Agricultural libraries information notes

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4U--S,--,. AGRICULTURAL
HUM LEURi t LIBRARIES
SR 2 7J I FORMATION

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WESTFORNET-
'W FNATIS, Agency Field Libraries
Liaison Officer
WESTERN FOREST INFORMATION NETWORK


The Western Forest Research Information Network
(WESTFORNET) became operational on May 8 for
the U.S. Forest Service employees, authorized collab-
orators, and cooperating Federal and State Agencies
in seventeen western states. An expansion of PAC-
FORNET (formerly CALFORNET), WESTFORNET
is a library-based information network which provides
specialized technical information services in the area
of forestry and related disciplines. The four basic
services offered are: current literature announcement
service, general document delivery service, reference
and referral service, and computer based literature
services.

The current literature announcement service is pro-
vided through the MONTHLY ALERT, a computer-
printed list of some 200 citations of nonjoumal
publications which have been carefully selected from
a wide range of literature relevant to forestry and
wildlands management. The items announced include
such materials as conference papers, symposia, theses,
trade books, research papers, technical reports, en-
vironmental impact statements, legislative hearings,
bills, and new laws. Only journal articles of general
interest are included since that type of material can
be located in other current awareness media. The
ALERT is arranged into some 14 subject categories
for easy scanning and includes a species and subject
index. Each issue becomes part of the master data
base which represents the holdings of the participating
libraries: the four Western Experiment Station libraries,
the University of California Library at Berkeley, and
the University of Washington Library. This base can
be searched via a computer terminal for subjects,


authors, or titles. Both hard-copy and microfiche
library catalogs can be produced from it.
Users desiring copies of the publications cited in the
ALERT may request them from the designated serv-
ice centers: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experi-
ment Station Library at Berkeley, Calif; the Inter-
mountain Forest & Range Experiment Station Library
at Ogden, Utah; the Rocky Mountain Forest & Range
Experiment Station Library at Ft. Collins, Colo.; and
the University of Washington Library at Seattle.
Arrangements for general document delivery service
have been made through three land grant university
libraries which are participating in the USDA Regional
Document Delivery System sponsored by Technical
Information Systems (formerly National Agricultural
Library (NAL). They are: the University of Idaho
Library, Utah State University Library, and the Science
and Engineering Library at the University of Washing-
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


VOL. 4, NO. 6. JUNE 1978
BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND 20705








POULTRY INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

The American Poultry Historial Society has named
five new members to the Poultry Industry Hall of
Fame. The nominations were made September 28,
1977 during the 48th Fact Find Conference at the
H. Rol Bartle Convention Center, Kansas City,
Missouri. Portraits of the new honorees have
recently been received for hanging in the Poultry
Hall of Fame at the National Agricultural Library
Building, Beltsville, MD. This award honors and
recognizes persons for outstanding achievement or
leadership in the industry.


JAMES M. GWIN. A vital force in the training
programs for industry, government and consumer
circles for more than 40 years. His collection of
books and other literature on poultry was presented
to the National Agricultural Ubrary in 1972.

R. GEORGE JAAP. Has had a long and distinguished
career in the field of genetics and poultry breeding.
He has been particularly active in the Poultry Science
Association and the World's Poultry Science Asso-
cation.

BENJAMIN S. POMEROY. Has enjoyed a lifetime
career of teaching and research in microbiology and
poultry disease and has served as advisor to more
than 100 graduate degree candidates.
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ton. WESTFORNET users have been instructed to sub-
mil their requests on Form AD-245 to the nearest land
grant library in their State or region.

The two service centers at Berkeley and Seattle provide
computer based literature searching through access to
dozens of commercial bibliographic data bases in addi-
tion to specialized data bases created by the U.S. For-
est Service, such as FIREBASE. Upon receiving a
print-out of publications found in the search, the users
may request desiderata through the general document
delivery service.

The reference and referral service is an important serv-
ice which may yield an answer to a daily question
which cannot be found in the literature. WESTFOR-
NET can put both foresters and researchers in touch
with experts who can help them with a problem. The
last two services listed are scheduled for implementa-
tion at the Ogden and Ft. Collins service centers in
July.

