ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 574 / C &RL News • Alaska Native Arts and Crafts, by Susan W . F a ir (215 pages, 1 9 8 5 ), describes th e h isto rica l background of native Alaska groups, both Eskim o and In d ia n , as well as th eir individual a rt forms and how their technology is integrated into their culture. O ver 2 0 0 color and historical b lack and w h ite photos illustrate th e arts and cra fts, includ­ in g ivory carvin gs, b asketry , and ritu a l masks. Copies are available fo r $ 1 7 .9 5 (plus $ 1 .0 0 postage and handling) from the Alaska G eograp hic Soci­ ety, Box 4 - E E E , A nchorage, AK 99 5 0 9 . • Basic C o m p u ter K n o w le d g e fo r Nonprofits (276 pages, 1985) provides extensive and detailed inform ation on computers fo r the n onprofit com ­ m unity, and allows the n onprofit m anager to skip m uch o f th e lite ra tu re on sales. Fu nd ed by the G a n n e tt F o u n d a tio n and p ro d u ced b y V o lu n - te e r -T h e N ational C en ter, this looseleaf m anual pulls together inform ation on com puter literacy and resources specifically for nonprofit organiza­ tions as w ell as th e general user who simply wants to becom e com p uter-literate. O f p articu lar in ter­ est to libraries are sections on: assessing every m ajo r organizational fu nction to determ ine w hether each could b e improved by using a com p uter or if it would b e cost-effective to autom ate th em ; and a l­ ternatives to com p uterizing all a t once, including collaboration w ith other nonprofit organizations. Copies m ay b e ordered for $ 6 7 .5 0 from th e T a ft Group, 5 1 3 0 M acA rthur B lv d ., N .W ., W ash ing­ ton , D C 20016. • Bibliography o f Commissions o f E n q u iry a Other Government-Sponsored Reports on the Com ­ monwealth Caribbean, 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 7 5 , com piled by Audrey Roberts (89 pages, Septem ber 1 985), has been published as n um ber 14 in the SA L A LM B ib ­ liography and R eference Series. T h e cost is $15 (plus $ 2 .5 0 postage and handling), checks p ayable to the SA L A LM S ecretariat. O rder from th e SA­ L A L M S ecretariat, M em orial L ib ra ry , University o f W isconsin-M adison, M adison, W I 53706. • T h e Collection D evelopm ent M anual o f the Na- tional Library o f M edicine serves as a guide for both N LM sta ff and book dealers in th e selection o f p rin t and non-print m aterials for inclusion in th e N LM collection. Users w ill find it valu able as a guide to th e scope and extent o f coverage by sub ject in the c o lle ctio n . T h is new m a n u a l supersedes th e L i ­ b ra ry ’s 1977 S c o p e a rid C o v e r a g e M a n u a l. Copies n PUBLICATIONS m ay b e ordered fo r $12 (plus $3 shipping and h an ­ dling) from th e N ational T ech n ica l Inform ation Service, 5 2 8 5 P ort R oyal R oad, Springfield, VA 2 2 1 6 1 . Order no. P B 85-181550/ K C E . •A Directory o f Library School Offerings on Mu- sic Librarianship (32 pages, 1985) has been com ­ piled by th e M usic L ib ra ry Association’s Ed u catio n C om m ittee from the responses to a questionnaire sent to all lib rary schools on th e ALA accreditation list. Copies are $ 1 .5 0 , checks p ayable to th e Music L ib ra ry Association, from Jo h n Shepard, Music Division/PARC, 111 Am sterdam A ve., N ew Y ork, NY 10023. • An Early Illustrated Books calend ar for 198 has been published by the Silver Bu ckle Press, a unique w orking museum of fine printing at the U niversity o f W isconsin-M adison. F e a tu rin g im ­ ages from books in the University’s D ep artm en t of R a re Books and Special C ollections, th e calendar contains an introductory essay and notes as well as space fo r jo ttin g down daily appointm ents. T h e o ffset ed itio n o f th e ca len d a r is p