ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 201 P e o p le PROFILES T h e S tate U n iv e rsity o f N ew York a t Buffalo in April chose SAKTIDAS ROY as d ire c to r o f its u n i­ v e rs ity lib ra rie s. Roy h a d h e ld th e title , on an in te rim basis, sin c e th e p re v io u s Ju n e . H is n ew a p p o i n t m e n t fo llo w s a d e m o n s tra tio n o f e ffe c ­ t i v e l e a d e r s h i p , c o n ­ v in c in g to t h e u n i v e r ­ sity a d m in is tra tio n an d to th e lib ra ry staff. Roy has n o t ta k e n th e c o n v e n t i o n a l r o u t e to t h e to p . H e h a s z i g ­ z a g g e d b e t w e e n I n d ia a n d t h e U .S . a n d b e ­ t w e e n H a r v a r d a n d o th e r A m erican u n iv e r ­ sities. H e was re c r u ite d in to lib ra ria n sh ip in 1954 b y th e U n ite d S tates I n ­ form ation L ib ra ry in C a lc u tta , w h e re h e also did his u n d e rg ra d u a te w ork a n d e a rn e d a d ip lo m a in lib ra ry science. In 1960, re a d y for A m erican e x p e rie n c e , h e o b ­ ta in e d an “ i n te r n ” p o sitio n in B aker L ib ra ry at th e H a rv a rd B u sin ess School an d e n ro lle d in an M L S p ro g ra m a t S im m o n s C o lle g e . H e laid a firm basis for a fu tu re c a r e e r a t S im m ons a n d at B aker L ib rary , w h e re h e was soon p ro m o te d a n d aid e d in c o m p u te riz in g th e p ro cessin g o f serials. In 1965 h e was o ffered a p o sitio n in In d ia an d r e ­ tu r n e d th e r e to se rv e as lib ra ria n o f th e A m erican S tu d ies R e search C e n te r in H y d e ra b a d for a y e a r an d as c h ie f lib ra ria n in th e A m erican L ib ra rie s Book P ro c u re m e n t C e n te r in D e lh i for a n o th e r year. R estlessly, h e r e tu r n e d to th is c o u n try as as­ sistan t acq u isitio n s lib ra ria n at th e U n iv ersity of C alifornia, S an ta C ru z , a n d th e n again to H arv ard as h e a d o f t h e S e ria ls R e c o rd s D iv isio n in th e C o lleg e L ibrary. In 1972 h e b e c a m e h e a d o f th e P re p a ra tio n s D ivision a t th e V irginia P o ly tech n ic In s titu te a n d S tate U n iv e rsity , B lacksburg, a n d in 1973 a s sista n t d ir e c to r for te c h n ic a l s e rv ic e s at Buffalo. R e c e n t y e a rs a t Buffalo, as e ls e w h e r e , h av e b e e n m ark ed by m u ltip le ch an g es a n d dif­ ficu lties. T h ro u g h th e s e Roy h as k e p t a s te a d y c o u rs e , w o rk e d h a r d e r th a n a n y o n e e ls e , s u p ­ p o rte d a n d e a rn e d th e co n fid en ce o f th e staff, a n d e m e rg e d as a m a tu re , skilled, a n d successful li­ b ra ria n , w ith m any y e a rs o f a c h ie v e m e n t a h e a d o f h i m .— L a u r e n c e J . K ip p , L ib r a r ia n , B a k e r L i­ b ra ry , H a r v a rd B u sin e ss School. H w a - W e i L e e h as a c c e p te d t h e p o sitio n as d ire c to r o f O h io U n iv e rsity L ib raries in A th en s, O h io , effective A u g u st 1, 1978. In 1955, L e e r e ­ c e i v e d h is B .A . fro m N ational T aiw an N orm al U n iv ersity in T aipei. In 19 5 9 , h e e a r n e d an M.A . in e d u c a tio n from t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f P ittsb u rg h an d in 1961, an M .L .S . fro m C a r ­ n e g ie M e llo n . H e r e ­ ceiv e d his P h .D . in th e foundations o f e d u c a tio n a n d l i b r a r y s c i e n c e a t t h e U n iv e r s ity o f P i t t s ­ b u rg h in 1964. H e h as b e e n th e a ssociate H w a -W e i Lee d i r e c t o r o f l i ­ b r a rie s a t C o lo ra d o S ta te in F o rt C o llin s sin c e 1975. B efore th a t, h e h e ld a d m in istra tiv e p o sts w ith th e Asian I n s titu te o f T ech n o lo g y ’s L ib rary a n d In fo rm atio n C e n te r w h ile also se rv in g as an associate faculty m e m b e r o f C h u la lo n g K orn U n i­ v e rsity in Bangkok. L ee has b e e n a ctiv e in a v a rie ty o f org an iza­ tions, a n d his m e m b e rs h ip in ALA in clu d es th e A C R L a n d LAD d iv isio n s. H is v a rie d in te re s ts IL L in M exico A b r i e f n e w s n o te to le t y o u r re a d e r s b e a w a re o f an i r r e s p o n s i b l e i n s t i t u t i o n u sin g in te rlib ra ry loans in a m a n n e r th a t has e lim i­ n a te d M exican colleges a n d u n iv e rsitie s as a viable re c ip ie n t for u sin g O re g o n lib ra ry r e ­ sources. T h e S o u t h e r n O r e g o n S ta te C o lle g e L i­ brary , along w ith th e O re g o n S ta te U n iv ersity L ib ra ry , h a v e , o v e r th e p a st few y e a rs, lost s e v e r a l b o o k s t h a t w e r e l o a n e d to t h e T e c h n o lo g ic o C o r te z a in M e x ico C ity . T h e books w e re lo a n e d in re sp o n se to a sta n d a rd in te rlib ra ry loan form re q u e s t from th a t in sti­ tu te . N o th in g has b e e n r e tu rn e d a n d no reply has b e e n fo rth c o m in g from re p e a te d re q u e sts for in fo rm atio n , s e ttle m e n t, o r p a y m e n t. I r e c o m m e n d th a t all A R L lib ra rie s sto p se rv ic e to th is in s titu te a n d a p p ly w h a te v e r p r e s s u r e p o s s ib le to s to p t h e a b u s e o f t h e in te rlib ra ry loan n etw o rk , o r it will lead to th e e n d o f th e in te rlib ra ry loans sy ste m , p a rtic u ­ larly to fo reig n in stitu tio n s. R ich a rd E. M oore L ib ra ry D ire c to r S o u th e rn O re g o n S tate C o lleg e. “ Literacy is not an end in itself. It