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ia 3yV LIBRARY 9 "' OF CONGRESS INFORMATION BULLETIN November 24, 1972 LC ACQUIRES REPRODUCTIONS OF RED GUARD MATERIALS The Chinese and Korean Section of the Orientalia Division has recently acquired, by purchase from the Center for Chinese Research Materials of the Associa- tion of Research Libraries, a set of xerographic reproductions of Chinese Red Guard materials. Some of the items from which these reproductions were made are handwritten, but most are printed or type- written. The reproduced loose sheets are handsomely bound in buckram into 30 oversize volumes tooled in gold. The Red Guard materials consist of newspapers, handbills, serial issues, monographs, and leaflets and embody primary sources of information of the period of the Great Cultural Revolution of 1966-1970 that were made available to the Center on microfilm from which the separate sheets were reproduced. They are invaluable for the study of and research in this seg- ment of Chinese history. Insofar as is known, this is the only bound set in existence. The Center for Chinese Research Materials has distributed the items individually, or as a set, but not previously in bound form. Countless man-hours were expended in assem- bling the set, which has the advantage of greater permanence and more convenient usability than the individual items treated separately. Assigned the English title Red Guard Publications by the CCRM, the set will be available to readers in the Chinese and Korean Section after it is cataloged. YUVAL TRIO TO PRESENT CONCERT ON DECEMBER 1 On Friday evening, December 1, the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Con- gress will sponsor a concert of chamber music featuring the Yuval Trio. The members of this ensem- ble are Uri Pianka, violin; Simca Heled, violoncello; and Jonathan Zak, piano. Their program will include Trio in F sharp minor, H. XV:26 by Joseph Haydn; Trio in F minor, Op. 65 by Antonin Dvo'rik; and Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 by Felix Mendelssohn. This will be the ensemble's second appearance at the Library. The Trio was organized in 1968. The concert will begin promptly at 8:30 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Tickets for this concert will be distributed by Patrick Hayes, 1300 G St., N.W., beginning at 8:30 a.m., Monday, November 27. A service charge of 25 cents is placed on each ticket, and only two tickets are distributed to an individual. Telephone reservations may be made on Monday British Poet will Lecture on Monday The staff and friends of the Library are invited to a lecture by lan Hamilton, British poet, critic, and editor, on Monday, November 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium. Mr. Hamilton will discuss recent poetry in Great Britain. No tickets are required. Vol. 31, No. 47 LC Information Bulletin -ne CONTENTS British Poet Will Lecture ... 499 CIP Program Catalogs 10,000th Title ... 501 8th Interim Extension Bill Signed ... 500 LC Acquires Reproductions of Red Guard Materials. 499 Library of Congress Publications ... 505-506 Literary Programs Scheduled for Broadcast 502 New Developments Occur in Photocopy Case 500-501 New Reference Works . . 505 News in the Library World . ... 506-508 Staff News . . ... 503-505 U.S. History Book Published in Russia Presented 503 Visitors to LC . ..... 501-502 Yuval Trio to Present Concert .. 499-500 morning by calling 393-4463. Mail orders are not accepted. This concert will be broadcast in its entirety over WETA-FM (90.9), and will be made available to sta- tions in other cities through the Katie and Walter Louchheim Fund in the Library of Congress. 8th INTERIM EXTENSION BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT NIXON On October 25, President Nixon signed the joint resolution extending the duration of copyright pro- tection in certain cases until December 31, 1974. The measure provides for the automatic extension until December 31, 1974, of copyrights in their renewal term that would otherwise have expired before that date. Seven earlier Acts of Congress (P.L. 87-668, P.L. 89-142, P.L. 90-141, P.L. 90-416, P.L. 91-147, P.L. 91-555, and P.L. 92-170) had extended until December 31, 1972, second term copyrights which would have expired between September 19, 1962, and December 31, 1972. Under the new law, P.L. 92-566, protection for those copyrights is auto- matically extended further to December 31, 1974. Second term copyrights that would otherwise expire any time during 1973 and 1974 are also extended until December 31, 1974. This extension does not apply to copyrights in their first term. Therefore, it has no effect on the time limits for renewal registration, which must be made during the last year of the original 28-year term. Also, it does not revive any copyrights that have already expired. NEW DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR IN PHOTOCOPY-COPYRIGHT CASE A major publisher of books and periodicals in the medical and allied sciences, The Williams & Wilkins Co. of Baltimore, Md., has adopted a new policy regarding photocopying by libraries of copyrighted articles in the journals it publishes. The new policy, announced on October 2, is one of the latest develop- ments in the controversy over photocopying as it relates to alleged