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Pa­ ers presented at the Bibliographic Instruction Sec­ on program at the 1982 ALA Annual Conference. dited by Ross Atkinson. 76p. 6587-3. $15; ACRL embers $12. • Bibliographic Competencies fo r Education tudents (1981). Prepared by the Education and ehavioral Sciences Section’s Bibliographic In ­ truction for Educators Committee. Provides ex­ S c s b $ A a p ti E m S B s 134 / C&RL News amples of a wide range of bibliographic sources, and presents a basic rationale for the use of the given examples. Also appears in C&RL News, Ju ­ ly/August 1981, in non-tabular form. 2p. Free. • The Bibliographic Instruction Clearinghouse: A Practical Guide (1984). A guide to establishing a clearinghouse. 71p. 6775-2. $12; ACRL members $9. • Bibliographic Instruction Handbook (1979). Prepared by the ACRL bibliographic Instruction Task Force (1971-77) and the Policy and Planning Comm ittee of the ACRL bibliographic Instruction Section (1977-79). 68p. 6729-9. $10; ACRL m em ­ bers $7. • E v a lu a tin g B ib lio g ra p h ic In stru c tio n : A Handbook (1983). Prepared by the ACRL Biblio­ graphic Instruction Section’s Subcom m ittee on Evaluation. 122p. 6608-X. $17; ACRL members $13. • Guidelines fo r Bibliographic Instruction in Academic Libraries (1977). Reprinted from C&RL News, April 1977. Ip. Free. • Library Instruction Clearinghouses 1985: A Directory. By Joan Ariel. 6960-7. $6; ACRL m em ­ bers $5. • Organizing and Managing a Library Instruc­ tion Program (1979). Prepared by the ACRL Bib­ liographic Instruction Section’s Continuing E d u ­ c a tio n C o m m itte e . 30p. 6731-0. $4; A CRL members $3. Collection development •B uild in g a C hildren’s Literature Collection (1983). 3rd ed. Choice Bibliograpical Essay Series, no. 7. $9.95. 48p. 0-914492-06-3. O rder from: Choice, 100 Riverview Center, M iddletown, CT 06457. • Books fo r College Libraries (2nd ed., 1975). 0178-6. 6vols., $80. Single vols., $15 each. Vol. 1, H um anities; Vol. 2, Language and L iterature; Vol. 3, History; Vol. 4, Social Sciences; Vol. 5, Psy­ chology, Science, Technology, and Bibliography; Vol. 6, Author, Title, and Subject Indexes. O rder from: ALA Publishing, 50 East H uron Street, C hi­ cago, IL 60611. A vailable on ta p e from : In- foronics, 550 N ew to w n R oad, L ittle to n , MA 01460. • Collection D evelopm ent Policies: CLIP Note #2-81 (1981). 131p. 6738-8. $12; ACRL members $9. • Curriculum Materials Center Collection De­ velopm ent Policy (1984) 27p. 6777-9. $7; ACRL members $5. • Guide fo r the D evelopm ent and M anagement o f Test Collections w ith Special Emphasis on A ca­ demic Settings (1985). Prepared by the ACRL E d ­ ucation and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Test Collections. 69p. 6926-7. $12; ACRL members $9. Community and junior colleges • Guidelines fo r Two-Year College Learning R esources P rogram s (1982). R e p rin te d from ‹bR L N e w s, J a n u a r y a n d F e b r u a r y 1982. CRL/AECT. 10p. Free. • S ta te m e n t on Q u a n tita tiv e S tandards fo r wo-Year Learning Resources Programs (1979). p. Free. Conference Proceedings • A c a d e m ic L ibraries: M y th s an d R ealities 1984). Proceedings of the Third National ACRL onference, April 4-7, 1984, Seattle. 420p. 6787- . $28; ACRL members $20. • Energies fo r Transition (1986). Proceedings of h e F o u rth N ational ACRL C onference, April -12, 1986, Baltimore. Available in April. 6976-3. 30; ACRL members $22. • Libraries and Accreditation in Institutions of igher Education (1981). Proceedings of an invita­ onal conference sponsored by ACRL and COPA. dited by Julie A. C. Virgo. 176p. 6741-8. $19; CRL members $15. •N e w Horizons fo r Academic Libraries (1978). ixty-six contributed papers from the First N a­ onal ACRL Conference in Boston. Twelve micro­ che. Free. •O ptions fo r the 80s (1981). Fifty-six contrib­ ted papers from the Second National ACRL Con­ rence in Minneapolis. Eleven microfiche. Free. Database searching • Online Bibliographic Database Searching in ollege Libraries: CLIP Note #4-83 (1983). Com ­ iled by D avid Carlson and P. G rady Morein. 32p. 6624-1. $19; ACRL members $15. Directories •D irecto ry o f Curriculum Materials Centers 1985). Compiled by Lois J. Lehm an and Eva K. iewitt. 