is a fundamental human right.'" From Literacy and the Nation’s Libraries Reading and the Adult New Reader Helen Huguenor Lyman A reliab le g u id e f o r l ib r a ria n s, t e a c h e rs , e d ito r s, lib r a r y s c ie n c e p ro fe s s o rs , a n d s tu d e n ts w h o a r e in v o lv ed in t h e e v a lu a tio n , u ses, a n d c r e a tio n o f m a te ria ls f o r a d u lt n e w r e a d e r s . T h e f o cu s is o n t h e re a d a b ility o f m a te ria ls in c o lle c tio n s f o r s u c h r e a d e r s ; it o r g a n iz e s t h e th e o r ie s o f r e a d a b ility f o r p r a c tic a l a p p lic a tio n as w ell as d e s c r ib in g th e r e a d in g in te rests o f m in o r it y g r o u p m em b e rs. L y m a n ’s m e th o d o f i d e n tify in g w o rk s s u ita b le f o r a d u lt n e w r e a d e r s e x te n d s t h e r e le v a n c e o f t h is b o o k to t h e e n tir e field o f a d u lt e d u c a tio n . M a jo r to p ic s th a t a re discu ssed in c lu d e r e a d in g se rv ices; t r e n d s in s o c ie ty ; b e lie fs, a ttitu d e s a n d v a lu e s a ffe c tin g r e a d e r s a n d r e a d e r g ro u p s; r e a d in g c o lle c tio n s f o r t h e a d u lt r e a d e r ; e v a lu a tio n o f rea d in g m a te ria ls ; a n d im p lic a tio n s o f th ese to p ic s a n d f a c to rs f o r lib r a ry s e rv ic e. T h is w o r k p o in ts o u t a d ire c tio n f o r b rin g in g t h e a d u lt r e a d e r a n d lib r a ry re s o u rc e s to g e th e r. 272 pages Cloth LC 76-44431 ISB N 0 -8389-0228-6 $15.00 Other titles o f interest: Literacy and the Nation’s Libraries Helen H. Lyman A t th e h e a rt o f this w ork is the proced u re to be fol­ low ed by p ublic lib raries in developing th eir p rogram s to serve th e illiterate. T his proced u re consists of b ringing th e lib rary to th e a tten tio n o f concerned o rganizations, assessing lib ra ry resources and c o m ­ m unity needs, testing and a do p tin g the p ro g ram , and ev aluating it. T asks in the design o f each pro g ram a re discussed. L itera cy a n d th e N a tio n 's Libraries has the ad d i­ tional aim o f educating librarians to th e g eneral p roblem o f illiteracy in the U nited States a n d its rem ed iatio n . In keeping w ith its c h a ra c te r as a m anual th e w ork lists sam ple pro g ram s, funding sources, and kinds o f m aterial needed fo r the literacy collection. 242 pages Cloth LC 77-4450 ISBN 0-8389-0244-8 $12.50 O rder Department American Library Association 50 East Huron Street C hicago, Illin o is 60611 Library Materials in Service to the Adult New Reader Helen Huguenor Lyman P ublished h ere as a com prehensive rep o rt, fro m th e b ack g ro u n d o f th e research th ro u g h to the p rincipal reco m m en d atio n s, this volum e no t o nly establishes c riteria fo r e v aluating reading m aterials, but a lso p rovides a m ultitu d e o f in fo rm a tio n about the new literate and th eir use o f the m edia. T his study will guide librarians, com m u n ity w orkers, teachers, publishers, and e ditors in both creating and selecting literatu re fo r these new com ers to the reading public. 648 pages LC 72-11668 Paper ISBN 0 -8389-0147-6 (1 973) $10.00 Information for the Community Joseph C. Donohue and Manfred Kochen, editors T his book is the first c om prehensive tre a tm e n t o f com m u n ity in fo rm atio n and r eferral (I & R) centers— those agencies th at act as co n tact points betw een people with p roblem s a nd the services th at are needed to h elp w ith these p roblem s. It a nalyzes the needs th at gave rise to the m any organ izatio n s now p rov id in g I & R services, and d escribes som e ap p ro ach es th at h ave succeeded a n d som e th at have failed. 294 pages Cloth LC 75-40168 ISB N 0-8389-0208-1 $10.00 Information for Everyday Survival: What You Need and Where to Get It Priscilla Gotsick of the Appalachian Adult Education Center Presents an a n n o tated list o f f ree a nd inexpensive m aterials a rran g ed u n d er such basic categories as aging, c hildren, free tim e, and h ousing. Som e sam ple subheadings a re a b o rtio n , getting a job, personal finance, a n d rem odeling a hom e. Titles, descriptions, a nd sources o f each item are a rran g ed in a tab u la r fo rm a t to facilitate identification. T h e titles w ere selected for readability, a nd th e reliance on booklets keeps p urchasing costs low. 400 pages Paper LC 76-13554 ISBN 0-8389-0211-1 $10.00 203 a re e v id e n t in h is p u b lic a tio n s, ra n g in g fro m Af­ ric a n a to a u to m a tio n a n d sc h o la rly p u b lis h in g in S o u th e a s t Asia. H e r b e r t F . J o h n s o n h as b e e n n a m e d t h e n e w d ir e c to r o f lib ra rie s a t E m o ry U n iv e rsity , ef­ fec tiv e Ju ly 1, 1978. T h e d ir e c to r is re sp o n s ib le f o r o p e r a t i o n o f t h e W o o d r u f f L i b r a r y fo r A d v a n c e d S tu d ie s , t h e C a n d l e r L i b r a r y , a n d t h e G u y C h e m is try L i­ b r a r y , a n d a s t a f f o f t w e n t y - s e v e n p r o f e s ­ sio n a l lib ra ria n s . H e is a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e fo r c o o rd in a tin g lib ra ry ac­ tiv itie s w ith se v e ra l in ­ d e p e n d e n t l y o p e r a t e d p r o f e s s i o n a l s c h o o l l i ­ b r a r i e s . T o ta l c o l l e c ­ H e r b e r t F. tio n s for t h e u n iv e r s ity J o h n s o n n u m b e r 1 .4 m illio n vo l­ u m