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cessive and irrelevant" (p.94). 
Anglo-American librarianship needs more 

ideas brought in from the outside, and in 
spite of the problems connected with this 
work, it is a worthy attempt-the kind of 
publication which ought to be encouraged. 
-Robert Broadus, Department of Library 
Science, Northern Illinois University, De-
Kalb. 

Lowell, Mildred Hawksworth. Library 
Management Cases. Metuchen, N.J.: 
Scarecrow, 1975. 260p. $8.50. (LC 75-
23077) (ISBN 0-8108-0845-5) 

This volume is composed of seventy-six 
fictionalized problem cases exemplifying 
various aspects of library management. It 
is uncertain, however, whether this book 
is to be considered a revised edition of the 
a~thor' s Management of Libraries and In-
formation Centers (4 vols., 1968-71) or 
only as a revised edition of one of the four 
volumes. The author died while the volume 
was in preparation, and this point remains 
unclear. 

Some of the cases are new. Most, how-
ever, are revisions in one form or another 
of cases which appeared earlier in one of 
the volumes of Management of Libraries 
and Information Centers. Each case is an 
episode in the life of a librarian. The cases 
cover all types of libraries. There are cases 
to be role-played. There are my favorites, 
the in-basket cases. 

The general structure follows the au-
thor's conception of the first three phases 
of management: organizing, planning, and 
controlling. The fourth phase, leading and 
motivating, was to have been a part of a 
projected volume, Library Personnel Cases. 

Slight introductory material, of a few 
paragraphs, precede the cases in each chap-
ter. These introductions summarize the 
managerial precepts that the cases in the 
chapters exemplify. Following each case, 
except for those of role playing, one or 
more questions or suggestions are append-
ed. The questions occasionally do not refer 
to the more important points of the cases; 
and readers may have a tendency to focus 
on answers to the appended matter rather 
than on what they perceive to be the rami-
fications of the cases themselves. Since the 
book is to be used in management courses 

in library schools or in seminars, workshops, 
institutes, and continuing education pro-
grams, these suggestions or questions may 
inhibit the imagination of the reader as 
well as inhibit the initiative of the instruc-
tor or program leader. 

There are indexes by title and by subject, 
but each entry refers to a case number in-
stead of a page number. The time required 
to locate a reference is thus needlessly 
lengthened. 

This edition is certainly better than the 
author's Management of Libraries and In-
formation Centers, because the author has 
eliminated some of the objectionable as-
pects of those four volumes, for example, 
the lecture outlines, suggested readings, or 
bibliographies in volume 2. Yet this is a 
volume which I judge should never have 
been published, because there are potential-
ly few persons who should, or would care 
to, read it. Its sole justification might be in 
its becoming a library school textbook. 
Even that possibility is diminished greatly 
because management courses in library 
schools have changed so dramatically in the 
past few years.-G. A. Rudolph, Dean of 
Libraries, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF 
INTEREST TO ACADEMIC 

LIBRARIANS 
Allworth, Edward. Soviet Asia: Bibliogra-

phies. New York: Published in Coopera-
tion with the Program on Soviet Nation-
ality Problems, Columbia Univ., by Prae-
ger, 1975. 686p. $35.00. (LC 73-9061) 
(ISBN 0-275-28740-8) 

American Humanities Index for 1975. Troy, 
N.Y.: Whitston, 1976. Vol. 1- . 
$89.50, amiual cumulation; $125.00, 
quarterly index. (ISBN 0-87875-089-4) 

American Theological Library Association. 
Summary of Proceedings of the Twenty-
ninth Annual Conference. Philadelphia: 
American Theological Library Assn., 
1976. 204p. $4.00. 