copyright infringement that arose prior to the and following the official report filed on February 16 by Commissioner James F. Davis with the U.S. Court of Claims in the case of The Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States (Ct. Cl., No. 73-68). [See earlier story in the Information Bulletin. March 10.] The Baltimore publisher announced continuation of its increased institutional subscription rates for libraries that do not include or imply payment of a fee for institutional licenses to photocopy. At the same time, the company withdrew, pending disposi- tion of the case on appeal, a proposal it made subse- quent to the February 16 report of Commissioner Davis for the payment of a five-cents-per-page inter- library loan fee for the photocopying of articles from its journals. Claiming that Commissioner Davis' February 16 report and ruling has the full weight and force of law until reversed, The Williams & Wilkins Co. earlier had announced a plan to implement the ruling. The plan called for an increased institutional subscription rate that included a reproduction license. Under the plan, holders of licenses would have rights to unlimited single-copy reproduction of articles in the Company's journals that carry an institutional rate. In addition, the plan called for libraries to collect from patrons, for the Company, a five-cents-per-page fee for inter- library loan reproductions. 500 November 24. 1972 The Company's plan encountered a generally ad- verse reaction and widespread criticism from libraries and educational institutions. Chief among the objec- tions were the precedents that would thereby be set regarding the fair use of copyrighted materials, and the "burdensome bookkeeping" that would be re- quired by libraries in implementing the plan. As defendant in the original case brought before the Court of Claims, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare refused to renew its subscriptions to the Company's journals under conditions implying or requiring license or royalty for photocopying. The NLM's reaction prompted the Company's reversal of policy. In the appeal of the case brought by the defendant before the full Court of Claims, a number of amicus curiae briefs have been filed by education, research, and scholarly associations in support of the defendant. Among these are the National Education Association and the American Library Association. A third amicus brief on the defendant's position has been filed by the Association of Research Libraries on behalf of itself and the following associated groups: Medical Library Association; American Association of Law Libraries; American Medical Asso- ciation: American Dental Association; Mayo Founda- tion; Robert H. Ebert. M.D., as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University; the University of Michigan Medical School; the University of Roch- ester, School of Medicine and Dentistry; American Sociological Association; Modern Language Associa- tion of America; and History of Science Society. Among the briefs filed in support of Commissioner Davis' position are two filed jointly by the Associa- tion of American Publishers and the Association of American University Presses and one filed by the Authors League of America, Inc. VISITORS TO LC Latin American Visitors Foreign participants in the Inter-American Seminar on Integrated Information Services of Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centers in Latin America and the Caribbean toured the Library of Congress on November 8. They were accompanied by Eleanor Mitchell, Seminar Coordinator for the Orga- nization of American States. They toured the Main Building and some of the reference services with Donald Stewart, Editor of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, as escort, and the Processing Department with Peter de la Garza, Assistant to the Chief of the Overseas Operations Division. They were given a briefing on developments in the MARC project by Paul Hibschman, with Mr. Stewart serving as interpreter. In the Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish Division they were greeted CIP RECEIVES 10,000th TITLE The Library received the 10,000th title for cataloging under the Cataloging-in-Publication (CIP) Program on October 24. The book, Wilfred T. Neill's Twentieth Century Indonesia, will be published by Columbia University Press in the spring of 1973. The CIP office staff has completed mailing out the CIP logo to all 320 participating pub- lishers. They have been asked to use the symbol, CP, in their advertising copy, sales catalogs, and at display booths to inform librarians which firms are participating in and which titles have been processed through the CIP Program. In the photograph, Nancy G. Jackson of the Descriptive Cataloging Division catalogs the 10.000th title. LC Information Bulletin by Earl Pariseau, Acting Chief of the Division, and by Mrs. Mary Kahler, Assistant Chief. Following their tour, the foreign visitors were guests of the Library at a reception for members given by the District of Columbia Library Association in the Great Hall of the Library. The Inter-American Seminar is sponsored by Unesco, the OAS, the Department of State, and the U.S. National Commission for Unesco. From Novem- ber 6-17, the program combined working sessions, lectures, and tours