ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries A p r il 1983 / 131 H e a d q u a r te r s , A sso ciatio n o f A m e ric a n L i b ra ry S ch o o ls, 471 P a rk L a n e , S ta te C o lle g e , PA 16801. • T h e R e a d e r s R o a d A tla s. by C a t h e r i n e Su y ak A llo w a y (8 p a g e s , 1982), is a h e lp fu l g u id e fo r li­ b r a r y u sers w h o a r e lo o k in g fo r le isu re re a d in g . T h e p a m p h le t gives a s h o rt d e s c rip tio n o f 41 re fe r­ e n c e w o rk s t h a t s e rv e as l ite r a t u r e g u id e s f o r b o o k s, p la y s , a n d o t h e r m a te r ia ls . A s in g le c o p y co sts $ 1 .5 0 , b u t s in c e li b r a r ie s m a y w is h to o r d e r in q u a n t i t y fo r p a t r o n u se, a g r a d u a te d d is c o u n t for 10 o r m o re co p ie s a p p lie s. T h e p a m p h le t w a s s p o n ­ s o re d b y th e RA SD A d u lt L ib ra ry M a te ria ls C o m ­ m itte e a n d m a y b e o rd e re d fro m th e A m e ric a n L i­ b r a r y A sso c ia tio n O r d e r D e p a r t m e n t , 50 E, H u ro n S t . , C h ic a g o , IL 60611. •S c ie n c e . E n g in ee rin g a n d H u m a n itie s D o cto r­ ates in the U nited States: 1981 Profile (118 p a g es, 1982) is b a se d o n th e re su lts o f th e fifth b ie n n ia l s u r ­ v e y o f d o c to r a te re c ip ie n ts , a lo n g itu d in a l s u rv e y w h ic h in c lu d e s P h .D .'s w h o e a r n e d th e i r d e g re es b e tw e e n 1930 a n d th e p re s e n t. T h e s u rv e y w a s c o n ­ d u c te d b y th e N a tio n a l R ese arch C o u n c i l, w ith p a r tia l s u p p o rt fro m th e N a tio n a l E n d o w m e n t fo r th e H u m a n itie s . C o p ie s m a y be o b ta in e d fro m th e E v a lu a tio n a n d A ssessm ent S tu d ie s B ra n c h , O ffice o f P la n n in g a n d P o lic y A ssessm en t, M ail S to p 3 0 3 , N a tio n a l E n d o w m e n t fo r th e H u m a n itie s , W a s h ­ in g to n , D C 20506. •S u b je c t Access: R ep o rt o f a M e e tin g Sponsored b y th e C o u n c il on L ib r a r y R eso u rces (80 p a g e s , 1982) is t h e fin a l re p o r t o f a m e e tin g s p o n so re d by C L R ’s B i b lio g r a p h ic S e rv ic e D e v e lo p m e n t P r o ­ g ra m h e ld in D u b lin , O h io , on J u n e 7 - 9 , 1982. T w e n ty - t h r e e in v ite d s p ec ia lists m e t w ith C o u n c il s ta f f to discu ss c u r r e n t k n o w le d g e a b o u t access to s u b je c t in f o r m a tio n in b ib lio g r a p h ic d a ta b a s e s a n d to m a k e re c o m m e n d a ti o n s fo r im p ro v e m e n ts . T h e d o c u m e n t is a v a i la b le fo r $10 ( p r e p a id o n ly ) fro m th e C o u n c il o n L i b r a r y R eso u rc e s, 1785 M a s sa c h u ­ s e tts A v e ., N .W . , W a s h in g to n , D C 20036. • T h e U nion L ist o f Inegal Periodicals (1983) id e n ­ tifies th e h o ld in g s o f 185 s ig n ific a n t a c a d e m ic , g o v ­ e r n m e n t, a n d p r iv a te la w lib r a r ie s in th e m e tr o p o l­ ita n W a s h in g to n a r e a , in c lu d in g th e L i b r a r y o f C o n g re ss, T h e list is a n u p - to - d a t e c o m p ila tio n o f 1,7 0 0 E n g lish a n d fo re ig n la n g u a g e p e rio d ic a ls a n d t h e ir lo c a tio n s . I t is a v a i l a b l e fo r $ 1 2 5 (c h eck s m a d e p a y a b l e to t h e L a w L ib r a r ia n s ' S o c ie ty o f W a s h in g to n , D .C .) fro m C a t h e r in e R. R o m a n o , B a k e r & M c K e n z ie , 8 1 5 C o n n e c t i c u t A v e n u e , N .W . , W a s h in g to n , D C 20006. ■ ■ C A L E N D A R A p r i l 1 5 - 1 6 — L i b r a r y B u ild in g s: C o n fe re n c e o n C o lle g e a n d A c a d e m ic L i b r a r y B u ild in g s, I n n A m e ric a , N e w S t a n t o n , P e n n s y l v a n i a , s p o n s o r e d b y R eeves M e m o ria l L i b r a r y . S e to n H ill C o lle g e , C r e e n s b u r g , P a . F e e : $ 7 5 : C E U s a v a i la b l e . C o n t a c t : T e r e s a R o m a n o w s k a - L a k s h m a n a n , R eeves L i b r a r y , S e to n H ill C o lle g e . G re e n s b u rg , PA 15601: (412) 8 3 4 -2 2 0 0 , ex t. 351. 