ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 358 / C&RL News tan t at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Library. Williams was a 1969 graduate in English from Au­ burn University and earned an MFA in creative w riting from the University of Alaska (1973), an MLS from Emory (1973), and a Ph.D . in informa­ tion studies from Rutgers University (1984). He was a member of a num ber of professional organi­ zations and had served as consultant in information systems for university, public, school, and special libraries and information centers, including the DeKalb Public Library System, the Lake Lanier Regional Library, the Mercer University School of Medicine Library, the Atlanta Public Schools, and the Witness to the Holocaust Project at Emory Uni­ versity. In 1984-1985, he was operations consul­ tant in Cairo, Egypt, for the implementation of the Egyptian National Scientific and Technical Infor­ mation Network, a joint project of the Academy of Scientific and Technical Research of the Republic of Egypt and the Georgia Institute of Technology. ■ ■ PUBLICATIONS • Circulation Policy in Academic, Public, and School Libraries, by Sheila S. Intner (228 pages, March 1987), contains the results of a survey of li­ braries in 1983 to find out the types of borrowing they allow and the procedures by which materials circulate. Comparisons are m ade of the ways dif­ ferent libraries form ulate, review, and amend their policies; illustrations and tables are used ex­ tensively to show the way policy documents look. Two chapters are devoted to academic libraries: one on circulation policies, and another on re­ sponses to the questionnaire. Copies may be or­ dered for $35 from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881. ISBN 0-313- 23990-8. • Cuban Exile Periodicals at the University o f Mi- ami Library: An Annotated Bibliography, by Es­ peranza B. de Varona (203 pages, April 1987), has been published as num ber 19 of the SALALM Bib­ liography and Reference Series. Formats include newspapers, magazines and bulletins edited or published by Cubans in exile. C uban culture and its preservation in exile, encompassing a variety of such topics as history, literature, folklore, science, music, art, and religion are represented. Copies may be ordered for $20 (plus $2 postage and han­ dling) from the SALALM Secretariat, Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, W I 53706. ISBN 0-917617-14-2. • Directory o f Services for Refugees and Immi- grants, by Alan Edw ard Schorr (285 pages, June 1987), describes more than 800 ethnic, religious, and community organizations assisting the unnat­ uralized. The directory is designed to help refugees and immigrants, service providers, and commu­ nity information centers in all fifty states. Primary arrangem ent is by state, supplemented by 15 in­ dexes. The cost is $27.95, plus $2.00 for shipping. Contact the Denali Press, P.O . Box 1535, Juneau, AL 99802. ISBN 0-938737-12-0. • Federal Copyright Records 1790-1800, com- piled by Elizabeth C arter Wills and edited by James Gilreath (165 pages, 1987), is a compilation of records from the 11 states and two Federal agen­ cies th at received copyright deposits during the first decade of American copyright law. The vol­ ume is the result of a cooperative project between the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collec­ tions Division. The records are draw n primarily from source materials in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division and are divided by state and presented in chronological order. Each entry con­ tains both the registration for a work and the text of its title page, and users are able to visualize title pages by means of simple type designations. Copies may be ordered for $13 from the Superintendent of Docum ents, U.S. Governm ent Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock no. 030-000-00184- 2. • Health Hazards of Video Display Terminals, compiled by Meta Nissley (63 pages, 3d e d ., 1987), presents a list of m onographic and periodical sources relating to potential VDT hazards. There is increasing attention paid in this edition to litera­ ture relating to overall workplace health and ergo­ nomics, as well as radiation levels and risks. A list of addresses of VDT manufacturers is provided so th at the user can seek terminal-specific informa­ tion. The cost is $9.95 (plus $1.00 shipping), from Ryan Research International, Publications D e­ partm ent, 1593 Filbert Ave., Chico, CA 95926. ISBN 0-942158-04. • Library Resources o f Harvard University: A 360 / C&RL News Bibliographical Guide, by William Vernon Jackson (223 pages, 1986), was printed in a limited edition for the 350th anniversary of the founding of H ar­ vard College last year. This guide provides 845 ref­ erences to publications describing the vast re­ sources of collections in the H arvard University Libraries. A limited number of copies are available at $28 postpaid (checks payable to the author) from William V. Jackson, 196 W. Kathleen D r., Park Ridge, IL 60068. 