2nd ed. 194p. 6917-8. $20; ACRL m em ­ ers $15. •D irectory o f Extension Library Services Per­ onnel (1981). 7p. Free. •D irectory o f Western European Specialists in orth American Libraries (1984). 20p. 6762-0. $5; CRL members $3. •S la v ic E thnic Libraries, M useums and A r ­ hives in the United States: A Guide and Directory 980). Compiled by Lubom yr R. W ynar. 164p. 742-6. $9; ACRL members $6. Personnel issues and faculty status •A cadem ic Status Survey (1981). Results of an CRL 100 Libraries Project survey of academic atus policies. 346p. 6737-X. $17; ACRL members 2. •G overnance in the Academic Library (1981). etamax or 3/4U-matic videotape (specify) of six ademic librarians reviewing issues relating to the atus of the academic librarian and the ACRL C A T 4 ( C 6 t 9 $ H ti E A S ti fi u fe C p 1 ( K b s N A c (1 6 A st $1 B ac st February 1986 / 135 S ta n d a rd on L ib ra ry G overnance. $35. (R ental only). • Guidelines and Procedures fo r the Screening and A p p o in tm e n t o f A cadem ic Librarians (1977). R eprinted from C & R L N ew s, Septem ber 1977. 4p. Free. • Job D escriptions: C L IP N o te #3-81 (1981). 255p. 6734-3. $25; ACRL m em bers $17.50. • Joint Sta tem en t on F aculty Status o f College a n d U n iv e r s ity L ib r a r ia n s (1974). ACRL/AAUP/AAC. R eprinted from C & R L N ew s, F eb ru ary 1974. Ip . Free. • M anagem ent and S ta ff D evelopm ent (1982). Proceedings of a workshop sponsored by the N o rth ­ ern C alifornia ACRL C h ap ter in 1979. 37p. 6735- 3. $10; ACRL m em bers $8. •M o d e l Sta tem en t o f Criteria and Procedures fo r A p p o in tm e n t, Promotion in A cadem ic R ank, and Tenure fo r College and University Librarians (1973). R eprinted from C & R L N ew s, Septem ber 1973 an d O cto b er 1973, w ith a revision by th e ACRL Roard of D irectors. lOp. Free. • P e r fo r m a n c e A pp ra isa l: C L IP N o te #1-80 (1980). 135p. 6733-7. $10; ACRL m em bers $7.50. •S ta n d a rd s fo r Faculty Status fo r College and U niversity L ib ra ria n s (1974). R e p rin te d from C & R L N ew s, May 1974. 2p. Free. • S ta te m e n t on Collective Bargaining (1975). Ip . Free. •S ta te m e n t on the Term inal Professional D e gree fo r A cadem ic Librarians (1975). Ip . Free. ­ • T r a v e l Policies o f T w en ty -O n e College Lr Uni­ ersity Libraries (1980). 77p. 6736-1. $3. Planning •M is s io n S ta te m e n ts fo r C ollege L ibraries: C L IP N ote #5 (1985). C om piled by L arry H a r­ esty, Jam ie H a stre ite r, an d D avid H enderson. 190p. 6944-5. $20. ACRL m em bers $15. Rare books, manuscripts and archives • G e n r e Terms: A Thesaurus fo r Use in Rare ook and Special Collections Cataloguing (1983). 1p. 6612-8. $7.50; ACRL m em bers $5.50. • G u id e lin e s fo r th e S ecu rity o f R are B ook, anuscript, and O ther Special Collections (1983). ep rin ted from C & R L N ew s, M arch 1982. 4p. ree. • G u id e l in e s on M a n u s c r ip ts a n d A r c h iv e s (1977). C om pilation of policy statem ents p rep ared y the ACRL Rare Rooks and M anuscripts Sec­ io n ’s C o m m itte e on M an u scrip ts C o llections. ontains: Statem ent on A ppraisal of Gifts; State­ ent on Legal Title; Statem ent on the R eproduc­ ion of M anuscripts and Archives for N oncom m er­ ial Purposes; Statem ent on the R eproduction of anuscripts and Archives for C om m ercial P u r­ oses; and Universal G ift Form and Instructions, l i p . Free. • J o in t S ta te m e n t on A ccess to O riginal R e ­ earch M aterials (1979). This supersedes the 1976 v d B 4 M R F b t C m t c M p s 136 / C&RL News ACRL Statem ent on Access and the 1974 Standards for Access of SAA (American Archivist, January 1974). Reprinted from Cò-RL News, April 1979. 2p. Free. • Relator Terms fo r Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections Cataloging (1981). Revised by the ACRL RBMS Standards Com m ittee. Re­ p rin te d from C & R L N ew s, O ctober 1981. 4p. Free. Standards and guidelines—General •O th e r standards and guidelines are listed u n ­ der more specific subject headings. • Access Policy Guidelines (1975). R eprinted from C& RL News, November 1975. 2p. Free. • College Library Standards: Questions and A n ­ swers (1974). Reprinted from Cb-RL News, No­ vem ber 1974. 