APLIC-I Union List of Serials

                               Preface
                                   
     This compilation of serials holdings lists from APLIC-I
     (Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries
     and Information Centers - International) members began
     in the autumn of 1993, in response to a suggestion
     presented at the APLIC-I Board meeting.  Edith Sonntag
     agreed to coordinate a union list project, and a letter
     was sent to all North American APLIC-I members in
     October of 1993, asking them to provide copies of their
     serials holdings lists in either print or electronic
     format.  The intent was not merely to create a printed
     listing of holdings, but to set up an electronic
     database of serials information, holdings, and
     publisher information which could be easily revised and
     updated for future editions.
     
     Twenty-four institutions were able to supply serials
     holdings lists.  Those lists were compiled into a
     database of over 3500 serials titles, and supplemented
     with publisher address information where possible. 
     Holdings lists from that database were sent to
     participants for review in September of 1994, and a
     draft version of the union list was present at the
     Association of Population Centers (APC) meeting on
     October 28-29, 1994 in Baltimore.  All contributions
     and revisions had been received by November 15, 1994.  
     
     
                          Acknowledgements
                                   
     This work is a follow-up to the original Union List of
     Population/Family Planning Serials which was compiled
     by Dr. Susan Kingsley Pasquariella in 1978, and would
     never have happened without her persistence and vision
     in putting together the first APLIC union list.
     
     Particular thanks also go to Dr. Dennis Hogan, Dr.
     Joseph Hotz, and to the Association for Population
     Centers, who generously provided a grant to fund the
     compilation and editing of this union list, and who
     have been outspoken in their support for this project
     and their appreciation of its value to the population
     research community.
     
     Of course, this union list would not have been possible
     without the cooperation and generosity of the
     participating libraries and information centers.  Their
     efforts in making serials, publisher, and holdings
     information available are gratefully acknowledged.  In
     particular, the work of Maryann Belanger and her staff
     at the Princeton University Office of Population
     Research Library in locating publication information
     for their large collection of foreign serials was most
     helpful.  But beyond their cooperation in supplying
     information, the support, enthusiasm, and encouragement
     of librarians and staff from many participating
     institutions is very much appreciated.
     
     Finally, thanks go to Edith Sonntag for coordinating
     the project, initiating contacts with other APLIC
     member institutions, and supplying the impetus to keep
     things moving. 
     
                                        Michael Zimmerman, compiler and editor