ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries July/August 1984 / 369 Deaths Valmai Kirkham Fenster, assistant professor of library science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Library School, died on May 13 after a long illness. Bella E. Schachtman, former associate univer­ sity librarian for technical services at the University of California, Berkeley, died in April. ■ ■ PUBLICATIONS Notices • The Acquisition and Cataloging of Music and Sound Recordings: A Glossary, compiled by Su­ zanne E. Thorin and Carole Franklin Vidali, has been published as MLA Technical Report number 11. The glossary includes terms used in both cur­ rent and earlier LC practice, as well as words and abbreviations commonly found on title pages of scores, on labels and containers of sound record­ ings, and in bibliographic and descriptive sources utilized for acquisition and cataloging these mate­ rials. Nearly 600 English and foreign words and abbreviations are covered. The glossary is avail­ able for $14 ($11.25 for MLA members) from the Music Library Association, P.O. Box 487, Canton, MA 02021. • Automated Circulation: An Examination of Choices, edited by Joseph R. Matthews and Kevin E. Hegarty (126 pages, 1984), contains the pro­ ceedings of a preconference sponsored by the Cir­ culation Services Section of ALA’s Library Admin­ istra tio n and M anagem ent Association in Philadelphia, July 8-9, 1982. Most of the informa­ tion is very practical and covers such areas as speci­ fications and contract negotiations, shared sys­ tems, and alternative financing. Copies may be ordered for $15 from ALA Publishing, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-0402-5. • Bibliographic Services and User Needs, com- piled and edited by Paul Peterson (1984), presents the opening session, papers, discussion group re­ ports, and recommendations of a conference held at Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, in December 1983 to review the progress of the Bibliographic Service Development Program of the Council on Library Resources. Four papers were contributed by Thomas Martin, Syracuse University; Douglas Ferguson, Stanford University; Nina Matheson, National Library of Medicine; and Carlton Ro- chell, New York University. A background paper providing information on the Program’s progress, a bibliography of Program publications, the meeting agenda, and a list of participants are included as appendixes. The report may be ordered for $10 from CLR, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W ., Washington, DC 20036. • Bilindex (533 pages, July 1984), a new Spanish-English subject heading thesaurus pub­ lished by the California Spanish Language Data Base, offers standardized Spanish equivalents to over 13,000 current LC subject headings. Special features of this thesaurus are: cross references, scope notes, children’s subject headings, standard subdivisions, an English to Spanish index, regional variants, and technical terms. The book will allow libraries to maintain an adequate catalog and sub­ ject access to Spanish and bilingual collections. The cost is $65 and may be ordered from Vivian Pisano, California Spanish Language Data Base, P.O. Box Microcomputer Services Discussion Group forms The formation of a new ACRL discussion group, Microcomputer Services in Academic Libraries, was approved by the ACRL Board of Directors at its Midwinter meeting in Washing­ ton, D.C. The purpose is to facilitate the shar­ ing of ideas and experiences among librarians in academic libraries offering their patrons access to microcomputers and/or circulating collec­ tions of microcomputer software. ACRL mem­ bers who would like to be included in the activi­ ties of this group should write to the chair: Linda Piele, Library/Learning Center, Univer­ sity of Wisconsin-Parkside, Box 2000, Kenosha, WI 53141. 370 / C&RL News L4273, Berkeley, CA 94704. ISBN 0-915745-00-3. • The Carnegie Corporation and the Develop- ment o f American College Libraries, 1 9 2 8 -1 9 4 1 , by Neil A. R adford (257 pages, May 1984), has been published as num ber 44 in A C RL’s Publica­ tions in Librarianship series. This w ork studies the C arnegie C orporation’s program of grants for col­ lection developm ent in Am erican college libraries w hich began in 1928, following the discontinuance of its grants for lib ra ry buildings. T he a u th o r’s analysis, supported by independent studies of col­ lege lib rary use in the 1930s, brings into question th e beneficial effects of th e C arnegie funding and exposes problem s inherent in th e selection proce­ dures used in a w a rd in g th e grants. Copies are $29.95 and m ay be ordered from ALA Publishing, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. ISBN 0- 8389-3295-9. • A Comparative Guide (30 pages, 1984) to the L ib rary of Congress and D ew ey D ecim al