ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries PUBLICATIONS • Conservation and Preservation o f L ibrary Ma- terials, by J a n M errill-O ld h a m (65 p ages, F e b ru a ry 1985), is a d e ta ile d stu d y of th e p ro b lem s involved w ith th e c a re a n d h a n d lin g of physical m a te ria ls at th e U niversity of C o n n e c tic u t L ib rarie s. A lthough in te n d e d to serve as th e basis for d ev elo ping U C ’s p re s e rv a tio n p ro g ra m , th e b o o k let h as b ro a d e r v alu e as a w o rk in g m odel for m ed iu m -sized re ­ se a rc h lib ra rie s d e a lin g w ith s im ila r p ro b le m s. E a c h aspect of lib ra ry o p eratio n s has been c a re ­ fully an aly zed in re la tio n to th e physical tre a tm e n t of lib ra ry m aterials. C opies are $10 (plus $1 p o st­ age an d h a n d lin g , checks p a y a b le to th e H o m er B ab b id g e L ib ra ry ) fro m D ia n e C ostillo, H o m er B ab b id g e L ib ra ry , U -5, U niversity of C o n n e c tic u t, Storrs, C T 06268. ISBN 0-917590-07-4. • C ooperative C ollection D evelopm en t, S PE C K it #111 (95 pages, F e b ru a ry 1985), co n tain s 11 d o cu m en ts illu stra tin g co o p e rativ e activities, in ­ clu d in g guidelines, p lan s, task force re p o rts, w o rk ­ sheets, a n d p ro g ra m descriptions. T h e a c c o m p a n y ­ in g f l y e r d is c u s s e s h i s t o r i c a l o b s ta c le s to co o p e ra tio n , te c h n ic a l a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l devel­ o p m en ts su p p o rtin g co o p e ra tio n , e m erg in g co o p ­ e ra tiv e p ro g ra m s, a n d fu tu re needs. I t concludes th a t lib raries need to exploit tech n o lo g y to p ro v id e efficient in te rlib ra ry d o c u m e n t delivery. SPE C kits a re a v a ilab le b y su b scrip tio n from S P E C , O ffice of M a n a g e m e n t Studies, A R L , 1527 N ew H a m p sh ire A ve., N .W ., W a sh in g to n , D C 20036. In d iv id u a l kits a re $20 p o stp aid . • T h e D irectory o f Foreign D ocum ent Collec- tions, co m p iled by C a ro l A. T u rn e r (148 pages, F e b ru a ry 1985), is th e result of a p ro jec t by A L A ’s G o v e rn m e n t D o cu m e n ts R o u n d T a b le to p ro v id e researchers w ith in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e c h a ra c te r a n d scope o f th e co llectio n s t h a t exist in N o rth A m e ric a n lib ra rie s . T h e d ire c to ry in clu d es tw o m a jo r sections: a d ire c to ry of collections a n d a list of co u n tries. L ib ra rie s in clu d e d in th e list generally h o ld larg e , diversified research collections. Notes on ju risd ic tio n a l lim ita tio n s, a v a ila b ility a n d a c ­ cessibility, a n d scope notes are in clu d e d w ith each listin g . E v e n co llectio n s fo r q u ite sm all fo re ig n co u n tries a n d d ependencies (like W allis & F u tu n a o r M a rtin iq u e ) a re n o ted . C opies m a y be o rd e re d for $20 from U n ip u b , 205 E . 42d S treet, N ew York, NY 10017. ISBN 0-89059-045-1. • A revised e d itio n of th e G uide to Canadian Photographic Archives has been p u b lish ed by th e P u b lic A rchives of C a n a d a . T h e vo lu m e co n tain s 8,631 d e sc rip tio n s of h is to ric a l p h o to g ra p h s r e ­ p o rte d by 139 C anadian archives, a n index of repos­ itories, a su b ject index, a n d an index of p h o to g ra ­ p h ers. P re p a id orders for $42 U.S. o r $35 C a n a d ia n (checks p a y a b le to th e R eceiver G e n e ra l for C a n ­ ada) should be sent to th e C a n a d ia n G o v e rn m e n t P u b lish in g C e n tre , O tta w a , C a n a d a K1A 0S9. • LandSearch, an index to th e p e rio d ic a l lite ra- tu re of la n d sc a p e a rc h ite c tu re , is n o w b ein g issued