rin ted in b u r­ gundy, grey, and b lack on cream paper and retails for $ 7 .9 5 . A lim ited letterpress edition is printed in burgundy, gray, b lack , and silver on w h ite paper and sells for $25. C alendars m ay b e ordered from Silver Buckle Press, 4 4 3 M em orial L ib ra ry , 728 State S t ., M adison W I 5 3 7 0 6 . Includ e $ 1 .5 0 for postage and handling. • E very W riter’s Practical Guide to Copyrigh Law , by E llen M . Kozak (43 pages, August 1985), gives answers to 50 questions th a t w riters often ask, w ith all of them indexed by sub ject for easy refer­ ence. Som e of the questions include: C an a m u­ seum charge for a reproduction o f a photograph in its collection? W h a t is a “collective w ork”? C a n a person publish jokes as th eir own if they w ere heard in a b a r or other p u blic place? Copies are $ 4 .9 5 , available from Ink lin g Publication s, P .O . Box 128, A lexandria, MN 5 6 3 0 8 . • Genealogical Prospecting in Nevada: A G u id to N e v a d a D irectories, com piled by Jo y ce C . L e e (15 pages, Ju n e 1 984), lists th e holdings o f c ity and county directories in Nevada libraries. A donation of $ 3 .5 0 per copy is charged to cover the cost o f p rin tin g and m ailing, checks p ayable to th e Ne­ vad a L ib ra ry Association. T o order, w rite G ret- chen B illo w , W estern Nevada C om m unity C o l­ lege, L ea rn in g Resources, 2 201 W est Nye L a n e, 6 t e d N ovem ber 1985 / 575 C a rso n C ity , N V 8 9 7 0 1 . • T h e G entle A rt o f G iving, b y J o h n R . P a y n e (8 p ages, 1 9 8 5 ), is a m o re fo r m a l p re sen ta tio n o f th e in fo rm a tio n given b y th e a u th o r in C ò - R L N e w s , F e b r u a r y 1 9 8 5 , p p .5 2 - 5 6 . T h e p a m p h le t w as p re ­ p ared fo r d o n o rs, frien d s group s, an d oth ers in th e p h ila n th ro p ic c o m m u n ity a n d ex p lain s th e im p a ct o f th e T a x R efo rm A ct o f 1 9 8 4 o n c h a r ita b le c o n tri­ b u tio n s. C o p ies o f 1 ,0 0 0 o r less a re a v a ila b le for $ 1 .9 0 e a c h (plus h a n d lin g ) a n d c a n b e b u lk m a iled in in d iv id u a l envelop es to th e re ce iv in g o rg a n iz a ­ tio n o r m a ile d d ire c tly to m em b ersh ip lists. F o r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n o n th e b o o k let o r ad d itio n a l q u a n tit y d isc o u n ts , w r ite Jo h n R . P a y n e , 2 2 0 5 B r id le P a th , A u stin , T X 7 8 7 0 3 . • T h e Gifts a n d E x c h a n g e F u n ctio n in A R L Li- b raries, S P E C K it # 1 1 7 (S ep te m b e r 1 9 8 5 ), surveys 6 3 re sea rc h lib ra rie s o n th e ir a ttitu d es on gifts and ex ch a n g e, in p a rtic u la r o rg a n iz a tio n a l c h a n g e , th e use o f a u to m a tio n , ch a n g e s in p rio rities, an d th e im p a c t o f th e T a x R e fo r m A c t o f 1 9 8 4 . T h e k it c o n ­ ta in s 11 exam p les o f p o licies an d p ro ced u res, in ­ c lu d in g re c e n t d o cu m e n ts on th e T a x R e fo rm A c t; tw o docu m ents o n a u to m a tio n use; e ig h t responses re g a rd in g r e o rg a n iz a tio n s; fo u r sets o f p o sitio n d e­ s crip tio n s; fiv e illu stra tio n s o f d on or m a te ria ls ; th e results o f an u n p u b lish ed R T S D survey; a n d a b r ie f b ib lio g ra p h y . S P E C kits a re a v a ila b le b y s u b s crip ­ tio n fro m th e S P E C C e n te r, A R L / O M S , 1 5 2 7 N ew H a m p sh ire A v e ., N .W ., W a s h in g to n , D C 2 0 0 3 6 . In d iv id u a l kits a r e a v a ila b le fo r $ 2 0 e a c h , p re p a y ­ m e n t re q u ired . • T h e In tern a tio n a l D ire cto ry o f T a ctile M a p Collections is a co m p reh en siv e list o f ta c t ile m aps a v a ila b le fo r u se, s a le , o r lo a n th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld . I t w as