ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries Novem ber 1989 / 933 tre a te d as colleagues by th e faculty. T h e sam e is tr u e w ith resp e ct to th e ir feeling th a t th ey have eq u a l status on cam pus. F u rth e r research n ee d s to b e d o n e w ith resp e ct to attitu d es co n cern in g te n u re , faculty status, an d eq u ality o f tre a tm e n t. F o r exam ple, it w o u ld b e in te restin g to know if th e re are any differences in attitu d e s b etw e en m ale an d fem ale librarians, te n ­ u re d an d u n te n u re d librarians, d irecto rs an d o th e r librarians, to n am e a few. O n e librarian co m ­ m e n ted : “I have som etim es e n te rta in e d th e nasty th o u g h t th a t faculty rank an d status for librarians is a device p ro m o te d by re feren c e a n d p u b lic service librarians w ho seek to b e tak en seriously an d p ro ­ fessionally by an elitist an d co n d escen d in g teaching faculty.” This illustrates alienation, n o t only from th e rest o f th e faculty, b u t also from o th e r lib rari­ ans. A dditional study should b e m ad e to d e te rm in e if this c o m m en t reflects th e g en eral a ttitu d e o f tech n ical service librarians. I f tru e , it m ay indicate th a t w e librarians n e e d to reconcile o u r own differ­ en ces b efo re expecting m u ch faculty su p p o rt for g ran tin g us th e privilege o f te n u re an d faculty status. ■ ■ News from the Field Acquisitions • T h e U n iv e r s i t y o f V ir g in ia ’s A lderm an L i­ brary, C harlottesville, rec en tly acq u ired an original 1805 le tte r w ritte n by T h o m as Jefferso n to his frien d Philip M azzei, an Italian w ine m erch an t, req u e stin g th a t h e sen d tw o b o ttles o f w ine from E u ro p e to th e W h ite H ouse. C u rren tly , A lderm an L ib rary owns approxim ately 2,500 original Je ffer­ son letters. T h e M azzei le tte r, th e m ost rec en t ed itio n to th e collection, was p u rc h a se d this su m ­ m e r from th e D an ie l F. K elleh er Co. Inc., auction h o u se in Boston. T h e p u rch a se was fu n d e d b y th e M onticello M em orial F o u n d atio n , w hich has fi­ n a n c e d th e buying o f original Jefferson w ritings for A lderm an L ib rary for th e p ast 22 years. C u rren tly h o u se d in a clim ate-co n tro lled vault on th e seco n d floor o f A lderm an Library, th e le tte r is o n e s h e e t o f p ap e r, h an d w ritten . • V illa n o v a U n iv e r s it y , Villanova, Pennsylva- nia, has receiv ed from th e U niversity o f W ü rz b u rg a m ach in e-read ab le co n co rd an ce to th e critical L atin editions o f th e w orks o f St. A ugustine. T h e co n co rd an ce was d ev elo p ed th ro u g h th e efforts o f P rofessor C ornelius M ayer, O.S.A. Villanova is th e only U.S. site fo r this resource. Grants • T h e B r a n d e is U n iv e r s ity Libraries. Waltham, M assachusetts, in co n ju n ctio n w ith th e L em b erg P ro g ram in In tern atio n al E conom ics an d F in an ce, has receiv ed a $24,000 gift from th e C onsulate G en e ra l o f Japan, Boston. T h e gift will b e u se d to p u rch a se books an d serials on Jap an ese econom ics, as w ell as fine arts, literatu re , an d Jap an ese cu ltu re an d history. Areas o f p articu la r in te re s t to Bran- d eis’s D e p a rtm e n t o f . E conom ics are Japanese la b o r m arkets, U .S.-Japan trad e , an d U .S.