b y D a ta s c a p e I n f o r m a tio n , a n A u s tra lia n c o m ­ p a n y . T h e index pro vides references to re cen tly p u b lish ed articles from a p p ro x im a te ly 100 jo u rn als in th e fields of la n d sc a p e p la n n in g , design, co n ­ stru c tio n , histo ry , a n d re la te d disciplines. T h e first issue is a v a ilab le this m o n th , w ith fu tu re issues b e ­ in g p u b lish ed q u a rte rly . S ubscriptions m a y be re ­ q u ested from th e U.S. office, D a ta s c a p e In fo r m a ­ tio n , P .O . Box 3976, C ra n fo rd , NJ 07016. • M apping Inform ation Resources in the Pacific N orth w est (8 pages, J a n u a ry 1985) describes a first step in th e L ib ra ry a n d In fo rm a tio n Resources for th e N o rth w e st (LIR N ) p ro g ra m of th e F re d M eyer C h a rita b le T ru st. T h e p ro g ra m is a reg io n al collec­ tio n assessm ent w ith w h ic h th e T ru s t w ill assist a c ­ ad e m ic, p u b lic , a n d special lib ra rie s a n d in fo rm a ­ tio n centers in A laska, Id a h o , M o n ta n a , O reg o n , a n d W a sh in g to n . T h e assessm ent is th e basis for b u ild in g a d a ta b a s e of reg io n al collection p a tte rn s t h a t m a y be used to assist w ith co o p e rativ e collec­ tio n d e v e lo p m en t a n d resource sh a rin g p ro g ra m s. A copy m a y be o b ta in e d from L IR N , 2125 S o u th ­ w est F o u rth A ve., S uite 202, P o rtla n d , O R 97201. • A N ation o f Readers, co m p iled by A L A ’s P u b lic In fo rm a tio n O ffice (138 pages, 1985), is th e latest p u b lic ity book for N a tio n a l L ib ra ry W eek , A pril 1 4 -2 0 ,1 9 8 5 , “ a n d all y ea r lo n g .” M an y of th e ideas c o n ta in e d h e rein a re a p p lic a b le in an u n d e r g ra d u ­ a te settin g , a n d th e re is a special section on a c a ­ d em ic lib ra ry p u b lic ity . C opies m a y be o rd e re d for $4 fro m ALA P u b lish in g , 50 E . H u ro n S t., C h i­ cago, IL 60611. • Performance M easurem ent f o r Public Services in Academ ic and Research Libraries, by M ary J. C ro n in (F e b ru a ry 1985, 37 pages), has b een p u b ­ lished by th e O ffice of M a n a g e m e n t Studies as O c ­ casional P a p e r n u m b e r 9. T h e first section of this d o c u m e n t provides a g eneral b a c k g ro u n d on c u r ­ re n t e v a lu a tio n th e o ry , w h ile th e second section provides a m odel th a t applies p e rfo rm a n c e m ea- 198 RARE BOOK SCHOOL 1985 The Columbia U n iv e r s i ty School o f L ib r a r y S e r v ic e 1985 Rare Book S ch ool w i l l ru n from 15 J u ly - 9 A u g u st, and w i l l f e a t u r e 20 f i v e - d a y c o u r s e s on v a r io u s s u b j e c t s o f i n t e r e s t to r e s e a r c h & r a r e book l i b r a r i a n s . C la s s s i z e w i l l be l i m i t e d ; a d m issio n w i l l be c o m p e t i t i v e . T u it io n w i l l be $ 2 5 0 /c o u rs e f o r h a l f - d a y c o u r s e s & $ 3 5 0 /d ay f o r f u l l - d a y c o u r s e s . L o w -c o st, a / c , on-cam pus h o u s in g w i l l be a v a i l a b l e f o r a b o u t $ 2 5 / n i g h t . C o u rses o f f e r e d in c lu d e M edieval Bookb i n d in g s t r u c ­ t u r e s ( C h r is to p h e r C larkson/M ichael G u llic k ) ; I n t r o d u c ­ t i o n t o t h e Study o f In c u n a b u la ( F e l i x de Marez Oyens); Type, L e t t e r i n g , & C a llig r a p h y 1450-1830 (Jam es Mos­ l e y ) ; Greek S c h o la r s , S c r i b e s , & P r i n t e r s o f th e Re­ n a is s a n c e ( N ic o la s B arker); Book I l l u s t r a t i o n t o 1860 (T e rry B elan ger/Joan Friedman); E n g lis h C h i l d r e n ’ s T e x ts 1740-1820 (Samuel F P ic k e r in g ); H i s t o r i c a l C h ild ­ r e n ’ s L i t e r a t u r e 1740-1865 (M a rg a re