ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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TROUBLE-
MAKERS?

F o r  t h e  a ll-k n o w in g , co n fid e n t B ib le  r e a d ­
e r  w h o  h a s  m a d e  u p  h is m in d  a n d  does 
n o t w a n t to  b e  c o n fu se d  w ith  in tric a te  
d e ta ils, th e s e  tw o  b ib lic a l re fe re n c e s  a re  
tro u b le -m a k e r s . B u t f o r  t h e  se rio u s 
s c h o la r o r  s tu d e n t o f t h e  B ible, th e s e  16 
v o lu m e s a r e  a n  en d less s o u rc e  o f in f o r ­
m a tio n .

The Interpreter's Bible fe a tu re s  b o th  RSV 
a n d  K in g  J a m e s  V e rsio n  o f th e  B ible, 
sid e  b y  sid e  f o r  easy  co m p a riso n ; a n  
ex eg esis; a n  ex p o s itio n ; a n d  o th e r  f e a ­
tu re s . S in g le  v o lu m e s , $8.75; 12-v o lu m e  
se t, $89.50. D e lu x e  le a th e r  e d itio n  (12-vol. 
se t) $199.50.

“ M a te ria l o n  t h e  s tu d y  of t h e  B ib le 
w h ic h  su rp a s se s in  sc h o la rly  co m p eten ce, 
c o m p leten ess, a n d  c la rity  t h e  c o n te n ts  of 
m a n y  a th r e e - y e a r  th e o lo g ic a l s e m in a ry  
c o u rse .”—T h e  C h r istia n  C e n tu r y

The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible is an  
illu s tr a te d  e n c y c lo p e d ia  t h a t  defin es a n d  
e x p la in s  e v e ry  p e rs o n  n a m e d  in  t h e  B ib le  
o r A p o c ry p h a ; e v e ry  to w n  a n d  reg io n , 
h ill a n d  s tre a m ; e v e ry  p la n t, a n im a l, a n d  
m in e ra l; e v e ry  o b je c t u s e d  i n  d a ily  life ; 
a n d  m a jo r  b ib lic a l d o c trin e s  a n d  th e o ­
lo g ical co n cep ts. M o re t h a n  1,000 b la c k - 
a n d - w h ite  illu s tra tio n s  a n d  56 p a g e s of 
fu ll- c o lo r  p h o to g ra p h s  a n d  m ap s. T h e  4- 
v o lu m e  se t, $45.

“… as a  n e w s e v e n t in  A m e ric a n  B ib le 
p u b lis h in g  in  re c e n t y e a rs, r a n k s  second 
o n ly  to  th e  p ro d u c tio n  of t h e  RSV itse lf 
…  o u r  firs t w o rd  in  th is  in s ta n c e  m u s t 
b e  o n e  o f g r a titu d e  to A b in g d o n  fo r  
q u ie tly  a n d  p a tie n tly  s e rv in g  as s te w a rd  
of t h e  g ro w in g  bod y  o f sc h o la rly  m a te ria l 
in  re c e n t y e a rs, a n d  p u b lis h in g  it firs t in  
T h e  I n te r p r e t e r s  B ib le  a n d  n o w  in  t h e  
D ic tio n a ry .”— T h e  C h ristia n  C e n tu r y

ABINGDON PRESS
Nashville • New York

preconference on the subject, “Techniques 
of Special Collections,” to be held at Stan­
ford, June 22-23. No joint meeting is being 
planned with the Bibliographical Society of 
America this year.

The following resolution, introduced by 
the Audio-Visual Committee at the first 
Board meeting was approved:
The ACRL Audio-Visual Committee, noting 
the great opportunity afforded colleges and 
universities to build desirable and useful A-V 
centers with funds granted through the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, and particularly under 
Title II and Title VI;

And recognizing the great need for A-V 
materials and equipment as an integral part of 
the services of a large number of colleges and 
university libraries;

The Committee recommends that the officials 
of A C R L  go on record as endorsing the re­
quest and expenditure of funds for these pur­
poses;

And that the A C R L  endorse the principle 
of Federal Funds for Higher Education to pro­
vide continued upgrading and encouragement 
by Congress of libraries through continued at­
tention to these needs.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:20 p .m .
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1968 B
FEDERAL LEGISLATION

udget

President Johnson’s 1968 Federal Budget in­
cludes the following requests for academic li­
brary purposes. (Refer to the Washington 
Newsletter for additional information regard­
ing budget requests.)
Higher Education Act of 1965

Title
I $ 16,500,000

II A 25,000,000
II B 8,250,000 (training)

3,550,000 (research)
II C 4,000,000

III 30,000,000
IV C 139,000,000 (work study)
V  C 35,000,000 (teacher fellow-

ships)
VI 17,000,000 (A-V equipment

and faculty
training)

Higher Education Facilities Act
I 390,000,000 ( graduate con­

struction)
II 50,000,000 (undergraduate 

construction)
Library Services and Construction Act

III 2,375,000 (cooperation) ■ ■