Ass_ociation of College and Research Li-
braries. Community and Junior College 
Libraries Section. Bibliography Commit-

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tee. Vocational-Technical Periodicals for 
Community College Libraries. (Choice 
Bibliographical Essays Series, no.4) Mid-
dletown, Conn.: Choice, I976. 44p. 
$6.95. (LC 73-38838) (ISBN 0-9I4492-
03-9) 

Authors in the News: A Compilation of 
News Stories and Feature Articles from 
American Newspapers and Magazines 
Covering Writers and Other Members 
of the Communications Media. Detroit: 
Gale, I976. Vol. I- . $24.00. (LC 75-
I354I) (ISBN 0-8I03-0043-5) 

Baudelaire to Beckett: A Century of French 
Art and Literature; A Catalogue of 
Books, Manuscripts, and Related Materi-
al Drawn from the Collections of the Hu-
manities Research Center. Sel. and descr. 
by Carlton Lake. Austin: Humanities Re-
search Center, Univ. of Texas, I976. 
204p. $20.00. 

Bibliographic Guide to Law: 1975. Boston: 
G. K. Hall, I976. Unpaged. $65.00. 
(ISBN 0-8I6I-68I6-4) 

Bibliography of the Publications of the Li-
brarians of the State University of New 
York, 1975. Comp. by the Public Infor-
mation and Communication Committee. 
N.p.: State University of New York Li-
brarians Assn., I975. 46p. (Available 
free from Terry Hubbard, University Li-
brary, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY II794) 

Bindo:ff, S. T., and Boulton, James T., eds. 
Research in Progress in English and His-
tory in Britain, Ireland, Canada, Austra-
lia, and New Zealand. London: St. 
James Pr.; New York: St. Martin's Pr., 
I975. 284p. (LC 75-29642) (ISBN 0-
900997 -28-I) 

The Blue Book: Leaders of the English-
speaking World, 1976. London: St. 
James Pr.; New York: St. Martin's Pr., 
I976. I,834p. $45.00. (LC 73-I39I8) 
(ISBN 900997-30-0) 

Brichford, Maynard J., and others. Manu-
scripts Guide to Collections at the Uni- 1 

versity of Illinois at Urbana-champaign. 
Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Pr., I976. 384p. 
$9.95. (LC 75-38797) (ISBN 0-252-
00599-6) 

Brose, David S., ed. The Mid-Continental 
Journal of Archaeology. Kent, Ohio: Kent 
State Univ. Pr., I976- . Vol. I, no. 1-

. $7.50, biannually. 

Recent Publications I 381 

Brown, A. G. Introduction to Subject In-
dexing; A Programmed Text. (Subject 
Analysis and Practical Classification, Vol. 
I) London: Clive Bingley; Hamden, 
Conn.: Linnet Books, 1976. 202p. $8.50. 
(75-33276) (ISBN 0-208-0I524-8, v.I) 

Cashman, Marc, ed. Bibliography of Amer-
ican Ethnology. Rye, New York: Todd 
Publications, I976. 320p. $I7.50. (LC 
75-44M5) 

Catalogo dei Libri in Commercia 1975. 
New York: Bowker, 1976. I,60Ip. 
$62.50. (ISBN 0-8352.-0876-I) 

Cinema Sourcebook. New York: Cinema 
Sourcebook, I976- . Vol. I- . $35.00, 
monthly. (Imprinted binder free with 
subscription) 

Cossette, Andre. Humanisme et biblio-
theques: Essai sur la philosophie de la 
bibliotheconomie. (Collection 'Documen-
tationen en diagonale,' no.4) Montreal: 
ASTED, I976. 59p. $6.00. 

Cross, Wilbur. The Weekend Education 
Source Book. New York: Harper, I976. 
296p. $6.95, pa. (LC 75-30360) (ISBN 
0-06-I21576-3, pa.) 

Dalby, A. K. Me.dical Abstracts and In-
dexes, 1975. Cambridge: University Li-
brary, I975. 83p. (ISBN 0-902205-I7-X) 

Decalo, Samuel. Historical Dictionary of 
Dahomey (People's Republic of Benin) 
( Mrican Historical Dictionaries, no. 7) 
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, I976. 23Ip. 
$9.00. (LC 75-42I68) (ISBN 0-8I08-
I833-I) 

Declassified Documents Quarterly Catalog. 
Washington, D.C.: Carrollton Pr., 1975-

. Vol. I- . 
Directory of Corporate Affiliations, 1976. 

