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- - VOLUME 26 APRIL 9935 NUMBER 4

University Press and the Special Library-Joseph A. Duffy, Jr...... 83 Membership Campaign-Your Share in It-Adeline M. Macrum ...... 85 To Aid Collectors of Municipal Documents-Josephine 6. Hollingsworth . 86 Reading Notes...... 87 Special Libraries Directory of United States and Canada ...... 88 Special Library Survey The Banking LibraryAlta B. Claflin...... 90

I Conference News...... 93 Nominating Committee Report ...... 95 Snips and Snipes...... '...... , . . , 96 "We Do This"...... 97 Business Book Review Digest ...... 98 Whither Special Library Classifications? ...... 99 New Books Received ...... 100 Publications of Special Interest...... 101 Duplicate Exchange List...... , . . . 104 indexed in industrial Arts index and Public Affairs information Service

SPECIAL LIBRARIES published monthly September to April with bi-month1 isrues May to August, by The S ecial Libraries Assodation at 10 Fen streit Concord, N. k. Subscri tion Offices, 10 Fen &met, Concord, N. H., or 145 Hudson Jket fiey Yo&, N. Y. ~ditoriarand Advertising ofices at 345 Hudson Street, , N. Y. &bscrlptlon price: 55.00 a year? foreign 55.50; single copier, 50 cents.

Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Concord, N. H., under the act of , I879 6t SPECIAL LIBRARIES

MARIANC. MANLEY,Editor APRIL, 1935

Volume 26 Number 4

The University Press and the Special Library An Outline for Joint Action By JOSEPH A. DUFFY, JR. Columb~aUniversity Press

HE university press and the special li- where it is assumed they will do the most good, Tbrary have a common heritage. Each is Then it is up to the special librarian to act. the result of a sort of refining process in the either to buy at once or to make a note for technique of transmitting information through future reference, or if additional information is the medium of print. Each grinds somewhat required get in touch with the press. There Nil1 finer than does the commercial publisher or the be no constant hammering or frequent re- general library. However, being specialists minders, the cost is too high. Very few of these does not of itself make them brothers and sis- books make money, but considered as a group ters under the skin. The problem of the special they present a gold mine to the special library. library confronted with the purchase of a book It has become the custom of many univer- lies in the book itself and not in the publisher. sity presses to conduct a joint book exhibit at Yet there is a relationship to be developed, the annual nieetings of such organizations as which if properly fostered will contribute to the National Education Association and the the greater effectiveness of both. American Library Association, as well as many The imprint of a university press upon a less prominent conventions. Anyone who has book is generally conceded to be the hall mark seen these displays may judge for himself the of scholarship. It is too often this very scholar- scope of activity. Recent Bowker statistics in- ship which prevents a wide circulation The dicate that 10 per cent of all new books pub- book is usually the result of an intensive rather lished in the United States in 1934 were the than an expansive approach on the part of the product of university presses. If we eliminate author; the very sort of treatment demanded fiction and children's books as not strictly by a special library. Consequently, unless the within the jurisdiction of the special library, special librarian is ever watchful, invaluable we find that the rate rises to about 15 per cent. material will slip by unnoticed. A too casual The first university press was founded in 1891 reliance upon general sources of book informa- at Johns Hopkins and shortly thereafter was tion will lcad to costly oversights; costly, that followed by and Columbia. Since then is, to the library's coniplete usefulness. The thc number has grown to about thirty in all, university press cannot afford to advertise or now joined in the Association of University circularize as lavishly as its colleague, the Presses. It is obvious from this that the uni- commercial publisher. A circular or seasonal versity press has become a corlsiderable source catalog is directed to the special library. An ad- of supply. vertisement 1s placed in the proper scholarly or The matter of utilizing this rich soil becomes technical journal. Review copes are placed a queslion of the interchange of information 84 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Apil, 1935 between the university press and the special ductive of a common good. The special library library. The extent to which a press may go in may contribute its share by reporting the needs publicizing its wares was suggested above, but in its own field. If some phase of its subject with the cobperation of the special library appears to be inadequately treated a report these methods may be greatly perfected. They should be made to the several presses to be, in may be pointed with direct reference to the turn, transmitted to that department of the needs of the library. In the first place, every university wherein the study may be madc. special library should file the latest informa- This may sound a bit far fetched, but it is not tion concerning its requirements with every unlikely that it may carry some weight in the university press. Let the presses realize that it assignment and selection of topics for doctoral is up to them to see to it that the libraries get dissertations. Also, with such notes at hand a book notices as near to publication date as press may guide its own activities and lay out poss~ble.It is also recommended that unneces- its publishing program with a definite object in sary material on non-pertinent books he mind. weeded out and thus save much time for the There is great diversity in all this s~ecializa- librarian. The special librarian ought to be tion. The many special libraries throughout the able to depend upon every university press for country each with its own problem makes it selected data and prompt service. This does difficult for one publisher to visualizc a unified not merely mean promptness in filling orders, market. Yet here is a unified market, not for but speed and thoroughness in searching out any one book, but for the product for the in- hidden material. It often happens that a chap- dustry as a whole. And when that market ter in a book under some classification foreign becomes articulate and calls upon publishers to to the needs of the special library contains the supply its needs it will be found that as a group very material required to round out a bibliog- the university presses are not only willing but raphy. The university press should be one of equipped to do more than their share of the the first places to which a librarian may turn job. for additional help in performing its duties. On As a start in the right direction it is sug- the other hand, the press is confronted with gested that all special libraries check over the the problem of keeping its mailing lists produc- following list, be sure that they are receiving tive. If the library is in the habit of purchasing catalogs and notices, in brief, be sure that they its books through a jobber or retailer rather are getting the full benefit of a form of special than direct, pass the word on, let it be known publishing. that the special information has not fallen on deaf ears. 'Clark University Press A university press is easily encouraged. Worcester, Mass. When it is serving the cause of scholarship it Columbia University Prees will go out of its way to perform those services 2960 Braadway which to a commercial publisher are eco- New York, N. Y. Duke University Presa nomically prohibitive. Publication of a press Durham, N. C. book is not undertaken for the sole purpose of Fisk University Press making money. It is a special service, an elabo- Nashville, Tenn. ration, if you will, of the same principle upon Harvard University Press which our libraries are based. No one can ap- Randall Hall preciate better than a librarian what it means Cambridge, Mase. to have an encouraging pat on the back. The Indiana University Press university press is delighted to extend its func- Blwmington, Ind. tion through the medium of the library into Johns Hopkine Presa the realm of special knowledge. If the special McCoy Hall Johns Hopkins University library finds that it is drawing more and more Baltimore, Md. on the presses for information which does not Loyola University Press directly result in the purchase of books, that 1076 West 12 Street may be due to a closer contact ultimately pro- Chicago, Ill. April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES New York Univers~tyPress *Un~versityof 32 li'averly Place Ann Arbor, Mich. New York, N. Y. University of M~nnesotaPress Oglethorpe Univers~tyPress 234 Administration Building Oglethorpe University, Ga. Minneapdis, Mmn. Ohio State University Press University of North Carolina Press Columbus, Ohio Chapel Hill, N. C. Princeton University Press Un~versityof Oklahoma Press Princeton, N. J. Norman, Okla. Oxford University Press Univers~tyof Oregon Press 144 Fifth Avenue Eugene, Oregon New York, N. Y. University of Press Stanford University Press 3438 Walnut Street Box 3001 Philadelphia, Pa. Stanford University, Calif *University of Southern *University of Buffalo Los Angeles, Calif. Bureau of Business and Social Research University of Press Buffalo, N. Y. Austin, Texas Univers~tyof California Press University of Washington Press Berkeley, Calif. Seattle, Wash. University of Chicago Press 'University of 5750 Ellis Avenue Madison, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Western Reserve University Press *University of 10940 Euclid Avenue Boulder, Colo. Cleveland, Ohio *University of Yale University Press Urbana, Ill. 143 Elm Street *University of Iowa New Haven, Conn. Iowa C~ty,Iowa University of Maine Press Namea of unlverritles atarred have ~ssuedbob but Orono, Maine are not liated as university prcs?s.

