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An Analytic Index of Social Statistics . . . Edward P. Staudt 135 No Sesame and Few Lilies ...... Steve Griggs 137 Problems Involved in Considering Adequate Library School Courses for Special Librarians Linda H. Morley, Eileen E. Lever and others 141 And, In Conclusion ...... William F. Jacob 145 Special Librarians' John Cotton Dana Fund ...... 146 "A Museum Librarian's Lot Is Not a Happy One" Jerome Irving Smith 147 Convention Highlights - Additional Features of Pittsburgh Four-Act Play on June 7-10 . . , . . . . . Virginia L. Garland 148 Convention Program ...... 150 Our Speakers and - Why ...... 155

Library Magazine Articles of Interest . . , S. Richard Giovinc 158 Letters to the Editor ...... 159 What Should Special Libraries Contain? - Henry Black; Dupli- cates! - William Walker Rockwell; Composite Classification - Henry E. Bliss; "The Reorganization of a Large Public Library" - Rebecca B. Rankin; Public Documents - Jerome K. Wilcox. Publications of Special Interest ...... 161

Indexed in lndustrial Arts Index and Public Affairs lnformation Service

MAY-JUNE 1938

VOLUME 49 NUMBER 5 SPECIAL LIBRARIES MARIANC. MANLEY,Editor Vol. 29, No. 5 May-June, 1938

An Analytic Index of Social Statistics By Edward P. Staudt, Division of Social Research Works Progress Administration, Washington, D. C. N 1933 the FERA set out on a research the publication, but each statistical table or I program which concerned itself with series contained in it. the relief population, a relatively new so- If a research worker wants infortnation cial group which was rapidly increasing in about the employlnent of men who are importance. X vast amount of information heads of famihes, by age, he does not want was soon accunlulated under both tKe to look at each card filed under "employ- FERA and later the Division of Social ment," and then read the title of the table. Research, UTPA.It became evident early There may be hundreds of such cards, and in 1936 that this information, because of the table titles are not only hard to read its variety and mass, could not be fully (even for a statistician) but also at times utilized without some sort of detailed in- inaccurate or incomplete. A simple device, dex. Numerous other federal agencies, a three-fold subject heading "Ernploy- state agencies, private research founda- ment - Family heads - Age," will save tions, universities, and so on, had collected him tremendous time and worry. and published statistics of relief and re- An additional difficulty, which is in- lated subjects. The problem was how to volved in all library work, is in building up index these data. a list of acceptable and standard terms for There are numerous special libraries, use as subject headings. each designed to serve the particular pur- With these problems in mind the Divi- pose for which it was created, but a spe- sion of Social Research bravely established cialized techniqw seems necessary to in- a card catalog which can be very quickly dex tabular material in the detailed form described. It is not claimed that this is the frequently required by a research organi- best conceivable catalog, but it does possess zation. Statisticians and librarians alike the distinction of an original technique have long felt the need of such a special- which has met the needs of the Division ized indexing technique. When a statisti- remarkably well. cian consults a library he usually is not looking for a book except as a source for a partic&trtabulation. For example, he may A preliminary report on fanlily income be looking for the rate at which youth and in Dodge City, Kansas, issued by the Bu- aged persons on relief are being reem- reau of Home Econonlics, U. S. Depart- ployed by private industry. This tabula- ment of Agriculture, may be used as an tion may appear in a publication with 50 illustrative example. The report bears the other tables, whic11 cannot possibly be cov- title "Family Income, Occupation, and ered in the required detail by a half dozen Size in Dodge City, Kansas," and consists index cards relating to the publication as of one nlimeographed page of text, fol- a whole. It is necessary to index not only lowed by five supporting tables. 136 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 Table I bears the title "Distribution of 2. Families, normal-Whites, native- families by income and family type, 1935- Dodge City, Kansas. 1936. Native white famil~esincluding both 3. Whites, native-Families, normal- husband and wife." Five index cards Dodge City, Kansas. would be prepared on this table, with sub- In all work of classification, and hence in ject headings as follows : all indexing, some details must be lost. The Income groups - Families, nonre- index cards l~stedabove by no means ex- lief - Families, size of. haust the possible cards which could be Families, size of -Relief status - made, but in the judgment of the cataloger Family membership. the table is indexed under the headings for Family membership - Relief sta- which there will be the greatest demand tus -Families, size of. among WPA research workers. Families, average size of - Relief On each index card appears the subject status - Family membership. heading in red across the top, the table title, Relief status - Families, size of - the title of the publication, source, date, Family membership. page, and in the upper left margin, table number. At times it is necessary to add to Considerable judgment is involved in se- the table title such information as the date lecting subject headings which will indi- of the survey or the area covered. This is cate the most important cross-tabulations. enclosed in parentheses. The table title gives no indication of data The next step in indexing is to decide on family size or relief status, but the cata- which of the five cards listed above is the loger would bring these into subject head- "Main subject heading card." In this case ings, as they are important to research in the first card, "Income goups- Fanlilies, the field of relief. The heading "income nonrelief -Families, size of," is consid- groups" appears only once in the subject ered most important. On the back of this headings, in first position, as it is very un- card is written the subject headings of all likely that anyone would look for income five cards. The same procedure is used for data under the subject of "families, size the three cards which show only the title of.', of the report. While indexing this table the cataloger When similar cards have been prepared notes that the statistical sample is re- for all of the tables in the publication, a stricted in three ways. The data refer to "Key Card" is prepared. This is an exact native white families including both hus- duplication of the title card followed by the band and wife in Dodge City, Kansas. All subject headings of the main subject head- the data presented in the report are con- ing cards which have been selected for each fined to this sample. If these restrictions table. These key cards, filed alphabetically were included in subject headings for each by source of the material enable the cata- table a great amount of work and duplica- loger to locate the main subject heading tion of cards would result. As someone cards, which in turn lead to all of the cards may want data by area, or for normal, na- in the catalog. This control is necessary in tive-white families, three cards are pre- order to make corrections or revisions, or pared. These cards show only the title, to assemble all of the cards which refer to a source, and date of the report as a whole. specific publication. The subject headings are as follows : One additional file is made of the "Title 1. Dodge City, Kansas -Whites, na- cards," which is identical to that of any tive - Families, normal. catalog. Thls file is a record and index of May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 137 the publications which have been covered. At the present time the Analytic Index The Analytic Index thus provides contains approximately 40,000 cards several essential services. It provides a gathered f rom more than 1,600 printed and dictionary wtalog to statistical material by unprinted reports. Approximately 800 sub- subject headings. The cross-tabulations of ject headings have been used in construct- statistical material are preserved in subject ing the three-fold headings under which headings, so that, for example, subject cards are filed. headings indicate "earnings" data for The indexing procedure outlined above youth, economic heads, females, or female may be entirely too technical and time-con- heads, in WPA, NYA, CCC, or private suming for practical use in other research employment. This method permits the agencies. It is hoped, however, that it may librarian to make a highly selective bibli- suggest a more adequate method of index- ography limited to specific data. ing statistical material. No Sesame and Few Lilies By Steve Griggs, Book Review Editor, New York A Pedestrian Book Reviewer Finds That Editors Are Fictional and That the Eternal Triangle Is Fact RTHUR QUILLER-COUCH au- because you enjoysaying it : thus only can A thored a "Must" book, many years Britain be an empire of articulate beings ; ago, which apparently is to have a run.like and define clearly in your own mind the that of "Tobacco Road," or "The Gospel tertns you use." Sir Arthur has an unfor- According to St. Paul." It was a special gettable chapter, exactly in the middle of kind of "Must" book in that it talked of his hook, "On Jargon," and equally un- Literature (a) for those who liked books, forgettable is his hatred for "cotton-wool (b) for those who worked with books, thinking." (c) for those who taught books and (d) He quotes from some official municipal for those who, meeting hooks in Required records : Courses and being introduced to them by "In the case of John Brown, deceased, the wrong gentry, had decided irrevocably the coffin provided was of the usual to foreswear books. Having turned out an variety," undisputed Unique Job, Sir Arthur pro- and asks : ceeded to smother it with a fearful title. Since John Brown needs a coffin, why This indifference to one's own offspring tell us that he is deceased? has been seen in predecessor geniuses. What could possibly be the variety of a Shakespeare scrawled "As You Like It" coffin ? on one of his jobs and "Twelfth Night OR And if coffins exist in numerous varie- WHATYOU WILL" on another. But Sir ties, how can any coffin be usual? Arthur's indifference leaned over back- And why should any man, deceased or ward: he damned his book with "On the not, require both a coffin and a case? Art of Wmriting." Wlth, therefore, a profound and sincere In spite of that damnation; in spite of genuflection toward Sir Arthur, and a his book being required reading in many ribald bow at his American echo, Mr. Stu- a dull dormitory, the book took on. And its art Chase, we shall proceed to some steel- essence, which rises even above its superb wool definitions of our terms. For this is humor, is this : "Say what you have to say an age when Economists write best-sellers 138 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 demanding literary clarity and presidents its standards must be likewise, but its prac- of book clubs write best-sellers on the eco- tices may nevertheless exist: do in fact nomic Promises Men Live By. exist, do in fact share the responsibility for its moribund state. These practices are : Definitions A daily book review in every nietropoli- Hard-Boiled Newspaper Editor : A fic- tan newspaper, turned out more or less titious character. faithfully (usually more) by a salaried Pedestrian : One without a vehicle. columnist with a news-value name. If his Deceased : The estate of literary criti- work is too good it may ruin him ; and if he cism in America. (Cf. "Lilies.") starts to "slip" he is likely to get promoted Eternal Triangle : A three-sided prob- to the reviewing of night club litterati - a lem without beginning, end or solu- lush path to quick fame. tion. (Cf. "Key.") A weekly book section in the Sunday Sesame : Magic means of unscrewing the issue of the same paper, edited by a differ- inscrutable. Archaic. ent person, of a different sex and quite often of a different - a preferable - There are 88 "key-cities" in the United scholarship. To this section one or two States. This term, evidently keyed to the score of five-dollar invitees contribute 88 keys on a pianofprte, defines cities hav- careful reviews, which, subject to the ex- ing a population of 100,000 or over. These igencies of advertising space, appear as key cities are easily divided into the eight written. and the eighty, and they themselves serve Now the editor of this Sunday section is to divide the eight from all the other cities trying earnestly to select for her one or in the country. If, to bookish people, a two score reviews each week. the books 'city" is any settlement having a daily whose reader-interest will give her section newspaper,* then we have three categories the strongest support. Meantime a large of cities : number of people possessing equal intelli- Eight cities in the n~etropolisclass. gence and earnestness are trying to select Eighty other cities above 100,000 popula- the books which will repay most heavily tion. the advertising appropriations of their re- All other communities having a daily spective employers. It is inevitable that the two earnestnesses should very often select The insoluble problem which faces the the same books : for review on the one hand pedestrian book reviewer in his hunt for a and for advertising space on the other. vehicle lies in Category Three. For the But when the Sunday Book Sections eight metropolitan cities establish review- travel from the eight cities to the eighty, ing practices, the eighty cities attempt to the editorial effect of this parallel is un- imitate them and fail miserably at it, and fortunate. the residual cities give up the book element The Eighfy Cities Attentfit to Intitate- ainong their readers as a lost element, like and Fail Doweyism or miniature golf. On the large daily of your "key-city" The Metropolis Establishes Reviewing there are two gentlemen who read book- Practices stuff from the metropolis : the book editor scPra~ti~e~"not "standards," for if our and his boss who is usually the managing thesis is that book reviewing is moribund, editor. As "book-stuff" from the metropo- lis, what do they read ? (For if their motive *To the 0b~ectlonthat this includee oeean Unera I re- ply by admitting, gladly, that these, too, are dtiea. is to succeed through imitation, it is patent May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 139 that they will imitate only what they see.) and to do an occasional review. There re- They read the Sunday Book Section: it main upward of a thousand dailies which is all in one piece ; that piece is exclusively often have issues fat with advertising; book-stuff, nobody has to clip anything, it which are at times hard put to fill their can be subscribed for separately, it is a tan- news columns to match such advertising gible something which a boss can throw and satisfy the Post Office Department. across his desk pontifically. They read the Among these, one would think, are ten or Sunday Book Section from the metropolis, a dozen kindred souls who would appre- and they ignore almost completely the ciate a careful review of a book which is daily book column which is available to either popular or genuine or - amazingly them only by search and seizure. -is both. If the pedestrian reviewer will The consequent loss is two-edged : the but address himself to the managing edi- imitator loses half the picture which he tors of these thousand struggling dailies, sets himself to imitate, and the imitatee he might find these six kindred souls. (The loses the healthy stimulus of a critical and "dozen" is theoretical and, pragmatically, perhaps derisive prairie reaction to half the reviewer hopes only for six.) How, he his output. If the Sunday lady is constantly asks himself, does one address a managing being tested in terms of Kansas City, editor? He tries to "get inside the chanc- whereas her colleague on the daily issue ter" of a typical managing editor. As a talks to an audience strictly metropolitan, starter he has the axiomatic, "all editors it is inevitable that the daily chap becomes are hard-boiled." Surely he can go on big-town sophisticated, whereas the Book from that ? Section skipper is constantly alert to trim cargo and rectify her compass. After three mailings to 1,100 managing The daily metropolitan newspaper loses editors have produced no replies whatever, contact with country book authorities, and the pedestrian reviewer makes a tour of the country book authority, in turn, sees in some of the typical newspaper offices in the material he reads from the big city, cities under 100,000 population. A glance stuff which is more and more a reflection at the road maps of Connecticut, New Jer- of his own ideas :the loss is two-edged, and sey and the Hudson Valley convinces him the endeavor to imitate is necessarily at that there must be at least a million cities least half a failure. for liiln to choose from. He selects five and Since the foregoing is the established sets out by bus to meet the "typical daily practice in the eight cities and the eighty, newspaper editor." Fact, as opposed to fic- and since the supply of sincere and able tion, records that : reviewers excce& the demand on metro- Mr. Alpha is fat, young and industrious. politan and key-city papers, the field, the He has a rich father who endowed the only field open to the able reviewer who paper, and he is succeeding in spite of that lacks a vehicle, lies in the innumerable handicap. At "books" he manifests inter- smaller cities, those of population of est in horse racing and boolmaking, and 99,999 and under, down to the minimum, he doubts that a single copy of "Gone With the community with one small, struggling' the Wind" was bought in his town, unless daily newspaper. by mail-order. A random estimate would be that there hfr. Beta is fat, nah and overworked. are twelve hundred such daily newspapers, He wants to start a weekly book section and that of these less than a hundred list on like the Albany one which is (he thinks) their staffs some functionary or other who like the New York sections. But he hasn't is supposedly assigned to report book news the capital. Nor the time! Good day. 140 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 Mr. Gamma is thin, businesslike and they be set down in order, but there is no busy. Books are a phoney. Nobody reads order to them.) book news. He never heard of the Sunday A (or B or C). The editors of sn~all-city Book Sections, or so he implies. Would daily newspapers will not run book-stuff. Mr. Pedestrian speak to his Luncheon They admit there are book buyers among Club -on plays? Gammadale has an ex- their readers, but they deny that these cellent Experimental Playhouse - in the buyers read where they live. summer. B (or C or A). The small-city book mer- Mr. Delta has a forehead shaped like his chant must subsist upon the hope that 'name, and a fondness for gin. After you his customer will, first, read the metro- have reviewed the "Bartender's Guide," politan Sunday Book Sections, and, sec- what would remain? He asks for a sub- ond, close his eyes to the advertisements scription. therein, especially the mail-order book- hlr. Zeta-Eta-Theta isn't in, but his of- house advertisements, and, third, buy fice boy (Yale, '34, Magna Cum) says zul~erehe lives. Mrs. Zeta-Eta-Theta does what reviewing C (or A or B). The big city newspapers is done, which hasn't been anything for the must bring out Sunday Book Sections, last few months, due to the fact that the with circulations larger than their daily town's only book store retired from busi- circulations, and with a consequently ness due to the - larger country coverage, and must sell And b1r. Pedestrian fails to find any advertising space therein, in the hope Least Common Multiple, any terms on that the country book customer will which to average these Greek-Letter gen- buy where he reads. tlemen into the Typical Editor of the cinema. The Eternal Triangle is a fallacy. Some- But he does find the Eternal Triangle. where, in the foregoing capital letters, that fallacy must be discoverable. Thc Hypafenicse Is Anywhere Until it is discovered, the nonexistent The Eternal Triangle, like the Round typical editor in the typical small city will Table and the Swastika, is a product of continue to ignore the book interests of his revolution. You may revolve the Round readers; reviewing - in fact all book dis- Table as you will, and at no point is there cussion - will be centralized and stand- a discoverable Head. The Swastika looks ardized. and the fate of literature in Amer- the same, be you erect, prostrate or stand- ica will.be deprived of a wide atmosphere ing on your head, though perhaps few are and a free wind by which to grow normally. free to look at it erect. And the Eternal And in what other way than normally Triangle has no apex and no base wl~ich can it grow, as it should grow, experi- can be differentiated from any other point mentally, obtrusively? In what other way or side. These are its three insolubles: can it make us an empire of articulate be- (The exigencies of printing require that ings ? May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 141 Problems Involved in Considering Adequate Library School Courses for Special Librarians A study by Linda H. Moriey, Eileen E. Lever and others for the Training and Recruiting Committee of the Sfiecial Libraries Association

