ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries News From the Field A C Q U IS IT IO N S • Extensive gifts of Robert Frost manu­ scripts and correspondence files have been pre­ sented to Dartmouth College by Mrs. Kath­ leen Johnston Morrison of Cambridge, Massa­ chusetts. Professor and Mrs. Morrison were close friends of the Frosts and, at Mrs. Frost’s death in 1938, Mrs. Morrison became the poet’s secretary and manager. When Robert Frost died in January of 1963, he left all of his per­ sonal papers and literary manuscripts to her. The gifts include thousands of items of corre­ spondence, as well as a vast quantity of literary manuscripts and other personal papers and memorabilia, and constitute a documentation of Robert Frost’s career that is of unrivaled sig­ nificance, in both its extent and its detail of coverage, for future study of Mr. Frost and his works. Professor Morrison also has donated his cor­ respondence with Mr. and Mrs. Frost to the Dartmouth Library. • The gift of books, papers, photographs, and memorabilia which were collected by Mrs. Grace Somerby during much of her career as secretary to Edward A. Dickson, a Regent of the University from 1913 to 1956, stands out among the fine historical collections given to University of California, Los Angeles. The collection consists of a wealth of material relat­ ing to Los Angeles history, Edward Dickson and his activities, and, especially, the short­ lived Los Angeles Historical Society. • Manuscripts and oral history interviews documenting the historic strike of St. Louis teachers have been added to the Urban and In­ dustrial Manuscripts Collection at the Univer­ sity of Missouri—St. Louis and are available for immediate use. The four-week strike was called by a coali­ tion of the St. Louis Teachers Association (NEA) and Local 420 of the American Federa­ tion of Teachers (AFL-CIO) against the St. Louis Board of Education. It was the first teachers’ strike in the history of the city. The Association, Local 420, and the board all con­ tributed manuscripts consisting of correspon­ dence, strike bulletins, copies of suits and in­ junctions, position papers, and settlement book­ lets. A clipping file of daily newspaper articles is also included. The oral history project was carried out by UMSL faculty and students who interviewed striking and nonstriking teachers while the strike was in progress. After the settlement, union and association officials, administrators and board members were interviewed. These tape recorded interviews have been transcribed. • Dr. Julius Rothman, professor of English, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, has presented to the University Library, the University of Michigan, the papers and correspondence of the Cabell Society, of which he was founder and executive vice-president. He was also the first and only editor of The Ca- bellian: A Journal of the Second American Renaissance. The numerous letters from scholars and crit­ ics concerned with James Branch Cabell and his contemporaries, together with Professor Rothman’s own correspondence, constitute a most valuable commentary on the works of the distinguished Virginia novelist. In conjunction with the formal contributions published in The Cabellian this collection of letters provides a sort of fourth dimension to the massive critical effort required from both the editor and his associates in sustaining a society devoted to the works of a single literary artist. The collection has been deposited in the De­ partment of Rare Books and Special Collec­ tions. FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS • The Council on Library Resources Fellows, a diverse group of thirty-one profes­ sional librarians, will commence a wide range of studies and internships during the academic year 1973-74. Council commitments to the new Fellows to­ tal over $90,000, with individual fellowships ranging in value from approximately $1,000 to $5,000. CLR funds cover approved travel, sup­ plies, and services. The Fellows’ employers pro­ vide at least a three-month sabbatical. An interpretive look at the 1973 CLR Fel­ lows sheds considerable light on trends in the library profession. A fair proportion of the re­ cipients hold positions in the growing curator- bibliographer-specialist category noted by Don­ ald Cameron and Peggy Heim in their 1972 CLR-sponsored compensation survey of college and university librarians. The studies to be undertaken are as diverse as the Fellows’ titles. At least three are intend­ ed to result in published works: Phyllis Dain’s second volume on the history of the New York Public Library; Charles Kwang Hsiang Chen’s second and third volumes of a biographical and bibliographical dictionary of Chinese authors; and Theodore Grieder’s tentatively titled “The Gentle Art of Acquisitions,” directed at librar- 129 ians and faculty alike. I t is expected that, as in previous years, many of the other projects will result in some form of publication during 1973- 74 and after. Applications for the fellowships