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Show * -9- will be featured at 7:30 p.m. A reception, sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries organization, is planned following the presentation. 6. Special Interest Series: Expertise on subjects of a non-controversial nature or those where confrontation is not inherent in the program is a part of this series. On November 15th at 3:00 p.m., "The Time of Man", produced in color by the American Museum of Natural History, will be shown. This prize-winning environmental film is based on case studies of animal populations and primitive human cultures. 7. Sneak Preview: New films being considered for purchase by the Media Department, plus documentaries, will be featured each Monday at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 8- Exhibits: Art objects, recent acquisitions, faculty publications, etc., will be featured in display cases throughout the library. In November, the Acquisitions Department plans to exhibit some new and valuable acquisitions. Students and faculty members are urged to participate in these series. Any recommendations, suggestions, and offers to participate would be welcomed by the committee. Here is a forum to get your message across. Interested persons should contact Miss Beth Oyler, 581-8203. NEW BINDING CONTRACT INSURES RAPID SHELVING In Fiscal Year 1970-71, the Marriott Library was experiencing a delay of 90 days in returning materials to the shelves after they had been removed for binding. To reduce this delay, our Business Manager, Mr. Richard Denman, drew up a new contract with the binders which included a penalty clause of one percent per day for failure to provide on-time delivery. The result was that in FY 1971-72 the average penalty imposed on the library's commercial binder was 4.4 percent. This would indicate, since the normal term for binding is expected to be 28 days, that materials are being returned from the binder in 32.4 days. As a result, these items are unavailable to patrons for only 46.4 days, since approximately one week is required prior to processing for shipment and an additional week is needed to return the bound items to the shelves. The happy result is that materials are reaching our shelves in about one half the time of the previous year. BOOKSALE NETS $ $ $ The Gifts and Exchanges Department held its 13th booksale on October 2-6. Several hundred patrons rummaged through the thousands of duplicate and discarded books and periodicals that were shown in the library auditorium. One student, who termed himself a "nostalgia freak", went off with a happy smile; while another, struggling under an "all-you-can-carry-for-a-dollar" stack, stated that he had found a lot of reading for his dissertation. The Chemistry and Geology Departments, too, found extensive backruns of professional journals which they acquired for their reading rooms Everyone seemed happy--not the least of whom was the library staff. The Library acquired almost $2,000 for the purchase of new materials! The next booksale is scheduled for the spring. |