ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


In  th is issue:
A C R L Program s at th e

ALA Chicago C o n f e r e n c e ....................  85
A bout College & R esearch

L ibraries ...................................................  86
N ew  B uilding D e d ic ated  at IS U  ............ 88
D raft: Standards for

U niversity L i b r a r ie s ............................... 89
Academ ic L ibraries an d  th e

W h ite H ouse C o n f e r e n c e .................... 100
H ighlights o f th e  M idw inter

M eetings o f th e  A C R L Board ............102
A CRL 1978 National C o n feren c e .......... 103
C o n tin u in g  L ibrary E d u c atio n — I .........106
N ew s from th e  F ield  ..................................107
P eople ............................................................113
P ublications ..................................................117
Classified A d v e rtis in g ................................ 120

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 A C R L  P r o g r a m s
a t th e A L A  C h ic a g o  C o n fe re n c e

T h e Association o f C o lleg e and Research Li­
b raries is planning a w ide range o f program s at 
th e ALA Annual C onference, which will be held 
Ju n e 24-30, 1978.

T he main ACRL program  will b e cosponsored 
w ith  th e  U n iv ersity  L ib ra rie s Section a n d  th e  
C o lle g e  L ib ra rie s S ectio n . It will ad d re ss th e  
topic o f “A National Inform ation Policy and the 
Role of th e Academic L ibrary in I t .” A reception 
for ACRL m em bers is p lanned after th e  program  
on Monday, Ju n e 26.

T he A griculture and Biological Sciences Sec­
tion, a recipient o f ALA special funds support for 
its c o n fe re n c e  p ro g ra m , will p r e s e n t Jo n a th an  
King o f M a ssach u setts I n s titu te  o f T echnology 
speaking on th e  recom binant DNA issue. A reac­
tor panel will respond to his p resen tatio n . T he 
section plans to p re p a re  a bibliography on th e  is­
sues involved, available to a tte n d e e s at that S un­
day, Ju n e 25, m eeting.

T he Anthropology Section is planning to hold 
its pro g ram  a n d  b u sin e ss m e e tin g  on Sunday, 
Ju n e 25. Barton C lark will discuss th e  com pila­
tion of an anthropology bibliography by co m p u ter 
using S E L G E M . Staff from th e  N e w b e rry  L i­
brary C e n te r for H istory of th e  American Indian 
will p resen t a program  on its activities on June
27, 2:00-4:00 p.m .

T h e Asian a n d  African S ection is p lan n in g  a 
jo in t program  w ith  th e  In te rn a tio n a l R elations 
Round Table to discuss bibliographic control on 
Tuesday afternoon, Ju n e 27.

T he Bibliographic In stru ctio n  Section is having 
a panel of university and library adm inistrators, 
faculty m em bers, and library instruction libraries 
address th e topic of “T he Politics of Library In struction.”

 Round table discussions will provide 
an o pportunity for a tte n d e e s to take an active role 
in th e program , which will be held on Tuesday, 
June 27, from 2:00-6:00 p.m .

T h e C ollege L ib ra rie s Section is p lan n in g  a 
b rie f m em bership m eetin g  on W ednesday, June
28, at 10:00 a .m . F o llo w in g  th e  m e m b e rsh ip  
m eeting, th e r will b e discussion groups address­
ing th e topic “F u tu re  D irections for th e ACRL 
C ollege Libraries S ection.”

T he C om m unity and Ju n io r C ollege L ibraries 
Section is cosponsoring an all-day program  with 
the Public Library Association on Sunday, June 
25. In addition, to u rs o f com m unity college li­
b raries in th e area have b e e n  arranged.

T he E ducation and Behavioral Sciences Section 
will m eet Tuesday, Ju n e  27, from 10:00 a.m. to 
n o o n  to  h e a r  a s p e a k e r  fro m  t h e  E d u c a tio n  
Com m ission o f th e States.

T he Law and Political Science Section has ar­
ranged a to u r o f C ity Hall, w ith several speakers 
from city governm ent talking about th e ir informa­
tion needs. T he M unicipal R eference Library and 
th e  C o o k  C o u n ty  L aw  L ib r a r y  also  w ill b e  
visited. T he program  will conclude w ith a lu n ­
ch eon at w hich th e  g ro u p  will be ad d ressed  by a 
city alderm an. This program  will take place from 
10:00 a.m . to 2:00 p.m . on Tuesday, Ju n e 27.

T h e Rare Books and M anuscripts Section, in 
a d d itio n  to its p re c o n fe re n c e  p ro g ram  in N ew  
H aven, is holding an afternoon o f activities at the 
Chicago Historical Society. T he Tuesday, January 
27, 2:00-6:00 p.m . program  includes a visit to th e 
Historical Society galleries, th e  library, and a r e ­
ception.

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T he U niversity L ib raries Section will provide a 
forum for discussion of th e  pro p o sed  “U niversity 
L ib rary  S ta n d a rd s” on T u e sd a y , Ju n e  27, from 
10:00 a.m . to noon.

T h e  U n d e r g r a d u a t e  L ib r a r ia n s  D is c u s s io n  
G ro u p  will focus its p ro g ram  on “T h e Mission of 
th e U n d e rg ra d u a te  L ib ra ry ,” Sunday, Ju n e  25, 
10:00 a.m . to noon. ■■

About College & R esearch Libraries
A G e n e r a l  St a t e m e n t  o f  P u r p o s e

C ollege & R esearch L ib ra r ie s ( C & R L ) is th e  
official publication o f th e  Association o f C ollege 
and R esearch L ibraries, a division o f th e  A m eri­
can L ibrary Association. It is p u b lish ed  se v en teen  
tim es a year— six b im o n th ly  jo u rn a l issues and 
e le v e n  m o n th ly  (c o m b in in g  Ju ly -A u g u st) n ew s 
issues.