e s, 6 2 5 ,0 0 0 m ic ro fo rm s, 2 7 5 ,0 0 0 m a n u s c rip ts , a n d m o re th a n 1 4 ,0 0 0 su b s c rip tio n s . E m o ry is a m e m b e r o f th e A sso ciatio n o f R e se a rc h L ib ra rie s a n d S O L IN E T . J o h n s o n h as b e e n lib ra ria n o f O b e rlin C o lle g e a n d p r o fe s s o r o f lib ra ry s c ie n c e sin c e 1971. In t h a t p o sitio n h e has b e e n re s p o n s ib le for th e o p ­ e ra tio n o f t h e m a in lib ra ry , t h r e e b r a n c h lib ra r­ ies, t h e a u d io v isu a l c e n te r , a n d t h e O b e rlin P u b ­ lic L ib ra ry . D u r in g h is t e n u r e a t O b e r lin , J o h n s o n w as in ­ s tr u m e n ta l in t h e in te r io r p la n n in g o f t h e S e e le y G . M u d d L e a rn in g C e n te r , d e s c rib e d b y I n te r ­ io rs m a g a z in e as a “lib ra ry a liv e a n d in v itin g ” a n d b y K e y e s M e tc a lf as o n e o f t h e m o s t fu n ctio n al lib ra rie s o f r e c e n t y e a rs. T w o b u ild in g p ro je c ts w e r e c o m p le te d u n d e r his d ir e c tio n , t h e L e a rn ­ in g C e n te r a n d t h e C la r e n c e W a rd A rt L ib ra ry , a n d a th ird p r o je c t, re n o v a tio n o f O b e r lin P u b lic L ib ra ry sp a c e in C a rn e g ie L ib ra ry , was p la n n e d . A h a llm a rk o f th e Jo h n s o n a d m in is tra tio n has b e e n a n a c tiv e sta ff d e v e lo p m e n t p ro g ra m , f e a tu r ­ in g se rie s o f v isits b y le a d e rs fro m th e lib ra ry a n d in fo rm a tio n field s a n d an e x c h a n g e o f m u s ic li­ b ra ria n s w ith t h e C o u n ty C o rn w a ll L ib ra ry Sys­ tem . J o h n s o n h as b e e n h o st a d m in is tr a to r for six i n t e r n s u n d e r t h e M e llo n /A C R L m a n a g e m e n t in te r n p ro g ra m in t h e p a st fo u r y e a rs. O b e rlin w as o n e o f t h e first O h io lib ra rie s to go o n -lin e w ith O C L C a n d h a d t h e la rg e st D e w e y c o lle c tio n o f O C L C p a rtic ip a n ts u n til t h e d ecisio n to c h a n g e to t h e L C classification sy s te m a n d d i­ v id e t h e c a t a l o g w a s m a d e , c o i n c i d e n t a l w ith m o v in g to t h e n e w b u ild in g . J o h n s o n lo n g h as b e e n an a d v o c a te o f in te r li­ b ra ry c o o p e ra tio n , w h ic h is r e fle c te d in O b e r lin ’s m e m b e r s h ip in I N F O , o n e o f O h io ’s m u ltic o u n ty c o o p e ra tiv e s, in t h e C le v e la n d A re a M e tro p o lita n L ib ra ry S y s te m (C A M L S ), a n d in A rt R e se a rc h L i b r a r i e s o f O h io (A R L O ). H e h a s s e r v e d as c h a irm a n , sin c e its in c e p tio n in O c to b e r 1976, o f t h e O h io M u l t i t y p e I n t e r - l i b r a r y C o o p e r a t i o n C o m m itte e (O M IC C ) o f t h e S ta te L ib r a r y B o a rd o f O h i o . T h e f i f t e e n - m e m b e r c o m m i t t e e h a s m e m b e r s r e p r e s e n t i n g s e v e r a l s t a te w i d e m u l ­ tity p e i n te r lib r a r y c o o p e ra tio n p ro g ra m s th a t h a v e b e e n e n d o r s e d b y e a c h lib ra ry a s s o c ia tio n , t h e S ta te L ib r a r y B o a rd , t h e B o a rd o f R e g e n ts, a n d t h e O h io D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n . O M I C C ’s d ra ft p r o g ra m w as c o m p le te d in M a rc h 1978 for d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d c o m m e n t in t h e s t a te p r i o r to c o m p le tio n o f a final d ra ft la te r th is y e a r. Jo h n so n also h a s b e e n se rv in g as a m e m b e r o f t h e ste e rin g c o m m itte e fo r t h e O h io W h ite H o u s e C o n fe re n c e o n L ib r a r ie s a n d In fo rm a tio n . In 1975 J o h n s o n r e c e iv e d a C L R fello w sh ip to s tu d y w o rk -g ro u p o rg a n iz a tio n in S w e d ish in d u s ­ t r y . B a s e d in L u n d , S w e d e n , h e v i s ite d m a n y ty p e s o f lib ra rie s in S can d in av ia, c o n d u c tin g s e m ­ inars a t t h e S w e d ish L ib ra ry S chool in B oras a n d a t S to c k h o lm U n iv e rsity . F o llo w in g h is r e t u r n fro m S w e d e n , O b e r lin la u n c h e d t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f an a u to m a te d c irc u ­ l a t i o n s y s t e m b a s e d o n o n e f u n c t i o n i n g a t B u c k n ell U n iv e rsity . T h a t p ro je c t, u sin g O C L C a rc h iv e ta p e s , b a r c o d e in p u ttin g te c h n o lo g y , an d a m i n i c o m p u t e r t i e d to t h e c o l l e g e 's S ig m a 9 c o m p u te r , w ill b e re a d y for o p e r a tio n la te r th is y ear. TH E C O M PLETE R E TRO SPECTIVE C O L L E C T IO N A ND THREE A N N U A L C O LL E C T IO N S ARE NO W AVAILABLE FOR IM M E D IA TE DELIVERY THE RETROSPECTIVE CO LLEC TIO N - T he full tex ts o f 8,032 D ecla ssified D o cu m e n ts are con tain ed on 1008 M icrofiche. - Original abstracts o f the d o cu m en ts appear in tw o hardcover A bstract C atalog v o lu m es, arranged ch ro n o lo g ica lly under nam es o f issuing agen cies. - A sin gle-alp h abet C um ulative S ubject Index to b oth the R etrosp ective and the 1975 A nn ual C o llectio n s is con tain ed in o n e hardcover volu m e. - Each volu m e con tain s a U ser’s G uide and a com p rehensive G lossary o f in tel­ ligence term in ology. T h e d r a m a t i c i n c r e a se in t h e s h e e r size o f t h e s y s te m m e a n s t h a t th e C u m u la t iv e S u b je c t In d e