Abbott, 'Recent Additions to the Collections', NCSU Libraries Newsletter v22n04 (November 1994)
 
_The NCSU Libraries Newsletter_
Volume 22 no. 4
November 1994
Abbott, John
"Recent Additions to the Collections"


This column and succeeding ones will be used to announce 
recent additions of significant print, digital, and media 
materials to collections of the NCSU Libraries.  The current 
fiscal environment remains based on the state-appropriated 
budget for fiscal year 1987-1988, supplemented by one-time 
appropriations of additional funds.  Consequently, the NCSU 
Libraries' purchasing power for subscription-based 
publications is still tightly constrained and commitments to 
purchase new journals are not possible.  This column will 
present a sampling of important new information materials 
acquired within these budgetary constraints.

New Information Materials

_AIDS Research Archives:  Observations on Social and Political 
Change 1980-1990_

Drawn from the research collections of the New York Public 
Library, this is a microfiche collection of 3,000 articles and 
reports from nonmainstream sources documenting social and 
political events, findings, and opinions during the first ten 
years of the AIDS crisis.  An index and a research guide are 
available, classifying the materials within 160 subject 
categories.  The collection and accompanying guides are housed 
in the Microforms Reading Room.  (Jerry Alper, Inc., Publishers)


_Historic American Engineering Record_

A documentation of the development of American technology, 
industry, and engineering in 24,000 photographs and 20,000 
pages of accompanying text.  The _HAER_ examines the original 
measured drawings and photographs, as well as historical 
reports and technical analyses of 1,827 structures throughout 
the U.S.  Sites include railways, arsenals, breweries, dams, 
mills, pumping stations, missile ranges, mines, and dams.  The 
project was jointly funded by the American Society of Civil 
Engineers, the U.S. Department of Interior, and the Library of 
Congress.  The contents are arranged geographically.  The set 
is housed in the Microforms Reading Room.  (Chadwyck-Healy, 
Inc.)


_Building Construction Cost Data, 1943-1987_

These R. S. Means publications contain construction industry 
cost data issued from 1943 through 1987.  The data increases 
in detail across the period and covers mechanical, electrical, 
site work, repair, and labor costs.  In the 1960s, the "City Cost 
Index" was added to weigh costs by geographic region.  This is 
a collection of 500 fiche that is housed in the Microforms 
Reading Room.  (Clearwater Publishing Co.)