Skokie, Ill.: National Register Publishing, 
I976. Unpaged. $40.00, yearly. (LC 62-
22770) (ISBN 0-87~17 -002-0) ( 5 up-
dating supplements) 

Dyment, Alan R., ed. The Literature of the 
Film: A Bibliographical Guide to the 
Film as Art and Entertainment, 1936-
1970. London: White Lion Publishers; 
dist. by Gale, I975. 398p. $35.00. (ISBN 
72850-0558) 

Elections '76. Washington, D.C.: Congres-
sional Quarterly, 1976. I36p. $5.25. (LC 
76-2495) (ISBN 0-87I87-089-4) 

Fawcett, Margot J., ed. The 1976 Corpus 
Almanac of Canada. Toronto: Corpus 



382 I College & Research Libraries • July 1976 

Publishers Services Ltd., 1976. Unpaged. 
$29.50. (ISBN 0-919217-02-8) 

Filby, P. William, comp. American and 
British Genealogy and Heraldry. 2d ed. 
Chicago: American Library Assn., 1975. 
467p. $25.00. (LC 75-29383) (ISBN 0-
8389-0203-0) 

Food and Population: The World in Crisis. 
(The Great Contemporary Issues series) 
New York: Arno, 1976. 388p. $35.00. 
(LC 75-23476) (ISBN 0-405-06663-5) 

Freeman, William. A Concise Dictionary 
of English Idioms. 3d ed. Boston: The 
Writer, 1976. 215p. $4.95. (LC 75-
29029.) (ISBN 0-87116-094-3) 

Gifford, Denis. The British Comic Cata-
logue, 1874-1974. Westport, Conn.: 
Greenwood, 1976. 210p. $30.00. (LC 
75-35486) (ISBN 0-8371-8649-8) 

Goode, Stephen H. Index to Common-
wealth Little Magazines, 1974-1975. 
Troy, New York: Whitston, 1975. 491p. 
$20.00. (LC 66-28796) (ISBN 0-87875-
085-1) 

Goodrich, L. Carrington, ed. Dictionary of 
Ming Biography, 1368-1644. New York: 
Columbia Univ., 1976. 2 vol. ·$85.00, set. 
(LC 75-26938) (ISBN 0-231-03801-1, 
v.1; ISBN 0-231-03833-X, v.2) 

Gropp, Arthur E. A Bibliography of Latin 
American Bibliographies Published in 
Periodicals. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 
1976. 2v. $37.50. (LC 75-32552) (ISBN 
0-8108-0838-2) 

Haller, Margaret. The Book Collector's Fact 
Book. New York: Arco, 1976. 271p. 
$8.95. (LC 74-27436) (ISBN 0-668-
03756-3) 

Henley, Nancy, and Thome, Barrie, comps. 
She Said/He Said: An Annotated Bib-
liography of Sex Differences in Lan-
guages, Speech, and Nonverbal Commu-
nication. Pittsburgh: Know, Inc., 1975. 
311p. $2.25. (ISBN 0-912786-36-1) 

Historic Documents of 1975. (Historic Doc-
uments Series, Vol.4) Washington, D.C.: 
Congressional Quarterly, 1976. 982p. 
$32.50. (With Cumulative Index, 1972-
1975.) (LC 72-97888) (ISBN 0-87187-
090-8) 

Hoover, Dwight W., ed. Cities. New York: 
Bowker, 1976. 23lp. $14.95. (LC 76-
2601) (ISBN 0-8352-0770-0) 

Ireland, Norma 0., comp. Index to Inspira-

tion, A Thesaurus of Subjects for Speak-
ers and Writers. Westwood, Mass.: F. W. 
Faxon, 1976. 506p. $18.00. (LC 75-
35464) (ISBN 0-87305-103-3) 

