ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 232 / C&RL News PUBLICATIONS • Bibliography o f Latin America and Caribbean Bibliographies, 1987-1988, compiled by Lionel V. Loroña (69 pages, 6th ed., 1988), has been p u b ­ lished as no.23 in the SALALM Bibliography and Reference Series. The bibliographies included are restricted to topics in the humanities and social sci­ ences. Copies m ay be ordered for $13.00 (plus $2.00 shipping) from the SALALM Secretariat, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin, M adi­ son, W I 53706. ISBN 0-917617-20-7. • The Boston Theological Institute Union List of Serials, on m icro fich e, c o n tain s a u th o rita tiv e CONSER records for more th an 10,000 theology and related serials titles held by the libraries of this association of nine graduate theological schools in th e Boston area. The list also contains detailed holdings statements. The cost is $27.95, from the Boston Theological Institute, 11 G arden St., C am ­ bridge, MA 02138. • The Encyclopedia o f Police Science, edited by W illiam G. Bailey (718 pages, February 1989), provides an introductory statem ent on m ajor topics of law enforcement. Although not an exhaustive treatm ent, this encyclopedia will prove useful to undergraduates whose only exposure to criminal justice is Police Academ y 3. The 143 chapters cover such areas as the FBI, deadly force, fingerprinting, hypnosis in police work, organized crime, police­ women, and white-collar crime. Copies may be or­ dered for $77.00 from G arland Publishing, 136 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0-8240- 6627-8. • The Librarian’s CD-ROM Handbook, by Nor- m an Desmarais (174 pages, January 1989), covers the various steps in selecting and im plem enting a CD-ROM system. H ardw are, m anagem ent issues, data perm anence and reliability, library applica­ tions, and CD-ROM databases for special topics are some of the subjects included. Copies are avail­ able for $35.00 from Meckler C orporation, 11 Ferry Lane West, W estport, CT 06880. ISBN 0- 88736-331-8, • Librarians fo r the New Millennium, edited by W illiam E. Moen and K athleen M. Heim (122 pages, 1988), was prepared originally for partici­ pants in the preconference, sponsored by ALA’s Office for Library Personnel Resources at the 1988 A nnual C o n feren ce in N ew O rle a n s, e n title d “Each One Reach One: Recruiting for the Profes­ s io n .” F o llo w in g an in tro d u c to ry c h a p te r by K athleen H eim , c h ap te r au th o rs include: Ann Randall on m inority recruitm ent; Janet Swan Hill on recruitm ent for cataloging; Lorene B. Brown on recruiting science librarians; Phyllis J. Hudson on recruitm ent for academic librarianship; and Rose­ m ary D um ont on recruiting students into librari­ anship. The concluding ch ap ter by W illiam E. Moen provides a prelim inary report on “Library and Inform ation Science Student Attitudes, Dem o­ graphics and Aspirations Survey: W ho W e Are and W hy W e Are H ere.” The survey was conducted by Moen and Heim in the spring of 1988 and repre­ sents data collected from 3,484 students in ALA- accredited program s re g ard in g dem ographics, perceptions of library careers, reasons for choice of library and inform ation science work, job aspira­ tions, and income expectations. Copies m ay be or­ dered for $10 from ALA/OLPR, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. ISBN 0-8389-7259-4. • Meridian (no. 1, 1989- ) is a new semi- annual journal of m ap librarianship launched by the ALA Map and Geography Round Table. The journal, edited by Philip Hoehn (University of C al­ ifornia, Berkeley), intends to publish articles and research notes that: 1) advance the organization and dissem ination of cartographic, geographic, and remote sending information; and 2) describe and document the m ajor trends and issues in the professional development of cartographic and geo­ graphic librarianship in N orth America. Included in the first issue are articles on the history of the L i­ brary of Congress Geography and Map Division and the charting of the Mississippi D elta by the U.S. Coast Survey. A research note discusses pre- 20th century women cartographers. Subscription rates (checks payable to ALA/MAGERT) are $20 for individuals, $25 for institutions, and may be or­ dered from Peter L. Stark, Subscription M anager, Map Library, University of Oregon, 165 Condon Hall, Eugene, OR 97403-1299. ISSN 1040-7421. • Open Doors 1987-1988, edited by M arianthi Zikopoulos (174 pages, 1988), is the annual report of the Institute of International Education on its census of foreign students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. In