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vol. 2, no. 3Fall 1980ISSN 0192-5539

4 State Approves Library Addition ProjectRoom to GrowHere, certainly, is cause for excite-ment! The UI Library, the largest infor-mation resource center in Illinois, hasobtained $840,000 in state funds toplan its stack addition. The Library,which serves community, state andnational information needs via inter-library loan and computer networks,has needed space since constructionwas first proposed in 1975.

The $8.4 million addition, with aprojected total area of 63,000 squarefeet, will house over 1 million volumeswhen completed. The new stack willalso provrde 3300 square feet ofadditional reading and study areas, aswell as 500 square feet of office space.

The Library has had a serious spaceproblem for several years. In 1979,warehouse space in Urbana for remotebook storage was rented at a cost ofover $40,000 annually. The warehousepresently holds over 150,000 volumesof infrequently-used books. Accordingto Library budget planning directorDale Montanelli, any further delay inthe project would have impaired the

efficiency of one of the most effectivestatewide library computer networks inthe country.

Friends Funds Enrich Wells ArchiveThe Library Friends have recentlymade an outstanding contribution tothe Library's extensive collection ofresearch materials by and abouthistorian, philosopher and sciencefiction master H.G. Wells. The newadditions purchased include 4 manu-scripts and over 30 letters andsketches by Wells. These items consti-tute a major purchase for the WellsArchive, one that simply could nothave been made without the Friends!

Among the Wells correspondencejoining the collection are eloquentletters of condolence from Wells. ToLady Cynthia Asquith, he wrote: "...Itbrings back the old days atStanway...when you were the loveliestthing that ever had an eighteenthbirthday....I was very fond of yourmother...she was always so amazinglykind & friendly to me, my prizehostess."

Also newly acquired is a delightfulseries of letters to Enid Bagnold, afellow writer (author of NationalVelvet). These reveal Wells at his mostsociable and flirtatious. Though hecriticizes Bagnold's writing, Wellsflatters her at the same time andexhibits an interest in her morepersonal than professional.

The letters offer other insights intoWells' general views. About the world,he said: "I go to bed occasionally for aday or so, partly on account of coldsand partly of disgusts I take at my fel-low creatures. It's such a bloody messof a world and you can't get the idiotsto do things that must plainly andcertainly help to clean it up a little...."

The Collection Development andPreservation staff was delighted aboutthe success in acquiring the new Wellsmaterial. UI Librarian Hugh Atkinsonpointed out: "Without the support of

The addition has been a priorityamong University building projectsbecause of the Library's function as amajor information center for Illinoisand the nation and the Library'scritical need to keep up to date. Keyfigures in lobbying efforts to pass themeasure through the legislatureinclude UI President StanleyIkenberry, State Sen. Stanley Weaver,and State Rep. Virgil Wikoff.

Although only 10% of the total fundsneeded has been granted this year forplanning of the project, the state isfully expected to approve constructionfunds in fiscal 1982. Sen. Weaver toldthe Champaign-Urbana News Gazette,"You know normally if you get yourplanning money and get [the project]in the pipeline, there's no problem"about getting the remaining funds.The addition is tentatively scheduledfor completion in December 1984.

The UI Library is the largestpublicly-supported academic library inthe nation. The new stack addition willhelp the Library maintain its vitalresponsibilities to the public as aneducational and research center.

the Friends, this purchase would havebeen lost to the Library."

The Library's H.G. Wells Archive isthe world's finest research collectionof materials by and about the writer.Included are letters to Wells fromGeorge Bernard Shaw, FranklinRoosevelt, Leon Trotsky, WinstonChurchill, Sigmund Freud, AlbertEinstein, and many literary figures.There are also numerous originaleditions, family records, photographs,and related material. Valuable forresearch are the preliminary drafts ofsome of Wells' best-known books,including The Island of DoctorMoreau, War of the Worlds, and TheWar in the Air.

Supporters and users of the UILibrary can take pride in this newestaddition to the Library's outstandingresearch collections.

Dr. Gray Gives Catalog Funds The Sousa MuseumIn response to a recent "Library isLooking..." column in Friendscript,Library Friends benefactor Dr. E.Kenneth Gray of Crystal River, Florida,forwarded to the Friends a substantialgift to purchase the WintherthurLibraries Collection of Printed Books.The 9-volume folio catalog will be avaluable resource on American deco-rative arts for the Ricker Library of Artand Architecture.

As one of the goals of Friendscrlptis to inform a wider public about theLibrary's assets and its needs, theFriends are very pleased to report thissignificant addition to the RickerLibrary collection, and Dr. Gray'scontinued generosity.

Executive CommitteeNotesThe Library Friends ExecutiveCommittee has chosen its committeechairpersons for 1980-81 and ispleased to welcome two new membersto the Committee. The two newmembers are: Mrs. Stanley B. Balbachand Prof. Arthur R. Robinson. Officersfor this year are Mr. Robert A. Watts,president; Mr. Edwin A. Scharlau II,vice-president- and Mr. Scott Bennett,secretary-treasurer. Other members ofthe Executive Committee are: Mr.Hugh C. Atkinson, Mr. John H. Barr,Mrs. Donald Bitzer, Mr. MaynardBrichford, Mr. Jim Collier, Dr. JackHarlan, Mr. Royster C. Hedgepeth,Mrs. Joan Hood, Prof. Robert W.Johannsen, Prof. D.W. Krummel, Mrs.Helen Levin, Mrs. August Meyer, Jr.,Mr. N. Frederick Nash, and Prof. R.W.Rogers.

