College and Research Libraries Presidential Notes W e h o p e we a r e n o t s u b j e c t to t h e e p i t h e t " p h i l a n t h r o p o i d s , " b u t a f t e r o u r first experi- ence w i t h f o u n d a t i o n giving we recognize clearly t h a t " g i v i n g " o n a n y large scale is e x a c t i n g a n d r e s p o n s i b l e work, a l b e i t satis- f y i n g a n d e x h i l a r a t i n g . As p r e s i d e n t of A C R L I a m m u c h i n d e b t e d to m e m b e r s of t h e C o m m i t t e e on F o u n d a t i o n G r a n t s f o r l o n g h o u r s of t h o u g h t f u l w o r k o n a r e c e n t snowy w e e k e n d in Chicago. You will recall t h a t in P h i l a d e l p h i a D r . W . H o m e r T u r n e r , executive d i r e c t o r of t h e U n i t e d States Steel F o u n d a t i o n , Inc., t u r n e d over to A C R L a check f o r $30,000. T h i s g e n e r o u s g r a n t we were to d i s t r i b u t e in m o d e s t a m o u n t s to privately s u p p o r t e d liberal arts colleges f o r s t r e n g t h e n i n g o r m o d e r n i z i n g l i b r a r y teach- i n g o r l e a r n i n g tools. A p o r t i o n of t h e g r a n t was t o be r e t a i n e d f o r financing research i n t o c u r r e n t p r o b l e m s of college libraries. A special c o m m i t t e e was a p p o i n t e d to ad- m i n i s t e r this g r a n t a n d to c o n s i d e r A C R L ' s l o n g - t e r m p r o g r a m w i t h r e f e r e n c e to pro- c u r e m e n t a n d use of f o u n d a t i o n f u n d s . D u r - i n g t h e fall, i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e U n i t e d States Steel F o u n d a t i o n p r o j e c t a n d pro- c e d u r e f o r a p p l i c a t i o n was issued in C&RL a n d several n a t i o n a l e d u c a t i o n a l j o u r n a l s , a n d A C R L state r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were asked to assist in s p r e a d i n g t h e word. A p p l i c a t i o n f o r m s were t h e n d i s t r i b u t e d to all i n q u i r e r s as well as to a n e x i s t e n t list of some 500 lib- eral arts colleges. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 400 f o r m a l a p p l i c a t i o n s were r e t u r n e d f o r c o m m i t t e e review, so we feel t h a t l i b r a r i a n s a n d edu- cators g e n e r a l l y were a l e r t to t h e o p p o r - t u n i t y a n d a w a r e of a n e e d f o r financial aid to libraries. O u r review of these requests o n l y intensi- fied o u r conviction t h a t t h e r e is clear n e e d f o r vigorous a c t i o n in this field. T h i s i n i t i a l a n d e x p l o r a t o r y g r a n t will b r i n g realistic a i d to t h e 89 libraries selected by t h e com- m i t t e e . I t will barely affect, however, t h e w i d e s p r e a d financial p o v e r t y of t h e c o u n t r y ' s liberal arts college libraries. T h e F o r d F o u n - d a t i o n has recently p r o v i d e d p o w e r f u l sup- p o r t to these colleges f o r o t h e r w o r t h y p u r - poses; A C R L m u s t m o v e vigorously to h e l p assure t h a t l i b r a r y services a n d facilities a r e n o t f u r t h e r neglected. A s t a t e m e n t of pro- g r a m a d o p t e d by t h e c o m m i t t e e is a p p e n d e d . W e a r e already o p t i m i s t i c t h a t f u r t h e r f u n d s will be a v a i l a b l e n e x t year, b u t such a f o r t h - r i g h t d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m is essential. A n e x p a n d e d p r o g r a m of d i r e c t g r a n t s will, we h o p e , look to t h e n e e d f o r b o o k s a n d re- l a t e d m a t e r i a l , f o r e q u i p m e n t , f o r consulta- tive service on library p r o g r a m s , a n d f o r a i d t o i n d i v i d u a l l i b r a r i a n s in c o n t i n u i n g o r e x p a n d i n g t h e i r p o s t p r o f e s s i o n a l e d u c a t i o n . T h e basic n e e d f o r c o n t i n u e d research will n o t b e o v e r l o o k e d . Of t h e 400 a p p l i c a t i o n s received, t h e great- est n u m b e r by f a r were f o r b o o k o r j o u r n a l f u n d s f o r g e n e r a l o r specific p u r p o s e s . Sev- eral were f o r audio-visual e q u i p m e n t