t C M alon ey/Ju stin G S c h i l l e r ) ; P u b l i s h e r s ’ B in d in g s 1780-1910 (Sue A l l e n / - M ichael K in sh ip ); S o u rc e s f o r t h e Study o f t h e c19 Eng- lis h /A m e r ic a n Book (M ich ael L T u rn e r/M ic h a e l K in sh ip ); S c h o la r ly E d itin g (G Thomas T a n s e l l e ) ; I n t r o d u c t i o n to th e H is to r y o f th e Book ( A lic e D S c h r e y e r /P e te r M Van- K in g en ); I n t r o d u c t i o n t o D e s c r i p t i v e B ib lio g r a p h y (Don­ a ld F a r r e n ): I n t r o d u c t i o n t o Rare Book L i b r a r i a n s h i p (John P a rk er/D a n iel T r a i s t e r ) ; D ev elo p in g L ocal H is to r y C o l l e c t i o n s (D avid B Gracy I I ) ; S p e c ia l C o l l e c t i o n s De­ v elopm ent (Roger E Stoddard); Rare Book E x h i b i t i o n s ( E l i z a b e t h M H arris/R ob ert N ik ir k ); The D esign & P ro ­ d u c tio n o f E x h ib it & C o l l e c t i o n C a ta lo g s , &c. (G re e r A lle n ); S e le c te d T o p ic s in Rare Book C a ta lo g in g ( E a r l T a y lo r ); I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P r e s e r v a t i o n (Pam ela W Dar­ l i n g ) ; & The W ell-Tem pered C o l l e c t i o n (P a u l N B anks). For more in f o r m a tio n and an a p p l i c a t i o n form , w r i t e to Rare Book S c h o o l, Columbia U n i v e r s i t y S chool o f L i­ b r a r y S e r v i c e , New Y ork, NY 10027; t e l . 2 1 2 /2 8 0 -2 2 9 2 . surem ent to existing lib ra ry activities. O rd e r a copy fo r $15 (p re p a id ) fro m O M S /A R L , 1527 N ew H am p sh ire Ave., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. • Space Stamps, by Leo M alz (86 pages, F ebru- ary 1985), is a com prehensive listing of every post­ age stam p , both foreign an d dom estic, th a t depicts a space mission, satellite, or m ilitary rocket. The booklet has been published by th e A m erican T o p i­ cal Association as its H andbook n u m b er 99. The listings are a rran g ed alp h ab etically by co u n try oí issue, th e n in chronological o rd er by year of issue, follow ed by Scott catalog num bers an d a b rief d e­ scription. An appendix gives a b rief description oí spacecraft, missions, program s, an d personalities. Som e, b u t by no m eans all, of th e h u n d re d s of stam ps listed are illustrated. Copies are available for $11 from ATA, P .O . Box 630, Johnstow n, PA 15907. T h e previous 98 handbooks also list postage stam ps by such special topics as m am m als, food, an d airc raft. • This C onstitu tion is a q u a r te r ly m a g a z in e sponsored by th e A m erican H istorical Association an d th e A m erican Political Science Association to c o m m e m o r a te th e b ic e n te n n ia l o f th e U n ite d States C o n stitu tio n in 1987. It contains articles on c o n s titu tio n a l issues, a n n o ta te d o rig in a l d o c u ­ m ents, an d in fo rm atio n ab o u t b icen ten n ial events an d publications. In d iv id u al subscriptions are $10; in stitu tio n al subscriptions are $16. Checks m ay be m ad e p ay a b le to Project ’87, at 1527 N ew H a m p ­ shire A venue, N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. • W riting Library Job Descriptions, edited by Je- niece G uy an d M arg aret Myers, is th e latest (n o .7) Topics in Personnel Kit published by ALA’s Office for L ib ra ry Personnel Resources. O ne booklet con­ tain ed wdthin th e kit is devoted to academ ic lib rary job descriptions, an d articles re p rin te d in th e kit in ­ clude: H ow to W rite a G ood Job D escription, H ow to D escribe a Job, and W h en th e T ra d itio n a l Job D escription Is N ot E nough. T h e cost is $10 an d it m ay be ord ered from ALA P ublishing, 50 E. 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