of important libraries and archives in the Washington, D.C. area. Dr. Carlos Victor Penna, Consultant to the Office of Latin American Education and former Director of the Division for the Development of Documentation, Libraries, and Archives at Unesco, served as director of the Seminar. Among the foreign participants were Julio Aguirre Quintero, Subdirector, Colcultura, Bogota, Colombia; Mrs. Cordelia Robalinho de Oliveira Cavalcanti, Direc- tor, Chamber of Deputies Library, Brasilia, Brazil; Guillermo Durand Fl6rez, Director, National Ar- chives, Lima, Peru; Ricardo Alberto Gietz, Chief, Center of Scientific Documentation, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Burenos Aires, Argentina; and Mrs. Betty Johnson de Vodanovi6, Santiago, Chile. Also present were Dr. Alma Jordan, Deputy Librarian, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trindidad; Josefa Emilia Sabor, Director, Bibliographic Center, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires; Armando M. Sandoval, Mexico City, Mexico; Aurelio Tanodi, School of Archives and Humanities, City University, Cordoba, Argentina; Jos6 de J. Arias, Colombian Institute for the Ad- vancement of Higher Education, Bogota; G. D. Femrndex de la Garza, Director, Center for Informa- tion and Documentation Services, National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico City; Ario Garza Mercado, Graduate School of Library Science, Uni- versity of Texas, Austin; Jos6 A. Rodriguez Gallardo, Director National School of Libraries and Archives, Mexico City; and Ricardo J6rez Amador de los Rios and Maria Angela Sanchez de la Rivera, both of Madrid, Spain. Library School Visits Students and librarians from the following libraries also visited the Library of Congress: Librarians from the Graduate Library School of Antwerp, Belgium, on October 16. Graduate students from the Columbia University School of Library Service, accompanied by Terry Belanger of the faculty, on November 10. Undergraduate and graduate students from the Division of Library Science, Clarion State College, Clarion, Pa., accompanied by Bernard Vavrek, Asso- ciate Professor, on November 17. Graduate students from the Department of Library Science of Catholic University, escorted by Dr. Mathilde Rovelstad, Associate Professor, on November 20. Visiting Librarians Other libraries visiting were: Diana Stephens, USIS, going to Tehran, Iran. M. C. Beekman, USIS, going to Lima, Peru. Mrs. Lillian L. Halberg, Chief Cataloger, Lincoln City Libraries, Lincoln, Neb. Karl Lo, Head, Asiatic Collection, Far Eastern Library, University of Washington, Seattle; holder of fellowship from Council on Library Resources. Mrs. Charlotte L. Wood, Administrative Officer, Washington State Library, Olympia. Enid Wiley, Chief of Public Services, Bucknell Uni- versity Library, Lewisburg, Pa. Marcia E. Duncan, Government Publications Librar- ian, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Lennie Stovel, Wayne Davison, and Ted Panofsky of Project BALLOTS, Stanford University Library, Stanford. Mrs. Trish Skaptason, Librarian for the American Newspaper Publishers Association, and three staff members, Mrs. Christy White, Mrs. Virginia Riggs, and Stewart Macdonald. Mrs. Frances Naftalin, a trustee of the Minneapolis Public Library and a member of the Library Advisory Commission for the State of Minnesota. Literary Programs Scheduled for Broadcast Two literary programs given at the Library ear- lier this season have been scheduled for delayed broadcast in December by radio station WGMS- AM (570) and FM (103.5) in the Washington, D.C., area. A reading from the works of John Donne by Arnold Moss, which was presented on November 13, will be broadcast on Saturday, December 2, at 9:30 p.m. A poetry reading by Samuel Allen (Paul Vesey) and Ned O'Gorman with Josephine Jacobsen as moderator, which was given on November 20, will be broadcast on Satur- day, December 23 at 9:30 p.m. November 24, 1972 Mr. Bridge and Dr. Mozolin U.S. HISTORY BOOK PUBLISHED IN RUSSIA PRESENTED TO LC Dr. Viktor P. Mozolin, Dean of the School of Economics and Law at Lumumba University, Mos- cow, presented to the Library on October 25 two copies of a history of the United States just published in the U.S.S.R. Entitled Recent History of the United States of America, it was written by N. V. Sivachev and E. F. Iaz'kov and published by the Moscow Uni- versity Publishing House. It was prepared so recently that it includes an account of President Nixon's 1972 visit to the Soviet Union. Peter H. Bridge, Assistant Chief of the Exchange and Gift Division, accepted the books from Dr. Mozolin on behalf of the Library. John C. Finzi, Assistant Director for Library Resources, Reference Department, and Robert V. Allen, Area Specialist (U.S.S.R.) in the Slavic Division, also attended the presentation ceremony. STAFF NEWS DEATH OF FORMER STAFF MEMBER Mrs. Elizabeth Van Brakle Coffin died on Novem- ber 16 at the Holy Cross Hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Coffin, the wife of the former Law Librarian of Congress, was a member of the Library of Congress staff from 1928 to 1946, when she re- signed prior to the birth of their daughter Elizabeth. A native of Teaport, New Jersey, she moved to Wash- ington with her family during World War I and attended public schools