ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries m em b er in stitu tio n s to discuss individu al needs and exam ine thoroughly th e requirem ents for a dis­ tributed a rch itectu re for the en tire m em bership. T h e goal is to set up a system th a t has a cen tra l com ­ p u ter for storing files and p erform ing large tasks, b u t in a d d itio n h a s g e o g ra p h ic a lly d isp ersed sm aller com p uters to perform m any processing and some d ata storage tasks, connecting w ith the cen­ tra l m ach in e as needed. • T e x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y ’s Sterlin g C . Evans L i ­ b ra ry , C o llege S ta tio n , recently com p leted its first full sem ester o f providing m icrocom p u ter services to the university com m u nity. Using supplem ental funds provided by th e university, th e lib rary was ab le to a cq u ire m icrocom puter equip m ent for edu­ catio n al use by students, facu lty, and staff. T h e equip m ent included 34 Apple I I Plus m icrocom ­ puters, 10 T R S -8 0 Model I I I m icrocom puters, 2 Balcones state co n tra ct m icrocom puters, and 16 Epson dot-m atrix printers. T h e library expects to have over 100 units by Ju n e 1983. M any o f the Ap­ ple II m icrocom puters have full color m onitors, NOTICES •A n c ie n t Burials o f M etallic F oundation Docu­ m en ts in Stone Boxes‚ by H. C u rtis W rig h t (42 pages, D ecem b er 1 9 8 2 ), describes the M esopota­ m ian custom o f burying special docum ents c a re­ fully placed in building foundations and oth er se­ cret places as an a n cien t form of tim e capsule. T his m onograph, published as N um ber 157 o f the Uni­ versity o f Illinois’ G rad u ate School o f L ib ra ry and Info rm atio n Scien ce O ccasional Papers, is avail­ ab le for $3 (prepaid) from the Publications O ffice, G S L IS , University of Illinois, 249 Armory Bu ild­ ing, 5 0 5 E . Arm ory Street, C h am p aign , I L 61820. •The A R L A nnual Salary Survey displays data on beginning and m edian professional salaries, as well as num bers and average salaries for positions in A R L university lib raries and the distribution of these positions by sex and m inority group m em ber­ ship, lo catio n, size, and type o f institution. Copies are availab le for $10 (A R L m em bers, $ 8 ), from the A sso c ia tio n o f R e s e a r c h L ib r a r ie s , 1 5 2 7 N ew H am pshire Avenue, W ash ington , D C 2 0 0 3 6 . • T h e A R L Statistics for 1 9 8 1 -8 2 describes the while others have tw o disk drives, 6 4 K m em ory, and CP/M operating system cap ability. Use o f th e m ic r o c o m p u te r s re a c h e d a lm o st 2 0 ,0 0 0 hours for the 1982 F a ll Sem ester and ran very close to full cap acity w hen due dates on assign­ m ents drew n ea r. C o m m ercia lly a v a ila b le and faculty-developed softw are have been used for spe­ cific tasks as well as to teach subject conten t. T h e so ftw a re c a n o n ly b e used w ith in th e lib r a r y ’s L e a r n in g R eso u rc es D e p a r t m e n t , w h ic h also m aintains a grow ing collection o f reference m ateri­ als on m icrocom puters, languages, program m ing, and equipm ent directories. Also u n d erw a y is a p ilo t p ro g ram using th e P L A T O system for computer-assisted teach in g o f Fo rtra n . T h e p ro ject w ill utilize 20 C D C -1 1 0 m i­ crocom p uters for student use, w ith lesson m anage­ m ent and progress reporting done on a C yb er m ini­ com puter. A successful test program at the library w ill open th e door fo r cam p us-w ide use o f the P L A T O system . ■ ■ collections, staffin g levels, expenditures, and inter- library loan volum e o f A R L m em ber lib raries, and num erically ranks the 101 libraries in 14 statistical ca te g o rie s. C o p ies a re a v a ila b le fo r $ 1 0 (A R L m em bers, $8) from the A ssociation of R esearch L