or services of o n e k i n d o r a n o t h e r ; t h e New York Times on microfilm was frequently w a n t e d . Less n u m e r o u s , yet significant, were r e q u e s t s f o r g e n e r a l e q u i p m e n t , i n c l u d i n g b u i l d i n g f u n d s , a n d f o r assistance w i t h pro- g r a m s of i n s t r u c t i o n in t h e use of t h e li- brary. T h e c o m m i t t e e took p a r t i c u l a r a c c o u n t of w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e college itself, w i t h i n its resources, h a d b e e n giving a f a i r m e a s u r e of s u p p o r t to t h e library p r o g r a m in r e c e n t years. Since it was d e s i r a b l e at this p o i n t t o m a k e a c o n s i d e r a b l e n u m b e r of m o d e s t g r a n t s t o several i n s t i t u t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y , t h e c o m m i t t e e n a t u r a l l y l o o k e d t o cases w h e r e even a small g r a n t gave p r o m i s e of o b v i o u s b e n e f i t to t h e college e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m . T h e c o m m i t t e e took special pleas- u r e in o f f e r i n g basic s u p p o r t to some f o r t h - c o m i n g i n t e r l i b r a r y c o o p e r a t i v e p r o g r a m s . I t was h e a r t e n e d by those requests t h a t r e v e a l e d a clear a t t e m p t on t h e l i b r a r i a n ' s p a r t t o b r i n g his financial p r o b l e m s i n t o focus a n d o f t e n to solve t h e m in p a r t by g e n u i n e " b o o t - s t r a p " m e t h o d s . T h e a p p l i c a t i o n forms d i d n o t merely startle us w i t h t h e w i d e s p r e a d a n d basic n e e d f o r b r o a d finanical aid to libraries; they p r o v i d e d us w i t h t h e b e g i n n i n g s of a collection of precise d o c u m e n t a r y i n f o r m a - t i o n o n t h e n a t u r e of t h e total n e e d . T h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h u s p r o v i d e d by all a p p l i c a n t s will m a t e r i a l l y assist A C R L in s t a t i n g t h e JANUARY, 1956 49- case f o r a d d i t i o n a l f o u n d a t i o n s u p p o r t of this type. A w o r d a b o u t t h e research g r a n t p r o j e c t is also in o r d e r n o w . F i n a l decisions will be m a d e a t m i d w i n t e r m e e t i n g , b u t a l r e a d y t h e P u b l i c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e is r e v i e w i n g several f r u i t f u l proposals. O n l y o n e g r a n t h a s b e e n finally a p p r o v e d a t this t i m e — S i m m o n s Col- lege will u n d e r t a k e to a c c u m u l a t e i n f o r m a - t i o n to s u p p o r t a "case m e t h o d " p r o c e d u r e f o r t e a c h i n g college l i b r a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . W h a t e v e r t h e f u t u r e h o l d s f o r us in t h e w h o l e a r e a of f o u n d a t i o n s u p p o r t , A C R L owes a special d e b t to t h e p i o n e e r i n g vision of t h e U n i t e d States Steel F o u n d a t i o n , t h e officers of w h i c h saw a n i m p o r t a n t social n e e d a n d acted o n it. F u r t h e r m o r e I can say here, as p r e s i d e n t , t h a t A r t h u r H a m l i n a n d his colleagues a t h e a d q u a r t e r s h a v e f u r n i s h e d m a n y h o u r s of c o n c e n t r a t e d effort, m u c h of it b e y o n d w o r k i n g h o u r s , in e n c o u r a g i n g a n d s u p p o r t i n g this g e r m i n a l p r o g r a m . T h i s w o r k has b e e n d o n e in a d d i t i o n to a l r e a d y heavy r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . — R o b e r t Vosper, Presi- dent, ACRL. Policy Statement by the Committee on Foundation Projects T h e Association of College a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , a division of t h e A m e r i c a n Li- b r a r y Association, f o u n d e d in 1876, is c h a r g e d w i t h t h e p r o m o t i o n of l i b r a r y serv- ice a n d l i b r a r i a n s h i p in college, u n i v e r s i t y a n d research libraries. Its services a r e avail- a b l e to all i n s t i t u t i o n s of h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n . W i t h i n this scope, it has r e c e n t l y