College and Research Libraries

Association of Southeastern Research Libraries T ~E AssociATION OF SouTHEASTERN be urged to reciprocate by not charging RESEARCH LmRARIES was called to order the Air University for such prints. at 8 P.M. on October 28 at the Golden John Gribbin (North Carolina) then Triangle Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, by reported upon a project to acquire in W. Porter Kellam (Georgia.), chairman. his institution back files of selected do David Kaser ( JUL) reported that the mestic newspapers. Thus far efforts to list of serials needed in the region had obtain outside funding for the project been winnowed to some fifty entries. It have failed, but North Carolina is pur was decided that the list would be dis chasing into the list as far as possible tributed to the membership with invita with institutional funds. It was pointed tions that libraries select from it titles out that the Midwest Interlibrary Center that they would be willing to acquire. anticipates proposing to the Association Stanley West (Florida) reported upon of Research Libraries a domestic news a study of research strengths in libraries paper project similar to the ARL-MILC of the region. A preliminary report had foreign newspaper project. been recently distributed, and ways were Harlan Brown (North Carolina-Ra discussed of refining it. Two additional leigh) pointed out the need to film the actions appear warranted: early years of the Progressive Farmer be 1. Supplemental rating sheets would be cause of the bad paper upon which the distributed in library science, mining original was published. He reported that engineering, Italian history, and other he had obtained funds for making a overlooked areas. negative of the years 1886-1901 of the 2. Members would check the preliminary periodical and may also be able to fund report carefully, making whatever re 1901-1909. The paper during these years vision in their self-ratings appear is at its worst. Considerable interest was necessary, and notify Mr. West. expressed in the project. He will con T. N. McMullan (LSU) reported 100 tinue to push the project and will con per cent response to a question;naire cir sult with the editor of the Microfilm culated to members concerning photo Clearing House Bulletin for possible in copying in the interlibrary loan process. terest outside of the Southeast. Copies of his report had been distrib Mr. Kellam reported that there is uted. It was decided that ASERL would $3,353.33 in the association treasury. Mr. urge its members to adopt a policy of West reported for the nominating com charging 10 cents per print for Xerox mittee that it was proposing Guy Lyle copies, with a minimum charge per order (Emory) for chairman of the association. of no more that $1.00, and of supplying Nominations were closed, and Mr. Lyle Xerox copies automatically in lieu of was declared chairman by acclamation. loan when the charge for the order does After discussing possible schedules not exceed $1.00. It was further decided and sites for future meetings and invit that since the Air University cannot ing program suggestions, Mr. Lyle ad charge for photoprints, ASERL members journed the meeting at 11:15 P.M.-D.K. 72/ ACRL Grants Committee Awards FORTY-FOUR college and university librar It is perhaps rash to attempt an explana ies were awarded funds by the ACRL tion of the criteria used by the committee in Grants Committee at its meetings in Coral selecting one in five applications for these Gables, Florida, November 29-December 1. awards, but a few should be mentioned. As Five grants were also made to individuals the ACRL form states, an important con for research projects and thirteen grants sideration is the application to undergradu were made to libraries specifically for equip ate needs and uses. For example, a request ment. In addition, one hundred libraries for South East Asian, African, or American were selected to receive from the Microcard literature carries little weight unless the Foundation a Mark VII reader and selected reason for the special need is stated in terms· microcards. The total value of these grants of a new program of instruction, an .honors is approximately $138,500. Selections were program, or some special emphasis in the made by the committee from over three curriculum. The committee is definitely in hundred applications and a list of 247 insti terested in the undergraduate use to which tutions eligible for the Microcard Founda will be put those books and journals bought tion awards. Although geographical spread with the grant. A surprising number of ap is not considered in the committee's deci plications do not include a statement to this sions, it is interesting tpat forty-one states effect. and Puerto Rico are represented in the list A few relatively well-to-do institutions of 162 awards to institutions and individ were passed over largely because of their uals. "afHuence" and a few at the other end of Two hundred and fifty-five applications the spectrum were treated likewise because from libraries and individuals