking, Richard Hume (1991) - A subsequent arti- cle will report on the state of automation among this group of college libraries . Soon after- wards, in 1962, the Association of Re- search Libraries began the annual publi- cation of its members' statistics, and five years later a group of college libraries be- gan to share their statistics with one an- other.3 In 1967, Richard Harwell, Librarian at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, prepared a list of thirty-seven college li- braries from which he solicited annual statistics to compile and share with the contributors. Keywords: arl; college; college libraries; data; expenditures; libraries; library; materials; median; percentage; research; research libraries; total; years
• Analyzing the Library Periodical Literature: Content and Authorship by Buttlar, Lois (1991) - Bluma C. Peritz, ''Citation Characteristics in Library Science: Some Further Results from a Bib- liometric Survey, Library Research 3:47-65 (1981). 2. S. Nazim Ali, Library Science Research: Some Results of its Dissemination and Utilization, Libri 35:151-62 (1985) . Keywords: articles; authors; college; faculty; information; information science; journal; libraries; library; literature; research; school; science; study; subject
• Elements of the Bibliographic Record Used by Reference Staff Members at Three ARL Academic Libraries by Hufford, Jon R. (1991) - However, the profession needs catalog use studies which concen- trate on gathering data about the search- ing practices of library staff members from all departments in many libraries. No evi- dence that previous catalog use studies ever influenced cataloging codes exists. Keywords: catalog; elements; libraries; library; members; reference; staff; studies; study; use
• The Lean Reference Collection: Improving Functionality Through Selection and Weeding by Nolan, Christopher W. (1991) - Reference sources can be classi- fied both as reference items and as items within subject disciplines. This pro- cess requires five steps: first, defining January 1991 more carefully what is meant by refer- ence source, because this is the build- ing block of our collection; second, de- lineating the purposes of the reference collection; third, deciding just what types of reference sources belong in ref- erence to achieve the best level of refer- ence functionality; fourth, determining what makes some reference sources in- appropriate for the reference collection; and fifth, clarifying administrative re- sponsibility for the collection. Keywords: books; collection; information; items; libraries; library; materials; policies; reference; reference collection; sources; use; users
• Academic Librarianship in a Transformational Age: Program, Politics, and Personnel (Book Review) by Werking, Richard Hume (1991) - In the preface, Veaner warns his read- ers that they will find'' comparatively lit- tle advice'' about any single function in academic libraries, except for personnel. What have we learned from research into the functions of academic libraries in the last twenty years? Keywords: academic; book; librarianship; libraries; library; research; veaner
• Technical Services Today and Tomorrow (Book Review) by Holley, Robert P. (1991) - Michael Gorman has brought together sixteen quality contributions ''to exam- ine the present state of each of the major areas of technical services in libraries, to provide individual views on the future of those areas and of technical services in general, and to furnish the reader with further readings on the topic in ques- tion.'' Some deal with core top- ics in technical services; others with in- teresting byways. Keywords: disciplines; libraries; sciences; services
• Librarians and the Awakening from Innocence: A Collection of Papers (Book Review) by Johnson, Richard D. (1991) - Some deal with core top- ics in technical services; others with in- teresting byways. This variety does not lend itself to the goal of ''presenting a comprehensive picture of the present and future of technical services. Keywords: libraries; library; pais; research; services; white
• Letters by American Library Association, (1991) - Many academic libraries include health sciences libraries; in the case of the University of illinois at Chicago, health sciences librarians made up about one-third of the library 93 94 College & Research Libraries January 1991 faculty during 1985-86. I doubt that the OSU situation is unique among academic libraries, though Budd and Seavey may well be correct in their conclusion that ''academic librarians have a wide range of em- ployment possibilities that do not require publication for continued employment.'' Keywords: journal; libraries; research
• Editorial: Resource Sharing by St. Clair, Gloriana (1991) - A greater commitment to resource sharing must be one re- sponse to this conundrum. Thus, resource sharing is increasingly import- ant as a strategy to meet users' needs. Keywords: libraries; materials; resource; sharing
• Automation in College Libraries by Werking, Richard Hume (1991) - The survey obtained information about which automation modules were in place at the library and when they had been installed; the financing of automation and the impact on the library's budget; and library directors' views about several matters relating to library automation and the nature of the college library. ! though library automation is a popular topic in the profes- sional literature, as well as in conversations and conference programs involving academic librarians, little has been done to provide over- views of the state of automation in aca- demic libraries. Keywords: automation; catalog; college; directors; libraries; library; research; table
• Longitudinal Study of Scientific Journal Prices in a Research Library by Marks, Kenneth E.; Nielsen, Steven P.; Petersen, H. Craig; Wagner, Peter E. (1991) - It was determined that inflation and greater journal length explained most of the increase in journal prices. Many factors can affect the levels and rates of increase in journal prices. Keywords: average; figure; journals; libraries; library; page; price; publishers; u.s
• Designing Library Instruction for Undergraduates: Combining Instructional Systems Design and Naturalistic Inquiry by Neuman, Delia (1991) - More specific- ally, the audience would be transfer students, students who had placed out of the required freshman composition course, and other students who wanted to refresh their skills. the basic concepts covered in the freshman component; other students do not necessarily use those concepts until two years after instruction. Keywords: analysis; data; instruction; libraries; library; majik/1; materials; periodical; program; students; umcp
• Selected Reference Books of 1989-90 by Mcilvaine, Eileen (1991) - The Literary Research Guide is more narrowly confined to English literature and is intended to replace Margaret Patterson's Literary Research Guide (Guide BD360). It is arranged in three main sections: general material (e.g., reference sources, biographical in- March 1991 formation, and women's studies); Women in the World (subdivided by continent, region, and country); and Spe- cial Subjects (thirteen topics including arts and media, education, history, lei- sure, mythology and religion). Keywords: american; archives; bibliography; books; des; english; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; latin; libraries; library; lists; literature; new; paris; reference; research; sources; volume; works; york
• Existing Collection Strength and Shelflist Count Correlations in RLG's Conspectus for Music (Research Note) by McGrath, William E.; Nuzzo, Nancy B. (1991) - This study addresses that question by examining the data in one Conspectus, that for music libraries.3 In addition to ECS values, the Conspectus for Music contains shelflist counts of member library collections. To measure the extent of that agreement, three sets of Pearson prod- uct-moment correlations were com- puted between music library ECS values and their correponding shelflist counts (SHELFLIST): 1) correlation within li- braries, with LC ranges as the units of analysis; 2) correlation across libraries, with libraries as the units of analysis; and 3) correlations with the units of anal- ysis as a composite of LC ranges and libraries. Keywords: collection; correlations; counts; ecs; libraries; library; shelflist; strength
• Ancient Literacy (Book Review) by Shreeves, Edward (1991) - Among the evidence which Harris considers in seeking to define the levels of ancient literacy is the extent of the book trade and the existence of libraries and collections of written texts. Harris' applica- tion of recent studies of contemporary and early-modern societies to the prob- lems of ancient literacy is interesting. Keywords: evidence; harris; libraries; literacy
• The Bottomless Pit Revisited by Hardesty, Larry (1991) - Recom- mendations offered promote improved relations between library directors and academic administrators. Perhaps library directors have been too sensitive or apologetic about the character- ization of the library as a bottomless pit. Keywords: administrators; author; college; deans; directors; faculty; institutions; libraries; library; munn; pit; support
• ARL Directors: Two Decades of Changes by Myers, Marcia J.; Kaufman, Paula T. (1991) - Those figures indicate that there has been considerable progress for female directors since 1970, when they were not even represented among ARL directors. What changes, if any, have occurred in the characteristics of library directors in light of the increasing number of fe- males assuming top positions? Keywords: arl; average; directors; female; libraries; library; positions; research; years
• Nineteenth-Century Periodicals: Preservation Decision Making at College Libraries by Jacobs, Donna (1991) - The objective of this project, which was prompted by an assessment of the nine- teenth-century American and British peri- odicals collection at the author's library, was to develop a logical and efficient model for making preservation decisions with respect to nineteenth-century period- icals collections at college libraries. LITERATURE REVIEW The central focus of this study is the question of how preservation decisions should be made. Keywords: century; collection; college; decision; libraries; library; making; periodicals; preservation; research
• The Literature of Academic Libraries: An Analysis (Research Note) by Budd, John M. (1991) - College and Research Libraries Research Notes The Literature of Academic Libraries: An Analysis John M. Budd Like all literature, the literature of academic libraries exhibits certain charac- teristics with regard to source journals and related subjects. As economic challenges, organizational complexity, and computer applications (designed to enhance access, use, and analysis) com- plicate the world of academic libraries, it might be expected that the literature re- flects the related difficulties and oppor- tunities. Keywords: academic; articles; journals; libraries; library; literature; research
• Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions (Book Review) by Larson, Jeffry (1991) - Presum- ably, library acquisitions is not a subject like Renaissance art, where diverging para- digms need to be taken into account; and much of the repetition here is of the non- dialectical sort. In the only piece of original research in the volume, Donna Goehner reports the results of a survey on vendor relations. Keywords: acquisitions; book; burnout; libraries; research
• Serials Pricing and the Role of the Electronic Journal by Metz, Paul; Gherman, Paul M. (1991) - Each university-spon- sored e-journal could be offered free or nearly free over the electronic network in exchange for e-journals sponsored by other universities. If it is true that journal prices increas- ingly reflect value and not cost to pro- duce, it follows that the 20 percent of the journals Butler identifies as critical may gradually become the 20 percent that drive up the majority of subscription costs for libraries. Keywords: costs; faculty; information; journal; libraries; library; prices; pricing; profit; publishers; publishing; research; serials; university; work
• Pen, Ink, Keys, and Cards: Some Reflections on Library Technology by Freeman, Michael Stuart (1991) - But many libraries did not purchase their first machine until much later-as late as the 1920s in some cases.20 In the mean- time, practitioners skilled with pen and ink serviced card catalogs. Card catalogs also required a large space commitment for libraries, and many scholars considered them cumber- some. Keywords: book; card; catalog; college; libraries; library; machine; new; pen; typewriter; use
• The Continuing Debate Over Academic Branch Libraries by Shkolnik, Leon (1991) - The literature distinguishes three types of branch libraries. The debate over branch libraries has centered on one conflict: Librarians wish to centralize libraries to increase administrative control, while the faculty opposes centralization. Keywords: branch; collection; decentralization; ibid; libraries; library; research; service; system; university
• The Focus Group Interview: A Method for Assessing Users' Evaluation of Library Service by Widdows, Richard; Hensler, Tia A.; Wyncott, Marlaya H. (1991) - Although most extensively used by marketers, focus group research has been carried out by psychotherapists and counselors, community developers, con- sumer affairs professionals, small busi- nesses, and lawyers, among others.9-13 Focus group research also has been used in a variety of ways in college and research libraries. Benefits include the fact that participants tend to give candid information, that the technique is fairly inexpensive, and that the whole proce- dure can be carried out quickly.4 The major weakness of focus group research is that data obtained from focus groups cannot be easily generalized to the larger population. Keywords: consumer; focus; focus group; group; interviews; libraries; library; research; students; system; university; users
• Advances in Library Resource Sharing, v1 (Book Review) by Bennett, Scott (1991) - These changes have prompted many to observe that libraries are now in competition with other information providers and may not survive, except as museums for materials that predate the electronic age of informa- tion distribution. Both books must be in any decent academic library; many li- brarians and information scientists will Book Reviews 383 insist on having their own copies as welL-Patrick Wilson, University of Cali- fornia-Berkeley. Keywords: book; information; libraries; sharing
• Technologies Without Boundaries: On Telecommunications in a Global Age. by Sartori, Eva M. (1991) - These changes have prompted many to observe that libraries are now in competition with other information providers and may not survive, except as museums for materials that predate the electronic age of informa- tion distribution. Libraries, working in a trans- formed environment, must instead find ways to preserve a different communal set of terms for information use that pro- tects the individual economic benefits July 1991 and the more general public interest that have so long been embedded in both copyright law and the profession of li- brarianship._.:._Scott Bennett, Johns Hop- kins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Keywords: information; libraries; pool; research
• Measuring Academic Library Performance: A Practical Approach (Book Review) by Angiletta, Tony (1991) - [and] on the extensiveness and effective- ness of library services for the purposes of accountability and to quantify ser- vices. She then addresses central issues related to the training of library staff to meet the de- mands of managing computer files; stress- ing level of service, structure of service, service novelty and its relation to existing staff competencies, and staff learning styles as key points for special attention. Keywords: computer; libraries; library; measures
• The Role of Libraries in American Indian Tribal College Development by Duran, Cheryl (1991) - A second hy- pothesis considers this question: Funding proposals submitted by tribal organiza- tions that use tribal college library re- sources in proposal preparation are more frequently granted than those proposals submitted by tribal organizations that do not use tribal college library resources. The next phase of this investigation will consist of extensive data gathering from the twenty-four tribal colleges to test the hypoth- eses identified in this paper and to generate additional hypotheses and research in the area of tribal college libraries. Keywords: american; colleges; community; development; information; libraries; library; model; objectives; resources; role; stage; tribal; tribal college
• Research Productivity and Publication Output: An Interdisciplinary Analysis by Schwartz, Charles A. (1991) - Although research productivity of librarians has been investigated for several decades, some fundamental problems of measurement and analysis have en- dured. tudy of research productivity has attracted growing atten- tion in the library field for more than fifty years and es- pecially since issues of academic tenure have come to the fore. Keywords: college; education; factors; faculty; field; libraries; library; literature; percent; productivity; publication; research; research productivity; science; support; time
• With Feathers: Effects of Copyright and Ownership on Scholarly Publishing by Okerson, Ann (1991) - Broader sharing of scholarly ideas can be successful through addressing the larger arena of university and schol- arly distribution and ownership of intellectual ideas. As the expression of scholarly ideas becomes less and less affordable, the question of whether the 1909 or 1976 copyright law, or any copyright law, is the right law for sharing scholarship is again raised in some quarters. Keywords: copyright; copyright law; ideas; information; journals; law; libraries; library; ownership; property; public; publishers; publishing; research; system; universities; university; work
• Content Analysis of ACRL Conference Papers by Snelson, Pamela; Talar, S. Anita (1991) - A second hypothesis, given the short history of ACRL conferences, was that the research papers presented differed from scientific papers in adherence to the norms of research papers. On the contrary, when the actual number of research papers was examined, we found that the research base was declining. Keywords: acrl; college; conference; fourth; libraries; library; national; papers; research
• Collection Development in College Libraries (Book Review) by Magrill, Rose Mary (1991) - Roger Davis, however, challenges some of the viewpoints offered by others con- cerning the unique nature of collection development in college libraries and ar- gues that the most basic difference be- tween larger and smaller academic libraries is money. Al- though the editors of this volume delib- erately chose to use the term collection development (and explain in the intro- duction their reasons), Herbert Safford and Katherine Martin argue in their essay that collection management is a 475 476 College & Research Libraries better term for what should be happen- ing in college libraries. Keywords: collection; college; development; libraries
• Partners in Science: Foundations and Natural Science 1900- 1945 (Book Review) by Morman, Ed (1991) - Peggy Johnson has provided an excel- lent summary of state-of-the-art manage- ment of research libraries that have undergone or are in the process of under- taking a transition to automated sys- tems. The growth of the Cal- ifornia Institute of Technology and of graduate science programs at Princeton University, in particular, was the result of Rockefeller activities at this time. Keywords: kohler; libraries; research; rockefeller; science; scientists
• Automation and Organizational Change in Libraries (Book Review) by Rosenblatt, Susan F. (1991) - While the monograph describes the results of a survey of academic librar- ies in the United States and Canada, it also contains a well-researched historical overview of academic libraries, followed by a description of the organizational envi- ronment of libraries. Peggy Johnson has provided an excel- lent summary of state-of-the-art manage- ment of research libraries that have undergone or are in the process of under- taking a transition to automated sys- tems. Keywords: franca; libraries; lingua; new; research
• Commentaries on Serials Publishing by Dow, Ronald F.; Hunter, Karen A.; Lozier, G. Gregory (1991) - Traditional library crises involve space, money to build new collections, automation initiatives, and the like. For example, a library might argue that any journal where, say, 30 percent of the published articles in one or two is- sues of the serial report on the results of funded research-as identified by author acknowledgment in the introduction or text of the work-should be labelled as research literature. Keywords: cost; libraries; library; new; publishers; research; serials; support; university
• Automation in U.S. East Asian Libraries in the United States: A Review and Assessment by Elman, Sarah Su-erh (1991) - Table 3 shows the number of CJK systems installed in respondents' libraries, in correspon- dence with their collection sizes, and the year the installation took place. For example, four small collections installed CJK systems before 1986. Keywords: asian; cjk; cjk350; collections; east; libraries; library; oclc; research; rlin; systems
• Paradigm Restrictions on Interdisciplinary Research into Librarianship (Research Note) by Gatten, Jeffrey N. (1991) - For library science source journal articles, the database Library & Information Sci- ence Abstracts (LISA) was searched for all English-language journal articles published during the ten-year inclusive period between 1979 and 1988. A list was generated of 201 source articles representing research on various socio- logical aspects of libraries as published in library science journals. Keywords: articles; citations; discipline; journals; libraries; library; research; science; sociology; source
• Pour Une Europe Du Livre (Book Review) by Campbell, James (1991) - Our knowledge of catalog use will be enhanced by the accu- mulation of more studies of this type, particularly those that examine all re- mote use, including that over local, cam- pus- or universitywide, and national networks-presumably each used by quite different populations. Peters looks at search type, zero- hit rates, likely causes of problems, and temporal patterns of dial access use and relates these to findings of previous studies not limited to dial access. Keywords: access; book; european; libraries; publishers; use
• Letters by American Library Association, (1991) - Within fifteen years, space pressure in the main library began to spin off a number of branch libraries, two of which were driven back into the main library by legislative pressures in the 1970s, and three of which are now being united into a science library. My experience with branch libraries indicates that collections are much more heavily used when they are in the same building as the offices and classrooms of their specialties. Keywords: authors; information; libraries; library; research
• The Evolution of Cooperative Collection Development in Alabama Academic Libraries by Medina, Sue O. (1992) - The Network requires that librarians with responsibil- ity for collection development in the sub- ject being addressed control expenditures made from NAAL funds. The Committee's first respon- sibility was to work with ACHE to de- velop a methodology for assessing the adequacy of library collections. Keywords: alabama; collection; development; funds; institution; libraries; library; materials; naal; network; support
• Ranking and Evaluating the ARL Library Map Collections by Seavey, Charles A. (1992) - One statistician has suggested the following guidelines 40 College & Research Libraries January 1992 TABLE7 RANK, BASED ON COMPOSITE SIZE/GROWTH RANKINGS, 1989 Rank University Rank University 1 U.C. Santa Barbara 39 University of Kentucky 2 University of Texas, Austin 40 University of Nebraska 3 UCLA 41 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 4 University of Tennessee 42 Dartmouth University 5 Cornell University 43 Yale University 6 University of Illinois, Urbana 44 U.C. Davis 7 University of Alabama 45 University of Miami 8 U.C. Berkeley 46 Michigan State University 9 University of Hawaii 47 Northwestern University 10 Kansas University 48 North Carolina State 11 University of Chicago 49 Princeton University -18 Ohio State University -18 Louisiana State University -19 University of Cincinnati -31 Oklahoma State University Keywords: arl; cartographic; collections; data; holdings; information; libraries; library; map; size; state; u.c; university
• Academic Library Responses to Journal Price Discrimination by Haley, Jean Walstrom; Talaga, James (1992) - This article briefly discusses the nature and extent of journal price discrim- ination and reports on a survey of aca- demic library responses to this problem. Notifying faculty of journal prices d. Keywords: discrimination; journals; libraries; library; price; publishers; strategy
• LOGOS: The Professional Journal for the Book World (Book Review) by Jebb, Marcia (1992) - Contribu- tions range from Hans Zell's explanation of the crisis in book publishing in Africa to John Sumsion's analysis of Public Lending Right, with views from publishers regu- larly included (e.g., Frances Pinter's ''The Independent Publisher and Christopher Hurst's On Being Small, Commercial, and Scholarly). Experiences are interpreted, not merely reported. Carrying no news or advertising, this journal also avoids footnotes, academic jargon, book reviews, and single-theme issues, although contrasting views on a subject are occasionally juxtaposed in one issue (the second issue for 1991 in- cludes two articles on the Net Book Agreement, for example). Keywords: book; libraries; logos; university
• The Bibliographic Record and Information Technology (Book Review) by Franco, Elaine A. (1992) - College and Research Libraries 86 College & Research Libraries the academic library from 1638 to 1945 and concludes that academic libraries expanded in those institutions in which there was strong presidential leadership and support. One of the main points of this book is that librarians, not just the directors of libraries, must work to im- prove and to elevate the profession. Keywords: bibliographic; book; hagler; libraries; library
• Reconciling Pragmatism, Equity, and Need in the Formula Allocation of Book and Serial Funds by Lowry, Charles B. (1992) - 19 Put simply, this is the difference between internal variables generated by programs within the insti- Book and Serial Funds 131 tution and external variables such as the price of library materials or the citation characteristics of the individual discip- lines.20 A large variety of variables are in use in library allocation formulas, but a handful have dearly become dominant, including number of students or num- ber of student credit hours, cost of mate- rials, number of faculty, circulation by department or subject area, number of courses offered by a department, and the number of students majoring in a de- partment or subject area. College and Research Libraries Reconciling Pragmatism, Equity, and Need in the Formula Allocation of 5ook and Serial Funds Charles B. Lowry The literature of formula allocation has several central themes which the matrix formula described here addresses. Keywords: allocation; book; data; formula; funds; index; libraries; library; matrix; matrix formula; research; serial; use; variables
• Users' Reactions to CD-ROM: The Penn State Experience by Faries, Cynthia (1992) - As the name implies, the section also han- dles many questions of a general nature from its primary clientele and also from other users who are not affiliated with the university. As academic libraries increasingly adopt new technologies, user surveys such as this one will pr.ovide important information to librarians about implementing services and procedures. Keywords: college; libraries; library; patrons; reference; rom; section; state; students; survey; systems; users
• A Catalogue of the Fifteenth-Century Printed Books in the Harvard University Library (Book Review) by McIlvaine, Eileen (1992) - This is a useful tool for locating images of many important works of architec- ture. looks very 174 College & Research Libraries much like Contemporary Poets (BD639 and above), Contemporary Dramatists (BD222), and Contemporary Literary Crit- ics (BD398) in that for each author it gives a brief chronology of the author, a complete list of published works with a select list of bibliographies and critical studies, and a signed critical essay. Keywords: articles; bibliography; books; coverage; dictionary; english; entries; history; index; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; reference; research; sources; volume; women; work
• The Whole Library HandBook (Book Review) by Spohrer, James H. (1992) - It will surely take its place next to the Botvker Annual and the American Library Di~ectory 'on the reference shelves of medium-sized to large libraries of all kinds, and it will just as certainly find its way into the hands of students, scholars, or general users anxious to find the win- ner of the 1956 Caldecott Medal or the significance of the tenth digit in the ISBN. It is organized into chapters dealing with libraries as institu- tions, librarians, librarianship, library materials, library operations, special groups of library users, public relations, technology, current issues in the profes- sion, and library trivia. Keywords: biosis; book; libraries; library
• The Use of Books within the Library by Selth, Jeff; Koller, Nancy; Briscoe, Peter (1992) - High use books get 'less than their share' of browsing-use, but has also noticed that the figures in the tables provided show that as the number of recorded uses increases, the number , of browsing uses tends to decrease. Since the most practical application of book use research has always hinged on the question of whether circulation figures suffice to indicate the total use of a given volume, the key component of our find- ings is that of the books with no circula- tion but some in-library use. Keywords: books; circulation; house; libraries; library; research; study; use; volumes
• Addressing Cultural Diversity in Academic and Research Libraries by Chadley, Otis A. (1992) - Minority library staff now com- prise 20% of the library's work force. The survey asked about cultural diversity in research libraries in relation to recruitment of librarians, services to students, and collection development. Keywords: academic; arl; diversity; education; groups; libraries; library; minority; research; science; students
• The Role, Status, and Working Conditions of Paraprofessionals: A National Survey of Academic Libraries by Oberg, Larry R.; Mentges, Mark E.; McDermott, P. N.; Harusadangkul, Vitoon (1992) - In a 1981 article en- titled Improving the Effectiveness of Li- braries through Improvements in the Quality of Working Life, Charles Mar- tell proposes a redesigned library work environment that he suggests will im- prove the services libraries offer and the ability of library staff to cope with rapid change and enhance the quality of li- ·brary work life.16 Robert E. Molyneux's Staff Patterns and Library Growth at ARL Libraries, 1962/63 to 1983/84, re- 218 College & Research Libraries views expenditures for personnel and reports an increase in the ratio of support staff to librarians. Ninety-one percent of all responding ARL libraries report some overlap be- tween professional and paraprofessional salaries. Keywords: arl; carnegie; carnegie classification; carnegie sample; classification; college; data; female; institutions; libraries; library; paraprofessionals; research; respondents; role; sample; staff; support; table
• Comparing Characteristics of Highly Circulated Titles for Demand-Driven Collection Development by Britten, William A.; Webster, Judith D. (1992) - Use and user studies have a long his- tory and remain important means of evaluating library collections and deter- mining future directions for collection development. The OCLC/ Amigos sys- tem was not available for this study, but it appears to be an ideal complement to this type of collection use analysis.8 THE UNUSUAL CASE OF PT Class PT emerged during the study as a highly unusual collection. Keywords: books; class; classes; collection; items; libraries; library; subject; titles; use
• The Emperor's New Clothes? Problems of the User Survey as a Planning Tool in Academic Libraries by Schlichter, Doris J.; Pemberton, J. Michael (1992) - Unfortunately, as Butler and Gratch note, much of the available litera- ture on library user surveys is descrip- tive and not easily transferable to the planning process.21 The tendency of both de- signers of library surveys and of those who respond to them is to limit their ideas about information needs to those that a library is traditionally expected to fulfill. Keywords: faculty; information; libraries; library; mcclure; planning; problems; research; services; studies; survey; user
• Raising Money for Academic and Research Libraries (Book Review) by Sartori, Eva M. (1992) - Although it does not get down to the level of detail provided by the Wall Street Journal, it provides a very good overview of the institutional framework and the basic strategies that allow library fund raisers, or development officers, as they are frequently called, to stage the kind of idiosyncratic event described above. This volume consists of nine chapters, each written by a professional involved in library development in an academic library. Keywords: fund; libraries; library; reading
• Interdisciplinary Research in the Sciences: Implications for Library Organization by Hurd, Julie M. (1992) - First, each cited work was classified by format of publication: journal article, monograph, conference proceedings, ref- erence work (i.e., table, handbook, data compilation, etc.), government document, dissertation or thesis, technical report, computer software, or unpublished document.18 The his- torians of technology she studied ap- peared to behave like other groups of humanist scholars in their preference for monographic over serial sources; they drew on numerous other disciplines and cited works from such diverse fields as economic history, archaeology, and tech- nology itselfP McCain and James E. Bobick em- ployed citation analysis of faculty pub- lications, doctoral dissertations, and preliminary doctoral qualifying briefs to assess journal use in the Biology Depart- ment at Temple University. Keywords: articles; chemistry; citations; discipline; faculty; information; interdisciplinary; journal; libraries; library; physics; research; sample; science; services; study; university; use
• Performance Measures for Student Assistants by Kathman, Jane McGurn; Kathman, Michael D. (1992) - Even though each library needs to tailor performance measures to its unique situa- tion, performance measures clearly assist in planning and monitoring student work. These measures set expectations for performance and become management tools to motivate, eval- uate, and reward student employees as well as to improve student commitment and provide a sense of accomplishment in student jobs. Keywords: books; employees; job; libraries; library; measures; performance; student; work
• Estimating Space Needs for Media Services by Kaser, John; Kaser, David (1992) - Even as late as 1965, when many of today' s buildings were constructed, Keyes D. Metcalf's basic book on academic library buildings tolerated media services in the library building only grudgingly, suggesting that if funds for extra spaces are availa- ble, ... The present study set out to learn if circumstances have changed sufficiently in the 1990s to permit constructing a method for estimating preliminarily the amount of media space needed. Keywords: category; libraries; library; media; services; space
• Strategic Planning as a Catalyst for Change in the 1990s by Butler, Meredith; Davis, Hiram (1992) - Other goals realized by the experience included the opportunity for the director of libraries to work closely with the director of university planning on library planning and to exchange in- formation about trends in higher educa- tion and the external and internal environments and for the library staff to be seen by the director of university planning as knowledgeable about trends and issues in information management and as engaged in the academic life of the institution. As a result, the institu- tion's collective vision statement was unin- formed by the knowledge and wise counsel librarians could have contributed, and Strategic planning processes create opportunities for staff at all levels of the organization to inform themselves about the organization and its environment and empowers them to work creatively. Keywords: education; environment; future; goals; libraries; library; new; organization; planning; plans; process; research; staff; university
• College Libraries and Resource Sharing: Testing A Compact Disc Union Catalog by Townley, Charles T. (1992) - This article reports on a CD-ROM union catalog, named C. D. Cat, developed by the seventeen members of the As- soda ted College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania (ACLCP). Each ACLCP library helped evaluate C. D. Cat and its success in achieving union cata- log objectives. Keywords: aclcp; catalog; college; libraries; library; research; resource; sharing; union; use
• New Norms for Reference Desk Staffing Adequacy: A Comparative Study by Rinderknecht, Deborah (1992) - Norms for reference desk staffing were first compiled by Marjorie E. Murfin in 1983, using 1978-79 data from 73 academic libraries. Norms for reference desk staffing were first compiled by Marjorie E. Murfin in 1983, using a method recommended by the Library Administration and Man- agement Association (LAMA) Task Force on Comparability of Reference Statistics and 1978-79 data collected from 73 academic libraries.1 Dividing academic libraries into five groups by gate count/ en- rollment, Murfin calculated norms based on the number of reference transactions and the number of individual reference desk person-hours. Keywords: desk; gate; group; hours; libraries; library; number; reference; staffing
• Letters by American Library Association, (1992) - However, I believe that in the case of academic libraries, another audience needs to be targeted very strongly: accreditation teams. ALA and ACRL for academic libraries need to promote minimum standards of service more aggressively than has been done in recent years. Keywords: acrl; libraries; research
• Guest Editorial: TQM: Quality Improvement in New Clothes by Riggs, Donald E. (1992) - Libraries are es- sentially service organizations, and nearly all people working in academic libraries want to offer the very best service to the students and faculty. We do not hear library staff saying, We are committed to mediocrity around here. Keywords: libraries; library; quality; staff; tqm
• The Organizational Misfits by Suozzi, Patricia A.; Kerbel, Sandra S. (1992) - The model the authors are pro- posing is that of departmental libraries in a college or university. This dearth of analysis can be attributed to the fact that the role of departmental libraries in the library or- ganization is neither well defined nor well understood. Keywords: costs; departmental; libraries; library; model; organization; research; services; structure; system; units
• Journal Price Escalation and the Market for Information: The Librarians' Solution by Kingma, Bruce R.; Eppard, Philip B. (1992) - The change in library subscription prices de- pends on, among other things, the librar- ies' elasticity of demand for journal subscriptions. This Journal Price Escalation 525 has resulted in an increased demand for photocopies of journal articles, a more elastic demand for private journal sub- scriptions, a more inelastic demand for library journal subscriptions, and, ulti- mately, a dramatic increase in the li- brary's price of journals. Keywords: cost; demand; information; journal; libraries; library; market; price; publishers; subscriptions
• Information Delivery Strategies and the Rural Student by West, Sharon M. (1992) - Along with this development has been the demand for library services for these distance learners. Along with the development of dis- tance education has been the corre- sponding demand for library services for distance learners. Keywords: alaska; campus; distance; education; faculty; information; libraries; library; rural; services; students; university
• Difficulties and Characteristics of Students from Developing Countries in Using American Libraries by Liu, Ziming (1993) - Recommendations are offered for improving library services for foreign students. • ince World War II, and espe- cially since the 1970s, the number of foreign students in American institutions of higher education has consistently increased. Keywords: academic; american; countries; english; libraries; library; states; students
• Salary Equity: A Case Study by McConkey, Joan; Anthes, Susan; Robertson, Ellen; Bintliff, Barbara (1993) - While it seemed incongruous to some that there would be gender-based salary inequities in a predominately female occupation, the librarians successfully insisted that library faculty salaries be reviewed with those of other faculty members. Salary equity is a broad term used to describe the concept of al- leviating discrimination in salary. Keywords: campus; chancellor; committee; equity; faculty; libraries; library; salary; salary equity; university; women
• Job Satisfaction Among Support Staff in Twelve Ohio Academic Libraries by Parmer, Coleen; East, Dennis (1993) - Although Chwe found no significant difference in the level of overall job satisfaction between the two groups, he concluded catalogers were significantly less satisfied than ref- erence librarians in several dimensions of their jobs: creativity, social service, and variety.11 George P. D'Elia concluded that job environment, rather than gender, type of library, or vocational needs, affected job satisfaction. The influence of this view ex- tended well into the 1950s.4 Robert Hoppock's first intensive stu- dy of job satisfaction, performed in 1935, concluded that a multiplicity of factors affected job satisfaction. Keywords: job; job satisfaction; libraries; library; promotion; satisfaction; service; staff; study; subscale; support; work; workers
• Canon Formation, Library Collections, and the Dilemma of Collection Development by Cyzyk, Mark (1993) - The purpose of this paper is to discuss in broad terms (1) the notion of canon formation and evolution, (2) its importance with regard to collection development (essentially, to draw out the connection between the canon as collection development officers find it-ready- made-and the theoretical foundations of collection development), (3) to swvey the main instruments of collection evaluation and development, and assess how well they contribute to adequate collection develop- ment in what will be referred to as tem- porally parochial or cosmopolitan terms, and (4) to show how the dilemma of collec- tion development arises through the conflict of present-day literature with the possi- bility of future disparate canons. The worth of a work is insidiously, fundamentally, so- cially, and historically mediated.7 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT Such a relativistic stance regarding how canons are formed and evolve, if accepted, has profound importance for the self-conception of the goals and pur- poses of library collection development. Keywords: canon; collection; collection development; development; dilemma; future; libraries; library; research; work
• Collection Management: A New Treatise (Book Review) by Lowood, Henry (1993) - The treatment of specific kinds of collec- tions, types of resources, and modes of selection activity points to the transfor- mation from functional, at times peda- gogical, concerns to broader issues in New Treatise. Charles Osburn and Ross Atkinson, in their brief forward, emphasize the dynamism, evolu- tion, diversity, and challenges evident in collection management, and they appear to have accepted as their primary goal the provision of a forum for critiques, new ideas, revisions, and glimpses of future directions. Keywords: collection; libraries; management; treatise
• Becoming a Fundraiser (Book Review) by Clark, Charlene K. (1993) - Nonetheless, this package of articles can offer something for most stakeholders in library collection development and manage- ment. Although develop- ment professionals organize and facili- tate the process of fundraising, Victoria Steele and Stephen D. Elder emphasize the need for library directors to lead the fundraising effort if it is to succeed. Keywords: articles; collection; development; fundraising; libraries; library
• The Collection Building Reader (Book Review) by Carpenter, Eric (1993) - The impact of technology upon collection development is simply too profound to ignore. Although timeliness is extremely im- portant in collection development, Zielinska and Bell's article on the selection of foreign- language materials for public libraries, for example, was originally published in 1980 and is updated only by a shKeywords: articles; collection; future; libraries
• Surveying the Damage: Academic Library Serial Cancellations 1987-88 through 1989-90 by Chrzastowski, Tina E.; Schmidt, Karen A. (1993) - The Matthew Effect, a concept developed by Robert K. Merton to describe the recognition that accrues to prolific scientists, can be applied to library serial cancellations and helps define the phenomenon of the develop- ment of similar collections of high-use and frequently cited serial titles. There have not been any published re- ports on longitudinal studies comparing serial title cancellations in different li- braries. Keywords: cancellations; libraries; library; percent; research; serial; study; titles; university
• A Current Awareness Service Using Microcomputer Databases and Electronic Mail by Butler, John T. (1993) - The results of these tailored searches are then routinely for- warded to service participants. A seven- month pilot project conducted from August 1991 to February 1992 demon- strated the prospects for offering cus- · tomized current awareness services at relatively low costs. Keywords: awareness; costs; faculty; information; libraries; literature; mail; participants; project; results; science; service; staff
• Selected Reference Books of 1992 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1993) - AJ6) usually includes Part B, the list of source works added, as front matter in many of the volumes of Part C. 360p.), this edition offers 8,383 entries alphabetically arranged by author with an index of journals, author index, and a topical index. Keywords: articles; bibliography; books; court; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; language; libraries; library; new; reference; sources; subject; volume; york
• Australian Studies: Acquisition and Collection Development for Libraries (Book Review) by Schenck, William Z. (1993) - The book contains eighteen es- says divided into five broad areas- Demand for Australian Collections; Australian Publishing; Selecting and Purchasing Australian Publications; Australian Collections (Experience in Three Countries); and Special Needs and their Solution. Several articles also provide informa- tion on Australian collections outside Australia. Keywords: american; article; book; libraries
• The Online Catalog Book: Essays and Examples (Book Review) by Wilson, Flo (1993) - Unfortunately, there is no similar article on Australian collections in American libraries. Missing from this volume is a rationale for why American libraries should spend their limited resources on this five percent. Keywords: book; catalog; libraries; library
• Russian Libraries in Transition: An Anthology of Glasnost Literature (Book Review) by Burger, Robert H. (1993) - As more people have spoken and written without repression about the terrible con- ditions, inadequate support, and mind- less censorship and as more deficiencies in library policies and facilities have been uncovered, dissident opinions have begun to be published in mainstream library pe- riodicals and non-Party library associa- tions have been formed. Libraries whose catalogs are featured include academic, public, school, and special. Keywords: catalog; libraries; library; party
• E. ]. Josey: An Activist Librarian (Book Review) by Walther, Bob (1993) - It documents the work of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's (CIC's) task force, concluding that CIC libraries should proceed to implement a coopera- tive pilot mass deacidification treatment program, purchasing services from Akzo. Neverthe- less, it is extremely useful, not the least for its down-to-earth, commonsense attitude toward a vast, confusing, amorphous communications web that seems destined to play a major part in the information environment of academic libraries well into the next century. Keywords: internet; josey; libraries; library; preservation
• The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog (Book Review) by Walther, Bob (1993) - It documents the work of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's (CIC's) task force, concluding that CIC libraries should proceed to implement a coopera- tive pilot mass deacidification treatment program, purchasing services from Akzo. Neverthe- less, it is extremely useful, not the least for its down-to-earth, commonsense attitude toward a vast, confusing, amorphous communications web that seems destined to play a major part in the information environment of academic libraries well into the next century. Keywords: internet; libraries; library
• A Library, Media, and Archival Preservation Glossary (Book Review) by Roberts, Susanne F. (1993) - It documents the work of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's (CIC's) task force, concluding that CIC libraries should proceed to implement a coopera- tive pilot mass deacidification treatment program, purchasing services from Akzo. Neverthe- less, it is extremely useful, not the least for its down-to-earth, commonsense attitude toward a vast, confusing, amorphous communications web that seems destined to play a major part in the information environment of academic libraries well into the next century. Keywords: internet; libraries; library
• Mass Deacidification: A Report to the Library Director (Book Review) by Roberts, Susanne F. (1993) - It documents the work of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's (CIC's) task force, concluding that CIC libraries should proceed to implement a coopera- tive pilot mass deacidification treatment program, purchasing services from Akzo. Neverthe- less, it is extremely useful, not the least for its down-to-earth, commonsense attitude toward a vast, confusing, amorphous communications web that seems destined to play a major part in the information environment of academic libraries well into the next century. Keywords: book; internet; libraries; library; research
• Academic Libraries: Achieving Excellence in Higher Education. Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 12-14, 1992 (Book Review) by Lehmann, Stephen (1993) - The Gutenberg legacy notwithstand- ing, the history of the production, dis- tribution, and consumption of books has not enjoyed the kind of lively attention in recent German scholarship that it has in France. Proceed- ings of the Sixth National Conference of the Association of College andRe- search Libraries, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 12-14, 1992. Keywords: libraries; papers
• Histoire des bibliotheques franfaises. IV: Les bibliotheques au XXe siecle, 1914- 1990 (Book Review) by Lehmann, Stephen (1993) - It is divided into large chrono- logical sections, with separate chapters in each by over seventy writers (includ- ing many librarians) on subjects such as the Bibliotheque Nationale, municipal li- braries, academic libraries, library archi- tecture, sociology of reading, and documentation centers. With the publication of this volume on the twentieth century, a magnificent four- volume history of French libraries is now complete. Keywords: libraries
• Letters by American Library Association, (1993) - Even if they did, added revenues of $180,000 would allow them to reduce the cost of a library subscription only by a bit more than $100 (and it is unlikely that such revenues would be used to reduce library costs). It is good to read that strategic planning is going well in academic libraries (Meredith Butler and Hiram Davis, Strategic Planning as a Catalyst for Change in the 1990s, College & Research Libraries, 53:393-403, Sept. 1992), but not so good that some early pioneers are still being overlooked in the current literature of library planning. Keywords: articles; costs; journal; libraries; library; photocopying; planning; publishers; research
• Editorial: Improving Quality: An Editor's Advice to Authors by St. Clair, Gloriana (1993) - CLAIR IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES OF COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Scholarly Publication, Academic Libraries, and the Assumption That These Processes Are Really Under Management Control Herbert S. White Cooperative Collection Development at the Research Triangle University Libraries: A Model for the Nation Patricia Buck Dominguez and Luke Swindler Publication in College & Research Libraries: Accepted, Rejected, and Published Papers, 1980-1991 Peter Hernon, Allen Smith, and Mary Bailey Croxen Interdisciplinary Work and the Information Search Process: A Comparison of Manual and Online Searching Laura M. Bartolo and Timothy D. Smith Available Articles should begin with statements of generalized problems and then present the case study. Keywords: articles; journal; libraries; research
• Networks, Hypertext, and Academic Information Services: Some Longer-Range Implications by Atkinson, Ross (1993) - A primary purpose of academic information services, therefore, is to as- sist the student or scholar not only in locating needed information but also in determining which items of information to read (or hear) in which order. While information services have in the past been concerned primarily with the extended network, it will become increasingly im- portant for academic information services to participate more actively in the direc- tion and operation of the functional net- work as well. Keywords: author; communication; computer; environment; hypertext; information; information services; libraries; library; need; network; new; publication; reader; research; services; text; time; writing
• The 1986 College Library Standards: Application and Utilization by Walch, David B. (1993) - College and Research Libraries The 1986 College Library Standards: Application and Utilization David B. Walch There have been several iterations of college library standards and guidelines since the 1920s. He stated: Research findings, of course, which can substitute sure and certain knowl- edge for opinion, belief and faith, should provide the proper founda- tions for quantitative standards. Keywords: college; formula; libraries; library; percent; research; staff; standards; survey
• Preservation Analysis and the Brittle Book Problem in College Libraries: The Identification of Research-Level Collections and their Implications by Gertz, Janet; Brown, Charlotte B.; Beebe, Jane; D'Arienzo, Daria; Merritt, Floyd; Robinson, Lynn (1993) - Using a methodology based on Ross Atkinson's article Selection for Preservation, the authors conducted condi- tion surveys in three college libraries, identified titles as curriculum support, low-use research, or special collections materials, and assessed their physical condition. College and Research Libraries Preservation Analysis and the Brittle Book Problem in College Libraries: The Identification of Research-Level Collections and Their Implications Janet Gertz, Charlotte B. Brown, Jane Beebe, Daria D' Arienzo, Floyd Merritt, and Lynn Robinson This article examines the brittle book problem in college libraries, priorities for treatment of brittle research materials, and the potential contribution of college libraries to national preservation efforts. Keywords: amherst; class; collection; college; condition; f&m; grinnell; libraries; library; materials; percent; preservation; research; titles; volumes
• Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education (Book Review) by Brow, Ellen (1993) - The other constraint on the capacity of university libraries to assimi- late the world's diversity is time--fac- ulty time. The danger that critical pedagogy pre- sents to the library is that its advocates will assume that the content of libraries represents yesterday's canon (see Mark Cyzyk's article, Canon Formation, Li- brary Collections, and the Dilemma of Collection Development, in the January May1993 1993 C&RL) and needs ruthless recon- struction to flourish, rather than under- standing what libraries really represent: the interplay of culture, ethnicity, gen- der, and language across time and generations. Keywords: giroux; libraries; library; time
• Letters by American Library Association, (1993) - Kingma and Eppard state that we have attributed journal prices escalation simply to overly gr~dy publishers seeking to extract ever greater profit from libraries. 11 - World Development wth over 221,000 titles from more than 6,300 publishers, the newly revised 12th Edition of International Books in Print offers more information than ever before - with completely updated listings and pricing information; more comprehensive title coverage; more detailed publisher and distributor data; and expanded coverage of the Philippines, Israel, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, and the Caribbean. Keywords: association; college; information; libraries; research
• Guest Editorial: Political Networking by Butcher, Karyle S. (1993) - The question ''What do they do? is most frequently asked during pro- motion and tenure discussions as library administrators seek to define the role of library faculty. Is it true that library faculty are not up to par with other faculty vis-a-vis research and publication? Keywords: faculty; libraries; library
• Scholarly Publication, Academic Libraries, and the Assumption That These Processes are Really under Management Control by White, Herbert (1993) - 1° Kingma and Eppard correctly describe the differ- ence between individual and library sub- scription prices, but their suggestion that the economic solution is to increase the cost of faculty photocopying services for library journals neglects the reality we know so well, that when photocopying is made unattractive, direct appropriation of material or mutilation grow in propor- tion. It has long been assumed that the refereeing process used by scholarly journals served as an effective safeguard against the publication of work that is either inferior or repetitive of earlier publications. Keywords: journals; libraries; library; new; process; publication; publishers; publishing; research; scholars; work
• Publication in College & Research Libraries: Accepted, Rejected and Published Papers, 1980-1991 by Hernon, Peter; Smith, Allen; Croxen, Mary Bailey (1993) - In only eight instances was there docu- mentation to indicate that the authors of rejected papers complained about the outcome of the editorial decision. Have the editors and reviewers made suggestions to enable rejected authors to seek publication elsewhere? Keywords: authors; c&rl; college; data; editorial; editors; information; journal; libraries; library; manuscripts; papers; publication; research; research libraries; reviewers; science; study
• International Students in Academic Libraries: A User Survey by Allen, Mary Beth (1993) - Excellent overviews of the major writings on the role of bibliographic in- struction and other library services for international students have been reported in Ormondroyd and JacobsonP College and Research Libraries International Students in Acadell1ic Libraries: AU ser Survey Mary Beth Allen A study was undertaken to identify characteristics of the international student population and determine these students' patterns of library use. Keywords: catalog; computers; difficulty; international; libraries; library; students; united; use
• A Library Committee on Diversity and its Role in a Library Diversity Program by Gerhard, Kristin H.; Boydston, Jeanne M. K. (1993) - ''15 They outline a number of actions libraries can take, but emphasize the importance of maintaining a vision of an environment where all individuals are valued and where full participation and partner- ship are the norm. Aca- demic libraries have paid uneven attention to affirmative action programs over time. Keywords: action; affirmative; committee; diversity; libraries; library; programs; search; staff
• University Libraries and Scholarly Communication: A Study Prepared for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Book Review) by Osburn, Charles B. (1993) - This timely report on the present sta- tus of scholarly communication is a joint effort of the Mellon Foundation, which has demonstrated considerable interest in academic libraries for at least the past five years, and the Association of Re- search Libraries (ARL). As a comprehensive yet succinct statement of the conditions sur- rounding scholarly communication and the evolving role of the academic re- search.library, the Mellon study offers a welcome opportunity to take stock, re- flect, and place very rapidly moving developments in a useful perspective. Keywords: communication; foundation; libraries
• The Scandia Plan (Book Review) by Olson, Michael P. (1993) - Most of the first hundred or so pages consist of sparse summaries of library services, with more than a few qualifying barely as abstracts. The last third of Euro-Librarian- ship is a potpourri of largely descriptive papers with a generally traditional focus on library matters, such as access to a variety of formats and the pricing of li- brary materials. Keywords: libraries; library; plan; scandia
• Letters by American Library Association, (1993) - Many librarians and academics see the low marginal cost of disseminating a copy of an electronic article and the fact that few electronic journals charge a fee as evidence that electronic journals will solve the current problem of serials price escalation. The simplest economic model of electronic journals is identical to a model of high- priced print journals that are not sold at a lower price to individual subscribers. Keywords: journals; libraries; prices; university
• Short Notices by American Library Association, (1993) - The published proceedings from this conference in- clude papers on both broad planning issues and specific tasks associated with planning library buildings. A three-page selected bib- liography on library building planning is also included. Keywords: building; libraries; library; planning
• Editorial: Improving Quality: Organizational Benefits of Total Quality Management by St. Clair, Gloriana (1993) - Our experiences are generalizable to other institutions and an- swer the so what'' question about the value of total quality management. Total quality management brings that research/knowing approach into the arena of daily library processes. Keywords: libraries; management; pais; quality; team; work
• How to Survive the Present While Preparing for the Future: A Research Library Strategy by Smith, Eldred; Johnson, Peggy (1993) - Much has been written and continues to be written about the stringent times in which research libraries are operating. The acquisition budget may still be sacrosanct in many universities, but libraries are expected increasingly to maintain it themselves by cutting else- where within their own resources.2 At the same time that their purchasing power is shrinking, research libraries must acquire and provide access to a rapidly expanding amount of nontradi- tional formats and sources of informa- tion, further complicating an already complex budgetary situation. Keywords: access; collections; information; libraries; library; new; research; research libraries; researchers
• Exhibits: Illegitimate Children of Academic Libraries? by Bowen, Laurel G.; Roberts, Peter J. (1993) - A publication that briefly touches on a wider range of topics relating to exhibits is the result of a survey conducted by Mary Wyly, Exhibits in ARL Libraries, SPEC Kit 120 (Washington, D.C.: Assn. of Research Libraries, Office of Management Studies, Jan. 1986). Evaluating the conservation needs of materials for exhibit, and preservation require- ments at the exhibit site, are discussed in Casterline, Archives & Manuscripts: Exhibits, 19-22, and in Bradsher and Ritzenthaler, Archival Exhibits, 235-37. Keywords: academic; archival; archives; audience; casterline; exhibits; information; libraries; library; manuscripts; new; process; public; research
• Approval Plans: Politics and Performance by Nardini, Robert F. (1993) - Approval plans in a specific type of library were recently criticized by William J. Hook, Approval Plans for Religious and Theological Libraries, Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory 15 (1991): 215-27. 11. Approval plans remain controversial be- cause by nature they are inherently political. Keywords: acquisitions; approval; approval plan; arl; collection; development; libraries; library; new; plan; practice; research; staff; study; vendor
• Time Patterns in Remote OPAC Use (Research Note) by Lucas, Thomas A. (1993) - Peters found that remote use was heaviest on week- day afternoons, and that there was com- paratively little use of remote access in the evenings and on weekends. As at Penn State, remote access to the OPAC at Kansas City was not avail- able when the library was closed.4 Two other studies treat the time pat- terns of remote use only in passing. Keywords: access; libraries; library; percent; research; use
• Guest Editorial: The Coming Contest by Atkinson, Ross (1993) - That being the case, what would happen, one wonders, if at a certain point academic libraries began to suspect that commercial ven- dors were developing a capacity to pro- vide better service at a distance than libraries were able to provide on site? To begin with, academic libraries need to acknowledge and to prepare for a situation in the not- too-distant future in which they will enter into a very real and strenuous com- petition with commercial scholarly pub- lishers and other vendors to become the dominant information service providers for students and faculty users. Keywords: information; libraries; pais; publishers; quality; service
• CD-ROMs in Academic Libraries: A Survey by Budd, John M.; Williams, Karen A. (1993) - Libraries are also asked about usage and cost of CDs. Finally, libraries are asked if they have canceled print sources as a result of online or CD availability. Keywords: libraries; library; number; online; products; sources; titles
• Affirmative Action: Opportunity or Obstacle by Altman, Ellen; Promí, Patricia (1994) - For director positions and some de- partmental libraries, the designated person was either the chair of the search committee or the office of an academic ad- ministrator. Of these, fourteen were for director positions. Keywords: action; applicants; arl; candidates; ethnicity; head; libraries; library; percent; positions; research
• Increasing Minority Representation in Academic Libraries: The Minority Librarian Intern Program at the Ohio State University by Díaz, José; Starkus, Kristina (1994) - Minority internship programs are not intended to be a ready-made answer to the current problems of increasing minority librarians in academic libraries. Committee efforts were rewarded with the selection of Ms. Leta Hendricks, whose background proved to be ideal for the position of minority intern. Keywords: academic; committee; intern; libraries; library; minority; program; university
• Library Development Structures in CIC Institutions: The Search for Constituents by Gearhart, G. David; St. Clair, Gloriana (1994) - The head of library development and external rela- tions believes that joint appeals with other colleges will work well and will be less threatening to the colleges. Libraries development officers and heads should insist on a strong profile with an institution's prospect management sys- tem. Keywords: academic; alumni; cic; colleges; development; friends; group; libraries; library; michigan; officer; state; support; university
• Scholarly Communication as a Loosely Coupled System: Reassessing Prospects for Structural Reform by Schwartz, Charles A. (1994) - 7 Yet, nowhere else in the 166-page report is system interdependency even men- tioned. Perhaps more than any other idea, that dual image of system interdependency and structural reform has shaped our view of how major problems confronting the li- brary field will have to be resolved. Keywords: academic; american; collection; college; communication; communication system; development; field; information; journal; libraries; library; new; presses; price; process; publication; publishing; reform; research; research libraries; review; science; system; university
• The Impact of Computerization on Library Support Staff: A Study of Support Staff in Academic Libraries in Wisconsin by Palmini, Cathleen C. (1994) - SURVEY RESULTS Length of Employment When asked about longevity on the job, library support staff in Wisconsin proved to be a stable group. In The Role, Status, and Working Conditions of Para- professionals, Larry R. Oberg et al. pro- vide an excellent review of the literature on support staff as well as information on paraprofessionals in academic libraries based on administrators' responses to a nationwide survey.1 In Job satisfaction among Support Staff in Twelve Ohio Aca- demic Libraries, Coleen Parmer and Den- nis East explore support staff satisfaction in five job dimensions (supervision, co- workers, work, benefits, and pay), but they do not isolate computerization as a factor in job satisfaction.2 In 1987Dorothy E. Jones surveyed support staff in three academic libraries to determine their attitudes toward technology in what she terms the the technology-acquisition period. Keywords: computer; computerization; job; libraries; library; percent; staff; support
• Document Delivery: A Comparison of Commercial Document Suppliers and Interlibrary Loan Services by Kurosman, Kathleen; Durniak, Barbara Ammerman (1994) - Hurd and Molyneux compared conventional ILL service to the UMI Article Clearinghouse in order to fill article requests for the University of Virginia's Science and Engineering Li- brary. Second, March 1994 only one of the studies used the ILL sub- system to transmit ILL requests, and we were interested in seeing whether cost analyses would be the same for requests transmitted via OCLC as they were for the studies which used Dialog for verification and ordering. Keywords: articles; cost; delivery; document; ill; iod; libraries; requests; suppliers; tif; umi
• Specialized Accreditation and Academic Libraries by Frazer, Stuart (1994) - Proliferating accrediting bodies, rising costs, and stagnant or declining higher education funding have combined to make specialized accreditation a contro- versial topic on many campuses around the country.1 Because funding for public colleges and universities will likely con- tinue to be problematic, and schools will continue the struggle to retrench, specialized accreditation may become an even more contentious issue over the next few years. Various groups engage in specialized accreditation without benefit of COPA sanctioning.9 Keywords: academic; accreditation; accrediting; education; guidelines; libraries; library; process; specialized; standards
• A New Strategic Planning Model for Academic Libraries by Birdsall, Douglas G.; Hensley, Oliver D. (1994) - The journal literature discusses such subjects as the appropriateness of strategic planning for libraries, the incorporation of organizational values into the strategic planning process, the entrepreneurial spirit, implementation and first-year ap- praisal, and utilization of strategic plan- ning by new directors at ARL libraries.2 There are also studies of strategic planning in public libraries, state chapters, a school of library and information science, urban libraries, rural libraries, national libraries, and internationallibraries.3 The Association of Research Libraries issued a SPEC Kit on strategic planning as early as 1984, and the Association of College and Research Libraries has offered a continuing education course (Principles of Strategic Planning in the Library Environmenf') and developed a strategic plan for charting the future direction of the Association.• A mono- graph published in 1992 by the Society of Douglas G. Birdsall is Associate Director of Libraries for Information Access and Systems and Oliver D. Hensley is Professor of Education at Texas Teclz University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-()002. 149 150 College & Research Libraries Research Administrators, Strategic Planning for University Research, offers a model for strategic planning which may be the best fit yet for academic libraries.6 Strategic plan- ning for university research is a process of establishing the future purposes of a unit by striving for a consensus for developing its research with chief partners and major constituencies. Keywords: college; development; goals; libraries; library; model; new; planning; research; university
• World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (Book Review) by Campbell, James McLean (1994) - The most obvious new feature of this edition is the inclusion of articles and sixteen pages of color pictures on five great libraries. The editors made a notable effort to deal with recent 183 184 College & Reseai.ch Libraries political changes, so that ~'Germany'' in- cludes articles on the two separate states and an appendix on events since unifica- tion. Keywords: articles; countries; libraries
• Representations, No. 42 (Book Review) by Atkinson, Ross (1994) - College and Research Libraries 184 College & Reseai.ch Libraries political changes, so that ~'Germany'' in- cludes articles on the two separate states and an appendix on events since unifica- tion. A table of contents provided access to articles on each of five broad areas, making it possible to use the work as an intro- ductory reader as well as a reference book. Keywords: articles; countries; information; issue; libraries; library
• English Humanist Books: Writers and Patrons, Manuscript and Print, 1475-1525 (Book Review) by Swaim, Elizabeth (1994) - His tone is the more welcome because the condition of research universities is fundamentally so troubling and the grounds for optimism so uncertain. As if fundamental shifts in the finan- cial base of research universities were not enough, higher education is also beset with an epistemological crisis and with deeply conflicting promptings on diversity. Keywords: carlson; libraries; library; research; university
• Letters by American Library Association, (1994) - The essential reality is that good exhibits are relatively expensive in terms of time, talents, and other resources. A preliminary scan confirmed that the authors had made themselves familiar with much of the broad range of challenges that effective exhibits must overcome. Keywords: exhibits; libraries; research
• Editorial: Choosing to Choose by St. Clair, Gloriana (1994) - [Nov. 1993): 458-60), Ross Atkinson predicts that the needs of primary academic library users will · eventually be met either by specialty scholarly publisher or by libraries. Even though libraries have often ranked themselves as if they were warehouses, library associations must develop new, relevant standards. Keywords: equilibrists; information; libraries; library; pais; services
• Scientists' Access and Retrieval of References Cited in their Recent Journal Articles by Hallmark, Julie (1994) - In this hostile atmosphere, research which ad- dresses the methods used by scientists to seek and retrieve journal articles should contribute useful data for academic li- brarians to aid in decision making. Access and retrieval of journal articles by scientists have been investigated over the years by a number of researchers, frequently within broader studies of in- formation-seeking behavior. Keywords: access; articles; information; journal; libraries; library; literature; percent; references; research; retrieval; scientists
• Librarians, Self-Censorship, and Information Technologies by Buschman, John (1994) - 10 Note that these decisions are not necessarily being driven by the quality of the re- sources or their value in building a col- lection, but rather by the need to adjust to electronic information resources. It is the pur- pose of this article to show that this is exactly what is taking place when li- brarians discuss, decide, and debate information technologies in libraries and their benefits for users. Keywords: access; censorship; information; john; journal; libraries; library; new; resources; self; social; technologies; technology
• Selected Reference Books of 1993 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1994) - Each citation of an indi- vidual artwork provides the birth and death dates of the artist, the title of the May1994 work, its genre or medium, the date of the work, and where appropriate, per- formance data, publisher, location of work, versions, revisions, other works related to the original, and source refer- ences. Working in a field already rich in bio- graphical sources, Peter Bell, the com- piler, has tapped existing sources, such as Frederic Boase's Modern English Biog- raphy Containing Many Thousand Concise Memoirs of Persons Who Have Died be- tween the Years 1851-1900 (Guide AJ222), for his material, while being careful not to duplicate them. Keywords: art; articles; bibliography; books; british; edition; encyclopedia; english; entries; film; guide; index; information; isbn; libraries; new; reference; research; titles; volume; women; work; york
• Technological Innovations in Libraries, 1860-1960: An Anecdotal History (Book Review) by Crawford, Walt (1994) - Librarians assume too easily that to- day's technological challenges and promises represent something new for libraries. Musmann begins his book with a dis- cussion of technological innovations, revealing a somewhat downbeat atti- tude about the significance of libraries: surely it is an overstatement that pub- lic libraries are no longer an impor- tant force in the leisure time activities of the public-at-large in many cities and towns. Keywords: book; libraries; library; new
• Women, Information Technology and Scholarship (Book Review) by Ariel, Joan (1994) - In fact, it is their clear recognition of the powerful poten- tial of new information technologies that motivates colloquium participants to demand that these be fully realized for women and other marginalized social groups. This collection of articles by three li- brary school faculty focuses on three as- pects of information work. Keywords: book; information; libraries; technology; women
• Guest Editorial: The Library as a Place by Henshaw, Rod (1994) - What type of library space will be needed is the real question. Training facilities, almost an afterthought in library design, will be central to the mis- sion of the library of the future. Keywords: future; libraries; library; place; services
• Western European Political Science: An Acquisition Study by Walden, Barbara; Fineman, Charles; Monroe, William S.; Parrine, Mary Jane (1994) - College and Research Libraries Western European Political Science: An Acquisition Study Barbara Walden, Charles Fineman, WilliamS. Monroe, and Mary Jane Parrine National bibliographies from 1990 for France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Iceland, and Catalonia (Spain) formed tire basis for a study of U.S and Canadian acquisitions in the field of Western European political science materials. Informal co- operative collection development ar- rangements have been begun among Scandinavianist librarians, but these li- brarians have also observed that many of the difficulties in this area arise not solely from lack of funding for acquisi- tions but also from declining availability of support staff and increasing pressure for the time of area studies librarians to be spent outside of selection and collec- tion development. Keywords: european; french; items; libraries; library; materials; national; percent; research; science; study; titles; university
• Organizational Commitment of Professional Employees in Union and Nonunion Research Libraries by Hovekamp, Tina Maragou (1994) - The results of the statistical analysis revealed that union presence was a negative predictor of organizational loyalty; registered and nonregistered union members shared similar attitudes toward their employing organization; and union commitment tended to be a positive predictor of organizational commitment. The conflicting findings in the test of the relationships between organizational commitment and union presence and between organizational commitment and union com- mitment might be partially attributed to the fact that union commitment was relatively low among the library professionals. Keywords: commitment; employees; libraries; library; organization; professional; relationship; research; study; time; union; union commitment
• A Conceptual Analysis and Historical Overview of Information Literacy by Behrens, Shirley J. (1994) - Information literacy is now being explored in more depth within the con- text of the literacy spectrum.47 It appears that dependence on information in to- day's society-whether a highly devel- oped information society or a developing community of illiterates or neoliter- ates-could influence and expand the contemporary meaning of literacy to in- clude information literacy. Current literature indicates that librarians plan to keep information literacy in the headlines, and that attention is also being paid to information literacy teaching in public libraries. Keywords: breivik; computer; education; information; information literacy; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; literacy; research; role; skills; society; use
• A Model for Reviewing Academic Branch Libraries Based on ACRL Guidelines and Standards by Madison, Olivia M. A.; Fry, Sally A.; Gregory, David (1994) - Advances in library automation, elec- tronic services, and new technologies will continue to influence the need for branch library review. ACRLGUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND THEIR APPLICABILITY Fortunately for administrators in- volved in branch library review, the two most relevant sets of ACRL guidelines and standards have both been recently revised. Keywords: academic; branch; branch library; collections; college; facilities; libraries; library; report; research; review; services; standards; university
• The State and the Academic Library (Book Review) by Shreeves, Edward (1994) - legislators, state de- partments of education, coordinating agencies (like boards of regents) and state libraries-and talks about some of the ways in which interactions are played out, such as resource allocation and program review. The application of these principles to a con- flict situation, such as that involving centralized versus regional networks, is supposed to result in a formulation of cooperative, rather than competing, re- lationships. · Keywords: libraries; networks; state
• Letters by American Library Association, (1994) - Staff, the technical infrastructure, and information resources are the building blocks of research libraries now and will be integral parts of the research library of the future, whatever form it takes. Staff: Whatever the shape of the eventual electronic information environment, staff will need a more sophisticated understanding of hardware, software, and the construc- tion of information resources. Keywords: future; libraries; research
• Short Notices by American Library Association, (1994) - A great deal of the material in this study will be familiar ground to most students of user surveys. Rethinking Reference ties together many threads of discontent with current models of reference service found in the literature, at conferences, in electronic discussion groups, and at each of our own institutions. Keywords: book; institute; libraries; publishing; reference; university
• Guest Editorial: Small Futures? by Ryan, Michael T. (1994) - As we fill journals and conferences with more and more papers on the possible obsoles- cence of libraries in the electronic age, we remain oddly silent in front of the real situations of real institutions. I have no specific recommendations to make at this point, nothing to put on the table except a modest proposal that more at- tention, watchfulness, and thoughtful consideration of institutions become part of our professional agenda. Keywords: collections; institutions; libraries
• The Fall of the Bibliographic Wall: Libraries and Archives in Unified Germany by Sutter, Sem C. (1994) - Therefore, as the Cold War ends, it is especially appro- priate to look at German book and ar- chival collections after the fall of the bibliographic wall. He described German books intermingled with Russian volumes withdrawn from circulation under Stalin and stacked from floor to ceiling, all jammed in so tightly that those at the bottom had crumbled. Keywords: archives; berlin; books; collections; der; german; libraries; library; material; papers; press; rathenau; researchers; soviet; union; war
• Shared Academic Library Facilities: The Unknown Form of Library Cooperation by Dedrick, Anthony J. (1994) - Although cooperative efforts such as interlibrary loan, collection development, and shared databases are well documented in the literature, there is little information available regarding shared academic library facilities. SURVEY RESULTS The first two questions dealt with the age of joint services programs and the number of institutions involved in each program. Keywords: college; community; facility; institutions; libraries; library; programs; services
• The Black Librarian in America Revisited (Book Review) by Welburn, William (1994) - And they are an impressive September 1994 group: administrators, faculty, and front-line librarians and allied informa- tion professionals in industry, colleges and universities, government, and in public libraries serving large and small communities. College and Research Libraries 464 College & Research Libraries for topics such as academic libraries and research libraries. Keywords: essays; information; libraries; library
• Patron Online Catalog Success by Thorne, Rosemary; Whitlatch, Jo Bell (1994) - Patron online catalog searches can be characterized as quite brief, employing relatively few strategies, and rarely us- ing advanced searching options for lim- iting and expanding the search. This suggests that at San Jose, asking a librarian does not seem to en- able patrons (who are perhaps less well prepared to search on their own) to be more successful in finding materials than catalog users who do not ask for reference assistance. Keywords: assistance; catalog; information; libraries; library; online; patron; percent; questions; reference; search; searches; study; subject; success; users
• Academic Library Committees: Their Role in Participative Management by Sheblé, Mary Ann; Hill, Debra W. (1994) - The level of our respon- dents' committee participation was meas- ured through the following survey items: • Number of committees served on dur- ing the past year • Number of committees respondents were serving on at the time they com- pleted the survey • Number of hours per month spent in committee meetings • Number of hours per month spent on committee-related work (excluding time in committee meetings). We attempted to assess the extent to which committee work contributes to this per- ception, Our respondents' perceptions were assessed through a series of state- ments about the personal benefits of committee work. Keywords: academic; committees; libraries; library; management; participative; percent; policy; respondents; use; work
• The Strength of Weak Ties in Electronic Development of the Scholarly Communication System by Schwartz, Charles A. (1994) - These include an ambiguity of Internet effects and incommensurable differences between the print and elec- tronic forms of communication. An ambiguity of Internet effects-func- tions (advantages) being inseparable from dysfunctions (disadvantages)-is readily apparent to anyone who has joined a few electronic groups: .To inhibit the flow of useless junk is to risk the loss of one of the most valuable impacts of computer-medi- ated communication systems-the flow of potentially useful information and ideas among persons with no pre- vious or off-line communication links.1 Bound up with that dilemma is a law of diminishing returns: the more infor- mation accessed, the less its overall meaning. Keywords: college; communication; computer; effects; groups; information; internet; level; libraries; mail; new; people; research; role; strength; system; technology; ties
• Information Science in Theory and Practice (Book Review) by Wall, Matthew (1994) - Despite the promise of the title, this volume is concerned with a broad treat- ment of the essential scientific aspects of information science rather than its prac- tice per se. This book can rightly claim to be a II core text on information science as a distinct dis- cipline, not an integration of informa- tion science with these disciplines. Keywords: book; information; libraries; science
• Short Notices by American Library Association, (1994) - This new journal was conceived to redress the perceived marginalization of college libraries and their concerns in the professional litera- ture. In three sections, each supported by ex- planatory essays, the catalog focuses on the works of early monastic libraries (I Libri del Silenzio); the collections of manuscripts and printed volumes of the great Renaissance libraries, such as the Medicea Laurenziana of Florence and Modena's Estense (I Libri del Decoro); and treasures from the libraries of Italy's cardinals (I Libri del Porporo). Keywords: collection; college; libraries
• Editorial: Humble Enough/Wise Enough by St. Clair, Gloriana (1995) - Articles in C&RL provide a good point of departure for beginning a comparison of library practices. Another resource for preliminary in- formation about library practices will be the developing Association for Research Libraries' benchmarking program. Keywords: areas; benchmarking; libraries; library
• The State-Supported University Libraries of Alabama: Serving the Needs of Patrons with Disabilities by Bishop, Barbara A. (1995) - These evalu- ations and transition plans, even if done by the college or university administra- tion, were to have helped focus attention on library services to patrons with dis- abilities. Ques- tion 5 asked which disabilities were addressed through library services. Keywords: alabama; disabilities; equipment; libraries; library; patrons; services; students; survey; university
• A Strategic Analysis of the Delivery of Service in Two Library Reference Departments by Sjolander, Elsa; Sjolander, Richard (1995) - The next three objectives deal with the provision of reference service to various groups of library users. The location of the reference desk and its design are important factors in the provision of reference services. Keywords: departments; florida; information; libraries; library; patrons; quality; reference; reference departments; service; university
• An Examination of the Inclusion of a Sample of Selected Women Authors in Books for College Libraries by Connaway, Lynn Silipigni (1995) - There is a steady decline in the number of titles included in the representation of the turn-of-the- century literature from BCL1 to BCL2 to TABLE3 NUMBER OF TITLES INCLUDED IN BCL * Total Number of Titles Included Chronological Division in BCL within Number of Number of Number of of Titles included in BCL EachNALW Titles Included Titles Included Titles Included within Each NALW Division Division in BCLl (1967) in BCL2 (1975) in BCL 3 (1988) Middle Ages and the Renaissance 2 1 0 1 . Another possible reason for the large number of trade publishers included in the sample of BCL titles is that library-related journals tend to re- view titles published by a limited num- ber of large mainstream publishers. Keywords: authors; bcl; bcl1; bcl2; bcl3; canon; college; libraries; literature; nalw; number; sample; titles; women
• The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture (Book Review) by Zulu, Itibari M. (1995) - Now researchers can identify and direct themselves to relevant LC ma- terials via number, date, name, or title, as well as to other libraries and archival holdings. In the Encyclopedia of Library History (EoLH) editors Wayne Wiegand and Donald Davis offer a handy, one-volume encyclopedia of library history. Keywords: american; history; information; libraries; library
• Encyclopedia of Library History (Book Review) by Rutledge, John B. (1995) - In the Encyclopedia of Library History (EoLH) editors Wayne Wiegand and Donald Davis offer a handy, one-volume encyclopedia of library history. Some- one interested in Cuban library history, for example, must dig out a few nuggets from five columns on the Caribbean. Keywords: articles; history; libraries; library
• Analytical Review of the Library of the Future (Book Review) by Matheson, Nina W. (1995) - + 4 general sessions with + over 250 exhibits of exciting speakers products and services + 9 preconference + over 40 poster seminars sessions + 54 contributed paper + tours of Pittsburgh presentations + tours of local libraries + 32 panel discussions + The treatment of the impact of technology on libraries is gen- erally weak. Keywords: future; libraries; library
• Potential Collection Development Bias: Some Evidence on a Controversial Topic in California by Harmeyer, Dave (1995) - As indicated above, the second hy- pothesis concerns the statistical relation- ship between the selection of pro-life books and pro-choice books by librari- ans at religious-affiliated institutions. Based on 580 reported holdings of these eight books, California academic and public libraries were found three times more likely to collect pro-choice than pro-life books. Keywords: academic; bias; books; california; censorship; choice; collection; development; libraries; library; life; public; selection
• Commentaries on Collection Bias - Collection Bias: Eternal Vigilance the Price of Liberty; Collection Bias: What's Right; Adequate Representation and Numeric Equivalency: How Much Is Enough? by Pankake, Marcia; Wittenborg, Karin; Carpenter, Eric (1995) - Harmeyer touches on some possible explanations for why pro-life books are not selected for academic libraries. Research is also needed to deter- mine whether books by conservative publishers are readily available through library book jobbers and how quickly these books go out of print. Keywords: academic; books; collection; harmeyer; libraries; library
• Electronic Information Technologies and Resources: Use by University Faculty and Faculty Preferences for Related Library Services by Adams, Judith A.; Bonk, Sharon C. (1995) - To survey availability to faculty of equipment and network connections necessary for access to electronic in- formation; • To measure faculty use and their fre- quency of use of information re- sources available through networks; • To report the locations from which fac- ulty access electronic information, that is, within the library o~ at remote sites such as campus office or home; and • To elicit faculty perceptions of obsta- cles to the use of electronic technolo- gies as well as to identify new services and other factors that might stimulate the use of such resources. The survey listed seven possible obstacles to faculty use of electronic resources and technologies and also pro- vided an 11 other category with the oppor- tunity for respondents to write in additional obstacles. Keywords: access; campus; faculty; information; libraries; library; percent; resources; services; suny; survey; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1994 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1995) - The index lists America: History and Life as entry 808, but 808 is actually Henry Beers' Bib- liographies in American History: Guide to Materials for Research. Although there are cross-references in articles to other entry titles, no overall topical in- dex is provided, only a list of entries. Keywords: african; american; bibliography; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; list; new; reference; sources; volume; works
• Job Satisfaction among Support Staff in MIchigan Academic Libraries by Voelck, Julie (1995) - In his article on job satisfaction in a changing library environment, Jack A. Siggins provides three compelling argu- ments to justify making the job satisfac- tion of library staff a primary concern. 18 To gather data on the roles, status, and working conditions of library staff, Oberg and others conducted a national survey of library directors. Keywords: experience; job; libraries; library; ratio; satisfaction; staff; study; support; time; work
• Cyrillic Transliteration and its Users by Aissing, Alena L. (1995) - Because the number of Roman letters in the English alphabet is less than the number of Cyrillic letters in the Russian alphabet, most of the transliteration sys- tems have to resort to the use of diacritics or letter combinations to achieve a com- TABLE 1 EXAMPLE OFTRANSLITERA TION OF THE WORDS 'll:IL.4.;7JJ.Hfi AND .Y.llElilUill4 AND .f().lll. College and Research Libraries Cyrillic Transliteration and Its Users Alena L. Aissing A wide diversity exists in the current practice of transliterating Cyrillic scripts for use in bibliographic records in online catalogs. Keywords: catalog; cyrillic; language; letters; libraries; library; percent; research; russian; script; students; table; test; transliteration
• The Opportunity Costs of Faculty Status for Academic Librarians by Kingma, Bruce R.; McCombs, Gillian M. (1995) - Faculty status is a dummy variable that takes on the value of 1 when the library has faculty status and 0 otherwise. Just as the cost of faculty status for library faculty should include the cost of hiring replacements, so should the cost of teaching faculty. Keywords: cost; faculty; libraries; library; research; status; time; university
• Challenges in Indexing Electronic Text and Images (Book Review) by Bailey, Charles W. (1995) - The book offers six sections: (1) a su- perb recent history of French university libraries by the able current inspector- general of French libraries, Denis Pallier; (2) a description of the modern context of the French university and of its infor- mation service, both library and nonli- brary by Pierre Carbone; (3) an analysis of the user community, both university and general public, by Renoult himself (he directs planning for the Bibliotheque Nationale de France) and Maggy Peyeril of Montpellier's library; (4) a descrip- tion of French library infrastructure- organization, buildings, administration, classification, personnel-in essays by several authors, with descriptions of library service approaches which to foreigners can sound both familiar (Computerization Is under Way) and endearingly French (La Fonction Patri- moniale); (5) a section on networking giv- ing the French approach to dealing with what every librarian elsewhere knows, that computers and the information that they offer are here to stay, and that they must and may be dealt with effectively and even happily; and, finally, (6) a for- eign, comparative perspective, including (a) an introspective essay on Germany by Gernot Gable of Cologne, (b) a wist- ful, grass is always greener report on a tour of modern German library build- ings by the French librarian Marie- France Bisbrouck, (c) a startlingly bleak current assessment of university librar- ies in the United Kingdom, by Derek Law (King's College, London), and (d) an optimistic and encouraging account of a Dutch approach so successful that it So Daniel Renault's book-a tightly drawn compilation of essays by leading thinkers from France and other European countries-can provide back- ground indispensable for understanding both the current general travails of French university libraries and a few of the problems now dawning for university li- braries in the United States and elsewhere, in networking and other areas. Keywords: indexing; information; libraries; university
• Les Bibliothèques dans L'université (Book Review) by Kessler, Jack (1995) - The book offers six sections: (1) a su- perb recent history of French university libraries by the able current inspector- general of French libraries, Denis Pallier; (2) a description of the modern context of the French university and of its infor- mation service, both library and nonli- brary by Pierre Carbone; (3) an analysis of the user community, both university and general public, by Renoult himself (he directs planning for the Bibliotheque Nationale de France) and Maggy Peyeril of Montpellier's library; (4) a descrip- tion of French library infrastructure- organization, buildings, administration, classification, personnel-in essays by several authors, with descriptions of library service approaches which to foreigners can sound both familiar (Computerization Is under Way) and endearingly French (La Fonction Patri- moniale); (5) a section on networking giv- ing the French approach to dealing with what every librarian elsewhere knows, that computers and the information that they offer are here to stay, and that they must and may be dealt with effectively and even happily; and, finally, (6) a for- eign, comparative perspective, including (a) an introspective essay on Germany by Gernot Gable of Cologne, (b) a wist- ful, grass is always greener report on a tour of modern German library build- ings by the French librarian Marie- France Bisbrouck, (c) a startlingly bleak current assessment of university librar- ies in the United Kingdom, by Derek Law (King's College, London), and (d) an optimistic and encouraging account of a Dutch approach so successful that it 284 College & Research Libraries is being adopted beyond Dutch frontiers by PICA's Look Casters. So Daniel Renault's book-a tightly drawn compilation of essays by leading thinkers from France and other European countries-can provide back- ground indispensable for understanding both the current general travails of French university libraries and a few of the problems now dawning for university li- braries in the United States and elsewhere, in networking and other areas. Keywords: french; information; libraries; university
• Copyright, Fair Use, and the Challenge for Universities: Promoting the Progress of Higher Education (Book Review) by Okerson, Ann (1995) - Library users on one cam- pus might have the networked version of WilsonDisc, the Oxford English Diction- ary, or UPI newsfeed. Those who want to understand how col- leges and universities could make a start on crafting better copyright policies or want to start or participate in such a proc- ess, have a natural starting place in this book.-Ann Okerson, Association of Re- search Libraries, Washington, D.C Willinsky, John. Keywords: book; copyright; libraries; renault; use