The Service center contacts are:

Theodor Yerke
WESTFORNET Coordinator
Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Exp. Station Library
P. 0. Box 245
Berkeley, CA 94701

Frances Barney, Librarian
WESTFORNET- -Ft. Collins
Rocky Mountain Forest & Range Exp. Station
240 West Prospect Street
Ft. Collins, CO 80521

Elizabeth Close
WESTFORNET- -Ogden
Intermountain Forest & Range Exp. Station Library
507 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Thelma Sameth
WESTFORNET--Seattle
Forest Resources Library AQ-1 5
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
















-- Submitted by John Beecher, Director
Agriculture Library, University of Illinois
Champaign Urbana



LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH

Robert Sickles, Biological Sciences and Agricultural Biblio-
grapher at the Iowa State University Library (ISU). reports
that Iowa State's interest and involvement in world agri-
culture continues to expand. In 1977, the Economics
Department received a $369,000 grant as one of two uni-
versity departments in the U.S. to perform research for
the Agency for International Development. The purpose
of the research is to encourage development of agri-
culture in Latin American countries through: designing
training courses and offering materials to help the de-
veloping countries improve the training of their economic
policy and planning analysis; evaluation of the existing
economic planning and policy institutions and systems
in 23 Latin American countries; organizing workshops
and conferences in Latin America to help the policy and
planning analysts exchange experiences and information.
ISU and Michigan State will be working with the Inter-
american Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IICA) in
San Jose, Costa Rica. Dr. Lehman Fletcher and Dr. Hylke
Van de Wetering, economists at ISU, have been chosen to
work in Latin America on the three-year AID project.

In addition to this, ISU and the University of Costa Rica
signed an agreement to exchange staff and scientific in-
formation between the schools of agriculture. Under the
plan, Iowa State University faculty members from various
departments in the College of Agriculture will be sent to
Costa Rica for three-month tours of duty during the next
five years. Fourteen to twenty Costa Ricans will visit ISU
during the same time period: The University of Costa Rica,
that nation's major agricultural college, has substantial
experience in the plant, animal and social sciences. The
major thrust of this project is the improved transfer of
technology and research knowledge from the universities
to the small and medium-sized farmer in Costa Rica.


MIDAMERICA INTERNATIONAL CONSORT. JM,INC.

In August, 1977, four universities joined to form the
MIDAMERICA INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM,
Inc. (MIAC). Membership is composed of Iowa State
University, Kansas State University, the University of
Missouri and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

MIAC is organized to provide the combination of re-
sources of its participating universities to better assist
in solving world food problems by helping others feed
themselves. The experiences gained through this serv-
ice outreach contribute to faculty understanding of
world agricultural problems and thiius contributing in
many ways to the at-home teaching and research pro-
grams.

MIAC institutions represent a large body of recognized
agricultural scientists with technological competence
ranging from dry-land and irrigation agriculture to the
central corn bell.

The physical and biological sciences at these instituuons
have a strong undergirding of the economic, social
sciences and human nutrition areas.

Although the MIDAMERICA INTERNATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL CONSORTIUM is a very new or-
ganization. it has been able to build on the interna-
tional experience of its member institutions, and the
complementarity in its areas of strength.

Project experiences have been provided in Afghanistan,
Morocco, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Tunisia.

The longer term experiences of MUCIA (Midwest Uni-
versities Consortium for International Activities, Inc.)
and CID (Center for International Development) have
been most helpful in structuring the operation and pro-
gram direction of MIAC. MIAC concurs with observa-
tions made by MUCIA and CID that the consortium
can be an effective mechanism for providing technical
assistance abroad -and at the same time adds strength
to the participating institution's programs at home.

For further information concerning MIAC, contact: Dr. Marvin
A. Anderson, Executive Director, Midamerica Inrternatonal
Agricultural Consortium, 102 Scheman Building, loa State
University. Ames, Iowa, 50011 (515) 294-6222.


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Submitted by Linda White, College
of Agriculture, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 84721

AN UPDATING SHORTCOURSE ON
INFORMATION SOURCES FOR COLLEGE FACULTY

Although a variety of techniques have been used to ac-
quaint university and college faculty with computer
searches, actual demonstrations are frequently necessary
before faculty full understand the process and capabili-
ties of online searches. In an effort to educate faculty
about some newer information sources as well as com-
puter base searches, shortcourse sessions were recently
held at the University of Arizona for College of Agri-
culture faculty. Three sessions were held: one for
faculty in crop and animal production, one for faculty
in natural resources, and one for faculty in home eco-
nomics.