As th e  official publication o f ACRL, College & 
Research L ib ra ries m aintains a reco rd  of policy 
sta te m e n ts and actions taken by th e  association. 
In rep o rtin g  activities o f ACR L and its sections, it 
thus serves as th e  principal m edium  of co m m u n i­
cation am ong th e  ACR L m em b ersh ip .

T h e publication is also a m ed iu m  for p ro fes­
sio n a l c o m m u n ic a tio n  a m o n g  a c a d e m ic  a n d  
resea rch  librarians. T h e  jo u rn al issues contain r e ­
ports o f research and thoughtful articles on m at­
te rs o f c u r r e n t a n d  c o n tin u in g  c o n c e rn , c o m ­
m unications from re a d e rs re la te d  to th o se  a r ti­
cles, and review s and a n n o u n cem en ts o f im p o r­
tant relevant publications.

T he news issues re p o rt activities and program s 
o f th e  association, inform ation and new s related 
to academ ic and research lib ra ries and th e ir p e r ­
sonnel, and b rie f notices o f relev an t publications.

Su b m i t t i n g  a n n o u n c e m e n t s  f o r  t h e  
N e w s  I s s u e s

L ibraries, institutions, and associations w ishing 
to announce d ev elo p m en ts in th e ir organizations 
are invited to send particu lars to th e new s e d ito r 
(John V. C row ley, Jam es M. M ilne L ibrary, S tate 
U n iv ersity  C ollege, O n e o n ta , NY 13820). Such 
a n n o u n cem en ts m ight re p o rt, for exam ple, sig­
nificant acquisitions, staff ap p o in tm en ts, aw ards 
and grants, new  buildings, forthcom ing m eetings 
a n d  w o rk sh o p s , a n d  b r i e f  s u m m a rie s o f  su c h  
m eetings. ACRL ch ap ters are particularly invited 
to send reports o f th e ir activities.

All such an n o u n cem en ts should b e ty p ew ritte n , 
d o u b le -sp a c e d . C o p y  for a g iv e n  issu e o f  th e  
N ew s closes six w eeks before th e  first day o f th e 
m onth o f issue.

S u b m i t t i n g  M a n u s c r i p t s  f o r  t h e  
J o u r n a l  I s s u e s

M anuscripts o f articles a re  to be se n t to th e 
e d ito r (Richard D. Johnson, Jam es M. M ilne Li­
b ra ry , S tate U n iv e rsity  C o lle g e , O n e o n ta , NY 
13820).

A uthors should follow th e s e  g en eral in stru c ­
tio n s: M a n u s c r ip ts  a r e  to  b e  t y p e w r i t te n , 
d ouble-spaced, and su b m itte d  in two copies. T he 
title, nam e, and affiliation o f th e  au th o r and an 
abstract of 75 to 100 Words should p re c e d e  th e 
text. Bibliographical refe ren ce s a re  to be consecu­
tively n u m b ered  th ro u g h o u t th e m anuscript and 
ty p ew ritte n , double-spaced, on a separate sheet 
or sheets at th e en d . T h e journal follows A M a n ­
ual o f  Style, 12th e d ., rev. (Chicago: U niversity 
o f C h ica g o  P re ss , 1969), in m a tte rs  o f b ib lio ­
graphical style. A uthors m ay consult recen t issues 
of th e journal for exam ples of th e  style.

M anuscripts should range in length from 1,000 
to no m ore than 5,000 words. M anuscripts may 
in clu d e ta b le s, fig u res, a n d  o th e r  illu stra tio n s. 
Such item s should be placed on separate sheets 
and in s e rte d  w h e re  th e y  a re  d isc u sse d  in th e  
text. C am era-ready copy should b e su b m itted  for 
figures and illustrations. Auxiliary m aterial may 
be incorporated into an appendix, b u t n u m b e re d  
references in th e text should be restric te d  to b ib ­
liographical citations.

Su b j e c t  C o n t e n t

College & Research Libraries includes articles 
in all fields o f in te re st a n d  concern to academ ic 
and research librarians— for exam ple, library col­
lections, th e ir acquisition a n d  organization; ser-

News items for inclusion in C&RL News should be sent to 
John V. Crowley. Assistant Director of Libraries. Milne Library. 
State U niversity College. O neonta. NY 13820. A dvertising 
should be sent to Leona Swiech. Advertising Office. American 
Library Association. 50 E. Huron St.. Chicago, IL 60611. Send 
classified ads to ACRL. Production and circulation matters are 
handled by ALA Central Production Unit, at the above ad
dress.

News editor: John V. Crowley. Assistant Director of Libraries. 
Milne Library, State University College. Oneonta. NY 13820 
Assistant news editor. Ellen L. Huyler. Assistant Librarian. 
Cataloging Department. Milne Library. State University College. 
Oneonta. NY 13820. Editor: Richard D. Johnson, Milne Lib­
rary. State University College. Oneonta. NY 13820. President. 
ACRL Eldred R. Smith. Executive Secretary, ACRL Julie A. Car­
rol! Virgo.

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