2 3 - 2 4 — Pest C o n tro l: S e m in a r o n p est c o n tro l a n d p r o te c tin g c u ltu r a l p ro p e rtie s , M a s sa c h u se tts In ­ s ti t u t e o f T e c h n o lo g y , C a m b r id g e , s p o n so re d by T e c h n o lo g y ò- C o n se r v a tio n a n d th e M IT M u ­ s e u m . F ee: $130. C o n ta c t: T e c h n o lo g ) & C o n ­ s e r v a ti o n , 1 E m e rso n P la c e . B o sto n . MA 0 2 114; (617) 227-8581. 2 8 - 3 0 —T e n n e ss e e : A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e , T e n n e s ­ see L ib r a r y A sso c ia tio n , C a t l i n b u r g . C o n ta c t: T e n n e s s e e L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , P . O . B ox 120085, N a sh v ille , T N 3 7 2 1 2 ; (615) 297-8316. 2 9 — U ser In s tru c tio n : " L i b r a r y In s tru c tio n : H o w W e T e a c h a n d W h a t W e T e a c h . ” a jo in t c o n fe r­ e n c e o f th e E a s te rn N e w Y ork a n d W e s te rn N e w Y ork A C R L C h a p t e r s , a t B ird L i b r a r y , S y rac u se U n iv e rs ity . C o n t a c t : K a re n G i l b e r t , B ird L i ­ b r a r y , S v rac u se U n iv e rs ity , S y rac u se, NY 13210: (315) 423-2730. M ay 1 - 6 — F u n d R a isin g : C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs ity School o f L i b r a r y S erv ice A n n u a l M a n a g e m e n t S e m i­ n a r, " F u n d R a isin g fo r A c a d e m ic L i b r a r ie s ,” c o n d u c t e d b y P a tr i c i a S e n n B re iv ik , A u r a r ia L i­ b ra ry . F e e : $395. C o n ta c t: F u n d R a isin g f o r A c ­ a d e m ic L i b ra rie s , School o f L i b r a r y S erv ice, 516 B u t l e r L i b r a r y , C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y , N e w Y ork. NY 10027; (212) 280-2292. 5 - 6 — C L S I S y stem s: S p r in g M e e tin g o f th e C L S I E a s te rn R eg io n U se rs’ G r o u p , U n iv e rs ity o f W e s t F lo r id a . Fee: $10. C o n ta c t: W illia m M . L ee, P a c e L i b r a r y . U n iv e rs ity o f W 'est F lo r id a . P e n s a ­ co la , F L 3 2 514; (904) 474-2447. 132 / C ò R L N ew s 6 - 7 — Disabled Students: C onference on A cadem ic L ib ra ry Service to D isabled Students, T a lla h a s­ see, Florid a, sponsored by the ALA Association o f Specialized and Cooperative L ib ra ry Agen­ cies’ A cadem ic L ibrarians Assisting the D isabled Discussion Group, and the Flo rid a S ta te U niver­ sity School o f L ib rary and Inform ation Studies. Fee: $75. C o n tact: G erald Jah o d a, Florid a State U niversity S L I S, T allahassee, F L 3 2 3 0 6 ; (904) 6 44 -5 7 7 5 . 1 1 - 1 2 — Autom ation: Institute on Automated L i­ brary Systems Procurem ent, sponsored by the Rutgers D epartm ent of L ib ra ry and Info rm a­ tion Studies and the New Jersey L ib ra ry Associa­ tio n , to b e held at R utgers U n iversity, New Brunsw ick, N .J. Fee: $90 for both days; $48 for second day only. C on tact: Ja n a V arlejs, Rutgers S C IL S , 4 Huntingdon S t ., New Brunsw ick, NJ 08903. 1 3 — Preservation: M eeting on preservation and conservation sponsored by A C R L ’s D ela w a re V alley C h apter a t Ursinus C ollege, Collegeville, Pennsylvania. C o n tact: D orothy Cieslicki, L a ­ fayette College, E aston , PA 18042; (215) 250- 515 0 . 1 9 - 2 2 — New Technology: Annual conference, In ­ ternational Association o f Social Science In fo r­ m ation Service and T echnology, W arw ick Ho­ tel, Philadelphia. T h ree all-day workshops on m ic r o c o m p u te r s o ftw a r e system s, a c ce ssin g complex data files, and planning a data center are planned, as well as a blue-ribbon panel on developing an inform ation netw ork. C on tact: JoA nn D ionne, Social Science L ib rary, Y ale Uni­ versity, New Haven, C T 0 6 5 2 0 ; (203) 436 -3 4 1 2 . 