An inadequate special library termi- This lack of terminology would seem to nology and its relation to the training have peculiar significance in relation to the problem training program for special library work. OR years library school faculties and To some extent it probably explains the Fspecial librarians have tried to localize varying points of view as to the necessity the apparent weaknesses of present library for special training, and the difficulties ex- school courses in fitting students for the perienced in effecting a meeting oE minds special library field so as to work out a between library school faculties and special program for a stronger curriculum. Dis- librarians, ns well as the delay in formula- cussions of subjects to include or omit tion of a definite program accepted by a have been frequent, yet there has been no majority of the special library profession. general agreement on a definite program. One effort to deal with this situation Is it because insufficient attention has been given to changing inlplications of library It was thought that the problem of train- terms ; changes that have developed in the ing required for special library work might natural course of events? be somewhat clarified by an oljjective ap- Many special librarians were previously proach to the question which would take public or college librarians. They carried into account this shift in terminology. In general library terminology over to the furtherance of: this idea two inforlnal newer type of work, and in time, differ- "clinics" were held; the menlbers of one ences in point of view, variations in prac- represented seven clillercnt library scl~ools, tice and new or related activities have given the other group was conlposed of persons many of these common library terms who had taken the course in special liharies special connotations or additional meanings at the Columbia School of Library Service. when used by special librarians. This has The variation in type of library represented been a gradual accretion and probably in ran the gamut from a bank to a theological many instances an unconscious one. A seminary and an aeronautical engineering large proportion of professional nomen- firm to an art museum. The conferees held clature in use by special librarians is com- positions as librarians, assistants, cata- mon to the whole library profession. On logers and reference librarians in both the other hand there are many activities, large and small special libraries. Most of concepts and practices peculiar to this type them had graduated from library school of library, for which no words or brief within the past ten years and had not been phrases have been evolved. The different in special library work long enough to have applications of library techniques in special forgotten the period of adjustment in this and in public library work are still dis- type of library. cussed in terms that have different rnean- The group was asked what, if ally, prob- ings according to the immediate profes- lems had arisen in their special library ex- sional activity of the user. perience for which their library schooI 10 142 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29. No. 5 course did not adequately provide. An ani- by the clientele from the libraries' own resources, mated discussion followed and a list of from other libraries, and from other organiza- tions and individuals as necessary. activities and problems was built up from (b) Have few subject limitations although the composite experience of the group. they have certain subject concentrations The main difficulty seemed to be in find- (c) Activities, policies and subject interests ing terms to express the difference between are coordinated to objectives of parent organiza- the activities of the special and general tion. (d) Records, procedures and administration librarian. Aside from the essential differ- coardinated to a non-library organization. ence in point of view, such general terms as cataloging, selection of material and rcfere~rcehave a quite different connota- Specla1 department of a general library. Ex- amples: Special department or branch of a bublic tien for the special and general librarian. library; un'iversity departmental library. 111 the special library cataloging may be concerned with books but it is much more FUNDAMENTAL IMPLICATIONS likely to be concerned with pamphlets, re- (a) Some depattmental libraries and special departments or branches of public libraries may leases, periodical articles, pictures, memo- be considered special libraries, but in most cases randa, letters, documents, etc. ; selectio~zof these libraries have definite subject limitations material is not usually concerned with the and their collections are usually lim~tedto ma- bsst books in all fields but with book and terial classified in specified sections of the classi- non-book material to meet certain specific ficatlon scheme used by the parent library. (b) In most instances such special depart- needs. Since the average library staff is ments, etc., do not carry on all library functions only about threc and a half persons, many for themselves, instead the central library per- positions are administrative. It was there- forms a varying number of these functions for fore also agreed that emphasis should be them, for example : selection, acquisition, classi- placed on administrative training. fication, cataloging, etc. (c) The special departments are coordinated The place of the type of library in this to the central library rather than to the group or study organization of the clientele. Service and policies, in general, follow those of the central library Before it can be determined what kind and are dictated by it rather than by the clientele. of training is desirable for special libra- rians, it seems necessary to consider the Libraries organized as Type I above, but which several types of special libraries, and the in addit~onserve certain groups outside their resulting implications insofar as prepara- immediate organization. Examples: Association tion required for this profession: library scrvit~g both the association staff and nrenibers, art museum library sewirrg staff and TYPEOF LIBRARY- I outside artists.