The Membership Campaign-Your Share in It By ADELINE M. MACRUM, Chairman

NEW plan in membership committee work makes good. Passivity is not indicative of gocd A is being tried this year, in many chapters. citizenship nor of good membership. You bene- The former local membership committees have fit by every new person who enters the been expanded to contain if possible one Association because his advice and his experi- tepresentative of each of the ten national ence along professional lines are now yours to groups. The national groups, in turn, have ap- share, and the specialized resources of his pointed membership representatives who work library are more readily available. There are with the local appointees. The main idea, of probably half a dozen colleagues of whom YOU course, is that prospective members will be can think right now, who are not members of more likely to join if asked to do so by someone Special Libraries Association. By asking them in a library similar to their own, or with allied to share our activities you will be doing them a interests. During March, each member of every service and helping to increase their profes- local membership unit was asked to bring in sional prestige as well as that of the Associa- one institutional member and two or more tion. Year after year, the Association works active members. through its various channels to raise the Your part in this scheme of things is not to standards of librarianship, to increase salaries, sit back and hope that your local committee to make available new sources of specialized 86 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 knowledge, to help us all do better work and increase our numbers, curtailment of certain get moreout of life. Will you, in return, consider activities may be unavoidable. We don't want yourself an ex-officio member of your local that to llappen, any of us. Business seems to be membership unit or of the National Associa- on the up-swing; new members should not be tion, and write today to those librarians you hard to get. We are counting on each of you to have in mind, explaining from your own expe- pull your fair share of the load. Your loyalty rience the advmtages of membership? and confidence in the past have been our On December 31, 1933, we had a total mem- greatest asset. There is no more vital way you bership, paid and delinquent, of 1,387, while can help than by bringing in active members. in we had a total of 1,654, or a The improvement in statistics over 1934 shows net increase of 267. A preliminary survey this need not be difficult. The comparison of shows that from to , figures is definite proof. 1935, the following new memberships were NEWMEMBERS, TO MARCH15 recorded: 12 institutional, 46 active, 120 asso- 1934 1935 ciate, or a total of 178. This represents much Institutional ...... 4 9 solid work on the part of local units, group Active ...... 21 19 leaders, and national headquarters. Associate ...... 111 70 Good as it is, the record is not good enough. Total membership dues.. .. $291.00 $300.00 It is absolutely necessary for the success of the many undertakings which our Association What firm in your city would benefit by has under way that we make a better showing institutional membership? Will you write the than we have done hitherto Unless we can letter today?