classifi­ cation systems has been prep ared by the Bowling G reen State University C ataloging D epartm ent. T he guide covers a broad range of num bers in both classifications and is arranged by subject. Send $5 (checks payable to BGSU Library) to Gail J. Ju- n io n , C o o r d in a to r , C a ta lo g in g D e p a r tm e n t, Jerom e L ib rary , Bowling G reen State University, Bowling G reen, O H 43403. • Evidence o f the Past: Primary Sources fo r Loui- siana History, 1: Cane River Colony, edited by Elsa . Schneider (12 pages plus facsimiles, 1984), is th e irst in a projected series of booklets published by f th e Historic New O rleans Collection intended to give students an opportunity to see socially rele­ vant, p rim ary historical source m aterials. Six docu­ m ents deriving from an ante-bellum colony of free blacks along the C ane River south of N atchitoches are presented in both transcribed and facsimile form . Copies of th e booklet are $5 (plus $1 postage and handling) and m ay be ordered from th e His­ toric New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal Street, New O rleans, LA 70130. Incidentally, those li­ b ra ria n s v isitin g th e L o u isia n a E xposition this sum m er m ight also w a n t to stop by for a to u r of the C o lle c tio n , w h ic h c o n ta in s m a n y r a r e 1 8 th - century French docum ents and artifacts. • T he Federal Technology Catalog, 1983, pre- p ared by th e NTIS C enter for th e U tilization of F e d e r a l T e c h n o lo g y (165 + 47 p a g e s, J a n u a r y 1984), describes practical technology selected for com m ercial potential an d /o r prom ising applica­ tions to th e fields of com puter technology, energy, electrotechnology, engineering, life sciences, m a ­ chinery and tools, m anufacturing, m aterials, phys­ ical sciences, and testing and instrum entation. All th e technology described was developed by such F ederal agencies as NASA, D O D , D O E , and NBS. A subject index provides access. Copies are $23.50 from th e N ational Technical Inform ation Service, 5285 P o rt Royal R oad, Springfield, VA 22161; Collection Management and Development Institute set at Irvine, September 4 - 7 , 1984 T he popular series of RTSD Collection M anage­ m en t and D evelopm ent Institu tes w ill continue w ith a Septem ber 4 -7 , 1984, program at th e U ni­ versity of C alifornia, Irvine. T he program , lim ited to 100 registrants, will be aim ed at librarians w ho deal w ith collection m anagem ent issues on a daily basis. The Institute will provide an overview of im ­ p o rta n t issues and trends in th e planning, develop­ m ent, and m anagem ent of lib rary collections and will identify techniques and strategies to maximize th e use of financial and h u m an resources. Special emphases at th e Irvine Institute include: a) new d i­ rections in collection developm ent; b) evaluation of collections; c) institutional structures for collec­ tion developm ent; and d) th e im pact of au to m a­ tion. T he program is co-sponsored by th e UC I r ­ v in e L i b r a r y , by C a lif o r n ia A c a d e m ic a n d R esearch L ib ra ria n s, an d by th e C alifo rn ia L i­ b rary Association. RTSD has arranged for low-cost housing, if de­ sired, on cam pus at the University of C alifornia, I r ­ vine. T hree days of meals at th e University are in ­ cluded in th e In stitu te reg istratio n fee of $205 (A L A /R T S D m e m b e rs, m e m b e rs of C A R L o: CLA, and UC Irvine staff), $220 (ALA members) an d $235 (non-m em bers). W ine an d cheese recep tions and coffee breaks have been generously do n ated by lib rary vendors. T he RTSD Collection M anagem ent and Devel opm ent C om m ittee has scheduled three additiona Institutes in 1985 and 1986 at th e follow ing loca tions: T rinity University, San Antonio (May 1985) U niversity of W ash in g to n , S eattle (Septembe] 1985); University of N orth C arolina, C hapel Hil (May 1986). Inquiries ab o u t th e Irv in e In stitu te or future p r o g ra m s m a y be d ir e c te d to B ill D r e w e tt ALA/RTSD, 50 East H uron Street, Chicago, I I 60611-2795; (312) 944-6780, ext.311. Interestec persons should also feel free to contact any membei of the Irvine Planning C om m ittee: John H. W ha ley, J r., C hair, or M arion L. Buzzard (UC Irvine) Peter M. Briscoe (UC Riverside), Sheila T. Dowc (U C B e rk e le y ), o r G e o rg e J. S o ete (U C Sar D iego). ■ ■ (703) 487-4600. R equest o rd e r n u m b e r PB84- 105634/TCH. • T he French Company Handbook 1984 (4th e d ., 199 pages) contains cu rren t inform ation on 81 of th e most im p o rtan t F rench com panies, industry- b y -industry evaluations, an in tro d u c tio n to th e Paris stock m arket, general business and financial inform ation on F rance, and a practical dictionary of English-French business term s. Very useful in p