Jenkins, Betty L., and Phillis, Susan, comps. 
Black Separatism: A Bibliography. West-
port, Conn.: Greenwood, 1976. 163p. 
$11.00 (LC 75-23866) (ISBN 0-8371-
8378-2) 

Klein, Barry T., ed. Guide to American Sci-
entific and Technical Directories. (2d 
ed.) Rye, New York: Todd Publications, 
1975. 280p. $25.00. (LC 72-91671) 

Land Use Planning Abstracts: A Select 
Guide to Land and Water Resources In-
formation. New York: Environmental In-
formation Center, 1974- . Vol. 1- . 
$50.00, updated annually. (LC 74-
28044) 

Metz, Karen S. Information Sources in 
Power Engineering: A Guide to Energy 
Resources and Technology. Westport, 

· Conn.: Greenwood, 1976. 114p. $11.00. 
(LC 75-32096) (ISBN 0-8371-8538-6) 

Music in Film and Television; An Interna-
tional Selective Catalogue, 1964-197 4. 
Comp. and ed. by the International Mu-
sic Center, Vienna. Paris: Unesco Pr., 
1975. 197p. (ISBN 92-3-201273-1) 

NLA Newsletter: The National Librarian. 
Vol. 1- . 1976- . $10.00 per year. 
(Order from: National Librarians Asso-
ciation, 1705 Glenoaks Dr., Greensboro, 
NC 27407.) 

Nardone, Thomas R., ed. Choral Music in 
Print. 1976 Supplement. Philadelphia: 
Musicdata, 1976. 419p. $32.00. (LC 73-
87918) (ISBN 0-88478-007-4) 

1976 Energy Fact Book. Arlington, Va.: 
Tetra Tech, 1975. irreg. paging. $8.95. 
(LC 75-45508) (ISBN 0-966646-01-7) 

Pacific Northwest Conference on Higher 
Education, 36th. Liberal Studies and Ca-
reer Education. Proceedings of the 36th 
Annual Conference. Ed. by Anthony P. 
Via. Corvallis, Ore.: Published for the 
Conference by Oregon State Univ. Pr., 
1975. 63p. (LC 75-38539) (ISBN 0-
87071-27 4-8) 

Pearson, Edmund L. The Librarian: Selec-
tions from the Column of That Name. 
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1976. 659p. 
$22.50. (LC 75-35725) (ISBN 0-8108-
0851-X) 

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Ponchie, Jean-Pierre, ed. French Periodical 
Index: 1973-1974. Westwood, Mass.: 
F. W. Faxon, 1976 .. 618p. $28.00. (LC 
72-28987) (ISBN 0-87305-106-8) 

Poston, Richard W. Action Now! A Citi-
zen's Guide to Better Communities. Car-
bondale: Southern Illinois Univ. Pr., 
1976. 257p. (LC 76-949) (ISBN 0-
8093-0760-X) 

Presidency, 1975. Washington, D.C.: Con-
gressional Quarterly, 1976. 128p. $5.25. 
( LC 7 4-4270) (ISBN 0-87187-087-8) 

Presley, John W. The Robert Graves Man-
uscripts and Letters at Southern Illinois 
University: An Inventory. Troy, New 
York: Whitston, 1975. 261p. $18.00. 
(LC 75-8383) (ISBN 0-87875-075-4) 

Repertoire des livres disponibles 1975. 
New York: Bowker, 1976. 6v. $150.00, 
Author/Title v.; $116.00, Subject v.; 
$220.00, Author/Title/Subject v. (ISBN 
2-229-00005-5, Author/Title v.; ISBN 2-
229-00007-1, Subject v.; ISBN 2-229-
00004-7, Author/Title/Subject set) 

Rogers, Douglas G. Sherwood Anderson: 
A Selective, Annotated Bibliography. 
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1976. 163p. 
$6.00. (LC 75-45225) (ISBN 0-8108-
0900-1) 

Sepehri, Abazar, comp. Iranian Corporate 
Headings with References. New York: 
Division of Library and Information Sci-
ence, St. John's Univ., 1976. 72p. 

