Annual Report, 1956/1957

Authors University of Arizona Library; Bennett, Fleming

Publisher University of Arizona Library (Tucson, AZ)

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7 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

ANI'IUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN For the Year1956-1957

To President Richard A. Harvill:

it is a distinct privilege to submit to you my fifth annual report as Librarian. This is also the forty-fourth in a series of such documents re- cording the year-by-year progress made by the University Library in striving to serve adequately the book needs of increasïng thousands of students and faculty members.

There will be revealed in these pages a steady but unspectacular line of development both of resources and services Increased book funds and an enlightened policy experiment enabled us to strengthen theLibraryss col- lections in a meaningful way. The opening of our Map Room for service marked the culmination of nearly two years of planning and preparation. Staffing problems, coupled with a staggering concentration of loan-requests during the spring months, threatened a breakdown in loan service, averted only by having technical-service staff members assist in filing cards and re-shelving books. These and other events made1956-57a stimulating, but occasionally dismaying, year.

GROITh AND ORGMTIZATION OF BOOK RESOURCES

Acquisitions. - Ideally an academic library's acquisitions during any one year should reflect rather precisely the varied emphases in the insti- tution's program of instruction and research. Seldom is this ideal achieved, but in the year just ended the acquisitions staff came closer to it than in previous years, in part because there were more funds available, but more im- portantly because ceilings had been experimentally lifted from all subject- area allocations, permitting book-minded faculty members to focus in their se- lection solely upon qualitative considerations without -the habitual restraints or pressures inherent in a traditional allocations system.

The results of this experimental and highly flexible procedure were completely reassuring to both staff and Faculty Library Committee, whïch voted in May to continue the experiment for another year. Mem- bers of the staff are convinced that a second year will provide further evidence of the wisdom of abandoning the old allocations system alto- gether.

It became necessary before May to stop ordering books in only two of the sixteen subject-areas in which expenditures for books exceeded the allocations effective a year ago. In the case of the ten depart- ments whose recommendations involved the expenditure of less than had been allowable a year ago, no recommendations were denied for want of funds. It was fairly obvious that in three or four of these departments 2

the volume of their book recommendations in former years had been in- spired not so zucii by real needs as by a compulsion to spend, even though unwisely, the total amount of their allocations.

Quantitatively,13,0811.items îere added to the Libraryt s collection during the year, approximately 22% more than in the previous year, and reflect- ing in part a retrospective binding program which resulted in311.56volumes be- ing added, as contrasted with2475volumes the year before. Of greater sig- jficance is the fact that a critIcal and intelligent expenditure of book funds resulted in further heightening the Libraryt s qualitative stature. Iviany li- braries have larger collections than ours, but very few surpass it in quali- tative strength. Several of the more notable additions this year can be cited with warm satisfaction.

Our growing strength in mathematics was further buttressed by the acquisition of Acta MathematIca (v.1-84), the great Swedish journal, while in zoology we purchased several significant journal sets: Journal de Conchvologie (v.1-95); Journal of Conchology (v.1-23); Malacological Society of London: poceeding.l-3O); He].minthological Abstracts (v.1-24); and lIelminthological society of Washington: Proceedings (i.l_211). In geology, three items significantly strengthened our holdings: Zeitschrift fuer Vulkanologie (v.1-17); Geological Society of South Africa: 'ansactions (v.1-53); and Henri Termier's aite' de Geologie in four volumes.

The collections supporting research in agriculture and entomology were considerably strengthened this year by the addition of Gustav Lindau's Thesaurus Litteraturae Mycologicae et Lichen.logicae in five volumes, the Greek Herbal of Dioscorides, Botanisches Zentralbiatt(v.144-157 & 178),the first five volumes of Horacio P. Descole's Genera et Species Plantarum Argentinaruni, fifty-four additional fascicules of Genera Ins ectorum, the first fourteen volumes of Forestry Abstracts, and. Svensk Botanisk Tidacrift (v.39-51).

We acquired this year that monumental reference work, Paulys' Real- cyclopaedie der Classi s ehen Alt ertunswis sens chaften, without which no program of research in classical literature can be carried forward. Other reference works o± significance include Louis Agassiz' Bibliographiazoologiae et Geologiae in four volumes; further volumes of the International Catalogue of Çientific Literature (Physics, v.1-7 and9;and Chemistry, v.2-k); icic1opedia Mexicana de Arte, in fifteen volumes; and Subject Index of Modern Torks Added to the [British Museum] Library,i88i-iI+5.

