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College & Research Libraries News

TAUBER HONORED

MauriceF. Tauber, professor in the school of library service, Columbia University, was awarded a Distinguished Service Award on the dedication of the Findlay College library, Findlay, Ohio, for “outstanding contributions to higher education, as a teacher, writer, librarian, critic and leader in the science of library service and ‘partner in learning’ to untold numbers, May 10, 1968.” Dr. Tauber was senior programer for the library building, and presented a paper on the issue of “Partners in Learning.”

For college libraries facing the problems of rapid expansion and change:

The Total Library Service

Book Selection and Supply:Bro-Dart distributes books of all publishers, domestic and foreign, including all titles from Books for College Libraries (A.L.A.) and the new Junior College Library Collection (Bro-Dart Foundation) and Choice’s Opening Day Collection. Paperbacks are supplied hard-bound(byourown bindery) if desired.

Book “Approval” Program:This unique new plan enables college libraries to become aware of, and actually acquire, all new books published in any specialized pre-determined fields. Colleges have an opportunity to examine, on approval, all books shipped and keep those desired for their collection. LC cards are included as an option. This program saves time, money and paperwork, while keeping colleges constantly updated on new publications of interest.

Books for Publication Date Shelving:This is an ideal program if your library requires current fiction and popular non-fiction (including that material normally covered by reviewing services). You select one month prior to publication from an annotated list of titles and receive them ready for circulation by publication date, when interest is greatest. Books in this program can also be leased under our McNaughton Plan.

Cataloging and Processing:Bro-Dart’s custom cataloging service was established to provide the Library with (a) both the efficiency and economy of coordinated and centralized book cataloging and processing, (b) the professional skill of experienced librarians, and (c) the vital help often needed by the library to solve problems of supervision, personnel replacement, fluctuating workloads, and supply storage. The service is available on either a temporary or long term basis. Library of Congress cataloging utilizing either the Library of Congress or Dewey Classification is available. An original cataloging service is provided where Library of Congress cataloging is unavailable.

The Computer Book Catalog:In addition to its use as a union catalog for a library system, the Book Catalog is important in the expansion of library service into various departments and areas of instruction within a single institution. Its ease of use and ready acceptance by library users further recommend the Book Catalog for consideration.

Bro-Dart’s Library Computer Center produces, prints and binds Book Catalogs within its own facilities. They offer colleges a variety of available programs and a large and growing data base of machine readable cataloging which accommodates cataloging information being developed by the Library of Congress in its MARC Program.

Circulation Systems:Of our many Bro-Dart developed book charging systems, Sysdac is especially attractive to college libraries using student identification cards. Bro-Dart has also devised a system which allows an economical progression from the simplest hand-charging to the most sophisticated computer circulation system without interim conversions.

Reclassification:If you are about to reclassify your collections, we are in a unique position to assist you in all or part of the complex work of reclassification, and to propose ways in which automation can accomplish this.

Furniture: We design and manufacture several lines of furniture in our own plants, specifically for college libraries.

Supplies:Immediately available: all the supplies you need to protect books and periodicals; to repair books; or for circulation systems; a full range of printed forms and other supplies for library maintenance and management.

Consultation:Whether you are faced with renovation, expansion, or the planning of an entire new library, our professional staff—with experience in helping thousands of libraries—is equipped to undertake a study of your total needs.

If there is anything more we can tell you, please write, without obligation: Department:

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