-Japan eco n o m ic relations. T h ese m aterials will b e u se d as a fo u n d atio n to p ro m o te b e tte r u n d ersta n d in g o f Jap an ese life a n d stre n g th e n in te re s t on cam pus in Jap an ese studies. • T h e C e n t e r f o r R e s e a r c h L ib r a r ie s , C hi- cago, has receiv ed a bibliographic access g ran t o f $236,331 from th e U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u catio n u n d e r th e H ig h er E d u ca tio n A ct T itle II-C S tre n g th e n in g L ib rary R esources P rogram . This aw ard will en ab le retro sp ectiv e conversion o f 56,000 R o m an -alp h ab et reco rd s fo r m onographs in th e c e n te r s card catalog. T h e D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u ca tio n ap p ro v ed a th re e -y e a r p ro je c t p erio d for th e retro sp ectiv e conversion p ro jec t and fu n d e d a on e-y ear p e rio d b eg in n in g O c to b e r 1, 1989. T h e fed eral funds are financing all o f th e p ro je c t costs. In th e c u rre n t, final p h ase o f re tro ­ spective conversion, th e c e n te r is tre a tin g 240,000 m o nographic records. T his rep rese n ts approxi­ m ately 160,00 reco rd s in R om an alp h ab e t for m aterials in original form at, 35,000 records in cyril­ lic alp h ab et, 40,000 reco rd s for m icroform s, an d 5,000 reco rd s w ith m ain entry, collation, etc., p ro b ­ lem s th a t m u st b e solved by consulting th e m a teri­ als. T his g ra n t will m ove th e c e n te r significantly forw ard to w ard a co m p letely m ach in e-read ab le catalog an d will im prove re se a rc h e rs’ online access to its in fre q u en tly -h e ld resources. • E m p o r ia S ta t e U n iv e r s it y , Kansas, has re- cieved a $28,145 g ran t from th e N ational E n d o w ­ m e n t fo r th e H u m an ities to su p p o rt lectu res, dram atizations, a traveling exhibition, videotapes, an d ancillary lite ra tu re a b o u t th e m yths an d reali­ ties o f th e cattle cu ltu re in Kansas d u rin g th e late 19 th century. • T h e N e w b e r r y L ib r a r y , Chicago, has b e e n aw ard ed a N ational E n d o w m en t for th e H u m an i­ ties g ran t in th e am o u n t o f $20,517 to su p p o rt p lan n in g for an exhibition o f books, m anuscripts an d m aps th a t o ffer a m eans for u n d ersta n d in g A m erican civilization on th e eve o f th e voyages o f Colum bus. • T h e N o r t h e a s t D o c u m e n t C o n s e r v a t io n C e n t e r (N E D C C ), A ndover, M assachusetts, has receiv ed a g ran t o f $250,000 from th e P ew C h a ri­ tab le T rusts to su p p o rt its new ly ex p an d ed training p ro g ram in p reserv atio n m icrofilm ing. N E D C C ’s p ro g ram will train professionals w ho are re sp o n ­ sible for m anaging m icrofilm ing p ro jects th ro u g h intensive w orkshops h e ld in N E D C C ’s m icrofilm ­ in g laboratory in A ndover, an d in o th e r locations across th e country. P articip an ts will learn skills for p lanning m icrofilm ing projects, developing sp eci­ fications, w riting co n tracts w ith vendors, an d o b ­ tain h an d s on experience in o p era tin g a ca m e ra and in sp ectin g co m p leted film. T h e p u rp o se o f N E D C C ’s training p ro g ram is to accelerate th e national p reserv atio n effo rt to m icrofilm b rittle books in th e n atio n ’s m ajor research libraries an d to brin g ab o u t im p ro v e m en t in b o th th e q u an tity and quality o f th e film p ro d u ced . • N o r t h w e s t e r n U n iv e r s i t y Library, E van- ston, Illinois, has receiv ed a $275,00 g ran t from th e N ational E n d o w m en t fo r th e H u m an ities for a th ree -y e ar p lan to m icrofilm b rittle library m a teri­ als. T h e funds will en ab le th e library to co n tin u e to m icrofilm suitable m aterials from th e M elville J. H erskovits L ibrary o f Africana. T h a t p ro je c t was in itiated by a grant from L loyd A. F ry F o u n d atio n an d co n tin u ed by a C o m m ittee on In stitu tio n al C o o p eratio n (C IC ) film ing p ro je c t w hich was fu n d ed by th e N E H an d th e M ellon F o u n d atio n . T h e intern atio n ally recognized collection contains m o re th a n 161,900 volum es on every asp ect o f Africa. This N E H g ran t is p a rt o f a $2 million p reserv atio n m icrofilm ing pro p o sal su b m itte d to th e N E H b y th e R esearch L ibraries G ro u p (RLG ). T h e N o rth w estern U niversity L ibrary is one o f nine libraries p articip atin g in th e p roject. • T h e O h io