established a t w o f o l d p r o g r a m f o r a d m i n i s t e r i n g f o u n - d a t i o n g r a n t s f o r college a n d u n i v e r s i t y li- b r a r y d e v e l o p m e n t . O n e p h a s e of t h e pro- g r a m involves a l l o c a t i o n of f u n d s to college a n d university l i b r a r i e s to m a k e t h e m m o r e effective in t h e t e a c h i n g p r o g r a m . L i b r a r i e s so h e l p e d may use t h e f u n d s f o r t h e p u r c h a s e of b o o k s a n d t e a c h i n g aids w h e r e t h e n e e d is d e m o n s t r a t e d . T h e second p h a s e involves s u p p o r t f o r basic research in l i b r a r y prob- lems l e a d i n g to m o r e effective o p e r a t i o n a n d p r o c e d u r e s . T h i s p h a s e i n c l u d e s e x a m i n a t i o n of ways to s t i m u l a t e use of l i b r a r i e s a n d t e a c h i n g tools t o w a r d q u a l i t y i m p r o v e m e n t in e d u c a t i o n , as well as s t a n d a r d s f o r ac- c r e d i t a t i o n , self-evaluation, n a t i o n a l a n d world-wide e x t e n s i o n of b i b l i o g r a p h i c a l con- trol of p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l s , regardless of lan- g u a g e o r f o r m . M a c h i n e r y f o r t h e a l l o c a t i o n of f o u n d a - t i o n g r a n t s was set u p recently w h e n it be- c a m e e v i d e n t t h a t a i d - t o - e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s s h o u l d i n c l u d e d i r e c t g r a n t s to libraries. I t was realized t h a t financial a i d to college a n d u n i v e r s i t y p r o g r a m s d i d n o t necessarily r e a c h t h e l i b r a r i e s a n d l e a d to t h e i r e n r i c h m e n t . Unless t h e l i b r a r y is a b l e to e x p a n d pro- p o r t i o n a t e l y w i t h t h e o t h e r divisions of t h e college or university, g e n e r a l e d u c a t i o n can- n o t a p p r o p r i a t e l y b e n e f i t f r o m c o r p o r a t i o n g r a n t s . Such a n a i d - t o - e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m is u n b a l a n c e d a n d u n r e a l i s t i c . L i b r a r i e s w i t h r i c h resources a n d ade- q u a t e , w e l l - t r a i n e d staffs a r e basic to t h e in- s t r u c t i o n a l p r o g r a m of t h e college o r uni- versity. T h i s f a c t is so t h o r o u g h l y recog- nized by a c c r e d i t i n g agencies t h a t almost o n e - t h i r d of a n a c c r e d i t i n g q u e s t i o n n a i r e is c u s t o m a r i l y d e v o t e d to t h e l i b r a r y a n d its ability to p a r t i c i p a t e f u l l y in t h e e d u c a t i o n - al p r o g r a m . T h e Association of College a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s is p r e p a r e d to allocate wisely sub- s t a n t i a l f u n d s to b r i n g college a n d u n i v e r - sity l i b r a r i e s t o t h e level of s t r e n g t h a n d efficiency w h e r e they will b e actually, as well as ideally, t h e " h e a r t of t h e i n s t i t u t i o n . " T h e Association envisages a large-scale, basic p r o g r a m of l i b r a r y d e v e l o p m e n t . T h i s will i n c l u d e (1) e n r i c h i n g t h e collections a n d i n c r e a s i n g l i b r a r y services, (2) d e v e l o p i n g a l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m ( t h e Association's B u i l d i n g s C o m m i t t e e is a v a i l a b l e to offer advice o n m o d e r n l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g plans), a n d (3) s t i m u l a t i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g co- o p e r a t i v e p r o j e c t s a m o n g l i b r a r i a n s , possibly o n a r e g i o n a l basis, so t h a t scholarship re- sources m a y b e economically s h a r e d a n d m a d e m o r e widely available. T h e p r o g r a m of a i d to l i b r a r i e s is far- r e a c h i n g a n d it is t h e c o n s i d e r e d j u d g m e n t of t h e Association t h a t t h e t i m e is r i p e f o r a t t a c k i n g t h e p r o b l e m s of t h e p u r s u a n c e of f u n d a m e n t a l research in l i b r a r y science a n d of t h e i m p o v e r i s h e d college l i b r a r y on all f r o n t s . T h e criteria f o r a i d to l i b r a r i e s h a d b e e n p r e p a r e d a n d t h e m a c h i n e r y f o r allo- c a t i o n of f u n d s h a s b e e n set u p a n d is op- e r a t i n g . A d e q u a t e f u n d s a r e n o w t o be so- licited. 