x n o w lists a s u b s ta n t ia l n u m b e r o f r e f e r e n c e s to f o r m e r l y c la ssified d o c u m e n t s o n th e s a m e s u b je c ts — t h u s o f fe r in g u n iq u e n ew d e p th s o f c o v e ra g e o f s o m e o f t h e m a j o r i n te r n a t i o n a l c o n flic ts a n d d i p lo m a ti c c rise s o f th e p o s t W o rld W a r II p e rio d . I n c lu d e d f o r t h e f ir s t tim e in t h e R e tr o s p e c tiv e C o l le c t io n a r e s p e cia l g r o u p s o f d o c u m e n t s o n A lg e r H iss, th e R o s e n b e rg s , a n d Lee H a r v e y O s w a ld ( in c lu d in g t h e d i a r y he k e p t w h ile in t h e U . S . S . R .). A lso in c lu d e d a r e d e c la s s ifie d d o c u m e n t s f ro m th e p a p e r s o f se v e r a l p r e s id e n tia l a id e s a n d a d v is o r s s u c h a s , C h e s t e r B o w les, C l a r k C l if f o r d , C .D . J a c k s o n , G e n e r a l L u c iu s C la y a n d o th e r s . It is i m p o r t a n t t o n o te t h a t n o n e o f t h e a b s tr a c t s o r m ic r o fic h e c o p ie s o f t h e d o c u m e n t s c o n ta i n e d in t h e 1975 o r 1976 A n n u a l C o lle c tio n s a r e in c lu d e d in t h e R e t r o s p e c ti v e C o lle c tio n . H o w e v e r, a ll e n tr i e s f r o m t h e 1975 C u m u la t iv e S u b je c t I n d e x h a v e b e e n m e r g e d in to a c o m b i n e d C u m u la t iv e S u b je c t I n d e x in t h e R e tr o s p e c tiv e s et in o r d e r t o p r o v id e a s in g le s o u rc e o f s u b je c t a c c e s s f o r b o t h sets o f d o c u m e n t s . THE AN N U AL COLLECTIO NS - T H E 1975 A N N U A L C O L L E C T I O N c o n ta i n s 1,648 d o c u m e n t s , a b s tr a c t e d o n 330 p a g e s o f 4 q u a r t e r l y C a t a lo g v o lu m e s , a n d in d e x e d u n d e r a n a v e ra g e 3.2 h e a d in g s in t h e i r c u m u l a ti v e a n n u a l S u b je c t I n d e x . A l t h o u g h e a r l y s u b s c r i b e r s rec e iv ed f o u r q u a r t e r l y I n d e x e d v o lu m e s , th e first t h r e e h a v e n o w b e e n s u p e r s e d e d by t h e 1975 a n n u a l c u m u l a ti v e v o lu m e a n d will be o m it te d f r o m f u tu r e s h ip m e n t. - T H E 1976 A N N U A L C O L L E C T I O N is a v a ila b le in th r e e s e g m e n ts ( o n e d o u b l e iss u e c o v e r i n g J a n u a r y - J u n e , 1976, a n d tw o q u a rte rlie s ) . T h e n u m b e r o f d o c u m e n t s in c lu d e d in t h e 1976 c o lle c tio n is s lig h tly g r e a t e r t h a n t h a t f o r 1975. - T H E 1977 A N N U A L C O L L E C T I O N in c lu d e s f o u r A b s t r a c t C a t a lo g s a n d a 1977 C u m u la t iv e S u b je c t In d e x v o lu m e p lu s m ic r o fic h e c o p ie s o f t h e d o c u m e n t s th e m s e lv e s . - T H E 1978 A N N U A L C O L L E C T I O N will be s h ip p e d in q u a r t e r l y in s t a ll m e n t s b e g in n i n g in J u ly , 1978. W A T C H FOR A FEATURE ARTICLE DESCRIBING DDRS IN P A R A D E M A G A Z IN E DUR ING A U G U S T THE DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS REFERENCE SYSTEM Here are excerpts from the two latest reviews of D D R S … RQ, Reference and Adult Services D ivision, A L A ,v . 15, n o. 4, Sum m er, 1976. pp. 353-355. Reviewed by M ichael O. 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(N o te the $200 savings for o rd e rin g th e full s e t . ) ................................................................................................................................................................ $3,950.00 □ F ree b ro c h u re d escrib in g th e D D R S in d etail N a m e __________________________________________________________________________________ ______________ A d d ress ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________ All item s p o stp aid in N o rth A m erica 206 I n te re s te d in u se fu l m e a s u re s o f lib ra ry effec­ tiv e n e s s, Jo h n so n e n c o u ra g e d th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f u se r fru s tra tio n stu d ie s to m e a s u re th e success o f s tu d e n ts a n d faculty in fin d in g lib ra ry m ate ria ls a n d in p in p o in tin g re a so n s for lib ra ry failure. T h e stu d ies, ru n since 1976, a re b e g in n in g to b u ild a l o n g itu d in a l p i c t u r e o f l ib ra ry p e r f o r m a n c e a t O b e rlin . P rio r to 1971, Jo h n so n s e rv e d as h e a d lib ra ria n a n d a s so c ia te p ro fe s so r a t H a m lin e U n iv e rsity , w h e re h e p la n n e d a n d su p e rv is e d c o n s tru c tio n o f th e Bush M e m o rial L ib ra ry . L o n g an a d v o cate o f u se r-o rie n te d se rv ic e , Jo h n so n was th e p rin cip al in v e stig a to r a t H a m lin e for th r e e N S F g ra n ts to d e v e lo p m o re re sp o n siv e lib ra ry se rv ice a n d a 3M g ra n t to stu d y th e feasibility o f u sin g m icrofilm m aterials as a su b s titu te for r e s e rv e collections. H e is an a ctiv e m e m b e r o f th e A m erican Li­ b ra ry A ssociation a n d th e A m erican S o ciety for I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e . J o h n s o n h a s s e r v e d as c h a irm a n o f t h e M in n e s o ta a n d N o r th e rn O h io c h a p te rs o f ASI S. H e is a m e m b e r o f th e A C R L ad h o c C o m m itte e to R e v ie w th e 1975 C o lle g e L ib rary S tan d ard s. A p e rso n o f w id e -ra n g in g in te re sts , Jo h n