Libraries which are integral service parts of FUNDAMENTAL IMPLICATIONS non-library and non-educational organizations Implicat~onsinclude both I and I1 above. having expenses and salar~esbudgeted from the same treasury as the group whose information Most special librarians agree that prepa- needs they serve. Examples: Library in a maw- ration for special librarianship should in- facttrrhg corrrpatry; library br a research fowl- clude most of the basic courses now given dafion. in library schools. They also agree that FUNDAhIENTAL IMPLICATIONS some parts of existing courses could be re- (a) Carry on any related activities and serv- duced or omitted. It is also rather generally ices for which they are better qualified than agreed that some additions and some dif- others in the organization, especially in respect to supplying information. The library staff is the ferent emphasis would be desirable in pri~icipol irser of the library rather thalt the courses for special librarians. Few of us clientele. The staff secures information as needed have given sufficient thought to the subject May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 143 of training to be able to specify the most Problem. Keeping individuals in the organiza- desirable curriculum. In setting up a train- tion informed on current activities, discoveries, news, discussions, ideas, etc., bearing on the work ing program for a new profession or oc- of each as published in periodicals, pamphlets, cupation, it is generally conceded that the documents, etc. first step should be to analyze the activities Nccds: Ktrowlcdge of fironaotional and edi- and problems involved in the work. From torial methods in dissemii~atinginformation. this, to determine first what knowledge is required and second, what skills or tech- Problem: Assembling of detailed, technical niques are necessary to carry on these non-popular, material in specialized field and activities and then to base a curriculum on determining extent to which allied subjects these facts. should be included. Establishing systems for maintaining up-to-the-minute information on Activities and problems common to new publications. many special libraries but with inade- Nccds. Tcchniqttc of srrrvcying the [iteratttrc of a single subject. quate library school attention Problem: Discovering comprehensive and spe- cialized sources for non-book material such as: Problem : Organizing a library, infontlation, (a) pamphlets; (b) surveys and research re- or research service as a staff or service depart- ports; (c) periodicals (including house organs), ment of a non-library organization in which sal- (releases and bulletins) ; (d) government docu- ary and operating expenses arc budgeted from ments (city, state, federal and foreign) ; (e) the same treasury as those of the library's services ; (f) nori-commercial publications ; (g) clientele. maps; (h) pictures ; (i) legislative bills and Nceds: Ktrowlcdge of activities and organiza- laws; (j) forms; (k) photostats. tion set-up of sirclr bodies as eorfiorations, asso- Necds: Knowledgc of all types of non-cotir- ciations, governnrcnt depart9ncnts, itirisercn~s, tnercial picblislaitrg orgar~izatiottsand coi~~stercial research and related organizations. pttblishers in specialized fields, as wcll as p~rb- Problem : Coordinating this department to the licatioion lists, with particrrlar atterttiorr to tlrc parent organization with respect to procedures, marc s/wcioliscd and less well k)~ownbiblio- policies and objectives. Selecting and adapting grafdaicol tonls, incl~tdiitggowcrtment and asso- library policies, procedures and records to cover budget, purchasing, supplies and equipment, ciatiott annolrrtceinetlts. Tecltrtiqltes in s~aintaira- accounting, correspondence, intra-organization itrg contacts with sorrrces of plrblicatiorrs in spccialiscd fields. communication, personnel policies and practices, statistics, reports. Establishing contacts and ac- quiring knowledge of the activities and objectives Problem: Determining types of catalog and of all departments, etc., of organization in order cataloging procedure adapted to the organizatioi~ to determine their information needs. and coijrdinated to the information needs of the Needs: Tccl~ttiqircsfor adntircistration of such groups served. libraries dith particrtlar rclation to cffeedivc CO- Necds: Kt~ozuledgeof cntalogi~rgprbicifilcs ns ordination of library procedwes to needs of applied to non-book nzatcrials acquired by IRc organizatiorr Teclrm'qrre of surveying an organi- laboratory method. zation. Problem : Solving probletns involved 'in cata- Problem : Acquiring a knowledge rapidly but loging non-book material frequently issued with- comprehensively of the business, movement, ac- out title page, or obvious author, title or imprint tivity, or work carried on by the organization information. Illustrations are: which the library serves and keeping in touch with current developments. (a) pamphlets ; (b) reports ; (c) periodicals ; Needs: Techitiqirc for selectiwc srrnrcy of (d) correspondence ; (e) pictures ; (f) maps ; fields of activity. (g) government documents ; (11) mimeographed Problem: Acquiting a knowledge of the sev- material; (i) memoranda; (j) charts a11d draw- eral subjects which are of special significance to ings; (k) reprints. the work of the organization. Nccds: Techtriqrre .for ewalrratarg cataloging Needs: Technique of acquiring a skeletal and firoced~mfor odjrutnacnt and coiirdination to associational knowledge of a subject. organinntion jroblems and methods. Knowledge 144 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 of sribstittltes for dictionary catalog and their other organi~ationswhosc activities result in in- merits and defects in relation to problcnrs 4 formation a.s a by-product of their work; or grozuth and facility of use: Chro~logicarrarrge- which have gathered inforination not yet pub- merrt; classed catalog; clacsificd abstract file; lished. Sources of infortnatiow aborit research others. projects, doctoral dissertationr, etc., under way but trot yet published. IV. CLASSIFICATIONAND SUBJECT HEADINGS Problem: Locating, evaluating, selecting and Problem : Testing of classification scheme and organizing information. subject heading list used in the library. Needs: Familiarity with the mefkodology of Needs: Technique of evaluating a classifica- research. tion or subject heading list to prove its adequacy Problem : Interpreting and testing the com- or inadegaacy. parability of statistics. Problem: Evaluating existing classifications Needs: Kitowledge of sources of statistics ad and subject heading lists and their suitability to statistical method. the particular organization. Problem: Disseminating information by scan- Nee&: Faitriliarity with intfiortant Qecial ning and routing: abstract bulletins, reports, clmifications and existing special lists and a news bulletins, bibliographies, memoranda. knowledp of sonrces from which additional Needs: Technique of: abstracting, report schnnes or lists may be discovered. writing, digesting, editing, typographi'cal set-up Problem : Creating expansions or complete and layout, proofreading, indexing. new classification or subject heading list. Needs: Kirozuledge of principles of classifica- Conclusions tion and nrbjcct heading making and tools rrsed jor creating c.rpaluioru or rrew schemes and lists. This study indicates some of the prob- lems encountered by library school gradu- V. ORGANIZINGSPECIAL FILES OR GROUPS OF MATERIAL ates in organizing special libraries in indi- Problem : Establishing various types of files vidual or&izations. It presents for con- such as advertising, associat~onor organization, sideration the ideas of certain persons biographical, company or corporation, directory, actively engaged in special library work as legal, patent, picture or art, territorial or geo- to additiois to library school curricula graphical, trade catalog and other. Determining which they would welcome. It definitely methods of filing as adapted to organization needs such as alphabetic (by name of organiza- does not purport to be a suggested or tion or individual), alphabetic (by subject), balanced program recommended as it alphabetic-classed, chronologic, classified (by stands for addition to existing library number or symbol) geographic, by chcmical school curricula, but it is presented as a fornlulas, by genera and species, by industries, partial and suggestive series of profes- by occupations. Nceds: Kmwledge of difercnt tyfies of files sional inadequacies as experienced by re- and filing systems. cent library school graduates at present in Problem: Setting up vertical file systems for special library positions. The analysis great variety of material. throws light on the different approach to A. Procedures; for example, cross refer- library organization problems that is re- ences for individual publications, as well quired by the special librarian. Through it, as references between subjects. B. Equipment. library school faculties may be able to con- iVeeds: Teclrniquc of applying catologitrg prin- sider their curriculum and discover how to ciples to oartical files. shift emphasis or vary the approach for de- VI. INFORMATION AND RESEARCH SERVICE velopment of special library courses. One Problem : Discovering organizations and indi- thing that stands out strongly in the viduals who are authorities in special fields : In- analysis is the fundamental necessity for vestrgations under way but not yet in print; information direct from specialists; service or- developing ability to select, evaluate, adapt, ganizations. and relate material and data to meet needs Nccds: Knowledge of itbforttrotion gathering that are peculiar to a specific situation and organizations, research organiaafions, oficial and not common to a broad group. May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

And, in Conclusion . . . .1 'ELLOW nlen~bers:About the time such a great number of enthusiastic special Fthat this message greets your eye, I librarians more than compensates for the shall be serving the few remaining days of trials and tribulations of holding office. It my term as president. I feel somewhat like helped me to realize the far-flung activities the imnugrant boy who, while walking of our association, and the responsibility with his brother, stole a green persimtnoll resting upon him who directs its atrairs. from a fruit stand not knowiilg what it You will elect a new president at Pitts- was. Being impatient to sample it, he slyly burgh on June 10th. May I sollcit for my took a bite. A moment after he nudged successor the same enthusiasm, loyalty and his brother, and said, "Tim, is there any- cordiality which you have so kindly ex- thing I ought to say to you?" "Why, I tended to me. An association such as ours, dunno," said Tim, "why do you ask that ?" dependent: so largely upon the voluntary ef- "Because," said the wry-faced one, "if forts of our members, can only progress there is, it's got to be quick, because I am - with the uninterrupted participation of the I'm closing up !" membership. Presidents may cotne and go, And I, as president, have got to be quick, but the association continues in proportion 'cause I'm closing up, too ! The next presi- to the cooperation of its members. It takes dent's message will be drawn up by nly a new president several months to get successor in office. oriented in the "affairs of state," so Well, folks, it has been a real pleasurc to please - each of you - exerL yourself to direct the affairs of our association for a give him or her your very earnest help. year, and I feel a certain sadness at having If you are asked to serve on national com- to relinquish the responsibility. The great- mittees, remember that it's your chance to est satisfaction to me has been the repeated do your bit in national affairs. It's so easy appeals to continue rpy term, all of which to say you're "too busy," but aren't we I had regretfully to decline because of in- all ? The more the necessary load is spread, creasing pressure of my regular job. the easier it will be for all. Goodness It has been a lot of work, of course - tnows, the president must work day and that was to be expected particularly if onc night, and meds all the help possible. is so situated as I am, in a small town, re- In bidding you this official farewell, may quiring voluminous correspondence with I extend my sincere thanks to cach and my colleagues in S.L.A. activities rather every member who has helped S.L.A. dur- than personal contacts or telephone confer- ing 193738 in any field - national, group ences. An S.L.A. president located in a or chapter. I am grateful also to those large city has an immense advantage in be- members whom I have met only through ing able to consult other menbers quickly the pages of SPECIALLIBRARIES - WIIO when confusing problems develop. have so tolerantly read this series of mes- But the real thrill of the presidency is sages. experienced in visiting the various chapters Let's all join to make 1938-39 our ban- and partakillg of the hospitality so freely ner year in S.L.A. ! extended. To malce the acquaintance oE WILLIA~IF. JACOB, Prcside~lt. 146 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 Special Librarians John Cotton Dana Fund OR the first time $1,000 will bemet and Fa library is to be LIBERATOR passed by the Con- named after a librari- vention. So far eight an. The librarian is JOIIN COTTONDANA, 1856-1929 chapters -SanFran- John Cotton Dana. He hurled no ultimatum at the state cisco, Illinois, Michi- The library is that Nor led a revolution out to cry gan, Montreal, Cin- of the University of An empty creed against the empty sky. cinnati, New Jersey, Newark. Nor ever did he play upon the hate Philadelphia and John Cotton Dana Of poor for rich, of ignorant for great. Pittsburgh - have was librarian in three . And since his slow revolt was fine and high taken official action American cities, but For him no banners dip along the sky, and given a total of it is safe to say that No cannons roar, no millions venerate. $292.50. Other chap- inthe city of Newark ters are planning he made the deepest His deed was not a sudden, blaring thing; smilar action. Gifts impression. He was It was a lifework, patient, unacclaimed. from many members known to nearly And now before the searching mind of youth have been received, every adult citizen The serried thinkers of the ages fling but many more are there. He developed Their gold. This man made knowledge free, still on thetr way. many projects that unchained ; News notes of the endeared him to the He loosed the slow, invading tide of truth. progress of the fund people of Newark GERALDRAFTERY have been sent to and the surrounding From New York Herald Tribtcrte Conning chapter officers and area. The Business Tower. some members. The Librarv, established final result in detail in 1904.'the first- of-- its-~- will be oresented at kind ih the United ~ittsburghand print- States, is a monument in brick and mortar, in ed in the proceedings. That S.L.A. will have every works and facilities to a man of rare vision, of reason to be proud of its record is an already dem- keen sagacity and of unflagging industry. onstrated fact. That John Cotton Dana is still a His work in connection with the Museum gave moving spirit in the library world is shown by the an impetus to the popularization of the museum. comments that have come with contributions. The change in museum administration and pub- licity dates from the day that Mr. Dana lent his FROMTHE COMMITPEE'SMAILBAG aid to this movement. "If I were a worshipful person. John Cotton The library that will bear his name in the city Dana would be my patron saint. As it is, there is which represented his greatest endeavors will never a talk I give before a library school group, stand for many decades as a practical and worth- businessmen's group or before apprentices, that wldle evidence of John Cotton Dana and his John Cotton Dana isn't mentioned, so I have a chosen life work. very personal feeling toward a marl whom I have This tribute to the moving spirit in the library known only through his work!' world by the University in the city to which he "We should feel proud that we are able to help gave twenty-five years of service appeals strongly build up such a splendid memorial to one of the to many members of his profession. To provide outstanding pioneers in the library profession." the channel through which members might share "Certainly no one stands more in debt to Mr. in this expression of professional appreciation, the Dana for his splendid leadership in all parts of the Executive Board of the Special L~brariesAssoci- library field than special librarians. I am very atlon appointed a committee consistmg of Daniel glad to have some part in this work!' N. Handy, Marian C. Manley and Herbert 0. "I didn't know Mr. Dana, but I certainly have Brigham, Chairman, to receive contributions. read everything he wrote and adm~redit. It's becn The time first given as the close of the cam- a real tragedy that there haven't been many more palgn was May 7th With the realization that this men and women in our profession with as much would afford little opportunity to reach all the vigor and foresight and platn ror~ragcas Dana members of the association, the date was ad- exhibited throughout his career." vanced to the end of the S.L.A. Convention in "This is a contribution for John Cotton Dana. Pittsburgh. Final reports will be made at that He had the ability to put vision into realization." meeting. "I am glad indeed that the assoaation is show- The present status of the fund is cheering in the ing its interest in Mr. Dana. It is so easy for the extreme. A tentattve goal of $1,000 had bcen set. new sprouts to forget about the roots!' Already over $800 has gone into a special bank ac- Contributions should be viade ottt to the Special count developed through the contributions for this Librariarlr John Cotton Dana Ftmd and mailed to fund. Every indication proves that the goal of 34 Covirncrca Street, Newark, Ncte Jersey. May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

"A Museum Librarian's Lot Is Not a Happy One" By Jerome Irving Smith, Librarian Museum of the Ciiy of New York

