ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries January 1986 / 89 vard University’s Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, died April 20 after a long illness. E l i H a r e i d e , former bibliographer at the Na­ tional Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland, died recently in Oslo, Norway. She had retired from the library in 1970. M a r g a r e t K a h n , former head of the Reference Department at the University of California, Ir­ vine, died October 7. She had retired in 1979 after 13 years of service, and had also held positions at the University of California, Berkeley, Eastern Illi­ nois University, and Ohio State University. P h y l l i s R u b i n t o n , former chief librarian of the Payne W hitney C linic at New York Hospital- Cornell Medical College, died August 26. She had headed the library for 10 years before retiring in May, and had previously been head librarian at the New York Psychoanalytic In stitu te. W hile at Payne Whitney she founded a mental health re­ sources library for clinic patients, one of the first of its kind in the country, and was co-editor of Core Readings in Psychiatry: An Annotated Guide to the Literature, published in 1984. She was past chair of the Mental Health Section of the Medical L i­ brary Association. M i l d r e d E . W a l t e r , medical librarian at the Edward G. Miner Library at the University of Rochester, New York, died August 29. She had re­ tired, in 1963 after 34 years of service. ■ ■ * Archives in Appalachia: A Directory provides descriptions of 181 repositories in south central Ap­ palachia (North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West V ir­ ginia) that hold historical records documenting the political, social, cultural, and economic history of the region. Each entry has information on the type of material held, subject areas covered, geographi­ cal area, and the inclusive dates and size of the holdings. Also included are indexes by type of ma­ terial and subject, a map showing the counties cov­ ered by the directory, and a list of agencies which do not currently collect manuscript materials but which plan to do so in the future. The directory was compiled by the Appalachian Consortium as part of a project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Copies are available for $2 from the Appalachian Consor­ tium, University Hall, Appalachian State Univer­ sity, Boone, NC 28606. * Associations in Action: The Washington, D.C. Higher Education Community, by Harland G. Bio­ land (116 pages, 1985), has been published as Re­ port Number 2 of the ASH E-ERIC Higher Educa­ tion R ep ort series. T h e rep ort analyzes the structure of the higher education associations in Washington and focuses primarily on the Ameri­ can Council on Education (ACE), the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the Association of American Universi­ ties (AAU), the American Association of Commu­ nity and Junior Colleges (AACJC), the Association of American Colleges (AAC), and the National As­ sociation of State Universities and Land-G rant PUBLICA Colleges (NASULGC). Copies are available for $7.50 from the Association for the Study of Higher Education, One Dupont Circle, Suite 630, Wash­ ington, DC 20036. ISBN 0884-0040. ASHE’s Report Number 1 is Flexibility in Aca­ dem ic Staffing: Effective Policies and Practices, by Kenneth P. Mortimer, Marque Bagshaw, and An­ drew T. Masland. The report describes a number of strategies that might be used to survive realloca­ tions or reductions in personnel. The cost is the same as the report described above. ISBN 0 ­ 913317-20-9. * Cataloging Microcomputer Files: A Manual o f Interpretation fo r AACR2, by Sue A. Dodd and Ann M. Sandberg-Fox (296 pages, September 1985), describes elements of cataloging as they ap­ ply to software, identifies problems associated with describing software, and discusses the hardware and software components of a microcomputer sys­ tem and their relevance to the catalog record. The final chapter includes 12 examples illustrating problems commonly encountered while cataloging software, with step-by-step instructions. A glossary included. The cost is $37.50. Contact ALA Pub­ lishing Services, 50 E . Huron S t., Chicago, IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-0401-7. ♦ The Directory o f Financial Aids f o r Minorities, by Gail A. Schlachter (345 pages, 1986-87 ed.), is a substantial revision of the previous biennial vol­ ume and provides current information for librari­ ans, students, counselors, and researchers on the unique resources available to these special needs groups. Over 50 % of the original entries have been substantively updated and the number of entries 90 / C &R L News has expanded by 40% . The scholarships, grants, awards, and internships described are sponsored by government agencies, professional organiza­ tions, corporations, sororities and