Aid Collectors Municipal Documents

By JOSEPHINE B. HOLLINGSWORTH Chairman, Special committee on Municipal Documents, Civic-Social Group, and Librarian, Municipal Reference Department, Los Angeles Publ~cL~brary

importance of nlunicipal documents publications has come the decreased budget, THEas sourccs of information to those engaged requiring a curtailment in the number of copies in economic and governmental research has and titles issued. To meet this situation, a never been so thoroughly appreciated as during renewed effort is now under way to provide an the past three or four years of social and politi- adequate means for libraries and research cal change. The federal and state agencies have agencies to assure themselves of the receipt depended largely upon local officials to furnish of the publications desired. work projects for the unemployed. The acute At the 1934 conventions of the Special financial stringency of the cities brought on by Libraries Association and of the American the diminished or uncollected taxes has neces- Library Association, a plan was discussed and sitated the search for new sources of municipal favorably recommended whereby the public or revenue or morc economical governmental or- municipal reference library of each city of ganization. As individual incomes have dimin- 100,000 population or over is to be requested ished all forms of government have had to to furnish the publications of its own city to assume more responsibility toward the citizen. other libraries or research agencies desiring All these factors, as well as many others, have them. focused public attention on city governments This service is now being performed by some and so have created a greater need for public libraries and many municipal reference official sources of informatim. Unfortunately, libraries, but it is hoped that more can be with the increased demand for municipal persuaded to undertake the work. As a prac- April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 87 tical means of putting the plan into operation a Chairn~anof the Public Documents Committee model ordinance has been drafted and is recom- of the American Library Association, has just mended for adoption by local city councils. made available through the University of This ordinance, based on those now in effect Chicago a union list of the publications of in some cities and modified by the suggestions Chicago and Cook County, while the Sixth of librarians experienced in this work, provides District California Library Association has for the distribution of publications furnishing undertaken the preparation of a union list of public information about activities of the city local documents in the libraries of Southern or matters of interest related thereto to libra- California. Both of these have been accom- rians and other research agencies through the plished with theassistance of S. E. R. A, work- public or municipal reference library, the ers, and libraries or library associations are number printed to be in part based on the urged to avail themselves of S. E. R. A. help in library's mailing list records and anticipated carrying out similar enterprises. Where trained requests. A preliminary copy of the ordinance help is not procurable, it has been suggested may be found in the Proceedings of the Public that typists be used to make exact copies of Documents Committee of the American Li- title pages of all documents, both serial and brary Association for 1934, pp. 53-57. separates. Later this could be used for the The Public Documents Committee of the compilation of a checklist with full bibllo- American Library Association and the Special graphical data or a copy could be loaned to Committee on Municipal Documents of the other libraries for checking and cataloging Special Libraries Association are actively sup- purposes. Each city, large or small, should porting this program and will be glad to assist have a complete list of its own publications, libraries desiring to undertake this service. The and the local library is the most suitable place cooperation of local public officials will be for the compilation of such data as well as the sought through contacts with such organiza- collection of the documents themselves. The tions as the International City Managers altruistic library wiIl endeavor to share both Association, the American Municipal Associa- information and reports with other libraries tion and the Municipal Finance Officers and research agencies May we have your sup- Association. port in the proposed program? While believing that a workable scheme for the regular distribution of. municipal docu- Reading Notes ments is particularly vital at this time, the A new publication of interest to museum members of the Special Committee on Munic- members or the special librarians who have ipal Documents have also felt very strongly been vacationing in and adjoining the need of additional checklists and other regions is "Maya Research," a quarterly bibliographical aids for those collecting and publication which is edited by Frans Blom, using this type of reference material. As a first director of the Department of Middle Ameri- contribution in this field, the Basic List of can Research of Tulane University of Louisi- Current Municipal Documents was compiled by ana. This has a bibliographic section under the this committee and published in 1932 by the supervision of Arthur E. Gropp, librarian of Special Libraries Association. This is a check- the Department of Middle American Research. list of the serial publications of 255 American It has reviews and annotations of books and a and Canadian cities. Through the coiiperation list of recent books and articles on the Maya of local libraries, current serials are now being listed in Pub& Affairs Information Sem'ce for nine of our largest cities, while The salesmen for Phoenix Mutual Life documents are given monthly in Municipal Insurance Company are fortunate in the Reference Library Notes. opportunities for reading offered by the Another activity which promises to aid library. The Reading Plan worked out by Mrs. libraries in the collection of municipal docu- Bevan for 1934-35 is stimulating and offers a ments is the movement for compiling union wide range of interest. Her list would be of lists of local documents. Mr. A. F. Kuhlman, value for anyone working out such plans. 88 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 Special Libraries Directory of the United States and Canada