s o n is a lie u te n a n t co lo n el in th e U .S . A rm y R e serv e, has se rv e d as p r e s id e n t a n d tr e a s u r e r o f his local c h u rc h , a n d is a m e m b e r o f R otary In te rn a tio n a l. A n a tiv e o f St. P au l, M in n e so ta , h e re c e iv e d th e B.A. in p olitical sc ie n c e a n d C h in e s e in 1957 an d th e M.A. in lib ra ry sc ie n c e in 1959 from th e U n i­ v e rsity o f M in n e so ta a n d a ce rtific a te in S w edish from K u rsv e rk sa m h e te n vid L u n d U n iv e rs ite t in 1975. H e h as w o r k e d as a fe d e ra l lib ra ria n in W a sh in g to n , D .C ., a n d a t C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs ity L ib r a r i e s . H e h a s l e c t u r e d a t v a r io u s l i b r a r y schools, p re s e n te d p a p e rs , a n d p u b lis h e d in v a ri­ o u s forum s. D o n a l d W . K O E P P , u n iv e r s ity lib ra ria n a t A riz o n a S ta te U n i v e r s i t y a n d f o r m e r a s s is ta n t u n iv e rs ity lib ra ria n for p u b lic s e rv ic e s a t B e rk e ­ ley, has b e e n n am ed li­ b r a r i a n f o r P r i n c e t o n U n iv ersity . K o ep p , 49, b rin g s to h is n e w p o s i t i o n a t P rin c e to n b ro a d a d m in ­ is tr a tiv e e x p e r i e n c e in u n iv e r s ity r e s e a r c h li­ b r a r ie s , in a d d itio n to e x p e rie n c e as a te a c h e r o f li b r a r y s t u d i e s . H e has s e rv e d as u n iv e rsity l i b r a r i a n a t A r iz o n a S ta te sin c e 1973; p r io r D o n a ld W. to th a t, h e was u n iv e r ­ K o e p p sity lib ra ria n a t C a lifo r­ n ia S tate U n iv e rsity a t H u m b o ld t. At B e rk eley from 1958 to 1968, K o ep p ta u g h t in th e School o f L ib ra ria n s h ip an d also w o rk e d as a lib ra ry a n aly st in B e rk e le y ’s B u reau o f P u b lic A d m in istra tio n . As a s sista n t u n iv e rsity lib ra ria n for p u b lic se rv ices (1965-68) a t B e rk eley , h e had d ire c t re sp o n sib ility for all m ain lib ra ry le n d in g , g e n e r a l r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e s , t h e r e s e r v e b o o k room , th e h u m a n itie s g ra d u a te se rv ice, a n d se v ­ e ral b ra n c h lib ra rie s, in c lu d in g m a th e m a tic s, th e sc iences, a n d o th e r d isc ip lin es. “ M r. K o ep p is a n e x tra o rd in a rily fine h u m a n b e in g w h o has w o rk e d v ery successfully w ith fac­ u lty , li b r a r y s ta f f m e m b e r s , a n d s t u d e n t s a t B e rk e le y a n d m o s t r e c e n t l y a t A r iz o n a ,” s a id P rin c e to n U n iv e rsity P ro v o st N eil L. R u d e n stin e in a n n o u n c in g th e a p p o in tm e n t. “At B e rk eley h e h e ld o n e o f th e m ajo r a d m in is­ tr a tiv e p o sts in o n e o f t h e n a tio n ’s la r g e s t r e ­ se arc h lib ra ries. F o r his w ork at A rizona, h e is w id ely re g a rd e d as h a v in g d e v e lo p e d w ith g re a t skill o n e o f th e c o u n try ’s m o st rapidly e x p a n d in g re se a rc h lib ra rie s, w ith ap p ro x im ately 1.5 m illion v o lu m es a n d a sta ff o f a b o u t 150 p erso n s. H e has b e e n p a rtic u la rly r e s p o n s ib le for s tr e n g th e n in g th e lib ra ry ’s co llectio n o f re s e a rc h m aterials w h ile also im p ro v in g acce ss a n d g e n e ra l se rv ices for th e u n i v e r s i t y ’s 3 0 ,0 0 0 s t u d e n ts . I fe e l e x t r e m e l y co n fid e n t th a t M r. K o ep p has th e co m b in a tio n o f h u m a n q u a litie s , t h e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f u n iv e r s i­ ties a n d th e ir re se a rc h m issio n , a n d th e a d m in is­ tra tiv e a b ilitie s to se rv e P rin c e to n a d m ira b ly in th e y ears to c o m e .” K o e p p , w h o s u c c e e d s U n i v e r s i t y L ib r a r i a n R ic h a rd W . B oss, w ill a s s u m e his n e w p o s t in ea rly A ugust. 207 H is n u m e ro u s p ro fe ssio n a l asso ciatio n s in c lu d e m e m b e rs h ip on t h e b o a r d o f d ire c to rs o f th e C e n ­ t e r for R e se a rc h L ib ra rie s . U n d e r h is le a d e rs h ip , A rizona S ta te w as c h o s e n (w ith B e rk e le y a n d th e M a ss a c h u se tts I n s titu te o f T ech n o lo g y ) as o n e o f th r e e in stitu tio n s in t h e c o u n try to p a rtic ip a te in a m a jo r stu d y f u n d e d b y t h e M e llo n F o u n d a tio n c o n c e rn in g c o lle c tio n d e v e lo p m e n t in re s e a rc h li­ b ra rie s. H e w a s c h o s e n fo r t h e P r in c e to n p o s t fro m a m o n g m o re th a n 100 a p p lic a n ts a n d n o m in e e s , a c c o r d in g to R u d e n s t i n e . A f o u r t e e n - m e m b e r se a rc h c o m m itte e — c o m p o s e d o f m e m b e rs o f th e f a c u l t y , l i b r a r y a n d r e s e a r c h s ta ff s , a n d t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n — c o n s u l t e d e x t e n s i v e l y w ith sc h o lars a n d lib ra ria n s th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try in its efforts to id e n tify o u ts ta n d in g p e o p le for th e p o sitio n . At P rin c e to n , K o e p p will b e re sp o n s ib le for a lib ra ry sy stem o f so m e 3 m illio n v o lu m e s, m o re th a n 9 0 0 ,0 0 0 m ic ro fo rm s, 2 8 0 ,0 0 0 m a p s, a n d a w id e ra n g e o f m a te ria ls from p a p y ri to c o m p u te r ta p e s. W ith its c e n tr a l H a rv e y S. F ire s to n e Li­ b r a r y a n d e i g