ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 153 Medical Library Association and was president of that group in 1964-65. She was a member of the President's Advisory Committee on Libraries, and Chairman of the Biomedical Communication Study Section of the N ational In stitu tes of Health. In her honor the Washington University School of Medicine has set up an Estelle Brod- man Lectureship Fund. DEATHS Phillip E. Greer, assistant librarian in the Undergraduate Library at Indiana University, Bloomington, died on October 9, 1980. He had been a member of the library faculty since 1978. H elen More, former head of the Continuations Section of the Cataloging Department, University of California, Los Angeles, died January 14. She had retired in December, 1965, after 22 years of service. Wayne S. Yenawine, professor emeritus of the College of Librarianship, University of South Carolina, died on February 21 at his home in Columbia. He was the first dean of the College of L ibrarianship and served in that capacity until his retirem ent in 1976. From 1965 to 1970 he had been director of libraries at the University of Louis­ ville. Yenawine graduated from Washington Uni­ versity with a bachelor’s in business and public administration and from Wayne S. Yenawine the U niversity of Illi­ nois with an MLS and Ph.D. in library science. He was director of libraries at the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, and dean of the School of Library Science and director of libraries at Syracuse University, New York. P u b lica tio n s NOTICES • Africana Microforms in the University o f Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library, compiled by Anne Vandenburgh (77 pages, 1981), is now available as Occasional Paper num ber 3, Uni­ versity of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Types of material listed include journals, newspapers, theses, records and proceedings of organizations, and monographs. Prepaid orders of $4 per copy may be sent to the Acquisitions Department, Room 324, UW Memorial Library, 728 State St., Madison, WI 53706. • Classroom and Field: The Intern sh ip in American Library Education, by Louis Coburn (1981), has been published as number 3 of the Queens College Studies in Librarianship under the supervision of the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. The monograph may be o rd ered for $7.50 from th e Cam pus Store, Queens College, Community Facilities Building, Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367. • A revised Collection D evelopment Policy Statement (275 pages, 1980) has been issued by the Libraries of Stanford University. It follows the narrative format of its first policy statement issued in 1970, which has been influential in the preparation of similar documents by other re­ search libraries. The document is indexed by sub­ ject and LC class and is available for $20 from Publication Services, Green Library, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. • Competition and Cooperation in American Higher Education (176 pages, 1981), is a compila­ tion of 33 articles on marketing, recruitment, re­ tention, affirmative action, fund raising, and the roles of the military, business, and government in higher education. It may be purchased for $10.50 (plus $2 postage and handling for first book, $1 for each additional book) from th e American Council on Education, Publication Sales, Section PR-2, One D upont C ircle, W ashington, DC 20036. • The Context o f Interconnection fo r a Nation­ wide Bibliographic Network, prepared for the National Library Network Project by Edwin J. Buchinski and Mazharul Islam (33 pages, Novem­ ber 1980), has been published as Canadian Net­ work Paper number 1. It is the first of a pro­ jected series of documents that will describe the progress of a decentralized bibliographic network in Canada. The docum ent is in English and French, and may be obtained free from the Pub­ lications Office, National Library of Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N4. • Directory o f Library Instruction Programs in California Academic Libraries, prepared by Kathleen Coleman and Esther Grassian (second edition, 1980), has been published by the Califor­ nia Clearinghouse on Library Instruction. Based on a 1980 survey, the directory provides detailed information about the instructional programs of 136 libraries. The directory is available for $8.50 (make checks payable to the California Clearing­ house on Library Instruction) from Kathleen Coleman, San Diego State University Library, 154 San Diego, CA 92182. • A new Directory o f Special Libraries in Southern California has been published by the Southern California Chapter of the Special Li­ braries Association. The directory lists 625 librar­ ians representing over 300 organizations. Copies may be obtained for $20 (prepayment requested) from Julia Keim, Rocketdyne, Mailstop BA29, 6633 Canoga Ave., Canoga Park, CA 91304. • Dissertations and Theses about Idaho, 1900- 1978, edited by Douglas G. Birdsall (84 pages, 1980), provides full bibliographic citations for 2,200 items gathered from 87 universities and colleges throughout the United States. The pri­ mary arrangement is by subject, then by year and author. Copies may be obtained for $4.75 from Idaho State University Press, c/o University Bookstore, Campus Box 8013, Pocatello, ID 83209. • German Publications in the Humanities and Social Sciences (25 pages, January 1981) has been published as Checklist Number 1 by the Harvard University Library. The checklist is a list of mi­ crofilms produced under grants from the United States Department of Education’s Strengthening