ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

Classified Advertising

Classified advertising orders and copy, and cancellations, should be addressed to the Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, and should reach that office before the second of the month preceding publication of issue desired. Copy received after that time may be held for the next issue. To insure that readers have sufficient lead time to respond to “Positions Open,” advertisers must list closing dates no sooner than the end of the month of publication.

Telephone orders for classified advertising, while not encouraged because of the increased risk of copy error, will be accepted. Calls should be directed to the ACRL office at (312) 944-6780. A confirming order should be mailed to ACRL as soon as possible following the call, along with typewritten copy to be used in proofreading the ad.

Rate for classified advertising is $1.80 per printed line to ACRL members; $2.25 per printed line to non-ACRL members. Individuals who advertise on behalf of organizations will be charged according to the organization’s membership status.

FOR SALE

BOOK COLLECTIONS:Economics and Political Science—approx. 800 titles in each. Call collect (212) 777-4700, Roy Young or write, Abrahams Magazine Service, 56 E. 13th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10003.

MALEDICTA JOURNAL:Uncensored studies and glossaries of “offensive” language worldwide. Scholarly and witty. Subscribers: Professors, doctors, lawyers, clergy, university libraries and national libraries in 44 countries. Information: MALEDICTA (CN), 331 S. Greenfield Ave., Waukesha, Wl 53186.

A Library Must! The People's Guide to Campaign Politicsby Gary Robert Schwedes. Definitive work on local campaign techniques. Nominated in Washington Monthly as Political Book of the Year. Library rate—$2.50 per copy; send to: Schwedes Campaign Consultants, 1725 The Promenade, 224-2, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

SEARCH SERVICE.Ex-librarians locate titles or subject, plus 150,000 indexed stock. PAB 2917 Atlantic, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Phone: 609/344-1943.

POSITIONS OPEN

ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN.Professional position immediately available with the Connecticut State Library. For a budget of $500,000 + annually, supervises, schedules, and trains six para- professional and student employees in ordering, claiming, and receiving of all monographic, serial and audiovisual resources. Directs gifts and exchange, binding, disposal, and state document acquisition programs. Minimum qualifications: MLS degree plus supervisory experience and three years' experience in acquisitions- related activities. Knowledge of publishing trade and rare book market; familiarity with Anglo-American cataloging rules and automated acquisitions procedures; experience in monographic acquisitions, serials management, fund accounting, jobber relations, and gift/exchange desirable. Salary: $14,469-18,085. Fringe benefits included. Submit resume to David Peck, Personnel Officer, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06115. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

ASSISTANTor ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN (Public Services), University of California, San Diego. Salary range: $22,000- $36,200. Serves with the Assistant University Librarian (Technical Services) as principal deputies of the University Librarian. Application deadline has been extended to February 28, 1979. For a complete job description and list of qualifications, please see our advertisement published in the December 1978 issue. UCSD is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Submit a letter of application, enclosing a resume and a list of references, to: Millicent D. Abell, University Librarian, University of California, San Diego, Library C-075-G2, La Jolla, CA 92093.

ASSISTANT READERS’ SERVICES LIBRARIAN.(Search reopened.) Assists in circulation/reference services and bibliographic instruction and oversees Government Documents. M.L.S. from accredited library school required. Successful experience with government documents in academic library highly desirable. Applicants with a strong background in economics, political science, or sociology are preferred. Position to be filled by June 1979. Salary (12 months) dependent on qualifications ($10,500-$12,500). Apply with resume by March 1, 1979 to Robert Goiter, Director of Library Services, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691.

BUSINESS LIBRARIAN(Search reopened). Manage the Business Administration Library, one of 12 departmental libraries, with a staff of 2.5 FTE and 17,000 volumes. Minimum qualifications: undergraduate or graduate degree in business or a related field, 3-5 years of professional library experience related to government and/or business in an academic or other research library, MLS from ALA-accredited school, and ability to work knowledgeably and harmoniously with user group. Salary $14,700-$l 5,500. Generous fringe benefits. Application deadline: 9 March 1979. Apply: Dean of Library Administration, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa 52242. An equal opportunity employer.

