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•The 1985-86 ARL Statistics volume (May1987) has been published by the Association of Research Libraries. Expenditures for the 118 ARL member libraries totaled over $1.4 billion during the past fiscal year, and the collections of member libraries contain over 321 million volumes, according to the 1985-86 report. Expenditures for the 106 university libraries in ARL topped $1 billion for the first time in 1986, with their collections numbering almost 275 million volumes (the remainder is accounted for by the Library of Congress and other non-academic research libraries). In this volume the figures for expenditures for library materials and for salaries and wages have been disaggregated in order to collect more comparable data. Libraries were asked to report figures for materials expenditures in four individual categories: monographs, current serials, other (e.g., AV materials, microp- forms), and miscellaneous (e.g., bibliographic utilities) . Salary and wage figures are reported for professionals, nonprofessionals, and student assistants. Copies of the ARL Statistics are available for $20 from the Association of Research Libraries, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. ARL has also released its Annual Salary Survey for 1986, also available for $20 from the same address.

• CD-ROM and Optical Publishing Systems, byTony Hendley (1987), emphasizes the potential applications of CD-ROM in the commercial and technical publishing arena. Chapters cover the stages of CD-ROM production, workstation configurations, and comparisons with both traditional and other optical publishing systems. Copies may be ordered for $39.50 from Meckler Publishing Corp., 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880- 5808. ISBN 0-88736-192-7.

• The Copyright Primer for Librarians and Educators, by Mary Hutchings Reed (76 pages, June 1987), is a practical guide to librarians’ rights and responsibilities under the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. Written by ALA’s legal counsel, herself an expert on the legal aspects of intellectual property, the book devotes particular attention to the issues surrounding “fair use.” Restrictions on use are discussed for printed materials, the performance of dramatic and musical works, audiovisual materials, and computer programs. Co-published by ALA and the National Education Association, the primer is available in paperback for $7.95 from the American Library Association, Order/Billing Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611- 2795.

• Data Bases in the Humanities and Social Sciences 1985, edited by Thomas F. Moberg (533 pages, May 1987), is a compilation of papers presented at the fifth International Conference on Data Bases in the Humanities and Social Sciences, held at Grinnell College, Iowa, on June 22-24, 1985. Some selected titles are: “Bibliographic Databases and Literary Research,” “Databanks for a History of the Family in Early Modern Russia,” and “An Archeological Survey Database and the Development of Its Application Software.” Copies of the book may be ordered for $41.00 ($2.00 extra for overseas buyers) from Paradigm Press, P.O. Box 1057, Osprey, FL 33559-9990. ISBN 0- 931351-02-2.

• The Economies of the German-Speaking Countries of Europe: A Selective Bibliography, by Mar- grit B. Krewson (98 pages, 1986), covers the most relevant monographs on this topic published between 1978 and 1985. Sections are included on the economic history, economic conditions and policy, and economic forecasting for Austria, Germany prior to 1945, the BRD, the DDR, and Switzerland. A free copy may be obtained from the European Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540. Please specify LC Z7165 .E83K74 1986.

•Ferenc Molnar: A Bibliography, compiled byElizabeth M. Rajec (2 vols., 1986), is a comprehensive listing of all primary and secondary sources up to 1982. Molnar (1878-1952) was the Hungarian author and playwright whose play Liliom was adapted as the musical Carousel in 1945. A copy of this annotated bibliography may be ordered from Böhlau, Dr. Karl Lueper Ring 12, A-1014, Vienna, Austria.

• A Guide to Spanish Correspondence for Acquisitions Librarians, by Terry C. Peet and Marta Stiefel Ayala (127 pages, April 1987), has been published as Number 18 in the SALALM Bibliography and Reference Series. This manual was compiled for the librarian involved in acquisitions from Spanish-speaking areas, and assumes a solid knowledge of Spanish grammar and ease in reading the language. Form letters are provided for many different situations, including accepting proposals to exchange, claims, visits and trips, referrals, late responses, blanket order language, and damaged package notices. The price is $18 (plus $2 for postage and handling). Orders should be sent to the Secretariat, Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, 728 State St., Madison, WI 53706. Prepayment is requested, with checks payable to SALALM, Inc.

Periodicals in College Libraries(CLIP Note #8) just published

Librarians who want information on policies and procedures for the acquisition, maintenance, and deacquisition of their periodicals collections will be interested in Periodicals in College Libraries, the newest addition to the popular CLIP (College Library Information Packet) Note series, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries.

CLIP Note #8 reports the results of a survey of small college and university libraries that collected basic data and sample documents about the management of their periodicals collections. Subscription request forms, guidelines for selection of periodicals, collection development policies, formulas, evaluation methods, format policy statements, storage policies, weeding policies, and interlibrary loan cooperative acquisition policies are some of the topics covered.

Periodicals in College Libraries(ISBN 0-8389- 7143-1) was compiled by librarians at Eckerd College: Jamie Webster Hastreiter, systems plan- ning/serials coordinator; Larry Hardesty, director of library services; and David Henderson, instructional services/collection management. Copies may be ordered from the ALA Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; (312) 944-6780. This paperback sells for $17 ($14 for ACRL members). ALA members receive a 10% discount off the list price.

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• The History of Books: A Guide to Selected Resources in the Library of Congress, by Alice D. Sch- reyer (221 pages, May 1987), is an introduction to the range of inquiry encompassed by the field of book history and to the diverse type of resources that can support studies in this field. Its scope is limited to the Western printed book and its arrangement follows the organization of the Library of Congress along the lines of custodial units. This illustrated volume has an extensive index and contains hundreds of references to articles, pamphlets, and books that describe the Library’s collections. Copies are available for $15 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Stock no. 030-001- 00117-2.

• Planning for Management Statistics, SPEC Kit#134 (106 pages, May 1987), focuses on the development of definitions and guidelines for management statistics, and is based on a September 1986 ARL/OMS survey investigating internal uses of statistics, external statistics reporting, and tools for gathering statistics. The Kit contains the tabulated results of the survey, definitions and guidelines from five ARL member libraries, and a selected reading list. SPEC Kits cost $20 (plus $5 postage for orders outside the U.S.); they may be ordered from SPEC, Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• The Sloane-Dorland Annotated Medical-Legal Dictionary, by Richard Sloane (787 pages, May 1987), includes 4,779 medical terms culled from more than 20,000 court cases. Each definition, taken from Dorland’s Medical Dictionary and accompanied by illustrations, includes case notes and extracts showing the term used in a legal context. Cross references for many entries show the relationship of terms and provide more complete explanations of each. Copies are $125 and may be ordered from West Publishing Co., 50 W. Kellogg Blvd., P.O. Box 64526, St. Paul, MN 55165. ■ ■