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Alphonse F. Trezzais leaving his post as ex- ecutive director of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) tc direct a study of federal library resources and services. The study, jointly sponsored by NCLIS and the Library' of Congress, will be funded by NCLIS and carried out within the framework of the Federal Library Com- mittee, whose secre- tariat is in the Library of Congress.

Trezza, who is leav- ing the Commission on June 30, has been

NCLIS executive director since 1975. He served as director of the Illinois State Library from 1970 to 1975, ALA associate executive director for administrative services from 1967 to 1970, and ALA associate executive director and executive secretary of the Library Administrative Division from 1960 to 1967. He was executive director of the Catholic Library Association from 1956 to 1960.

Alphonse F. Trezza

From 1945 to 1956 Trezza held library positions at the Free Library of Philadelphia, Villano- va University, and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was head of the Circulation Department from 1950 to 1956.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he holds a library certificate from Drexel University and an M.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a lecturer in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Catholic University since 1975.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Harold Billings,director of General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin, has been elected chair of the Council of Academic Research Libraries in AMIGOS. AMIGOS, an organization of more than 100 libraries in the Southwest, provides computer-based library services. The Council of Academic Research Libraries is a newly established consortium of twelve major academic libraries.

Evan Ira Farber,librarian of Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, and past president of ACRL, received an honorary degree from St.

Lawrence University in Canton, New York, on June 1 for his leadership in the field of librar- ianship.

Laura Gutierrez-Witt,head librarian at the University of Texas Benson Latin American Collection, is vice-president and president-elect of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM).

Irving M. Klempner,professor at the School of Library and Information Science, State University of New York at Albany, has been selected to receive the 1980 Professional Award of the Special Libraries Association.

Marcus A. McCorison,director and librarian of the American Antiquarian Society was elected president of the Bibliographic Society of America at its annual meeting on January 25 in New York City.

Robert B. Palmer,director of the Barnard College Library, Columbia University, New York City, since 1967, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to Kathmandu, Nepal, for the fall semester of 1980. He will serve as a library consultant/ adviser at Tribhuvan University.

APPOINTMENTS

Patricia Ackermanhas been appointed to the position of archivist in the New York University Archives.

Carol B. Allredhas been appointed assistant librarian for public services in the Underwood Law Library of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Benjamin T. Amatahas accepted a temporary appointment as assistant librarian, Government Documents Department, University of California, Berkeley.

Stephen Babichhas been appointed to the position of cataloger at State University of New York College at Purchase.

John S. Baky,formerly principal editor of The Early English Newspaper Collection, 1622-1820, published by Research Publication, Inc., has been appointed collection development librarian, David Leo Lawrence Memorial Library, La Salle College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Susan Baughmanhas been appointed assistant librarian for program coordination in the Gutman Library, Harvard University.

David P. Becker,assistant curator in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in the Houghton Library, Harvard University, has been awarded a Chesterdale Fellowship in the Department of Prints and Photographs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Peter Berryhas been named reference librarian and book selector in the Scandinavian languages in the New York Public Library.

Teri L. Blaskohas begun work as assistant librarian at the Altoona Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. She was previously a reference librarian at the undergraduate library, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Tine Brouwerhas joined the Graduate School of Management Library, University of California, Los Angeles, as associate librarian with responsibilities for reference and collection development/ acquisitions.

Kenneth E. Carpenterhas been appointed research and publications librarian in the Harvard University Library. He has been curator of the Kress Library of Business and Economics in the Baker Library of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration since 1968.

Marjorie Sylvia Carsonhas been appointed assistant librarian, Systems Development Department, Pennsylvania State University Libraries.

James E. Curryis government documents reference librarian, instructor of bibliography, University of Oklahoma at Norman Libraries.

Mary Dudmanhas been appointed architecture and fine arts librarian, Auburn University Libraries, Alabama. She formerly served as order librarian in the Acquisitions Department at Auburn.

Rocer Flynn,lecturer, University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Science, has been promoted to assistant professor in the Interdisciplinary Department of Information Science.

Tamara U. Frost,head of the Cataloging Department at State University of New York at Buffalo, has accepted the position of chief of the Catalog Department at the Stanford University Libraries.

Mary M. Gilbertis technical services reference librarian, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Library, University of Texas at Austin.

Christina Hansonis interlibrary service librarian, University of Texas at Austin.

Coy L. Harmonis associate director for technical services and associate professor of bibliography, University of Oklahoma at Norman Libraries.

Robert Hauptmanis humanities/fine arts reference librarian and instructor of bibliography, University of Oklahoma at Norman Libraries.

Robert P. Holleyhas been appointed assistant librarian for technical services at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He was previously in the Catalog Department at Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University.