As in former years special emphasis was laid upon building to greater Strength an already outstanding collection of Arizoniana and Southwestern Americana.A list of the more notable items added appear in Appendix B, but Significantly illustrative of them are the Rev. James H. Defouri's Hìstorical Sketch of the Catholic Church in New Mexico and Arizona, published in18o7;a Collection of documents, manuscripts and notebooks relating to the Peralta Grant, along with James Addison Reavis' Petition in the Court of Private Land ms (San ancisco, 1892); an1373roster of troops and companies under the COXmand of General George Crook; William Bullock's Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico(1325);and tu-o documents published by the government of Mexico i the k' s. 3

Notable additions were made also to tue Library's burgeoning collec- tion of maps, among which were Disturneil's map of the Valley of Mexico made in 1811.7, an1893map of the Salt River Valley, and an1357map of New Mexico.

Significant beginnings were macle in three new fields.In support of the University' s new program in Asiatic Studies, the Library began a program of acquisitions which is to receive even stronger Impetus through foundation support for the next three years We purchased approximately 500volumes of Children's Literature in conjunction with the expanded program of instruction in thia field.With the cooperation of the di- rector of the new Nursing Educatïon program, we acquired many book mate- rials, and were agreeably surprised to discover that our strength in this field was already considerable. This was true also in the area of Asiatic Studies.

Nearly five hundred titles were added to our list of serials currently received,318by gift or on exchange, and1711.by subscription. These figures underscore earlier assertions of mine about the importance of this type of material in the Library's acquisitions program. Journals in the various academic disciplines, particularly in the sciences, grow steadily more important to those who do research, and bulk appropriately large in the Library' s outlay of book funds(51.9%during this past year).Although the addition of new titles to our subscription lists is properly to be expected, I am gravely concerned about the continuing cost-spiral of individual subscriptions. It may be only part of the general inflationary trend, but the cost-of-journals index has risen much faster and higher than the cost-of- living index, and there seems to be no effective way in which librarians can bring about a flattening of that rise. Journals are an essential commodity in the world of scholarship, and libraries cannot boycott their publishers without irreparably injuring their service programs.

Organization. - The year's rising stream of acquisitions flowed without impediment through the processes of classification, catalogïng, lettering and other physical preparation. Cataloging staff members performed their complex functions with such quiet efficiency that very few volumes remained uncataloged at year's-end, and these few only because printed cards had not arrived Nearly bO,000 cards were added to the public catalog, representing not only materials acquired this year, but also1650volumes reclassified so as to improve their integration with related books.

This behind-the-scenes work was complicated early in the year by the decision to use Wilson printed catalog cards for children's books, and to classify them according to Children's Catalog.Although this called for considerable adjustment in routine procedures, it was carried through in altogether splendid fashion.

The catalogers recently embarked upon an extensive reclassificatìon project involving theses written at the University. All theses are being re- numbered according to the year ïn which they were submitted, to eliminate Present difficulties in locating and shelving second-copies when loaned by the Circulation Department. It is expected that with current acquisitions always getting top priority, this project may te the greater part of twoyears to Complete. 11.

Care. - The problems of integrating new book stock intoan already overcrowded itack were resourcefully attacked duringthe year but never satisfactorily solved, Fortunately ve were able to prevent fu1fi]Jent of the prophecy that we might have to place some ofour books in stack aisles, but that spectral possibility is stil]. withus because, after getting the good news that the Legislature had funded thecompletion of the Library's stack addition, giving us space for an additional 70,000volumes, we learned that work on the project may have to wait until next spring or summer.

Systematic attempts were made thisyear to ferret out all books needing repair or rebinding, and to restore themfor further use. Un- counted hundreds of books were restored in the catalogDepartment for greater usefulness, and still another 1008 volumeswere rebound. Ree- ognizing that minor repairs often prevent thenecessity for major ones later on, desk assistants now examine allreturned books with an eye to having needed repairs made before re-shelvingthem in the stack.

We are still much concerned about the need to provideappropriate facilities for our rare and special materials. We are perforce continuing to make items in our special collections available to thosewho need them, but under conditions that fall far short of the ideal. Our obligation to pre- serve these non-expendable, and in some cases unique, materials forfuture generations cannot be properly discharged untila special collections division is established.

BOOK LENDING SJVICES

Nearly a quarter of a million book loanswere made at the Library' s service points during the year.circulation figures spurted up 13% and in the "spring rush" strained the Libraryts humanresources to the utmost. An under- manned Circulation staff was unequal to the task, and onlyby having people from other departments drop their om chores to assist in re-shelvingbooks in the stack and in filing and discharging loan cardswas it possible to avoid a com- plete breakdown in service. As it was, there were often as many as twenty-fIve or thirty students waiting for books at the Main Loan Desk foras long as fifteen or twenty minutes.

Steps are now being taken to prevent therecurrence of this sit- uation next spring. A service desk for the circulation of all general periodicals is being established in Room 108, in the hope thatenough of the service load will be diverted from the Main LoanDesk to assure smoother and more efficient lending of books.