2 2 -Ju n e 10— British Libraries: Sem inar in English lib raries and lib ra ria n sh ip , sponsored by the University o f Oklahom a and Oxford U niversity’s Bodleian L ib rary. Visits to O xford, the British L ib r a ry , and th e L ib ra ry A ssociation are in ­ cluded. C o n ta c t: C ollege o f L ib e ra l Studies, University o f Oklahom a, 1700 Asp Avenue, Nor­ m an, O K 73037. June 8 - 1 0 — New York: 15th annual conference, State University of New York L ib rarians Association, SU N Y-O sw ego. Sessions on m icrocom p u ters, legislation, salary im provem ent, maps, O C L C A cq u isitio n Su bsystem . C o n ta c t: M ary L o e , Penfield L ib ra ry , State University College, Os­ wego, NY 13126; (315) 3 4 1 -4 2 6 7 .' 1 0 -1 2 — Online D atabases: Intern ation al C on fer­ ence on D atabases in the H umanities and Social Sciences, sponsored by Rutgers University L i­ braries, on the Douglass C ollege Cam pus, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Speakers from over 24 countries will present papers in a wide range of su b ject fields. C o n ta ct: R o b ert A llen, P arker House, 165 C ollege Avenue, Rutgers University, New Brunsw ick, NJ 0 8 9 0 3 ; (201) 932-8 5 4 1 . 1 5 -1 6 — User Instruction: “Ed ucatin g the Ed uca­ to rs,” W estern C anadian C onference on Library Instruction, University o f M an itob a, W innipeg. C o n tact: Sandra Zuk, University o f W innipeg L ib ra ry , 515 Portage Avenue, W innip eg, M ani­ tob a R 3B 2 E 9 , C an ada; (204) 786 -7 8 1 1 . 2 0 - 2 5 — T heological Libraries: 37th annual con­ ference, A m erican T heological L ib rary Associa­ tion , Union T heological Sem inary, Richm ond, V irgin ia. C on tact: A1 Hurd, Executive Secre­ tary, A T L A , 5 600 S. W oodlaw n A v e., C hicago, I L 6 0 6 3 7 ; (312) 947 -9 4 1 7 . 2 7 -A u g u s t 2 0 — Su m m er S ch o o l O v erseas: T h e 11th annu al In tern a tio n a l G ra d u a te Sum m er School in Librarianship and Inform ation Sci­ ence, College o f Librarianship W ales, Abery­ stw yth. Six to ten courses offered. T h e 8 -week Sum m er School includes a 9-day tour by ch a r­ tered coach. F ee: £ 1 ,0 7 0 . C o n tact: Secretary, IG S S 1 9 8 3 , C o llege o f L ib ra ria n sh ip W ales, Llan b ad arn F a w r, Aberystwyth, G reat Britain. 2 8 — O nline Reference: Annual Program o f the Na­ tio n a l L ib r a ria n s A sso ciatio n , Los Angeles. T h e m e : “ O n lin e R e fe r e n c e S e r v ic e s : P a s t, Present and F u tu r e .” C o n ta c t: In d ra D avid , D ean , University L ib ra ry , Oakland University L ib raries, Rochester, M I 48 0 6 3 ; (313) 377-2486. J u l y 1 1 -A u g u s t 5 — R a r e B o o k s: O n e-w eek courses sponsored by the C olum bia University School of L ib ra ry Service. See advertisem ent on page 113 o f this issue for details. Fee for each course: $325. C o n tact: R are Book School, School of L ibrary S ervice, C o lu m b ia U niversity, 5 1 6 B u tler L i ­ b rary, New York, NY 10027; (212) 280-2 2 9 2 . 1 8 - 2 0 — New T ec h n o lo g y : 18th A n nu al M edia T e c h n o lo g y C o n fe r e n c e , U n iv e r s ity of W isconsin-Stout, M enom onie. Featured speaker is D an H. Fen n , J r . , JF K Presidential Lib rary. C o n tact: David P. Barnard , D ean for Learn ing R e s o u rc e s , U n iv e r s ity o f W is c o n s in -S t o u t , M enom onie, W I 5 4 7 5 1 ; (715) 232-2 2 4 6 . 1 8 -2 1 — Cataloging Softw are: W orkshop on C ata- ACRL Proceedings Are you thinking o f subm itting a paper for the 1984 A C R L conference in Seattle? W ould it be helpful to read the papers from the Boston and M inneapolis conferences to get ideas for topics, form at, e tc.? A C R L still has copies of the m icrofiche o f th e contributed papers from both conferences available for $3 for each set of fiche for A C R L m em bers, $5 for non-members. T h e papers from the Boston m eeting, N e w H o­ rizo n s fr o m A c a d e m ic L ib ra rie s, a re on 11 fiche. Both sets are available from the P u b lica­ tions D ep artm ent, A C R L , 50 E . Huron S t., C h icag o, I L 60611. A p r il 1983 / 133 loging o f M icrocom puter So ftw are and Video G am es, M ankato S ta te U niversity, M innesota. C red it: 2 graduate credits. Instru ctor: N ancy B. Olson. C o n ta ct: L ib ra ry M edia E d u catio n D e ­ p artm en t, M ankato S ta te U niversity, M ankato, MN 5 6 0 0 1 ; (507) 3 8 9 -6 2 0 1 . 