MAD HATTER 2 SPEAKING ,. OUR PEACE Peace is the ultimate weapon against wor, and women are the key to attain- ing that peace. That will be the focus of the Humani- ties Institute presentation of an hour long film entitied Speaking Our Peace, which examines the role of women as peacemakers. Filmed in Canada, Britain and the Soviet Union, the documentary shows how women in these countries are committed, in both their private and professional lives, to achieving social justice and permanent world peace. Also examined will be Third Worid poverty and repression, the severe health problems created by nuclear weapons testing in the South Pacific, and Canada's own nuclear industry. Featured in the documentary are Margaret Laurence, Dr. MRosalie Bertell, Dr. Ursula Franklin and many others who envision a world without violence. The film starts at 1215 hours in room 2203. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend. DON PORTELANCE Making history come to life is the work of Coquitlam artist Don Portelance who will be bringing his lithographs, pastels and paintings to Douglas Coliege for the month of April. A well respected artist who has had numerous shows at the local, national and international levels, Portelance creates lifelike prints that are sometimes mistaken for photographs. His work has included a series of paintings and drawings of dolls and other foys, paintings of his family, a swimmer series, and most recently, lithographs of local scenes and histor- ical subject matter. Last year his prints of the arrival of the first transcontinental steam train in Port Moody were presented fo the president of the CPR and the vice president of Via Rail to celebrate the 100th anniversary of that occasion. Portelance was also awarded the commission from Esso Petroleum Canada to produce 300 limited edition prints for their offical EXPO thank-you gifts. Recipients included officials of the Czechoslovakian, Canadian and provincial governments, and the president of Exon. The Douglas College exhibit will be a 10-year retrospective of the themes and mediums Portelance has explo- red. The exhibit is located in the Douglas College Theatre Foyer Gallery. Gallery hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Monday to Thurs- day, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The public is invited to attend. RALPH STANTON To the uninitiated, electronic informa- tion may seem the nemesis of the book industry. Douglas College librarian Ralph Stanton disagrees. Stanton has just made the change from selecting books for the library to a position of developing a long term plan of computerization in the library. “A computerized circulation system and increasing student access to micro-computers are the two major areas,” said Stanton. “Even with the new technologies, there are more books being produced today than ever before,” explains Stanton. oO “Publishing is «ci going to be hurt because of the creation of electronic information: in fact, the opposite appears to be the case.” A graduate of the UBC Library Sciences Masters program, Stanton arrived at the former Coquitlam campus of Douglas College by the way of the Vancouver Public Library. With a strong interest in the variety and avail- ability of different books, it was almost inevitable that he would land the posi- tion of collections development libra- rian following the Douglas/Kwantlen split in 1981. “My colleagues at the Library saw the affinity | had for helping to develop our book collection,” he says. At university, Stanton had his start working in the acquisitions depart- ment of the largest library in the province. At the time, UBC had received a $3 million grant specifically for strengthening its collection. “We were in the process of adding a major selection of titles to the collec- tion,” he recalls. “For someone who loved books it was an absolutely overwhelming and incredible experi- ence.” “An avalanche of books, some mun- dane, some marvelous.” A good library will have a collection. that demonstrates the wholeness of things, Stanton says. “It’s not enough to buy a history book and put it on the shelf. The art, literature and culture ofa period are just as important.” And in six years as the Collections Development Librarian at Douglas College, Stanton oversaw the addition of over 30,000 titles to help fill the gap caused by the split between Douglas and Kwantien Colleges. A voracious reader and admitted bibli- ophile, Stanton says it was an exper; ence he thoroughly enjoyed.