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• Cumulated ARL University Library Statistics, 1962163 through 1978179,compiled by Kendon L. Stubbs and David Buxton of the University of Virginia (1981), marks the end of a threeyear effort on the part of the Association of Research Libraries to increase the availability of statistical information on its member libraries. The statistics are available in two formats—book or magnetic tape—and it is anticipated that annual updates on punch cards will be available. Included are many data on salaries, enrollments, expenditures, number of degrees, amounts of federal support to universities, and much more. The book-format volume is available for $10 to ARL members, $15 to non-members, prepayment required, from the Association of Research Libraries, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. On magnetic tape (1600 bpi, 9-track, suitable for use with SPSS, BM, DP, SAS, and other statistical software) it is available from Kendon L. Stubbs, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901, for $40 prepaid.

• Fees for Services,SPEC Kit #74 (May 1981), examines ARL libraries fee structures for online searching, current awareness, interlibrary loan, photoduplication, microform duplication, and external user borrowing. The kit contains three general fees for services policies, one evaluation of the effect of fees on borrowing, four photocopy services documents, four interlibrary loan policy documents, twelve online search service documents, and six examples of services policy publicity. It is available to ARL members and SPEC subscribers for $7.50 and to others for $15 (plus $2 per order handling charge), prepayment required, from the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, OMS/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• Japanese National Government Publications in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography,compiled by Thaddeus Y. Ohta of LC’s Asian Division (412 pages, 1981), contains 3,376 title entries, including 350 bilingual or English documents. The entries are arranged under four major divisions: legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch, and public corporations and research institutes. The bibliography may be ordered for $13 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (Stock No. 030-001- 00097-4).

7th ANNUAL MICROFORM CONFERENCE

November 16-17, 1981

Westpark Hotel, Arlington, Virginia

Sponsored by: Microform fîewewand the Micropublishing Committee of RTSD, American Library Association

Registration Fee:

Before October 16: $125.00; after October 16: $150.00

For additional information contact:

MRI Conferences,a division of Microform Review Inc. 520 Riverside Ave.

Westport, CT 06880 (203) 226-6967

2nd ANNUAL COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWARE CONFERENCE

December 11-12, 1981

Westpark Hotel, Arlington, Virginia

Sponsored by: Computer Equipment Review & Software Review

Registration Fee:

Before November 11: $125.00 after November 11: $150.00

For additional information contact:

MRI Conferences,a division of Microform Review Inc.

520 Riverside Ave.

Westport, CT 06880

(203) 226-6967

• LA Public Library since 1872: A Bicentennial Exhibition Honoring John D. Bruckman, 1928- 1979 (44 pages, 1981), is a catalog of 80 items from the rare books and special collections of the Los Angeles Public Library, selected for an exhibition traveling in the Los Angeles area. It may be ordered from Romaine Ahlstrom, Collection Development Manager, Dept. JDB, Los Angeles Public Library, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, for $6, postage included (California residents add $.36), with checks payable to the John D. Bruckman Trust Account.

• The Library of Congress Main Reading Room Reference Collection Subject Catalog, second edition, compiled by Ann Gardner (1981), provides subject access to the library’s largest reference collection and is a valuable guide to reference librarians who wish to improve their collections or identify reference books on a given subject. This edition lists holdings as of August 15, 1980, and includes 13,385 monographs and 3,930 serials arranged alphabetically by LC subject heading and then by main entry. The catalog is available for $28 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (Stock No. 030-001- 00095-8).

• Moving On: A Cuide to Finding Information on American Cities, by Martha Hamilton (20 pages, 1981), is designed to help those who are moving to a new locale find information such as cost of living, climate, job opportunities, etc., about their prospective living place. It may be ordered for $3 (prepayment required) from The Publications Committee, 015 Olin Library, Cornell University Libraries, Ithaca, NY 14853.

• Salary Compensation Systems for Librarians, by William G. Jones, assistant university librarian for collection development and information services at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle (24 pages, May 1981), has been issued as OMS Occasional Paper number 5. The paper reports on a study of compensation systems in ten large academic libraries and was prepared under the OMS Collaborative Research/Writing Program. Copies may be obtained for $8, plus a $2 per order handling charge (prepayment required) from: SPEC Center, ARL Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• Serials Holdings in the Linda Hall Library, 1981 includes all 36,000 entries in the library s serials records as of March 1981, covering current and retrospective titles and cross references. The 1981 edition supersedes the 1979 edition and has 1,600 additional entries. The price of $35 includes mailing. Send a purchase order to Linda Hall Library, Serials Records Division, 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO 64110.

• Staff Development, SPEC Kit #75 (99 pages, June 1981), focuses on programs and activities designed to provide general skills training directly related to the work performed in a library. The kit contains nine descriptions of policies, plans, and needs assessments, two program descriptions, eight examples of specific activities and evaluation tools, and four examples of program schedules and calendars. It is available to ARL members and SPEC subscribers for $7.50 and to others for $15 (plus $2 per order handling charge), prepayment required, from the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, OMS/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.