here and was a graduate of the old Central High School. Following her gradua- tion from Swarthmore College, she was appointed to a position in the Union Catalogues section of "Proje :t B" for the Increase of Bibliographic Apparatus. She was promoted to increasingly responsible positions in the Card, Cooperative Cataloging, and Descriptive Cataloging divisions. Mrs. Coffin was a member of the Card Division staff at the time of her resignation in 1946. Memorial services will be held at the Church of The Savior at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 25. Mrs. Coffin is survived by her husband, Lewis C. Coffin, and one daughter, Elizabeth L. Wallace, both of Washington. RETIREMENT Mary E. Armstrong, Senior Descriptive Cataloger in the Descriptive Cataloging Division, retired on November 10, after more than 28 years with the Federal Government. A native of New York City, Miss Armstrong received an A.B. degree in English from Cornell University and did graduate work at Columbia University. Miss Armstrong began her career with the Federal Government in 1943 at the U.S. Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn, N.Y. Except for a few brief periods with private business she has been with the Government ever since. Her Federal library career began in 1948 as a Library Assistant with the National Security Resources Board. Miss Armstrong also worked in the libraries of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Office of Price Stabilization Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency before coming to the Library of Congress in 1967 as a Cataloger in the English Section of the Descriptive Cataloging Division. AWARD John W. Broadus, General Equipment Operator in the Buildings Services Section of the Buildings Man- agement Office, was presented a 30-year Federal Service Award pin on November 10 by F. E. Croxton, Director of the Administrative Department. Born in Louisville, Ga., Mr. Broadus came to Wash- ington, D.C., in 1937, where he attended local schools. After serving with the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, he joined the Library as a member of the then Buildings and Grounds Division. In September 1947 he transferred from that division to the Surplus Books Project for Veterans as a Storekeeper. Mr. Broadus was promoted to Electric Truck LC Information Bulletin Operator in March 1953 and to his present position in July 1964. He is known by many of the LC staff as he regularly operates the electric truck used to trans- port materials through the tunnel between the two Library buildings. STAFF ACTIVITIES Charles Gallozzi, Assistant Chief of the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, is the recipient of the 1972 Superior Performance Award given by the District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Workers for the Blind. Inc. He received the award at a banquet on November 2 during the three-day biennial meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Association of Workers for the Blind, Inc., (AAWB) held in Wash- ington, D.C. George Magers, chairman of the host chapter's awards committee, presented the award, a plaque bearing the citation "for outstanding perfor- mance in providing services to the blind and visually handicapped." DBPH was host to about 50 of the AAWB members attending the meeting for a tour of the Taylor Street Annex on the afternoon of November 2. The division also displayed an exhibit of talking books and play- back equipment at the meeting held at the Burlington Hotel. The Mid-Atlantic Region of AAWB includes the District of Columbia and six States: Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey. James H. Hutson, Coordinator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Office, delivered the lun- cheon address on "Benjamin Franklin and the West" at the annual meeting of the Western Historical Asso- ciation at New Haven, Conn., on October 14. On October 27, Mr. Hutson addressed the East Central Conference of the American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, meeting in Richmond, Va., on the topic "The Eighteenth Century from the Bottom Up." On November 3, he spoke at the fall meeting of the Fellows of American Studies at Philadelphia on "Pennsylvania Politics, 1750-1776." Alan Jabbour, Head of the Archive of Folk Song, visited Stockbridge Elementary School, Columbus, Ohio, on October 24-26 to confer with teachers, educationists, students, and members of the commu- nity on a project to study the roots of Appalachian culture. The project, sponsored by National Humani- ties Faculty, took place in a school made up almost entirely of the children of immigrants from Appala- chia, where the local teachers are studying the cul- tural background of their students in order to improve the school's curriculum and its relationship to the community. Mary C. Lethbridge, Information Officer, addressed the monthly luncheon meeting of the Washington Chapter of the Religious Public Relations Council, Inc., in the Methodist Building on October 18. Mrs. Lethbridge supplemented the information in the Encyclopedia Britannica film, "The Library of Con- gress," with a description of some of the Library's holdings of special interest to this audience, and of services and publications available. An article about the Library of