• Library Journals and Academic Librarianship in Germany: A Sketch by Lehmann, Stephen (1995) - College and Research Libraries Library Journals and Academic Librarianship in Germany: A Sketch Stephen Lehmann Based partly on interviews with German library journal editors and other German librarians, this study looks at the world ·Of German academic librari- anship through the prism of German library journal publishing. In recent years Bibliothekspolitik has been the subject of a number of articles in German library journals, perhaps ap- pearing too irregularly to constitute an ongoing debate, but nevertheless keep- ing the subject of library politics alive and in general consciousness. Keywords: american; articles; association; bibliotheken; bibliothekswesen; der; german; issue; journals; librarianship; libraries; library; library journals; mitteilungsblatt; national; politics; public; research; und
• Telecommuting for Original Cataloging at the Michigan State University Libraries by Black, Leah; Hyslop, Colleen (1995) - As technologi- cal advances continue to influence library cataloging applications, creating cataloging records from work sites outside the library is an attractive option for addressing library work environment concerns. Access to voice and electronic mail en- sured effective communication channels between the telecommuting cataloger and other library staff members and col- leagues. Keywords: access; cataloging; home; libraries; library; program; telecommuting; work
• Electronic and Print Information: Active Distribution and Passive Retention in Relation to a Murder—A Case Study by Groen, Frances K. (1995) - Factors that helped to shape library policy were: (1) the reality that distribution of the alt.fan.karla.homolka usergroup was in violation of the court order, (2) the vari- ety of institutional responses received from directors of Canadian libraries, (3) the complexity of screening informa- tion as it arrived in libraries, (4) the va- riety of formats in which information was available, and most significantly, (5) the librarians' value system as ex- pressed in the statement of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and in discussion with McGill librarians. At the opposite end of the debate, yet equally erroneous, a pa- per presented at the recent meeting of the Canadian Association of Informa- tion Science claimed, Several academic and public libraries, fearing they would be in violation of the publication ban, initially removed copies of newspaper articles that covered the case ... later, on legal advice . . . Keywords: ban; information; libraries; library; mcgill; publication; university
• Requirements for the Digital Research Library by Graham, Peter S. (1995) - College and Research Libraries Requirements for the Digital Research Library Peter S. Graham A digital research library (DRL) is a collection of electronic information organized for use in the long term. Similarly, the expensive products of recent valuable digitizing demonstra- tion projects, from microfilm to digital form and vice versa, will be at risk after only a few years if tools and commit- ments are not in place for the preserva- tion of what has been achieved.3 Most important, the ability of the scholarly community to give serious weight to electronic information de- pends upon their trust in such informa- tion being dependably available, with authenticity and integrity maintained. Keywords: access; commitment; digital; information; issues; libraries; library; new; preservation; research; term; time; tools; use; users
• Unionization and Job Satisfaction Among Professional Library Employees in Academic Research Institutions by Hovekamp, Tina Maragou (1995) - Michael Gordon, Laura Beauvais, and Robert Ladd confirmed this idea by find- ing that whereas job satisfaction was re- lated significantly to union satisfaction and loyalty among a group of unionized technicians, these variables were hardly correlated in a sample of unionized en- gineers.16 By comparing the survey results of union and nonunion partici- pants, this research found that the presence of unions has a negative relationship with job satisfaction. Keywords: employees; job; job satisfaction; libraries; professional; relationship; research; satisfaction; study; time; union
• Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness, and Reality (Book Review) by Hazen, Dan C. (1995) - Electronic data can, be instantaneously routed to re- mote computer terminals whether in libraries or schools, workplaces or homes. The skewering continues apace with its scc;t thing all us ions to the bumper- 366 sticker school of library thought and kindred professional foibles. Keywords: book; future; information; libraries
• Letters by American Library Association, (1995) - [Mar. 1995]: 101-11) is somewhat disingenuous in claiming the first published use of OCLC holdings data as a basis for comparing library holdings of certain titles. Hence it did not occur to me to claim novelty when using these data to compare public library holdings of certain series books (Bad Books in Series: Nancy Drew in the Public Library, The Lion and the Unicorn 18 [1994]:92-102), nor again in the paper, Bibliographic Mystery: Missing Books; Missing Author, in Rediscovering Nancy (Univ. of Iowa Pr., 1995). Keywords: college; libraries; library
• Censorship and the American College Library by Bukoff, Ronald N. (1995) - A search of the literature reveals only two large-scale but specialized studies of censorship in college libraries: the exami- nation of censorship in Canadian prairie province academic libraries in the early 1980s by Alvin M. Schrader, Margaret Herring, and Catriona De Scossa pub- lished in 1989; and Craighton Hippen- hammer' s 1993 survey of Christian col- lege libraries in the United States and Canada. Comparison between their findings and the results of the present study will demonstrate a steady and constant rate of censorship in college libraries of the United States. Keywords: american; cases; censorship; christian; college; college libraries; libraries; library; percent; students; survey; year
• Use-Based Selection for Preservation Microfilming by De Stefano, Paula (1995) - Sole reliance on the collection-based , or subject- based, approach to preserving brittle books has dominated microfilm- ing activities in the nation's research libraries. The author questions the sole reliance on the collection-based approach to preserve brittle books and, at the same time, argues for the development of a more coherent strat- egy for the long-term preservation of brittle , circulating materials. Keywords: approach; books; collection; libraries; library; materials; method; microfilming; national; preservation; research; selection; university; use
• The Vertical File: Retain or Discard? by Payson, Evelyn (1995) - Evelyn Payson Should academic libraries maintain vertical files in an era of increased competition for scarce library resources? This study discusses the costs and benefits of vertical files and analyzes the results of a survey sent to 171 academic libraries at four-year, nondoctoral campuses in six midwestern states in the summer of 1993. Keywords: collection; file; information; items; libraries; material; pamphlets; time; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1994 by Mcilvaine, Eileen (1995) - The major emphasis of this guide is on individual poets and a typical entry for a poet includes a brief biography, criti- cal appraisal, list of major works, and a bibliography. Arrangement is by twelve broad topics: surveys and general works; [seven period and me- dium divisions]; AIDS and the arts; theory and criticism, methodology, historiography; non-Western art; bibliog- raphies and research resources [including unpublished materials]. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; coverage; entries; european; historical; history; index; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; reference; volume; women; work; york
• An Approach to Assessing Faculty Use of Locally Loaded Databases (Research Note) by Fiscella, Joan B.; Proctor, Edward (1995) - College and Research Libraries Research Notes An Approach to Assessing Faculty Use of Locally Loaded Databases Joan B. Fiscella and Edward Proctor A survey was used to study faculty use of, preferences for, and satisfac- tion with either the SPIRES/Prism or the BAS MENTOR interfaces for locally loaded Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). The findings showed no significant difference in faculty preferences for one or the other interface; however, faculty use of locally loaded databases was associated with having a campus computer account. Keywords: brs; databases; eric; faculty; information; interface; libraries; library; online; results; searching; spires; use
• Biblioteche e Bibliografia: Vademecum desciplinare e professionale (Book Review) by Parrine, Mary Jane (1995) - The largest part of the book is devoted to bibliography and biblio- graphic description (six sections), fol- lowed by libraries and library history (three large sections), and the education and image of librarians (three sections). A final essay, actually the last of the critical pieces to appear in Serrai' s journal, offers a bitter last word that re- flects profound demoralization with the state of Italian libraries in general and with what the author sees as a mindless turn toward computopia. Keywords: bibliography; computer; essays; libraries; library; new; serrai
• Destruction of Knowledge: A Study of Journal Mutilation at a Large University Library by Constantinou, Constantia (1995) - Table 2 indicates the Library of Congress Classification Num- ber (LCCN) for each subject category, the different classification categories that were affected by mutilation (in certain subject categories where mutilation was heavily detected, the categories break down to smaller subdivisions), the num- ber of volumes affected by mutilation for each of the classification categories, the percentage of the mutilated volumes for each of the subject areas, the number of November 1995 mutilated pages per category, the percent- age of page mutilation, the number of incidents per subject category, and the corresponding percentages. ot long ago, an e-mail mes- sage circulated among library collection staff which dis- cussed the increasing prob- lem of book and journal mutilation. Keywords: collection; incidents; journal; libraries; library; mutilation; number; pages; titles; university; volumes
• Minorities and the Symbolic Potential of the Academic Library: Reinventing Tradition by Alire, Camila A.; Stielow, Frederick J. (1995) - Success- ful mentoring of minority library fac- ulty can make the difference in their success not only in their primary job but also in their research and service requirements . As revisionist historians have documented, these bodies were tools in the general push to indoctrinate African Americans, Hispanics, and other immi- 512 College & Research Libraries grants-to bring them up to the Ameri- can standard.10 Academic libraries could do no better than reflect the paternalism of their institutions and the seemingly racist scholarship of the era. Keywords: american; campus; college; history; libraries; library; minorities; minority; need; new; research; students; tradition; university
• Comparing Libraries of Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities with Their White Counterparts by Gravois, James (1995) - In general, ... there appears to be no notable difference between HBCUs and non-HBCUs in measure- ments of volumes per student, library staff per student, and professional librarians per student. This preliminary study compares the libraries of public HBCUs with those of traditionally White public colleges across eighteen states, mostly in the Southeast. Keywords: hbcus; libraries; library; non; salary; staff; state; student
• Letters by American Library Association, (1995) - In one article they quote, they ignore statistical analysis showing that faculty status suc- ceeds nearly as well as faculty unions in increasing salary gains an average six per- cent to ten percent. The researchers are equating faculty status and professional activity. Keywords: faculty; libraries; research; status
• The Economics of Professional Journal Pricing by Stoller, Michael A.; Christopherson, Robert; Miranda, Michael (1996) - Journal price inflation has exceeded greatly the rate of increase in the consumer price index in the past quar- ter century. 11 fter more than two decades of extraordinary inflation, pro- f~ssiona~ journal prices con- tinue to mcrease at rates sev- eral times as high as the American economy's overall inflation rate and far higher than the rate of cost increase in the journal publishing industry.14 Academic economists, marketing researchers, librar- ians, And paid economic consultants have undertaken economic analyses of journal markets in order to explain the high rates of price increase and the great extent of price discrimination against libraries and United States buyers in general. Keywords: costs; discrimination; industry; journal; libraries; library; monopoly; power; price; price discrimination; pricing; publishers; research; serials
• The Changing Nature of Jobs: A Paraprofessional Time Series by Johnson, Carol P. (1996) - A review of division 4 (relationships with other persons) z scores supports the above contention that job responsibilities have changed. The value resulting from the ratio of variance indicates there is almost eighteen times the variance because of job similarities than job differences. Keywords: analysis; cataloging; differences; dimensions; job; jobs; libraries; library; paq; study; work
• Literary Texts in an Electronic Age: Scholarly Implications and Library Services (Book Review) by De Belder, Kurt (1996) - This book, which publishes the papers presented at the 1994 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, focuses on fairly recent developments in the area of electronic texts. Susan Hockey offers a succinct histori- cal overview of electronic texts in the humanities since the 1940s, emphasizing the necessity of descriptive markup that recognizes the structural components of texts and demonstrating the ways in which some of the lessons learned have been applied to digital imaging. Keywords: analysis; book; images; libraries; library; reference; research; texts
• Letters by American Library Association, (1996) - As it turns out, Mr. Bukoff includes all of these as well as simple vandalism in his count of censorship events, and in fact, these lat- ter acts turn out to be his largest single category. Our re- ceived wisdom is that there is much less in college libraries; Mr. Bukoff could do us a service next time by telling us whether or not this is true. Keywords: censorship; libraries
• Redefining the Status of the Librarian in Higher Education by Crowley, Bill (1996) - The condition of academic libraries on the eve of the twenty-first century is well documented in the library and in- formation studies literature. In a response to the author's 1995 surveys, one library edu- cator-whose confidentiality was guar- anteed as a condition of reply-as- Redefining the Status of the Librarian 115 serted in an e-mail message of January 31, 1995, that: the reality facing academic libraries today ... is one of budgetary cut- backs and financial constraint. Keywords: american; college; education; faculty; information; librarian; libraries; library; research; status; subsystem; system; teaching; university
• Evaluating Commercial Document Suppliers: Improving Access to Current Journal Literature by Mancini, Alice Duhon (1996) - The study found that commercial suppliers cannot replace traditional interlibrary services but do play an important role in an overall document delivery plan. Further, commercial suppliers of- fer the possibility for users to order ar- ticles on a self-serve basis. Keywords: access; delivery; document; faxon; libraries; services; suppliers; time; titles; uncover; utk
• Materials Budgets in the Electronic Age: A Survey of Academic Libraries by Allen, Frank R. (1996) - For instance, those studies could be used to estimate the amount of library materials budgets being spent on binding and preservation. Seven out of ten respondents agree, however, that it is natural for materials budgets to absorb certain technology costs. Keywords: budget; funding; libraries; library; materials; percent; question; resources; respondents; support
• ARL Academic Science and Technology Libraries: Report of a Survey by Hurd, Julie M. (1996) - Exploring how science libraries are partici- pating in these developments might pro- vide a focus for a future investigation. Survey data are not likely to be capable of explaining this order, but some specu- lation is possible based on the nature of the disciplines' literatures and the infor- mation-seeking habits of the various sci- entists. Keywords: arl; collections; committee; data; departmental; institutions; libraries; library; science; survey; technology
• Student Use of Online Catalogs and Other Information Channels by Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid (1996) - Data show that fewer students of the Asian-Hispanic group thought they knew how to make good use of library resources and that more students of this group reported little understanding of the research process than the other two groups. Ideally, multiple Variable Chi-square Cramer'sV Probability Parents 7.521 0.204 0.023 References 7.912 0.209 0.019 Print indexes 21.861 0.347 0.000 ALADIN 13.872 0.276 0.001 p < .05 L__ _____________________ ___, c orre la tion ana 1 yses Student Use of Online Catalogs 169 TABLE9 Use of ALADIN Associated with Race Variable Chi-square Cramer's V Probability Learning ALADIN use 29.734 0.425 0.000 from library staff Frequency of ALADIN use 17.017 Remote access 14.425 Keywords: aladin; catalogs; channels; information; libraries; library; online; percent; race; research; students; subject; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1994-1995 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1996) - Listings by profession and by organizational or governmental affilia- tion provide an additional means of searching out entries, and a list of the re- cipients of honors and awards (but not the awards they received!) and a list of published works cited in the various en- tries also are provided. A search of the RUN and Historical Abstracts (DA20) databases does yield a few more titles of relevant works in English, and the initial listing of reference works and bibli- ographies seems unduly narrow, but these do nothing to diminish the valuable ser- vice the author has performed in bring- ing together so much of the English lan- guage literature on the topic in one place. Keywords: american; black; books; edition; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; literature; new; reference; research; sources; volume; war; works; world; york
• Networked Scholarly Publishing (Book Review) by Campbell, James (1996) - Here and in other articles, there is agreement that a reader's acceptance of electronic information will vary greatly from discipline to discipline and indi- vidual to individual. Two articles deal specifically with the acceptance of electronic information in the library. Keywords: acceptance; information; journals; libraries; library; white
• Choosing Our Futures by Stoffle, Carla J.; Renaud, Robert; Veldof, Jerilyn R. (1996) - 213 214 College & Research Libraries required is a transformation, not a refin- ing of organizational structure, work, and external and internal relationships, in- cluding those between and among all lev- els of library staff. This may or may not mean that library staff are performing the same, specific tasks over time. Keywords: change; customers; education; faculty; future; information; libraries; library; need; new; services; staff; time; work
• Commentaries on "Choosing Our Futures" by Lee, Susan; Juergens, Bonnie; Werking, Richard Hume (1996) - But Not So Fast and Not So Much Susan Lee As Carla Stoffle, Robert Renaud, and Jerilyn Veldof so rightly point out, the dis- agreement in the profession is not over whether academic libraries have to change, but over what, how, how fast, and how much change. A Call to Arms Bonnie Juergens For this respondent, the bottom line in commenting on Choosing Our Futures is the answer to two questions: (1) How accurate are Stoffle, Renaud, and Veldof in defining the current academic library environment and explicating the need for change in academic libraries? Keywords: authors; change; education; futures; libraries; library; need; new; research; time
• Do Instruction Skills Impress Employers? by Avery, Christine; Ketchner, Kevin (1996) - Chris Avery and Kevin Ketchner Several members of the Education for Bibliographic Instruction Commit- tee (ACRL Instruction Section) conducted a pilot project to investigate the perceived importance of library instruction skills to employers, and whether instruction experience or coursework is important in getting a job for which library instruction is a stated responsibility. In thinking about ways to encourage the teaching of library instruction skills in library schools, com- mittee members realized that investigat- ing attitudes of employers toward library instruction might yield data lending fur- ther support to the idea of formal educa- tion in library instruction for library school· students. Keywords: education; employers; instruction; libraries; library; skills
• Analysis of Trends in Demand for Computer-Related Skills for Academic Librarians from 1974 to 1994 by Zhou, Yuan (1996) - These results suggest that the degree of demand for librarians with computer skills has little to do with the size of a library. The results validate the first contention of the third hypothesis-that possession of computer skills is of greater importance in certain types of positions than in oth- ers -and demonstrated that despite the increased demand for computer-related skills in all types of positions, differences in the degree of desirability among vari- ous positions remained significant over these years. Keywords: advertisements; computer; division; knowledge; libraries; library; positions; qualifications; services; skills
• Faculty Status for Library Professionals: Its Effect on Job Turnover and Job Satisfaction among University Research Library Directors by Koenig, Michael; Morrison, Ronald; Roberts, Linda (1996) - 7-9 Recent literature focuses on the stress placed on library directors as a result of their middle-management status, but there is another factor that relates to stress: the presence or absence of faculty status for professional library staff mem- bers. The findings were that there did, in fact, seem to be a positive rela- tionship between job satisfaction and faculty status. Keywords: faculty; job; libraries; library; research; staff; status
• Managing Change in the Nonprofit Sector (Book Review) by Ryan, Michael (1996) - Its subtitle might well have been: ''Why Institutions Succeed and Why They Don't. Like many other nonprofits, they joined the ranks of institutions now actively courting donors to meet program and op- erating costs. Keywords: collections; institutions; libraries; new; research
• Brief Tests of Collection Strength: A Methodology for All Types of Libraries (Book Review) by Hazen, Dan C. (1996) - The assumed yet unproven correlation between existing collections and current receipts may be weakening. Brief tests (and their emerging quanti- tative cousins) rely on holdings counts to both categorize the titles that comprise each test and then rank each library's col- lection. Keywords: collections; libraries; reference; research; test
• Acknowledgments by American Library Association, (1996) - Karen L. Gerboth, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 EDITORIAL BOARD Robert K. Baker Pima Community College Larry R. Oberg Willamette University Althea H. Jenkins Executive Director, ACRL Karyle Butcher Emma Perry Oregon State University Southern University Susan K. Martin Past-President, ACRL Jinnie Y. Davis Ruth Person North Carolina State Ashland University Richard Hume Werking Chair, ACRL Publications Committee Larry Hardesty Austin College Rod Henshaw Donald E. Riggs University of Michigan Interns: Christopher W. Nolan Trinity University Emory University Michael Ryan Irene Hoadley University of Pennsylvania Julie B. Todaro Texas A&M University Ex Officio: Austin Community College James Neal Johns Hopkins University Mary Ellen K. Davis C&RL News Editor College & Research Libraries (ISSN 001 In order to have more ACRL members participate in the decision-making for the journal, when librarians asked what they could do to help, I have asked them to be referees. Keywords: acrl; board; book; c&rl; college; editor; editorial; journal; libraries; library; mary; members; pais; research; university; year
• Letters by American Library Association, (1996) - Database statistics indicate that the worldwide publication of journal articles and re- ports doubled during that period. Not the least of these are its comparing library users with consum- ers of drugs, associating journal prices with the Consumer Price Index, and quot- ing that notorious financial illusionist, the late Robert Maxwell, as a reliable source! Keywords: journals; libraries; library; research
• Tribally Controlled Community College Libraries: A Paradigm for Survival by Patterson, Lotsee; Taylor, Rhonda Harris (1996) - It is assumed that many of the chal- lenges endemic to tribal colleges are also ones affecting tribal college libraries and their management. As a vital part of both their college and tribal communities, tribal college libraries are a paradigm for educational and cultural survival. Keywords: college; community; computer; indian; institutions; libraries; library; question; resources; respondents; services; table; tribal; use
• Collections at Risk: Revisiting Serial Cancellations in Academic Libraries by Chrzastowski, Tina E.; Schmidt, Karen A. (1996) - These total serial cancellations represent a 5.7 percent decrease in serial titles owned over five years based on total holdings reported by the five libraries in FY88. These total serial cancella- tions represent a 5.7 percent decrease in serial titles owned over five years based on total holdings reported by the five li- braries in FY88. Keywords: cancellations; data; fy91; libraries; orders; overlap; percent; research; serial; study; titles
• Publishing in the Journal Literature of Library and Information Science: A Survey of Manuscript Review Processes and Acceptance by Via, Barbara J. (1996) - for Library 45-55 14 29-44 20 & Information Science Journal of Government 20 60 60 35 Information* Journal of the American 75 84 67 65 Society for Information Sci. Journal of Youth Services 50-60 21 25-60 57 & Libraries Libraries & Culture** 45 26 36 58 Library & Archival Security 6-10 13 30-83 85 Library & Information 30-40 50 30-53 50 Science Research Library Quarterly c. 54 46 24 26 Library Resources 41 38 32 83 & Technical Services Medical Reference Services 12 15 42 73 Quarterly Microform Review 3 6-8 100 100 Online 60 10 33 5 Public Libraries c: 40 30 20 56 Public Library Quarterly 30 10 67 90 RSR : Reference Services Review 10-20 20 50-100 70 Research Strategies 75 22 32 68.2 Resource Sharing and 10-15 14 c.90 80 Information Networks RQ 58 40 31 66 School Library Journal 300 284 10 11 School Library Media Quarterly 35 c. 60 38-43 c.20 Science & Technology Libraries 5-10 20-30 40-100 50 Special Libraries 25 34 48-52 61 *Title at the time of Budd's survey was Government Publications Review. Services 40 38 50 83 Microform Review 10 6-8 80 100 Notes 14 9 40 33 RQ 100 40 20 66 School Library Journal 300 284 10 11 School Library Media Keywords: information; journal; libraries; library; manuscripts; quarterly; research; review; science; services; survey
• Authorship in "College & Research Libraries" Revisited: Gender, Institutional Affiliation, Collaboration by Terry, James L. (1996) - Ten years later, on the fiftieth anniver- sary of C&RL, Paul Metz selectively up- dated Cline's work, examining the above- mentioned variables and the extent of quantitative methodologies used in articles published in volumes 40 through 49 (1980- 88.)2 One of the most significant findings in Metz' s study was the dramatic increase in the representation of women authors in C& RL since 1979. In a study of publications by aca- Although male authors were still predominate, accounting for 56.3 percent of all articles published, in two of the journals women authors were actually in the majority. Keywords: articles; authors; authorship; gender; libraries; library; percent; women
• Campus Crime and Personal Safety in Libraries by Chadley, Otis A. (1996) - Sugges- tions include: written emergency procedures, security equipment, and crime prevention staff training, along with safer building design, staff work area rearrangement, more campus involvement in library security, and improved employee/patron communication to ensure a safe, friendly, and pro-library environment. Such of- fenses will continue to occur if steps are not taken to improve library security. Keywords: areas; campus; college; crime; libraries; library; patrons; prevention; safety; security; staff; university
• Editorial: Creating and Managing Change: Some Controversy, Some Level-Headedness by Riggs, Donald E. (1996) - Fur- thermore, we are often reminded that when the only certainty is dramatic, un- predictable change, we can no longer rely on what worked in academic libraries in the past to be the best approach in the fu- ture. Unquestionably, the rate of change is occurring faster today than ever before in the history of academic libraries. Keywords: change; libraries; library
• Data-Guided Collection Development: A Promise Unfulfilled by Carrigan, Dennis P. (1996) - Fifteen years ago, H. William Axford wrote that there was every reason to believe that the long-term collection use study will become widespread and that it will result in fundamental changes in the way library collections are managed Some respondents lamented the nonavailability of needed programs and the inability to persuade the appropriate persons that the programs should be developed. At Arizona State University, Elliot Palais, coordinator for the social sciences, stated that a number of years ago the li- brary adopted the CARL automated sys- tem, which provides only the most rudimentary kind of data on collection use. Keywords: circulation; collection; data; development; libraries; library; respondents; system; university; use
• Selected Reference Books of 1995-1996 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1996) - Judaica Americana is a two-volume bibli- ography containing more than 7,000 an- notated entries of monographic and pe- riodical literature published between 1960 and 1990 on American Jewish history, in- cluding the United States, Canada, and Latin America. This monumental effort is the work of Nathan Kaganoff, a foremost bibliographer of American Jewish history and past librarian of the American Jew- ish Historical Society. Keywords: african; american; articles; author; bibliography; black; books; entries; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; list; literature; new; reference; research; sources; studies; volume; women; work
• Correction by American Library Association, (1996) - Their support enables us to deliver scholarly articles, studies, and reports of interest to aca- demic and research librarians. RENEWAL EXPRESS PC-based system to analyze current serials holdings and plan for future collection development. Keywords: c&rl; information; libraries
• Where Have All the Volumes Gone? A Contribution to the Discussion of "Captured Cultural Property" and "Trophy Commissions" by Kolasa, Ingo (1996) - For these reasons, the author hesitated a long time before writing about the fate of German cultural property transported to the Soviet Union by the Red Army in the years 1945 to 1948. No one in Germany denies the destruction that German troops wreaked on the Russian cultural landscape dur- ing World War II, but the Soviet Union's removal of German cultural property must come to light as well. Keywords: archives; documents; german; holdings; libraries; library; literature; materials; national; property; russian; soviet; trophy; union
• Toward the Humanities Digital Library: Building the Local Organization by Ellis, Steven (1996) - As a reviewer of pro- ceedings from a recent conference on electronic text noted, many · of the par- ticipants' remarks leave an impression that their projects emerged from com- binations of happenstance, individual personal expertise, sheer force of will, or November 1996 the convergence of many diverse fac- tors. In the past, many libraries have been involved in the sup- port of electronic text collections.5 Keywords: center; digital; humanities; libraries; library; multimedia; need; new; research; technology; text
• Libraries and the Creation of Electronic Texts for the Humanities by Smith, Natalia; Tibbo, Helen R. (1996) - A well-planned and articulated alliance among the university library, the computing center, and the faculty can result in the successful implementation of e-text projects and centers for individual campuses and for the networked scholarly world beyond, but this is far from a trivial undertaking. The primary goal of this article is to produce an understandable framework of the issues and challenges facing li- brarians as they consider implementing e-text projects. Keywords: center; encoding; humanities; information; issues; libraries; library; markup; materials; new; projects; research; respondents; sgml; survey; technology; tel; texts; university; url
• The Americans with Disabilities Act: Accommodation in Ohio by Carpenter, Scott A. (1996) - The ADA bill is complex, and even if different library in- dividuals or committees are in place to discuss aspects of library services (i.e., Americans with Disabilities Act 559 reference, circulation), these individuals or committees would likely convey their conclusions to the library director. Accessibility of restroom facilities .420 .500 Signage SIGN Accessibility of library signage .286 .200 Staff STAFF Existence of staff for .353 .400 persons with disabilities Policy POLICY Existence of policymaking sensitive .511 .667 to persons with disabilities Factor analysis was used to help guide the choice of question grouping. Keywords: access; accommodation; ada; college; compliance; disabilities; libraries; library; persons; staff
• Let’s Straighten Out the Misconceptions about Electronic Information by MILLER, WILLIAM (1997) - toc 6 College & Research Libraries January 1997 Guest Editorial 6 Let’s Straighten Out the Misconceptions about Electronic Information Like many of you, I am called upon from time to time to find resources for my children’s “research” projects. false /IncludeInteractive false /IncludeLayers false /IncludeProfiles true /MarksOffset 9 /MarksWeight Keywords: charge; information; libraries; library; web
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in ARL Libraries by Thornton, Joyce K. (1997) - He cau- tions that RSI is not to be taken lightly and that CTS is costly, thus prevention is far better and cheaper than the cure.9 In 1990, James M. Kusack surveyed fifty-eight large public libraries to find out whether public library employees were affected with CTS as much as news- paper or telephone company employees were.10 Of the thirty-eight libraries re- sponding to his survey, seventeen re- ported one or more employees with CTS (one of which reported nine cases) and twenty-one said they were unaware of any injured employees in their libraries. A further implication of the study is that other library tasks, including the handling of materials, photocopying, and outside activities may contribute to CTS. Keywords: carpal; cts; employees; injuries; libraries; library; staff; tunnel
• Access vs. Ownership: Do We Have to Make a Choice? by Kane, Laura Townsend (1997) - Not only are library budgets be- ing cut for various reasons, but the costs of library materials are increasing at an alarm- ing rate as well, far above the financial ca- pabilities of libraries today. The problems of rapidly rising costs of library materials and insufficient budgets have already been mentioned. Keywords: access; future; information; libraries; library; materials; ownership
• Why Is It That? Ironies, Paradoxes, and Subtleties by RIGGS, DONALD E. (1997) - Notwithstanding the unprecedented rate of change we are experiencing in academic libraries, we prefer to remain cocooned in com- fort. A Different View Now is the best time in our civilization to work in academic libraries. Keywords: faculty; libraries; library; research; time
• Findings from the Condition Surveys Conducted by the University of Kansas Libraries by Baird, Brian J.; Krentz, Jana; Schaffner, Brad (1997) - Condition surveys are common in research libraries, and the findings at the KU Libraries will contrib- ute to the increasing pool of information on the conditions of the nation�s research Brian J. Baird is Preservation Librarian at the University of Kansas Libraries; e-mail: bbaird@ukans.edu. A strati- fied sampling technique was used to guarantee that the information collected A minimum sample size of 350 volumes was required to reliably predict collection conditions in each individual library. Keywords: circulation; collections; condition; data; information; libraries; stacks; survey; volumes
• Expectations and Effectiveness Using CD-ROMs: What Do Patrons Want and How Satisfied Are They? by McCarthy, Cheryl A.; Krausse, Sylvia C.; Little, Arthur A. (1997) - User Needs to Become More Effective Searcher When users were asked �What more do you need to know to help you become more effective at searching CD-ROMs?� student responses were rank-ordered as �How to develop a search strategy,� �How to choose the right CD-ROM da- tabase,� �How to use the various soft- ware interfaces,� and �How to limit search� (see table 6). The responses from the five- point confidence scale were collapsed into the following three categories so that a two-way contingency table using this variable would have no expected fre- quency below five for any cell: �Less Confident� combined responses one and two; �Moderately Confident� represents response three; and �More Confident� combined responses four and five.15 Prior to gathering these data, the investigators set their alpha level to .05 to reduce the probability of a Type I error. Keywords: databases; instruction; libraries; library; need; print; rom; roms; services; students; training; users
• Hernon, Peter, and Ellen Altman. Service Quality in Academic Libraries. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex, 1996. 187p. $24.50, paper. ISBN 1-56750-210-5. LC 95-42989. by Lancaster, F. W. (1997) - It is also doubtful that library us- ers can really respond meaningfully to some of the points (e.g., “The informa- tion you get from library books and pe- riodicals is accurate”) and at least one of the questions is completely ambigu- ous: “Library staff understand the in- formation for which you are looking” presumably means “Library staff un- derstand what you are looking for,” which is quite different from the point as stated. They also are prone to wild asser- tions that they fail to substantiate, such as “thinking of library users as custom- ers is a new concept for many librar- ians.” Keywords: chapter; libraries; library; quality; service
• Olson, Michael P. The Odyssey of a German National Library: A Short History of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, the Deutsche Buecherei, and the Deutsche Bibliothek. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz (Beitraege zum Buch- und Bibliothekswesen, Bd. 36), 1996. vii, 122p. DM78. ISBN 3-447-03648-6. by Goedert, Winfried (1997) - By way of conclusion, Olson asks: “What is the fate of German libraries after unification? Throughout the book, Olson takes the view of a social historian; he always sets the special events of library history in the larger social and political context. Keywords: book; deutsche; libraries; library; national; olson
• Readings, Bill. The University in Ruins. Cambridge, Mass. and London: Harvard Univ. Pr., 1996. 238p. $29.95. ISBN 0-674-2952-7. LC 95-47290. by Kieft, Robert (1997) - In this sense, this book can be regarded as a work not only about a special subject of library history, but also one that has im- plications for today and for the future.— Winfried Goedert, Fachhochschule Koeln, Koeln, Germany Readings, Bill. By way of conclusion, Olson asks: “What is the fate of German libraries after unification? Keywords: deutsche; libraries; library; national; readings; university; world
• Targowski, Andrew S. Global Information Infrastructure: The Birth, Vision, and Architecture. Harrisburg, Penn.: Idea Group, 1996. 383p. $59.95. ISBN 1-878289-32-2. LC 96-13580. by Merrett, Christopher (1997) - Some people it seems, in true Orwellian fashion, are to be more equal than others. Andrew Targowski is a refugee from Communist Poland now attached to Western Michigan University. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; targowski; technology
• MTV to the Rescue: Changing Library Attitudes through Video by Wakiji, Eileen; Thomas, Joy (1997) - Students at a large public university were surveyed about library use and attitudes; 78 per- cent of the respondents were freshmen. Rather than instruct- ing on the specifics of library use, the goal in creating Liberspace was to motivate, stimulate, and empower students, mak- ing them aware of the array of available resources and building confidence in their ability to find the information they need. Keywords: libraries; library; students; university; use; video
• Networking and the Role of the Academic Systems Librarian: An Evolutionary Perspective by Lavagnino, Merri Beth (1997) - It should be noted that there are many variations in the job titles of these people, including head of library systems, auto- mated systems coordinator, library sys- tems manager, and director of systems.5 In addition, it is true that not all of these individuals are librarians, although sur- veys taken in the past few years indicate that the majority are trained as librarians.6 A Model and a Beginning A simple stage model is used here only to help organize and conceptualize the evolution of the systems librarian role. It also is important to note that there are many individual variations on the evolution of systems librarians, as academic libraries differ widely in size and organization and in their current level of automation. Keywords: access; automation; campus; departments; information; librarian; libraries; library; networking; new; office; role; services; staff; stage; systems; systems librarian
• The Shape of Services to Come: Values-Based Reference Service for the Largely Digital Library by Ferguson, Chris D.; Bunge, Charles A. (1997) - See, in particular, Jim Pepin�s remarks in Richard Lacy, Chris Ferguson, and Jim Pepin, �Campus Partnering between Library and Computing Services: A Bottom-Up Evolutionary Model for Integrating Services,� EDUCOM �95, Nov. 1995, Portland, Ore., transcribed at http://www- lib.usc.edu/Info/Leavey/campus_partnering.html, (June 1996). Pescovitz, �Reality Check�; Cynthia N. James-Catalano, �Look to the Librarians,� Internet World 7, no. 8 (Aug. 1996): 28�30; Bonnie A. Mardi et al, �Put a Good Librarian, Not Software, in the Driver �s Seat,� Christian Science Monitoy (June 4, 1996), 18. 37. Keywords: academic; access; desk; digital; information; libraries; library; model; need; network; reference; reference service; service; technology; users; values
• The Future of the Book. Ed. Geoffrey Nunberg. Berkeley: Univ. of California Pr., 1996. 306p. $45 cloth, ISBN 0-520-20450-6; $14.95 paper, ISBN 0-520-20451-4. LC 95-45441. by Alexander, Jean (1997) - James J. O’Donnell (“The Prag- matics of the New: Trithemius, McLuhan, Cassiodorus”) iden- tifies three periods of crisis: (1) late antiquity, when the authority of writ- ten texts was established; (2) the fif- teenth century, a period of considerable resistance to printed books; and (3) the age of Marshall McLuhan’s prophecies about the medium and the message. Carla Hess (“Books in Time”) uses ex- amples from eighteenth-century France to prove that modern literary culture was not the inevitable result of the in- vention of printing but, rather, the con- sequence of social and political choices. Keywords: book; future; issues; libraries; papers
• Issues in Collection Management: Librarians, Booksellers, Publishers. Ed. Murray S. Martin. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Pr. (Foundations in Library and Information Science, 31), 1995. 193p. $78.50. ISBN 1-55938-608-8. LC 95-4503. by Lutz, Maija M. (1997) - Although the focus of the volume is on academic libraries, issues such as shrinking budgets and new technologies are ones that all libraries face as they try to adapt to an ever-changing and complex environment. The remaining three sections consist of articles that identify a variety of is- sues related to collection management Book Reviews 281 in academic libraries, and present prac- tical suggestions and strategies for han- dling these issues. Keywords: articles; book; collection; information; issues; libraries; library
• The National Electronic Library: A Guide to the Future for Library Managers. Ed. Gary M. Pitkin. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Pr. (The Greenwood Library Management Collection), 1996. 192p. $55. ISBN 0-313-29613-8. by McCombs, Gillian M. (1997) - Two recent examples of such collections from the library pro- fession are University Libraries and Schol- arly Communication (A. M. Cummings et al, 1992) and Preferred Futures for Libraries (Richard Dougherty and Carol Hughes, 1991). false /IncludeInteractive false /IncludeLayers false /IncludeProfiles true /MarksOffset 9 /MarksWeight Keywords: book; future; hawkins; information; libraries; library; reading
• The Evolving Virtual Library: Visions and Case Studies. Ed. Laverna M. Saunders. Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 1996. 153p. $39.50. ISBN 1-57387-013-7. LC 95-39544. by Terry, James L. (1997) - The editor, Laverna M. Saunders, Dean of the Library and Instructional and Learning Support at Salem State College in Massachusetts, is an author- ity on virtual libraries. Col- laboration nearly equals virtual library as a prominent catchword/phrase of the library literature of the 1990s. Keywords: essays; information; issues; libraries; library
• A Critique of Customer and Commodity by Budd, John M. (1997) - As Hawkes points out, two aspects of ideology��instinctive deferral to �the facts� as they are immediately repre- sented to us, and blind faith in instru- mental science�are the most dangerous effects of commodity fetishism. There are some problems, which are discussed in detail, with the popularly held notions of library users as customers and of library services as commodities. Keywords: choice; commodities; commodity; customer; customer service; information; libraries; library; needs; research; service; users; value
• Information-Seeking Behavior of Multicultural Students: A Case Study at San Jose State University by Liu, Mengxiong; Redfern, Bernice (1997) - Asian Students: Difficulty and Success Because Asian students comprised the majority of the surveyed student group, and also represent the largest ethnic group on campus, separate statistics were performed to analyze their library use pattern. Asian students compose the largest group among other ethnic groups. Keywords: libraries; library; percent; students; use
• Libraries 2000: Transforming Libraries Using Document Delivery, Needs Assessment, and Networked Resources by Kleiner, Jane P.; Hamaker, Charles A. (1997) - Additionally, it offered UnCover Reveal, an alert service that per- mitted users to select journal titles, pro- file subject searches, and receive results by electronic mail. The commonal- ity between journal titles recommended for TABLE 5 UnCover Cost History FY93–FY96 Period Articles Access Total FY93* $4,549 Standard gateway $5,000 $9,549 FY94 $11,221 Two passwords $1,800 $13,021 FY95 $26,621 Two passwords $1,800 $30,921 FY96 $54,911 Custom gateway, $67,411 Reveal $12,500 Totals $97,302 Total access costs $21,100 $120,902 * Keywords: access; articles; collection; cost; faculty; information; journal; libraries; library; louisiana; lsu; needs; new; percent; pilot; research; serials; titles; uncover; university; use
• The Economics of Information in the Networked Environment. Eds. Meredith A. Butler and Bruce R. Kingma. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 1996. 217p. $40. alk. paper. ISBN 0-918006-29-5. LC 96-21222. by Horton, Valerie J. (1997) - As scholarly journals in- crease their prices, libraries with shrink- ing budgets are forced to cancel them. Paul Evans Peters spoke about “the value chain” and changing the way scholarly information is handled. Keywords: economics; information; libraries; library; speakers; university
• Reed-Scott, Jutta, principal author. Scholarship, Research Libraries, and Global Publishing: The Result of a Study Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 1996. xx, 159p. $30. ISBN 0-918006-78-3. LC 96-13725. by Lum, Raymond (1997) - Aside from the information given in this study on the ARL initiative, there is a wealth of useful information that would be very time-consuming to gather sepa- rately, particularly the summaries of area studies library committees, the surveys on international publishing, and the information on the economic reali- ties of maintaining area study collec- tions. Part three of this study reports on the collecting patterns of North Ameri- can research libraries and provides summaries of the separate surveys of area studies collections prepared by the area studies library committees. Keywords: area; arl; collections; libraries; library; research; study; women
• Plan or Be Planned for: The Growing Significance of Strategic Planning by RIGGS, DONALD E. (1997) - I have heard/read com- ments about strategic planning no longer being relevant during our expo- nential rate of change in libraries. When I was teaching the advanced management for libraries and informa- tion agencies course at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, students in my class delved deeply into the components of strategic planning. Keywords: change; libraries; library; planning; process
• Online Catalogs from the Users’ Perspective: The Use of Focus Group Interviews by Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; Johnson, Debra Wilcox; Searing, Susan E. (1997) - Confusing field labels were replaced; for example, one now enters �au� for an author search, instead of �n;a� for name-as-author. There was specu- lation that the focus groups would merely serve as �gripe sessions� in which old complaints about the library would be rehashed by perennial malcontents. Keywords: catalog; faculty; focus; focus group; graduate; group; interview; libraries; library; nls; online; participants; research; search; searching; students; study; system; undergraduate; users
• Erens, Bob. Modernizing Research Libraries: The Effect of Recent Developments in University Libraries on the Research Process. London: Bowker-Sauer, 1996. 283p. alk. paper, $60. (ISBN 1-86739-174-8; LC 96-38003). by Hupp, Stephen L. (1997) - However, scholars expressed widespread satis- faction with library services, including computerized resources. The respon- dents were asked for opinions on ac- cess to book and journal collections, if the collections were up to date, status of library services, use of electronic re- sources, and how changes in library collections and services affected re- search. Keywords: collections; libraries; library; research; services; survey
• Garvey, Ellen G. The Adman in the Parlor: Magazines and the Gendering of Consumer Culture, 1880s to 1910s. New York: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1996. viii, 230p. alk. paper, $45.00 cloth (ISBN 0-19-509296-1); $17.95 paper (ISBN 0-19-510822-1, LC 95-9467). by Swaim, Elizabeth (1997) - The author reminds readers that the present curriculum that critics of today lament was denounced as trivial and anti-intellectual in the past; that the Western Civilization requirement which many regard as the heart and soul of the curriculum did not come into being until a government program instituted it after World War I to ensure that American values were being taught; and that the recent debate over the American-centered literary canon is unfortunately dominated by an un- founded fear that the canon is finite, and to add (e.g., ethnic and gender studies) to it would mean the elimination of something else. The Adman in the Parlor may be read for fun and profit by any librarian who makes purchases, reads magazines, or thinks about American culture. Keywords: advertising; american; culture; libraries; magazines; university
• The Library Department Head in the Context of Matrix Management and Reengineering by Bloss, Alex; Lanier, Don (1997) - In any case, only a few of the documents compiled are con- cerned with department head positions and are able to provide a snapshot of library department head responsibilities in the libraries surveyed. Perhaps more so than in other depart- ments, library department heads seldom have exercised the above responsibilities fully. Keywords: changes; department; department head; head; libraries; library; management; matrix; reengineering; responsibilities; staff
• Navigating Online Menus: A Quantitative Experiment by Eliasen, Karen; McKinstry, Jill; Fraser, Beth Mabel; Babbitt, Elizabeth P. (1997) - “I have answered many, many ques- tions at the information desk from people FIGURE 1 The University of Washington Libraries Session Manager 510 College & Research Libraries November 1997 who are using Books in Print to look for UW Libraries’ holdings. When scoring student questionnaires, the committee recognized that some questions had more than one correct an- swer. Keywords: databases; libraries; library; manager; session; students
• Post-Master’s Residency Programs: Enhancing the Development of New Professionals and Minority Recruitment in Academic and Research Libraries by Brewer, Julie (1997) - The survey findings present impor- tant information for libraries that currently host residency programs or are considering implementing new residency programs in the future, as well as for library educators. Findings and Implications Libraries use a variety of recruitment methods to a�ract new professionals to residency programs, including traditional employment tools such as position an- nouncements in professional publica- tions, as well as brochures distributed to graduate library education programs. Keywords: libraries; library; master; programs; research; residency; residents; respondents; university
• A Survey on the Outsourcing of Cataloging in Academic Libraries by Libby, Katherine A.; Caudle, Dana M. (1997) - In-house catalogers and library vendors must work in a symbiosis to bring about change. Rick J. Block, “Cataloging Outsourcing: Issues and Options,” Serials Review (fall 1994): 73-77. 7. Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library; materials; number; outsource; outsourcing; records; services; survey; vendor
• Antiquaries, Book Collectors, and Circles of Learning. Eds. Robin Myers and Michael Harris. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Pr., 1996. 165p. $39.95 (ISBN 1-884718-24-8). LC 96-29410. by Egleston, Charles (1997) - The title of the concluding essay by Bernard Nurse is fully descriptive: “The Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London: Acquiring Antiquaries’ Books over Three Centuries.” Academic libraries were established originally in the Middle Ages as centers of learning. Keywords: book; collectors; essays; libraries; scholars
• The Training of Academic Library Staff on Information Technology within the Libraries of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System by Kirkpatrick, Teresa E. (1998) - Sheila D. Creth suggested that a per­ brary, where technology is used formance evaluation of staff development extensively to provide access beyond the be conducted so that the extent to which walls of the library.1 But whether the sub­ a gap exists between what libraries are ject is the library of the future or the library doing and what they should be doing will of the present, Tennant is not alone in his be known.2 Creth stated that even with assertion that staff training is important. oy Tennant has addressed staff library staff might not be occurring as training as a foundation of much as it should. Keywords: libraries; library; methods; staff; technology; training; workshops; � �
• Recommendations for Benchmarking Web Site Usage among Academic Libraries by Hightower, Christy; Sih, Julie; Tilghman, Adam (1998) - The level of ef­ fort being poured into library Web sites and the degree of importance that Web sites have to library users justify the ef­ fort required to mount such a program. Comparing Web site data across insti­ tutions requires more attention to detail than is currently the case with other types of data reported to ARL. Keywords: analysis; arl; authors; benchmarking; data; figure; files; hits; institutions; libraries; library; log; pages; peer; requests; server; site; software; statistics; study; usage; web; web site; � �
• Lancaster, F. W., and Beth Sandore. Technology and Management in Library and Information Services. Champaign, Ill.: Univ. of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1997. 322 p. $39.50. (ISBN 0-87845-099‐8). LC 97-146794. by McCombs, Gillian M. (1998) - According to the authors, the potential utility of compar­ ing collection purchases with collection usage, departmental profiles, and stu­ dent course enrollment has been little ex­ plored, in part because “many libraries seem unconvinced of the value of the data.” Continued budgetary stringency in many libraries, combined with the need to look for ways to compress or move some library collections to storage, make this an extremely valuable chapter. Keywords: authors; book; gateway; harvard; libraries; library; technology
• Scholarly Publishing: The Electronic Frontier. Eds. Robin P. Peek and Gregory G. Newby. Cambridge, Mass., and London: MIT Pr., 1996. 363 p. $35, alk. paper. (ISBN 0-262-16157-5). LC 95-35556. by Barker, Joseph W. (1998) - It is a collection of nine­ teen essays by librarians, library and elec­ tronic technology experts and entrepre­ neurs, library school faculty, publishers, academic administrators, legal experts, and professors in religion, psychology, com­ parative literature, and public policy. Those already attuned to the issues of scholarly electronic communication will find broadening challenges to their as­ sumptions.—Joseph W. Barker, University of California-Berkeley. Keywords: book; libraries; library; publishing
• Between Two Ages by SCHWARTZ, CHARLES A. (1998) - With this shift toward a common ground, case studies drawn as cognitive maps of the 112 Editorial 113 networked environment may be appli­ cable professionwide. Cognitive maps are realistic to the ex­ tent that they embrace the meaningful­ ness of certain complexities in the net- worked environment. Keywords: change; libraries; library; map; maps; services
• Restructuring Serials Management to Generate New Resources and Services—With Commentaries on Restructurings at Three Institutions by Schwartz, Charles A. (1998) - Roughly 80 percent of science serials have a cost per use in the hundreds of dollars, so it would be eco­ nomically rational to cancel the greater part of the science collection.12 For a balanced outcome, the low-use criterion comes into play—and that turns the analysis around, with about 20 percent of the science col­ lection then being targeted. average for low- use, high-cost-per­ use titles ($537) or the subset of ex­ tremely low-use titles ($605).13 With nearly 300 titles in this pool of poten­ tial cost savings, the library could well afford to let the academic de­ partments pick and majority of science serials conceivably could be cut on strictly economic grounds. Keywords: access; cost; delivery; document; faculty; libraries; library; model; new; ownership; project; restructuring; savings; sciences; serials; service; titles; uncover; use
• Explaining User Satisfaction with Academic Libraries: Strategic Implications by Andaleeb, Syed Saad; Simmonds, Patience L. (1998) - The au­ thors also propose that: P2: The greater the responsiveness of the library staff, the greater the level of satis­ faction among academic library users. Resource strategy is important because academic library users frequent their libraries to find solutions to their academic problems and needs. Keywords: authors; competence; demeanor; factor; items; libraries; library; quality; research; satisfaction; scale; service; servqual; staff; user
• Increasing the Pace of an Integral Library System in China: Moving toward the Twenty-First Century by Zhu, Qiang; Zhang, Sha Li (1998) - Academic libraries in China are transforming traditionally isolated and separated operations by initiating an integral library system (also known as integral system development) to connect all academic libraries na­ tionwide, and to connect them with other information networks abroad. Current Academic Library Environment Like many other libraries of developing countries, academic libraries in China are now at a crossroads. Keywords: academic; china; databases; development; information; libraries; library; research; resources; services; system; university
• Selected Reference Books of 1997 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1998) - Mostly a title listing with index entries for names as subject, printer/booksellers, place of publication, first lines.. DB47) treats material that missed the deadline and new entries, usually for newly deceased people. Keywords: american; author; bibliography; books; collections; edition; entries; history; index; information; ing; in­; libraries; library; literature; new; records; reference; research; rlin; states; subject; title; volume; web; women; work
• Eshelman, William R. No Silence!: A Library Life. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 1997. 340p. $59 alk. paper (ISBN 0‐8108-3241-0). LC 96-53095. by Berry, John (1998) - One of the foremost authorities on plan­ ning and building academic libraries has provided us with a concise, lucid, and well-researched history of the way that American academic libraries have evolved from the one-room facilities of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to the large and complex structures characteristic of the twenti­ eth century. Hold on, though, this is no Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, it is primary source mate­ rial in library history, and you have to mine it to get the ore. Keywords: eshelman; history; libraries; library; view
• Kaser, David. The Evolution of the American Academic Library Building. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 1997. 208p. $36 alk. paper (ISBN 0-8108-3219-4). LC 96‐36032. by Mitchell, W. Bede (1998) - One of the foremost authorities on plan­ ning and building academic libraries has provided us with a concise, lucid, and well-researched history of the way that American academic libraries have evolved from the one-room facilities of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to the large and complex structures characteristic of the twenti­ eth century. Drawing on a wealth of sources, Kaser begins with some background in­ formation about the earliest means of housing college library collections (a bedroom in the house of the University of North Carolina’s president is one of the more intriguing) and then traces the development of academic library build­ ings from 1840, when the first academic library building was opened at South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina), to the present. Keywords: academic; building; kaser; libraries; library; modular; period
• Libraries & Philanthropy: Proceedings of Library History Seminar IX. Ed. Donald G. Davis Jr. Austin, Tex.: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Univ. of Texas, 1996. 548p. $27.50 acid-free paper (ISBN 0-938729-03-09). LC 96-078192. by Constantinou, Constantia (1998) - In her essay “ALA Youth Services Librar­ Book Reviews 201 ians and CARE-UNESCO’s Children’s Book Fund,” Christine Jenkins discusses the impact that organizations such as the CARE-UNESCO and DLCYP (ALA’s Division of Libraries for Children and Young People) had on libraries during the Cold War. In addition to funding library build­ ings and library collections, many bene­ factors offered funding for library ser­ vices and research. Keywords: issues; libraries; library; new; philanthropy; serials
• Libraries, Language, and Change: Defining the Information Present by Billings, Harold (1998) - Sustaining great libraries should not diminish other libraries. Sustaining great libraries should not diminish other libraries. Keywords: distance; help; information; ing; language; libraries; library; new; present; process; sharing; time
• The University Library As Learning Organization for Innovation: An Exploratory Study by Fowler, Rena K. (1998) - As Learning Organization for Innovation: An Exploratory Study Rena K. Fowler This study examines an innovating university library as a learning orga­ nization and explores the mechanisms by which organizational learning facilitates innovation. The learning organization model has origins of its own in other threads of the literature for the management of change.18 Chris Argyris and Donald Schon say the process of organizational learning occurs “when members of the organization act as learning agents for the organization, re­ sponding to changes in the internal and external environments of the organization by detecting and correcting errors. . . Keywords: change; information; innovation; internet; learning; learning organization; libraries; library; model; new; organization; research; study; team; university; use; vision; work
• New Roles for Special Collections on the Network by Graham, Peter S. (1998) - It should be noted that in this context there is no difference between what once might have been considered special collections objects and other more ephemeral items, whether temporary Web pages, e-journal articles, “texts” of authors writing in electronic form (perhaps even working texts from disks), or page images of decaying Dead Sea Scroll fragments that will become the primary record. For librar­ ies with important special collections de­ partments, there always have been the tensions between local needs and local funding on the one hand, and national prestige and extramural users on the other. Keywords: artifacts; book; collections; information; ing; libraries; library; network; objects; preservation; provide; research; role; texts
• Machine Help and Human Help in the Emerging Digital Library by Heckart, Ronald J. (1998) - Taking the place of human help are ever more sophisticated types of machine help. Implications for the Profession Taking into account the convergent trends making machine help ever more perva­ sive, and granting that some version of the Alex scenario may come to pass, it could be argued that doing away with human help in academic libraries would not in fact be a big step. Keywords: access; alex; avatar; computer; future; help; human; information; ing; libraries; library; machine; machine help; research; self; service; software; technology; user
• Slaughter, Sheila, and Larry L. Leslie. Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Univ. Pr., 1997. 276p. alk. paper, $39.95 (ISBN: 0-8018-5549-7). LC 96-49956. by Ryan, Michael (1998) - For research libraries, it can be especially per­ verse because they are completely cost centers as opposed to revenue centers. All librar­ ians and library administrators would benefit from this work, as would univer­ sity administrators.—Stephen L. Hupp, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Keywords: authors; libraries; library; marketplace; research; universities; university
• Catalogers in Academic Libraries: Their Evolving and Expanding Roles by Buttlar, Lois; Garcha, Rajinder (1998) - Rajinder Garcha is a Monograph Cataloger in the Carlson Library at the University of Toledo; e-mail: FAC3236@uoft01.utoledo.edu. 311 mailto:FAC3236@uoft01.utoledo.edu mailto:lbuttlar@kentvm.kent.edu 312 College & Research Libraries July 1998 TABLE 1 Distribution of Responding Catalogers by Library Size Size in Volumes f % Fewer than 100,000 36 13.6 100,000 to 499,999 91 34.3 500,000 to 999,999 33 12.5 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 51 19.2 More than 2,000,000 54 20.4 Total 265 100.0 scribes the transformation of cataloging, Roger Brisson emphasized the new de­ mands made on the cataloger in terms of computing knowledge and experience, in addition to cataloging knowledge and subject expertise.13 Jennifer A. Younger addressed the functions of professional librarians, par­ ticularly catalogers, in providing biblio­ graphic access services; and prescribed nine roles they should play.22 She called TABLE 2 Distribution of Libraries by Network Affiliation Network Affiliation f % Keywords: activities; catalogers; cataloging; cata­; internet; libraries; library; percent; professional; services; staff; table; work
• Effects of Library Instruction on University Students’ Satisfaction with the Library: A Longitudinal Study by Stamatoplos, Anthony; Mackoy, Robert (1998) - It also might be expected that following library instruction, students would have greater expectations of help­ fulness and competence of library staff. This study evaluated changes in student ex­ pectations following library instruction and how they were related to over­ all, long-term satisfaction with the library. Keywords: expectations; instruction; level; libraries; library; patron; performance; research; satisfaction; service; skills; staff; students; time; university; use
• Making the Library Management Systems Acquisition: Achieving Resolution of a Tough Decision by Bell, Steven J.; Cronin-Kardon, Cynthia (1998) - Discovering this lack of information on library automation decision processes, the authors identified additional articles on the general topic of decision making. LMS decision process is complex and therefore subject to dysfunction. Keywords: authors; automation; decision; decision process; difficulty; libraries; library; lms; lms decision; making; new; percent; process; research; selection; system; time
• Representations of the Alternative Press in Academic Library Collections by Marinko, Rita A.; Gerhard, Kristin H. (1998) - In the case of a few specialized libraries, the area of specialization was such as to logically preclude holding titles from API. Anna H. Perrault’s examination of changes in ARL library holdings from 1985 to 1989 revealed a definite increase in homogeneity among these libraries.4 Her findings included “a decrease in the percentage of unique titles in many sub­ ject areas, and an increased concentration on core materials.” Keywords: arl; headings; holdings; journal; libraries; library; oclc; periodical; press; research; review; social; studies; subject; table; titles; women
• What Difference Does Diversity Make in Managing Student Employees? by Kathman, Jane McGurn; Kathman, Michael D. (1998) - Individual versus the Group Supervising diverse student employees means dealing with different levels and types of work experience as well as asso­ ciated work norms. Before differences create conflict between the supervisor and diverse student employees, or between them, it is good practice to learn about the culture and work norms these stu­ dents have learned previously.29 Evaluating a Diverse Work Force Providing frequent positive reinforce­ ment for desired behavior can be very ef­ fective when it comes to motivating a cul­ turally diverse staff. Keywords: cultures; diversity; employees; group; learning; libraries; library; members; need; questions; staff; student; supervisor; time; training; work
• Rochlin, Gene I. Trapped in the Net: The Unanticipated Consequences of Computerization. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Pr., 1997. 293p. alk. paper, $29.95 (ISBN 0-691-01080-3). LC 96-41003. by Barker, Joseph W. (1998) - Re­ 398 College & Research Libraries moval of slack time coincides with management’s desire to maximize pro­ ductivity. How­ ever, during crises, removal of slack time abolishes the moment when humans might see a problem and intervene and thus avert disaster. Keywords: book; human; libraries; research; rochlin
• Private Liberal Arts Colleges and the Costs of Scientific Journals: A Perennial Dilemma by Burnam, Paul D. (1998) - College libraries are turning to elec­ tronic databases and journals more and more. College libraries need to move more toward such collec­ tive action to find some degree of relief from escalating prices. Keywords: access; arts; college; costs; director; faculty; ing; in­; issue; journals; libraries; library; price; publishers; respondents; science; study; subscription; table; titles
• Library Home Page Design: A Comparison of Page Layout for Front Ends to ARL Library Web Sites by King, David L. (1998) - The findings presented here are not meant to show what is being done right in library Web pages, but simply what is being done. The findings presented here are not meant to show what is being done right in library Web pages, but sim­ ply what is being done. Keywords: design; home; image; libraries; library; links; page; percent; text; web
• Budd, John M. The Academic Library: Its Context, Its Purpose, and Its Operation. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. 372p. $58 cloth (ISBN 156308614X); $35 paper (ISBN 1563084570). LC 97-35962. by Williams, Clay (1998) - Less well known to Americans are the editor of this work, Matsushita Hitoshi, acting librarian of the Kunitachi College of Music Library; presenter Min­ min Chang, director of the Library of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and discussant Abe Shin’ichi, head of the Medical Informa­ tion Center for Education and Research at Jikei University’s School of Medicine. Electronic Information Environment and Academic Libraries: Proceedings of Japan– U.S. Library Conference 1996=Denshika Sareru Joho to Toshokan. Keywords: budd; information; libraries; library; university
• The Growing Importance of State Library Associations by RIGGS, DONALD E. (1998) - 500 Editorial 501 Moreover, state library associations normally have a hand-in-glove working relationship with their state libraries. More Continuing Education, More Training To keep current with the various changes occurring in libraries, library staff has to be given the opportunity to engage in continuing education activities and train­ ing sessions. Keywords: associations; libraries; library; staff; state
• Faculty–Library Teamwork in Book Ordering by Neville, Robert; Williams, James; Hunt, Caroline C. (1998) - Again, library faculty seemed to con­ trol selection (within the limits of a con­ spectus required by the Alabama Com­ mission on Higher Education). Any of these methods can yield satisfactory outcomes if the library and faculty liaisons are working together. Keywords: authors; book; collection; college; computer; department; development; faculty; liaison; libraries; library; ordering; research; science; selection; system
• Post-Master’s Residency Programs: Enhancing the Development of New Professionals and Minority Recruitment in Academic and Research Libraries by Brewer, Julie (1998) - Findings and Implications Libraries use a variety of recruitment methods to attract new professionals to residency programs, including traditional employment tools such as position an­ nouncements in professional publica­ tions, as well as brochures distributed to graduate library education programs. A number of residency programs started in the past ten to fifteen years also focus on the recruitment of minority librarians. Keywords: academic; libraries; library; master; minority; new; post; programs; research; residency; residents; respondents; university
• Defining and Measuring the Library’s Impact on Campuswide Outcomes by Lindauer, Bonnie Gratch (1998) - Academic libraries, one of the key players in providing and structuring instructional resources and services, also are expected to document how their performance contributes to institutional goals and outcomes. Using accreditation and ACRL sectional standards/criteria, higher education outcomes assessment research findings and recent findings from performance effectiveness studies, this article identifies important institutional outcomes to which academic libraries contribute; describes specific performance indicators whose measures of impacts and outputs provide evidence about progress and achievement; and offers a conceptual framework of assessment domains for the teach­ ing–learning library. Keywords: academic; access; accreditation; assessment; college; data; education; faculty; impact; indicators; information; learning; libraries; library; measures; network; outcomes; performance; programs; quality; research; resources; services; staff; standards; student; teaching; use
• The University of Iowa Libraries’ Undergraduate User Needs Assessment by Clougherty, Leo; Forys, John; Lyles, Toby; Persson, Dorothy; Walters, Christine; Washington-Hoagland, Carlette (1998) - Content analysis of these ques­ tions along with data from the forced- choice questions point to areas requiring attention—namely physical facilities, per­ ceptions of library staff, staffing of service desks, and awareness of library services and resources. More specifically, this project was developed to assess library user satisfaction with cur­ rent information services and resources, to help identify librarywide user service and resource needs, and to increase dia­ logue and involvement with library users. Keywords: information; iowa; libraries; library; need; percent; research; resources; respondents; services; staff; students; survey; undergraduate; university; use; user
• Guidelines for Educational Use of Copyrighted Materials. Ed. Peggy Hoon. Pullman, Wash.: Washington State Univ. Pr., 1997. 34p. $15 (ISBN 0-87422‐161-7). LC 97-32885. by Jobe, Janita (1998) - Other appendices include a copy of guidelines for minimum standards of educational use as determined by Con­ gress, as well as highlights of pertinent sections of copyright law. The common misconception that educational use, in and of itself, constitutes fair use is shat­ tered in the opening pages. Keywords: book; copyright; law; libraries; research; use; work
• Library Leadership: Observations and Questions by RIGGS, DONALD E. (1999) - Notwith­ standing the ambiguity associated with the unprecedented rate of change occur­ ring in academic libraries, for some inex­ plicable reasons, there is a shortage of transformational library leaders who can formulate a compelling vision and make it happen. If bud­ gets remain insufficient, library leaders will have to find ways to innovate by sub­ stitution (i.e., stop doing certain things to free up resources for more important ini­ tiatives). Keywords: leadership; libraries; library; managers; things; vision
• Information Use by Molecular Biologists: Implications for Library Collections and Services by Hurd, Julie M.; Blecic, Deborah D.; Vishwanatham, Rama (1999) - To explore that issue, the citation ages of cited journal articles were com­ puted. The references in each paper in the sample were analyzed by first classifying each cited item by format of publication: journal article, monograph, conference proceedings, reference work (i.e., table, handbook, data compilation, etc.), disser­ tation or thesis, or unpublished source. Keywords: articles; authors; biologists; biology; citation; data; faculty; information; journals; libraries; library; publication; research; science; study; table; titles; use
• Application Practices of Recent Academic Library Appointees by Goldberg, Tyler; Womack, Kay (1999) - Selected Application Practices Some errors made in appli­ (N = 62) cation practices have more Practice Applied knowing did not meet minimum qualifications Sent application without all requested materials Submitted application after deadline Sent materials that were not requested Responses (%) The results of the first part of the survey, which dis­ cussed the resume content perceptions of academic library applicants new to the profession and the sources they consulted in preparing an application, have been reported previously.4 Keywords: applicants; application; job; libraries; library; percent; practices; respondents; womack
• An Internal Equity Evaluation System Based on Merit Measures by Seaman, Scott; Krismann, Carol; Hamilton, Fred (1999) - The spreadsheet was designed to automatically calculate a single, weighted, career merit score for each faculty member. To ensure accuracy, the charting function of the spreadsheet software was used to create each plot, with sala­ ries charted on the vertical axis and career merit scores charted on the horizontal axis. Keywords: career; department; equity; evaluation; faculty; fpc; inequity; libraries; merit; research; salaries; salary; score; university; years
• Improving Library Relations with the Faculty and University Administrators: The Role of the Faculty Outreach Librarian by Stebelman, Scott; Siggins, Jack; Nutty, David; Long, Caroline (1999) - Li­ brarians, and some faculty, understand the urgency in acquiring these resources: if the institution is to remain competitive with its peers and to attract students and new faculty to the campus, it must be re­ sponsive to rapid changes in scholarly communication. The danger was not only continued faculty ignorance, and hence indifference, to developments on the Web, but inadequate connectivity also jeopardized the university’s ability to at­ tract students, recruit new faculty, and retain current faculty who were becom­ ing more technologically demanding. Keywords: administrators; campus; faculty; fol; information; internet; librarian; libraries; library; new; research; resources; training; university; web; workshops
• Into the Dustbin of History? The Evaluation and Preservation of Slavic Materials by Schaffner, Bradley L.; Baird, Brian J. (1999) - As can be seen, the date of publication is a very good pre­ dictor of paper condition. Slavic collections, for example, appear to be in dire need of preservation treatment, but there is very little hard data on the scope of the problem. Keywords: collections; condition; libraries; materials; paper; polish; preservation; russian; soviet; survey
• Identifying Uniform Core Journal Titles for Music Libraries: A Dissertation Citation Study by Kuyper-Rushing, Lois (1999) - This study de­ parts from the usual single-institution study by tabulating and analyzing the bib­ liographies of music dissertations from universities throughout the United States. This study focuses on addressing the following: � What journals have the highest us­ age in music dissertations generally and in the subcategories of music (e.g., musi­ cology, music education, performance, and applied music)?16 � How frequently are materials in formats other than books and serials be­ ing used in music dissertations? Keywords: citations; core; dissertations; education; journal; libraries; list; music; research; study; theory
• Humor in the Academic Library: You Must Be Joking! or, How Many Academic Librarians Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb? by Black, Leah; Forro, Denise (1999) - Leah Black and Denise Forro In an effort to improve profits and productivity for employers and the quality of work life for employees, many U.S. companies have begun to embrace humor in the workplace. Initiatives in business have included official programs such as creation of “humor rooms” for employee use as well as less-structured mechanisms such as encouraging the use of humor in memos and staff newsletters. Keywords: academic; creativity; health; humor; hu­; individual; ing; internet; libraries; library; life; sites; staff; stress; workplace
• Fund Allocations for Information Resources in China’s Key Universities by Ma, Jin-Chuan; Zhang, Sha Li (1999) - Historically, there have been two types of libraries within a university in China: university libraries and departmental li­ braries. Many scholars in China’s key universities have had significant accom­ plishments in research projects when they visited research universities abroad where they had access to the latest infor­ mation resources and facilities in science and technology. Keywords: china; key; libraries; library; research; resources; universities; university
• The Research Literature of Academic Librarianship: A Comparison of College & Research Libraries and Journal of Academic Librarianship by Crawford, Gregory A. (1999) - The percentage of research articles included in these journals has increased since earlier studies. Their results showed that 54 per- cent of the articles could be classified as research articles, whereas 46 percent were professional articles (including reviews and bibliographies). Keywords: academic; articles; c&rl; college; jal; librarianship; libraries; research
• Future Historians: Their Quest for Information by Delgadillo, Roberto; Lynch, Beverly P. (1999) - The availability of sophisticated com- puter technologies has not yet changed these habits of scholarship, although the technologies have changed the ways in which most scholars create the product of their research, the scholarly monograph.3 Until very recently, the principal em- phasis in research libraries has been on collection development and the tools for accessing the collections. What are the rela- tionships between research libraries and the scholar ’s own libraries? Keywords: collections; historians; history; information; libraries; library; materials; participants; research; scholars; students; study; use; work
• A Comparison of Research University and Two-Year College Library Web Sites: Content, Functionality, and Form by Cohen, Laura B.; Still, Julie M. (1999) - In recent years, library Web sites over­ all have undergone a tremendous prolif­ eration. library Web sites and identified common elements of the typical ARL library home page in the areas of page background, document headers, document footer, graphics, hypertext links, unlinked text, and page length.5 Among his findings was the frequent appearance of identifying titles, the tag to the author/cre­ ator, Keywords: college; level; libraries; library; links; page; reference; research; resources; services; sites; tutorials; two­year; web; web sites; � �
• The Effects of High Median Age on Currency of Resources in Community College Library Collections by Perrault, Anna H.; Madaus, Richard; Armbrister, Ann; Dixon, Jeannie; Smith, Rhonda (1999) - Records Anthropology 1,934 9.08% 1,857 8.72% 721 3.38% 21,301 Recreation 2,911 9.59% 2,289 7.54% 1,042 3.43% 30,367 Social Sciences, General 2,911 10.24% 351 7.83% 146 3.26% 4,482 Business, Finance & Economics 459 13.26% 16,550 12.23% 7,728 5.71% 135,339 Sociology 17,940 12.31% 14,412 11.91% 8,471 7.00% 120,985 Political Science 14,889 7.50% 3,557 7.09% 1,518 3.03% 50,146 Law 3,759 13.44% 5,896 12.39% 2,683 5.64% 47,569 Education 6,391 10.25% 9,136 10.79% 5,154 6.09% 84,675 Military & Navel Science 8,682 17.21% 1,135 7.00% 435 2.68% 16,221 Bibliography & Library Science 2,791 13.41% 3,536 10.78% 1,464 4.47% 32,787 330 C ollege & R esearch L ib raries Ju ly 1999 ��������������� ������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������� ��������� ��������� ��������� ������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ��������������������� ������� ������ ������� ������ ������� ������ ������� ������ ������������ ������� ����� ��� ����� ��� ����� ��� ����� ���������������� ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ����� ������ ����������� ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ����� ������ ����������������� ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ ������������� ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ���������������������������������� ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ �������� ����� ������ ����� ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ��������������������������� ����� ����� ��� ����� ����� ������ ����� ������ ������� ��� ����� ��� ����� ����� ������ ����� ������ ������� ��������� ��������� ����� ������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ������� ��������������������� ������ ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ������� ������������ � ������ ����� ����� ��� ����� ������ ���������������� ��� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ������ ����������� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ����������������� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ������������� ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ������ ���������������������������������� ����� ������ ������ ������ ����� ����� ������ �������� ����� ������ ����� ������ ��� ������ ����� ��������������������������� ������ ����� ����� ������ ����� ������ ������ ������� ����� ����� �� ������ �� ������ ��� T h e E ffects of H igh M ed ian A ge 331 TABLE 2 (cont.) 2,130 7.21% 1,413 4.78% 352 1.19% 29,539 328 C ollege & R esearch L ib raries Ju ly 1999 ��������������� ������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������� ��������� ��������� ��������� ������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� ������� ���������� �������������������� ������ ��������������������� ������ ����������� ����� ���������������� ������� ���������� ������ ������������������������ ����� ��������������� ������ ���� ������ �������� ������ ��������� ����� ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ����� ������� ����� ����� ������ ������ ����� ����� ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ������ ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������� ��������� ������� ���������� ��������� ������� ���������� ��������� ������� ���������� ����� ������� ������������������� �������������������� ����������� ���������������� ���������� ������������������������ ��������������� ���� �������� ��������� ������ ������ ����� ������ ����� ����� ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ������ ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ����� ������ ��� ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������ ����� ����� ��� ������ ����� ��� ����� ����� ����� ��� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ����� ������� ������� ����� ������� ������ ������ ������� ������� ������ ������ T h e E ffects of H igh M ed ian A ge 329 TABLE 2 (cont.) Keywords: age; collection; college; i. �; ii �; iq �; libraries; library; materials; mm �; obsolescence; research; study; t �; � 0\; � i0i; � m; � m\0; � q; � subject; � z; � �
• Library and Information Science Education: Preparing Librarians for a Multicultural Society by Gollop, Claudia J. (1999) - In the case of the advancement of diver­ sity in LIS education, this author prefers to see the glass as being half full, which is to say that more people who represent a variety of racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are enrolled in LIS programs and employed in the LIS professions to­ day than in the past. This article discusses is­ sues of diversity in LIS education programs and how these efforts can be addressed positively to better serve students and their future users. Keywords: american; diversity; education; faculty; information; information science; libraries; library; lis; new; programs; public; schools; science; science education; students
• Snowbird Leadership Institute: Leadership Development in the Profession by Neely, Teresa Y.; Winston, Mark D. (1999) - Attitudes about the Institute and Perceived Impact To gather data on the participants’ atti­ tudes about the institute, the researchers asked participants what impact the insti­ tute has had on their career progression, what they have learned through interac­ tion with other Snowbird participants, and what benefits they have derived from the institute itself. Mark D. Winston is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communica­ tion, Information, and Library Studies at Rutgers University; e-mail: mwinston@scils.rutgers.edu. 412 mailto:mwinston@scils.rutgers.edu mailto:tneely@manta.colostate.edu Snowbird Leadership Institute 413 Keywords: career; experience; institute; leadership; libraries; library; participants; participation; percent; research; respondents; re­; snowbird; table; years
• Assessing Technology-based Projects for Promotion and/or Tenure in ARL Academic Libraries by Lawson, Karen G.; Pelzer, Nancy L. (1999) - Other projects evaluated, according to comments re­ ceived in response to the question “Are there any other types of technology- based projects that have been components of pro­ motion and/or tenure re­ views in your Library?” were curricular, internal, or Internet-based. Reviewers might evaluate projects with traditional criteria or attempt to revise criteria to accommodate computer-related work. Keywords: academic; arl; criteria; faculty; libraries; library; projects; promotion; re­; scholarship; technology; tenure; work
• Selected Reference Books of 1998–1999 by McIlvaine, Eileen (1999) - The revision was taken over by C.E. Preston who added a num­ ber of new entries and corrected others. The reader is given a “Subject by Author Index” meaning that each author (over 600) is listed under the relevant topic, and an “Author by Subject Index,” where the au­ thors are listed alphabetically with the top­ ics and page numbers (rather than the com­ mon practice of citing entry numbers, of which there are none) entered under them. Keywords: american; author; bibliography; book; dictionary; edition; encyclopedia; english; entries; entry; history; index; in­; isbn; lccn; libraries; list; new; newspapers; number; reference; research; sources; title; volume; work
• Paraprofessional Catalogers in ARL Libraries by Bordeianu, Sever; Seiser, Virginia (1999) - Several studies performed during the past two decades have indicated that paraprofes­ sional participation in cataloging has been increasing steadily since 1977.3 Two sur­ veys of ARL libraries confirm these find­ ings. For cataloging, the findings indicated that over 90 per­ cent of ARL libraries assign copy catalog­ ing to paraprofessionals, 51 percent assign original description, and 36 percent as­ sign original description, subject analy­ sis, and classification. Keywords: catalogers; cataloging; copy; degree; education; experience; libraries; library; paraprofessional; years
• Usability Testing: A Case Study by Chisman, Janet; Diller, Karen; Walbridge, Sharon (1999) - Test participants who are not native English speakers had difficulty with the questions. Test participants who are not native English speakers had diffi­ culty with the questions. Keywords: griffin; libraries; library; number; participants; periodical; search; team; test; testing; title; usability; use; wsu; wwg
• An Analytical Index to the Internet: Dreams of Utopia by Casey, Carol (1999) - Thumbing through Web Sites Before the development of the graphical user interface (GUI), Internet resources were text files. Rethinking Bibliographic Control We must ask ourselves what we want to see in the future of catalog­ ing and what the acceptable norm of organization for the electronic world is if not cataloging as usual.32 Because Web sites are not like books, it is reasonable to believe that traditional approaches to bibliographic control need to be reevaluated for Internet resources. Keywords: access; index; indexes; information; internet; keyword; libraries; library; page; resources; search; site; subject; web; web site
• Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr. Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood (Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science, no. 29), 1999. 236p. $59.95, alk. paper (ISBN 0-313-30769-5). LC 98‐26439. by Gilbert, Ellen D. (1999) - There is a fine account of Jane Maud Campbell’s (1869–1947) career as an ad­ vocate for “the downtrodden,” and a nicely objective discussion of the publi­ cation efforts of John Foster Carr (1869– 1939), who, although not a librarian, had a distinct impact on library work with immigrants. The inter­ action between American public libraries and immigrant communities is, of course, not new; and some of its history may be found in Plummer Alston Jones Jr.’s thoughtful, well-documented new vol­ ume. Keywords: jones; libraries; library; new; work
• The Disembodied Librarian in the Digital Age by Martell, Charles (2000) - Frederick Turner, Beyond Geography: The Western Spirit against the Wilderness (New York: Viking, 1980), 14–15. 15. Tiina Nunnally (New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1993), 189. 16. Keywords: age; author; body; bukatman; century; computer; cyberspace; future; http; human; ibid; information; ing; internet; knowledge; libraries; library; life; mind; new; people; reality; research; science; self; space; technology; time; world; york
• Library Web Sites at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Agingu, Beatrice O. (2000) - In his article on the mission and func­ tion of library Web sites, Mark Stover fo­ cused on the mission and function of li­ brary Web Sites as they relate to the mis­ sion of the organization and the function or role of the librarian. This study focused on library Web sites of public-supported colleges and univer­ sities in the Southeast; a similar study conducted on all types of HBCUs nation­ wide may be necessary to determine any differences in their performance. Keywords: hbcu; home; information; libraries; library; page; percent; sites; web
• Journal Literature on Digital Libraries: Publishing and Indexing Patterns, 1992–1997 by Herring, Susan Davis (2000) - he number of journal articles published on the topic of digi­ tal libraries has proliferated in the past several years. 39 mailto:herrings@email.uah.edu 40 College & Research Libraries January 2000 ever, the methodology used here was de­ tailed by F. W. Lancaster and Ja-Lih Lee in their discussion of the use of online databases to track emerging issues.1 They demonstrated the usefulness of conduct­ ing online searches in groups of subject- specific databases as a means of tracking the growth of journal literature on par­ ticular topics and identifying the core journals in the field. Keywords: articles; digital; journal; libraries; library; literature
• Database Selection: One Size Does Not Fit All by Allison, DeeAnn; McNeil, Beth; Swanson, Signe (2000) - Electronic databases usu­ ally offer several levels of functionality, 58 College & Research Libraries January 2000 TABLE 1 Database Features: Output Options Features Specific Considerations Displaying What is default display (citation, abstract, full-text)? This can reduce the overhead for libraries that provide in­ house access to electronic databases. Keywords: access; cost; database; delivery; features; libraries; library; local; search; � �
• Bielefield, Arlene, and Lawrence Cheeseman. Interpreting and Negotiating Licensing Agreements: A Guidebook for the Library, Research, and Teaching Professions. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1999. 162p. $55 (ISBN 1-55570-324-0). LC 98-55929. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2000) - Each chapter in the book is designed to make library profes­ sionals think about libraries, the types of materials libraries house, and how the materials affect the ways we serve our patrons. As libraries have increasingly added elec­ tronic product subscriptions to their hold­ ings, librarians have had to deal with li­ cense contracts filled with myriad provisions about ownership, access, li­ ability, warranty and governing law, of­ ten expressed in legal terms that are ar­ cane or deceptively straightforward sounding. Keywords: book; future; libraries; library
• Crawford, Walt. Being Analog: Creating Tomorrow’s Libraries. Chicago: ALA, 1999. 245p. $35 (ISBN 0838907547). LC 98-40764. by Daniels, Timothy F. (2000) - Each chapter in the book is designed to make library profes­ sionals think about libraries, the types of materials libraries house, and how the materials affect the ways we serve our patrons. As Crawford puts it: “Tomorrow’s librarians must continue to pay attention to the most important aspect of library service: people.” Keywords: crawford; future; libraries; library
• Informationsversorgung “Politik und Strategie”/Information Provision-Politics and Strategy: Proceedings of the International Seminar 1999. Wurzburg: Akademy Frankenwarte/Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut, 1998. 445p. by Schneiter, Thomas E. (2000) - For libraries to provide the high quality of service users have grown to expect, librarians must become lifelong learners and develop an understanding of the increasingly complex nature of in­ formation resources. Seldom considered in the deliberations of librarians in the United States are the dif­ ficulties encountered by our colleagues around the world in our common effort to provide information through libraries. Keywords: crawford; libraries; library; tion; users
• Joint-Use Libraries: Thinking Out of the Box by RIGGS, DONALD E. (2000) - Since their beginning, public libraries have been serving all community constituents. TOC 96 College & Research Libraries March 2000 Editorial Joint-Use Libraries: Thinking Out of the Box In a sense, the joint use of libraries by dif­ ferent types of patrons is not new. Keywords: jose; libraries; library; public; san; use
• College and University Mergers: Impact on Academic Libraries in China by Huang, Hong-Wei; Zhang, Sha Li (2000) - Library mergers are new, complicated, and exciting in China. If merging libraries do not address these issues carefully, they will generate resis­ tance and have a negative impact on staff morale. Keywords: college; libraries; library; mergers; new; staff; university
• When Questions Are Answers: Using a Survey to Achieve Faculty Awareness of the Library’s Electronic Resources by Weingart, Sandra J.; Anderson, Janet A. (2000) - A final question solicited any other comments about electronic databases or the university libraries. Although these figures may seem high for awareness of electronic-format re­ sources, it is important to remember that the total survey response rate was just under 50 percent and that a response bias favoring electronic database users is likely. Keywords: access; databases; faculty; libraries; library; percent; resources; survey; university; use
• Diversity in Collection Development: Comparing Access Strategies to Alternative Press Periodicals by LaFond, Deborah M.; Van Ullen, Mary K.; Irving, Richard D. (2000) - The applicability of this study’s find­ ings to academic libraries in general de­ pends, to some extent, on how represen­ tative the UA libraries’ holdings of nonmainstream titles is in comparison to other academic libraries. In a study of Canadian academic libraries, Juris Dilevko and Kalina Grewal found that li­ braries were much more likely to sub­ scribe to “corporate public opinion” jour­ nals (representing mainstream views), than “non-corporate public opinion” jour­ nals (representing non-mainstream views)9 Rita A. Marinko and Kristin H. Gerhard published a recent study that examined the diversity of journal collec­ tions in academic libraries. Keywords: academic; access; api; collection; empire; libraries; library; study; text; titles; university
• A Closer Look at User Services by RIGGS, DONALD E. (2000) - Gen­ erally speaking, it is practically impossible to offer library services of equal quality to those received on the local campus. Librarians who participate in distance library services for the first time will quickly realize that extra effort is required if high-quality ser­ vice is to be provided to these distance us­ ers. Keywords: libraries; library; services; students; users