URING salad days museums are apt classify it so that information can be read- D to behave like ostriches in hiding as ily located, and develop it into a mine of far as the library is concerned. They bllnd specialized material. themselves to it; they only have eyes for Now the museum thinks to solve the exhibitions; they begrudge space and problem by placing someone in charge so money for books; they fail to see the edu- that it can forget about the unwanted de- cational value of such a department ; they partment. That person has to do the worry- use the excuse that it would duplicate un- ing. No funds are set aside; there is a necessarily the work of other institutions. complete lack of ~nterest. Particularly And so they think to avoid it. needed reference matter makes the con- The need of a library is a painful scientious librarian impatient about wait- thought. As the museum acquires new ex- ing for a generous donor; consequently he hibition material, resource to reference turns beggar. Letters to authors, written matter becomes more urgent. Curators, in the form of a pauper's plea, seem to be forced to take time to go to the Public the only solution left. In that way many Library or some other institution, find gaps are filled and the library starts to take their efforts retarded. Visitors viewing the on purpose. Unfortunately it can never collections are stimulated to ask for further cease being an acute pain. information. The staff, already swamped Spce becomes inadequate and the books with routine work, has the added burden begin to spill out of its small quarters. But of answering questions from a small sup- all the time little rewards are noticeable; ply of source books. The telephone hums attendance records increase; more and with queries and letters flow in froin peo- more demands for assistance come by per- ple who naturally think, knowing the aim son, by telephone, by mail, and the vol- and purpose of the museum, that it is the umes show wear from excessive usage. The place to settle their problems. The painful specialized field of the library gains for it thought turns into acute indigestion. recognition from outs~dersand slowly the An interested donor adds to the muse- muscum realizes "it has something there." um's difficulty by presenting a large gift of Then come pittances for binding and books. One gift leads to othcrs and gradu- working supplies. The privilege of ex- ally a small library is assembled forcing a changing duplicale volumes is granted - new issue, "Who'll take care of the in some cases the library is allowed to books?" Some member of the staff is as- raise its own fund by selling duplicates. signed to the job as part of his other duties. But an appropriation out of the budget is However, once started, the collection not forthcoming. grows into pamphlets, newspapers, maga- The Museum Librarian has to develop zines and more volumes, and the poor staff initiative; he has to connive and contrive member finds he has bitten off more than ways in which to interest his trustees atd he can chew. The library demands a care- prove to them that the library is an im- taker who wiII give it undivided attention, portant organ of the museum. He may 148 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 know that through cataloguing and classi- tables on its trustees who have only eyes fication he can produce a highly individu- for exhibitions. 1vIuch of the material alized library offering unique advantages, which falls under the custodianship of the but he has to produce it alone and, after librarian has exhibition value. Printed he has done so, he has to keep up the good matter has its own rare individuality and work. Specific files of a distinctive nature beauty - reaching out to another branch must be made to designate that library of the public upon whom the museum de- from any other. A thorough knowledge of pends for its life-and special book the aim and purpose of the museum in all shows can be arranged dealing with van- its phases must be anticipated by the li- ous phases of publication. Exhibitions. of Ixary to keep one pace ahead of any ques- this sort can go on indefinitely - the sub- tioner. Step by step the librarian has to jects for them being many, ranging from work on his public in order to create beautifully illuminated books to an assem- through them definite proof that his de- blage of manuscripts and first editions of partment is a supplement to the museum. some one famous author. Whatever the In addition to the reference side of the show, through it the museum library gains museum library there is one very outstand- an excellent advantage. ing opportunity afforded it. It can become A museum librarian's lot can be made a a curatorial department, thus turning the happy one, but it takes a lot of fighting. Convention Highlights Additional Features of Pittsburgh Four-Act Play on June: 7-10 OU all know from previous com- ning also has new names added to its cast : Y n~unications what an active period Bervard Nichols, Editor of Pzttsburglz this 30th Annual Convention of ours is Busifless Review, and on the staff of the to be. In past years many of you may Bureau of Business Research of the Uni- havc played Important rbles in the cast versity of Pittsburgh; and Richard Rim- of a Convention. For us Pittsburghers, bach, Vice-president and Managing Edi- every day, every hour brings in a new tor of Instruments Publishing Company. name, new casting and directing of the In Act 2. On Wednesday, the curtain scenes, which become more and more com- rises on a scene not previously reported: plete scenes in the "Annual Show." The The joint group mecting of the Public directors plan to raise the curtain when Business Librarians and the Newspaper the hands of the clock point to the sched- Group. Performers in this scene are Mr. uled hour; "Pittsburgh Promotes Prompt- Charles A. Carpenter, Manager of the ness" is the theme song. Pittsburgh District of the Department of Some additional features in our four-act Foreign and Domestic Commerce ; Cl~arles play, not previously mentioned, follow. F. Ackenheil, Director of Research, Pitts- In Act 1. Besides other distinguished burgh Press; and Neff Laing of the Pem- speakers, we will have the Honorable Cor- sylva?lia Farmer. ~ieliusD. Scully, Mayor of P~ttsburgh, On Thrsday, Act 3. We were fortunate welcome the S L.A. delegates to this city. to have an additional character added to The scene of the Joint Group Meeting fea- the scene of the Joint Meeting of the In- turing "Business Profits and the Us: of surance and Social Science Groups in the Published Information" on Tuesday eve- person of Dr. Kenneth Field, Head of the May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 149 Department of Economics at the Carnegie to mention particularly our exhibits, ar- Institute of Technology; his line : "What ranged by Miss Henrietta Kornhauser. Price Governtnent ?" These fall in two distinctive groups: one Another new scene in Act 2, is the featuring "Industry and S.L.A. in Pitts- Luncheon Conference of the Social burgh" by various local companies empha- Science Group, with Mrs. Mary Clarke sizing in pictures the importance of re- Burnett, Head of the Department of So- search and libraries in the development of cial Work at Carnegie Institute of Tech- their products; the other is by manufac- nology, telling us about the "Pittsburgh turers and publishers of library "tools." Social Survey." We shall also have an "Exhibit of Good There are delightful intermissions in our Binding" and an exhibit featuring cam- "drama." One is the banquet on Wednes- eras, projectors, etc., to demonstrate the day evening with "soft music" and artis- almost limitless possibilities of microfilm tic dancing performed by a student group for reproducing printed matter. of the Art School. But the big event which We want you to enjoy every minute of we were trying to keep as a surprise is the your stay in Pittsburgh. Our Hospitality main speaker for the evening : Mr. Frank Committee under the able leadership of C. Waldrop, author of "Television, a Esther Fawcett will see to it that you feel Struggle for Power." He will tell us about "at home." The reception and tea served television, which is now a scientific ac- for the entire association after the first tuality, and how it will revolutionize our general session, isnalso aiming to achieve daily life. There is another side to the pic- this end. All Pittsburghers will wear a yel- ture which Mr. Waldrop pron~isesto re- low ribbon with black lettering, while the veal: the struggle for control of this new actual members of the Hospitality Corn- Klondyke of the air waves which is now mittee will have a flower above the badges. raging between powerful business groups Talking about that subject, thc badges will behind closed doors. not be the common garden-variety type, or The sightseeing trip on Friday after- of the "price-tag" species. They are more noon will be another unforgettable cvent claborate and are guaranteed to stay in for those who see Pittsburgh for the first place so that you can call your friends by time. The trip will take us to one of the their namcs when you see the familiar city's most e~clusiveand beautifully lo- faces again ! cated Country Clubs, where we shall dine. And last not least -the Convention The Prologue of the entire production News Committee is asking you to submit takes place dn Monday, which we hope bits of news for the "Convention Chatter." will put us in the proper frame of mind to In a conspicuous space near the Registra- appreciate this industrial city. This con- tion Desk vou will notice a box for that sists of visits arranged to the following purpose : signed or unsigned bits of news plants : H. J. Heinz Company, the world's are equally wclcorne ! largest food plant; the new 25-million-dol- And now, let me quote ~resihentJacob : lar- ones and Laughlin continuous strip "Plan to peregrimte to Pittsburgh pri- mill ; the Alun~inun~Company's big plant marily to participate in Professional Prog- at New ICensington; and the Westinghouse ress by bei~rgptcncttrally present at S.L.A. Electric and Manufacturing Company's Proceedings at the Penn Hotel and to pro- plant in East Pittsburgh. note profitable n~rdpleasant playtime with In discussing any theatrical production, pnls of parallel profession." it is only fair to mention those who are VIRGINIAL. GARLAND, adding color to the performance. We want News Chairman. 150 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 1909 -Special Libraries Association- 1938 Thirtieth Annual Conference William Penn Hotel- Pittsburgh, Pa. June 7-10, 1938

Tuesday, June 7, 1938 2:30 P.M. FIRSTGENERAL SESSION - Welcoming ad- dress by Hon. Cornelius D. Scully, Mayor of NEWSPAPER GROUP- Inforn~al breakfast the City of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Jessie Callan conference - "A Manual for Newspaper Li- Kennedy, Engineermg Reference Library, brarians." Discussion led by Marie-Anne E. Carncgie Institute of Technology, on behalf Walker, Librarian, The New York Tiirlcs. of the Pittsburgh Chapter ; response by Mrs. Table reserved at the Grill, William Penn Louise P. Dorn, Librarian, Detroit Edison Hotel, for breakfast; meeting follows in Con~pany"The Romance of Industry,"-Ad- Forum Room on 17th floor. dresses by Dr. Francis Cowles Frary, Direc- tor of Research, Aluminum Company of 10:00 A.M. America; B. S. Chapple, Jr., Sales Promotion EXECUTIVEBOARD AND ADVISORYCOUNCIL - Manager, Carnegie-Illmois Steel Corpora- Meeting. Cardinal Room. tlon; C. S. Colcr, Manager, Community Re- lations, Westinghouse Electric and Manufac- 10:a A.M. turmg Company; Dr. John W. Oliver, Head INSURANCEGROUP, Casualty 'and Surety In- of Department of History, University of surance Sections, Classification Con~tnittee- Pittsburgh. Ball Room, 17th floor. Discussion. Parlor D. 4:30 P.M. VISITS to libraries in the downtown district: Philadelphia Company Library, Business Reception and tea. Ball Room, 17th floor. Branch of Carnegie Library, Peoples Pitts- burgh Trust Company Library, Allegheny County Law Library, Carnegie-Illinois Steel INSUUNCEGROUP - Dinner meeting - In- Corporation Library. Visit to thc plant of formal get-together. William Penn Grill. Hcinz Company, the world's largest food MUSEUM GROUP- Dinner meeting. The manufacturers. Informally arranged for mem- Ruskin, Oakland. bers with no morning meeting. Complimen- 7:30 P.M. tary luncheon will be served at the Heinz plant. Return by 1 :30 P.M. (Sign up at Regis- NEWSPAPERGROUP - Visit to the new build- tration Desk not later than 10 :00 A.M.) ing of the Pittsburgh Post Gasette. 8:00 P.M. PUBLICBUSINESS LIBRARIANS, FINANCIAL, MUSEUM GROUP- Luncheon meeting - COMMERCE,AND INSURANCEGROUPS "Museum Group Invcntory." Parlor B. - Joint Session. "A Corporation Library, Its UNIVERSITYAND DEPARTMENTALLIBRARIANS Growth and Use," by William T. Mosstnan, GROUP- Group officers in various chapters Publicity Department, Jones and laugh lit^ will be guests of the Univcrsity of Pittsburgh Steel Corporation ; "Sources of Busincss In- for luncheon. Faculty Club, University of forn~ation," by Bervard Nichols, Editor, Pittsburgh. Pittsbiirgh Bzlsiness Review, Bureau of Busi- NEWSPAPER GROUP- Luncheon meeting. ness Research, University of Pittsburgh. French Room. "Business Profits and the Use of Published May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 1-51