Congress which appeared in the September-October issue ofMaruzen Raiburari Nyusu (Maruzen Library News) was pre- pared by Nancy Benco, Public Information Specialist in the Information Office, and translated into Japa- nese by Mayumi Taniguchi, Supervisor of the Japa- nese Language Unit in the Descriptive Cataloging Division. The article which is entitled "The Library of Congress" discusses its history and services. Two other stories, written by Japanese librarians, appear in the same issue and deal with the Library's MARC project and the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging. Photographs of the Main and Annex Buildings, the Main Reading Room, the Great Hall, and a model of the James Madison Memorial Building illustrate the articles. Paul Vassallo, Director of the National Serials Data Program, addressed 800 librarians attending the New England Technical Services Librarians conference in Portsmouth, N.H., on October 5. Mr. Vassallo dis- cussed the purpose of and the developments in the National Serials Data Program. On October 6, Mr. Vassallo met at the Boston Public Library with members of the Boston Library Consortium to explain the purpose of the National Serials Data Program, the progress of the program, and the plans for continued development. Sarah L. Wallace, Publications Officer, spoke at the banquet of the 77th annual conference of the Minne- sota Library Association on October 10, at Madden's Lodge on Gull Lake in Minnesota. Miss Wallace pointed out that she was not the first to have fol- lowed the path from Minnesota to the Library of Congress. The first reader to receive a book at the Library when it opened on November 1, 1897, was Dr. Max West, born in St. Cloud, Minn., and educated at the state university. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939, had also come to LC from Minneapolis. Miss Wallace discussed the world of Government November 24. 1972 publications and. more specifically, she talked about the evolution of an LC publication from the original proposal to the published volume. PERSONNEL CHANGES Appointments: Thomas C. Albro, paper conservator, GS-5, Restor. 4228; Phyllis D. Barber, cataloger, GS-7, Cop Cat, 4335; James R. L. Copies, special policeman (private) Bldgs, 4275; Robert Ieller, consultant for preservation, Preserv, NP; Aaron M. Harley, clerk-typist, GS-2, Cat Publ, 7-500; Patricia L. Kelly. clerical assistant, GT-3, Photodup, 3-100; Phillip R. Kraft, clerk, GS-3, CRS C, 4099; Harry F. Lee, Jr., deck attendant, GS-3, S&R, 2-600; Maynard M. Marshall, micro- filming assistant, GS-4, PMO, 4175; Dennis C. McGrath, microphotographer assistant, GT-3, Photodup, 5-100; Dennis B. Pearson. reading room assistant, GS-2, S&R, 5-600; Micheline Meyers Perry, inquiries recorder trainee, GS-7, CRS D. 4196; Allen R. Thompson, Jr., messenger-arranger, GS-2, Cat Mgmt, 4306; Rita M. Volz, European exchange acces- sioner, GS-5. F&G. 4337. Temporary Appointments: Hong-Kyoon An, language specialist, GS-9. FRD, NP; Karen Ann Murphy, file clerk, GS-4, Cop Serv, NP; James O. Nelson, reference assistant, GS-5, CRS C, 4119. Reappointments: Florence B. Barber, editorial assistant, GS-4, CRS E. 4247; Michael L. Donaldson, studio engineer, GT-5. Mus, 4271. Promotions: Ingrid Barlow, Ov Op, to editorial clerk (trainee). GS-5. GR&B, 4315; David H. Bowman, Cat Publ, to MARC verifier, GS-7, MARC Ed, 4292; James E. Mills, to assistant clerical supervisor, GS-4, CRS D, 4198; Lois Movshin. to personnel and statistical control clerk, GS-5, Proc, 4140; Mary Karen Renninger. to librarian, GS-7, DBPH, 4253; Isaac R. Showell, Jr., S&R, to library assistant, GS-4, LL 0, 4195; Thelma 1. Sykes, to secretary to the assistant chief, GS-5, Cat Publ, 4136; Barbara J. Wilson, LL FE, to language specialist GS-9. FRD, NP. Temporary Promotion: Charles H. Knull, to technical information specialist, GS-7, LL AB, 4276. Transfers: William C. Ackerman, Publ, to analyst in science and technology. GS-12, CRS SPR. NP; Howard H. Fawcett, LLO, to supervisor for stack services, GS-7, LL AB, 4277. Resignations: Valerie E. Denney, Loan; Diane E. Rapin, Cop Cat NEW REFERENCE WORKS in The Survival Handbook (New York, Winchester Press, 1972. 312 p. SK606.M47), William K. Merrill describes in detail methods of dealing successfully with a wide variety of emergencies in the remote out- doors. Instruction is provided in using a compass, signaling, building shelters and fires (with or without matches), finding food, and applying first aid for survival on land and sea, in extreme heat and cold, and in clement and inclement weather. Merrill's work is fully indexed and is generously illustrated with his own instructive drawings. A copy is available for reference in the Main Reading Room. [Evelyn Timberlake] Mug Shots; Who's Who in the New Earth, by Jay Acton, Alan LeMond, and Parker Hodges (New York, World, 1972. 