50 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Libraries Receiving United States Steel Foundation Grants A b i l e n e C h r i s t i a n College $ 200 A d e l p h i College 300 A l l e g h e n y College 300 A s s u m p t i o n College 300 A t h e n s College 200 A t l a n t a University 300 A u g u s t a n a College (111.) 200 A u r o r a College 300 Berea College 300 Bessie T i f t College 100 B i r m i n g h a m - S o u t h e r n College 300 B l a c k b u r n College 300 B u e n a Vista College 100 C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y of A m e r i c a . . . . 300 C a t a w b a College 100 C h a p m a n College 100 C l a r k U n i v e r s i t y 300 D a k o t a Wesleyan U n i v e r s i t y 300 D o a n e College 200 Fairfield University 300 G o s h e n College 300 G r e e n v i l l e College 300 H a s t i n g s College 150 K a l a m a z o o College 300 Kansas W e s l e y a n University 150 K e n t u c k y Wesleyan College . . . 300 K e n y o n Colege 300 K n o x v i l l e College . 300 L e M o y n e College 300 Lewis a n d C l a r k College 200 Loyola U n i v e r s i t y (La.) 150 L y n c h b u r g College 300 Macalester College 150 M a n c h e s t e r College 300 M a r i e t t a College 300 M i d l a n d College 300 Miles College 100 Millsaps College 300 M o n m o u t h College 200 M o u n t St. M a r y ' s College (Md.) 300 M o u n t U n i o n College 200 M u h l e n b e r g College 300 M u s k i n g u m College 300 N a t i o n a l College of E d u c a t i o n (111.) . 300 N a t i o n a l College f o r C h r i s t i a n W o r k e r s (Mo.) 100 N e b r a s k a W e s l e y a n U n i v e r s i t y $ 200 N o r t h C e n t r a l ( T h e College a n d Seminary L i b r a r y , N a p e r v i l l e , 111.) 300 O c c i d e n t a l College 300 O h i o W e s l e y a n University 1,000 O k l a h o m a City University 300 O l i v e t N a z a r e n e College 250 O t t a w a U n i v e r s i t y 300 College of t h e Pacific 300 Pacific U n i o n College 150 Pacific U n i v e r s i t y 250 P a r k College 150 Parsons College 300 College of P u g e t S o u n d 300 R a n d o l p h - M a c o n W o m a n ' s College . . 300 R e d l a n d s U n i v e r s i t y 300 R e e d College 500 R o a n o k e College 300 Russell Sage College 300 College of St. C a t h e r i n e ( M i n n . ) . . 300 St. F r a n c i s College (Pa.) 300 St. Francis X a v i e r College f o r W o m e n (Chicago) 300 St. J o h n ' s University ( M i n n . ) 300 St. J o s e p h College ( C o n n . ) 150 St. J o s e p h ' s College (Ind.) 300 College of St. J o s e p h on t h e R i o G r a n d e (N. M.) 300 St. Mary's College (Ind.) . 300 Salem College 300 University of Santa Clara 300 Seton H i l l College 150 Springfield College (Mass.) 300 Sweet B r i a r College 300 T a l l a d e g a College 300 T h i e l College 300 T o u g a l o o S o u t h e r n C h r i s t i a n College 300 University of T u l s a 300 U n i o n U n i v e r s i t y ( T e n n . ) 300 U r s i n u s College 300 V i t e r b o College 150 W a r t b u r g College 300 W a s h i n g t o n College (Md.) 300 W i l k e s College 300 W h i t m a n College 300 W i l l a m e t t e University 300 W i l l i a m P e n n College 150 JANUARY, 1956 51- A - V Clearing House E d i t e d by t h e A C R L A U D I O - V I S U A L C O M M I T T E E j L o u i s S h o r e s , C h a i r m a n ; F l e m i n g B e n n e t t ; J a n e J \ O ^ C u l l e r ; B u d d G a m b e e ; J o h n H a r v e y ; M a r g a r e t I . ' ^ R u f s v o l d ; W a l t e r S t o n e . The Library and Closed-Circuit TV T e l e v i s i o n , a l t h o u g h a f a m i l i a r a d j u n c t to m a n y libraries, is c u r r e n t l y e m p l o y e d in o n l y very l i m i t e d ways. A small r o o m o r alcove is usually e q u i p p e d to p e r m i t i n d i v i d u a l s o r small g r o u p s to view c o m m e r c i a l a n d educa- t i o n a l telecasts. Such i n s t a l l a t i o n s a r e w o r t h - while, b u