Information" - Panel discussion by Marian 10 :00 A.M. C. Manley, Branch Librarian, Business SECONDGENERAL SESSION - "Problems of Branch, Public Library, Newark, Mary N. J.; Expansion and Techniques as Met Through P. McLean, Librarian, American Bankcrs S.L.A. Activities." OwAssociation Respoe- Association; hlary Jane Henderson, Invest- sibilities. Addrcss by William F. Jacob, Pres- ment Librarian, Sun Life Assurance Com- ident. Discussion by Elizabeth L. Clarke, Sec- pany of Canada; Kathryn E. Peoples, Li- retary ; Adeline Macrum, Treasurer ; Mrs. brarian, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation; Jolan Rjf. Fertig, Convention Committee; Mrs. Irene M. Strieby, Librarian, Eli Lilly and Company, Research Laboratories. "Re- Howard L. Stebbins, Finance Committee; search and the Future," by Richard Rimbach, Mary P. McLean, Membership Cornn~ittee; President, Instrun~entsPublishing Company, Elinor Gregory, Boston Chapter; Edith Port- forn~erlyConsulting Editor, Metals and Al- man, Pittsburgh Chapter. Sixth Annual Gavel loys. Ball Room, 17th floor. Award for increase in Chapter hlembership. MUSEUMGROUP - "The Western Pennsyl- Ow Pro~izotioir Probler~r- Discussion by vania Architectu~eSurvey," by Marian Corn- Alnln C. Mitchill, Business Library Promo- ings, Art Division, Reference Department, tion Committee ; Anna Holt, Biological Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. "Architec: Sciences Group; Emily C. Coates, Insurance tural Librarians and Their Problems." Dis- Group ; Rose L. Vormelker, Public Business cussion led by Fbrence Ward Stiles, School Librarians' Group; Florence W. Stiles, Mu- of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of seun~Group; Mrs. Julia L. Staniland, Uni- Technology. Carnegie Library, Small Con- versity and College Departmental Librarians' ference Room. Group ; Harriet R. Peck, Albany Capitol Dis- trict Chapter; Leslie R. French, Connecticut Wednesday, June 8, 1938 Chapter; Marian C. Manley, New Jersey Chapter; Anita F. Levy, San Francisco Bay Region Chapter. Ow Publication Problems INSURANCEGROUP, Life Insurance Section, and What They Mean lo S.L.A. - Discussion Classification Committee - Breakfast meet- by Elizabeth Wray, Publications Committee; ing. Parlor C. ilfarian C. Manley, SPECIALLII~RAXIES; Mar- guerite Burnett, ASSOCIATEMEMBERS' BUL- LETIN. What S.L.A. Is Doing to Meet BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES GROUP- Informal Problen~sof Itzfofor.matioit Tcc11rriqzrc~- Dis- breakfast conference. French Room. cussion by Maria C. Brace, Indexes to FINANCIALGROUP - Breakfast conference. Sources of Statistical Information Commit- French Room. tee; Virginia L. Garland, Methods Commit- MUSEUM GROUP- Breakfast conference. tee; Mary H. Welch, Newspaper Group; William Penn Grill. Elizabeth J. Cole, Science-Technology Group; Mary Elizabeth Furbeck, Social NEWSPAPERGROUP Breakfast conference - Science Group. Ball Room, 17th floor. -"Picture Problems." A discussion led by Maurice Symonds, Librarian, The News, New York. (Breakfast at the William Penn 1 :00 P.M. Grill, discussion afterwards in Forum Room, INSURANCEGROUP, Fire Insurance and Gen- 17th floor.) eral Sections, Classification Committee - SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGYGROUP, Petroleum Luncheon conference. Parlor E. 13. Section - Breakfast conference. Patlor SOCIALSCIENCE GROUP -Luncheon confer- SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGYGROUP, Public Utility ence. Address by Mrs. Mary Clarke Burnett, Section - Breakfast conference. Parlor E. Head, Dcpartnlent of Social Work, Carncgie SOCIALSCIENCE GROUP -Breakfast confer- Institute of Technology, on "The Pittsburgh ence. William Penn Grill. Survey." Rooms B and C, 17th floor. 152 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5

1:30 P.M. and demonstration of microfilming equip- UNIVERSITYAND COLLEGEDEPARTMENTAL ment by various manufacturers. Ball Room, LIBRARIANSGKOUP - Symposium on "Meth- 17th floor. ods of Acquainting Students with the Litera- 8:00 P.M. ture of Their F~elds."Leader: S~sterMelanie Banquet. Toastmaster, George Seibel, author Grace, Librarian, Seton Hill College for and literary critic. Women, reporting for Philadelphia; Dorothy Speakers, Frank Waldrop, of the Washing- Drake, Librarian, Pennirnan Library, and toit Herald Eza?niser, and Joseph Borkin, of Mary A. Bennett, Llbrarlan, Furness Li- the Federal Communication Commission, au- ,brary, both of the University of Pennsylvania, thors of the book, "Television, The Struggle reporting for Pittsbwgh. Alice hIcCann, Li- for Power." Music and entertainment. Ball brarian, Dental School, University of Pitts- Room, 17th floor. burgh. "Survey Courses," by Dr. Alfred P. James, Former Chairman of the College Fac- Thursday, June 9,1938 ulty Curriculun~Committee of the Univer- 8:M A.M. sity of Pittsburgh. Forum Room. MUSEUMGROUP - Informal breakfast meet- 2:00 P.M. ing. William Penn Grill. PUBLICBUSINESS LIBRARIANSAND NEWS- NEWSPAPERGROUP-Breakfast conference- PAPER GROUPS- "New Projects of the Bu- "The Library and the Five-Day Week!' Dis- reau of Foreign and Dotnestic Commerce," cussion led by Ford M. Pettit, Reference Di- by Charles A. Carpenter, Manager, Pitts- rector, The Detroit News. Breakfast at burgh District Department of Commerce, Bu- William Penn Grill. Discussion follows in reau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Forum Room, 17th floor. "Thc Newspaper Research Department as a Source of Infortnation for Libraries," by 10:00 A.M. Charles F. Ackenhcil, Director of Research, FINANCIALGROUP - "The Maloney Bill and Pittsbvrgh Press. "Selling Your Services," by Its Effect," by Leo G. Griffith, Manager, Neff Laing, Pemsylvania Farmer. "Special Cassatt & Co., Board Room, Mellon National - Issues of Periodicals," by Mrs. Camille Re- Bank, Pittsburgh. D~scussionfollows. Board hor, Business Information Bureau, Cleve- Room, Mellon National Bank. land Public Library. Cardinal Room, 17th INSURANCEAND SOCIAL SCIENCE GROUPS - Roor. Joint session - "Problems of Our Democ- 3:00 P.M. racy," by The Ilon. Owen Hunt, Commis- SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGYGROUP - Symposium sioner of Insurance for Pennsylvania. "The on "Microfilming and Documentation." "The Social Security Act," by W. R. Willian~son, Need for a Central Depository for Scientific Consulting Actuary of the Social Security Papers," by Sarah B. Pruden, Librarian, Na- Board. "What Price Government?" by Dr. tional Oil Products Company. "Microfilm- Kenneth Field, Head, Economics Depart- ing -New Tool for Intelligence," by Watson ment, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Car- Davis, President, American Documentation dinal Room, 17th floor. Institute and Director of Science Service. MUSEUMGROUP - Symposium on "Refer- "Microfilming, Equipment and Applications," ence Work with the Public," by Marion by Dr. Vernon D. Tate, Chief, Division of Rawls, Assistant Librarian, Burnham Li- Photographic Reproduction and Research, brary of Architecture, Art Institute of Chi- National Archives. "Documentation for the cago, and Nell G. Sill, Librarian, Cleveland Scientist," by Dr. E. P. Partridge, Director Museum of Art. At the Department of Fine of Research, Hall Laboratories, Inc. "The Arts Library, University of Pittsburgh. 7th Use of Microfilms in a Newspaper Office," by floor. Gerald A. Harshman, Assistant Manager, SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGYGROUP, Chemistry Sharotz Herald; Director, Sharon Chamber Section-Business meeting. Mellon Institute. of Commerce. Discussion follows: Exhibit (4400 Fifth Ave.) May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 153 8:00 P.M. IN~URANCEGROUP - Luncheon. Roll call and "TIIE BEGINNERS'CLINIC" - Marie Lug- responses. French Room. scheider, Librarian, RCA Manufacturing MUSEUMGROUP - Luncheon meeting. Fac- Company, RCA Rad~otronDivision, Harri- ulty Club, University of Pittsburgh. son, N. J., Chairman. "Delimiting the Li- NEWSPAPERGROUP - Luncheon. Address by brary Field" Discussion led by Lucy 0. George Seibel, author and literary critic of Lcwton, Librarian, Intcrnational Nickel Com- the Mlisical Forecast. Parlors B and C. pany, New York. "Putting the Library Over With the Organization." Discussion led by CHAPTERPRESIDENTS - Luncheon. Discus- sion led by Maryetite Burnett, Librarian, Kathryn E. Peoples, Librarian, Carnegie-11- linois Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa. and Federal Reserve Bank of New Pork, "How Jane Wilkinson, Librarian, General Motors to Build Up Community Interest"; "Hints Corporation, New York. "The Librarian's to My Successor!' Hotel Schenley. Professional Responsibilities." Discussion led CI~APTERSECRETARIES AND TREASURERS- by Mary P. McLean, Librarian, American Luncheon. Discussion led by Elizabeth Lois Bankers Association, New York, and Mrs. Clarke, National Secretary, S.L.A. Hotel Irene M. Strieby, Librarian, Lilly Research William Penn. National Secretary's Suite. Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, In- dianapolis, Ind. Forum Room, 17th floor. 2:00 P.M. VISITS The Mellon Institute for Industrial - June Research ; The Cathedral of Learning of the Friday, 10, 1938 University of Pittsburgh; and the Carnegie 8:hA.M. Library of Pittsburgh. (For transportation UNIVERSITYAND COLLEGEDEPARTMENTAL facilities and schedule of visiting, consult LIBRARIANSGROUP - Breakfast conference. Bulletin Board.) Discussion of Group Projects: "The Depart- mental Library Manual," "Subcommittee on Training and Certification for Departmental Tea served at the Social Room at Mellon In- Librarians," "How Can Centralized Catalog- stitute for visitors. ing Be Improved To Be a Bigger Help for the Tea served at the Conlmons Room at the Departmental Librarian?" Election of of- University of Pittsburgh for visitors. ficers. Parlors B and C.