A new charging system was inaugurated at the Main LoanDesk last August. The old one-card Keysort scheme was abandoned in favorof a two-card system, which has several obvious virtues. It ensures the intactness of location-file charges until books are returned, thus enablingthe staff to ascertain promptly the location of any book not found in thestack. It permits continuous daily action on overdue books. By use of a stamped transaction number, it permits the dispatch of books to the stack immediatelyupon their return, and makes unnecessary any awkward handlingof the physical book in the discharging process. This new system involves a somewhat greateramount of filing, but its advantagesmore than compensate for this single disadvantage. 5

Uith the assistance of Catalo1ngand. Acquisitions personnel, an in- ventory of the stack collectionvas betun this year and was carried through approximately one-fourth of the bookstock, Less than three hundred books îe discovered to be missing,an amazingly low one-half of one percent of those inventoried. This project had the furthervirtue of enabling the Library to correct cataloging errors, tomove forward promptly with needed repairsor re- binding, and. to proceed ina more orderly fashion to weed out obsolescent materials.

REFERENCE SERVICES

of all the services providedin the Library, those involved in reference work are the least susceptible to quantitative evaluation, For the year's record, a tally of 13,685questions was made, 830 of whichwere elaseified as ttsearchtt questions, Citing these figures isan inadequate way, however, of indicating the nature and amount of work done bymembers of the reference staff. 1hen they are not giving directassistance to students or faculty members, they are compiling bibliographies, indexingplays and selected magazines, cataloging pamphlets, selecting for purchase themore important and useful reference tools as they are published,or, as a diurnal chore, indexing news appearing in the Arizona Daily Star,a project of con- tinuing usefulness now in itsfifth year.

The quality of work done byour four-man reference staff is ofa high order,Many individuals have madea special point of communicating to me their pleasure and gratitude at having received much-neededassist- ance from them, and have drawnupon their experiences in other academic libraries to make comparisons confirming my own belief thatour Library provides a trulysuperior brand of reference service,

Members of the reference staffshared this year the instructional duties for the new course, Library Techniques for Research,the response to which was highly gratifying. This course apparently ismeeting a real need, particularly for students either taking or contemplating graduatework,

The preliminary work ofprocessing the Library's mapcollection was completed ahead of schedule, and theidap Iloom was opened for service in February, with a collection of approximately 13,000maps fully cataloged and arranged for easy accessibility, Publicity in the Arizona Bookmarkand in local papers has brought many people in to explore and touse these map resources. With the basic collectionnow in order, we are attempting to procure other maps for which needs have been discovered, and itis virtually certain that this new service will prove to be increasinglyvaluable to students and faculty members.

Our interlibrary loan service,which is also administered by the reference staff, took an unexpected and quite significant turn thisyear.For perhaps the first time in the Library's history, other librariesborrowed. more books from uthan we did from them. The number of books borrowedfrom other libraries dropped from 488to 388, but the number of booksloaned to other libraries rose from 411 to 469. This shifting of the balanceis significant because it indicates (i) that the Library isnow more nearly able to provide from its own book stock the materials needed bylocal researchers, and (2) that other libraries have become increasingly aware of the growingstrength of our resources. Both of these facts are sources of considerablegratification, 6 Gratifying also is the fact that the decision topay transportation costs on books borrowed for graduate students did not result inany increase of requests o their part.

STA.FT AND AThISTRATION

The task of recruiting staffmembers is beginning to be frustratingly difficult, particularly when professional positions fall vacant.As you know, the position of Circulation Librarianremained vacant for six months in and now that the person 1956, appointed to that posïtion has beenelevated to the headship of the department, it has again been vacant for fivemonths. In the meantime another professional post has been established in thatdepartment, with no immediate prospect offilling it. The fact that our predicament is typical in academic librariesdoes not make it any less painful.

The most significant staffchange of the year occurred when John Thayer resigned as Head. of the Circulation Department in January and.was succeeded by Cecil Weliborn, who promptly demonstrated, administrativeabilities equal to the challenges inherentin the position.

Other staff changes in theCirculation Department Include the appointment of Mrs Bette Henry at the beginning ofthe year and, her resigna- tion at yearts_end because of ill health, and the resignation inJune of Mrs. Martha Severyn who had. served as Reserve Book Room Assistant a littleover four years.

The staffs of both the Acquisitionsand. Reference departments fortu- nately remained intact during the year, but a few changesoccurred in the cataloging Department. Mrs Laura Blackman, who had beenemployed on a part- time basis during 1955-56,was appointed to a newly-createdposition in July, and. Miss Sylvia Ross joined the staff as Catalog Librarian inAugust. In October Virginia Rice resigned. her position as catalog Assistantto take a position at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.Mrs. Thelma Crane was promotedto Miss Rice's position, and. was promptly replaced as catalogclerk by Mrs. Sara W. Gresham.