DATA PROCESSING LIBRARIAN:Reports to Director of Libraries and carries out assignments in accordance with priorities established by Director. Participates in review and analysis of operating systems. Works closely with Research and Planning Librarian, Department Heads, and staff. Responsible for recommending and applying technology to improve library systems and services. Writes computer programs where required. Provides liaison with University data processing centers. Participates in development of inter- institutional systems and networks. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: ALA-accredited MLS. Two years of academic library experience, one year successful experience designing, implementing, or operating automated systems. Experience in writing programs in two or more common computer languages. Demonstrated ability to work closely and communicate effectively with staff. DESIRABLE: Additional experience in above areas. Preference will be given to systems experience with large research libraries. SALARY: $17,000 to $21,000. Twelve months appointment with faculty rank, status, and benefits, including TIAA. Closing date for receipt of application, March 31, 1979, with appointment as soon thereafter as possible. Send resume and names of three references to Leo W. Cabell, Chairperson, Search Committee, University of Colorado Libraries, Campus Box 184, Boulder, Colorado 80309. University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Sec. 504, employer.

EDITOR

for the book review journal

CHOICE

located in Middletown, Conn.

Responsible for the management, editorial, marketing, advertising, and production activities to produce CHOICE. Supervise staff of 21. Requires experience in college library administration and/or collection development. Publishing experience desirable.

MLS degree. Salary range $20,467- $28,973. Month’s vacation. TIAA-CREF pension. Liberal benefits.

Send resume or suggestions for potential candidates by March 15 to: J. Katzenberger, Personnel Director

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611 An equal-opportunity employer M/F

HEAD, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT.Shields Library, University of California, Davis. Responsible to the Assistant University Librarian for Public Services for the management of the Biological Sciences Department. Plans, coordinates, and directs the activities of the Department, which include the following services: information services, on-line information retrieval, educational services (instructional) program, and liaison with the faculty in agriculture and the biological sciences collections that are housed in the Shields Library with the Assistant University Librarian for Collections. Must have a graduate degree in librarianship (or its equivalent) from an ALA-accredited institution. Undergraduate and/or graduate training in a life sciences discipline is especially desirable, as is familiarity with on-line information retrieval techniques. Applicants should have at least 8 years of experience, which should include substantial work in biological sciences information services and collection development and at least 2 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity. Appointment will be made at the Associate Librarian rank, salary $15,840 to $22,788, dependent upon experience. Applicants should send resumes and names of four references to Wm. F. McCoy, Associate University Librarian, 108 Shields Library, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. Final filling date, 1 April 1979.

HEAD, CATALOG DEPARTMENT.Michigan Tech seeks applicants for department head to direct catalog department consisting of 3 professionals and 5 full-time support staff. ALA-accredited MLS degree required + minimum 3 yrs.’ significant supervisory and administrative cataloging experience. OCLC or other automated cataloging experience highly desirable. Minimum salary $15,000, negotiable. Send resume and names of 3 references: Michael V. Krenitsky, Library Director, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Ml 49931. A nice place to live; a nice place to work. Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.

HEBREW CATALOGER.Responsible for original cataloging of monographs and serials in the Hebrew language, and other languages and subject fields as needed. Requires: ALA-accredited MLS; a thorough knowledge of Hebrew and a working knowledge of another foreign language, preferably German; two or more years of cataloging experience in a university library desirable. Salary: $11,000-$ 13,000, depending on experience. Application deadline: Mar. 15. Send resume to: Miss Jane Titus, Paley Library, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. An equal opportunity employer.

