Radical Professionals P rofessional groups, such as the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association, Union for Radical Political Economists, the National Lawyers Guild, and Physicians for Social Responsibility publish their own organs advocating fundamental change within their respective professions. On the Right T o lend balance to the debate over social and political change, the Alternative Press Collection acquires materials from the right of the political spectrum. Samples of conservative materials such as American Spectator, Review of the News , and Phyllis Schlafly Report provide another voice to contemporary discussion. The Alternative Press Collection also collects samples of the radical right, including publications from groups such as the National Emancipation of the White Seed, Ku Klux Klan, John Birch Society, Committee to Restore the Constitution, and Accuracy in Media. 4 Access M ost of the materials in the Alternative Press Collection are cataloged with information located in the library's main catalog, Homer.
Additional access is available via a specialized card catalog in the department.
For example, access by title and subject to the more than 1800 files of activist organizations is available only by using this card catalog. Reference sources, such as the Alternative Press Index , assist users in locating relevant materials. MI 48826 Illustration by Sudie Rakusin c 1987. Reprinted with permission. Prisoners Solidarity Committee.