Although specific examples differed from session to
session, the program had the following general content"

*general orientation on sources of computer bases,
types of computer products, access points (how to
get searches from different bases), and costs--25
minutes

*highlights of a few multidisciplinary printed
publications (Science Citation Index or Social
Science Citation Index, Monthly Catalog, and
proceeding index)--25 minutes

*retrievals of the Current Research Information
System (CRIS), both project descriptions and
summaries for general trend overviews--20
minutes

*demonstration of online searches, showing
AND, OR and BUT NOT commands and ef-
fects of doing same search on different files-
-30 to 40 minutes

If other librarians in land grant universities or those
working with faculty/researchers in agricultural and
natural resource areas have conducted shortcourses
or workshops with a similar orientation, I am inter-
ested in exchanging with them information regarding
their programs and teaching techniques.


A single copy of the 20-page handout manual used
at this shortcourse can be obtained by sending a
self-.addressed label to Linda White.


BLACK LAND-GRANTS AND
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION

The Library Directors Group of the 1890 land-grant
colleges are co-sponsoring with the Technical Informa-
tion System, SEA, a meeting to explore the present
status of agricultural information handling and service
delivery. The meeting is set for
November 27-29 in
Huntsville, Alabama at the Hilton Inn.
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University,
Huntsville, is serving as the host institution. A Planning
Committee has met and a detailed program will be avail-
able by mid-summer. Please contact anyone of these
persons if you wish to make suggestions:

Nicholas Gaymon, Florida A & M University
Johnny R. Hill, Office for Advancement of Public Negro
Colleges, National Association of State Universi-
ties and Land-Grant Colleges
Robert L. Hurst, South Carolina State College
McKinlay Mayes, Cooperative Research, SEA, USDA
Wallace C. Olsen, National Agricultural Library,
TIS, SEA
Jessie C. Smith, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Barbara J. Williams, South Carolina State College,
Library Director, Chairperson (803) 536-704

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HENRY SAGLIO. An innovative breeder, he saw
the need for a fast-growing bird of superior meat
conformation with white feathers. He has been a
moving force in the National Broiler Council.

LEROY A. WILHELM. A multi-talented man who
achieved his goal of a national egg check off. His
research was in the area of egg characteristics and
the influence of diet, storage conditions, handling
and time on egg quality.

The Poultry Hall of Fame is located on the 14th
floor of the National Agricultural Library Bldg.,
Beltsville, Md. Visiting hours are weekdays 8:00
A.M. 4:30 P.M. L3
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CAPITOL HILL LEGISLATION


Legislation under consideration or reports of the most pertinen agricultural legislation before the U.S. Congress are atadable al
Federal depository libraries where they may be used: larger public libraries also have sets available. USDA personnel shouldd con-
tact their D.C. Headquarters office for access to bills.

PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT

H.R. 6782. Emergency Agricultural Act of 1978 provides emergency assistance to producers of wheat, feed
grains, and upland cotton. Authorizes increases in the target prices for any of the 1978-1981 crops of wheat,
feed grains, or cotton whenever a set-aside is in effect under other provisions of the Food and Agriculture Act
of 1977. (Public Law 95-113). Modifies the formula for cotton pnce support loan rates and provides a floor
of 48 cents per pound for 1978 thru 1981 crops. Increases the borrowing authority of the Commodity Credit
Corporation from $14.5 to $25 billion. Authorizes marketing orders for raisins to include provisions concerning
production and marketing research and development projects, including paid advertising; permits the Secretary of
Agriculture to authorize set-aside or diverted acreage to commodities for conversion to gasohol; and, during
years of no set-aside, authorizes incentive payments for production of commodities to be diverted to gasohol.
The House and Senate conferees agreed on legislation and submitted conference report May I (H. Rept. 95-1103),.
Senate agreed May 2 and the House May 4. Signed into law by the President May 15 (P.L. 95-279).

H.R. 11504. Agricultural Credit Act of 1978. Comparable Senate bill was S. 2146. Reported by the Commit-
tee on Agriculture on March 18, 1978, H. Rept. 95-986. Passed the House April 24. Amends the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, which provides an economic emergency loan program to farmers and
ranchers and extends the Emergency Livestock Credit Act. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry reported S. 2146, referred to as the Agrigultural Credit Assistance Act of 1978, on April 24 (S. Rept.
95-752). Senate passed with amendments H.R. 11504 on May2, after substituting in lieu thereof the text of
the Senate companion bill.