• Managing Diversity in Liberal Arts College Libraries by Winston, Mark D.; Li, Haipeng (2000) - Whereas 61 percent of those libraries within insti- tutions with college diversity officers of- fer services to specific segments of the stu- dent population, only 40 percent of those within institutions without a college di- versity officer have implemented such programs, as represented by a statistically significant chi-square of 0.046. May 2000 TABLE 4 Evaluation of Minority Representation Method of Evaluation No. of % of Libraries Total Comparisons with other campus units 17 15.3 Comparisons with peer institutions� libraries 12 10.8 Setting and meeting goals 6 5.4 Comparisons with census data 4 3.6 No program 74 66.7 TABLE 5 Effort to Increase Awareness of Diversity Activity No. of % of Libraries Total Diversity/sensitivity training workshops (in library) 20 18.0 Professional development funding 16 14.4 Diversity/sensitivity training workshops (on campus) 14 12.6 Campus discussions/staff discussions 9 8.1 Diversity climate surveys in library 4 3.6 Hiring outside consultants to advise 2 1.8 librarians, or obtaining feedback from minority librarians when they leave the institution. Keywords: action; college; diversity; libraries; library; officer; programs; services
• Patterns of Database Use in Academic Libraries by Tenopir, Carol; Read, Eleanor (2000) - Anne-Marie Belanger and Sandra D. Hoffman surveyed academic library users to see if demographic or other factors in­ fluence how often they use ERIC on CD­ ROM.8 Library users tend to use commercial online databases most frequently early in the week, at midday, and at times that correspond to the academic calendar (November in this six-month sample). Keywords: academic; database; libraries; library; online; patterns; percent; research; time; usage; use; users
• The McDonaldization of Academic Libraries? by Quinn, Brian (2000) - Many academic libraries even offer users a predictable culture. 253 McDonald’s predictably features a bright, cheerful, fun, carnival-like atmosphere symbolized by the clown figure Ronald McDonald and, more recently, specialized play areas with rides, slides, and chutes designed to attract families with children, many academic libraries have a predict­ able ambiance. Keywords: college; creativity; customers; employees; ex­; http; ideas; information; ing; libraries; library; management; mcdonaldization; new; reference; research; ritzer; service; students; technology; time; users; way; work
• Use of the Journal Citation Reports for Serials Management in Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Effect of Self-Citation on Journal Rankings in Library and Information Science and Genetics by Nisonger, Thomas E. (2000) - The advantages and disadvantages to using JCR citation data for journal management are outlined, and a literature review summa­ rizes reported uses of these data by libraries and scholars. Following is a list of disadvantages to or limitations of JCR citation data: • Only a fraction of all scholarly jour­ nals are included in the JCR, so data may not be available for the journal the re­ searcher is interested in. Keywords: citation; data; factor; genetics; impact; information; jcr; journal; libraries; library; rankings; research; science; self; total; use
• Accessible Libraries on Campus: A Practical Guide for the Creation of Disability-Friendly Libraries. Ed. Tom McNulty. Chicago: ALA, 1999. 191p. $30, alk. paper (ISBN 0-8389-8035-X). LC 99-34534. by Block, Joann (2000) - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 should have been a wake-up call for academic libraries to attend to the needs of students and faculty with disabilities. Still, the accessibility levels in academic libraries around the country vary considerably. Keywords: access; ada; book; libraries; library
• Krummel, D.W. Fiat Lux, Fiat Latebra: A Celebration of Historical Library Functions. Urbana, Ill.: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Univ. of Illinois (Occasional Papers No. 209), 1999. 27p. $8 (ISSN 0276 1769). by Winter, Michael F. (2000) - Although much library history consists of journeyman spadework that only an aficionado could really love, D.W. Krummel has come on the scene to look over the entire valley, indicate the gen­ eral pattern of succession among the spe­ cies, pause occasionally to describe curi­ osities, and encourage the visitor to ex­ plore on her or his own. May 2000 The chief virtue of this engaging and in­ formative overview of library history is brevity; if the old adage is right, this es­ say contains much wit and perhaps some useful wisdom. Keywords: chapter; fiat; krummel; libraries; library
• “What Mighty Magic!” by MCCOMBS, GILLIAN M. (2000) - It does seem “magi­ cal” and incredible that we can search many libraries at once to locate the books we need, have articles delivered to our e- mail accounts, or search the text of Shakespeare’s sonnets for certain words or phrases in order to better understand his particular kind of magic. TOC 296 College & Research Libraries July 2000 Guest Editorial “What Mighty Magic!”1 In an interview on January 2, 2000, generated in part by her decision to re­ tire in 2001, Miriam Drake, dean and di­ rector of libraries at Georgia Institute of Technology, talked about the things she wished she had accomplished while she was director2. Keywords: libraries; library; li­; magic; need; new; space; technology
• ‘Shaking the Conceptual Foundations,’ Too: Integrating Research and Technology Support for the Next Generation of Information Service by Ferguson, Chris (2000) - Rather than add more layers of experimental services that deplete resources and increase com­ plexity, information service should be reconceived to include new partners in support of the use of technology while undertaking substantially new approaches to on-site and network-based information service. The next generation of academic refer­ ence service must, in fact, broaden and deepen its presence in the network by re­ conceiving the parameters and nature of information service. Keywords: environment; experts; information; information service; libraries; library; network; reference; remote; research; resources; re­; service; site; software; support; technology; users; web
• Building a Comprehensive Serials Decision Database at Virginia Tech by Metz, Paul; Cosgriff, John (2000) - Virginia Tech’s efforts were not the first to bring together multiple data elements bearing on serial titles, but they were the most ambitious to date. Journal Ci­ tation Reports and data on the citing and publishing practices of Penn State faculty in the life sciences to determine a core list of serials in molecular and cellular biol­ ogy.1 Virginia Tech’s efforts were not the first to bring together multiple data elements bearing on serial titles, but they were the most ambitious to date. Keywords: data; database; decision; faculty; information; libraries; library; serials; tech; titles; use; virginia
• Other Duties as As igned: Emergin Trends in the Academic Library Job Market by Beile, Penny M.; Adams, Megan M. (2000) - Reser and Schuneman reported that 46 percent of technical services position advertisements had some type of adminis­trative duties. 20. Academic library positions appear to be becoming more specializedp and many requisite skills of these positions are July 2000 changing rapidly and dramatically. Keywords: job; libraries; library; market; percent; positions; research; reser; schuneman; services; skills; systems; technical; � �
• Web-based Learning Environments: Do Libraries Matter? by Beagle, Donald (2000) - University evaluation committees may come to the table assum­ ing that issues of library resource access or integration would not be revealing as comparative or evaluative criteria. Some of the evalua­ tions were articles or presentation papers by individual reviewers, some were com­ mittee or task force reports, some were raw spreadsheets or checklists correlat­ ing criteria and vendors, and a few were combinations of the above.23–26 Only three of the thirty-two evaluations made any mention whatsoever of access to or inte­ gration of library resources as criteria for selection.27, 28 Keywords: access; articles; course; distance; distance education; education; environments; faculty; feb; http; journal; learning; libraries; library; online; resources; services; students; support; university; web
• Challenges Facing Higher Education at the Millennium. Ed. Werner Z. Hirsch and Luc E. Weber. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Pr. (American Council on Higher Education/Oryx Press Series on Higher Education), 1999. 199p. $29.95, alk. paper (ISBN 1-57356-293-9). LC 99-28204. by Gilbert, Ellen D. (2000) - The volume’s authors, librarians at Rutgers University, set out to share their experiences in planning and devel­ oping Rutgers’s Scholarly Communica­ tions Center (SCC) as a “gateway to new models of scholarly communication and the new roles of libraries.” The SCC, completed in December 1996, is an addition to the Alexander Li­ brary at Rutgers University and in­ cludes three distinct parts—Teleconfer­ ence Lecture Hall, Information Han­ dling Laboratory, and Humanities and Social Sciences Data Center. Keywords: book; education; libraries; new; president; university
• Collins, Boyd, et al. Building a Scholarly Communications Center: Modeling the Rutgers Experience. Chicago: ALA (Frontiers of Access to Library Materials, no. 5), 1999. 161p. $48, alk. paper (ISBN 0-8389-0765-2). LC 99-29859. by Duncan, Emma (2000) - Given the abundance of such one-of-a-kind re­ sources in academic libraries, there is great potential for more projects like this one. The volume’s authors, librarians at Rutgers University, set out to share their experiences in planning and devel­ oping Rutgers’s Scholarly Communica­ tions Center (SCC) as a “gateway to new models of scholarly communication and the new roles of libraries.” Keywords: book; libraries; library; rutgers; scc; university
• The Evolving Virtual Library II: Practical and Philosophical Perspectives. Ed. Laverna M. Saunders. Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 1999. 198p. $39.50 (ISBN 157387-070-6). LC 95-39544. by Rolland, Paul (2000) - Given the abundance of such one-of-a-kind re­ sources in academic libraries, there is great potential for more projects like this one. These are mostly case histories of working library projects or theoretical articles that address signifi­ cant issues involved in the constant digi­ tization of information. Keywords: book; college; information; libraries; library; resources
• The Presence of the Doctorate among Small College Library Directors by McCracken, Peter (2000) - Although a doctorate provides a library director with little practical assis­ tance toward fulfilling his or her job, many college and university admin­ istrators seem to expect library directors to have one. This research finds that 20 percent of library directors at Baccalaureate Keywords: arl; college; directors; doctorate; institutions; libraries; library; master; percent; research; study
• Bogue, E. Grady, and Jeffery Aper. Exploring the Heritage of American Higher Education: The Evolution of Philosophy and Policy. Phoenix: Oryx (American Council on Education/Oryx Press Series on Higher Education), 2000. 258p. $34.95, alk. paper (ISBN 1-57356-310‐2). LC 99-049294. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2000) - What are the leadership chal­ lenges confronting higher education at the end of the twentieth century? This monograph could become the next textbook of choice for graduate stu­ dents of higher education. Keywords: authors; bogue; book; computing; education; learning; libraries
• Books, Bytes and Bridges: Libraries and Computer Centers in Academic Institutions. Ed. Larry Hardesty. Chicago and London: ALA, 2000. 220p. $48, alk. paper (ISBN: 0-8389-0771-7). LC 99-040064. by Yu, Xiaochang (2000) - About one-third of the contributors come predominantly from computing center work, and the rest have experiences pri­ marily in library services. One of the main arguments for merging com­ puting services and library services is to get rid of redundancy. Keywords: book; computing; libraries; library; services
• Mates, Barbara T., with contributions by Doug Wakefield and Judith Dixon. Adaptive Technology for the Internet: Making Electronic Resources Accessible to All. Chicago: ALA, 2000. 192p. $36 (ISBN 0-8389-0752-0). LC 98-31936. by Smith, J. Christina (2000) - Within the library field, information on issues pertaining to library service and use in distance learning can be obtained through the Journal of Library Services for Distance Education (http://www.westga.edu/~li­ brary/jlsde/), as well as the January 2000 issue of the Journal of Academic Librarianship. Tom McNulty; re­ viewed in C&RL 61:3), published in 1999 by ACRL, covers similar ground in terms of adaptive technology, Web access, and staff training, within the wider context of providing physical access to libraries and library services to the disabled. Keywords: access; libraries; library; technology; web
• Free Scholarly Electronic Journals: What Access Do College and University Libraries Provide? by Fosmire, Michael; Young, Elizabeth (2000) - A list of scholarly journals that are available electronically without any access limitations was compiled, and for each title the number of holding institu­ tions on OCLC and its coverage by major abstracting and indexing ser­ vices were determined. All of those policy statements claimed that selection policies were the same for electronic journals as they were for print journals. Keywords: access; institutions; journals; level; libraries; online; print; research; study; titles; version
• Information Literacy Instruction in Canadian Academic Libraries: Longitudinal Trends and International Comparisons by Julien, Heidi (2000) - Students now “see the relevance of library instruction.” One respon­ dent noted that “library instruction would be improved by greater integra­ tion with classroom work [and] greater integration with instruction by teaching faculty.” Keywords: academic; canadian; instruction; in­; libraries; library; literacy; percent; respondents; students; � information; � �
• A Common Ground: Communication and Alliance between Cataloguer and Curator for Improved Access to Rare Books and Special Collections by Bradshaw, Elaine Beckley; Wagner, Stephen C. (2000) - bradshaw.p65 A Common Ground 525 A Common Ground: Communication and Alliance between Cataloguer and Curator for Improved Access to Rare Books and Special Collections Elaine Beckley Bradshaw and Stephen C. Wagner Rare book catalogers and special collections curators can benefit greatly from cooperating on matters concerning cataloging policy and practice. This alliance is necessary for providing full access to special collections in a rapidly changing library environment. Keywords: access; book; cataloger; cataloging; collections; curator; libraries; library; notes; online; records; standards; subject; use
• An Analysis of the Research Areas of the Articles Published in C&RL and JAL between 1990 and 1999 by Bao, Xue-Ming (2000) - How do academic libraries incorporate institutional missions into their services and operations? Q4. How are the new methods of communicating information redefining the role of academic libraries? R2. Keywords: academic; articles; c&rl; jal; librarianship; libraries; research
• The Future of Cataloging: Insights from the Lubetzky Symposium. Eds. Tschera Harkness Connell and Robert L. Maxwell. Chicago: ALA, 2000. 184p. $65 paper (ISBN 0-8389-0778-4). LC 99-87247. by Quintana, Isabel del Carmen (2000) - Con­ ference presenters were reasonably bal­ anced between creators and disseminators of electronic information. The authors offer no “utopian fantasies”; instead, they assume a world where print and paper will exist but argue that infor­ mation technology will be the core tech­ nology in the library’s future. Keywords: book; cataloging; future; information; libraries; library; papers
• Diversity: More Than Just a Blip by WINSTON, MARK D. (2001) - However, a look at the private sector shows that in the year 2000, despite the above-mentioned factors standing in op­ position to diversity efforts, important trends indicate “that diversity is more than just a passing blip on America’s corporate conscience. The rationale for organizational efforts related to diversity efforts often is based on the important consideration of serv­ ing the increasingly diverse population, as well as past inequities and current un­ fairness. Keywords: companies; diversity; efforts; libraries; minority; new; number; programs; research
• Knowledge Management and Academic Libraries by Townley, Charles T. (2001) - townley.p65 44 College & Research Libraries January 2001 Knowledge Management and Academic Libraries Charles T. Townley The emerging field of knowledge management offers academic libraries the opportunity to improve effectiveness, both for themselves and their parent institutions. This ar­ ticle is intended to summarize the dynamic field of knowledge management and to describe how it can be used to make aca­ demic libraries more effective both inside the library and throughout the institution. Keywords: data; education; goals; http; information; knowledge; knowledge management; knowl­; libraries; library; management; new; organizations; research; services; support; use
• Selection for Digital Conversion in Academic Libraries by De Stefano, Paula (2001) - Having re­ viewed an array of possible selection cri­ teria and approaches deployed in the http:microfilming.42 http:assignments.41 http:technology.40 http:libraries.39 Selection for Digital Conversion in Academic Libraries 67 past to develop book collections and pre­ serve brittle books in academic libraries vis-à-vis digital conversion, it is surpris­ ing to discover what is actually driving the endeavor to create digital collections in academic libraries today. However, David Fielding and Carl Lagoze raised a good point in the con­ text of digital libraries when they asked, “is it really necessary to select materials in specific groupings or ‘collections’ to begin with, or just proceed on [a] use basis, or curriculum needs basis?”20 Keywords: approach; books; collections; conversion; decision; development; digital; http; ing; libraries; library; materials; new; preservation; research; selection; technology; use
• Assessing Information Literacy among Undergraduates: A Discussion of the Literature and the University of California-Berkeley Assessment Experience by Maughan, Patricia Davitt (2001) - As indicated in other studies of student library research skills, the UC-Berkeley experience confirms that students continue to be con­ fused by the elementary conventions for organizing and accessing information. On the UC-Berkeley campus, initial ef­ forts to assess information literacy skills of undergraduates have been conducted on a periodic and special project basis by a half-time user research coordinator cur­ rently employed in the Teaching Library. Keywords: assessment; berkeley; college; education; information; information literacy; instruction; libraries; library; literacy; percent; program; research; seniors; skills; standards; students; teaching; university; use
• Brown, John Seely, and Paul Duguid. The Social Life of Information. Boston: Harvard Business School Pr., 2000. 320p. $25.95, alk. paper (ISBN 0-87584-762-5). LC 99-49068. by Winter, Michael F. (2001) - Another factor here is that as work becomes more information intensive, the problems of gathering and distributing information tend to be largely performed electronically, but the problem of absorb­ ing all the new information is a social and January 2001 human problem, not an electronic or me­ chanical one. In looking at economic growth in three distinct periods beginning in 1948 and ending in about 1998, a nice, round fifty-year period, analysts have noted that investments in information technology and productivity appear to be related in­ versely and not directly, as we might ex­ pect. Keywords: book; context; information; knowledge; libraries; life; term; work
• The Ties That Bind: (December 31, 2000) by WILSON, BETSY (2001) - false /IncludeInteractive false /IncludeLayers false /IncludeProfiles true /MarksOffset 9 /MarksWeight /HighResolution /RasterVectorBalance 1 >> /FormElements false /GenerateStructure false /IncludeBookmarks false /IncludeHyperlinks Keywords: future; information; libraries; library; objective; university
• University Library Directors in the Association of Research Libraries: The Next Generation, Part One by Hernon, Peter; Powell, Ronald R.; Young, Arthur P. (2001) - Regard­ ing the 1998 survey, four directors did not have a degree in LIS: one had a master 's degree and three had a Ph.D. Review of the Literature Rerrence f. hech, in a stedy of 354 aca­ demic library directors, foend that they tend to be more involved with internal, rather than external, managerial roles.9 Michael ann Moskowitz, in a study con­ ducted in the 1s8os, reached a similar finding, but both investigators found some differences by type of institution.lO Each speculated about why these differ­ ences occurredY bech also discovered that library directors, like other academic managers, tend to be reactiveY Keith M. Cottam documented the shift in roles, functions, and activities from predomi­ nantly internal affairs to an increasing emphasis on external ones. Finally, library directors, it was noted by the senior management team (pretest interview, site A), have a skill set different from most deans. Keywords: arl; arl directors; arl libraries; attributes; change; college; director; experience; faculty; information; ing; institutions; issues; leadership; libraries; library; library directors; management; new; people; position; research; research libraries; role; site; skills; staff; time; university; university library; work; � �
• Users’ Hierarchical Perspectives on Library Service Quality: A “LibQUAL+” Study by Cook, Colleen; Heath, Fred; Thompson, Bruce (2001) - The LibQUAL+ diagnostic tool, a product of the ARL’s New Measures Initiative, shows that although a single factor dominates user thinking about library service quality, all of the items used in the survey suffuse this factor. The results mean that ongoing efforts to evaluate library service quality would do well to invoke both levels of characteriz­ ing service. Keywords: arl; factor; libraries; library; model; order; percent; perceptions; quality; research; service; study; users
• Selected Reference Books of 2000 by McIlvaine, Eileen (2001) - Guide BE83) has been thoroughly revised with a “substantial number of new entries coming from the increasingly influential area of gender politics, Queer Theory and Masculinity Studies. In addition, there are major entries on such aspects of archaeological theory as behavioral ar­ chaeology, catastrophe theory, chaos theory, diffusionism, feminist and gender archaeology, Marxist archaeology, neo­ evolutionism, and others reflecting the numerous approaches to archaeological interpretation. Keywords: american; archaeology; articles; bibliography; books; dictionary; edition; encyclopedia; english; entries; guide; history; index; isbn; libraries; list; literature; movements; music; new; reference; terms; volume; women; work; world
• Borgman, Christine L. From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Pr., 2000. 324p. $42, alk. paper (ISBN 0-262-02473-x). LC 99-39906. by Henige, David (2001) - America’s Library: The Story of the Library of Congress, 1800– 2000. Pr., in asso­ ciation with the Library of Congress, 2000. Keywords: book; borgman; congress; information; librarian; libraries; library
• Best-Sellers in Academic Libraries by Crawford, Gregory A.; Harris, Matthew (2001) - However, academic libraries generally do not col­ lect such material, and if they do, they often discard it when its circulation slows or when it stops mirroring the practices of public libraries. Because these works are a reflection of the time and culture in which they were pro­ duced, they also can be an important re­ source for academic libraries. Keywords: culture; fiction; libraries; library; ownership; popular; public; research; sellers; titles; year
• Electronic Pathfinders in Academic Libraries: An Analysis of Their Content and Form by Dahl, Candice (2001) - Further, it demonstrated that specific guidelines must be created for electronic pathfinders because they pose particular problems that are not addressed in the current literature about pathfinders in general. For example, Mount Allison (ranked first in the prima­ rily undergraduate category) did not have electronic pathfinders referring to more than electronic resources, and so the schools ranking second, third, and fourth were included. Keywords: english; history; information; libraries; library; literature; pathfinders; philosophy; resources; use
• Electronic Resources: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? by Schaffner, Bradley L. (2001) - There is also a presumption that electronic access will mean added value to library patrons, but it begs the question if the access is at a cost patrons are unwilling to pay.11 Indeed, academic librarians and pa­ trons must carefully weigh the benefit versus the cost of electronic resources. Because digitiza­ tion and electronic access is relatively new, it is often seen to be “better” than traditional formats such as newspapers or books. Keywords: access; cost; formats; information; libraries; library; online; paper; publications; research; resources; re­; students; technology; use; web
• A Tool to Assess Journal Price Discrimination by Meyer, Richard W. (2001) - The article concludes with a description of an analytical tool that may be used to assess journal prices. Economic Theory and Model To analyze the effects of electronic avail­ ability on journal price, a straightforward model was established that applied ordi­ nary least squares (OLS) regression on cross-sectional data similar to analyses reported by others.3 Earlier models typi­ cally regressed price on a number of vari­ ables to distinguish the statistical rel­ evance of publisher type in determining price.4 Not only do these studies confirm librarians’ belief that certain publishers practice price discrimination, but they also show that periodical prices are driven by other factors, as well. Keywords: analysis; circulation; data; journal; libraries; library; model; monopoly; monopoly power; number; power; price; publishers; results; science; titles; variables
• Arms, William Y. Digital Libraries. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Pr., 2000. 287p. $45, alk. paper (ISBN 0262011808). LC 99‐14773. by Veaner, Allen B. (2001) - Finally, Cullen urges librarians, publish­ ers, and authors to push forward to find methods to mark digital works with iden­ tifiers that will prove authorship. Arms correctly points out that many people who grew up with the Internet believe they have “discovered” online information systems and are com­ pletely unaware that the concepts form­ ing the basis of digital libraries were long ago researched and developed by the li­ brary community. Keywords: arms; book; digital; information; libraries; library; work
• Successes and Failures of Digital Libraries: 35th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, 1998. Eds. Su‐san Harum and Michael Twidale. Ur‐bana: Univ. of Illinois Graduate School of Library Information Science, 2000. 134p. $30 (ISBN 0-87845-107-2). by McCombs, Gillian M. (2001) - Other papers range from a discussion of the semantic issues inherent in digital libraries (Hsinchun Chen) to a retrospective on the Illinois Digital Library Project (Bruce Schwartz et al.). In sum, this collection of papers pro­ vides a historic marker on the laser beam Keywords: digital; libraries; library; paper; research; willinsky
• Willinsky, John. If Only We Knew: Increasing the Public Value of Social Science Research. New York: Routledge, 2000. 252p. $85 cloth (ISBN 0-415-92651-3), $22.95 paper (ISBN 0-415-92652-1). LC 00-035275. by Welburn, William C. (2001) - From the acknowledgments at the very beginning of his new book, John Willinsky’s view of public knowledge is evident. It is an obvious thesis at first glance, as Willinsky argues relentlessly, if not repetitively, for the im­ portance of public knowledge of research produced by social scientists. Keywords: knowledge; libraries; public; research; willinsky
• Oversimplified Speculation on the Demise of Libraries by RIGGS, DONALD E. (2001) - In nearly every issue of College & Research Libraries published in the past five years, at least one article is related to the use of technology in academic libraries. Conclusion Simplified or not, speculation on the fu­ ture of academic libraries will magnify as evolving technology becomes more so­ phisticated. Keywords: access; libraries; library; research; resources
• What Do They Really Think? Assessing Student and Faculty Perspectives of a Web-based Tutorial to Library Research by Michel, Stephanie (2001) - The preliminary questions asking for in­ formation about student computer usage produced some interesting results. Although computer-assisted instruction techniques offer numerous advantages over other formats of library instruction, these methods are not infallible. Keywords: cai; computer; faculty; guide; highlander; highlander guide; http; instruction; libraries; library; library instruction; percent; research; skills; students; use; web
• Benchmarking Reference Desk Service in Academic Health Science Libraries: A Preliminary Survey by Robbins, Kathryn; Daniels, Kathleen (2001) - Recently, several reports of benchmarking studies in academic libraries have been published that look at service measurements such as wait times and Web site usage.10–12 Suzanne H. Angel and Leslie G. Mackler described a benchmarking survey of hospital libraries that examined a range of library services, including reference performance.13 How­ ever, the libraries that Angel and Mackler studied did not use a standardized means of determining patron satisfaction, so it is unclear how comparable their results were. robbins.p65 348 College & Research Libraries July 2001 Benchmarking Reference Desk Service in Academic Health Science Libraries: A Preliminary Survey Kathryn Robbins and Kathleen Daniels This preliminary study was designed to benchmark patron perceptions of reference desk services at academic health science libraries, using a standard questionnaire. Keywords: academic; benchmarking; desk; libraries; library; quality; questions; reference; service; study
• Usability of the Academic Library Web Site: Implications for Design by McGillis, Louise; Toms, Elaine G. (2001) - John D’Angelo and Sherry K. Little examined twenty Web sites to assess adherence to Web site de­ sign guidelines.11 All of these examinations of library Web sites have a developer or administrative focus and do not address the essential question: Can users accom­ plish tasks to meet their goals? The authors concluded that library Web sites fail to take into account how people approach the information problem and often reflect traditional library structures. Keywords: home; libraries; library; library web; menu; page; participants; percent; research; site; study; tasks; test; usability; user; web; web site
• A Comparison of Web-based and Paper-and-Pencil Library Satisfaction Survey Results by Perkins, Gay Helen; Yuan, Haiwang (2001) - they used WKU Libraries’ printed re­ Thirty-three percent (n = 153) of the Web- sources “monthly” (X =2.97, S.D.=.94) based survey respondents and 31 percent (table 3). based survey respon­ **p < .001 dents and 81 percent (n 374 College & Research Libraries July 2001 were classified based TABLE 3 on the following crite-Comparison of Paper-and-Pencil and Web-based ria: item means in theSurvey Mean Responses to Item 5, Frequency of Use range 3.5–5.0 were con-of WKU Libraries' Printed Resources sidered positive, item means in the range 2.5– urvey Method X X_ _ 3.5 were considered Paper-and-pencil 2.97 .94 .26 365 808 3.68** neutral, and itemWeb-based 2.71 1.08 449 means in the range 1.0– 2.5 were considered Note: The rating scale for this item was: I = Once a year or less, 2 = negative. Keywords: libraries; library; paper; pencil; respondents; responses; survey; web; wku
• Kaser, David. Just Lucky, I Guess: My Adventurous Life as a Hoosier Librarian. New York: Vantage Pr., 2000. 231p. $13.95, paper (ISBN: 0-533-13243-6). LC 99-94965. by Farber, Evan Ira (2001) - He la­ ments that the profession is splintering into archivists and records managers rather than working together as records professionals. With this book, Cox has made a significant contribution to the body of publications focusing on the records profession; for archivists, librar­ ians, and records managers, Closing an Era is a book worth reading.—Norma Myers, East Tennessee State University. Keywords: book; cox; libraries; library; profession; records; years
• McMullen, Haynes. American Libraries before 1876. Foreword by Kenneth E. Carpenter. Westport, Conn.: Green wood Pr. (Beta Phi Mu Monograph, no. 6), 2000. 179p. $62.50, alk. paper (ISBN 031331277x). LC 99-043164. by Segal, Judith (2001) - Library schools would do 382 College & Research Libraries well to own a copy. The major purpose of his book is to provide a rationale and a methodol­ ogy for taking the demands of individual LIS markets (determined primarily by the surveying of library managers) and us­ ing them to shape LIS curricula, both in graduate and undergraduate programs. Keywords: book; education; libraries; library; lis
• White, Herbert S. Librarianship: Quo Vadis?: Opportunities and Dangers as We Face the New Millennium. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. 399p. $65 (ISBN 1-56308-807-X). LC 00-041219. by Gorman, Michael (2001) - On the other hand, White does not hesitate to question whether libraries are crucial to society, to decry the fact that librarians are not asser­ tive enough (particularly in seeking ad­ equate salaries), and to prefer managers to leaders in creating successful libraries. There cannot be many of us who like what went on during the assassination of Berkeley’s library school, think “the information superhigh­ way” a useful metaphor, or approve of most library “outsourcing.” Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; white
• The Changing Nature of Work in Academic Libraries by Lynch, Beverly P.; Smith, Kimberley Robles (2001) - This study, the first step toward that under­ standing, seeks to systematically identify specific changes in library jobs. 407 mailto:kimberle@csufresno.edu mailto:bplynch@ucla.edu 408 College & Research Libraries September 2001 ies advertising nationally would likely identify job changes and structural changes of enough importance to describe them in national advertisements. Keywords: ads; change; college; degree; jobs; knowledge; librarian; libraries; library; new; percent; positions; reference; requirements; research; services; skills; work
• The Measurement of Use of Web-based Information Resources: An Early Look at Vendor-supplied Data by Blecic, Deborah D.; Fiscella, Joan B.; Wiberley, Stephen E. (2001) - It discusses the problems and issues of comparing use data from different vendors. In the management literature in 1954, J. M. Juran discussed the phenomenon by which a small percentage of elements (the vital few) accounted for a large portion of an effect.16 Juran’s Vital Few principle was introduced to the library literature by Richard L. Trueswell in 1969, who demonstrated that often 80 percent of library use is satisfied by 20 percent of materials.17 Keywords: abstracts; aug; data; databases; icolc; jan; libraries; library; number; queries; resources; sessions; study; time; use; users; vendors; web
• Selected Reference Books, 2000–2001 by McIlvaine, Eileen (2001) - Although the en­ cyclopedia is not illustrated, many entries do include charts. As in the earlier edition, bibliographies and work lists following each article remain selective. Keywords: american; articles; author; bibliography; books; dictionary; edition; encyclopedia; entries; entry; guide; index; in­; isbn; lccn; libraries; list; names; new; reader; reference; research; series; subject; title; topics; volume; women; words; work
• Creating Web-Accessible Databases: Case Studies for Libraries, Museums, and Other Nonprofits. Ed. Julie M. Still. Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 2001. 184p. $39.50 (ISBN 1-57387-104‐4). LC 00-063283. by Kotter, Wade (2001) - Al­ though many important concepts are dis­ cussed, the key issue raised by Jantz is the importance of creating a reusable platform to support Web publishing no matter the content and nature of the specific database. In this chapter, Richard Gartner discusses the importance of standards, and his argument for XML as perhaps the best standard for Web publishing might well become required reading for any librarian interested in creating Web-accessible da­ tabases. Keywords: books; bowers; libraries; library; publishing; studies; web
• Dilevko, Juris. Unobtrusive Evaluation of Reference Service and Individual Responsibility: The Canadian Experience. Westport, Conn.: Ablex (Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services), 2000. 220p. $69.50 cloth (ISBN 1567505066), $24.95 paper (1567505074). LC 99-058739. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2001) - One of the objections to unobtrusive testing has been that in most libraries fac­ tual questions make up a relatively small percentage of all reference inquiries, and therefore poor performance in answering such questions, though lamentable, can­ not be taken as an adequate assessment of overall reference service. Budget cuts, overworked library personnel, and other constraints are cited sympathetically, but Keywords: dilevko; libraries; library; questions; reference; service; web
• Libraries and the Book Trade: The Formation of Collections from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century. Eds. Robin Myers, Michael Harris, and Giles Mandelbrote. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Pr. (Publishing Pathways Series), 2000. 192p. (ISBN 1-58456-034-7). LC 00-058865. by Jones, Plummer Alston (2001) - Elisabeth S. Leedham-Green, formerly deputy keeper of the Cambridge Univer­ sity Archives, in her essay, “Booksellers and Libraries in Sixteenth-Century Cam­ bridge,” clearly documents that libraries had to rely on gifts and bequests for their accessions and that it was not until the seventeenth century that most college li­ braries set about selecting books for pur­ chase. Libraries and the Book Trade: The Forma- tion of Collections from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century. Keywords: book; century; essay; libraries; library; university
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña. Ethnic Diversity in Library and Information Science. Champaign: Univ. of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science (Library Trends, vol. 49, no. 1), 2000. 219p. $18.50 (ISSN 0024-2594). by Rhodes, Kelly C. (2001) - The book presents for its readers the struggles that people of color have endured in an effort to gain both an understanding of, and adequate representation in, the develop­ ment and delivery of library services. The contributing authors present the early history of library services to Afri­ can Americans, Asian/Pacific Islander Americans, Chinese Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. Keywords: book; diversity; information; libraries; library
• Technological Change in the Workplace: A Statewide Survey of Community College Library and Learning Resources Personnel by Poole, Carolyn E.; Denny, Emmett (2001) - This investigation examined how employees in Florida community college library and learning resource centers are dealing with technological change in their work environment. Commu­ nity college library systems in other states often look to Florida when making stra­ tegic and tactical plans for their state sys­ tems.4 If community colleges are key provid­ ers of computer/technical education, and Florida in particular is a model two-year system, one might wonder whether li­ brary employees in these statewide insti­ tutions are in a better position to deal with technochange in the workplace because they are so well supported, philosophi­ cally and practically. Keywords: automation; change; college; community; computer; florida; http; jones; learning; libraries; library; new; personnel; research; re­; staff; support; technology; technostress; training; work
• The Importance of Leadership Diversity: The Relationship between Diversity and Organizational Success in the Academic Environment by Winston, Mark D. (2001) - Generally, rankings of this type focus on enrollment or gradu­ ation rates for members of particular eth­ nic groups, such as Hispanics, in the pub­ lication “Colleges Awarding the Most Bachelors Degrees to Hispanics” and on similar rankings related to Asian Ameri­ cans and African Americans.31–33 The U.S. News and World Report publication, how­ ever, includes diversity rankings that fo­ cus on minority enrollment overall and provides such rankings in relation to vari­ ous types of institutions, with similar types of institutions compared with one another. Thus, it seems that the study of diversity re­ quires further consideration of the nature Mark D. Winston is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, Information and Library Stud­ ies at Rutgers University; e-mail: Keywords: academic; colleges; data; diversity; institutions; leadership; libraries; rankings; relation; relationship; research; study; success
• Life Cycle Costs of Library Collections: Creation of Effective Performance and Cost Metrics for Library Resources by Lawrence, Stephen R.; Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; Brigham, Keith H. (2001) - As Martin M. Cummings concluded, “Analysis of costs in meaningful detail is essential to management, i.e., answering the question, ‘Are there alternate, less costly ways to do the same thing?’”20 Methodology This article presents a new and unique method for determining library costs. Table 5 demonstrates that monographs are overwhelmingly the largest source or driver of library costs, consuming 95 per­ cent of library life cycle expenditures. Keywords: analysis; arl; collections; cost; cycle; data; expenses; libraries; library; life; life cycle; materials; media; research; study; total; unit
• Tour Trends in Academic ARL Libraries by Oling, Lori; Mach, Michelle (2002) - However, at other times, the terms library orientation and library tour are used to de- fine a full-blown classroom instruction session.11 The literature on library tours reflects the evolution of tour formats, from guided walking tours to today’s virtual Web tours. Guided tours have long been a standard in academic libraries.12,13 De- spite their prevalence, the perceived value of guided tours is mixed. Keywords: academic; instruction; libraries; library; percent; respondents; self; students; survey; tours; web
• University Library Directors in the Association of Research Libraries: The Next Generation, Part Two by Hernon, Peter; Powell, Ronald R.; Young, Arthur P. (2002) - At the same time, funding organizations ought to be persuaded of their obligation to assist ef- forts to produce library directors with the prerequisite expertise and attributes. Li- brary directors generally found them- selves at a higher level of leadership de- velopment and ability than did their sub- ordinates, a common outcome of leader- ship studies.4 Paul H. Mosher, vice provost and di- rector of libraries at the University of Pennsylvania, characterized the position of university library director as one that has gone through various stages of change: “the ‘keeper ’, evolving to the ‘professor-librarian’” (up to 1928), “the collection or ‘bookman-librarian” (1928– 1970), “the organization man (or woman) or ‘scientific’ librarian” (1970–1985), and “the provocative or ‘networked’ librarian: the ‘change agent’… on the university stage” (1985–present). Keywords: arl; attributes; directors; knowledge; leadership; libraries; library; list; research; skills; university
• Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke. Neal-Schuman Electronic Classroom Handbook. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001. 257p. $75, alk. paper (ISBN 1555704077). LC 00-51958. by Rolland, Paul (2002) - Although the majority of major academic libraries today are likely to have electronic classrooms up and running, some still do not. As the use of electronic information in academia has increased, library-based instruction has evolved from handy op- tion to practical necessity. Keywords: book; classroom; information; instruction; libraries; library
• New Libraries Remain an Excellent Investment by RIGGS, DONALD E. (2002) - Despite its oversimplification, the belief that “everything is going to be online” influences decision makers not to fund requests for new libraries. Functions of library space are chang- ing; it is very important to keep the user’s expectations uppermost in mind while designing a new library. Keywords: building; libraries; library; services; use
• Music Libraries: Centralization versus Decentralization by Kuyper-Rushing, Lois (2002) - Wolfgang M. Freitag read a paper for this symposium entitled, “On Planning a Music Library,” which was subsequently published in the journal, Fontes Artis Musicae.6 Freitag identified three types of music libraries (those in large research libraries, in universities, and in music departments in smaller in- stitutions) and provided a typical descrip- tion of each type. This wide range of budgetary allowances begins to explain why music libraries that are “similar” (i.e., all ARL libraries) differ so much in col- lection size and location. Keywords: branch; collection; libraries; library; location; music
• Managing Meaning: Language and Technology in Academic Libraries by Coffey, Daniel; Lawson, Karen (2002) - On the other hand, a high proportion of administrators had below a fifty percent recognition level for nearly half of the technological terms identified in the survey, and the authors received only one comment on the low level of confidence of IT administrators in their dean/director ’s level of under- standing of technological terminology, and that was: “but why does that mat- ter?” Although the words themselves do not appear to be perceived as a problem for library administrators, how the words are used is definitely an issue for the admin- istrators who gave an example that would illustrate their answer to either the sur- vey question about the nature of techno- logical discussions in their library or the question about their perceived level of alienation from the technological deci- sion-making process. As might be expected, IT profes- sionals seldom or never felt alienated from the technological decision-making process in their libraries because of ter- minology and, to a great extent, neither do other library administrators. Keywords: administrators; discussions; information; libraries; library; meaning; new; services; technology; terms
• Toward Continual Reform: Progress in Academic Libraries in China by Ping, Ke; Zhang, Sha Li (2002) - Academic libraries have started placing greater emphasis on their human resources than before in order to maximize the ability of employees and to help them reach their potential. For a long time, academic libraries in China used a publisher ’s catalog called New Titles Announcement as a major source of se- lecting and ordering library materials, though this catalog did not cover every subject. Keywords: academic; china; departments; libraries; library; reading; services; university
• Leadership Competencies for Academic Librarians: The Importance of Development and Fund-raising by Winston, Mark D.; Dunkley, Lisa (2002) - The statement of leadership competencies has been intended to “identify a small set of attributes that successful leaders pos- sess, articulate them in ways that could be transferred across all leaders, and cre- ate leadership development experiences to ensure that future leaders possess these attributes. The research presented here describes the areas of expertise, experience, and skills associated with academic development positions in colleges and universities as a basis for identifying leadership competencies that are relevant to aca- demic librarians and administrators. Keywords: competencies; development; experience; fund; leadership; leadership competencies; libraries; library; positions; raising; responsibilities; skills
• Selected Reference Books of 2001 by McIlvaine, Eileen (2002) - Each step in that process has seen the addition of new articles to provide fuller coverage, first of the Italian and then of the British medieval experience. There are introductory bibliographic essays on reference works (although there is no mention of America: History and Life), Internet resources, microform collections, newspapers, government documents, oral history, art, music, and film. Keywords: articles; books; encyclopedia; entries; essays; guide; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; list; literature; medieval; new; reference; topics; volume; work
• Across Boundaries: The Book in Culture and Commerce. Eds. Bill Bell, Philip Bennett, and Jonquil Bevan. Winchester, Hampshire: St. Paul’s Bibliographies (ISBN 1873040474); New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Pr. (ISBN 1584560061), 2000. 160p. $39.95. LC 99-056404. by Jagodzinski, Cecile M. (2002) - Raven’s study of book exports to North America between 1750 and 1820 shows that books published in London continued to be the main source of reading material through the mid-nineteenth century. Lisa Jardine’s brief contribution on book purchasing by the Medici family argues that the Medicis bought books not just for their content, but also in order to “construct a lasting family reputation.” Keywords: book; boundaries; libraries; library; reading; work
• Herrington, TyAnna K. Controlling Voices: Intellectual Property, Humanistic Studies, and the Internet. Foreword by David Jay Bolter. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois Univ. Pr., 2001. 171p. $49.95, cloth (ISBN 0809323729); alk. paper, $18.95, paper (ISBN 0809323737). LC 00-56287. by Lougen, Colleen (2002) - Raven’s study of book exports to North America between 1750 and 1820 shows that books published in London continued to be the main source of reading material through the mid-nineteenth century. His essay shows how immigrants (and the children of immi- grants) created imagined communities with their homeland by importing books and newspapers into their new country, with the result that Scottish nationalism was alive and well from Edinburgh to Halifax to Detroit. Keywords: book; expert; herrington; information; law; libraries; library; property
• Tolzmann, Don Heinrich, Alfred Hessel, and Reuben Peiss. The Memory of Mankind: The Story of Libraries Since the Dawn of History. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Pr., 2001. 188p. $39.95 (ISBN 1584560495). LC 00-68213. by Ryan, Michael (2002) - In a short preface, he acknowledged that he would cover only libraries in the European tra- dition, leaving those of India and East Asia for others. Libraries with Lazzaro’s first edition will want to replace it with this one. Keywords: book; hessel; history; libraries; peiss; research; technology; tolzmann
• The Florida Community College Statewide Collection Assessment Project: Outcomes and Impact by Perrault, Anna H.; Adams, Tina M.; Smith, Rhonda; Dixon, Jeannie (2002) - The purpose of the project was “to provide baseline data for future collec- tion assessments, to promote the routine provision of collection analysis for librar- ies, to contribute to the establishment of norms for community college collections, and to use collection assessment as a force for establishing the need for increased funding for community college libraries. Under CCLA sponsorship, a compre- hensive collection assessment project of community college library/LRC mono- graphic collections was completed in 1998.2 The purpose of the project was to provide statewide comparative data to community college librarians and admin- istrators. Keywords: collection; community college; florida; florida community; funding; libraries; library; lrc
• Casson, Lionel. Libraries in the Ancient World. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Pr., 2001. 177p. $22.95, alk. paper (ISBN 0300088094). LC 00-11668. by Alexander, Jean (2002) - In Roman times, small libraries could be found in the pub- lic baths (something akin to the early Carnegie libraries with swimming pools). But smaller libraries did exist throughout the empire, usually gifts of wealthy patrons. Keywords: casson; history; information; libraries; library; read; reading
• Day, Ronald E. The Modern Invention of Information: Discourse, History, and Power. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois Univ. Pr., 2001. 139p. $35 alk. paper (ISBN 0809323907). LC 00-047033. by Welburn, William (2002) - Uni- versity, has written in The Modern Inven- tion of Information, a cogent analysis of information in a society that takes the very word itself for granted. In Weaver and Wiener, one finds a link between commu- nication and scientific information in their articulation of a scientific theory of com- 292 College & Research Libraries Keywords: book; day; history; information; libraries; work
• Jackson, H. J. Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books. New Haven, Conn., and London: Yale Univ. Pr., 2001. 324p. $27.95, alk. paper (ISBN 0300088167). LC 00-043721. by Garrett, Jeffrey (2002) - Readers Writing in Books, Coleridge was often begged by owners of private collec- tions to write in the margins of books they owned, marks that would then be shown with pride to later visitors, as if to say “Coleridge was here.” In all, about 200 titles are listed in her bibli- ography of annotated books, each with copy location and annotator’s name. Keywords: annotator; books; democracy; information; jackson; libraries; marginalia; work
• Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty. Ed. Nancy Kranich. Chicago: ALA, 2001. 223p. $32 (ISBN 083890808X). LC 2001-22974. by Rhodes, Kelly C. (2002) - If we look at the institutions that embody and best symbolize our democratic ideals, libraries are at the fore- front, especially in their defense of free and open access to information for all people. Susan B. Kretchmer, author of “The Li- brary Internet Access Controversy and De- mocracy,” provides an excellent and infor- mative overview on the use of filtering soft- ware in libraries and the controversy this has generated as a potential threat to the open access to information and the public’s right to know. Keywords: access; democracy; essays; information; libraries; library; role; section
• Virilio, Paul. The Information Bomb. Trans. Chris Turner. London: Verso, 2000. 160p. $23 (ISBN 1859847455). LC 00-32471. by Harger, Elaine (2002) - The power of information technology to penetrate, stupefy, de-fuse the human mind, and wreak havoc on information infrastructures is akin to the power of ra- dioactivity to penetrate matter—to de- stroy, mutate, and contaminate for cen- turies. For Virilio, information technology and technoscience are inducing a period of profound irresponsibility. Keywords: book; democracy; information; libraries; virilio; world
• Challenges That Academic Library Directors Are Experiencing as Perceived by Them and Their Supervisors by McElrath, Eileen (2002) - If there are differences in the perceptions of challenges encountered by library directors, it is logical to assume a resultant discrepancy in the support given by the CAO. Because no earlier data have been found for library directors from the study’s institutions, no conclusion can be drawn about changes within the popula- tion. Keywords: academic; alds; caos; challenges; change; directors; information; libraries; library; library directors; perceptions; research; study
• From Scraps to Reams: A Survey of Printing Services in Academic Libraries by Ashmore, Beth; Morris, Sara E. (2002) - In ad- dition to the literature dealing specifically with library printing services, there are articles on the best way to manage public printing resources in an academic setting. This article seeks to recognize the cur- rent trends in academic library printing and to give guidance to those currently grappling with the how and why of pro- viding printing services. Keywords: charging; fee; fees; institutions; libraries; library; printing; services; system; users
• Discovering How Students Search a Library Web Site: A Usability Case Study by Augustine, Susan; Greene, Courtney (2002) - Not only do library Web sites offer informa- tion about policies, items, and services available in the physical library, they also conveniently deliver electronic resources, such as electronic journals, reference tools, research guides, and electronic books, directly to the patron’s computer screen. Although not a new issue in the field, the use of highly technical language and jargon in library Web sites frequently poses difficul- ties for users of library Web sites as well.11,12 Battleson, Booth, and Weintrop reported that users had “obvious confusion with terminology.”13 Keywords: authors; find; information; libraries; library; participants; research; search; site; students; task; testing; usability; users; web; web site
• Toward Developing a Framework of Cost Elements for Preserving Authentic Electronic Records into Perpetuity by Sanett, Shelby (2002) - Components to be devel- oped would include preservation policy, preservation funding planning and devel- opment, preservation decision-making models, and preservation cost models that integrate the unique properties which electronic materials and the insti- tutions that house them share. Background Articles regarding accounting, costs, and cost models within a library setting from a variety of perspectives have been writ- ten about the usefulness of managerial accounting in libraries, modeling specific to the information science field, and cost studies and methods related to online bib- liographic searching and evaluating in- formation retrieval systems.9–12 With re- spect to cost models, two particular articles should be mentioned: a cost model developed to estimate the costs of options associated with acquiring peri- odicals within libraries, and a cost model developed to assess the feasibility of stor- age and weeding programs within aca- demic libraries and to provide informa- tion for planning and budgeting of such programs when they are shown to be fea- sible.13,14 Digital library researchers Arturo Crespo and Hector Garcia-Molina have written about costs as they relate to the design of an archival repository.15,16 The authors defined an archival digital reposi- tory as “a repository that guarantees long- term data survivability.”17 Keywords: access; archives; authenticity; cost; data; elements; information; libraries; model; preservation; process; records; research; table; task; use
• The Cost Function and Scale Economies in Academic Research Libraries by Liu, Lewis Guodo (2002) - The report provided a library cost trend analysis and showed that library cost per capita and circulation unit cost decreased as public library size increased, indicating econo- mies of scale, but also pointed out that savings were not expected to be substan- tial.9 Baumol and Matityahu Marcus later studied costs of academic libraries, which led to the publication of a book in 1973.10 No production function or cost functions were dealt with in their book. To be able to provide more accurate es- timates for library costs and economies of scale, this study took into account the multiproduct and multiservice nature of academic research libraries. Keywords: circulation; collections; cost; economies; function; libraries; library; output; research; scale; study; volumes
• Use of Main or Branch Library Web Pages on Public Access Computers in Academic Branch Libraries: Results of a Listserv Inquiry by Breckbill, Anita; Baldwin, Virginia (2002) - Another said, “The issue of branch library home pages is a sticky one here, too. It goes on to say that “Branch libraries typically have a special relationship with one or more academic departments…. Keywords: branch; home; libraries; library; library web; page; site; web; web page
• The Ownership of Religious Texts by Academic Libraries by Harris, Matthew; Crawford, Gregory A. (2002) - This study examined the ownership of religious texts within academic libraries that were members of the Associated College Libraries of Cen- tral Pennsylvania (ACLCP). Due to the growing religious diversity of the students, faculty, staff, and community users of these libraries, ownership of religious texts has become more important in order to serve these individuals more fully. Keywords: bible; college; holy; libraries; library; religion; study; texts; university; works
• Brown, Carol R. Interior Design for Libraries: Drawing on Function & Appeal. Chicago: ALA, 2002. 143p. $45, alk. paper (ISBN 0838908292). LC 2002-1325. by Boyer, Larry M. (2002) - Successes can be shared with other libraries and submitted in com- petitions for prestigious awards. Sad to say, most library catalogers who work a forty-hour week for eleven months of the year and keep house and body to- gether in modern times have little time (or energy?) for advanced learning. Keywords: cataloging; college; gla; gustavus; libraries; library; planning; work
• Haeuser, Michael J. With Grace, Elegance, and Flair: The First 25 Years of Gustavus Library Associates. St. Peter, Minn.: Gustavus Adolphus College, 2002. 119p. $15.95 (ISBN 0-9602240-5-X). by Williams, Elizabeth M. (2002) - With Grace, Elegance, and Flair recounts successful ways in which friends groups can raise money and cre- ate partnerships to support and enhance library collections on college campuses. Successes can be shared with other libraries and submitted in com- petitions for prestigious awards. Keywords: college; friends; gla; gustavus; libraries; library
• Leadership in the Library and Information Science Professions: Theory and Practice. Ed. Mark D. Winston. Binghampton, N.Y.: Haworth Information Pr., 2001. 198p. alk. paper, $44.95, cloth (ISBN 0789014157); $22.95, paper (ISBN 0789014165). LC 2001-39488. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2002) - Although the results of the studies were not entirely unexpected (for example, in the case of children’s librar- ians, interest in the content of the specialty and working with children were primary factors in the decision to adopt the spe- cialty), they point the way to a means for identifying the kinds of individuals who should be approached and persuaded to seek careers as library leaders. According to Glogoff, rather than being driven by tech- nology, library leaders can be the drivers if they use organizational structures that invite new ideas and promote adaptability. Keywords: book; chapter; essays; information; internet; leadership; libraries; library
• The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and Information Services. Ed. Lewis-Guodo Liu. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Pr. (Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science, no. 96), 2001. 334p. $64.95, alk. paper (ISBN 0313309205). LC 2001-23873. by Ruppel, Margie (2002) - The articles often focus on the Internet’s impact in a specific area of library science, such as archives. Practitioners, however, might wish for more of a how-to manual for managing the Internet’s impact on library services.— Margie Ruppel, Southern Illinois University. Keywords: information; internet; libraries; library
• Patterns in Electronic Journal Usage: Challenging the Composition of Geographic Consortia by Davis, Philip M. (2002) - Skew in Title Use The variation in title use is heavily skewed, as illustrated in figure 3. Fig- ure 6 illustrates the difference in title use by current or archival status. Keywords: analysis; collection; data; institutions; journal; libraries; library; medical; patterns; research; titles; university; usage; use
• Improving Database Vendors’ Usage Statistics Reporting through Collaboration between Libraries and Vendors by Shim, Wonsik; McClure, Charles R. (2002) - The current work focuses on issues re- lated to acquiring, processing, and using vendor usage statistics at research librar- ies under the ARL E-Metrics Project. Although these mailing lists do not cover vendor statistics exclusively, there have been a considerable number of postings and threads on both regarding the topic. Keywords: data; database; database vendors; information; libraries; library; project; services; statistics; university; usage; usage statistics; use; vendors; yes
• A Snapshot of Early Adopters of E-journals: Challenges to the Library by Brennan, Martin J.; Hurd, Julie M.; Blecic, Deborah D.; Weller, Ann C. (2002) - Studies documenting the usage patterns of electronic journals have com- pared print and e-journal characteristics, surveyed faculty for their per- ceptions and expectations, and analyzed the impact on library practices. Fewer visits to the li- brary were necessary, although some sci- entists still enjoyed browsing through print journals. Keywords: access; articles; faculty; journals; libraries; library; participants; print; research; resources; study; use; web
• Applying Systems Design and Item Response Theory to the Problem of Measuring Information Literacy Skills by O’Connor, Lisa G.; Radcliff, Carolyn J.; Gedeon, Julie A. (2002) - Skill items were considered reliable if more than 50 per- cent and less than 90 percent of respon- dents answered items correctly. CTT is best suited for traditional testing situa- tions in which all members of the target population are administered the same or parallel sets of test items (e.g., classroom testing). Keywords: assessment; authors; data; information; instrument; items; libraries; library; literacy; phase; research; students; test; web
• Collecting and Safeguarding the Oral Traditions: An International Conference. Eds. John McIlwaine and Jean Whiffrin. Munich: K.G. Saur (IFLA Publications 95), 2001. 158p. $53 (ISBN 3598218257). by Henige, David (2002) - When libraries did find room for oral materials, it was generally in the form of transcripts rather than tapes; that is, the primary source was enthusiastically eschewed in favor of its simulacrum. Just the same, these essays are impor- tant in reinforcing the apparently not-so- obvious notion that there is a rewarding and symbiotic relationship between libraries and oral materials waiting to happen. Keywords: book; libraries; materials; projects; university; work
• Crosbie, Michael J., and Damon D. Hickey. When Change Is Set in Stone: An Analysis of Seven Academic Libraries Designed by Perry Dean Rogers & Partners. Chicago: ACRL, 2001. 104p., alk. paper, $60 (less 10% for ACRL members) (ISBN 0838981364). LC 2001-16069. by Loder, Michael W. (2002) - This firm has been “designing cam- pus libraries for the last thirty years,” and one might therefore assume they should know something about creating buildings that function well as academic libraries. It gives the reader a rare opportunity to view pictures, study plans, and read about a wide vari- ety of academic library types—from the huge complexes at Colorado State Univer- sity and University of Maryland-Baltimore to the almost-petite Science Library at the College of Wooster—all in one volume. Keywords: book; libraries; library; projects; university; work
• Evolution in Reference and Information Services: The Impact of the Internet. Ed. Di Su. Binghampton, N.Y.: Haworth (Copublished simultaneously as The Reference Librarian, no. 74), 2001. 230p. $49.95, cloth (ISBN 0789017229); $24.95, paper (ISBN 0789017237). LC 2001-59402. by Terry, Terese Mulkern (2002) - “E-mail Reference: Who, When, Where and What Is Asked” is an overview of the current state of e-mail reference in general and, specifically, at Colorado academic and public libraries. Al- though no earthshaking conclusions about the value of e-mail reference are presented, the detailed usage statistics provide an in- teresting tool for comparison. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; reference; web
• A Library Adventure: Comparing a Treasure Hunt with a Traditional Freshman Orientation Tour by Marcus, Sandra; Beck, Sheila (2003) - In general, researchers found tours to be a predominant method of introduc­ ing students to the library’s physical plant, services, and personnel.11–14 How­ ever, in 1965, Barbara Phipps studied two hundred libraries and reached the con­ clusion that library tours are effective in orientating students to the physical plant and ineffective in teaching library use.15 He recommended three ways to measure the impact of library tours; pretests and posttests on information re­ flecting educational objectives, student opinion surveys, and the measurement and evaluation of repeated questions at the reference desk.30 Although the authors found the use of a pretest unfeasible in the current study, they attempted to in­ clude a quantitative aspect to their tour http:tours.29 http:lectures.25 http:instruction.24 http:students.23 http:descriptions.22 http:skills.20 A Library Adventure 27 evaluations by combining a posttest and a student opinion survey in a question­ naire. Keywords: authors; book; clue; college; desk; hunt; information; learning; libraries; library; number; orientation; reference; research; self; students; time; tour; treasure; use
• Diversity Now: People, Collections, and Services in Academic Libraries: Selected Papers from the Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium Diversity Conference. Ed. Teresa Y. Neely and Kuang-Hwei (Janet) Lee-Smeltzer. New York: Haworth, 2002. 308p. alk. paper $69.95 cloth, (ISBN 0789016966); $39.95 paper (ISBN 0789016974). LC 2002-17175. by Rhodes, Kelly (2003) - In the December 1960 issue of Library Jour- nal, newly appointed editor Eric Moon wrote his infamous editorial, “The Silent Subject,” in which he complained that the library profession, specifically the ALA, had generally ignored the racial segrega- tion of public libraries in the South. Diversity Now is a col- lection of sixteen articles, originally pre- sentations for the Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium Diversity Conference held in April 2000, bringing together the “best practices in academic libraries in the ar- eas of people, collections, and services.” Keywords: development; diversity; libraries; library; movement; profession; public; role
• Graham, Patterson Toby. A Right to Read: Segregation and Civil Rights in Alabama’s Public Libraries, 1900–1965. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Univ. of Alabama Pr., 2002. 191p. $37.50 (ISBN 0817311440). LC 2001-5918. by Jones, Plummer Alston (2003) - In the December 1960 issue of Library Jour- nal, newly appointed editor Eric Moon wrote his infamous editorial, “The Silent Subject,” in which he complained that the library profession, specifically the ALA, had generally ignored the racial segrega- tion of public libraries in the South. Despite the qualified suc- cess of the Julius Rosenwald Fund in es- tablishing library service for black mine workers in Walker County, and the enlight- ened collaboration of the National Youth Administration (NYA) and the industrial leadership of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company (Acipco), which led to the es- tablishment of the Slossfield Branch of the Birmingham Public Library in 1940, Gra- ham characterizes the 1930s as a decade full of missed and only partially realized opportunities in the provision of library service to African Americans. Keywords: alabama; libraries; library; movement; public; years
• Hauptman, Robert. Ethics and Librarianship. Foreword by Peter Hernon. Jefferson, N.C., and London: McFarland, 2002. 151p. alk. paper $35 (ISBN 0786413069). LC 2002-131. by Zhang, Sha Li (2003) - In special libraries (law, medicine, and corporate libraries) and archival col- lections, the line between advising and assisting patrons should be clear so that librarians will not be accused of mislead- ing patrons. In Montgomery, library integration came in 1962 after a series of sit-ins and court action, and despite Ku Klux Klan resis- tance. Keywords: author; book; box; ethics; hauptman; libraries; library; public
• Scholarly Publishing: Books, Journals, Publishers, and Libraries in the Twentieth Century. Ed. Richard E. Abel, Lyman W. Newlin, Katina Strauch, and Bruce Strauch. New York: Wiley, 2002. 318p. alk. paper $29.95, (ISBN 0471219290). LC 2001-6154. by Riley, John (2003) - This publication provides a unique view into the world of scholarly publishing. Despite the large number of books now coming out in the field of publishing his- tory and the flood of books critical of the current state of education, there are no works that treat so thoroughly the history, current situation, and future prospects of scholarly publishing. Keywords: books; history; information; libraries; library; publishing; university
• The Wild-Card Academic Library in 2013 by Billings, Harold (2003) - Xiaoming Liu et al., �Arc�An OAI Service Provider for Digital Library Federation,� D- Lib Magazine 7, no. 4 (April 2001). The transformational agents that have produced dramatic changes in academic libraries in recent years will continue to influence those librar- ies over the next decade, but it should not be assumed that the aca- demic library of 2013 will represent a natural progression from the li- brary of today. Keywords: academic; card; digital; information; libraries; library; research
• Succession: The Next Ones at Bat by Curran, William M. (2003) - Stanley J. Wilder, �The Changing Profile of Research Library Professionals,� ARL 208/ 209. Per cen t o f P op ula tio n Age Comparable Professionals Librarians <20 20�24 25�34 35�44 45�54 55�64 >=65 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% <=24 25�29 30�34 35�39 40�44 45�49 50�54 55�59 60�64 >=65 25% 20% 25% 10% 5% 0% Per cen t o f P op ula tio n Age 1986 1990 1994 1998 Succession: The Next Ones at Bat 137 manager�s position. Keywords: age; libraries; library; percent; positions; university; years
• Towards an Understanding of Annual Reports of University and Technikon Libraries in South Africa by Swanepoel, A.J.; Smit, I.P.J. (2003) - It includes issues such as the usefulness of annual reports, the future of annual re- ports, the readers of annual reports, an- nual report trends, and content analyses of annual reports.3�7 The latest develop- ments and trends in corporate annual re- porting also feature regularly at confer- ences, at annual competitions for the best annual report, and in newsletters and journals specifically aimed at corporate annual reporting.8�10 The Role of Annual Reports in University and Technikon Libraries From the introductory remarks above, it should be clear that many indicators point to the important role that annual reports play in the corporate world. Preparation of Annual Reports Section A of the questionnaire dealt with two questions regarding the preparation of library annual reports. Keywords: group; libraries; library; reports; technikon; university
• Selected Reference Books of 2001–2002 by McIlvaine, Eileen (2003) - A series of reproductions of title pages and illustrations provides a fuller sense of the character of Russian book publish- ing during this period. There are very good author (including names in the notes) and title indexes. Keywords: american; bibliography; books; des; dictionary; entries; history; index; isbn; libraries; library; new; reference; russian; series; title; volume; work
• Trends in Distant Student Use of Electronic Resources: A Survey by Kelley, Kimberly B.; Orr, Gloria J. (2003) - To answer this research question, the following survey questions were used as the basis for evaluating student library use behavior: • Survey question 4, “During a se- mester, how often do you visit a library to complete course-related assignments?” • Survey question 5, “When you do visit a library, which library do you visit most often to complete course-related as- signments?” • Survey question 6, “Please rank the quality of library services and materials in the library you visit most often.” The UMUC library’s resources are fully in- tegrated into the course management sys- 190 College & Research Libraries May 2003 tem, and instruction of online students has been a priority among the library staff. Keywords: libraries; library; online; resources; students; survey; use; web
• Building Preservation: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Stacks Assessment by Teper, Thomas H.; Atkins, Stephanie S. (2003) - Af- ter thirteen years without a preservation program and without any signifi- cant facilities improvements, the results provide insight into the results of deferred collections care and facilities maintenance and offer guidance for conducting similar studies with other research library collections. Biases Although the authors made every effort to include as much of the collection as possible within the sample, the necessary exclusion of certain collection materials means that some biases exist in the study. Keywords: assessment; binding; collection; damage; items; libraries; library; number; paper; percent; preservation; stacks; stacks collection
• The Role of the Academic Library in Promoting Student Engagement in Learning by Kuh, George D.; Gonyea, Robert M. (2003) - On average, college students spend as much time on the Internet as they do studying.3 There also is the possibility that, as mentioned earlier, stu­ dents use different baselines when report­ ing gains.50 Despite these limitations, the CSEQ research program represents one of the most extensive national databases with survey information from college students related to their quality of effort and gains from college. Keywords: college; college student; cseq; education; experiences; gains; http; information; information literacy; items; learning; libraries; library; literacy; percent; quality; report; research; students; study; university; use; year
• Book Availability Revisited: Turnaround Time for Recalls versus Interlibrary Loans by Gregory, David J.; Pedersen, Wayne A. (2003) - For precisely this reason, and with no hard data to confirm this, the authors suspected that little real progress had been made in reducing the turn­ around time for library recalls. Interlibrary Loan Unlike the performance of recalls, which has received scant attention in the con­ text of book availability studies, the per­ formance of ILL has been scrutinized closely for many years, and performance indicators are well established. Keywords: availability; average; book; circulation; college; date; days; ill; item; libraries; library; loan; patron; percent; recall; research; satisfaction; study; time; turnaround; turnaround time
• Slow Fires Still Burn: Results of a Preservation Assessment of Libraries in L’viv, Ukraine, and Sofia, Bulgaria by Baird, Brian J.; Schaffner, Bradley L. (2003) - This research is needed in order to develop a baseline of knowledge on the condition of library collections in East Central Europe similar to what we have for research libraries in the United States. The coun­ try is wealthy, and funding agencies within the country acknowledge the importance of library preservation and are willing to support such activities. Keywords: building; bulgaria; collections; condition; libraries; library; l’viv; materials; national; national library; preservation; research; slavic; ukraine; years
• Books, Libraries, Reading & Publishing in the Cold War. Ed. Hermina G. B. Anghelescu and Martine Poulain. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, The Center for the Book, 2001. 297p. alk. paper, $25 (ISBN 084441056-X). LC 2001-41208. by Harger, Elaine (2003) - These headings are proof positive that Cold War mentalities are alive and well (or maybe just on automatic pilot) at least in the cataloging department of the Library of Congress. The U.S. was not deci- mated by war, and it was first and fore- most interested in weighting the balance of Cold War-era power in its favor, har- nessing intellectual energies and products as one means to that end. Keywords: book; cold; essays; libraries; library; war
• The Future of the City of Intellect: The Changing American University. Ed. Steven Brint. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ. Pr., 2002. 353p. alk. paper, cloth $55 (ISBN 0804744203); paper $24.95 (ISBN 0804745315). LC 2002-1560. by Collins, John W. (2003) - Today, of course, his vision of research universities as cities unto themselves is the reality in which many of us live and work every day. The competitive challenge among universities requires that they have the best facilities (libraries?), the best faculty, and the best social and cul- tural components to enhance campus life. Keywords: book; change; congresses; future; indexes; libraries; new; university
• Tate, Thelma H. Camel Library Services in Kenya, July 22–28, 2001: Report on the Assessment of Non-Motorized Mobile Libraries. The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA Professional Report, no. 73), 2002. 51p. Euro 10 (ISBN 9070916835; ISSN 01681931). Tate, Thelma H. The Donkey-Drawn Mobile Library Services in Zimbabwe, August 6–13, 2001: Report on the Assessment of Non-Motorized Mobile Libraries. The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA Professional Report, no. 72), 2002. 38p. Euro 10 (ISBN 9070916843; ISSN 01681931). by Olden, Anthony (2003) - There are no linkages to the history of mobile library service in Africa, or indeed to book and library development in gen- eral. The camels are well looked after, being given days of rest and checks by veterinarians for camel pox, hepatitis, anthrax, capparis poisoning, ticks, and worms. Keywords: camel; kenya; libraries; library; province; service
• Wagner, Ralph D. A History of the Farmington Plan. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2002. 441p. alk. paper, $69.50 (ISBN 0810842599). LC 2002-17624. by Wheeler, William J. (2003) - Throughout the book, Wagner adds a layer of insight through his interpretive use of current nonprofit marketing and organization theory to suggest flaws in Farmington planning that are common to attempts to promote altruistic goals in a practical world. Libraries ultimately lose if they do not stand together, yet their failure to stand together on some deals likely stems from many of the same underlying issues that afflicted Farmington Plan partner- ships. Keywords: book; farmington; libraries; library; plan; wagner
• Assessing Collection Usefulness: An Investigation of Library Ownership of the Resources Graduate Students Use by Smith, Erin T. (2003) - However, the general distribution of cited works by age remained constant. Figure 2 represents the distribution of cited works by age for all four disciplin- ary categories. Keywords: citations; dissertations; libraries; library; ownership; percent; sciences; theses; works
• Salary Market Equity at the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries: A Case Study Follow-up by Seaman, Scott; Krismann, Carol; Carter, Nancy (2003) - And, in fact, throughout the four-year period, market salaries did in- crease at different rates for different posi- tion classifications. There were also notable successes in raising specific continuing clas- sifications of faculty to market salaries. Keywords: aau; equity; libraries; market; mean; percent; salaries; salary; university; years
• Selected Reference Books, 2002–2003 by McIlvaine, Eileen (2003) - The Oxford encyclopedia uses the same intuitive organizing principle as the Facts on File version: alphabetical entries, accompanied by a back-of-the-book index that allows the reader to find both main entries and subjects subsumed within those entries. It also includes historical maps from Spanish, Russian, American, Portuguese, and Dan- ish cartography. Keywords: bibliography; book; encyclopedia; entries; history; index; isbn; libraries; maps; music; new; reference; volume; work
• Gorman, Michael. The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance. Chicago: ALA, 2003. 157p. $35 (ISBN 0838908462). LC 2002-151679. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2003) - In the past few years, Michael Gorman has published several books and articles that address the hype about technology and the notion that libraries and librar- ians have no future. The book’s eleven chapters are grouped into four sections: “Libraries and Communi- cations Technology,” “Reading and the Web,” “Library Work and the Future of Libraries,” and “Overcoming Stress and Achieving Harmony.” Keywords: book; cataloging; gorman; libraries; library; resources; web
• Libraries in the Information Society. Ed. Tatiana V. Ershova and Yuri E. Hohlov. Munchen: Saur (IFLA Publications, 102), 2002. 172p. 58 EUR; 43.50 EUR for IFLA members (ISBN 359821832X). by Finnegan, Gregory A. (2003) - It is too bad we cannot make it required reading for university administrators, pub- lic library board members, and in what used to be library schools. In general terms, the volume offers discussions of differences between, and also inside, regions and countries with respect to library access in general and access to electronic resources in particu- lar. Keywords: book; ifla; libraries; library; papers; web
• Lowenstein, Joseph. The Author’s Due: Printing and the Prehistory of Copyright. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Pr., 2002. 349p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 0226490408). LC 2002-552. by Alexander, Jean (2003) - false /IncludeInteractive false /IncludeLayers false /IncludeProfiles true /MarksOffset 9 /MarksWeight The changing organization of libraries and information distribution shows up in various ways and places—Claudia Lux’s study of changes affecting former East German libraries after reintegration of the country with former West Germany is al- most entirely concerned with wider orga- nizational, political, and financial issues, yet illuminates very well how libraries exist within larger contexts we may not always see clearly. Keywords: book; concept; copyright; libraries; papers; property
• Creating a Better Place: Physical Improvements in Academic Libraries, 1995–2002 by Shill, Harold B.; Tonner, Shawn (2003) - Environmental Factors Despite that flurry of building activity, the central importance of library facilities in higher education planning is no longer assured. In addition, there is an ample and grow- ing literature on library facilities and space planning. Keywords: academic; access; building; collection; college; completion; data; facilities; facility; institutions; libraries; library; new; number; percent; postproject; project; public; research; research libraries; respondents; seating; space; storage; student; study; survey; systems; university; usage; use; user
• Sapp, Gregg. A Brief History of the Future of Libraries: An Annotated Library. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Pr., 2002. 295p. alk. paper, $65 (ISBN 0810841967). LCCN 2001-49550. by Michalski, David (2003) - Knowing what ac- tually took place in libraries is, of course, a more difficult historical undertaking. A Brief History of the Future of Libraries: An Annotated Library. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Pr., 2002. Keywords: future; history; libraries; library; sapp
• Lives in Print: Biography and the Book Trade from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century. Eds. Robin Myers, Michael Harris, and Giles Mandelbrote. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Pr.; London: British Library (Publishing Pathways), 2002. 208p. $39.95 (ISBN 1584560940; 0712347968). LC 2002-28304. by Jagodzinski, Cecile M. (2003) - In Library Service to African Americans in Kentucky, Reinette F. Jones has written a compelling and important book for both Kentucky and library history. Toward a Paperless Society (1978) to set the stage for a continuing debate about the role of libraries in a digital environment. Keywords: book; future; history; kentucky; libraries; library; lives; research
• The Life of the Mind: A Study of Faculty Spaces in Academic Libraries by Engel, Debra; Antell, Karen (2004) - Both elements of the investigation show that faculty spaces are heavily used and highly valued by faculty members, especially those in the so­ cial sciences and humanities. The researchers present the results of the interviews and the survey, and explore the reasons for the continuing value of faculty spaces in the age of electronic information. Keywords: academic; faculty; faculty members; faculty spaces; libraries; library; members; number; place; research; spaces; studies; study; survey; use
• Reviews of Independent Press Books in Counterpoise and Other Publications by Dilevko, Juris; Dali, Keren (2004) - She and her colleagues chose ran­ dom book titles from the Small Press Record of Books in Print and then deter­ mined the extent to which those titles were reviewed in book review indexes, whereas the researchers of this study be­ gan with book titles that already had been reviewed by Counterpoise in order to gen­ erate a list of independent press titles for which the researchers subsequently de­ termined the presence or absence of re­ views in a variety of other publications. Table 2 shows the frequency of reviews per book title. Keywords: alternative; books; category; core; counterpoise; journals; libraries; library; new; number; percent; press; publications; publishers; reviewing; reviews; re­; states; table; times; titles; tools; united
• Does the Building Still Matter? Usage Patterns in New, Expanded, and Renovated Libraries, 1995–2002 by Shill, Harold B.; Tonner, Shawn (2004) - As a result, librarians are forced to rely on anecdotal evidence alone in making the case that major facility improvements will have a positive impact on library usage. Its conclusions should enable li­ brarians and facility planners to (1) project the likely impact of physical improve­ ments on library usage and (2) determine the types of facility features most likely to contribute to major increases in build­ ing use. Keywords: access; building; changes; college; count; data; exit; facilities; facility; increases; levels; libraries; library; number; percent; project; quality; space; study; table; total; usage; use
• Beagrie, Neil. National Digital Preservation Initiatives: An Overview of Developments in Australia, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom and of Related International Activity. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources and Library of Congress, 2003. 51p. $20 (ISBN 1932326006). by Myers, Norma (2004) - Even with the technological advances of recent years, digital information has not replaced traditional means of publication and information storage but, rather, has added to it and thus strained the resources of national libraries and archives charged with storing and preserving both tradi- tional and digital information. Digital information is distributed differently, with the library holding a license rather than a physical copy. Keywords: digital; information; initiatives; libraries; national; preservation
• Libraries in Open Societies: Proceedings of the Fifth International Slavic Librarians’ Conference. Ed. Harold M. Leich. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth, 2002. 264p. alk. paper, $39.95 (ISBN 078901968X). LC 2002-5936. by Lutz, Maija M. (2004) - The essays are organized into six sections: collection development, full-text databases, electronic information delivery, preservation of Slavic collections, journals in Slavic and East European librarianship, and Baltic collections outside the Baltic countries. Without a doubt, for many libraries and collections exchange is no longer the cost-effective acquisitions tool that it once was. Keywords: book; east; european; librarianship; libraries; library; slavic
• Schonfeld, Roger C. JSTOR: A History. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Pr., 2003. 412p. acid-free paper, $29.95 cloth (ISBN 0691115311). LC 2002-035907. by Kotter, Wade (2004) - When I mentioned to my coworkers that I had been invited to review a book on the history of JSTOR, most were sur- prised to learn that anyone would even think of writing such a book and many wondered if anyone would want to read it. The key to the value of this book is that JSTOR represents a unique, mission- driven experiment in scholarly commu- nications. Keywords: book; collection; history; jstor; libraries; schonfeld; works
• Is the Revolution Over? Gender, Economic, and Professional Parity in Academic Library Leadership Positions by Deyrup, Marta Mestrovic (2004) - The number of women library directors at the top research libraries more than doubled between 1982 and 1997 from 22.4 to 45.2 percent, and as the statistics have shown, women now dominate leadership posi- tions in academic libraries.22 Janice J. Kirkland made an excellent argument that these women were able to achieve directorships through a combi- nation of networking and academic and professional credentials. According to the ARL annual salary survey for the FY 2000–2001, male library directors, on average, earn $133,007 and women library directors earn $136,216. Keywords: academic; directors; gender; leadership; libraries; library; percent; profession; research; university; women
• Knuth, Rebecca. Libricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the Twentieth Century. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003. 277p. alk. paper, $39.95 (ISBN 027598088X). LC 2002-44542. by Winter, Michael F. (2004) - Chapters 2 and 3 provide first a con- ceptual and historical overview (“The Evolution and Functions of Libraries”) and second a conceptual framework (“A Theoretical Framework for Libricide”), which contextualizes the five case studies presented in chapters 4 through 8 (Nazi Germany, Greater Serbia, Iraq’s 1990 attack on Kuwait, the Chinese cultural revolution, and the Chinese attack on Tibet) while a final summary discussion, “The Collision of Ideas,” is presented in chapter 9. (See chapters 4 through 8, where these are described in detail.) Keywords: book; chapter; ideology; librarianship; libraries
• The Academic Library as a Gateway to the Internet: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Search Engine Access from Academic Library Home Pages by Wright, Carol A. (2004) - Specifically, • Use of direct terms “Web” or “Inter- net”: Only thirty-two (28%) of the 114 library sites studied used sufficiently descriptive terms, specifically, “Web” or “Internet,” to ensure that users would link to Internet search engine pages on TABLE 1 Descriptive Terms Used to Describe Paths to Search Engines, Guides, and Tutorials Term Frequency Search the Internet 6 Internet search engines 5 Web search 5 Internet searching 2 Search the Web 2 Explore Internet 1 Internet 1 Internet resources 1 Internet search tools 1 Internet sites for research 1 Search engines 1 Web search The author conducted a study of the home pages of 114 academic libraries that belong to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to determine their paths to Internet search engines. Keywords: engines; information; internet; libraries; library; pages; research; resources; search; sites; web
• Raising the Bar: An Approach to Reviewing and Revising Standards for Professional Achievement for Library Faculty by Lener, Edward F.; Pencek, Bruce; Ariew, Susan (2004) - Promotion and tenure policies for collegiate faculty are spelled out in great detail in the university’s Faculty Handbook, with more limited guidelines provided for the extra-collegiate faculties.3 The handbook explicitly acknowledges that library faculty promotion and continued appointment deliberations are governed by a separate document, Procedures on Promotion and Continued Appointment: University Libraries, developed by the Li- brary Faculty Association (LFA) and the dean of libraries, the revision of which is the focus of this article. (Prior to 1983, library faculty were awarded tenure under the same rules as collegiate faculty. Keywords: appointment; commi; document; faculty; libraries; library; members; p&ca; promotion; research; standards; tech; tenure; university; virginia
• Academic Dishonesty, Plagiarism Included, in the Digital Age: A Literature Review by Ercegovac, Zorana; Richardson, John V. (2004) - Her definition comes from several sources, including Black’s Law Dictionary, The Oxford English Dictionary, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, and K. R. St. Onge’s work, The Melancholy Anatomy of Plagiarism.26 In one of her general education classes at Colgate University, Rebecca Moore Howard found that one-third of her stu- dents plagiarized an assigned paper.27 She characterized student plagiarism as “patchwriting,” which she defined as “copying from a source text and then de- leting some words, altering grammatical structures, or plugging in one synonym for another.” This finding has been well documented with scores of studies about high school students by Niels.158 Kibler divided his literature review into “Personal Characteristics of Cheaters” and “Situational Factors In- volved in a Student’s Decision Whether to Cheat.” Keywords: age; authors; cheating; college; dishonesty; education; faculty; high; honor; http; information; internet; journal; kohlberg; libraries; library; literature; new; online; plagiarism; research; school; students; university; use
• Planning Bioinformatics Education and Information Services in an Academic Health Sciences Library by MacMullen, W. John; Vaughan, K.T.L.; Moore, Margaret E. (2004) - The Eskind Biomedical Library at Vander- bilt University Medical Center also has a long-standing clinical medical librarianship program where librarians work directly with clinical teams within their practice environment.24 A brief, informal e-mail survey conducted by the first author in December 2001 of As- sociation of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) directors illustrated the range of services libraries have developed or are considering imple- menting. Library service capacity and priorities. Keywords: academic; association; bioinformatics; education; faculty; health; http; information; instruction; libraries; library; medical; needs; research; resources; science; services; university
• Bastian, Jeannette Allis. Owning Memory: How a Caribbean Community Lost its Archives and Found its History. (Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science, no. 99). Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 106p. alk. paper, $59 (ISBN 031332008X). LC 2003-54609. by Conaway, Charles Wm. (2004) - In the case of Kuwait, when occupied by Iraq, records and artifacts were trucked wholesale to authorities in Baghdad who were intent on denying that the “recovered province” ever had sovereignty. The treaty permitted the colonial archives to be removed to Copenhagen, and most of the records were, with the exception of recent police, court, and land records. Keywords: archives; collection; history; libraries; records; university
• Cooperative Efforts of Libraries. Ed. William Miller and Rita M. Pellen. New York: Haworth, 2002. 273p. cloth $59.95 (ISBN 0789021870); paper $34.95 (ISBN 0789021889). LC 2002-156756. by Kuhlman, James R. (2004) - In today’s reality of overlap- ping consortia, many librarians will find Carolyn Sheehy and Bernie Sloan’s descrip- tion of Illinois’s long (late 1960s) history of academic library cooperation and the state’s 2002 initiative to unite several related col- laborations under a unifying council both instructive and helpful. 1–2, of Resource Sharing & Information Networks (2002), offers a comprehensive makeup course in library cooperation. Keywords: cooperation; edition; information; libraries; library; state
• Historians and Their Information Sources by Dalton, Margaret Stieg; Charnigo, Laurie (2004) - “Information sources” is a term that means different things to different people. A recent study by the Digital Library Historians and Their Information Sources 403 Federation, the Council on Library and Information Resources, and Outsell, Inc., gives a detailed statistical picture of the use of libraries and information sources by faculty and graduate students in all fields. Keywords: american; analysis; articles; books; citations; databases; historians; history; humanities; information; information sources; journal; libraries; library; online; percent; primary; research; sources; study; survey; use; web
• Selected Reference Books, 2003–20041 by McIlvaine, Eileen (2004) - In comparison with The Encyclopedia of New England, by Robert O’Brien (1985; DB153), Holloran has fewer entries on institutions such as the Boston Public Library and colleges and universities in the region but has more entries on people such as governors, members of Congress, and business, religious, and cultural lead- ers. A brief introduction, 450 College & Research Libraries with entry references given in boldface, precedes the dictionary entries, which are followed by a select bibliography ar- ranged in broad subject categories. Keywords: american; bibliography; book; british; cinema; dictionary; encyclopedia; entries; film; history; index; isbn; lccn; libraries; new; reference; research; volume; women; work
• Academic Library Directors: What Do They Do? by Hernon, Peter; Powell, Ronald R.; Young, Arthur P. (2004) - These assorted activities brought the director into contact with library staff, faculty members, university administra­ tion, local public library directors, college library directors across the state, vendors, and librarians in other states. or some time now, the au­ thors of this article have been studying the leadership at­ tributes of library directors in academic and public libraries.1 Their main focus has been to identify and rank those attributes within the broad categories of manage­ ment, personal traits, and areas of knowl­ edge. Keywords: academic; activities; activity; attributes; campus; collection; college; committee; day; diary; directors; faculty; hours; information; leadership; libraries; library; library directors; mail; meeting; planning; research; staff; time; university; work
• Magazines for Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University, and Public Libraries, 12 ed. Ed. Cheryl LaGuardia, with Bill Katz and Linda Sternberg Katz. New Providence, N.J.: Bowker, 2003. 1,120p. $225 (ISBN 0835245411). by Cook, Eleanor I. (2004) - The “reading sites” of this book’s title are not libraries but, rather, locations in the imaginary space populated by readers, texts, and authors where, at least in the view of reader-response theories of litera- ture, the meaning of texts is constituted. And second, more relevant perhaps in a library science context, why even review this book here at all, rather than in a journal directed at readers in English departments? Keywords: libraries; reader; reading; work
• Collaborative Collection Management in a High-density Storage Facility by Seaman, Scott (2005) - Upon investigation, however, no accrediting body required library materials to be on campus for them to be counted as part of the collection. Loan requests made through Prospector for PASCAL materials conform to the common Prospector loan policies. Keywords: collection; colorado; libraries; library; materials; pascal; prospector; storage; university
• Web Communications and Collections Outreach to Faculty by Hahn, Karla L.; Schmidt, Kari (2005) - However, it is likely that there has been li le change in the development of scholarly communication pages on library Web sites in the interval between the two studies. As mentioned earlier, Lugar and Thomes surveyed seeking scholarly communication pages. Keywords: collection; communication; faculty; information; libraries; management; pages; sites; web