t they h a r d l y b e g i n to e x p l o i t t h e p o t e n t i a l i t i e s t h a t T V has f o r l i b r a r i e s a n d l i b r a r y Schools. Closed-circuit or c a p t i v e television is a co- axial cable-connected system w h i c h distrib- u t e s images picked u p by a television c a m e r a to o n e o r a n u m b e r of v i e w i n g l o c a t i o n s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y . T o accomplish this f e a t , fiome-type T V receivers a r e e m p l o y e d in c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h r e v o l u t i o n a r y c a m e r a s cost- i n g less t h a n o n e t h o u s a n d dollars. T h e s e a r e c o n n e c t e d by m e a n s of cable p r i c e d a t a b o u t six cents a f o o t . T h e cable carries negligible c u r r e n t a n d voltage, a n d does not h a v e to be r u n i n c o n d u i t . T h i s m a k e s f o r s i m p l e a n d e c o n o m i c a l i n s t a l l a t i o n s . A l i b r a r y located in a college o r u n i v e r s i t y m i g h t well install a " c o a x " system b e t w e e n t h e library a n d classrooms, l a b o r a t o r i e s , study halls, t h e a u d i t o r i u m , a n d o t h e r strategic areas. T h e cables, t e r m i n a t i n g in o u t l e t boxes at these locations, p e r m i t t h e q u i c k c o n n e c t i o n of c a m e r a a n d / o r receiver. O u t - d o o r T V a n t e n n a s o r i e n t e d to local trans- m i t t i n g s t a t i o n s a n d w i r e d i n t o t h e system e x p a n d its u s e f u l n e s s to h a n d l e such pro- grams. W i t h such a s e t u p , t h e l i b r a r y be- comes m o r e effective as a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s c e n t e r . T h r o u g h t h e use of a n i n e x p e n s i v e lens a n d p r i s m device, k n o w n as a M u l t i - p l e x e r , it is possible to d i s t r i b u t e m o t i o n p i c t u r e films o n t h e cable system f o r recep- t i o n a n d v i e w i n g in as m a n y l o c a t i o n s as is d e s i r a b l e at o n e time. Also, several films can b e electronically t r a n s m i t t e d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y o n this single cable, w i t h t h e selection of p r o g r a m desired m a d e t h r o u g h t h e use of t h e c h a n n e l selector switch o n t h e receiver in t h e classroom. T h i s a p p r o a c h to film d i s t r i b u t i o n e l i m i n a t e s t r a n s p o r t i n g p r o j e c t o r s a n d screens to t h e v a r i o u s rooms, a n d p e r m i t s a single o p e r a t o r to service a relatively large organi- zation f r o m a c e n t r a l i z e d l o c a t i o n . A l t h o u g h Distribution system for TV at Chicago Teach- ers College. Thirty-five locations are now con- nected, with provision for two additional build- ings. mmy 52 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES The Multiplexer— used for the pick-up and electronic distribu- tion of films and other visuals. synchronized m o t i o n p i c t u r e projectors are used for this p u r p o s e in commercial televi- sion installations, it has been f o u n d t h r o u g h e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n t h a t c o n v e n t i o n a l 16mm projectors will work satisfactorily. , I t is desirable at the start of each se- mester to familiar- ize e n t e r i n g fresh- m e n with the facili- ties a n d r o u t i n e s of t h e library. T h r o u g h t h e use of closed- circuit T V it is n o w possible to seat a n e n t i r e class in a large hall to view the T V screen, while the camera is taken o n t o u r by the l i b r a r i a n . P e r t i n e n t questions a n d o t h e r desirable i n t e r a c t i o n be- tween m e m b e r s of the class a n d t h e con- d u c t o r of t h e t o u r is p r o v i d e d f o r t h r o u g h the use of a two-way a u d i o intercommunica- tion system t h a t accompanies the camera. I n this way each s t u d e n t has, in effect, a ring- side seat to study the i m p o r t a n t details t h a t are electronically magnified a n d dramatical- ly emphasized t h r o u g h p r o p e r lens selection a n d camera t e c h n i q u e . Story telling a n d book review p r o g r a m s of