S. 3029. Farm Production Protection Program. Secretary Bergland testified March 2 on the administration pro-
posal before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Provides a voluntary self-help pro-
gram to assist producers of agricultural products to protect themselves against loss of production when natural
and uncontrollable conditions adversely affect production and to assure consumers that producers will be able
to continue to produce food and fiber. Senator Talmadge introduced bill on March 3 (Cong. Record, p. S6869).

S S. 1678. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. House and Senate conferees continue to meet on
resolution of differences between the Senate- and House- passed versions to amend and extend through fiscal
year 1979.

FORESTRY
H.R. 11777, 11778, and 11779. House Committee on Agriculture met May 16 and ordered reported favorably
these bills which authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cooperative forestry assistance to
states, to carry out forest and rangeland renewable resources research, and to provide for an expanded and com-
prehensive extension program for forest and rangeland renewable resources (H. Rept. 95-1183. 1179, and 1184
respectively .
On May 15 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry reported the following comparable bills:
S 3033. to authorize and direct the Secretary to provide cooperative forestry
assistance (S. Rept. 95-879).
S. 3034, to carry out forest and rangeland renewable resources research
(S. Rept. 95-880).
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S. 3035, to provide for an expanded and comprehensive extension program for
forest and rangeland renewable resources (S. Rept. 95-881).

CHILD CARE

H.R. 12511. Extends for one year the child care food program of the National School Lunch Act and the
women, infants, and children program of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Introduced on May 2, 197?, its
lieu of H.R. 11699 and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. Reported with amendments


May I 5 (H. Repl. 95-1153).


CM (A Q


ROLE OF FEDERAL LIBRARIANS

The Armed Forces Librarians Section and the Federal
Librarians Round Table of the American Library Asso-
ciation are sponsoring a program addressing "The Role
of Federal Librarians in a National Information Policy"
The program will be held on Saturday, June 24, 1978
from 8:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. in the Williford Parlor B at
the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, ILL., during the ALA
Conference.

Recommendations will be drafted and forwarded to the
ALA Council and the National Commission of Libraries
and Information Science. Attendance is encouraged so
FLIRT can effectively articulate the concerns of the
Federal Library community in draft recommendations.

Contact David Hoyt, National Agricultural Library at
(301) 344-3704.


OCLC USERS COUNCIL

Samuel T. Waters. Associate Director of the National Agri-
cultural Library, has just been elected to the OCLC Users
Council.

OCLC, Inc. maintains an on-line system which libraries
across the country use for shared cataloging; to check in
journal issues; and to look up publications for interlibrary
loan. There are over three million books and journals re-
corded in the data base. They are accessed by about a
thousand libraries using two thousand computer terminals.

The newly constituted Users Council consists of 60
members elected from 18 participating library networks.
Mr. Waters is one of five delegates elected by the Federal
Library Committee/FEDLINK network. The first meet-
ing of the Council will take place June 5 and 6 at the
Columbus, Ohio headquarters of OCLC, Inc.


NEW APPOINTMENT

Ms. Jan Kennedy will be Chief, Lending Division,
Technical Information Systems for a six-month period
beginning May 22 under authorizations of the Inter-
governmental Personnel Act. Ms. Kennedy is coming
to Technical Information Systems on a detail from
the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she has
been director of the Steenbock Library for the past
year. She has also held other library positions with
the University and at other institutions.

Ms. Kennedy will concentrate on analysis of the Lend-
ing Division operations particularly in interlibrary
borrowing, photocopying, document request handling,
and collection shelving and maintenance. Some
alternative methods and new equipment probably
will be instituted.

RETIREMENT

Dr. Leslie T. C. Kuo retired on May 5 after 18 years of
service with the National Agricultural Library. Dr. Kuo
was the Library's expert on agriculture in mainland
China and published extensively on this subject. Biblio-
graphies compiled for the Library include:

Communist Chinese Periodicals in the Agricultural
Sciences. 1960. (Library List No. 70) Revised 1963.
Communist Chinese Monographs in the USDA Library.
1961. (Library List no. 71)
Oriental Serial Publications in the Zoological Sciences
1963. (Library List no. 80)

Irving Press published his Technical Transformation of
Agriculture in Communist China in 1971 as part of its
series "Special Studies in International Economics &
Development." In 1976 Praeger published his work on
Agriculture in the People's Republic of China: Structural
Changes & Technical Transformation.








NEW J
BIBLIOGRAPHIES


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A Bibliography of the Cotton Fleahopper Pseuda-
tomoscelis Seriatus (Reuter). Compiled by Winfield
L Sterling and David A. Dean. (Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station. MP-1342). College Station,
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M
University. November 1977. 28 p. Order from:
Station College Station, Texas 77840. Free.
(NAL call No.: 100 T31M).