830 A.M. UNIVERSITYAND COLLEGEDEPARTMENTAL MUSEUM GROUP- Breakfast conference. LIBRARIANSGROUP - Dinner. Schenley Ho- William Pcnn Grill. tel Lawn, across from the Cathedral of Learn- ing. NEWSPAPERGROUP - Breakfast conference. William Penn Grill. Report on Salary Sur- vey. Discussion led by Blanche L. Davenport, UNIVERSITYAND COLLEGEDEPARTMENTAL Librarian, The Clrristian Scierrce Monitor. LIBRARIANS GROUP- "Recent American Forum Room. Historical Novel," by Professor Frederick P. SOCIALSCIENCE GROUP- Breakfast confer- Mayer, Department of English, University of ence. William Penn Grill. Pittsburgh. At the Stephen Collins Foster Memorial,, adjacent to the Cathedral of 10:W A.M. Learning. TIIIRD GENERALSESSION - "HOW S.L.A. Meets 'Personnel Problems." "Present and Future in Relation to a Trained Pcrson- INSURANCEGROUP - Discussion of Classifi- nel" - Discussion led by Marian C: Manley, cation. Reports of various Sections. General Chairman, Committee on Training and Re- Discussion. Parlor D, 17th floor. cruiting. Meding Conditiom. as They EX- SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 kt - "Contacting Colleges for Recruits," Pruden, Librarian, National Oil Products Granville Meixell, Librarian, Applied Science Company. "Picture Collections and Slides," Libyary, Columbia University, New York; by Hazel Anderson, Librarian, Tuberculosis "~rai&~Problems and Their Treatment in League of Pittsburgh, Elizabeth E. Schramm, Chapters," Marion Rawls, Burnham Library Librarian, College of Physicians and Sur- of Architecture, Art Institute of Chicago, and geons, Columbia University. "Pamphlets and Dorothy hi. Avery, Librarian, General Li- Ephemera," by Isabel L. Towner, Librarian, brary, New York Telephone Company, New National Health Library, Ethel G. Wigmore, York; "Some Library School Developn~ents," Librarian, Carrie J. Brink Memorial Library, Beatrice V. Simon, Medical Library, McGill Bellevue School of Nursing, New York. University, Montreal, Canada. Looking To- "Lost and Mutilated Material : Preventive ward aft Adeqtcate Prograwq - "What Spccial Steps," by Alice M. McCann, Librarian, Librarians Have Said About Their Needs," School of Dentistry, University of Pitts- Jesse H. Shera, Scripps Foundahon for Re- burgh. Parlor B. search in Population Problems, Miami Uni- COMMERCEAND FINANCIALGROUPS-"Prob- versity, Oxford, Ohio; "S.L.A. Takes Action lelns of Statistical Information," by Mr. for Professioqal Training," Rose Boots, Li- Roger Jones, Central Statistical Board. "Ac- brarian, Marvyn Scudder Financial Library, tivities of the Research Bureau for Retail School of Business, Columbia University, Training of the University of Pittsburgh," by New York ; "The Immediate Future," Marian Lillian Friedman, Instructor, Research Bu- C, Manley, Branch Librarian, Business reau for Retail Training, University of Pitts- Branch, Public Library, Newark, N. J. burgh. "The Conlmerce Group - What It "0b)ortunities iq the Sbecial Library Pro- Has Been and What It Might Be," by Marian jession and the Salary Problem" Discus- - C. Manley, Branch Librarian, Business sion led by Margaret R. Bonnell, Metropoli- Branch, Public Library, Newark, N. J. Busi- tan Life Insurance Company' Library, New ness meeting and election of officers for Com- York. Unfinished Business. New Business. merce Group. Cardinal Room. Report of Special Librarians' John Cotton Dana Fund. Report of Committee on Resolu- INSURANCEGROUP - Business meeting, re- tions. Report of Nominating Committee. ports and election. Parlor C. Election of Officers. Ball Room, 17th floor. MUSEUM GROUP- Business meeting and election of officers. Parlor D. 12:M P.M. INCOMINGEXECUTIVE BOARI] - Luncheon NEWSPAPERGROUP - Business meeting and election of officers. Parlor E. meeting. National Secretary's Suite. PUBLIC BUSINESS LIBRARIANS GROUE FINANCIALGROUP - Luncheon meeting. - Business meeting and election of officers. Far- Discussion of projects for the coming year. lor F. Business meeting and election of officers. NEWSPAPER GROUP- Luncheon meeting. SCIEN~ETECHNOLOGY GROUP - Business meeting and election of officers. Forum Room. French Room. SOCIALSCIENCE GROUP - Business meeting 2:M) P.M. and election of officers. Ball Room, 17th floor. BIOLOGICAL-SCIENCESGROUP - Round table discussion led by Miss Adeline Macrum, As- 4 :00 P.M. sistant Editor, Industrial Arts Ifidex. "Inter- SIC~TSEETNGTRIP and dinner at Longue Vue library Loans Versus Photostats and Micro- Country Club. Busses leave William Penn films," by Anna C. Holt, Librarian, Harvard Hotel 4 P M. sharp. Medical Library, Rosemary Hanlon, Libra- rian, Mine Safety Appliances Company, Ralph H. Carruthers, Reference Department, INSURANCEGROUP- "Summing Up." Forum New York Public Library, and by Sarah B. Room. May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Our Speakers-and Why Charles F. Ackenheil studied Commer- Mr. Carpenter engaged in the machinery cial Engineering at rarnegie Institute of business in the tri-state area, then became dis- Technology and received his B.S. in Business trict manager of the Bureau of Foreign and Administration from Miami University in Domestic Commerce in January 1934. 1933. Mr. Ackenheil remained at Miami Uni- versity for a timc as graduate assistant to the Bennett S. Chapple, Jr., became general dean of the School of Business. He later came manager of Sales Promotion for Carnegie- to Pittsburgh as assistant in the Research De- Illinois Steel Corporation in August of 1936. partment of the Pittsburgh Press, and since A graduate of Antioch College, Mr. Chapple 1936 he has been director of research, the was secretary and sales manager of Insulated Pittsbtrrgh Press. *** Steel Construction Company, a subsidiary of the Atnerican Rolllng Mill Company. His Joseph Borkin was formerly economist business career includes experience in both with the United States Senate Committee In- retail and industrial sales management. vestigating Munitions Industry (Nye Com- mittee). He is director of research for th: House of Representatives Committee on Pat- Carl Seymour Coler, engineer and edu- ents, economist for Federal Communications cator, was born in Huron, N. D., and received Commission, and is doing free lance writing. degrees M.E. at Cornell University and M.S. at the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Coler has held many important positions with the West- Mary Clarke Burnett is head of the De- inghouse Electric and Manufacturing Com- partment of Social Work at Carnegie Insti- pany in connection with the company's educa- tute of Technology. She is a graduate of the tional program. He is president of Westing- University of Toronto and entered upon social house Technical Night School and manager work in that city as girls' worker and later of Community Relations, Mr. Coler is both head resident of Central Neighborhood well known in Pittsburgh and in the educa- House. She received the degree of A.M. from tional world all over the States. Hc is presi- Columbia University and then went to Cin- dent of the Pittsburgh Council of Adult cinnati as executive of the Social Workers Education. Council in the Social Unit Organization. Be- * * * fore coming to Pittsburgh in 1922 she was Watson Davis and microfilming are head of the Social Service Department of the synonymous. When one thinks of microfilm- Alameda County Public Health Center in ing one thinks of Mr. Davis, who has done ex- California. Mrs. Burnctt has taken an active tensive work in this new field of photographic part in social work in Pittsburgh. She was a duplication. Mr. Dams has held many impor- member of the State Welfare Comn~issionand tant positions, some of which are: news edi- for two years served as diiector of training tor, Sciemc Service, editor, Science News for the State Emergency Relief Board in Lcttcr, member of the Board of Research As- Harrisburg on leave of absence from Car- sociates, Inc.; assistant engineer-physicist, negie. She is a member of the Citizens Com- U. S. Bureau of Standards; science editor of mittee which sponsored the Social Study. the Wasl~ingtonHerald; author of a book, "The Story of Copper," and numerous articles in magazines and technical journals. As presi- Charles A. Carpenter was cducated at the Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, and is a dent of the American Documentation Insti- tute he has helped make possible micropho- graduate of Cornell University in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation he spent sev- tography which will mean a saving of time, money and filing space in all special libraries. eral years as general foreman of a large manufacturing plant. Following service in the *** Ordfiance Department in the World War, Kenneth Field, Ph.D., J.D.,head of the 156 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 Department of Economics of Carnegie Insti- named associate edltor. On January 1, 1937, tute of Technology since 1936, came from the he was appointed assistant business manager. University of Colorado, where hc was an associate professor. As a member of the Tax Research Foundation, he has charge of the Owen B. Hunt, insurance cornmissioner studies covering the taxation of three states, of Pennsylvania, was born in County Mayo, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Ircland. He attended Drexel Institute, Spring These studies form part of the "Tax Systems Garden Institute, and University of Pennsyl- of the World" which are being published by vania. He has studied law, clcctrical engineer- the Foundation. Dr. Field is the author of ing, and journalism. He entered the insurance field as an agent for the Pennsylvania Mutual ' "Corporation Finance," a ~nonogmphof the University of Colorado Press on "Public Life. Later he became associated with the Utility Holding Con~panies,"and morc than Claim Department of the Commercial Casu- 50 articles on taxation and finance. alty. For the five ycars previous to his ap- pointment as insurance commissioner he was regional claims manager for the Continental Dr. Francis Cowles Frary, director of Casualty, supervising eastern Pennsylvania, research of the Aluminum Company of Amer- New Jersey, and Delaware. He is an eloquent ica, graduated from the School of Chemistry speaker. He won the Verdun medal and a of the University of Minnesota and spent a Frehch citation for bravery. year in study at the University of Berlin. This was followed by an instructorship at the Uni- Dr. Alfred P James, former chairman of versity of Minnesota, with a doctor's degree the College Faculty Curriculum Comrnittcc of from the same school in 1912. In 1915 Dr. the University of Pittsburgh, has lodg been a Frary joined the staff of the Oldbury Electro- student of college curriculum mcthods. He chemical Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y., as research chcm~st.Sincc December 1918 he has has read widely on the subject, and hence is particularly fitted to present the faculty pomt been director of research of the Aluminum Company of America and has bu~ltup the of view. A Rhodes scholar and professor of history, he is a frequent contributor to the Aluminum Research Laboratories to their Westertl Penmylvania Historical Magazine present position. In the past nineteen years Dr. Frary has made important contributions and Mississappi Vdlcy Histotical Review, to the chemistry and metallurgy of aluminum. and contributor to the forthcoming Diction- In recognition of his distinguished work and ary of American History. of his notable achievements which havc helped to give Pittsburgh an international reputation Neff Laing spent forty-three years in the for research in metallurgy, the Pittsburgh publishing business. He began his career as Section of the American Chemical Society an ofice boy with the mi chi gar^ Farmer and conferred upon him the Pittsburgh Award for in a short time becamc circulation manager. 1937. In 1912 he went to Meadville, Pa., to take *** chargc of the management of a struggling Because microfilming offers such oppor- magazine - The Pe~trwylvaniaFarnrer. To tunities to newspapers, Mr. G. A. Harsh- him must go the credit for its present stand- man, assistant manager of the Sharon ing as one of the finest papers of its class in Hetald, uses microfilming in his office. Upon Pennsylvania. graduation from Washmgton and Jefferson *** College in 1930, Mr. Harshman was employed Prof. Frederick P. Mayer, from the as reporter by Sharon hTervs-Tclegrapk. In English Department of the University of 1932 hc became city editor, and in 1934 the Pittsburgh, was the first editor of the Univer- rBle of news editor fell to his shoulders. Upon stty Record. As one of the favorite professors the merger of the Sharoir Herald and Sharon amongst the students he has the ability to News-Telegraph in 1935, Mr. Harshman was inject much delightful spontaneity into his May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 157 lectures. He is ed~torand co-author of Para- to the forthcoming Dictionary of American graph Design and Victorian Prose, and fre- History, being edited by Jamcs Truslow quent contr~butorto the Virginia Quartcrly Adams. Rez~icw. *** *** Dr. Everett P. Partridge, director of re- William T. Mossman graduated from search at Hall Laboratories, Inc., Pittsburgh, Allegheny College and began his career as a has attained renown through his research on reporter on the Pittsburgh Leader. He was bo~lerwater problems. After receiving his editor of the 1?1de~,later called the Bulletin PI1.D. in 1928 he was appointed Associate It:dcx, for two years when he became Sunday Editor of Indiutrial and Engineerilrg Chew- editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. During the istry. During that time he also served on a early years of the Pittsburgh Symphony Or- part-time basis as research engineer of thc chestra, Mr. Mossman at the request of sev- Departnlent of Engineering Research of the eral local industrial leaders agreed to take University of Michigan. In 1931 he became charge of the business management, and supervising engineer of the Non-Metallic travelled extensively in the interest of the Minerals Experiment Station of the U. S. orchestra. While on the staffs of Pittsburgh Burcau of Mines in New Brunswick, New newspapers he came in close contact with Jersey, which position he held until 1935 Willa Cather, William Preston Brizell, Sir when he was appointed to Hall Laboratories. Percy Williams, at that time foreign corre- *** spondent for the London Daily Mail, Charles Richard Rimbach, Consulting Metalltir- Wakefield Cadman, music critic on the Pitts- gist, was educated at the Massachusetts In- burgh Dispatch, and many others of world- stitute of Technology and Harvard Univer- wide reputation. Mr. Mossman has been in sity. He did industrial research for large charge of publicity for Jones & Laughlin Steel metallurgical companies froin 1916 to 1927. Corporation for many years. He is thc Managing Editor of Instrumenfs, *** and was Consulting Editor of Metals and Bervard Nichols has degrees from Utah Alloys, 1929-36. He is the author of "How to Agricultural College and New York Univer- find metallurgical information" and has trans- sity. He first taught, and then was active in lated several books on this subject. Mr. Rim- business from 1918-1925. He was assistant bach is Vicc-Presidcnt and Managing Editor director of the Summer School and Extension of the Instrunlents Publishing Company and Courses at Rutgers University during 1925 President of the Maintenance Publishing and 1926. In 1926 he became secretary of the Company. Bureau of Business Research at the Univer- *** sity of Texas and edited the Texas Blrsiness George Seibel has been a prominent fig- Review from 1927 to 1930. He has been an ure in the litcrary life of Pittsburgh for marly assistant professor and editor of the Pitts- years. As literary and dramatic critic of lead- burgh B&tcss Review of the Bureau of ing newspapers, as playwrigl~tand poet, as Business Research, University of Pittsburgh, lecturer and radio commentator, his name has since 1930. beconle nationally known. He is author of *** "The Concert: A Sonnet of Sonnets," "The Dr. John W. Oliver, professor and head Leper," and other dramas; "Bacon versus of the Department of History of the Univcr- Shakespeare," "The Fall," "The Thirteenth sity of Pittsburgh, is an outstanding authority Son," and other books. Those who heard on the history of the technological sciences George Seihel delivcr 600 broadcasts 011 particularly as they have been developed in books, and drama, find delight in his wit, Pittsburgh. In addition to his various activi- wisdom and wide range of interests. ties listed in Who's Who in America, he is a *** frequent contributor to the Mississippi Valley Dr. Vernon Tate is another Illminary in Historical Review and the Westerlt Pelwtsyl- the work of microphotographic research. AS vania Historical Magazine, also contributor chief of the Division of Pl~otographicRepro- 11 158 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 ductlon and Research, the National Archives, sultant for the United States Social Security Washington, D. C., Dr. Tate comes in contact Board. He is serving the Board in an ad- with the various methods of reproducing lit- visory capacity, largely with respect to actu- erature and old documents. Dr. Tate is al- anal methods in the administration of federal ready familiar to special librarians through old-age benefits. Prior to his appointment to his article in SPECIALLIBRARIES and his talks the Board in 1936 he was an actuarial con- before various Chapters, and as Editor of the sultant and assistant actuary of the Travelers Jolcrtlal of Docrcmentary Reproduction he has Insurance Company for more than twenty- made important contributions to this field. five years. He is a graduate of Wcsleyan Uni- *** versity, and entered the insurance field in Frank C. Waldrop is chief editorial 1910. He has broad experience in connection writer for the Washington Herald. He was with group lif c insurance, salary allotment, formerly managing editor of the Nashville wholesale insurance and group annuities. In Tefinessean and has written several articles 1934 he was made actuarial consultant to the appearing in Cos?fiopolitanMagazine. staff of President Roosevelt's Committee on *** Economic Security. He is a fellow of the William R. Williamson is actuarial con- Actuarial Society of America.

