* upaaree Update 12 Independent Libraries Enrich U-M's Research Environment In addition to the University Library system, several independently administered libraries richly contribute to the University's broad research environment. William L. Clements Library, 909 South University, 764-2347 Established in 1922, the Clements Library houses primary source material for the study of America from its discovery through the nineteenth century. The Americana include rare books, manuscripts, maps, music, prints, original art, and newspapers and periodicals in holdings of some 60,000 volumes, 1,000 feet of manuscripts, 2,000 prints, and 40,000 pieces of nineteenth-century sheet music. The Clements is internationally known for its collections of seventeenth and eighteenth century Americana and for manuscripts relating to the British side of the American Revolutionary War. Long known for its collections pertaining to the American anti- slavery movement, the Library has greatly increased its holdings in Civil War soldiers' letters and journals, as well as in manuscripts generally related to American social and economic history. The Clements Library may be used by UM faculty members and students holding valid identification. The collections are most useful to researchers who are already well prepared in relevant secondary literature. Further details about using the Library's resources may be gathered in a meeting with a staff member. Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Avenue, North Campus, 668-2218 The Gerald R. Ford Library is part of a system of presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Admini- stration. It collects, preserves, and promotes research into the history of the career of President Ford and of contemporaneous public issues. Collections include millions of paper and audio-visual items accumulated by Mr. Ford and his advisors and assistants during more than a quarter-century of public service. Its related holdings include the papers of Arthur Burns, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, and records of the National Council for U.S.-China Trade. The Ford Library serves students, teachers, scholars, lawyers, journalists, government officials, and other citizens who have research interests in recent United States history. Library staff members conduct two senior-level courses on the presidency each year, using the Library's collections as primary source materials. Kresge Business Administration Library, School of Business Administration, 764-7356 The Kresge Business Administration Library is one of the nation's largest business libraries. Its 207,000 volumes cover such areas as accounting and finance, business economics and public policy, computer and information systems, corporate strategy and opera- tions management, insurance, international business, law and history, marketing, organizational behavior, real estate, and statistics and management science. The Library also malntains special collections of corporate annual reports, 1OKs and proxies, corporate and industry research reports, and working papers. CD-ROM systems provide access to citation, abstracts, and full text of business-related articles and to a variety of company information from SEC filings. Its Career Resources Center provides extensive information files on many companies. Borrowing privileges are generally extended to all University faculty, staff, and students. During certain posted hours in the regular school year, only Business Administration faculty, staff, and students, and others with permission, may use the Library. Law Library, Law Quadrangle, 764-9322 The Law Library is an important center for legal research not only for faculty and students in the School of Law; lawyers, judges, and scholars from elsewhere in America and from foreign nations make extensive use of the Library's 660,000 volumes, too. The col- lection includes reports of American federal and state courts and court reports from Great Britain and the Commonwealth and most European and South American countries. Current and pastconstitutions of most nations and of the American states are also held. Legal documents of the United Nations, the European community, and other supra-national authorities are collected; the Library is a depository for EEC documents. Extensive holdings in the fields of Roman law, international and comparative law, trials, biography, and legal bibliography are maintained. LEXIS and WESTLAW online systems are heavily used for research. Use of the Law Library is open to the UM community under separate regulations, which may be obtained by calling or visiting the main public service desk. Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, 1150 Beal Avenue, North Campus, 764-3482 Established in 1935, Michigan Historical Collections gathers and preserves materials documenting the history of the State-of Michigan. The archives of the University of Michigan are also held here. Resources consist of manuscript and printed collections, along with photographs, maps, newspapers, audio-visual materials, and ephemera. The Guide to Manuscripts in the Bentley Historical Library (1976) is the essential introduction to these holdings. The Bentley, a closed-stack, non-circulating research library, provides a quiet reading room and staff assistance for its users. Researchers requiring audio-visual materials are asked to make arrangements ahead of their visits. The Library welcomes interest from the entire UM community and issues a "Guide to the Use of the Bentley Historical Library" to acquaint researchers with its rules and services. The archival and manuscript collections of the library have been entered into the national RLIN-AMC database. Graduate Library ...continuedfrom page 3 collection emphasizes Michigan, the Great Lakes region, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Japan. The Library also holds some cartographic journals, aerial photographs of Washtenaw County, and remotely sensed images of selected areas. Documents Center - Room 320 North The Documents Center offers refer- ence services and access to publications of government bodies. The University re- ceives approximately 82% of all items ublished by the federal government each It is also a depository for the State o.ichigan, the United Nations, the Food and Agricultural Organization, the South Pacific Commission, and the government of Canada. Many U.S. documents issued since 1983 are located in the Documents Cen- ter itself. Holdings focus especially on aspects of foreign relations, economics, federal laws, social welfare, civil ser- vice, education, and statistics. Many specialized documents are sent to our branch and divisional libraries. The Center now offers a number of electronic databases, including Super- map, for access to the displays of 1980 county census data; the Hannah Associ- ates database on daily governmental de- velopments in the Michigan and Ohio legislatures; and the Economic Bulletin Board, from the Department of Com- merce. Area Programs The library contains four departments staffed by specialists performing services in cooperation with the university's mul- tidisciplinary area study centers. The divisions include: Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Albania, holds over 325,000 titles and 1,250 periodicals. Rooms 117A-117E Hatcher, 764-7522. Barbara Galik, Head, and Coordinator, Area Programs. South Asia Division. This collection, covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet (Buddhist Studies), holds 265,000 titles written in the many languages of the region. Rooms 111H-1111 Hatcher, 936-2344. Om P. Sharma, Head. . Southeast Asia Division. This collection, which covers Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, includes over 115,000 titles. Research material regarding Australia and New Zealand can be found as well. Rooms IllG-IltJ, 764-7523. Fe Susan Go, Head. Faculty Microcomputer Center Room 106 North Macintosh and Zenith microcomputers, various software programs, dot-matrix and LaserWriter printers are available to faculty members. Computers may be re- served by individuals or groups or used on a walk-in basis when available. Faculty Study Area - Room 110 North Keys to this quiet study area may be obtained from Circulation Services, Room 104 (North Lobby). Circulation Services North and South Lobbies Library materials may be charged out and renewed at the north and south circu- lation desks. The north desk also takes requests for delivery of items held at Buhr, initiates searches for unlocated ma- terials, places currently circulating items on hold or recall, and collects fines. Photoduplication Services Room 2 North This unit provides photocopying on a fee basis. Itis especially helpful for copying materials that are not well suited for use at self-service photocopiers. Pho- toduplication machines are available in many areas of the building and can be operated by coins or VendaCards, which are sold from machines in several locations in the Library sytem. Hours: M-Thurs., Sam-Midnight; F, 8am- 10pm; Sat.,1loam-6pm; Sun., 1pm- Midnight. This schedule varies during breaks and holiday and intersession periods. Buhr Facility Provides Space, Safety Crowded stacks and the need to protect Titles held at Buhr are listed in the valuable books led to the opening of the card catalog and/or in the Geac auto- Buhr remote shelving facility several mated circulation system. Items re- years ago. The facility, located about a quested at Library service desks Sunday half-mile west of Central Campus, through Thursday are delivered for pick- shelves materials on the basis of such up by patrons the next day. Friday and factors as date of publication, past use by Saturday requests are filled on the patrons, out-of-print status, and physical following Mondays. Users may visit condition. Large sets and portfolios Buhr in person to borrow circulating containing loose items are also com- items or read materials there. Buhr, monly shelved at Buhr. located at 837 Greene Street, is open The Buhr facility protects materials in from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday a controlled environment averaging 65 through Friday. Call 763-9089 for degrees at 50 percent relative humidity. information. Materials are protected from the effects of sunlight, pollution, high temperature Gr:duok Ubrwy T rs humidity, and poor handling. p To maximize use of space, Buhr is a tous ofm Ia .Lbaryreofsrd "high-density facility," where books are arranged in closed stacks by size rather 1k4