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Wednesday, October 8, 1975 daily nebraskan page 5, By Theresa Forsman To reduce the number of books "lost" from Love Memorial Library each year, an exit-point checkout system is being planned, according to Gerald Rudolph, dean of UNL libraries. But because of a lack of funds, the new system will not be inaugurated until 1978, he said. Under the current security system, which uses checkers at exits, Rudolph esti mated that the library loses about 500 volumes yearly. He attributed much of the loss to what he said was a reluctance of student checkers to thoroughly examine all books and parcels carried out. " -v All checked Under the planned exit-point checkout system, all students' books will be looked at before they leave the library, Rudolph said. He set current security costs at about $20,000 annually. , Rudolph said it would be impractical for UNL to install an electronic security system like the one purchased this summer by the University of Nebraska Medical Center's (UNMC) Library of Medicine. Sheila Larsen, public services librarian at the medical library, said the system consists of two vertical glass plates equipped with sensors which generate an electronic field between them. Devices have been placed in each of the Library of Medicine's books, which make them sensi tive to the electronic field, she said. If an unchecked book passes through the field at the exits, an alarm sounds and the turnstiles are automatically locked, Larsen said. Books checked out are routed around Sex, gender said confused "A girl is a state of being and a boy is a . state of becoming," Daniel Weinberg, a UNL . cultural anthropology " professor said Tuesday. " Speaking on "Sex, Gender and Culture" for WomenSpeak '75, Weinberg said that is one of the generalizations that arises when people confuse sex and gender, which are different. "Sex is the biological characteristics of human beings that are inborn. The tw6 sexes we recognize are male and female," she said. - . She said gender, masculine and Record breaking year Ag enrollment increased Enrollment in the College of Agriculture broke records this year. . Ted Hartung, dean of the agriculture college,' said enrollment increased from 1 ,422 last year to 1 ,5 17 this year, a 6.3 per cent increase. Total UNL enrollment "increased 6.6 per cent. , The freshman class made record growth, he said. Last year there were 424 freshmen. There are 460 this year, a 7.8 per cent in crease. Overall freshman enrollment went up 7.2 per cent. Hartung said there are more women in agriculture (176) this year than last year (144). Many women express interest in horti culture, food science, agronomy and ag economics, he said. - College-wide increases are greatest in animal science, agronomy and ag economics, he said. Hartung said increased enrollment is a result of "a greater awareness of agricul ture," which has attracted students that were not previously concerned. The favorable agriculture job market heips draw students, he said. . Coming Soon to UrJL BEK-yinllR!!r-lap(S s (that's Cornhusker backwards) Kick off the Homecoming weekend with spirit arid enjoy 5 ours of live entertainment at the Nebraska Union this Friday Oct. ,10th 8 p.m. -1 a.m. - . It EVENING YOU WONT WANT-TO fVSISS See "old time" movies 1 " Watch Orchesis and the Historical Theater o View craft and hobby displays (woodwork to leather etching, macrame to water color) Hear the Scarlet and Cream singers, ; Bohemian Stationary Marching Band, Barbershop quartet, 50's band, Washboard Band, Rainwater, and others. Enjoy a casino party! 'All this plus' more for, only S0$ Sponsored by:" Builders, Com Cobs, Gamma Lambda, Tassels and Student Alumni Board. m feminine, is cultural differences learned from socialization. Socialization involves . different treatment for boys and girls and is learned early "at school, church or in peer groups," she said. ; Weinberg cited -tribes in New Guinea from Margaret Mead's book Male and Female in which male sexes were not necessarily masculine nor female feminine. "What constitutes masculine and feminine depends on the culture," she-said, and noted that the labels are "value judge ments" that are "arbitrarily assigned." the system," she said. Total cost of the elec tronic security was about $12,000, Larsen said. The system would cost much more at UNL because there are more books and checkout points, Rudolph said. The replacement cost for most of the volumes in the Library of Medicine is four times the $15 average replacement cost at UNL, he said. The $ 1 2 ,000 spread out over the Library of Medicine's 150,000 volumes makes the cost about 1 2.5 cents per book. At that rate, "sensitizing" Love Library's 1 2 million volumes would cost $ 1 50,000. 500Iost Rudolph estimated the cost of replacing 500 books annually at UNL at $7,500, "so it would be 20 years before this system would start saving us money. By that time, electronic security may be obsolete." Rudolph said he doesn't know the cost of implementing the proposed exit-point checkout system. ' ' : -. . It would be impossible to prevent all book losses, he said, since it is impossible to detect books hidden in purses and under clothing. Corrections TAB agenda Mary Jo Ryan's annual salary as director of the University Health Care Project is $8,343, not $2,600 as reported in the Oct. 6 edition of the Daily Nebraskan. However, $2,600 of her salary comes from student fees. Also, junior law students working as law clerks in Lincoln for the Law Student Re search Service are paid $2.50 hourly, while seniors are paid $3 per hour. Neither re ceive $4 an hour as reported in the Oct. 3 Daily Nebraskan. The Fees Allocation Board will meet today at 5 p.m. Agenda 1 . Approval of minutes. 2. Open Forum ( 30 minutes allotted to discuss pertinent matters not included in the agenda). 3. Election of chairman and vice-chairman. 4. Committee Reports: (a) Audit Form committee. (b) Committee to develop a process for dealing with A-2 and B Funds. (c) Committee to talk with the Daily Nebras kan about its financial position. arlca.ll only osrSis csv II vlo do The National Commisiion on olucrivHjf, WwMtyt'on, D C 1 Vjr ::4T ttT A -Wi ' o voir ih.2 Oiisto. 7irVo cost sill. !f i iff 'p'.-'iV: mrf 1 1 O 1975 Jos. Schliti Brwinj Compsny, Miiwsukst end tftt world. 2BISl8flHHMffl . .... - daM' MiHigSiBBty