local origin can be d i s t r i b u t e d on the cable. Similarly, classes in library science can view a n d discuss, f r o m the vantage p o i n t s of their own rooms, the procedures a n d o p e r a t i o n s customarily in progress at strategic places in the library: processes in t h e cataloging room, r o u t i n e s at the charging desk, r e f e r e n c e pro- cedures, etc. T h e c u r r e n t d e v e l o p m e n t of the Video T a p e Recorder, a device t h a t will p e r m i t local r e c o r d i n g of the sight as well as the s o u n d signals of any television p r o g r a m on m a g n e t i c tape, will soon e n a b l e the library to d i s t r i b u t e a n assortment of the best pro- grams t h a t have been televised. T h e s e can be "played b a c k " t h r o u g h a c o n v e n t i o n a l T V receiver for i n d i v i d u a l viewing, or p u t on the cable for electronic d i s t r i b u t i o n . T h e tapes can be preserved or re-recorded as desired. Space limits discussion, b u t closed-circuit television a p p e a r s to have almost limitless applications for the library.—Philip Lewis, Chicago Teachers College. F i l m o g r a p h i e s — A P a r t i a l L i s t o f H i g h l y T e c h n i c a l F i l m s T h e following filmographies on scientific (other t h a n medical or d e n t a l ) a n d industrial subjects include highly technical films along with less difficult ones, with e n o u g h of the f o r m e r to m a k e their purchase worthwhile by libraries receiving requests for such films. 1. Industrial Film Bibliography. 3d edition (1952) with 1954 supplement. $2; $1. National Metal Trades Association, 122 South Michigan Ave., Chicago 3, Illinois. This is quite a large list and useful to other than firms in the metal trades field. There is a wide range of subjects covered, including aero- dynamics, chemistry, electricity and electronics, engineering, hydraulics, metals and metallurgy, and thermodynamics. 2. Plastics, Selected Industrial Films; a list and description of films available to business from industrial, commercial and government sources. $.50. Office of Technical Services, Business and Defense Services Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington 25, D.C. This is given as an example of the bibliog- raphies of films and filmstrips issued by the Office of Technical Services. There are also lists on Materials Handling, Time and Motion, Packing and Packaging, Textiles, Safety, Foods and Food Processing, Mining, Refrigeration Equipment, Ceramics, and Leather. All are $.50 each except the list on Building aind Construc- tion which sells for $1. 3. The Index of Training Films, 3d ed., in- cluding 1954 supplement. $2. Business Screen Magazines, Inc., '7064 N. Sheridan Road, Chi- Use of closed-circuit TV for orientation to the library. Explanation of the microreader. JANUARY, 1956 53- cago, Illinois. A "listing of more than 2900 . . . industrial and technical motion pictures and slidefilms." . . . Includes films on such subjects as aerodynamics, ceramics and glass, chemical in- dustry, electronic theory, electrical measure- ment, hydraulics, metallurgy, optics and photog- raphy, and thermodynamics. T h e r e are many films of a highly technical nature, especially those produced by the De- p a r t m e n t of Commerce a n d the D e p a r t m e n t of Defense, listed in 3434 U. S. Government Films, Bulletin 1951, No. 21, of the Office of Education. T h i s is available for $.70 f r o m t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of Documents, U. S. Gov- e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g Office, Washington 25, D.C. T h e NEMA Movie Guide which is issued by the National Electrical M a n u f a c t u r e r s As- sociation, 155 East 44th Street, New York 17, N.Y., is a compilation of over 400 16mm films selected for their educational value in the electrical field. T h e majority of these are of a p o p u l a r nature, b u t there are some listed u n d e r electricity a n d magnetism, elec- tronics, radio a n d television, a n d X-rays which are of some technical difficulty. N o t to be overlooked are the Educational Film Guide published by T h e H . W . Wilson Company a n d the Educators' Guide