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• Bibliographic Displays in the Online Catalog, by Walt Crawford, Lennie Stovel, and Kathleen Bales (359 pages, 1986), is a report on large-scale tests conducted by the Research Libraries Group with display alternatives. The volume focuses on the following questions: How should bibliographic records be displayed? How many different displays should an online catalog provide? How often will a design force patrons to view more than one screen to see a complete record? The book suggests alternatives for record display and shows examples of each to allow readers to evaluate them. More than 400 screen images are included. Copies may be ordered for $30 from Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., 701 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604. ISBN 0-86729-198-2.

• Bilindex Supplement I, 1985-86: A Bilingual Spanish-English Subject Heading List (334 pages, 1986) supplements the Bilindex, first published in 1984 by Hispanex, The supplement adds 2,500 new and updated standardized Spanish subject heading equivalents to the more than 13,000 that were listed in the first edition. The two volumes together allow Spanish access to English-language collections and English-language interaction with Spanish-language users and searches. Copies may be ordered for $55 from the Floricanto Press, Hispanex, Inc., 16161 Ventura Blvd., Suite 830, Encino, CA 91436. ISBN 0-915745-02-X.

• Cooperative Preservation Efforts of Academic Libraries, by Susan E. Bello (52 pages, October 1986), has been published as Occasional Paper no. 174 of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The booklet analyzes the major national plans for preservation programs in the United States from 1954 to 1985 and shows the extent to which aspects of these plans have been achieved by academic libraries. Copies are available for $3.00 (plus $.50 postage and handling) from GSLIS, Publications Office, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 249 Armory Building, 505 E. Armory St., Champaign, IL 61820.

• Costs of Microfilm Preservation at Besearch Libraries: A Study of Four Institutions, by Paul B. Kantor (November 1986), describes the costs of microfilm processing at the libraries of the University of Chicago, Columbia University, the New York Public Library Research Libraries, and the Library of Congress. The report presents an analysis of data supplied by the libraries and information obtained from site visits to each library, interviews with key personnel, detailed work logs kept during the first six months of 1986, and work sampling data collected during the same period. Kantor found that one-third of the cost of filming is generated by record-keeping and administrative activities, and he suggests that costs can be reduced by 10% through refinement of procedures. Copies are available for $3 (prepaid) from Microfilm Preservation, Council on Library Resources, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• A Descriptive Guide to the University Archives of Temple University, compiled by Miriam I. Crawford with the assistance of Jun Hi Yu (135 pages, 1986), describes 66 groups of University records, 65 collections of personal papers, and 12 sound and film collections. Personal papers include manuscripts, correspondence and research materials of alumni, faculty, and administrators in the sciences, history, literature, medicine, education, and criminology. Copies may be requested from the Conwellana–Templana Collection, Samuel Pa- ley Library, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122.

• Effective On-the-job Training: Developing Li-

brary Human Resources, by Sheila D. Creth (176 pages, November 1986), is a practical guide for the library supervisor, covering every aspect of employee training. Specific training situations are reviewed for both new employees and existing staff, and planning and implementing a training program is covered step-by-step. Each chapter of the book includes exercises to aid the supervisor in understanding and planning the training process. Copies may be ordered for $15.95 from ALA Publishing Services, Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.

• End User Searching in the Health Sciences, edited by M. Sandra Wood, Ellen Brassil Horak, and Bonnie Snow (290 pages, 1986), has been published as monographic supplement no. 2 to the journal Medical Reference Services Quarterly, volume 5. Included are articles on the environment of end user searching, search programs, and the end user’s viewpoint. Copies may be ordered for $29.95 from Haworth Press, 28 E. 22d St., New York, NY 10010-6194. ISBN 0-86656-465-9.

• Libraries, Books & Culture, edited by DonaldG. Davis Jr. (491 pages, 1986), documents the Library History Seminar VII, an interdisciplinary conference held in March 1985 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Twenty-eight papers are presented, ranging from the private libraries of Puritan America to censorship by translation in modern Russia. Included are articles by Margaret W. Rossiter on “Women and the History of Scientific Communication,” John P. Feather on “The Book in History and the History of the Book,” David Cressey on “Books as Totems in Seventeenth-Century England and New England,” and Wayne Wiegand on “Library Politics and the Organization of the Bibliographic Society of America.” Copies are available for $15 from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1276. ISBN 0-938729-00-4.

• The One-Person Library: A Newsletter for Li- brarians and Management is an eight-page monthly publication created specifically for the librarian who works alone. Regular features include interviews with librarians and their managers; book reviews; a time management column; detailed coverage of selected meetings and conferences; and other original features. Annual subscriptions are $45 (a start-up subscription, not available through agencies, is $35). Send prepaid orders to OPL Resources Ltd., Dept. PR1, P.O. Box 948, Murray Hill Station, New York, NY 10156.

• Reference Works in the Lield of Religion, 1977-1985: A Selective Bibliography, by Elsie Freudenberger (68 pages, 1986), provides descriptive annotations of 159 titles published in English in the area of religious studies. Basic works from established publishing houses are listed as well as those of a more sophisticated area of study, including atlases, bibliographies, concordances, dictionaries, and directories. Copies may be ordered for $15 (plus $1.50 postage) from the Catholic Library Association, 461 W. Lancaster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041. ISBN 0-87507-037-X.

• Systems Office Organization (97 pages, October1986) has been published as SPEC Kit #128 by the ARL Office of Management Studies. It describes systems office configurations at several ARL institutions and presents some major organizational patterns for systems offices and their relationship to the larger library organization. The kit contains documents from three libraries related to systems officer position/matrix organization, 11 sets of documents related to systems department line organization, and 7 sets of documents related to multi-campus university support. The singlecopy cost is $20 (prepaid) from SPEC, Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• Technologies for Prehistoric and Historic Preservation (212 pages, 1986) presents some cost- effective methods used by Federal agencies for studying and protecting America’s cultural heritage. Foreign experiences with preservation techniques, methods, and equipment are also examined for possible transfer to applications in the United States. Copies may be ordered for $10 from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Dept. SSMC, Washington, DC 20402. S/N 052-003- 01051-8.

• Treasures of the University of Delaware Library, edited by Alice D. Schreyer (77 pages, 1986), commemorates an exhibit prepared under the direction of Susan Brynteson, Delaware’s director of libraries. Examples of rare works in the arts, literature, history, and the history of science and technology are profiled. The exhibit runs through April 1987. Copies of the catalog may be ordered for $19.95 (plus $2 postage) from the Office of the Director, University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE 19717-5267. Some copies of the history of the University of Delaware Library, Books, Bricks & Bibliophiles, written in 1984 by Carol E. Hoffecker and John A. Munroe, are still available for $12 (plus $2 postage) from the Office of Information Services, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.

• VocabuLearn foreign-language instructiontapes offer a different way of learning that emphasizes vocabulary rather than grammar. Available in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Russian, the tapes have been recorded by native speakers. Individual words and expressions are given rather than complete sentences, making the tapes useful for vocabulary review or as a refresher before an overseas trip. Each package contains two 90-minute stereo cassetes, recorded in Dolby sound for greater clarity, and a 1,500-word pocket-size dictionary. Each package retails for $14.95 and may be ordered directly from Penton Overseas, Inc., 1605 Hope St., Suite 305, South Pasadena, CA 91030-2606; (818) 441- 0144. ■ ■