Mrs Carole Zaleski replaced Mrs Prince as Library Secretary last July, and has turned. in an excellent work performanceeven when called upon to assume additional duties to relievethe Circulation Department's heavy load. work

Despite this growing incidence of staff changes and the factthat we are seriously understaffed., enviablework records continued to be the four departments. set in each of In addition, several members ofthe staff engaged in extracurricular activities havingprofessional significance.Miss Paylore completed her term as President of the Southwestern Library Association,and Is now on the executive board as Past president. Sheand.Mr. Powell and. I continued to serve on the Council of the American Library Association,and I have just been informed of my re-election to thatbodyfor another two-year term. In December, several months beforeexpected, I was elevated to the Presïd.ency of the Arizona 3tate Library Association and will serve inthat capacity until April 1953. Mr. Llndgren was elected inApril to a two-year 7,

term as Treasurer of the association, and Miss Chadwick continued servingas business manager of the Arizona Librarian. Both as an officer of the library association and as Reading and Library Service Chairman of the Arizona,Con- gress of Parents and Teachers, I was active in a successful legislative program to procure funds for the establishment of a statewide library ex- tension program. (A complete list of these and other extra-curricularactivi- ties of Library staff members appears in Appendix A.)

Continuing efforts were made by the staff to discovermore effective work procedures, and several changes were effected during theyear. For example, when staff members now discover the need for physicalrestoration of individual volumes, the making of charge cards for the location-fileis deferred until decisions are made as towhetherminor repairs only are needed or whether items need to be rebound or replaced, thus eliminating the frequent re-making and refiling of charge cards previouslynecessary.

In order to relieve extremely crowded work conditions in the Cataloging Department, a series of moves was made in April. The bibliography collection was moved into the East Alcove; twomembers of the Acquisitions Department were moved into the formerBiblio- graphy Room; and two members of the Cataloging Department,whose work focusses on serial publications, were moved into closer proxiniation, in Room 209, to Acquisitions personnel who handle serials also The new arrangement has had several desirable effects, in terms of work efficiency and comfort. The move un- fortunately involved the removal of current periodicals from the East Alcove into the stack, but arrangements arenow being made to make periodicals available, and under better Library supervision, in Room 108.

The Library's cooperative efforts in supporting the College of Educations s expanded program of instructionin children's literature involved provision of adequate quarters both for a book collection and forinstruction. It became obvious during the second semester that if bothwere to remain in the Library, larger quarters would have to be founã, and. accordinglyarrangements were made to convert the North Study into a reading room inwhichlibrary science courses could also 'be held. It is recognized that this is a wholly temporary arrangement and may have to be changeda year hence.

The department heads met each week with the Librarian to discuss policies and procedural matters of currentconcern, and also to formulate ïdeas about future development of the Library's service program. These weekly sessions continue to be helpful to me as wellas to department heads ie ail derive from them a sense of belonging toan effective team, because we can usually isolate, discuss and solve problems before theyassume the proportions of a crisis. Minutes of these meetings are distributed to ail staff members, thus extending to them the sense of teamship andheightening staff morale.

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

As enroLlment spirals upward and as the Universityts program broadens and deepens, all dimensions of Libraryservice must be enlarged. Its book resources must be further strengthened, its physicalfacilities must be 8

expanded, and. its staff must be auiiented. It is not enough, however, merely to increase the size of the book collection, to add. spatial dimensions to the physical plant, or to establish new staff positions. ¶Etie Library will fall far short of serving the real needs of the Universïty unless lt can also maintain vitality in its book resources, and devise new and more effective ways of making those resources available to students and faculty members.

As I have said in earlier reports, I am convinced that the ade- quacy of our present pattern of' service will inevitably decline as the needs of a growing university fully emerge. Its deficiencies have cone into sharper focus than ever during the year just ended.. The long lines of students waiting at the Main Loan Desk during the spring months for books to be fetched. from the stack provided sober evidence that a single point of loan service is no longer adequate.Our decision to shift all general periodicals to the southwest corner of the first stack tier and to circulate them through a new loan facility in Room 108 is clearly only an improvisation, designed. only to avert further crises and not to provide amply for future book- lending.

When a major addition to the Library is constructed - - no later than 1960,I hope - - it should be designed to fit a program of' library service strikingly different from. our present one. The chief element of the program proposed in my report last year is the divisional reading-room, or divisional library, of which there should be no less than three: one for Science and Technology, another for Social Science and Education, and a third for Humanities and. Fine Arts. These libraries would be filled. with books and journals, and each would be staffed by a subject-specialist librarian capable not only of rendering superior reference service in his field, but also of promoting the use of books in more effective ways than would ever be possible in the "form-and-process" type of service pattern we now have.