develop ed b y th e N a tio n a l L ib r a r y S e rv ice fo r th e B lin d a n d P h y s ica lly H a n d ica p p ed W ake up in the morning with A C R L N ow you c a n e n jo y y o u r fa v o rite h o t b e v e ra g e in a m u g designed b y A C R L . C r e a te d a t th e requ est o f A C R L ’s M em b ersh ip C o m m itte e to m a k e A C R L m o re v isib le in lib r a r y o ffic e s , th e m u g fe a tu res th e a cro n y m A C R L in w h ite le tte rs , w ith b la c k dots a g a in st a sen sib le, “ a c a d e m ic b lu e ” b a ck g ro u n d . I t w a s designed b y A L A ’s fr e e la n c e a rtis t, N a ta lie W a rg in . An e x c ellen t sto ck in g s tu ffe r, th e m u g is a v a il­ a b le fro m th e A C R L O ff ic e fo r $ 7 .5 0 p o stp a id . I t w ill also b e sold a t t h e A L A store a t M id w in te r and A n n u a l C o n fe re n ce s, w h ile th e sup p ly la sts, fo r $ 5 .0 0 . T o o rd e r, w r ite A n n e G a r v e y , A C R L H e a d ­ q u a r te r s , 5 0 E . H u ro n S t . , C h ic a g o , I L 6 0 6 1 1 - 2 7 9 5 . ■ ■ in c o o p e ra tio n w ith th e S e ctio n o f L ib r a rie s fo r th e B lin d o f th e In te r n a tio n a l F e d e r a tio n o f L ib r a r y A ssociation s an d In s titu tio n s ( I F L A ) . In fo rm a tio n w as o b ta in e d th ro u g h q u estio n n a ires sen t to h u n ­ dreds o f a gen cies th a t p ro d u c e o r o w n ta c t ile m ap s. T h e d ire c to ry is fr e e a n d m a y b e o b ta in e d fro m th e N a tio n a l L ib r a r y S e rv ic e fo r th e B lin d an d P hysi­ c a lly H a n d ic a p p ed , L ib r a r y o f C o n gress, W a s h ­ in g to n , D C 2 0 5 4 2 . • Profiles: D eta iled A nalyses o f the F o re ig n Stu- d e n t P opulation, 1 9 8 3 / 1 9 8 4 , ed ited b y M a ria n th i Z ik o p o u lo s a n d E l i n o r G . B a r b e r (1 0 3 p a g e s , 1 9 8 5 ) ‚ p resen ts th e results o f a survey c o n d u cte d by th e In s titu te o f I n te rn a tio n a l E d u c a tio n o f a ll r e ­ g io n a lly a c cre d ite d in stitu tio n s o f h ig h e r e d u ca tio n in th e U n ited S ta tes to o b ta in d a ta o n th e fo reig n stu d en ts th e y e n r o ll. T y p e s o f in f o r m a tio n p re ­ sented a re : th e p ro p o rtio n o f students fro m sp e cific c o u n tries th a t a re g rad u ates o r u n d erg ra d u a tes; th e p ro p o rtio n o f students in s p e cific field s o f study th a t a re g rad u ates o r u n d e rg ra d u a tes; th e p ro p o r­ tio n o f N ig e ria ’s students w h o a re stu d y in g business a n d m a n a g e m e n t an d w h a t p e r ce n ta g e a re m a le o r fe m a le ; th e p ro p o rtio n o f fo reig n students study in g en g in eerin g t h a t a re fro m A fr ic a o r So u th an d E a s t A sia; th e p o p u la tio n m ix o f fo re ig n stud ents a t­ te n d in g schools in V irg in ia o r A laska. A co p y m ay b e o rd ered fo r $ 2 9 .9 5 fro m t h e In s titu te o f In t e r n a ­ tio n a l E d u c a tio n , 8 0 9 U n ited N atio n s P la z a , N ew Y o rk , N Y 1 0 0 1 7 . • Slavery in the C ou rtro om : A n A n no ta ted Bibli- o g r a p h y o f A m e r i c a n C a ses, c o m p ile d b y P a u l F in k e lm a n , S U N Y -B in g h a m to n (3 1 3 p ages, A u­ gust 1 9 8 5 )‚ an aly zes m o re th a n 8 0 p a m p h lets in th e L ib r a r y o f C ongress th a t r e la te to cases h a v in g to do w ith slaves in fr e e ju ris d ic tio n s , fu g itiv e slaves, a b o litio n ists in th e N o rth an d S o u th , sla v e revo lts, T h e A C R L m u g : t h e p e r f e c t c o m p l e m e n t to y o u r f a v o r i t e b r e w . 