• Redesigning a Library’s Organizational Structure by Higa, Mori Lou; Bunnett, Brian; Maina, Bill; Perkins, Jeff; Ramos, Therona; Thompson, Laurie; Wayne, Richard (2005) - H. E. Auret viewed the electronic or digital library as a given and speculated on the ability of librarians to contribute effectively in such an environment.18 Other articles have concentrated on the future role of library staff. A new Organizational Efficacy Task Force, which included the newly hired library director plus a more diverse set of library staff, was established to manage the remaining steps in the methodology. Keywords: force; information; libraries; library; project; staff; structure; task; team; time
• Kirp, David L. Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Pr., 2003. 328p. alk. paper, $29.95 (ISBN 0674011465). LC 2003-49914. and Geiger, Roger L. Knowledge and Money: Research Universities and the Paradox of the Marketplace. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Pr., 2004. 321p. alk. paper, $27.95 (paper) (ISBN 0804749264); $70 (cloth) (ISBN 0804749256). LC 2004-1622. by Veaner, Allen B. (2005) - The result is two books of virtually the same length, each attempting to explain why and how research universities and some colleges have formed intimate alliances with indus- try. Geiger puts it best: “The commercial- ization of university research at the dawn of the twenty-first century would seem to possess an inexorable momentum.” Keywords: book; business; chapter; education; geiger; industry; kirp; libraries; money; research; schools; students; support; universities; university
• Libraries without Walls 5: The Distributed Delivery of Library and Information Services. Eds. Peter Brophy, Shelagh Fisher, and Jenny Craven. London: Facet, 2004. 269p. £44.95 (ISBN 1856045110). by McCormack, Nancy (2005) - The papers in this section are quite diverse, moving from a broad and general ex- amination of the characteristics of the truly usable and accessible digital library to far narrower studies involving barriers to library use by Nigerian professionals and digital library services at the Italian Health Institute library. Book Reviews 85 Theme three looks at usability and ac- cessibility of digital library services. Keywords: libraries; library; services; university
• Staikos, Konstantinos Sp. The History of the Library in Western Civilization, Vol. I: From Minos to Cleopatra: The Greek World from the Minoans’ Archival Libraries to the Universal Library of the Ptolemies. Trans. Timothy Cullen. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll; The Netherlands: Hes & DeGraaf; and Athens: Kotinos. 2004. 351p. $75 (ISBN: 1584561149, USA). LC 03-58221. by Jones, Plummer Alston (2005) - The papers in this section are quite diverse, moving from a broad and general ex- amination of the characteristics of the truly usable and accessible digital library to far narrower studies involving barriers to library use by Nigerian professionals and digital library services at the Italian Health Institute library. reviews.indd Book Reviews 85 Theme three looks at usability and ac- cessibility of digital library services. Keywords: libraries; library; volume; world
• Communication in the Sciences as Seen through Physics and Chemistry: A Look at the Complex Relationship between Author, Publisher, and Distributor as They Relate to the Reader by Armstrong, William W. (2005) - Following is a list of some of the prob- lems encountered thus far and how they relate to each component: • numerous compatibility issues with various types of so ware used from both the writer’s side and the publisher’s side; the rapidly changing nature of com- mercial writing programs whose user- friendly aspects drive author demands, which in turn drive publisher changes, and what about the reader; • the increased need for high-quality images, no longer supplied adequately by traditional ILB means; improvement in electronic production of images and subsequent publication thereof, forcing change in distributors, as libraries try to cope with mechanisms no longer ad- equate for delivery of such; • the need for interactive images; compatibility issues again with means of delivery, affecting writers and publishers and libraries; question of stability, with advancement in programs occurring at inverse relationship to stability and com- patibility over the long haul; • ownership and its associated responsibility of preservation, the radi- cal alteration of roles of publishers and libraries with regard to this, and the ramifications to the connection between writer and reader. So a library negotiates borrow- ing arrangements with other libraries, in- stitutions, or document delivery services to provide these documents, sometimes for free and o en at a cost (certainly if the service is a commercial one). Keywords: access; article; chemistry; content; delivery; images; journal; libraries; library; new; physics; publishers; web; word; writing
• The 2004 User Survey at the University of Hong Kong Libraries by Woo, Helen (2005) - Library user education (courses/ workshops/orientation) 3.59 23 3.34 30 24. Library user education (courses/ workshops/orientation) 3.34 30 3.59 23 Figure 3 provides a breakdown by number of these preferences by patron type. Keywords: books; home; libraries; library; online; page; percent; performance; resources; staff; survey; university; user
• The Importance of the Stakeholder in Performance Measurement: Critical Processes and Performance Measures for Assessing and Improving Academic Library Services and Programs by Harer, John B.; Cole, Bryan R. (2005) - These critical processes and performance measures were developed utilizing the structure and criteria of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award’s 1999 Education Criteria for Performance Excellence. The processes and performance measures were identified through a review of the literature and in consultation with a review panel of professional librarians. Keywords: category; criteria; delphi; faculty; information; libraries; library; measurement; measures; panel; performance; performance measures; processes; quality; results; services; study
• Selected Reference Works, 2004 by Witte, Sarah; Cargill, Mary (2005) - Signed entries include cross-references to other articles and very good bibliographies. One significant feature of this encyclopedia is that it acknowledges the fact that religions experience change and internal diversity over time, so Hinduism and Judaism are examined by historical time periods and the branches of Bud- dhism, Islam, and Christianity are each addressed by separate articles. Keywords: american; articles; dictionary; encyclopedia; english; entries; field; history; index; libraries; list; new; online; oxford; reference; research; search; works
• Digital Library Use: Social Practice in Design and Evaluation. Ed. Anne Peterson Bishop, Nancy A. Van House, and Barbara P. Buttenfield. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Pr., 2003. 341p. acid-free paper $40 (ISBN 0262025442). LC 2002-45248. by Cherry, Kevin (2005) - User-centered research that att empts to balance the social with the technical has had some effect on the development of digital libraries and has the potential to provide even greater understanding. Although all share a commit- ment to the sociotechnical approach, these essays, like the projects that informed them, explore digital libraries from a wide range of perspectives (so wide, in fact, that the editors judiciously chose not to define the term digital library, allowing the multitude of examples in- cluded to provide institutional borders). Keywords: digital; essays; libraries; library
• Buschman, John E. Dismantling the Public Sphere: Situating and Sustaining Librarianship in the Age of the New Public Philosophy. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 218p. alk. paper, $60 (ISBN 031332199X). LC 2003-53882. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2005) - Another inves- tigates how digital libraries designed to serve large groups of users must scale up concepts traditionally seen as individual or psychological, specifically focusing on “transparency,” the idea that you do not have to know the intricacies of how a thing works to use it. This essay explains that as digital libraries seek to meet the needs of larger communities, contentions arise over transparency, but when that larger community accepts the transparency, it becomes “coercive.” Keywords: buschman; libraries; sphere
• Assessing Student Learning Outcomes for Information Literacy Instruction in Academic Institutions. Ed. Elizabeth Fuseler Avery. Chicago: ACRL. 2003. 299p. alk. paper, $29 (ISBN 0838982611). LC 2003-21498. by Renaud, John P. (2005) - Examples of assessment tools are included at the end of each chapter. Public institutions (libraries, museums, schools, universities) support the public sphere because the moral, political, and civic discourses es- sential to a democracy take place within them. Keywords: assessment; buschman; information; libraries
• Burgett, James, John Haar, and Linda L. Phillips. Collaborative Collection Development: A Practical Guide for Your Library. Chicago: ALA, 2004. 216p. alk. paper, $42 (ISBN 0838908810). LC 2004-4817. by Hill, Terry B. (2005) - quent chapters cover the fundamentals of CCD; the numerous varieties of CCD; prerequisites to initiating and sustaining a CCD program; strategies, governance, economics, promotion, publicity, assess- ment, and evaluation of CCD; and the lo- cal creation of sustainable CCD programs. Elsevier, “as if a very rich man, out of boredom, was spending his money on something new he did not yet possess, just as these people sometimes buy buildings, paintings, old books, or shares.” Keywords: ccd; gerits; libraries; program
• Gerits, Anton. Books, Friends, and Bibliophilia: Reminiscences of an Antiquarian Bookseller. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll, 2004. 402p. alk. paper, $65 (ISBN 1584561386). LC 2004-302015. by Nardini, Bob (2005) - Gerits tried to bolster his antiquarian business by selling new books to libraries. Such Gerits considers himself, and in episodes wherein the feisty shopkeeper gives fools their due lies the charm of this book. Keywords: books; gerits; libraries; nijhoff; resources; work
• The Perception of Library and Information Science Journals by LIS Education Deans and ARL Library Directors: A Replication of the Kohl–Davis Study by Nisonger, Thomas E.; Davis, Charles H. (2005) - Systems (17) 2.94 65 Interlending & Document Supply (19) 2.32 66 American Libraries ((55) 2.87 66 Library Journal (35) 2.31 67 Harvard Library Bulletin (37) 2.81 67 Restaurator (10) 2.30 68 School Library Media Research (33) 2.33 68 Econtent (21) 2.24 69 School Library Journal (41) 2.29 69 NFD Info. Journal Title International Journal of Legal Information Top Adjacent Totals1 32 (0,1) Percentage of Total 57.1 Standard Deviation 1.799 Internet Research 32 (0,1) 57.1 1.723 Reference Services Review 32 (4,5) 57.1 1.804 First Monday 31 (0,1) 55.4 1.836 Information Research 31 (0,1) 55.4 1.877 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 31 (0,1) 55.4 2.033 Journal of the Medical Library Association 31 (4,5) 55.4 2.036 Library Journal 31 (4,5) 55.4 1.216 Scientist 31 (0,1) 55.4 1.925 Social Science Information 31 (0,1) 55.4 1.809 Aslib Proceedings 30 (3,4) 53.6 1.676 Online 30 (3,4) 53.6 1.705 American Libraries 29 (2,3) 51.8 1.252 Information Processing & Management 29 (0,1) 51.8 1.991 Library & Information Science Research 29 (4,5) 51.8 1.968 Government Information Quarterly 28 (3,4) 50.0 1.676 Interlending & Document Supply 28 (3,4) 50.0 1.759 Journal of Information Ethics 28 (0,1) 50.0 1.921 Journal of Documentation 27 (3,4) 48.2 1.921 Journal of Government Information 27 (3,4) 48.2 1.849 Journal of Management Information Systems 27 (0,1) 48.2 1.832 Information & Management 27 (3,4) 48.2 1.833 Library & Information Science 27 (3,4) 48.2 1.888 Microform & Imaging Review 27 (3,4) 48.2 1.577 Online Information Review 27 (0,1) 48.2 1.678 School Library Journal 27 (0,1) 48.2 1.390 Econtent 26 (3,4) 46.4 1.732 Harvard Library Bulletin 26 (0,1) 46.4 1.667 International Journal of Information Management 26 (0,1) 46.4 1.843 Journal of Information Technology 26 (0,1) 46.4 1.977 Journal of Scholarly Publishing 26 (4,5) 46.4 2.068 Libraries & Culture 26 (3,4) 46.6 1.980 Journal of Education for Library & Information Science 25 (3,4) 44.6 1.852 358 College & Research Libraries July 2005 TABLE 5 Degree of Internal Consensus by ARL Library Directors in Journal Ratings: “Not familiar” and blank responses are counted as 0. Keywords: deans; directors; information; journal; libraries; library; lis; management; quarterly; ratings; research; responses; science; services; table; title
• Digital versus Non-Digital Reference: Ask a Librarian Online and Offline. Ed. Jessamyn West. New York: Haworth (published simultaneously as The Reference Librarian, no. 85), 2004.154p. alk. paper, paper $29.95 (ISBN 0789024438); cloth $49.95 (ISBN 078902442X). LC 2004-6246. by Rhodes, Kelly C. (2005) - Digital versus Non-Digital Reference explores the use of digital reference services (online and e-mail) in various settings and describes the many issues and challenges librarians face in the development and implementa- tion of these types of services. He encourages manag- ers of virtual reference services to work toward developing research methods that are more appropriate for the evaluation of digital reference services. Keywords: digital; libraries; library; reference; services
• Career and/or Children: Do Female Academic Librarians Pay a Price for Motherhood? by Zemon, Mickey; Bahr, Alice Harrison (2005) - When women directors with children were asked how they were able to handle both career and motherhood, 144 cited a helpful partner, 44 other factors, 25 fam- ily support, and seven live-in child care. For all these workplace gains, however, few women who opt to have children can advance to top leadership positions in their pro- fessions. Keywords: career; children; college; directors; family; libraries; library; motherhood; percent; study; women
• New Roles for a Changing Environment: Implications of Open Access for Libraries by Schmidt, Krista D.; Sennyey, Pongracz; Carstens, Timothy V. (2005) - schmidt.indd New Roles for a Changing Environment: Implications of Open Access for Libraries Krista D. Schmidt, Pongracz Sennyey, and Timothy V. Carstens This article examines the likely implications of open access on library operations. Open access presents numerous challenges and opportunities, but entrepreneurial libraries will find new ways to serve their patrons in the new mixed open- access–traditional (MOA) environment. Keywords: access; authors; information; journals; libraries; library; model; movement; open; patrons; research; resources
• Using Citation Checking of Undergraduate Honors Thesis Bibliographies to Evaluate Library Collections by Leiding, Reba (2005) - Predictably, the highest percentage of journal citations was in the sciences (58.8%) and second highest in the social sciences (46.2%), whereas journal citation use in the hu- manities was low at 12.6 percent. Further, citation checking of research documents and comparison of those citations with the availability of materials in a local collection offers an unobtrusive and cost-effective method of evaluating that collection’s ability to support research.2,3 As Smith’s and Robert N. Broadus’s literature reviews noted, citation check- ing is a time-honored and well-studied method for determining the usefulness of collections.4,5 It is part of a broad category known as citation studies, defined by Paul H. Mosher as “any specific methodologies that use source citations or references drawn from the scholarly apparatus of articles and books as the basis for manipu- lation, research, and study. Keywords: availability; bibliographies; citations; collection; college; journal; libraries; library; percent; research; study; thesis; undergraduate; use; web
• Quantifying Cooperation: Collaborative Digital Reference Service in the Large Academic Library by De Groote, Sandra L.; Dorsch, Josephine L.; Collard, Scott; Scherrer, Carol (2005) - The existing form for submi ing reference questions was removed (figure 1), and a Web page was developed for digital submission of reference questions either through e-mail or chat (figure 2). Science questions accounted for 5.5 percent and government document–related questions for 3 percent. Keywords: chat; count; health; information; librarian; libraries; library; mail; percent; questions; reference; sciences; service; subject; types; user
• Auster, Ethel, and Shauna Taylor. Downsizing in Academic Libraries: The Canadian Experience. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Pr., 2004. 204p., acid free paper, $50 (ISBN 0802089755). LC: 2004-276481 by Jobe, Janita (2005) - They identify downsizing strategies— work force reduction, work redesign, and systemic organizational change. At the request of a female col- league, Elaina Whisthoven, whom he recently fired due to budget cuts, David Goldberg, director of library services at an unnamed academic library, agrees to take her place for a few evenings on a project to scan, organize, and index the papers of aging businessman Alan Carston Stowe, a conservative billionaire who desires to leave his records to posterity as a memo- rial to his greatness. Keywords: change; goldberg; libraries; new; work
• Reassessing Prospects for the Open Access Movement by Schwartz, Charles A. (2005) - Science 291, no. 5512 (Mar. 23, 2001): 2318–19; Victoria Stagg Ellio , “Journal Free for All: The Electronic Future of Scientific Publishing,” American Medical News (Apr. 19, 2004); John W. Ewing, “Open Access to Journals Won’t Lower Prices,” Chronicle Review (Chronicle of Higher Education) 51, no. 6 (Oct. 1, 2004): B20; John W. Ewing, “No Free Lunches: We Should Resist the Push to Rush Research Online,” Chronicle Review (Chronicle of Higher Education) 48, no. 7 (Oct. 12, 2001): B14; Ron Fraser, “Open Access Publishing: Is It the Future for Scientific Journals?” As opposed to the claim that open access means a less costly system, in reality it entails redundant expenditures and inflationary pressures. Keywords: access; business; chronicle; communication; journal; libraries; models; movement; online; open; publishing; research; system
• Reformatting Preservation Departments: The Effect of Digitization on Workload and Staff by Kennedy, Marie R. (2005) - ARL has recognized the intralibrary efforts of preservation departments by collecting statistics that address preservation tasks done within a library, but outside the preservation department. In addition to the quality of the digital file and the time needed to create it is the effort of preservation department staff to assist in choosing which items to reformat digitally. Keywords: departments; digital; digitization; libraries; preservation; reforma; staff; tasks
• Kong, Shuyu. Consuming Literature: Best Sellers and the Commercialization of Literary Production in Contemporary China. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ. Pr., 2005. 241p. alk. paper, cloth $55 (ISBN 0804749396); paper $21.95 (ISBN 080474940X). LC 2004-17604. by Jagodzinski, Cecile M. (2005) - Yet, such is the November 2005 case in China, where, at least according to Kong’s account, books still seem to be an important part of the mass media. The author spends a significant amount of time addressing the relevance of religion to theory development, re- search, and analysis. Keywords: average; kong; libraries; library; research; theory
• The Fully Electronic Academic Library® by Stevens, Norman D. (2006) - All the building systems, includ- ing a robotic cleaning system, will be controlled through electronic keypads, which can be operated by library staff ei- ther in the building or remotely as part of an advanced system designed by Crestron Electronics.13 Most o�en, a sub- stantial portion of the panels will display The Fully Electronic Academic Library® 11 educational images dealing with various aspects of information history using primarily collections from the archives of The Molesworth Institute, including postcards of library buildings, quotations dealing with libraries, and postcards de- picting books and reading. Keywords: books; building; ebu; information; libraries; library; research; resources; staff; technology; university
• Science Fiction Collections in ARL Academic Libraries by Mulcahy, Kevin P. (2006) - This study assesses the extent to which ARL academic libraries collect science fiction novels. A novel was considered “owned” by a library as long as any printing or edition was listed as owned, on order, or even missing, because the intent was simply to see if science fiction novels were being selected. Keywords: academic; arl; arl libraries; author; award; collections; college; fiction collections; fiction novels; holdings; libraries; library; list; novels; number; research; science fiction; study; university; writers
• Use of Circulation Statistics and Interlibrary Loan Data in Collection Management by Knievel, Jennifer E.; Wicht, Heather; Connaway, Lynn Silipigni (2006) - Hamaker has advocated the use of data in collection development, stating that intuition is not the key to understanding the usage of library collections. One of these methods is the analysis of circulation statistics and ILL borrowing data. Keywords: borrowing; circulation; collection; data; holdings; ill; libraries; library; study; subject; ucb; use
• Challenges Facing High-volume Interlibrary Loan Operations: Baseline Data and Trends in the CIC Consortium by Beaubien, Anne K.; Kuehn, Jennifer; Smolow, Barbara; Ward, Suzanne M. (2006) - All CIC libraries use OCLC for process- ing ILL requests among CIC libraries. U nfi lle d To ta l S en t to C IC P ar tn er s1 % S en t to C IC P ar tn er s1 N or th w es te rn (I N U ) FY 02 27 ,5 82 23 ,5 29 4, 05 3 14 % 17 ,4 96 74 % 35 ,3 20 15 ,7 98 19 ,5 22 55 % 4, 85 2 30 % FY 03 29 ,4 74 24 ,7 42 4, 73 2 16 % 17 ,5 05 70 % 45 ,7 73 19 ,2 15 26 ,5 58 58 % 5, 34 9 27 % FY 04 (e xt ra po la te d) 31 ,2 28 24 ,7 80 6, 44 8 20 % 16 ,7 49 67 % 48 ,0 18 20 ,5 23 27 ,4 95 57 % 5, 64 5 27 % O hi o St at e (O SU ) FY 02 18 ,9 13 14 ,9 16 3, 99 7 21 % 6, 32 0 42 % 60 ,7 26 32 ,4 20 28 ,3 06 46 % 9, 96 2 30 % FY 03 16 ,4 41 13 ,1 85 3, 25 6 19 % 6, 05 9 45 % 63 ,4 52 35 ,4 92 27 ,9 60 44 % 10 ,9 93 30 % FY 04 (e xt ra po la te d) 14 ,3 86 10 ,7 76 3, 61 0 25 % 5, 28 4 49 % 57 ,3 23 34 ,0 75 23 ,2 48 40 % 12 ,4 32 36 % Pe nn S ta te (U PM ) FY 02 51 ,9 71 41 ,8 20 10 ,1 51 19 % 13 ,5 55 32 % 66 ,5 78 46 ,0 45 20 ,5 33 30 % 9, 23 6 20 % FY 03 53 ,0 93 42 ,1 73 10 ,9 20 20 % 12 ,7 79 30 % 71 ,9 36 50 ,0 00 21 ,9 36 30 % 9, 08 0 18 % FY 04 (e xt ra po la te d) 54 ,9 91 45 ,1 48 9, 84 3 17 % 13 ,0 66 28 % 75 ,0 98 52 ,9 45 22 ,1 53 29 % 7, 84 6 14 % Pu rd ue (I PL ) FY 02 50 ,9 12 29 ,5 04 21 ,4 08 42 % 14 ,7 76 50 % 29 ,7 25 16 ,1 33 13 ,5 92 45 % 7, 13 3 44 % FY 03 44 ,9 10 29 ,4 06 15 ,5 04 35 % 14 ,8 28 50 % 31 ,2 80 19 ,6 27 11 ,6 53 37 % 7, 93 4 40 % FY 04 (e xt ra po la te d) 43 ,2 97 31 ,3 68 11 ,9 29 27 % 14 ,5 74 46 % 30 ,7 01 20 ,8 25 9, 87 6 32 % 7, 58 1 36 % Challenges Facing High-volume Interlibrary Loan Operations 67 with CIC libraries, suggest- ing that the University of Iowa was a major resource- sharing source for other li- braries in Iowa. Keywords: cic; ill; libraries; library; lle; requests; ta l; university
• Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR Publication, no. 129), 2005. 81p. alk. paper, $20 (ISBN 1932326138). LC 2005-551823. Available online at http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub129abst.html. by Loder, Michael W. (2006) - Library anxiety was fi rst identifi ed as such by Constance A. Mellon (who contributed the book’s foreword) in 1986. Library anxiety is described by the authors as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library sett ing, which has cognitive, aff ec- tive, physiological, and behavioral rami- fi cations.” Keywords: anxiety; authors; book; college; essay; information; institutions; libraries; library; press; research; rst; studies; university; wiener; year
• The Press. Ed. Geneva Overholser and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. New York: Oxford Univ. Pr. (Institutions of American Democracy Series). 2005. 473p. $65 (ISBN 0195172833). LC 2004-29861. by Cumiskey, Kurt (2006) - Library anxiety was fi rst identifi ed as such by Constance A. Mellon (who contributed the book’s foreword) in 1986. Library anxiety is described by the authors as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library sett ing, which has cognitive, aff ec- tive, physiological, and behavioral rami- fi cations.” Keywords: anxiety; authors; book; college; essay; information; institutions; libraries; library; press; research; rst; studies; university; wiener; year
• Betsy O. Barefoot, et al. Achieving & Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series), 2005. 432p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 0787971510). LC 2004-26197. by Collins, John W. (2006) - Library anxiety was fi rst identifi ed as such by Constance A. Mellon (who contributed the book’s foreword) in 1986. Library anxiety is described by the authors as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library sett ing, which has cognitive, aff ec- tive, physiological, and behavioral rami- fi cations.” Keywords: anxiety; authors; book; college; essay; information; institutions; libraries; library; press; research; rst; studies; university; wiener; year
• Conway, Flo, and Jim Siegelman. Dark Hero of the Information Age: In Search of Norbert Wiener, the Father of Cybernetics. New York: Basic, 2005. 423p. alk. paper, $27.50 (ISBN 0738203688). LC 2004-22116. by Oromaner, Mark (2006) - Library anxiety was fi rst identifi ed as such by Constance A. Mellon (who contributed the book’s foreword) in 1986. Library anxiety is described by the authors as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library sett ing, which has cognitive, aff ec- tive, physiological, and behavioral rami- fi cations.” Keywords: anxiety; authors; book; college; essay; information; institutions; libraries; library; press; research; rst; studies; university; wiener; year
• Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J., Qun G. Jiao, and Sharon L. Bostick. Library Anxiety: Theory, Research, and Applications. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow (Research Methods in Library and Information Studies, no. 1), 2004. 400p. alk. paper $39.50 (ISBN 0810849550). LC 2003-17677. by McCombs, Gillian M. (2006) - Library anxiety was fi rst identifi ed as such by Constance A. Mellon (who contributed the book’s foreword) in 1986. Library anxiety is described by the authors as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library sett ing, which has cognitive, aff ec- tive, physiological, and behavioral rami- fi cations.” Keywords: anxiety; authors; book; college; essay; information; institutions; libraries; library; press; research; rst; studies; university; wiener; year
• Wendorf, Richard. The Scholar-Librarian: Books, Libraries, and the Visual Arts. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Pr. and the Boston Athenaeum, 2005. 247p. alk. paper, $34.95 (ISBN 1584561599). LC 2004-66282. by Greene, Harlan (2006) - Library anxiety was fi rst identifi ed as such by Constance A. Mellon (who contributed the book’s foreword) in 1986. Library anxiety is described by the authors as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library sett ing, which has cognitive, aff ec- tive, physiological, and behavioral rami- fi cations.” Keywords: anxiety; authors; book; college; essay; information; institutions; libraries; library; press; research; rst; studies; university; wiener; year
• Google Scholar and the Library Web Site: The Early Response by ARL Libraries by Mullen, Laura Bowering; Hartman, Karen A. (2006) - • Google Scholar appeared on subject guides at only 14 institutions (12.5%). • Google Scholar appeared on in- structional guides or workshop informa- tion at 23 institutions (20%). Keywords: access; arl; databases; free; google; google scholar; http; indexes; libraries; library; october; research; resources; scholar; site; subject; university; web
• Allocation of Costs for Electronic Products in Academic Library Consortia by Anderson, Douglas (2006) - FTE %/FTE Equal Division Proportional by FTE Allocated Cost %/Cost Consortium A Institution 1 6,000 24.00% 1,000.00 1,200.00 2,200.00 22.00% Institution 2 5,500 22.00% 1,000.00 1,100.00 2,100.00 21.00% Institution 3 5,000 20.00% 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 20.00% Institution 4 4,500 18.00% 1,000.00 900.00 1,900.00 19.00% Institution 5 4,000 16.00% 1,000.00 800.00 1,800.00 18.00% TOTAL 25,000 100.00% 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 100.00% 50.00% 50.00% Consortium B Institution 6 15,000 44.78% 1,000.00 2,238.81 3,238.81 32.39% Institution 7 10,000 29.85% 1,000.00 1,492.54 2,492.54 24.93% Institution 8 5,000 14.93% 1,000.00 746.27 1,746.27 17.46% Institution 9 2,500 7.46% 1,000.00 373.13 1,373.13 13.73% Institution 10 1,000 2.98% 1,000.00 149.25 1,149.25 11.49% TOTAL 33,500 100.00% 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 100.00% 50.00% 50.00% 128 College & Research Libraries In any case, other consortia may choose to adopt their own principles of operation in this regard. Keywords: allocation; consortium; costs; division; fte; institution; libraries; library; method; products; savings; usage
• Selected Reference Works, 2005 by Witte, Sarah; Cargill, Mary (2006) - The encyclopedia’s main weakness is that it cites few of the many bibliographies and reference works that might help students and scholars to locate authors beyond those profiled or mentioned here. Freed from the need to cover basic information in their essays, the authors who contributed to the encyclopedia are able to evaluate their subjects with an immediacy and level of engagement o en lacking in reference works. Keywords: articles; book; database; edition; encyclopedia; entries; history; libraries; library; music; new; online; oxford; reference; research; search; text; titles; work
• Higher Education for the Public Good: Emerging Voices from a National Movement. Eds. Adrianna J. Kezar, Tony C. Chambers, and John C. Burkhardt. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series), 2005. 345p. alk. paper, $40 (ISBN 0787973823). LC 2005-00719. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2006) - All but two states have statutes related to library privacy and confidentiality, and Hawaii and Kentucky have attorney generals’ opinions uphold- ing the privacy rights of patrons. Although this summary does not even attempt to fully account for today’s many diff erent American postsecondary institutional types (a fact acknowledged by the contributors to this volume), it is employed to demonstrate how the charter between higher education and American society has evolved in response to societal needs. Keywords: africana; book; education; good; libraries; library; privacy
• Adams, Helen R., Robert F. Bocher, Carol A. Gordon, and Elizabeth Barry-Kesseler. Privacy in the 21st Century: Issues for Public, School, and Academic Libraries. Foreword by Judith Krug. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. 247p. alk. paper, $40 (ISBN 1591582091). LC 2004-63832. by Stratford, Juri (2006) - Each chapter also examines the use of privacy audits and privacy policies, their purpose be- ing to both protect and guide libraries in the treatment of privacy issues. All but two states have statutes related to library privacy and confidentiality, and Hawaii and Kentucky have attorney generals’ opinions uphold- ing the privacy rights of patrons. Keywords: issues; libraries; library; privacy
• Organizational Socialization through Employee Orientations at North Carolina State University Libraries by Ballard, Angela; Blessing, Laura (2006) - The result is a multifaceted approach to employee orientation that includes a scheduled orientation session as well as tools and support for managers and supervisors in welcoming and orienting new employees to the work environment and organizational culture. Although new employees still receive a tour of the physical space, creating a more stimulat- ing experience enhances the socialization aspect of orientation. Keywords: development; employee; libraries; new; organization; orientation; program; session; socialization; staff
• Emotional Intelligence: Which Traits Are Most Prized? by Hernon, Peter; Rossiter, Nancy (2006) - An issue of Library Trends (summer 2004), which is devoted to “organizational development and leadership,” contains several articles on the role of leaders and the acquisition of critical leadership traits. For example, one study shows that business leaders rank EI traits as more important than traditional leadership traits for the successful leader to posses.21 Of par- ticular importance are developing a shared vision, relationship building, employee development, adaptability, optimism, empathy, and self-awareness. Keywords: ability; advertisements; directors; good; intelligence; leadership; libraries; library; organization; people; research; self; table; traits
• Grassian, Esther S., and Joan R. Kaplowitz. Learning to Lead and Manage Information Literacy Instruction. New York: Neal-Schuman (Information Literacy Sourcebooks), 2005. 322p. alk. paper (+ CD-ROM), $65 (ISBN 1555705154). LC 2005-9356. by Ruppel, Margie (2006) - Consortial licenses oft en solve such problems for small libraries. ILI librarians are in the unique and chal- lenging position of staying up-to-date on databases, IL trends, library policies, and evolving issues in information science, while also developing instruction for the library’s users, most of whom are unfa- miliar with the nuances of fi nding aids and the nature of information. Keywords: book; ili; information; libraries; library
• Licensing in Libraries: Practical and Ethical Aspects. Ed. Karen Rupp-Serrano. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth, 2005. 210p. alk. paper, $29.92 (ISBN 0789028794). LC 2004-30491. by Schneiter, Thomas E. (2006) - Consortial licenses oft en solve such problems for small libraries. Licensing in Libraries: Practical and Ethical Aspects. Keywords: libraries; library; licensing; university
• Behavioral Citation Analysis: Toward Collection Enhancement for Users by Fuchs, Beth E.; Thomsen, Cristina M.; Bias, Randolph G.; Davis, Donald G. (2006) - My understanding of the availability of library resources in my subject area at the UT General Libraries had a ____________ impact on the selection of my dissertation topic. Selection of Dissertation Topic Of the 43 participants who answered this question, most (83.7%) chose their dissertation topic with no to li le regard for the availability of library resources at UT. Keywords: analysis; citation; collection; data; dissertation; information; libraries; library; percent; research; resources; study; survey; total; use
• Oversized and Underused: Size Matters in Academic Libraries by Jones, D. Yvonne (2006) - Given that policy, this library could reason- ably be grouped with the previous three with “mixed” circulation, bringing to 11 percent the number of surveyed libraries with partial circulation of their oversize collection. A er searching the research literature, the next logical path seemed to directly ask other libraries about their shelving practices for oversize books. Keywords: circulation; collection; libraries; library; oversize
• Last Copies: What’s at Risk?* by Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; O’Neill, Edward T.; Prabha, Chandra (2006) - Last Copies: What’s at Risk?* Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Edward T. O’Neill, and Chandra Prabha Last copies are a class of unique library materials that are at risk and warrant consideration for long-term preservation. The last copies at Vanderbilt University Libraries fell into four broad categories: (1) unidentified manuscripts, (2) last copies, (3) duplicate records, and (4) last expressions. Keywords: collection; copies; items; libraries; library; materials; preservation; records; risk; university; vanderbilt
• Intellectual Freedom Manual, 7th ed. Comp. the Office for Intellectual Freedom. Chicago: ALA, 2006. 521p. alk. paper, $52 ($46.80 ALA members) (ISBN 0838935613). LC 2005-22409. by Berman, Sanford (2006) - Merely two paragraphs deal with the issue of repression in Cuba, particularly the persecution of “independent librar- ians” and destruction of library materials. However, there is no mention whatever of the recent cascade of barriers to poor people’s use of library resources, reported from Denver, Philadelphia, and Houston to San Luis Obispo, California, and Elgin, Illinois. Keywords: ala; books; counterpoise; freedom; libraries; library; rights; writing
• Convergence in the Library’s News Room: Enhancing News Collections and Services in Academic Libraries by Cheney, Debora; Knapp, Jeffrey; Alan, Robert; Czapla, Pamela (2006) - Of course, the trends affecting use of university libraries’ newspaper collec- tions were part of larger trends affecting newspaper readership, which is down overall as television news, newspaper Web sites, and, increasingly, blogs are used more frequently for news.12 Today, search engines designed to scoop up and present the news have changed the way we read the news. Most germane was her treatment of why librar- ies should have televisions when most people have them at home and stressed that no ma er how ubiquitous televisions may be, not everyone can access them during the day or can afford the costs of subscribing to the many international channels.22 One well-documented installation of a television in a library focusing solely on news programming is located at the Kapiolani Community College Library (Honolulu, Hawaii).23 Terry Webb dis- cusses the importance of the “channels of information” offered by television, the importance of providing television news services in libraries in light of converging media technologies, and the arrangement of the news sources in the NewsWare Al- cove according to their chronology in the news cycle.24 Webb also makes clear the distinction between simply placing a tele- vision in a public place and focusing on television news. Keywords: access; area; cnn; collections; international; libraries; library; microforms library; news; news collections; news programming; newspaper; p.m.; research; room; services; sound; students; television; television news; university; use
• If You Build It, Will They Learn? Assessing Online Information Literacy Tutorials by Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley; Cummings, Lara; Johnson, Corey M.; Scales, B. Jane (2006) - A final interesting ten- dency occurred across about one-third of the incorrect responses and featured the same misconception: Students thought that subject heading searching involves searching the title field of a book (or other resource) and keyword searching means TABLE 2 Confidence Levels* Using Griffin, the Washington State University’s Online Catalog1 Confidence Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mean Score On campus students (47 students) 7 0 0 2 0 4 8 7 5 14 5.9 Distance students (15 students) There is also a great deal of anecdotal evidence that shows that many students are unable to transfer information literacy or research skills to a new discipline or situation. Keywords: assessment; books; campus; confidence; distance; griffin; information; libraries; library; online; participants; proquest; students; tutorial
• Selected Reference Works, 2005-20061 by Witte, Sarah; Cargill, Mary (2006) - The ability of such collections as the Thesau- rus Linguae Graecae, Literature Online, or Past Masters to serve as vast, complexly searchable and sortable concordances of key data makes them an indispensable reference tool in the hands of scholars and librarians. Each entry gives date and place of birth and death, key works wri en, narratives of about 200–300 words, and one or two suggestions for further reading, and each is signed by the author. Keywords: articles; bibliography; comic; dictionary; edition; encyclopedia; entries; index; libraries; library; list; literature; new; online; reference; research; subject; terms; titles; volume; works; york
• The Reference Collection: From the Shelf to the Web. Ed. William J. Frost. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth, 2005. 310 p. alk. paper, $34.95 (paper); $49.95 (cloth) (ISBN 0789028409;0789028395). LC 2004-22799. by Mitchell, Nicole (2006) - The Reference Collection combines sixteen articles on all aspects of electronic reference sources, including “a survey of the most important Web-accessible reference tools.” In his “Structures and Choices for Ready Reference Web Sites,” Steven W. Sowards shares the results of his survey of one hundred library Web sites. Keywords: collection; issues; libraries; reference; web
• Conduciveness to Scholarship: The Essence of Academic Library as Place by Antell, Karen; Engel, Debra (2006) - antell.indd Conduciveness to Scholarship: The Essence of Academic Library as Place Karen Antell and Debra Engel The dawn of the Internet era has prompted many researchers to investi- gate changes in the use of academic libraries, but most studies explore student use, rather than faculty use, of library space. Browsability—physical library (73 responses; 18.7% of total.) Keywords: age; libraries; library; percent; physical; place; research; resources; respondents; responses; space; survey; theme; use
• Recruiting Non-MLIS Graduate Students to Academic Librarianship by Knowlton, Sean Patrick; Imamoto, Becky (2006) - In response to declining numbers of qualified applicants nationwide for librarian positions in academic libraries, the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries, in collaboration with the University’s Graduate Teacher Program, has developed a fellowship program that encourages gradu- ate students with advanced subject or language expertise to consider careers in academic librarianship. In November of 2002, the Association of College & Research Li- braries’ (ACRL) Focus on the Future Task Force identified recruitment, education, and retention of librarians as core issues facing academic libraries.1 Fewer quali- fied individuals are seeking positions in academic libraries, which has led to shal- lower pools of applicants with advanced subject skills.2 Keywords: academic; boulder; faculty; fellowship; force; graduate; librarianship; libraries; library; program; students; task
• Sonn, William J. Paradigms Lost: The Life and Deaths of the Printed Word. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2006. 393p. alk. paper, $35 (ISBN: 0810852624). LC 2005-23073. by Thornton-Verma, Henrietta (2006) - The real point here is not that Canadian librarians of­ fer a diff erent point of view, but that we Americans need to listen and learn from our professional counterparts elsewhere in North America and the world. People are trying to sift out meaningful distinc­ tions between what information people think they want, what they think they can do to get it, and—not least—what, if anything, they do with it once they obtain it. Keywords: book; information; libraries; machine; printing; sonn; work
• Last One Out Turn Off the Lights: Is This the Future of American and Canadian Libraries? Eds. Susan E. Cleyle and Louise M. McGillis. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2005. 227p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 081085192X). LC 2004-20419. by American Library Association, (2006) - The existence of a consumer mentality in society needs to drive library services; this is Ranganathan adapted to the 21st century, claims Burton. Despite the rather pessimistic tone of its title, the contributors to this collection of essays are, for the most part, true believers in the mission of libraries and the work of librarians. Keywords: average; libraries; library; need; services; users
• Information-Seeking Behavior of International Graduate Students vs. American Graduate Students: A User Study at Virginia Tech 2005 by Liao, Yan; Finn, Mary; Lu, Jun (2007) - % % Keywords: american; freq; graduate; information; international; libraries; library; reference; research; respondents; services; students; study
• Accessing E-books through Academic Library Web Sites by Dinkelman, Andrea; Stacy-Bates, Kristine (2007) - Table 5 shows the number of occurrences of the most common words appearing in the titles of e-book pages: “E-Book[s],” “Electronic Book[s],” “Electronic Text[s],” and “E-Texts.” Some e-book pages were broadly focused and included e-book links for all subjects. Keywords: access; books; catalog; libraries; library; links; pages; patrons; resources; search; sites; subject; web
• Cronin, Blaise. The Hand of Science: Academic Writing and Its Rewards. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2005. 214 p. alk. paper, $30 (ISBN 0810852829). LC 2004-24303. by Buschman, John (2007) - In themselves these topics would be of particular interest to academic librarians since they help situate library work and collections within a larger intellectual framework and describes something of our own intellectual environment. For instance, citations, citation analysis, and related subjects (like “references,” bibliometrics, and acknowledgement Book Reviews 89 vs. citing) are discussed in all nine chapters—repeatedly covering the same ground. Keywords: book; cronin; libraries; peoples; work
• Edwards, Brendan Frederick R. Paper Talk: A History of Libraries, Print Culture, and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada before 1900. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2005. 221 p. alk. paper, $48 (ISBN 081085113X). LC 2004-18156. by Kotter, Wade (2007) - It was in this period that aboriginal peoples and their instructors first began to request books in English to create small libraries for their students. This fascinating book is much more than a history of print culture and libraries among aboriginal peoples in Canada, as its title suggests. Keywords: books; canada; edwards; libraries; peoples
• Knuth, Rebecca. Burning Books and Leveling Libraries: Extremist Violence and Cultural Destruction. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2006. 233 p. $39.95 (ISBN 0275990079). LC 2006-2747. by Greene, Harlan (2007) - In summary, this provocative, well- written, well-edited, and thoroughly documented study deserves a place on the “must read” list of any academic librarian interested in the history of libraries, the social implications of Western notions of literacy, and/or the provision of library services to aboriginal peoples. Readers of this lucidly writt en, excellently organized, and passionately argued book may never be able to view libraries the same way again; libraries, the author demonstrates, are not just information portals or storehouses of ideas, but some- thing more dangerous and oft en feared: they are battlefields. Keywords: book; destruction; knuth; libraries
• Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow. Sacred Stacks: The Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006. 156 p. $32 ($28.80 for ALA members) (ISBN 0838909175). LC 2006-573. by Jones, Plummer Alston “Al” (2007) - Chapter Three: “Librarians and Librar- ies Organize Chaos,” praises libraries for maintaining at least a “generalized order” enabling library users to “locate the infor- mation they are seeking or stumble upon that which they need but did not know existed.” In the preface and throughout the book, she “ar- gues that libraries have survived, and will continue to thrive in the future, because they fulfill eternal needs of people. Keywords: chapter; libraries
• Analysis of a Decade in Library Literature: 1994–2004 by Blessinger, Kelly; Frasier, Michele (2007) - Title Impact Factor 2003 Journal of Documentation 1.603 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 1.473 College & Research Libraries 1.343 Information Processing & Management 1.179 Journal of Information Science 1.067 Library Resources & Technical Services 0.923 Library and Information Science 0.833 Library & Information Science Research 0.735 Journal of Academic Librarianship 0.647 Restaurator International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material 0.559 Library Quarterly 0.485 ASLIB Proceedings 0.459 Library Trends 0.440 Online Information Review 0.417 Journal of the Medical Library Association 0.408 Law Library Journal 0.326 Libri 0.312 Reference & User Services Quarterly 0.312 Journal of Librarianship & Information Science 0.294 Interlending & Document Supply 0.273 Library Collections Acquisitions & Technical Services 0.231 Library Journal 0.208 Information Technology and Libraries 0.200 Knowledge Organization 0.200 Journal of Government Information 0.086 Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 0.071 Rank Author Most Recent Affiliation/Department Times Cited in Study Works Cited 1 Birger Hjorland Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark/ Department of Information Studies 165 56 2 Brenda Dervin Ohio State University/School of Communication 135 52 3 Carol Kuhlthau Rutgers University/School of Communication, Information and Library Studies 131 38 4 Blaise Cronin Indiana University/School of Library and Information Science 127 65 5 Peter Hernon Simmons College/Graduate School of Library and Information Science 117 62 6 Marcia Bates UCLA/ Graduate School of Education and Information Studies 105 40 7 Peter Ingwersen Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark/ Department of Information Studies 101 43 8(T) F.W. Lancaster University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign/ Graduate School of Library and Information Science 100 58 8(T) Keywords: articles; authors; information; journals; libraries; library; literature; research; school; science; studies; study; university
• Toward a Formula-Based Model for Academic Library Funding: Statistical Significance and Implications of a Model Based upon Institutional Characteristics by Allen, Frank R.; Dickie, Mark (2007) - The study suggests that this formula may be useful as a tool for library funding and assessment of adequacy of library budgets. Although these variables are imperfect measures of the theoretical construct and, as discussed in more detail later, there are other potential determinants of library funding that might usefully be considered in future research, the variables selected represent measurable indicators of institutional characteristics related to the demand for library services. Keywords: academic; expenditures; funding; libraries; library; model; number; percent; research; university; variables; year
• Selected Reference Works, 2006 by Witte, Sarah; Cargill, Mary (2007) - Other new editions in the literary field include the second edition of The Encyclo- pedia of Language and Linguistics (Amster- dam: Elsevier, 2006. For her selection of individuals to include in the dictionary, Jankowska was guided for the earlier periods by refer- ences in major works of literary history and for the the recent period either by references to authors in works of general literary criticism or by the size of print- ing of their works. Keywords: architecture; articles; database; edition; encyclopedia; entries; folklore; guide; history; libraries; literature; new; polish; reference; research; search; studies; volume; work; world; york
• Staikos, Konstantinos. The History of the Library in Western Civilization—Volume II: From Cicero to Hadrian. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll, 2005. 428p. $75 (ISBN: 1584561483). LC 2003-58221. by Ryan, Michael (2007) - Sponsored by the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS), an organi- zation that fosters communication and interaction among members of book clubs in the United States, this book contains eighteen essays pertaining to rare books and manuscripts. Written by noted book collectors, booksellers, special collections librarians, and a master printer/publisher, the essays are grouped in four categories: books, booksellers, collectors, and special collections. Keywords: book; culture; empire; libraries; staikos; text
• Attitudes of Presidents and Provosts on the University Library by Lynch, Beverly P.; Murray-Rust, Catherine; Parker, Susan E.; Turner, Deborah; Walker, Diane Parr; Wilkinson, Frances C.; Zimmerman, Julia (2007) - Even so, university presidents and pro- vosts did not completely embrace the idea of university library centrality. Two provosts specifically mentioned support for the community as a priority, but one president disagreed, stating, “I am not sold on the notion that great university libraries have to provide services as local public libraries.” Keywords: centrality; faculty; grimes; information; libraries; library; mission; new; presidents; provosts; research; role; study; university; university library
• Human Computer Interaction Research in Web Design and Evaluation. Eds. Panayiotis Zaphiris and Sri Kurnianan. Hershey, Pa.: Idea Group, 2007. 319p. $79.95 (paper); $94.95 (cloth) (ISBN 1599042479; 1599042460). LC 2006-19158. by Bland, Robert (2007) - The conclusion introduces several problems that medical librarians will have to face in the future; most important of these: being able to provide access to medical information as well as being able to preserve it. Obviously the most fitting audience for this book would be medical librarians. Keywords: google; libraries; medical; web
• Libraries and Google. Eds. William Miller and Rita M. Pellen. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth (published simultaneously as Internet Reference Services Quarterly (10:3/4), 2006. 240p. alk. paper, $24.95 (paper); $34.95 (cloth) (ISBN 0789031256; 0789031248). LC 2005-31476. by Daniels, Tim (2007) - In “The Google Library Project at Ox- ford” and “Calling the Scholars Home: Google Scholar as a Tool for Rediscov- ering the Academic Library,” authors Ronald Milne and Maurice C. York, respectively, discuss various applications and the usability of Google Print and Google Scholar. For the most part, the chapters in this book can be broken down into two types: one, how Google impacts libraries and librarians and strategies for developing successful services in a world inhabited by Google; and two, articles that discuss various applications and the usability of Google products or that discuss partner- ships with Google. Keywords: book; google; information; libraries; web
• How Much Do the “Best” Colleges Spend on Libraries? Using College Rankings to Provide Library Financial Benchmarks by Jones, D. Yvonne (2007) - In contrast, the larger groups of NCES–Lib- eral Arts College Libraries (N=216) and NCES–All Academic Libraries (N=3,700) showed right-skewing of values, with higher mean than median results. Correcting for FTE resulted in a clear decrease from about $2K per student in the top third USN&WR colleges, to $1.4K in the middle third, $1K in the bo om third, $600–$800 in the NCES–Liberal Arts College Libraries, and $200–$400 for NCES–All Academic Li- braries. Keywords: academic; arts; college; fte; group; libraries; library; nces; usn&wr
• Project Management Skills: A Literature Review and Content Analysis of Librarian Position Announcements by Kinkus, Jane (2007) - And second, assuming that project management skills are important for librarians, is project management currently being taught in library science master’s degree programs? re project management skills in demand for librarians? Keywords: ads; job; jobs; libraries; library; management; manager; project; project management; services; skills; team
• Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis, Jr. Eds. Cheryl Knott Malone, Hermina G.B. Anghelescu, and John Mark Tucker. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Center for the Book, 2006. 294p. alk. paper, $25 (ISBN 0844411558). LC 2006-18763. by Alexander, Jean (2007) - The pioneering contributions of Davis’s generation of advocates for library history may be taken for granted today. Even more recently, the fashion for the history of books and reading has lured scholars from other disciplines into the territory of library history. Keywords: book; davis; history; libraries; library
• Schiller, Dan. How to Think about Information. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2007. 267p. $35 (ISBN 0252031326). LC 2006-011275. by Henige, David (2007) - The production, array, and consumption of information right now are enormously more complicated and confusing than they were then, and no one knows exactly in which directions these will go in the near and more distant future. Twenty years ago, “information” was more exiguous and certainly harder to come by, and often more effort was put into finding information than in digesting it. Keywords: information; libraries
• Stueart, Robert D. International Librarianship: A Basic Guide to Global Knowledge Access. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow (Libraries and Librarianship: An International Perspective, No. 2), 2007. 247p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 0810858762). LC 2006-22209. by Pavelich, David (2007) - The book “at- tempts to provide important background directions so [comparative research] can be undertaken more expediently”; the book is intended “as a basic guide for those interested in… the concept of universal librarianship, as well as an aid to profes- sors and students”; the book’s goal “is to provide basic background information for those seeking to study libraries and librari- anship in the global arena.” Stueart has excelled in assembling an amazing amount of basic information about his five primary subjects. Keywords: information; international; librarianship; libraries; stueart
• A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter of the 21st Century by Lewis, David W. (2007) - The rede- velopment of library space should be an a ractive philanthropic opportunity and will likely be funded in large part with external funds. The redevelopment of library space will require financial resources beyond what can be expected to be recouped from the transition from print to elec- tronic resources. Keywords: access; april; available; campus; change; collections; content; information; libraries; library; materials; new; online; print; research; resources; space; staff; strategy
• The Elusive User: Changing Use Patterns in Academic Libraries 1995 to 2004 by Martell, Charles (2007) - Martell.indd The Elusive User: Changing Use Pa erns in Academic Libraries 1995 to 2004 Charles Martell This article documents changes in library use during the past decade. ARL libraries experienced a decline of 57 percent between 1996 and 2004.14 In-house use statistics are not widely available and may not be widely collected. Keywords: academic; arl; circulation; libraries; library; percent; research; statistics; table; use
• Bobinski, George S. Libraries and Librarianship: Sixty Years of Challenge and Change, 1945–2005. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2007. 205p. alk. paper, $40 (ISBN: 0810858992). LC 2006-33503. by Jones, Plummer Alston “Al” (2007) - From serving as a page at the Fleet Branch of the Cleveland Public Library to direct- ing academic libraries, to teaching and administration in library and information science education, George S. Bobinski was in the midst of challenges and changes that shaped and reshaped the world of libraries and librarianship from 1945 to 2005. While not written for the digital library beginner, this broad sweep of the field could be used by those new to digital library concepts to identify major issues, players, and projects that could be investigated further in other resources. Keywords: chapter; digital; libraries; library
• Brogan, Martha. Contexts and Contributions: Building the Distributed Library. Washington, D.C.: Digital Library Federation, 2006. 282p. alk. paper, $35 (ISBN 9781933645339). LC 2006-22847. Also available online at http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/pubs/dlf106. by Cherry, Kevin (2007) - She envisions digital libraries becoming more user-centered, as “bridges” are built to encourage the migration of digital objects from the digital library context to individual and collaborative digital workspaces and classrooms. This work is a successful, substantial snapshot of digital library development, and one relatively unblurred for having been taken of a subject not only in motion, but motions. Keywords: design; digital; libraries; library
• Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries. Eds. Peter Hernon and Nancy Rossiter. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 300p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 1591582911). LC 2006-031713. by Maxwell, Lynne F. (2007) - Successful library leaders cultivate and employ these skills strategically to gener- ate necessary organizational change. Hernon argues that skilled leadership is more essential than ever, as familiarity with information policy—with its constantly changing and complicated interplay between public policy, informa- tion science, and economics—becomes ever more crucial for decision makers within academic libraries. Keywords: leadership; libraries; library
• Undergraduate Use of Federated Searching: A Survey of Preferences and Perceptions of Value-added Functionality by Belliston, C. Jeffrey; Howland, Jared L.; Roberts, Brian C. (2007) - We would suggest that the presence of an abstract with federated search results be an aspect of such a study since 12 percent of the participants specifically mentioned the usefulness of abstracts in more effi- ciently selecting be er resources. However, another BYU stu- dent who saved time with federated search but pre- ferred nonfederated search commented, “While [feder- ated search] did go faster (which to many will be a plus and will sway them to choose [federated search]), I think if I did lean to one or the other, I’d actually pick [nonfeder- ated search]” (emphasis in original). Keywords: assignment; citations; databases; libraries; quality; research; results; searching; student; study; time; undergraduates
• Feast AND Famine: A Statewide Science Serial Collection Assessment in Illinois by Chrzastowski, Tina E.; Naun, Chew Chiat; Norman, Michael; Schmidt, Karen (2007) - Illinois libraries have enjoyed a long history of resource sharing and analysis. Illinois is a state with a rich history of cooperative collection development; these findings indicate that serial subscriptions represent a unique opportunity to mine the relationships that Illinois libraries have built up over the years, and focus energies on retool- ing both holdings and subscriptions. Keywords: collection; college; data; illinois; libraries; library; number; print; research; science; serial; state; study; subscriptions; titles; ulrich; university
• Recruiting a Diverse Workforce for Academic/Research Librarianship: Career Decisions of Subject Specialists and Librarians of Color by Kim, Kyung-Sun; Chiu, Ming-Hsin; Sin, Sei-Ching Joanna; Robbins, Louise (2007) - Table TABLE 2 Study 1: Subject Specialists Education Level and Preferred Types of Library (n = 295)* Master Doctoral Total Type of Library Counts % of Counts % of Counts % of Column Column Column Academic/Research 147 61.2% 38 69.1% 185 62.7% and Archives Public, School, 71 29.6% 8 14.5% 79 26.8% and Special Others 22 9.2% 9 16.4% 31 10.5% Total 240 100.0% 55 100.0% 295 100.0% Type of Library Work Number Percentage (%) Reference and instruction 95 46.1% Digital librarianship and digital collections 23 11.2% Bibliography and collection management 20 9.7% Cataloging and classification 16 7.8% Faculty liaison 15 7.3% Administration 10 4.9% Not sure 4 1.9% Preservation/Conservation 3 1.4% Special collections 3 1.4% Research 2 1.0% Database design and computer technology 2 1.0% Others 10 4.9% No answer 3 1.4% Keywords: academic; color; degree; education; http; librarianship; libraries; library; lis; percent; program; recruitment; research; students; study; subject
• Briscoe, Peter. The Best Read Man in France: A Cautionary Tale. Rockville, Md.: Borgo Press (an imprint of Wild-side Press), 2007. 119p. $12.95 (ISBN 1434400808). by Dousa, Thomas (2007) - In the book under review, he presents a heartfelt critique of the digitization of libraries and defense of traditional book culture in the form of a novella embodying a “cautionary tale about the demise of the printed book, the decline of reading, and the confl ict of print and digital culture.” Briscoe’s basic message seems to be that, whereas libraries have historically been the natural allies of the bibliophilic forces of light, their recent turn toward fund- ing for digital resources to the detriment of book acquisition and preservation is turning them into abettors of the forces of darkness. Keywords: book; culture; librarian; libraries; university
• Organizational Learning in the Evaluation Procedures: A Qualitative Study by Chen, Kuan-nien; Lin, Pei-chun (2008) - Thus, the general research question of this study is: Does organizational learning occur in the procedures of library evaluation? Although there has been recognition of a range of different types of library evaluation, and increasing sophistication in the actual tools of evaluation, there has been insufficient attention to how library evaluation can be integrated into the library as a continuing planning and responding process.13 That is, evaluation should ideally be a built-in process, con- http:process.13 http:sustained.12 http:achieved.11 38 College & Research Libraries January 2008 ducted by the library itself. Keywords: communication; directors; evaluation; learning; libraries; library; management; members; problems; staff; study
• Carson, Bryan M. The Law of Libraries and Archives. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2007. 395p. alk. paper, $65 (ISBN 081085189). LC 2006-20318. by McCormack, Nancy (2008) - The sce- narios that are likely to occur in libraries where the majority of us work are of a much more mundane sort. This book, in addition to making splendid reading, is an important reminder that there is so much more to the legal universe surrounding libraries and archives than we imagine. Keywords: law; libraries; library
• Better Than Brief Tests: Coverage Power Tests of Collection Strength by White, Howard D. (2008) - Moreover, taken literally, these definitions still imply that librarians will match collections in thousands of subjects against multiple complex criteria and rate them in three separate aspects: current collection level, acquisition commitment, and collection goal. It involves dividing collection title counts by literature title counts at each interval of the scale and converting the decimal fractions to percentages.9 All members of my class did so successfully to produce tables like Table 4. Keywords: collection; coverage; level; libraries; library; literature; power; rlg; scale; tests; titles; wln; worldcat
• Selected Reference Works, 2007 by Witte, Sarah; Cargill, Mary (2008) - Source volumes number around 400 comprehensive and biographical diction- aries, individual biographies, journals, Internet Web sites, as well as print and online copyright sources. Author entries are followed by essays on the author’s major works. Keywords: artists; author; bibliography; colonialism; encyclopedia; entries; history; index; information; isbn; libraries; library; list; names; new; reference; research; sources; volume; work
• College Libraries and the Teaching/Learning Process: Selections from the Writings of Evan Ira Farber. Ed. David Gansz, Richard Hume Werking, Lynn Scott Cochrane, and Pyke Jr. Johnson. Richmond, Ind.: Earlham College Press, 2007. 247p. $29 (ISBN 9781117181). by Walter, Scott (2008) - Evan Farber’s writings are already widely available in the literature, and what the field needed was not another container in which Farber’s work could be housed, but, rather, an opportunity for today’s leading college and instruction librar- ians to explore and debate the ongoing significance of his ideas and his life’s work. When the definitive history of the instruc- tion movement in libraries is written, there will be a chapter dedicated to the work of Evan Farber at Earlham College. Keywords: college; farber; libraries; library
• Wiegand, Shirley A. and Wayne A. Wiegand. Books on Trial: Red Scare in the Heartland. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. 286p. alk. paper, $24.95 (ISBN 0806138688). LC 2007-4141. by Alexander, Jean M. (2008) - In one of the funniest but also most illuminating inter- views of this highly enjoyable volume— Markham’s conversation with Eric Korn, the London bookman once known for his “Remainders” column in The Times Liter- ary Supplement—we come to understand that “ill-organized” may in fact be just the self-deprecating way in which the very best booksellers describe how they lead a customer from book to seemingly unre- lated book, often based on only a single minor physical or textual detail the books have in common—“minor,” that is, except in the eye of the prospective customer. Crisscrossing associative fi laments link the thousands of books on the bookseller’s shelves in a dense net of intertextuality, a net that may exist solely in the bookseller’s mind and can be only inadequately rep- resented or replaced by catalog searches or even keyword searching in a full-text environment. Keywords: american; books; communist; libraries; oklahoma; party; university
• Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes, Challenges, and Choices. Ed. Cheryl Peltier-Davis and Shamin Renwick, Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 2007. 387p. $49.50 (ISBN: 1573873012). LC 2007-9440. by Conaway, Charles Wm. (2008) - Two sections focus on additional top- ics including training of library users of academic libraries and establishing and maintaining librarian-lecturer (that is, fac- ulty) partnerships. He had recently retired as vice president for information services and univer- sity librarian at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. Keywords: american; caribbean; information; libraries; university
• Every Library’s Nightmare? Digital Rights Management, Use Restrictions, and Licensed Scholarly Digital Resources by Eschenfelder, Kristin R. (2008) - Digital Rights Management, Use Restrictions, and Licensed Scholarly Digital Resources1 Kristin R. Eschenfelder This study explored use restrictions found in licensed scholarly resources from the fields of history/art history, engineering, and health sciences. The analysis developed a framework of use restrictions that distinguishes between soft restrictions—which discourage use—and hard restric- tions—which strictly prevent use. Keywords: copy; data; digital; example; http; information; libraries; library; online; research; resources; restrictions; rights; saving; tpm; use; use restrictions; user; uses; vendors
• Status of Approval Plans in College Libraries by Jacoby, Beth E. (2008) - May08.indb Status of Approval Plans in College Libraries Beth E. Jacoby The author surveyed college libraries in the United States to determine their use of approval plans as a method of acquiring printed books for their collections. www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA479162.html www.carl-abrc.ca/projects/statistics/pdf www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/04pub/04intro.html Status of Approval Plans in College Libraries 237 APPENDIX Survey Instrument Use of Approval Plans in College Libraries A research project is underway to determine the current “health” of approval plans in academic libraries. Keywords: approval; books; college; libraries; library; percent; plan; survey; use; vendor;  
• What’s in a Name? Using Card Sorting to Evaluate Branding in an Academic Library’s Web Site by Hepburn, Peter; Lewis, Krystal M. (2008) - Evaluating the presentation of resources and ser- vices through library Web sites has been the subject of a number of usability tests in past years. Thestudy found that library users do not recognize or comprehend library brand names in the absence of a consistent approach to branding even if they do use the services that have been branded. Keywords: branding; card; libraries; library; participants; site; sorting; test; users; web; web site
• Herring, Mark Y. Fools Gold: Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. 191p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 0786430826). LC 2007-13548. by Hyde, Gene (2008) - There are tactics available to library users to guard their information and to protect it from online predators. He also offers observations on why electronic books aren’t the same as print books, provides a general overview and debunking of the myth of the “paperless society,” and devotes an entire chapter to the various problems associated with Google books and other massive book digitization projects, and in the clever fashion that permeates this book, titles the chapter “Google Über Alles.” Keywords: herring; internet; libraries; library
• Books on the Move: Tracking Copies through Collections and the Book Trade. Eds. Robin Myers, Michael Harris, and Giles Mandelbrote. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press (Publishing Pathways); London: British Library, 2007. 164p. alk. paper, $49.95 (ISBN 1584562196;0712309861). LC2007-41192. by Jagodzinski, Cecile M. (2008) - However, the themes that emerge from the essays taken as a whole should be of interest (and concern) to all librarians and archivists: nearly every essayist describes the unfortunate effects of war, revolution, and censorship on library collections. In matters more pertinent to everyday library operations, the authors note the historical importance of catalogs and what they reflect about their owners’ collecting goals; they describe shelfmarks and shelving methods and show how these suited the needs of the reader/ owner; they provide physical details on individual books that give us hints on how particular readers used books and texts. Keywords: books; collections; information; libraries; library; privacy
• Patriotic Information Systems. Eds. Todd G. Loendorf and David Garson. Hershey, Penn.: IGI, 2007. 258p. $99.95 (ISBN: 159904594X). LC 2007-24490. by Daniels, Tim (2008) - In the first three chapters—“Bush Administration Information Policy and Democratic Values,” “Less Safe: The Dis- mantling of Public Information Systems after September 11,” and “Expanding Pri- vacy Rationales under the Federal Free- dom of Information Act: Stigmatization as Talisman”—the authors examine how the Bush administration views information privacy and documents the government’s move backwards in its interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act. In Patriotic Information Systems, editors Todd Loendorf and David Garson gather together a collection of essays that exam- ine how state and federal government policies relating to information privacy have changed since the pivotal events of September 11, 2001. Keywords: books; information; libraries; public
• Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester. Eds. Nancy Fried Foster and Susan Gibbons, Chicago: ACRL, 2007, 90p. alk. paper, $28 (ISBN 0838984371). LC 2007-28559. Available online from www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/downloadables/Foster-Gibbons_cmpd.pdf. by Williams, Elizabeth M. (2008) - The project took an ethnographic approach in that it studied student culture by conducting interviews, observing students both inside the library and out, and mapping their curricular and extracurricular activities. Noting that changing technology and social habits had transformed student culture, they initi- ated a blitz program: keeping later library hours, offering free coffee and cookies, and promoting chat and telephone services. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; public; research; student
• Cognitive Growth, Instruction, and Student Success by Budd, John M. (2008) - The challenge for students (and others) may well be to manage effort so as to optimize results. The explicit implication for information lit- eracy is that students could be convinced that the cognitive effort spent in such a course can result in sufficient cognitive difference that their performance in other courses will be enhanced. Keywords: college; course; http; information; information literacy; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; literacy; model; students; theory; understanding
• America’s Membership Libraries. Ed. Richard Wendorf. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll, 2007. 354p. alk. paper, $39.95 (ISBN 1584561998). LC 2007-45691. by Smith, Geoffrey D. (2008) - Edited by Richard Wendorf, Stanford Calderwood Director of the Boston Athenæum, with a Preface by Nicolas Barker, Chairman of the Committee of the London Library, the primary contributors are directors of membership libraries but also include trustees, members, and library assistants. Frequently, membership libraries had to deaccession important holdings to ensure their survival. Keywords: athenæum; libraries; library; membership
• Budd, John M. Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship. West-port, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited (Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series), 2008. 281p. alk. paper, $60 (ISBN 1591585910). LC 2007-19948. by Pavelich, David (2008) - Professor John M. Budd introduces his latest book, Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship, not simply with a summary of chapters, but with a rousing elbow into the ribs of a profession that seems to dismiss the work of its most im- portant thinkers (such as Michael Gorman and Jesse Shera) “as mere ruminations or reminiscences.” Budd, John M. Self-Examination: The Pres- ent and Future of Librarianship. Keywords: budd; information; librarianship; libraries; library; society
• Byrne, Alex. The Politics of Promoting Freedom of Information and Expression in International Librarianship: The IFLA/FAIFE Project. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow (Libraries and Librarianship: An International Perspective, no. 4), 2007, 226p. alk. paper, $55 (ISBN 0810860171). LC 2007-22006. by Welburn, William C. (2008) - The subject areas of the collections cover the gamut of human experience: Ger- man and Jewish intellectual émigrés (SUNY-Albany), North American Indians (University of Alberta), history of flight (Auburn University), Japanese maps (University of British Columbia), poetry (SUNY-Buffalo), Chicano studies (Uni- versity of California, Berkeley), Ameri- can religions (University of California, Santa Barbara), Irish theatre (University of Cincinnati), photobooks (University of Colorado-Boulder), alternative press (University of Connecticut), human sexuality (Cornell University), polar ex- ploration (Dartmouth College), women’s history and culture (Duke University), African-American history (Emory Uni- versity), children’s literature (University of Florida), sheet music (Johns Hopkins University), comic art (Michigan State University), public health films (Na- tional Library of Medicine), history of the American South (UNC-Chapel Hill), entomology (North Carolina State Uni- versity), Islamic manuscripts (Princeton University), the Holocaust (University of Southern California), New Orleans jazz (Tulane University), Japanese American evacuation and internment (University of Washington), and Italian history and cul- ture (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Ours is a future at once bristling with challenges and unknowns but also starred with potential, innovation, and new op- portunities.—David Pavelich, University of Chicago. Keywords: access; byrne; faife; freedom; ifla; information; libraries; university
• Howard F. Greisdorf and Brian C. O’Connor. Structures of Image Collections from Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc to Flickr. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2008. 192p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 1591583752). LC 2007-33044. by Taylor, Laurie (2008) - Based on the description of this book, readers would likely expect a theoretical, practical, or contemplative book on the history of image collections, digitization’s impact on image collections, methods of constructing image collections, or points of consideration in defining and building image collections. General audience readers may find the book a useful prompt for discussions on the concept of image collections; however, the book’s description does not lend itself to interesting those readers. Keywords: book; collections; image; libraries; section
• Amy Knapp, Rush Miller, and Elizabeth J. Wood. Beyond Survival: Managing Academic Libraries in Transition. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 220p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 1591583373). LC 2006-27895. by Pelton, Stephen (2008) - The authors also provide a theoretical foundation useful for transi- tioning academic libraries and detailed, real-world examples of how certain aca- demic libraries are evolving to meet new challenges in the 21st century. Despite the aforementioned weak- nesses, the authors are largely success- ful in explaining the need for change in academic libraries and the ins and outs of how to go about such change. Keywords: book; libraries; library
• Understanding FRBR: What It Is, and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools. Ed. Arlene G. Taylor. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 186p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 9781591585091). LC 2007-13558. by DeGeorge, Deborah (2008) - Understanding FRBR consists of thirteen chapters, each written by experienced cata- logers and specialists in their subfi elds. Understanding FRBR is clearly written, well illustrated (many of the concepts are clarified by very helpful diagrams), and well indexed; additionally, chap- ters feature extensive bibliographies, many of which provide the URLs to the IFLA groups’ documents. Keywords: book; cataloging; frbr; libraries; library
• Information Seeking through Students’ Eyes: The MIT Photo Diary Study by Gabridge, Tracy; Gaskell, Millicent; Stout, Amy (2008) - At the same time, despite evidence that they lack basic information literacy skills, students consistently rate themselves as effective users of information.6 To understand how to apply the find- ings in this study more broadly, it is im- portant to comprehend how MIT students vary in information-use practices from students at other universities. Despite common stereotypes, MIT students are more well rounded today than ever before.7 Today’s techies, the traditional mainstay of MIT’s enrollment, are equally a�ractive to top liberal arts schools and are actively re- cruited by them. Keywords: information; libraries; library; mit; research; resources; students; study; tasks; tools; use
• The Traditional Future: A Computational Theory of Library Research by Abbott, Andrew (2008) - There are twelve entries for “library research theory”; all appear to be artifacts combining the last words of one sentence with first word of another—“...library research. Other implications of this computational theory of library research are also explored. Keywords: browsing; data; knowledge; libraries; library; library research; methods; new; reading; research; researchers; science; sources; standard; system; theory; things; work
• Journal Prices, Book Acquisitions, and Sustainable College Library Collections by Walters, William H. (2008) - For example: • library books in the natural and applied sciences typically circulate just as much as those in other subject areas;16 • the use of electronic books (views or downloads per title) is higher in the sciences than in other fields;17 • engineering and physical science majors check out library books only slightly less o�en than other students;18 • nursing students rely more on books than on journals;19 • in their wri�en coursework, engi- neering students beyond the first year of study cite five times as many books as journal articles;20 • science faculty cite books on a regular basis, and the number of citations per cited book is especially high in the sciences;21 • more than 80 percent of the books acquired by academic health science libraries circulate within the first three years, with an average of 4.6 circulations during that time.22 Circulation data for a typical liberal arts college (table 1) provide further evidence of frequent book use in the sciences. Both undergrad- uate and research libraries now devote 70 to 80 percent of their acquisitions budgets to print and online serials.5 Because the decline in library book acquisitions has coincided with an increase in scholarly book production, academic libraries are able to purchase only a small and dimin- ishing proportion of the important new books published each year.6 This shi� in expenditure pa�erns can be attributed mainly to rising journal prices, especially in the sciences. Keywords: access; books; collections; college; information; journal; libraries; library; new; prices; research; undergraduate
• Book Trade Connections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries. Eds. John Hinks and Catherine Armstrong. New Castle, Del.; London: Oak Knoll; The British Museum (Print Networks), 2008. 265p. $49.95 (ISBN 15845622930; 0712350640). LC 2008-17892. by Dousa, Thomas M. (2008) - There remains one essay, whose theme will be especially congenial to readers in- terested in library history, especially that of what is perhaps the most high-profi le of former British colonies—the United States. As indicated in the introduction, while the civil rights activism of black students has long been part of the historiography of the period, the topic has received very litt le indepth examination. Keywords: alexandria; black; book; century; college; history; information; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; mississippi; new; state; student; trade
• What Happened to the Ancient Library of Alexandria? Eds. Mostafa El-Abbadi and Omnia M. Fathallah. Leiden: Brill, 2008. 260p. $129, cloth (ISBN 9789004165458). LC 2008-4209. by Galbraith, James (2008) - There remains one essay, whose theme will be especially congenial to readers in- terested in library history, especially that of what is perhaps the most high-profi le of former British colonies—the United States. As indicated in the introduction, while the civil rights activism of black students has long been part of the historiography of the period, the topic has received very litt le indepth examination. Keywords: alexandria; black; book; century; college; history; information; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; mississippi; new; state; student; trade
• Williamson, Joy Ann. Radicalizing the Ebony Tower: Black Colleges and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi. New York: Teachers College Press (Reflective History Series), 2008. 214 p. alk. paper, $66 (ISBN 9780807748640). LC 2007-048836. by Harger, Elaine (2008) - There remains one essay, whose theme will be especially congenial to readers in- terested in library history, especially that of what is perhaps the most high-profi le of former British colonies—the United States. As indicated in the introduction, while the civil rights activism of black students has long been part of the historiography of the period, the topic has received very litt le indepth examination. Keywords: alexandria; black; book; century; college; history; information; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; mississippi; new; state; student; trade
• Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors: 17 Innovative Strategies to Improve Student Learning. Eds. Douglas Cook and Ryan L. Sittler for the Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2008. 184 p. alk. paper, $32 (ISBN 9780838984581). LC 2008-8219. by McBride, Kelly R. (2008) - There remains one essay, whose theme will be especially congenial to readers in- terested in library history, especially that of what is perhaps the most high-profi le of former British colonies—the United States. As indicated in the introduction, while the civil rights activism of black students has long been part of the historiography of the period, the topic has received very litt le indepth examination. Keywords: alexandria; black; book; century; college; history; information; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; mississippi; new; state; student; trade
• Perspectives on Knowledge Management. Eds. I.V. Malhan and lecturer Shivarama Roa K. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2008. 352 p. $65 (ISBN 0810861046). LC 2007-48672. by Michalski, David (2008) - There remains one essay, whose theme will be especially congenial to readers in- terested in library history, especially that of what is perhaps the most high-profi le of former British colonies—the United States. As indicated in the introduction, while the civil rights activism of black students has long been part of the historiography of the period, the topic has received very litt le indepth examination. Keywords: alexandria; black; book; century; college; history; information; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; mississippi; new; state; student; trade
• O’Brien, Donald C. Amos Doolittle: Engraver of the New Republic. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. viii, 132pp. alk. paper, $65.00 (ISBN 9781584562061). LC: 2006-53287. by Ring, Richard J. (2008) - There remains one essay, whose theme will be especially congenial to readers in- terested in library history, especially that of what is perhaps the most high-profi le of former British colonies—the United States. As indicated in the introduction, while the civil rights activism of black students has long been part of the historiography of the period, the topic has received very litt le indepth examination. Keywords: alexandria; black; book; century; college; history; information; instruction; knowledge; learning; libraries; library; mississippi; new; state; student; trade
• Mountain View: the Agreement among Google, Publishers, and Authors by Keller, Michael A. (2009) - The expansion of effective access to these digital books is unprecedented for those making use of the free licenses Google will provide to public libraries and to higher education institutions as well as for those subscribing to the institutional licenses and to individual readers paying for reading individual books. And this access should a ract many more patrons to public libraries, maybe turning the new readers into constant patrons. Keywords: books; libraries
• Revitalizing a Mentoring Program for Academic Librarians by Farmer, Diana; Stockham, Marcia; Trussell, Alice (2009) - Strengths of the relationship perceived by mentees included such comments as: • had meaningful, relevant discus- sions • mentor was encouraging • mentor was willing to advise and offer guidance • mentor was honest • mentor was willing to meet when contacted • mentor truly cares about mentee’s continued professional development. “Library Faculty Mentoring Program.” Keywords: activities; career; commi; development; faculty; libraries; library; mentee; mentoring; mentors; new; professional; program; relationship; research; service; tenure; university
• Judging Books by Their Covers: Managing the Tensions between Paperback and Clothbound Purchases in Academic Libraries by Aldrich, Alan W. (2009) - Collection development statements were culled from forty-six academic library Web sites based upon the ex- plicit mention of policies regarding the purchase of paperback editions. Additional reasons for considering paperbacks include the improved quality of paperback editions, the ability to add supplemental bindings to paperback editions (especially when heavy use is ex- pected), and the fact that the physical life span of paperback editions o en exceeds the intellectual life span of their content. Keywords: books; cloth; collection; college; development; editions; libraries; library; paperback; price; statements; university
• Think Locally, Act Globally: Understanding Home Institution Library Engagement among Study-Abroad Students by Kutner, Laurie (2009) - In Monteverde, Costa Rica, for example, student research has contributed greatly toward sustainable community develop­ ment efforts and understanding of a host of local issues, and the power of informa­ tion to which American students have access is very highly valued.32 When asked about the possibility of using interlibrary loan from abroad to obtain articles needed for research, stu­ dent respondents indicated a great deal http:valued.32 170 College & Research Libraries March 2009 of uncertainty. Yet significant additional challenges exist in conducting library research remotely from international locations. Keywords: abroad; college; costa; education; home; libraries; library; programs; research; resources; responses; rica; services; students; study; university; use
• Selected Reference Works, 2007–08 by Witte, Sarah; Cargill, Mary (2009) - (���� � ����� ��� ��s�&EBRUARY������s����� Combining analytically detailed essays with STATISTICS��A�GLOSSARY��AND�COMPREHENSIVE�BIBLI­ OGRAPHY��THIS�TITLE�IS�A�UNIQUE�ONE STOP�REFERENCE� SOURCE�AS�WELL�AS�A�TRAINING�AND�EDUCATION�GUIDE� ON�THE�POLITICS�OF�DEFENCE�WORLDWIDE�� For more information on these and other Routledge Reference products, please visit www.routledge.com/reference or call 1.800.634.7064 Selected Reference Works, 2007–08 189 journals. — Choice “ The content is impressive” — Booklist Visit us at ACRL Booth #602 Encyclopedia of the Cold War Edited by Ruud Van Dijk (���� � ��� ����� ��s�-AY������s����� Also New from Europa Publications Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives Edited by Isaiah Wilson III and James J.F. Forest Keywords: american; articles; bibliography; cold; edition; encyclopedia; entries; history; holiness; index; libraries; library; list; literature; medieval; new; reference; research; studies; travel; university; volume; war; works; world; writing; � �
• Bringing Librarianship to E-Science by Mullins, James L. (2009) - Some col- leagues ask—why should we librarians become involved in data management at all? So as scientific research grew, academic libraries grew as well. Keywords: data; libraries; research
• Leveraging Lean Six Sigma to Culture, Nurture, and Sustain Assessment and Change in the Academic Library Environment by Murphy, Sarah Anne (2009) - It includes an overview of the philosophy and an example of an actual virtual reference improvement project that was conducted using Lean Six Sigma tools and principles at The Ohio State University Libraries. Lean Six Sigma initiatives are usu- ally organizationwide and structured hierarchically with a Project Champion at the top, followed by Master Black Belts, Black Belts, Green Belts, and Project Leveraging Lean Six Sigma 217 Team Members. Keywords: answer; libraries; library; patron; process; project; quality; questions; reference; service; sigma; team; time
• Kelty, Christopher M. Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2008. 378p. alk. paper, $23.95 (ISBN 978-0-8223-4264-9). LC 2007-049447. by Ford, Kevin M. (2009) - The second part, “Free Software,” is essentially a history of open source software culture, but Kelty convincingly relates the discussion to how Free Software is a recursive public and something that can be witnessed from the earliest days of soft ware collaboration (and the Internet). Kelty desired to impart a sense of the profound depth of Open Source culture, which is far more than software code, and extends to legal and organizational issues, in addition to technology. Keywords: culture; kelty; libraries; software; source
• College and University Archives: Readings in Theory and Practice. Eds. Christopher J. Prom and Ellen D. Swain. Chicago, Ill.: Society of American Archivists, 2008. 360p., $54.95 (ISBN 1-931666-27-X). LC 2008-015631. by Mitchell, W. Bede (2009) - There are thirteen chapters in all, grouped into four cat- egories: “Redefining the Role of College and University Archives,” “Capturing Campus Histories,” “Managing Efficient Programs,” and “Serving Our Users.” Retrospect and Prospect,” are very similar to the recommendations he offered in his contri- bution to this book’s predecessor, College and University Archives: Selected Readings (1979). Keywords: archivists; college; libraries; university
• Where There’s a Will There’s a Way?: Survey of Academic Librarian Attitudes about Open Access by Palmer, Kristi L.; Dill, Emily; Christie, Charlene (2009) - While academic librarians are being encouraged to promote these new models, their opinions about open access have not been documented. The groundswell of interest in open access issues from such a wide va- riety of sectors and geographic locations shows the seriousness of this movement 316 College & Research Libraries July 2009 (for a detailed history of open access, see Peter Suber’s “Timeline of Open Access Movement”).2 There are a variety of definitions of open access; each reflects the concerns of the person or group defining the term. Keywords: access; behaviors; communication; faculty; involvement; libraries; library; opinion; projects; repositories; research; respondents; support; survey; times
• The Federal Depository Library Program in 2023: One Perspective on the Transition to the Future by Hernon, Peter; Saunders, Laura (2009) - They note other depository libraries in close proximity, infrequent use of the collection, and a need to convert the space to other purposes. Among these were libraries, most of which became depository libraries. Keywords: access; content; depository; depository library; government; government information; gpo; information; information resources; libraries; library; library program; program; public; resources; scenario
• Unless Otherwise Indicated: A Survey of Copyright Statements on Digital Library Collections by Schlosser, Melanie (2009) - Research Questions The following are the answers, based on the data and analysis above, to the research questions posed earlier: 1) Li- braries are putting copyright statements on some, but not all, of their digital col- lections; 2) The percentage of collections with attached copyright statements is around 50 for all types of materials. Possible topics include what information belongs in a copyright statement; how to distin- guish between copyright statements and other restrictions on use; where to place copyright information and how to label it; and how to provide detailed information while minimizing risk. Keywords: collections; copyright; digital; domain; information; items; law; libraries; library; materials; public; statements; use; users
• Pearson, David. Books as History: The Importance of Books beyond Their Texts. Reviewed by Timothy J. Dickey by Dickey, Timothy J. (2009) - There are many such explications of book illustrations that demonstrate how art can inform one’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays. This absorbing book will be of interest to art historians, students of book history, and literary scholars. Keywords: book; chapter; collections; illustrations; learning; libraries; library; music; plays; research; shakespeare; sillars; text; university
• Sillars, Stuart. The Illustrated Shakespeare, 1709–1875. Reviewed by Cecile M. Jagodzinski by Jagodzinski, Cecile M. (2009) - There are many such explications of book illustrations that demonstrate how art can inform one’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays. This absorbing book will be of interest to art historians, students of book history, and literary scholars. Keywords: book; chapter; collections; illustrations; learning; libraries; library; music; plays; research; shakespeare; sillars; text; university
• Bayne, Pauline Shaw. A Guide to Library Research in Music. Reviewed by Lisa A. Lazar by Lazar, Lisa A. (2009) - There are many such explications of book illustrations that demonstrate how art can inform one’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays. This absorbing book will be of interest to art historians, students of book history, and literary scholars. Keywords: book; chapter; collections; illustrations; learning; libraries; library; music; plays; research; shakespeare; sillars; text; university
• Miller, Cynthia Pease. Managing Congressional Collections. Reviewed by Frank H. Mackaman by Mackaman, Frank H. (2009) - There are many such explications of book illustrations that demonstrate how art can inform one’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays. This absorbing book will be of interest to art historians, students of book history, and literary scholars. Keywords: book; chapter; collections; illustrations; learning; libraries; library; music; plays; research; shakespeare; sillars; text; university
• Convergence and Collaboration of Campus Information Services. Eds. Peter Hernon and Ronald R. Powell. Reviewed by Lynne F. Maxwell by Maxwell, Lynne F. (2009) - There are many such explications of book illustrations that demonstrate how art can inform one’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays. This absorbing book will be of interest to art historians, students of book history, and literary scholars. Keywords: book; chapter; collections; illustrations; learning; libraries; library; music; plays; research; shakespeare; sillars; text; university
• E-learning and Business Plans: National and International Case Studies. Eds. Elaina M. Norlin and Tiffini A. Travis. Reviewed by John Repplinger by Repplinger, John (2009) - There are many such explications of book illustrations that demonstrate how art can inform one’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays. This absorbing book will be of interest to art historians, students of book history, and literary scholars. Keywords: book; chapter; collections; illustrations; learning; libraries; library; music; plays; research; shakespeare; sillars; text; university
• Assessment + Analysis = Accountability by Dougherty, Richard M. (2009) - Analysis of library activities has never gained wide popularity among librarians. Library directors know full well that responding to such ques- tions in objective and quantifiable terms is extremely difficult. Keywords: assessment; libraries; library
• A Simulated Electronic Availability Study of Serial Articles through a University Library Web Page by Nisonger, Thomas E. (2009) - The availability rate exceeded 80 percent in three other LC classes: M (Music and Books on Music)—85.7%; Z (Bibliography, Library Science, and Gen- eral Information Resources)—84.6%; and J (Political Science)—83.9%, although there were only seven citations in M. Three other classes had availability rates above 70 percent: H (Social Sciences)—79.5%; Q (Science)—74.2%; and L (Educa - tion)—71.4% (although the rate for L, as with M, is based on a less than robust da- taset). Although no other investigation of availability found in the literature review is identical to this one, a review of the results from other availability studies provides some context for assessing the results found here. Keywords: availability; citations; indiana; item; journal; libraries; library; number; page; percent; print; research; sciences; studies; study; title; total; university; web
• A Citation Analysis of College & Research Libraries Comparing Yahoo, Google, Google Scholar, and ISI Web of Knowledge with Implications for Promotion and Tenure by Martell, Charles (2009) - Eignefactor ranks Article Influence (AI): “a measure of a journal’s prestige based on per article citations and comparable to Impact Factor” and Eigenfactor (EI): “a measure of the overall value provided by all of the articles published in a given journal in a year.”13 Note: Google Scholar citation counts are listed first and ISI Web of Knowledge second in parentheses, with the exception of the article by S. Rogers. Keywords: academic; articles; c&rl; citation; college; google; ibid; information; isi; libraries; library; research; scholar; web; yahoo