PECLAL Libraries Directory is coming out Special urgent and last follow-up: S big on its Silver Anniversary. X quarter of (a) To members. a century ago it borrowed a few pages in the (b) To non-members. little brand-new SPECIALLIBRARIES and there Geographical lists made of those still "out- its small coterie of 108 organizations made a standing" and mailed to Chapter presidents first bow in unison, testifying to the library and secretaries with request to check. world that something was really doing in this All typed copy re-read. matter of specialization. Then Dorsey Hyde From 200 to 300 letters written to individual (a name we conjure with) after the Survey libraries, questioning data on questionnaire, gave us the 1921 pamphlet where the coterie asking explanation or filling in of incomplete became a chorus of 429 voices. In 1925 a book, data. twice the size of the first edition, showed us In the meanwhile there were regularly re- the stage was filling and the wings alive with ceived from Headquarters Office the names of some 975 participants. Truly enough in its new members, library or individual, and cards preface, Mr. Dana predicted "the end is not for these were made out for inclusion in the yet"; for the third edition of 1935 is a sizeable directory; and lists of nonmembers were book from whose pages, now shorn of moribund typed and sent to the membership chairman. members, a gathering of 1,475 organizations Additional labor consisted in: spreads into the arena. Planning procedure. The laborious compilation of the present Planning typographic set-up. book has run to nearly a year and its labor has Obtaining preliminary estimates. by no means been unseasoned with love. A Preparing the three indexes (10,000 cards round dozen persons had a hand in the making used). and many a holiday, to say nothing of many a Editing whole manuscript. drop of midnight oil, has been freely spent. Obtaining advertisements. The whole thing took approximately 1,300 Obtaining final estimates (from six printers). hours. Set-up of instructions for printer. This is the work the hours saw in the order Proof reading. of their passing: Preparing, addressing, etc., advance orders. Decision made to include Canada, to omit Preparing advertisements and releases for all libraries of the general type, and to arrange directory. alphabetically by city under state with or- A man-size job for, and from, the Publica- ganization, personnel and subject indexes. tions Committee and the Directory Committee All available lists of libraries, i.e., old S. L. A. chairman, Eleanor Cavanaugh! director~esand local directories, checked with And now just what do these directories S. L. A. membership and a card file made, - record of our growth? The list published in yellow for members, blue for non-members. April 1910, or Volume I, No. 4 of the little Two thousand mimeographed question- eight-page magazine published by the Special naires with page of instructions sent out. Libraries Association, was the first record of Returns checked by S. L. A. Secretary such sources of information. Admittedly in- against her files for possible corrections in complete, it represented all the libraries that name, title, address. could be discovered through, the resources Card record checked "received." available. Of its 108 libraries, 25% were legis- Copy edited. lative and municipal reference, - that is, COPYtyped. either the state libraries and their divisions, Follow-up sent. or municipal libraries and associations dealing Second follow-up sent. with that type of information. April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 89 This Special Libraries Directory of the llassachusetts Institute of Technology United States and Canada, appearing twenty- \L7estern Society of Engineers five years later, covers 1,475 organizations as P~~biicicfzlzlies against the 108 listed in 1910, - an amazing Commonwealth Edison Company growth showing that, of the total recorded Edison Electric Illuminating Con~pany libraries, all but 8% have developed since United Gas Improvement Company 1910; showing also the almost unlimited pos- Scientific Associatzons sibilities inherent in the field. It is of interest to note that, excluding the Academy of Xatural Science state libraries, the following thirty charter en- American Entomological Society trants in that earliest list are still active. These American Geographical Society long established libraries, grouped by their Arnold Arboretum Library predominating interest, are as follows: Massachusetts Ilorticultural Society SPECIAL LIBRARIES LISTED In the fields of information covered, the BOTH IN 1910 AND 1935 greatest growth has appeared in that of com- merce and finance. Municipal and reference legislative libraries were early firmly in- Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference trenched; insurance libraries, well started. Merchants' Association of New York The development in the use of libraries as New York State Chamber of Commerce vital departments in financial and commercial institutions, however, is a story of recent Business Branch of the Newark Public Library years. The rapid establishment of special Price, Waterhouse & Company libraries in all fields is shown by the number of libraries, roughly grouped by predominating interest, in each of the four directories. Associations BROADCLASSIFICATIONS OF LIBRARIES Association of Life Insurance Presidents COVEREDIN THE SEVERALDIRECTORIES Insurance Library Association of Boston 1910 1921 1925 1935 Insurance Society of New York Civics and Sociology ... 39 43 153 236 Business Commerce...... 5 84 135 154 Equitable Life Assurance Society Finance ...... 2 32 56 77 Prudential Insurance Company of America Insurance...... 5 14 27 48 Museum ...... 6 8 21 84 Newspaper ...... 0 5 39 81 Art Science and Technology.. 35 122 161 323 All other types ...... 16 121 383 472 Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago The tremendous strides in geographical Museum Library range are as conspicuous as the mere numbers Museum Association and made visible at a glance by the arrange- Metropolitan Museum of Art ment of the present edition. In 1910 only one special library was listed for California. In Commercial 1935, 175 are recorded for that state. As for Philadelphia Commercial Museum the cities, where New York in 1910 had 25 Natural History special libraries it now has 278; Philadelphia American Museum of Natural History has leaped from 6 to 102, Chicago has moved Field Museum of Natural History from 11 to 95; Boston from 13 to 91; and has 67 as against none in 1910. To what limitless resources in information is Engineering this 1935 edition not a key. How will it tally General Electric Company with the directory that appears in 19601 How Arthur D. Little, Inc. are we going to grow? Engineering Societies Library MARIEL. PREVOST. 90 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 The Special Library Profession and What It Offers 8-The Banking Library By ALTA B. CLAFLIN Libranan, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