were first re­ viewed by a screening committee of eight emi­ nent librarians—Mary Corning of the National Library of Medicine, Kurt Cylke of the Federal Library Committee, Richard De Gennaro of the University of Pennsylvania, Paul Howard, for­ mer executive secretary of the Federal Library Committee, F ather James Kortendick of Catho­ lic University, A. P. Marshall of Eastern Mich­ igan University, Stephen McCarthy of the As­ sociation of Research Libraries, and Marian Sanner of the Enoch P ratt Free Library. Final selections were made by the Council’s Fellowship Committee: Louis B. W right, vice- chairman of the CLR Board of Directors and director emeritus of the Folger Shakespeare Li­ brary, chairman; William S. Dix, librarian of Princeton University; Robert Vosper, librarian of the University of California at Los Angeles; and—ex oíficio—F red C. Cole, president, Fos­ ter E. M ohrhardt, senior program officer, and E dith M. Lesser, secretary and treasurer of the council. The thirty-one recipients of Council on Li­ brary Resources fellowships in 1973 are as fol­ lows: George S. Bobinski, Dean, School of Infor­ mation and Library Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo. A survey and analysis of the present status and future trends of li­ brary science doctoral programs in the United States and Canada. Mary B. Cassata, Assistant Director of Uni­ versity Libraries for Public Service, State U ni­ versity of New York at Buffalo. A study of the implementation problem of full faculty status for librarians. Charles Kwang Hsiang Chen, F ar E ast Spe­ cialist, D artm outh College Library. To conduct a search of rare materials from the T ’ang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, and Ch’ing dynasties, and also of works by m any contemporary Chinese authors to m eet the final requirements of the Biograph­ ical and Bibliographical Dictionary of Chinese Authors. Shelah-Bell Cragin, Assistant Director of L i­ braries, E l Paso Public Library. An internship in public library management. Phyllis Dain, Associate Professor of Library Service, Columbia University. To conduct re­ search on “The New York Public Library: A History, 1913-1970,” the second volume of a two-volume work on the history of the library from its founding in 1895 to the present. Richard James Dionne, Head, Science and Technology Libraries, Syracuse University. An internship in university library management. James Beaupré Dodd, Associate Professor and Information Consultant, Georgia Institute of Technology Library. To study the demands being made by business and industrial organi­ zations for library services from universities and colleges and the effects these demands are hav­ ing on the libraries. H. Paul Dove, Librarian, Erskine College (S.C .) A study of addition/renovation projects in college and university library construction since 1967. Allan Judge Dyson, Head, Moffitt U nder­ graduate Library, University of California, Berkeley. To study, compare, and evaluate pro­ grams of undergraduate library instruction at large universities in the U nited States and E n ­ gland. Fern L. Edwards, Reference Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Science, Gallau- det College. To study video random access sys­ tems, to determine the feasibility of such a sys­ tem for G allaudet College in its service to the deaf, and to draw up a plan for an ideal system for G allaudet College. G. Edward Evans, Associate Professor, School of Library Service, University of Cali­ fornia, Los Angeles. A study of the Scandinav­ ian systems of library education to determine whether their system has some applicability to the American system. Esther Greenberg, Chief Cataloger and As­ sistant H ead of Technical Services, Case W est­ ern Reserve University Libraries. To study in­ novative systems for acquisitions and catalog- The London School of Economics has launched a major world-wide fund ap ­ peal for expansion of its renowned Brit­ ish Library of Political and Economic Science. T he combination of cramped quarters and the availability of a nearby site and building have provided the im ­ petus for the $10 million campaign. The British Government, through its University Grants Committee, is pledged to supply almost half the funds. The rest, however, must be raised by the school, and most of the money m ust b e a t least in prospect by October of this year in or­ der for the school to redeem the Grants Committee pledge. Since more than half of its graduate students in a given year come from out­ side Britain, the school feels an interna­ tional appeal to be particularly appropri­ ate. The campaign has the endorsement of the British Prime Minister and other national leaders, and is being coordinat­ ed by the Appeal Office, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE. 130 ing in selected individual libraries and library networks in order to apply them toward de­ signing a new pattern of work flow. Theodore G. Grieder, Jr., Curator, Division of Special Collections, New York University Li­ braries. To