2p. Free. • A n Evaluative Checklist fo r Reviewing a Col­ lege Library Program (1979). Based on the 1975 Standards fo r College Libraries. Reprinted from C& RL News, November 1979. 12p. Free. • Guidelines fo r Rranch Libraries in Colleges and Universities (1975). Reprinted from C&RL News, October 1975. 3p. Free. • Guidelines fo r Extended Campus Library Ser­ vices (1982). Reprinted from C& RL News, March 1982. 2p. Free. • The Mission o f an Undergraduate Library (Model Statem ent). Reprinted from C & RL News, November 1979. 5p. Free. • Standards fo r University Libraries (1979). Re­ p r in te d fro m C ‹bR L N e w s , A p ril 1979. ACRL/ARL. 10p. Free. • Standards fo r College Libraries (1986 edi­ tion) . D raft version appeared in C b R L News, May 1985. A revised, final version will appear in a fu­ ture issue of C b R L News, after which free off­ prints will be available. Statistics 9 A C R L University Library Statistics 1983-84 (1985). Compiled by Sandy W hiteley. Statistics from 86 non-ARL university libraries in the U.S. and C anada. 55p. 6892-9. $15; ACRL members $12. •A C R L U n iv e rsity L ib r a r y S ta tistic s 1981-1982 (1983). Statistics from 92 non-ARL uni­ versity libraries. 55p. 6596-2. $15; ACRL members $12. 9 A C R L U n iv e rsity L ib r a r y S ta tistic s 1978-1979 (1980). Statistics from 98 non-ARL uni­ versity libraries. 47p. 6739-6. $7.50; ACRL m em ­ bers $5. • Library Statistics o f Colleges and Universities, 1982 In stitutional Data (1984). D a ta from the 1981-82 HEGIS study conducted by the National C enter for E ducation Statistics covering over 3000 academ ic lib raries. 177p. 6640-3. $16; ACRL members $12. • 1984 “100 Libraries"Statistical Survey (1984). ask Force on Academic L ibrary Statistics. 92p. 951-8. $12; ACRL members $9. • Q uantitative Criteria fo r Academ ic Research ibraries (1984). By Kendon L. Stubbs. 135p. 788-4. $19; ACRL members $15. Periodicals • Choice. Book review journal of the Associa­ ion of College & Research Libraries. Eleven issues er year (July/August com bined.) ISSN: 0009- 978. Editor/Publisher: Patricia Sabosik. Avail­ ble by subscription only, $100/year. O rder from: irculation D epartm ent, Choice, 100 Riverview enter, M iddletown, CT 06457. • Choice Reviews-on-Cards. Reviews from each onthly issue of Choice printed on 3 x 5 cards. vailable to Choice subscribers only for $160/year. rder from: C irculation D epartm ent, Choice, 100 iverview C enter, M iddletown, CT 06457. • College b Research Libraries. Official journal f the Association of College and Research L i­ raries. Six bim onthly issues per year. E ditor: harles R. M artell Jr., California State University ibrary, Sacram ento, CA 95819. Sent to ACRL em bers as a p erq u isite of m em bership. Also vailable on subscription, $35/year. ISSN: 0010- 870. O rd er from : S ubscription D e p a rtm e n t, m erican L ib ra ry A ssociation, 50 E ast H uron treet, Chicago, IL 60611. • College ó- Research Libraries News. Official ews magazine of the Association of College and esearch L ibraries. Eleven issues per year (Ju- y /A u g u st c o m b in e d ). E d ito r : G eo rg e M. berhart, ACRL/ALA, 50 East H uron Street, C hi­ ago, IL 60611. Sent to ACRL members as a per­ uisite of m embership. Also available on subscrip­ io n , $10/year. ISSN: 0099-0086. O rd e r from : ubscription D epartm ent, American L ibrary Asso­ iation, 50 East H uron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. 9 Fast fo b Listing Service. A job listing which upplements in a speedy, timely fashion the classi­ ied advertising in C b R L News. Published twelve im es p e r y ear. S ix-m onth su b sc rip tio n . $15; CRL members $10. O rder from: ACRL, 50 E. uron St., Chicago, IL 60611. • Index fo r Volumes 26 to 40 (1965-1979) of ollege b Research Libraries and College b R e­ earch Libraries News (1980). Prepared by Eldon . Tam blyn. 6482-6. $12; ACRL members $10. 9 Rare Rooks and Manuscripts Librarianship. w o issues per year. Available by subscription nly. 0884-450x. $20 U.S. and C anada; $25 over­ eas. CE course syllabi ACRL continuing education course syllabi are vailable at a cost of $15 (ACRL members $10) per yllabus. O rder from ALA O rder D epartm ent, 50 . H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611. 