ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 174 vard, and an MLS from UC-Berkeley. He joined the UCLA staff in 1946 and was prom oted to head of the Reference D epartm ent before becoming as­ sociate university librarian. Moore was also a lec­ tu rer in the G raduate School of L ibrary and Infor­ m ation Science. His Issues o f Freedom in Am erican Libraries was published by ALA in 1964 and in 1974 he received the Robert B. Downs A w ard for his contributions to intellectual freedom. Moore served for several years on the ALA Intellectual Freedom C om m ittee, the Publications C om m ittee and the ALA Council. A past president of the C ali­ fornia L ib rary Association, Moore ta u g h t for a year at a university library school in Japan prior to his retirem ent at the end of 1975. ■ ■ PUBLICATIONS • Child Abuse and the Law: A Legal Primer fo r Social Workers, by B arbara A. Caulfield and Rob­ ert M. H orowitz (61 pages, 2d ed., 1987), is a guide to the legal processes a social w orker must deal w ith w hen pursuing a case of child abuse. This new edi­ tion covers recent changes in child abuse laws and legal procedures, such as the use of closed circuit televised testimony. The m ajor elements of the le­ gal process and court procedure are sum m arized pragm atically. A single copy m ay be ordered for $4.50 (plus 50c for postage) from th e N ational C om m ittee for Prevention of Child Abuse, Publi­ cation Sales, P.O . Box 94283, Chicago, IL 60690. ISBN 0-937906-18-12. • Ethics and the Professor: An Annotated Bibliog­ raphy, 1970-1985, by M ark Youngblood H erring (605 pages, 1988), describes E nglish -lan g u ag e jo u rn a l articles, m o nographs, essays in books, newspaper editorials, and proceedings, from both scholarly and popular sources. Ten chapters cover such topics as professional ethics, personal values, academ ic freedom , copyright, civil rights, reli­ gious education, plagiarism , educational m alprac­ tice, admissions, science and ethics, and educa­ tional reform. Title, author, and keyword indexes are provided. The book may be ordered for $77.00 from G arland Publishing, 136 Madison A ve., New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0-8240-8491-8. • Invest in the American Collection: Edited Pro- ceedings from a Regional Forum on the Conserva­ tion o f Cultural Property, edited by Jane Sennett Long (51 pages, 1988), includes the remarks of 21 speakers at a forum held June 16-18, 1987, at the Art Institute of Chicago. The speakers, who in­ cluded L ynne V. Cheney (chairm an of N EH ), F ra n k Hodsoll (ch airm an of NEA), Jam esN . W ood (director of the Art Institute of Chicago), L aw ­ rence W. Tow ner (president of the Newberry L i­ brary), and museum directors, conservators, and archivists, addressed current issues in conservation and preservation. A com panion piece to the p ro ­ ceedings is the keynote address by L ib ra ria n of Congress James H. Billington, “The Moral Im p era­ tive of C onservation.” Single copies of both publi­ cations are available free of charge from the N a­ tional In stitu te for C onservation, 900 Jefferson Drive, S.W ., A&I-2225, W ashington, DC 20560. • The National Forum o f Applied Educational Research Journal, v o l.l, n o .l (1987-88)- , in ­ cludes original articles by theoreticians, educa­ tional researchers, and practitioners on a variety of viewpoints for those who are interested in applied educational research. E d ited by W illiam Allan Kritsonis and Annette M archand, the first issue contains articles on research assistance, teacher ef­ ficacy, group interaction, and supervisory behav­ ior. The library annual subscription rate is $50.00, w hich includes two copies of each sem iannual is­ sue. C ontact the NFAER Journal, 1705 Plantation Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301. ISSN 0895-3880. • The Nineteenth Century, an extensive micro- fiche co llectio n of sig n ific a n t sch o larly books printed in E ngland and the Com m onw ealth in the 19th century, will be issued on a subscription basis over th irty years by Chadwyck-Healey. A board of editors headed by R .C . Alston will select titles w ithin clearly defined subject areas: a large G en­ eral Collection will cover history and social studies, while smaller special collections will include lin­ guistics, publishing, and art and architecture. Sub­ scribers may tailor the selection to their own collec­ tion developm ent objectives. Per title cost averages $5.40. For more inform ation, contact Chadwyck- Healey, 1101 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 683-4890. • Open Doors 1986/87, edited by M arianthi Zi- kopoulos (187 pages, 1987), reports on the annual census of foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, a survey carried out by the Insti­ tu te of International Education w ith the financial support of the U.S. Inform ation Agency. It pro­ vides d ata on enrollm ent patterns, national origin, 175 academic level, financial support, fields of study, and other areas of interest. Copies m ay be ordered for $29.95 from the Research Division, H E , 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. • Performance Appraisal in Research Libraries, SPEC Kit #140 (100 pages, January 1988), contains the results of an ARL survey on policies for ev alu at­ ing employee perform ance. D ocum ents on peer re­ view and m erit increase review are included, along with seven overviews of perform ance appraisal sys­ tems. The cost is $20 (prepaym ent required) from SPEC, Office of M anagem ent Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036. • Peterson’s Directory o f Software Sources fo r Higher Education, com piled for th e E D U C O M Softw are In itia tiv e by Peggy Seiden (Ja n u a ry 1988), describes the producers, reviewers, and c a t­ aloged of softw are used in college and university settings. Roth com m ercial an d non-com m ercial sources are listed, along w ith vendor directories, evaluation sources, journals, and professional asso­ ciations. E ach softw are source description includes a sum m ary of the types of softw are available, the machines on w hich th e packages ru n , licensing terms, and price ranges. Copies m ay be ordered for $29.95 from Peterson’s Guides, 166 Bunn Drive, P.O. Box 2123, Princeton, NJ 08543-2123. ISBN 0- 87866-679-6. 