Bobby E. Hollowayhas been appointed assistant university librarian for technical services, Auburn University Libraries, Alabama. He was formerly director of libraries at Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky.

Steven P. Johnsonis archivist for the New York Botanical Garden and the New York Zoological Society.

Suzanne Grebe Kemplehas been appointed reference librarian in the Hilles Library, Harvard University. She goes to Harvard from Pine Manor College, where she has been reference librarian.

Norma G. Kobzinahas been appointed assistant librarian, Agriculture Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Yvonne Kozlowskihas been promoted to head of the Social Sciences Department, Auburn University libraries. She was Architecture and Fine Arts Librarian at Auburn.

Gary Kraske,assistant to the dean and senior librarian at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, has been named assistant to the director for Planning and Budget, University of Maryland, College Park.

Lee W, Leighton,assistant for administration in the Cataloging and Processing Department of the College Library and head of the shelflisting section, has been appointed head of cataloging in the Law Library, Harvard University.

Linda Lohrhas recently been appointed to the position of technical assistant in the Health Sciences Library at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Michael Lordihas been appointed coordina-tor for library services at the New School for Social Research, New York City.

Kathryn Massingillhas been appointed refer- ence/circulation librarian at Bee County College, Beeville, Texas.

Nancy McAdamshas been named associate director of the Office of Planning Services, University of Texas at Austin. She was formerly assistant director for facilities and planning in the University’s General Libraries.

John M. Meadorhas been appointed assistant director for information and instructional services at the Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He goes to this new position from the University of Houston, Texas, where he was the head of general reference.

Carolyn Miller,formerly science librarian, Ellis Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, has been appointed head of the Science Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Evelyn A. Moore,associate professor of library science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has accepted a position as director of information services at Edgehill Newport, Inc., a new alcoholism treatment facility in Newport, Rhode Island.

Maureen Neff,formerly special collections librarian at the Case Western Reserve University Libraries, Cleveland, Ohio, has been appointed to the position of curator of Special Collections.

Barbara Nelsonhas been appointed order librarian in the Acquisitions Department, Auburn University Libraries. She was formerly gifts and exchange librarian at Auburn.

Kathryn W. Nesbithas been appointed reference librarian in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University.

Holly A. Phelpshas been appointed cataloger for the Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalog for North America, Middleton Library, Louisiana State University.

Ralph E. Rohrerhas been named assistant reference librarian, Joseph Regenstein Library, University of Chicago.

Barbara Scheelehas been named coordinator of on-line bibliographic searching at Brooklyn College, New York.

Philip J. Schwartzis social sciences reference librarian, instructor of bibliography, University of Oklahoma at Norman Libraries.

Judith C. Singletonhas been appointed assistant director for the Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalog for North America, Middleton Library, Louisiana State University. Previously she was cataloging supervisor at the Lilly Library of Indiana University.

Stephen Solvaskyhas been appointed catalog librarian at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.

Harmon Straitonhas been appointed microforms and government documents librarian, Auburn University Libraries, Alabama.

Richard Telleris assistant reference librarian, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

Joanna Tousley-Escalanteis serials cataloger, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin.

Robert S. Treppais assistant to the staff and fiscal services librarian, University of Texas at Austin.

Nancy J. Van Cleveis serials cataloger, University of Texas at Austin.

Guy T. Westmoreland, Jr.,is reference and data services librarian, General Reference Department, Stanford University. He was previously coordinator of computer search services and general reference librarian at Northwestern University.

Everett C. Wilkie, Jr.,has joined the library faculty as affiliate librarian, reference librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections, Lilly Library, University of Indiana, Bloomington.

Linda F. Williamsis assistant serials librarian, University of Texas at Austin.

Billie Ruth Woodhas been appointed gifts and exchange librarian, Auburn University Libraries, Alabama.

Blanche Woolls,associate professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Science, has been promoted to the rank of professor in the Department of Library Science.

Jeanette Yackle,formerly a reference librarian at the University of Alabama Law School has been appointed to the position of reference librarian at the University of Texas Law School Library (Tarlton Law Library). Yackle received both her library and law degrees from the University of Alabama and is a member of the Alabama Bar.

RETIREMENTS

Benjamin A. Custer,editor and chief of the Decimal Classification Division at the library of Congress since 1956 has retired after almost twenty-seven years of federal service. Custer presided over the publication of the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth editions of the Dewey Decimal Classifications. In 1959 he was the recipient of the Melvil Dewey Award for creative professional achievement.

Wendell Simons,associate university librarian, University of California, Santa Cruz, has retired after thirty years of service at the University of California. But, “his is really not retirement,” says Santa Cruz Librarian Emeritus Donald C. Davidson, “for he left immediately to take on the task of developing the library for Judson Baptist College in Oregon, a two-year college beginning to evolve into a planned four-year college. In his own words: On to smaller and better things.' ”

If you think that retrospective conversion is a long way down the road . . .

