ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries April 1 9 9 2 /2 7 3 ws n u e n d o , suspicion, rum ors, … an d circum stantial evi­ d e n c e .” S to n e ’s m ovie fo ­ th e c u s e s o n th e th e o r y th a t K ennedy’s assassination w as ld o rch estrated b y a com bina­ tio n o f g r o u p s in c lu d in g military contractors, th e FBI, CIA, th e m ilitary high com ­ m a n d , a n d anti-C astro e x ­ trem ists. ERIC holds focus groups Leslie B jorncrantz, education-psychology bib­ lio g rap h er at N orthw estern U niversity Library, p articip ated in a n ERIC Focus G roup h eld by th e U.S. E ducation D ep artm en t’s Office o f E du­ cational R esearch an d Im p ro v em en t in W ash­ ington, D.C., o n F ebruary 20. T he p u rp o s e of th e meeting, according to R obert Stonehill, ERIC director, w as to p ro p o s e ideas for im proving ERIC’S ability to re s p o n d to p resen t a n d future inform ation needs. A nn Latta, assistant h e a d o f th e C ubberley E ducation Library at Stanford, an d M onica Metz-W iseman, director o f public services at th e U niversity o f South Florida, also joined tw elve oth er educators representing e d u ­ cation netw orks, state d ep artm en ts o f ed u c a ­ tion, EDUCOM, th e Library o f Congress, u n i­ v e rs ity e d u c a tio n d e p a rtm e n ts , a n d sev eral school districts in discussion o f ERIC in th e in­ form ation age. T opics receiving special atten ­ tio n in clu d ed th e quality a n d coverage o f the ERIC database, full-text delivery o f ed u catio n m a t e r i a l s , c o v e r a g e a n d d e l i v e r y o f nonprintm aterials, n etw o rk ed inform ation ac­ cess an d delivery, an d a possible n e w role for th e E ducation D ep artm en t’s R esearch Library. Silence key to improved study F aced w ith a chronically noisy library u se d as m u ch for socializing as fo r studying, Stetson University library director Sims Kline fo u n d ed the Stetson Q uiet Library Society to involve stu­ d en ts in solving th e problem . T he tongue-in- ch e e k organization has n o officers, d ues, m eet­ ings o r bylaw s— just m em bers w h o agree the library sh o u ld b e a place to study, an official society t-shirt, an d a m im e for a recruiter. D avid A lvin, a s o p h o m o r e e d u c a tio n m a jo r from G eorgetow n, Florida, paints his face white; dons e ACRL publishes statistics Ne ACRL University L ibrary Sta­ tistics, 1 9 9 0 -9 1 , a re p o rt o f f r o m data g ath ered from 106 p a r­ ticipating academ ic libraries in the U.S. an d C anada, has F b e e n p u b lis h e d b y ACRL. i Data w ere collected o n col­ lections, p ersonnel, e x p e n ­ d i t u r e s a n d i n t e r l i b r a r y loans. T o g e th e r th e se a ca­ demic libraries e x p e n d e d $410,011,197 a n d em ­ ployed 10,477 individuals. T hey h eld 87,313,088 volum es, len t 939,507, a n d b o rro w e d 628,514 in the 1990-91 academ ic year. T he rep o rt (ISBN: 0-8389-7587-9), c o m p ile d at th e Library Re­ search C enter, G raduate School o f Library an d Inform ation Science, U niversity o f Illinois at U rbana-C ham paign, is available for $39-95 to ACRL m em bers (list price $69.95) from ALA’s O rder Services D epartm ent, 50 E. H u ro n St., Chicago, IL 6 0 6 ll ; toll-free (800) 545-2433; fax (312) 944-2641. P urchasers o f th e p rin t co p y may req u est a free co p y o f th e data in m achine readable form. Resources a t Texas Tech cast doubt on JFK movie The release o f O liver S tone’s m ovie JFK has revived th e long-standing controversy over th e W arren C om m ission’s re p o rt o f th e assassina­ tion o f P resident Jo h n F. K ennedy. Archivists at T exas T ech U niversity’s S outhw est Collec­ tion invite individuals in terested in p u rsu in g research a b o u t the K ennedy assassination to consult th e m aterials in their collection, w h ich contain eyew itness accounts by G eorge M ahon, the late co n g ressm an from W est Texas, as w ell as th e investigative p a p e rs co m p iled b y th en Texas attorney general W aggoner Carr. Carr’s papers, w h ich n u m b e r approxim ately 10,000 items, include b iographical d ata o n Lee H arvey O swald, w itness statem ents ta k e n by th e D al­ las P olice D e p a rtm e n t, tran scrip ts o f D allas police radio transm