2 5 - 2 9 — B ib lio g ra p h ic D a ta b a ses: W orkshop on data m anagem en t, lib rary co ntro l, and use of co m p uter-readable inform ation w ill be offered as p art o f the Inter-U niversity Consortium for P olitical and Social R esearch (IC P S R ) Sum m er Program in Q u antitativ e M ethods o f Social R e­ search. I t is designed for those who provide data services to users o f social science m aterials. Fee: $35 0 , waived for individuals from IC P S R m em ­ b er in s titu tio n s . C o n ta c t: C a r o ly n G e d a or Henry H eitow it, IC P S R , Box 1248, Ann A rbor, M I 4 8 1 0 6 ; (313) 7 6 4 -2 5 7 0 . 25-A u gu st 5 — Fed eral L ib ra ries: T h e 11th annual Institu te on Federal L ib ra ry Resources, spon­ sored by th e C a th o lic U niversity of A m erica Sch o o l o f L ib r a r y and In fo rm a tio n S c ie n c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . P a r tic ip a n t s w ill b e a d ­ dressed by 25 directors o f federal inform ation program s and several m em bership association r e p re s e n ta tiv e s . C o n t a c t : S p e n c e r C o sm o s, D ean of University C ollege, C a th o lic University o f A m erica, W ash ington , D C 2 0 0 6 4 . ■ ■ Deadlines: Orders for regular classified advertisements must reach the ACRL office on o r before the second of the month p reced­ ing publication of the issue (e.g. September 2 for the O ctober issue) Late job listings will be accepted on a space-available basis after the second of the month. Rates: Classified advertisements are $4.00 per line for ACRL members, $5.00 for others. Late jo b notices are $10.00 per line for members, $12.00 for others. Organizations subm itting ads will be charged a ccording to their m em bership status. Telephone: All telephone orders should be confirm ed by a writ­ ten o rder mailed to ACRL headquarters as soon as possible. Orders should be accom panied by a typewritten co py of the ad to be used in p roofreading An additional $10 will be charged for ads taken over the phone (except late jo b notices or display ads). Guidelines: For ads which list an application deadline, that date must be no sooner than the last day of the month in w hich the notice appears (e.g., October 31 for the October issue). All jo b announce­ ments should include a salary figure. Job announcem ents will be edited to e xclude discrim inatory references Applicants should be aware that the terms faculty rank and status vary in meaning am ong institutions. JOBLIN E: Call (312) 944-6795 for late-breaking jo b ads for aca­ d em ic and research library positions. A pre-recorded summary of positions listed with the service is revised weekly; each Friday a new tape includes all ads received by 1:00 p.m. the previous day. Each listing subm itted will be carried on the recording for two weeks. The charge for each two-week listing is $30 for ACRL mem bers and $35 for non-members. Fast Job Listing S ervice: A special newsletter for those actively seeking positions. This service lists jo b postings received at ACRL headquarters four weeks before they appear in C&RL News, as well as ads which, because of narrow deadlines, will not appear in C&RL News. The cost of a six-month subscription is $10 for ACRL mem ­ bers and $15 for non-members. Contact: Classified Advertising D ep't, ACRL, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St.. Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780 FOR SALE USED, PRINTED G.K. HALL CATALOGS: 8 0 % discount. Dept HEW Library. Subject Catalog (1965, 20v.) and Author/Title Catalog (1 9 6 5 ,29v.). Asking $900. School of Oriental and African Studies Li­ brary (Univ. London): Library Catalogue's First S upplem ent (1968, 16v.) and S econd Supplem ent (1973, 16v.); $670. Shipped motor freight collect. Contact: Sims Kline, Librarian. Stetson University. De- Land. FL 32720; (904) 734-4121. ext. 216. POSITIONS OPEN A CQ UISITION S U NIT HEAD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A prestigious, private university offering degrees in engineering, sci­ ence. architecture, managem ent, humanities, and social sciences seeks a librarian to head its Acquisitions Unit. Responsible for materi­ als budget of over $750,000. Performs budget, vendor and collec­ tion analyses using versatile, locally-developed com puter system. Will be expected to work closely with b ibliographers on collection de­ velopment and on the expansion of approval plan Depending on qualifications, may serve as bibliographer in a subject area. Super­ vises acquisitions operation, reports to Head of Technical Services. Requires ALA-accredited MLS; two years related b ibliographic ex­ perience; ability to com m unicate effectively with faculty and stu­ dents; good organizational abilities. Preference will be given to can­ didates demonstrating: d irectly related academ ic library experience, familiarity with publishing in the technical disciplines; and knowledge of dom estic and foreign b ook trades; ability to use the techniques of managem ent and library science to solve acquisitions and biblio­ g raphic problems; reading knowledge of foreign languages; co m ­ puter literacy; sufficient academ ic achievement to qualify as bibliog­ rapher in an appropriate subject area; publications. Minim um salary high teens. This position is com plem ented by an attractive benefits program including advanced educational opportunities for ca nd i­ date and family. To receive full consideration, applicants should sub­ mit letters of application, resume, record o f a cadem ic work, names and addresses of three references, and an exam ple of recent profes­ sional writing, by May 15 to: James C. Andrews, Library Director, Folsom Library. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY 12181. A SSISTAN T GOVERNM EN T PUBLICATIONS LIBRA RIAN. U n­ d er the direction of the Head o f the G overnment Publications Depart­ ment selects, acquires, processes, and services g overnm ent pub li­ cations. Serves at the Government Publications reference desk with a shared evening and weekend schedule. Provides b ibliographic in­ struction and automated retrieval of governm ent publications. The University of Miami Richter Library is a federal and state depository and has collections of FAO, UN. UNESCO, OECD. OAS, a nd British documents. Qualifications: ALA-accredited library degree or the equivalent. Prefer 3 - 5 years experience with governm ent pub lica ­ tions in an a cad em ic lib ra ry, e xpe rie n ce with online database searching, and experience in cataloging governm ent publications. Ability to com m unicate well with faculty, students, and colleagues. Interest and capacity for giving excellent reference service. Begin­ ning salary range $16,0 0 0 -$ 1 9,000. The 12-month, faculty, tenure- track appointm ent available on June 1 ‚ 1983. Benefits include m ov­ ing allowance, university assistance with house financing, tuition remission, paid pension plan, partially paid insurance plans, one month vacation. Please send a letter of application, a resume, and the names of three references before May 15, to. Ronald P Naylor. Assistant Director for Administrative Services, University of Miami Li­ brary. PO Box 248214, Coral Gables. FL 33124. An EO/AA e m ­ ployer. Interviews m ay be held at A LA in Los Angeles. A SSISTA N T LIBRA RIAN. Southern Arkansas University has a va­ cancy for an assistant librarian effective immediately. Applicants should hold the MLS degree and have three to four years experience as a reference librarian in a four-year college or university library. A m ore com plete jo b description is available Salary is commensurate with training and experience. Southern Arkansas University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action em ployer Applications will be