NERC Newsletter.-The Centre brings out the NERC Newsletter to keep public informed of its diverse activities. Two issues of this Newsletter were brought out during 1976-77.

List of Additions.-It is a bimonthly list of the university-level books added to the reference collection at the Centre. During 1976- 77, 4 combined issues of this list, covering Nos. 3-6 of Volume 4 and Nos. 1-4 of Volume 5 were brought out.

Copyright.-The Copyright Board, re-constituted with effect from 24th September, 1976, in pursuance of Section 11 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957) with Justice Hardayal Hardy retired Chief Justice, Delhi High Court, as its chairman, has the following members :

1. Shri S. Balakrishnan

2. Shri J. C. Mathur.

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3. to 7. Law Secretaries of the States of Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.

8. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Com- pany Affairs (yet to be nominated)

During 1976 (from 1st January, to 30th November) 3,089 works were registered in the Copyright Office for copyright out of which 2,784 were artistic and 305 literary works. In addition, changes in the Register of Copyrights were registered for 38 cases.

Over the last nineteen years some lacunae have been observed in the administration of the Act which have necessitated its amendment so as to remove the lacunae and also to take advantage of the facilities provided to developing countries in the International Copyright Conventions as amended in Paris in 1971. The draft amendments that are under finalisation are expected to be introduced in Parliament shortly.