The divisional program of library service is no longer new among universities in this country. It began about twenty years ago at the University of Colorado, and has since been adopted at the University of Nebraska, Oklahoma A. & M. College and the University of Georgia, to mention only a few. In all these libraries the subject-divisional plan has worked exceedingly well. Their librarians, along with high-ranking university administrators, have reported enthusiastically upon the sin- gular virtues of this type of service program.

In earlier years, when enrollment did. not exceed six thousand, there was no special need to revamp the Library's service program, but now that nine thousand students are expected in the fall of1958,and now that the book collection (including government documents) is at the half-million mark, the need to change our pattern of service is of great urgency.

The soundness of eventually establishing a Science divisional library physically separate from the present bui1ding has been serious- ly considered these past few months and., although further exploration is needed, it now appears that a proposal to construct such a library facility in a location more accessible to students and. faculty members in the sciences would be basically sound. 9

As a basis for testing the feasibility of thisand. other elements of a divisional service patten, it is strongly urged that shelvingbe installed next year in Rooms 100 and 110 to holda basic collection in the biological sciences, including agriculture, and thata reference librarian with specialized training in these fields be added to thestaff. I am certain that a pilot-project of this kind would effectively demonstrate thefeasibility and. entire good. sense of etab1ishin the divisionalpattern of library service at the University of Arizona.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

I regret that no report of this kindcan record. aU the work done, delineate every interesting development,nor give suitable credit to everyone who has contributed. to the growth of the Libraryts program of service. How- ever, I acknowledge wïth humility and. gratitude the unfalteringperformance of staff members, especially those whoso willingly dropped their own duties to help the Circulation Department break seasonallog-jams, and. who gave up such amenities as coffee-breaks in order to keep departmentalfunctions on a com- pletely current basis. I am deeply appreciative, too, ofyour continuing strong interest in library development, andyour recognition of the Library's essentiality in the life of the University.

As always, it has been a stimulatingyear, with its full share of satisfying achievements along with the minorfrustrations and unrealized hopes Members of the staff are fully aware of thechallenges ahead of us in the University' s rapidly expandingprogram, and we are pledged to exert our finest efforts to meet them succeesfuily.

spectfully

University Librarian 3 July 1957 Appendix A LIBRARY STAFF

Att'lINISATION Fleming Bennett University Librarian Patricia P. Paylore Assistant Librarian Carole J. Zaleski Library Secretary ACQUISITIONS DEPARvIENT Miss Paylore Head of the Department Phyllis Ball Acquisitions Librarian Virginia M. Cochrane Serials Assistant rlene Y. Fulmer Acquisitions Assistant CATALOGING DEPARTNT Dorothy F. Siebecker Head of the Department William F. Lindgren Catalog Librarian Sylvia P. Ross Catalog Librarian ElinorE. Smith Catalog Assistant Thelma R. Crane Catalog Assistant Laura L. Blac1man Catalog Clerk Sara W. Gresham Catalog Clerk CIRUIATION DEPAR4ENT* Cecil W. Vïellborn Head of the Department Minchen Strang Circulation Assistant William E. Pitta . Circulation Assistant Bette Henry** Circulation Assistant Martha F. Severyn* Reserve Bodk Room Assistant Luretta B. Wright Humanities Reading Room Attendant REFENCE DEPARENT Donald Ivi. Powell Head of the Department Lutie L. Higley Reference Librarian Regina E. Ohadwick Documents Librarian Mary L. Blakeley Assistant Reference Librarian

*Position of Circulation Librarian vacantsince 1 February1957 **flesigned as of 30 June1957

Wages Personnel on Half-or Full-time Status Bertha J. Cordova, Acquisitìons Department Miriam Goodwin, CPP Reading Room Helen A. Strayer, Interlibrary Loans

(i) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF STAFT LI3ERS

BALL, Phyllis - Attended Biennial Conference,Southwestern Library Association, Oklahoma City, October.