U n iv e r s it y Libraries, A thens, have recen tly receiv ed approval from th e O hio U n iv er­ sity F o u n d atio n B oard o f T ru stee s o n an en d o w ­ m e n t o f $450,000 to su p p o rt th e acquisition o f library m aterials on co n tem p o rary history. T h e gift was an initial d istrib u tio n from th e estate o f E d n a P ark er Jacobsen, w ith additional fu n d in g possible. T h e university’s in terdisciplinary C o n tem p o rary H istory In stitu te offers th e only g rad u ate p ro g ram on co n tem p o rary history (th e p e rio d since W orld W ar II) in th e U n ite d States. T h e in stitu te analyzes re c e n t historical ex p erien ce as a guide to c u rre n t policy issues. E arn in g s from th e e n d o w m e n t will p e rm it th e acquisition o f re c e n t rese arch resources for In stitu te scholars, stu d en ts, an d o th ers co n ­ c e rn e d w ith national an d in tern atio n al policy study. • T he R e s e a r c h L ib r a r ie s G r o u p has received a $2 million g ran t from th e N ational E n d o w m en t for th e H u m an ities for th e seco n d p h ase o f th e G re at C ollections M icrofilm ing Project. T h e g ran t is th e largest single aw ard ever m ad e to R L G by N E H ’s O ffice o f P reserv atio n in its con tin u in g effo rt to save d isintegrating m aterials in th e n a­ tio n ’s libraries. T h e g ran t will expand th e original G re a t C ollections M icrofilm ing P roject, b eg u n in O cto b e r 1988, to su p p o rt th e film ing o f 27,000 volum es a t seven R L G m e m b e r libraries, to in ­ clu d e th e following in stitu tio n s: Brown University, C o lu m b ia T e a c h e r’s College, D artm o u th College, E m o ry University, th e N ew York H istorical Soci­ ety, N ew York University, N o rth w e ste rn U n iv er­ sity, th e U n iv ersity o f F lorida, an d th e U niversity o f Iowa. I t will en ab le th e se institutions to establish successful preserv atio n m icrofilm ing operations an d to in crease th e n u m b e r o f qualified m anagers an d tech n ician s th ro u g h a focused train in g p ro ­ gram. • T h e U n iv e r s it y o f V e r m o n t, Burlington, has receiv ed a g ran t from th e N ational E n d o w m en t for th e H u m an ities, in th e am o u n t o f $187,000, for lectu res, p an e l discussions, exhibitions, a field trip, pub licatio n o f a b ook o f essays, an d ancillary litera­ tu re a b o u t V erm o n t history. • T h e U n iv e r s i t y o f W a t e r lo o Library, O n- tario, has receiv ed a Social Sciences an d H u m an i­ ties R esearch C ouncil o f C an ad a g ran t o f $15,000 to p u rch a se additional library m aterials in th e field o f family planning, sexuality, an d b irth control. T he library m aterials to b e acq u ired w ith this grant in clu d e a m icrofilm copy o f th e p ap e rs o f b irth control p io n e e r M arg aret Sanger; ab o u t fifty theses on m icrofiche w hich address historical aspects o f th e se topics; an d an tiq u arian an d out-o f-p rin t books on family planning, b irth control, an d sexual­ ity. This is one o f th e m ajo r su b ject areas for th e U niversity L ibrary’s special collection, th e Lady A b erd ee n L ib rary o n th e H istory o f W om en. • T h e V ir g in ia H is to r ic a l S o c ie t y , Richm ond, has b e e n aw ard ed a $37,812 g ran t from th e N a­ tional E n d o w m en t for th e H u m an ities for th e p lan ­ n ing o f an exhibition w ith an in te rp re tiv e guide, a traveling exhibition, a n d a le c tu re series ab o u t th e social an d econom ic im p act o f W o rld W ar II on th e C o m m o n w ealth o f Virginia. 