Smith, Myron J. Cloak-and-Dagger Bibli-
ography: An Annotated Guide to Spy 
Fiction, 1937-1975. Metuchen, N.J.: 
Scarecrow, 1976. 236p. $9.50. (LC 75-
44319) (ISBN 0-8108-0897-8) 

Tchobanoglous, George, ed. Wastewater 
Management: A Guide to Information 
Sources. (Man and the Environment In-
formation Guide Series, Vol. 2) Detroit: 
Gale, 1976. 202p. $18.00. (LC 74-
11570) (ISBN 0-8103-1338-3) 

Thesaurus of Agricultural Terms, as Used 
in the Bibliography of Agriculture from 
Data Provided by the National Agricul-
tural Library, U.S. Department of Agri-
culture. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Oryx Pr., 1976. 
83p. $9.50. (LC 76-1438) (ISBN 0-
912700-39-4) . 

Thesaurus of Descriptors Used for Infor-
mation Processing in the ILO Library. 
Geneva: International Labour Office, 

Recent Publications I 383 

1976. 198p. 45 Sw. frs. (ISBN 92-2-
001264-2) 

Ting, Nai-tung, and Ting, Lee-hsia Hsu. 
Chinese Folk Narratives: A Bibliograph-
ical Guide. San Francisco: Chinese Ma-
terials Center, 1975. 68p. 

Vinson, James, ed. Contemporary Novelists. 
2d ed. London: St. James Pr.; New York: 
St. Martin's Pr., 1976. 163p. $35.00. (LC 
75-189694) (ISBN 0-900997-28-1) 

Who's Who in American Art, 1976. Ed. by 
Jaques Cattell Press. New York: Bowker, 
1976. 756p. $37.00. (LC 36-27014) 
(ISBN 0-8352-0850-8) 

Wilson, William K., and Wilson, Betty L., 
comps. Directory of Research Grants, 
1975. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Oryx Pr., 1975. 
390p. $32.50. (LC 75-17995) (ISBN Q: .. 
912700-19-X) 

Wynar, Bohdan S. Introduction to Catalog-
ing and Classification. 5th ed. Littleton, 
Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1976. 448p. 
$17.00, cloth; $11.00, pa. (LC 75-
44324) (ISBN 0-87287-160-6, cloth; 
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ABSTRACTS 

The following abstracts are based on 
those prepared by the ERIC Clearinghouse 
on Information Resources, Stanford Center 
for Research and Development in Teach-
ing, School of Education, Stanford Univer-
sity. 

Documents with an ED number here may 
be ordered in either micrafiche (MF) or pa-
per copy (HC) from the ERIC Document 
Reproduction Service, P.O. Box 190, Arling-
ton, VA 22210. Orders should include ED 
number, specify format desire.d, and include 
payment for document and postage. Postage 
charges are $.18 for up to 60 microfiche or 
for the first 60 pages of paper copy; $.08 
for each additional 60 fiche or each addi-
tional 60 pages of paper copy. 

Further information on ordering docu-
ments may be obtained from a recent issue 
of Resources in Education (formerly Re-
search in Education) . 

Approval Plans and Departmental Fair 
Share. By Kathleen McCullough. Univ. 
Libraries, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind. 
1975. 34p. (ED 111 340, MF-$0.76, 
HC-$1.95) 
Some university academic departments 

contend that they do not receive a fair 
share of approval-plan books. The study at-
tempts to measure the proportion of books 
for each departmental subject in general 
publishing and to compare those ratios to 
their proportion in approval plan receipts. 
It also sought to determine whether and to 
what extent, book receipts that are low in 
some areas are also proportionately higher 
in cost. Results indicate that approval-plan 
selection closely follows proportions in gen-
eral publishing and that some departments 
with small shares of books may require 
disproportionately larger shares of the book 
budget. 