complete an acquisitions manual di­ rected toward librarians and professors at col­ lege, university, and research libraries. Ira Whitney Harris, Assistant Dean, Gradu­ ate School of Library Studies, University of Hawaii. A study of current information retrieval practices in automated libraries to determine the educational requirements for librarians oc­ cupying public service positions in these insti­ tutions. Helen Arlene Howard, University Librarian, Sir George Williams University. A study of the organizational structures of those universities in Canada and the United States which have concentrated under one administrative head in­ formation services of at least two units. Brigitte L. Kenney, Assistant Professor, Grad­ uate School of Library Science, Drexel Univer­ sity. To assess the status of cable communica­ tion activities in the libraries of the United States and Canada. Donald M. Koslow, Executive Officer, Li­ brary and Information Systems, University of Massachusetts. To investigate the effect that the development of computer-based centralized processing is having on academic library net­ works. Robert French Lewis, Biomedical Librarian, Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego. A study of medical Festschriften and their reference content. Avinash C. Maheshwary, South Asia Librari­ an, Duke University Library. A study of gov­ ernment publications of the developing coun­ tries of South Asia in the United States: present status and future trends. John A. McCrossan, Coordinator of Interli­ brary Cooperation, State of Pennsylvania, Har­ risburg. To study a number of programs of in­ terlibrary cooperation and coordination in or­ der to get an overview of what is happening and to determine what factors seem to be re­ lated to successful programs. Robert S. McGee, Assistant Systems Devel­ opment Librarian, University of Chicago Li- ACBL Membership April 30, 1973 11,404 April 30, 1972 10,872 April 30, 1971 10,746 Q WHY • LIBRARY B Libra I ry N Bindi D ng is I a s N pecia G l kind ? of binding developed primarily for libraries, and includes the initial hardcover binding of periodicals, the rebinding of used books and the pre-binding of new books — all in accordance with the LBI Standard. By specifying low cost library bind­ ing for all your binding require­ ments, you can save thousands of dollars in your budget (amount de­ pendent upon size of original budget) because each volume will withstand 100 or more circulations, over four times the number pro­ vided by a publisher’s library edi­ tion. This new-found money can then be used to purchase new titles, thereby increasing the size of your collection without substan­ tially increasing the budget. Write today for our free brochures and the name of your nearest Certified Library Binder. L ib ra r y B in d ing In stitute 50 Congress Street, Boston, Mass. 02109 131 brary. To gather data on the history, status, and potential of computer-based library systems with on-line bibliographic files. John B. McTaggart, Director, Library Ser­ vices, Methodist Theological School, Delaware, Ohio. To study the evolution and continuing program of the Graduate Theological Union Li­ brary in Berkeley, California. Robert Carl Miller, Associate Director for Reader Services, University of Chicago Library. To examine patterns of science library organi­ zation and service to researchers within the universities and their relationships to other available information resources. Dorothy May Schmidt Obi, Sub-Librarian, University of Nigeria. To study comparatively the curriculum for professional librarianship in Sub-Saharan Africa in order to establish direc­ tions for curriculum development in next ten years. Hal B. Schell, Associate Director of Libraries, Southern Methodist University. To survey, study, and analyze the planning of physical fa­ cilities for academic libraries for the integration of services made possible by advances in educa­ tional communications technology. Russell Shank, Director of Libraries, Smith­ sonian Institution. To assess the potential of new developments in telecommunications to fa­ cilitate library functions, and to identify and detail the issues that must be faced in order to insure optimum utility and utilization of tele­ communications by libraries. Thomas Shaughnessy, Director, Dana Li­ brary, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. To measure and evaluate the response of urban university libraries to educationally disadvan­ taged students. Barbara Eggleston Smith, Documents Librar­ ian, Skidmore College. A study of British offi­ cial publications in terms of mechanisms in­ volved in their publication and distribution, their scope and substance, and their accessibil­ ity to and utilization by the various communi­ ties of interest. Francis F. Spreitzer, Head, Micrographics and Reprography Department, University of Southern California. A field study of library mi­ croform systems in a cross-section of academic, research, and public libraries, examining the re­ lationships among programs, collections, ser­ vices, facilities, staff, and populations served. Sarah Katherine Thomson, Chairman, Li­ brary and Learning Resources Department, Bergen Community College, New Jersey. Inde­ pendent study and investigation of the applica­ tion of modern techniques of management to the operation of community college library learning resource centers for improved skills in administration. ALL desired titles, periodicals and irregulars, foreign or domestic, available from one source … simplifies your work. Regional offices assure exceptional, de­ centralized service. Next time, give us a call … w e’d like to be of service. 