A Bibliography on the World's Rare, Endangered
and Recently Extinct Wildlife and Plants. Compiled
by Don A. Wood. (Oklahoma State University.
Environmental Institute. Environmental Series.
no. 3). Stillwater, Environmental Institute, Okla-
homa State University. 1977. 85 p. Order from:
Publisher, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074. Free. (NAL
call no.: Z7994.W5W6).

Forest Watersheds: A Bibliography with Abstracts.
Edited by Robena 1. Brown. (NTISearch NTIS/PS-
77/1137). Springfield, Virginia, NTIS, U.S. Depart-
ment of Commerce. December 1977. 228 p. Order
from: '. NTIS Springfield, Virginia 22151. Cost:
$28.00. (NAL call no.: Z5991.B71 1977).

Land Application of Waste Water: A Bibliography.
Edited by B. L Carlile and J. M. Stewart. Washing-
ton, Water Resources Scientific Information Center.
Office of Water Research and Technology, U.S.
Department of the Interior. June 1977. 408 p.
Order from: NTIS, U.S. nept. of Commerce,
Springfield, Virginia 22151 (Order no. PB269511).
Cost: $13.25. (NAL call no.: Z5853.S22L35).


Rezervy Nechernozem'ia: Rekomendatel'nyi Uka:a-
tel' Literatury. Reserves of the Nonchernozem
Zone: Guide to Recommended Literature. Compiled
by G.A. Makarenko and T.I. Sheinina. Moskva,
TSNSKhB, VASKhNIL. 1977. 58 p. (NAL call
no.: Z5075.R9R4). Price unavailable.

Selected Bibliography of the Phenoxy Herbicides:
III. Toxicological Studies in Animals. Compiled
by J.D. Diaz-Colon and R.W. Bovey. (Texas Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. MP-1343). College


Station, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Texas
A&M University. December 1977. 105 p. Order
from: Publisher, College Station, Texas 77840.
Free. (NAL call no.: 100 T31M).

The following bibliographies were published in 1977
as part of the series Aktuelle Literaturinformationen
aus dem Obstbau of the Universitatsbibliothek der
Technischen Universitar Berlin. Order from:
Universitatsbibliothek der Technischen Universitat
Berlin, Abt. Publikationen, Strasse des 17. Juni 135,
D-1000 Berlin 12 (Charlottenburg), German). (NAL
call no. for series: Z5996.F8A4). Price unavailable.

Bibliographie des Internationalen Erdbeeren--Schrifttums:
Bibliography of the International Literature on Straw-
berries. Compiled by Herbert Wilhelm Debor. (Series,
no. 57). 37 p.

Veroffentlichungen uber die Deutsche Hauszwetsche;
Publications on the German Prune. Compiled by
Herbert Wilhelm Debor. (Series, no. 58). 18 p.

Bibliographie der Internationalen Literatur uber die
Feige (Ficus sp.); Bibliography on the International
Literature on the Fig (Ficus sp.). Compiled b)
Herbert Wilhelm Debor and Barbara Grosse. (Series,
no. 59). 40 p.

Bibliographie des Internationalen Holunder-Schrifttums
(Sambucus sp.); Bibliography of the International
Literature on Elderberry (Sambucus sp.). Compiled
by Herbert Wilhelm Debor and Barbara Grosse.
(Series, no. 60). 18 p.

Resistenzzuchtung gegen Krankheiten bei Kernobst;
Breeding for Resistance against Diseases of Pome
Fruits. Compiled by Annemarie Karnatz and Herbert
Wilhelm Debor. (Series, no. 61). 30 p.

Anwendung and Wirkung Pon ALAR beim Apfel;
Application and Effect of ALAR on Apples. Compiled
by Peter Ludders and Herbert Wilhelm Debor. (Series,
.io. 62). 41 p.

Bibliographie des Internationalen Sauerkirschen-
Schrifttums; Bibliography of the International Liter-
ature on Sour Cherries. Compiled by Herbert Wilhelm
Debor. (Series, no. 63). 31 p.
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Bibliographic der Internationalen Literatur uber die
Mandel; Bibliography of the International Literature
on the Almond. Compiled by Herbert Wilhelm
Debor. (Series, no. 64). 39 p.

