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brary—a checklist of over fourteen hundred 
titles on time and time telling. The first edition 
of “Horological Books and Pamphlets,” pub­
lished in 1956, indexed some one thousand 
words from the horological library. In the in­
tervening years, the collection has grown near­
ly 50 per cent and ranks as one of the finest 
of its kind in the United States. The present 
list covers 109 pages in an 8 x 11″ format and 
is available in two editions. The hardbound 
library edition sells for $8 plus 50¢ for ship­
ping and handling. The soft cover edition sells 
for $4 plus 30¢ for shipping and handling. 
Orders should be sent care of The Franklin 
Institute Library, 20th and the Parkway, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103.

•  The Maryland Historical Society an­
nounces publication of The Manuscript Col­
lections of the Maryland Historical Society, 
the first analytical list of the society’s more 
than seventeen hundred collections (375p). 
The publication is available in July, and is 
priced at $15. Orders should be addressed 
to P. William Filby, librarian of the society, 
201 West Monument Street, Baltimore 21201 
but payment should NOT be sent until re­
quested.

•  Mansell Information/Publishing Limited 
is establishing a print run for The National 
Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints that, ac­
cording to present plans, will be maintained 
throughout the ten-year publishing period for 
the 610 estimated volumes. Many librarians 
all over the world know that the British Mu­
seum Catalogue of Printed Books was sold out 
before publication was completed. It is hoped 
that librarians will now make known their 
needs for this catalog so that they will not 
be disappointed after publication has begun. 
Mansell has reserved for each research library 
a copy of it ninety-six-page Prospectus which 
contains a full history and description of the 
catalog, particulars of its publication, and a 
representative sequence of specimen pages. A 
copy will be sent on receipt of the library’s 
order or a request for the Prospectus. Terms 
and conditions of subscription can be obtained 
from Mansell, 360 North Michigan Avenue, 
Chicago, 60601, or in London from 3 Blooms­
bury Place, W C 1.

•  The Purdue University libraries systems 
development unit has announced the comple­
tion of the Purdue libraries’ computer-produced 
serials book catalog. The twelve hundred page 
computer-printout catalog will replace Purdue’s 
60-drawer serials card catalog of sixty thou­
sand 3  × 5 cards. Copies of the catalog are 
being distributed to various locations on the 
Purdue campus. Published in book form, it 
will be available for off-campus sale. The cata­

log can be updated by the frequent production 
of supplements or by the replacement of the 
entire printout. At present, it contains thirty 
thousand serial titles and ten thousand cross 
references.

•  R eference, a Programmed Instruction, 
published by the Ohio Library Foundation on 
July 1, was written by Donald J. Sager for 
para-professional workshops conducted in 1967 
by the State Library of Ohio and the Ohio 
Library Association. 1-10 copies are $4.50 
each; other scheduled prices and further in­
formation should be requested from the foun­
dation, Suite 400, 40 South Third St., Colum­
bus, Ohio 43215.

•  The second annual report of the North 
Riding Record Office, Yorkshire, England, has 
just been published. This illustrated booklet 
contains lists of archives deposited during the 
year 1967, and articles on poor law administra­
tion in Guisborough, the Guisborough Gram­
mar School Archive, the Wyvill of Constable 
Burton Archive, and sources of railway and 
canal history in the record office. It is obtain­
able from the County Archivist, North Riding 
Record Office, County Hall, Northallerton, 
Yorkshire, England. Price $1, including post­
age. The first report of this record office is 
still available and contains similar lists for 1966 
and articles on ironstone mining at Kirkleat­
ham, the Beresford-Peirse Archive, and the 
records of the Richmond Monthly Meeting of 
the Society of Friends. Price 50 cents, includ­
ing postage. ■ ■

DOWNS AWARD 
ANNOUNCED

An award for the outstanding contribution 
to intellectual freedom in libraries has been 
established in honor of Robert B. Downs, Uni­
versity of Illinois dean of library administration. 
Announcement of the award was made on 
May 24 at a dinner honoring Dean and Mrs. 
Downs for his twenty-five years of service to 
the university, given by the graduate school 
of library science faculty and their spouses. 
Lyle H. Lanier, U. of I . executive vice pres­
ident and provost, paid tribute to Downs. Prof. 
Herbert Goldhor, director of the library school, 
announced the award.

The award will consist of $500 and a cita­
tion. Nominations will be sought and accepted 
from any source. The basis of the award may 
be any type of action, such as a publication, 
successful or unsuccessful opposition to cen­
sorship, or a research study—whether at one 
time or over a period of time. It will not be 
given more often than once a year. ■ ■