CONGRESS INFORMATION BULLETIN - April 9, 1976 - Library of Congress

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Congress Information Bulletin dated April 9, 1976 (Vol. 35, No. 15) reports Library of Congress updates and cultural events. It announces the name change of the Cataloging Distribution Service to CDS, and highlights Archibald MacLeish’s return to the Library for a poetry reading focused on human liberty. The issue also previews Miriam Halpern Pereira’s Portugal lecture, details a Bicentennial Expo, and provides performance information for Paula Robison with the Juilliard Quartet.

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CDS NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCED

ARCHIBALD MACLEISH RETURNS TO LC

MIRIAM HALPERN PEREIRA TOGIVE LECTURE ON PORTUGAL

BICENTENNIAL EXPO HELD

PAULA ROBISON TO PERFORMWITH JUILLIARD QUARTET

# LIBRARYISSN 0041-7904OF CONGRESS INFORMATIONBULLETIN April 9,1976 Vol.35,No.15 CDS NAME CHANGE ANNOUNCED ## ARCHIBALD MACLEISH RETURNS TO LC The name of the Cataloging Distribution ServiceDivision has been shortened to Cataloging Distribu-tion Service,thus providing a title that is simpler thanthe former one,in addition to being a more precisedescription of the role performed by its staff mem-bers. "Thomas Jefferson still lives"are the words whichend "The Great American Fourth of July Parade,"averse play for radio by Archibald MacLeish.After Mr.MacLeish's return to the Library on Monday,March 29,for a poetry reading,one might add,"and Archi-bald MacLeish is his guardian." The cataloging done by the staff of the Library ofCongress is distributed to American and other li-braries from the Cataloging Distribution Serviceregardless of the physical form of that cataloging一MARC tapes,book catalogs,technical publications,proof sheets,and catalog cards. For above all,Mr.MacLeish shares Jefferson's idealof the American Republic as the champion of humanliberty itself.During his visit,an overflow audience inthe Coolidge Auditorium and an earlier press confer-ence heard the former Librarian of Congress read andspeak on human liberty and other subjects such aswar,poetry,and old age. Simultaneously,the Library's official abbreviationfor the Cataloging Distribution Service has beenchanged to CDS. At 83,Mr.MacLeish is a man whose life hasspanned the three major American wars of this cen-tury,and his very presence serves as a reminder thehard lessons they taught. "My generation,the generation that was involved inWorld War I,"he told a press conference,"had asense of loss because all of us had lost a relative in it,only to learn at the end that we’d been had...and(Continued on p.225) ## MIRIAM HALPERN PEREIRA TOGIVE LECTURE ON PORTUGAL Miriam Halpern Pereira of the Universidade Novade Lisboa will present a paper on “Emigration andthe Development of Capitalism in Portugal,1850-1920"at 7:30 p.m.on Monday,April 12,in theWoodrow Wilson Room.The paper will be presentedin English. | A report on the activities of the Librarian's Task
Force for the period March 4-31 appears as an
appendix to this issue of the LC Information Bul-
letin(pp.232-234). | | --- | Dra.Pereira is coming to the United States to par-ticipate in the program of the annual meeting of theSociety for Spanish and Portuguese Historical | CONTENTS
Archibald MacLeish Returns to LC....223,225-226
Bicentennial Expo Held ...............224
CDS Name Change Announced...........223
Library of Congress Publications ........229-230
Miriam Halpern Pereira to Give Lecture .....223-224
News in the Library World ...........230-231
Oscar-Winner's Films in Library's
Collections ..............····..225
Paula Robison to Perform with
Juilliard Quartet ..................224
Staff News ...................226-229
Appendix-Librarian's Task Force Report ...232-234 | | --- | Studies,which is being held on April 9-10 at JohnsHopkins University.In addition to accepting the invi-tation to address interested scholars at the Library ofCongress,she will later take part in a conference atthe University of Toronto. A noted economic and social historian of 19th-and20th-century Portugal,Dra.Pereira holds the doctor-ate in history from the Sorbonne.She worked forfour years at the Centre National de la RechercheScientifique in Paris before assuming her present posi-tion in Lisbon.She is the author of a number ofmonographs and articles on free trade and economicdevelopment in Portugal,including Livre-Cambio eDesenvolvimento Económico:Portugal na segundametade do século XIX. Interested persons are cordially invited to hear Dra.Pereira's talk on April 12.The talk is sponsored bythe Library's Latin American,Portuguese,and Span-ish Division. ## BICENTENNIAL EXPO HELD The Joint Congressional Committee on A

FAQs

What change is announced for the Cataloging Distribution Service in this issue?

The name of the Cataloging Distribution Service Division is shortened to Cataloging Distribution Service, and its official abbreviation is changed to CDS.

What event brings Archibald MacLeish back to the Library of Congress?

Archibald MacLeish returns to the Library for a poetry reading on Monday, March 29, with remarks connecting to human liberty and related topics.

When and where will Miriam Halpern Pereira give her lecture on Portugal?

Miriam Halpern Pereira will present a paper at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 12, in the Woodrow Wilson Room.

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