The following bibliographies were published as part
of the Exchange Bibliography series of the Council
of Planning Librarians (NAL call no. for series:
Z690.AIC6), and can be ordered from:
Council of Planning Librarians
P. 0. Box 229
Monticello, Illinois 61856

Energy and Agriculture: A Bibliography of Social
Science Literature. Compiled by Frederick H.
Buttel. (Series, 1430). 1977. 39 p. Cost: $4.00.

Key Word Identifiers of Theses and Dissertations
from Departments of Geography in Canada and the
United States on Land Use, Water Use, Resource
Conflict, Resource Policy, and Facility Location.
Compiled by Stanley D. Brunn. (Series, 1512).
1978. 71 p. Cost: $7.00.

Rural Planning Bibliography. Compiled by Scott
Lefaver and Nancy Koenig. (Series 1505). 1978.
8 p. Cost: $1.50.

Use of the Universal Soil Loss Equation in Water
Quality Assessment: An Annotated Bibliography.
Compiled by Marc Jay Rogoff. (Series 1498).
1978. 11 p. Cost: $1.50.
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Clearance has been granted to compile the following
bibliography.

Bbiliography of Nematodes of rtrus (a supplement
to ARS-S-68) by J.H. O'Bannon, Research Nema-
tologist, Horticultural Research Laboratory. Federal
Research Southern Region, SEA, USDA, 2120
Camden Road, Orlando, Florida 32803.


QUICK BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES

The bibliographies in this series are primarily computerized
online or batch bibliographies emanating from searches
performed by the TIS Reference Staff in response to custo-
mer requests.


Searches are selected for inclusion based on the currency
of the topic, interest among clientele, relative length
(approximately 150 citations or more) and probable value
to a larger audience. All titles in this series will be listed
for four months. Revisions or updates will be renumbered
and reannounced. Only one copy of a title will be sent;
however, requestors may make copies. To request a copy
of a Quick Bibliography send the title, series number, and
a return addressed label to:
Reference Division
Technical Information Systems, SEA, USDA
National Agricultural Library Building
Beltsville, MD 20705

NAL -- BIBL. -- 78-01. Migrant and Seasonal Farm
Workers, 1970-1977. 133 citations from AGRI-
COLA. Search by David R. Hoyt.

NAL -- BIBL -- 78-02. Orchids (Orchidaceae),
1970-1977. Growing and Breeding. 165
citations from AGRICOLA. English only.
Search by Nancy H. Lewis.

NAL -- BIBL --78-03. Influences on Reproduction
of Dairy Cattle, 1970-1977 235 citations
from AGRICOLA. English only. Search by
Jesse Ostroff.

NAL BI BL 78-04. Solar Energy and Agri-
culture, 1970-1977. 236 citations from
AGRICOLA. Search by Nancy H. Lewis.

NAL BI BL. 78-05. Double Cropping and
hnierplanring, 1972-1977. 230 citations,
from AGRICOLA. Search by Charles N. Bebee.

NAL -- KI BL --78-06. Careers in Agriculture.
1970-1977. 90 citations from CAIN.
Search by David R. Hoyt.

NAL BIBL. 78-07. Conservation in Green-
houses, 1970-1977 254 citations from
AGRICOLA. English only. Search by
Charles N. Bebee

NAL --BIBL --78-08. Drip Irrigation, 1970-
1977 265 citations from AGRICOLA.
English only. Search by Charles N. Bebee.









NEW SERIALS
RECEIVED AT NAL


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Advances in Aquatic Microbiology, New York; London,
Academic Press. v. 1, 1977 QRI05.A3
Advances in Microbial Ecology. New York. Plenum
Press. v. 1, 1977 QRIOO.A4
Advances in Nutritional Research. New York, Plenum
Press. v. 1, 1977- QP141.AIA33
Avocado Grower. Fallbrook, CA., Rancher Pub. v. 1,
no. 1, Oct. 1977 SB379.A9A9
Biobehavioral Reviews. Phoenix, NY, ANKHO Interna-
tional. v. 1, no. 1, Spring 1977- QL750.B5
Cell Monograph Series. Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press.
v. 1, 1977 QL951.C4
Chemical Times & Trends. Washington, Chemical Speci-
alties Manufacturers Association. v. 1, no. 2, Jan.
1978- HD9650.1.C4
Drug and Chemical Toxicology. New York, M. Dekker.
v. 1, no. 1, 1977/78 QP901.D7
Evolution, Development, and Organization of Behavior.
New York, Plenum Press. v. 1, 1977 QL750.E9
Experimental Mycology. New York, Academic Press.
v. l,no. 1, Mar. 1977 QK600.E9
GeoJournal. Wiebaden, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft.
v. 1, no. 1, 1977- QEI.G38
Information & Management. Amsterdam, North-Holland
Pub. v. 1, no. 1, 1977 HD30.35.15
International Journal of Energy Research. London;
New York, Wiley Interscience. v. 1, no. 1. Jan./Mar.
1977- TJ 163.2.15
Nevada Horse Life. Reno, Comstock Publishing Co.
v. 1, no. 1. Spring 1977 SF277.N4
Oceanic Micropalaeontology. New York, Academic
Press. v. 1, 1977 QE719.03
Poultry Abstracts. Farnham Royal, Slough, Common-
wealth Agricultural Bureaux. v. I, no. 1, Jan. 1975 -
Z5074.P8P6
Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. Washington,
Society of American Foresters. v. l. no. 1, Feb.
1977- SDI.S63


