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• Academic Library Use of NTIS: Suggestions for Services and Core Collection is a practical manual on the resources and services of the National Technical Information Service. A bibliographic guide to the core collections found through NTIS is given, as well as an appendix on searching OCLC for NTIS materials. Copies may be obtained for $12 (plus $3 handling) from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Order PB86-228871/KEF.

•The CLASS Directory of Interlibrary Loan Policies(3d ed., November 1986) includes information on nearly 700 institutions participating in both RLIN and OnTyme. Each listing includes: address, ILL staff, telephone number, network affiliations, lending policies, photocopy charges, and library codes for various systems. The directory is available to CLASS members for $30 and to nonmembers for $35. Contact: Rose Sebastian, Cooperative Library Agency for Systems and Services, 1415 Koll Circle, Suite 101, San Jose, CA 95112- 4698.

• Colorado Local History: A Directory, compiledby Carol Joy and Terry Ann Mood (2d ed., 1986), is an update of the first edition published in 1975 and sponsored jointly by the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission and the Colorado Library Association. The directory lists by Colorado county all collections of local history held by libraries, museums, historical societies, schools, colleges, and private collections in Colorado. The Colorado State Library will distribute free copies to academic libraries within the state; other libraries may purchase the directory for $4.95 from the Museum Store, Colorado Historical Society, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.

• French Reference Aids in the University of Toronto Library, by Margaret Allan and Mary Mc- Tavish (101 pages, 1986), describes bibliographies and other reference books from all over the world on French language and literature. The bibliography includes more than 450 annotated entries that will aid scholars conducting research in French and French-Canadian studies. Copies are available for $10 from the Reference Department, University of Toronto Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A5.

•The 10th edition of Guide to Reference Books, edited by Eugene P. Sheehy (1056 pages, October 1986), annotates more than 14,000 reference books published through 1984, with some 1985 titles included. Reference works are divided into five major sections—general reference, humanities, social sciences, history and area studies, and pure and applied sciences. Introductory material for each of the 48 subdivisions briefly describes the nature and scope of reference material available. Eugene P. Sheehy, head of the Reference Department at Columbia University, has contributed to the column “Selected Reference Sources” in College & Research Libraries for the past 20 years. Copies may be ordered for $50 from the ALA Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-0390-8.

• Machine Writing and Typesetting, by FrankRomano (122 pages, 1986), is a history of the inventions of the typewriter by Christopher Latham Sholes and the Linotype machine by Ottmar Mergenthaler. Both machines played important roles in the early development of printed communication. The Mergenthaler Linotype, which celebrated its 100th birthday in 1986, created a revolution in publishing and education when its was introduced and allowed for fast, low-cost typesetting that facilitated the production of newspapers, magazines, and books. Copies may be obtained for $26.95 from GAMA, P.O. Box 170, Salem, NH 03079. ISBN 0-938853-00-7.

•A Manual of AACR2 Examples for Technical Reports, by Edward Swanson (55 pages, 1986), is one of the latest manuals published for the Minnesota AACR2 Trainers by Soldier Creek Press. The volume includes the cataloging and OCLC coding and tagging for 26 sample technical reports. Copies are available for $12.50 from Soldier Creek Press, 642 South Hunt St., Lake Crystal, MN 56055. ISBN 0-936996-15-3.

• Organization Charts in ARL Libraries, SPECKit #129 (104 pages, November-December 1986), reviews the charts of 86 libraries and compares them with a similar survey conducted among ARL Libraries in 1973. The report indicates that a number of libraries are moving toward rearranging reporting and working relationships to conform more closely to workflow. Individual SPEC kits cost $20 (prepayment required) and are available from SPEC, Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• Performance Contracting: Negotiating Your Systems Contract (106 pages, 1986) addresses major price and performance issues that can be negotiated when a library or other type of organization is acquiring an automated system. The report is based on the actual negotiation experience gained by the William Nieman Consulting firm in negotiations with 150 vendors in the information services field. Specific topics include: various types of contracts that may be encountered; common vendor ploys; relationship of the planning, acquisition, and negotiation function; more than 25 specific contract provisions affecting price and performance. Individual copies may be purchased by libraries for $19.50 (with a discount for additional copies) from William Nieman Consulting, Suite 102, 5786 Timrick Court, Cincinnati, OH 45238.

• The Proceedings of the African Agricultural Development Conference, held May 28-June 1, 1985, at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, addresses the development of long-range solutions to the problems of food shortages on the African continent. More than 200 people representing 23 African countries and 37 countries worldwide participated in the conference. Presenters, participants and attendees included African government officials and scholars, American policy experts and scholars, and representatives from the international and industrial communities. The volume includes a select bibliography on women in African agriculture. Copies may be ordered for $18.50 (checks payable to the School of Arts) from: Tengemana Thumbutu, School of Arts, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona, CA 91768-4051.

• The Tao of Programming, by Geoffrey James(151 pages, 1986), will appeal to both end-users and programmers with a yen for Zen. Written in the style of parables and master/student questions and answers, this satire provides a refreshing break from hours of reading system documentation. One of my favorites: “Thus spake the master programmer: ‘When the program is being tested, it is too late to make design changes.”’ The cost is $7.98 from Info Books, P.O. Box 1018, Santa Monica, CA 90406. ISBN 0-931137-07-1.

• The Western Jewish History Center: Guide to Archival and Oral History Collections, by Ruth Kelson Rafael (1987), contains annotated entries for the 300 archival collections and 95 oral histories in the Center, located in the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley. The culmination of a two-year project based on an NEH grant, the sourcebook is illustrated with 40 photographs from the Center’s extensive archives and contains both name and subject indexes. Each archival description includes historical background and detailed notes on items of particular importance to researchers concerned with Jewish life in the American West. Copies are priced at $24.95 and may be ordered from the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., Berkeley, CA 94705. ■ ■