attempt at a cotnposite picture of of the Federal Reserve banks, finding them- THISfinancial libraries as they are today has selves more or less the financial arbiters of been suggested by a summary of replies to a their own Districts, began to fortify themselves recent questionnaire sent to certain typical with files and shelves of financial, statistical libraries in this field, supplemented by personal and business data in charge of trained statis- impressions resultant of sixteen or more years ticians and librarians. of general acquaintance with financial libraries In 1929 Miss Cavanaugh made the state- and librarians. The picture will be blurred, and ment that over one hundred financial institu- perhaps distorted, from lack of first-hand tions in the United States at that time were knowledge of many details, but it may still be maintaining libraries within their organiza- profitable at this time to examine even an tions, about 75 of which were in New York indistinct likeness of ourselves as we have City. An informal list compiled in 1933 puts grown to be in the comparatively few years of the total number of such libraries in the United our existence. States and Canada nearer to 70 or 75. This re- Very few financial libraries can look back on duction to a large extent has been due to the a history of twenty years, or of barely fifteen. high mortality of the organizations the~nselves In most cases their almost imperceptible be- during the depression years. In other cases, ginnings took definite shape in the years consolidations have brought together several following the World War. The reasons for this, originally separate library collections. We in the case of the investment libraries, might cannot fail to observe however, and it is borne be found in the greatly broadened interest of out by a study of the questionnaire summary the general public in all investment securities at hand, that almost all of the organizations as a result of the popularizing efforts of the which have managed to weather the storm Government during the Liberty Bond sales have retained them library service and their campaigns; and in the growing financial under- library staffs, however much reduced in size writing demands of American industries. and budget allowance. Several investment research and service organ- izations, newly formed about this time, added PRESENT SITUATION their efficient libraries to the growing list. Some We come now to a survey of the physical of the great public utilities companies, as, for characteristics of our composite picture. example, the American Telephone and Tele- Fortunate indeed is the library which in its graph Company in New York, and H. M. more prosperous days was able to acquire- Ryllesby Company in Chicago, also felt the and to hold - housing space sufficient to con- necessity of maintaining complete informa- tain the whole of its growing collection in one tional collections along financial lines, as well central location, without recourse to transfers as in their own technical fields. to other inaccessible and unwanted corners of War finance and its aftermath greatly ex- the building, or being compelled to discard, for tended the scope of the larger commercial lack of space, much material still capable of banks in international affairs, so that many real historical value. others began to follow the already well-known Within the library itself, the verlical files, examples of the National City Bank and the with their priceless, though ephemeral, con- Guaranty Trust Company of New York in tents, form the backl~oneof the whole collec- building up informational collections in charge tion. It may seein heresy, but it is true that the of competent staffs. About this time, too, most book collection, however largc, is only an April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 91 adjunct or supplement to the files, - certainly From the present survey it is seen that in such libraries as ours, whose chief objective library staffs range in number from one to is the supplying of statistical and other data on eight persons, although we know that, in what happened last year, last month, last palmier days, the personnel of some of the week, yesterday - or tomorrow. The most larger banking libraries comprised a much important duty of the chief librarian is keeping greater number. It is also seen that in almost this file collection as complete and up-to-the- all cases staffs are made up entirely of women. minute as possible, at the same time continu- It is hard to find a reason why this work should ally weeding out the dead or obsolete items or appeal so much more to women than to men, or such as have later been compiled more mm- why the organizations themselves seem to pactly in book form. prefer women for such positions. The size and contents of the shelf and files The various grades of work performed by collection differ radically with every library. the members of the staff of average size have From the present survey it is found that book become fairly standardized. The librarian and collections vary from 2,000 to 23,000 volumes, the fist assistant as a rule have had the advan- and the files from five or six four-drawer units tages of both college education and library to 70 or more. school training. Upon these two devolve gen- The types and subject matter of the material eral administration, the selection of new collected differ as radically with every library. libmy material and the discarding or other- Basic lists on what every financial library wise disposing of the obsolete, the main refer- should contain have been compiled from time ence work, classifying, cataloging, indexing, to time by good authorities, but it is safe to and assigning of headings for the subject files. say that no library has ever found it necessary The next in rank is apt to be a college gradu- to accumulate all the items noted in such lists ate, but not necessarily library school trained. or to confine itself to the subjects specified. The The mental discipline and breadth of interest principle onwhich the building up of the library gained during her college years qualifies her for collection is based may be stated as follows: intelligent reading and summarizing