h t e e n s p e c i a l i z e d b r a n c h e s , t h e P rin c e to n sy stem c o n s titu te s o n e o f th e la rg e st o p e n -sta c k re se a rc h lib ra rie s in th e w orld. K o ep p is a 1951 g ra d u a te o f th e U n iv e rsity o f W isco n sin , w h e re h e also d id g ra d u a te w ork in E n g lish lite ra tu r e a n d e a r n e d a m a s te r o f lib ra ry sc ie n c e d e g r e e (1956). H e re c e iv e d his d o c to ra te in lib ra ry sc ie n c e from B e rk e le y in 1966. K o e p p h as w ritte n a n u m b e r o f p a p e rs o n lib ra ry p r o b ­ lem s. In ad d itio n to his lite ra ry in te re s ts , K o e p p is also an a m a te u r h o r tic u ltu r is t a n d in A rizona has e n jo y e d m o u n ta in c li m b i n g a n d h ik in g in t h e d e s e rt. H e a n d h is w ife, D a le , h av e th r e e c h il­ d r e n , ag es e ig h te e n , tw e lv e , a n d te n . T h e y live in T e m p e , A rizona. C L IF F O R D C u r r i e , lib ra ria n o f t h e A sh m o ­ lean L ib ra ry a t th e U n iv e rsity o f O xford, o n e o f th e m o st im p o rta n t re se a rc h lib ra rie s in B ritain , h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d li­ b r a r i a n o f t h e E a r l G re g g Sw em L ib ra ry at th e C o lle g e o f W illiam a n d M ary. H is a p p o in tm e n t, a p ­ p ro v e d b y th e b o a rd o f v i s i t o r s , is e f f e c t i v e S e p te m b e r 1. As lib ra ria n a n d s e c ­ r e ta r y to t h e C o m m it­ t e e for t h e A s h m o le a n L i b r a r y , C u r r i e h a s b e e n r e s p o n s i b l e f o r p o s s i b l y t h e w o r l d ’s C liffo r d C u r rie l a r g e s t a n d m o s t c o m ­ p r e h e n s iv e l ib ra ry in t h e d is c ip lin e s o f a n c ie n t h isto ry , arch aeo lo g y , classical stu d ie s , a n d a n c ie n t N e a r E a s te r n stu d ie s , in c lu d in g th e G riffith L ibrary o f E g y p to lo g y . A C e n t e r fo r B y z a n tin e S t u d i e s is n o w b e i n g e s t a b l i s h e d in t h e n e w b u ild in g o f th e lib ra ry . B o m in C a n a d a a n d e d u c a te d in E n g la n d , C u r ­ rie h o ld s a B.A . d e g r e e fro m t h e U n iv e rs ity o f L o n d o n a n d g ra d u a te d e g r e e s from b o th O xford a n d C a m b rid g e U n iv e rsitie s , in c lu d in g se v e ra l in law . H is d e g r e e s i n c l u d e L L .B ., C a m b r i d g e , 1950; M .A . C a m b r i d g e , 1954; M .A ., O x fo rd , 1973; a n d B .C .L ., O xford, 1974. In 1950-5 l h e stu d ie d legal h isto ry a t H a rv a rd . A p e rso n a l in te r e s t in a rc h ite c tu re has le d C u r ­ rie to in v o lv e m e n t in p la n n in g , in te rio r re d e sig n , a n d sp a tia l ra tio n a liz a tio n in a n u m b e r o f lib ra r­ ies. H e also has a s tro n g g e n e ra l in te r e s t in th e h isto ry o f a r t a n d in p a ra lle l d e v e lo p m e n ts in th e s t r u c t u r e o f s o c i e t y a n d j u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d tech n o lo g y . In 1946 C u r r i e b e c a m e a s s is ta n t lib ra ria n a t W y e C o lle g e , th e a g ric u ltu ra l school o f th e U n i­ v e rsity o f L o n d o n . H e w as a ssista n t lib ra ria n at th e U n iv e rsity o f C a m b rid g e , 1 9 51-53, a n d d ir e c ­ to r o f lib ra rie s for th e B o ro u g h o f B ro m ley , L o n ­ d o n , 1953-59. In 1959 h e b e c a m e lib ra ria n w ith th e ran k o f T h e A m erica n C o m ic Strip I am tr y in g to save ru n s o f o ld n e w s p a p e rs th a t m ig h t o t h e r w i s e b e d e s t r o y e d . I f you sh o u ld h a v e a ru n o r ru n s o f b o u n d v o lu m es th a t you c o n s id e r no lo n g e r w o rth th e ir sto r­ age sp a c e d u e to tra n s fe r o f y o u r facilities to m ic ro film , I w ill b e g la d to p a y y o u a fair p ric e for th e m . I am a m e m b e r o f th e B oard o f D ire c to rs of th e San F ra n c isc o A cad e m y o f C o m ic A rt (a d ivision o f t h e N atio n al In s titu te o f N a rra tiv e A rts), a n o n p ro fit a s so c ia tio n fo r t h e s tu d y , co llectio n , a n d p re se rv a tio n o f t h e A m erican com ic strip , a n d also a c t as sc o u t for m aterial n e e d e d b y t h e A cadem y. In a d d itio n I have, sin c e 1955, b e e n a w r ite r for se v e ra l com ic s tr ip s a n d p a n e ls (“T h e B e tt e r H a lf ,” “T h e L o c k h o r n s , ” “ F r a n k a n d E r n e s t , ’’ “ S id e G l a n c e s ” ) a n d h a v e d o n e c o n s i d e r a b l e r e ­ se a rc h in to t h e h is to ry o f t h e g e n r e . O b v i­ ously, I am p rim a rily in te r e s te d in m a jo r daily tw e n tie th - c e n tu r y n e w s p a p e rs a n d e s p e c ia lly th o s e w i t h i n t a c t S u n d a y c o m ic s e c t i o n s . S m a lle r p a p e r s w ith o n ly d a ily c o m ic s a re so m e tim e s o f in te r e s t, too, if th e y h a p p e n e d to ru n a s tr ip o f sm all circ u la tio n th a t m ay no t y e t h a v e b e e n lo cated b y th e a cad e m y . I h a v e a tru c k a n d w o u ld b e a b le to pick u p vo lu m es p e rso n a lly . I h o p e y o u ’ll th in k o f m e sh o u ld you h av e a r u n o r ru n s o f w h ic h you a r e w i l l i n g t o d i s p o s e . C o n t a c t m e , D ic k H e ts c h e l, 2706 B onaza, KS 66044; (913) 8 4 2 - 0130. 