8 E 26 B S. 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G R A N T S • To encourage cooperative efforts in the war against book and document deterioration, the Council on Library Resources has made a two-year matching grant of $70,300 to the New England Interstate Library Compact. With the funds the six-state consortium will establish the New England Document Conser­ vation Center, which in turn will draw heavily on the proven techniques developed at national centers and largely unavailable on a local level at this time. Initially the center will be a workshop where techniques of documentation preservation, re­ pair, and restoration will be applied to materi­ als submitted for treatment by institutions in the six states. As needs are demonstrated and if the work-load permits, the services will be ex­ tended beyond New England. At the board’s discretion, and as funds are available, the center’s programs may ultimately expand to include: • A testing laboratory for archival and li­ brary materials and processes. • Field inspection and consultation services. • Microfilm, facsimile, and other duplication services. • A bindery, especially for fine hand-bind­ ing. • Seminars, schools, workshops, and other training aids for staff of member institu­ tions. • Publication of guides, manuals, and infor­ mation bulletins. Such programs will be considered only if the needs of the compact region for the restoration of documentary materials are being met, and only if they can be placed on a self-sustaining basis financially. M E E T IN G S June 16-22: The Canadian Library Asso­ ciation will hold its twenty-eighth Annual Con­ ference, June 16–22, 1973, at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. The theme will be “The Canadian Librarian to­ day: at beginning—mid—top career.” June 21-23: Information Networks. As a preconference to the American Library Associa­ tion’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas, the Uni­ versity Libraries Section of ACRL will sponsor an institute on “The University Library’s Role in Information Networks.” The cost of the three- day institute is $60 for ALA members, $70 for non-ALA members, and $30 for library school students. Registration materials and further de­ tails may be obtained from the ACRL Office, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. See the April News for fur­ ther details. June 21-23: Pacific Coast Collections. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ACRL will present a preconference in Los An­ geles on “Pacific Coast Research Collections.” The fee for ALA members is $80 if paid by May 15, $90 if paid after May 15. The fee for non-ALA members is $100. Registration materi­ als and further information may be obtained from the ACRL Office, American Library Asso­ ciation, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Consult the April News for more information. June 22-23: Library Automation—1973. A preconference institute sponsored by the In­ formation Science and Automation Division on “Library Automation: State of the Art—1973” will be held just before the 1973 Annual Con­ ference of the American Library Association in Las Vegas. The program will consist of eight sessions on Friday and Saturday plus a joint ISAD (COLA)/ACRL program “Library Man­ agement of Direct Patron Service Machine Readable Data Bases” on Sunday, June 24, and a joint program series with RTSD on Monday, June 25. The topics will be International Stan­ dard Bibliographic Description (including ISBD serials)—speakers to be announced—and National Serials Data Program by Paul Vassal - lo. Several “mini conferences” will be held dur­ ing the 2:00-4:00 p .m . and 4:30-6:00 p .m . periods. Serials Automation will be one of these and can be attended during either period. A tentative limit of 400 persons has been placed on the Institute. The registration fee is $60 for ALA members and $70 for non-ALA members. Registration will be made only when accompanied by payment. To register send name, mailing address, position title and name of employer (for the Institute badge) with the correct fee to Berniece Coulter, Information Science and Automation Division, American Li­ brary Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chi­ cago, IL 60611. Use either on official registra­ tion blank or a letter. June 24: Middle Management. “The Library as Organization: A View from the Middle” is the title of a workshop