Library Resources; A Guide to Selected Li-
brary Information at the University · of 
Tennessee, Knoxville. 2d ed. By Malcolm 
Blowers. Univ. Libraries, Tennessee 
Univ., Knoxville. 1975. 45p. (ED 111 
343, MF-$0.76, HC-$1.95) 
A guide to educational research and ref-

erence materials is presented for use at the 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, library. 
The materials covered include guides, over-
views, dictionaries and encyclopedias, bibli-
ographies, periodical indexes and abstracts, 
book reviews, unpublished research, tests 
and measurement tools, research reviews, 
dissertations and theses, statistics, direc-
tories, government publications, and bio-
graphical works. 

Automated Systems at the National Li-
brary: Past, Present and Future. Mar-
guerite Wiper, ed. National Library of 
Canada, Ottawa. 1975. 20p. (ED 111 
365, MF-$0.76, HC-$1.58) 

In order to optimize the use of available 
bibliographic data in machine-readable 
form by Canadian libraries, the National 
Library of Canada is developing new auto-
mated systems. Implementation priorities 
are related to the development of national 
and international standards, systems, and 
networks. One major project is the design 
of a system, using MARC formats, for cata-
loging and compiling Canadiana, the na-
tional bibliography. Development of Ca-
nadian MARC tapes is another major proj-
ect. A third project will be the establish-
ment and coordination of an automated 
Canadian union catalog system. 

Guidelines for Learning Resources in Li-
braries of the California State University 
and Colleges System. Draft. By Evelyn 
H. Daniel and others. Council of Library 
Directors, Learning Resources Commit-
tee, Calif. State Univ. and Colleges, 
Chico. 1975. 24p. (ED 111 387, MF-
$0.76, HC-$1.58) 

Proposed guidelines for the selection and 
utilization of nonprint material to support 
the curriculum of the California State Uni-
versity System are outlined. These guide-
lines are organized into major functions 
and components of library organization and 
services. Six standards outlined are: func-
tions, collections, staff, facilities, coopera-
tive activities, and operations. 

Learning Resources Survey of Non-Print 
Materials and Equipment for the Li-
braries of the California State University 
and Colleges. By Evelyn H. Daniel. 
Council of Library Directors, Learning 

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Resources Committee, Calif. State Univ. 
and Colleges, Chico. 1975. 87p. (ED 
111 388, MF-$0.76, HC-$4.43) 

In order to investigate current campus 
utilization of media, a learning resources 
survey questionnaire was sent to all Cali-
fornia State University and Colleges 
(CSUC) library directors. Results indicated 
that nonprint holdings in the CSUC li-
braries are marginal and mostly uncata-
loged, that equipment was meager, and 
that there are stronger ties between the 
audiovisual department and the library 
than between the audiovisual department 
and instructional television or computer 
centers. 

Book Storage in Academic Libraries. By 
George Piternick. Council on Library 
Resources, Washington, D.C. 1974. 20p. 
(ED 112 835, MF-$0.76, HC-$1.58) 

A study was made to determine the pres-
ent state of book storage in large North 
American academic libraries. A letter was 
sent to every academic library in the Asso-
ciation of Research Libraries to inquire if 
it engages in book storage. From the 
thirty-five which answered affirmatively, 
fifteen were selected for visitation. Results 
indicated that book storage is viewed with 
distaste because it inhibits free access to 
materials and becau-se the costs of weeding, 
changing library records, and mairitaining 
a storage facility mask its economic ad-
vantages. Two alternatives may be avail-
able: the conversion of library materials to 
a less bulky form or the reduction of indi-
vidual collections through increased inter-
library cooperation. Although review of the 
policies and practices of the libraries re-
vealed no firm guidelines for book storage, 
general suggestions were made for the size, 
location, and design of a storage facility; 
record keeping; weeding policies; and re-
trieval for patrons. 