The Program committee is under thechairmanship of Mr. Johannsen.Membership is headed by Mr. Watts,and Budget by Mrs. Levin. Mr.Scharlau chairs the Long-rangePlanning committee; and Mrs. Balbachand Mrs. Bitzer will cochair VolunteerServices.

It's football season and University ofIllinois pride is high. Part of thatatmosphere is created by the Univer-sity Band. Grand Bandmaster JohnPhilip Sousa once termed the Univer-sity Band the "finest in the country,"and the band has kept that tradition inthe decades since Sousa first heard itsmusic.

During Sousa's career as composerand director of great band music, hecollected books, manuscripts andsheet music. Before his death in 1932,Sousa bequeathed part of his personallibrary to the U of I. His gift is heldtoday in a special museum next to theBand library.

Original sheet music of such songsas "The Wedding March" and "Starsand Stripes Forever" can be seen inthe museum. Also on display arephotographs of Sousa and his band,news clippings, and many otherpersonal effects. These memorabiliaprovide a colorful view of the earlypart of the twentieth century.

The Sousa museum is a goodexample of the Library's uniqueresearch opportunities for anyoneinterested in music. It providesstudents, faculty, alumni, andcommunity members with informationon Sousa, march music (which nofootball fan would be without!), and anopportunity to study his originalcompositions.

Access to the Sousa museum isthrough the Band library in theHarding Band Building. Tours areconducted by arrangement with headlibrarian, John Cranford, at 217/333-3029.

The University of Illinois is proud ofSousa's donation, one of many whichhelp to make the Library the thirdlargest academic research library inthe nation.

So, next time you hear the MarchingBand and see the orange and bluecolors, remember Mr. Sousa and hiscontribution to the great resources-and music-of the University ofIllinois.

We Need Your Help!!You can ensure the UI Library'scontinued excellence by:

* telling others about the LibraryFriends and encouraging them tojoin

* sending us lists of potentialmembers and contributors

* helping the Library solicit grantsfrom foundations

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* passing the information aboutLibrary Friends membership on inyour newsletter or publications.

Soviet Gerontology CollectionDonatedWith the gift of nearly 100 books andpamphlets from a retired University ofConnecticut professor, the UI Libraryhas become a major center for thestudy of Soviet gerontology.

Walter C. McKain, of Northfield,Vermont, donated his personalcollection of works on old age in theSoviet Union to the Library thissummer. The books will form theWalter C. McKain Collection onGerontology in the USSR. Some itemsin the collection date to the 1920s andearlier.

"The nice thing is that they are acollection which it normally wouldtake years to gather," said UI SlavicLibrarian Laurence H. Miller. "Theygive us certainly one of the strongestcollections in this field in the country,if not the strongest."

Mr. McKain had used the UI Slaviccollection-the largest in the countrywest of Washington, D.C.-when heparticipated in the Summer ResearchLaboratory of the Russian and EastEuropean Center.

Please remember:Friendscript is produced and distributed with funds from a3-year grant of the Stewart Howe Foundation. These fundswere donated in recognition of the late Mr. Howe's strongsupport of the University of Illinois Library as benefactor andcharter member of Library Friends. The UI Library appre-ciates this support, and must rely on the continued generosityof those who recognize the importance of the Library's abilityto meet the challenges of today and the future with success.

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From theLibrarian's ViewSecurityBook theft and mutilation have alwaysplagued libraries. The AlexandrianLibrary experienced these problems,as did every ancient and modernlibrary. I do not believe the problemsare any greater now than they everwere; in fact, they may be a little lessserious than when books were bakedon clay tablets or carefully inscribedby hand on papyrus scrolls, but it is aconcern.

First of all, there has yet to be asystem which insures full security.Most American libraries are dedicatedto providing users direct access tolibrary materials. This commitmentprecludes a truly high security ar-rangement, and libraries have beenwilling to live with a reasonable levelof theft and mutilation. One should becognizant that cost in time, frustration,and lost exposure to knowledge con-tained in the book may be a far highercost than the actual selling price ofthe book itself.

Most American libraries have triedto restrict the use of their bookstacksand have provided checkpoints orother security devices at bookstackentrances and exits. Most common isthe guard who searches patrons' brief-cases and purses and who checks allbooks to see if they are adequatelycharged. The other increasingly com-mon system is an electronic sensingdevice which detects things placed inthe spines or covers of books and, inthe more sophisticated systems,whether they have been charged out.The electronic systems seem toreduce the level of theft present undera manual checking system by abouthalf.

