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• Aids to Research for Library Faculty at the Pennsylvania State University, by Mel Westerman and Carol Wright (26 pages, 1981), was prepared as a guide to materials and resources on performing, funding, and publishing research by librarians. Librarians at colleges or universities granting tenure to library faculty may find it useful. A limited number of copies are available free upon request from the General Reference Section, E105 Pattee Library, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, PA 16802.

• American Family‚ a national monthly newsletter on family policy and programs, has begun several improvements of interest to librarians. It is publishing a monthly annotated bibliography of forthcoming books and articles on family policy. The bibliography is summarized in each issue of the newsletter and sold separately for $2, or $15 per year. Beginning in July, 1982, the newsletter and bibliography have contained a special section on “Families and Telematics,” which reports on services which are or can be delivered to families electronically, and on the impact of the microelectronic revolution on families. American Family is published 11 times a year (subscription $55) by American Monthly, Inc., a non-profit subsidiary of Wakefield Washington Associates of Bethesda, Maryland, and the National Center for Family Studies at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. For additional information contact: American Family, Cardinal Station, Washington, DC 20064; (202) 635-5487.

• An Annotated Guide to the Holdings of the Manuscript Division and the University Archives and Research Collection of the Washington University Libraries, compiled by Timothy Murray and Beryl H. Manne (11 pages, October 1981), is available free from the Washington University Libraries, Special Collections, Campus Box 1061, St. Louis, MO 63130.

• Archives and Manuscripts in the Rockefeller Archive Center (56 pages, 1982) is a revised and enlarged guide to the Center s holdings which include the papers of John D. Rockefeller, the Rockefeller University, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the General Education Board, other organizations founded by the Rockefellers, and individuals associated with the Rockefeller philanthropies. A free copy may be obtained from the Rockefeller Archive Center, Pocantico Hills, North Tarrytown, NY 10591.

• A Bibliographic Instruction Workshop Coordinator’s Packet has been issued by ACRL’s New England Chapter. The booklet was developed to assist the New England Bibliographic Instruction Committee in facilitating workshop activities with chapter members. Copies may be ordered for $3.50 (prepayment and self-addressed mailing label required) from Thomas T. Surprenant, University of Rhode Island, Graduate Library School, Rodman Hall, Kingston, RI 02881.

• The Black Librarian in the Southeast: Reminiscences, Activities‚ Challenges, by Annette L. Phinazee (286 pages, 1982), includes papers presented at a colloquium which celebrated the 35th anniversary of the North Carolina Central University School of Library Science in 1976. The volume begins with two papers on the Black librarian in America, then surveys librarianship in the nine Southeastern states. The softcover volume is available for $12 from the North Carolina Central University Alumni Association, P.O. Box 19795, Durham, NC 27707.

• Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, by Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington (1982), provides descriptions of terms currently in use within conservation circles, such as alkaline reserve, alum zirconium tanning, and accelerated aging test. It includes 13 color plates with examples of fine bindings, as well as many line drawings by Margaret Brown, paper conservator at the Library of Congress. The book is available for $27 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

• The Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories Library Serials List, by Thomas P. Alburger (212 pages, April 1982), contains a list of 1,900 serial publications held by the Library, which is the major Canadian resource for nuclear information. A main alphabetical list is followed by broad subject field lists representing research interests, and lists of index and abstract serials, general bibliographic serials, conference indexes, press releases, translation journals, and original language journals. It may be ordered for $11 from the Main Library, Technical Information Branch, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario.

• Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, by Joel A. Douglas and Lisa Flanzraich (94 pages, January 1982), has been published as Bibliography No. 10 of Baruch College’s National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. The 765 items cited are 1981 publications illustrating the wide range of topics that affect collective bargaining in higher education and the professions. There are five references to collective bargaining and academic librarians. It may be ordered for $15 from NCSCBHEP, Baruch College, CUNY, 17 Lexington Ave., Box 322, New York, NY 10010. Another recent Center publication is the Directory of Faculty Contracts and Bargaining Agents in Institutions of Higher Education‚ by Joel M. Douglas (78 pages, January 1982), which lists the contracts by institution within each state. The directory may be ordered for $10 from the same address.

• College & University Business Administration (4th ed., 1982) has been published by the National Association of College and University Business Officers to assist management in its efforts to maximize scarce resources and reduce mounting costs. Part Five is a useful guide for financial accounting and reporting in higher education. Six new topics have been added in this edition: space management, records management, transportation and parking, cash management, determination of cost information in higher education, and indirect costs of sponsored programs. All other chapters have been revised. Copies are available for $45 each from NACUBO, One Dupont Circle, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036.

• The Directory of Financial Aids for Women, edited by Gail Schlachter (368 pages, 2d revised edition, 1982), contains over 1,100 references and cross-references to financial aids for women, women’s credit unions and banks, sources of state, federal, and international benefits, and general financial aids directories. It also lists scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, internships, awards, and prizes designed primarily or exclusively for women. Hardcover copies are available for $26 from ABC-Clio Marketing Services, Riviera Campus, Box 4397, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Individuals add $1.75 for postage and handling.