• Library Service Perceptions: A Study of Two Universities by Sutton, Lynn; Bazirjian, Rosann; Zerwas, Stephen (2009) - B 2,195 908 74 1,003.72 16.1% 39.2% 78.3% Appendix A - Institutional Profiles 2007-2008 Admissions/Retention Rates # 1st time degree seeking Freshman # 1st time degree seeking Transfer % of Freshman applicants accepted % of Freshman enrolled Avg SAT Scores for Enrolled 1st time Freshman Retention % of Fall 2006 Freshman returned in Fall 2007 Graduated % of Freshman who entered in Fall 2001 Inst. This paper examines whether student responses in this survey are similar to the 2005 OCLC study and whether they are similar to each other. Keywords: books; environment; facility; institution; libraries; library; oclc; offerings; percent; products; question; research; service; students
• Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: A Study of University Library Directors and Their Senior Management Teams by Kreitz, Patricia A. (2009) - Traits SMTs listed in their top five for an ideal LD also included the ability to function in a political environment and ability to gather outside resources. Ideal director traits. Keywords: ability; ideal; intelligence; lds; leadership; libraries; library; management; mean; organization; ranks; role; self; smts; study; team; traits
• Assessing the Potential for a National Print Repository: Results of an Australian Overlap Study by Genoni, Paul; Varga, Eva (2009) - A recent estimate is that conventional library storage can house 145 volumes per square metre (121 per square yard), as compared to high-density repository storage of 373 volumes per square metre (312 per square yard).36 Based on these figures, the saving in li- brary floorspace would amount to some 3,691 square metres (4,429 square yards), which could be replaced by 1,434 square metres (1,721 square yards) of reposi- tory floorspace. The projected Phase 2 will invite the par- ticipation of other research libraries and possibly expand the scheme to include monographs.15 Keywords: australia; carm; collection; libraries; library; national; print; repository; research; research libraries; space; storage
• Leveraging Measurement System Analysis (MSA) to Improve Library Assessment: The Attribute Gage R&R by Murphy, Sarah Anne; Moeller, Sherry Engle; Page, Jessica R.; Cerqua, Judith; Boarman, Mark (2009) - Leveraging Measurement System Analysis to Improve Library Assessment 575 Appendix A: Quality Standards for Virtual Reference Policy Policy: Quality Standards for Virtual Reference This policy covers answers to questions OSU Libraries receives via QuestionPoint and instant messaging software, and is intended to support OSU Libraries efforts to provide consistent customer service to the Libraries’ user population. ibraries utilize measurement systems for a multitude of purposes: to collect and ana- lyze data, such as the number of directional versus reference questions, for reporting purposes; to understand patrons’ use of technology, such as the library’s Web site, to improve its design and usability; and to improve and control both internal and public transactional processes, in areas such as cataloging and circulation. Keywords: answer; appraiser; gage; libraries; library; quality; questions; r&r; reference
• The Physical and the Virtual: The Relationship between Library as Place and Electronic Collections by Gerke, Jennifer; Maness, Jack M. (2010) - Carol Tenopir, Brenda Hitchcock, and Ashley Pillow, “Use and users of electronic library resources: an overview and analysis of recent research studies,” Council on Library and Information Resources (Aug. 2003), 42. Available at www. clir.org/pubs/reports/pub120/pub120.pdf. Though overall satisfaction levels of UCB users with the electronic “channel” of library services remain quite high, at least as measured by LibQUAL+™ and as compared against ARL averages, the consistency of experience of Norlin users does not seem to be as positive as that of UCB branch library users. Keywords: collections; correlation; information; libraries; library; resources; study; use; users; web
• Relationships between Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Bibliometric Indicators: A Principal Components Analysis by Hendrix, Dean (2010) - Total number of citations 0.513 0.793 Articles per faculty member 0.772 Impact index 0.738 Total number of articles 0.603 0.707 Not cited article percentage –0.704 Total number of articles with no citations 0.628 0.641 Circulation transactions per capita Percentage of total library expenditures spent on materials –0.681 A Principal Components Analysis 39 locate more of their budgets to collections and electronic resources field fewer refer- ence questions and perform fewer library presentations. Methods The population for this study is academic institutions that have ARL libraries on their campuses (n=113). Keywords: analysis; arl; capita; expenditures; libraries; library; measures; number; research; total
• Graphic Novel Collections in Academic ARL Libraries by Wagner, Cassie (2010) - A list of academic ARL libraries with archival comics collections was developed by comparing the list of ARL libraries with the comics collections listed by Randall W. Scott.14 There was no significant difference between the holdings of libraries with and without archival comics collections (P=0.047) as shown by the TTEST procedure. As documented by Mulcahy, the most commonly held science fiction novel (Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five) is found in 99 per- cent of academic ARL libraries. Keywords: academic; arl; books; collections; comics; libraries; novels; titles
• Leading Change in the System of Scholarly Communication: A Case Study of Engaging Liaison Librarians for Outreach to Faculty by Malenfant, Kara J. (2010) - While the framework identifies roles and responsibilities in nine Leading Change in the System of Scholarly Communication 69 areas, those for scholarly communication are the following: • educate and inform faculty, gradu- ate students, and campus administrators about scholarly communication issues. Scholarly communication 101 roadShow ACRL is taking scholarly communication on the road again in 2010 with “Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics.” Keywords: case; change; communication; faculty; liaisons; libraries; library; new; research; scholarly; system; umn; williams
• What Are They Learning? Pre- and Post-Assessment Surveys for LIBR 1100, Introduction to Library Research by Hufford, Jon R. (2010) - and Post-Assessment Surveys for LIBR 1100 143 of student information literacy skills in an article published in 2007.21 Earlier studies used similar methods for assessing student library skills. Keywords: article; assessment; course; information; learning; libraries; library; literacy; percent; post; pre; preand; question; research; students; survey; teaching
• Sustainability Challenge for Academic Libraries: Planning for the Future by Jankowska, Maria Anna; Marcum, James W. (2010) - ©Maria Anna Jankowska and James W. Marcum There is growing concern that a variety of factors threaten the sustain- ability of academic libraries: developing and preserving print and digital collections, supplying and supporting rapidly changing technological and networking infrastructure, providing free services, maintaining growing costs of library buildings, and lowering libraries’ ecological footprint. Developing a blended model of print and digital re- sources supported by social networking services has raised a major concern that sustainable progress of academic libraries is threatened by a variety of factors such as: developing and preserving print and Sustainability Challenge for Academic Libraries 161 digital collections, supplying and sup- porting rapidly changing technological and networking infrastructure, providing free services to the public, maintaining growing costs of library buildings and lowering libraries’ “ecological footprint.” Keywords: collections; february; future; green; growth; information; journal; libraries; library; new; paper; print; research; services; sustainability; university
• A Content Analysis of Library Vendor Privacy Policies: Do They Meet Our Standards? by Magi, Trina J. (2010) - These standards, along with the Federal Trade Commis- sion’s “Fair Information Practice Prin- ciples,” serve as the basis for this study’s evaluation of vendor privacy policies. While most vendors have privacy policies, the policy provisions fall short on many library profession standards and show little support for the library Code of Ethics. Keywords: american; analysis; author; content; data; information; libraries; library; online; percent; policies; policy; privacy; privacy policies; records; research; standards; user; vendors; web
• The York Digital Journals Project: Strategies for Institutional Open Journal Systems Implementations by Kosavic, Andrea (2010) - Lorimer expounds upon the economics of OJS journals and compares costs between them and tradi- tional print and publisher-driven pricing. David J. Solomon, Developing Open Access Journals: A Practical Guide (Oxford, England: Chandos Publishing, 2008). 23. Keywords: access; faculty; journals; libraries; library; ojs; online; open; project; publishing; research; scholarly; service; university; york
• Future Leaders’ Views on Organizational Culture by Maloney, Krisellen; Antelman, Kristin; Arlitsch, Kenning; Butler, John (2010) - Two points are plotted in each of the quadrants: one represents the mean value of responses about current organizational culture, the other represents the mean value of responses about preferred organization Table 1 results of Paired T-Test analysis of Current and Preferred Dominant Characteristics of Organizational Culture Table 2 results of Paired T-Test analysis of Current and Preferred Management Style Dimension of Organizational Culture figure 2 CVf representation of Current and Preferred Dominant Characteristics Dimension of Organizational Culture Future Leaders’ Views on Organizational Culture 329 culture. The findings of this study reveal a significant gap between future leaders’ perceptions of current organizational culture and the culture in which they feel they would be more effective. Keywords: adhocracy; change; culture; future; hierarchy; leaders; libraries; library; management; organization; research; responses; style; years
• Libraries with a Future: How Are Academic Library Usage and Green Demands Changing Building Designs? by Loder, Michael Wescott (2010) - Principal at SBR&A, has been a frequent speaker at library events and contributed to books on the design of academic library buildings. Energy and Spaces The surveys that Harold B. Shill and Shawn Tonner conducted in 2001–200213 touched on many of the major shifts in academic library building design that had been occurring over a seven-year period. Keywords: academic; buildings; collections; design; energy; leed; libraries; library; new; research; space; university; user
• Coding into the Great Unknown: Analyzing Instant Messaging Session Transcripts to Identify User Behaviors and Measure Quality of Service by Maximiek, Sarah; Rushton, Erin; Brown, Elizabeth (2010) - In 2005 the libraries’ DRC was charged with initiating IM reference service at the Bartle Library and Science Library. The factors that the DRC decided to study included: a. Demographics b. Session length c. Session by day and time d. Types of reference questions e. Resources used to answer question f. RUSA guidelines for behavioral performance g. Correctness and completeness of answer Methodology After finalizing which factors to evalu- ate, a system was created for data input and analysis. Keywords: chat; data; librarian; libraries; library; percent; questions; reference; research; service; transcripts; user
• Emily Knox. Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan on a Shoestring. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2010. 225p. alk. paper, $65 (ISBN 9781555706784). LC2009-035189. by Bolstad, Judy P. (2010) - In fact, for smaller libraries, it is especially important to be able to offer ILL and document delivery services so that they can keep their customers happy. ILL and document delivery services are typically difficult for small libraries to provide because of limited staffing and the high costs involved. Keywords: book; libraries; services
• Shadow Duel between Stereotypes: Perspectives on the Core Mission of Academic Libraries by Martell, Charles (2010) - Guest Editorial 405 Perspectives concerning the makeup of the core mission of academic libraries and the relative balance between its two major com- ponents – physical and virtual resources, vary widely leading to false expectations and unnecessary apprehensiveness. It may well be that our discussion about the future of academic libraries oc- casionally distorts the reality of what is in fact happening. Keywords: libraries; library
• Nonaffiliated Users in Academic Libraries: Using W.D. Ross’s Ethical Pluralism to Make Sense of the Tough Questions by Lenker, Mark; Kocevar-Weidinger, Elizabeth (2010) - Furthermore, the claims of beneficence are frequently in conflict with the claims of fidelity, particularly when one is asked to do something prohibited by library policy. Much of the literature suggests that library staff often view their interactions with nonaffiliated patrons as problematic. Keywords: academic; access; duties; duty; libraries; library; policy; ross; service; staff; students; users
• External Reporting Lines of Academic Special Libraries: A Health Sciences Case Study by Buhler, Amy G.; Ferree, Nita; Cataldo, Tara T.; Tennant, Michele R. (2010) - We utilized a three- pronged approach of data gathering for our analysis: examination of statistics from the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, an online survey of academic health science library directors, and phone interviews with selected direc- tors from various models. Satisfaction with Reporting Structure In the survey, library directors were asked how satisfied they were with their current reporting structure. Keywords: administrator; campus; center; directors; health; health science; hsc; libraries; library; medical; reporting; science; structure; university
• Robert Darnton. The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future. New York: PublicAffairs, 2009. 218p. alk. paper, $23.95 (ISBN 9781586488260). LC2009-034693. by Hyde, Gene (2010) - What common ground exists between old books and e-books? Other essays address the importance of descriptive bibliogra- phy and the “heretical” work of Donald F. McKenzie, the love of reading and the work of seventeenth century British bibliophile William Drake, as well as the book’s closing essay, the appropriately titled “What Is the History of Books?” Through it all, Darnton holds true to his own love of books, be they electronic texts or eighteenth-century French tomes, and invites us to share his enthusiasm through a series of reasoned, thoughtful essays. Keywords: book; darnton; libraries; library
• Assessing Library Scholarship: Experience at a Land Grant University by Wirth, Andrea A.; Kelly, Maureen; Webster, Janet (2010) - Describing publication outlets by impact factor alone is simplistic and does not reveal the rich- ness of library scholarship. The value of library scholarship is not measured solely by where one publishes. Keywords: boyer; faculty; impact; information; journal; libraries; library; new; osu; ra te; research; review; scholarship; science; tenure; value
• Annual Reports to Shareholders: Historical Collections in Libraries by Nixon, Judith M. (2010) - Between the late 1990s and 2003, Lippincott Library at the University of Pennsylvania ex- perimented with scanning and digitizing ARS reports from fifty ARS companies. How- ever, like newspaper articles, ARS reports are primary research resources for historic information. Keywords: collections; companies; libraries; library; reports; university
• Social Construction of Authorized Users in the Digital Age by Zhu, Xiaohua; Eschenfelder, Kristin R. (2010) - Access Control Technologies as “Regimes of Alignment” License agreements between information providers and academic libraries defined users in contractual terms, but, over the past fifteen years, providers and libraries have worked together to develop and maintain systems of access control tech- nologies (ACTs) that enable and enforce the conceptions of authorized users laid out in license agreements. As variations in access became a product feature and pricing point, questions about who should have access became more important.33 Social Construction of Authorized Users in the Digital Age 553 Meanwhile, many information pro- viders hoped to expand to the end-user market under a pay-per-view business model.34 For example, in 1991, Collier, a British publisher, predicted that 99 percent of potential information users were end users who would individually purchase information.35 Wider access to e-resources from academic libraries could compete with attempts to market information directly to end users. Keywords: academic; access; authentication; campus; control; definitions; digital; information; information providers; libraries; library; license; licensing; new; online; paper; providers; proxy; public; publishers; research; resources; technologies; users; walk
• “Distinctive Signifiers of Excellence”: Library Services and the Future of the Academic Library by Walter, Scott (2011) - I maintain that understanding the process by which such distinctive services develop and contribute to the evolving mission of the 21st-century research library is as critical to its future as is understanding the environment for resource sharing, the need to rethink retention of print collections, or the challenges inherent in supporting e-scholarship. ARL has not yet chosen to “celebrate” the distinctive services of its member libraries in the way it did their special collections, but it has taken important steps by including studies of services in its “New Roles for New Times” initiative, and by bringing a services focus to its series of institutional profiles.4 O ver t he past t h ree yea rs, we at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign have conducted an ongoing discussion of services as “signifiers of excellence” on par with our long-time focus on collections. Keywords: libraries; library; research; services
• Errata by American Library Association, (2011) - Nicolas Barker, “Introduction,” in Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries, eds. Association of Research Libraries, 2007), http://www. celebratingresearch.org/intro/intro.shtml (accessed July 26, 2010). Keywords: libraries
• Library on the Go: A Focus Group Study of the Mobile Web and the Academic Library by Seeholzer, Jamie; Salem, Joseph A. (2011) - The first six prompts asked questions focused on personal experiences with mobile Web devices, the devices that students use, and their use of mobile Web sites. Participants were looking for a more dynamic experience on mobile Web sites and were not very concerned with sites that were unformat- Library on the Go  19 students when planning new Web-based initiatives. Keywords: devices; libraries; library; mobile; participants; research; site; use; web
• Knowing Where They Went: Six Years of Online Access Statistics via the Online Catalog for Federal Government Information by Brown, Christopher C. (2011) - Subsequent unpublished statistics from San Jose State University have shown increasing growth in document clickthroughs and an appar- ent online acceptance.16 Other libraries have also implemented URL tracking prefixes to document URLs, but no publications of their projects have been produced to date. A publication comparing online access with print circulation is forthcom- ing.19 Brigham Young University – Idaho (Rexburg) also appends a prefix before document URLs and uses these numbers to get an overall feel for how many docu- ments are being accessed.20 At the 2009 Fall Depository Library Conference, a panel presentation featured the clickthrough projects of the University of Denver, San Jose State University, Auburn University, Louisiana State University, Brigham Young University – Idaho, and the University of Colorado at Boulder.21 Keywords: access; clickthroughs; content; denver; depository; documents; federal; government; gpo; libraries; library; links; opac; records; statistics; tracking; university; urls; users; years
• Facebook as a Library Tool: Perceived vs. Actual Use by Jacobson, Terra B. (2011) - This current study attempts to add to the literature on library Facebook use, as there is a lack of research studies in this area. that was determined by each use (such as Photos, Reference Services, and the like) being matched up with plausible Facebook ap- plications, options, or sections of the page that would indicate that a particular use was occurring in library Facebook pages. Keywords: data; facebook; libraries; library; pages; study; tier; use
• M-libraries 2: A Virtual Library in Everyone’s Pocket. Eds. Mohammed Ally and Gill Needham. London: Facet Publishing, 2010. 273p. Paperback, $105 (ISBN 9781856046961). LC 2010-478224. by Tolley-Stokes, Rebecca (2011) - Specifically, mobile devices—challenged by issues of access, quality, and cost—of- fer a solution to these pressing technologi- cal issues through the delivery of those materials and resources that students and faculty require in the course of complet- ing their work. Contributors catalog the differences in cost, experience, and connection/coverage in various coun- tries but offer no real solutions to attaining the universal ownership and access of mobile devices. Keywords: advocacy; devices; libraries; library; mobile; students
• The Academic Library Impact on Student Persistence by Emmons, Mark; Wilkinson, Frances C. (2011) - So, to calculate the impact, we used the following equation to find what a change in the ratio of professional library staff will cause in the expected mean retention rate: β1 * log10 (X), where β1 is the regression coefficient and X is the percentage change; 1.1, for example, indicates an increase in 10 per- cent. In other words, in the population from which the sample was drawn, a 10 percent increase in the ratio of professional library staff predicts a 0.72 percent increase in retention. Keywords: college; graduation; impact; lg10; libraries; library; measures; number; persistence; relationship; research; retention; staff; student; time; variables
• OSUL2013: Fostering Organizational Change through a Grassroots Planning Process by Schlosser, Melanie (2011) - The cringing these comments elicit in library staff is an implicit recognition that “although librar- ians may still be providing significant value to their constituency, the value of their brand is decreasing. “As uncertainty about the future persists, library staff may tend to cling to the familiar, resisting new approaches to the way they work. Keywords: academic; change; culture; faculty; grassroots; group; libraries; library; osul2013; phase; planning; process; project; research; services; staff; team; university
• The Use of Institutional Repositories: The Ohio State University Experience by Connell, Tschera Harkness (2011) - Background Description of OSU’s selection policy and Knowledge Bank content The Knowledge Bank is only one of sev- eral media that OSU uses to distribute its digital content. The libraries’ retrospective serial preservation projects fall with other library content under the support unit category. Keywords: archives; bank; book; collections; content; knowledge; libraries; materials; na na; report; research; scope; text; university; use
• Envisioning Future Academic Library Services: Initiatives, Ideas and Challenges. Ed. Sue McKnight. London: Facet Publishing, 2010. 247p. (ISBN 9781856046916). LC2010-478131. by Greene, Harlan (2011) - On May 4, 1515, Pope Leo X issued a pe- culiar and remarkable decree, the Super impressione librorum (On the printing of books). In it, the Pope acknowledges a deep-seated sociocultural anxiety about the new technology of printing, stating that, although the reading of books can be a profitable pursuit for those seeking knowledge and the invention of printing has helped spread truth and learning more widely and inexpensively than ever before, the very same technology that en- ables the dissemination of truth also facili- tates the transmission and perpetuation of pernicious error that corrupts rather than edifies the reader. Keywords: book; history; libraries; library; new; world
• Google Scholar Users and User Behaviors: An Exploratory Study by Herrera, Gail (2011) - Are there statistically significant differences between GS users and nonusers? Are GS users using other library resources? Keywords: click; databases; faculty; google; information; libraries; library; percent; research; resources; scholar; sciences; users; web
• Revisiting the Landscape of Literatures: Replication and Change in the Use of Subject Collections by Metz, Paul (2011) - Although there has been too little dialogue between library use studies and other forms of bibliometric analysis, the work that has taken place in libraries and the recent breakthroughs analyzing users’ “clickstreams” generally agree in show- ing that actual use of subject literatures in all fields is more interdisciplinary than citation patterns had ever suggested, and that the use of books, which generates rel- atively few citations in many disciplines, is more interdisciplinary than the use of journals. Research Previous to the Original Study and in the Intervening Years The 1982 study built upon previous work in two main areas: 1) studies of library use and 2) an extensive literature in bibliomet- rics, particularly its use of citation links to trace dependency relationships among various fields of knowledge. Keywords: books; data; disciplines; faculty; faculty use; graduate; landscape; libraries; library; literatures; science; study; subject; use; users
• Uncovering Meaningful Correlation between Student Academic Performance and Library Material Usage by Wong, Shun Han Rebekah; Webb, T.D. (2011) - Although the literature shows the importance of measuring the relation- ship between student library usage and their academic performance, only few studies have actually been undertaken. service.1 In 1950, the Library As- sociation (UK) thoroughly assessed the United Kingdom’s public library service.2 Institutions or individuals writing about academic library assessment only became more common later. Keywords: assessment; correlation; faculty; libraries; library; sample; school; student; study; ugs; ugs y
• Serving Higher Education’s Highest Goals: Assessment of the Academic Library as Place by Jackson, Heather Lea; Hahn, Trudi Bellardo (2011) - Assessing Academic Libraries The question of how best to measure efficacy of academic libraries has been debated for many years during which most assessment and evaluation studies have focused on modifying corporate or business models. While corporate models have beneficial elements that might be ap- plied in library settings, particularly those related to customer service evaluation, they are simply not enough to get the full picture of an academic library’s value, and many commentaries on the limitations of such methodologies are in the literature.5 These criticisms sensibly question specific trends or the application of such evalua- tive methods in academic libraries, but rarely are they accompanied by concrete solutions or means for improvement. Keywords: goals; image; libraries; library; mission; place; religion; research; response; study; subjects; university; use
• Reading, Risk, and Reality: College Students and Reading for Pleasure by Gilbert, Julie; Fister, Barbara (2011) - Responses in the open-ended question FIGuRE 1 Librarian Perception of What Students Read Compared to Gustavus Students (Percentages) TABLE 4 Barriers to Leisure Reading (Percentages) Don’t Enjoy It Already Have Enough Reading for Class Would Rather Socialize Would Rather Spend Time in Other Ways Lack Access All Respondents 3.3 77.1 35.7 31.2 3.3 Major by Discipline Humanities 0.0 68.0 19.0 17.0 4.0 Social Science 4.8 80.7 36.2 32.4 2.9 Natural Science 2.3 74.6 38.2 37.0 4.6 Preprofessional 5.7 83.0 39.6 31.1 1.9 Fine Arts 1.6 69.8 36.5 27.0 1.6 Reading, Risk, and Reality: College Students and Reading for Pleasure 483 are not surprising to anyone familiar with college campuses. Barriers to Recreational Reading: The Students’ Perspective We asked Gustavus students about the barriers they face for recreational read- ing during the academic year (see table TABLE 3 Number of Hours Spent Leisure Reading per Week (Percentages) Zero Keywords: academic; barriers; book; class; collection; college; college students; fiction; leisure; libraries; library; majors; pleasure; reading; respondents; students; survey; time; year
• E-books in Libraries: A Practical Guide. Eds. Kate Price and Virginia Havergal. London: Facet Publishing, 2011. 327p. paperback, £49.95 (ISBN 9781856045728). LC2010-671269. by Han, Ning (2011) - However, the book fails to touch on a highly controversial but vitally important issue: circulating e-book readers in librar- ies. Advertised as the first practical appraisal of e-books for library and information pro- fessionals, E-books in Libraries: A Practical Guide provides vital background informa- tion about e-books and examines a wide range of e-book–related practical issues in different library settings from business and pricing models, vendor selection, collec- tion development, staffing and workflow changes to budgeting and finance, access management, promotion and engage- ment of readers, IT support, and OPAC display. Keywords: books; libraries; library
• Trend Spotting by Branin, Joseph (2011) - Recent trend reports pay more atten- tion, as they must, to new patterns of information discovery and use brought by digital technology. His trend report, articulate and convincing, is now over thirty years old, but still provides a model for such reports and many insights into what shaped academic libraries in the last half century. Keywords: libraries; library; research; trends
• How Unique Are Our Users? Comparing Responses Regarding the Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Faculty by Robbins, Sarah; Engel, Debra; Kulp, Christina (2011) - There is also much discussion about survey research in LIS. Watson-Boone notes, “When survey research focuses on people, the researcher is generally studying percep- tions, attitudes, or behaviors of members of a group so as to generalize findings to the entire group.… Keywords: engineering; faculty; findings; information; institution; libraries; library; research; researchers; results; studies; study; survey
• The Information-Seeking Habits of Engineering Faculty by Engel, Debra; Robbins, Sarah; Kulp, Christina (2011) - These results are similar to the results from the recent study of academic researchers who reported, with the exception of one university of the five universities studied, that “37%–48% of academic scientists visit their library less than five times a year. 36 .8 % 92 .3 % 22 .9 % 92 .3 % 63 .1 % b io m ed ic al / b io en gi ne er in g 64 .7 % 44 .9 % 33 .0 % 43 .7 % 65 .9 % 44 .9 % 24 .7 % 10 0. 0% 41 .4 % 10 0. 0% 66 .2 % C he m ic al 78 .2 % 74 .0 % 59 .3 % 27 .3 % 73 .4 % 54 .6 % 36 .4 % 97 .5 % 36 .4 % 96 .2 % 48 .8 % C iv il 71 .5 % 67 Keywords: access; behavior; engineering; engineering faculty; engineers; faculty; field; information; journals; libraries; library; percent; research; resources; respondents; seeking; services; years
• Academic Libraries in For-Profit Schools of Higher Education by Davis, Jinnie Y.; Adams, Mignon; Hardesty, Larry (2011) - It was not surprising that career school students generally showed little interest in using the library. Also proposed are policy changes requiring for-profits to disclose their job place- ment rates, requiring vocational schools receiving federal aid dollars to ensure their students are prepared for “gainful employment,”52 and imposing penalties upon for-profit schools whose students graduate with a debt-to-earnings ratio that is too high.53 Given the intensive lob- bying efforts of the for-profit institutions, it remains to be seen which new policies will actually be implemented. Keywords: career; colleges; education; faculty; institutions; lack; librarian; libraries; library; members; ohio; profit; profit schools; programs; resources; schools; students; university
• R. David Lankes. The Atlas of New Librarianship. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press; Chicago: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2011. 408p. alk. paper. $55 (ISBN 9780262015097). LCCN: 2010-022788. by Dousa, Thomas M. (2011) - The model of new librarianship presented in the Atlas is intended to foster these changes: indeed, it offers nothing less than a blueprint for redefining the conceptual foundations of librarianship in order to renew it. The aims of new librarianship are encapsulated in the statement that “the mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.” Keywords: conversation; knowledge; lankes; librarianship; libraries; library
• Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society. Ed. Barbara I. Dewey. Oxford, United Kingdom: Chandos, 2010. 208p. $75 (ISBN 9781843345947). by Michalski, David (2011) - Graham Jetcoate provides some thoughtful speculation on how research libraries will figure in the future academy, but even his affirmative vision does not seem to rise above the timid. After due formality, the text moves beyond the garb of library obsolescence to forward some serious new thinking on the enduring cause of academic libraries, by offering grounded ideas and strategies to position today’s libraries as institutions capable of adapting and transforming again, 604 College & Research Libraries November 2011 not only the universities they serve, but the global knowledge environment they helped to create. Keywords: books; chapter; libraries; library; research; university
• Ksenija Mincic-Obradovic. E-books in Academic Libraries. Oxford, United Kingdom: Chandos, 2011. 203p. $80 (ISBN 9781843345862). by Mitchell, Nicole (2011) - For instance, there are a number of e-book publishers and a variety of publishing practices among commercial providers. In chapter 5, the author men- tions several surveys, including two conducted at her own institution, that looked at e-book use. Keywords: books; chapter; libraries
• Cheerleader, Opportunity Seeker, and Master Strategist: ARL Directors as Entrepreneurial Leaders by Carpenter, Maria Taesil Hudson (2012) - This study has implications for library directors and administrators, organizational development specialists, and leadership trainers. Academic libraries may be in the pro- cess of reengineering their workforces, engaging faculty, creatively applying digital media, refining digitization pro- grams, creating tools for data curation across disciplines, publishing digital scholarship, and integrating the latest technology with teaching and learning.3 Entrepreneurship has been a popular business term since the 1980s, and many organizations have tried to become more entrepreneurial in recent years to compete with smaller, adaptable startups.4 With much change occurring throughout many academic institutions, library directors have opportunities to use entrepreneurial leadership to transform their organiza- crl-192 12 College & Research Libraries January 2012 tions to meet the changing information and service needs of users, even while under fiscal constraints. Keywords: ability; attributes; building; business; directors; entrepreneurial; entrepreneurship; information; leadership; libraries; library; new; opportunities; participants; research; resources; study; taking; university
• Making Online Instruction Count: Statistical Reporting of Web-Based Library Instruction Activities by Bottorff, Tim; Todd, Andrew (2012) - Literature Review While online LI activities are increasingly becoming key components of many aca- demic libraries’ overall instruction plans, comparatively little has been written about the accounting or reporting of such activities. Most researchers have concluded that method of delivery (F2F vs. online vs. mixed) appears not to greatly impact the effectiveness of or satisfaction with LI, indicating that properly planned and executed online LI activities can be suit- able adjuncts or substitutes for F2F LI.14 Research in all of the above areas is vital to the continued success of academic libraries, especially in a higher education environment where accountability and assessment are increasingly important.15 There can be no doubt that academic librarians need to continue to explore issues of user satisfaction, the measure- ment and benchmarking of information literacy skills, and the effectiveness and perception of various forms of LI. Keywords: activities; f2f; face; instruction; libraries; library; online; reporting; research; respondents; statistics; survey; time; tutorials
• Relevance of Library Collections for Graduate Student Research: A Citation Analysis Study of Doctoral Dissertations at Notre Dame by Kayongo, Jessica; Helm, Clarence (2012) - A previous study of graduate students at Notre Dame found that students identified materials relevant to their research by searching a database or reading an article or book and that, if the library did not own an item, 64 per- TABLe 10 Hesburgh Libraries’ Ownership of Cited items by Disciplinary group* group Citations Owned % Owned % Top 1,000 Cited items Owned ** Arts and Humanities 10,818 7,297 63 90 Engineering 7,032 4,395 67 83 Science 5,369 4,093 76 92 Social Sciences 5,185 3,378 65 75 Notre Dame’s Science group citation pattern is also comparable to Kuruppu and Moore’s study of agriculture and biology dis- sertations at Iowa State, which reported that student citations were 80.5 percent journals and 10.5 percent books.43 The effect of electronic access on cita- tion patterns has been studied by Smith (2003). Keywords: analysis; citation; collection; dame; dissertations; engineering; graduate; group; journal; libraries; library; notre; percent; research; science; students; study
• New Journals in Education and Psychology: General Trends, Discoverability, and Ubiquitous Journals of the Decade, 2000–2009 by Lear, Bernadette A. (2012) - Of these, 319 (46.7%) were education journals and 364 (53.3%) were psychology journals. Are there any identifiable trends in the coverage of new education and psychology journals in these resources? Keywords: academic; access; catalogs; coverage; databases; education; education journals; items; journals; libraries; library; new; number; psychology; psychology journals; publications; research; science; springer; study; titles; university; web
• The Importance of Search as Intertextual Practice for Undergraduate Research by Bodemer, Brett B. (2012) - Such research will necessarily be ambitious, requiring not only evaluation of written products as artifacts of learning but incorporating the analysis of student research logs and interviews at multiple points throughout the student career of the research subjects. The less obvious implication for instruction, then, is this: undergraduate students, already familiar with search practice, when provided with adequate conceptual foregrounding and sufficient practice with academic research tools, can easily be placed in a position to counsel and coach their peers both as reference providers and as providers of information literacy instruction. Keywords: database; information; information literacy; libraries; literacy; paper; practice; process; research; searching; skills; sources; students; undergraduate; writing
• A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University by Scaramozzino, Jeanine Marie; Ramírez, Marisa L.; McGaughey, Karen J. (2012) - Increased access to research data will allow for verification and replication of results, provide a foundation for ad- ditional research, and increase the overall transparency of science. Scientists and scholars are increasingly generating vast amounts of digital content in the form of learning materials, publica- tions, and research data, yet data in digital form is extremely fragile due to limited standards for and adoption of good prac- tices.19 Most academic libraries support the delivery and maintenance of text- based collections in a variety of print and digital formats, as well as the management and delivery of images, multimedia files, sound, maps, and various other artifacts of 352 College & Research Libraries July 2012 research and culture.20 University libraries are increasingly recognizing that patrons have as-yet unmet needs for the manage- ment of research data sets. Keywords: curation; data; data curation; data management; faculty; libraries; library; management; needs; percent; practices; preservation; research; research data; respondents; science; services; survey
• John R. Turner. A Bibliography of Unauthorised American Editions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 1904–1980. Stroud, U.K.: Ian Hodgkins & Co., 2012. 228p. alk. paper. $60.00 (ISBN 9780906460139). by Krafft, Scott (2012) - A Bibliography of Un- authorised American Editions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 1904–1980. The origin of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, as well as that of some other classic Beatrix Potter stories, was in illustrated letters Potter wrote to the children of her former governess. Keywords: book; libraries; middle; peter; potter; rabbit
• Middle Management in Academic and Public Libraries. Ed. Tom Diamond. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2011. 233p. acid-free paper, $45 (ISBN 9781598846898). LC 2011-008554. by Selhorst, Anders (2012) - With the myriad challenges of managing staff within a library setting, Middle Man- agement in Academic and Public Libraries explicates some of the best management practices for middle managers. Additional topics include the challenge for middle managers balancing compet- Book Reviews 409 ing demands and expectations of users with those of staff and supervisors and, in some cases, the demands of the tenure process as well. Keywords: libraries; management; managers; section
• Kathleen A. Hanna, Minday M. Cooper, and Robin A. Crumrin. Diversity Programming and Outreach for Academic Libraries. Oxford, U.K.: Chandos Publishing, 2011. Distributed in the U.S. by Neal-Schuman Publishers. 180p. alk. paper, $80.00 (ISBN: 9781843346357). by Simons, Marcy (2012) - In chapters 1 and 2, the authors define diversity, provide the background information that led to an increase in their efforts, and include a sampling of international efforts at diversity outreach. Although the book is written by academic librarians and is dedicated to the efforts made by an urban academic library, its usefulness applies to all types of libraries wanting to create or build on diversity programming and outreach ef- forts.—Marcy Simons, University of Notre Dame. Keywords: book; collection; diversity; efforts; libraries; outreach
• Constrained? An Analysis of U.S. Academic Library Shifts in Spending, Staffing, and Utilization, 1998–2008 by Regazzi, John J. (2012) - Academic libraries cannot be treated as a homogenous group of institutions, and the study analyzes shifts by type, size, and Carnegie class of institution, illustrating significant difference among these classes of academic libraries, particularly among large doctoral institutions and other academic libraries, with large public and doctoral private institutions driving growth, while small and medium-sized academic libraries have fallen behind in both collections and staff investments. or decades, at professional meetings and in the profes- sional literature, librarians have voiced the view that academic library budgets are being eroded and constrained. Conclusions The study confirms a number of findings from previous studies and discussions regarding academic library trends, while also demonstrating some countervailing evidence regarding previously held no- tions about academic libraries. Keywords: institutions; libraries; library; n e
• Give ’Em What They Want: A One-Year Study of Unmediated Patron-Driven Acquisition of e-Books by Fischer, Karen S.; Wright, Michael; Clatanoff, Kathleen; Barton, Hope; Shreeves, Edward (2012) - YBP indicated that another option would be to write an actual e-book–only plan that would deliver e-book titles just as our print plan delivered print titles. Library Science and Information Resources 265 0.60 Give ’Em What They Want 487 hanced reports released by ebrary in early 2011 increased the granularity of the data: for example, distinguishing between sub- scription and PDA titles in our usage reports and including publication dates for each title. Keywords: books; collection; ebrary; general; history; libraries; library; pda; press; print; publisher; science; sessions; subject; table; titles; total; university; usage; user
• The Inevitability of Open Access by Lewis, David W. (2012) - Open access journals and their sub- scription counterparts offer different value propositions in these two markets. For the reader, open access journals have a clear advantage. Keywords: access; articles; authors; business; christensen; gold; innovation; journals; july; libraries; publishers; research; subscription
• Donna L. Gilton. Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principle, Programs, and People. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012. 245p. alk. paper, $45 (ISBN 9780810883567). LC2011-044181. by Han, Ning (2012) - After providing an outline for the entire book, Gilton, in chapter 1, defines and describes Information Literacy Instruction (ILI), walks readers through the history of ILI in different library set- tings, and introduces the background of ILI in public libraries as well as the unique aspects of instructional activities in public libraries. Gilton points out further that instruction in public libraries takes many forms, with the overriding goal to benefit the broadest user community across the widest age range. Keywords: ili; information; libraries; library; literacy
• The Library of Congress and the Center for the Book: Historical Essays in Honor of John Y. Cole. Ed. Mary Niles Maack. Washington: Library of Congress in association with the University of Texas Press, 2011. 223p. $24.95 (ISBN 9780844495255). LC2011-020436. by Ring, Richard J. (2012) - Finally, Donald G. Davis, Jr. (profes- sor emeritus of library history at the University of Texas at Austin) submits a succinct but intriguing view of “Interna- tional Trends in Library History,” which serves as a sort of capstone to the volume. Mary Niles Maack, Professor Emerita of UCLA’s Department on Information Studies, has edited an admirable volume dedicated to John Y. Cole, the “foremost expert on the history of the Library of Congress,” and, as the founder of the Center for the Book, a significant figure in promoting the history of the book and library history. Keywords: book; history; libraries; library; university
• A Framework for Studying Organizational Innovation in Research Libraries by Jantz, Ronald C. (2012) - fundamental question for innovation research is to ex- plain how innovations occur. © 2012 Ronald C. Jantz, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC The objective of this paper is two-fold: to propose a theoretical framework and model for studying organizational innovation in research librar- ies and to set forth propositions that can provide directions for future empirical studies of innovation in research libraries. Keywords: environment; framework; incremental; innovation; knowledge; libraries; library; model; new; organizations; process; research; research libraries; service; structure; study; technical; technology
• Forget the Desk Job: Current Roles and Responsibilities in Entry-Level Reference Job Advertisements by Detmering, Robert; Sproles, Claudene (2012) - Hanrong Wang, Yingqi Tang, and Carley Knight scanned reference job ads posted in C&RL News from 1966 to 2009 to track the historical development of the profession.11 Examining reference posi- tions, they calculated the number of open positions, educational background, duties and responsibilities of the position, and variations in job titles. Indeed, for- mal instructional duties appeared almost as often as reference service duties (which appeared in 98.9 percent of the ads) and were often emphasized as core responsibilities, either through prominent placement in a position title (such as “Instruction and Research Services Li- brarian” or “Reference and Instruction Librarian”) or through extended state- ments regarding teaching, pedagogy, and/or instruc- tional design. Keywords: academic; ads; duties; entry; job; level; libraries; library; positions; reference; responsibilities; services; study
• Unusual Suspects: The Case of Insider Theft in Research Libraries and Special Collections by Samuelson, Todd; Sare, Laura; Coker, Catherine (2012) - In upcoming studies, the Library Theft Database team will continue to analyze and gather data to determine further patterns in the occurrence and handling of library theft cases. This climate of disclosure frequently extends to the active pursuit of thieves, including the willingness among libraries to press charges or to publicize the loss in an effort to recover the stolen artifact.1 Libraries have begun to engage in collaboration among themselves and with other groups, such as associations of book dealers, in producing databases and lists that are commonly disseminated online in an ef- fort to lead to the identification of stolen material and to ensure its return.2 Though library theft is being discussed more frequently as a major issue in the discipline, many elements related to theft remain poorly understood. Keywords: books; cases; collections; insider; insider theft; institutions; libraries; library; research; security; theft; value
• Libraries across Land and Sea: Academic Library Services on International Branch Campuses by Green, Harriett (2013) - Branch campus library services com- bine facets of working with international students and providing library services for distance education programs, but limited studies have been published thus far on such work. In a 2002 study, Suzanne Gyeszly examined the interlending ser- vices between the Texas A&M and Texas A&M at Qatar campus libraries and also conducted a 2010 comparative analysis of the collection development and circula- tion services of the six university libraries in Qatar’s Education City.35 Gyeszly and Matthew Ismail analyzed the collection development policies at the American University of Sharjah, including how the collection was carefully built to serve the needs of the students at the American University of Sharjah.36 Charles Gilreath also examined the collection development of the university library at Texas A&M at Qatar, in which he explored how the Tex- as A&M at Qatar Library built a collection of digital and print resources with a rela- tively low physical footprint.37 Keywords: branch; campus; campuses; education; home; institutions; libraries; library; programs; research; resources; services; students; u.s; university
• Factors Influencing the Usage of an Electronic Book Collection: Size of the E-book Collection, the Student Population, and the Faculty Population by Lamothe, Alain R. (2013) - J.B. Foote and K. Rupp-Serrano, “Exploring E-book Usage Among Faculty and Graduate Students in the Geosciences: Results of a Small Survey and Focus Group Approach,” Science and Technology Libraries 29, no. 3 (2010): 216–34; D. Nicholas, I. Rowlands, and H.R. Jamali, “E-textbook Use, Information Seeking Behaviour and Its Impact: Case Study Business and Management,” Journal of Information Science 36, no. 2 (2010): 263–80; I. Rowlands, D. Nicholas, H.R. Jamali, and P. Huntington, “What Do Faculty and Students Really Think about E-books,” Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives 59, no. 6, (2007): 489–511; I. Roesnita and A.N. Zainab, “The Pattern of E-book Use amongst Undergraduates in Malaysia: A Case of to Know Is to Use,” Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science 10, no. 2 (2005): 1–23. Foote and Rupp-Serrano, “Exploring E-book Usage,” 216–34; P. Hernon, R. Hopper, M.R. Leach, L.L. Saunders, and J. Zhang, “E-book Use by Students: Undergraduates in Economics, Literature, and Nursing,” Journal of Academic Librarianship 33, no. 1 (2007): 3–13. 37. Keywords: academic; book; book collection; book usage; collection; faculty; laurentian; libraries; library; number; searches; students; table; university; usage; viewings; year
• American Indian Studies, Multiculturalism, and the Academic Library by Alexander, David L. (2013) - For a discussion on the origins of American Indian Studies programs, see (for example) M. Annette Jamies, “American Indian Studies: Toward an Indigenous Model,” American Indian Culture and Research Journal 11, no. 3 (1987): 1–16. 16. This article discusses the nature of American Indian Studies and provides suggestions for what librarians can do to support American Indian Stud- ies programs and American Indian students. Keywords: ais; american; american indian; indian; indian studies; libraries; library; programs; research; students; studies
• Copyright Policy and Practice in Electronic Reserves among ARL Libraries by Hansen, David R.; Cross, William M.; Edwards, Phillip M. (2013) - Copyright Policy and Practice in Electronic Reserves among ARL Libraries 79 Appendix A. E-Reserves Survey Instrument I consent to participate I would rather not participate Yes No Copyrighted materials in e-reserves policy, consent document Dear participant, Our names are Dave Hansen and Will Cross, and we are graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supervised by Phillip M. Edwards, a member of the faculty at the School of Information and Library Science. Yes No More than 10 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 2 to 5 years ago 1 to 2 years ago Within the past year Peer institutions' copyrighted materials policies Best practices or guidelines produced by professional organizations Solicited input from professionals via electronic mailing lists or other communication venues Scholarly communications librarian on your campus College/university legal counsel on your campus Solicited input from the faculty council or a faculty committee on your campus Other sources Your Director or other member of the library's administrative team Your copyright officer or scholarly communications librarian One or more librarians who directly administer e-reserves One or more paraprofessional staff members who directly administer e-reserves Faculty and instructors on your campus Other individuals Your Director or other member of the library's administrative team Your copyright officer or scholarly communications librarian One or more librarians who directly administer e-reserves One or more paraprofessional staff members who directly administer e-reserves Copyrighted materials in e-reserves policy, implementation and characteristics How recently was this copyrighted materials policy evaluated or updated? Which sources did you refer to when drafting/updating this copyrighted materials policy for e-reserves? Keywords: copyright; electronic; institutions; items; libraries; library; materials; number; policies; policy; practice; reserves; use
• Interdisciplinarity and Academic Libraries. Eds. Daniel C. Mack and Craig Gibson. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2012. 238p. alk. paper, $62 (ISBN 9780838986158). LC2012-018651. by Jackson, John M. (2013) - Each of the following chapters inspects a specific aspect of library work and the effect interdisciplinarity has had on each. Roberta J. Astroff (Chapter 1) focuses on many of the policing functions (such as epistemological, administrative) that keep disciplinary boundaries in check. Keywords: chapter; interdisciplinary; libraries; library
• John Buschman. Libraries, Classrooms, and the Interests of Democracy: Marking the Limits of Neoliberalism. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012. 239p. acid-free paper, $65 (ISBN 9780810885288). LC 2012-010128. by Selhorst, Anders (2013) - Notably, they conclude with an appendix of ideas for how subject librarians can leverage library services toward the ends of interdisciplinary work. Evelyn Ehrlich and Angela Carreño (Chapter 8) focus on the role of the subject librarian and outline what they see as two distinct phases of effects originating from the in- terdisciplinary turn in higher education. Keywords: chapter; institutions; libraries; library
• The Improvisation of Human Experience: Joseph J. Branin (1947–2012) by Walter, Scott (2013) - And it was on Joe’s watch that a more vibrant community of Library & Information Science editors began to meet routinely and to present panels at conference in order to support new authors, to promote best practices in scholarly publishing in our field, and to engage the broader community of scholarly journal editors. Perhaps we will begin volume 75 with a nod to our past by titling our first editorial, “Re-Introducing College and Research Libraries: Why Another Electronic Library Journal?” Whatever we do with this journal that we have shared for as long as any of us have been librarians, we will owe a debt to Joe Branin. Keywords: libraries; research
• Errata by American Library Association, (2013) - And it was on Joe’s watch that a more vibrant community of Library & Information Science editors began to meet routinely and to present panels at conference in order to support new authors, to promote best practices in scholarly publishing in our field, and to engage the broader community of scholarly journal editors. Perhaps we will begin volume 75 with a nod to our past by titling our first editorial, “Re-Introducing College and Research Libraries: Why Another Electronic Library Journal?” Whatever we do with this journal that we have shared for as long as any of us have been librarians, we will owe a debt to Joe Branin. Keywords: libraries; research
• From Stacks to the Web: The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting by Lewis, David W. (2013) - 2. Move from Item-by-Item Book Selection to Purchase-on-Demand and Subscriptions Three things have long been understood about the way library book collections are used. Buckland also reflects on the symbolic role of library collections, how large paper collections provide institutions with sta- tus and prestige, and he wonders whether access to digital documents will prove to have similar symbolic value. Keywords: academic; access; books; change; collections; college; content; documents; information; january; journals; lewis; libraries; library; need; new; paper; print; publishing; research; research libraries; university; use
• Errata by American Library Association, (2013) - Association of Research Libraries, “New Roles for New Times,” accessed April 22, 2013, http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/planning-visioning/2512-new-roles-for-new-times. 14. Adrianna Kezar, ed., Embracing Non-Tenure Track Faculty: Changing Campuses for the New Faculty Majority (New York: Routledge, 2012). 12. Keywords: faculty; libraries
• How Users Search the Library from a Single Search Box by Lown, Cory; Sierra, Tito; Boyer, Josh (2013) - Using these data, we will show that: our understanding of library search must be broader than article and catalog searching; analyzing and optimizing for the most frequent queries can improve the search experience for large numbers of users; and ongoing evaluation and in- cremental enhancement can help ensure library search applications make the best use of new technologies as user expecta- tions and needs evolve. Discussion The story of library search and discov- ery is about articles, the catalog, and figure 6 Weekly Hyperlink Clicks by Module (Spring 2011) 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 H yp er lin k C lic ks Semester Week Articles Catalog Best Bets Journal Titles Library WebsiteArticles Exceeds Books & Media Last Week of Class Spring Break Spring Holiday 238 College & Research Libraries May 2013 began including these results in Quick- Search and subsequently observed a sig- nificant increase in the use of QuickSearch for catalog searches. Keywords: articles; box; catalog; discovery; information; libraries; library; quicksearch; resources; results; search; use; users; website
• The Daily Image Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Chinese Undergraduate Students by Huang, Kun; Kelly, Diane (2013) - The findings reveal the need to improve the image services offered by academic libraries and strengthen undergraduates’ information literacy with respect to image search and use. However in practice, de- signers need to keep a balance between providing multiple points of access and avoiding cognitive overload.63 Therefore, it is essential to understand image users deeper. Keywords: behavior; digital; image; information; libraries; library; needs; percent; research; results; retrieval; school; science; search; searching; seeking; services; students; university; users
• Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists by Harris, Valerie; Hepburn, Peter (2013) - ”18 Tibbo, Dalton and Charnigo, and Bar- rett tell us that, while historians report that they use images in their research and graduate students use Internet sources critically, digital image sources are seem- ingly not widely used. Moreover, image collections are not only available from institutions. Keywords: access; archivists; articles; authors; collections; digital; historians; history; images; information; journals; libraries; library; research; sources; use
• A Survey of the Experiences of African Librarians in American Academic Libraries by Ibraheem, Abiodun I.; Devine, Christopher (2013) - Consequently, the degree to which the profile derived from this study accurately represents the ag- gregate of African librarians working in American academic libraries—beyond the subset of those who have access to and participate in listservs—is also unknown. Neither Agree nor Disagree Disagree or Strongly Disagree 25.0% 37.5% 37.5% 55.5% 33.3% 11.1% 2 3 3 5 3 1 .26 A Survey of the Experiences of African Librarians 299 no statistically significant difference (p = .55) in the ability to find professional work in American academic libraries between African librarians who had their African credentials evaluated for equivalency with American degrees and those who did not. Keywords: academic; african; american; credentials; degree; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; respondents; survey; usa
• Patrick M. Valentine. A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes, 2012. Lanham, Md.: The Scarecrow Press, 2012. 203p. alk. paper, $60 (ISBN 9780810885707). LC2012-020892. by Greene, Harlan (2013) - For example, an “interlude” on book art comes in Chapter 1 and an interlude on burning books bisects Chapter 6. Prefac- A natural for library schools, it is also accessible to both professors and students; library board members or even development officers, or anyone inter- ested in book arts or collecting. Keywords: author; book; libraries
• How Institutionalized Are Model License Use Terms? An Analysis of E-Journal License Use Rights Clauses from 2000 to 2009 by Eschenfelder, Kristin R.; Tsai, Tien-I; Zhu, Xiaohua; Stewart, Brenton (2013) - It examined model license use terms in four areas: downloading, scholarly sharing, interlibrary loan, and electronic reserves. Q2: Were model license use terms more institutionalized in consortia licenses? Keywords: analysis; consortia; data; downloading; ill; institutionalization; libraries; library; license use; licenses; model; model license; publisher; reserves; sharing; study; table; terms; use; use terms
• A Citation Analysis of Atmospheric Science Publications by Faculty at Texas A&M University by Kimball, Rusty; Stephens, Jane; Hubbard, David; Pickett, Carmelita (2013) - She too found that journal citations in the sciences remained dominant, although they decreased in use while book citations increased. While other studies reported a high percentage of ownership for fre- quently cited titles,31 the TAMU Libraries is fortunate in being able to provide 100 percent of the most frequency cited titles (top 20 percent). Keywords: analysis; atmospheric; citation; collection; faculty; journal; libraries; percent; research; science; web
• Where Do We Go from Here? Informing Academic Library Staffing through Reference Transaction Analysis by Bishop, Bradley Wade; Bartlett, Jennifer A. (2013) - The attribute of location questions comprised 72.8 percent of the total question transac- tions, and most of those were about library service and resources. In 2010, 62.7 percent of undergraduate students owned Internet- capable handheld devices.1 With the rapid adoption of mobile technologies and ad- vances in all digital resources, librarians and staff may now provide answers to user questions wherever those questions arise. Keywords: analysis; data; libraries; library; location; mobile; questions; reference; service; staff; study; transactions; users
• Steven K. Galbraith and Geoffrey D. Smith. Rare Book Librarianship: An Introduction and Guide. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. 185p. acid-free paper, $55.00 (ISBN 978-1-59158-881-8). LC 2012-012354. by Nash, Katie (2013) - This publication is also the first to include in- formation about the impact of digital tech- nologies and how new technologies relate to the management and maintenance of rare book collections. Rare Book Librarianship: An Introduction and Guide by Steven K. Galbraith and Geoffrey D. Smith marks one of the first handbooks published about rare book librarianship and rare books in over twenty years. Keywords: authors; book; chapter; collections; libraries
• Library Impact Data Project: Looking for the Link between Library Usage and Student Attainment by Stone, Graham; Ramsden, Bryony (2013) - © 2013 Graham Stone and Bryony Ramsden, Attribution CC BY (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) The Library Impact Data Project was a six-month project funded by Jisc and managed by the University of Huddersfield to investigate this hy- pothesis: “There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attainment.” Based on original research at the University of Huddersfield, which in- vestigated the non/low use of library resources, the Library Impact Data Project was a six-month project funded by Jisc to investigate the hypothesis that: “There is a statistically significant correlation across a number of universities between library activity data and student attain- ment.” Keywords: attainment; data; degree; impact; information; libraries; library; number; project; relationship; research; resources; student; university; usage; use
• The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition: A Career Development Framework for Succession Planning and Management in Academic Libraries by Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D.; Grealy, Deborah S. (2013) - The answer to this question is what will allow academic libraries to remain viable….27 Jurow cites Dorothy Leonard-Barton,28 saying that core competencies—however 592 College & Research Libraries November 2013 defined—necessarily extend beyond the knowledge and skills of employees, and include the ways in which work gets done in the organization through technical and managerial systems and culture. Nowhere is this shift more apparent than in the front-line, public service sectors of academic libraries. Keywords: academic; competencies; development; dreyfus; education; information; knowledge; l c; leadership; learning; libraries; library; management; model; planning; practice; professional; skill; succession; work
• Jeannette Woodward. The Transformed Library: E-books, Expertise, and Evolution. Chicago: ALA Editions, America Library Association, 2013. 131p. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1164-8. LCCN: 2012-23767. by Cyzyk, Mark (2013) - The weakest chapters, in my opin- ion, were the ones having to do with academic libraries. In the past six months I’ve had the plea- sure not only of working in a vibrant academic research library—a library that is anything but stodgy—but also of visiting, sitting, and reading in wonderful public library branches in Adams County, Pennsylvania, Worces- ter County, Maryland, and my home library system in Baltimore County, Maryland. Keywords: libraries; library
• Library Assessment Workgroup (Lesley University). Faculty Information and Research Needs: A Qualitative Study of Lesley University and Episcopal Divinity School Faculty. Cambridge, Mass.: Lesley University Library, 2013. 126p. Available online at http://ir.flo.org/lesley/fileDownloadForInstitutionalItem.action?itemId=2096&itemFileId=2101. by Selhorst, Anders (2013) - Indeed, academic libraries have reported over the years that faculty and students’ information-seeking behaviors have changed. Given the study’s limitations, it is still a helpful model for academic libraries in- terested in implementing an ethnographic research approach for a needs assessment. Keywords: books; faculty; information; libraries; library; research; study
• Relationships between Interlibrary Loan and Research Activity in Canada by Duy, Joanna; Larivière, Vincent (2014) - There was found to be a 9 percent increase in ILL of articles between 1995/96 and 1999/00 in 26 of Illinois’ largest libraries, during which time access to online full-text journals increased significantly, and the authors speculated that access to online citation databases was part of the reason for the increase.18 A study at a small private university underscored the important role played by databases in affecting ILL borrowing activity levels; the author determined that, from 1990 to 2000, an av- erage of 63 percent of ILL article requests originated from databases, and that the number climbed significantly during the 10-year study—from 60 percent in 1990 to 80 percent in 2000.19 Not all research has shown ILL borrowing increases as a result of increased online content, however; de- creases in document delivery were found in Spanish and French university libraries from 2000 to 2003, when full-text journal collections increased considerably.20 The purchase of new Elsevier e-journals was presumed to be responsible for a 22 per- cent decrease in ILL article requests at the University of Glasgow Library between 1998–1999 (prior to the Elsevier purchase) and 2001–2002, after the Elsevier package was purchased.21 A significant decrease in the volume of ILL borrowing of pho- tocopies was also found during a 10-year period in a college devoted to the study of criminal justice.22 Other studies suggest that the pres- ence of OpenURL link resolvers has had an effect on ILL borrowing activity. One of the oldest studies to examine the relationship between library collection size and interlibrary loan borrowing rates found a negative correlation between the two—indicating that the larger a library’s holdings, the fewer ILL borrow- ing requests there were.3 However, most researchers working on this topic found a positive correlation between library collections and ILL borrowing activity, indicating that the larger a library’s collec- tion size, the higher their ILL borrowing activity, a correlation which is perhaps counterintuitive. Keywords: academic; activity; borrowing; borrowing activity; canadian; correlation; ill; institutions; libraries; library; loan; number; research; research activity; study; university
• Supporting Public Access to Research Results by Lapinski, P. Scott; Osterbur, David; Parker, Joshua; McCray, Alexa T. (2014) - This policy, known as the NIH Public Access Policy, implements a section of Public Law 110-161 and states: The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have sub- mitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manu- scripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Harvard University Guidelines: NIH Public Access Policy, available online at https://www. Keywords: access; central; communication; harvard; journal; june; libraries; library; nih; nih policy; policy; public; publishing; pubmed; research
• Core Journals in Library and Information Science: Developing a Methodology for Ranking LIS Journals by Nixon, Judith M. (2014) - The list of Purdue University Libraries journals was compiled from the annual list of publica- tions in Purdue Libraries And that “the discipline citation measures identified a core of top journals that overlapped well with the core listings of the directors and deans for a similar time period.”17 Keywords: information; io n; journals; libraries; library; list; research; science; titles
• University Faculty Describe Their Use of Moving Images in Teaching and Learning and Their Perceptions of the Library’s Role in That Use by Otto, Jane Johnson (2014) - The authors recommended that management of faculty video use be supported at the policy level through promotion of existing services. The largest issue, however, may be that faculty video users appear to be falling away. Keywords: catalog; classroom; discussion; faculty; film; images; learning; libraries; library; media; moving; moving images; online; professor; research; resources; respondents; rutgers; streaming; students; studies; survey; teaching; university; use; video; video use
• E-Approval Plans in Research Libraries by Pickett, Carmelita; Tabacaru, Simona; Harrell, Jeanne (2014) - There are relatively few studies that specifically address the implementation of e-book approval plans in research libraries. Although the benefits of e-approval plans are notable, a number of significant challenges obstruct the development of e-book approval plans to their full potential. Keywords: access; approval; approval plan; book; collections; content; libraries; library; personnel; plan; print; publishers; research; tamu; titles; user
• Competencies and Responsibilities of Social Science Data Librarians: An Analysis of Job Descriptions by Xia, Jingfeng; Wang, Minglu (2014) - cademic libraries have long had individuals responsible for social science data services, providing access to govern- ment and other types of data. The study verifies that employers valued non-techni- cal skills as heavily as technical skills, and detects dissimilar emphases of data activities for data librarians and non-librarian professionals: the former on data discovery and collection, and the latter on data analysis and preservation. Keywords: analysis; competencies; data; data services; job; librarianship; libraries; library; management; professionals; qualifications; requirements; research; responsibilities; science; science data; services; skills; table; term
• Researching Library Support for International Studies: Successes to Celebrate, Goal Posts to Move by Hazen, Dan (2014) - Collections research often seeks to establish and then validate particular agen- das. For one high-profile example, the following broad recommendations emerged from the “Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries: A Forum on the Future” that took place at Duke University in 2012: • Aggressively pursue broad digital access to international information resources; • Internationalize research library services and perspectives; • Broaden and internationalize library collaborations. Keywords: area; collections; libraries; library; research; studies
• A Survey of Library Support for Formal Undergraduate Research Programs by Hensley, Merinda Kaye; Shreeves, Sarah L.; Davis-Kahl, Stephanie (2014) - The results of this research fill a gap in both the library and education literature, provide critical background data for libraries wishing to build support for undergraduate research programs, and suggest a foundation for further research into an underexplored area. Other formal initiatives that foster original undergraduate research or creative works (such as the University of Illinois’ Ethnography of the University Ini- tiative: An interinstitutional and cross-disciplinary program that fosters eth- nographic, course-based research that is archived in the campus institutional repository) http://www.eui.illinois.edu/ Undergraduate participation in such programs aligns with gains in a host of edu- cational outcomes, and it is well established in the higher education literature that undergraduate research programs are a valued and viable method of improving students’ Keywords: institution; libraries; library; percent; programs; research; research programs; respondents; services; students; support; survey; undergraduate; undergraduate research; university; work
• Fostering Research and Publication in Academic Libraries by Sassen, Catherine; Wahl, Diane (2014) - This study concerns administrative support provided to encourage the research and publishing activities of academic librarians working in As- sociation of Research Libraries member libraries. Finally, 31 percent of all libraries had library research committees, as opposed to 67 percent of the libraries with faculty status. Keywords: academic; arl; college; faculty; gfedc; librarian; libraries; library; mentoring; nmlkj; percent; promotion; publication; publication gfedc; publishing; publishingsurvey; research; research libraries; status; study; support; time; university; work
• A New Age of Reason for Academic Libraries by Neal, James G. (2014) - The ARL process used a 2033 timeframe to predict long-term changes and an evolutionary path for research libraries. Four of these conclaves will be described briefly, and the opportunities for academic libraries and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) research agenda will be highlighted. Keywords: arl; future; libraries; library; new; research
• Invoking the User from Data to Design by Tempelman-Kluit, Nadaleen; Pearce, Alexa (2014) - These data sources provided useful criteria such as user group affiliation and disciplinary needs, along with specific quotes and comments from library users. Namely, the sample represents library users who voluntarily initiate reference transactions. Keywords: axis; cluster; data; design; figure; information; libraries; library; motivation; needs; personas; quadrant; research; resources; testing; transcripts; usability; user
• A Platform Publication for a Time of Accelerating Change by Dempsey, Lorcan; Walter, Scott (2014) - At the very moment that an effective framework for shared communication regarding how academic libraries are evolving to address change in the technology, publishing, and higher education environments is essential, we lack a “platform publication” to which we all might contribute and which we all might share with campus colleagues. In this environment, academic libraries have to make difficult choices about priorities and resource allocation, or reallocation. Keywords: change; community; libraries; platform; research
• Consortial Book Circulation Patterns: The OCLC-OhioLINK Study by O’Neill, Edward T.; Gammon, Julia A. (2014) - One early pioneer in studying library collection usage was Richard Trueswell, whose work in the 1960s identified the 80/20 rule, which was first applied to industry and warehousing, and eventually applied to libraries.7 His theory that 80 percent of the usage can be covered by 20 percent of the collection has been a standard assumption among librarians for many years. Due to the burgeoning of library print collections in the mid-1980s, the Ohio Board of Regents was presented with many requests for new or expanded library buildings. Keywords: books; circulation; collection; data; english; item; libraries; library; manifestations; ohiolink; percent; study; usage; use
• Where Have All the Scientific Data Gone? LIS Perspective on the Data-At-Risk Predicament by Thompson, Cheryl A.; Davenport Robertson, W.; Greenberg, Jane (2014) - [TEXT BOX] Q1.2 Please select any of the following format(s) that qualify as at-risk data at your institution. While the scientific process produces vast amounts of research data, often these data are not archived or inventoried properly, resulting in data at risk. Keywords: box; custodians; data; digital; endangered; information; institution; libraries; metadata; preservation; research; respondents; risk; risk data; science; sharing; study; survey; text
• Factors Affecting Adoption of Facebook: An Exploratory Study of the LIS Community Perspective by Aharony, Noa (2014) - Not at all Statement It is easy to use Facebook If I hear about a new informa- tion technology, I would look for ways to experi- ence with it Using Facebook is interesting 890 College & Research Libraries November 2014 7. Not at all Statement Using Facebook is exciting I like to experi- ence with new information tech- nologies Using Facebook is free of efforts Using Facebook is enjoyable Keywords: characteristics; enjoyment; facebook; facebook use; information; innovativeness; libraries; library; lis; peou; personality; professionals; research; respondents; students; tam; technology
• Critical Thinking About “Getting Research Published” in College & Research Libraries by Elmborg, James; Walter, Scott (2015) - Library research needs to become much more open to critical theory as one part of the broad range of research approaches that can help us imagine the future of library practices. In the years since, despite the appearance of some substan- tive literature reviews and “thought pieces” in this journal, it seems clear that the articulation of one acceptable approach to LIS research (down to identifying specific sections expected in any research report) may have discouraged many authors from submitting ground-breaking research to College & Research Libraries. Keywords: c&rl; journal; libraries; library; research
• Cost Differentials between E-Books and Print in Academic Libraries by Bailey, Timothy P.; Scott, Amanda L.; Best, Rickey D. (2015) - Among these pricing models is the purchase of a collection of e-book titles at a substantial discount. After implementing a PDA program at California State University-Fullerton, Wil- liam Breitbach and Joy Lambert found that the average purchase price for e-book titles purchased through the program was $73.93. Keywords: books; cost; differentials; libraries; library; mean; percent; press; price; pricing; print; titles; university
• “Pretty Rad”: Explorations in User Satisfaction with a Discovery Layer at Ryerson University by Lundrigan, Courtney; Manuel, Kevin; Yan, May (2015) - They may include, but are not limited to, comparisons between Summon users and those who used other academic search tools, such as Google Scholar or particular databases. Paired with the trends in the literature outlined above, this study will provide context for further research, such as comparative WSD user satisfaction studies. Keywords: discovery; information; libraries; library; percent; research; resources; results; ryerson; satisfaction; search; students; summon; survey; use; user; wsd
• Lib-Value: Values, Outcomes, and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries, Phase III: ROI of the Syracuse University Library by Kingma, Bruce; McClure, Kathleen (2015) - This paper adds to the base of empirical research about academic library value, library contribution to institutional outcomes, and assessment using the Lib-Value CV method. Furthermore, which areas of library service provide the most value per dollar spent? Keywords: faculty; libraries; library; online; person; research; roi; services; students; survey; time; university; use; value; visit
• Maximizing Academic Library Collections: Measuring Changes in Use Patterns Owing to EBSCO Discovery Service by Calvert, Kristin (2015) - Ruth Stubbings surveyed Lough- borough University’s implementation of MetaLib, Ex Libris’ federated search product.12 Stubbings and Hamblin followed up on MetaLib at Loughborough and reviewed the usage statistics from two academic years.13 For two similar studies on discovery tools, Kemp and Way measured use library resources after the implementation of Summon. First, EBSCOhost database use will be measured through abstract views and full-text retrievals. Keywords: databases; discovery; ebscohost; eds; libraries; library; number; print; research; resources; search; study; text; use; users; wcu
• The Quality Infrastructure: Measuring, Analyzing, and Improving Library Services. Edited by Sarah Anne Murphy. Chicago: American Library Association, 2014. 200p. Paper, $60.00 (ISBN 978-0-8389-1173-0). LC 2013-5034. by Johnson, Kelli (2015) - As several of the book’s contributors discuss, academic libraries are faced with declining budgets and the need to justify to administrators what librarians do. Eleven case studies make up the eleven chapters of this book, nine of which are about assessment initiatives in academic libraries; the other two case studies detail the experiences of librarians in the Information Services Office of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), a consortium of 21 academic libraries in Ontario, Canada. Keywords: assessment; libraries; library
• Bridges and Barriers: Factors Influencing a Culture of Assessment in Academic Libraries by Farkas, Meredith Gorran; Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke; Houk, Amy Harris (2015) - In 2007, Wright and White, as members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), surveyed ARL member libraries and developed a SPEC Kit that examined the state of library assessment in ARL libraries.6 They found that assessment activities had increased significantly among member libraries, though how assessment activities were coordinated organizationally varied widely. Also, only 22 percent of administrators who do not prioritize assessment use assessment data in decision making versus 69 percent who do prioritize assessment. Keywords: assessment; assessment culture; culture; data; facilitating; factors; faculty; institutions; libraries; library; percent; respondents
• Emotional Intelligence in Library Disaster Response Assistance Teams: Which Competencies Emerged? by Wilkinson, Frances C. (2015) - Library disasters come in many forms, including such events as floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, vandalism, workplace violence, and so forth, with damage from water or moisture being among the most frequently experienced.1 Since the infamous library fire that destroyed much of the Alexandria Library in Egypt in approximately 48 BCE, numerous other disasters have befallen libraries—and they seem to be increasingly prevalent.2 Librarians are very likely to have to respond to a disaster during their careers. Literature Review General Writings Most of the literature on the topic of library disasters was written in the last twenty years and consists of informative and useful experience-based practitioner literature, 190 College & Research Libraries March 2015 but these books and articles are generally not based on empirical research. Keywords: competencies; disaster; focus; intelligence; libraries; library; members; participants; research; response; study; team; unm
• The Past, Present, and Future of Demand-Driven Acquisitions in Academic Libraries by Goedeken, Edward A.; Lawson, Karen (2015) - As 2013 progressed, reports of DDA use continued to appear with Mays’ comparison of circulation/usage statistics for print versus electronic titles acquired by a DDA and Wood’s observations about the difference between patron immediate information needs and library collection’s long-term goals.33 DDA programs may be a disruptive technology, but patron involvement in building library collections is a disruptive innovation. Keywords: acquisitions; approval; books; collection; complete; dda; development; librarian; libraries; library; new; patron; research; subject; titles; total; university; usage
• Measuring and Sustaining the Impact of Less Commonly Taught Language Collections in a Research Library by Lenkart, Joe; Teper, Thomas H.; Thacker, Mara; Witt, Steven W. (2015) - Beyond the academic community, who else benefits from LCTL materials collections? To evaluate the current state of resource sharing and cooperative col- lection development, this paper examines the relationship between less commonly taught language collections (LCTL) and ILL services. Keywords: collections; institutions; language; lctl; lctl materials; lending; libraries; library; materials; research; uiuc
• Elsie A. Rogers Halliday Okobi. Library Services for Adults in the 21st Century. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2014. 242p. $60.00 (ISBN 978-1-59158-705-7). by Hoyer, Jennifer (2015) - Okobi’s book is divided in four sections, beginning with three chapters on the need for library services to adults, and the history and development of these types of services and programming. Many of these institutions were later absorbed by public library systems, and their impact on the development of library services for adults should not be ignored. Keywords: chapter; libraries; library; services; volunteer
• Leadership in Academic Libraries Today: Connecting Theory to Practice. Edited by Bradford Lee Eden and Jody Condit Fagan. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 222p. Cloth, $75.00 (ISBN 978-1-4422-3259-4). LC Z675.U5L37. by Maxwell, Lynne F. (2015) - Moreover, her “Mentoring Resources” and “References” sections are invaluable for library leaders seeking to establish mentorship programs. In particular, Martin notes the challenges presented by digital technology and publishing trends, along with the attendant pres- sures on library leaders to maintain the relevance of the profession and the academic library itself. Keywords: book; chapter; leadership; libraries; library; theory
• Looking Back, and Looking Forward: 75 Years of College & Research Libraries by Walter, Scott (2015) - Editorial 245 When the editorial board first raised the idea of preparing a special issue of College & Research Libraries to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Association of College & Research Libraries and its role in promoting research in the field of academic librarianship, the idea of selecting representative articles from its long history was daunting. Meeting that challenge will be as important to the Association of College & Research Libraries’ ability to remain a leading voice in research and practice in academic librarianship for the next 75 years as the decision to establish this journal was 75 years ago. Keywords: journal; libraries; research
• Question-Negotiation and Information Seeking in Libraries by Taylor, Robert S. (2015) - The results seem to support the belief that the inquirer’s interaction with a library or information system has certain similarities to the negotiation process. General instruction in the use of library and information systems is presently nor- mally accomplished by tours, formal instruction, and handbooks, none of which are available when the user actually has an inquiry. Keywords: information; inquirer; inquiry; librarian; libraries; library; need; negotiation; process; question; reference; search; subject; system
• Libraries and the Digital University by Lippincott, Joan K. (2015) - He notes that Paul Evan Peters, the found- ing executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), significantly influenced his thinking for his 1988 article.3 As a mark of its influence, it is interesting to note that Lewis’s article was cited beginning in 1989, shortly after its appearance, by the late Peter Graham, who was highly respected for his deep analysis of research libraries and who called Lewis one of the best thinkers about libraries, and into the early 2000s, by the late, highly esteemed librarian and author Ross Atkinson.4 She not only wanted libraries to reinvent themselves in the digital environment, but to provide some underpinnings for the work of the university in research, teaching, and learning.37 It is important to confirm that many academic libraries have, in fact, developed or contributed to the development of robust infrastructures to support research, teaching, and learning in the digital environment. Keywords: december; digital; education; faculty; information; learning; lewis; libraries; library; new; online; research; students; teaching; technology; university
• Inventing the Electronic University by Lewis, David W. (2015) - The physical form of electronic information, at least in theory, makes distribution to many people across great distances and secure storage compatible. He believes the malleability of electronic information and the openness of the systems containing it will “combine to encourage the spread of information and ideas beyond the capacity or control—for better or for worse—of information specialists. Keywords: access; communication; computer; information; journal; libraries; library; need; new; research; resources; services; students; systems; technology; university; use
• Still “Choosing Our Futures”: How Many Apples in the Seed? by Neal, James G. (2015) - Bonnie Juergens (AMIGOS) takes the library service network perspective, contending that “a restructuring of the way academic libraries do busi- ness” is essential and that pervasive change in the private sector dictates a similar response in the academic library. Richard Werking (U.S. Naval Acad- emy) takes an historical perspective and applauds the balance of successful “continuity 312 College & Research Libraries 75th Anniversary Issue and change” we have achieved in academic libraries. Keywords: academic; authors; change; futures; libraries; library; paper; research; strategies
• Choosing Our Futures by Stoffle, Carla J.; Renaud, Robert; Veldof, Jerilyn R. (2015) - Library customers expect to be more than served quickly and well. At the same time, the price of failure to act now and to begin building the necessary new structures and paradigms will be the decay 322 College & Research Libraries 75th Anniversary Issue and degradation of library services and the narrowing of library roles to the point where it will be impossible to make the shift. Keywords: change; customers; education; faculty; future; information; libraries; library; need; new; services; staff; time; work
• The McDonaldization of Academic Libraries and the Values of Transformational Change by Nicholson, Karen P. (2015) - Brian Quinn explores to what extent and to what effect academic libraries have become “McDonaldized,” according to the concept developed by sociologist George Ritzer.1 Quinn identifies a number of ways in which the four dimensions of McDonaldization—efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control (typically realized through the substitution of technology for human labor )—are evident in academic libraries. Although Quinn concedes that “there are obvious advantages in maintaining a well- organized and efficient work environment,” ultimately, he sees the “bureaucratic, Mc- Donaldized environment” characteristic of academic libraries as a form of irrationality: Keywords: change; critique; eds; education; information; libraries; library; literacy; mcdonaldization; new; online; quality; quinn; research; university; value; work
• The McDonaldization of Academic Libraries? by Quinn, Brian (2015) - Many academic libraries use the same vendors, and although particular subject profiles may vary somewhat, the differences often depend more on a particular library’s depth of collecting than on the books themselves. Many academic libraries even offer users a predictable culture. Keywords: creativity; employees; ideas; information; libraries; library; management; mcdonaldization; new; reference; research; ritzer; service; students; technology; time; users; way; work
• From Engaging Liaison Librarians to Engaging Communities by Kenney, Anne R. (2015) - At the college library level, the role of library liaisons appears to be growing, but the emphasis is tightly coupled with teaching and learning rather than research. Can library liaisons play a key role in revitalizing human-to-human interactions by engaging individuals col- lectively in problem solving, creativity, and the production of new knowledge and awareness? Keywords: change; college; december; faculty; liaison; libraries; library; research; university; work
• Leading Change in the System of Scholarly Communication: A Case Study of Engaging Liaison Librarians for Outreach to Faculty by Malenfant, Kara J. (2015) - While the framework identifies roles and responsibilities in nine areas, those for scholarly communication are the following: • educate and inform faculty, graduate students, and campus administrators about scholarly communication issues. Some liaisons, particularly those in the humanities and even some in social sci- ences, seem to think that scholarly communication issues aren’t terribly important, one liaison feels. Keywords: case; change; communication; faculty; liaisons; libraries; library; new; research; scholarly; system; umn; williams
• Scholarly Societies and Scholarly Communication: A Look Ahead by Schonfeld, Roger C. (2015) - The shift to open access is a clear indication that C&RL wishes to reach an audience beyond its own members.9 This includes academic librarians, of course, but it also opens up the pos- sibility to seek a broader audience, presumably in support of academic library issues and priorities. Journalism doi:10.5860/crl.76.3.406 Scholarly Societies and Scholarly Communication: A Look Ahead 407 about academic libraries and for academic librarians is provided principally by Library Journal (and its affiliated InfoDocket) and American Libraries, with some relevant cover- age from Information Today, Inside Higher Ed, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Keywords: academic; acrl; c&rl; january; libraries; library; online; research
• Library Catalog Log Analysis in E-book Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA): A Case Study by Urbano, Cristóbal; Zhang, Yin; Downey, Kay; Klingler, Thomas (2015) - Also, although there has been a long history of studies on the use and users of OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs) since their introduction in libraries, with most research using transaction log analysis methods, this approach has not been used to study the use of the library catalog as a way to access e-books, nor to study PDA programs.4 Over the last few years, several studies on e-book use and users reveal a mixed im- age involving both success and failure of e-book usage in libraries.5 Some studies have an interesting focus on the ways users discover and access e-books, but few trace the users’ path from the OPAC to the commercial provider platform. The answers to these questions will help establish to what extent the catalog is used for PDA e-book discovery and whether or not more frequent e-book use is linked to catalog searches and full bibliographic record displays. Keywords: access; book; catalog; discovery; ebrary; libraries; library; pda; record; research; search; searches; study; triggering; usage; use; users
• Four Facets of Privacy and Intellectual Freedom in Licensing Contracts for Electronic Journals by Rubel, Alan; Zhang, Mei (2015) - Hence, the case illustrates the potential reach and importance of license terms.4 Second, the actions leading up to the indictment involved monitoring of MIT’s Internet traffic to identify Swartz and understand his actions, illustrating that library This is a study of the treatment of library patron privacy in licenses for electronic journals in academic libraries. And in light of the case, it is worth asking just how licenses affect library patron privacy, whether any of those effects are problematic, and, if so, why? This paper addresses each of these questions. Keywords: access; data; freedom; information; intellectual; law; libraries; library; licenses; model; monitoring; privacy; provisions; publishers; set; terms; use; users
• Perceptions of Canadian Provosts on the Institutional Role of Academic Libraries by Robertson, Mark (2015) - Finally, there are suggestions that the rapid transformations of academic libraries may at some point warrant a renewed discussion of library mission that would be capable of encompassing the increasingly divergent roles of the library in the digital age. This raises the question whether library directors accurately understand provosts’ percep- tions of library roles. Keywords: academic; collections; institutions; learning; libraries; library; mission; place; provosts; research; research libraries; role; student; university
• The Determinants of Organizational Innovation: An Interpretation and Implications for Research Libraries by Jantz, Ronald C. (2015) - The hierarchical regression analysis in the current study yielded five variables that were significant predictors of innovation in research libraries and that ac- counted for 49 percent of the total variance in research library innovation performance. The final step in the regression (model 5) indicates that 49 percent of the variation in research library innovation performance can be explained by the controls and the four predictor variables. Keywords: change; decision; environment; impact; implementation; innovation; innovation performance; integration; leadership; libraries; library; management; new; organization; performance; research; research library; size; structure; study; team; tmt
• Mapping Academic Library Contributions to Campus Internationalization by Witt, Steven W.; Kutner, Laurie; Cooper, Liz (2015) - Five questions asked whether internationalization was included in the library’s mission statement, the extent to which internationalization is a priority in strategic planning, whether the library has a discrete plan for library internationalization, whether the library has a committee charged wholly or in part with internationalization activities, and whether the library is included in campuswide internationalization committees. This included aspects such as expanding international university partnerships and collaboration with international libraries as well as expanding research initiatives, de- veloping international research centers, and growing international digitization projects. Keywords: academic; ace; activities; campus; campus internationalization; doctoral; education; institutions; internationalization; level; libraries; library; master; research; services; students; support; survey; university
• Off-Site Storage and Special Collections: A Study in Use and Impact in ARL Libraries in the United States by Priddle, Charlotte; McCann, Laura (2015) - In the face of these challenges, the off-site storage facilities used by many libraries for circulating collections are increasingly used for the storage of special collections materials. The findings of two recent studies on fire suppression in high-density off-site storage facilities that were presented at an ALA panel in 2011 described specific risks to boxed archival materials and books, made recommendations as to shelving special collection materials, and offered equipment strategies to minimize damage in the event of a fire.24 Methodology The authors created a survey to measure the use of off-site storage for special collec- tions materials within research libraries and to study the impact of off-site use on core special collections activities. Keywords: arl; collections; facilities; impact; libraries; library; materials; public; research; respondents; site; site storage; staff; storage; survey; use
• Organizational Learning for Library Enhancements: A Collaborative, Research-Driven Analysis of Academic Department Needs by Loo, Jeffery L.; Dupuis, Elizabeth A. (2015) - Such challenges drive the need for academic libraries to assess programs and plan for change in a comprehensive and strategic fashion to align with the mission of their institution. The core elements include customer satisfaction, human capital devel- opment, continuous improvement, involvement and participation, common vision, entrepreneurial spirit, organizational culture, and empowerment.19 Organization development is not foreign to academic libraries. Keywords: academic; activities; analysis; apr; berkeley; departments; development; learning; liaisons; libraries; library; needs; new; organization; planning; reports; research; review; services