Library Magazine Articles of Interest By S. Richard Giovinc Assistant Librarian, New York Herald Tribune

Bzclletin of the American Library Associ- Library Journal, April 1,1938. ation, April 1938. A.L.A. Periodicals Section Committee. Brinkley, R. C. Microcopying and li- Preliminary survey of indexing and ab- brary catalogs, p. 241-243. A short but stracting services, p. 265-271. Commit- comprehensive account of the possibilities tee report of the results of a survey of offered in a type of microphotography existing indexing and abstracting serv- which is still in an early stage; the micro- ices particularly in the industrial arts and filming of library card catalogs. chemical fields. Committee's conclusion bVilson Bzclleti~z,April 1938. that there was a serious lack of coverage Shores, Louis, ed. Current reference in some directions and a wasteful dupli- books, p. 532-534. Here is a column which cation in others, and their recommendation bears monthly perusal by any special li- that there be instituted a national central hrarian intrusted with the selection of ref- bureau of indexing and abstracting erence books for his library. Mr. Shores through the cooperation of the several li- discusses and evaluates this month, the brary associations will undoubtedly find Sew Edition of Bartlett's Quotations, an official response from the Special Li- Study of Intcraational Relations in the brary Association. United States, and My Vocation by Emi- Library Jozirml, April 15, 1938. nent Ilmericnns. Baldwin, Emma. New Jersey's study of \\Toorlwarcl,E. S. W.P.A. library proj- thc cost of living for librarians, 1). 30& ccts. p. 518-520. An enlightening descrip- 313. This report of the Conmittee on Per- tmn of the valuable work being accom- sonnel of the New Jersey Library Asso- plihed by the W.P.A. Library Extension ciation invites study because of some of Division. its startling findings. May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 159 Butterfield, Margaret. Organizing a Catholic college libraries, p. 9-17. A lively collection of manuscripts for filming, p. discussion of book selection for this kind 302-301. Some of the problems met in the of special library, which includes some organization and preparation of a manu- devastating criticism of present-day col- script collection of 19,000 pages for micro- lege lists, particularly Shaw's List of filming at the University of Rochester Li- Books for College Libraries. An interest- brary. ing statement of the author's basis for se- Chamberlain, H. J. C.C.C. libraries, p. lection, which, if not convincing to others, 299-302. Interesting description of the ex- should certainly prove stilnulating. tension of real library service to the young Library Qltartcrly, April 1938. men engaged in work in the 1,002 C.C.C. McDiarmid, E. W, and Tatum, G. R. camps throughout the United States. Library noise, p. 200-209. An account of Peterson-Delaney, Sadie. Place of bib- the investigation of noise, with the use of liotherapy in a hospital, p. 305-308. A standard scientific equipment in the Bay- moving description of the use of books as lor University Library. While this par- medicine. The part played by a most in- ticular study was on a small scale, one teresting kind of special library in the re- hopes that it will stimulate further experi- habilitation of physically and mentally mentation. This matter of noise is partic- shattered men at the Veterans' Hospital ularly important in libraries of educa- at Tuskegee, Ala. tional institutions becausa of the effect of Catholic Library World, September-De- noise on the "learning process," as well cember 1937. as to other libraries from the angle of Kinish, Rev. D. S. Book selection for working efficiency.

Letters to the Editor What Should SPECIALLIBRARIES era1 points and only wish there were tlme to write a critical analysis of the article. Perhaps Contain ? the very fact that I do disagree so strongly is 1 HAVE followed with considerable interest what makes such an article useful. In my own the various letters on the contents of SPECIAL work I am constantly faced with the problem of LIBRARIES.There should be more articles, of two re-examining the basic elements of classification sorts, first descriptive articles outlining the pro- and cataloging. cedure and problems of different libraries and Another feature which I have wished might be different types of libraries. The article on the tried is a problcm department. Of course, therc International Nickel Company was immensely is always the Methods Committee that one uses stimulating and useful, even though its writer very freely, but sometimes one runs into special would probably not recognize some of her own problems on which the Methods Committee has ideas by the time I get through adapting them to nothing available, and entirely new problems do our own local situation. Very few special libraries come up occasionally. Lately, for example, I have have identical or even similar problems, but there been faced with two. are common elements in all of them, and it is, I To illustrale what I mean, I will mention them think, through a steady perusal of accout~tsof hcrc. One is the problem of working out a classi- the methods and problems of other libraries that fication for bibliography (not a classification for one eventually builds up a knowledge of technics books) on Marxian Economics and Philosophy, and a collection of labor saving tricks. a topic which has simply never been mentioned Also, we need more articles on the theoretical in any of the general or special classifications I aspects of classification in its relations to special have seen. Another problem involves the ques- library work. Mr. Bliss's article in the March tion of procedure in compiling a list of American issue was immensely stimulating and therefore Trade Union newspapers and periodicals. Just useful, even though I heartily disagree with sev- how does one go about making a list of periodi- SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 cals in a given field,-only a few of which are cently been surging through that country; and listed in Ayer and similar sources and many of his good work there merits that he should riot which appear rather irregularly with rapidly be unknown in this country. changing post office addresses. Prolegonrcna is a Greek word for introduction. My Idea here was that an occasional column This bwk will introduce and in a comparative in which some of these specific problems that study will explain the author's Colon Classifica- involve a whole collection of other problems tion to those who are not already acquainted with might be listed, and then to stimulate discussion that masterpiece of ingenious bibliographicat in compiling of notes together, also drag to light construction. Colon is a device for applying our experiences which have not been properly re- occidental punctuation-mark to precede each of corded. one or more of seven or more other various HENRYBLACK, Librarian, "devices" in complex notation for specifying Cornmonweolth College, subject-matters : "the geographical device," "the Metra, Arkansas. chronological," "the favoured category," "the classic device," "the subject device," "the Alpha- Duplicates ! betic device," and "the B~asnumber device!' These devices systemize certain relations and re- HE Library of the Union Theological current specifications, or "common subdivisions," T Seminary has for distribution a'number of as in the international Clossificarion DBcimole, copies of the volumes listed below and will be and so they comprise a multiplicity of ramifying glad to send one or both express collect to any li- detatls without repetitious printing, as in the brary upon the receipt of a nominal charge of schedules of The Library of Congress; and in twenty cents for packing and handling. Libraries so far they economize schedules, but at the cost are not limited to one copy of each. If more copies of too elaborate processes of classifying and too are needed for departmental libraries, we shall lengthy notations. The author terms the product gladly send them at the same rates. Address The "synthetic classification," but that term means Ltbrarian, Dr. William Walker Rockwell, Union something quite different. For this kind of expan- Theological Seminary, Broadway at 120th Street, sion the reviewer has recently proposed the term New York City. coti~posite ~lossificotion. It requires complen hrezr, York City S~trueys: ?totation. Statistical Sources for Demographic Studies of The main question is whether complex nota- Greater New York, 1920. Published by the New tions avail satisfactorily to systemize composite York City, 1920, Census Committee, Inc. Ed. by specifications or whether repetitious expansive Walter Laidlaw, c1922. Publisher's price, $25 00. compilations are necessary and are more adequate A large folio volume of 543 p. of statistical tables and efficient. This indeed is an important ques- and diagrams Bound. tion. The book before us penetrates into that Population of the City of New York, 1890- question, but not to master it, we think. The re- 1930 Published by the Cities Census Committee. viewer's view is that neither extreme of elabora- Comp. and ed, by Walter Laidlaw, c1932. 316 p. tion is incumbent on special classification, but Bound. Publisher's price, $2.50. that a medium extension in con~positeor auxil- WILLIAMWALKER ROCKWELL, Libra? ion, iary schedules may be attained with literal nota- Um'on Tkcological Seminary. tions and may be available to systemize and economize consistent special classification, and, moreover, that such simpler classification has Composite Classification recently been exemplified. HOSE who are intensely interested in HENRYE. BLISS,The Library, Tspecial classification and who like travel in College of the City of New York. strange lands may gather some exotic fruit to- gether with a weird diversion, if they will wander "The Reorganization of a Large through an intriguing volume recently come from Public Library" India, beartng the title Prolegomena to Library Class~ficotion,by S. R. Ranganathan, M.A., ERHAPS our readers may not chance to see F.L.A., Librarian of thc University of Madras. P "The Reorganization of a Large Public This prolific author in a series of original and Library" or, if they did, they might overlook its interesting books published by the Madras Li- interest to them as special librarians. It is the brary Association has become a prominent leader ten-year report of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in the animated library movement that has re- in Baltimorefor the period 1926 to 1935. Avolume May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 161