Research Library Resources Program. German items filmed through 1980, including German- language publications and publications relating to Germany as well as titles published in Germany, comprise the list. A free copy may be obtained by writing the Office of the Director, Harvard University Library, Cambridge, MA 02138. • Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy and Related Fields 1980-81 has been published by the American Institute of Physics. It provides in-depth information about the programs offered by 296 departments in the United States and Canada, each listing averaging 2.5 pages in length. Copies may be obtained for $12.50 (add $2 for non-prepaid orders) from the American In­ stitute of Physics, Back Numbers, 335 E. 45th St., New York, NY 10017. • Guide to U.S. Government Publications, by Neil J. McElroy, Julia Stiles, and Tina Walker (24 pages, 1980), was written for the use of Cornell University Library patrons, but may also serve as an example to other librarians who may wish to write a similar guide. Copies may be purchased for $3 (prepayment and return address label re­ quired) from the Publications Committee, 015 Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. • Index and Abstracts o f Colonial Documents in the Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library, com­ piled by Carolyn M. Wells (75 pages, 1980) has been published by Watson Library, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, with a grant from the Meagle Foundation. The booklet provides name and subject access to manuscripts of the period prior to 1803, the date when Louisiana Territory was purchased by the United States. Copies may be obtained for $3 (check or money order to NSU Foundation-Library) from the Li­ brary Director, Eugene P. Watson Memorial Li­ brary, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA 71457. • Joseph lshill: Printer and Libertarian, com­ piled by Robert A. Tibbetts (40 pages, March 1981), has been published by the Ohio State Uni­ versity Libraries to commemorate a comprehen­ sive exhibit of the work of printer Joseph lshill and his Oriole Press, March 14-April 24, 1981. Copies of the exhibit checklist are available for $3.50 from the Friends of the Libraries, Ohio State University, 1858 Neil Avenue Mall, Colum­ bus, OH 43210. • The 1980-81 RIBA Book List (20 pages), a compilation of titles relating to architecture, is now available from the Royal Institute of British Architects. This eleventh issue of the list contains nearly 600 entries representing all aspects of architectural theory and practice. Single copies may be obtained free from the British Architec­ tural Library, 66 Portland Place, London, Eng­ land WIN 4AD. • Richard M. Nixon in the Earl Warren Era, a set of oral history interviews with Earl Adams, Roy Day, John Walton Dinkelspiel, Frank Jorgensen, and Roy P. Crocker (297 pages, 1980), have been published by the Bancroft Library. All those interviewed had been early supporters of Nixon. The interviews were conducted in 1975 by Amelia Fry of Berkeley’s Regional Oral History Office, and cover the highlights of Nixon’s cam­ paigns from 1946 to 1968. Copies may be pur­ chased for $40 by libraries and other depositories for deposit in noncirculating collections. For further information contact the Regional Oral History Office, 486 The Bancroft Library, Uni­ versity of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. • A Selected Bibliography o f Black Heritage Materials in the James E. Morrow Library (21 pages, September 1980) has been published by the library of Marshall University, Huntingdon, West Virginia. Most of the items are briefly anno­ tated. Copies may be obtained from Elizabeth J. Hill, Reference Department, James E. Morrow Library, Marshall University, Huntingdon, WV 25701. • Ten First Street, Southeast: Congress Builds a Library, 1886-1897, by Helen-Anne Hilker (102 pages, 1980), has been published by the Li­ brary of Congress to commemorate an exhibition in the Great Hall and on the second floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Con­ gress. Copies may be obtained for $4.75 ($5.95 for overseas orders) from the Superintendent of Documents, G overnment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. • The Boston Chapter of the Special Libraries Association has published a Union List o f Serial Holdings (10th edition, 1980). The list was com­ piled from the holdings of 80 contributing librar­ ies and was generated by the F. W. Faxon Com­ 155 pany, Westwood, Massachusetts. Reporting li­ braries are primarily in Massachusetts, with one each from Maine and Vermont. Copies may be purchased at $25 for individual SLA members, and $30 for non-members and institutions, pre­ payment required, from Charles Zerwekh, Polar­ oid Corporation Library, P.O. Box 150, Cam­ bridge, MA 02139. Make checks payable to the SLA Boston Chapter. • User Surveys and Evaluation o f Library Ser­ vices, SPEC Kit #71 (107 pages, February 1981), covers some of the approaches to assessing library services that academic and research libraries have carried out. The kit discusses user surveys, mate­ rials availability and accessibility studies, facilities use studies, and studies of specialized services, such as interlibrary loan or library use instruc­ tion. The kit is available to ARL members and SPEC subscribers for $7.50 and to others for $15 (plus $2 handling change per order), prepayment required, from SPEC, OMS/ARL, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. • William Faulkner’s Gifts o f Friendship, by Louis Daniel Brodsky and Thomas Verich (58 pages, 1980), is a descriptive catalog of the