9 Librarians as Supervisors (CE 101) identifies he skills necessary to become an effective supervi- 6 L 6 t p 4 a C C m A O R o b C L m a 0 A S n R l E c q t S c s f t A H C s W T o s a s E t 138 / C&RL News sor w ithin library organizations and explores cur­ rent managerial concepts and practices through outlines, checklists and skill inventories. By M au­ reen Sullivan. 1982. 26p. 6745-0. • Establishing the College BI Program: The D i­ rector’s Role (CE 103) provides the academic li­ brary adm inistrator w ith an overview of m anage­ rial considerations essential in establishing the successful BI program. By Dennis Robinson. 1981. 38p. 6746-9. • Strategies and Tactics fo r Enhancing the Role and Position of the Library within the College or University (CE 104) (2nd edition) explores internal and external factors influencing the role of the aca­ demic library in the college and provides exercises designed to help library adm inistration advance the library’s position within the institution. By P. G rady Morein and H. Lea Wells. 1983. 6747-7. • Time M anagement and Conducting Effective Meetings (CE 105) emphasizes time as a resource, describes the most frequent time problems encoun­ tered by librarians and discusses techniques for or­ ganizing and managing time. Also considers the meeting as a management tool: w hat meetings can and cannnot accomplish and how to use meetings successfully. By Sheila Creth. 1982. 53p. 6748-5. • Performance Evaluation: A Goals-Based A p ­ proach (CE 106) introduces the concepts of perfor­ mance evaluation based on performance goals and result-oriented evaluation. This includes explana­ tion of different approaches and purposes for eval­ uation, review of the goals-based performance sys­ te m , discussion of how to im p ro v e a poor evaluation system and discussion of evaluation as a developmental experience for both supervisor and employee. By Shelia Creth. 1984. 24p. 6754-X. •M anaging Student Workers in Academic L i­ braries (CE 107) describes the im portance of stu­ dent workers as a resource to the library and out­ lines strategies for better management of student workers through selection, training and supervi­ sion. By M ichael D. K a th m a n an d Ja n e M. Kathm an. 1983. 45p. 6749-3. •Interview ing Skills: Finding the Right Person for the Job (CE 109) reviews the legal guidelines af­ fecting employment. Considers all aspects of con­ ducting effective evaluative interviews including: preparation for the interview, question and listen­ ing techniques, reference checks and evaluating candidates against the requirem ents of the job/ needs of the organization. By Shelia Creth. 1984. 15p. 6875-9. •Job Training: Developing Training Plans fo r Your Staff (CE 110) reviews learning principles and explains why initial orientation and training is critical to effective operation of library depart­ ments. Covers areas requiring training (for new employees, for performance improvement, in op­ erational problems or changes and for employee development) and the responsibility of the supervi­ sors in planning, conducting and evaluating train ­ ing. By Anne G. Lipow. 1984. 64p. 6882-1. •Principles o f Strategic Planning in the Library Environm ent (CE 111) describes strategic plan­ ning as a process; introduces several strategic plan­ ning models including the “desired futures” model and applies models and processes to library plan­ ning. Material covered in syllabus is applicable to strategic planning for all types of libraries. By Julie A. C. Virgo. 1984. 30p. 6874-0. •Im proving Job Performance: Strategies fo r Su­ pervisors (CE 112) discusses how lib r a r ia n - supervisors can create a climate for motivation, de­ fine job competencies, set performance standards, address performance problems and improve work effectiveness of their staffs. By Maureen Sullivan. 1985. 33p. 6810-0. •A n Introduction to Maps in Libraries: Maps as Information Tools (CE 201) describes the inform a­ tion potential of maps in the academic library envi­ ronment. Considers acquisitions, collection devel­ o p m e n t, re fe re n c e , in s tru c tio n space an d equipm ent requirem ents. By D avid C obb and Charles Seavey. 1982. 55p. 6750-7. • Teaching How to Teach Science Reference Materials—A Workshop fo r Librarians Who Serve the Undergraduate (CE 205) examines the search strategies and reference tools th a t are particularly useful to undergraduate science majors. Syllabus gives equal emphasis to methods of teaching search strategies and use of reference tools. Attention is given to methods of learning how to use new sci­ ence reference materials. 