NEW PUBLICATIONS
OF NOTE


*Aquaculture in the United States: Constraints and Oppor-
tunities. Committee on Aquaculture. Board on Agricul-
ture and Renewable Resources; Commission on Natural
Resources, National Research Council (National Academy
of Sciences. 1978: 135 pp.; ISBN 0-309-02740-3; $7.50).

*Laboratory Indices of Nutritional Status in Pregnancy.
Committee on Nutrition of the Mother and Preschool
Child, Food and Nutrition Board; Division of Biological
Sciences. Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research
Council (National Academy of Sciences, 1978; 202 pp.;
ISBN 0-309-02729-2; $9.25); and a Summary Report.
32 pp.: available from the Board free.

The Dictionary; selected acronyms, terms, classification
elements, legislation, by-4laws, and organizational units
associated with agricultural research administration.
H.R. Fortmann, Regional Coordinator, University Park,
Penn.. Northeastern Regional Association of Agricul-
tural Experiment Stations (1978) 215 p. Limited
number of copies available. Order from the Association,
229B Agricultural Administrauon Bldg., University Park,
PA 16802.

The National Center for Toxicological Research: The
Evaluation of its Program. National Center for Toxico-
logical Research Review Committee, Advisory Center on
Toxicology: Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research
Council (Advisor% Center on Toxicology, 1977: 162 pp.;
available from NTIS: PB 277 441 ).

The Role of Ruminants in Support of Man. Morrilton,
Arkansas, Wmrock International, 1978. 136 pp.
U.S. $5.00. Order from Wmrock International Livestock
Research and Training Center, Petit Jean Mountain,
Morrilton, Arkansas 72110.


*Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are available
from the Printing & Publishing Office. National Academy
of Sciences, 2101 Constitu tion A.4 renue N. It. Washington,
D.C 20418.








AGRICULTURAL
TRANSLATIONS


One of the most common questions coming to us regards
the availability of translations. Technical Information
Systems reviews article titles before translations are made
in order to avoid duplication. We also receive copies on
deposit often far in advance of their listings in the stand-
ard bibliographic tools. Therefore, this column is pub-
lished to alert those interested in knowing about selected
new receipts at 11S.

BARTKOWIAK, S.. et al. Evaluation for Breeding Pur-
poses of SO2-Induced Damage to Trees and Shrubs.
Translated from Polish. Arboretum Kornickie. 20:
375-384. 1975. TRANS. No. 22687.

DUNGKIJ, V.F., et al. Determination of the Evaporation
Coefficient of Pesticide Drops. Translated from Russian.
Khim. Sel'sk. Kho: 13 (10): 763-765. 1975. TRANS.
No. 22633.

KAKHANA, M.S., et al. The Influence of Chlorpromazmne
on the Thyroid Gland Function and Lactation in Goats.
Translated from Russian. Probl. Endokrinol 21 (2)
53-55. 1975. TRANS. No. 22681.

KASANG, G. Physicochemical Processes of Smelling by
the Silk Moth. Translated from German. Narurwissen-
schaften 60. 95-101. 1975. TRANS. No. 22756.

KROJTER, M.K., et al. Inheritance of the Wool Follicle
Density in Different Methods of Breeding First Filial
Generation Crossbred Sheep. Translated from Russian.
Iz. Akad. Nauk Kaz. SSR. Ser. Biol. 13 (1): 72-78.
1975. TRANS. No. 22765.

LIESE, W., et al., Histometric Investigations on the
Wood of Spruce After SO2 Pollution. Translated from
German. European Journal of Forest Pathology 5 (3):
152-161. 1975. TRANS. No. 22502.