576 / CirRL News and the African slave trade. The author presents the facts of each of 50 cases, spelling out the histori­ cal and legal significance in sufficient detail to make the volume useful to both specialist and non­ specialist. Copies may be ordered for $12 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock no. 030-000-00163-0. • S p a n ish R a r e B o o k s o f th e G o ld e n A ge (1 4 7 2 -1 7 0 0 ) (50 reels, 35mm film) is the first unit oCf a new micArofilm collecLtion published E by ReN­ search P u b lica tio n s . O ver 1 ,8 0 0 item s cover drama, theology, the sciences, politics, and classi­ cal Greek and Latin texts in vernacular Spanish translations. Included are exceptionally old or out- of-print works, ranging from medieval pieces to prose and poetry composed at the dawning of the Age of Reason. The price until November 15 is $2,450, with publication scheduled for completion in 1987. Contact: Research Publications, 12 Lunar Drive, Drawer AB, Woodbridge, C T 06525; (203) 397-2600. D A R ■ ■ November 15-Automation: “Technological Change: Online Catalogs and Library Users,” CUNY Graduate Scho ol, New Y ork, sponsored by A C R L ’s Greater New York Area Metropolitan Chapter and LACUNY. Contact: Ann Randall, Chief L i­ brarian, City College of CUNY, 5/333 N. Aca­ demic Center, Convent Avenue at 138th St., New York, NY 10031; (212) 690-4271. December 9 -1 0 — Telecommunications: “Telecommunica­ tions, State of the Art: A Sampler,” sponsored by Bl posters needed The L O EX Clearinghouse is again issuing a call for abstracts for Bl-related Poster Sessions to be held at the 1986 L O E X Library Instruc­ tion Conference, May 8 -9 , 1986. The confer­ ence theme is “Bibliographic Instruction and Computer Literature Searching,” with pro­ grams covering course-related database search­ ing services and instruction of the end-user. Emphasis will be on the practical. Poster Sessions presentations, to include graphics, pictures, diagrams, and narrative text, will allow presenters to expand informally and answer questions relating to database searching services on their own campuses, to re­ port research findings, or to describe innovative instruction ideas. Sessions will last about 30 minutes. Guidelines and forms may be obtained from the L O EX Clearinghouse, C E R , Eastern Mich­ igan University, Ypsilanti, M I 48197. The deadline is February 1, 1986. ALA’s Library and Information Technology As­ sociation, at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. The seminar includes exhibits as well as the fol­ lowing speakers: James Hensinger, BCR; Joseph Ford, Bibliotechniques; Don Muccino, O C LC ; Wayne Davison, R LG ; Ed Brownrigg and Cliff Lynch, California Division of Library Automa­ tio n; and R obert E m m ett, Hughes A ircraft Electro-Optical and D ata Systems Group. Con­ tact: LITA/ALA, 50 E . Huron St., Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 1 ; (312) 9 4 4 -6 7 8 0 , x 3 0 2 ; A LA N ET : ALA0080. 7 -2 8 —Bibliography: In conjunction with the an­ nual meeting of the American Historical Associa­ tion, the Association for the Bibliography of His­ tory w ill hold the sessions: H isto rical Bibliographies in Progress; Historians’ and L i­ brarians’ Approaches to Research—Do They Differ?; A Subject Thesaurus for History?; and an Afternoon at the New York Public Library. Contact: Charles D ’Aniello, Social Sciences Bib­ lio g ra p h e r, Lockw ood M em orial L ib ra ry , SUNY-Buffalo, Amherst, NY 14260. anuary 0 -2 2 —Australia: First Australian Online Infor­ mation Conference and Exhibition, Hilton In­ ternational, Sydney, organized by the Informa­ tion Science Section of the Library Association of Australia. U.S. keynote speaker will be Roger Summit, president of D IA LO G Information Services. C o n tact: In fo rm ation O nline 86, ACMS, G .P.O . Box 3695, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia. ebruary 1-15: Music Libraries: Annual Conference, Mu­ sic Library Association, February 12-15, “Link- 2 J 2 F 1