• A Directory of Roman Catholic Newspapers on Microfilm: United States that are contained in the Memorial Library at Notre Dame has been published by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism and the University of Notre Dame Library. The directory is arranged by states with cross references in a title index. Copies are available for $5 from the Cushwa Center, 614 Memorial Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

• Document Delivery: Background Papers Commissioned by the Network Advisory Committee has been published as Network Planning Paper number 7 by the Library of Congress Network Development Office. The three background papers included in the publication address the state-of-the-art and the future of document delivery in the United States. Copies may be purchased for $5 from the Cataloging Distribution Service, Customer Services Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20.541.

• Ethnic Recordings in America: A Neglected Heritage (269 pages, 1982) is a collection of essays recently published by the Library of Congress that explore the ethnic recording industry from its inception, focusing on prominent performers and on other contributors to the industry. The book reflects themes discussed at a conference sponsored by LC’s American Folklife Center in 1977. Copies are available for $13 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (Stock No. 030-001-00098-2).

• Facilities Funding Finesse (40 pages, 1982) is a collection of the proceedings of an ALA 1980 Annual Conference program sponsored by the Buildings and Equipment Section and the Public Relations Section of the Library Administration and Management Association. Written for library directors and trustees who are about to begin a building program, the articles cover all of the approaches to financing a new library facility and address all the major sources of funding. The paperback is available for $5.50 from LAMA/ ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.

• The Guide to the Library of Congress, by Charles A. Goodrum and Helen Dalrymple (128 pages, June 1982), will serve the needs of both the casual visitor and the serious researcher. Sixty-six of its 130 illustrations are in full color. The book’s first section deals with the history, the buildings, and the functions of the Library; the second section discusses the Library’s reading rooms, collections, catalog and locator aids, and specific services offered by each. The Guide is available for $5.95 paperbound, plus $2 for shipping and handling, from the Library of Congress, Information Office, Box A, Washington, DC 20540.

• Hispanic Focus is an occasional series of short bibliographies, reading lists, and reference aids on issues of contemporary relevance published by the Library of Congress. The first in this new series is entitled “A Selective Listing of Monographs and Government Documents on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in the Library of Congress” (28 pages) and includes 149 monographs ranging in date from 1769 to 1982. It is available free on request from the Library of Congress, Hispanic Division, Washington, DC 20.540.

• The Houghton Library 1942-1982: A Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition (47 pages, 1982) describes 75 books and manuscripts recently acquired by Harvard University’s Houghton Library. The well-illustrated guide is available for $20 from the Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA 02138.

• Library of Congress Rule Interpretations for AACR 2, compiled by Lois Lindberg, Alan Boyd, and Elaine Druesedow (163 pages, July 1982), includes all the rule interpretations which LC plans to keep up to date with the exception of two lengthy sections on ISBNs and Name Authority File cross references. Printed in looseleaf format, it is available for $15 (including update sheets from the next three quarterly issues of the Cataloging Service Bulletin) from Alan Boyd, Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, OH 44074.

• The Management of Municipal Tape Recordings‚ by Michael Kohl and Bert Hartinger, is the final report of the City of Milwaukee’s Sound Recordings Archival Project launched in 1981 to develop solutions to the problem of what to do with the thousands of tape recordings created by municipal governments in general and the City of Milwaukee in particular. The Project was funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Copies of the report are available on microfiche from the City of Milwaukee, Office of the City Clerk, City Records Center, Room B-l, Municipal Building, 841 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

• Map Classification: A Comparison of Schemes‚ by Christopher E. Merrett (31 pages, June 1982), has been published as Occasional Paper number 154 of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The paper explains the theory and practice of map classification and uses examples from the continent of Africa. Copies are available for $3 (prepaid) from the Publications Office, GSLIS, University of Illinois, 249 Armory Bldg., 505 E. Armory Street, Champaign, IL 61820.

• The New England Chapter Directory 1982 of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America is now available, listing 63 vendors. A free copy may be obtained by writing Rebecca B. Desmerais, Rare Books, One Nixon Road, P.O. Box 2286, Framingham, MA 01701.

• New Religions Movements Newtitles, an annotated listing of recent acquisitions by the New Religious Movements Research Collection, Graduate Theological Union Library, Berkeley, California, is available (10 issues per year, $6) from the Center for the Study of New Religious Movements, 2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709. The Collection concentrates on alternative religious groups in the United States which are either new or have grown significantly since 1960.

• Occasional Papers in Middle Eastern Librarianship (no. 1, 1981, 98 pages) contains all the papers presented at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Librarians’ Association in Salt Lake City in November, 1979. This issue is available for $7 postpaid from the Middle Eastern Dept., Room R, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA 02138.

