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• Africans in the New World, 1493-1834, by Larissa V. Brown (62 pages, February 1988), is a guide to the exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, that commemorates the 350th anniversary of the first arrival of blacks in New England in 1638 and the centenary of the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888. This exhibition catalog describes 81 items from the Library’s collection. Copies may be obtained for $10 from the John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912. ISBN 0-916617-31-9.

• Approval Plans, SPEC Kit #141 (124 pages, February 1988), contains the results of a June 1987 ARL survey that covered the points of continuity and consensus in approval plan use over the previous four years and the diversity of ways in which librarians assess these plans. The kit contains the tabulated survey results, two examples of questions and criteria for evaluating vendors, five examples of profiles and guidelines, three examples of processing and review of approval receipts, and a selected reading list. Individual SPEC kits cost $20 (prepayment required) and may be ordered from SPEC, Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

•The Directory of Aerospace Educational Programs in Canada, the United States and Abroad,compiled by Anneli Sheridan and Judy Mills (April 1988), was initially intended for the use of graduate students at the University of Toronto’s Institute for Aerospace Studies, but has been revised to accommodate a wider audience. The information was obtained from calendars, catalogs, courses, and bulletins issued by various institutions. Both degree and non-degree programs are included. Each listing provides degrees and awards conferred, detailed program descriptions, the number of faculty members, costs, and a contact address. The directory costs $15 Canadian (checks payable to the University of Toronto), and may be ordered from the Publications Department, Institute for Aerospace Studies, 4925 Dufferin Street, Downsview, Ontario, Canada M3H 5T6.

•The Directory of Federal Historical Programs and Activities(1988) has recently been published by the American Historical Association and the Society for History in the Federal Government. The only complete guide to Federal historical activities, both in Washington and around the country, the directory contains a brief description of each program, its mailing address, and a list of program personnel with individual telephone numbers. Also included is organizational data on large programs like those of the Department of the Army, the National Park Service, and the National Archives. Copies may be obtained for $6 from the American Historical Association, 400 A Street, S.E., Washington, DC 20003.

•Federal Documents Librarianship, 1879-1987, by Alan Edward Schorr (215 pages, March 1988), contains 2,153 references to articles, monographs, and other materials on issues, trends, problems, and accomplishments in the field of government documents librarianship and federal information policy. Citations are primarily, but not exclusively, from the literature of librarianship. The bibliography is available for $25 (plus $2 shipping) from the Denali Press, P.O. Box 021535, Juneau, AK 99802-1535. ISBN 0-938737-14-7.

•The second Five-Year Report of the Register of Copyrights on Photocopying of Copyrighted Works(3 vols., January 1988) describes the extent to which Section 108 of the Copyright Act has achieved the intended statutory balancing of the rights of creators of original material and the needs of users of photocopy machines. Although many of the involved parties agree that library photocopying does reflect that balance, the Copyright Office recommends that Congress expand the subject matter of the five-year review to include specifically the effects of new technology. The first report was presented to Congress in 1983. This report also includes a transcript of the Congressional hearings on reproduction of copyrighted works in April 1987, and copies of written comments. The report may be obtained for $37 from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325. Stock no. 030-002- 00162-4.

•The Librarian Career Resource Network Directory,compiled by the ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources (37 pages, 1987), lists librarians who have volunteered to answer questions about specific library/information specialties from colleagues who want to know about different types of libraries or positions before making career decisions and changes. Career Resource Network volunteers can also provide information about geographic areas. The directory is indexed by career specialty and geographic area. To order, send $2 to ALA/OLPR, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-7205-5.

•The Linked Systems Project: A Networking Tool for Libraries (140 pages, February 1988), published by OCLC in cooperation with the Library of Congress, contains 12 papers that describe the progress of the Linked Systems Project (LSP) ‚ a collaborative effort to develop computer-to-computer links among the Library of Congress, the Research Libraries Group, the Western Library Network, and OCLC. Several papers were presented at the LSP Preconference Institute held June 25-26, 1987, in San Francisco. Topics covered include the Standard Network Interconnection (SNI) that is the LSP’s implementation of communication protocols based on the International Standards Organization’s Open System Interconnection Reference Model. The book also covers the process of authority records exchange, which supports the work of the National Coordinated Cataloging Operations (NACO) project. Copies are available for $13.50 (non-members of OCLC must prepay) from the OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Dept. 630, Box ONB, Columbus, OH 43265.

•Nationwide Networking(65 pages, 1987), theProceedings of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee Meetings, July and December 1986, has been published as LC’s Network Planning Paper number 15. Program papers include “Two Years in the Making: A Common Vision of Networking,” by Henriette D. Avram; “NCLIS: A Look Ahead,” by Vivian J. Arterbery; and “Library Networking: The NAC Action Agenda,” by Mary W. Ghikas. There are five appendixes, including one on networks and public policy by Carol C. Henderson of ALA’s Washington Office. Copies may be ordered for $7.50 from the Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20541. ISBN 0-8444- 0573-6.

•The President’s Task Force on the Value of the Information Professional,the final report of a Special Libraries Association Task Force (56 pages, 1986) , examines how the services of the corporate information center and the information professional can be quantified in terms of real-dollar cost savings, financial gains, and liability avoidance for the corporation. The report documents specific techniques and strategies that have been used successfully by corporate information managers to document these tangible contributions, as well as such other benefits as time saved by other corporate staff when they use the information center to locate data essential to their work. Chaired by James Ma- tarazzo, of Simmons College, the Task Force also included Miriam A. Drake, Helen Manning, Ann W. Talcott, James B. Tchobanoff, and Allen B. Veaner. A copy of the report may be requested from David Malinak, Director of Communications, SLA, 1700 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 10009.

•Volume 8, no. 2/3 (1987) of Restaurator, theinternational journal for the preservation of library and archival material, contains the eight reports on mass preservation techniques from the IFLA Conference on Preservation of Library Materials held at the National Library of Austria in Vienna, April 6-11, 1986. An additional paper solicited by the journal rounds out the information assembled by William J. Welsh, deputy librarian of Congress, who conceived and planned the Conference, which was featured in the PBS program, “Slow Fires.” Inquire about single copy price from Munksgaard International Publishers, 35 Nörre Sögade, Postbox 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark. ISSN 0034-5806.

•Selection of the University Librarian,by RuthJ. Person and George C. Newman (23 pages, February 1988), has been published as OMS Occasional Paper #13 by the ARL Office of Management Studies. The paper addresses key issues regarding the search process, committees and their roles, the acceptable applicant pool, affirmative action, and the “select list” and final candidate. The critical role of outsiders in searches, as well as the necessity for an assertive search, is also explored. Copies may be ordered for $15 (prepayment required) from the ARL Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

•Strategic Marketing for Libraries: A Hand- book,by Elizabeth J. Wood and Victoria L. Young (240 pages, February 1988), explains and interprets general marketing principles for practitioners in the library and information science fields. Applications of marketing principles appropriate for academic, public, and special libraries are described in detail. The book stresses market segmentation, marketing opportunity analysis, and principles of strategic planning. The cost is $37.95, and it may be ordered from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881. ISBN 0-313- 24405-7.

♦ , reprints editorials, letters, essays, and an interview with social critic Berman, who is the head cataloger at Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota. The topics of these 34 selections, edited by Bill Katz, cover “Herrenvolk” terminology, access to fiction, subject headings for consumer health information, the Creationists’ hidden agenda, South African censorship, and much more. A 16-page annotated bibliography of Berman’s writings is also included. Copies may be ordered for $18.95 from McFarland & Co., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-89950-304-7.