of the Have everything that is needed for the proper daily news items, the indexing and digesting of functioning of the organization for which the periodical articles, reviewing of new books and library is maintained - and no more. pamphlets, and the handling of the less exact- ing reference questions The filing, clerical, ORGANIZATION AND STAFF record, and mechanical duties of more or less It is quite vital to the full efficiency of the responsibility, to be performed in all libraries, library that it should rank in the organization are assigned to junior clerks of at least high which it serves as at1 independent department school education. Very often these assistants answerable only to a higher official: and the have been promoted to the library from other definite recognition of the librarian as a departments in the organization. department head or manager is most desirable. In such a set-up the range of salaries is fairly It is usual that the greater proportion of the wide. It is most essential to come to an early service performed is directed to the needs of understanding with the officials who have the some one department, such as the Research or decisions as to promotions and salaries just Statistical Department, the Credit, Trust, or about how much each grade of work calls for in Investment departments, and the library background, experience and financial remuner- naturally is undcr the supervision of the officer ation. Otherwise the staff may always be at the to whom such department also reports. mercy of the caprice or financial situation of The independence of the library, moreover, the moment. makes it possible to centralize in that depart- As to hours and vacation periods it is ap- mentall acquisitionsol printed material needed parent that most of us abide by those prevail- within the organization and thc economical ing in the organization. It is always unwise to supervision of such material whether acquired insist on special privileges of any kind for the for the organization as a whole, or for the ex- library staff. clusive useof any onedepartment or individual. No survey, of course, can be made of the 92 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 personal attributes of members of the library built-up reputation for accurate, thorough, staff, yet it is well to emphasize here that, in interested and intelligent helpfulness. organizations such as ours, managed by hard- headed, practical, virile men of affairs and BIBLIOGRAPHY their juniors, it is absolutely essential that each Many good descriptions of the various bank memhr of the staff be personally acceptable. libraries have appeared from time to time in Probably as much as in any other type of the house organs of the banks in which they library, selection of the personnel must be are located. Aside from these the following is a made with special regard to adaptability, good brief (and undoubtedly incomplete) list of manners, personal grooming, self-respect, and periodical articles, arranged chronologically. ability to maintain her just and proper footing SPECIAL LIBRARIES,June 1919. Most of the issue within the organization. is given to descriptions of the work of several financial libraries. USE OF THE LIBRARY How a bank library gains public favor, by Osgood The decision as to whom the library service Baley (Bankers Monlhly, Nov. 1919, P. 30). shall be extended very largely governs the Describes the establishment of the library at make-up of the whole library collection and the First-W~sconsinNational Bank of Milwau- kee under Margaret Reynolds. theduties performed. Is the library to be main- Scope of financial library for a modern bank a,,d tained the officials, for One de- trust company, by Raleigh S, Rife, Guaranty ~artnlent,or only for the organization as a Trust Company of New York (Trust Compa- whole? Shall the clients of the organization, or ,ies, M~~.1920, 287). the general public, be allowed the prideges of Thespecial service of a banking library, by Jeanne the library? B. Foster, Kuhn, Loeb and Company, New Practically all financial libraries are now York (SPECIALLIBRARIES, Sept.4ct. 1921, endeavoring to serve to the utmost extent Pa 177). every individual every department in the Value of a library service to the smaller banking organization, thoughvery likely the preponder- institution, by Alta B. Claflin, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Bankers Magaxinc, Oct. ance of the service performed will be for the 1921, 635). benefit of the One Or two which Functions of a bank library, by Vivian G. Smith, need it most. In addition the library facilities Security Trust and savings ~~~k,L~~ A~~~~~~ are usually quite freely extended to the clients (CoastBanker,Apr. 1923, p. 407). of the bankor investment house, or, in the case How a financial library aids in underwriting for- of Federal Reserve banks, to the member eign loans, by Raleigh S. Rife (SPECIAL banks of the district. LIBRARIES,May 1923, p. 77). Speech made In any institution where research and study before New York S. L. A. Feb. 27, 1923. HOWfinancial libraries are serving bankers, by are a very small side issue in the business of the day, the majority of potential users of the Alice L. Rose, National City Bank of New York (Bankers Monthly, June 1923, p. 19). library have to reminded of its facilities, and be Financial libraries, a radio talk, by R, E. Wright the library services brought unsolicited to (American Banker, 3, 1924, p. ll). their very desks. There are many ways by How financial libraries serve banks, by Margaret which most of us endeavor to reach all possible ~~~~~ld~pankers M~~~~;~~,D~~.1924, users, - by mimeographed daily news re- p 1075). views, printed monthly bulletins of book re- Start a "run" on the banklibrary, by K. Dorothy views and periodical notes, bulletin boards, Fewson, Bank of Italy N. T. & S. A., Sari definite space assigned to library news in the Francisco (Coast Banker, Oct. 1926, p. 365). employees' staff magazines, etc., etc. We must Where can I find it? Some data On the organiza- be mostcareful, however, not to overdo this tion a financial library, by S. Cavanaugh, Standard Statidtics Company sort of thing, in our zeal to bring the library (Your Mamy, Aug, 1929, p. 26). facilities to every employee, for we should soon =he modern bank and trust company library, by kame a bore and the very we Laura Jane Gage, Central Republic Bank and are striving to attain. After all, the VeV best Trust Company, Chicago (Trust Companies, publicity for any library is a quietly and slowly Aug. 1931, p. 179). April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Conference News OUR full days of business, helpful ad- Milton E. Lord, director, Boston Public Fdresses and valuable contacts, with oppor- Library. tunity for visits to notable libraries and his- Edward H. Redstone, librarian, Massachusetts toric places, are included in the program for State Library. the 27th annual conference of Special Libraries Howard L. Stebbins, librarian, Social Law Association, which will be held in Boston, June Library, Boston. 