LIBRARIAN—Education Library Coordinator in the Educational Resources Center. Responsible to the Director of the ERC for the activities, services, and personnel, including three professional librarians. Responsible for liaison between the ERC Library and the University Library administration, and for implementation of University Library policy. Coordinates all ERC Library activities, giving guidance and direction as required. Shares professional activities with the staff, e.g., reference service, on-line bibliographic searching, library orientation, bibliographic instruction, and collection development. ALA-accredited MLS required. Three years’ post-MLS library experience required. Administrative experience necessary. Five years’ experience in library and/or teaching at the elementary or secondary school level, or in an academic teacher education program, or reference experience in an academic education library required. Should include audiovisual background and experience. Familiarity with curriculum guides and materials and/or young adult literature. Some exposure to on-line automated systems. Should be highly public service oriented. Faculty status; Assistant Professor rank. Salary: $16,500 for twelve months. Excellent fringe benefits. A two-year temporary (term) appointment. May be renewed. Position available immediately. Send letter of application, resume, and academic credentials by March 15, 1979 to: Carl H. Sachtleben, Director of Libraries, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Ml 49008. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

LIBRARIAN, HEAD:The Pennsylvania State University, Capitol Campus, an upper-division and graduate center, invites applications for the position of Head Librarian. The Head Librarian is a faculty member and is responsible for the effective administration of all library services and operations including the development of a 130,000 volume collection, academic leadership, professional development of the library faculty and staff, and the development of effective relations with the public and the academic community. The Head Librarian reports to the appropriate academic administrator. An MLS from an ALA-accredited library school, progressively responsible library experience, a thorough knowledge of academic library operations, a commitment to library support Tor scholarship, research, and instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, demonstrated leadership and human relations skills, and evidence of continuing professional growth are required. A Ph.D., knowledge of the book trade, significant scholarly activities, and knowledge of library automation applications are desirable. Salary and rank will be determined by qualifications and experience. The appointment will be made at a tenurable rank, according to promotion and tenure requirements at the Pennsylvania State University. Send letter of application and resume to Carolyn R. Dexter, Chairperson, Search Committee for the Head Librarian, Capitol Campus, The Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 by February 28, 1979. The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

LIBRARIAN, HEAD OF TECHNICAL SERVICES,Design Library. Responsible for directing technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, and maintenance of the catalogs. Duties include training and supervision of 1.5 librarians and 5 library assistants, as well as some original cataloging. Qualifications: M.L.S., at least two years’ cataloging experience, familiarity with subjects covered by collection (architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, urban design). Familiarity with LC, AACR, and OCLC tagging highly desirable. Available: Immediately. Salary range: $14,300-$ 16,000. Resumes to Philip E. Leinbach, Harvard University Library, Cambridge, MA 02138. An Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer.

LIBRARIAN—SCIENCE REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHER—Search Reopened. Responsibilities include reference service and bibliographic instruction. Works with collection development, acting as liaison with Colleges of Engineering, Nursing, and Science and Mathematics. MLS from ALA-accredited school and advanced degree in one of the sciences required. Library experience and MEDLINE analyst training or experience desirable. Faculty appointment, TIAA/CREF, Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Minimum salary $12,000. Position available immediately. Send resume and three references by March 31, 1979 to Donna Dye, Administrative Assistant, J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, UNCC Station, Charlotte, NC 28223. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

LIBRARY SCIENCE FACULTY.Department of Library Science is seeking applicants for a faculty appointment, effective September 1979, teaching academic librarianship with competency to teach technical services, including cataloging, and basic library science courses. Applicants should have appropriate library experience. University teaching experience is desirable. Candidates must have a Master of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited library school and a Doctorate, preferably in Library Science. Salary range: Assistant Professor—$12,854-$ 18,318; Associate Professor— $15,738-$19,917. Send resume to Chairperson, Department of Library Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. Applications requested by March 30, 1979. Ball State University practices Equal Opportunity in education and employment.