208 professor, d ire c tin g th e lib ra ries at th e Royal C o l­ lege o f S cience, th e Royal School of M ines, and th e C ity and G uilds E n g in e e rin g C ollege, th re e c o n s titu e n t lib ra rie s o f th e Im p e ria l C o lle g e o f Science and T echnology, th e largest teach in g and resea rch in stitu tio n w ith in th e fed e ra te d U n iv e r­ sity o f L on d o n . H e was r e q u ire d in n early te n years th e re to c o o rd in a te th e c o lleg e’s fo u rte e n existing libraries, unify th e ir catalogs, and in tro ­ d u c e au to m a te d p ro c e d u re s. C u rrie has se rv e d as L ondon se cre ta ry , (1961— 65) o f th e U niversity a n d R esearch Section o f th e British L ibrary Association a n d has b een a m e m ­ b e r o f th e L o n d o n -b ased C o m m itte e for L ib ra r­ ians and th e Book T ra d e since it was b e g u n in 1966. H e also has b e e n se cre ta ry of th e In te rn a ­ tional Association of Technological U niversity Li­ braries. In 1968 C u rrie b e c a m e ex e c u tiv e d ire c to r in O ttaw a, O n tario , o f th e C a n ad ian L ibrary Associ­ ation. H e was c o n c e rn e d w ith m atters o f library policy and d e v e lo p m e n t g en e ra lly and w ith th e p ro fe s sio n o f li b r a r i a n s h i p in C a n a d a . C u r r i e jo in ed th e A shm olean L ibrary in 1972. S cholar, a u th o r, le c tu r e r , a n d c o n s u lta n t on many issues c o n fro n tin g lib ra ries and librarians, C u rrie ’s w ork has tak en him to m any co u n trie s aro u n d th e w orld. In 1966 h e sp e n t a year stu d y ­ ing bibliographical and organizational m e th o d s in libraries, w ith special a tte n tio n to autom ation in W e s te rn E u ro p e a n u n iv ersity libraries, m ainly in Scandinavia, H olland, an d W est G erm any. D u rin g his years at th e Im p erial C ollege, h e se rv ed as a co n su lta n t for lib ra ries in India, Is­ rael, a n d W e st Africa. In 1971, h e to u re d A u­ stralia and N ew Z ealan d resea rch libraries. C u rrie has a u th o re d a n u m b e r of stu d ies in li­ b ra ry science. H e was e d ito r, 1962-67, o f p r o ­ c e e d in g s, p a p e rs, a n d r e p r in ts o f th e I n t e r n a ­ tional Association o f T echnological U n iv ersity Li­ b raries. H e was e d ito r o f th e C anadian L ib ra ry Jo u rn a l, 1968-71, a n d se rv es as m icroform s co n ­ su ltan t to N e w sp a p e r A rchive D e v e lo p m e n ts, a nonprofit division o f th e L ondon Times. C u rrie is c u rre n tly co n d u c tin g a se m in a r on th e classical tra d itio n in early A m erican b u ild in g at Oxford U niversity. PRECIS T h e L ib rary o f C ongress has m ade a d e c i­ sion not to re q u e st funding su p p o rt to e sta b ­ lish a n d m aintain th e P R E C IS system for p ro ­ viding su b je c t access to lib ra ry m aterials. This decision was b ased in p a rt on a p ro ject c arrie d on in L C ’s S u b ject Cataloging D ivision, w hich a p p lie d P R E C IS to 154 ite m s c a ta lo g e d by five m e m b e rs o f th e division. A b r ie f rep o rt on th e P R E C IS p ro je c t has b e e n issu e d b y LC. J e a n A r c h i b a l d , asso c ia te d ir e c to r o f th e M acalester C ollege L ibrary, has b e e n ap p o in ted d ir e c to r o f th e lib ra ry , effe ctiv e S e p te m b e r 1, 1978. A r c h ib a ld s u c ­ c eed s D aniel G o re w ho has b e e n d ire c to r since 1970. H e r a p p o in tm e n t com es follow ing an ex­ ten siv e national search. A rc h ib a ld g r a d u a te d from Sim m ons C o lle g e in 1939 w ith a B .S. in library science. S h e has b e e n an assistant lib ra r­ ian a n d faculty m e m b e r at th e N orthfield School for G irls, E a s t N o r t h ­ field, M assachusetts; li­ b r a r i a n a n d f a c u lty m e m b e r at th e M t. H e rm o n School for Boys, Mt. H e rm on, M assachusetts; and cataloger at th e li­ b rary o f th e St. Paul In su ra n c e C om panies. S he cam e to M a calester in 1961 as an assistant re fe re n c e librarian. In 1967 she b ecam e re fe re n c e lib ra ria n a n d from F e b r u a ry 1969 to Ju ly 1970 was acting lib ra rian . C u rre n tly sh e holds th e po si­ tion of associate d ire c to r an d re fe re n c e librarian, w h ic h i n c lu d e s a s s i s t i n g t h e d i r e c t o r in t h e policies a n d a d m in istratio n o f th e library a n d sp e ­ cial supervision o f th e re fe re n c e d e p a rtm e n t and th e in te rlib ra ry loan o p eratio n . Since 1976 A rchibald has also held th e position o f ad ju n ct associate p ro fesso r and will c o n tin u e to te a c h a c o u r s e o n t h e m e th o d s o f re s e a rc h in g o v ern m en t d o cu m en ts. S he is a m e m b e r o f th e M in n e so ta L ibrary A ssociation a n d th e M in n e so ta H istorical Society a n d is a d ire c to r and m e m b e r o f th e o rc h e stra o f th e St. Paul Civic S ym phony Association. APPOINTMENTS K E N N E T H W . B e r g e r — re fe re n c e lib ra ria n a n d c a ta lo g e r — D U K E U N IV E R S IT Y , D u rh a m , N orth C arolina. J O N B l a k e — a s s i s t a n t m e d ia l i b r a r ­ ian— UN IV ERSITY O F W A SH IN G TO N , Seattle. S c o t t R . B u l l a r d — a s s i s t a n t h e a d , a c q u i s i ti o n s — D U K E U N IV E R S IT Y , D u r h a m , N o rth C arolina. W i l m a R . C i p o l l a — h e a d o f t h e s e ria ls d e p a r t m e n t — S t a t e U N IV E R S IT Y O F N e w Yo r k a t B u f f a l o . C a r o l y n C . C o x — se rials c a ta lo g e r— D u k e U n i v e r s i t y , D u rh am , N orth C