• Beyond the Scanned Image: A Needs Assessment of Scholarly Users of Digital Collections by Green, Harriett E.; Courtney, Angela (2015) - This evolution in humanities scholarship emerging from the rise of digital humanities and deeper interdisciplinary orientations for humanities scholars prompt us to ask critical questions about the digital collections that frequently play a significant role in these new scholarly methodolo- gies: specifically, how effectively are digital collections meeting the research needs of scholars, and how should digital collections evolve to sustain and strengthen their value to digital humanities research? The need for a collaborative research community around digital humanities research was another major theme that emerged from the responses. Keywords: collections; content; data; digital; humanities; information; libraries; materials; needs; online; research; resources; responses; scholars; scholarship; study; survey; use
• Graduate Conversations: Assessing the Space Needs of Graduate Students by Kinsley, Kirsten; Besara, Rachel; Scheel, Abby; Colvin, Gloria; Brady, Jessica Evans; Burel, Melissa (2015) - Review of Selected Literature While large ethnographic studies have been conducted in libraries since the landmark Rochester study,3 few of these studies have adopted a holistic, multimethod approach to studying graduate student populations.4 Most studies of graduate students have fo- cused on specific themes, such as their research needs, how they use the library, how to design a better library website, or how to build a more attractive institutional repository.5 It is difficult to summarize graduate student behaviors and needs. Storage is also part of the large footprint for graduate students and a key component as they continue to prefer print formats and tend to compile large collections of print and online research materials.13 Graduate students also pay attention to the atmosphere of a space and their sur- roundings. Keywords: campus; data; graduate; graduate students; libraries; library; needs; new; research; space; students; study; university; work
• Using and Experiencing the Academic Library: A Multisite Observational Study of Space and Place by May, Francine; Swabey, Alice (2015) - This study examines how students are using academic library spaces and the role these spaces are playing in the campus community. Other researchers have found that, while in the library, students are likely to engage in both academic and social pursuits, often simultaneously.11 Academic work remains their primary activity, however; Foster found that academic vs. recreational activities happened at a ratio of 6:1 in the library, while Suarez observed that, even with their flirting, chatting, and other social endeavours, students in the library are engaged in academic work most of the time.12 Students have repeatedly indicated that they want library spaces to support both academic and social activities, and these researchers conclude that the library succeeds in fulfilling these disparate roles. Keywords: academic; group; learning; libraries; library; place; research; respondents; spaces; students; study; use; users; work
• Serendipity in the Stacks: Libraries, Information Architecture, and the Problems of Accidental Discovery by Carr, Patrick L. (2015) - On this and a number of other bases, he concludes that library users must defend their ability to engage in browsing and other traditional research methods “against the technologists, who have no idea what library research is or what it aims for, and against the administrators, who see in the false technological argument an intellectual justification for the huge savings they hope to realize by decommissioning libraries. ”19 While serendipity can happen anywhere, comments from library users suggest that serendipity’s occurrence in the stacks can take on a special character that goes beyond the typical delight that accompanies any happy accident. Keywords: browsing; discoveries; discovery; environments; information; libraries; library; new; perception; process; research; science; serendipity; stacks; users
• Getting the Word Out: Academic Libraries as Scholarly Publishers. Eds. Maria Bonn and Mike Furlough for the Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2014. 288p. Paper, $50.00 (ISBN 978-0-8389-8697-4). by Kosavic, Andrea (2015) - An introduction by the editors follows, providing a practical condensed history of library publishing as a lead-in to highlighting key findings and exploring overarching themes. From there the book spans eleven chapters and is divided into three sections discussing the why, how, and what of library publishing. Keywords: book; libraries; library; publishing
• The Innovation Agenda by Walter, Scott; David Lankes, R. (2015) - The impact of taking this approach to defining innovation can be seen in the ways in which entire categories of institutions were eliminated from consideration early in the process, e.g., if their researchers had not filed a sufficient number of patents.8 For Reuters, innovation in higher education is defined by the capacity to “reliably produce original research, create useful technol- ogy, and have the greatest economic impact.”9 Innovation of the type prized by Reuters can certainly be found in libraries, and our contributions to this type of innovation can be seen in the work being done at places like North Carolina State University’s James B. Hunt, Jr. Library.12 Public libraries also support this sort of innovation, as in the case of the Alexandria Co-Working Network, which brings together the expertise of Arizona State University’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group and the community access provided by public libraries.13 Support- ing economic advancement is also one of the strategic focus areas for Chicago Public Library.14 Keywords: innovation; learning; libraries; library; october; research; university
• The Case of the Disappearing E-Book: Academic Libraries and Subscription Packages by Georgas, Helen (2015) - In fact, “roughly half of all academic library e-book titles are acquired through package deals. The benefits of such a model for libraries are many: it is less expensive than purchasing e-book titles individually, it includes a broad range of titles by many different publishers covering many different subjects, it allows for simultaneous access by multiple users, it eliminates the need to purchase print copies of a book, and it allows for remote 24/7 access to content. Keywords: access; book; collection; content; ebrary; libraries; library; number; press; publishers; subject; subscription; titles; university
• “I Am More Productive in the Library Because It’s Quiet”: Commuter Students in the College Library by Regalado, Mariana; Smale, Maura A. (2015) - Literature Review Interest in understanding student use of academic libraries is widespread, as is the use of ethnographic and other qualitative methods to investigate student library use. It is important to understand where the needs of commuter students align with those of students who live in cam- pus housing—and where they differ—so that librarians, administrators, and faculty can effectively learn from research into student library use at residential institutions. Keywords: campus; city; college; college library; commuter; cuny; libraries; library; place; research; space; students; study; university; use; work
• Integrating Library Instruction into the Course Management System for a First-Year Engineering Class: An Evidence-Based Study Measuring the Effectiveness of Blended Learning on Students’ Information Literacy Levels by Zhang, Qinqin; Goodman, Maren; Xie, Shiyi (2015) - Wittkopf considers current practices for providing online courses using the following principles: learning goals and content presentation, in- teractions, assessment and measurement, instructional media and tools, and learner support systems and services.8 Mery, Newby, and Peng believe that information lit- eracy can be taught effectively through a well-designed online course, which requires a thoughtful course design, the capacity to create online learning modules, and the ability to train qualified teaching assistants to help students.9 Held draws attention to some “pillars of effective information literacy instruction” that must be considered when designing library instruction services, including collaboration with faculty, as- sessment of the library instruction, student responses to online library instruction, and attention to instructional design so that online tutorials are effective and keep student engagement in mind.10 Michel summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of the use of asynchronous online tutorials in library instruction: online tutorials are accessible anytime, anywhere, allowing students or faculty to learn library skills at their own pace and saving librar- ians’ instruction time.11 On the other hand, online tutorials lack personal interaction between librarians and students, and developing effective online tutorials requires advanced web design technologies and usability testing, which demand substantial staffing time. ”17 Barr reflects on library instruction at Harvard University’s science libraries and notes the challenge of online library instruction given the dynamic nature of sci- ence research, which necessitates frequent updating of information, keeping up with changing courses and content, and understanding new technologies.18 Barsky, Read, and Greenwood focus on library instruction for undergraduate engineering students, arguing that in-person instruction is essential and must be combined with detailed course pages tailored to each class.19 They stress the importance of reaching students in the first two years of their studies to effectively teach them about library resources specifically for engineers. Keywords: content; course; engineering; information; instruction; learning; libraries; library; library instruction; library module; literacy; module; online; post; questions; research; students; study; test
• A Survey of Campus Coordinators of Undergraduate Research Programs by Hensley, Merinda Kaye; Shreeves, Sarah L.; Davis-Kahl, Stephanie (2015) - The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) designated undergraduate research as a high-impact practice in 2008.3 In fact, there has been a consistent growth in undergraduate research programs across all types of institutions and disciplines, as evidenced by the expansion of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), which represents the interests of faculty members, campus coordinators, provosts and deans, and students in advocacy for and development of undergraduate research programs. In this survey, we are interested in collecting information about how library support for formal undergraduate research programs is perceived by those administering or coordinating undergraduate research programs. Keywords: campus; faculty; libraries; library; percent; programs; question; research; respondents; services; student; support; survey; undergraduate
• What’s in a Name? by Tilley, Carol; Walter, Scott (2016) - The last big rounds of program name changes came in the late 1990s and again a decade ago. We believe there is something in a name, and that it is time to consider what we might do to explore what that something might be through research into professional education, changes in the faculty workforce, and the values that students and in-service professionals embrace when they choose to study and pursue a career in libraries and librarianship Let us begin by acknowledging, as Juliet does, that names, by themselves, do not define a thing. Keywords: education; faculty; future; information; libraries; library; programs
• Exploring Peer-to-Peer Library Content and Engagement on a Student-Run Facebook Group by van Beynen, Kaya; Swenson, Camielle (2016) - Even when the students do use Facebook to ask a reference question, the response might be a refer- ral to a librarian or to a virtual reference service, or they do not receive a sufficiently timely response.15 With these referrals and nonresponses, the students quickly were discouraged from using library Facebook pages for reference assistance. Gerolimos character- ized the library Facebook pages as having low numbers of followers mostly made up of library employees or colleagues and few interactions between the library and university students except for infrequent spikes in feedback from library posts with pictures or video content. Keywords: academic; comments; facebook; fall; guide; know; libraries; library; likes; posts; questions; reference; research; semester; spring; student
• “A Really Nice Spot”: Evaluating Place, Space, and Technology in Academic Libraries by Khoo, Michael J.; Rozaklis, Lily; Hall, Catherine; Kusunoki, Diana (2016) - From this point on in, this article adopts the following definitions: • Library building will refer to the physical library building; • Library place will refer to users’ phenomenological “sense of place” in a library; that is, how users react to and behave in library buildings; and • Library space will refer to how users occupy library buildings, in this case in the form of a detailed seating survey. This and other Library surveys showed that stu- dents wished to have more naturally lighted seating environments and that dark areas were often negatively perceived (note here that the carrels around the atrium balconies, which receive a lot of light through the Library roof, are among the most heavily oc- cupied areas of the Library). Keywords: areas; college; data; floor; group; learning; libraries; library; occupancy; paradigm; place; research; space; students; study; survey; users; work
• LGBTQ Collection Assessment: Library Ownership of Resources Cited by Master’s Students by Graziano, Vince (2016) - It should be noted that there are no plans to establish a master’s degree in LGBTQ or sexuality studies at Concordia University, but there is sufficient graduate student interest and faculty expertise in LGBTQ studies to justify a collection assessment for this level of research. One of the major goals of this study is to compile data with which to assess the current collection’s capacity to support graduate research, specifically at the master ’s level, in LGBTQ studies. Keywords: citations; collection; gay; journal; lgbtq; libraries; library; percent; periodicals; sexuality; students; studies; theses
• Assessment in Action: Introduction to the Special Issue by Walter, Scott (2016) - When College & Research Libraries moved to a digital-only publishing model, one of our hopes was that we would be able to use the flexibility provided by that model to facilitate greater integration of content across the broader research and publication programs of the Association of College & Research Libraries. Scott Walter DePaul University Assessment in Action: Introduction to the Special Issue doi:10.5860/crl.77.2.138 Editorial 139 Notes 1. Megan Oakleaf, The Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report (Chicago: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2010), accessed October 26, 2015, http:// www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/value/val_report.pdf. Keywords: association; libraries; research
• Personal Librarian for Aboriginal Students: A Programmatic Assessment by Melançon, Jérôme; Goebel, Nancy (2016) - Personal Librarian for Aboriginal Students: A Programmatic Assessment 184 Personal Librarian for Aboriginal Students: A Programmatic Assessment Jérôme Melançon and Nancy Goebel Jérôme Melançon is a Sessional Lecturer (Political Studies and Philosophy), Augustana Campus, Univer- sity of Alberta, e-mail: jerome2@ualberta.ca; Nancy Goebel is the Head Librarian, Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, e-mail: nancy.goebel@ualberta.ca © 2016 Jérôme Melançon and Nancy Goebel, Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC 3.0. This paper provides background on the initiative and the associated action research indicating a creative approach to engaging Aboriginal students. Keywords: action; anxiety; librarian; libraries; library; mails; plas program; pls; program; program team; research; students; university
• Asking Questions that Matter by Drabinski, Emily; Walter, Scott (2016) - Methods give librarians the tools with which to answer research questions central both to curiosity and to daily practice, and having an ample toolbox with which to do that work is important. A number of textbooks offer a straightforward introduction to a variety of research methods currently employed in Library and Information Science, as does the American Library Association’s Office for Research and Statistics.7 While this suggests that our field has embraced a broad spectrum of methods in the design of scholarly research, one of the authors recalls a number of questions regarding his decision to employ a qualitative research design in a study published in this journal as recently as 2008, and representation of a variety of perspectives on “what counts as research” continues to present a challenge in the composition of editorial boards and peer reviewer pools in leading journals in our field.8 Concerns about methodology, thus, are complementary to epistemological debates about what counts as knowledge in our field. Keywords: field; libraries; library; methods; questions; research; work
• New Consortial Model for E-Books Acquisitions by Swindler, Luke (2016) - Second, librarians, publishers, and vendors need to understand and accept the experimental “Wild West” nature of e-books publishing, vending, licensing, pricing, and accessing. The evolving and complex nature of e-book acceptance is best illustrated by compar- ing the results of studies documenting growing student acceptance of e-books over the last decade while highlighting a preference “to do course-related activities with paper and ink.”7 Keywords: acquisitions; books; collections; libraries; monographs; new; oup; pilot; print; publishers; research; titles; trln; unc; university; ybp
• Organizational Influences in Technology Adoption Decisions: A Case Study of Digital Libraries by Oguz, Fatih (2016) - Documentary evidence from other DL programs corroborated this notion and collaboration among DL programs. Research on innovation in the context of nonprofit organizations has been limited.8 As nonprofit organizations, academic libraries experience unique challenges compared to for-profit ones, in terms of external funding agency requirements, diverse user needs, and ethical issues.9 Additionally, a majority of innovation adoption research in DLs has primarily focused on the end users’ adoption of DLs or DL services, while only very few studies have focused on technology adoption.10 The current research, therefore, aims to fill an important gap by investigating the role of organizational level influ- ences and decision factors in adoption of an emerging technology to enhance services offered by DL programs. Keywords: adoption; communication; decisions; digital; dl program; information; innovation; knowledge; libraries; library; making; management; organizations; process; program; research; staff; technology
• Investigating the Relationship of Library Usage to Student Outcomes by Stemmer, John K.; Mahan, David M. (2016) - She emphasizes the need to place library assessment in an institu- tional context, stating, “Not only should academic libraries align themselves with the missions of their institutions, they should also allow institutional missions to guide library assessment. Jon Hufford’s review article on the literature of assessment in academic libraries provides a valuable and wide-ranging overview of library assessment from the year 2005 to 2011.6 The focus of this review is on studies and reports showing the library’s relationship with institutionally relevant goals, such as student outcomes in learning and retention. Keywords: academic; assessment; data; gpa; information; libraries; library; outcomes; place; relationship; research; student; study; survey; usage; use; year
• Describing Images: A Case Study of Visual Literacy among Library and Information Science Students by Beaudoin, Joan E. (2016) - Analysis of the blog postings revealed an overarching theme of frustration associated with the experience of developing image descriptions among the students. For these authors, the best way for archivists to support their visual collections and their users is through the application of visual literacy skills and knowledge to image description. Keywords: content; description; detroit; exercise; image; information; libraries; library; literacy; materials; research; standards; students; study; subject; work
• Robin Chin Roemer and Rachel Borchardt. Meaningful Metrics: A 21st-Century Librarian’s Guide to Bibliometrics, Altmetrics, and Research Impact. Chicago: The Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015. 241p. Paper, $60.00 (ISBN 978-083898755-1). by Ferer, Elise (2016) - All librarians will find the final chapters on how impact is measured in different disciplines and the role of librarians in measuring impact valuable for the way it frames this knowledge for practicing academic librarians. This text is an excellent guide and introduction to librarians who are new to the subject of bibliometrics, altmetrics, and research impact, as well as those who have experience working with all of the above. Keywords: impact; libraries; research
• Creating Leaders: An Examination of Academic and Research Library Leadership Institutes. ed. Irene M.H. Herold for the Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2015. 380p. Paper, $78.00 (ISBN 978-0-8389-8763-6). LC Z668.5C72 2015. by Maxwell, Lynne F. (2016) - Finally, chapter 14, “Taking Flight at Snowbird: Reflections on a Library Leadership Institute,” by Shellie Jeffries and chapter 15, “Riding Tall: Experiences with the TALL Texans Leadership Institute,” by Martha Rinn round out the exploration of library leadership institutes with a regional focus. Here Herold attempts to assess the value and best practices of leadership institutes, particularly as they (can) contribute to the develop- ment of library leaders. Keywords: chapter; institutes; leadership; libraries; library; programs
• An Introduction by Kaspar, Wendi Arant (2016) - This started with a review of all of the subject classifications, as they are the matchmaking engine between author submissions and peer reviewers: these are the terms that reviewers choose as indicators of their expertise and that authors choose as descriptors of their paper submission. The goal is that there will be more effective matches between submissions and reviewers and that they are more representative of the topics of research in the profession. Keywords: editorial; journal; libraries; reviewers
• “Are You a Computer?” Opening Exchanges in Virtual Reference Shape the Potential for Teaching by Dempsey, Paula R. (2016) - To what extent do student openings vary at different institutions? doi:10.5860/crl.77.4.455 crl16-776 456 College & Research Libraries July 2016 • Academic reference librarians frequently work with students who are not aware of their professional roles. Keywords: analysis; chat; cues; exchanges; librarian; libraries; library; opening; reference; research; service; student; teaching; ul2
• Strategic Planning for a Data-Driven, Shared-Access Research Enterprise: Virginia Tech Research Data Assessment and Landscape Study by Shen, Yi (2016) - Literature Review Global Efforts in Building Data Infrastructure and Sharing Ecosystems It is important to preserve research data, both qualitative and quantitative, whether in the natural and social sciences or in the humanities, to enable new discovery, reuse, repurposing, creative integration, and content aggregation. For the purpose of this study, research data are interpreted broadly and can be quantitative or qualitative, including (but not limited to) numerical data produced by computational experiments, output from experimental equipment, calibration in- formation, simulation outputs, images or audiovisual files, survey results, interview transcripts, text files, spreadsheets, websites, digital information artifacts, or data- bases compiled from documentary sources. Keywords: data; data management; documentation; faculty; libraries; management; needs; preservation; research; research data; researchers; services; sharing; storage; study; support; survey; tech; virginia
• Heroes and Holidays: The Status of Diversity Initiatives at Liberal Arts College Libraries by Gilbert, Julie (2016) - Furthermore, the study investigates The Status of Diversity Initiatives at Liberal Arts College Libraries 523 the role the larger institution plays in library diversity work. A 1999 study conducted by Li outlines specific barriers facing liberal arts college libraries, such as lack of staff time and financial resources; he further notes that careful planning can provide for successful diversity programs.28 Winston and Li survey liberal arts college library directors, focusing specifically on diversity efforts involving recruiting and retaining staff, workplace environment, collec- tions, and services, with a special emphasis on the role of library diversity committees and college diversity officers.29 In 2005, Li conducted a follow-up study of 166 liberal arts college libraries; his findings suggest that diversity programs at liberal arts college libraries can flourish provided the library engages in careful long-term planning. Keywords: arts; college; diversity; initiatives; liberal; libraries; library; programming; respondents; students; survey; work
• Health Sciences Libraries Forecasting Information Service Trends for Researchers: Models Applicable to All Academic Libraries by Cain, Timothy J.; Cheek, Fern M.; Kupsco, Jeremy; Hartel, Lynda J.; Getselman, Anna (2016) - The guide details the research life cycle and provides researchers with a roadmap through the circuitous processes and steps they will likely encounter and targets ways to engage library information services to help achieve their professional goals. Whether analyzing vast amounts of genomic data in search of DNA mutations, man- aging healthcare delivery through the use of integrated health information systems, or using medical imaging data to engineer customized surgical interventions and devices, the demand for information services presses even the most resourceful organizations. Keywords: academic; data; emory; health; health sciences; information; information services; libraries; library; management; needs; new; ohio; research; researchers; sciences; services; state; university
• The Value of Academic Libraries: Library Services as a Predictor of Student Retention by Murray, Adam; Ireland, Ashley; Hackathorn, Jana (2016) - Lynch et al. found that, while provosts expect academic libraries to contribute to areas of institutional priority, such as enrollment and retention initiatives, they had little guidance on how to connect library practice to these areas.6 Indeed, the academic library may have played a passive role in such areas, with the result that their contributions are overlooked.7 Student engagement in certain educationally purposeful activities, such as first-year experiences, common intellectual experiences, writing-intensive courses, and service learning, has been noted repeatedly as impacting students’ satisfaction level with an institution, thus impacting departure decisions.8 Yet, a surprisingly high percentage of students are not engaged with their education in meaningful ways.9 Kuh indicated higher education institutions could take immediate steps toward improving engagement and retention by intentionally targeting different student populations with interventions bearing historical evidence of effectiveness.10 Kuh and Gonyea noted that educationally purposeful activities that nurture student engagement often require students to spend a considerable amount of time outside a formal classroom environment and that academic libraries provide an ideal informal academic environment for these types of practices.11 This study’s central question is “how does known library use affect students’ per- sistence?” Academic libraries, seeking to demonstrate their relevance in a performance-funding environment, will find little guidance on how to appropriately gather data or communicate impact to university administrators.4 Librarians working in academic libraries are eager to engage in initiatives supporting university priorities, even those that do not directly involve the library. Keywords: academic; center; data; libraries; library; research; retention; services; students; study; use
• Impact of a Discovery System on Interlibrary Loan by Musser, Linda R.; Coopey, Barbara M. (2016) - To assess the impact, we examined changes in requests for locally owned or licensed materials placed as interlibrary loan requests. 650 College & Research Libraries September 2016 Discussion At the beginning of this study, we hypothesized that implementing a discovery system would affect positive change in the findability of library-owned or -licensed resources if the number of interlibrary loan requests for these resources dropped following implementation. Keywords: borrowing; discovery; ill; impact; libraries; library; lionsearch; loan; percent; requests; resources; system
• Leading by Example? ALA Division Publications, Open Access, and Sustainability by Hall, Nathan; Arnold-Garza, Sara; Gong, Regina; Shorish, Yasmeen (2016) - In several cases, stakeholders for ALA journals were concerned about loss of revenue in changing business models. After exhaustive internal discussions, ALCTS migrated LRTS ALA Division Publications, Open Access, and Sustainability 663 from Metapress to OJS in a coordinated effort with other ALA division journals. Keywords: access; ala; association; business; division; journals; libraries; library; models; online; print; production; publishing; revenue; transition
• Difficult Decisions: Closing & Merging Academic Libraries. Sara Holder and Amber Butler Lannon, eds. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015. 253p. Paper, $58 (ISBN 978-083898791-9) by Eden, Bradford Lee (2016) - Neal indicates that the 2013 ARL strategic plan defines the what of research library innovation, while this book provides the how. Restructuring operations, such as reducing service points, redesigning spaces, reducing print footprints, and cross-training are other options available that academic libraries must do in this new environment. Keywords: chapter; libraries; library; research
• Ronald C. Jantz. Managing Creativity: The Innovative Research Library. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016 (Publications in Librarianship; no. 70). 185p. Paper, $44.00 (ISBN 978-083898834-3) by Eden, Bradford Lee (2016) - Neal indicates that the 2013 ARL strategic plan defines the what of research library innovation, while this book provides the how. Chapter 2 starts the discussion of thinking differently about research library innovations, especially scholarly library publishing. Keywords: book; chapter; innovation; libraries; library; research
• Using Data Visualization to Examine an Academic Library Collection by Finch, Jannette L.; Flenner, Angela R. (2017) - Morrisey reminds us that collections data can inform decisions regarding services. Conclusion The need for examining collection data clearly extends beyond simply buying materials to support curriculum or to meet the requirements of the most vocal faculty. Keywords: analysis; authors; books; circulation; collection; data; expenditures; figure; information; libraries; library; number; research; study; visualization
• Determinants of Service Innovation in Academic Libraries through the Lens of Disruptive Innovation by Yeh, Shea-Tinn; Walter, Zhiping (2017) - We highlight the fact that the service mission of academic libraries is in alignment with service innovation and propose that aca- demic libraries respond to disruption by accelerating service innovation. Applying the Resources-Processes-Values framework, we recommend that, to facilitate service innovation, high-level administrators become in- novation leaders, foster an innovation-supportive culture, tie performance evaluations and rewards to innovation outcomes, and create dedicated innovation teams with high levels of decision-making autonomy. Keywords: disruption; framework; information; innovation; libraries; library; management; needs; new; research; resources; service; service innovation; users
• Jeannette A. Bastian, Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, and Donna Webber. Archives in Libraries: What Librarians and Archivists Need to Know to Work Together. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2015. 137p. Paper, $69.95 (ISBN 978-1-931666-87-3) by Greene, Harlan (2017) - Paper, $95.00 (ISBN 978-1-78330-017-4) This comprehensive and largely practical text on research services in an academic library explores the components of the liaison or subject librarian working in a re- search capacity with the campus community and consistently designing and offering library services that meet researcher needs. These examples are potentially applicable across academic libraries worldwide while offering a valuable glimpse into international librarianship. Keywords: archivists; book; libraries; library
• Moira J. Bent. Practical Tips for Facilitating Research. London: Facet Publishing, 2016. 288p. Paper, $95.00 (ISBN 978-1-78330-017-4) by Helmstutler, Brenna (2017) - This reflection provides a springboard to the later content, which details offering research services such as open access, data manage- ment, and new research impact as well as new ways of offering the traditional services such as instruction and collections. The next section explains the significance of modern research libraries to develop hybrid collections with several formats to meet changes in user demand. Keywords: book; faculty; information; libraries; library; research
• Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries. Robert P. Holley, ed., for Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences. West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press, 2015. by Johnson, Phill (2017) - From the educational perspective, just as many chapter authors note that academic libraries have been much slower to embrace the self-publishing revolution. The fourth chapter also addresses the issue of academics, as the author “presents reasons why academic libraries should consider collecting self-published books to meet the immediate and especially long-term needs of their users.” Keywords: chapter; libraries; library; publishing; self
• Beyond Books: The Extended Academic Benefits of Library Use for First-Year College Students by Soria, Krista M.; Fransen, Jan; Nackerud, Shane (2017) - Conceptual Framework The conceptual framework for this study is built upon Astin’s well-established Input- Environment-Output model, which hypothesizes that the background characteristics of college students (inputs) and relevant aspects of the college experience (environ- ment) influence outcomes.11 Adhering to this model, controls for inputs (such as sex, racial/ethnic identity, and precollege ratings of academic skills) and additional college experiences (such as campus climate, academic college of enrollment) were included as separate blocks in the models predicting students’ academic outcomes to isolate their contributions from the focal independent variables—students’ use of academic libraries in five broad areas. Results Academic Engagement The first model regressing students’ academic engagement on their precollege demo- graphics, collegiate experiences, and academic library use explained 35.7 percent of the variance in students’ academic engagement (table 2). Keywords: academic; college; engagement; libraries; library; research; skills; students; use; variables
• Ascending Bloom’s Pyramid: Fostering Student Creativity and Innovation in Academic Library Spaces by Bieraugel, Mark; Neill, Stern (2017) - What is not fully addressed within academic library spaces is the top of Bloom’s Taxonomy pyramid: creating new knowledge. The value of an academic library as a physical space for studying and learning has been much studied, but the value of academic library space for fostering creative and innovative thinking has received considerably less attention.11 Some researchers have approached fostering creativity and innovation in academic libraries through play12 or through makerspaces.13 Keywords: behaviors; college; creativity; ideas; innovation; learning; libraries; library; new; research; results; spaces; students; study; support; types
• Citations and Circulation Counts: Data Sources for Monograph Deselection in Research Library Collections by White, Bruce (2017) - In the 324 range, it was found that many book titles ended with date ranges that citing documents tended to omit: the book Tory and Whig the struggle in the constituencies, 1701–1715 was cited only 7 times under its full title but 12 times as Tory and Whig the struggle in the constituencies. The Association of Research Libraries SPEC Kit 337: Print Retention Deci- sion Making noted that “Citation counts are often used as a criterion” in decisions on deselection; but no specific questions on the topic were asked in the survey of American academic libraries—and the technique barely rates a mention in the summary of re- sults—while the use of circulation data is noted in nearly all of the reports.13 A number of studies on the use of citation data in collection management relates to the analysis of citations by staff or students of a specific institution,14 and these provide useful insights into the value of the collection in specific cases; but the absence of a standard method- ology makes comparisons between these studies difficult.15 Detailed local studies of this kind are labor-intensive; while they can reveal rich insights into the use of library collections by scholars, they are essentially retrospective and not well adapted to the needs of a deselection exercise, which needs to be able to make determinations about all of the books in a collection, most of which will not have been cited by local authors. Keywords: books; circulation; citation; collection; correlation; counts; data; deselection; future; information; libraries; library; range; research; titles; use; value
• Investigating Textbook Reserves: A Case Study of Two Models for Reserves Collections by Pitts-Noggle, Stephanie; Rafferty, Ryan (2017) - Further, in 1994, Sayles examined the collection development policies of twenty-seven college libraries and noted that the policies were often contradictory with regard to textbooks, stressing the importance of collecting based on student need while dismissing textbooks as inappropriate for the collection.6 In 2005, Hsieh and Runner conducted a survey and collection development policy analysis that probed into libraries’ practices and policies surrounding the acquisition of textbooks and leisure reading materials.7 Sixty-one percent of respondents reported 68 College & Research Libraries January 2017 that their library had specific “no textbooks” policies, citing budgetary concerns as the primary reason for avoiding the practice and, second, that purchasing textbooks was the students’ responsibility.8 Pilot projects initiated after 2005 in response to these articles and the GAO report have focused on developing textbook reserve collections and services. While broad applicability of the model warrants further investigation, academic libraries may be bet- ter able to meet patron needs by implementing open textbook reserves. Keywords: collection; college; libraries; library; open; percent; reserves; students; textbooks; use
• Updating the Agenda for Academic Libraries and Scholarly Communications by Lynch, Clifford (2017) - Before I leave scholarly journals, let me also note that licensing these materials is now not only a very complex economic negotiation with publishers, but must also incorporate many other important non-economic contractual terms dealing with top- ics ranging from reader privacy to usage reporting5 and statistics, archiving policies, accessibility, and even the growing dangers of malware being vectored through third party advertising that may be hosted on publisher sites. 126 Guest Editorial Updating the Agenda for Academic Libraries and Scholarly Communications Clifford Lynch January 19, 2017 This issue of C&RL is focused on scholarly communication, and it seems appropri- ate, in this invited guest editorial, to step back and examine the broader agenda that academic and research libraries need to consider today in engaging with scholarly communications as a way of framing the issue. Keywords: access; faculty; libraries; open; research; work
• Scholarly Communication and the Dilemma of Collective Action: Why Academic Journals Cost Too Much by Wenzler, John (2017) - Lewis predicts that 90 percent of schol- arly peer-reviewed articles will be published in OA journals by 2020 or 2025.33 Lewis’s argument is worth considering in detail because he explicitly articulates the implicit assumptions of many who believe that Gold OA ultimately will relieve libraries of the burden of high-priced subscriptions. Lewis argues that OA journals eventually will have a significant advantage over subscription-based journals in attracting the best papers and authors. Keywords: access; action; authors; costs; digital; institutions; journal; libraries; library; new; online; prices; publishers; publishing; research; subscription; system; university
• Libraries as Content Producers: How Library Publishing Services Address the Reading Experience by Tracy, Daniel G. (2017) - LPC now has 66 member institutions and had identified 153 institutions with library publishing services between the two editions of the directory released prior to the survey reported here. The research literature on library collections and areas like human-computer interac- tion offer ample opportunities for engagement in research on library publishing services. Keywords: design; digital; expertise; information; institutions; lack; libraries; library; library publishing; needs; publication; publishing; publishing services; readers; research; services; survey; use; user
• Academic Libraries and Copyright: Do Librarians Really Have the Required Knowledge? by Fernández-Molina, Juan-Carlos; Moraes, João Batista E.; Guimarães, José Augusto C. (2017) - A solid professional performance on the part of academic librarians at present calls for adequate knowledge about copyright law, not only for the development of their own tasks without infringing the law, but also to guide and provide pertinent advice for library users (faculty and students). ost informational resources that make up university library collections are copyrighted works, meaning that a good proportion of the everyday activity of these libraries comes into contact with copyright law. Keywords: academic; copyright; copyright law; countries; digital; exceptions; information; knowledge; law; libraries; library; online; public; research; results; rights; students; study; works
• The Internationalization of the Academic Library: A Systematic Review of 25 Years of Literature on International Students by Click, Amanda B.; Wiley, Claire Walker; Houlihan, Meggan (2017) - 328 The Internationalization of the Academic Library: A Systematic Review of 25 Years of Literature on International Students Amanda B. Click, Claire Walker Wiley, and Meggan Houlihan* This study is a systematic review of the library and information science (LIS) literature related to international students and academic libraries. One book, Jackson and Sul- livan’s International Students and Academic Libraries: Initiatives for Success, contributed 13 of these chapters.30 Each was coded separately because this is an edited volume of chapters written by different authors. Keywords: academic; articles; association; authors; college; doi:10.1016; education; information; instruction; international; internationalization; journal; language; librarian; librarianship; libraries; library; lis; literacy; literature; publications; reference; research; research libraries; review; services; students; study; university; use
• David W. Lewis. Reimagining the Academic Library. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. 192p. Paper, $40 (ISBN 978-1-4422-3858-9). by Fishel, Teresa A. (2017) - Reimagining the Academic Library provides both a succinct overview of the external forces that have been driving change in academic libraries for more than the past two decades as well as proposed steps academic library leaders and librarians should take to address these forces and help complete the transition to a relevant, digital 21st-century academic library. Every academic library will have members who have different levels of comfort with change, but one of the strengths of this book is that, in presenting short summaries of the various forces that have been impacting academic libraries, Lewis provides historical background and context for librarians who may not be as familiar with how the economic factors in scholarly communication and how the transition to digital content is changing our collections. Keywords: lewis; libraries; library
• R. David Lankes (with contributions from Wendy Newman, Sue Kowalski, Beck Tench, and Cheryl Gould). The New Librarianship Field Guide. Cambridge, Mass.; London, England: MIT Press, 2016. 226p. Paper, $22 (ISBN 978262529082). LC 2015-39943. by Hay, Fred J. (2017) - If ever there was a multipurpose tool for digital library texts, Aaron Purcell’s Digital Library Programs for Libraries and Archives would qualify. In his conclusion, Lewis outlines the ten steps that are necessary for effective change in academic libraries. Keywords: book; change; digital; libraries; library; new
• Outcomes Assessment in Undergraduate Information Literacy Instruction: A Systematic Review by Erlinger, Allison (2018) - 3. Grassian and Kaplowitz, Information Literacy Instruction, 200. 4. Megan Oakleaf, Michelle S. Millet, and Leah Kraus, “All Together Now: Getting Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Engaged in Information Literacy Assessment,” portal: Libraries & the Academy 11 (2011): 832, doi:10.1353/pla.2011.0035. 5. Blanchett, Webb, and Powis, A Guide to Teaching; Belanger et al., “Project RAILS”; Gilchrist and Zald, “Instruction and Program Design through Assessment,” 165–66; Grassian and Kaplowitz, Information Literacy Instruction, 199–202; Murtha, Stec, and Wilt, “Assessment as a Tool”; Oakleaf, “Information Literacy Instruction Assessment Cycle”, Oakleaf, “Are They Learning?”; Oakleaf, “A Roadmap for Assessing Student Learning”; Oakleaf and Kaske, “Guiding Questions for Assessing Information Literacy”; Oakleaf, Millet, and Kraus, “All Together Now”; Oakleaf et al., “Notes from the Field”; Radcliff et al., Practical Guide to Information Literacy, 4–5; Sobel and Wolf, “Updating Your Tool Belt”; Whitlock and Nanavati, “A Systematic Approach to Performative and Authentic Assessment.” 113. Keywords: academic; assessment methods; assessments; college; course; design; grassian; ili assessment; information literacy; instruction; instruction assessment; kaplowitz; learning; level; libraries; library instruction; literacy assessment; literature; methods; oakleaf; outcomes assessment; performance; program; reports; research; review; shot; students; test; undergraduate; use; year
• Learning Analytics and the Academic Library: Professional Ethics Commitments at a Crossroads by Jones, Kyle M.L.; Salo, Dorothea (2018) - That our values pose ethical dilemmas for us in practice is a good thing and should be welcomed by us: from debating such dilemmas comes strength of mission.”— David McMenemy1 Introduction Higher education institutions (HEIs) are aggregating and analyzing student data, in- formation, and the digital trails they leave in information systems to better understand student behaviors. Third, the ability to sur- veil students also allows institutions and content vendors to expand the use of digital rights management technologies; moreover, it creates conditions where institutions and content vendors may use student data as a bartering chip in contract negotiations. Keywords: academic; access; analytics; association; code; college; data; digital; education; ethics; february; freedom; heis; information; institutions; intellectual; learning; libraries; library; new; practices; privacy; research; resources; student; student data; systems; technology; university; use; values; vendors
• Vignettes: Implications for LIS Research by Benedetti, Allison; Jackson, John; Luo, Lili (2018) - Vignettes: Implications for LIS Research 225 Hughes and Huby discussed the importance of understanding study participants to properly construct vignettes. Applications for Vignettes in LIS Research Few published examples of the use of vignettes in LIS research exist: Urquhart and Crane used vignettes to elicit information-seeking habits and perception levels among nursing staff at a health college in the United Kingdom.29 Connor described and rec- ommended the use of vignettes in training clinical researchers.30 Walden compiled a sample of strategies and methodologies, including vignettes, that may be used with focus groups to increase or enhance participant interactions.31 Walden also suggested possible but general library connections for various methods drawn primarily from medicine and social science research. Keywords: author; concepts; example; focus; information; libraries; library; lis; participants; research; researchers; responses; services; students; study; use; vignettes
• Should We Yak Back? Information Seeking among Yik Yak Users on a University Campus by Price, Elizabeth (2018) - Setting aside the weightier quandary of reference desk staffing, the fact remains that library users do have common if uncomplicated questions and they do not always voice them via traditional reference avenues. Pew reported that 11 percent of cell-phone owning teens aged 13–17 were using some type of anonymous-sharing app in 2015.28 One anonymous app targeted specifically at high school students, Afterschool, was on 22,300 campuses in December 2015.29 Teenagers who are regularly interacting on anonymous platforms and seeking help from their peers will be the next generation of academic library users. Keywords: app; college; desk; facebook; information; libraries; library; media; percent; questions; reference; reference services; research; services; sns; students; study; twitter; university; users; yak; yaks; yik; yik yak
• A Collaborative, Trilateral Approach to Bridging the Information Literacy Gap in Student Writing by Napier, Trenia; Parrott, Jill; Presley, Erin; Valley, Leslie (2018) - In doing so, this case study and its authors illustrate the shared responsibility for student learning in information literacy reflected in the As- sociation of College and Research Libraries in ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (hereafter ACRL Framework), which calls for librarians, teaching faculty, and administrators to collaborate more extensively: to redesign instruction sessions, assignments, courses, and even curricula; to connect information literacy with student success initiatives; to collaborate on pedagogical research and involve students themselves in that research; and to create wider conversations about student learning, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the assessment of learning on local campuses and beyond.3 Further, our research shows that a trilateral approach to information literacy in- creases efficacy and a sense of shared responsibility for librarians, writing center staff, and course instructors in support of student research in ways traditional bilateral approaches do not. The Charter stipulates that library instruction sessions focus on facilitating the development of transferable information literacy skills through the use of active learning rather than on “teaching the tool,” while the Core Competencies acknowledge that information literacy is the shared responsibility of librarians and faculty and that students develop and build information literacy competency in context and through experience. Keywords: approach; center; collaboration; college; information; information literacy; instruction; learning; libraries; library; noel; program; research; research libraries; sources; students; studio; trilateral; writing; year; year writing
• Collections as a Service: A Research Library's Perspective by Linden, Julie; Tudesco, Sarah; Dollar, Daniel (2018) - For example, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library gathered and analyzed data to inform print cancellation decisions;24 the Social Science Library and Kline Science Library con- ducted surveys to help determine (among other things) the place of print collections in the new Center for Science and Social Science Information.25 Until recently, these collection assessments have been isolated projects. The graph in figure 7 uses standard measures: COUNTER statistics for elec- tronic resources (e-journals and e-books) and circulation activity for print collections. Keywords: acquisitions; assessment; book; circulation; collection; collection development; data; development; libraries; library; november; print; research; service; trends; university; yale
• Factors Affecting the Use of Print and Electronic Books: A Use Study and Discussion by Fry, Amy (2018) - E-book Use Again, the numbers are proportional (see table 15).29 Does this mean that, if libraries collected more e-books in the humanities and social sciences, e-book use patterns would not lean as heavily toward STEM disciplines and would instead mirror the use patterns of print books? Keywords: academic; books; collection; discipline; libraries; library; percent; print; print books; rate; sciences; studies; study; time; titles; university; use; year
• Worth the Wait? Using Past Patterns to Determine Wait Periods for E-Books Released After Print by Kohn, Karen (2018) - E-book is published four days before print but profiled one day after print. E-book is marked Selection Cycle Complete. Keywords: approval; books; cycle; day; libraries; library; period; print; publication; selection; wait
• Advancing an Open Ethos with Open Peer Review by Ford, Emily (2017) - In fact, early exploration of open review by Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Avi Santo outlines the need for open review to be formed by each community adopting it.5 However, for purposes of this editorial, a functional definition is that OPR allows for the disclosure of author and referee identities to one another, and supports the publication of referee reports and author responses on the open web. Moreover, librarians providing instruction may consider utilizing OPR publications and processes as article examples in instruction, or even develop instructional activities engaging with OPR. Keywords: community; libraries; library; open; opr; peer; publishing; research; review
• Developing Library GIS Services for Humanities and Social Science: An Action Research Approach by Kong, Ningning; Fosmire, Michael; Branch, Benjamin Dewayne (2017) - Many academic libraries have found that GIS Day is an excellent opportunity to highlight GIS applications across disciplines, raise awareness of library GIS services, and make connections.18 Previous literature not only describes library GIS services by scope, but also by depth of service.19 The first level of GIS service was described as serving users with little experience, where a basic mapping tool is introduced. In the downstream, GIS data services can be developed around spatial data organization, metadata creation, online spatial data visualization, or data dissemination via a spatial data portal. Keywords: analysis; data; gis; humanities; information; learning; libraries; library; project; research; researchers; science; services; skills; social; stage; students
• Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries from 2003 to 2012 by Blecic, Deborah D.; Wiberley Jr., Stephen E.; De Groote, Sandra L.; Cullars, John; Shultz, Mary; Chan, Vivian (2017) - Which U.S. academic libraries produce the most publications, and what are the characteristics of those libraries, including tenure status and staffing? The National Center for Education Statistics reported that, in fall 2012, there were 26,606 librarians at 3,172 responding U.S. academic libraries (out of 3,793 U.S. academic libraries surveyed).26 Keywords: academic; articles; authors; journals; libraries; library; lis; number; percent; publication; research; study; u.s; university; usal; year
• Evaluation of Academic Library Residency Programs in the United States for Librarians of Color by Boyd, Angela; Blue, Yolanda; Im, Suzanne (2017) - Solo library residents can find their residencies to be overwhelming and isolat- ing experiences, especially in the case of diversity library residents. These guidelines expected host institutions to report diversity efforts, offer residencies that were a minimum of one year in length with the possibility of a one-year extension, not consider the residency as a probationary employment period, be large enough to manage residencies effectively, include an educational component for residents, and offer residents salaries that were equivalent to starting salaries for other beginning professionals.34 Evaluation of Academic Library Residency Programs 477 Affirmative Action and Residency Programs Starting in the 1980s, library residency programs were shaped by affirmative action policies that aimed to increase the number of librarians of color in academic libraries. Keywords: american; career; college; coordinators; development; librarian; libraries; library; library residency; mentoring; new; percent; professional; program; project; recruitment; research; residencies; residency; residency program; residents; survey; time; university
• Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study by Luo, Lili; Kennedy, Marie; Brancolini, Kristine; Stephens, Michael (2017) - Iriberri and Leroy25 reviewed the literature and identified the following benefits of online communities for individuals: • Information exchange—access a to a wide variety of members, information, and experiences • Social support—opportunity to provide/receive support, build and maintain social ties, and bond socially and generate social action • Social interaction—opportunity to meet people and build friendships • Time and location flexibility—flexible access to the community, flexible time management, and spatial and temporal independence • Permanency—ability to edit responses, ability to archive and search messages, ability to establish permanent social presence through photographs and text, and ability to control one’s level of participation in the community Researchers in different disciplines have studied online communities with differ- ent emphases—in computer science, technology media and mechanisms is the focus; in sociology, physical versus virtual community comparisons have attracted most researchers; in management, the emphasis is on the value of user-generated content; in psychology, relationship and attachment among community members have been extensively investigated; in information systems, researchers have concentrated on development, implementations, outcomes, and applications of online communities.26 Multiple theories have also been adopted to examine online communities, such as technology acceptance model (TAM), trust theory, social cognitive theory, social capital theory, social learning theory, social network theory, commitment theory, and social influence theory.27 The area of online community research most relevant to our study is the exploration of determinants for online community success. 512 Developing Online Communities for Librarian Researchers: A Case Study Lili Luo, Marie Kennedy, Kristine Brancolini, and Michael Stephens* This study examines the role of online communities in connecting and sup- porting librarian researchers, through the analysis of member activities in the online community for academic librarians that attended the 2014 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL). Keywords: cohort; cohort members; communities; community; facebook; group; information; irdl; librarian; libraries; library; members; online; posts; research; researchers; study
• Research in the Real World: Improving Adult Learners Web Search and Evaluation Skills through Motivational Design and Problem-Based Learning by Roberts, Linds West (2017) - In general, traditional education seemed to work best for knowledge tests involving remembering key terms and concepts, whereas PBL students often, though not always, performed better in practice or skill-based environments. During the last couple of decades, government leaders and educators have become increasingly concerned about the need to prepare a workforce for these high- skill jobs.1 The ability to find information and statistics on the open web from reliable sources has become an essential skill across many fields.2 Librarians are increasingly looking for ways to build these transferable “lifelong learning” skills, which go well beyond teaching college students how to use subscription databases to find scholarly articles for academic assignments.3 Few studies examine effective research skills among nontraditional college students. Keywords: college; concepts; confidence; design; education; information; information literacy; learning; libraries; library; literacy; online; pbl; posttest; pretest; relevance; research; skills; students; teaching; use; workshop
• Being Evidence Based in Library and Information Practice. Eds. Denise Koufogiannakis and Alison Brettle. London: Facet Publishing, 2016. xiv, 224p. Paper, $75.00 (ISBN 978-1-78330-071-6). by Mikulski, Richard M. (2017) - Due to its broad scope, it will introduce readers to EBLIP practice, though those interested in more detail will need to consult the journal Evidence Based Librarianship and Information Practice, which Koufogiannakis cofounded and edited. The work, published by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, also places an emphasis upon the concept of library practice and the “librarian-practitioner,” which is central to EBLIP. Keywords: eblip; libraries; practice; research; work
• Salary Negotiation Patterns between Women and Men in Academic Libraries by Silva, Elise; Galbraith, Quinn (2018) - Researchers surveyed professional librarians employed in ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member institutions and found that women were statistically less likely than their male counterparts to engage in salary negotiations; and, when they did negotiate, they were less successful than men. In national discussions, salary negotiation and wage discrepancy trends are well studied, particularly from a gender perspective.4 Such trends are of particular interest in academic libraries, as evidenced by the yearly ARL salary survey, which studies equity within the profession. Keywords: deans; directors; female; gender; libraries; library; negotiation; researchers; salary; study; survey; women
• Still a Deadly Disease? Performance Appraisal Systems in Academic Libraries in the United States by Stilling, Glenn Ellen Starr; Byrd, Allison S.; Mazza, Emily Rose; Bergman, Shawn M. (2018) - We discovered two gaps in the literature: the absence of a comprehensive, up-to-date snapshot of library PA systems and the need for a better understanding of job feedback in library PA systems. ”32 Similarly, whether writing about competencies and proficiencies or some other method for evaluating a subset of library work, authors should discuss how the evalu- ation method is, or could be, included in library PA systems. Keywords: appraisal; directors; evaluation; feedback; information; job; librarian; libraries; library; literature; pa system; percent; performance; performance appraisal; professional; question; research; review; survey; system; training; work; ¨ ¨
• Provosts' Perceptions of Academic Library Value & Preferences for Communication: A National Study by Murray, Adam; Ireland, Ashley (2018) - In flu en ce 1 2. 00 % 2 4. 00 % 1 2. 00 % 1 2. 00 % 2 4. 00 % 1 2. 00 % 1 2. 00 % 3 6. 00 % 3 6. 00 % 15 30 .0 0% 1 2. 00 % L ow In flu en ce 14 28 .0 0% 9 18 .0 % 8 16 .0 0% 7 14 .0 0% 3 6. 00 % 8 16 .0 0% 1 2. 00 % 7 14 .0 0% 16 32 .0 0% 27 54 .0 0% 4 8. 00 % M od er at e In flu en ce 3 9. 09 % 1 3. 03 % 0 0. 00 % 0 0. 00 % 1 3. 03 % 0 0. 00 % 0 0. 00 % 0 0. 00 % 3 9. 09 % 11 33 .3 3% 1 3. 03 % L ow In flu en ce 8 24 .2 4% 5 15 .1 5% 3 9. 09 % 4 12 .1 2% 0 0. 00 % 4 12 .1 2% 1 3. 03 % 2 6. 06 % 9 27 .2 7% 16 48 .4 8% 6 18 .1 8% M od er at e Keywords: data; enrollment; faculty; institutions; libraries; library; master; provosts; research; retention; university
• What Do They Use? Where Do They Get It? An Interdisciplinary Citation Analysis of Latin American Studies Faculty Monographs, 2004–2013 by Ostos, Manuel (2017) - The primary goal of this study is to provide an overview of what kinds of formal and published scholarly materials Latin American studies faculty across academic disciplines consult and whether physical library collections or online * Manuel Ostos is Romance Languages and Literatures Librarian in the Pennsylvania State University Libraries; e-mail: manuel.ostos@psu.edu. An Interdisciplinary Citation Analysis of Latin American Studies Faculty Monographs, 2004–2013 Manuel Ostos* This citation analysis examines the ability of the local collection at the Pennsylvania State University to meet the needs of global and area stud- ies researchers focusing on monographs published by faculty members on Latin American studies in a ten-year period. Keywords: american; author; book; faculty; latin; libraries; monographs; online; research; studies
• Assessing the User Experience of E-Books in Academic Libraries by Zhang, Tao; Niu, Xi; Promann, Marlen (2017) - Along with the design recommendations, we have also included a set of notes for improving library instructions of e-book users. We report findings from an assessment of e-book user experience (search and information seeking) from usage data and user tests. Keywords: books; experience; information; libraries; library; page; participants; print; reading; results; search; usage; user
• Documenting the Conversation: A Systematic Review of Library Discovery Layers by Bossaller, Jenny S.; Moulaison Sandy, Heather (2017) - Lines are blurring among public services, technical services, and library systems librarians. Research Questions Two research questions guided the current study: RQ1: What is being communicated about library discovery in the scholarly literature, and where is it being published? RQ2: Keywords: articles; discovery; journals; layers; libraries; library; literature; research; results; review; services; study; systems
• Academic Uses of Video Games: A Qualitative Assessment of Research and Teaching Needs at a Large Research University by Farrell, Shannon L.; Neeser, Amy E.; Bishoff, Carolyn (2017) - To answer these questions, we identified scholars at UMN who work with video games or video game technology. We excluded researchers studying “game theory” (a mathematical concept) or studying analog games such as board games or logic puzzles because our interest was in needs related to video game technology. Keywords: collections; faculty; funding; games; graduate; information; interviewees; libraries; needs; research; sciences; students; teaching; technology; university; video; video games
• The Future of Video Playback Capability in College and University Classrooms by Spicer, Scott; Horbal, Andrew (2017) - Limitations Question 7 of our survey, “[i]f yes, please specify the timeframe for phased retirement of classroom playback equipment support,” is ambiguously worded: although our results seem to indicate that respondents interpreted this question correctly, it’s pos- sible that some were confused about whether we were asking about the timeframe for phasing out classroom playback equipment (what we intended) or just support for this equipment. Less com- mon responses included classroom playback equipment support not being a part of the department’s long-term strategic planning (33%), the existence of a campus digitization service (30%), and budget reductions (11%). Keywords: campus; classroom; collections; department; digitization; dvd; equipment; libraries; media; playback; respondents; retirement; support; video
• Linked Data for Cultural Heritage. Eds. Ed Jones and Michele Seikel for the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. Chicago: American Library Association, 2016. 134p. $75.00 (ISBN 978-0-8389-1439-7). by Walker, Lizzy (2017) - Overall, this book presents some much needed information on linked data in terms of libraries, BIBFRAME, and how these have the potential to open library data to the Web. Gleason concludes the book with a discussion of the future of teaching and learning in libraries. Keywords: chapter; data; libraries; library
• The Small and Rural Academic Library: Leveraging Resources and Overcoming Limitations. Eds. Kaetrena Davis Kendrick and Deborah Tritt. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016. 2016. 264p. Paper, $56.00 (ISBN 978-083898900-5). by Litsey, Ryan (2017) - Overall, this book presents some much needed information on linked data in terms of libraries, BIBFRAME, and how these have the potential to open library data to the Web. The organization of the case studies affords each of the authors an opportunity to provide specific practical applications of library services at small and rural academic libraries. Keywords: data; libraries; library
• A Multilevel Approach for Library Value Assessment by Schwieder, David; Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke (2018) - The Structure of the Academic Library Value Literature By definition, library value studies typically seek to show that library usage or library programs provide benefits to users or contribute to key goals of the library’s parent institutions. None of the library experiences correlated with either type of student improvement.31 A Multilevel Approach for Library Value Assessment 429 Library Value Studies and Levels of Analysis These three categories of library value studies illustrate the concept of “levels of analy- sis.” Keywords: academic; analysis; assessment; college; group; impacts; institution; institution studies; learning; libraries; library; library value; research; retention; student; studies; value
• The Boolean is Dead, Long Live the Boolean! Natural Language versus Boolean Searching in Introductory Undergraduate Instruction by Lowe, M. Sara; Maxson, Bronwen K.; Stone, Sean M.; Miller, Willie; Snajdr, Eric; Hanna, Kathleen (2018) - Do Boolean searches retrieve more relevant results than natural language searches? Interestingly, the use of filters in Academic Search Premier had more effect with Boolean searches than natural language searches. Keywords: academic; boolean; database; google; information; language; libraries; overlap; page; rater; research; results; rubric; search; searches; searching; students; use
• Buy, Borrow, or Steal? Film Access for Film Studies Students by Rodgers, Wendy (2018) - ”40 Research Design and Methodology This project was conceived as a descriptive study aimed at observing film access for film studies students. Literature Review This research examines the experiences and needs of film studies students, faculty, and librarians, which have not been addressed directly in the literature. Keywords: access; campus; class; courses; dvds; faculty; films; libraries; library; online; peer; percent; piracy; reserve; streaming; students; studies
• Intellectual Freedom in Academic Libraries: Surveying Deans about Its Significance by Oltmann, Shannon M. (2017) - In this study, deans and directors of academic libraries were surveyed about intellectual freedom. The survey found that most respondents said they rarely think about intellectual freedom yet said it was “somewhat” or “very” important in their libraries. Keywords: academic; access; ala; college; freedom; information; libraries; library; percent; research; respondents; training; university
• The Information-Seeking Habits of Architecture Faculty by Campbell, Lucy (2017) - Most respondents saw the library as vital to student instruction and faculty research but were less enthusiastic about collection develop- ment or support for research grants.17 761 The Information-Seeking Habits of Architecture Faculty Lucy Campbell* This study examines results from a survey of architecture faculty across the United States investigating information-seeking behavior and perceptions of library services. Keywords: academic; architecture; design; faculty; information; libraries; library; needs; research; resources; survey
• An Investigation of Factors Impacting the Wellness of Academic Library Employees by Lo, Leo S.; Herman, Bethany (2017) - Further research into what affects academic library employee wellness can include an examination of the different types of academic libraries. The next step for the researchers will be to explore the potential of workplace wellness programs that cater to multiple dimensions of wellness by analyzing the data collected in the survey on the types of workplace wellness programs offered by the respondents’ employers and the types of workplace wellness programs respondents would personally be interested in. Keywords: academic; employees; libraries; library; percent; programs; research; respondents; survey; value; wellness; work; workplace
• The Impact of Academic Library Resources on Undergraduates’ Degree Completion by Soria, Krista M.; Fransen, Jan; Nackerud, Shane (2017) - The research designs of Soria et al. are more robust than other studies examining bivariate correlations between students’ use of libraries and success outcomes because they take into consideration factors that might also bear weight on student outcomes (such as demographic variables). The nearest variable we had to capture the physical benefits of academic libraries in our study was students’ use of workstations, although it would be far more preferable to use variables such as library entrance data or Wi-Fi location data to more effectively measure the impact of the physical attributes of libraries on student outcomes. Keywords: academic; college; enrollment; graduation; libraries; library; research; resources; students; use; year
• Imagining a Gold Open Access Future: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Funding Scenarios among Authors of Academic Scholarship by Tenopir, Carol; Dalton, Elizabeth D.; Christian, Lisa; Jones, Misty K.; McCabe, Mark; Smith, MacKenzie; Fish, Allison (2017) - But when it comes to the idea that articles published in Open Access journals are of lower quality than those published in subscription-based journals, it is faculty who express the strongest agreement.27 Finally, graduate students agree more strongly than both faculty28 and postdoctoral research- ers/others29 that the amount of an article processing charge reflects the quality of the journal. But these two subject areas differ somewhat when it comes to the idea that articles published in Open Access journals are of lower quality than those published in subscription-based journals, with those from social science agreeing slightly more with this statement than those from arts/humanities.31 Open Keywords: access; apcs; funding; funds; gold; hsd; journal; libraries; publishing; quality; research; researchers; respondents; sciences; tukey
• Forging the Future of Special Collections. Arnold Hirshon, Robert H. Jackson, and Melissa A. Hubbard, eds. Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2016. 202p. Paper, $85.00 (ISBN 978-08389-1386-4). by Anderson, Christopher K. (2017) - These partnerships are crucial for collection building and the future growth of special collections libraries. The chapters explore the role of booksellers in the development and enhancement of special collections libraries and how book collectors and sellers assist with “spreading the gospel of the book.” Keywords: book; collections; future; libraries; volume
• Autism and the Academic Library: A Study of Online Communication by Anderson, Amelia (2018) - Diane Adreon and Jennifer Durocher, “Evaluating the College Transition Needs of Indi- viduals with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders,” Intervention in School and Clinic 42, no. 5 (May 2007): 271–79; Gena P. Barnhill, “Supporting Students with Asperger Syndrome 656 College & Research Libraries July 2018 on College Campuses Current Practices,” Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities 31, no. 1 (Mar. 10, 2014), 3–15; Nicholas W. Gelbar, Isaac Smith, and Brian Reichow, “Systematic Review of Articles Describing Experience and Supports of Individuals with Autism Enrolled in College and University Programs,” Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 44, no. 10 (2004): 2593–2601; Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, “Identifying the Unmet Needs of College Students on the Autism Spectrum,” Harvard Review of Psychiatry 22, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 2014): 125–37. “Garry,” in Aquamarine Blue: Five Personal Stories of College Students with Autism, ed. Keywords: academic; asd; autism; college; describe; disability; individuals; libraries; library; members; planet; research; spectrum; students; study
• Information Code-Switching: A Study of Language Preferences in Academic Libraries by Albarillo, Frans (2018) - Survey Data and Analysis The author downloaded the survey data from SurveyMonkey and analyzed CS and language use data in Excel, and then in SPSS 21 using independent samples t-tests to look for associations between mean scores in language use variables (CS, language domains, information tasks, and language ability) and demographic grouping variables, which include student status (undergraduate or graduate), immigration status (permanent or temporary status), first-generation student status, gender, and race/ethnicity. Carol Myers-Scotton, a linguist writing in the 1990s about research in code-switching, summarizes Gumperz’s characterization of CS as the use of language codes as a type of “social strategy” and extends it to include not only changing languages for content, but speakers using it to frame discourse to show social mean- ings like solidarity or power relations.5 Keywords: author; code; college; data; english; focus; information; language; libraries; library; research; spanish; students; study; survey; switching; use
• Research Data Management Services in Academic Libraries in the US: A Content Analysis of Libraries’ Websites by Yoon, Ayoung; Schultz, Teresa (2017) - Conclusion This study examined library data management webpages to understand the landscape of research data management services. There is also a wide variation among library data management services and programs according to their web presence. Keywords: data; data management; information; libraries; library; management; management services; research; research data; researchers; services; study; webpages
• Researchers’ Expectations Regarding the Online Presence of Academic Libraries by Mierzecka, Anna; Kisilowska, Małgorzata; Suminas, Andrius (2017) - The article reports the results of a survey conducted among the Polish and Lithuanian academics concerning their information needs and expectations regarding academic library websites. Among such tools, a prominent role is played by academic library websites providing the users with the opportunity for information literacy training as well as access to Anna Mierzecka, Małgorzata Kisilowska, and Andrius Suminas are Assistant Professors at Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw, and Andrius Suminas is also As- sociated Professor at Faculty of Communication at Vilnius University; e-mail: anna.mierzecka@uw.edu.pl, emka@uw.edu.pl, andrius.suminas@kf.vu.lt. Keywords: academic; elements; humanities; information; libraries; library; online; research; researchers; resources; scholars; website
• Citations as Data: Harvesting the Scholarly Record of Your University to Enrich Institutional Knowledge and Support Research by Sterman, Leila Belle; Clark, Jason A. (2017) - We can get a general sense of our research publications with clues from grant funding and theses and dissertations, but research publications give us a tangible record of the impact on an academic field. In our first attempts at quantifying scholarship at MSU, we began a partnership be- tween our Library and our Office of Research and Economic Development to collect and disseminate information about research publications from MSU faculty. Keywords: application; citation; data; faculty; feeds; information; libraries; library; metadata; msu; publications; research; time; university
• Research Needs and Learning Format Preferences of Graduate Students at a Large Public University: An Exploratory Study by Bussell, Hilary; Hagman, Jessica; Guder, Christopher S. (2017) - 978 Research Needs and Learning Format Preferences of Graduate Students at a Large Public University: An Exploratory Study Hilary Bussell, Jessica Hagman, and Christopher S. Guder* This article reports on a study of research needs and learning prefer- ences of graduate students at a public research university. Library Outreach to Graduate Students Recognizing that graduate students may face challenges as they develop into in- dependent researchers, many libraries have offered learning opportunities to help graduate students develop the skills they need. Keywords: campus; data; graduate; graduate students; learning; libraries; library; needs; online; participants; research; researchers; skills; students; study; survey; university
• Developing Digital Scholarship: Emerging Practices in Academic Libraries. Alison Mackenzie and Lindsey Martin, eds. Chicago: ALA Neal Schuman, 2016. 184p. Paper, $70.00 (ISBN: 978-0-8389-1555-4). LC 2017289052. by Kosavic, Andrea (2017) - This work is a welcome addition to published re- search in the area of digital scholarship, boasting an international lens and the helpful integration of the theo- retical with the practical. This book will be of greatest value to those in the academic library community with a focus in the area of digital scholarship. Keywords: book; chapter; libraries; scholarship
• Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses in Academic Libraries: Comparing Peers by Jardine, Spencer; Shropshire, Sandra; Koury, Regina (2018) - Would you be willing to talk about library instruction courses over the phone, with Skype technology, face to face, or through some other medium? If you are willing to talk about library instruction courses, would you please provide your name and preferred contact information below? □ Please share your name, plus your telephone number, e-mail address, or Skype username. Keywords: bearing; courses; credit; education; information; instruction; libraries; library; literacy; program; research; students; teaching
• Shaping the Future of Academic Libraries: Authentic Learning for the Next Generation by Schulte, Jurgen; Tiffen, Belinda; Edwards, Jackie; Abbott, Scott; Luca, Edward (2018) - To conclude the experience, library staff assisted teaching staff in organizing a miniconference hosted in the library at which student research teams presented their research findings, providing a “safe” environment for them to practice presentation and academic communication skills and gain an understanding of how skills in marketing, media, design, and event planning can contribute to the dissemination of scholarly work and the building of professional profiles. Backed by funding to undertake a structured assessment of the success of the journal in contributing to student learning outcomes, the Purdue University program has demonstrated that students “developed important information literacy competencies.”15 Keywords: academic; attributes; course; graduate; information; learning; libraries; library; publishing; research; science; skills; staff; students
• Is It Such a Big Deal? On the Cost of Journal Use in the Digital Era by Shu, Fei; Mongeon, Philippe; Haustein, Stefanie; Siler, Kyle; Alperin, Juan Pablo; Larivière, Vincent (2018) - Escalating cost pressures, in addition to concerns about intellectual property owner- ship, have spurred resistance against the markets and institutions of academic publish- 796 College & Research Libraries September 2018 ing from faculty and other university stakeholders.44 Examples of this resistance include faculty boycotts of Elsevier (http://www.thecostofknowledge.com), cancellations of big deal bundles with large publishers and “flipping” journals from publisher affiliation to independent open access.45 Despite these initiatives, journal costs continue to rise above inflation rates, and profit margins for large publishers remain substantially higher than most other industries.46 Scholars need journals to conduct their research and to teach students, so the demand curve for academic journals will be difficult to shift. Access to academic journals is essential for scholars to be aware of existing research and to disseminate their own findings.2 Fei Shu is a Professor at Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation (CASSE), Hangzhou Dianzi University and is an Associated Researcher at École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, e-mail: fei.shu28@gmail.com; Philippe Mongeon is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, e-mail: p.mongeon@cwts. leidenuniv.nl; Stefanie Haustein is an Assistant Professor at School of Information Studies, University of Ottawa and is an Associated Researcher at Observatoire des Sciences et des Technologies (OST), Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie (CIRST), Université du Québec à Montréal, e-mail: stefanie.haustein@uottawa.ca; Kyle Siler is Postdoctoral Researcher at Utrecht University, e-mail: ksiler@gmail.com; Juan Pablo Alperin is an Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University, e-mail: juan@ alperin.ca; and Vincent Larivière is an Associate Professor at École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal and is the Associate Scientific Director at Observatoire des Sciences et des Technologies (OST), Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie (CIRST), Keywords: bergstrom; cost; deal; expenditures; figure; journals; libraries; market; number; price; publishers; publishing; research; serials; university; use
• The Reproducibility Crisis and Academic Libraries by Sayre, Franklin; Riegelman, Amy (2018) - In many cases, academic libraries are the natural organizations to lead ef- forts to implement recommendations from journals, funders, and societies to improve research reproducibility. Eligible candidates are required to demonstrate knowledge of “research integrity, research reproducibility, and open science” while also developing and teaching workshops on various tools like Open Science Framework, and specialized software like R.43 Other institutions have started adding reproducibility to job descriptions along with research services and data management. Keywords: data; guidelines; libraries; recommendations; reproducibility; research; science; support; transparency
• Is There a Racial Wage Gap in Research Libraries? An Analysis of ARL Libraries by Galbraith, Quinn; Kelley, Heather; Groesbeck, Michael (2018) - This model shows that the gap has gradually closed over the years and that there is no longer a statistically significant wage gap between racial minorities and nonminorities in ARL libraries today. However, in recent years, little research has been done regarding the racial wage gap in ARL libraries. Keywords: arl; data; gap; libraries; library; minority; research; salary; wage; wage gap; years
• Design and Implementation of a Study Room Reservation System: Lessons from a Pilot Program Using Google Calendar by Atkinson, Shira; Lee, Kirsten (2018) - Staff time is valuable and finite, and, although the Google system performed functionally, the increasing importance and popularity of collaborative work spaces should encourage libraries to select room reservation systems that function automatically to enforce policies and procedures. Additionally, the design process should be undertaken with professional planners and architects and be completed with the understanding of the growing importance of communal working spaces to users and students.10 Also, in keeping with the forward-thinking trend of increased library digitization, room reservation systems should be available online and easily navigable via the main library homepage. Keywords: calendar; fordham; google; libraries; library; reservation; reservation system; room; room reservation; staff; students; study; system; task; use
• Parallel Lines: A Mixed Methods Impact Analysis of Co-Curricular Digital Literacy Online Modules on Student Results in First-Year Nursing by Russell, Fiona; Rawson, Chris; Freestone, Chrissy; Currie, Michael; Kelly, Blair (2018) - Correlation between Student Completion and Overall Marks There is a weak to moderate positive correlation between students’ final mark for the unit and the number of modules students completed. Online modules have greater potential for integration into the curriculum than face-to-face one-shot sessions, given there is less competition for time with other priorities within the curriculum. Keywords: academic; college; ebp; evidence; figure; information; instruction; learning; libraries; library; literacy; modules; nursing; online; practice; research; students; unit
• Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning. Robin Canuel and Chad Crichton, eds., for the Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association. 2017. 284p. $68.00. by Costello, Laura (2018) - The book features an inclusive vision of mobile technologies that includes smartphones, tablets, and wearables like smartwatches, technology-enhanced glasses, and fitness trackers. The first three chapters orient the subject, focusing on evaluating mobile technologies and provid- ing library information through mobile channels. Keywords: libraries; mobile; technologies
• Peer-Assisted Learning in Academic Libraries. Erin Rinto, John Watts, and Rosan Mitola, eds. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2017. 220p. Paper, $65.00 (ISBN 978-1440846885). by Ferer, Elise (2018) - The authors have broken the examples and institutions’ programs into three separate categories: information literacy in- struction, cocurricular outreach, and reference services, even though many peer programs in the text do not fit neatly into these categories. Just as the programs for peer learning are different, so are the methods of recruiting, training, mentoring, and continuing to educate students. Keywords: learning; libraries; peer
• Electronic Theses and Dissertations Programs: A Review of the Critical Success Factors by Rasuli, Behrooz; Solaimani, Sam; Alipour-Hafezi, Mehdi (2019) - Schöpfel and Soukouya, “Providing Access to Electronic Theses and Dissertations.” 55. Schöpfel and Soukouya, “Providing Access to Electronic Theses and Dissertations”; Behrooz Rasuli, Mehdi Alipour-Hafezi, and Sam Solaimani, “Understanding Electronic Theses and Dissertations through a Business Model: Perspective: The Case of Irandoc ETDs,” in 18th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, At New Delhi, India Conference Proceedings, (New Delhi, India, 2015); Behrooz Rasuli, Mehdi Alipour-Hafezi, and Sam Solaimani, “Analyzing National Electronic Theses and Dissertations Programs from Business Model Perspective: Cross-Case Analysis,” Online Information Review 42, no. 3 (2018). 56. Rasuli, Alipour-Hafezi, and Solaimani, “Understanding Electronic Theses and Dissertations through a Business Model: Perspective: The Case of Irandoc ETDs”; Rasuli, Alipour-Hafezi, and Solaimani, “Analyzing National Electronic Theses and Dissertations Programs from Business Model Perspective: Cross-Case Analysis.” 57. Keywords: access; content; csfs; digital; dissertations; electronic; etd; etds; factors; implementation; information; journal; knowledge; libraries; library; management; programs; repositories; research; study; success; systems; technology; theses
• Instruction and Outreach for Transfer Students: A Colorado Case Study by Roberts, Linds West; Welsh, Megan E.; Dudek, Brittany (2019) - These responses indicate that, while few libraries are providing transfer student–specific services, transfer students may receive outreach through campus opportunities meant for the general student population. Instruction and Outreach for Transfer Students 105 In terms of barriers to providing transfer student–specific library activities, table 7 indicates the primary reasons reported, with these responses as the top three choices: “hadn’t consid- ered offering activities for transfer students,” “other,” and “limited staffing.” Keywords: academic; activities; agree; college; colorado; community; information; institutions; instruction; libraries; library; literacy; research; responses; skills; students; survey; transfer; transfer students; year
• Research is an Activity and a Subject of Study: A Proposed Metaconcept and Its Practical Application by Hosier, Allison (2019) - Despite the aspiration of the Standards toward transferability,41 research studies that have tested this idea tend to have mixed results.42 TABLE 2 Explicit References to Research Context and Discipline in the ACRL Standards Standard Performance Indicator and Outcome Standard 1: The information-literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed. The Framework’s attention to context in particular can be used to create a model of instruction that involves the study of research in addition to the application of research skills. Keywords: activity; context; information; information literacy; instruction; journal; libraries; library; literacy; research; science; skills; standards; students; studies; study; subject; teaching; writing
• Discovery and the Disciplines: An Inquiry into the Role of Subject Databases through Citation Analysis by Pearce, Alexa L. (2019) - The literature is at best anecdotal on this topic, tending to convey an assumption that web scale tools are well suited for novice users and uses while subject-specific databases can best serve more advanced discovery needs.3 Moreover, while libraries have produced a wealth of research to understand and evaluate web scale discovery tools in recent years, they have dedicated comparatively little evaluative attention to subject-specific databases, many of which are also known as abstracting and indexing (A&I) services.4 Accordingly, while there is an accumulation of research on topics ranging from the configuration of web scale tools to their usability, there is a comparative lack of evidence with which libraries may discern and * Alexa L. Pearce is Head, Social Sciences & Clark Library, at the University of Michigan Library; email: alexap@ umich.edu. ”50 Stieg also noted that citation studies “can only analyze what is actually cited,” which is unlikely to be everything that was used, and mentions that citation studies “cannot show relative importance among sources.”51 Keywords: citations; discovery; google; historians; historical; libraries; library; literature; research; sample; scale; scholar; search; study; tools; web
• Leading the Academic Library in Strategic Engagement with Stakeholders: A Constructivist Grounded Theory by Harland, Fiona; Stewart, Glenn; Bruce, Christine (2019) - However, the role of university library directors in ensuring their libraries are engaging with all stakeholders in a strategic way is less well understood. Fewer studies examine the role of university library directors in ensuring that their libraries are engaging with stakeholders. Keywords: academic; australia; culture; data; director; engagement; libraries; library; participants; regional; research; staff; stakeholders; theory; universities; university
• Mapping Out a Strategy: Curriculum Mapping Applied to Outreach and Instruction Programs by LeMire, Sarah; Graves, Stephanie J. (2019) - Articles speak about creative library outreach events, but there is a gap in the literature regarding more systematic approaches to multiple outreach events, how those events inform and build upon each other, and how the total body of library outreach events provides value to the library’s mission. The library literature would be well served by additional studies that research and demonstrate the value of systematic approaches to library outreach programs. Keywords: activities; curriculum; data; instruction; learning; libraries; library; mapping; outcomes; outreach; programs; researchers; students; year
• If Research Libraries and Funders Finance Open Access: Moving Beyond Subscriptions and APCs by Willinsky, John; Rusk, Matthew (2019) - It may well seem odd to ask libraries to start paying for open access articles from eLife, but the libraries will experience savings with subscription content, which is a larger proportion of the literature, when the funders cover their share of the sponsored articles published. The proportion of the recent literature that is now open access is approaching 50 percent, to judge from a number of studies.1 In addition, the major funding agencies have open access policies in place on a global scale, while the large corporate publishers have a growing number of open access journals and hybrid options. Keywords: access; articles; bioone; costs; elife; funders; journals; libraries; library; model; open; plos; publishing; research; revenue; table
• Replicable Services for Reproducible Research: A Model for Academic Libraries by Sayre, Franklin; Riegelman, Amy (2019) - Each section outlines potential academic library services that impact research reproducibility and then provides examples where this is being done. Discussion/Conclusion Academic libraries and librarians can directly impact research reproducibility: from recom- mending reporting guidelines, to coauthoring systematic reviews, to supporting the many facets of scholarly publishing, the recommendations contained in reproducibility guidelines align with many of the services and expertise that academic libraries already provide. Keywords: data; guidelines; libraries; practices; reporting; reproducibility; research; researchers; review; science; services; support; systematic
• The Scholarly Impact of Books Acquired via Approval Plan Selection, Librarian Orders, and Patron-Driven Acquisitions as Measured by Citation Counts by Tyler, David C.; Hitt, Brianna D.; Nterful, Francis A.; Mettling, McKenna R. (2019) - In light of the uncertainties recounted above, and owing to the fact that no one has yet looked into the scholarly impact of PDA books, it would seem worthwhile to examine whether books provided by vendors or publishers via approval plans or e-book packages, purchased by librarians via firm ordering, or acquired via PDA/DDA programs produce a greater schol- arly impact. As well, given the uncertainty surrounding the various types of academic library patrons as purchasers of scholarly works, it would also seem worthwhile to examine whether PDA books acquired by the various types of patrons are of commensurate interest to scholars. Keywords: .0001; acquisitions; appr; approval; approval plans; authors; books; collection; differences; faculty; libraries; library; libs; order; order type; patron; pda; pda patrons; performance; plans; research; sciences; study; table; types
• Evolving and Enduring Patterns Surrounding Student Usage and Perceptions of Academic Library Reference Services by Jameson, Jodi; Natal, Gerald; Napp, John (2019) - The use of student reference workers, successful library instruction ses- sions, and replacing the traditional reference desk model for an appointment approach may be alternative explanations.26 On a more philosophical note, Harley, Dreger, and Knobloch commented on the role of postmodern thinking in shaping student perceptions. The authors, three faculty librarians at UT (liaisons for engineering, health and human services, and nursing) developed and distributed a survey to UT students with the aim of answering the following research questions: • Are there differences in characteristics among students who do or do not use library reference services? Keywords: college; help; instruction; librarian; libraries; library; perceptions; reference; research; respondents; services; students; survey
• The State of Academic Liaison Librarian Burnout in ARL Libraries in the United States by Nardine, Jennifer (2019) - The researcher developed the above questions based on a combination of professional interest, anecdotal input from the library liaison community, a lack of available information about liaison burnout, and the functionality of the MBI/AWS instrument combination. By combining burnout levels with employee perceptions of workplace qualities, we gain a better-rounded understanding of employees’ overall happiness at work. Keywords: aws; burnout; depersonalization; leiter; levels; liaison; librarian; libraries; maslach; mbi; population; research; time
• Student Constructions of Authority in the Framework Era: A Bibliometric Pilot Study Using a Faceted Taxonomy by Rosenzweig, James W.; Thill, Mary; Lambert, Frank (2019) - We performed a broad review of the literature to identify a suitable method for analyzing the authority of student sources, eventually settling on and making modest modifications to a faceted taxonomy developed by Chris Leeder, Karen Markey, and Elizabeth Yakel in 2012.3 The taxonomy of Leeder, Markey, and Yakel is a “format neutral” rating system that eliminates artificial distinctions between print and online resources. To say that corporately authored, self-published works by nonprofit organizations (subfacet combination 3C4A5C) at 6.8 percent narrowly edged out similar works by both commercial entities (subfacet combina- tion 3C4A5B) at 6.2 percent, and government entities (subfacet combination 3C4A5E) at 5.3 percent provides a somewhat clearer picture of student source selection; moreover, it provides us with an easy and value-neutral means of describing subtly distinct types of material. Keywords: academic; author; authority; editorial; framework; information; libraries; papers; percent; professional; research; sources; staff; students; subfacet; taxonomy; use
• Global Scholarship by Kaspar, Wendi Arant (2019) - While academic libraries have focused on ways to enhance the global literacy of the students they serve as well as meet the needs of international students, providing diverse perspectives from various states in the global community is also important. The primary reason hits close to home—my 16-year-old daughter is going to be heading off on student cultural exchange in a few months—to Thailand. Keywords: international; libraries; students; thailand
• Shaping the Campus Conversation on Student Learning and Experience: Activating the Results of Assessment in Action. Karen Brown, Debra Gilchrist, Sara Goek, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Karen Malenfant, Chase Ollis, and Allison Payne, eds. Chicago: American Library Association, 2018. 288p. Paper, $70.00 (ISBN 978-0-8389-8994-4). by Johnson, Kelli (2019) - The ten reflections in this section are each appetizing additions to the scholarship on assessment in academic libraries. With such diverse academic libraries involved with this expansive project, the first section of the text is a valuable reference, as it synthesizes the methods and results employed in the more than 200 projects undertaken by the participating libraries. Keywords: assessment; data; libraries
• Recasting the Narrative: Adapting and Leading the Transition to New Roles by Kaspar, Wendi Arant (2019) - Just as higher education is being torn down and rebuilt by various forces, academic libraries are be- ing transformed—and the roles that academic librarians take on, however they may be titled, must be flexible enough to adapt to these changes to continue to meet their mission. There are a lot of significant drivers affecting higher education and academic libraries but there is also a lot of noise—loud and insistent demands for attention or action that may or may not be within the scope of our mission. Keywords: change; education; learning; libraries
