ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 247 Continuing E ducation O pportunities The following continuing education activities have been listed with ACRL’s Continuing Educa­ tion Clearinghouse. If your organization is spon­ soring an activity that you think may be of inter­ est to ACRL members, please send the pertinent details to the A CRL Office, 50 E . Huron S t., Chicago, IL 60611. October 4 -6 — Law: “Introduction to the Use of Legal Ma­ terials in Libraries,” short credit course, Uni­ versity of Iowa School of Library Science and the College of Law, Law Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Fee: $45. Contact: Ethel Bloesch, School of Library Sci­ ence, University of Iowa, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242. 5 - 6 — C ataloging: “Anglo-Am erican Cataloging Rules (2nd Edition): An In-D epth Look at the New Rules,” workshop, University of Michigan School of Library Science, University of Michi­ gan, Ann Arbor. Fee: $45. Contact: University of Michigan Extension Ser­ vice, D ep artm en t o f C o nferences and In sti­ tu te s , 3 5 0 South T h a y er, Ann A rb or, MI 48109; (313) 764-5304. 10-12— Preservation: Southeastern Workshop on the Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. C ontact: Ralph M eln ick, A rchivist, R ob ert Sco tt Small Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29401. 12— L ibrary Instruction: “Teaching the Library U ser,” a Basic Workshop, Drexel University. F ee: $55. C o n tact: Jo h n B. Hall, D rex el U niv ersity , School of L ibrary and Inform ation Sc ie n ce , Philadelphia, PA 19104. 10-13— Statistics: “Statistical Methods for Profes­ sional Librarians,” workshop, School of Library Service, Columbia University, and Continuing Education and Extension, University of Min­ nesota, School o f Library Service, Columbia University, New York, New York. Contact: Carol L. Learmont, School of Library Service, Columbia University, 516 Butler L i­ brary, New York, NY 10027. 2 2 -2 5 — D ata B ases: Lockheed/D IA LO G , On- Line Bibliographic and Information Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. F ee: $150. Contact: Elizabeth E. Duncan, On-Line Train­ ing Center, Room 808 L .I.S . Building, Univer­ sity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. 26— Cataloging: “Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd E d .,” workshop, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contact: Christina McCawley, School of L i­ brary and Information Science, Drexel Univer­ sity, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 895-2474. November 1 2 -1 4 — Bookbin ding: “T h e Trad ition o f F in e Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century,” semi­ nar, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documenta­ tion, Carnegie-M ellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fee: $110. 1 3 -1 6 — M anagement: Management Skills Insti­ tute, Office of Management Studies, Associa­ tion of Research Libraries, Washington, D .C . F ee: $200. Contact: Office of Management Studies, As­ sociation o f R esearch L ib ra rie s, 1527 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656. January 2 8 -F e b . 8, 1980— Data Bases; Library Automa­ tion: International Summer School for [libra­ rians from] the Southern Hemisphere, School o f L ibrary Sc ie n ce , U niversity o f Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Fee: $195 for the first week (on information retrieval and data bases); $15 0 for the second week (on library automation); $325 for both weeks. C o ntact: Ed Kazlauskas, School o f L ibrary Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 9 0 0 0 7 . ■ ■ Applications Invited for Editor of College & R esearch Libraries Nominations and applications are invited for the position of editor of C o lleg e & R esearch L i b r a r i e s . T h e e d ito r is ap p o in ted for a three-year term which may be renewed for an additional three years. Applicants must be m embers of ALA and ACRL. Qualifications include experience in academic libraries, evi­ dence of research and editing activity, and a broad knowledge o f the issues confronting academic libraries. Nominations and resumés with the names of three references may be sent to Barbara Brown, Chair, C o lleg e & R esea rch L ib ra ries Search Committee, Princeton University L i­ brary, Princeton, NJ 08540. The deadline for applications is November 1. Dr. L. Quincy Mumford Librarian of Congress 1954-1974 At the tim e of his appointm ent as the eleventh Librarian of Congress, Dr. Mumford was D irector of the Cleveland Public Library and Presi­ dent-elect of the American Library Association. His 21 year regim e at L.C. was notable, not only for the dram atic expansion of the Library’s size and scope of operations (appropriations increased ten-fold, from $9.6 m illion to $ 96.6 million), but also for such de­ velopm ents as the creation and imple­ m entation of th e M achine-R eadable C ataloging (M A R C ) project; the pub­ lication of th e p re-1956 National Union C atalog; introduction o f the C IP , PL480, and N P A C Programs; and, of course, the design, development, and Congressional funding of the Library’s new Madison Building. Here is w hat re tire d L ib ra ria n o f Congress, Dr. L. Q u in cy M u m fo rd has to say a b o u t the CUMULATIVE TITLE INDEX TO THE CLASSIFIED COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-1978, … as e xce rp te d from the “F o re w o rd ” he has w ritte n fo r the set. "T h is is an indispensable tool fo r librarians, scholars, and all those who use reference materials.’’ “ It offers com bined title access not o n ly to MARC records, but also to the far more num erous and elusive Non-M ARC records in the Library o f Congress C ollections. This title access adds a w hole new dim ension to such m ajor b ib lio g ra ph ic tools as the N ational U nion Catalog, w hich is arranged by author, and the Library o f Congress Shelflist, w hich is arranged according to the LC C lassification Schedules.” “ As w ith certain other C arro llton Press indexes, at firs t it seemed surprising that no producers o f b ib lio g ra p h ic tools had undertaken th is proje ct before. Upon reflectin g on the size o f the effo rt, however, and considering the com m itm ent o f resources w hich it required, it became clear that th is project ranks w ith Mansell's N ational U nion C atalog—Pre 1956 Im prints as one of the most am bitious b ib lio g ra ph ic undertakings o f the century. The publisher deserves much cre dit fo r his im agination and initiative.” “ As a fo rm e r reference librarian at the New York Public Library, I am well aware of the considerable num ber o f persons who remem ber (o r id e n tify in some manner) the title s of publications, but who do not know the names o f the authors. O nly the most perservering w ould browse thro u gh several subject groups in the hopes o f fin d in g the title s they were seeking." “ In a ddition to offering a single source fo r a uth ors’ names, the Index w ill also supply the com plete L.C. C lassification Num ber fo r each title as well as the Catalog Card Num ber (w ith the letter “ M ” added to designate MARC records)." “ In short, I believe that the Index w ill be a valuable a ddition to m ajor lib ra ry co lle ctio ns th ro u g h o u t the world, and take its place among the other outstanding bib lio g ra ph ic co m pilatio n s of C arro llton Press.” “ I heartily endorse its usefulness and value.” D eliveries are sch e d u le d to b eg in d u rin g N o ve m b e r, 1979 and c o n tin u e at a rate of 4 volum es per m o n th until o u r e s tim a te d com D letio n d ate of J u ly 31. 1982. A n nu al S u p p le m e n ts w ill u p d ate the Index. At last, libra ria n s everyw here w ill have a single source of title access to 6.5 m illio n title s in th e L ib ra ry of Congress C lassified C ollectio n s. This means th a t cum ula tive title ind e xing has fin a lly com e to the LC p ortio n s o f such massive a uthor-sequenced b ib lio g ra p h ic to o ls as the N A T IO N A L U N IO N C A TA LO G , the BRITISH MUSEUM C ATA LO G U E OF PRINTED BOOKS, and the C A TA L O G U E G ENERAL o f th e B IB L IO TH È Q U E N ATIO N ALE. It also offers uniq u e title access to the co m ple te m ic ro fo rm e d itio n s o f the LIBRARY OF C ONGRESS SH ELFLIST (w hich, o f course, are arranged in the o rde r o f the LC C la ssificatio n Schedules). The She lflist is offered on 35mm m icro film at a 21x re d u ctio n ra tio by the U.S. H istorica l D ocum ents Institute, Inc. and by U niversity M icrofilm s International on 42x m icrofich e . The C U M U LA TIV E T ITL E IN DEX also brin g s to g e th e r 1 m illio n MARC entries w ith 5.5 m illio n n on-M A R C entries. The latte r co n s titu te 85% o f the co lle c tio n and inclu d e pre-1968 and tra n slite ra te d non-R o m an -a lp h a be t entries. (All MARC entrie s are easily ide n tifie d by th e le tte r "M ” added to th e LC C ard O rd e r Num ber. Each entry contains title, author, com plete LC classification num ber and the LC card order num ber (which includes year and M ARC designation). Here Are Four Ways That These Title Index Entries Can Lead to Full Bibliographic Records. 1. For libraries with access to the N UC and other “main entry” catalogues, title entries lead to Authors’ names, w hich in turn lead to co m ple te entries in the N atio n a l U nion Catalog. The year d esig n atio n in the LC Card O rder N um ber (e.g. "72 ” ) show s w hich ch ro n o lo g ica l segm ent o f NUC (o r o th e r cata lo g ) to co n s u lt (e.g. Pre- 1956 Im p rints w ou ld be fo u n d in th e 660 volum e M an­ sell series). 2. For libraries with access to computer data bases, title entries lead to LC Card Order Numbers w hich can be keyboarded to c a ll-u p c om plete MARC records (as w ell as those non-M A R C entrie s w hich have been converted to m achine language in ce rta in data bases). The presence o r lack o f the lette r “ M ” added to the Card N um ber show s at a glance w he th e r o r not the record is in the MARC data base. 3. For libraries with the LC Shelflist in Microform, title entries lead to co m ple te LC Classification Numbers, w hich in tu rn lead to s p e c ific card im ages on the m ic ro ­ form s. This o ffers th e added reference advantage of being able to brow se adjacent card images o f w orks in the same LC Classes. 4. For libraries with access to “None of the Above”, title entries lead to LC Card Order Numbers w hich can be used to orde r fu ll-size printed ca rds fro m L C ’s Cata­ log in g D istrib u tio n Service via th e ir rapid new “ CARDS" laser p rin tin g system. The Index volumes will be produced in the same compact but easy-to-read two-column format used in Carrollton’s 15 volume Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog o f U.S. Government Publications, 1900-1971, and our recently completed 15 volume Cumulative Subject Index to the PAIS Annual Bulletins, 1915-1974.