11-14, 1935. Besides visits to the Harvard College Library James F. Ballard, director of the Boston and that of the Business School, followed by Medical Library, has been appointed chairman luncheon at the Faculty Club, Harvard Day of the Program Committee. Serving with him on June 11th will include visitsin theafternoon are: to the Germanic and the Fogg Art Museums, William Alcott, librarian, ~oshGbbe. and a visit to Radcliffe College. The Harvard Dr. Arthur H. Cole, librarian, Harvard School Business School has planned a tea lor the of Business Administration. afternoon. Announcement is also made of a Marion G. &ton, librarian, Federal Rwwe reception by the Boston Public Library on Bank of Boston. Thursday evening, with music and dancing Elinor Gregory, librarian, Boston Athenaeum. from nine to eleven.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM Hotel Statler- Boston June 11-14,1935 TUESDAY,JUNE I1 8.00 A.M. Informal breakfast, Hotel Statler. Newspaper Group Meeting 9.30 A.M. Boston Medical Library: Inspec- tion of library and exhibits. Round table 9.00 A.M. Breakfast conference. discussion and seminar. Leader, James F. HARVARD UNIVERSITY Ballard, librarian, BostonMedical Library. VISITING DAY Topics: Book selection and purchase; Morning. Visits to the Business School library, Cdperative buying and allocation of the Harvard College Library and its special material; Weeding out and discarding; collections. Binding and its substitutes. Luncheon at the Harvard Faculty Club. 1.00 P.M. Informal luncheon. Afternoon. Visits to the libraries of the Law 2.15 P.M. Massachusetts Horticultural So- School, the University Museums, the ciety Library: Round table discussion. Germanic Museum, the Fogg Art Museum, Leader, Miss Dorothy St. J. Manks, Radcliffe College. Tea at the Business librarian, Massachusetts Horticultural School. Society. Topics: Research materials in the 4.00 P.M. Executive Board and Advisorg biological sciences; Indexes and their Council Meeting. deficiencies. First General Sion University and College Departmental Li- 8 P.M. brarians Speaker: President Karl T. Compton, Massa- 8.00 A.M. Breakfast conference, " Experi- chusetts Institute of Technology. ence" meeting for the purpose of becom- WEDNESDAY,JUNE 12 ing better acquainted. GROUP MEETINGS 2.00 P.M. General meeting with outside Biological Science speakers. 7 94 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 Commerce and Financial 10.00 A.M.Joint meeting. Speaker: Dr. Jo- Second General Session seph B. Hubbard, editor, Review of Em- Business Meeting, 9.30 A.M. 7ramiE Statistics; author, The Banks, the GROUP MEETINGS Budget, and Business (1934). Second speaker to be announced. Biological Science 2.00 P.M. Hanard Medical School Library, Financial Boston. Inspection of library and exhibits. 1.00 P.M. Lunchcon. Round table discussions. Leader, Miss Check List of Foreign Financial Material, Frances N. A. Whitman, librarian, Har- report by Miss Eleanor S. Cavanaugh, li- vard Medical School Library. Topics: brarian, Standard Statistics Co., New York. How to "Sell" your library to its clientele. Subject Headings List, report by Miss What I do that is different from standard Marguerite Burnett, librarian, Federal Re- practice. Economies, good and bad. serve Bank of New York. Business meeting and election of officers, etc. Commerce Informal luncheon. Insurance 10.00 A.M. "What an Executive Wants from Financial His Library," discussion by two insurance Luncheon for Federal Reserve librarians company executives to be named later. at the Federal Reserve Bank. Address by John M. Holcombe, Jr., Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau of Insurance Hartford. 2.00 P.M. Librarians of different types of in- surance libraries will talk about the work Newspaper of their libraries. Questions and discussion. 9.00 A.M. Breakfast conference, "Some New Business meeting. Reference Books," discussion led by Miss Marie-Anne E. Walker, librarian, New Newspaper York Times. Followed by a panel meet- 8.30 A.M. Breakfast conference. ing on " Preventing Loss of Library Ma- 1.00 P.M. Luncheon meeting at "Old terial," led by William Alcott, librarian, France." Boslon Globe. 2.30 "Clearing House of Difficult Ques- 10.30 Address, "Advertising and the Li- tions," discussion led by Miss Agnes J. brary." (Speaker to be announced later.) Peterson, librarian, Journal. 12.30 P.M. Luncheon meeting, followed by Reports of committees and election of visit to the Boston Herald Library. officers. 2.00 "The Romance of a Picture: Its Travels from Photographer to Files," an Public Business Librarians exhibit and discussion by Maurice Sy- Informal discussion of administrative monds, librarian, New York News. problems. Science-Technology P.M. 10.00 A.M. General group meeting. Speaker, 1.00 Luncheon. Group symposium, Mrs. Ruth McG. Lane, librarian, Vail Afternoon Tea. The Association will be the Library, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- guests of The Christian Science Publishing nology. Second speaker to be announced. Society at the Society's beautiful new building. Annual Banquet, Hotel Statler, 6.30 P.M. Evening Reception. The Association will be Speaker: Professor J. Anton Dehaas, Har- the guests of the Boston Public Library from vard Business School. 9 to 11 P.M. Music and dancing. Apdl, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 95