issions, an d co rresp o n d en ce b etw een Carr a n d federal authorities involved in the investigation. In a recen t interview Carr, w ho n o w resides in Austin, said o f th e contro­ versial m ovie, “I th o u g h t it w as a disservice to the general public. It w as b a se d largely o n in­ 2 7 4 /C&RL News white gloves, a green hat, and the society’s green t-shirt; an d strolls aro u n d the library silently re­ cruiting m em bers. He carries a n o te b o o k out­ lining inform ation ab o u t th e society an d uses his m im e abilities to in­ vite students an d faculty m em bers to join. W hen h e finishes w ith each can d id a te h e p u ts his finger to his lips, bow s p o l i t e l y , a n d w a lk s away. In just three ev e­ n in g s la s t s e m e s te r , Alvin recm ited 70 m em ­ bers. April 15 deadline for library/book David Alvin recruitfellows Stetson University Fifteen positions in the field o f library an d information science are avail­ able u n d e r th e 1992-93 Library/B ook Fellows P rogram sp o n s o re d b y ALA a n d th e U nited States Inform ation Agency (USIA). Positions are available in Africa, the American republics, Asia, Europe, th e Middle East, a n d N orth America. Stipends for the fellow s are $30,000 p e r year plus travel expenses. A pplication deadline is April 15, 1992. For details contact R obert P. Doyle, Director, Library B ook/Fellow s Program, ALA, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 6O 6ll; (800) 545-2433 ext. 3200. 1993-94 Fulbright competition opens T he Fulbright Scholar Program for 1993-94 in ­ cludes som e 1,000 grants for research, com ­ b in ed research an d lecturing, o r lecturing in over 120 countries. O pportunities range from tw o m onths to a full academ ic y ear an d are available in virtually all disciplines an d su b ­ fields. T he basic eligibility requirem ents for a Fulbright aw ard are U.S. citizenship a n d Ph.D. o r com parable professional qualifications. Ap­ plication materials are available from th e C oun­ cil for International Exchange o f Scholars, 3007 T ilden St., N.W., Suite 5M, Box NEWS, W ash­ ington, DC 20008-3009; (202) 686-7877. N ew BI book published by ACRL The Evolving E d ucational Mission o f the Library, edited by Betsy Baker an d Mary Ellen Litzinger, has b e e n published b y ACRL. The b o o k identi­ fies strategic issues w hich challenge th e devel­ o p m en t o f instructional program s in academ ic libraries a n d suggests roles for librarians in the educational processes o f their p arent institu­ tions. T opics first identified during ACRL’s Bib­ liographic Instruction Section’s T hink Tank in 1989 include infor­ m ation literacy, the im pact o f th e inform a­ tion explosion o n in­ f o r m a tio n o r g a n iz a ­ tion a n d access in the c u r r i c u l u m , u s e r dem ography, an d the im pact o f changes in academ ic libraries o n in f o r m a tio n s c ie n c e curricula. The Evolving E d u c a tio n a l M issio n s members to the o f th e L ibrary (ISBN 0- Quiet Library Society 8389-7584-4) is avail­ able to ACRL m em b ers for $19-95 (list price $29-95) from ALA’s O rd er Services D ept., 50 E. H u ro n St., C hicago, IL 6 0 6 ll ; (800) 545- 2433; fax (312) 944-2641. WSS compiles list of publishing opportunities ACRL’s W om en’s Studies Section’s (WSS) P ub­ lications Com m ittee has com piled a ten-page listing o f library an d w o m e n ’s studies periodi­ cals that offer publishing opportunities related to library collections an d services in w o m e n ’s studies. Entitled P ublishing O pportunities f o r W o m e n ’s Studies Librarianship, copies o f the guide m ay b e o b tain ed from com piler Susan Williamson, A nnenberg School for Com m uni­ cation, 3620 W alnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104- 6220. WSS has also com pleted W o m e n ’s Stud­ ies Section P ublication Policy a n d Procedures M anual, a guide to th e association’s publish­ ing procedures. C opies o f th e m anual are avail­ able u p o n re q u e s t from C indy F ades, E108 P attee Library, Pennsylvania State University, U n iv e rs ity P a rk , PA 16801; e -m a il: csf@ psulias.bitnet. 