fraternities, foundations, religious groups, educational associa­ tions, and military/veterans associations. The di­ rectory also lists the addresses and telephone num­ bers of all state sources of educational benefits and describes over 200 general directories that any indi­ vidual can use to locate additional sources of finan­ cial assistance. Copies may be ordered for $37.50 from Reference Service Press, 3540 Wilshire Blvd. ‚ Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90010. ISBN 0-918276- 03-9. • A Guide to Drug Information and Literatur An Annotated Bibliography (44 pages, 3d ed., 1985) has been published by the University of Southern California’s Norris Medical Library for use in library orientation programs for medical and pharmacy students. The bibliography lists sources in such topics as drug names, evaluative and com­ parative sources, therapeutics, toxicology, indexes and abstracts, laws and regulations, and computer databases. Annotations describe the scope, ar­ rangement, and content of each source. Copies may be ordered for $10 (prepaid only) from the Reference Secretary, Norris Medical Library, Uni­ versity of Southern California, 2025 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033. • Job Descriptions for Library Support Person- nel, edited by Richard L. Taylor and Raymond G. Roney (1985), contains job descriptions for support positions in academic, public, and special libraries, as well as salary information. The arrangement is by type of library with indexes for subject area and title. Copies may be ordered for $25 (checks pay­ able to the Council on Library/Media Technicians) from Myron Allman, Publication Chair, 10505 Ce- darville Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. • Lewis Carroll at Texas, compiled by Robert Taylor (233 pages, 1985), is a description of the Warren Weaver Collection and Related Dodgson Materials at the Harry Ransom Humanities Re­ search Center at the Uniersity of Texas. The War­ ren Weaver Collection was obtained by the Center in 1969 and includes books, periodicals, manu­ scripts, and photographs. A copy may be obtained for $25 from HRHRC Publications, P.O. Box7219, Austin, TX 78713. ISBN 0-87959-104-8. • Library Security is a new training program theft prevention available from Brigham Young University. The program was developed for em­ ployees who work with the 3-M Theft Detection System and consists of an 8-minute video, a work­ book, and a test instrument. After completing the program employees understand how the 3-M sys­ tem works and how thieves try to beat the system. Librarians at Brigham Young developed the train­ ing but contracted with a film producer to create the video. The training package costs $60 from Exit Control Training Program, 3080 HBLL, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. • The Lilly Library: The First Quarter Century 1960-1985, by the Lilly Library staff and Profes­ sor Breon Mitchell (157 pages, November 1985), has been published to commemorate the library’s 25th anniversary. Cecil K. Byrd, the first rare book librarian at Indiana University, has written the his­ torical introduction. Fifteen chapters, embellished by 18 color and 32 black-and-white illustrations, describe the Lilly’s holdings in various fields. The cost is $15, plus $2 postage and handling, from the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. • Measuring the Book Circulation Use of a Small e: Academic Library Collection: A Manual, by Mary Kane Trochim with Arthur Miller Jr. and William M.K. Trochim (73 pages, October 1985), provides extensive instructions, procedures, background in­ formation, and tear-out worksheets to enable a li­ brary to carry out a book circulation use study with little or no outside assistance. It also helps a library to interpret results and turn them into productive changes in the library’s collection management process. Copies may be ordered for $40 from the Office of Management Studies/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W ., Washington, DC 20036. ISBN 0-918006-50. • Mexican and Mexican-American Agricultural Labor in the United States: An International Bibliog­ raphy, edited by Martin H. Sable (ca. 580 pages, January 1986), arranges monographs, journal arti­ cles, and other materials by such topics as immigra­ tion of Mexican agricultural labor, agricultural la­ bor unions, and farm labor strikes. An appendix provides ten classified lists of associations, research centers, and agencies involved in Mexican- American agricultural labor. The pre-publication price is $34.95. Copies may be ordered from the Haworth Press, 29 E. 22d St., New York, NY N. 10010-6194. ISBN 0-86656-542-6. • New Frontiers in Forensic and Demonstrative Evidence (1985) is a selected bibliography of cur­ rent materials on new aspects of trial tactics pub­ lished by the University of Texas Tarlton Law Li­ brary as part of its Tarlton Legal Bibliography