REFERENCE LIBRARIAN:We expect to have a position open on 1 June 1979. Duties include staffing of reference desk (some weekends and regularly one evening a week), presentation of bibliographic lectures, searching of computerized data bases, book selection, compilation of bibliographies, and other reference duties, under the direction of the Head of the Department. Rank and salary dependent upon qualifications and experience. Requirements: Science or business background preferred. At Assistant Librarian level: library degree from an ALA-accredited school plus second master’s or doctorate. Salary: $14,000-$ 15,000. At Assistant Librarian I level: library degree from ALA-accredited school. Salary: $12,000-$13,000. Send resume and the names of three references (or placement folder) before March 1, 1979 to George M. Jenks, University Librarian, Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

REFERENCE LIBRARIAN/DEPARTMENT HEAD.Position readvertised, available July 1, 1979. Responsible for management of centralized reference department, including general information service, interlibrary loans, computerized bibliographic searching, vertical files, and reference collection development. Reference staff includes three professionals. Requires an ALA-accredited MLS plus a minimum of three years’ professional experience in reference service in an academic or research library, with some administrative experience. Preference will be given to candidates with an academic background in the natural sciences and an additional subject master’s degree. Library instruction and on-line searching experience are highly desirable. Faculty rank, 12-month appointment, usual fringe benefits. Appointment range: $15,000-$17,000. Resume and academic credentials with three letters of recommendation (one from current or last employer) should be postmarked by March 15, and sent to: Dr. Leon Raney, Dean of Libraries, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action employer.

SERIALS LIBRARIAN:Responsible for bibliographic control, public service, and original cataloging of serial titles. Requires: M.L.S.; five years’ academic library experience; two years’ cataloging using LC classification; familiarity with OCLC; knowledge of French or German. Salary: $14,000 to $15,000 for a twelve month period. TIAA/CREF retirement. Send letter of application, resume, placement file, and transcripts to: Roy H. Fry; Cudahy Memorial Library; Loyola University of Chicago; 6525 N. Sheridan Road; Chicago, Illinois 60626. An equal-opportunity, affirmative action employer.

TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN.Whitworth College, an institution of liberal studies with distinctive Christian emphasis and concern for human development, seeks a full-time technical services librarian (assistant professor), responsible for acquisition, cataloging, processing library materials, and assisting in public services, including reference service and bibliography instruction. Candidates should hold an ALA-accredited MLS. Prefer master’s degree or Ph.D. in natural or behavioral sciences and potential teaching ability. Must enjoy working with undergraduates, faculty, and staff, and be committed to professional growth. Salary $13,000-$18,000. Send resume and letter of interest to Duncan S. Ferguson, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA 99251. An equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are urged to apply.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN.University of California, Berkeley. Applications and nominations are invited for the position of University Librarian, Berkeley Campus. Responsibilities: Formulate and administer policies for the maintenance, development, and operation of the Library’s holdings; for the delivery of services to faculty, students, and other users; for the management and supervision of a specialized and varied staff; and for the relationship and interaction with the University of California library system. The Library has about 500 FTE and an annual budget of about $13 million. The collection totals 4.5 million volumes. Qualifications: Experience in large-scale academic management; advanced degrees in relevant subject areas or equivalent; understanding of the Library’s role in the context of a large teaching and research campus; and demonstrated ability to communicate and cooperate with the several constituencies of the academic community and the Library staff. Salary: In the $40,000 range. Send resume to: Dr. Andrew Jameson, Chancellor’s Office, 200 California Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Deadline: March 1, 1979. The University of California is an equal-opportunity affirmative-action employer.

“Literacy is not an end in itself. It is a fundamental human right.”

From Literacy and the Nation’s Libraries

Reading and the Adult New Reader

Helen Huguenor Lyman

A reliable guide for librarians, teachers, editors, library science professors, and students who are involved in the evaluation, uses, and creation of materials for adult new readers. The focus is on the readability of materials in collections for such readers; it organizes the theories of readability for practical application as well as describing the reading interests of minority group members.