Current and Retrospective Sources of Ma-
chine Readable Monograph Cataloging 
Records: A Study of Their Potential Cost 
and Utility in Automated System Devel-
opment at the University of Minnesota. 
Rev. ed. By Audrey N. Grosch. Univ. Li-
braries, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapo-

Recent Publications I 385 

lis. 1975. 58p. (ED 112 859, MF-
$0.76, HC-$3.32) 
A discussion of alternatives and costs for 

building monographic bibliographic files for 
an on-line management system using mini-
computers at the U Diversity of Minnesota 
Libraries considers secondary and primary 
sources of MARC II records, including 
Blackwell North America, Information Dy-
namics Corporation BIBNET, and Ohio 
College Library Center as potential sources 
of both retrospective and current MARC 

· II records. Methods of partial retrospective 
conversion and the costs of using other 
bibliographic files in machine-readable 
form are also examined. In-house conver-
sion costs for an on-line minicomputer sys-
tem are presented as derived from the sys-
tem installed in the University's Bio-Medi-
cal Library. The findings presented indicate 
that (1) building and storing at least a 
partial MARC II file on-line, with the re-
mainder on removable disc packs, would 
cost ·less than telecommunication from oth-
er sources and (2) in-house retrospective 
conversion directly from catalog cards using 
the on-line minicomputer system would be 
less costly than using outside soutces. 

Model Personnel Policy for Ohio Academic 
Libraries and Public Libraries; Person-
nel Guidelines for Governmental Li-
braries, School Library Media Cente~s, 
Special Libraries. Ohio Library Founda-
tion, Columbus. 1975. 43p. (ED 112 
866, MF----=$0.76, HC-$1.95) 
A guide which any library may use to 

achieve its own statement of personnel 
policy presents policy models which suggest 
rules and regulations to b~ used to super-
vise the staffs of public and academic li-
braries. These policies cover: (1) appoint-
ments; (2) classification of positions; (3) 
faculty and staff development; ( 4) per-
formance evaluations; (5) promotions, 
transfer, demotion, tenure; (6) separation 
from service; (7) employee , relations; (8) 
working conditions; and ( 9) welfare and 
economic conditions. 

An Evaluation of Computer Assisted In-
struction in the Merrill Library at Utah 
State University. By J. Nicholls East-
mond, Jr., Merrill Library and Learning 



386 I College & Research Libraries • july 1976 

Resources Program, Utah State Univ., 
Logan. 1975. 65p. (ED 112 880, MF-
$0.76, HC-$3.32) 
A study was conducted for the purpose 

of clarifying decision alternatives concern-
ing computer-assisted instruction (CAl) in 
the Merrill Library at Utah State Universi-
ty. A series of four questionnaires was used 
to poll students, library staff, faculty users, 
and prospective users. With the exception 
of a portion of the library staff, feelings ex-
pressed about the CAl system were general-
ly positive. Negative feelings encountered 
were due to mechanical difficulties. It is 
concluded that the CAl system appears to 
have considerable support from users and 
is in a position-through anticipated ex-
pansion of terminal usage-to demonstrate 
a level of operation that is more cost-effec-
tive than has previously been the case. 

Audio-Visual Space Reorganization Study. 
By Martha Baker. Univ. Libraries, Pur-
due Univ., Lafayette, Ind. 1975. 63p. 
(ED 112 927, MF-$0.76, HC-$3.32) 

Space layout and work-How patterns in 
the Audiovisual Center at Purdue U niver-
sity were studied with respect to effective 
space utilization and the need for planning 
space requirements in relationship to the 
activities being performed. Space and work 
areas were reorganized to facilitate the flow 
of work and materials between areas, and 
equipment and material storage was reor-
ganized to expedite retrieval and restock-
ing. 

Circulation of Materials for Purdue Univer-
sity Libraries. By Miriam A. Drake. 
Univ. Libraries, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, 
Ind. 1975. 31p. (ED 112 929, MF-
$0.76, HC-$1.95) 

A study of the Purdue University Li-
braries was conducted to help allocate 
costs by user group and academic depart-
ment. A circulation survey was taken to de-
termine user identification. The sampling 
included reserve material used in the li-
brary, materials borrowed overnight or 
longer, and use of photocopy service. Re-
sults of the study were compiled in six 
statistical tables which indicate the number 
of loans by location, level of user, and 
school and department. 