BEETT, Fleming - Member, Folklore Conimittee, UniversityCoordinating Commit- tee, University of Arizona Press Committee;Secretary, Committee on Committees; Chairman, Committeeon Water Resources Library; Chairman (ex officio), Faculty LibraryCommittee. ::: State Chairman, Reading and Library Service, and Sub-Chairman, LegislativeCommittee, Arizona Con- gress of Parents and Teachers. ::: First Vice-President,April-November 1956,and President, Arizona State LibraryAssociation, December 1956- Chairman, Advisory Committeeon State Library Extension, Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix.::: Vice-Chairman of Council, Bibliog- raphical Center for Research (Denver),March- . Chairman, Recruitment- Scholarship Committee, Southwestern Library Association, February- . ::: Member, Committee on Council-ExecutiveBoard Relationships, American Li- brary Association, February- . Member of Council, American Library Association, representing Association of Co11eeand Research Libraries. ::: Attended Regional Conference on Library Services Act (stagedby U.S. Office of Education) as Arizonarepresentative, Sacramento, October 11-13, 1956;Midwinter Conference, American LibraryAssociation, Chicago, Feb- ruary; Annual Convention, Arizona State LibraryAssociation, Scottsdale, April, ::: Talks: "Summer Reading Program,"Casa Grande Parent-Teacher Association, Aprii 22,1957;"Books and Reading, Peter Howell Parent- Teacher Association, May9, 1957. :::Publications: "Library Service for Arizonans," Arizona Alumnus, Nov.-Dec.1956. "Time for the Big Push," Arizona Librarian, Fall1956. "A Goal Achieved," ibid., Winter1957. "A New Year Begins," ïbid.,Spring1957.

BLAIOELEY, Mary L.- Attended Annual Convention, Arizona State Library Acsoei- ation, Scottsdale, April.

CHADWICK, Regina- Business Manager, Arizona Librarian. Talk: "The F.B.I. Story" (book review), Thcson YMcA,January. Attended Annual Convention, Arizona State Library Association,Scottsdale, April.

HIGLEY, Lutie L, - Secretary-.easurer, Faculty & Staff Club. Chairman, Coni- mittee on Arrangements, Public LibraryWorkshop, Arizoia State Library Association,Thcson,June. Member, Committee on Animal andPoultry Science Periodicals, Pure and Applied Science Section,Association of College and Research Libraries.Attended Annual Convention, ArizonaState Library Association, Scottsdale, April, Appeared on "Coffee Break," KVOA-Tv,May.

LINDEN, Îilliam F,- Attended Biennial Conference, Southwestern Library Association, Oklahoma City, October; AnnualConference, Arizona State Library Association, Scottsdale,Aprïl.Elected Treasurer, Arizona State Library AssocIation, April. PAYLORE, Patricia P.- Member-at-large, Puculty Senate, ::: President (through September) and Past President,Southwestern Library Association, October- Member of Council, American LibraryAssociation,Member, Special Committee on Activities Development, Association of College andResearch Libraries. ::: Attended and Presided at Biennial Conference, SouthwesternLibrary Association, Oklahoma City, October.Publications: "The Heart of the Matter," Wilson Library BulletIn,February 1957; "Wherein Some Questions are Raised and. Some Answers Hoped For,"Arizona Librarian, Winter 1957; "'ibute to a Lady Withan tJnbrella," Arizona Alumnus, July-August1956; "Those Were the Days," ibid.,September-October 19561 "Digging for Books," ibid., January-February 1957.

POWELL, Donald M.- Member, Folklore Committee.Member, Membership Committee, American Library Association.Member of Council, American Library Associ- ation.Attended Biennial Conference, SouthwesternLibrary Association, Oklahoma City, October; MidwinterConference, American Library Association, Chicago, February; Annual Convention,Arizona State Library Association, Scottsdale, i ::: Publications: "TheTwelve-Million-Acre Forgery," Manuscripts, Sunnier 1956; "Current ArizonaBibliography," Arizona Quarte±Ïr, Autumn 1956 and Spring1957; "Arizona Books, 1956," Arizona Librarian,inter 1957; "Arizoniana, First Quarter, 1957,"Ibid., Spring 1957; "From Missouri to Mozambique,"Arizona Alumnus, April-May 1957. SIEBECIOER, Dorothy F.- Member, Audit Committee, Arizona State Library Associ- ation.Attended Annual Convention, ArizonaState Library Association, Scottsdale, April. SMITH, E1inorE.- Attended Annual Convention, Arizona State Library Association, Scottsdale, April. WELLBORN, Cecil W.- Attended Annual Convention, Arizona State Library Associ- ation (served as Member, Resolutions Committee),Scottsdale, April.

FACULTY LIBRARY COMMITTEE ROBERT W, BRETALL, Associate Professorof Philosophy PAUL J. DANIELSON, Assistant Professorof Education DOROTHY V, FULLER, Assistant Professorof English DONALD S. ILAISS, Professor of Sociology ALBERT R. Mr3AD, Professor of Zoology RICIfltOND C. NEFF, Associate Professorof Civil Engineering ALBERT L. PICCIIIONI, Profeisor of Pharmacology RAYMOND E. REED, Associate Professorof Animal Pathology FRANCIS J. OWENS, Law Librarian (exofficio member) FlEMING BENNETT, University Librarian (exofficio Chairman) Appendix B