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The MARC program has enabled librarians everywhere to benefit from access to about one-sixth of LCs total cataloging efforts. REMARC offers access to the remaining five-sixths.

You know the contents of the more than one million MARC records. Here’s what the more than five million REMARC records will contain:

pre-1968 materials in all languages.

1968-1971 materials in all languages other than English, 1972- 1973 materials in all languages other than English and French, 1973- 1974 materials in all languages other than English, French, Spanish and Portuguese and, 1975-1978 materials in all languages using other than the Roman alphabet.

Libraries, service bureaus, and other customers will receive “hit" records (which match libraries' holdings) on a quarterly basis beginning October, 1980. Production will proceed at a rate of some 1.4 million records per year until the scheduled completion date in 1984.

The main database covers all LC records cataloged prior to December 31, 1978 Annual supplements will update the collection.

The records will be offered online via established telecommunications services, and offline on magnetic tape, COM, computer printout, and catalog cards. They may be purchased directly from Carrollton Press or indirectly through service bureaus networks, or circulation control systems contractors. for your library

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The REMARC Record

REMARC records are designed for use in both online catalogs and circulation control/ILL systems.

Although it will not contain all of the detailed data in a full MARC record, the REMARC record will include the following items in MARC format: complete main entry; including author’s dates and other descriptors; full title up to the first major punctuation; edition statement; place of publication; publisher; date of publication; designation of transliterated entries; full tracings, including subject, series, title, and author added entries (each tagged separately); complete LC call number (including brackets and suffixes); the full LC card number; and finally, the most common diacritical marks will be included on main entries, titles, and tracings (for printout on equipment with appropriate character sets). In the case of non-Roman records, only those fields which have been transliterated will be included.

In offline retrospective conversion projects, the price per record will vary with the size of the collection and with the method of identifying the non-MARC records to be converted. In most cases however, this price should not exceed fifty cents per “hit” (the transfer of the REMARC record (on magnetic tape) to a library or its service bureau for use within a specified constituency). The prices for abbreviated records and offline printouts should be even lower.

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DEATHS

Martha Marie Berhel

Martha Marie Berhel,director of the library, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Flor- ida, died March 25. She had served as director at

Bethune-Cookman since 1942.

Berhel earned a B.S. degree in 1936 from Southern Methodist University and a B.S.L.S. degree in 1937 from the Hampton Institute. She began her library career as assistant librarian and librarian of the Demon- stration High School at Southern University.

She later served as head librarian at Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida, for two years until her appointment as library director at Bethune-Cookman.

She has served as an instructor of library science for state certification in Louisiana, participated as a member of more than seventy-five evaluation teams for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, taught at Grambling College in Louisiana, and helped to organize libraries in Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Florida.

Richard Blackwell,chairman of B. H. Black- well, Ltd., and a director of Blackwell North American, Inc., of Portland, Oregon, died of cancer on February 26 in Oxford, England. He was sixty-two years old.

Educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, which he left to enter the Royal Navy at the outbreak of World War II, he joined the family business in 1946, becoming managing director twenty years later, and chairman in 1969.

Richard Blackwell was the architect of B. H. Blackwell’s postwar expansion, notably overseas. Perhaps the most significant growth nurtured by him involved the opportunities offered by the bankruptcy of the Richard Abel library supply business which he rescued and converted into Blackwell North American, Inc. ■■

SALARY GAINS RECORDED FOR ARL LIBRARIANS

The salaries of professional staff at ninety-seven university libraries showed a 4.2 percent increase in real purchasing power in 1978-79, according to the ARL Annual Salary Survey, 1978-1979 conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

That is the good news. The bad news is that the Survey is projecting a 5.1 percent decline in the purchasing power of ARL professionals in 1979- 80.

The median professional salary earned by ARL university librarians in 1979-80 is $18,910. The median starting professional salary is $12,000. The equivalent figures for 1978-79 were $17,869 and $11,450. A median figure, of course, is a midpoint—half of the salaries lie above the midpoint and half are below.

The average salary recorded by the Survey for university library directors in 1979-80 was $43,890. For associate directors the average salary was $34,008. Subject specialists averaged $19,575. Reference department heads earned an average salary of $21,961.

What institutions paid the highest median salaries? Five Canadian University libraries and five University of California Libraries made up the top ten. The University of California, Santa Barbara, was number one with a top median professional salary of $26,500. In general, librarians in the West Coast region earn more than librarians from other regions, and librarians at public institutions tend to earn more than their counterparts at private institutions. ■■