9 Library-Scholar Communication in ARL Li­ braries, SPEC Kit #132 (114 pages, March 1987), contains selected results of the American Council of Learned Societies’ 1985 survey of scholars, five ex­ amples of library-w ide faculty com m unication programs, five descriptions of individual roles and responsibilities related to library-scholar commun­ ication (two librarians and three teaching faculty), ten examples of printed communication including fact sheets and newsletters, and a one-page list of selected readings. The accompanying flyer, pre­ pared by the ACLS Office of Scholarly Communi­ cation and Technology, discusses scholars’ percep­ tions of online catalogs and databases, library access to scholarly materials, and future needs. In ­ dividual SPEC kits cost $20 (prepayment required) and may be ordered from SPEC, Office of Manage­ ment Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N .W ., Washington, DC 20036. 9 Optical Disks for Storage and Access, SPEC Kit #133 (111 pages, April 1987), provides excerpts from technical and planning documents contrib­ uted by several members of ARL who are installing or implementing optical disk technology. The ex­ cerpts were selected to represent a variety of media and applications and to address general as well as technical considerations. See above entry for order­ ing information. * The Publishing and R eview o f Reference Sources, edited by Bill Katz and Robin Kinder (336 pages, 1987), contains articles on evaluating refer­ ence works, reference publishing, and publishing policies (published late last year as no. 15 of The Reference Librarian). Included among the authors are N o rm a n Stevens, Jam es R e ttig , Jam es Sweetland, Daniel Traister, Pat Schuman, and Thomas P. Slavens. Copies may be ordered for $34.95 from the Haw orth Press, 12 W. 32d St., New York, NY WOOL ISBN 0-86656-571-X. 9 Selection of Library Materials in Applied and Interdisciplinary Fields, edited by Beth J. Shapiro and John Whaley (352 pages, June 1987), treats collection development separately and in depth for such topics as agriculture, environmental studies, criminal justice, race and ethnic studies, the radi­ cal left and right, sports and recreation, and wom­ en’s studies. This volume will provide assistance in developing local methods for finding elusive m ate­ rials and staying abreast of events in rapidly chang­ ing fields. Copies may be ordered for $42 from the Am erican L ib rary Association, O rder D e p a rt­ ment, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-0466-1. ■ ■ CALENDAR June 18-21—History of the book: “The Book in the Americas: A Conference on the Role of Books and Printing in the Development of Colonial L atin Am erican C u ltu re and Society,” John C arter Brown Library, Providence, Rhode Is­ land. Ten sessions will cover such topics as the book at the time of the Conquest, books in the meeting of Spanish and Indian culture, the Indi­ ans’ appropriation of literary culture, categories and genres of the book, the form ation of li­ braries, and the Church as producer and censor of books. Fee: $90 (includes lunch and dinner on June 19-20, brunch on June 21, and all recep­ tions and coffee breaks). Rooms at the Brown U niversity G ra d u a te C en ter D o rm ito ry are available. C o n tact: JCBL C onference, Box 1864, Providence, RI 02912. July 3 -4 —Civil W ar: Fourth annual Gettysburg Civil W ar book fair, Stonehenge Restaurant, Gettys­ burg, Pennsylvania. More than 50 dealers will have available 25,000 books, documents, letters, periodicals, diaries, art, currency, stamps, and photographs for sale or trade. Contact: C .L. Batson, 5512 Buggy W hip Drive, Centreville, VA 22020; (703) 631-0884. 11-13—Humanities: International Conference on D ata Bases in the Humanities and Social Sci­ ences, L ib ra ry T ow er, A uburn U niversity, Montgomery, Alabama. Over 100 papers, seven