Libraries are extraordinarily vulner-able to the determined thief. Librariesnationwide seem to be experiencinglosses from the professional thief,often an antique dealer who cutsillustrations from books, and who isalmost impossible to catch. If such atrend increases, it is likely that morestringent security measures may haveto be imposed, inevitably resulting in aloss of access for scholars andstudents.

The Library will be taking steps toinstall electronic security systems insome departmental libraries over thenext few years, and we hope to beable to tighten security withoutseriously hampering access to ourcollections.

-Hugh Atkinson, University Librarian

Above, Mr. Robert Johannsen greets Dr. Bond at the reception, whileUI Chancellor John Cribbet and his wife look on.

Rogers Collection DebutsOver 200 Friends gathered onSeptember 29 for the opening of theRobert Wentworth Rogers Collectionof Eighteenth-Century EnglishLiterature. The reception in the RareBook Room followed presentations byUI Librarian Hugh Atkinson,Chancellor John Cribbet, colleaguesof Dean Rogers, and an entertainingtalk on "The Uses of Original Booksand Manuscripts" by Dr. William H.Bond, director of Harvard's HoughtonLibrary and long-time friend of DeanRogers.

Before his talk, Dr. Bond gave DeanRogers his copy of Dramatic Works ofJohn Homes (1760), a bookshop"find" which Dr. Rogers had tried tobuy from his friend years ago whenthey were graduate students atHarvard.

Dean Rogers, riQht, accents the lono-

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The Friends welcome everyoneinterested in the continued excellenceof the University of Illinois Library.There are now over 1000 members ofLibrary Friends.

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CalendarExhibitsSeptember 29-November 26"Robert Wentworth Rogers Collection ofEighteenth-Century English Literature."Rare Book Room.

October 1-31"The Society of American Archivists."University Archives.

October 26-"The Origin and Development of Writing."World Heritage Museum, Lincoln Hall.Opening reception, October 26, 2-4 p.m.

November 1-30"Faculty Women: Virginia Bartow, LouiseDunbar, Olive Hazlett, Cornelia Kelley."University Archives.

December 1-31"Church and State at the University."University Archives.

December 4-February 28"The Illustrations of Milton's Paradise Lostin England, 1688-1802." Rare Book Room.

January 1-31"The University and Energy Research."University Archives.

EventsOctober 30Gutenberg Galaxy: "Lincoln andSandburg," Professor William A. Sutton,Department of English, Ball StateUniversity. Rare Book Room.Refreshments, 3:30 p.m.; lecture, 4:00 p.m.A Volunteer Recognition Presentation willprecede the lecture.

November 15Illinois Library Association, Palmer House,Chicago. 9:00 a.m. to noon. Programsrelating to Library Friends.

December 4Gutenberg Galaxy: "Satan, Sin, and Death;Milton's Infernal Trinity in Eighteenth-Century Illustrations of Paradise Lost," Dr.Mary D. Ravenhall. Rare Book Room.Refreshments, 3:30 p.m.; lecture, 4:00 p.m.

Sale Turns Extra Booksto $$$ for LibraryGarage sales are everywhere thesedays; people have discovered it's agreat way to clear out unneededitems, and make room-and somemoney-for new necessities. For theLibrary, the recent book sale servedthe same purpose, and verysuccessfully!

On September 12-13, the maincorridor of the Library took on afestive air as the halls were filled withbooks at bargain prices andappreciative crowds of book lovers.

The sale helped the Library to turnits duplicate gift copies to doubleadvantage. By selling books to peoplewho wanted them, the Library freedvaluable storage space for materials indemand, and also generated funds fornew materials.

Sale coordinator Marilyn Satterleereports the sale was a great success-over 4300 books in many subject fieldswere sold, with an income of $5000.Below, Mrs. Satterlee helps ShekhavPradhan to tally his choices.

The Library is Looking...For the Catalogue of the Library of theRoyal Entomological Society ofLondon. This catalog is complete infive volumes and records over 9000monographs and reference works,50,000 pamphlets, 600 journals, andcollections of manuscripts, correspon-dence and drawings. This uniquesource lists holdings of the librarywhich was founded in 1833, at the firstmeeting of the Society. It costs $495,and would be an invaluable addition tothe U of I collections.

For science posters for the walls ofthe Biology Library. Visually inter-esting, educational charts at about $25each are not obtainable at the presenttime because of overburdened bookfunds. Illustrations and diagramsshowing biological structures, cellularfunctions, embryological development,and evolutionary relationships wouldbe an especially welcome addition tothe Biology Library.

For continuing funds to buy a partic-ularly important new serial title,Molecular Physiology, published byElsevier/North Holland BiomedicalPress. Scheduled to appear in January1981, this new journal will publishstudies on basic mechanisms relevantto the physiology of animals at anylevel of their organization: molecular,cellular or organismic. The cost forthis new periodical is $92.75 pervolume, and the Library staff and itsusers would be grateful for a donationto support a 3- to 5-year subscription.At the end of the trial period, theLibrary will pick up the journal on itsown funds if it proves to be asvaluable as it is expected to be.

For more information, please callElisabeth Davis, Biology Librarian,217/333-0281; or Joan Hood, FriendsCoordinator, 217/333-7480.

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