ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 227 Publications N O T IC E S • In p u t, a new sletter on governm ent publica­ tions, is published ten tim es a year by the Gov­ ern m ent Publications D ep artm ent of the U niver­ sity o f W aterloo Library, W aterloo, Ontario. It su p ersed es the n e w s le tte r o f th e O n tario C o ­ operative D ocum ents P ro ject (C O D O C ). I n p u t seeks to p rovide d ocu m en t lib rarian s with inform ation on p u b lica tio n s, p e o p le , and programs in governm ent documents. T h e annual subscription price is $15. Inform ation intended for publication should be sent to Judith A. B o e tt­ ger, Editor, In p u t, G overnm ent Publications D e ­ partm ent, T he Library, U niversity of W aterloo, W aterloo, ON N 2L 3G 1, Canada. • N ew H o r iz o n s f o r A c a d e m ic L i b r a r i e s , pa­ pers presented at the A C R L 1978 national con­ fe re n ce in B oston (April 1979, ca. 460p. IS B N 0-89664-093-0, $25), is available from K. G. Saur Publishing. Focusing on the future of college, university, and research libraries in North America, the vol­ ume contains the them e addresses delivered by nationally known speakers in hig h er education and academic librarianship. It also includes co n trib u ted papers co vering such areas as m anag em ent and g ov ernan ce o f lib ra rie s ; th e ro le o f the acad em ic lib ra r ia n — faculty status, staff developm ent, research in ter­ ests; econom ic support and budgeting for librar­ ies; library automation; and cooperative programs among libraries, etc. F o r m ore inform ation on N ew H o r iz o n s f o r A c a d e m i c L i b r a r i e s ‚ c o n ta c t: M rs. M ary P. G eorge, G eneral Manager, K. G. Saur Publishing In c ., 175 Fifth A ve., New York, NY 10010; (212) 477-2500. RECEIVED (S e le c te d ite m s w ill b e rev iew ed in fu tu re issues of C o lle g e & R e s e a r c h L ib r a r ie s .) • T he 1978 University of Illinois C linic on L i­ brary Applications of Data Processing had as its subject P r o b le m s a n d F a ilu r e s in L ib r a r y A u to­ m ation . Papers from the conference edited by F. W . L ancaster have recently b e e n published by the library school and are available from the Pub­ lication s O ffice, 2 4 9 Arm ory B u ild in g , C h am ­ paign, I L 61820. Price: $9. • As the third in its series o f Tape/Slides in L ib ra ry S c ie n ce , the L eeds P olytechnic School o f Librarianship has recently issued an introduc­ tion to the British Library Bibliographic Services D iv isio n . T h e k it is co m p o sed o f se v e n ty -s ix slides accompanied by a commentary on an au­ d iocassette as w ell as pu blicity and d escriptive b r o c h u r e s issu e d by th e d iv is io n . P r ic e : £ 3 5 . Available from School o f L ib rarian ship , L eeds P oly tech nic, 28 Park P I., L eeds L S I 2SY , E n ­ gland. • A new volume in Knowledge Industry Publi­ cations’ (KIP) Professional Librarian Series is Au­ d rey N. G ro sch ’s M in ic o m p u te r s in L i b r a r i e s , 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 . L ik e o th e r title s issued by K IP , this may be the first in an annual series o f develop­ ments in that rapidly expanding field. A special feature is a directory o f installed systems as of Jun e 1978. • T h e n e w est volu m e (n o .40) in th e A C R L Publications in Librarianship series includes pa­ pers presented in 1977 at the A C R L Rare Books and M anuscripts Se ctio n p re co n feren ce in T o ­ ronto. E dited by Richard G. Landon, the volume is entitled B o o k S ellin g a n d B o o k B u yin g: A s p ects o f t h e N i n e t e e n t h - C e n t u r y B r i t is h a n d N o r t h A m eric a n B o o k T r a d e . Price: $10 paper. • T he first issue, Spring 1979, of L ib r a r y R e ­ s e a r c h , the new quarterly journal edited by M el­ vin J . Voigt and published by Ablex Publishing C o rp ., has recently appeared. As stated in the opening editorial, “the Editors believe that much of the significant research currently being done is not adequately dissem inated to the profession.” T he new journal is to provide “carefully refereed rep orts o f co m p leted