i­ braries, 1527 New H am pshire Avenue, W ash ing­ ton , D C 20036. •Catalog o f the Bernard Becker‚ M .D ., Collection in O pthalm ology, com piled by Christop her Hooli- han and M ark F . W eim er (112 pages, 2d edition, 1 983), has been published by th e R are Book D iv i­ sion o f the W ashington University School o f M edi­ cine L ib ra ry . T h is edition contains 160 new en ­ tries, including works in the collection published betw een 1851 and 1900 and the sixty new titles pur­ chased for the collection since 1979. Copies m ay be ord ered fo r $ 3 0 from th e R a re Book D iv isio n , W ash ing to n U niversity School o f M ed icin e L i ­ b rary, 4 5 8 0 S co tt Avenue, St. Louis, M O 63110. •A Catalogue o f the L a d y A berdeen L ibrary on the H istory o f W o m en‚ com piled by Ja n e Britton (237 pages, 1 9 8 2 ), has been published as N um ber 7 o f the U niversity o f W aterloo L ib ra ry ’s B ib lio g ra ­ phy Series. T h e catalo g contains entries fo r over A p r il 1983 / 129 PUBLICATIONS 130 / C irR L N ew s 1,4 0 0 items which form the Lady Aberdeen L i­ brary donated to the University L ibrary by the Na­ tional Council of W om en of C anada in 1967 as part o f th e ir c e n te n n ia l p ro je c t. T h e L ib r a r y w as named in honor o f L ad y Ishbel Aberdeen, founder o f the National Council. T h e monograph is avail­ able for $10 from Jorn Jorgensen, Library Business Administrator, D ana Porter Arts Lib rary, Univer­ sity o f W aterlo o , W a terlo o , O n tario N2 L 3 G 1 , Canada. •The Census '80 Product Primer series developed by the U .S. Com m erce D epartm ent's Census Bu­ reau is an instructional aid designed to help stu­ dents learn how to use the 1980 census statistics. Prim er No. 1 (4 pages, Jan uary 1983) deals with the first series of final 1980 state population reports en­ titled “Number o f In h ab itan ts.” It is for sale at $1 per copy from Customer Services (Publications), Bu reau o f the Census, W ash ington , D C 2 0 2 3 3 . Free review copies o f each Product Primer may be obtained by contacting C C SP M ailing List, User Train in g Branch, D ata User Services Division, Bu­ reau o f the Census, W ashington, D C 20233; (301) 763-2370. •T h e Deckle is the title o f the new Friends of the University of Toledo L ib raries new sletter to be published three times a year. David J . M artz, di­ rector of the W ard M. Canaday Center for R e­ search and Use o f Rare Books and Special Collec­ tions, is the editor and will report news of general interest about collections in the library, the library faculty, and special events. D irect inquiries to The Deckle, T he Friends of the University of Toledo L i­ braries, Toledo, OH 43606. •DePauw University has completed its five-year College L ib rary Program sponsored by C L R and N EH . A limited number o f copies of the final re­ port are available for distribution. T h e report is ap­ proximately 200 pages long and contains copies of bibliographic guides, evaluations, reports, studies, and symposia related to the project. Send a self- addressed m ailing label to Larry Hardesty. Head of the Reference D epartm ent, Roy O. W est L i­ brary, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135. •The 10th edition of the Directory o f Online In­ form ation Resources (130 pages, Septem ber 1982) covers more than 500 of the most popular and use­ ful databases available to North American search­ ers. Single copies are availab le for $ 1 8 .5 0 plus $ 1 .5 0 postage and handling (prepaid) from CSG Press, 11301 R o ckville P ike, K ensin gton. MD 20895. •The Fiftieth Anniversary School o f Library Sci­ ence (173 pages, 1982) has been published by the University of North C arolina at Chapel Hill as a special issue of The Bookm ark. It contains the m a­ jo r papers of participants in two symposia, “Re­ search in Librarianship” and "Developm ents in L i­ brary Ed u catio n ,” which were part of the UNC Library School's fiftieth anniversary celebration. Copies have been distributed to the 340 registrants for the celebration. Friends of the L ib rary, and all accredited library schools. Others may purchase a copy for $10 (prepaid), from the School of L ibrary Science, 100 Manning Hall 026-A , University of North C arolina, Chapel H ill, NC 27514. •G raphic Materials: Rules fo r Describing Origi­ nal Item s and Historical Collections‚ compiled by Elisabeth W . Betz (1982), was written as a supple­ ment to AACR2 in an attem pt to reconcile library cataloging methods with the principles of archives and museum docum entation, to facilitate the ca ta ­ loging of graphic m aterials, and to link graphics records with related records in a system used for books and serials. Copies are availab le for $12 (checks m ade p ayable to the C h ief, C ataloging D istribution Service) from the L ibrary o f Congress C atalo g ing D istribution Service, Custom er Ser­ vices Section, W ashinton, D C 20541. •Integrated Library Inform ation Systems in A R L Libraries‚ SP E C Kit #90 (January 1983, 88 pages) investigates the trends in A RL m em ber libraries to centralize various library functions into one com ­ puterized system, rather than building single pur­ pose systems. T h e kit includes survey results, a short bibliography, planning documents, general system descriptions and reviews, and examples of specifications. Single copies may be purchased for $15, with checks made payable to the A R L O ffice of M anagem ent Studies, from the SP EC C enter, ARL/OM S, 1527* New H am pshire A ve., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. •The third annual edition of the Library Educa­ tion Statistical Report (1982) is now available from the Association o f American L ibrary Schools. D ata are presented for 81 graduate programs o f institu­ tions which are mem bers of AASL. T h e tim e pe­ riod covered by this edition is the 1 9 8 1 -8 2 aca ­ dem ic year. Copies o f all three editions o f the report are available at $15 per copy from Executive EBSS D ocum ent Available During the ALA M idwinter Conference in San Antonio the A C R L Educational and Be­ havioral Sciences Section’s Executive C om m it­ tee sponsored a Think Tank for the section to fo ­ cus on m ajor issues of organizational structure and program m ing for E B SS in the 1980s. The work of this T hink T ank is available in the form o f a d o c u m e n t lis tin g m a jo r issues fo r A CRL/EBSS in six categories. T h e section is involved in selecting the top priority item for each category and would like to have input from the total section m em ber­ ship. In order to receive a copy o f this document so that you may vote on the six top priorities, w r ite to : H a n n e lo re B. R a d e r, C h a ir, A C R L /E BSS, D irecto r of Library/Learning C enter, University of W isconsin-Parkside. Box Number 2000. Kenosha, W I 53141. A p r il 1983 / 131 H eadquarters, Association o f A m erican L ibrary Schools, 471 Park L a n e , State C ollege, PA 16801. • T h e Reader's Road Atlas‚ by C ath erin e Suyak Alloway (8 pages, 1982), is a helpful guide for li­ brary users who are looking for leisure reading. T h e pam phlet gives a short description of 41 refer­ ence works th at serve as literature guides for books, p lays, and oth er m aterials. A single copy costs $ 1 .5 0 , b u t sin ce lib ra ries m ay wish to order in q uantity for patron use, a graduated discount for 10 or m ore copies applies. T h e pam phlet was spon­ sored by the RASD Adult L ib ra ry M aterials C om ­ m ittee and m ay be ordered from the A m erican L i­ brary Association Order D ep artm ent, 50 E . Huron S t ., C h icag o, I L 60 6 1 1 . •Science‚ Engineering and H um anities Doctor­ ates in the United States: 1981 Profile (118 pages, 1982) is based on the results of the fifth biennial sur­ vey of doctorate recipients, a longitudinal survey which includes P h .D .'s who earned their degrees betw een 1930 and the present. T h e survey was con­ ducted by the N ational Research C ou ncil, with partial support from the N ational Endow m ent for the Hum anities. Copies m ay be obtained from the E valuation and Assessment Studies B ra n ch , O ffice o f P lanning and Policy Assessment, M ail Stop 303, N ational Endow m ent for the H um anities, W ash­ ington, D C 20506. •Subject Access: Report o f a M eeting Sponsored b y the C ouncil on L ibrary Resources (80 pages, 1982) is the final report of a m eeting sponsored by C L R ’s B ib lio g ra p h ic Service D evelop m ent P ro ­ gram held in D u b lin, O h io, on Ju ne 7 - 9 , 1982. T w en ty -th ree invited specialists m et w ith Council sta ff to discuss current knowledge about access to sub ject inform ation in bibliographic databases and to m ake recom m endations for im provem ents. T he docum ent is available for $10 (prepaid only) from the C ouncil on L ib ra ry Resources, 1785 Massachu­ setts A ve., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. •The Union List o f Legat Periodicals (1983) iden­ tifies the holdings o f 185 significant academ ic, gov­ ernm ent, and private law libraries in the m etropol­ itan W ashington area, including the L ib ra ry of Congress. T h e list is an up-to-date com p ilation of 1 ,7 0 0 English and foreign language periodicals and th eir locations. I t is a v a ila b le for $ 1 2 5 (checks m ade p ayable to the L aw L ib rarian s’ Society of W ashington, D .C .) from C ath erin e R. R om ano, B a k e r & M c K e n z ie , 8 1 5 C o n n e c tic u t A venue, N .W ., W ashington, D C 2 0 0 0 6 . ■ ■ April 1 5 - 1 6 — L ib ra ry Buildings: C on feren ce on College and A cadem ic L ib ra ry Buildings, Inn Am erica, N ew S t a n t o n , P e n n s y lv a n ia , s p o n so re d by Reeves M em orial L ib ra ry , Seton Hill College, C re e n s b u rg , P a. F e e : $ 7 5 ; C E U s a v a ila b le . C o n ta c t: T e re s a R o m a n o w sk a -L a k sh m a n a n , Reeves L ib ra ry , Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA 15601; (412) 8 3 4 -2 2 0 0 , ext. 351. 2 3 - 2 4 — Pest C ontrol: Sem inar on pest control and protecting cultural properties, Massachusetts In ­ stitute o f Technology, C am bridge, sponsored by T echnology ù C onservation and the M IT Mu­ seum. F ee: $13 0 . C o n ta ct: T echnology & C on ­ servation, 1 Em erson Place, Boston, MA 0 2 1 1 4 ; (617) 227-8 5 8 1 . 2 8 - 3 0 — Tennessee: Annual C onference, Tennes­ see L ib ra ry Association, G atlin burg. C on tact: T e n n e s s e e L i b r a r v A s s o c ia tio n , P .O . Box 1200 8 5 , Nashville, T N 3 7 2 1 2 ; (615) 2 9 7 -8 3 1 6 . 2 9 — User Instru ction: 'L ib ra ry Instruction: How W e T each and W h a t W e T e a c h ,” a jo in t confer­ ence o f the Eastern New York and W estern New York A C R L C hapters, at Bird L ib ra ry , Syracuse U niversity. C o n ta c t: K aren G ilb e rt, B ird L i ­ brarv, Svracuse Universitv, Syracuse, NY 13210: (315) 4 2 3 -2 7 3 0 . May 1 - 6 — Fund Raising: C olum bia University School of L ib rary Service Annual M anagem ent Sem i­ nar, “Fund Raising for A cadem ic L ib ra ries,” conducted by P a tricia Senn Breivik, Auraria L i­ brary. F ee: $395. C o n tact: Fund Raising for A c­ adem ic L ib raries, School o f L ib ra ry Service, 516 B u tle r L ib r a r y , C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs itv , N ew York, NY 10027; (212) 2 8 0 -2 2 9 2 . 5 - 6 — C L S I Systems: Spring M eeting of the C L S I Eastern Region Users’ Group, University of W est Florid a. Fee: $10. C o n tact: W illiam M. L ee, P ace L ib ra ry , University o f W est Flo rid a, Pensa­ co la, F L 3 2 5 1 4 ; (904) 4 7 4 -2 4 4 7 .