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Vol. 29 No. 8

REFERENCE LIBRARY

PAPERBACK EXCHANGE

TOURS

UNDERGRAD

THE LIBRARY OF THE

DEC 51972 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

URBANA, ILLINOIS \NA-CHAMPAIGN AUGUST 1972

The staff of the Reference Library apologizes for the in­convenience caused by the current rearrangement of the room. We are in the process of moving and removing furniture, and, consequently, several sections of numbers 400-700 may seem greatly out of place. The final move will be in­tegrating the books from the north end of the room, for­merly the Bibliography Room, into the Reference collection. The north end will then be used by Serials Cataloging.

This move will take place Monday and Tuesday, August 21 and 22. While the Reference Department will be partially open to issue permits and dispense interlibrary loan books, normal reference service will be curtailed. Departmental libraries are requested to keep their phone calls to a minimum on those days only.

The Reference Library recently instituted a paperback book exchange. The rack is located on the vertical file, north of the door as you enter. Faculty, staff and stu­dents are welcome to stop in and browse and help themselves. Bring in your old books and take home some new ones.

We hope that many of you have had an opportunity to try the tour of the Commerce Library. It may give you some ideas for trying a similar idea in your own department. Miss Clausen reports that the tour was very well received and that she has had requests for reprints from several out of state libraries. The tour which covers the Library Building, written earlier this year by Connie Ashmore and Jean Major, will be revised this fall in order to incorporate recent changes in the Reference Room.

We hope change means progress, because there has been a change in the Undergraduate Library, An enclosed area was needed to display recent periodicals, so a new periodical section was created. This new section allows the student to browse and to select current periodicals himself. Because the use of the periodicals is controlled in this area, they are easily accessible at all times. The staff of the Undergrad Library hopes that this new improvement will facilitate the use of current periodicals.

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RARE BOOK ROOM The Library, after a search of several years, has been able to acquire from the firm of Wheldon and Wesley (London), Audubon's Ornithological Biography, the five-volume set of text to accompany Audobonfs folio The Birds of America, the latter owned by the Library since 1949.

These five volumes of text (Edinburgh, 1831-39) were written and seen through the press by Audubon himself, who resided at Edinburgh on a temporary basis from time to time for this specific purpose. The first volume was published approximately four years after the hand-colored plates of his The Birds of America first began to appear, and the fifth volume was published only several months after the final set of plates of the folio had been issued.

It is especially to be noted that this set has bound in at the back of volume 1 the Prospectus (London, 1831) with its list of the 180 subscribers to The Birds of America. Most of these subscribers were members of the

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Royal Family and members of the British nobility and gentry. Among the few American subscribers were the Honorable Edward Everett for the Library of Congress and The Boston Athenaeum. The set will be shelved in the Rare Book Room, where the four-volume set of The Birds of America is now exhibited.

Among the most important primary sources concerning the Spanish Armada are several of unknown authorship. In June the Library acquired for the Rare Book Room one of these, and it is probably the earliest printed account in English of its kind. A True Discourse of the Armie which the King of Spain caused to bee Assembled in the Haven of Lisbon, in the yeare 1588, against England... translated out of the French into English by Daniel Archdeacon (London, J. Wolfe, 1588) is one of four recorded copies. The Library is very fortunate to have had the opportunity of purchasing a copy of the title--the first to come on the market in many years.

In the contemporaneous account of preparations for the Armada, the pamphlet contains detailed lists of the Spanish forces, ships, and provisions procured for this abortive invasion of England.

STAFF ASSOCIATION The Library Staff Association would like to invite all MEMBERSHIP DRIVE University of Illinois employees, academic and non-academic,

to join the association for the very modest fee of one dollar per year. The treasurer is Barbara Haas, 220D Library,

Some of the functions performed by the Association are the publishing of the Bulletin, maintenance of exhibits in the cases located on the first floor of the Main Library,

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STAFF ASSOCIATION (conft)

care of the Staff Lounge, and the holding of two large social get-togethers each year. Most important, is the concern of the association with improving the morale and well-being of all library employees.

Your suggestions and your help are welcomed. And, please, give careful consideration to a request for your help-™ better yet, volunteer!

Two association committees have been selected. The Ex­hibits Committee includes: Dee Wallace, chairman, Bill Henderson, Pat McCandless, Bob Jones, Margaret Webb, and Sue Pfeister. The Staff Lounge Improvement Committee includes Betty Livingston, chairman, Pat Rutledge, and Joanne Wells,

PROMOTIONS Several members of the staff will be promoted September 1, 1972:

To Assistant Professor Anderson, Nancy D. (Departmental Libraries) Draper, Kathleen (Departmental Libraries) Eggleton, Rosalie P. (Technical Departments) Frampton, Margaret A. (Technical Departments) Rutledge, Patricia P. (Technical Departments) Zimbleman, Gilda Be (Technical Departments)

To Associate Professor Friedman, Martha 0. (Departmental Libraries) Hulsizer, Bernice L. (Departmental Libraries) Seifert, Jan E, (Departmental Libraries) Smith, Harriet W. (Departmental Libraries) Van Nord, Joan E„ (Departmental Libraries) Walker, John A. (Departmental Libraries)

To Professor Kim, Chin (Departmental Libraries) McClellan, William M. (Departmental Libraries)

PUBLICATIONS Sandra M. Meyer, nState Documents in an Anglo-American Law Collection,ff Illinois Libraries 54 (June 1972) p. 417-419.