to Free Films published by Educators' Progress Serv- ice, R a n d o l p h , Wisconsin. T h e former lists over 13,000 titles in its basic 1953 volume and current supplements; the latter, 2982 films distributed by manufacturers, associa- tions, government agencies, etc. Look and Listen, a British audio-visual publication, carried a note in its November, 1954, issue stating that: T h e British Universities Film Council has now completed the cataloguing of 600 films considered to be of value in univer- sity-level teaching a n d research. . . . A List of Titles has now been issued classifying all of the 600 films in subject order . . . a n d also in alphabetical order. T h i s "Green List," as it is called, may be obtained from the Catalogue Secretary, Royal Technical College, Glasgow, price 1/6 post free. Copies of I n d e x Cards are available from the same source at one p e n n y per card, m i n i m u m 2 / 6 . Forrest Alter, Librarian Film Council of America New ACRL Publications Officer Mrs. Cynthia Spigelman resigned as A C R L Publications Officer on October 1. H e r place has been taken by Samray Smith, who was u n t i l recently editor of publications in the ALA Publishing D e p a r t m e n t . Before coming to ALA Mr. Smith worked in several aca- demic libraries, including those of Stephens College, the University of N o r t h Carolina, Emory University, a n d G u i l f o r d College, where he was also an instructor in the Eng- lish d e p a r t m e n t . H e is a g r a d u a t e of Guil- f o r d College, with an M.A. from H a v e r f o r d College a n d an A.B. in L.S. f r o m the Uni- versity of N o r t h Carolina library school. Corrections Mrs. T h e l m a V. T a y l o r of the Los An- geles H a r b o r J u n i o r College Library, Wil- mington, California, is the new Chairman of the A C R L J u n i o r College Libraries Sec- tion. Catherine Cardew was incorrectly listed as Chairman in the October, 1955, issue of C&RL. In the article, "Microfilming Services of Large University a n d Research Libraries in the U n i t e d States," by R o b e r t H . Muller, in the July, 1955, issue of C&RL, T a b l e I, page 261, it was noted that the Armed Forces Medical Library owned 16 cameras. T h i s should have been p r i n t e d as 6 cameras. 54 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Notes from the A C R L Office T h i s J a n u a r y issue, t h e first f o r V o l u m e 17, is t h e first b i m o n t h l y C&RL a n d also in- t r o d u c e s o u r n e w p r i n t e r , T h e O v i d Bell Press, Inc., of F u l t o n , Missouri. T h e n e w cover, type, p a p e r , f o r m a t , etc. all r e p r e s e n t p r o b l e m s w h i c h h a v e b e e n s t u d i e d a n d wea- rily discussed f o r n e a r l y a year. If t h e final s o l u t i o n s a r e attractive, m u c h of t h e credit s h o u l d go to M r . Bell, w h o has b e e n wise in counsel a n d p a t i e n t in e x p l a n a t i o n . T h e much-discussed A C R L O r g a n i z a t i o n M a n - ual has b e e n delayed because of Mrs. Spigel- m a n ' s r e s i g n a t i o n o n O c t o b e r 1. T h e M a n u a l is at last in t h e press a n d s h o u l d be m a i l e d to all m e m b e r s d u r i n g F e b r u a r y . I h a v e just p r e p a r e d "A P r o g r a m f o r G r a n t s to Assist College L i b r a r i e s a n d a R e p o r t o n t h e U n i t e d States Steel F o u n d a - t i o n G r a n t of 1955." As t h e title indicates, this r e p o r t s o u r s t e w a r d s h i p w i t h f u n d s a l r e a d y given a n d states o u r p r o g r a m f o r t h e f u t u r e . It is designed to i n t e r e s t corpo- r a t e f o u n d a t i o n s , i n d u s t r y a n d o t h e r sources of g r a n t s in t h e s u p p o r t of college l i b r a r i e s t h r o u g h A C R L . T h e r e m u s t be some p e r s o n a l c o n t a c t w i t h prospective d o n o r s in a p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e special n e e d s of college libraries. N o docu- m e n t a l o n e will b r i n g i m p o r t a n t results. I a m m a k i n g contacts as t i m e p e r m i t s , princi- pally in C h i c a g o a n d N e w York. M a n y of you w h o r e a d this