of 167 photoprint pages supplemented by charts The Committee on Public Documents urges all and tables, it brings us a vivid picture of startling libraries, espectally federal deposttory libraries, usefulness of a library. to write to the Honorable Walter Lambeth, Special librarians will find practical sugges- Chairman, Joint Committee on Printing; the ttons in the section - Special services and Honorable Ross A. Collins, U.S. House of Rep- branches of the Reference Department, pages resentatives ; and to local congressmen and sena- 49-78, where Amy Winslow, Maria Brace, Har- tors urging that this bill be given favorable riet P. Turner and others of our members de- consideration. scribe their library callections and activities. This bill, if passed, will make mandatory dis- The Report is a cooperative staff effort di- tributton to all depository libraries who selected rected by Joseph K. Wheeler, Librarian. then1 Senate and House Journals; Senate, House, REBECCAB. RANKIN,Ltbrarian, and Joint Committee Hearings; Senate and Mvnicijkal Rcjcrcrrce Library. House bills; miscellaneous publications author- ized by Congress; maps printed by the Govern- Public Documents ment Printmg Office and elsewhere, etc. HE Superintendent of Documents submitted The immediate support of all interested li- T'the summary of his questionnaire sent to all braries is urged depository libraries concerning HR 5471 to the Joint Committee on Printing in December, 1937. JEROMEK. WILCOX,Ckoirntatb, This bill has not yet bccn referred back to the Public Dociiittct~tsCos~rtrit~cr. House of Representatives for action. Amcvicax Library Assoriatiott. Publications of Special Interest Batchelor, Bronson. Profitable public rela- Cole, W. E. and Crowe, H. P. Recent trends tions. Harper, N. Y. 1938. 252 p. $2.50. ~n rural planning. Prentice-Hall, N. Y. An intell~gent,constructive analysis of the need for a 1937. 579 p. $3.50. clear-sighted policy in the light of labor, and of the com- Human resources, land use, socinl welfare, health con- munity's current attitudes. The personality, training, and ditions, rural educat~on,the library, recrcntlon, the church problems involved in adequate publlc relat~ons develop- and ninny other aqprcts are considered on n llnsls of care. ment are thoroughly d~scussed. Mans quotations, and fully selected references, includlng many tables and documentary references included. charts. A well arranged condensat~on of valuable datn. Bond, H. L. Encyclopedia of antiques. Hale, soundly interpreted and f111lydocumented. Cushrnan & Flint, Boston. 1937. 389 p. Columbia University Reports. Rise of a uni- $3.75. versity. Columbia Univ. Press, N. Y. Furniture, pottery, glass, text~lesand metals are given 1937. 2 vols., each $3.75. encyclopedic treatment in concise, clear text, illuslratcd The valuable, cnlightenmg material in the annual re. by small line draw~ngsfor deta~ls,and fine half tones for parts of the University shows in the lilreral and progrcs. large ~llustrationr. Supplementary bibliographic rcfer- s1ve select~orrsfrom the writings of the carlicr preai- ences given for many of the longer notes. Incli~deabio. dents, and In the volume containins Pres~dentButler's graphical section and extensive bibliography. AII emi. contr~bution The current history of educat~on and its nently satisfactory book. unwersity devcloprnent is ably represented in these pages Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, coverlng many aspects. Department of Philanthropic Inforrna- Dellquest, A. W. These names of ours. tion. Public health nurse. New York. 1937. Crowell, N. Y. 1938. 296 p. $2.50. 54 p. Distribution limited. An nccount of the dcr~vationof many surnames giving A straightforward account of the development, serv- quite well rounded informat~on.Good tables of name ele- ices, and needs in the field of public health nursing: ments from the different langunges. Eas~lywr~tten, in- st~n~ulntmgin its p~ctureof thc place of the public health cludes a discuss~nnof name derivat~on,and a list of the nurse in the comn~unitywhether urban or rural, and best books on the subject. practical In its ~ndicationof the varymg costs of endow- ments for whole or limited service. Federal Writers Project. Maine. Houghton Chipkin, I. S. Twenty-five years of Jewish Mifflin Co., Boston. 1937. 476 p. $2.50. education in the United States. Jewish Another of the well nrranged American GIII~CSeries giv~ngappropriate basic informat~on for the state, and Educ. Aseoc. of N. Y. C. 1937. 119 p. historical and anecdotal description for the varlous tours A concise, statistical, and descriptive study of the ex- as outlined, neautifully illustratcd and entcrtainindy tent of the educatmnal program, particularly ns repre- and interestingly written. Includes comprehens~re~nfor- sented in New York. Incl~~dcra clear explanation of the mation on Maine's attrnctlons for sportsmen. Bhl~ogra- different educational d~visionsfeatured in this book. phy wen. 162 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Vol. 29, No. 5 Federal Writers Project. New Orleans city Jordan, Elizabeth. Three rousing cheers. gdde. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1938. Appleton, N. Y.1938.403 p. $3.00. 430 p. $2.50. A truly delightful autob~ography covering the most One of the most fascinating and effectively arranged- rapidly changmg >ears In oppxtunit~csfor women, espc. for use, items, of this valuable serles. Illustrated with clally in the newspaper and magazine wolld The cn- fine photograpl~s. Gives chronology, bibliography, maps Itvening style. sympathetic touch and rlde acquaintance and other check lists of data. Descriptive material par- of the author gives the book added value and the episodes ticularly colorful, and well handled. Information on eat- ranging from murder cases to passages wlth Frances Ing places and amusements most entictng. A delightful Hodgson Burnett, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and S~nclalr and practical guide book. Lewis are del~ghtfullytreated. Gerould, G. H. How to read fiction. Prince- Kennedy, W.F. Objective rate plan for re- ton Univ. Press. 1937. 153 p. $1.50. ducing the price of residential electricity. Abstruse discussion of subtle pleasures in reading fic. Columbia Univ. Press, N. Y. 1937. 83 p. tion, that is w~thoutsuffic~ent crystallization to be of $1.25. value to the general reader. X techn~caldiscussion of a rate plan designed to de. crease the cost of kilowatt hours and, 111 the long run. Hanford, M. P. Advertising and selling increase sales. The plan has been tried to a limlted degree through business publications. Harper, in the south. and appears to have good pointa. N. Y.1938. 190 p. $2.50. A first gcncral survey In an increasingly important Lazo, Hector. Retailer cooperatives: how field. Gives clear dcscrlption of classificat~onof busmess to run them. Harper, N. Y. 1937. 248 p. publications, the \arious types of circulat~onsand what $3.00. they represent, the factors to consider in reader d~str~bu- An excellent treatment of a problem ~nvolvingefficiency tlnn, the necessity for ed~totonalcompetence, and how it in ruta~lerindependents. Gives the reasons for the meth- can be secured, and all the other elements in business ods of organmng and maruping, and the results of co- paper use as a satiafactory advcrtlslng medium. Valuable operative warehousing. Sound treatment of reasons for illustrations of reader surveys, and good bibliography of ccrtain organization regulat~ons. Clear and pract~cal government publications included. chcck lists for problem analysis A sat~sfactorytext in a Hanus, P. H. Adventuring in education. field of increasing importance. Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge. 1937. Logan, J. H. Sanity in art. Kroch, Chicago. 259 p. $2.00. 1937. Paper. 127 p. $1.00. A charm~ng,and simple record of 0 leading educator's A vigorous discussion of reaction3 to changing trends growth in h~sprofess~on. Illumlnating In its plcturc of in art from one who has been a Iead~ngpatron for years, early high school, and college tramng in Colorado as and who has founded a society "Sanity in Art" for crea- well as in 111srecord of the developn~entof the Graduate tive action along such lines. Outspaken, vrgorous and School of Educat~onIn Harvard. and the history of the effective. Many reprciluctions of the work of modern h'ew York School Survey. artlvts included. Hogben, Lancelot. Mathematics for the mil- Marlowe, Dave. "Coming, Sir!" Lippincott, lion. Norton, N. Y. 1937. 647 p. $3.75. Philadelphia. 1938. 313 p. $2.50. Thc place of mathemat~cs in succcsslvc c~v~lizations The autobiography of a Walter covering expcrlences as (from the aborlsinal to the present) wlll interest those a cabin bay. a steward on cruise and Dcrmudn runs, n who have either forgotten the principles of trigonometry waiter In speakeasies and good hotels, In New York, in and differentials or could never understand mathematics, London or the suburbs. A revelation of the back stage but such chapters as "Stat~stics or the -4rithmttic of labor on ships and in restaurants. a record of bad work- Human U'clfare" will be of more interest to ph~losophers In&* condltlons, and an enthralling collection of vivid than to tbose seekmp a usable knowledge of any particu- eplmdes. lar branch of mathematics. K. M. Metcalf, L. S. and Christensen, H. G. How Hillyer, W. H. James Talcott, merchant, to use talking pictures in business. and his times. Scribner, N. Y.1937. 197 p. Harper, N. Y.1938. 246 p. $3.50. $3.00. Tllorougl~ but readable treatment of a new business A strn~sl~tioraardstory of the development of a Icad- tool show~ngpossible apphcatmns, chcck lists of cost lnq text~leiactor?. In the pcrlod Prom 1860 to the U'ar factors, and definitions of terms used. Discusses media 131th the =~dellfil~tson Sew York, New England and the for d~stribut~oe.Interesting account of twup with edu- rinanc~al dcreloprnent of the country that such a life cational agenclcs nould ~nrolve. Mott, Carolyn and Barsden, L. B. Children's Jean. Manners of the moment. Crowell, book on how to use books and libraries. N. Y. 1938. 151 p. $1.75 Scribner, N. Y. 1937. 207 p. $1.28. .\n amusmr. punrcd cummentar) on the current In- A clever, s~mpleand entertaining book that through lts vtrl retatlon of the art oi bema agreeable, based on con- ~llustrat~onsand text brings out the fundamental skills -~rlt.rat~mfor nthcr- and sound conmon sense. Enter- in using books and Irbrar~es.A cou~sefor lower grades r.rlt:~n::IIIIC IIIIISI~~I~UI~.1h3t help to cnipl~asizethe pants. that wlll pro\e mvaluablc In gi\.lng a firm foundation for \'r: t It c..erln>kemlIr! the op and colning. future more elaborate research. May-June, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 163

Noyes, A. D. Market place. Little, Brown, only ovarlalde ones in the field. The Subject Index is a Boston. 1938. 384 p. $3.50. helpful adjunct. Inforrnat~onabout each drrector) in- cludes trtlc. date. publisher, addrns. and prrce. Direc. The sane, able and balanced financinl cdrtor of The torres issued as parta of trade journals are starred; there .Vcw York Tirncs descrrbes financral and pohtrcal history are 163 such entries - an lmposrng list and one often as he has seen it made from the Cleveland campargns to needed by specral lihrarrans. Other special features In the present day. HISfine picture of early da)s on drffcr- clude (1) 45 d~rectoriclcontainrng membership lrsts in- ent newspapers of hrgh standing, his account of the shrfts cludcd under "Membership Li~ts"; (?) 65 Canadian In political pornts of new, and hrs continuous ahlc Inter- drrectories. or those including Canadian lrstings scgre. prctatlon of financral hrstory, all are done wrth a seasoned gatcd undcr "Canada", and subdivided by husrness; (3) pen, and reflect a slmpathet~calthough conservative atti- 63 "who'~ whos" togethcr undcr "Who's \Yho" -a tude toward constructrve liberal thought. heading infrequently used, hut very useful; (41) 15 state hus~nessdirectories mcludcd under "Corporations Ar Page, Roy. Primer of electric service costs. rangcd by State." whrle 35 others arc carried under Harper, N. Y. 1937. 94 p. $1.00. "hlanufacturers Arranged by States and Cltres": (5) 39 An analysis of costs to he used by the utility employee lists of otlicials undcr "Government Offic~als- h'atronal, In meeting rntelligently the customers' questions on serv. Statc, Local " df C C ice Gives clcar definrtions of the d~fferentfactors In service costs and them relation to the customers' bills Stewart, P. W. and others. National debt Intercsting and well presented even if not from an and government credit. Twentieth Cen- unb~asedsource. tury Fund, N. Y. 1937. 171 p. $1.15. Schneider, M. G. More security for old age. An analysis of the growth of the government debt In comparrson wrth Great Br~tainand France, wrtll sum- Twentieth Century Fund, N. Y. 1937. mary and rccommendntions. Includn tables, charts and 191 p. $1.75. bibliography. Clearly written and factual. An excellent Another of the ~ell.prcpared reports on vital social ant~dotcto alarmrsts. questtons issued b) the Fund. Gives clear readable report of old age benefits abroad, present developments here, and Teall. E. N. Meet Mr. Hyphen and put him includcs possrhle recommendations for rmproved condi- in his place. Funk & Wagnalls, N. Y. 1937. tions One sat~sfactoryfeature IS the si~ncdfootnotes 174 p. $1.50. used when a mrnority opmon on various points is ex- book pressed. A logrcal, clear and lively on one of the puzzl~ng features of correct writing The rather expansrve discus. Seidman, Harold. Labor czars. Liveright, sion is followed by an cxcellcnt conclse set of gutder for N. Y. 1938. 317 p. $2.50. compounding. A long account r~fthe rackctcering in labr circles that Verrill, A. H. and Barrett, 0. W. Foods infrequently refers to sources for information, and, in America gave the world. Page, Boston. covcrrng notorrous cases of union exploitation, appears 1937. 289 p. $3.00. to present a one s~dedprcture. Brhl~ographyincluded An entertarning, informative volume describ~ngthe Shoup, Carl. Faclng the tax problem. Twen- foods and use of the many products peculiar to Anrerrca Full of pen and ~nksketches. Includes an appendrx of tieth Century Fund, N. Y. 1937. 606 p. fruit, nut and a~rlmnlfoods. $3.00. A fine analysis of the tax situation showing the prr- Waldrop, Frank C., and Borkin, Joseph. mary reasons for taxation, as tests hy which taxes may Television: a struggle for power. Por- be judged, consider~ngthe problem from thc various gov- row, N. Y. 1938. 299 p. $2.75. ernmental angles, and descrrbrng the drfferent taxes with thcir effects. Clear and direct in style Includes charts, Televisron, the newest and most effectrve means of taMes and a hihl~ography. Excellent as an a~dIn any communrcation, ir discussed in all ~tsramifications Be. consideration of the problem. cause it is written from the viewpoint of thc public to whom the ether actually belongs, it differs from other Shirmer, R. D. Seven kinds of inflation. Mc- books on the subject A warnrng to the publrc of the cffect Graw, N. Y. 1937. 273 p. $2.50. cmotionally and me~~tallpon a natron when the same message is delivered srmultnneously in thirty nllllion A thought-provoking book which shows the actual rela- homes with poss1bly no opportunity for counter argument tion of monetary policres and movements to the rntere~ts Is vrvidly set forth The control of this great power. of the man in the street, casts a searching lrght on the therefore, should he of utmost concern to "the public" debt theory and presents strong argument agarnst it, dm- now Tills is the hook's "rsison (Setre". It rncludes a list cusses measuringrt~cksfor ceonom~ccondit~ons In clear of television broadcast statrons, wrth call letters, fre. practical st:le and. In general, Is worth the layman's seri- quency and powcr; lrst of non-profit broadcasting stations ous attentron. Includes many clrarts. operat~ngin the Unrted States wrth call letters, name of licensee and location; a co~nprehensivehiblrography, and Special Libraries Association. Directories index. M.C.C. for the business man. Laura A. Eales, cornp. N. Y. 1938. 66 p. $1.00. Waters, Don. Gypsy Waters cruises south. Drrr.tories for the Busmcss Man, the latest publication Sheridan House, N. Y. 1938.287 p. $3.00. of the Spec~alL~hraries Associatron, fills a need for an Tbu story of a long cruise in a ketch down through up-to.date and comprehensrve chccklrst. Only puhlrcations tile Inland Passage along the Carolinas to routherr~moat since 1931 are noted unlus earlier publications are the Ploricln, and around its waterways.

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