John Littlewood, "Current Checklists of State Publications,fT

Illinois Libraries 54 (June 1972) p. 439-441.

nA Checklist of the F. S. Ferguson Collection of Scottish Im­prints and Scotica at the University of Illinois" by James L. Harner has been published as Number 1 in the Robert B. Downs Publication Fund Series. This paper was prepared in the Rare Book Room; papers in this series are joint publications of the Library and the Library School.

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PUBLICATIONS (con't)

EXHIBITS

FACULTY STATUS

Robert B. Downs, American Library Resources: A Bibliographical Guide, Supplement 1961-70, ALA: Chicago, (July 1, 1972).

Martha Landis (Ed.) The University of Illinois Library School Association News Letter, No. 89 (June 1972).

The works of Illinois poets are on display in the main hall of the Library this month. One display case is devoted to Gwendolyn Brooks, the poet laureate of Illinois. Both past and contemporary poets are included in the exhibit. Works inspired by Illinois places and people also are included. James Williams, serials cataloger, prepared the exhibit, which will be displayed through the end of August.

A joint statement on faculty status of college and university librarians has been drafted by the Joint Committee on College Library Problems, a national committee representing the Asso­ciation of College and Research Libraries, the Association of American Colleges, and the American Association of University Professors. It is being referred to the appropriate committees and commissions of these three organizations for consideration and possible joint adoption. (It was adpoted by the ACRL Board on June 29, 1972.)

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Marty Friedman, History Librarian, has copies of the statement for distribution, and will be glad to send copies to anyone who would like to see it; she will also be happy to discuss the statement with you.

NEWSPAPER LIBRARY

JOSEPH ALLEN

The Newspaper Library recently redecorated its card catalog, Color-keyed tray labels were matched to bright informative signs. The signs were hand-printed by John Sukach of the Newspaper Library. If Mr. Sukach isnft careful, he will be quite in demand for hand-lettered work.

The catalog provides access to unclassified newspapers by title and by geographical location and by chronological era. Both the chronological file (white) and the title file (orange) refer the patron to the geographical file (green) for location and holdings.

Classified newspapers (dark green) have a main entry and subject file, and a shelf list (red) which gives location and holdings. Reference books are similarly treated: the main entries in one file (brown) and the shelf list with holdings in another (blue).

Also the busy people in the Newspaper Library have devised a clever drawing that shows one how to quickly and easily thread a microfilm reader. Departmental Librarians might want to borrow a copy of this great idea!

Joseph Allen, Music Librarian Emeritus, is moving from Urbana to 375 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02138. Mr. Allen originally attended school in Cambridge, Mass.

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F. Wilfred Lancaster, professor of library science, has written a book on the design of vocabularies used to index retrieval systems. Vocabulary Control for Information Re­trieval , Washington, D.C, Information Resources Press, 1972, It covers the index languages of retrieval systems from highly structured classification schemes to simple lists of words. Special emphasis is placed upon computer-based retrieval systems.

Mr. Lancaster gave a paper on lfOn-Line Information Retrieval11

at the Delaware Valley chapter of the American Society for Information Science meeting in Philadelphia on May 24. On May 25 he spoke to the student chapter of ASIS at Drexel University.

On July 28, Mr. Lancaster gave a talk to information specialists attending a study institute sponsored by NATO. He will dis­cuss use of on-line information retrieval systems for indexing and searching.

Sixty specialists from 16 NATO countries attended the in­stitute held in the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, July 24 - Aug. 5. Mr. Lancaster is a member of the institute's staff and served on a committee which organized the institute. It is the first in Europe to deal specifically with on-line retrieval systems developed in the United States during the past five years.

The retrieval systems consist of terminals linked to in­formation storage centers. Memory discs are searched to retrieve the information requested. The information is sent by wire back to the terminal for print-out.

Mr. Frederick Schlipf has been appointed to the ALA Com­mittee on Economic Status, Welfare and Fringe Benefits, LAD Section on Personnel Administration for the 1973-74 term.

Mr. Don Krummel received an award from the Graduate College Research Board to hire two quarter time graduate assistants for the 1972-73 year.

Jane Pool, Terry Weech, and Tekla Bekedal have all passed their final oral examinations for the doctorate in library science. Congratulations to them.