to be held on Sunday, June 24, 1973 as part of the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The workshop, sponsored jointly by the Junior Members Round Table, the Library Education Division, and the Staff Devel­ opment Committee of the Library Administration Division’s Personnel Administration Section, will 133 present an overview of middle management and provide information and ideas to assist the partic­ ipants in developing and refining management expertise. The program is free to anyone regis­ tered for the ALA Conference. Advance reg­ istration for the workshop is required and at­ tendance will be limited to 200. To register, send name, title, and institutional address to Office for Library Personnel Resources, Amer­ ican Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. The April News has further details. June 27: Using Census D ata—A Learning Experience. Presented by the Association of College and Research Libraries, Law and Po­ litical Section, a program objective is to intro­ duce methods of access and use of primary and secondary census resources to librarians who may not have had prior experience in working with census data. The format of the program will be a practicum in which the use of census resources will be demonstrated by step by step solving of typical census reference questions. A brief introduction about the taking and proc­ essing of census data will precede the practi­ cum. Handouts describing the census resources and additional sources of assistance will be pro­ vided. The program will be structured primari­ ly for the librarian who has had little acquaint­ ance with the data. Further information avail­ able from Judy H. Fair, Director of the Library, The Urban Institute, 2100 M St., N.W., Wash­ ington, DC 20037. July 2-3: Seminar on BALLOTS System. Following the summer 1973 ALA Conference at Las Vegas, Stanford University libraries will conduct a two day seminar at which partici­ pants will hear papers relating to the technical, personnel, financial, and administrative aspects of BALLOTS, Stanford’s operational on-line au­ tomated library system. BALLOTS is an acro­ nym for Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using a Timesharing Sys­ tem. For further details see the May News. July 2-13: Federal Lirrary Resources, Services, Programs, Networks, and D ata Banks. It is the consensus of federal library leaders that the collections and services of the government’s libraries and information centers are seriously underutilized. Offered as a special program on study by The Catholic University of America, the institute, planned in coopera­ tion with the Federal Library Committee, gives a unique opportunity to study and observe the vast collections and specialized services of ma­ jor federal libraries and information centers. Participants have the option of earning three graduate semester hours of credit. Application forms are available from the faculty representa­ tive or can be obtained by writing the program director at The Catholic University of America. Total fees $190.00. The May News has further information. July 11-13: Pharmacy Librarians. The Li­ brarians Section will meet with the Teachers Seminar of the American Associations of Col­ leges of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Geor­ gia. Contact Dr. Albert Jowdy, University of Georgia School of Pharmacy for reservation forms. July 12-August 10: Archival Studies. The University of Denver, Department of History and the Graduate School for Librarianship, in cooperation with the State Archives of Colo­ rado, will conduct an institute designed for those employed in archival, library, or related professions, and also advanced students of his­ tory or related subjects. Presents theory, prin­ ciples, and applied methodology of archives ad­ ministration, resources, and related manuscript source materials, with lectures and discussions by specialists in the profession. Field trips to archival agencies, departments, or institutions nearby and to historical places in the area. For those especially in manuscript administration, arrangement, and methodology, specific assign­ ments will be made. Credit: up to five quarter hours with University Institute Certificate upon completion. Tuition: $265. Apply to: Professor D. C. Renze, Institute of Archival Studies, Room 424 Mary Reed Bldg., Department of History, Denver, CO 80210. July 15-27: Administrative D evelopment. The School of Library and Information Ser­ vices, University of Maryland, is planning the seventh annual Library Administrators De­ velopment Program to be held July 15-27, 1973. Dr. John Rizzo, professor of management at Western Michigan University, will serve as the director. Consult the December News for more complete information. July 16 -18: Educational Media and Tech­ nology. The editor of the Carnegie Commission Report on Higher Education and the man respon­ sible for Minnesota’s unified learning resources concept will be the keynoters for University of Wisconsin—Stout’s eighth Annual Educational