274 p. CT220.A27 1972), is a new addi- tion to the biography collection of the Main Reading Room. According to the authors, "this book is an introduction to over 200 individuals in the alternate culture. They are groupies, poets, revolutionaries, writers, cartoonists, educators, and freaks. And they tell over 200 stories of their view of a changing America." Some political and artistic groups are also identified. Photographs by Raeanne Rubenstein are included for many of the biographies. [Betty Jenkins] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PUBLICATIONS Accessions List: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei. Vol. 7, No. 8, August 1972. (pp. 199-218.) Vol. 7, No. 9, September 1972. (pp. 219-248.) Con- tinuing subscriptions free to libraries upon request to the Field Director, Library of Congress Office, Ameri- can Embassy, APO San Francisco 96356. Accessions List: Middle East. Vol. 10, No. 9, Sep- tember 1972. (pp. 263-279.) Continuing subscrip- tions free to libraries upon request to the Acting Field Director, Library of Congress Office, U.S. Inter- ests Section, Spanish Embassy, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt. Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions. 92nd Congress, 2nd Session. Cumulative issue No. 4, Part II, 1972. (Various pagings.) For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, for $13 per two-part set or $50 a session, domestic, and $62.50 a session, foreign (LC 14.6:92-2/II-5). LC Science Tracer Bullet: Dolphins (TB 72-15). October 1972. (4 p.) Compiled by V. O. Sammons. Free on request from the Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540. New Serial Titles-Classed Subject Arrangement. September 1972. (37 p.) Prepared under the sponsor- LC Information Bulletin ship of the Joint Committee on the Union List of Serials and published monthly by the Library of Con- gress. For sale by the Card Division, Library of Con- gress, Building 159, Navy Yard Annex, Washington, D.C. 20541, for $25 a year. Selected Information Resources on Industrial Safety (SL 72-21). October 1972. (18 p.) Compiled by the Science and Technology Division's National Referral Center, this is an informal listing of 74 orga- nizations that will provide information on various aspects of industrial safety. The list is arranged under 11 subheadings, most of them denoting some hazard in the working environment, such as fire, radiation, noise, etc. Each entry gives the name, address, and telephone number of an organization, and a brief description of the information services provided. Copies of the listing may be obtained free from the National Referral Center, Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540. Press Releases: No. 72-80 (November 13) Seven members appointed to National Advisory Committee to National Serials Data Program; No. 72-81 (November 13) Lecture by lan Hamilton on recent poetry in Great Britain will be pre- sented at Library of Congress on November 27. Special Announcements: No. 523 (November 3) concerned voting on November 7 in the general election; no. 524 (November 6) gave the upcoming holiday schedules of the Library; no. 525 (November 6) advised the staff on the tem- porary closing of the Senate Stationery Room; no. 526 (November 6) announced the appointment of Frederick John Rosenthal as Assistant Chief of the Library Services Division, Congressional Research Service; no. 527 (November 8) announced the retirement of William W. Rossiter, Chief of the Financial Management Office and Acting Chief of the Procurement and Supply Division, Administrative Depart- ment. NEWS IN THE LIBRARY WORLD NCLIS Awards First Contracts for Studies The National Commission on Libraries and Infor- mation Science has awarded its first four contracts, totaling $52,000 for fiscal year 1972, for studies of library service in the United States on all levels. The contracts are for: preliminary investigation of present and potential library and information service needs contracted to the University of California at Berkeley; an analysis of social, economic, and techni- cal requirements for libraries and information services from 1975-1980, contracted to Edwin Parker, Profes- sor for Communication Research at Stanford Univer- sity; a study of funding sources for public libraries to be handled by the Public Administration Service, Chicago; and a feasibility study of centralized and regionalized interlibrary loan centers to be done through the Association of Research Libraries, Wash- ington, D.C. The study for investigation of present and potential library and information service needs will be directed by Charles Bourne, Director of the Institute of Library Research and Professor of the School of Librarianship at the University of California. The comprehensive working paper will assist the Commis- sion in establishing its priorities for developing na- tional planning for library and informational needs as charged by law. The study will identify needs for services on the part of various publics and describe how the library and information community can best serve those needs. The study will explore the litera- ture relating to the objectives and specifications for post-1975 library services and survey and assess plan- ning, methodology, and techniques that could be helpful. It will also provide preliminary identification and formulation of tentative specifications for such service. The Parker study will identify the impact of social- economic factors and advances in communications and information technology from 1975 to 1980 on the library and information needs of information users. The report will be available to the Commission on January 1, 1973. The Public Administration Service report will inves- tigate the full scope of