1 day course. By M artha W hite and Thomas G. Kirk. 97p. 1984. 6756-6. •C r e a tiv e Approaches to Video fo r B iblio­ graphic Instruction (CE 206) examines uses of video, critical production issues and a financial comparison of various media products. By Thomas McNally. 1985. 30p. 6927-5. • W riting the Journal Article and G etting it Published (CE 501) (2nd edition) reviews the p u b ­ lication process and considers effective strategies for publishing including selection of publishing medium, manuscript preparation and submission. By Richard D. Johnson. 1983. 39p. 6752-3. •S u rvey Research Methods (CE 503) reviews the methodology of conducting survey research in­ cluding sam pling techniques, questionnaire de­ sign, data reduction and analysis and evaluation of surveys found in lib ra ry lite ra tu re . By G ary Golden. 1982. 69p. 6753-1. ACRL Publications in Librarianship Editor: A rthur P. Young, D ean of Libraries, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. Available on standing order or as single volumes. O rder from ALA Publishing, 50 E . Huron S t., Chi­ cago, IL 60611. Out-of-print titles are available from University Microfilms International, 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Titles in Print •N o. 39— Libraries fo r Teaching, Libraries fo r February 1986 / 139 Research: Essays fo r a C entury. Richard D. John­ son, comp. (1977). 276p. 0247-2. $15. •N o . 40— Book Selling and Book Buying: A s­ pects o f 19th C entury British and N orth A m erican Book Trades. Richard L andon, ed. (1979). 118p. 3224-X. $15. • No. 41 — W om en View Librarianship: N ine Perspectives. K athryn L u n d y , ed. (1980). 99p. 3251-7. $8. •N o . 42— The Spirit o f Inquiry in Library Sci­ ence: The G raduate Library School at Chicago, 1921-1951. John Richardson. (1982). 238p. 3273- 8. $35. •N o . 43— The Landscape o f Literatures: Use o f Subject Collections in a University Library. Paul Metz. (1983). 157p. 3286-X. $30. •N o . 44— The Carnegie Corporation and the D e v e lo p m e n t o f A m e r ic a n C ollege L ib ra rie s, 1928-1941. Neil A. Radford. (1984). 272p. 3295-9. $29.95. ■ ■ Conference on Cooperative Preservation Programs O n O ctober 24-25, 1985, the representatives of thirteen non-profit cooperative preservation p ro ­ positions on national preservation issues. As a result of discussions at the conference, the ­ participants agreed th a t cooperation and coordina­ ­ tion am ong the centers should include the follow­ ing activities: 1) Joint developm ent or sponsorship of w ork­ shops and other train in g program s. ­ 2) Sharing of publications and teaching m ateri­ ­ als on a m ore systematic basis. ­ 3) D evelopm ent of a form al m echanism for shar­ grams m et in Andover, Massachusetts, to discuss the role of regional program s in an em erging n a tional preservation strategy. The tw o-day, invita tional C onference on C ooperative Preservation Program s for Libraries and Archives was hosted by the N ortheast D ocum ent Conservation C enter and funded by the N ational E ndow m ent for the H u manities. The purposes w ere to prom ote com m uni cation am ong these centers, plan for resource sh ar in g , id e n tif y c o m m o n n e e d s, a n d a r t i c u l a t e Participants at the Conference on Cooperative Preservation Programs: (left to right) Carolyn M orrow, L C N ational Preservation Program Office; Jeffrey Field, N E H O ffice o f Preservation; M errily Sm ith, L C N ational Preservation Program Office; A n n Russell, Northeast D ocum ent Conservation Center. 140 / CirRL News ing inform ation about the participants’ activities. 4) U tilization of a centralized database to be de­ veloped by the L ib rary of Congress. W h ile coord in ation of existing program s w ill contribu te much to building an effective national preservation strategy, the participants identified a num ber of areas that still need to be addressed: 1) New cooperative program s must be esta b ­ lished in areas where preservation needs cannot now be met locally. 2) E xistin g preservation education program s leading to a certificate and/or a degree must be sup­ ported and others need to be established. 