Media and Technology Conference. Scheduled to speak is Verne A. Stadtman, editor of the report entitled “The Fourth Revolution: Instructional Technology in Higher Education.” The report is considered to be one of the most significant docu­ ments on higher education published in the last decade. Luther Brown, dean of Learning Re­ sources at St. Cloud State College, St. Cloud, 134 Minnesota, will discuss “Total Media: Concept? Construct? or Destruct?” Additional information may be obtained by writing to D. P. Barnard, Dean of Learning Re­ sources at Stout. Exhibits may be arranged through Mrs. Valerie Hansen, Administrative As­ sistant, Learning Resources, University of Wis­ consin—Stout, Menomonie, W I 54751. July 16-27: The F ederal Legislative Process and Lihraries. Catholic University of America, Graduate Department of Library Sci­ ence offers a unique opportunity to study and observe at first hand the processes and forces affecting the enactment of library legislation. The issues involved in the political and legisla­ tive process are examined in detail through lec­ tures, panel discussions, dialogues, and informa­ tion clinics featuring librarians, legislators, and lobbyists, as well as members of interest groups and the press. Objectives include: defining the role of the librarian in relation to the legislative process; examination of the legislative process at the federal level; observation of library legis­ lation and other federal laws with library impli­ cations currently under consideration; acquaint­ ance with the role of the American Library As­ sociation’s Washington Office; and designing a legislative workshop or other similarly orient­ ed program at the state or regional level. Participants have the option of earning three graduate semester hours of credit or matriculat­ ing on a noncredit basis. Application forms are available from the faculty representative or can be obtained by writing the program director at The Catholic University of America. Total fees $190. Oct. 21-25: ASIS. The thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science ( ASIS) will be held at the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. H. W. (Bill) Jones, ASIS-73 Conference Chairman, has announced that the general theme of this meeting will be “Information: Benefits and Costs,” and will feature short, “10-minute” technical papers, formal debates, panel sessions, and Special Inter­ est Group (SIG ) activities. Also featured will be exhibitors who will display and demonstrate the latest products of the information industry, in­ cluding equipment, systems, services, and sup­ plies. For further information on the ASIS-73 Conference, contact H. W. Jones, Northrop Corporation, Aircraft Division, Hawthorne, CA 90250, or Robert McAfee, Jr., ASIS H ead­ quarters, 1140 Connecticut Ave., NW, W ashing­ ton, DC 20036. Nov. 11-14: CATV and Its Implications for Lihraries. T o be held at Allerton House, JOHN DONNE (1572-1631) A Catalogue of the Anniversary Exhibition held at The Grolier Club of New York, Winter 1972. Compiled by Robert S. Pirie. Introduction by John Sparrow. 650 copies. Orders,o $ 6 . 0 0 The Grolier Club 47 East 6 0 th Street, N e w Y o r k 10022 135 Robert Allerton Park, University of Illinois Con­ ference Center, Monticello, Illinois. Co-spon­ sored by Illinois State Library and The Univer­ sity of Illinois Graduate School of Library Sci­ ence, and The Division of University Exten­ sion. Additional information may be obtained from: Leonard E. Sigler, Institute Supervisor (OS-89), 116 Illini Hall, Champaign, IL 61820. M IS C E L L A N Y • Librarians at the California State Uni­ versity and Colleges are reportedly upset over a new librarian personnel plan handed down by the office of the state system’s chan­ cellor. While setting considerably stiffer stan­ dards for promotion to higher ranks—including, in most cases, second master’s degrees—the new plan seemed to offer almost nothing in terms of new benefits for librarians. A “background” section of the document in­ dicates an acquaintance with the drive for fac­ ulty status, but the vice-chancellor for faculty and staff affairs did not feel it warranted ex­ tensive comment. In one parenthetical sentence, it is mentioned that “the presidents [of the in­ dividual schools] did not consider it feasible to endorse salary parity with faculty nor aca­ demic year assignments for librarians.” The plan does give recognition “to the existing pos­ sibility of time off for professional development an d /o r research through a leave without pay,” adding however, that this is only possible with a president’s approval. Cal State employee organizations are now at­ tempting to define what action, if any, can be taken to improve the situation. Some union groups reportedly are ready to take legal action on the basis that the new stiffer requirements for promotion violate the implied contract be­ tween librarians and the schools, while giving nothing in return. • D. M. Hallam informs CRL News that Honduras is at last publishing