• Online Public Access Catalogs: The User Interface‚ by Charles Hildreth (300 pages, June 1982), has been published as Monograph No. 1 of The OCLC Library, Information and Computer Science Series. The report is the result of a systematic effort to compare and analyze online public access catalogs from a user’s point of view. It may be purchased for $18 (prepayment required) from OCLC, Dept. 630, Box ONB, Columbus, OH 43265.

• Performing Arts Information‚ 1975-1980‚ by Paula Elliot, has been published as volume 15 of the Kansas State University Library’s Bibliography Series. It includes a list of encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides, handbooks, and other bibliographies, and may be purchased for $4 from the Chief Accountant s Office, Farrell Library, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.

• Personnel Classification Schemes in ARL Libraries (98 pages, June 1982), SPEC Kit #85, has been published by the Association of Research Libraries. This is the fourth SPEC Kit on this topic in the past 10 years and contains 12 documents from ARL libraries including three for librarians, eight for support staff, and one for students. SPEC kits are available by subscription from the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, OMS/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Individual kits may be purchased for $15 (prepayment required) with checks made payable to the ARL Office of Management Studies. Library members of ARL receive kits for $7.50.

• Pickaxe and Pencil: References for the Study of the WPA, compiled by Marguerite D. Bloxom (87 pages, 1982) has been published by the Library of Congress as a guide to the Works Project Administration (WPA), established by the Federal Government to put artists, writers, and other unemployed people back to work in the Depression years of the 1930s. Black-and-white photographs accompany this annotated bibliography, for sale for $6 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (Stock No. 030-000-00137-1).

• Professional Development in ARL Libraries (105 pages, July-August 1982), SPEC Kit #86, has been published by the Association of Research Libraries. The kit contains four comprehensive professional development policies, nine research and study policies, four consulting statements, and 13 examples of travel policies. The accompanying flyer predicts that as opportunities for outside activities proliferate, it is probable that more rigorous evaluations of professional development programs will take place. SPEC kits are available by subscription from the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, OMS/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Individual kits may be purchased for $15 (prepayment required) with checks made payable to the ARL Office of Management Studies. Library members of ARL receive kits for $7.50.

• Public Services Goals and Objectives in ARL Libraries (108 pages, May 1982), SPEC Kit #84, contains examples of public services goals and objectives statements received in response to a survey of ARL members conducted in the fall of 1980. The kit has a document relating to performance standards, and two relating to individual performance evaluation. SPEC kits are available by subscription from the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, OMS/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.., Washington, DC 20036. Individual kits may be purchased for $15 (prepayment required) with checks made payable to the ARL Office of Management Studies. Library members of ARL receive kits for $7.50.

• Saxe and Bill: The Commins-Faulkner Archive by Louis Daniel Brodsky and Thomas M. Verich (20 pages, 1982), is an exhibition keepsake published by the University of Mississippi and devoted to manuscripts, books and photographs documenting the relationship between William Faulkner and his editor at Random House during the 1950s, Saxe Commins. The keepsake is available for $4 per copy from the John Davis Williams Library, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677.

• A Survey of Audiovisual Programmes Produced for User Education in UK Academic Libraries, by Ian Malley and Sue Moys (42 pages, 1982), provides a British perspective on bibliographic instruction. Copies are available for £3.00 from INFUSE Publications, Loughborough University of Technology Library, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.

• Topics in Personnel Kits is a new series of publications from ALA’s Office of Personnel Resources that will enable librarians to understand government policies and their applications, labor trends, salary issues, and other factors that bear upon library personnel. TIP Kits include articles, selected bibliographies, glossaries, and other materials in 9" x 11" packets that can serve as file folders. Three kits are currently available from OLPR: Unionization and Collective Bargaining; Pay Equity, A Comparable Worth Action Guide; and EEO, Basic Concepts and Current Issues. TIP Kits are $10 each (prepayment required) available from the Office of Library Personnel Resources, ALA, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Topics for future TIP Kits include quality of work life, minimum qualifications for librarians, and writing job descriptions.

• A Tribute to Lewis Carroll in His Sesqui-Centennial Year‚ by John Shaw and Frederick Korn (29 pages, 1982), has been issued by the Florida State University’s Strozier Library. The pamphlet is an inventory of the considerable Lewis Carroll holdings in, and the recent exhibition mounted by, the John M. Shaw Poetry Collection. Single copies are available for $4 from The Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306.

• University of California Library Statistics July 1981 (11 pages, 1982) contains seven tables of acquisitions, interlibrary loan, and budget statistics for ten campuses of the University of California. The publication is available prepaid for $1.50 (checks made payable to the Regents of the University of California) from the Publications Order Unit, Library Plans and Policies, University of California, 7 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720.

• The fourth edition of Womens History Resources at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, by James P. Danky, et al. (77 pages, 1982) is a user s guide to the collections of the Society, which has one of the largest collections of women’s periodicals and newspapers in the United States. The pamphlet costs $3.95 and is available from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706. ■■