pre­ sentation and inscribed copies from the Faulkner Collection of Louis Daniel Brodsky, which cur- C onservation Q uestionnaire The Conservation Training Planning Com­ mittee of the Smithsonian Institution recently mailed a questionnaire entitled “Conservation Training Needs and Job Market Analysis” to approximately 9,000 museums, libraries, ar­ chives, historical organizations, and universities throughout the United States. The survey is intended to help identify the personnel needs and types of materials requir­ ing conservation attention in art, history, natural history, and science and technology collections. Contacted institutions are encour­ aged to respond promptly to the question­ naire. Any institution that did not receive a ques­ tionnaire and would like to participate in this nationwide assessment of collection needs may contact: Jane R. Glaser, Chairperson, Con­ servation Training Planning Committee, Arts and Industries Building, Room 2235, Smith­ sonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560; (202) 357-3101. 156 rently numbers well over 2,000 printed books, manuscripts, drawings, legal documents, auto­ graphed letters, and ephemera. The particular copies described in the catalog were exhibited in the Department of Archives and Special Collec­ tions of the John Davis Williams Library, Uni­ versity of Mississippi, from August 6 to Septem­ ber 12, 1980. Copies may be ordered for $5 from the Department of Archives and Special Collec­ tions, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. Calendar May 23—Preservation: Spring meeting of the Iowa Historical Materials Preservation Society, Liv­ ing History Farms, Des Moines. Topics for dis­ cussion will include institutional disaster plan­ ning and the National Register of Historic Places. Contact: Jonnifer Ellsworth, Program Committee, Iowa Historical Materials Preserva­ tion Conference, 732 Dearborn St., Iowa Citv, IA 52240; (319) 353-4073. 29—Archives: Workshop for college and universi­ ty archivists, Albany, New York, will present an overview of archival methodology in college and university archives. For further informa­ tion, contact: Lucille Whalen, School of Li­ brary and Information Science, State Universi­ ty of New York at Albany, Albany, NY 12222; (518) 455-6157. 29—Interlibrary Loan: NELINET will sponsor a meeting on interlibrary loan in New England at Northeastern University, Boston. A major focus will be future enhancements of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem. Contact: Frances McNamara, NELINET, 385 Elliot St., New­ ton, MA 02164; (617) 969-0400. June 1-12—Politics: Eighth annual Washington sum­ mer session on the Library and the Political Process, sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, Washington. The curriculum empha­ sizes the study of the governmental process with regard to the enactment of library legisla­ tion and appropriations and the effect of mass media, public opinion, and interest groups on such legislation. Fee: $360, no later than May 25. Contact: School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064; (202) 635-5085. 10—Religious Literature: “Trends in Religious Library Materials,” a workshop offered by the Graduate Library School of the University of Rhode Island. Fee: $35. Contact: Graduate Li­ brary School, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881; (401) 792-2947. 17-19—Data Processing: National Educational Computing Conference, North Texas State University, Denton. Contact: James L. Poirot, North Texas State University, P.O. Box 13886, Denton, TX 76203; (817) 788-2767. 24- 26—Data Processing: “Data Processing Spe­ cifications and Contracting,” a regional work­ shop sponsored by ALA s Library and Informa­ tion Technology Association, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco. Fee: $95 for LITA members, $110 for ALA but non-LITA members, $125 for non-ALA mem­ bers, and $25 for library school students (space available basis). Contact: LITA/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611: (312) 944-6780. 25- 26—Telecommunications: “The Office in the Home: The Support Role of the Library,” a preconference sponsored by ALA s Library and Information Technology Association, Hyatt Hotel Union Square. The institute will explore the near future in which most services will be delivered to the home via telecommunications. Fee: $95 for LITA members, $110 for ALA but non-LITA members, $125 for non-ALA mem­ bers, and $25 for library school students (space available basis). Contact: LITA/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780. 26— Business Literature: “Information Sources in Business and Economics,” a basic course on sources, systems, services, and techniques, Hotel Bellevue, San Francisco. Fee: $85. Con­ tact: AJ Seminars, 11205 Farmland Dr., Rock­ ville, MD 20852; (301) 881-4996. 26-27—Technical Assistants: Annual meeting, Council on Library/Media Technical Assistants, San Francisco. Contact: Raymond Roney, Learning Resources, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008. July 12-25—Administration: “Executive Development Program for Library Administrators,” Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Two sessions: July 12-18 and July 19-25. Contact: Harry F. Brooks, Institute of Business and Educational Services, School of Business Administration, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056; (513) 529-2132. 13- 24—Federal Libraries: Ninth Institute on Federal Library Resources, sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America. The curriculum emphasizes the study of major concepts and services and the mechanisms that promote the