articu lar are th e descriptions of highlights and trends for 1983-84 given for each com pany. Copies are a v a ila b le fo r $38 from : F re n c h C o m p an y H andbook, P .O . Box 2128, W estport, C T 06880. A new edition will be published in M arch 1985. • A Guide to Public Lending Right, by novelist Brigid Brophy (178 pages, April 1984), describes in detail the British Public L ending Right Act of 1979, w hich was intended to ensure th a t authors be paid for th e use of their books by libraries, based on cir­ culation or num ber of copies on the shelf. It also shows th e far-reaching effects of th e Act on editors, agents, publishers, and librarians in th e other six countries th a t now have public lending right legis­ lation: D en m ark , Sw eden, Icelan d , W est G er­ m any, New Z ealand, and Australia. Copies m ay be o rd e re d for $21.50 from G o w er P u b lish in g C om pany, O ld Post Road, Brookfield, VT 05036. ISBN 0-566-03485-9. • Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures, e d ite d by E liz a b e th F u ta s (580 pages, 2d e d ., 1984), presents com plete collection developm ent policies from ten academ ic and fourteen public li­ braries located throughout N orth Am erica. Key portions of the policies of over 60 other libraries are also included. This book m ay be ordered for $38.50 from Oryx Press, 2214 N orth C entral at E ncanto, WESS directory now available T he 1984 D irectory o f W estern E uropean Specialists in N o rth A m erica n Libraries has been com piled by A CRL’s W estern E uropean Specialists Section and has been published as WESS Occasional Publication num ber 1. P ri­ m ary arrangem ent is by th e last nam e of the 112 individuals listed, w ith an index by states and provinces in th e back. In addition to address, affiliation, and phone num ber, there are n o ta­ tions for geographic areas or languages, areas of subject responsibility, and lib rary tasks. The directory has been distributed free to all m em bers of th e WESS section as a supplem ent to th e W E S S N ew sletter, edited by C harles F inem an, hum anities bibliographer at N orth­ western University. I t m ay also be ordered at a cost of $3 for ACRL non-W ESS m em bers and $5 for non-ACRL m em bers, from th e ACRL Office, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611- 2795. Phoenix, AZ 85004-1483. ISBN 0-89774-024-6. • Library Statistics o f Colleges and Universities in the Pacific Northwest, 1 982-83, edited by W . Bede M itchell (24 pages, A pril 1984), is th e P acific N orthw est L ib rary Association’s latest survey of ac­ adem ic libraries in th eir region. D a ta for 129 insti­ tutions, including 2-year colleges, law , and special libraries as well as 4-year colleges an d universities, is included. Copies m ay be ordered for $2 (checks payable to PNLA) from W . Bede M itchell, Roland R. Renne L ibrary, C irculation D ep artm en t, M on­ ta n a State University, Bozem an, M T 59717. • Microcomputers in ARL Libraries, SPEC Kit #104 (May 1984, 98 pages), contains th e results of a survey in w hich 81 % of the ARL libraries respond­ ing reported m icrocom puter applications. Also in ­ cluded are six planning and specifications docu­ m ents, four examples of policies and procedures, three examples of train in g and personnel m ateri­ als, and a list of selected references. Single copies m ay be purchased for $15, prep aid only, from the SPEC C enter, Office of M anagem ent Studies, As­ sociation of Research L ibraries, 1527 New H am p ­ shire Avenue, N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. • Railroad Maps o f North America: The First Hundred Years (208 pages, 1984) contains 92 his­ torical m aps from th e L ibrary of Congress collec­ tion of 5,000 railroad maps. T he m aps, d atin g back to 1828, include small fold-out sketches, large scale surveys, and w all m aps designed for display in rail­ road ticket offices. T here are also progress report surveys for individual lines, official governm ent surveys, p ro m o tio n al m aps, an d m aps show ing lan d grants and rights of w ay. F or a copy, send $28 to D ep t. 36-F F , S u p erin ten d en t of D ocum ents, W ashington, D C 20402. Stock num ber 003-004- 00021-3. • Rare Halos, Mirages, Anomalous Rainbows, and Related Electromagnetic Phenomena, com piled by W illiam R. Corliss (238 pages, 1984), is a bibli­ ography and catalog of unusual optical phenom ­ ena in th e atm osphere th a t have been reported in scientific and technical literature. E ight general categories of events (including such oddities as Brocken specters, F a ta M organas, and horizontal rainbows) are described, evaluated, and indexed by subject, tim e-of-event, place-of-event, author, and source. Copies m ay be ordered for $12.95 from the Sourcebook Project, P .O . Box 107, G len Arm , MD 21057. ■ ■ July /August 1984 / 371