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• Child Abuse and the Law: A Legal Primer for

Social Workers, by Barbara A. Caulfield and Robert M. Horowitz (61 pages, 2d ed., 1987), is a guide to the legal processes a social worker must deal with when pursuing a case of child abuse. This new edition covers recent changes in child abuse laws and legal procedures, such as the use of closed circuit televised testimony. The major elements of the legal process and court procedure are summarized pragmatically. A single copy may be ordered for $4.50 (plus 50c for postage) from the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, Publication Sales, P.O. Box 94283, Chicago, IL 60690. ISBN 0-937906-18-12.

• Ethics and the Professor: An Annotated Bibliography, 1970-1985, by Mark Youngblood Herring (605 pages, 1988), describes English-language journal articles, monographs, essays in books, newspaper editorials, and proceedings, from both scholarly and popular sources. Ten chapters cover such topics as professional ethics, personal values, academic freedom, copyright, civil rights, religious education, plagiarism, educational malpractice, admissions, science and ethics, and educational reform. Title, author, and keyword indexes are provided. The book may be ordered for $77.00 from Garland Publishing, 136 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0-8240-8491-8.

• Invest in the American Collection: Edited Proceedings from a Regional Forum on the Conservation of Cultural Property, edited by Jane Sennett Long (51 pages, 1988), includes the remarks of 21 speakers at a forum held June 16-18, 1987, at the Art Institute of Chicago. The speakers, who included Lynne V. Cheney (chairman of NEH), FrankHodsoll (chairmanof NEA), JamesN. Wood (director of the Art Institute of Chicago), Lawrence W. Towner (president of the Newberry Library), and museum directors, conservators, and archivists, addressed current issues in conservation and preservation. A companion piece to the proceedings is the keynote address by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, “The Moral Imperative of Conservation.” Single copies of both publications are available free of charge from the National Institute for Conservation, 900 Jefferson Drive, S.W., A&I-2225, Washington, DC 20560.

• The National Forum of Applied Educational

Research Journal, vol.l, no.l (1987-88)- , includes original articles by theoreticians, educational researchers, and practitioners on a variety of viewpoints for those who are interested in applied educational research. Edited by William Allan Kritsonis and Annette Marchand, the first issue contains articles on research assistance, teacher efficacy, group interaction, and supervisory behavior. The library annual subscription rate is $50.00, which includes two copies of each semiannual issue. Contact the NFAER Journal, 1705 Plantation Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301. ISSN 0895-3880.

• The Nineteenth Century,an extensive microfiche collection of significant scholarly books printed in England and the Commonwealth in the 19th century, will be issued on a subscription basis over thirty years by Chadwyck-Healey. A board of editors headed by R.C. Alston will select titles within clearly defined subject areas: a large General Collection will cover history and social studies, while smaller special collections will include linguistics, publishing, and art and architecture. Subscribers may tailor the selection to their own collection development objectives. Per title cost averages $5.40. For more information, contact Chadwyck- Healey, 1101 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 683-4890.

• Open Doors 1986/87, edited by Marianthi Zikopoulos(187 pages, 1987), reports on the annual census of foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, a survey carried out by the Institute of International Education with the financial support of the U.S. Information Agency. It provides data on enrollment patterns, national origin,academic level, financial support, fields of study, and other areas of interest. Copies may be ordered for $29.95 from the Research Division, HE, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

• Performance Appraisal in Research Libraries,

SPEC Kit #140 (100 pages, January 1988), contains the results of an ARL survey on policies for evaluating employee performance. Documents on peer review and merit increase review are included, along with seven overviews of performance appraisal systems. The cost is $20 (prepayment required) from SPEC, Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• Peterson’s Directory of Software Sources for

Higher Education, compiled for the EDUCOM Software Initiative by Peggy Seiden (January 1988), describes the producers, reviewers, and cataloged of software used in college and university settings. Roth commercial and non-commercial sources are listed, along with vendor directories, evaluation sources, journals, and professional associations. Each software source description includes a summary of the types of software available, the machines on which the packages run, licensing terms, and price ranges. Copies may be ordered for $29.95 from Peterson’s Guides, 166 Bunn Drive, P.O. Box 2123, Princeton, NJ 08543-2123. ISBN 0- 87866-679-6.

9Preservation Briefs: Recognizing and ResolvingCommon Preservation Problems is a series of 14 pamphlets on the preservation and maintenance of historic properties for owners, architects, and developers of historic buildings. Selected topics are: roofing, exterior paint problems, aluminum and vinyl siding, and pigmented structural glass. The set is available for $5.00 from Dept. 36-ZF, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402- 9325. Stock no. 024-005-01026-2.

• The Relationship of Library User Studies to Per-

formance Measures,by Ronald R. Powell (41 pages, January 1988), has been published as Occasional Paper number 181 by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The author argues that one of the most meaningful ways to judge the quality and effectiveness of a library’s services is to measure user satisfaction. Copies may be ordered for $3.00 (plus 50ç handling) from Occasional Papers, GSLIS Publications Office, University of Illinois, 249 Armory Building, 505 E. Armory Street, Champaign, IL 61820.

• Slavic and East European Collections at the

Stanford University Libraries, by Wojciech Za- lewski (1987), has been issued as the first volume of Russian and East European Studies, sponsored by Stanford’s Committee for Russian and East European Studies. This brochure presents an evaluative assessment of Stanford’s Slavic collections, placing them in a national and Bay Area context. A list of Czech, Polish, and Russian pre-19th century imprints is appended. It is a companion piece to Za- lewski’s earlier book, Collectors and Collections of Slavica at Stanford University (1985). The book may be ordered for $5.00 from the Committee for Russian and East European Studies, History Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.

• Standards for University Map Collections, developed by the Committee on Standards of the Special Library Association’s Geography and Map Division (13 pages, 1987), contains standards for services, collections, personnel, facilities, administration, and finance that address the specific requirements of map collections. A copy may be requested from Mary Galneder, 310 Science Hall, University of Wisconsin, 550 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706-1404.

•English-language transcripts of Vremya

(Time) and I Serve the Soviet Union, two Soviet television programs, are now available on microfiche from Research Publications. Vremya is the official Soviet evening newscast with an audience of 150 million, and I Serve the Soviet Union is a weekly one-hour show featuring topics of military interest. Worldview, Inc., based in Oakdale, Iowa, is providing same-day English translation of these shows. The microfiche transcripts will be issued quarterly with an index/abstract. The annual price is $525. Contact Research Publications, 12 Lunar Drive, Drawer AB, Woodbridge, CT 06525. ■ ■