9Preservation Briefs: Recognizing and Resolving Common Preservation Problems is a series of 14 pam phlets on the preservation and m aintenance of historic properties for owners, architects, and de­ velopers of historic buildings. Selected topics are: roofing, exterior p ain t problem s, alum inum and vinyl siding, and pigm ented structural glass. The set is available for $5.00 from D ept. 36-ZF, Super­ intendent of D ocum ents, W ashington, DC 20402- 9325. Stock no. 024-005-01026-2. • The Relationship o f Library User Studies to Per- fo r m a n c e M easures, by R o n a ld R. P o w e ll (41 pages, Jan u ary 1988), has been published as O cca­ sional Paper num ber 181 by th e University of Illi­ nois G rad u ate School of L ibrary and Inform ation Science. T he author argues th a t one of th e most m eaningful ways to judge the quality and effec­ tiveness of a lib rary ’s services is to m easure user sat­ isfaction. Copies m ay be ordered for $3.00 (plus 50ç handling) from O ccasional Papers, GSLIS Publications Office, University of Illinois, 249 Ar­ m ory B u ild in g , 505 E. A rm ory S treet, C h a m ­ paign, IL 61820. • Slavic and East European Collections at the Stanford University Libraries, by W ojciech Za- lewski (1987), has been issued as the first volum e of Russian and East European Studies, sponsored by Stanford’s C om m ittee for Russian and East E u ro ­ pean Studies. This brochure presents an evaluative assessment of Stanford’s Slavic collections, placing them in a national and Bay Area context. A list of Czech, Polish, and Russian pre-19th century im ­ 176 / C & R L News prints is appended. It is a companion piece to Za­ lewski’s earlier book, Collectors and Collections of Slavica at Stanford University (1985). The book may be ordered for $5.00 from the Committee for Russian and East European Studies, History De­ partm ent, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. • Standards for University Map Collections, de­ veloped by the Committee on Standards of the Spe­ cial Library Association’s Geography and Map Di­ vision (13 pages, 1987), contains standards for ser­ vices, collections, personnel, facilities, administration, and finance that address the spe­ cific requirements of map collections. A copy may be requested from Mary Galneder, 310 Science Hall, University of Wisconsin, 550 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706-1404. • E n g lish -lan g u ag e tra n sc rip ts of Vremya (Time) and I Serve the Soviet Union, two Soviet tele­ vision programs, are now available on microfiche from Research Publications. Vremya is the official Soviet evening newscast with an audience of 150 million, and I Serve the Soviet Union is a weekly one-hour show featuring topics of military interest. Worldview, Inc., based in Oakdale, Iowa, is pro­ viding sam e-day English tran slatio n of these shows. The microfiche transcripts will be issued quarterly with an index/abstract. The annual price is $525. Contact Research Publications, 12 Lunar Drive, Drawer AB, Woodbridge, CT 06525. ■ ■ CALENDAR April 7 - 8 —K entucky: “ Academ ic L ib raries in the Search for Excellence,” the Spring Conference of the Academic Library Section of the Kentucky L ib ra ry Association (an ACRL c h a p te r), Seelbach Hotel, Louisville. The keynote speaker will be Malcolm Goetz. Contact: Joyce Noore, Jefferson Community College, Louisville, KY 40202; (502) 584-0181. 18-19—Personnel: Volunteer Management in Li­ braries, a workshop offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Library and Information Studies, Madison. Contact: Jane Pearlmutter, Program Coordinator, SLIS Continuing Educa­ tion Services, 600 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706; (608) 262-6398. 22—Collection management: “Collection Man­ agement: Issues and Answers,” sponsored by the Pennsylvania Library Association’s College and Research Libraries Division (an ACRL chapter) and its Library Administration and Manage­ ment Round Table, University Park, Pennsylva­ nia. Invited speakers will explore a range of criti­ cal issues in collection development today— costs, assessment, cooperation, storage, etc. Contact: S. Meringolo, Pattee Library, Pennsyl­ vania State University, University Park, PA 16802; (814) 865-5093. 22—Planning: Spring workshop, jointly sponsored by the Northern California Technical Processes Group and the California Library Association Technical Services Chapter, Canada College, Redwood City. Ken Dowlin, director of the San Francisco Public Library, will present his views on his library’s planning needs. Other speakers will include Peter Winterble, Michael Miller, and Brian Schottlaender. Registration, which includes NCTPG membership, is $13.50. Con­ tact: Brenda Crotts, Butte County Library, 1820 Mitchell Ave., Oroville, CA 95966; (916) 538­ 7206. 23-30—NEXIS: Using NEXIS for Online Refer­ ence Work, a course offered by the Professional Development Program of the Rutgers School of C om m unication, Inform ation and L ib rary Studies, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Leader: Nancy Hardy. Fee: $75. Contact: Jana Varlejs, Rutgers SCILS, Professional Development Stud­ ies, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; (201) 932-7169. 28-29—Technical services: Annual conference, Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librar­ ians, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Theme: “Library Technology in the ‘90s.” Key­ note speaker will be Richard Boss. Sessions in­ clude: the impact of technology statewide, the impact of technology on technical services, and the impact of technology at Ball State University Libraries. Contact: Mildred M. McGinnis, Alex­ ander M. Bracken Library, Ball State Univer­ sity, Muncie, IN 47306; (317) 285-8031. May 4 - 6 —L ib rary instruction: Sixteenth N ational