Document Availability and Use Patterns at 
the University of California, Berkeley, 
Library: A Comparison with California 
State University, Sacramento. By Charles 
Martell. lnst. of Library Research, Univ. 
of California, Berkeley. 1975. 43p. (ED 
112 931, MF-$0.76, HC-$1.95) 

A study was conducted of three key 
availability characteristics of material at the 
University of California (UC), Berkeley, 
library system: (1) status of materials, (2) 
time required to obtain them, and (3) 
their location. These characteristics were 
examined in light of interlibrary loan cri-
teria set forth in a major report on library 
cooperation by the Audits Division of the 
California Department of Finance. Circula-
tion data gathered from the libraries of 
UC, Berkeley, and California State Univer-
sity, Sacramento, formed the basis for the 
examination. Using a classification algo-
rithm developed by the Audits Division, it 
was ascertained that 82 percent of the 
books in the sample were high-use, while 
only 13 percent of the sampled books 
would have been available or eligible for 
interlibrary loan. It was determined that 
the highly dedicated delivery system rec-
ommended in the auditor's report could 
not be justified without a substantial re-
vision of the resource sharing criteria. 

Selective Dissemination of Microfiche Doc-
uments in a University Setting: Phase I. 
Final Report. By Joseph C. Meredith. 
Learning Resources Center, Governor's 
State Univ., Park Forest South, Ill. 1975. 
83p. (ED 112 954, MF-$0.76, HC-
$4.43) 

A selective dissemination service (SRIM) 
of the National Technical Information Ser-
vice (NTIS) features semi-monthly dis-
semination of microfiche copies of docu-
ments newly added to the NTIS collection, 
on the basis of interest profiles. The service 
was used to test a university subsystem 
wherein a number of individual profiles 
were combined and submitted to NTIS as 
a composite. Microfiche documents received 
were duplicated in sufficient copies to meet 
local distribution requirements, including 
one copy for library purposes. The study 
indicates the effect of local agency in stim-
ulating and mediating the use of an SDI 

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system, and the relative economy of local 
copying and redistribution of microfiche 
over direct ordering at current NTIS prices. 
SRIM is evaluated from the viewpoint of 
middleman and of users engaged in science, 
technology, and higher education. 

Report on the "Proposed Library Reorga-
nization." by Charles Lowry and others. 
J. Murrey Atkins Library, North Carolina 
Univ., Charlotte. 1975. 25p. (ED 114 
062, MF-$0.76, HC-$1.58) 
A proposed reorganization plan for the 

J. Murrey Atkins Library of the University 
of North Carolina at Charlotte would orga-
nize the library in the collegial mold with 
two departments, Public Services and Tech-
nical Services. Within each department, li-
brarians would form a faculty with empha-
sis on participatory management. Decisions 
involving the activities of particular library 
units would be made with the participation 
of the support staff working in that area. 
To implement this scheme, a three- to 
twelve-month period of analysis and experi-

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mentation would be conducted with staff 
members other than department heads act-
ing as coordinators for reorganization. 
Through training sessions, staff members 
would develop needed skills in manage-
ment techniques, communication, and deci-
sion making. Detailed recommendations for 
implementing the scheme are included. 

Acronyms and lnitialisms of Library Net-
works. Second Version. ERIC Clearing-
house on Information Resources, Stan-
ford Univ., Stanford, Calif. 1975. 16p. 
(ED 114 113, MF-$0.76, HC-$1.58) 

This second compilation of library net-
work acronyms and initialisms cites sixty-
one networks throughout the United States. 
Each annotated entry includes the net-
work's acronym or initials, name, and ad-
dress. A source of further information is 
cited in many entries, and an ED number 
is given for references available through the 
Educational Resources Information Center 
(ERIC). 



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