• Have Academic Libraries Overcome the Gender Wage Gap? An Analysis of Gender Pay Inequality by Galbraith, Quinn; Callister, Adam Henry; Kelley, Heather (2019) - As a result of the polarizing nature of this debate, many people have come to view references to a gender wage gap with a learned sense of either bitter injustice or decided skepticism—effectively hearing only what they want to from reports about gender wage gap statistics. Those who side with the idea that there is a gender wage gap are quick to respond to the adjusted wage gap argument by referencing the fact that, although adjusted wage gap models substantially reduce the pay gap between men and women, they still often show a sizable and unexplained difference in pay. Keywords: arl; data; female; gap; gender; libraries; research; salary; survey; wage; wage gap; women
• A Tool for Academic Libraries to Prioritize Leadership Competencies by Wong, Gabrielle K.W. (2019) - A promi- nent series of studies by Hernon and his colleagues used job posting analysis, interviews, and the Delphi method to identify attributes of directors in major research libraries in North America.20 Emotional intelligence became a focused area in later studies.21 Lewis reviewed what competencies were highly valued at the executive level in academic libraries; he found that there is a universality of leadership competencies across professional fields.22 Le’s study of library leaders identified five leader qualities.23 Martin surveyed how followers described positive leaders; he found seven themes for past leaders and six themes of future leader traits.24 With various lists of desirable leadership capabilities identified, there seems to be a dearth of effort in connecting them to leadership development. More important, the survey method and data analysis demonstrate a workable way for other libraries or consortia to explore leadership capabilities using a set of common vocabulary, with which they can initiate discussion on how leader- ship competencies play out among their librarians at different levels, and to provide basis for further discourse on leadership competencies and leadership experiences relevant to their own context. Keywords: academic; competencies; competency; development; importance; interest; leadership; libraries; library; management; model; project; research; services; skills; survey; table
• What Degree Is Necessary to Lead? ARL Directors’ Perceptions by Michalak, Russell; Rysavy, Monica D.T.; Dawes, Trevor A. (2019) - Mech reported that 97 percent of the library directors he surveyed had attained a library degree—an almost universal job require- ment at any size college or university in the 1980s.11 Researchers noticed the job market tight- ened in libraries during the 1980s as many displaced, unemployed, or failed academics from other disciplines moved into libraries.12 Consequently, the competition stiffened with more candidates applying for director-level positions in academic libraries.13 Researchers have audited job listings in library trade journals to determine if job require- ments for nonadministrative librarians and library directors were different. He found that the number of library directors at small colleges who held advanced degrees (second master’s or doctorate) increased by the year 2000. Keywords: administrators; arl; degree; directors; libraries; library; mlis; mls; research
• Borrowing Latin American Materials in the Big Ten Academic Alliance: A Case Study for Consortial Data Analysis by Thompson, Hilary H.; Smith, Austin; Ostos, Manuel; Gardinier, Lisa (2019) - However, there is a correlation between overall UBorrow and ILL activity and Latin American ILL request volume, with high UBorrow and ILL borrowing volume cor- responding with higher levels of Latin American ILL requests. A clear relationship exists between BTAA Latin American collections and resource sharing in terms of collective collection strengths and ILL borrowing volume and fill rate. Keywords: academic; american; borrowing; btaa; collection; country; data; ill; international; language; latin; libraries; library; loan; materials; oclc; requests; research; resource; sharing; university
• Collaboration, Consultation, or Transaction: Modes of Team Research in Humanities Scholarship and Strategies for Library Engagement by Senseney, Megan; Koehl, Eleanor Dickson; Nay, Leanne (2019) - Some librarians or other support staff who partner on research projects perceive their role as helping scholars develop functional skills to carry out tasks on their own. The use of mine, ours, or theirs throughout these interviews when discussing research projects suggests the varying levels of commitment. Keywords: analysis; collaboration; digital; humanities; hww; libraries; library; project; research; respondent; scholarship; studies; team; text; time; urs; work
• Ebook Rate of Use in OhioLINK: A Ten-Year Study of Local and Consortial Use of Publisher Packages in Ohio by Fry, Amy (2019) - Purchased Titles Purchased % Use as of November 2014 % Use as of November 2017Available 2014 Available 2017 2008–2009 8,477 8,306 74% 77% 2009–2010 7,145 7,036 68% 73% 2010–2011 7,671 7,643 66% 72% 2011–2012 7,185 7,138 61% 70% 2012–2013 6,097 6,061 49% 63% 2013–2014 2,760 57% 2014–2015 4,268 50% 2015–2016 5,481 45% 2016–2017 3,884 34% Total 52,577 Ebook Rate of Use in OhioLINK 837 print purchases to fall sharply, again creating more demand for the few current print titles still being added. With nearly 100,000 titles acquired over 10+ years from three publishers and available to users at more than 90 institutions, the picture of ebook use this study presents is unique in its breadth and scope. Keywords: bgsu; collection; ebooks; institutions; libraries; ohiolink; oxford; percent; print; rate; springer; titles; use
• Patrick Lo, Dickson K.W. Chiu, Allan Cho, and Brad Allard. Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management. Cambridge, MA: Chandos Publishing, 2019. 524p. Paperback. $120.00 (ISBN 978-0-08-102746-2). by Costello, Laura (2019) - While the histories of gardens and libraries are intertwined, there has not been much written about library gardens. Banks and Mediavilla’s book encourages us to look at how library gardens “extend and enhance the library’s role as an information center and community space” (x). Keywords: gardens; libraries; library
• In Aggregate: Trends, Needs, and Opportunities from Research Data Management Surveys by Goben, Abigail; Griffin, Tina (2019) - Public 2007 Interviews / Focus Groups Library Yes Mattern, E,, Jeng, W., He, D., Lyon, L., Brenner, A., 2015., “Using Participatory Design and Visual Narrative Inquiry to Investigate Researchers’ Data Challenges and Recommendations for Library Research Data Services.” Edited by Dr Andrew Cox. Introduction As awareness of research data management has grown due to federal funding requirements, university libraries have explored the service needs of their institutions and researchers. Keywords: available; case; data; data management; faculty; institutions; journal; libraries; library; management; needs; percent; practices; public; research; research data; researchers; services; studies; study; university
• First Principles: Designing Services for First-Generation Students by Arch, Xan; Gilman, Isaac (2019) - ”11 Using this basic framework to design student services in the library or across the institu- tion necessarily challenges a belief long held by many researchers and educators: that first- generation students’ struggles and lower graduation rates are due to the students’ deficits. Ishitani, “First Generation Students’ Persistence at Four-Year Institutions,” 22–32; Thai-Huy Nguyen and Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, “Is the ‘First-Generation Student’ Term Useful for Understanding Inequality? Keywords: college; college students; generation; generation college; generation students; help; information; libraries; library; needs; programs; research; services; students; support; survey; university
• Comics and Critical Librarianship: Reframing the Narrative in Academic Libraries. Olivia Piepmeier and Stephanie Grimm, eds. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press, 2019. 338p. Paper, $45.00 (ISBN: 978-1-63400-080-2). by Walker, Lizzy (2019) - Comics and Critical Librarianship: Reframing the Narrative in Academic Li- braries looks at comics librarianship in the context of critical librarianship. The chapters held in this important book identify conversations in comics librarianship that are lacking when it comes to collection management and organization, outreach, instruction, how language and classification can affect how comics are seen in academia, and more. Keywords: book; collection; comics; information; librarianship; libraries; university
• Developing a Practical Approach to Change by Warren, Brad (2020) - What can we learn from them to inspire us to embark on the difficult path of changes that go beyond our comfort zones and position us to be better agents of practical change into the future? Examples of iterative change include bringing shelving time down by a percentage, establishing and maintaining qualitative benchmarks on effective instruction sessions, digitization standards, and the creation of new and improved discovery and fulfillment systems. Keywords: approach; change; future; libraries; library; research
• Innovating Support for Research: The Coalescence of Scholarly Communication? by Moulaison Sandy, Heather; Million, A.J.; Hudson-Vitale, Cynthia (2020) - We also find that the requisite skills and competencies for scholarly communication work have coalesced since 2009 in support of a core group that, when the research lifecycle is considered, also support the work of scholars. Although the competencies and skills to support scholarly communication activities in libraries have been codified in several documents (some of which are analyzed in this article), little is known about the growth of scholarly communication work in information agencies. Keywords: arl; communication; competencies; curation; data; data management; information; libraries; lifecycle; management; positions; process; research; research data; research libraries; research process; rogers; services; skills; support; work
• Core Knowledge and Specialized Skills in Academic Libraries by Saunders, Laura (2020) - Academic libraries are challenged to keep pace with major changes and trends in the fields of library and information science and higher education generally. The results of this study will be of interest to academic library directors, campus administrators, and others concerned with trends in academic libraries, as well as LIS students interested in academic library careers. Keywords: areas; core; data; information; knowledge; ksas; libraries; library; management; need; professionals; research; skills; specialized; survey
• Special Issue Editors’ Introduction by Becker, Jill; Goek, Sara (2020) - Guest Editorial Special Issue Editors’ Introduction* In 2009, responding to a new level of challenges to academic libraries brought on by the reces- sion, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) created the Value of Academic Libraries (VAL) initiative and allocated funding for a systematic review of existing literature, resulting in the 2010 Value of Academic Libraries report by Megan Oakleaf.1 To take this work forward, the value of academic libraries became a goal in ACRL’s Plan for Excellence in 2011, with a committee dedicated to furthering work in that area.2 The 2017 publication of Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research marks the latest milestone for the VAL initiative.3 The report, prepared for ACRL by a team from OCLC Research, analyzed existing literature in library and information science and higher education.4 The authors suggested six priority areas for new research in the field highlighting the impact of academic libraries on student learning and success. Keywords: acrl; libraries; library; research; student; success; value
• Collaborative and Co-curricular: Programming and Academic Library Impact by Kelly, Katy (2020) - 9 TABLE 3 Frequency of Libraries Using Their Own Strategic Plan, Mission, and/or Vision to Guide Its Development of Co-Curricular Programs Answer % Count Always 33.3% 4 Very often 16.7% 2 Sometimes 33.3% 4 Rarely 16.7% 2 Never 0 0 Total 100% 12 TABLE 4 Frequency of Libraries Using Their Institution’s Mission or Learning Goals to Guide Its Development of Co-Curricular Programs Answer % Count Always 16.7% 2 Very Often 41.7% 5 Sometimes 8.3% 1 Rarely 33.3% 4 Never 0% 0 Total 100% 12 336 College & Research Libraries April 2020 showed a commitment to diversity-related topics within library programming, citing goals such as, “Students are aware of diverse ideas and cultures.” Who plans library programming? Keywords: academic; campus; events; goals; institution; learning; libraries; library; mission; programming; programs; research
• Students Helping Students: Creating and Evaluating a Collaborative Service Model in the Library by Westbrock, Theresa; Cox, Angie (2020) - Therefore, this review of literature is twofold: library student assistant training and the role of referrals in libraries. In this study, the scope of student assistant training is limited to exploring advantages and challenges to advanced training, students’ perspectives on training, and motivating and engaging students in the training process. Keywords: academic; assistants; desk; libraries; library; reference; referrals; research; service; skills; student; student assistants; tlc; training
• Undergraduate Student Success and Library Use: A Multimethod Approach by Mayer, Jennifer; Dineen, Rachel; Rockwell, Angela; Blodgett, Jayne (2020) - • What role can or does the library play in student academic success? This research will have the potential to inform future steps to improve student academic success in terms of our programming, pedagogical decisions, material and equipment purchases, outreach and marketing priorities, and project planning. Keywords: academic; analysis; college; data; gpa; libraries; library; persistence; place; research; resources; services; student; student success; study; success; undergraduate; university; use
• Aligning Library Assessment with Institutional Priorities: A Study of Student Academic Performance and Use of Five Library Services by Beile, Penny; Choudhury, Kanak; Mulvihill, Rachel; Wang, Morgan (2020) - Library interaction data are being added to the Education Advisory Board’s Student Success Collaborative platform for predictive analytics, and the library is now working with the in- stitutional effectiveness office to develop, implement, and populate an analytics dashboard that matches student library interactions with user and nonuser demographic and academic information. With $39.3M in performance-based funding received by the institution in 2016–2017,4 it is easy to see that retaining even a relatively small number of students can have large financial implications for the institution as well as enhanced success for students.5 The library had already started an initiative to collect student interaction data at five ser- vice points for the primary intention of program improvement. Keywords: academic; course; data; information; interaction; learning; libraries; library; library impact; library instruction; library services; library use; nackerud; points; research; resources; student; student success; study; undergraduate
• Collaborative Assessment of an Academic Library and Writing Center Partnership: Embedded Writing and Research Tutors for First-Year Students by Epstein, Maglen; Draxler, Bridget (2020) - We offered this assessment activity during students’ final tutoring session as a second re- flective opportunity in the hope that it would provide qualitative data to contextualize the self-efficacy surveys, but the timing alongside final research projects contributed to a weak response rate, both in terms of the quantity and quality of student writing. We hired two writing and research tutors after the course ended to serve as student research assistants for our assess- ment initiative, giving them further leadership opportunities but also including key student perspectives on the evolution of our assessment design and implementation. Keywords: acrl; assessment; college; learning; libraries; library; process; program; research; research tutor; self; skills; sources; students; tutor; writing; year
• A Comprehensive Primer to Library Learning Analytics Practices, Initiatives, and Privacy Issues by Jones, Kyle M.L.; Briney, Kristin A.; Goben, Abigail; Salo, Dorothea; Asher, Andrew; Perry, Michael R. (2020) - Kristin A. Briney, “Data Management Practices in Academic Library Learning Analytics: A Critical Re- view,” Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 7, no. 1 (Feb. 22, 2019): LeMaistre, Shi, and Thanki, “Connecting Library Use to Student Success.” 125. Briney, “Data Management Practices in Academic Library Learning Analytics.” 126. Keywords: academic; analytics; assessment; association; college; data; education; ethics; impact; information; initiatives; institutions; issues; jones; learning; learning analytics; libraries; library; library la; march; practices; privacy; research; research libraries; student; student data; studies; success; university; use; value
• Exploring the Research and Library Needs of Student-Parents by Scott, Rachel E.; Varner, Brannen (2020) - Academic libraries will vary in the support that they can reasonably offer to parent students; the unique- ness of each institutions’ financial resources, staffing levels, physical spaces, administrative considerations, as well as the needs of enrolled student-parents mean that this cannot be one-size-fits-most. University students with dependent children, many of whom also work full-time and may be financially independent, are the focus of this study. Keywords: campus; children; family; focus; group; libraries; library; needs; parents; participants; research; resources; services; student; study; success; support; time; university
• The Gender Wage Gap in Research Libraries by Howard, Heather A.; Habashi, Meara H.; Reed, Jason B. (2020) - Suzanne Frankie, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1976–1977” (Chicago, IL: Association of Research Librar- ies [ARL], 1977); Suzanne Frankie, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1977–1978” (ARL, 1978); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1978–1979” (ARL, 1980); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1979–1980” (ARL, 1980); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1981” (ARL, 1982); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1982” (ARL, 1982); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1983” (ARL, 1984); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1984” (ARL, 1984); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1985” (ARL, 1986); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1986” (ARL, 1987); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1987” (ARL, 1988); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1988” (ARL, 1988); Gordon Fretwell, “ARL An- nual Salary Survey 1989” (ARL, 1990); Gordon Fretwell and Nicola Daval, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1992” (ARL, 1992); Gordon Fretwell, Nicola Daval, and Patricia Brennan, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1993” (ARL, 1994); Gordon Fretwell and Martha Kyrillidou, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1994” (ARL, 1995); Gordon Fretwell and Sarah Pritchard, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1990” (ARL, 1991); Gordon Fretwell and Sarah Pritchard, “ARL An- nual Salary Survey 1991” (ARL, 1992); Martha Kyrillidou and Les Bland, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 2009–2010” (December 17, 2010), https://publications.arl.org/ARL-Annual-Salary-Survey-2009-2010/; Martha Kyrillidou, Julia C. Blixrud, and Jonathan Green, “ARL Annual Salary Survey 1998–1999” (ARL, 1999); Martha Kyrillidou, Julia C. 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Recently, Quinn Galbraith, Adam Henry Callister, and Heather Kelley looked at 35 years of ARL salary data, as well as the 2014 ARL Salary Survey data, and found that the gender wage gap is substantially smaller in ARL libraries than in the workforce as a whole.28 Starting salary can have a giant impact on the pay gap for librarians, given the nature of wages over time. Keywords: arl; gap; gender; libraries; pay; positions; research; salary; salary survey; survey; tier; wage; women; years
• A Question of Time: Sociotemporality in Academic Libraries by Lennertz, Lora L.; Jones, Phillip J. (2020) - In an era of attention to work/life balance, the authors were interested in determining the degree to which professionals were able to separate work time from personal time. t Select a department Q25 Deadlines for my work conflict with the expectations of other library departments or units. Keywords: authors; data; deadlines; department; employees; libraries; library; mean; professional; research; respondents; survey; time; work; years
• “Without That Detail, I’m Not Coming”: The Perspectives of Students with Disabilities on Accessibility Information Provided on Academic Library Websites by Brunskill, Amelia (2020) - This survey could provide an overview of the current state of library accessibility pages, identify potential best practices in terms of the provision of accessibility information, and also docu- ment the variety of services and resources different libraries currently offer. Discussion The goal of this study was to gain insights from university students with disabilities about how library accessibility webpages can be made findable and useful for them. Keywords: accessibility; disabilities; disability; information; libraries; library; page; participants; resources; services; students; study; users; webpage
• 3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum by Hardesty, Juliet L.; Johnson, Jennifer; Wittenberg, Jamie; Hall, Nathan; Cook, Matt; Lischer-Katz, Zack; Xie, Zhiwu; McDonald, Robert (2020) - 3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models 791 Literature Review Challenges specific to 3D repositories have been previously explored, and various repository workflows and infrastructures have been proposed for 3D models and collections. Common themes among proposals include collecting metadata centrally while keep- ing raw files distributed, including processing steps to generate 3D models as part of a reposi- tory workflow, and providing a way to easily access the original data for reuse and research. Keywords: 3d data; access; data; digital; features; file; forum; libraries; management; metadata; models; participants; practices; preservation; repository; research; standards; use; workflows
• What Do You Want from Us? Evaluating Student Interest in Technology-Based Services in Academic Libraries by Elkins, Susan; Hwang, Soo-yeon; Kim, Dianna; Manolovitz, Tyler; Mueller, Kat Landry; Owens, Erin (2020) - The survey’s findings of low student adoption and lower student interest in library services support the conclusion that, at this time, the library does not need to commit resources to inventing a use for this platform. Conclusion This study focused heavily on student social media usage and engagement with the library on these platforms. Keywords: college; facebook; figure; interest; libraries; library; media; percent; platform; services; snapchat; students; study; technology; twitter; use
• Perceptions toward Artificial Intelligence among Academic Library Employees and Alignment with the Diffusion of Innovations’ Adopter Categories by Lund, Brady D.; Omame, Isaiah; Tijani, Solomon; Agbaji, Daniel (2020) - This study describes the results of a survey of practicing librarians regarding the adopter category (innovator, early adopter, early majority, late majority, laggard) with which they identify and the relationship of this identification with perceived knowledge and perceptions of AI technology within and outside the library environment. The findings may assist academic library administrators and tech-inclined employees as they aim to garner greater receptiveness among colleagues toward adopting AI technology in their libraries. Keywords: adopter; category; diffusion; information; innovations; intelligence; knowledge; libraries; library; majority; percent; research; respondents; study; technology; use
• Information Literacy and Theological Librarianship: Theory and Praxis. Bobby Smiley, ed. Chicago, IL: Atla Open Press, an imprint of the American Theological Library Association, 2019. 189p. Paper, $35.00 (ISBN: 978-1-949800-01-2). by Shelton, Mark (2020) - Chapter 5, which starts this section, starts out feeling like it is more theory, as the author explores the information around curriculum mapping. This will feel like familiar ground especially as it is presented in chapter 7. Keywords: book; chapter; information; libraries
• “Looking for Pictures of Clouds”: Defining the Unique Research Needs of Creative Communities by Dimmit Smyth, Laura; Moore, Ian; Saylor, Kodi (2022) - While past literature has engaged with supporting specific creative disciplines, this study focuses on the collective research needs of creative communities.  This was true for the three authors, who have worked with varying types of creative communities in three different institutions: creative writers, theater profession- als, graphic designers, musicians, acting students, dancers, visual artists, and students in a wide-ranging “interdisciplinary arts” program. Keywords: academic; art; authors; challenges; communities; information; inspiration; lack; libraries; library; literacy; needs; practice; research; resources; students; survey; work
• Qualitative Analysis of Faculty Opinions on and Perceptions of Research Impact Metrics by Bakker, Caitlin; Cooper, Kristen; Langham-Putrow, Allison; McBurney, Jennifer (2020) - that involved administering a survey regarding attitudes toward and use of research impact metrics across four institutions.33 The broader, multisite study focused on the analysis of quantitative data from all four institutions, while this paper addresses qualita- tive aspects derived from the previously unexamined open-ended survey questions on beliefs, concerns, perceptions, and use of research metrics, focusing on the data from our institution. With the end goal of improving our library’s research impact–related services to better support faculty and researchers across campus, this exploratory qualitative analysis offers a more nuanced understanding of the current landscape of opinion around research impact metrics. Keywords: administrators; assessment; data; faculty; impact; impact metrics; libraries; metrics; participants; qualitative; research; research impact; researchers; survey; use; work
• Forgotten Hispano-American Literature: Representation of Hispano-American Presses in Academic Libraries by Ibacache, Kathia; Muñoz-Diaz, Javier Alonso; Berry, Caitlin M.; Vance, Eric A. (2020) - 928 Forgotten Hispano-American Literature: Representation of Hispano-American Presses in Academic Libraries Kathia Salomé Ibacache Oliva, Javier Munoz-Diaz, Caitlin M. Berry, and Eric A. Vance* As inclusion becomes a growing standard for universities in the United States, data extracted from OCLC suggest that university libraries in the United States build their Spanish-language collections with books purchased primarily in Spain and Mexico. Spanish-speaking countries in the Ameri- cas offer a wide variety of independent, consortia, and university presses that may benefit the Spanish-language collections of university libraries in the United States. Keywords: american; authors; books; capital; collections; countries; hispano; libraries; library; literature; presses; publishing; research; spain; spanish; universities; university; university libraries
• Reflections on Collective Collections by Lavoie, Brian; Dempsey, Lorcan; Malpas, Constance (2020) - General Patterns in Collective Collections The evidence accumulated from OCLC Research’s collective collections work has been drawn from studies of collective collections scoped at a variety of scales and framed in different 986 College & Research Libraries September 2020 institutional and geographic contexts. For example, a 2012 study of the collective print book collections of the US and Canadian mega-regions found that, while all of the regional collective collections were quite diverse in terms of country of origin and language of content, the largest regional collections exhibited the highest proportions of these materials: more than 60 percent of the books in the largest regional collection (BOS-WASH), for example, were published outside the US and Canada, and nearly half were in languages other than English.37 FIGURE 5 RLUK Collective Print Book Collection: Duplication Rates Reflections on Collective Collections 993 An important corollary to the idea that collective collections build out a long tail of rela- tively rare (not widely held) and diverse materials is that the degree of uniqueness associated with a collective collection depends heavily on the scope of comparison. Keywords: book; collections; collective; data; holdings; libraries; library; oclc; print; research; scale
• Seeing the Past with Computers: Experiments with Augmented Reality and Computer Vision for History. Kevin Kee and Timothy Compeau, eds. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2019. 254p. Hardcover, $75.00 (ISBN: 978-0-472-13111-2). by Avery, Joshua (2020) - In chapter 2, Jentery Sayers describes how 3D scanning and modeling may pave a way for scholars to crack the mystery of the battery-powered, miniature jewelry created by Gustave Trouvé, an inventor and polymath in fin de siècle France. In chapter 3, Bethany Nowviskie and Wayne Graham explore some of the ways that technology can augment the experience of textual criticism, using the work of Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne as a case study. Keywords: chapter; historians; history; images; information; libraries
• Patterns of Differentiation of Students’ Competencies: A Comparative Study by Głowacka, Ewa; Kisilowska, Małgorzata; Paul, Magdalena (2020) - “Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report,” released on January 10, 1989, www.ala. org/acrl/publications/whitepapers/presidential; Zuzanna Wiorogórska, “Information Literacy and Doctoral Students in France and Poland: A Comparative Study,” Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej 52, no. 1 (2014): 53. 3. Maria Pinto and Dora Sales, “Insights into Translation Students Information Literacy Using the IL- HUMASS Survey,” Journal of Information Science 36, no. 5 (2010): 619. 4. Laura Saunders et al., “Information Behaviors and Information Literacy Skills of LIS Students: An Inter- national Perspective,” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 56, no. S1 (2015): 80–99. 11. Keywords: academic; competencies; efficacy; importance; information; information literacy; learning; libraries; library; literacy skills; polish; research; sciences; self; skills; students; study
• Effectiveness of Vernacular Library Orientation Videos in Comparison with the English Language Equivalent by Zhao, Jennifer Cong Yan; Mawhinney, Tara (2020) - While vernacular language orientation videos may still be new in the library, the success of using library videos to reach out to students in general manifests the potential of expanding this strategy to the international student population. In addi- tion, this review summarizes the success of using library videos in outreach and how various audiovisual features used in videos contribute to their success. Keywords: english; group; information; language; libraries; library; orientation; participants; research; services; students; study; university; video
• Documenting Digital Projects: Instituting Guidelines for Digital Dissertations and Theses in the Humanities by Shirazi, Roxanne; Zweibel, Stephen (2020) - Faced with a local need to standardize submission information, the authors set out to establish a framework for documenting digital projects in the humanities within the confines of Turabian style.3 Working with a local collection of digital dissertations and theses, a mixed methods analysis identified broad themes that were then paired with existing manuscript guidelines to generate a set of additional preliminary pages. The goal of this study was to obtain and analyze data on the types of digital projects submitted to the library to inform the design of an additional set of preliminary pages for digital dissertations and theses. Keywords: code; digital; dissertations; functions; graduate; guidelines; humanities; libraries; library; list; project; research; software; students; theses; work
• Digital Scholarship Programs in Practice by Wiggins, Benjamin; Hennesy, Cody; Vetruba, Brian; Logsdon, Alexis; Janisch, Emily (2022) - To clarify the nature of digital scholarship programs, we surveyed what they do in practice. Using a combination of systematic searching of university web- sites and a survey instrument with 12 qualitative and 5 quantitative questions, we investigated the infrastructure, activities, and perceived successes and challenges of digital scholarship programs at Carnegie Classification R1: Doctoral Universities. Keywords: activities; digital; funding; institutions; libraries; percent; percentage; programs; research; respondents; responses; scholarship; scholarship programs; services; support; survey; text; university
• Native American Student Experiences of the Academic Library by Bucy, Rosalind (2022) - Such programs stand to impact Native American students on campus while increasing the need for library services for Native students. Finally, librarians and library staff should partner with their archives and special collections departments to promote rel- 426 College & Research Libraries May 2022 evant cultural collections to Native students in accordance with professional best practices for cultural materials.50 Local Practice At the UNR Libraries, findings from this study have inspired, renewed, and reinforced efforts to serve Native American students. Keywords: academic; american; campus; code; collections; college; discussions; education; experiences; libraries; library; research; space; students; study; university; use
• How Policies Portray Students: A Discourse Analysis of Codes of Conduct in Academic Libraries by Bresnahan, Megan (2022) - If no documentation was found, the website’s organizational pages, often titled “About Us,” were reviewed to identify relevant library policies. Introduction and Problem Statement Many academic libraries create policies governing the use of their spaces, often referred to as “library codes of conduct,” “library use policies,” or “library community standards. Keywords: analysis; codes; conduct; discourse; documents; dominant; education; information; libraries; library; policies; policy; public; research; spaces; students; study; use
• Impact of Undergraduate Students’ Library Use on Their Learning beyond GPA: Mixed-Methods Approach by Scoulas, Jung Mi; De Groote, Sandra L. (2022) - One of the key findings from the 2018 survey was the negative correlation between student library visits and their GPA, although students’ use of library resources (such as journal articles and databases) was positively associated with their GPA.1 In more recent years, the literature pertaining to academic libraries’ contribu- tions to academic success (GPA) are steadily increasing such as Ula Gaha, Suzanne Hinnefeld, and Catherine Pellegrino’s study examining the correlations between library instruction and GPA;6 Tiffany LeMaistre, Qingmin Shi, and Sandip Thanki’s investigation of the relationship between library online resource use and GPA;7 and Francesca Marineo and Qingmin Shi’s examination of the relationships between library use sessions and GPA.8 Given that GPA has been widely used in various fields as a quantifiable indicator of student academic success and learning (for instance, in Psychology, Educational Psychol- ogy, and Library and Information Sciences), it is very important to have empirical evidence demonstrating that academic libraries have a positive impact on students’ academic success using GPA. Keywords: gpa; impact; learning; libraries; library; library use; research; space; students; study; success; use
• The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study by Rowe, Jennifer; Leuzinger, Julie; Hargis, Carol; Harker, Karen R. (2021) - Similarly, Bowles-Terry’s 2012 study concluded that GPA was higher among graduating seniors who had library in- struction in upper-level courses and that student success indicators reflect positive correlation with library instruction when students engage in library instruction sessions throughout their college years.14 In a 2012 study by librarians at Middle Tennessee State University, library instruction was the focus and was compared with student GPA and retention. Data for students who attended library instruction was anonymized and compared to the same data points for students who were enrolled in the English class but did not attend library instruction. Keywords: authors; college; data; gpa; instruction; libraries; library; library instruction; research; retention; student; success; use
• Communicating Collections Cancellations to Campus: A Qualitative Study by McLean, Jaclyn; Dawson, Diane; Sorensen, Charlene (2021) - Library communications around cancellations tend to be managed by several people. Can you please talk broadly about how library communications to campus happens in your library? Keywords: big; campus; cancellations; collections; communications; data; deal; faculty; journal; librarian; libraries; library; need; participants; phase; publishing; research; study; university
• Collecting First-Generation Voices in Academic Libraries and Archives by Graham, Blake; Baldivia, Stefani; Cuthbertson, William; Leon, Kendall; Monson, Jane; Trask, Jay (2021) - ”20 In addressing challenges facing university archives to document modern society, Helen Willa Samuels notes that archivists must consciously coordinate new collecting areas and encourage communities, particularly student groups, to create resources on topics that help fill gaps in the documentary record.21 Samuels identifies several ways to accomplish this task, including engaging with students to create new collections that better represent student life such as diaries, oral histories, and photographic materials. In their survey of 470 students’ perceptions of archival repositories, Jessica Wagner and Debbi Smith affirm the value of documenting student life but note the lack of “mechanics” of- fered in Samuels’ book.22 Wagner and Smith offer readers several methods to acquire archival materials, including outreach to students, cross-campus networking strategies, and motivating students to create primary sources. Keywords: archival; archives; archivists; campus; college; experiences; faculty; generation; generation students; histories; history; libraries; percent; project; research; state; students; university
• Xan Arch and Isaac Gilman. Academic Library Services for First Generation Students. New York, NY: Libraries Unlimited, 2020. 149p. Paper. by Delgado, Jeffrey (2021) - Xan Arch and Isaac Gilman create a necessary, at times difficult to discuss, piece of writing that should be used by academic libraries across the nation. This book’s structure facilitates a rich understanding of the problems within these institutions while also offering concrete ex- amples for academic libraries that want to do better. Keywords: book; generation; libraries; students
• Richard E. Rubin and Rachel G. Rubin. Foundations of Library and Information Science. 5th ed. Chicago, IL: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2020. 656p. Paper. by Rabina, Debbie (2021) - The Preface notes that the fifth edition (2020) places emphasis throughout on social justice, services to underserved communities, privacy and intellectual freedom, the shift in focus from library collections to library services, and disinformation and fake news. This book as a whole takes a clear-eyed look at where academic libraries continue to fall short in DEI work and offers a wide array of insights and models to enable us to do better. Keywords: book; information; libraries; library; work
• Evaluating Map and Geospatial Academic Library Position Descriptions by Plassche, Kimberly A. (2022) - “In our limited view, the individuals hired into geospatial librarian positions seem, largely, to de- fine the positions themselves rather than hiring for a specific skill set and/or set of interests. However, we do not have data regarding existing map librarian positions, as this study looks solely at new postings. Keywords: announcements; data; geospatial; gis; information; job; librarian; libraries; library; map; maps; percent; positions; postings
• Framing Outcomes and Programming Assessment for Digital Scholarship Services: A Logic Model Approach by Longmeier, Meris Mandernach; Murphy, Sarah Anne (2021) - Developing the logic model allowed the Libraries to critically examine how it defines research services in terms of training, consultations, forums, events, and providing a space for research itself. Digital scholarship support is influenced by fluid campus priorities and limited resources, including staffing, service models, infrastructure, and partnership opportunities available at a university. Keywords: assessment; commons; data; libraries; library; logic; logic model; model; outcomes; program; research; scholarship; services; space; support
• Comparing Use Terms in Spanish and US Research University E-journal Licenses: Recent Trends by Fernández-Molina, Juan-Carlos; Eschenfelder, Kristin R.; Rubel, Alan (2021) - This analysis compares license terms over time, across publisher types and between the two libraries, and it compares findings with recommendations from model licenses. Also important, however, are the disadvantages—license terms may weaken or nullify end user and library exceptions to copyright law. Keywords: commercial; data; electronic; libraries; library; licenses; licensing; model; percent; press; publisher; research; society; spanish; terms; university; use; users
• University Libraries as Advocates for Latin American Indigenous Languages and Cultures by Ibacache, Kathia (2021) - Are university libraries in the United States supporting inclusion and diversity through the purchase of Latin American Indigenous language materials? 182 University Libraries as Advocates for Latin American Indigenous Languages and Cultures Kathia S. Ibacache* The revitalization of Latin American Indigenous languages started many years ago, but only some university libraries in the United States have taken steps to advocate for preservation, access, inclusion, and diversity through collection building covering these languages and cultures. Keywords: american; collection; courses; cultures; holdings; inclusion; knowledge; languages; latin; libraries; march; materials; programs; quechua; study; universities; university; university libraries
• Collection Development in the Era of Big Deals by Mongeon, Philippe; Siler, Kyle; Archambault, Antoine; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.; Larivière, Vincent (2021) - It then analyzes the level of concentration of journal usage across institutions and publishers based on the three distinct indicators and measures the overlap of core journals between universities. This is in part due to the larger number of journals in those disciplines, but it is also influenced by the greater diversity of paradigms and methodologies in those disciplines.49 It also shows that, surprisingly, smaller universities have a higher proportion of core journals, which suggests a more even usage of resources than larger universities, in which a larger body of researchers might work on similar topics, thus concentrating journal usage. Keywords: citation; collection; core; core journals; data; deals; institutions; journals; libraries; number; percent; proportion; research; serials; survey; universities; university; usage
• Sexual Harassment at University of California Libraries: Understanding the Experiences of Library Staff Members by Barr-Walker, Jill; Hoffner, Courtney; McMunn-Tetangco, Elizabeth; Mody, Nisha (2021) - In a 2018 pilot study that surveyed library employees at the University of California, San Fran- cisco (UCSF) campus about sexual harassment experiences, 48 percent of respondents indicated that they had experienced sexual harassment at work.1 These findings provided the impetus for the current study and correspond to results of a 2018 report by the National Academies of Jill Barr-Walker is Clinical Librarian at San Francisco General Hospital at the University of California, San Fran- cisco, email: jill.barr-walker@ucsf.edu; Courtney Hoffner is Librarian at the University of California Los Angeles, email: choffner@library.ucla.edu; Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco is Instruction & Research Librarian at the Univer- sity of California Merced Library, email: emcmunn@ucmerced.edu; and Nisha Mody is Associate Director at the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region, based at UCLA, email: nmody@library. In the first study measuring sexual harassment experiences of academic library em- ployees at a single institution, we conducted a census of 1,610 nonstudent employees at the 10-campus University of California Libraries system. Keywords: california; campus; experiences; harassment; libraries; library; percent; respondents; sexual; study; university
• They Seek, but Do They Find? Investigating the Financial Information-Seeking Behavior of College Students by Vaaler, Alyson; Reiter, Lauren; Faulkner, Ash E. (2021) - Credit scores 398 43% Investments 256 27% Auto loans/auto leasing 136 15% Home mortgages 48 5% 274 College & Research Libraries March 2021 that correlated closely with the types of financial information students had looked for—in- formation on auto loans, budgeting, credit cards, financial aid and student loans, and salaries for future jobs—but the free-text responses also allowed for more nuanced themes to emerge. Reiter and Ford’s survey also revealed that, when it comes to financial literacy, librarians are often limited by time and resources.41 Knowing this, it might help librarians to be aware of exactly what financial topics students are looking for in their local context to develop targeted instruction, collect materials, and curate content on the most critical topics. Keywords: behavior; college; education; financial; future; information; libraries; library; literacy; need; percent; research; respondents; responses; seeking; sources; students; survey
• Delivering Bad News: Crisis Communication Methods in Academic Libraries by O’Neill, Brittany; Kelley, Rebecca (2021) - As such, Borgerding’s suggestion to have a clear plan that specifies who is Delivering Bad News 319 responsible for crisis communication is necessary until those best practices are established, especially given her finding that few libraries had such plans.62 Respondents more frequently chose library liaisons and administrators to communicate journal or database cancellations. Additionally, best practices have yet to be established for the specific communication channels to use when faced with varying crises, and there are few best practices for crisis communication specific to academic libraries. Keywords: academic; administration; communication; crisis; crisis communication; email; libraries; library; news; respondents; safety; stakeholders; university
• Using Personas to Visualize the Need for Data Stewardship by Kvale, Live Håndlykken (2021) - These questions are currently being explored6 and debated in libraries and among infrastructure providers.7 This paper draws on a study of stakeholders involved in research data management in Norway involving policymakers (this group included representatives from the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the research council of Norway and the rectorate of one of the included universities), national infrastructure providers,8 and researchers and research support staff (in university IT, library, and research office) from the four oldest universities in Norway. Internationally, “data steward” is one of several terms used in the literature and among practitioners to describe a person working with research data management (RDM). Keywords: center; data; data management; data stewardship; digital; group; information; journal; knowledge; libraries; library; manager; need; participants; personas; research; research data; research support; researchers; responsibility; role; science; services; skills; staff; stewardship; support; universities; university; work
• Effects of an Augmented Reality Library Orientation on Anxiety and Self-Efficacy: An Exploratory Study by Kannegiser, Samantha (2021) - New approaches to library orientation are common as new ideas and technologies emerge. As user-friendly options for implementing AR grew, libraries adopted the technology for library initiatives, such as library orientations. Keywords: anxiety; control; efficacy; group; libraries; library; library orientation; orientation; reality; self; students; treatment; ¦ ¦
• Big Data: Opportunities and Challenges in Libraries, a Systematic Literature Review by Garoufallou, Emmanouel; Gaitanou, Panorea (2021) - Value can be ex- tracted from small data by scaling them up into larger datasets, for reuse through digital data infrastructures.40 Wang et al. supported the idea that librarians should know how to make big datasets more useful, visible, and accessible, and, via Big Data technologies, researchers can look at data in new ways.41 Li et al. provided a comprehensive overview leading to a Big Data application framework in libraries.42 Ahmed and Ameen presented a scientometric analysis of papers indexed in Thomson Reuters’ ISI Web of Knowledge, using Vosviewer software to explore the research trends associated with Big Data in the field of library and information science.43 Cervone provided a practical example of how Big Data and analytics can help li- braries and information organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of social media efforts to improve the perception of products and services in information organizations.44 Qin proposed five stages in the process of getting Big Data information: preparation, preprocessing, data mining, output, and evaluation, among which data mining is the core of Big Data thinking. In addition, the status of Big Data research in library in China was explored.37 The authors supported that library Big Data could also more effectively serve researchers or ordinary users better. Keywords: academic; analysis; analytics; article big; big; big data; conference; data; data academic; data analytics; data management; digital; et al; information; journal; libraries; library; library data; management; papers; research; research data; research libraries; science; services; type; university
• Developing Competencies for Outreach Work in Academic Libraries by Metzger, Rebecca; Jackson, John M. (2022) - This research study attempts to contribute to the literature through an investigation of the competencies necessary for academic library outreach work. Library outreach work is conducted by a wide range of individuals within any given institution,24 and thus the authors determined the best way to survey practitioners was to so- licit feedback via the online communities where academic library outreach work is frequently discussed. Keywords: authors; competencies; engagement; job; librarian; libraries; library; library outreach; management; outreach; outreach work; research; respondents; skills; survey; work
• Together, Apart: Communication Dynamics among Academic Librarians during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nash, Maryellen; Lewis, Barbara; Szempruch, Jessica; Jacobs, Stephanie; Silver, Susan (2022) - 3. Do the members of work teams believe that this shift in communication dynamics will have a lasting impact? For the multiple regression analysis, the investigators were able to identify specific independent and dependent variables from the Power BI analysis that could be drawn out and analyzed separately to shed light on the specific research questions, “Did the work teams feel more, less, or no change in a feeling of connectedness as a result of the shift to remote work?”; “Did the shift to remote work positively or negatively affect the overall communication dynamics of teams?”; and “Do the members of work teams believe that this shift in communication dy- namics will have lasting impact?” Keywords: communication; connectedness; dynamics; home; impact; libraries; library; percent; research; respondents; survey; team; transition; work
• #MeToo in the Academic Library: A Quantitative Measurement of the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment in Academic Libraries by Benjes-Small, Candice; Knievel, Jennifer; Resor-Whicker, Jennifer; Wisecup, Allison; Hunter, Joanna (2021) - Fewer studies directly measure and assess sexual harassment by clients or customers, despite evidence that client sexual harassment is also widespread.16 ”21 Workplaces are responsible for protecting women from client sexual harassment but may not have in place procedures or policies for doing so, even if they have documented procedures for protecting women from sexual harassment by their coworkers.22 Research shows behaviors that constitute sexual harassment are frequently seen as an expected “part of the job.” Keywords: behavior; customer; experience; gender; harassment; libraries; library; patrons; percent; research; respondents; survey; women; workplace
• Using Machine Learning to Predict Chat Difficulty by Walker, Jeremy; Coleman, Jason (2021) - Comparisons between the definition and scope of any two TAG labels reveals distinctions in types of patron inquiries characterized and detected in individual VRS transcripts. Since the evaluation of the testing data was meant to simulate “new” VRS interactions, the results showed that the predictive models were reliably better than random at predicting the relative difficulty of individual VRS interactions. Keywords: auc; chat; data; individual; interactions; labels; learning; libraries; library; machine; modeling; models; reference; research; scores; services; training; transcripts; vrs
• Time in Maps: From the Age of Discovery to Our Digital Era. Kären Wigen and Caroline Winterer, eds. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2020. 272p. Hardcover, $45.00 (ISBN 978-0226718590). by Hale, Jordan (2021) - By limiting the scope of the text to engagement with design strategies and their interpretation by map readers, this volume generally steers clear of po- litical questions related to the selective inclusion and labeling of geographic features, as well as the human costs of colonial occupations and wars enabled by maps (with the exception of American soldiers memorialized through battlefield tourism in the final chapter). Cartographic archives change how maps tell time. Keywords: book; libraries; library; maps; time
• Rebecca Tolley. A Trauma-Informed Approach to Library Services. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2020. 192p. Paperback, $59.00 (ISBN 978-0838919811). by Hodge, Twanna (2021) - The collection presents 19 chapters of diverse individual experiences from library workers—most of whom are academics, with a few from public libraries. Part I explains how physical trauma and adverse childhood experiences Book Reviews 781 make trauma-informed approaches to library services necessary, and more. Keywords: book; libraries; library; trauma
• Scholarly Communication Competencies: An Analysis of Confidence among Australasia Library Staff by Kingsley, Danny; Kennan, Mary Anne; Richardson, Joanna (2022) - A more recent work that focused on transitioning library services to support scholarly communication noted, “To successfully address the current needs of a forward-thinking faculty, the academic library needs to place scholarly communication competencies in the toolkit of every librarian who has a role interacting with subject faculty.”22 Another description of these changing requirements is that of “the librarian with more”: that is, one who combines traditional library skills with added knowledge of working with and manipulating data.23 There have been numerous attempts to define the competencies required of library staff working within the area of scholarly communication, including bibliometric work,24 research data management,25 and scholarly publishing and repository services.26 More broadly, this area has been addressed through the development of lists of scholarly communication competencies by major library and information science (LIS) organizations: for example, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL),27 Confederation of Open Access Repositories,28 and NASIG (formerly the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.).29 Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), in their foundation knowledge and skills recommendations, has only explicitly mentioned scholarly communication since December 2020.30 Scholarly Communication Competencies 969 To support research and scholarly communication, librarians need to be equipped with scholarly communication competencies.31 While it would be useful if an introduction to these were provided as a part of the formal education and training of librarians, a 2017 UK study of the background of people working in scholarly communication showed that most of these skills were obtained on the job.32 A 2019 literature review by Jaya Raju stated there was “compelling evidence to suggest that LIS schools globally are falling short of meeting academic library knowledge and skills requirements in the fast-evolving area of scholarly communication. Keywords: communication; competencies; confidence; data; information; knowledge; libraries; library; management; new; percent; research; research libraries; respondents; roles; skills; study; support; survey; training; work
• In Pursuit of My Book by Geffert, Bryn (2021) - Those who love print books counter by noting the advantages of print: less distraction, superior navigability, and studies proving greater read- ing comprehension.3 But what is lost in this debate is a crucial, even existential question: Will the academy’s system of transmitting books survive the age of ebooks? It will not. If for-profit music labels, for whom intellectual-property protection is paramount and whose primary mission is maximizing shareholder value, can live without DRM, it is not far-fetched to imagine academic book publishers, whose primary mission is disseminating scholarship as widely as possible, also living without DRM. Guest Editorial 789 Will non-DRM books lead to a spate of piracy? Keywords: academic; books; contracts; copy; digital; drm; libraries; library; university
• Computer-assisted Indexing Complements Manual Selection of Subject Terms for Metadata in Specialized Collections by Stapleton, Suzanne Cady; Dinsmore, Chelsea S.; Van Kleeck, David; Ma, Xiaoli (2021) - In this case study we compared the results of computer-assisted indexing with manual selection of subject terms as part of an effort to enhance findability of journal informa- tion at the issue level. For this study we asked the question: to what extent can the assignment of subject terms be automated for digital collections of specialized materials? Keywords: collections; computer; digital; discovery; florida; indexing; information; issue; libraries; library; manual; metadata; research; results; rubric; study; subject; terms
• A Statistical Analysis of Patrons’ In-Library Information Consumption Behaviors of Print Materials by Luo, Jiebei (2021) - Regression Analyses by Disciplines Since book usage preferences can differ across different disciplines (for example, scholars in the humanities tend to consult materials in their original form in order to have direct in- teractions with the materials),22 we further extend our analysis to subsamples based on four different academic disciplines, including arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Similarly, we also observe the significant impact of shelf time on book usage preference through the within-discipline regressions. Keywords: book; collection; data; disciplines; information; libraries; library; patrons; print; research; shelf; study; time; usage; use
• Analyzing Service Divide in Academic Libraries for Better Serving Disabled Patrons Using Assistive Technologies by Potnis, Devendra; Mallary, Kevin (2021) - The analysis of qualitative responses, including more than 1,400 quotations, elicited from academic library administrators and librarians in 186 public universities across the United States, reveals that academic libraries encounter 51 challenges related to the knowledge and skills of librarians, hardware and software concerns, institutional factors, finances, and external actors, when serving disabled patrons with AT. Most academic libraries depend solely on their limited funds, with a select number of libraries receiving funds from disability support services and other institutional sources (examples: competitive grants, students’ fees for computing technologies).38 Second, selecting AT may prove challenging for academic libraries. Keywords: academic; challenges; disabilities; information; libraries; library; needs; patrons; research; resources; respondents; service; staff; students; study; technologies; technology; use
• What Information Are We Providing to Users with Disabilities? An Analysis of ARL Libraries’ Accessibility Webpages by Brunskill, Amelia; Lantz, Catherine; Mundle, Kavita (2021) - Mary Cassner, Charlene Maxey-Harris, and Toni Anaya (2011) reviewed ARL library accessibility webpages, discussing the located content of these pages under the headings of general features, services, staffing, facilities, and assistive technology.18 Stephanie Graves and Elizabeth German (2018) had a more narrow focus than the prior two studies, looking solely at whether these pages provided information on library instruction content, including the physical and technical accessibility of library classrooms.19 K.T.L. Vaughan and Stefanie Warlick (2020) went broader again, reviewing accessibility web- pages for the presences of 12 specific content types: statement, campus contact, library contact, AT lab, book/article retrieval, building information, computers and equipment, research help, study rooms, circulation help, resource inks, and video captioning.20 All four studies found that the presence of information within the defined categories was limited. These previous studies also do not appear to have involved any consultation with users with disabilities, which prompted Amelia Brunskill, one of this study’s authors, to conduct a series of interviews with university students with disabilities to learn more about their needs and preferences for these pages.4 The participants’ responses provided an expanded view into what information accessibility pages could contain to more fully support students with disabilities, including those with invisible disabilities, such as attention deficit hyperactiv- ity disorder (ADHD) and depression, which are some of the more prevalent disabilities within the university student population.5 Armed with insights from that study, and a hope that ARL libraries may have expanded their accessibility webpages in recent years, this study located and analyzed ARL libraries’ * Amelia Brunskill is Information Services and Liaison Librarian, Catherine Lantz is Reference and Liaison Li- brarian, and Kavita Mundle is Electronic Resources Librarian, all at the University of Illinois Chicago; email: abrunsk2@uic.edu, clantz@uic.edu, kavita@uic.edu. Keywords: academic; accessibility; accessibility webpages; arl; content; disabilities; disability; information; libraries; library; link; percent; research; resources; services; software; students; study; university; users; webpages
• What Can “Marriage Announcements” Tell Us? A Content Analysis of News Articles on Library-Press Collaboration by Zhang, Mei; Wei, Xiaofei (2021) - Among the 23 news articles, eight of them used the pattern “press joins library,” while none of them used “li- brary joins press”; four used pattern “university press merges with University library”; two used pattern “University launches press.” ”24 Another main challenge of library-press collaboration lies in their different financial operations: university press is a revenue-generating organization, whereas library operates on “subsidized, expenditure-based budget”;25 therefore, library sometimes does not fully understand press’s revenue-driven operations to maintain its financial viability.26 Limitations of Current Literature The literature review demonstrates that the majority of these articles were written by stake- holders either from libraries or university presses and have covered a relatively comprehensive range of the topics on the library-press collaborations. Keywords: articles; benefits; collaboration; community; libraries; library; news; news articles; press; press collaboration; publishing; type; university; university press
• Citation and Referencing Support at an Academic Library: Exploring Student and Faculty Perspectives on Authority and Effectiveness by Dawe, Lydia; Stevens, Jackie; Hoffman, Bob; Quilty, Morgann (2021) - Although the ACRL’s Standards for Libraries in Higher Education includes academic integrity support as a key professional value, external perceptions of the librarian’s role in its instruc- tion vary.20 While some faculty view collaboration with librarians as important to academic integrity instruction,21 Ard and Ard’s faculty survey on library roles revealed that “educating students about plagiarism” and “teaching citation styles” were ranked low among the library’s perceived responsibilities.22 The ubiquitous availability of online materials and many new types of materials has made citing sources more challenging.23 In his 2014 study, Kargbo found that 62.1 percent of undergraduates were not confident in their ability to cite sources correctly and that even those who considered themselves confident often produced inconsistent references.24 This grow- ing complexity of source types may be one of the reasons libraries are fielding an increase in student citation questions.25 Another may be the unique position libraries have in students’ academic life. • What is the faculty perspective on student citation skills? • Keywords: citation; education; faculty; guide; information; integrity; libraries; library; referencing; research; skills; students; support
• Developing the Informed Learning Scale: Measuring Information Literacy in Higher Education by Flierl, Michael; Maybee, Clarence; Bonem, Emily (2021) - Though this research describes an exploratory pilot of the Informed Learning scale, preliminary results suggest that the scale can advance academic library assessment efforts by using contemporary theoretical develop- ments in IL while linking IL data with important measures of student learning. 1014 College & Research Libraries However, new approaches have emerged over the last several decades that ground IL using specific theoretical lenses, such as critical, sociocultural, and Informed Learning.19 Nevertheless, extant instruments for measuring IL remain largely associated with the now rescinded ACRL Standards.20 Instruments used to measure learners’ abilities to use information in various contexts tend to rely on self-reported data.21 A recent systematic review of IL scales found 45 studies reporting on 22 scales.22 Such instruments include: IL-HUMASS, Project SAILS, the IL Self- Efficacy Scale (ILSES), B-TILED, and the IL Test (ILT). Keywords: content; course; data; education; information; learning; learning scale; libraries; literacy; perceptions; research; scale; skills; student; use
• Toward a Critical Turn in Library UX by Seale, Maura; Hicks, Alison; Nicholson, Karen P. (2022) - Originally championed by Toward a Critical Turn in Library UX 11 the design consultancy IDEO, design thinking was first explored in the context of academic libraries through Bell and Shank’s 2007 book, Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Li- brarian’s Guide to the Tools and Techniques.54 Design thinking introduced a lean, iterative, and collaborative approach to library UX and the development of services, spaces, and tools.55 An emphasis on desirability56 (alongside technological feasibility and financial viability) embed- ded concrete and recognizable customer service ideals within user-centered library research, as illustrated by the push to create memorable Facebook-type “moments” and Amazon-like “experiences.”57 This paper seeks to address this gap by drawing upon literature from LIS, anthropology and human computer interaction to interrogate library UX. Keywords: concept; design; experience; focus; human; information; journal; libraries; library; library user; library ux; lis; new; people; personas; practice; research; service; studies; turn; usability; user; user experience; work
• Standing Out or Blending In: Academic Libraries in the Crowded Informal Learning Space Ecosystem by DeFrain, Erica Lynn; Thoegersen, Jennifer; Hong, Miyoung (2022) - Findings from unobtrusive observations, student surveys, and semistructured focus groups reveal an interconnected ecosystem of campus informal learning spaces in which the academic library is prominently situated, providing guidance for those making decisions around the availability and design of library learning spaces. There are a small number of multisite studies juxtaposing library learning spaces within the broader campus context. Keywords: academic; campus; cob; college; con; data; learning; learning spaces; libraries; library; needs; research; spaces; students; study; union; university
• Creating New Roles for Libraries in Academic Research: Research Conducted at the University of Calgary, 2015–2020 by Hickerson, H. Thomas; Brosz, John; Crema, Leonora (2022) - The main objective of this project was to identify a new platform of library research services. Restructuring efforts at University of Arizona15 and University of California, Riverside were among those seeking to intensify involvement in research projects, data management, dissemination, and measuring impact.16 As a touchpoint for services, research commons spaces began to emerge along with digital humanities and digital scholarship centers, focused on research support and development.17 Lippincott, Hemmasi, and Lewis documented develop- ments in digital scholarship centers including their service and spatial attributes.18 Technological change has driven innovation; as early as 1999, Deckelbaum identifies GIS as a potent analytic tool for research problems across a broad array of disciplines.19 A 2007 Association of Research Libraries study describes developments in e-science and team science with implications for practice.20 Horstmann and Brase articulate libraries’ roles in data-intensive research combining theory, experiment, and simulation.21 Keywords: academic; calgary; data; expertise; information; libraries; library; platform; project; research; research libraries; research projects; researchers; resources; roles; scholars; services; staff; study; support; university
• Craig Robertson. The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2021. 280p. Paper, $27.95 (ISBN 978-1517909468). by Allen, Caleb (2022) - This operation was considered, both by the man- agers of business using filing cabinets as well as the sales departments of the filing cabinet manufacturers, to be so logical as to be practically automatic. Other out- standing surprises include a panoply of amusing images—early advertisements depicting men jumping into open filing cabinet drawers to demonstrate just how well-built a particular cabinet is, disembodied and shapely hands caught in the act of opening a file drawer (sex, as always, seems to sell), ridiculous cartoons—and even a poem gently mocking secretaries making filing errors while distracted by the thought of after-work dates and other frivolities. Keywords: book; cabinet; filing; libraries; library; robertson
• Integrating Library Resources in a Learning Management System: Exploring Instructor Obstacles and Motivations by Haggerty, Kenneth; Harrington, Caitlin; Scott, Rachel E. (2022) - Blake Galbreath is one of several librarians to have presented on Leganto implementation.15 Olivia Walsby recently published a case study on the University of Manchester’s implementation of Leganto.16 Additionally, EBSCO developed Curriculum Builder, a subscription-based LMS plugin that allows instructors to integrate library resources into their courses. A majority of participants did not anticipate that they would ever use Curriculum Builder in their eCourseware courses for some of the following reasons: disin- terest in learning new tools due to time constraints, lack of need, opposition to the premise of accessing library resources outside of the libraries’ interfaces, and belief that students would refuse to use Curriculum Builder. Keywords: builder; content; curriculum; curriculum builder; ecourseware; instructors; libraries; library; lms; participants; resources; students; study; task; university; usability; use
• From Pathfinder to Indigenized: An Assessment of LibGuides for Indigenous Studies by ARL Member Institutions by Nyitray, Kristen J.; Reijerkerk, Dana (2022) - Indigenous studies (21); Native American (21); First Nations (17); Native Americans (16); Indigenous Peoples (13); Native Peoples (10) TABLE 4 Rubric and Results of the 66 ARL Members with Indigenous Studies (IS) Guides at Institutions with IS Programs Protocols Protocol Definition83 Crosswalked Element Member-level Total Indigenous led Ensure Indigenous stakeholders oversee creative development and the design process. 1014 From Pathfinder to Indigenized: An Assessment of LibGuides for Indigenous Studies by ARL Member Institutions Kristen J. Nyitray and Dana Reijerkerk* LibGuides is a popular web platform to thematically curate and promote information sources. Keywords: academic; american; arl; community; content; design; education; guides; indian; information; institutions; journal; knowledge; land; libguides; libraries; library; member; peoples; programs; protocols; research; studies; study; university; web
• Ideology, Policy, and Practice: Structural Barriers to Collections Diversity in Research and College Libraries by Jahnke, Lori M.; Tanaka, Kyle; Palazzolo, Christopher A. (2022) - 166 Ideology, Policy, and Practice: Structural Barriers to Collections Diversity in Research and College Libraries Lori M. Jahnke, Kyle Tanaka, and Christopher A. Palazzolo* Beginning with a discussion of how collections diversity has been conceptualized and assessed within the literature, we then analyze four areas in which professional practices and modes of thinking create barriers to collecting materials from histori- cally marginalized voices. Introduction Much of the recent LIS literature implies that collections diversity is a state that can be achieved, acquired, or accomplished through the delineation of tasks that can be checked off a list. Keywords: access; american; areas; collection; collection development; collections diversity; college; content; development; diversity; libraries; library; library collections; management; materials; metadata; research; selection; studies; subject; system; use
• Toward Engaged Scholarship: Knowledge Inclusivity and Collaborative Collection Development between Academic Libraries and Archives and Local Public Communities by Makula, Amanda Y.; Turner, Laura S. (2022) - There are many issues and considerations connected to this work, and additional research is needed, particularly regard- ing how engagement with local community collections impacts student learning. Library leaders can promote university-community engage- ment and knowledge diversity by incorporating local community knowledge into their collection development commitments and practices and tying this work to the parent institution’s strategic plan. Keywords: archives; collection; college; communities; community; curate; development; engagement; history; institution; knowledge; libraries; library; materials; project; public; research; respondents; scholarship; university; work
• Navigating the Network: An Exploratory Study of LGBTQIA+ Information Practices at Two Single-Sex HBCUs by de la Cruz, Justin; Winfrey, Amy; Solomon, Stephanie (2022) - Foremost were student groups specific to LGBTQIA+ students, Afrekete and Safe Space, as well as alumni who had participated in those groups. These claims were posted to Twitter, which allowed other students to respond and share their own experiences the way Spelman students did with #SpelSafe.32 Students reported absorbing information shared on social media even if they are not active participants on the platforms, as one interviewee pointed out: “people are dropping screenshots of tweets in the group chat, or people are like, ‘Look at this homophobic thing somebody said on Instagram.’” Keywords: campus; college; community; focus; groups; information; interviews; lgbtqia+; libraries; library; media; morehouse; participants; people; research; spelman; students
• Catherine Murray-Rust. Library Next: Seven Action Steps for Reinvention. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2021. 110p. Paper, $54.99 (ISBN: 978-0-8389-4839-2). https://www.alastore.ala.org/librarynext by Fuhr, Justin (2022) - Written primarily with a public library audience in mind, the volume has much to contribute to academic libraries interested in working more closely with their com- munities both on and off campus.—Alasdair Academic libraries, the scene of many of Murray-Rust’s stories, need to be cognizant of remaining relevant, but they are also embedded in the academic landscape of postsecondary institutions that may see change as less urgent than she describes. Keywords: libraries; library; murray; rust
• Designing and Implementing a Community-Engaged Research e-Library: A Case Study for Adapting Academic Library Information Infrastructure to Respond to Stakeholder Needs by Efird-Green, Lea; Marion, Eve; Willis, Diane; Gierisch, Jennifer M.; Corsino, Leonor (2024) - In April 2020, in response to the dearth of information, CERI’s community advisory council urged CERI to quickly adapt the e-Library to share trusted and reliable information about the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as relevant community resources. Most e-Library resources were developed by other organizations, and as such, they were appropriately hyperlinked and credited. Keywords: ceri; community; duke; information; libguides; libraries; library; research; resources
• Assessing Bibliographic Inaccuracy as a Contributing Factor for Unintended Loss in Shared Print Monograph Programs by Levenson, Helen N.; Amato, Sara; Bogus, Ian; Brody, Fern E; Miller, Mary; Nadal, Jacob (2024) - This is in keeping with the evaluation of the occurrence of bibliographic inaccuracy, as it exists within the collective collection in the context of shared print collections. A model to determine optimal numbers of monograph copies for preservation in shared print collections. Keywords: collection; copies; data; errors; inaccuracy; libraries; library; mismatches; number; print; record; research; study
• The Case for Retroactive Author Name Changes by Lazet, Amy; Watson, Brian (2022) - The American Psychological Association states that “respecting authors’ autonomy and recognizing that authors’ names may change after articles have been published, APA Publishing will update author names without publishing an accompanying correction notice. Name changes and pronoun changes are available upon request by contacting the editor directly at ktotleben@library.rochester.edu, and approved without documentation. Keywords: american; association; authority; authors; c&rl; cataloging; changes; control; gender; identity; information; libraries; library; names; policy; press; publishing; trans; use
• Assembly Codes: The Logistics of Media. Matthew Hockenberry, Nicole Starosielski, and Susan Zieger, eds. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2021. 248p. Paper, $26.95 (ISBN: 978-1478010760). by Stahl, Lynne (2022) - “Logistical media” isn’t a common term in the world of libraries and ar- chives; a cursory search for it in the database LISTA returns zero results. In the book’s coinage, logistical media are media of “orientation”: clocks, inventories, spreadsheets, communi- cations satellites, even postage stamps (3). Keywords: book; codes; libraries; library; logistics; media; work
• LIS Interrupted: Intersections of Mental Illness and Library Work. Miranda Dube and Carrie Wade, eds. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press, 2021. 346p. Paperback, $35.00 (ISBN: 978-1634001083). by Walker, Lizzy (2022) - LIS Interrupted presents a collection of analyses and personal narratives about mental illness written by library workers. The authors indicate that the audience for LIS Interrupted is “library workers, educators, and students in a variety of environments as a text, resource, guide, and place of refuge.” Keywords: book; depression; experience; libraries; library; working
• Leaning Into the Future, Together: Applying Business Process Management to Increase Efficiency and Manage Change in Archives and Special Collections by Allison-Bunnell, Jodi; Jenner, Anne; Dominick, Emily (2024) - Lean Principles for Archives Collection Preparation Conclusion For the special collections units in the libraries at the University of Washington and Montana State University, a Lean redesign for portions or all of collection preparation processes had Both institutions used Lean processes to significantly enhance their ability to create consistent metadata for use and re-use and to move that metadata through systems. Keywords: accessioning; archives; change; collections; lean; libraries; library; management; members; montana; new; process; processes; project; redesign; staff; state; support; team; time; university; washington; work
• Abram Foley. The Editor Function: Literary Publishing in Postwar America. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2021. 224p. Paper, $25.00 (ISBN: 978-1517911676). by Hetrick, Emma (2022) - In this book, we benefit from a treasure-trove of material about school libraries that Wiegand has accumulated through five decades of research on other topics. One strength is his documentation of the early influence of municipal libraries on school libraries, establish- ing branches within schools or providing children’s materials to classrooms. Keywords: authors; foley; libraries; publishing; school
• Wayne A. Wiegand. American Public School Librarianship: A History. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021. 360p. Hardcover, $49.95 (ISBN: 978-1-4214-4150-1). by Lear, Bernadette A. (2022) - In this book, we benefit from a treasure-trove of material about school libraries that Wiegand has accumulated through five decades of research on other topics. One strength is his documentation of the early influence of municipal libraries on school libraries, establish- ing branches within schools or providing children’s materials to classrooms. Keywords: libraries; library; school; wiegand
• Study on the Realization of Information Rights of University Library Users from the Perspective of Smart Service Quality Evaluation by Xu, Xiaojun; Cheng, Guanghui (2024) - From the role played by artificial intelligence in library service, library smart service can be divided into six categories: mobile service, self-service, intelligent consultation service, personal- ized recommendation service, knowledge service, and intelligent navigation service (Ziming and Peng, 2015). Scholars have a high degree of consistency in the interpreta- tion of the content of library smart service; they analyze the traditional library service from a horizontal perspective and classify the content of library smart service from the combination of information technology and library service. Keywords: content; degree; indicator; information; irs; libraries; library; process; quality; realization; research; right; service; study; university; users
• Information Literacy, Diversity, and One-Shot “Pedagogies of the Practical” by Nicholson, Karen P.; Seale, Maura (2022) - Moreover, as Hicks and Lloyd 768 College & Research Libraries September 2022 suggest, the focus on the learner’s deficiency locates information literacy within individual behavior, rather than the social contexts within which people use information, limiting the scope of any sort of empowerment.25 Although the Framework does gesture toward emotion and affect, information literacy discourses largely favor individual reason and rationality, where information literacy itself is understood to be about developing competence through cogni- tive change. We find that information literacy and diversity one-shots emerged within the neoliberal turn in higher education and share a common philosophical foundation in liberalism and a belief that educated publics will come to consensus in the interest of the social good; they are based in narratives of individual deficiency, empowerment, and self-work. Keywords: affect; affective; ahmed; diversity; education; information literacy; labor; libraries; library; pedagogies; practices; race; racism; research; shot; skills; thomas; white; work
• Feminized Flexibility, One-Shot, and Library Professionalism: Oxymoron or Opportunity? by Ding, Yi (2022) - Also, it is important to make a distinction in labor studies between employer-led flexibility (that is, imposed flexibility) and employee-led flexibility (in other words, autonomous flexibility), with the former demanded by others and negatively correlated with work-life balance and pay and the latter honoring individual choice and generally beneficial for workers and retention of employees.11 Therefore, to fully understand one-shots in neoliberal universities, we need to critically examine manifestations and perceptions of flexibility in library instructional labor. By reimagining professionalism with a feminist and intersectional lens, the author concludes that destigmatizing gender stereotypes in imposed flexibility and embracing practices of autonomous flexibility in one-shots are key for library instructors and administrators to advance both workplace and student equity. Keywords: college; feminization; flexibility; gender; instruction; instructors; labor; librarianship; libraries; library; pedagogy; professionalism; research; service; shot; teaching; time; women; work
• Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann. Writing the Caribbean in Magazine Time. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2021. 216p. Paper, $29.95 (ISBN: 9781978822429). by Gil, Alex (2022) - Seligmann captures this most concisely in her discussion of the journal Bim from its humble Barbadian origins to its status as a broad-based anglophone Caribbean journal: “I consider the infrastruc- tural capacity of a magazine to generate literature to be shaped by the set of possible relations it may establish to other forms of literary infrastructure.” If Bim becomes West Indian, it does so in relation to the specifics of cross-Caribbean infrastructures. Keywords: caribbean; libraries; location; seligmann; writing
• Libraries and Sustainability: Programs and Practices for Community Impact. René Tanner, Adrian K. Ho, Monika Antonelli, and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, eds. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2021. 176p. Paper, $49.99 (ISBN: 9780838937945). by Jackson, Lindsey (2022) - Each section includes ideas that can be implemented at many libraries alongside suggestions that challenge how libraries operate in their communi- ties and how we educate a new generation of librarians. This book contributes good ideas and crucial questions to carry on conversations around promoting sustainable libraries, while addressing the three bottom lines of sustainability that the ALA has adopted as a value. Keywords: book; community; libraries; library; sustainability
• Constant Change or Constantly the Same? A Historical Literature Review of the Subject Librarian Position by Wilson, Duane (2024) - Subject librarians were now required to select electronic materials,41 and reference desks became more and more obsolete.42 Liaison duties also gradually became more prominent and more frequently mentioned in the literature.43 Though changes were occurring to subject librarian duties, the changes were primarily in how duties were performed, rather than an addition or deletion of duties.44 Pinfield argued that the subject librarian position was successful because it was user- focused, which allowed subject librarians to be flexible and to “respond effectively to changing technologies, systems and expectations. Subject librarian positions vary in different libraries because each adapts the position to meet their needs. Keywords: academic; duties; liaison; librarian; libraries; library; position; reference; research; role; specialist; subject; subject librarians; subject specialist
• Embracing the Metaverse: A Survey of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Practices at the United States’ Top One Hundred University Libraries by Guo, Yajun; Li, Shuai; Zhang, Xindi; Fu, Yiyang; Yuan, Yiming; Liu, Yanquan (2024) - After clarifying the overall architecture, researchers began to summarize the purpose, characteristics, functions, and future directions of virtual libraries, as well as suggesting principles and benefits of virtual library collections.15 Initially, it was said that the experiencer could engage with an artificial environment created in the library, resulting in integration with the virtual scene.8 Since then, several researchers have presented the concept of the virtual library, focus- ing on virtual libraries that are integrated with VR technology, as well as the importance of VR technology in the context of libraries. Keywords: immersive; libraries; library; metaverse; percent; reality; research; services; technologies; university; university libraries; virtual
• Invisible Labor, Invisible Value: Unpacking Traditional Assessment of Academic Library Value by Clarke, Rachel Ivy; Stanton, Katerina Lynn; Grimm, Alexandra; Zhang, Bo (2022) - Disembedding background work through the homogenization of diverse library work not only makes the financial differences among various tasks invisible, but essentially eliminates the ability to communicate the diversity of library work to stakeholders. Such delineations do not accurately correspond to work tasks or exempt status for the purpose of salaries; furthermore, we believe these delineations further contribute to class segregation in library work. Keywords: assessment; average; college; hours; impact; labor; libraries; library; research; research libraries; respondents; services; tasks; time; university; value; week; work; workers
• M.C. Kinniburgh. Wild Intelligence: Poets’ Libraries and the Politics of Knowledge in Postwar America. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2022. 224p. Paper, $28.95 (ISBN: 978-1625346551). by Dunagan, Patrick James (2022) - As a former archivist and rare book librarian at New York Public Library, and now rare book dealer and small press publisher with Granary Books, she has witnessed how “institutional practices shape our expectations of the use and value of poets’ libraries, just as they shape our understanding of the archival materials and research collections that they house.” (151) Firmly believing re-envisioning the relationship between institutional policies and private collections holds possibilities for redefining broader cultural values (that is to say that better understanding and acceptance of the fringe areas—Anarchist/occult leanings—at which these poets and their work operate might lead to direct societal change across-the-board—away from current capitalist, neoliberal global hegemony), Kinniburgh doesn’t shy away from acknowledging her com- mitment to elevating the political and social aspects at play within her research: the crux of my argument: that poets’ libraries are not just book collections but are rather a distinctive type of archival collection that reflects a poetics of information. Keywords: book; kinniburgh; libraries; library; poets
• Deanna Marcum and Roger C. Schonfeld. Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021. 232p. Hardcover, $25.99 (ISBN: 978-0691172712). by Kessenides, James (2022) - Among the former, the library of the University of Michigan was most important, and it would furnish the primary track for Google’s efforts to digitize library books. On the backends of their systems, in the interstices of their workflows, and on the front lines of their services, research libraries depend on and deploy any number of the company’s apps, tools, and projects, to say nothing of the consequences and influence of Google search itself. Keywords: book; chapter; google; libraries; library; marcum
• Moving Beyond “…of its time”: Statements on Harmful Content and Descriptions in Library and Archival Collections by Kohn, Alexandra; McKinnon, Dawn (2024) - In another example, Rogers describes how one donation was the catalyst to implement a statement at Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library at the University of West Georgia.34 Although the impetus behind such statements is not always disclosed, two major factors are mentioned more than most. Many statements have been created in the past decade, resulting in a new body of literature consisting primarily of case studies from individual institutions. Keywords: archival; archives; collections; content; description; harm; institutions; language; libraries; library; percent; research; statements; study; types; university; work
• Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research by Droog, Alissa; Weaver, Kari D.; Brady, Frances (2024) - Future studies could consider the connection of participant positionality to graduate student research. The study has implications for how librarians support graduate student research. Keywords: affective; data; experience; figure; graduate; graduate students; information; journey; libraries; library; participants; process; research; research process; researchers; students; studies; study; support; work
• Library Terms that Users (Don’t) Understand: A Review of the Literature from 2012-2021 by McDonald, Courtney; Trujillo, Nicole (2024) - John Kupersmith iteratively revised and published a white paper summarizing best practices for using library terms, originally gleaned from findings of library usability research published between 1997 to 2008. Understand: A Review of the Literature from 2012-2021 Courtney McDonald and Nicole Trujillo* This paper compares website usability—specifically library users’ understanding of library terms—for fifty-one original research studies between 2012-2021, with the find- ings of John Kupersmith’s 2011 white paper “Library Terms That Users Understand.” Keywords: college; experience; findings; information; jargon; journal; kupersmith; language; libraries; library; methods; paper; participants; research; results; september; services; studies; study; terms; testing; usability; users; website
• The Effect of Information Literacy Training on Graduate Students’ Ability to Use Library Resources by Zhao, Shuzhen; Luo, Rong; Sabina, Christine; Pillon, Karen (2023) - The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between information literacy training and information literacy skill. One survey of academic librarians found that one-on-one instruction was the most common method for information literacy training.12 Individual information literacy training has unique benefits not shared by the other methods of instruction. Keywords: ability; academic; assessment; graduate; information literacy; instruction; libraries; library; literacy skills; literacy training; research; skills; students; study; survey; test; training; university
• Making and Using AI in the Library: Creating a BERT Model at the National Library of Sweden by Haffenden, Chris; Fano, Elena; Malmsten, Martin; Börjeson, Love (2023) - These circumstances give KBLab a strategic, if contingent, role in the future development of NLP resources for Swedish: if language models are not created in-house at KB then the data currently available externally would lead to models of lesser quality and more limited capaci- ties for Swedish AI in general. Recognizing that the material preserved in the archives constitutes a form of commons—i.e., a shared resource for the com- munity that is publicly funded43—contributing to the making of language models provides a means to distribute the novel forms of value contained within these institutions’ collections as widely as possible. Keywords: article; bert; collections; data; language; learning; libraries; library; material; model; national; nlp; research; swedish; text; training; use
• Book Stories: 20 Years of Library Book Plate Celebrations by McDowell, Kate (2023) - As an entry point into research on book stories as traces of these rituals, this study focuses on one institution’s faculty promotion bookplates, with a corpus of more than 1,500 book stories *  Book stories are publicly available on the “Faculty Bookplates” webpage, under “Featured Collections and Acquisitions,” itself under the “Collections” section of the University Library website, https://www.library. Through this analysis, we ask: What do faculty book stories reveal about why books are selected to commemorate promotion, individually and collectively? Keywords: analysis; book; book stories; career; faculty; information; libraries; library; life; life stories; member; personal; promotion; research; ritual; social; stories; storytelling; university; worlds
• Conducting a User Needs Assessment through the Consortia: Pooling Resources to Examine Student and Faculty Habits by Szpunar, Ruth; Bradley, Eric (2023) - Literature Review The use of ethnographic methods among libraries and librarians blossomed after anthropologist Nancy Fried Foster’s research at the University of Rochester on student study habits.1 Ethnog- raphy is “a scientific approach to discovering and investigating social and cultural patterns and meaning in communities, institutions, and other social settings. Results were geocoded and maps were created of each student’s day.15 GAC’s own study on student research experiences in spring 2018 included interviews, a mapping activity, and photo diary.16 Keywords: assessment; college; ethnographic; libraries; library; methods; needs; project; questions; research; students; study; team; toolkit; use; user
• The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Rapid Shift to an Exclusively Online Format: Tracking Online Instructors’ Utilization of Library Services Over a Year of Virtual Learning at the University of Memphis by McClure, Jessica (2023) - Other studies analyzed specific online library services. This includes online services such as instruction, chat, and research consultations. Keywords: courses; covid-19; faculty; libraries; library; online; pandemic; research; resources; services; students; university
• Indispensable, Interdependent, and Invisible: A Qualitative Inquiry into Library Systems Maintenance by Tillman, Ruth Kitchin (2023) - Literature Review The literature of library systems work consists primarily of retrospectives of system setup or migration, speculations on future innovation, and surveys gathering data to define job requirements for the educational needs of a systems librarian.6 Even Ojedokun, Olla, and Adigun’s highly concrete retrospective on seven years maintaining a Koha system returns in its analysis to the subject of implementation.7 While collaboration is a core element of systems maintenance work, Indispensable, Interdependent, and Invisible 129 listservs and cross-institutional support play a smaller role in collaborative communication than anticipated. Keywords: ils; interviews; libraries; library; maintainers; maintenance; participants; research; support; systems; time; vendor; work; years
• Fostering Student Success: Academic, Social, and Financial Initiatives. Sigrid Kelsey, ed. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2022. 208 pp. Paperback, $59.99, (978-0-8389-3829-4) by Gaines, Ayanna (2023) - Jonathan Roy Wilson discusses how the need to conquer the digital divide in Appalachia led to a partnership between the library, information and technology services, the dean of students, and student life and enrollment at East Tennes- see State University. Paperback, $59.99, (978-0-8389-3829-4) As a Student Success Librarian, I am heartened to see this book and its focus on the many ways that libraries can help college students succeed in an academic environment radically altered by current events such as “the pandemic, racial justice movements, and changing student demo- graphics” (p. ix). Keywords: access; internet; libraries; students; university
• Informing Algorithmic Literacy Through User Folk Theories by Ridley, Michael (2024) - In the context of algorithmic systems, Bucher calls folk theories the “algorithmic imagi- nary” explaining, “the algorithmic imaginary is not to be understood as a false belief or fetish of sorts but, rather, as the way in which people imagine, perceive and experience algorithms and what these imaginations make possible” (2017, p. 31). However, the gap between what users believe about algorithms (i.e., their folk theories) and how to use algorithmic systems effec- tively remains an area that is both problematic in terms of user understanding and fruitful in terms of pedagogical strategies. Keywords: algorithms; folk; folk theories; information; libraries; literacy; music; recommendations; spotify; systems; theories; user
• Characteristics of United States Academic Libraries in 2020 and Regional Changes from 1996 to 2020 by Godbey, Samantha; Hoffman, Starr (2024) - The authors merged and analyzed academic library data from the National Center for Education Statistics from over 4,000 postsecondary institutions. It has also moved around within NCES, from being administered as a separate survey to being incorporated into the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) at different times since the 1960s.21 Currently, the questions about academic libraries exist as the Academic Libraries component in IPEDS. Keywords: academic; data; expenditures; institutions; libraries; library; northeast; regions; research; staffing; total; west
• The Library Is My Canvas: Art and Experiential Learning in an Academic Library by Natal, Gerald R.; Remaklus, David (2023) - Often the library will be the direct beneficiary of student projects, such as the development of marketing plans for promotion or improvement of services.22 A study done to test the effectiveness of experiential learning principles through application of Kolb’s theory reported positive effects on both library teaching and learning.23 The University of Toledo (UToledo) is a public research university in Ohio currently serving about 17,000 students. The clock tower mural and other library experiential learning projects allow students to take classroom knowledge and expand on it in a supportive and educational environment. Keywords: art; artists; education; experience; learning; libraries; library; mural; project; students; university; work