1992 INFORMA Conference “Campus-W ide Information Systems: Leadership Roles for Libraries” is th e them e o f the 1992 INFORMA conference to b e held May 10-12 o n Hilton H ead Island, South Carolina. T he con­ ference will explore th e library’s role in devel­ oping, im plem enting, an d m anaging cam pus­ w ide information systems. INFORMA is an effort April 1 9 9 2 /2 7 5 of the IBM C orporation A cadem ic Inform ation System Division to p ro v id e a forum for libraries to explore, develop, an d im p lem en t n e w infor­ m ation tech n o lo g ies. For d etails co n tac t the conference h o tlin e at (203) 783-7334 o r the INFORMA secretariat at (310) 985-4035. Machine-readable access to 19th- century collection of texts C hadw yck-H ealy a n n o u n c e d th at it will co n ­ vert th e classic texts e d ite d b y ecclesiastical p u b lish er Jacq u es-P au l M igne in to m achine- readable form for th e Patrologia L a tin a D a ta ­ base. T he 221 volum es covering m ore th an a thousand years o f W estern history, theology, p h ilo s o p h y , a n d lite r a tu r e fro m 200 A.D. through 1216 will b e available o n CD-ROM or magnetic tape. Plans call for b o o lean , w ord, phrase, an d proxim ity search es to b e possible. St. Bernwardus is one o f the figures represented in the P atrologia Latina D atabase being prepared by Chadwyck-Healey Preconference on Americans with Disabilities Act ALA’s A ssociation o f S pecialized an d C o o p era­ tive Library Agencies is hosting a preconference to ALA’s A nnual C onference o n J u n e 26, 1992, that exam ines th e im pact o f th e A m ericans w ith Disabilities Act o n libraries o f all types. A U.S. D epartm ent o f Justice attorney, a n advocate for rights o f p erso n s w ith disabilities, an d a state librarian will address th e law a n d its regula­ tions. A co n su m er e x p e rt will discuss attitudi- nal changes n ecessary in em p lo y m en t o f the disabled an d a form er library adm inistrator will provide inform ation a b o u t p rogram s a n d ser­ vices av ailab le. F o r d e ta ils co n tac t: J o a n n e Crispen, ASCLA D ep u ty Executive D irector, 50 E. H u ro n St., Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 545-2433 ext. 4396 o r 4399. Whole Person Catalog 2 available from ALA The W hole Person C atalog 2, a n o n c o m p re - hensive guide to sources o f hum anities discus­ sion program s an d exhibitions for libraries, is n o w available from ALA by calling (800) 545- 2433 ext. 5055 or 5053. T he catalog, pub lish ed w ith funding from th e N ational E ndow m ent for th e H um anities (NEH), provides librarians w ith inform ation ab o u t acquiring free b ro ch u res an d o th e r m aterials to aid pro g ram planning. In­ clu d ed in th e catalog are tips o n getting grants a n d a letter from T hom as C. P helps, sen io r p ro ­ gram officer at NEH, inviting librarians to call him at (202) 786-0271 to talk o v er an idea for a n NEH grant. Acquisitions A co llectio n o f o v e r one m illio n item s o f autom otive-related literature sp an n in g m ore th a n a century has b e e n d o n a te d to th e R esearch C enter o f H e n r y F o r d M u s e u m & G r e e n f ie l d V illa g e (D earborn, M ichigan) by H enry A ustin Clark Jr. (1917-1991) a n d his es­ tate. Clark w as k n o w n th ro u g h o u t the a u to ­ m otive w o rld as a collector o f historic d o c u ­ m ents related to th e industry a n d his collection in clu d es m agazines, b o o k s, catalogs, p h o to ­ graphs, advertisem ents, p rom otional literature, a n d m anuals an d m em orabilia d e v o te d to th e dev elo p m en t, m anufacture, sales, a q d u se of a u to m o b ile s. B u sin ess re c o rd s from several transportation firms are also included. Clark b e ­ g a n co llectin g a u to m o tiv e literatu re in 1929 w h en , at age 12, h e saved a 1912 Locomobile catalog h e h a d disco v ered in his fath er’s b o o k ­ case. T hat sam e year h e acq u ired his first car: a u se d M odel T F ord p u rc h a s e d for $1. In d ia n a U n iv e rs ity 's Lilly L ib ra ry has acq u ired the archives o f G o rd o n Lish, a collection o f o v er 80,000 item s including a n extensive collection o f m anuscripts a n d corre­ sp o n d en ce. Lish w as fiction ed ito r at Esquire m agazine from 1969 until 1977; h e then assum ed editorial duties at Alfred A. Knopf. T he collec­ tio n d o cu m en ts th e e d ito r/a u th o r relationship.