The Library School is beginning to phase out its 200 level courses. It will offer 201, 255, 258 this fall, perhaps for the last time. Beginning in September, most new library students will take L.S. 400 which is a composite of the traditional core courses. The course will last eight weeks, and will usually be taught in the fall and summer only. This fall, the 400 course will be taught by Mr. Stevens, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Henderson, and Mr. Krummel.

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The two unit L.S. 400 will become a requirement for all beginning library students in the fall, 1973. It will become impossible for Library staff members to begin Library School while working full time, It will become necessary to quit work for one semester to take L.S.400. One could then resume work and continue Library School part time, or, of course, continue as a full time student. Ten spaces in the Library School quota of 200 graduate students are reserved for part time students.

With this change in the introductory course, several other modifications have been made. It will no longer be possible to minor in library science as an undergraduate. The Lib­rary School will no longer be offering L.S. 303, Chi Idemfs Literature to undergraduates, which up until now has been re quired by the College of Education for persons majoring in elementary education.

Also, new in fall 1973 will be new admission requirements for Library School. They will be considerably more flex­ible. Applicants will not be required to meet a rigid series of requirements. Instead he/she will receive points for any applicable attribute. Formerly one c >uld be turned down, for example, for not having enough foreign language. Under the new plan, one would simply not receive points in that category, and could make up the deficiency in other categories. For the first time credit will be given for library work experience. Again for the first time, the Graduate Record Exam will be required.

Professional staff members may, of course, take Library School courses as a refresher. They may also, if interested apply at any time to teach a library science course. Often, too, it is possible, with the instructors permission, to sit in on a library science course. By paying an auditorfs fee of $15, one can have the audit recorded on his record.

PERSONNEL New Graduate Assistants for September 1, 1972:

Asher, Sharon Kay, Undergraduate Library Adams, John M., Undergraduate Library Beaudry, Arthur J., Circulation Department Chervinko, James Stephen, Special Languages Department Coatney, Robert Louis, University High School Library Davis, Nathaniel, Education and Social Science Library Gorman, Lawrence R., Circulation Department Grieme, Linda Jo, Catalog Department Hamilton, Betty P., Library Science Library Hoke, Donna L., Undergraduate Library Koch, Jean E,, Circulation Department Kottkamp, Mary Patricia, Circulation Department Nakamura, Toshiko Une, Serials Department Narayanan, Kamala S. Education and Social Science Library

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Pilachowski, David Michael, Circulation Department Popek, Charlene Ann, Reference Department Salmo, Virginia Ann, Undergraduate Library Stahl, Wilson M., Circulation Department Taylor, Lula Logan, Undergraduate Library Tipsword, Thomas Nathan II, Undergraduate Library Vereecke, Melanie C , Education and Social Science Library Wilks, Andrew C , Mathematics Library

Nonacademic Appointments:

Borys, Cheryl Lea, City Planning and Landscape Architecture Library, Library Clerk II, half-time, July 10, 1972

Laffey, Charlotte, Serials Department, Library Clerk II, July 10, 1972

Nelson, Justine, Photographic Services, Clerk-Typist II, July 10, 1972

Rose, Sandra Jean, Undergraduate Library, Library Clerk I, Learner, July 3, 1972

Visel, Jeanie E., Catalog Department, Card Division, Clerk-Typist II, half-time, July 5, 1972

Wilson, Kathryn, Photographic Services, Clerk-Typist I, August 14, 1972

Wisnosky, Valerie, Photographic Services, Clerk II, June 26, 19 72

Weddings:

Julie Armitage, Library Clerk III, Catalog Department, was married to Daniel Mumme on June 27, 1972.

William McCloy, East Asian Cataloger, Far Eastern Library, was married to Suzanne Bowers on July 1, 1972.

Phillip Lindell, Serials Cataloger, Serials Department, and Nancy Bier, Library Technical Assistant I, Acquisition Department, were married on July 24, 1972.

Catherine G. Stanton, Undergraduate Library, Graduate Assistant, was married to Paul Richert on June 24, 1972.

Academic Appointments for September 1, 1972.

Balachandran, Sorajini, Catalog Department, Cataloger and Instructor of Library Administration

Goldberg, Elizabeth, Commerce Library, Assistant Commerce Librarian and Instructor of Library Administration

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PERSONNEL Joncich, Marcy L. Catalog Department, Cataloger and In-(con't) structor of Library Administration, half-time

Leich, Harold M., Special Languages Department, Slavic Cataloger and Instructor of Library Administration

McBride, Ruth B., Serials Department, Serials Cataloger and Instructor of Library Administration, half-time

Mosborg, Stella F., Circulation Department, Assistant Circulation Librarian and Instructor of Library Admin­istration

Northup, Diana E., Biology Library, Assistant Biology Librarian and Instructor of Library Administration

Pausch, Lois, Catalog Department, Cataloger and Instructor of Library Administration, half-time

Schrader, Sister Marion, Catalog Department, Cataloger and Instructor of Library Administration, half-time

Stamas, Joan, Catalog Department, Cataloger and Instructor of Library Administration

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