books. The new publisher is Editorial Nuevo Centinente (D i­ rector: Irma Leticia de Oyuela), Apto Postal. No. 681, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. At the mo­ ment they are concentrating on text books for students, pictorial works on Honduras, chil­ dren’s books, and art reproductions. However, their scope will be wide and eleven new pub­ lications are expected in the first three months of 1973. The works are reportedly of a quality on a par with imported publications. As Hon­ duras is still a country without public libraries the only hope for the survival of the new pub­ lisher is to sell its products overseas. • A new computer output microfiche union catalog in Louisiana containing locations for 1,100,000 volumes in twenty-one Louisiana li­ braries, has recently been issued by the Lou­ isiana Library Association. Nineteen of the li­ braries are academic, one is public, and one is the state library. The catalog, called the Lou­ isiana Numerical Register (LNR) contains complete retrospective and current holdings for eleven libraries and current holdings for ten li­ braries. The LN R is regarded as a break­ through in terms of rapid listings of massive holdings as well as in unit costs. Cost savings are achieved because the data record is short, consisting entirely of the LC card order num­ ber, and the libraries holding a copy, thus mak­ ing possible a large number of records on a page. The assumption is that the complete bib­ liographic record is unnecessary when request­ ing a book on interlibrary loan, because the LC number uniquely identifies the book and is readily available for the vast majority re­ quested. Initial reluctance by the two largest libraries in the state to participate because they feared even heavier volume of interlibrary loan requests once their holdings were known was overcome as a result of three factors: (1 ) com­ plete listing of every library owning every title; (2) the realization that, cumulatively, the number of titles held only by one library is greater than the number of unique titles held by the large libraries; and (3) an agree­ ment among the participants always to borrow from the smallest library containing a title. These three factors greatly reduced the fre­ quency of interlibrary loan requests to the large libraries, by spreading the burden more evenly among all participants. Additional information is available from: William E. McGrath, Director of Libraries, P.O. Box 199, University of Southwestern Lou­ isiana, Lafayette, LA 70501, or Sam Dyson, Di­ rector of Libraries, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270. • College of Arts and Sciences, The Univer­ sity of Toledo, Department of Library and In­ formation Services, recently announced a new Master’s Degree program aimed at adapting the knowledge and skills of librarianship to the information needs of community organizations. The program normally will take one calendar year to complete. New students are admitted in fall, winter, and spring quarters. Graduate assistantships which provide tuition and a $3,000.00 stipend are available. For further information, contact: Miles W. Martin, Chairman, Department of Library and Information Services, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606. P U B L IC A T IO N S • H. Wayne Eley Associates, Inc. an­ nounced the publication of Paper Conservation News, a newsletter devoted to current and 136 practical information about the conservation, restoration, and preservation of paper in all its aspects—books, manuscripts, archives, prints, drawings, and perhaps even confederate bills. Articles already scheduled cover lamination, matting and framing of prints and drawings, an evaluation of pressure-sensitive and water activated tapes, bookbinding practice and con­ servation, the correct paper environment, and temporary conservation measures. Each article will deal with the practical as well as theoret­ ical aspects of its subject. In addition to articles there will be one or more book reviews, annotated citations of cur­ rent articles and publications, information and evaluations of new products and where to ob­ tain them. One feature will be an inquiry col­ umn in which readers’ questions will be an­ swered by competent specialists. The first issue of Paper Conservation News will appear May 1, 1973. The subscription rate is $8.00 per year (six issues), and subscriptions may be had for one, two, or three years by writing to: Paper Conservation News, Depart­ ment S, 15 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511. • Johnson Associates Inc., publishers of Scholarly Periodicals in Microfiche, has an­ nounced the issuance of its initial catalog of ap­ proximately 300 titles available in microfiche. All of the titles will be available from the very first volume on a per volume basis through, to, and including, the current volume. Librarians may place continuation orders for future vol­ umes as they are published each year for all titles. 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