c o l u m n h a v e f r i e n d s w h o a r e leaders in t h e i n d u s t r i e s a n d f o u n d a t i o n s which n o w s u p p o r t h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n o r will be d o i n g so. Please d o n ' t h e s i t a t e to r e q u e s t copies of this r e p o r t f o r y o u r o w n use a n d f o r passing on to a n a c q u a i n t a n c e w h o may be a b l e to t u r n a m o d e s t g r a n t t o w a r d A C R L . T h e Association offers a n i m p o r t a n t service to d o n o r s as well as l i b r a r i e s in pro- v i d i n g n a t i o n a l d i s t r i b u t i o n of f u n d s w h e r e t h e most good will be a c c o m p l i s h e d . O u r cause is just, o u r p o s i t i o n s o u n d , o u r presen- t a t i o n c o n v i n c i n g . W e n e e d only m e m b e r - s h i p c o o p e r a t i o n in p l a c i n g o u r story in t h e r i g h t h a n d s . I a m l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to d o i n g brief library surveys f o r N e b r a s k a Wesleyan a n d Park colleges in t h e spring. W h i l e some large universities may have h a d too m u c h of t h e efficiency e x p e r t s a n d m a n a g e m e n t analysts in r e c e n t years, t h e r e a r e m a n y col- lege libraries w h i c h n e e d a s y m p a t h e t i c , e n l i g h t e n e d e x a m i n a t i o n of p r o b l e m s a n d t h o u g h t f u l r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r t h e im- p r o v e m e n t of t h e library's role as a n instru- m e n t of e d u c a t i o n . A survey h e l p s m e to k e e p in t o u c h w i t h p r a c t i c a l p r o b l e m s . I a m also i n t e r e s t e d in this type of e x p e r i e n c e because I believe A C R L s h o u l d p r o m o t e this p r o f e s s i o n a l service. T h e A C R L B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s has always e n c o u r a g e d m e to s p e n d a good d e a l of t i m e in t h e field at library a n d e d u c a t i o n a l con- ferences a n d in visiting libraries. C o n f e r - ences a t t e n d e d this fall i n c l u d e M o u n t a i n Plains at J a c k s o n H o l e , W y o m i n g ; Kansas a t P i t t s b u r g ; T r i - S t a t e ( I n d i a n a , O h i o a n d K e n t u c k y ) at C i n c i n n a t i ; Illinois, in a n e a r b y Chicago h o t e l ; a n d t h e Eastern Col- lege L i b r a r i a n s C o n f e r e n c e in N e w York. O n several occasions I spoke i n f o r m a l l y a b o u t A C R L . F o r t h e N e w York c o n f e r e n c e it was necessary to p r e p a r e a f o r m a l p a p e r , "A Statistical S u m m a r y of L i b r a r y P e r s o n n e l N o w a n d f o r t h e F u t u r e , " w h i c h will prob- ably b e p u b l i s h e d w i t h o t h e r c o n f e r e n c e p a p e r s as a n A C R L M o n o g r a p h . R e l a t i v e l y few l i b r a r i e s have b e e n visited this fall because of t i m e c o n s u m e d by t h e A C R L g r a n t s p r o g r a m . As e v i d e n c e of t h e increased load of c o r r e s p o n d e n c e here, o u r year's s u p p l y of envelopes was nearly ex- h a u s t e d in five m o n t h s . I h o p e to visit m o r e l i b r a r i e s in 1956. A t M i d w i n t e r a n d A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e a n y executive secretary's schedule is filled w i t h c o m m i t t e e a n d o t h e r meetings, nor- m a l l y f r o m 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Personal a n d i n f o r m a l g r o u p contacts a r e l i m i t e d to meals a n d t h e t i m e b e f o r e a n d a f t e r e a t i n g . W h i l e a t t e n d a n c e at a g o o d m a n y m e e t i n g s is absolutely r e q u i r e d , this year I a m sched- u l i n g W e d n e s d a y ( F e b r u a r y 1) a f t e r n o o n a n d e v e n i n g in t h e E d g e w a t e r Beach west l o u n g e . C o m e by t h e n f o r a brief c h a t if you can. I r e g r e t very m u c h t h a t t h e pressure of business at p r e v i o u s c o n f e r e n c e s has o f t e n been allowed to take p r e c e d e n c e over a mod- est a m o u n t of i n f o r m a l m e m b e r s h i p c o n t a c t . —Arthur T. Hamlin, Executive Secretary JANUARY, 1956 55-