3) Sh o rt-term train in g and education should co n tin u e and be expanded and a d d itio n a l, in ­ depth training opportunities should be developed. 4) Research and development projects must be sponsored at appropriate scientific facilities to in­ vestigate and evaluate the application of science to preservation problems. 5) W h ile research and development into infor­ m ation preservation technologies such as optical and video disk are ongoing, proven methods such as m icrofilm ing must receive continued support so th at the content of endangered m aterials will be preserved. 6) T h e development and/or adoption of stan­ dards by national organizations such as ANSI pro­ vides a valuable service to the preservation profes­ sion and should continue. 7) Support and funding of the field services of re­ gional preservation programs should continue. 8) F in ally , participants agreed to continue their com m unications and inform ation exchange on a regular basis as one way of prom oting continued national cooperation and decided to meet again in D ecem ber 1986. T h e C o n feren ce provided an opportunity for professionals engaged in sim ilar projects to meet each other and share com m on concerns. T h e p a r­ ticipants concurred that the challenge posed by the deterioration of the nation’s collections can be met m ore effectively as cooperative preservation pro­ grams are supported and expanded, and that n a­ tionw ide coordination am ong regional preserva­ tion programs should be continued. ■ ■ News from the Field Acquisitions • T h e A uburn U niversity L ib ra rie s, A uburn, A lab am a, have received several acquisitions of note. T h e university lib rary ’s Special Collections D e ­ partm ent has added to its collection of Bibles w ith the acquisition of a 1541 G reat B ible, a 1575 Bish­ ops’ B ible and a 1582 Rheims New Testam ent. Th e G reat B ible, a revision of the 1535 Coverdale B ible, was commissioned by Thom as Crom w ell because the 1535 B ib le had been prepared mostly from L a tin and D utch translations w ithout a com plete com parison w ith Greek and Hebrew texts. C over­ dale com pleted the first edition in 1539; the volume acquired by Auburn is thought to be from the fifth edition. T h e Bishops’ B ible was com pleted in 1568, the work of “able bishops and other learned m e n ,” whose efforts w ere coord inated by A rchbishop M atthew Parker. T h e volume acquired by Auburn appears to be from the sixth edition. T h e C atholic Rheims New T estam ent, sponsored by C ardinal W illiam Allen and translated and annotated by Gregory M artin and others, was known at the tim e for its unabashedly controversial annotations. All three acquisitions are housed in the Treasure Room of Auburn’s Ralph Brow n D raughon L ibrary. A uburn’s L ib rary has also received a significant aerospace studies/aviation history collection. T h e collection, w hich was purchased from H am pton Books, N ew berry, South C arolin a, numbers be­ tw een 5 ,0 0 0 and 6 ,0 0 0 item s and is esp ecially strong in m aterials for the study of the history of flight. W h ile most of the collection is composed of m onographs and serials, th ere are a num ber of technical reports and m anuals, governm ent agency docum ents, and other forms of printed m aterial. M uch of the collection is in English, but there is a significant am ount of G erm an language m aterial. O th e r la n g u a g es re p re se n te d in c lu d e F r e n c h , Spanish, Ita lia n , Russian, and several others. •H arvard University’s Andover-Harvard T h eo ­ logical L ib rary , C am bridge, Massachusetts, has received a unique archive of tapes, slides, and peri­ odicals relating to the influential Indian religious teacher Sri Anandam ayi Ma (1 8 9 6 -1 9 8 2 ). T h e ar­ chives were com piled by G ary E m p ie, a young A m erican who lived in one of Sri M a’s ashrams for eight years, until his death in 1981. Sri Ananda­ mayi M a taught by answering questions put to her, and E m p ie gathered 139 cassette tapes of these questions and answers, as well as film s, slides, and photographs of M a, and magazines and books re­ lating to her life and work. T h e archives were pre­ sented to H arvard by M r. and Mrs. R obert Em p ie and M ärkell Brooks.