financial resources available to public libraries. Although much is known about how funds are spent by public libraries and library systems in the United States, little is known about the sources of funds. This study will let public libraries see where and how additional funds could be made available. The ARL feasibility study of centralized and regionalized inter-library loan centers will review cur- rent literature on the subject, estimate the future demand for inter-library loans, prepare an outline of methodology for a cost study of initial development of central and regional lending centers, and establish a professional committee to review recommendations and to prepare a report to be submitted to the Com- mission as a working paper by the end of March 1973. Loran Karsner Joins Josten, Inc. Loran P. Karsner, former Chief of the Library of C November 24, 1972 Congress Card Division, has been named sales repre- sentative for the Library Services Division of Josten, Inc., a Minneapolis-based firm offering wholesale books, supplies, and catalog cards. Mr. Karsner retired from the Library in June after more than 40 years of Government service [see Information Bulletin, August 18, pp. 371-372]. In his new position, Mr. Karsner will be serving Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Virginia. Japan's National Diet Library Names New Librarian Sadataka Miyasaka succeeds the late Yoshimaro Kubota as Librarian of the National Diet Library of Japan. [See the September 1 issue of the Information Bulletin, p. 399.] Mr. Miyasaka, who was appointed on October 28, is the fifth Librarian to serve in the Cabinet-level post since the establishment of Japan's national library in 1948. A graduate of Waseda University in Tokyo, Mr. Miyasaka began his long career in the Office of the Secretariat of the House of Peers and then the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of the National Diet (Parliament). He became Vice Secretary General in 1957, and rose to Secretary General in 1965, a post from which he retired in July. It is customary to appoint former Secretary Gen- erals to the Librarian's post, alternating those from the two houses of the Diet. Mr. Miyasaka has been appointed from the House of Councilors. Cartography Center Dedicated The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography was dedicated on November 1 at Chicago's Newberry Library. David Woodward will serve as director of the Center. The dedication ceremonies, held in the Library, included a black tie reception and dinner for some 200 invited guests. Walter W. Ristow, Chief of the Geography and Map Division, represented the Library of Congress at the ceremonies. Featured speaker was Rear Adm. Samuel E. Mori- son (U.S.N.R., ret.), who described a recent three- month journey he took with his wife and several associates to retrace the three-year round-the-world voyage (1519-1521) of Ferdinand Magellan. The next three days, November 2-4, were devoted to the Symposium on Five Centuries of Map Printing. More than 200 American, Canadian, and European specialists in the history of cartography participated in this third triennial series of The Kenneth Neben- zahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography. The keynote address, presented Thursday evening, November 2, by Arthur H. Robinson, Professor of Cartography, University of Wisconsin, was on the subject "Map Making and Map Printing: The Evolu- tion of a Working Relationship." Sessions on November 3 and 4 were chaired by George Kish, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin. They included the following speakers and papers: David Woodward, Newberry Library, "The Woodcut Map"; Coolie Verner, University of British Columbia, "Copper Engraving"; Walter W. Ristow, Library of Congress, "Lithography and Maps, 1796-1850"; Elizabeth M. Harris, Smithsonian Insti- tution, "Miscellaneous 19th-Century Map Printing Processes"; Cornelis Koeman, Rijksuniversitet, Utrecht, The Netherlands, "The Application of Photography to Map Printing and the Transition to Offset Lithography." The papers from the first Nebenzahl Lectures, pre- sented in 1966 by the late R. A. Skelton, former Superintendent of the Map Room, British Museum, were published on November 1 in a volume entitled Maps, a Historical Survey of Their Study and Collect- ing. The papers for the second series, which was pre- sented in 1969 by William P. Cumming, Professor Emeritus, Davidson College, are now in press. The papers given at the November symposia will be published in late 1973 or early 1974. 3 Members Appointed to Woodrow Wilson Center Board President Nixon has announced the appointment of three persons to be members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution for a term expiring October 23, 1978. The appointees are: Rawleigh Warner, Jr., of New Canaan, Conn., Chair- man of the Board, Mobil Oil Co.; William M. Batten of Mill Neck, N.Y., Chairman of the Board, J. C. Penny Co.; and Robert H. Bork of New Haven, Conn., Professor of Law, Yale Law School. The 15-member Board of Trustees is composed of eight private members appointed by the President, one person from within the Government appointed by the President, and six ex officio members. The ex officio members are the Secretary of State, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Librarian of Congress, and the Archivist of the United States. Members appointed from private life serve six-year terms without compensation. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IIII3 1111262 08493 0IIII 11 3 1262 08493 0113 LC Information Bulletin AASLH to Host Seminar The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will sponsor a seminar on January 8-10, 1973, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The use of the computer in historical organiza- tions is the subject of this third seminar in a series of five AASLH specialized seminars supported by the National Museum Act. Topics for discussion will include membership, cataloging, office terminals, printing, and accounting. A special session is sched- uled for demonstration of various types of equipment that can be used by historical organizations. Leading professionals in the history field will lecture and lead discussions on the topics covered. Selection of seminar participants will be limited to 35 advanced professionals and will be based on pre- vious experience related to the subject, geographical distribution, and potential use of the information by the applicant's institution. Application forms may be obtained by writing to: Specialized Training for Advanced Professionals, American Association for State and Local History, 1315 Eighth Ave., South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Deadline for receipt of appli- cations is December 8. Libraries to Conduct Study of Upward Mobility The National Agricultural Library and the Univer- sity of Maryland have announced a cooperative agree- ment, effective September 1, to study alternative educational patterns for career opportunities. In- spired by the current effort to provide upward mobil- ity for employees in Federal libraries, the study will analyze the synthesis of education and past job experience and its importance in providing opportuni- ties for career advancement. Objectives of the study are to develop a model program that would provide job advancement, educa- tional and career opportunities to library technicians and paraprofessionals, and provide opportunities for continuing education in librarianship to all library employees. Part II of the study will be a continuation of "An Experimental Education Program in Library and Information Services," an earlier cooperative project conducted by the two institutions and focus- ing on the professional staff in libraries. Under the direction of Alfred Hodina, National Agricultural Library, and Margaret E. Chisholm, School of Library and Information Services, University of Maryland, the agreement will continue in force through June 30, 1973. Roundup of Library Activities Lewis Mumford, social philosopher, architectural critic, and political activist, has been named the recip- ient of the 1972 National Medal for Literature, to be presented on December 13. Conferred annually by the National Book Committee, this major American award, consisting of $5,000 and a bronze medal de- signed by Leonard Baskin, is given to a living Ameri- can writer for the excellence of his or her total contri- bution to the world of letters. Mr. Mumford is the eighth Medalist to be honored by the Committee. Previous winners were E. B. White, Robert Penn Warren, Conrad Aiken, Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Edmund Wilson, and Thornton Wilder. Kenneth L. Mathis, former Assistant Director in charge of Interpretation at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, has joined the staff of the National En- dowment for the Humanities. He will head the expanded Museums Program, which is part of NEH's Division of Public Programs. Mr. Mathis served as a consultant and outside reviewer to the NEH prior to his permanent appointment. Beverly Lynch has been appointed Executive Secre- tary of the Association of College and Research Libraries, becoming the first woman to hold the post. Mrs. Lynch has worked on the library staffs of Yale University, the University of Illinois, and Marquette University. She expects to receive her Ph. D. degree from the University of Wisconsin in December. Jerrold Orne will retire on January 1, after 15 years as University Librarian at the University of North Carolina. He plans to return to fulltime teaching as a professor in the School of Library Science. A summary report on the Symposium of Editors of Documentation, Library and Archives Journals held at Unesco headquarters in Paris on May 16-18 has been issued. The report is available in limited quanti- ties from Unesco Headquarters, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7e, France. The schedule for the spring seminars of the Insti- tute of Renaissance and 18th-Century Studies has been announced by its co-sponsors, the Folger Shake- speare Library, American University, George Washing- ton University, the University of Maryland, and West Virginia University. Topics will cover Studies in the Baroque, The Con- cept of Liberty in England, and Shakespeare and the Law. Seminars will run from mid-February to mid- May. Applications should be addressed to Director of Research Activities, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. 20003. Deadline for spring registra- tion is December I. --j |
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