March 22,1984
Black Ink
Page 5
AMPUS • CAMPUS • CAMPUS • CAMPUS •
AFAM Department Denied Space
by Cheryl Deloatch
Staff Writer
The Afro-American Studies
Department does not have a room of
its own. A request for a reading room
in the Walter Royal Davis Library was
denied, said the chairman of the
Afro-American studies department.
Dr. Colin Palmer, the chairman, said
the AFAM Dept, put in an early re
quest for a room in Davis.
"We envisioned a reading room in
which journals and magazines per
taining to Blacks would be kept," he
said. In 1981, Palmer wrote a letter to
Dr. James F. Govan, University
Librarian, requesting a room that
"contains materials pertaining only
to Africans and Afro-Amercians. It
could also be used as a repository for
manuscripts and tapes." This was the
intention of the reading room. The
department's goal was to have an in
tegrated collection.
"Covan said in spring 1983 that no
academic unit would be granted a
room for its subject," Palmer said.
Govan said the literature that must
be collected determines the criteria
used to determine allotment of
spaces in Davis. Programs have less
to do with the department than with
what is available or significant.
"Any faculty member who has a ti
tle that he would like to see in the
library can submit an order to the
Colelction Development Department
of the library staff," said Govan.
"This staff's job is to be aware of
what is being published, and what is
in the secondhand book
department."
Govan said that most selections in
clude faculty requests. The Collec
tion Development Department
makes sure the books are there. After
the faculty members submit their
orders, this staff evaluates the re
quests. "The staff generally goes on
and puts the order through if the
faculty member requests it," Govan
said.
Palmer said that Wilson Library
had housed literature in the AFAM
curriculum. He said it was found in
different curricula areas. "The AFAM
Dept, has a library in 413 Alumni that
houses material independent of that
in Davis."
"A sizeable collection was was
donated to Afam. It's scattered; it ap
pears in a collection wherever the
subject (of Afro-American studies)
fall," Govan said.
Govan said the AFAM curriculum
is interdisciplinary, and it carries over
into many courses. This is why it is
UPCOMING IN THE UNION
CONSTANCE PRINCE
Thursday, March 22
Hear a dynamic jazz singer in a nightclub atmosphere as Connie Prince and
the Moon Brothers perform in the Great Hall from 8-10 p.m. Bring your own
wine or beer (Proof of age required). Admission is free!
CHUCK MANGIONE
Saturday, March 24
For exciting jazz don't miss Chuck Mangione and his
quartet. Chuck will be blowing us out of Memorial Hall
on Saturday, March 24 at 8;00 p.m. Tickets are $9.00
and available at the Union Box Office. All seats are
reserved.
STARBOUND TALENT SHOW
Thursday, March 29
The Starbound Talent Show is here to offer you a chance to demonstrate
your abilities in the performing arts. Whether a dancer, musician, vocalist or
comedian, you are eligible to enter Auditions will be held on March 14 and 15.
Sign up now at the Union Desk—you may be the one to win the $500 first place
prize! If you are too shy to audition, come on out and watch the talent show on
March 29 at 8:00 p.m.
)OSEPH HOLMES DANCE COMPANY
FROM CHICAGO
Friday, March 30
One of Chicago's most artistically creative, highly
respected, and sought-after dance companies. This
multi-ethnic company's choreography is grounded in
Martha Graham technique ballet, African, and jazz
dance. The lecture/demonstration will be on Friday,
March 30 in Memorial Hall at 12:00 noon. Don't miss it!
Admission is free.
ANDREW YOUNG
Wednesday, April 4
Andrew Young has been involved in public policy issues and social change
all his life, as a clergyman, civil rights leader. Congressman, United States
Representative to the United Nations, Mayor of Atlanta, and private citizen.
The Union Forum Comn- ittee presents a lecture by Andrew Young on Wednes
day, April 4 at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Admission is free. ■
not included in the Library of Con
gress cataloguing system.
"All books in the library are in
tegrated. AFAM courses are inter
mingled with other courses of study,"
Govan said. He said that the cur
riculum is usually treated as part of
the mainstream. It is included in the
rest of the nation's history and
literature.
"If a student is interested in learn
ing something about the history of
Afro-Atnericans, he would look under
another course of study, such as
Southern history," Govan said. The
works of Langsten Hughes could be
found under literature."
"An important Black figure would
be found in the period in which he
lived, like during the Civil War or
Harlem Renaissance," Govan stated.
"A sociology of Black people would
go in sociology. AFAM is not
separated."
"There are no departmental col
lections or curricula for various
departments," Govan said.
"Classification has always taken in
all departments. No special group of
books is pulled out (obtains space),
but the size of the department deter
mines which course obtains space."
Govan said that no relationship ex
ists between the teaching of courses
here and the information found in
the library. Braod subject areas are
arranged according to the national
systems from the Library of Congress.
Most of the books the library buys
have already been categorized by
the Library of Congress.
"Professional cataloguers place
those books which the Library of
Congress did not categorize," Govan
said. "No space is designated (to a
subject); books are arranged by sub
ject matter according to the
classification scheme."
"The only reflection of emphasis
on books in Davis is book budget,"
Govan stated. "The budget is deter
mined by several factors: how many
articles are published in a particular
field, cost of books in the field, doc
toral and graduate programs, and
student enrollment."
"The budget deals more with the
quantity of books bought," Govan
said. "We try to break out all
knowledge, as far as sources allow,"
Govan said.
Dr. Phillip A. Stadter, chairman of
the Classics Dept., said the epigraphy
room contains books that are studies
of Greek and Latin inscriptions;
books on paleography, the study of
writing, especially Medivial writings;
and folios on these studies.
"The epigraphy room is more like
a room where students work accor
ding to their disciplines. The room is
used mostly by graduate students,"
Stadter said.
Beth Mullaney, assistant circula
tion librarian in Davis, said that there
is no space allotted for subject areas.
"The same information is found in
Davis as there was in Wilson. The
Classics Depart, in Davis has an
epigraphy room, where folios and
double folios are housed. The AFAM,
Dept, has no folios, so it did not
receive a space in the epigraphy
room. The same departments have
spaces in Daivs as they did in
Wilson."
Brad Lamb, administrative assis
tant, said, "If the AFAM curriuclum
were designed as a collection, it
would receive allocation."
BSM Election results
By Albertina Smith
Managing Editor
On March 1, the Black Student
Movement held its elections for Cen
tral Committee officers. The 1984-85
officers are as follows: President,
Sherrod Banks; Vice-President, Keith
Cooper; Secretary, Connie Smith; and
Treasurer, Lee Cooley.
One of the most important tasks
facing the officers is the preparation
of the 1984-85 budget. Because of
the $60,000 loss that the Campus
Governing Council incurred from last
year's Carolina Concert for Children,
less money will be allocated to stu
dent organizations.
According to Sherrod Banks, "the
BSM cannot afford budget cuts in
any of its programs. We have to
prepare the budget, justify all of our
requests, and successfully get them
through the budgetary process."
Obtaining space for the academic
branch of the BSM will be a major
goal for this administration. Banks
says that the brach will supplement,
not duplicate the Minority Advisory
tutorial service, as well as provide
academic and scholarship
references. "We want to launch an
academic campaign that relates to
the needs of black students."
There are several offices on the
Central Committee that are filled by
appointment rather than by election.
These offices are Parliamentarian,
Membership Chairperson, Cultural
Coordinator, Performing Arts Coor
dinator, Special Projects Coordinator,
and Black Ink Editor.
All persons interested in any of
these positions should pick up appli
cations in the BSM office. The dead
line for these applications is Sunday,
April 1, 1984. ■