the year covered there were 356,200 foreign students from 186 nations enrolled at 2,550 of the 2,880 U.S. accredited colleges and universities th a t responded to the survey. Copies 234 / C &R L News are available for $32.95 from the HE, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. ISBN 87206- 163-9. • Origins o f the Tarot Deck: A Study of the Astro- nom ical Substructure o f Gam e and D raw in g Boards, by Stephen E. Franklin (158 pages, D e­ cember 1988), is a fascinating and controversial ex­ ploration of th e astronom ical and m ythological roots of proto-chess, the I Ching, pachisi, and the T arot deck. The author traces the roots of the T arot to the lunar zodiac, the beginnings of the Greek and Phoenician alphabets, and to the Pythagoreans of the 6th century B .C .—challenging the usual as­ sumptions of its origin in the Middle Ages. Copies may be ordered for $16.95 (plus $2.00 shipping) from M cFarland & C o., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-89950-351-9. • The Proceedings o f the International Sympo- sium on New Techniques and Applications in Li­ braries (576 pages, 1989), held in Xi’an, China, in September 1988, contain 74 keynote and contrib­ u ted papers from th e sym posium . A bout tw o- thirds of the papers were presented by librarians and inform ation specialists in the People’s Repub­ lic of C hina, affording detail and breadth on C hi­ n a’s approaches in harnesses new inform ation tech­ nologies to meet the nation’s developm ent needs. Broad subject groupings include CD-ROM appli­ cations, cataloging systems, circulation systems, online inform ation retrieval, library autom ation, library and inform ation services, and miscellane­ ous papers treating other com puter applications. Ohio University, w hich co-sponsored the sympo­ sium w ith Xi’an Jiaotong University, has received a very lim ited num ber of the Proceedings for sale in North America at $40 (plus $2 shipping). Prepaid orders m ay be sent to Paulette Hodges, Adminis­ trative Office, Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2978. • Tools o f the Profession, edited by H ilary Kan- ter (129 pages, 1988), is a collection of bibliogra­ phies of inform ation sources compiled by members of 17 divisions of the Special Libraries Association. Types of materials covered are books, journals, software, and other sources of value to special li­ brarians and inform ation professionals. Many of the entries are annotated and divided into sections by form at. Chapters include: advertising and m ar­ keting, aerospace, business and finance, chemis­ try, engineering, food and nutrition, insurance and employee benefits, metals and m aterials, natural resources, nuclear science, pharm aceuticals, phys­ ics and astronomy, public utilities, publishing, so­ cial sciences, telecommunications, and transporta­ tion. Copies m ay be ordered for $15.00 from the Special Libraries Association, 170018th S t., N. W ., W ashington, DC 20009. ISBN 0-87111-338-4. ■ ■ C A L E N D E R March 31—L eadership: The sp rin g conference of th e Eastern New York C hapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries will be held at Colgate University in H am ilton, New York. T i­ tled “Leadership Roles for Librarians: Exam in­ ing the Possibilities,” the program will feature a keynote address by Joanne R. Euster, university librarian of the Rutgers University Libraries and past president of ACRL. Additional speakers in­ clude Laurie Larw ood of the SUNY at Albany School of Business, and Anne F. Roberts, Com­ munications Project L ibrarian at SUNY at Al­ bany. Contact: Elizabeth C. D uncan, Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208; (518) 445-2341. April 11-14—A labama: The Alabama L ibrary Associa­ tion Annual Conference will be held at the Wyn- frey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. The keynote speaker will be Fannie Flagg, comedy w riter, actress, and author. The President’s Program on the Problem of Literacy, “W hat Is Being Done and W hat C an Be D one,” will be presented by Marilyn C entner of the Alabam a Public Library Service. Contact: W illiam N. Nelson, P.O . Box 2210, Sam ford University, B irm ingham , AL 35229; (205) 870-2846. 27-29—Research: The T hird N ational Conference on U ndergraduate Research, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas. The Conference will pro­ vide a forum in w hich undergraduate students can present their research to a national audience and engage in scholarly discussions in their own and unrelated disciplines. Research topics will span all academic disciplines. Keynote speakers include Michael S. Brown (professor of genetics,