were for aid they were considered too weak. Some good under the "subgrants" program. Support of applications were rejected solely because this for the current year came from Bell and the program had made grants to these li Howell, McGraw-Hill, Olin, Pitney-Bowes, braries in several recent years. Poor library Time, H. W. Wilson, and U. S. Steel. The support by the administration counts nega awards from these funds to libraries total tively, as does a request for equipment. $26,400; $4,560 was assigned to individuals Grants for salaries or binding are almost for research projects. never made. A few applications always omit The institutional awards represent a wide mention of the sum needed, and a few variety of projects. Seven grants will meet others request sums well above the rather needs for various categories of reference ma arbitrary $1,500 which will be the practical terials. Area studies are represented by two ceiling until this grants activity wins far grants for African materials, two for Russian greater support from foundations and in and four for Asian. Three grants were made dustry. for back files of journals, four for the litera The applications inevitably turn up unex ture of history, two for books on the Negro; pected problems. One dear Sister librarian other grants were made for purchases in presented a moral issue which is best stated chemistry, biological sciences, psychology, in her own words "While it may be unwise government documents, sociology, music, to request more . it is tempting-and I education and English literature. Several am yielding!-to ask also for. ." This grants are impossible to categorize because particular temptation was convincing. The of their general nature as for example, a committee took a firm policy decision modest award to a library which had suf against the encouragement of all temptation, fered a disastrous fire. Although these funds or sin in any form, especially on the part of are seldom available for equipment, one those in clerical orders. It then approved grant was made for a microfilm reader. the additional request. Needless to say, the situation at this institu The thirteen grants made for equipment tion was unusual. totaled $7,500, made available by the Rem- / 73 74 I College & Research Libraries • January, 1965 ington Rand division of Sperry Rand Cor rector of libraries, the University of Miami, poration. These were selected from fifty-one and ACRL president (ex-officio); Arthur T. applications. The smallest assignment was Hamlin, university librarian, University of $265 and the largest $1,100. Most were in Cincinnati (chairman) .-Arthur T. Hamlin. the $500 to $800 range. These grants repre sent credit for Remington Rand equipment, 1964/65 ACRL GRANTS AWARDS including shelving ( 3) , card catalogs ( 4), Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D., $625. listening tables but not record players ( 2), Barry College, Miami, Fla., $500. periodical racks ( 1), study tables ( 1), and Bellarmine College, Louisville, Ky., $1,500. two requests for an assortment of wood fur Brescia College, Owensboro, Ky., $700. nishings. Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pa., $1,000. Grants from the Microcard Foundation Church College of Hawaii, Laie, Oahu, Hawaii, represent an approximate value of $1,000 $900. Coker College, Hartsville, S.C., $550. each for the Mark VII reader and a collec College Misericordia, Dallas, Pa., $400. tion of scholarly material on microcards. College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, The committee made their selection from a N.Y., $500. list of larger institutions which did not College of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Ark., $500. presently own a reader. No applications College of Sacred Heart, Santurce, P.R., $350. were involved. The readers and material College of St. Mary, Omaha, Neb., $500. are being shipped directly from the Foun College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minn., $1,000. dation to recipients. In making these awards College of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio, the committee had to depend on criteria of $400. size, budget, known program, and probable Dominican College, Racine, Wis., $200. need for research materials in this form. Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., $500. Elmira College, Elmira, N.Y., $900. All applications for funds are carefully Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, $500. _ studied by each member of the committee Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., $600. before the group meets. The discussion of Hastings College, Hastings, Neb., $500. promising applications is exhaustive and al Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, $400. most completely devoid of personal interest Hood College, Frederick, Md., $600. and prejudice. Decisions are unanimous. A Huntington College, Montgomery, Ala., $900. full day of this work is an exhausting ex lana College, New Rochelle, N.Y., $700. perience.

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