NOTABLE ACQUISITIONS OF1956-57

Arizoniana and Southwestern Americana

llock, William: Six months' residence and travels in Mexico. 1825.2v. El Centro Progress: San Diego and Arizona Railway. 1919. Defouri, Rev. James H.: Historical sketch of the Catholic Church in New Mexico and Arizona. 1887. 1. Gandara, Manuel Maria: Exposicionque hace al supremo gobierno, don Man- uel Liarla Gandara, Gobernador que fue de]. deDartmento de Sonora, sobre su conducta politica y demas sucesos antiguos y recientes acaecidos en aquel departamento. Mexico, 1811.2. MexIco. Ministerio de guerra y marina: Colonias militares; projecto para su establecimiento en las fronteras de oriente y occidente de la Repub- lica. Mexico, 181.1.8. Reavis, James Addison: Petition in the Court of Private Land Claims of the U.S. San ancisco,1892. Treaty (of Fort Sumner) between the U.S. and the Navajo Tribe of Indians. Washington,1868. U.S. Army. Dept. of Arizona: Annual Report of Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles. A1buquerce, 1886. ------:Roster of Troops and Companies (General George Crook). Prescott, 1873.

Agriculture

Botanisches zentralbiatt,v.114-157 & 173. Cambridge Philosophical Society: Biological Reviews, v.10,25-31. Descole, Horacio Paul: Genera et species plantarum argentinarum.v.1-5, pt .1. 1I-.Dioscorid.e' Greek Herbal. 19311.. Forestry Abstracts, v.1-ill.. LIndau, Gustav; Thesaurus litteraturae niycologicae et lichenlogicae.5v. 7Pflanzenreich,V.-10. 8.Svensk Botanisk Tidacrift,v.39-51.

Art

Enciclopedia Mexicana de Arte. 15v. Herbert, John Alexander: Illuminated manuscripts. 1911. Hirth, Georg: Kulturceschicht1iches Bilderbuch aus Vier Jahrhunderten. 2v. 11.. Lebrnann-Brockhaus, Otto: Lateinische schriftquellen zur kunst in England, Wales u. Schottland vom jahre 901 bIs zum jahre 1307.v.1-3, 1955- 5.Tietze, Hans: Kritisches Verzeichnis der Werke Albrecht irers. v.1-3.

Entomology

Bonnet, Pierre: Bibilographi Araneorum, v.1-2,pta,1-3. 191.4.5W British Museum (Natural History): Catalogues of Hesperiidae; the Rothchild Collection of Fleas; Orthopterous Insects; Blattariae; Dermaptera Salta- toria; Ileteropterous Hemiptera; and Homopterous Insects.

(iv) 3.Genera Insectorunt (511. ad.cutional fasicules). 1. Lepidopterorum Catalogue, Lymantrlidae and Saturnlidae, Richardson, Sir John: Puuna Boreali-Ainericana; pt.11.:Insects. 1837. Roewer, Carl Friedrich: Katalog der Araneaevon1758bis 19110. 19112_511. Stach, Jan: Apterygotan fauna of Polandin relation to the world fauna of this group of insects. 6 parts. Winkler, Albert: Catalogue coleopterorumregionis palaearcticae. 19211_32. Geology

Geological Society of South Africa: Transactions,v.[i_46], 118_58. Tertnier, Henri: Traite de Geologie.11v. 1955-56. Zeitschrift fuer Vulkanologie, v.1-171/

Zology Journal de Conchyologie,v.1-195. Journal of Conchology,v.1-23. Societe Malacologique de France: Bulletins.7v. 18811_1890// 11.. Malacological Society ofLondon: Proceedings, v.1-30. 5.Helminthological Abstracts, v.1-211.. 6.Helmlnthologica]. Society of Washington:Proceedings, v.1-211..

Miscellaneous Serials Acquisitions

Acta Mathematica,v.1-811.. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, v.28-l1.7, Calcutta Statistical Association:Bulletin,v.1-5. 1i. Hakluyt Society:Publications, 2nd series. 17V. 5.Historical Society of SouthernCalifornia: Quarberly, 1890-91,1893; v.l7-[18J-35, 1935-53. 6,Sacred Books of the East. 50v. 7.Stockholm. Ostasiatiska Samlingarna:Bulletin,v.1I1-28. Reference Works

Agassiz, Louis: Bibliographia zoologiacet geologiae. 4v. 18118-511.. British Museum, Dept. of PrintedBooks: Subject index of modern works added to the Library,1881-19115. Catalogo de Libros Mexicanoso que tratan de America y de algunos otros impresos en Eapana. 11. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. Physics, v.1-7, Chemistry, v.2-lI.. 9;

5.Paulys Real-Encyc].opaedie der CiassischenAltertumewissenechaft. v.l-l17; 2d.ser. v.1-15; Sappi. v.1-8.