Lyman’s method of identifying works suitable for adult new readers extends the relevance of this book to the entire field of adult education.

Major topics that are discussed include reading services; trends in society; beliefs, attitudes and values affecting readers and reader groups; reading collections for the adult reader; evaluation of reading materials; and implications of these topics and factors for library service. This work points out a direction for bringing the adult reader and library resources together.

272 pages Cloth LC 76-44431 ISBN 0-8389-0228-6 $15.00

Other titles of interest:

Literacy and the Nation’s Libraries

Helen H. LymanAt the heart of this work is the procedure to be followed by public libraries in developing their programs to serve the illiterate. This procedure consists of bringing the library to the attention of concerned organizations, assessing library resources and community needs, testing and adopting the program, and evaluating it. Tasks in the design of each program are discussed.

Literacy and the Nation's Librarieshas the additional aim of educating librarians to the general problem of illiteracy in the United States and its remediation. In keeping with its character as a manual the work lists sample programs, funding sources, and kinds of material needed for the literacy collection. 242 pages Cloth LC 77-4450 ISBN 0-8389-0244-8 $12.50

Order Department

American Library Association

50 East Huron Street Chicago, Illinois 60611

Library Materials in Service to the Adult New Reader

Helen Huguenor LymanPublished here as a comprehensive report, from the background of the research through to the principal recommendations, this volume not only establishes criteria for evaluating reading materials, but also provides a multitude of information about the new literate and their use of the media. This study will guide librarians, community workers, teachers, publishers, and editors in both creating and selecting literature for these newcomers to the reading public.

648 pages LC 72-11668 Paper ISBN 0-8389-0147-6 (1973) $10.00

Information for the Community

Joseph C. Donohue and Manfred Kochen, editorsThis book is the first comprehensive treatment of community information and referral (I & R) centers—those agencies that act as contact points between people with problems and the services that are needed to help with these problems. It analyzes the needs that gave rise to the many organizations now providing I & R services, and describes some approaches that have succeeded and some that have failed.

294 pages Cloth LC 75-40168 ISBN 0-8389-0208-1 $10.00

Information for Everyday Survival: What You Need and Where to Get It

Priscilla Gotsick of the Appalachian Adult Education CenterPresents an annotated list of free and inexpensive materials arranged under such basic categories as aging, children, free time, and housing. Some sample subheadings are abortion, getting a job, personal finance, and remodeling a home. Titles, descriptions, and sources of each item are arranged in a tabular format to facilitate identification. The titles were selected for readability, and the reliance on booklets keeps purchasing costs low.

400 pages Paper LC 76-13554 ISBN 0-8389-0211-1 $10.00

Anglo-American

Cataloguing Rules SECOND EDITION

Michael Gorman and Paul W. Winkler, editors

A joint publication of the American Library Association, the Canadian Library Association, and the Library Association

640 pages Cloth:

ISBN 0-8389-3210-X $15.00

Paper:

ISBN 0-8389-3211-8 $10.00

On its first publication in 1967, Anglo-American Cata- loguing Rules was greeted as “the best Code we have, or are likely to have,” and was soon adopted by libraries around the world.

The second edition of AACR consolidates the achievements of the first and builds on them to meet the challenges of development and change. In an intensive three-year project, two distinguished editors and an international Joint Steering Committee—on which the national library associations and national library services of the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom were all represented—have produced a revision that harmonizes the two differing texts of the first edition. AACR 2 incorporates the latest international standards, makes provision for the whole range of new materials and media now in our library collections, and takes notice of the impact of machine- readable cataloguing and bibliographic systems. There are adjustments to the text and presentation that nation-wide reviews by AACR users have shown to be essential.

One innovation is of particular importance: the rules for Description are presented in an integrated structure that provides a uniform basis for recording not only every known category of print and nonprint material, but those still unknown and uninvented.

AACR 2can be the Code to take cataloguing into the twenty-first century.

Order your copies now!

Order Department

American Library Association

50 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611