MARCHAL-SEGAULT, D. Role of Entomophagous
Larvae in the Infection by Bacillus Thuringiensis
Berliner of "Pieris Brassicae" L. and "Anagasta
Kuehniella" Zell. Caterpillars. Translated from
French. Rev. Zool. Agric. Pathol. Veg. 74 (2):
68-83. 1975. TRANS. No. 22622.


MIERZEJEWSKA, M., et al., Studies on the Harm-
less and Immunogenic Value of Lapmized Strains of
the Hog Cholera Virus Derived from "chinese" Strain.
Translated from Polish. Aledycyna Weterynaryina
31 (4): 205-206. 1975. TRANS. No. 22600.

MOHLER. KARL, et al., Tensile and Strength Be-
havior of Solid and Laminated Pine Wood Under
Torsion Stress. Translated from German. Holz als
Rob i. It'erkstoff 35 (3): 473-77. 1977. TRANS.
No. 22751.

SCHMID, M.L., et al., Enzymatic Indication of Gas
Damaged Lichens. Translated from German. Ange-
wandte Botanik 49: 141-154. 1975. TRANS.No. 22730.

STERLIN, D.M., et al., Contact Drying of Wood.
Translated from Russian. Woodworking Industry
7- 7-9. 1977. TRANS. No. 22788.

UNZICKER. H.J., et al., The Influence of SO2 on
the Vitamin Content of Plants. Translated from
German. Angewandte Botanik. 49 (3-4): 131-139.
1975. TRANS. No. 22697.


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MUST be on the request. Both types of requests
should be sent to:
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State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.


June 20-22: SECOND ANNUAL FUELS FROM BIO-
MASS SYMPOSIUM, Troy, NY. Contact: Dr. William
Shuster, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

June 28-30: CONFERENCE ON INNO VA TIONS IN
RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT TION-WHA T WE ARE
LEARNING. Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI. Transportation Research Board, Commis-
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keeping; marketing and vehicles; and service to the
elderly and the handicapped. Registration fee: $60.
Contact: W. C. Graeub, (202) 389-6548.

July 9-12: A QUA TIC PLANT MANA GEMENT SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING, Hilton Hotel, Jacksonville, FL.
Contact: H.O. Cutler, 2636 W. First St., Jacksonville,
FL 32205.

July 9-13: AMERICAN DAIR Y SCIENCE ASSOCIA TION
AND AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE.
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113 N. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820.

July 16-20: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULT-
URAL SCIENCE AND COUNCIL ON SOIL TESTING
AND PLANT ANALYSIS, Boston, Mass. Contact: Cecil
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Mount Vernon, VA 22121.

July 17-20: AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, Dallas, TX. Contact: Russell G. Rongren,
Dir Bus Div., 930 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196.

July 17-21: POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCJA TION,
Cemson, S.C. Contact: C.B. Ryan, Sec-Treas., 311
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July 30-August 2: SOIL CONSER VA TION SOCIETY OF
AMERICA, Denver, CO. Contact: Larry D. David, Adm
Asst., 7515 N.E. Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50021.

August 6-9: 5th NORTH FOREST SOILS CONFERENCE.
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August 14-17: WORLD CONFERENCE AND EX-
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August 16-23: 3rd INTERNAL TIONAL CONGRESS
OF PLA NT PATHOLOGY. MUNICH. WEST
GERMANY. Contact: Congress Plant Pathology,
Biologische Bundesanstalt, Messeweg 11/12, D-3300
Braunschweig, West Germany.

August 20-24: CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE
ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, Ontario, Canada (city
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Inc., South West Ontario Chapter, P.O. Box 2220,
Station A, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4E3.

August 28-31: ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN
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University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.

August 30-September 3: RURAL SOCIOLOGICAL
SOCIETY. San Francisco, CA. Contact: John E.
Dunkelberger, Treas., 306A Comer Hall, Auburn
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September 10-15: 176th AMERICAN CHEMICAL
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tact: Professor G.A. Knox, Zoology Department, Uni-
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October 29-November 2: AMERICAN PHYTOPA TH-
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Tarleton, Exec VP, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd, St. Paul, MN
55121.

November 5-9: THIRD INTERNAL TIONAL CONFER-
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OF AMERICA, Houston, TX. Contact: Wallace
P. Murdock, Exec Sec., 4603 Calvert Rd., College
Park, MD 20740.

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