Standard Works

Barrie, James M.: Works. Peter Pan edition. 111v. Cabell, James Branch: Works. Storisend edition. 18v. Hearn, Lafcadlo: WritIngs, 16v. 11.. James, Henry:Works.New York edition. 26v. Parkman, Francis: Works. Champlainedition. 21v. Pepys, Samuel: Diary, edited byH. B. Wheatley, 1Cv. (y) Appendix C

STATISTICAL PRESENTATIONS

OWTH OF LIARY RESOURCES

1955-56 1956-57 NTJI4BEN OF ITEMSATBEGINNING OF YEAR--.- 264,232 271,005 %Change

purchased Items: General Library 4,977 6,093 + 22.11. Law Library 11.70 1,033 +119.8 Microfilm reels 202 8211. +307.9 Microcards 11 29 +16.11 Gift or ExchangeItems 2,560 1,631 - 36.3 Volumes Added Through Binding 2,11.75 3,1156 + 43.3 Volumes Reinstated 10 18 80.0

Total Items Added 10,705 13,0811. -I- 22.2

Volumes Withdram 3,942 3,051 - 22.6

Net Total Items Added 6,763 10,033 48.3

NUMSEN OFITEMS AT END OF YEAR 271,005 281,038* + 3.7

es not include approximately 217,725 uncataloged. government documents.

COIvAP1ATIVE STATISTICS OF BOOKUSE

ppeof Loan 1955-56 1956-57 %Change

HOrv]EUSE 711,276 82,787 +11.4

BUILDING USE:1vdLoan Desk 58,427 64,936 + 11.2 Reserve Book Room . . . . 63,192 64,981 + 2.8 Humanities Reading Room . 19,305 30,315 + 57.0 CPP Reading Room . . . . 1,717 2,155 +25.9

TOTAL i:or OF LOANS 216,917 2115,174 +13.0

(vi) STATISTICS OF CATALOGING

KINDSOF ITEMSPROCESSED 1955-56 1956-57 %Change VOL(JNESIJEWLYCATALOGED: General Library 6,480 Law Library 6,499 + 0.3 170 585 +244.1 (Total Volumes NewlyCataloaed).. .(6,6o) (7,084) (+ 6.5)

ADDITIONS TO ITEMSALREADY CATALOGED: Continuations- General Library 7,630 7,622 + 0.1 Continuations - Law Library 445 851j. Second Copies +91,9 36]. 54]. +49.3 (Total Additions) (8,436) (9,017) ( 6.9) VOLUMES RE-CIASSI±t'IiD ANDRE-CATALOGED 688 1, 6o 14.0

TOTAL VOLUMES PROCESSED 15,774 17,751 + 12.5 TOTAL CARDS ADDff TO CATALOG 3,2l - TOTAL IJUMBER 0F MAIN EN!IIES MADE 7,106 6,8i8 - 4.1

STATISTICS OF ACQUISITIONS WORK

1. Checking TitlesRecommended by culty Members Resultsof 1955-56 l95c-57 Bibliographic Checking No. % No. %Change Not in Library; Orders ¿ placed 3050 80.9 3818 83.1 In Library; oron order 662 17.6 25.2 "Promised' by 712 -15.5 + 7.6 T.E. Hanley 38 1.0 Unable to verify;returned for 44 1.0 +16.0 more informatIon 20 0.5 20 o.". 0.0 TotalTitlesChecked 3770 100.0 4594100.0 +21.9 2. Success in AcquiringTitles Ordered Result of Ordering 1955-56 i6-57 No. Change Supplied by Dealer No. I % Or publisher,.2871i. 93.2 i'. ReportedOut-of-toJ or 3528 91 +22.8 Not-yet -pub li shed 32 1.]. 43 1.1 +34.4 Out-of-print; notavailable in second-handmarket 176 5.7 290 7.5 64.3 Total Titles Ordered 3082 100 O 3861 00.0 +25.3 LIBRARY EXPENDITURES

(Five-Year ComparativeSummary)

Category of %Increase 1952-3 l953-li. 19514._5 Expenditure 1955-6 1956-71956-57over 1952-53 1aries & Wages $80,271 $814.,502 $95,887$100,305$fl14,320 14.2.4 BookS and Periodicals* 14.0,216 14.3,210 50,013 55,233 65,628 63.2 Bjnding* 7,619 8,950 11,863 13,258 13,885 82.2 quipment 1,047 7,506 3,367 3,7i.2 2,959 182.6 Operational Expense 14., 606 Ii,999 4,407 5,328 5,777 25.4

T o t a i $149,167 $133,759 $165,537$177,866 $202,569 51.14.

4Inc1udes Law Library. Other fiures for MainLibrary only.