series. Among the topics covered are demonstrative evidence, expert witnesses, directories of experts, hypnosis, jury selection, computer-assisted acci­ dent reconstruction, and the use of illustrators and in computer models. Copies may be ordered for $15 from the Tarlton Law Library, 727 E. 26th, Aus­ tin, TX 78705. • The Preservation of Library Materials: A CUL Handbook (3d ed., 1985) provides guidelines and procedures for preservation activities in the Co­ lumbia University Libraries, including library binding, in-house repair, and preservation micro­ filming. The handbook provides a model docu­ ment for librarians and technical staff in the deter­ mination of treatment options for deteriorated materials. Copies may be ordered for $10 (prepaid) January 1986 / 91 from the Gifts and Exchange Department, 104 Butler Library, Columbia University Libraries, New York, NY 10027. * Serial Titles H eld by the A cadem y o f Natural Sciences Library (516 pages, 1985) lists all serials records for the library complete with title history, holding statements, and Academy call number as well as ISSN, CODEN, and other information. Cross references for previous titles, corporate au­ thor, and foreign place of publication are also in­ cluded. The list is available for $50 (unbound) or $60 (in buckram binding) from Brian Convery, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and The Park­ way, Philadelphia, PA 19103. * W ater and W ater Policy in World F ood Sup­ plies: A Selected B ibliography, compiled by Julia M. Bholes, Lisa T . A bbot, and Lori Bronars (1985), has been published by the Sterling C . Evans Library at Texas A&M University in conjunction with the International Conference on Water and Water Policy in World Food Production held on the campus in May 1985. The bibliography lists 1700 sources in topics such as water supply, water salinity, w ater m anagem ent, integrated eco­ system management, energy and water interrela­ tionships, and technology. Monographs, confer­ ence proceedings, governm ent p u b lication s, technical reports, journal articles, and disserta­ tions are included. A directory listing interna­ tional, national, and state institutions that sponsor research or issue publications on water-related top­ ics follows the bibliography. ■ ■ February 7 -1 3 —Art: 14th Annual Conference, Art Libraries Society of North America, Roosevelt Hotel, 45th and Madison, New York City. An all-day ple­ nary session, “Authority Control: For What and for Whom?”, will be held on the 10th. Contact: Pam ela Je ffco tt Parry, Executive D irector, ARLIS/NA, 3775 Bear Creek Circle, Tucson, AZ 85749; (602) 749-9112. 18-19—Networking: Conference on Multitype L i­ brary Cooperation, Florida State Conference Center, Tallahassee. Sponsored by the Florida State University School of Library and Informa­ tion Studies, the conference will address such is­ sues as governance, funding, relationships be­ tween networks, and the special problems and contributions encountered by various types of li­ braries. Fee: $175 (includes meals, receptions and local transportation). Contact: Alphonse F. Trezza, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State Univer­ sity, Tallahassee, F L 32306-2027; (904) 644­ 5775. 19-21—Video: Video Expo San Francisco, Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. Features exhibits of the latest video equipment and technology, and an expanded seminar program of intensive full- day and half-day sessions. Contact: Sheila Alper, Knowledge Industry Publications, In c ., 701 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604; (800) 248-KIPI, or in New York (914) 328-9157. 28— Non-Western Collections: “Understanding and Developing the Non-Western Collection in the Undergraduate Library,” a conference held at the Marian College Library, Indianapolis, and sponsored by the Library, the Indiana Con­ sortium for International Programs, and the Marian College Non-Western Studies Commit­ tee. Speakers include Evan Färber (Earlham) and Nancy Schmidt (Indiana University). Fee: $7.50 (deadline February 24). Contact: Susan A. Stussy, Librarian, Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46222; (317) 929­ 0343. March 10-11—Special Libraries: Conference on “Non- Traditional Collections and Special Libraries,” sponsored by the Librarians’ Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Speakers will focus on American folk culture and various private and business libraries. Fee: $20 for LA U N C-CH m em bers, $25 for non­ members, $10 for retired librarians and stu­ dents. Contact: Rebecca Ballentine, Institute of Government Library, Knapp Building 059A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 966-4130. 2 4 -2 7 — British serials: 9th Annual Conference of the U.K. Serials Group, University of Exeter. Contact: Rodney Burton, Science Reference L i­ brary, 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AW. CALENDAR