• More than a Decade Later: Library Web Usability Practices at ARL Academic Libraries in 2007 and 2020 by Chen, Yu-Hui; Germain, Carol Anne; Rorissa, Abebe (2023) - Comparable numbers of libraries in 2020 and 2007 indicated the level of difficulty was moderate or higher in implementing library web PSGs (χ2 = 6.26, df=4, p > 0.1), library web usability PSGs (χ2 = 3.71, df=4, p > 0.1), and university web usability PSGs (χ2 = 7.0, df=4, p > 0.1). Independent samples t-tests revealed no statistically significant differences in the mean levels of difficulty in implementing library web PSGs (t(62) = 1.356, p > 0.05) and library web usability PSGs (t (52) = 0.298, p > 0.1) in both 2020 and 2007. Keywords: academic; authors; information; libraries; library; library web; percent; psgs; resources; staff; testing; training; usability; usability psgs; usability testing; user; web; web usability; website
• DH Eh? A Survey of Digital Humanities Courses in Canadian LIS Education by Isuster, Marcela Y.; Langille, Donna (2023) - A re- cent study by Sula and Berger focused strictly on DH courses taught in LIS schools, but it did not focus on the content of the courses.5 Meanwhile a study by Walsh et al. did analyze course content through course descriptions and syllabi in iSchools but focused only on courses where the title included the words “digital humanities,”6 an approach that, in addition to excluding non-iSchool programs, could potentially exclude courses working with specific methodologies or tools. Furthermore, studies by Zhang et al., as well as by Sula and Berger, revealed the paucity of DH courses or training in most LIS programs.27 While the rise in DH librarian positions and the high demand for DH-relevant skills is fairly recent, the LIS field has been aware of the impending need for training in this area for a while. Keywords: courses; data; humanities; libraries; library; lis; management; programs; research; tools
• Digital Shred: Case Study of a Remote Privacy Literacy Collaboration by Hartman-Caverly, Sarah; Chisholm, Alexandria; Glenn, Alexandrea (2023) - Rotman proposes a privacy literacy framework as a complementary literacy to digital literacy.7 Rotman’s privacy literacy framework for online interactions in- cludes five elements: understanding the characteristics of information, recognizing online social interactions as potential privacy threats, realizing the possible outcomes of online information disclosure, evaluating privacy threats in a given online interaction, and deciding on how and when to disclose information online.8 Wissinger demonstrates alignment between Rotman’s privacy literacy framework and critical thinking definitions to further inform privacy literacy instruction.9 Lowe argues that privacy and online security should be included in information literacy instruction, and Tewell advocates the inclusion of privacy in critical information literacy learning experiences.10 Wharton notes that privacy literacy can be delivered in conjunction with digital literacy and digital citizenship programming, and provides examples of digital privacy educational offerings from academic libraries.11 Wittek suggests specific privacy literacy instruction topics, including demonstrating alternative search engines, browser extensions, and temporary email accounts, as well as advising patrons to consider the privacy implica- tions of apps and cloud storage used for research.12 Hartman-Caverly and Chisholm find that data profiling and consumer privacy topics are most commonly featured in privacy literacy instruction, which pays less attention to surveillance and intellectual freedom concerns.13 Proj- ect Information Literacy reports that many students make deliberate decisions with respect to online disclosure and privacy protections, and recommends that students learn about the privacy-related concept of algorithmic justice.14 Hagendorff offers four critiques of common approaches to privacy literacy.15 First, Hagen- dorff observes that unequal access to privacy literacy learning experiences perpetuates the disparate impact of surveillance and profiling on members of vulnerable and marginalized groups. Anonymous formative assessment feedback suggests that participants are motivated by the personalized learning activities and value this theory-informed approach to privacy literacy. Keywords: activities; assessment; berks; case; data; digital; information; instruction; learning; libraries; library; literacy workshop; online; participants; privacy; privacy literacy; privacy workshop; research; shred; students; workshop
• Breaking Barriers: How Libraries Can Better Support Female Architecture Students for Professional Success by Copper, Cathryn; Jamal Eddin, Sara (2023) - Libraries can play a major role in supporting female architecture students for professional success. The authors conducted a survey that was distributed to female architecture students. Keywords: architects; architecture; female; libraries; library; percent; profession; role; students; support; survey; women; work
• Narratives of (Dis)Enfranchisement: Reckoning with the History of Libraries and the Black and African American Experience. Tracey Overbey and Amanda L. Folk. Chicago: ALA Edition, 2022, 88p. Paper, $24.99 ($22.49 ALA members) ISBN: 978-0-8389-3737-2. Narratives of (Dis)Engagement: Exploring Black and African American Students’ Experiences in Libraries. Amanda L. Folk and Tracey Overbey Chicago: ALA Edition, 2022, 80p. Paper, $24.99 ($22.49 ALA members) ISBN: 978-0-8389-4886-6 by Scott-Branch, Jamillah (2023) - Rooted in their work in consultancy for research data management and extensive experience in library data in various library settings, Briney and Yoose signal to readers not only a sense of urgency but passion for discussing this critical topic. Studies such as these help to fill knowledge gaps in the academic literature and center the narratives of Black and African American experiences in American libraries and various learning spaces from K–12 to higher education. Keywords: chapter; data; libraries
• Student Engagement in Academic Libraries: A Conceptual Framework by Zhu, Xiaohua Awa; Whitaker, Erin E.; Cho, Moonhee; Zhang, Mei (2025) - According to some scholars (Díaz, 2014), though, the emphasis on library engagement started with “the engaged model” by Williams (2009), and this shift from “a collection-centered to an engagement-centered model” was driven by librarians’ “collective acknowledgment” that their roles needed to change with the environment (Díaz, 2014, p. 225). A thorough review of the literature on library engagement reveals that students’ perspec- tives on engagement are absent from the two literature reviews. Keywords: academic; activities; efforts; engagement; learning; libraries; library; literature; outcomes; research; seal; services; student engagement; students
• Ongoing Changes in Virtual Reference and Online Instruction in Academic Libraries by Reed, Caterina; Aria, Paria; Mondésir, Guinsly; Long, Harvey (2025) - Academic libraries offered online instruction and virtual reference services before COVID-19, but had to adjust their online services to match new needs when most institutions closed down in March 2020 and became fully virtual. This research identified new developments related to virtual reference services and online instruction and the profes- sional development opportunities that could help prepare librarians for these services. Keywords: development; instruction; learning; libraries; library; online; percent; reference; respondents; services; students
• Carrots and Sticks: A Qualitative Study of Library Responses to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 Open Access Policy by DeSanto, Dan (2023) - Compliance Informing not Enforcing Universities took REF open access compliance very seriously given the possible consequence of having research outputs disqualified. Studies of the REF 2021 open access policy’s effects on researchers and libraries are much more difficult to find. Keywords: access; compliance; deposit; libraries; policy; ref; research; researchers; respondents; study; universities; university
• Assessing Diversity in Special Collections and Archives by Jones, Sarah R.; Lapworth, Emily; Kim, Tammi (2023) - Regardless of the assessment method used, the authors emphasized that “without a shared vision and plan for diversity collections in place, differing opinions on how to increase the number of diversity-related materials in the collection may lead to libraries missing the mark when building collections” and institutions risk not building truly diverse collections due to chaotic or ill-aligned collecting policies and vague value statements.11 Increasing diversity in archives and special collections also requires a thoughtful and deliberate approach to collecting. The 2015–2017 strategic plan was structured to align with UNLV’s Top Tier goals, which listed an increased use and online availability of “unique, regional content” as key measures of success under research, scholarship, and creative activity.25 Beginning in 2015, SCA created a framework for ensuring that the division meets the goals of the Libraries’ strategic plan, such as collecting materials on specific communities and topics, building community partnerships, increasing access to diverse collections, and creating inclusive descriptions. Keywords: archival; archives; assessment; collections; communities; community; data; description; digital; diversity; grant; libraries; nevada; records; research; sca; subject; terms; unlv
• OA and the Academy: Evaluating an OA Fund with Authors’ Input by McMillan, Gail; O’Brien, Leslie; Lener, Edward F. (2023) - May 2023 Recognition for Publishing in OA Journals We posed several questions to find out if, or how, authors were recognized for having published in OA journals. But they certainly can be an important force in helping to bring such change about and should actively seek to create ways to showcase the work of OA authors at their institutions. Keywords: access; authors; journals; libraries; oasf; open; percent; publishing; research; support; survey
• Toward a Framework for Information Creativity by Dahlquist, Mark (2023) - However, this mirrored opposition obscures an important distinction between information literacy and creativity: like literacy, creativity is a skill one may learn or a disposition one may cultivate, but it is also an activity of creative production, one that invites libraries to adopt a wider and more systematic view of their efforts to foster, and perhaps measure, creative productivity.90 Such an approach would not only inform the design and assessment of activities and workshops in which creativity is encouraged, but would also assist librarians across departments in coordinating services that are less recognizably linked to information literacy instruction. 441 Toward a Framework for Information Creativity Mark Dahlquist* Recognizing the importance of information literacy in defining the primary focus of library instruction, this paper suggests the potential utility of a complementary principle of information creativity. Keywords: basics; college; creativity; democracy; dewey; education; experience; framework; freire; information creativity; information literacy; inquiry; instruction; john dewey; learning; libraries; library; new; practice; press; report; research; school; university; university press; value; works; york
• Learning in Action: Designing Successful Graduate Student Work Experiences in Academic Libraries. Arianne Hartsell-Gundy, Kim Duckett, and Sarah Morris, eds. Chicago, IL: ACRL Editions, 2022. 272p. Paper, $86 (ISBN: 978-0-8389-3680-1). by Atilano, Maria (2023) - While most case studies and examples address working with LIS graduate students, the book’s third section discusses working with graduate students without that background. Many chapters emphasize the need to increase diversity in academic libraries while providing graduate students with experiential learning, mentoring opportunities, practical professional skills, and pathways to employment. Keywords: graduate; libraries; library; student
• Marginalized Graduate Students Navigating the Academy During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Approach by Kumaran, Maha; Farnum, Cecile; Gupta, Aditi; Levesque, Lisa (2025) - A more detailed description of library services created during the pandemic can be found in Appendix A. The researchers’ interests span many areas that dovetail with research on marginalized populations, including experience with qualitative research, as well as research on equity, diversity and inclusion topics in academic libraries. For example, researchers (Herrera, 2016; Whitmire, 2003) have documented how students of color experience academic libraries differently, often using library resources more than white undergraduates. Keywords: access; challenges; covid-19; data; focus; group; libraries; library; pandemic; participants; research; resources; services; students; study; university
• Publication Patterns of U.S. Academic Librarians and Libraries, 2013–2017 with Comparison to Preceding Studies by Wiberley, Stephen E.; Blecic, Deborah D.; De Groote, Sandra L.; Shultz, Mary (2023) - The percentage of USAL articles in the journals added in 2003 and 2013 was 49.22 percent compared with the 28.98 percent in the journals studied since 552 College & Research Libraries July 2023 TABLE 1 Contributions of USALs to Journals 1993– 1997 1998– 2002 2003– 2007 2008– 2012 2013– 2017 2013–2017 split (30 journals studied since 1998/22 journals studied since 2003 or 2013) Number of journals studied 32 32 41 39 52 30*/22 Number of issues in journals studied 703 716 855 843 1,104 682/422 Number of refereed articles 3,624 3,488 5,038 5,537 6,874 4,828/2,046 Refereed articles per issue 5.16 4.87 5.89 6.57 6.23 7.08/4.85 Number of USAL articles 1,579 1,380 1,997 1,916 2,406 1,399/1,007 % of USAL articles 43.57 39.56 39.64 34.60 35.00 28.98/49.22 USAL articles per issue 2.25 1.93 2.34 2.27 2.18 2.05/2.39 Instances of authorship of refereed articles 5,477 5,834 9,372 11,451 15,841 11,698/4,143 Instances of authorship of refereed articles per issue 7.79 8.15 10.96 13.58 14.35 17.15/9.82 Instances of USAL authorship 2,032 2003 3,120 3,188 4,206 2,502/1,704 % of instances of USAL authorship 37.10 34.33 33.29 27.84 26.55 21.39/41.13 Instances of USAL authorship per issue 2.89 2.80 3.65 3.78 3.81 3.67/4.04 Authors per refereed article 1.51 1.67 1.86 2.07 2.30 2.42/2.02 USAL authors per USAL article 1.29 1.45 1.56 1.66 1.75 1.79/1.69 Number of sole-authored USAL articles 869 893 1,026 890 943 523/420 Number of Coauthored USAL articles 710 567 971 1,026 1,463 876/587 % of USAL articles that are coauthored 44.97 41.09 48.62 53.55 60.81 62.62/58.29 Unique USAL names 1,515 1,487 2,182 2,268 2,877 1873/1410 Unique USAL names per issue 2.16 2.08 2.55 2.69 2.61 2.75/3.34 Unique USAL names per refereed article 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.41 0.42 0.39/0.69 Unique USAL names per USAL article 0.96 1.08 1.09 1.18 1.20 1.34/1.40 Unique Libraries 386 379 515 511 593 451/408 Unique Libraries per issue 0.55 0.53 0.60 0.61 0.54 0.66/0.97 Unique Libraries per refereed article 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09/0.20 Unique Libraries per USAL article 0.24 0.27 0.26 0.27 0.25 0.32/0.41 Published Source WHW1 (1999) WHW2 (2006) Conclusion The findings of the present study of USAL journal article publishing patterns for 2013–17 documents USALs’ productivity, how their productivity compares to earlier periods studied, change in the journals where USALs publish, the growth in individual productivity and coau- thorship, and which U.S. academic libraries are most productive. Keywords: 2013–17; articles; articles number; authors; information; journals; libraries; library; lis; number; percent; research; studies; study; university; usal
• Inclusive Hiring in Academic Libraries: A Qualitative Analysis of Attitudes and Reflections of Search Committee Members by Houk, Kathryn; Nielsen, Jordan (2023) - The authors also see a critical need for better training and research into how to reduce ableist attitudes and practices in candidate interviews. Topics for further exploration include questions around the two distinct frames of the ethics of interviewing and the need for long- term and empirical studies investigating the impact of candidate interview experiences on their perceptions of the hiring institution, hiring statistics, and retention. Keywords: academic; authors; candidates; fit; hiring; interview; librarian; libraries; library; practices; process; questions; recruitment; research; section
• Semiotic Analysis of a Science Library: Inclusion and Messaging by Fitzgerald, Sarah Rose; Reznik-Zellen, Rebecca; Berube, Suenita; Fischietto, Cai (2023) - This includes assessing library patron perceptions of the inclu- sivity of library spaces and services (Elteto, Jackson, & Lim, 2008; Morgan-Daniel et al., 2021). Since students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and international students may have living spaces that are not conducive to study or fewer options for access to technology, library spaces are of particular importance for these patrons. Keywords: analysis; college; engineering; faculty; floor; libraries; library; patrons; percent; research; science; science library; signs; space; students; study; university
• Is Cultural Humility Too Easy? by Kostelecky, Sarah R.; Townsend, Lori; Hurley, David A. (2023) - According to Google Scholar, there have been about 100 publications in the past 12 months about cultural humility and librarianship. We ourselves are firm believers that cultural humility can help those who practice it to decenter themselves and their own perspectives in order to better see, and redress, structural inequities and other forms of discrimination both within our libraries and through our services. Keywords: change; humility; libraries; mistakes; power; practice; work
• So You Want to Be a Leader? Examining Pathways to Special Collections Administration by Horowitz, Sarah M.; Barrett, Colleen W. (2023) - Following administrative roles, both kinds of technical services positions make up 29% of the total, curatorial positions make up 22.6%, and both kinds of public services positions make up just 9.7%. When all three institution types were combined, of the 83 female directors with identified degrees 23 TABLE 1 Educational Background* ARL IRLA Oberlin # % # % # % MLIS 23 26% 3 23% 7 21% MA 6 7% 1 8% 4 12% MLIS and MA 33 38% 1 8% 17 52% MLIS and PhD 11 13% 1 8% 2 6% PhD 15 17% 7 54% 3 9% *Percentages have been rounded up to the nearest whole percentage. Keywords: administration; administrators; arl; authors; collections; institutions; libraries; library; mlis; phd; position; services; women
• Exploring the Evolution and Characteristics of the iSchool Movement in China by Wei, Mingkun; Mostafavi, Ismael; Savage, Russell; Feng, Changyang; Moradi, Shima (2023) - Kafi D. Kumasi, Deborah H. Charbonneau, and Dian Walster, “Theory Talk in the Library Science Schol- arly Literature: An Exploratory Analysis,” Library & Information Science Research 35, no. 3 (2013): 175–80, https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2013.02.004. 60. These schools are designed to prepare the expert in providing any type of information services needed to boost science, business, education, and culture.7 * Mingkun Wei, School of Management, Hebei University, email: weimingkun24@163.com; Ismael Mostafavi, Department of Library and Information Science, Yazd University, email: mostafavi@yazd.ac.ir; Russell Savage, Department of English for International Students, Dundee University, email: rsavage001@dundee.ac.uk; Changyang Feng, School of Information Management, Central China Normal University, email: cyfeng@ccnu.edu.cn; Shima Moradi, Faculty/Librarian, El Camino College, email: Smoradisomehsaraei@elcamino.edu. Keywords: analysis; characteristics; china; citation; cluster; data; data science; development; education; information; information science; ischools; journal; knowledge; libraries; library; lis; network; research; science; social; technology; university
• Authorship in Academic Librarianship Journals, 2015–2019: Evaluating Author Occupations, National and Institutional Affiliations, and Coauthorship by Owens, Erin (2023) - Nevertheless, language barriers, cultural differences in how research is pursued, research requirements for librarians, or other factors still appear to be holding back international collaboration among academic library authors. Past studies have shown an interest in what countries are most represented or least repre- sented in library journal authorship according to the authors’ national affiliation. Keywords: academic; affiliation; articles; authorship; carnegie; collaboration; college; countries; diversity; figure; institutions; international; journals; librarianship; libraries; library; national; percent; research; research libraries; study; u.s; united
• A Model to Determine Optimal Numbers of Monograph Copies for Preservation in Shared Print Collections by Bogus, Ian; Yano, Candace Arai; Zachary, Shannon; Nadal, Jacob; Miller, Mary; Levenson, Helen N.; Brody, Fern; Amato, Sara (2023) - If one is concerned about potential adverse correlations, one option is to overstate the risks when choosing numbers, which will lead to conservative choices about the number of book copies to retain. In this paper, we develop a quantitative model that enables us to identify tangible reten- tion targets based on what is known about the key reasons that copies of book titles become lost, unusable, or otherwise unavailable over time.† We specifically include the following fac- tors in the model: (1) on-shelf probability—the probability that an accurately-cataloged book is on the shelf or in a known location; (2) bibliographic record inaccuracy—the bibliographic record differs from the item known to be on the shelf; (3) annual loss rate—the annual rate at which copies are physically lost from the collection; (4) physical deterioration over time—the * For our purposes, an “average book” is one that represents traits most commonly held in libraries. Keywords: books; collection; copies; copy; data; horizon; libraries; library; loss; model; number; print; probability; rate; research; retention; risk; shelf; stacks; storage; time; title; usability; years
• Training Information Professionals in the Digital Humanities: An Analysis of DH Courses in LIS Education by Sula, Chris Alen; Berger, Claudia (2023) - Course Descriptions and Key Concepts We next turned to the course descriptions and what we called the “key concepts” found in TABLE 3 Selected Titles of Digital Humanities courses Offered in LIS Environments Introductory Course Titles Advanced Course Titles Digital Humanities Introduction to Digital Humanities Survey of Digital Humanities Humanities Information History and Theory of Digital Humanities Digital Humanities Librarianship Advanced Projects in Digital Humanities Data Science in the Humanities Technologies and Tools of Digital Humanities Programming for Digital Humanities Digital Humanities Capstone Digital Humanities Practicum 810 College & Research Libraries September 2023 each syllabus. Shannon Lucky and Craig Harkema, “Back to Basics: Supporting Digital Humanities and Community Collaboration Using the Core Strength of the Academic Library,” Digital Library Perspectives 34, no. 3 (November 5, 2018): 188–99, https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-03-2018-0009; Su, Zhang, and Immel, “Digital Humanities Research.” 42. Keywords: ala; analysis; college; courses; data; dh courses; digital; humanities; information; ischools; libraries; library; lis; professionals; programs; research; science; study; syllabi; technologies; university
• Libraries as Dysfunctional Organizations and Workplaces. Spencer Acadia, ed. New York: Routledge University Press, 2023, 316 p. Paper, $35.96 ISBN: 978-0-3677-4709-1. by MacLeod, Kaia (2023) - Silvia Vong’s chapter, “Bamboo Ceiling Reframed: Exclu- sion through Social Practices and Structures in Libraries,” sheds new light on dysfunction through an analysis of AAPI interest in management in libraries. New York: Routledge University Press, 2023, 316 p. Paper, $35.96 ISBN: 978-0-3677-4709-1. Libraries as Dysfunctional Organizations and Workplaces documents the wide- spread evidence that library workers in North America are unhappy with the libraries where they work. Keywords: book; chapter; freedom; libraries
• The Evolution of Library Workplaces and Workflows via Generative AI by Hosseini, Mohammad; Holmes, Kristi (2023) - Reflecting on how libraries and their existing workflows are evolving alongside the rise of generative AI is intriguing, yet extremely challenging due to the rapid development of the technology. As a result, despite various opportunities and challenges presented by generative AI, librarians should consider charting their own personal roadmap to learn about and familiarize themselves with this technology based on their unique circumstances, interests, and needs. Keywords: chatgpt; generative; information; libraries; library; northwestern; technology; university
• Reframing the Library Residency Narrative by Velez, LaTesha; Rosquillo, Michelle (2023) - Reframing the Library Residency Narrative 909 Literature Review Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Librarians Most of the residency program coordinators who responded to this survey were members of the ACRL Diversity Alliance, which aims to increase the ethnic and racial diversity of librarianship by using residency programs as a recruitment tool for minority librarians.24 Re- searchers have explored the history of hegemonic practices within libraries that often render DEI initiatives, including diversity residency programs, ineffective.25 While mentorship and networking are marketed as some of the most significant rewards of a residency program, some residents report that receiving such localized attention is enough to cause friction among more established library staff. Although these calls did not specifically target diversity residency programs, one of the sources used to identify respondents was the list of residencies that participated in the ACRL Diversity Alliance. Keywords: alston; conversations; diversity; ideas; libraries; library; program; research; residencies; residency; residency program; residents; staff
• Discovery and Recovery: Uncovering Nazi Looted Books in the UCLA Library and Repatriation Efforts by Mizrachi, Diane; Bušek, Michal (2023) - Amassing Jewish books for institute libraries was the first step in this plan. Seizures and eradication of Jewish books and institutions filled another purpose besides “purifying” German society. Keywords: books; collection; community; items; jrclp; libraries; library; nazi; ownership; prague; repatriation; return; stamps; ucla; volumes; war
• Improving Contract Negotiations for Library Collections through Open Records Requests by Eye, John (2023) - This paper examines the opportuni- ties libraries have in requesting public information through open records requests to better support their purchasing decisions. This paper will explore the process of how libraries can use open records requests to shine a light on other libraries’ contract agreements and use that information to better determine how to proceed through negotiations more strategically. Keywords: contract; information; libraries; library; negotiations; pricing; public; records; request; research; state
• How Well Does ChatGPT Handle Reference Inquiries? An Analysis Based on Question Types and Question Complexities by Lai, Katie (2023) - An Analysis Based on Question Types and Question Complexities Katie Lai* To explore whether artificial intelligence can be used to enhance library services, this study used ChatGPT to answer reference questions. An assessment rubric was used to evaluate how well ChatGPT handled different question types and difficulty levels. Keywords: accuracy; answer; assistance; chatgpt; information; inquiries; libraries; library; mcgill; music; question; read; reference; research; user
• Academic Librarian Burnout: Causes and Responses. Christina Holm, Ana Guimaraes, and Nashieli Marcano, eds. Chicago, IL: ACRL, 2022. 370p. Paper, $98 (ISBN: 978-0-8389-4856-9). by Gadsby, Joanna (2023) - The phenomenon of burnout in academic libraries began appearing in library literature in the 1970s and 1980s as these institutions started experiencing economic scarcity and techno- logical changes that sped up and expanded library work, factors that will be deeply familiar to contemporary academic library workers. This is also something for academic libraries to consider not only in instruction but in terms of how they structure their collections and physical spaces. Keywords: burnout; libraries; library; reading; teaching
• Building Community: Supporting Minoritized Scholars through Library Publishing and Open and Equitable Revenue Models by Inefuku, Harrison W.; Brundy, Curtis; Lair, Sharla (2024) - But it is just over the past few years that publishers—large and small, commercial and non-commercial—have greatly accelerated their adoption of these types of models and demonstrated a deeper commitment to transitioning away from the traditional paywalled subscription model.10 There are many reasons for this, including changing expectations of funders, the growth of open science, and the long-held desire by many to see the promise of open access finally become a reality.11 This article looks at revenue models for open access journal publishing in the United States. However, without subscription revenues to rely on, publishers of open access journals must turn to alternative funding and labor models to support their operations. Keywords: access; access publishing; apc; authors; building; community; equity; funding; january; journal; libraries; library; library publishing; models; oacip; open; programs; publishers; publishing; publishing programs; research; scholars; support
• Organizational Structures and Relationships in Canadian, Noncommercial Journals: Supporting Scholar-Led Publishing by Lange, Jessica; Severson, Sarah (2024) - These programs are part of a movement to build a scholar-led, community-driven publishing infrastructure that provides alternatives to the increasingly commercial landscape of journal publishing. While journal relationships with external organizations are critical, they were sometimes tied (precariously) to a single editorial member, meaning these supports could disappear if that editor leaves. Keywords: access; authors; canadian; chief; editorial; journals; libraries; library; participants; publishers; publishing; relationships; research; structure; support; work
• Financial and Other Perceived Barriers to Transitioning to an Equitable No-Publishing Fee Open Access Model: A Survey of LIS Journal Editors by Borchardt, Rachel; Schultz, Teresa; Dawson, DeDe (2024) - This aligns with a point made by Fyfe et al. that smaller societies participating in copublishing arrangements with large publishers appear to have little or no knowledge of their finances.47 The OA Diamond Journals Study also found that almost one-third of journals they surveyed did not know their financial status.48 This lack of knowledge could potentially expand to various equitable funding models for OA journal publishing. Discussion The findings show a general lack of knowledge by journal editors about their journal’s bud- gets, with just a third initially indicating they were aware of their journal budgets and even fewer offering estimated budgets. Keywords: access; authors; editors; fee; funding; journal; libraries; model; open; publishers; publishing; research; society; study; support; survey
• Cultural Heritage and the Campus Community: Academic Libraries and Museums in Collaboration, Alexia Hudson-Ward, Julie Rodrigues Widholm, and Scott Walter (eds.), Association of College and Research Libraries, 2022, 9780838936719, Softcover, 260 pages, $86.00 by Call, Elizabeth (2024) - Myka Kennedy Stephens carefully presents a guide to her new, innovative, and exciting model of library strategic planning, based originally on Inte- grated Business Planning tenets, which she has discussed elsewhere. Thus, standard library strategic plans are often inflexible and unable to adapt quickly to helpful suggestions, shifting priorities, and unexpected challenges. Keywords: author; chapter; governance; libraries; library; model; planning; university
• Integrated Library Planning: A New Model for Strategic and Dynamic Planning, Management and Assessment, Myka Kennedy Stephens, Association of College and Research Libraries Publications, 2023, Softcover, 160 pages, $62.00. by Jones, Julene (2024) - Myka Kennedy Stephens carefully presents a guide to her new, innovative, and exciting model of library strategic planning, based originally on Inte- grated Business Planning tenets, which she has discussed elsewhere. Thus, standard library strategic plans are often inflexible and unable to adapt quickly to helpful suggestions, shifting priorities, and unexpected challenges. Keywords: libraries; library; model; planning; university
• ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites by Liu, Yan Quan; Bielefield, Arlene; Beckwith, Jennifer (2024) - ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites 177 Appendix B. Data Set College Name Library Website Arizona State University-Tempe https://lib.asu.edu/ Auburn University https://www.lib.auburn.edu/ Ball State University https://www.bsu.edu/academics/libraries Binghamton University-SUNY https://www.binghamton.edu/libraries/ Clemson University https://libraries.clemson.edu/ College of William and Mary https://libraries.wm.edu/ Colorado School of Mines https://www.mines.edu/library/ Colorado State University https://lib.colostate.edu/ Florida International University https://library.fiu.edu/ Florida State University https://www.lib.fsu.edu/ George Mason University https://library.gmu.edu/ Georgia Institute of Technology https://www.library.gatech.edu/ Illinois State University https://library.illinoisstate.edu/ Indiana University-Bloomington https://libraries.indiana.edu/ Iowa State University https://www.lib.iastate.edu/ Kansas State University https://www.lib.k-state.edu/ Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge https://www.lib.lsu.edu/ Miami University-Oxford http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/ Michigan State University https://lib.msu.edu/ Michigan Technological Institute https://www.mtu.edu/library/ Missouri University of Science and Technology https://library.mst.edu/ Montclair State University https://www.montclair.edu/library/ New Jersey Institute of Technology http://library.njit.edu/ North Carolina University-Raleigh https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary Ohio State University-Columbus https://library.osu.edu/ Ohio University https://www.library.ohio.edu/ Oklahoma State University https://library.okstate.edu/ Oregon State University https://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ Pennsylvania State University-University Park https://libraries.psu.edu/directory Purdue University-West Lafayette https://www.lib.purdue.edu/ Rowan University https://www.lib.rowan.edu/ Rutgers University-New Brunswick https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/ Rutgers University-Newark https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/dana San Diego State University https://library.sdsu.edu/ Stony Brook University-SUNY http://www.library.stonybrook.edu/ SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry https://www.esf.edu/moonlib/ Temple University https://library.temple.edu/ Texas A&M University-College Station https://library.tamu.edu/ Texas Tech University https://www.depts.ttu.edu/library/ https://lib.asu.edu/ https://www.lib.auburn.edu/ https://www.bsu.edu/academics/libraries https://www.binghamton.edu/libraries/ https://libraries.clemson.edu/ https://libraries.wm.edu/ https://www.mines.edu/library/ https://lib.colostate.edu/ https://library.fiu.edu/ https://www.lib.fsu.edu/ https://library.gmu.edu/ https://www.library.gatech.edu/ https://library.illinoisstate.edu/ https://libraries.indiana.edu/ https://www.lib.iastate.edu/ https://www.lib.k-state.edu/ https://www.lib.lsu.edu/ http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/ https://lib.msu.edu/ https://www.mtu.edu/library/ https://library.mst.edu/ https://www.montclair.edu/library/ http://library.njit.edu/ https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary https://library.osu.edu/ https://www.library.ohio.edu/ https://library.okstate.edu/ https://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ https://libraries.psu.edu/directory https://www.lib.purdue.edu/ https://www.lib.rowan.edu/ https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/ https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/dana https://library.sdsu.edu/ http://www.library.stonybrook.edu/ https://www.esf.edu/moonlib/ https://library.temple.edu/ https://library.tamu.edu/ https://www.depts.ttu.edu/library/ 178 College & Research Libraries March 2024 College Name Library Website University at Albany-SUNY https://library.albany.edu/ University at Buffalo-SUNY https://library.buffalo.edu/ University of Alabama https://www.lib.ua.edu/#/home University of Alabama-Birmingham https://library.uab.edu/ University of Arizona https://new.library.arizona.edu/ University of Arkansas https://libraries.uark.edu University of California -Los Angeles https://www.library.ucla.edu/ University of California-Berkeley http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ University of California-Davis https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/ University of California-Irvine https://lib.uci.edu/ University of California-Merced http://library.ucmerced.edu/ University of California-Riverside https://library.ucr.edu/ University of California-San Diego https://library.ucsd.edu/ University of California-Santa Barbara https://www.library.ucsb.edu/ University of California-Santa Cruz https://library.ucsc.edu/ University of Central Florida https://library.ucf.edu/ University of Cincinnati https://libraries.uc.edu/ University of Colorado-Boulder https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/ University of Connecticut-Storrs https://lib.uconn.edu/ University of Delaware https://library.udel.edu/ University of Florida http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/books.html University of George https://www.libs.uga.edu/ University of Hawaii-Manoa http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/ University of Houston https://libraries.uh.edu/ University of Idaho https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/ University of Illinois-Chicago https://library.uic.edu/ University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign https://www.library.illinois.edu/ University of Iowa https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/ University of Kansas https://lib.ku.edu/ University of Kentucky http://libraries.uky.edu/ University of Louisville http://library.louisville.edu/home University of Maine https://library.umaine.edu/ University of Maryland-Baltimore County https://library.umbc.edu/ University of Maryland-College Park https://www.lib.umd.edu/ University of Massachusetts-Amherst https://www.library.umass.edu/ University of Massachusetts-Lowell https://www.uml.edu/library/ University of Michigan-Ann Arbor https://www.lib.umich.edu/ University of Minnesota-Twin Cities https://www.lib.umn.edu/ University of Mississippi https://libraries.olemiss.edu/ University of Missouri http://library.missouri.edu/ University of Nebraska-Lincoln https://libraries.unl.edu/ https://library.albany.edu/ https://library.buffalo.edu/ https://www.lib.ua.edu/#/home https://library.uab.edu/ https://new.library.arizona.edu/ https://libraries.uark.edu https://www.library.ucla.edu/ http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/ https://lib.uci.edu/ http://library.ucmerced.edu/ https://library.ucr.edu/ https://library.ucsd.edu/ https://www.library.ucsb.edu/ https://library.ucsc.edu/ https://library.ucf.edu/ https://libraries.uc.edu/ https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/ https://lib.uconn.edu/ https://library.udel.edu/ http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/books.html https://www.libs.uga.edu/ http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/ https://libraries.uh.edu/ https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/ https://library.uic.edu/ https://www.library.illinois.edu/ https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/ https://lib.ku.edu/ http://libraries.uky.edu/ http://library.louisville.edu/home https://library.umaine.edu/ https://library.umbc.edu/ https://www.lib.umd.edu/ https://www.library.umass.edu/ https://www.uml.edu/library/ https://www.lib.umich.edu/ https://www.lib.umn.edu/ https://libraries.olemiss.edu/ http://library.missouri.edu/ https://libraries.unl.edu/ ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites 179 College Name Library Website University of New Hampshire https://www.library.unh.edu/ University of New Mexico https://library.unm.edu/ University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill https://library.unc.edu/ University of Oregon https://library.uoregon.edu/ University of Pittsburgh https://www.library.pitt.edu/ University of Rhode Island https://web.uri.edu/library/ University of South Carolina https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/ university_libraries/ University of South Florida https://www.lib.usf.edu/ University of Tennessee https://www.lib.utk.edu/ University of Texas-Austin https://www.lib.utexas.edu/ University of Texas-Dallas https://www.utdallas.edu/library/ University of Utah https://lib.utah.edu/ University of Vermont https://library.uvm.edu/ University of Virginia https://search.lib.virginia.edu/ University of Washington https://www.lib.washington.edu/ University of Wisconsin-Madison https://www.library.wisc.edu/ University of Wyoming http://www.uwyo.edu/libraries/ Virginia Commonwealth University https://www.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Tech https://lib.vt.edu/ Washington State University https://libraries.wsu.edu/ n=100 Source: U.S. News and World Reports https://www.library.unh.edu/ https://library.unm.edu/ https://library.unc.edu/ https://library.uoregon.edu/ https://www.library.pitt.edu/ https://web.uri.edu/library/ https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/ https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/ https://www.lib.usf.edu/ https://www.lib.utk.edu/ https://www.lib.utexas.edu/ https://www.utdallas.edu/library/ https://lib.utah.edu/ https://library.uvm.edu/ https://search.lib.virginia.edu/ https://www.lib.washington.edu/ https://www.library.wisc.edu/ http://www.uwyo.edu/libraries/ https://www.library.vcu.edu/ https://lib.vt.edu/ https://libraries.wsu.edu/ 180 College & Research Libraries March 2024 Appendix C. Overall Error Counts for Wave Totals in descending order College Name Quantity Error Error Y=1, N=0 Error Free Y=1, N=0 University of New Hampshire 84 1 University of Pittsburgh 42 1 University of South Florida 34 1 University of California-Davis 29 1 Ohio State University-Columbus 26 1 University of Kentucky 25 1 University of California-Santa Cruz 24 1 University of Texas-Austin 23 1 Iowa State University 22 1 Pennsylvania State University-University Park 22 1 University of California-Santa Barbara 21 1 University at Albany-SUNY 20 1 Illinois State University 18 1 University of Texas-Dallas 17 1 University of California-Merced 16 1 University of Maryland-Baltimore County 16 1 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 16 1 Ohio University 14 1 University of Mississippi 12 1 University of New Mexico 12 1 Rowan University 11 1 University of Colorado-Boulder 11 1 University of Illinois-Chicago 11 1 Florida International University 9 1 New Jersey Institute of Technology 9 1 Purdue University-West Lafayette 9 1 Texas Tech University 9 1 University of Connecticut-Storrs 9 1 University of Delaware 9 1 Virginia Tech 9 1 University of Alabama-Birmingham 8 1 University of Utah 8 1 Clemson University 7 1 Michigan Technological Institute 7 1 University of Maine 7 1 University of Tennessee 7 1 Kansas State University 6 1 ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites 181 College Name Quantity Error Error Y=1, N=0 Error Free Y=1, N=0 Miami University-Oxford 6 1 Missouri University of Science and Technology 6 1 San Diego State University 6 1 University of California-Los Angeles 6 1 University of Hawaii-Manoa 6 1 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 6 1 Virginia Commonwealth University 6 1 University of Georgia 5 1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 5 1 Arizona State University-Tempe 4 1 Colorado School of Mines 4 1 Florida State University 4 1 Oregon State University 4 1 Temple University 4 1 University of Arizona 3 1 University of California-San Diego 3 1 University of Central Florida 3 1 University of Houston 3 1 University of Maryland-College Park 3 1 Binghamton University-SUNY 2 1 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 2 1 University of Arkansas 2 1 University of California-Berkeley 2 1 University of Iowa 2 1 University of Louisville 2 1 University of Missouri 2 1 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2 1 Washington State University 2 1 Ball State University 1 1 College of William and Mary 1 1 Colorado State University 1 1 George Mason University 1 1 Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge 1 1 North Carolina University-Raleigh 1 1 Oklahoma State University 1 1 Texas A&M University-College Station 1 1 University of California-Irvine 1 1 University of Florida 1 1 University of Idaho 1 1 182 College & Research Libraries March 2024 College Name Quantity Error Error Y=1, N=0 Error Free Y=1, N=0 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 1 University of Rhode Island 1 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 Auburn University 0 0 1 Georgia Institute of Technology 0 0 1 Indiana University-Bloomington 0 0 1 Michigan State University 0 0 1 Montclair State University 0 0 1 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 0 0 1 Rutgers University-Newark 0 0 1 Stony Brook University-SUNY 0 0 1 University at Buffalo-SUNY 0 0 1 University of Alabama 0 0 1 University of California-Riverside 0 0 1 University of Cincinnati 0 0 1 University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign 0 0 1 University of Kansas 0 0 1 University of Massachusetts-Lowell 0 0 1 University of Oregon 0 0 1 University of South Carolina 0 0 1 University of Vermont 0 0 1 University of Virginia 0 0 1 University of Washington 0 0 1 University of Wyoming 0 0 1 TOTALS 758 79 21 7.58 79.00% 21.00% mean percent percent ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites 183 Appendix D. Total Known Errors with AChecker This table is in descending order. College Name Quantity Error Error Y=1, N=0 Error Free Y=1, N=0 Stony Brook University-SUNY 106 1 Montclair State University 94 1 Colorado State University 72 1 Florida State University 69 1 North Carolina University-Raleigh 49 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 48 1 Purdue University-West Lafayette 43 1 Binghamton University-SUNY 43 1 Pennsylvania State University-University Park 35 1 University of New Mexico 27 1 Texas A&M University-College Station 26 1 University of California -Los Angeles 25 1 University of Alabama-Birmingham 25 1 San Diego State University 23 1 Kansas State University 23 1 Illinois State University 23 1 Florida International University 23 1 University of Oregon 22 1 Washington State University 21 1 University of Colorado-Boulder 21 1 University of California-San Diego 21 1 University of California-Riverside 20 1 University of Washington 18 1 Miami University-Oxford 17 1 University of California-Davis 15 1 University of California-Irvine 12 1 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 11 1 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 11 1 University of Central Florida 11 1 University of California-Berkeley 11 1 Ohio State University-Columbus 11 1 Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge 11 1 University of Virginia 10 1 University of Idaho 10 1 University of Alabama 9 1 Auburn University 9 1 University of Missouri 8 1 184 College & Research Libraries March 2024 College Name Quantity Error Error Y=1, N=0 Error Free Y=1, N=0 University of California-Santa Barbara 8 1 Rowan University 8 1 Colorado School of Mines 7 1 Ball State University 7 1 Arizona State University-Tempe 7 1 University of Maine 6 1 Missouri University of Science and Technology 6 1 Michigan State University 6 1 University of New Hampshire 5 1 University of Georgia 5 1 University of Florida 5 1 University of Arizona 5 1 Temple University 5 1 University of Mississippi 4 1 University of Massachusetts-Lowell 4 1 University of Iowa 4 1 University of California-Santa Cruz 4 1 New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 1 Michigan Technological Institute 4 1 Indiana University-Bloomington 4 1 Clemson University 4 1 Virginia Tech 3 1 University of Kansas 3 1 University of Houston 3 1 Georgia Institute of Technology 3 1 College of William and Mary 3 1 University of Wyoming 2 1 University of Rhode Island 2 1 University of Pittsburgh 2 1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 2 1 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2 1 University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2 1 University of Delaware 2 1 University of Arkansas 2 1 University of Texas-Dallas 1 1 University of Tennessee 1 1 University of South Florida 1 1 University of Maryland-College Park 1 1 University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign 1 1 University of Cincinnati 1 1 ADA Digital Accessibility on Academic Library Websites 185 Notes 1. ADA Network, “What Are the Public or Private College-University’s Responsibilities to Students with Disabilities?” https://adata.org/faq/what-are-public-or-private-college-universitys-responsibilities-students- disabilities. Keywords: accessibility; ada; california; college; data; digital; disabilities; error; libraries; library; state; state university; study; technology; universities; university; wave; websites
• Exploring the Cost Effectiveness of Services in Academic Libraries: A Case Study with the Use of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing by Kissa, Barbara; Georganta, Zoe; Gounopoulos, Elias; Kitsios, Fotis (2024) - The cost/time unit of the resource (i.e., personnel, library manage- ment system) and 2) the time units (usually estimated in minutes) required to perform an activity by the resource.7 TDABC method is considered a management accounting innovation that allows manag- ers with no experience in accounting science to perform cost analysis activities efficiently.8 https://fs.lib.uom.gr/ https://fs.lib.uom.gr/ https://catalog.lib.uom.gr/ Exploring the Cost Effectiveness of Services in Academic Libraries 197 If they do not find the book, they check the collections of other cooperating Greek libraries through the collective catalog of Greek academic libraries library systems. Keywords: activity; book; case; cost; ill; libraries; library; library staff; min; requests; services; staff; tdabc; time; uom library
• When There’s No Information Literacy Requirement: Curriculum Mapping to Drive Engagement by Locker, Monica V.; Whelan, Jennifer L.A. (2024) - Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) CC BY-NC. mailto:jwhelan@holycross.edu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ When There’s No Information Literacy Requirement 255 Literature Review Curriculum mapping is a widely accepted strategy both for obtaining an in-depth under- standing of the academic curriculum, and for strategizing in other ways about information literacy programming.2 The library literature reports many different strategic applications of traditional curriculum mapping, at the department3 and program levels4 as well as in related contexts such as outreach programming.5 In addition to informing internal library decision-making, curriculum mapping has been shown to be a useful tool for communicat- ing with faculty; for example, librarians at Berkeley College actively involved faculty in their curriculum mapping process, which included the development of department-specific cur- riculum maps made available through their website.6 Additionally, librarians at Texas Tech’s Architecture Library turned to curriculum mapping when attempts to introduce information literacy-focused assignments failed, ultimately using their project to demonstrate the need for a scaffolded instruction program in place of one-shot sessions,7 and Ziegler made a similar case on the basis of a project at the University of West Florida.8 The term “curriculum mapping” is widely used to refer to activities which are designed to systematically align, and assess the alignment of, information literacy programs with cur- ricula. Roadmapping, however, enabled librarians to quickly grasp (and reference as-needed) the various major programs, core require- ments, history of information literacy instruction, and more, facilitating both effective use of staff resources and higher-level planning for their information literacy program.21 There is also plenty of evidence in the literature of roadmapping being used as a preliminary step in a more-involved curriculum mapping project, or in conjunction with other techniques such as syllabus analysis.22 Strategies such as roadmapping and syllabus analysis are necessarily fairly qualitative, but it can be difficult to accurately assess a program’s reach and understand the program as a whole without quantitative information. Keywords: college; course; curriculum; engagement; information; instruction; libraries; library; literacy; mapping; project; students
• Sexual Harassment on Chat Reference: Prevalence, Impact, and the Role of Organizations by Kannegiser, Samantha; Hunter, Julie (2024) - 267 Sexual Harassment on Chat Reference: Prevalence, Impact, and the Role of Organizations Samantha Kannegiser and Julie Hunter* Over 100 chat providers in academic libraries were surveyed in a premier study mea- suring experiences of sexual harassment among library workers providing online chat reference. Research expands this definition to understand sexual harassment as a psychological construct with negative effects, even when the behaviors do not meet the legal thresholds of frequency or severity to be prohibited.2 A subset of the sexual harassment literature focuses on third-party sexual harassment, or customer sexual harassment, which recognizes that workers in service positions are harassed by their customers or patrons and are more vulnerable to harassment because of the power imbalance between service providers and customers.3 The effects of experiencing third-party sexual ha- rassment are similar to the effects of other types of workplace harassment; namely, lower job and health satisfaction and increased psychological stress.4 Library workers, like other frontline service workers, have reported experiencing sexual harassment at work by colleagues and supervisors, as well as third-party sexual harassment by patrons.5 While library work is often done in person, library reference work is increasingly *  Samantha Kannegiser is Student Success Librarian at Rutgers University-Camden, email: Samantha.kannegiser@ rutgers.edu; Julie Hunter was Student Success Librarian at Western Connecticut State University at the time this research was conducted and is now CMG Knowledge Management Lead at RSM US, email: julie.hunter@rsmus. com. Keywords: behavior; chat; chat reference; harassment; libraries; library; patron; providers; reference; research; respondents; responses; service; workplace
• Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library. Brian Flota and Kate Morris, eds. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, 2023. 305p. Softcover, $82.00 ($73.80 ALA members) (ISBN: 978-0-8389-3950-5). by Forrest, Dan (2024) - As comic books and their associated media continue to dominate popular culture, many libraries are exploring the idea of collecting them or thinking of new ways to use the comic books they have as aids to instruction and research and to draw more students into the library. The breadth of topics covered across the chapters of this work means that almost any reader will find some applicable ideas for collecting, organizing, and using comic book collections in an academic setting. Keywords: comics; libraries; library
• Cathryn M. Cooper. The Experimental Library: A Guide to Taking Risks, Failing Forward, and Creating Change. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2023. 184p. Paper, $59.99 (ISBN: 978-0-8389-3965-9). by Ihssen, Clarissa (2024) - Copper has worked in both public and academic libraries and has provided examples of experimentation from her past experiences as well as samples from other libraries. Copper knows that library culture is unlikely to transform into Silicon Valley culture, so giving the intended readers more insight into what is going on in their own field is, similarly, more likely to be applicable. Keywords: book; libraries; library
• Coping During Covid: Yoga and Meditation Accessibility in Academic Libraries During the Pandemic by Burns, Erin; Quinn, Brian; Benson, Megan (2024) - Our survey is based in part on Lenstra’s 2017 survey of public libraries wellness programs to gather basic data about these programs, as well as his 2020 informal survey of academic libraries on yoga programs. Research on yoga programs for online sessions generally showed that these programs were being implemented asynchronously, so further research is needed into the specifics of the modality (synchronous vs asynchronous sessions).32 Additionally, there are few articles that discuss accessibility of the programs.33 350 College & Research Libraries Keywords: accessibility; college; count; journal; libraries; library; meditation; pandemic; percentage count; programs; question; research; student; survey; total; university; wellness; yoga
• From “Outside the Box” to “Out the Window”: Teaching with Primary Sources through the Pandemic by Kiser, Paula S.; Larson, Christina; O’Sullivan, Kevin M.; Peale, Anne (2024) - This literature is a key means of knowledge sharing, as despite the widespread popularity of primary source instruction, there remains a scarcity of formal education opportunities for faculty and graduate instructors.9 In recent years, several prominent edited volumes have offered strategies for teaching with primary sources: Using Primary Sources: Hands-on In- structional Exercises (2014); Teaching With Primary Sources, published in 2016 as part of the Society of American Archivists “Trends in Archival Practice” series; Teaching Undergraduates with Archives (2019); and The Teaching with Primary Sources Cookbook (2021).10 Beyond these edited collections, the Teaching with Primary Sources Collective maintains an updated bibliography that touches on the use of primary sources in various educational settings.11 Garcia, Lueck, and Yakel (2019) also provide a thorough survey of the professional literature pertaining to teaching with primary sources that includes 154 books and articles published on the topic since 1949.12 Recent examples include a wide array of works considering how primary sources can enhance student engagement across academic disciplines, primary sources related to underrepresented groups and social movements, as well as those which focus specifically on digital themes.13 Of particular note pertaining to this last topic is the work of Brianna Gormly, et al., who have thoughtfully explored the particular challenges and opportunities inherent in teaching with digital primary sources, a topic of increasing concern in undergraduate student education.14 A growing concern among this literature focuses on the importance of relationships between library, archives, and museum professionals, and their counterparts in the teach- ing faculty. The instructors talked about using digital primary sources–sometimes new to them and sometimes not–as well as digital tools that they began incorporating into their courses.27 How instructors con- ceptualized using primary sources was often dependent upon their understanding of and approach to using various types of digital and digitized examples. Keywords: collections; faculty; instruction; instructors; interviews; learning; libraries; museum; new; outcomes; pandemic; primary; research; sources; students; study; teaching; university
• Rethinking How We Build Communities: The Future of Flexible Work by Allen, Amy L.; Birrell, Lori (2024) - The literature review is divided into three parts: first, the personal and societal benefits and drawbacks of remote work; second, the impact of remote work on team and organizational dynamics; and third, the types of work assignments and work environ- ments that best lend themselves to remote work opportunities. After observing impacts on their own work, the authors sought to study the broader effects of remote work on practitioners’ professional and personal life by conducting a longitudinal study between July 2020 and June 2021. Keywords: authors; employees; home; job; libraries; library; managers; pandemic; person; research; study; survey; time; work; working
• Open Access Workflows for Academic Libraries by Goddard, Matthew W.; Brundy, Curtis (2024) - All major commercial publishers now have open access agreements in the United States, as do many not-for-profit publishers.1 While there are alternatives that forgo article processing charges (APCs)—such as Subscribe to Open and the tiered model developed by Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)—the most prevalent open models at this time, such as Read and Publish, are based on the payment of charges per article. For libraries that are new to making open access agreements, questions often arise about how they are negotiated and the work involved with their successful implementation. Keywords: access; agreement; article; eligibility; funding; iowa; libraries; library; publication; publishers; publishing; research; state; workflows
• Longitudinal Associations between Online Usage of Library-Licensed Content and Undergraduate Student Performance by Kabo, Felichism; Paulson, Annaliese; Bradley, Doreen; Varnum, Ken; Teasley, Stephanie (2024) - Conclusion Because library data are often not integrated into other university data, there are major ob- stacles in demonstrating the richness and complexity of the value of academic library usage for the students who use these resources. Thus, we ran panel linear mixed effects (LME) regression models of the association between library usage and student GPA, contingent on students being enrolled in at least four semesters over the study period. Keywords: access; campus; college; data; gpa; information; libraries; library; performance; research; session; students; term; university; usage
• Transfiguring the Library as Digital Research Infrastructure: Making KBLab at the National Library of Sweden by Börjeson, Love; Haffenden, Chris; Malmsten, Martin; Klingwall, Fredrik; Rende, Emma; Kurtz, Robin; Rekathati, Faton; Hägglöf, Hillevi; Sikora, Justyna (2024) - One of the key justifications for library labs in particular, and GLAM labs more generally, is that they provide new ways of sharing the value of cultural heritage material. For the work of the Swedish Tax Agency and the Swedish Courts in using lab models, see M. Juhlin, “De samhällsekonomiska effekterna kopplat till Kungliga bibliotekets AI-baserade språkmodeller” Keywords: access; collections; data; development; digital; infrastructure; kblab; lab; language; libraries; library; making; march; material; models; national; research; researchers; swedish; use; work
• Evaluating AI Literacy in Academic Libraries: A Survey Study with a Focus on U.S. Employees by Lo, Leo S. (2024) - Crucially, the wide variance in AI literacy, understanding of AI concepts, and hands-on familiarity with AI tools among library professionals points towards the need for a strati- fied and tailored approach to AI education. The study pro- poses a framework defining core components of AI literacy tailored for libraries. Keywords: ai tools; education; generative; libraries; library; literacy; need; potential; research; respondents; study; tools; training; understanding
• “But Where Are You Really From?”: Multiracial Students, Sense of Belonging, and Academic Libraries by Emerson, María Evelia (2024) - The purpose of the interviews and focus group was to learn if the interviewed students viewed their academic library as a place that increased their sense of belonging at UIUC, and to learn more about ways academic libraries can support multiracial students. While there is an abundance of literature that discusses different ways that libraries attempt to be more inclusive, there is a definite research gap about the role of academic libraries in their support of multiracial students, particularly regarding these students’ sense of belonging. Keywords: belonging; college; focus; group; identity; interviews; libraries; library; multiracial; participants; people; race; sense; students; study; university
• The Faculty Role in College Affordability: Syllabus Creation and Resource Affordability by Fitzgerald, Sarah Rose; Turner, Christine; Graham, Anne (2024) - Across material types, between 19–23% of faculty considered “none” of the factors that would ease student use of the material, which suggests these instruc- tors give no regard to course material cost (See Figure 5). Furthermore, because more faculty look for article availability more often than book availability through libraries, there is greater potential for impact on course material costs through faculty-library personnel collaborations that focus on books, especially in those dis- ciplines that tend to be more book and chapter dependent than article dependent. Keywords: access; affordability; articles; availability; books; cost; course; faculty; libraries; library; materials; resources; students
• Growing OkraOut: A Case Study by Ussery, Afton Fawn; Dahman, Sofiya Petrova (2024) - This article suggests ways for academic libraries, specifically, to be more proactive and to move beyond simple steps such as mission statement language, or buying more LGBTQ+ books for June Pride displays. Literature Review As mentioned, the information needs of LGBTQ+ students in academic libraries is an emerging focus of LIS literature. Keywords: authors; campus; committee; community; event; lgbtq+; libraries; library; members; okraout; outreach; people; program; research; services; student; support; university
• Libraries Without Borders: New Directions in Library History, Steven A. Knowlton, Ellen M. Pozzi, Jordan S. Sly, and Emily D. Spunaugle (eds.), ALA Editions, 2023. 216p. $69.99. 9780838936634 by Taylor, John (2024) - Part four positions the boundary within the practice of library history itself with a how-to chapter on conducting library history research and a necessary critique of the lack of diversity in voices represented in LIS history. The book ends with an example of critical historiography, in which authors Loriene Roy and Rea N. Simmons note the ways BIPOC voices have been sidelined in library history; they make efforts to rectify this by incorporating numerous examples of indigenous librarians, past and present, whose stories should be told to enrich LIS literature. Keywords: book; history; libraries; library
• “I’ll Wait Zero Seconds”: Faculty Perspectives on Serials Access, Sharing, and Immediacy by Scott, Rachel E.; Shelley, Anne; Buckley, Chad E.; Thayer-Styes, Cassie; Murphy, Julie A. (2025) - Literature Review The question of how faculty access scholarly content has been studied at scale.5 The Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey was an important springboard for the study at hand. However, by asking participants to describe how they access and share scholarly content, as well as how important immediate access is, the authors understood that library access would only be part of the conversation and that other methods would also be discussed. Keywords: access; article; authors; content; faculty; google; immediacy; journal; libraries; library; literature; milner; participants; research; scholar; sciences; sciences scholar; serials; share; sharing; time; use
• Developing a Training Program for Student Library Assistants to Make Scanned PDFs Accessible: A Case Study by Kwak, Aneta (2025) - A high-turnover rate makes training student staff more time consuming as libraries often hire and train new staff each year. Training videos are a good alternative to in-person training, especially when training features the demonstration of software (Boeninger, 2013; Forrest, 2007; Keywords: accessibility; libraries; library; online; pdf; pdfs; person; process; program; slas; staff; student; training; videos
• Assessing Students’ Information Literacy: Attitudes and Perceptions of College Students Across Generations by Dalal, Heather A.; Taylor, Arthur; Whitfield, Sharon (2025) - Generation Z students see this as the norm because they have grown up relying on tools such as Google to complete their research. The follow- ing literature largely includes studies of Generation Z students in higher education, with a few noted exceptions of studies focused on high school students. Keywords: college; education; generation; grade; information; information literacy; libraries; library; literacy; point; research; skills; sources; students; study; survey; use
• Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library: Designing Spaces, Policies, and Services, Kelsey Keyes and Ellie Dworak, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2024. 312p. Softcover, 82.00. 9798892555531 by Cole, Hannah (2025) - While some chapters may digress into a discussion of higher education in more general terms rather than focusing on the library, ultimately the book is a detailed, timely, and thoughtful consideration of students who are parents, providing helpful tips on how academic libraries can support this often-ignored set of scholars. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Li- brary opens with the authors’ own experiences observing student parents on their campuses and point out their relative invisibility, both in physical spaces, consideration in policies, and in the data collected at higher edu- cation institutions. Keywords: libraries; parents; student
• Liberatory Librarianship: Stories of Community, Connection, and Justice, Brian W. Keith, Laurie Taylor, and Shamin Renwick (eds.). ALA Editions, 2024. Softcover, 192p. $64.99. 9780838936610. by Lim-Douglas, Nadya (2025) - 9798892555517 Toxic Dynamics: Disrupting, Dismantling, and Transforming Academic Li- brary Culture, edited by Russell Michalak, Trevor A. Dawes, and Jon E. Cawthorne, is a comprehensive examination of the pervasive issue of toxic workplaces within academic libraries. The book’s primary argument is that toxic dynam- ics in academic libraries are a significant barrier to effective and healthy work environments. Keywords: book; chapters; librarianship; libraries; library
• The Role of Academic Libraries in the Shifting Landscape of Zines by Bobrow, Evan (2025) - In the new afterword “Do Zines Still Matter?” included in the second edition, he reconsiders this prediction, arguing that while the choice to print physical zines is in some ways a nostalgic one, that zines have always been about more than their content (2008). In general, they tend to focus more on zines as objects, rather than the culture that surrounds them. Keywords: collection; duncombe; libraries; people; work; zines
• Assessing the State of Publicly Available Library Accessibility Information: Guidelines Based on a Review of Policies at SUNY Libraries by Lougen, Colleen; Payne, Claire; Spina, Carli (2025) - Therefore, it is unsurprising that studies on library accessibility information have focused on examining what is included on these web accessibility pages rather than solely on information formally labeled as a policy. Another recent study of library accessibility webpages, focused specifically on four-year degree granting institutions in Virginia, found that, “[o]f the 40 libraries examined in this study, only 11 (27.5%) included policy or program content related to library accessibility for patrons with disabilities on their official websites in the summer of 2018” (Vaughan & Warlick, 2020, p. 4). Keywords: accessibility; cdps; collection; development; disabilities; information; language; libraries; library; policies; policy; research; resources; state; study; suny
• Respecting Privacy of Thought in DEI Training by Antelman, Kristin (2025) - The American Library Association (ALA) issued two guideline documents, a decade apart, to support library workers in the development of cultural competency skills: Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries (“Diversity Standards”)3 in 2012, and Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework (“Cultural Proficiencies”) in 2022.4 Com- paring the two documents demonstrates how academic library cultural competency training moved from being anchored in library values and services to engaging with contested social and political topics that probe—and challenge—the personal views and beliefs of individual library workers. The ability of DEI trainers to keep up with ever-fluid linguistic norms and nuances also serves as a filter to identify library workers who do not devote the same energy to that purpose, or who lack the class- or education-based advantages to keep up. Keywords: acrl; ala; beliefs; competency; control; culture; dei; diversity; equity; framework; freedom; identity; libraries; library; people; privacy; proficiencies; right; thought; tolerance; training; workers; workplace
• Making the Connection: An Examination of Institutional Repositories and Scholarly Communication Crosslinking Practices by Kilcer, Emily; Puzier, Lauren; Germain, Carol Anne (2025) - They spoke to the challenge of bridging the gap between “emotional and psychological needs” of IR users and “design decisions.” This study investigates the availability of SC content and IRs, examines the relationship between academic libraries’ SC content and their IR library support page, and explores whether IR software influences whether there are crosslinks between SC service pages and the IR. Keywords: academic; access; authors; communication; data; information; institutions; irs; libraries; library; page; repositories; repository; research; sc page; sc services; services; users
• Building Distinctive Collections: A Survey of Association of Research Libraries’ Member Institutions Acquisitions Infrastructure by Kim, Moon; Diaz, Angel; Reyes, Betsaida; Mugambi, Florence N.; Gujilde, Paolo P. (2025) - Acquisitions departments play an essential role in building library collections, but relatively little attention has been paid to the acquisitions process and its impact on equity, diversity, and inclusion (hereafter mentioned as EDI) either in library collections development in general or in distinc- tive collections specifically. To increase diversity in library collections, genuine interrogation of past and present acquisitions practices—to identify and correct structural and systemic barriers that have made collecting marginalized voices challenging—should persist and increase. Keywords: acquisitions; building; business; collections; development; diversity; edi; infrastructure; institutions; libraries; library; materials; o o; practices; research; responses; survey
• Library Correlational Assessment and Campus Partnership for Student Success by Yu, Holly; Dobry, Adele (2025) - Without exception, all the research has documented both a statistically significant relationship between student library resource and service use and better GPAs, and that these two factors are positively correlated (Cox & Jantti, 2012; Haddow, 2013; LeMaistre, 2018; Soria et al. 2013; The literature on academic library correlation assessment has documented research and practices using the quantitative method to collect data on resource and service use, to analyze how student library use impacts their learning, and to explore the relationship between stu- dents’ library use and learning outcomes or academic achievement. Keywords: academic; campus; data; libraries; library; research; resources; student; student success; study; success; use
• Inclusive Leadership: Perspectives From Academic Library Leaders by Meier, John J. (2025) - The lived experiences of women in library leadership showcase the barriers, discrimination, and inequitable expectations still faced despite the growth in representation.27 Methods This paper presents a portion of the results of a sabbatical project approved by Penn State University for 2023 related to inclusive leadership and decision making in academic libraries. One goal noted was that BIPOC library employees would feel comfortable speaking directly with this person and that their voice would be represented in library leadership. Keywords: academic; arl; bipoc; dei; development; employees; equity; individuals; leadership; libraries; library; organizations; participants; practices; programs; research; responses; study
• A Bibliometric Study of Art Exhibition Reviews: Intersectionality, Implications, and Impact across Academic and Research Collections by Mathews, Emilee (2025) - The study’s findings are useful not only for art library collection development, but also demonstrates one way—distinctive because of its subject focus and intersectional approach—to evaluate library collections. As such, these publications are essential to the study of art and are a major information source collected by art libraries (Back, 2018; Jones, 1978; Jones & Scott Gibson, 1986). Keywords: art; artists; color; dataset; exhibition; libraries; library; publications; research; reviews; shows; study; white; women
• Comparison of Librarian and Patron Ratings of Synchronous Chat Interactions by Owens, Erin Elizabeth; Brooks, Kat (2025) - How well do librarians respond to live chat reference questions, in terms of profes- sional guidelines from RUSA? These discrepancies provide an opportunity to better understand and serve patrons as chat reference evolves in a modern landscape. Keywords: chat; information; interactions; librarian; libraries; library; patron; ratings; reference; research; rubric; scores; services
• Carceral Labor and Academic Libraries: Investigating the Library Furniture by Adams, Kevin; Planansky, Maria (2025) - This research project demystifies the university library’s relationship to prison labor, with an eye toward future steps needed to address this relationship; it seeks to understand the following: the makeup of our patron furniture; our institution’s procurement policies, preferred sourcing, and legal requirements for purchasing; and the manufacturers’ relationships to prison labor. Introduction While moving furniture in preparation for the morning opening, a librarian glanced down and saw a chair’s manufacturing label reading Corcraft, a known New York State Department of Corrections manufacturer that uses prison labor to produce its goods (Corcraft, n.d.). Keywords: alfred; corcraft; furniture; labor; libraries; library; n.d; new; patron; preferred; prison; prison labor; purchases; purchasing; research; state; university; york
• An Analysis of Hybrid/Remote Work Eligibility in Academic Librarian Job Advertisements by Connell, Ruth Sara; Longmeier, Meris Mandernach (2025) - Several recent publications note a trend toward more flexibility about when and where library work is performed. The same study noted that much of the success of maintaining services during the pandemic “relied largely on existing technological infrastructure … and the hap- penstance that many library workers possessed home internet connections and the computer hardware necessary to conduct library work” (p. 752). Keywords: advertisements; eligibility; hybrid; institutions; job; libraries; library; positions; remote; research; site; work
• Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations by Daum, Marie (2025) - Checklists include far-sighted considerations that could easily be missed by those new to designing library buildings or redesigning existing spaces. As a seasoned library consultant and a long-standing faculty member at San Diego State University, William Sannwald is a highly credible authority in the field of library design and development. Keywords: authors; building; college; design; libraries; library; students
• Closing a College Library by Denton, A. Blake (2025) - So Long and Thanks for all the Fish: A Reflection “I Don’t Think Librarians Can Save Us”: The Material Conditions of Information Literacy Instruction in the Misinformation Age Amber Willenborg and Robert Detmering The Data Science and Digital Scholarship Fellowship Program (DS2F): A Library-Based Model for Addressing Curricular Gaps in Data-Intensive Training and Digital Pedagogy Megan Senseney and Jeffrey C. Oliver Comparison of Librarian and Patron Ratings of Synchronous Chat Interactions Erin Elizabeth Owens and Kat Brooks Carceral Labor and Academic Libraries: Investigating the Library Furniture Kevin Adams and Maria Planansky Music Students and Library Collections after Pandemic Closures: An Examination of Format Preferences and Reported Usage Joe C. Clark, Jessica M. Abbazio, and Jonathan Sauceda An Analysis of Hybrid/Remote Work Eligibility in Academic Librarian Job Advertisements Ruth Sara Connell and Meris Mandernach Longmeier “At Least One Peer Reviewed Paper by Graduation”: An Analysis of Pre-Graduation Publication by Post-Baccalaureate Graduate Students LeEtta Schmidt and Jason Boczar Help or Hazard? As the growing number of defunct colleges and universities over the past decade demonstrates, however, library closures are now a viable concern in the profession. Keywords: building; collections; college; libraries; library
• Autistic Librarians in the Academic Library Hiring Process by Cohen, Rachael Anne; Cooke, Payton; Holt, Michael; Lounsberry, Megan; Roga, Erin; Farrell, Karen Stoll; Squires, Jade (2025) - Giles-Smith and Popowich (2023) found autistic academic library workers face discrimination and respond by masking, which leads to difficulties when requesting work- place accommodations. This study attempts to examine employment barriers for autistic people currently or pre- viously employed in academic libraries in Australia and the United States. Keywords: autism; employment; hiring; information; interview; job; libraries; library; people; person; process; questions; research; respondents; states; united
• Texas Library Workers on Censorship in the State: Implications for Practice for LGBTQIA+ Collections by Salmans, Josh; Hebert, Shelby; Burns, Erin (2025) - At the same time, attempts to ban books are increasing, OIF (Office of Intellectual Free- dom) documented “1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in librar- ies more than 20 years ago. This study examines the experiences of Texas libraries with materials and book challenges through a survey conducted in summer 2023 to discover the policies and responses to censorship attempts. Keywords: ala; american; association; book; censorship; challenges; collection; freedom; libraries; library; materials; public; respondents; school; survey; texas; workers
• Can AI Become an Information Literacy Ally? A Survey of Library Instructor Perspectives on ChatGPT by Del Castillo, Melissa; Kelly, Hope (2025) - According to survey results, libraries could improve their IL initiatives by working with interdisciplinary partners, integrating AI literacy into broader information literacy, and assisting users in understanding and assessing AI-generated content (Lo & Vitale, 2023). According to Chan (2023), providing support and education on AI literacy to teachers, staff, and students is needed to augment educator proficiency and confidence through appropriate training. Keywords: academic; chatgpt; information; information literacy; instruction; libraries; library; literacy; potential; research; students; survey; tam; use
• Effectiveness of Academic Library Research Guides for Building College Students’ Information Literacy Skills: A Scoping Review by DeFrain, Erica Lynn; Sult, Leslie; Pagowsky, Nicole (2025) - This scoping review paints a complex picture of the effectiveness of library research guides in supporting student learning. Cognitive load theory and library research guides. Keywords: course; course guide; data; design; effectiveness; et al; evidence; guides; information; learning; libraries; library; library guides; library research; outcomes; research; research guides; review; satisfaction; students; studies; study; subject; survey; usability; usage; use; utility
• Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice by Higgins, Abigail (2025) - The book is a helpful, beginner-friendly introduction to UDL in academic libraries. It expands the application of UDL beyond the classroom, showing how to create instruction materials, engage stakeholders in the learning process, and maximize the potential impact of library resources and services. Keywords: learning; libraries; udl
• Defining Engagement for Academic Librarians by Ellis, Erin L.; Becker, Jill K. (2025) - To do so, they drafted and tested a provisional definition of academic library engagement. Their paper concludes with a revised definition of academic library engagement that elaborates on the “how” and the “why” of what engagement is in this context: Sustained, strategic positioning of the academic library, through new or redirected resources, to create collaborative relationships with identified parties in order to advance institutional, community, and societal goals; through a progression of activities ranging from one-time initiatives, to longer-term projects, to enduring partnerships; to solve institutional- and community-level problems, or to support broad efforts to address long-range societal issues, through a range of engaged activities to create new knowledge, new products and services through these strategic choices; and to effect qualitatively different roles for academic libraries themselves through influential, reciprocal, and value enhancing relationships of Defining Engagement for Academic Librarians 871 mutual benefit to libraries and the varied constituents and publics with whom they collaborate (2011, p. 347). Keywords: definition; engagement; librarian; libraries; library; outreach; research; student; term; work
• Impact of Library Collections on Faculty Teaching, Research, and Retention: A Mixed-Methods Study by LeMire, Sarah; Bodenhamer, Shanna (2025) - Library faculty provide significant support during the research process, contribute to higher rates of student and faculty retention, and play a key role in building a university’s reputation. Supporting faculty research can lead to lower levels of stress and burnout, increased job satisfaction and feelings of productivity, and offset the negative impact of the “publish or perish” mentality within academia. Keywords: access; arts; collections; data; discipline; faculty; humanities; impact; libraries; library; professor; rank; recruitment; research; retention; teaching; university
• Scholarly Communication Work: On the Ground Perspectives by Swift, Allegra K.; Johnson, Annie K. (2025) - Yet another agreed: “I have been in two scholarly communication focused positions that were new to the institution and both had heavy job creep…” Scope of the Work When asked to identify what areas of scholarly communication work the individual sup- ported, responses indicated the breadth of scholarly communication work, with open access advocacy and copyright being two of the most frequently noted areas of work. Conclusion Recent research on scholarly communication in academic libraries has focused on the lack of official skills and training in scholarly communication work and how it is up to the individual worker to fix this. Keywords: burnout; communication; libraries; library; position; research; respondents; support; survey; work; workers
• Introducing "College and Research Libraries": Why Another Library Journal by Kuhlman, A. F. (1939) - In this new association provision has been made for five subsections: college libraries, jun- ior college libraries, reference librarians, libraries of teacher-training institutions, and university libraries. Why Another Library Journalf IN RECENT years there has developed a growing need for a professional pe- riodical devoted to the interests of college and research libraries. Keywords: college; libraries; reference; research
• Probable Trends in University Libraries by Leupp, Harold L. (1939) - T h e astonishing growth of grad- uate schools, the pressure upon every university to offer graduate work in ever new fields, and the increasing emphasis upon independent investigation in under- graduate courses, are developments of re- cent years with which university libraries are vitally concerned. Administration of Collections T h e importance of developing subject specialists in university libraries (or rather as D r . Keywords: collections; libraries; library; university
• Buying Policies of College and University Libraries by Van Patten, Nathan (1939) - T h e small library cannot do this to any extent while the larger library without access to special funds pro- vided for the purpose probably should not. T h e library copy of a current book fre- quently is read by fifty or more potential buyers. Keywords: books; college; h e; libraries; library; research; t h
• Carnegie Corporation Aid to College Libraries by Lester, Robert M. (1939) - A t the same time, the corporation has learned still more about procedures and practices in college libraries. T h e amount now being spent experimentally on teachers college libraries is $198,000. Keywords: books; college; corporation; libraries; library; years
• Buying Books for 92 Junior Colleges by Barcus, Thomas R. (1939) - T O U R I N G the years 1925-28 the Carnegie Corporation made a number of ex- ploratory grants for the development of college libraries and in the fall of 1928 it set up an Advisory Group on College Libraries with D r . T h e colleges are asked to refrain from spending approximately the last two hun- dred dollars of their allotment and are sent this amount in cash, after they have agreed to be responsible for any small bills which may straggle in after the grants have been closed. Keywords: books; college; libraries; office
• The Functions of Rare Books by Powell, Lawrence Clark (1939) - WHEN I asked Christopher Morley what he thought was the function of rare books, he replied, Surely this is no more answerable than what is the func- tion of ruined castles, or clumps of birch trees, or vintage wines, or amethysts. T h e function of rare books, we guess, is to be rare; to give a highly technical, specialized and associative pleasure to those suscepti- ble thereto. Keywords: books; collection; college; libraries; library
• News from The Field; Minutes of the A.C.R.L. Business Meeting Following the General Session at San Francisco by American Library Association, (1939) - Reference Librarians Subsection Chairman, Charles F. McCombs, New York Public Library; secretary, Margaret Hutchins, School of Library Service, Colum- bia University, New York City Subsection for Teacher-Training Institu- tions Libraries Chairman, Helen A. Russell, State Teach- ers College Library, West Chester, P a . ; secretary, Lucy S. Bell, State Teachers Col- lege Library, Salem, Mass. Bard College Library, Annandale-on- the-Hudson, N . Keywords: college; h e; libraries; library; reference; secretary; t h; university
• The Challenge of the 1930's to the 1940's by Wilson, Louis R. (1940) - T h e libraries of Oregon furnish the most highly developed example of the third type. Major Developments in College Libraries in the 1930's Seven developments in college libraries may be set down as having been of major importance in the decade just closed. Keywords: american; college; decade; federal; h e; libraries; library; materials; research; resources; t h; university
• Recent Publications by American Library Association, (1940) - In 1927 the libraries of southwest Germany established a regional system f o r circulating the re- quests f o r loans. In 1926 the Danish Royal Library and the Copen- hagen University Library ended duplication of each other's collections by agreeing to redistribute their holdings according to subject matter and to limit their acquisitions to the humanities, on the part of the Royal Library, and to the sciences, including medi- cine, on the part of the University Library. Keywords: college; libraries; library; university
• Evaluating the Adequacy of the Book Collection by Ludington, Flora B. (1940) - L U D I N G T O N Evaluating the Adequacy of the Book Collection Flora B. Ludington is librarian of JVillis- ton Memorial Library, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. TH E M O S T usual method of surveying library book collections can be termed common sense evaluation, a procedure which a modern student of research meth- odology would describe as mere hypo- thesizing or pure speculation. With the increase in tutorial instruc- tion, periodicals are becoming more and more essential to college libraries. Keywords: books; college; faculty; libraries; library; list; survey; university
• Scientific Libraries in the Emergency by Brown, Charles Harvey (1940) - T h e following hastily written notes concern only certain activities of the scientific and technical de- partments of university libraries, the tech- nical departments of large public libraries, and the technical and scientific libraries attached to societies, industrial firms, and other institutions. In the libraries of the technical 328 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES institutions in Dresden and Berlin, in the Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, and in other libraries in Germany, expert bibliog- raphers (not librarians), trained in scien- tific and industrial research, are employed to search for material in response to re- quests from industrial firms. Keywords: libraries
• Readings in Business Administration; News from the Field by American Library Association, (1940) - i l l e n , librarian, and Tulane University Library and How- ard Memorial Library at N e w Orleans, Robert J . Bucknell University Library, Lewis- burg, Pa., Harold Hayden, librarian, has received a unique gift of 67 volumes writ- ten by former prisoners in the first World W a r . Keywords: books; collection; college; h e; librarian; libraries; library; t h; university
• Recent Publications by American Library Association, (1940) - Published by the Eastern Association of Professional Schools for Teachers, 41 Press Annex Building, New York University, 26 Washington Place, New York. United States government publications, rev. ed. Keywords: american; association; book; city; college; columbia; der; des; education; illinois; leipzig; libraries; library; new; press; proceedings; progress; publications; quarterly; r e; state; study; und; university; vol; year; york
• Libraries and Research by Taube, Mortimer (1940) - T h e r e would be nothing dog- matic about such a list. T h e r e are probably many other cases in which the library has bought material whose significance for scholarship has been overestimated, but since the type of check list I am proposing is not available, these cases remain undiscovered. Keywords: libraries; library; research; t h
• Evaluating Library Service to Higher Education by Shores, Louis (1941) - T h e libraries of medical, law, engineering, music, agricul- ture, and other professional schools at- tached to or associated w i t T h e r e were, besides, other reasons w h y the joint committee felt it desirable to broaden its undertaking. Keywords: libraries; library
• News from the Field; Minutes of the Board of Directors of the A.C.R.L. Meeting, Dec. 28, 1940, Chicago; Periodical Exchange Union by American Library Association, (1941) - T h e r e are, in addition, more than 100 manuscripts from his own pen, fourscore books about him, volumes from his personal library, a group of 58 volumes of his translations into for- eign languages, and other material, such as novels based on his life, histories of litera- ture, proof sheets, portraits, photographs, plaques, newspaper clippings, and per- sonalia. T h e r e will be no connection, however, between the new H a l l Library and the university; nor will it be related in any way to the Kansas City Public Library. Keywords: college; h e; librarian; libraries; library; r e; t h; university
• A Proposal for a Cooperative Storage Library by Fall, John (1941) - Building Specifications and Arrangements T h e deposit library building should be a warehouse built for the purpose of book storage, with space for working and read- ing rooms. T h e deposit library building would be a fireproof structure. Keywords: books; building; libraries; library
• The Practice of Reference by Shores, Louis (1941) - In some libraries these short order reference questions are handled mostly in the circulation depart- ment ( 1 1 ) and turned over to the refer- ence department only if they require more than ten minutes search. Educators Approaching Reference Concept N o w if educators on their side have been approaching the reference concept in their teaching procedures, what have we as reference librarians been doing? Keywords: librarian; libraries; library; materials; questions; reference; research; sources
• Survey of Libraries in Colleges and Universities Which are Not Giving Engineerign Defense Training Courses by Mohrhardt, Charles M. (1941) - T h e r e are indications that by the time this survey has come to publication these demands will not have diminished in intensity. T h e following additional subjects were listed by three librarians: sources and supply of raw materials, defense indus- tries, industrial education. Keywords: defense; libraries; library; question
• Libraries and Research by Reuss, Dorothy M.; Wasson, Donald; Kraus, Joe W.; Griffin, Jessie (1941) - T o sum up the advantages of the sug- gested plan: (1) It should bring about the desired result of placing documentary ma- terial unwanted by one library on the shelves of other libraries, where it is needed. Not for Agricultural Libraries Only Although our committee is moved to ad- vise against the establishment of a public documents clearing house solely for the benefit of agricultural libraries, we have not wished to ignore the immediate purpose for which the committee was originally ap- pointed, namely, the formulation of some method by which agricultural libraries might exchange their duplicate public documents. Keywords: clearing; exchange; house; libraries
• News From the Field by American Library Association, (1941) - T h e Indiana University Library, Bloomington, has received the private li- braries of Samuel B. and Theophilus A . T h e librarian is Ellen Cheek. Keywords: college; librarian; libraries; library; state; t h; university
• The Significance of the Joint University Libraries by Wilson, Louis R. (1942) - It did not seem to occur to him that unless these undertakings were properly supported with library resources and integrated with intelligent library use, the results he ex- pected from them could not be achieved. Consequently, plans for providing library resources to support specialization and research in desired fields were made an integral part of the whole program. Keywords: libraries; library; t h
• The Program of the Joint University Libraries by Kuhlman, A. F. (1942) - T h e library of the School of L a w of Vanderbilt University w i l l continue to be housed in the building with the faculty, classrooms, and other facilities of the school, because the American L a w School Association requires that this be done. T h e Peabody library will be continued, and an effort will be made to make it an outstanding special library in education, psychology, and in those subjects that are taught at Peabody only, such as art, home economics, library science, music, and physical education. Keywords: building; h e; libraries; library; research; t h; university
• Way to the Future: Cooperative and Centralized Cataloging by Haykin, David J. (1942) - Further- more, it would deprive libraries of the use of their books pending cataloging, would add transportation costs to the cost of cataloging, and would involve the same delays and time losses which now occur in large libraries for various reasons. A more direct influence in keeping co- operative cataloging in the foreground of library interest was the printing by the Library of Congress of catalog entries sup- plied by other libraries. Keywords: cataloging; congress; cooperative; libraries; library; t h
• Cataloging Problems and Research Libraries by Root, Marion M.; Mumford, L. Quincy (1942) - T h e other rules may then be disregarded or used only when the need is definitely felt. T h e r e is no doubt that the Library of Congress is ready to make changes in its practices as far as its own needs will permit. Keywords: cataloging; libraries; library
• American Reference Libraries in the Postwar Era by Kellar, Herbert A. (1942) - T h e American reference library has long constituted one of the chief pillars of cul- ture in our civilization. It is quite possible that one result of the emergency will be the estab- lishment of such libraries, furnished with free copies of copyright publications. Keywords: h e; institutions; libraries; library; reference; t h; union
• Library Planning for the Postwar World by Carlson, William H. (1942) - It is the intention of our committee to work closely with the National Resources Planning Board and to evolve, while the war races on, a plan for all phases of library service which can be neatly fitted in as a small but important part of the master plan which the board is striving to perfect for the total national life, Applicable to School and College Libraries T h e more comprehensive, intelligent, and capable of realization that our plans for postwar library service can be the less will be the strain and difficulties for li- brarians and public alike, of the inevita- ble, difficult, and complex postwar readjustments. This would include special consideration of rural library service, with particular attention to those areas containing one third of the total popu- lation of the country, now entirely without public library service, as well as those areas with nominal, though inadequate, service, estimated to contain an additional one third of the entire population. Keywords: libraries; library; planning; service; world
• College and University Library News, 1941-42 by Reece, Ernest J. (1943) - College and University Library News, 1941-42 (Continued from page II4) were those of Peyton Hurt of Williams236 and Sabra W. Vought, one time of Ten­ nessee and later of Pennsylvania State.233 Charles H. Brown delivered the A.L.A. presidential gavel to Keyes D. Metcal£. 237 Fanny E. Lowes was given the degree of Doctor of Literature at Washington and Jefferson. Tech­ niques and methods to meet emergency needs have claimed some attention, in application to college libraries as well as to others, in Landon's paper on the preservation of wartime material 150 and in Cowles' article on indexing in certain fields affected by defense and related con­ cerns.151 What has been done to libraries comes out in Russell's statement on condi­ tions in war areas, 152 in the account of the burning at the University of the Philip­ pines, 153 and in Pringle's story of the situa­ tion at Hawaii ;154 and, at home, in the departure of staff members for military service155 and in the new responsibilities accelerated programs have brought.156 138 Ibid. Keywords: a.l.a; american; books; bull; bulletin; c.&r.l; collection; college; columbia; harvard; ibid; l.j; librarian; libraries; library; new; report; school; university; university library; war