9 3 4 / C&RL News 936 / C&RL News News notes • T h e W e s t e r n N e w E n g la n d C o lle g e School o f Law Library, S pringfield, M assachusetts, has re ­ cently received th e Law L ibrary Publication Award for 1989 from th e A m erican Association o f Law Li­ braries. T h e Law L ibrary P ublication A w ard h o n ­ ors ach iev em en t in creatin g in-house, u se r-o ri­ en te d , library m aterials o f o u tstan d in g quality and significance. W e ste rn N ew E n g lan d College r e ­ ceived th e aw ard for th e P athfinder series, and o th e rp u b lica tio n s. T h e P a th fin d er series is aseries o f bibliographies o r “how -to” guides th a t highlight legal item s o f in te re s t o r h elp library p atro n s do legal research. Som e c u rre n t P athfinder guides are: A ID S — The Legal D im ension, M ajor Sources in Securities Regulation a n d Corporate Finance, Congressional Term s a n d Sessions, an d M assachu­ setts Judicial System . ■ ■ E O P L p * Profiles Sharon J. Rogers, university librarian at th e G eo rg e W ash in g to n U niversity, W ashington, D .C ., has b e e n n am ed assistant v ice-p resid en t for academ ic affairs an d u n i­ versity librarian. She is also an ad ju n ct associate pro fesso r o f sociology. In h e r n ew role as assistant v ic e - p re s id e n t, R o g e rs will b e given b ro a d e r adm inistrative resp o n si­ bility for academ ic affairs. She will also b e resp o n ­ sible for developing th e library at th e university’s n e w L o u d o u n C o u n ty c a m p u s s c h e d u le d to Sharon J. Rogerso p en in 1991. As un iv er­ sity librarian, Rogers is th e sen io r ad m in istrato r for th e university’s u n d e r­ g rad u ate an d g rad u ate general research collections h o u se d in M elvin G elm an Library. D u rin g h e r te n u re at G eorge W ashington University, she has d irec ted th e rem o d elin g o f G elm an L ibrary and th e au to m atio n conversion o f a card catalog system to co m p act disc, as well as o th e r significant im ­ p ro v em en ts in th e university’s p eriodical services. A m ong th e library services th a t have b e e n d ev el­ o p e d an d offered to th e W ashington com m unity u n d e r h e r lead ersh ip is “C ollections D C ,” a co m ­ p u te riz e d d atab ase w hich houses inform ation ab o u t W ashington’s extensive historical an d cu l­ tu ral resources. Rogers jo in e d G eorge W ashington U niversity in 1984 as university librarian. P rio r to 1984, she h eld various faculty and adm inistrative positions at Bowling G re en S tate University, th e U niversity o f Toledo, A lfred University, an d W ashington State University. H e r n u m e ro u s professional affiliations in clu d e council m e m b er o f th e A m erican L ibrary A ssociation (ALA), ALA rep resen tativ e to th e A m erican C ouncil on E d u catio n , b o ard m e m b er o f W R L C an d p re sid e n t o f th e U sers C ouncil o f th e O nline C o m p u te r L ib rary C e n te r. She also served as p resid e n t o f th e A ssociation o f College and R esearch L ibraries from 1984 to 1985. A prolific w riter, h e r w ork has ap p e a re d in several books and jo u rn als including Libraries a n d the Search For A cadem ic Excellence an d College & Research L i­ braries N ew s. R hoda Garoogian has b e e n a p p o in ted chair­ p erso n o f th e G rad u ate L ib rary an d In fo rm atio n Science D e p a rtm e n t a t th e P ra tt In stitu te, Brooklyn, N ew York. F ro m D e c e m b e r 1985 th ro u g h A ugust 1988, G aroogian was d irec to r o f th e W ilsonline In form ation System at H .W . W ilson Com pany, w hich p ro v id ed cu sto m e r su p p o rt for W ilsonline, W ilsearch, an d W ilsondisc. G aroogian was assistant pro fesso r at th e P alm e r School o f L ib rary an d In fo rm atio n Science a t L ong Island University, C.W . P ost C am pus, an d re feren c e li­ b rarian at b o th th e Brooklyn College L ibrary (1975-1981) an d th e M edgar E vers College Li­ b rary (1976). She has n u m e ro u s p ap e rs an d p u b li­ cations to h e r c re d it an d sh e received th e Special L ibraries Association F a n n ie L. Sim one A ward for c o n trib u tio n to pu b lish in g in 1988. G aroogian is a m e m b e r o f th e A m erican L ibrary Association, B eta