re s e a rc h .” T he first issue presents five articles on resource sharing, book publishing in D enm ark and the U nited States, use o f th e D elp h i te ch n iq u e , lead er behavior, and libraries in Israel. An additional feature of each issu e “ w ill b e a rev iew o f an im p o rtant research -oriented to p ic,” and the first issue in­ cludes Michael E . Roloff s review o f communica­ tion in libraries. T he journal also features book reviews. Subscription price: $35; $ 1 8 .5 0 for per­ sonal subscription. • F a c t o r s A ffec tin g A d m in istra tio n in U n ited S t a t e s A c a d e m i c L i b r a r i e s d u r i n g t h e P e r i o d 1 9 7 1 - 7 5 , by A n n e M a r ie A llison (O cca sio n a l Paper 138, University of Illinois Graduate School o f L ibrary Scien ce, 1979, $2 prepaid), presents the results of an ALA survey of 1,032 college and university libraries conducted in 1976. • F u n d in g A ltern a tiv es f o r L i b r a r ie s is a new publication from ALA. E dited by Patricia Senn Breivik and E . B urr G ibson, this volume is an outgrowth of an institute held at Pratt Institute in 1976. T he various papers offer ideas and methods for obtaining financial support by libraries and in­ clude fund-raising programs, special events, di­ re c t mail solicitation, foundation support, gov­ ernm ent funding. E xp eriences in public, special, and academic libraries are reported. Price: $9. • E r ic J . H u n te r’s A A C R 2 (L in n e t Books, 1979, $ 1 2 .5 0 ) provides program m ed instruction 228 “designed to teach the p rin cip les underlying AACR 2, rather than a detailed knowledge of the rules themselves.” • William Kaufmann In c., Los Altos, Califor­ nia, has issued Vol. 1 of Victor Bonham-Carter’s A uthors b y P rofessio n ($11.95). This new book gives an account of professional authorship from the fifteenth century to the beginning o f the twentieth century and demonstrates “how authors and dramatists have practised their profession; their contractual and personal relations with pa­ trons, publishers and promoters; their situation under the law of copyright; their standing with the public; their part in the trade of books and periodicals and presentation of stage plays; their professional organisations.” • ALA has recently published the third edition of its B o o k B ait: D etailed N otes on Adult B o o k s P opular with Young P eo p le ($4 paper). Included are 100 titles, only 20 of which have been re­ tained from the previous edition. • W riting th e D o c to ra l D isserta tio n : A S ys­ tem atic A p p roach is a new publication from Bar­ ron’s ($3.95 paper). Authors Gordon B. Davis and Clyde A. Parker state their purpose is “to assist doctoral candidates in completing a better quality dissertation in a shorter tim e.” Subjects included are choice of an adviser and a dissertation com­ m ittee; predissertation developm ent activities; selection of a topic; preparation of the proposal; time schedules and budgets; working with the adviser; defense; and eventual publication. • Barbara Hanson Pierce’s J u n io r Y ear in B rit­ ain (Peterson’s Guides, 1979, $7.95 paper plus $1.75 postage and handling) gives information on programs available at fifty-three university units in England, Scotland, and Wales and is designed to assist American college sophomores in plan­ ning for a junior year abroad. • The N ation al C o lleg e D a t a b a n k ‚ Karen G. Hegener, editor, is a new reference work from Peterson’s Guides ($7.95 paper plus $1.25 post­ age and handling). This guide is an “academic book of lists,” presenting information in tabular form about undergraduate programs of more than 2,500 U.S. colleges and universities— e .g ., admis­ sions facts, entrance difficulty, expenses, financial aids, special programs, unusual majors. • J. B. Post, map librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia, is the author of An Atlas o f F a n ­ tasy, a revised edition of which has recently been published by Ballantine Books ($ 8 .9 5 paper). Maps included range from More’s U topia and Bunyan’s Pilgrim s P rogress to such recent crea­ tions as A. A. 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