ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Wildman, Acquisitions Librarian, Yale Law 
Library, 127 Wall St., New Haven, Conn. 
06520. Slavic and East E uropean Subsec­
tion. Chairman: Joseph Placek, Head Slavic 
Section, Technical Services, University of 
Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104; 
Vice-Chairman and Chairman-elect: Dr. Ivan 
L. Kaldor, Professor of Library Science, 
School of Library Science, State University

College of Arts and Science, Geneseo, N.Y. 
14454.

University Libraries Section
Chairman: Roscoe Rouse, University Librarian, 

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. 
74075; Vice-Chairman and Chairman-elect: 
David W. Heron, Director, University of 
Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, Kan. 66044.

F ro m  I n s id e  t h e  D L P
By Dr. Katharine M. Stokes

College and University Library Specialist, 
Library Planning and Development Branch, 
Division of Library Programs, Bureau of Adult, 
Vocational, and Library Programs, U.S. Office 
of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.

Several small North Carolina college libraries 
are being assisted by grants under Title III of 
the Higher Education Act for Strengthening 
Developing Institutions. In 1968, Pembroke 
State College (originally devoted to the educa­
tion of Indians, but integrated with the admis­
sion of white students in 1953) and Wilming­
ton College applied for a grant to permit re­
classification of their collections. Salaries were 
awarded to employ a library specialist to co­
ordinate the project, and two library assistants 
for Pembroke and one for Wilmington. After a 
year’s operation the cooperative program was 
considered “an unqualified success.” In 1969, 
Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, 
Mount Olive Junior College, and Pembroke 
State College received a Title III Grant. The 
previous year’s experience resulted in Pem­
broke State College “providing many technical 
services” to Wayne and Mount Olive in the re­
classification of their collections. Mrs. Mildred 
Councill, the librarian of Wayne, says that she 
saw how her neighbors at Pembroke and Wil­
mington were benefiting and decided to try for 
a grant for her library. The Title III benefits 
have thus been spread a little further, from 
two libraries to four.

In the Library Journal for May 1, 1969, the 
Piedmont Library Center, comprising twenty 
member libraries, was described by Herbert 
Poole. Three of these libraries are in Bennett, 
Greensboro, and Guilford Colleges, all situ­
ated in Greensboro, which are being assisted 
by a Title III Grant. Mr. Poole, director of li­
braries at Guilford, is also coordinator for the 
library phase of the Title III program of the 
three colleges, whose administrators expect to 
“temper the rising costs of instruction by shar­
ing library resources.” Plans are underway to 
consolidate operations, both technically and in 
areas of collection strength, which will result in

less overlap in the three libraries and release 
funds for further strengthening of the library 
holdings. Centralized processing, personnel ex­
changes, and open access to faculty and stu­
dents, with a uniform ID card and circulation 
system, are parts of their plans.

If you think your college could qualify as a 
developing institution, you may want to dis­
cuss the Title III library possibilities with your 
campus administrators. Applications for awards 
have been processed in the late fall during the 
last two years and grants were announced in 
the early spring. James M. Holley, Division of 
College Support, is the administrator for the 
program. His address is 7th & D Streets, S.W., 
GSA Building, Room 4719, Washington, D.C. 
20202.
Late information: Payments on Title II–A 
(Higher Education Act) awards will be made 
on a scheduled basis this year instead of on a 
lump sum basis as in previous years, but you 
can be sure you’ll get the whole amount before 
June 30, 1970. ■ ■

REVISE SLAVIC LIBRARIANS 
DIRECTORY

The Slavic and East European Subsection of 
the Association of College and Research Librar­
ies ( American Library Association) is preparing 
a revised edition of its Directory of Librarians 
in the Field of Slavic and Central European 
Studies. The Directory, first published in 1967, 
includes librarians, archivists, bibliographers, 
and information specialists with a wide range 
of academic and professional training and ex­
perience, from beginning professional librarians 
to senior personnel in the field. Persons eligible 
for inclusion are library school graduates or 
students, and/or those employed in a profes­
sional position, or those performing library- 
related work involving Slavic or Central Euro­
pean languages. (Coverage is limited to the 
USA and Canada.)

For further information write Peter A. Goy, 
Editor, Directory of Slavic and Central Euro­
pean Librarians, c/o City College Library, Rm. 
312, New York 10031.