arolina. C H A R L E S D ’A N IE L L O — s u b je c t lib ra ria n for history, Lockwood L ibrary— S T A TE UNIVERSITY o f N e w Yo r k a t Bu f f a l o . R i c h a r d C . D a v i s — m a n u s c r i p t c a t a l o g e d i t o r — D u k e U n i v e r s i t y , D u r h a m , N o r t h C a ro lin a . K a y F r a n c e s D e n f e l d — h e a lth sc ie n c e s 209 r e fe re n c e lib ra ria n — U N IV E R S IT Y O F W A S H IN G ­ TO N , S e a ttle . M A R IE D e v i n e — in stru c tio n a l se rv ic e s lib ra r­ ia n — U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a a t A s h e v i l l e . J O Y C E L . F a r r i s — m o n o g r a p h i c c a t a l o g e r — D u k e U n i v e r s i t y , D u r h a m , N o r th C a ro lin a. K a r e n G r u b e r — e d i t o r , U n io n L i s t o f S e ria ls— S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y o f N e w Yo r k a t B u f f a l o . W i l l i a m E . H a n n a f o r d , J r . — a c q u isitio n s lib ra ria n — M iD D L E B U R Y C O L L E G E , V e rm o n t. A r n o l d H i r s h o n — a s s is ta n t h e a d , c a ta lo g ­ i n g — D u k e U n i v e r s i t y , D u r h a m , N o r t h C a ro lin a. N a n c y R . J o h n — c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n — U n i ­ v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s a t C h i c a g o C i r c l e . F R A N C E S L a u — r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n — M o n t a n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , B o z em an . A n n a M a r i e k e c k M c K e e — i n f o r m a t i o n sp e c ia list, H e a lth S c ie n c e s L ib ra ry — U N IV E R SIT Y o f M a r y l a n d , B a ltim o re. J e a n M . M cV O Y — in te r lib r a r y lo an lib ra ria n , H e a l t h S c i e n c e s L i b r a r y — U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A R Y LA N D , B a ltim o re . C a r o l y n E d i t h M a n n — c a t a l o g l i b r a r ­ ian— U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n g t o n , S e a ttle . S u s a n E . M a r l e s k i — in fo rm a tio n sp e cialist, H e a l t h S c i e n c e s L i b r a r y — U N IV E R S I T Y O F M A R Y LA N D , B a ltim o re . G e o r g e M a t t i s — c a t a l o g e r — M i s s i s s i p p i S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , S ta r k v ille . LA U R A J . M i r a c l e — a s s is ta n t r e f e r e n c e li­ b r a r i a n — U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s a t C h i c a g o C i r c l e . W . B E D E M i t c h e l l — c i r c u l a t i o n l i b r a r ­ ia n — M o n t a n a St a t e U n i v e r s i t y , B o z e m a n . P A U L J . R i n a l d i — r e f e r e n c e lib ra ria n — B O S ­ T O N U n i v e r s i t y , M a ssa c h u se tts. K a r e n S . S e i b e r t — r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n — U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s a t C h i c a g o C i r ­ c l e . M a r j o r i e B . S i m o n — in fo rm a tio n sp e cialist, H e a l t h S c i e n c e s L i b r a r y — U N IV E R S I T Y O F M a r y l a n d , B a ltim o re. J u d i t h K . S t e r l i n g — a s sista n t c a talo g lib ra r ­ ia n — U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s a t C h i c a g o C i r c l e . W E S L E Y M . T a O KA— in f o rm a tio n s p e c ia lis t, H e a l t h S c i e n c e s L i b r a r y — U N IV E R S I T Y O F M a r y l a n d , B a ltim o re . RETIREMENTS G E N E M c N u t t Ab e l , a s s o c ia t e d i r e c t o r o f li­ b r a r i e s f o r p u b l i c s e r v i c e s , U N IV E R S I T Y O F T e n n e s s e e , K n o x v i l l e , r e t i r e d J u n e 3 0 a f t e r t h i r t y - t h r e e y e a r s o f s e r v ic e . T e r e s a C h a m b e r s , h e a d , s c i e n c e a n d te c h n o lo g y r e fe re n c e d e p a r t m e n t , C A L IF O R N IA S T A T E U n i v e r s i t y , L o n g B e a c h , h a s r e t i r e d a fte r n in e y e a rs o f se rv ic e . V i r g i n i a H . In g r a m , c a ta lo g lib ra ria n a t t h e Jo h n W . B r is te r L ib ra ry , M E M P H IS S T A T E U N I­ V ER SITY , T e n n e s s e e , r e t i r e d J u n e 30 a fte r tw e lv e y e a rs o f se rv ic e . JO H N P . W A G G O N E R , J R ., a s s o c i a t e u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i a n , r e t i r e d f r o m D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y , D u r h a m , N o r t h C a r o l i n a , o n A u g u s t 3 1 , a f t e r t h i r t y - t w o y e a r s o f s e r v ic e . ■■ C ircu la tio n T ask F o r c e M E T R O , o n e o f n in e re g io n a l c o u n c ils re g ­ is te r e d b y t h e N e w York S ta te E d u c a tio n D e ­ p a r tm e n t (L a r g e r N e w York C ity M e tro p o lita n A rea), h a s fo rm e d a T ask F o rc e on Sm all L i­ b r a r i e s C i r c u l a t i o n C o n t r o l S y s t e m s . I t s c h a r g e is to in v e s tig a te c ir c u la tio n s y s te m s th a t a r e b e in g u se d b y s m a lle r lib ra rie s across th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a a n d to d e v e lo p a s tra te g y fo r p la n n in g , fu n d in g , a n d m ak in g av ailab le a sy ste m th a t will b e e ffe c tiv e an d p ra c tic a l for t h e i r re la tiv e ly sm all b u d g e ts . A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in t h i s p r o j e c t p l e a s e w rite to T a d G . K u m a tz , A s sista n t D ire c to r, P ra tt I n s titu te L ib ra ry , B ro o k ly n , NY 11205.