Season Ticket One TVU~~ Third General Session .. . $39.15 $6 38 Busin- Meeting, 9.30 A.M. Cleveland. ... 39.20 6. 38-. GROUP MEETINGS Detroit...... 42.95 7.50 University and College Departmental Li- Chicago ..... 58.65 10.13 brarians Montreal. .. 20 00 3.75 1.00 P.M. Luncheon. Symposium on the De- Pacific Coast partmental Library. points.. ... 142 25 24 13 Business meeting. A suggestion 1s made that those from the North Atlantic States who come to Boston by Commerce the Eastern Steamship Lines through the by members of the Group' Cape Cd Canal on the evening of June 10, Business meeting. register in advance with the local committee Newspaper members so that a block of staterooms together for the party might be purchased, the prices 8.30 A.M. Breakfast conference. being $1.00, $2.00 and $2.50 for inside rooms, 1.00 P.M. Luncheon meeting, followed by $3.00 and $3.50 for outside rooms, one way, visit to libraries of the Boslon Globe and each room accommodating one or two persons. the Boston Amertcan-Advertzser-Record. Public Business Librarians Nominating- Committee Re~ort 1.00 P.M. Luncheon, followed by visit to the I-IE Nominating Committee submits the Kiratein Business Branch of the Boston Tfollowing list of candidates as officers of Public Library. the Special Libraries Association for the year Science-Technology 1935-1936: 2.30 P.M. Business meeting. President, Howard L. Stebbins, Librarian, Evening - Visit to Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Social Law Library, Boston Sudbury, followed by dinner at the Inn. First Vice President, William F. Jacob, Li- brarian, Main Library, General Electric NOT-, - ~h~ programs of the ~i~i~.~~~i~l Co"panyt Schenectady and the Museum Groups will be announced later. Second Vice President, Etheldred Abbot, Li- brarian, Ryersot~and Burnham Libraries, TRAVEL COMMITTEE The Art Institute of Chicago ROUNDTRIP Treasurer, Mildred B. Potter, Librarian, Slimmer Excursion Business Department, Hartford Public Library New York City' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' $13.80 by Director for Term of Three Years, Marguerite Philadelphia...... 19.00 Burnett, Librarian, Federal Reserve Bank Baltimore...... 24.55 of New York Washington...... 26.85 Maria C. Brace Charlotte Noyes Taylor ROUNDTRIP Lucile L. ICeck Florence Wagncr By Eastern Steamship Lines Alta B. Claflin, Chairman New York City. $10.00 30 days limit The Directors whose terms have not ex- l6 ril & N;y' Philadelphia ' ' . 's y:t ",!: pired are: Ford M. Pettit, who retires in 1936, Baltimore. .... 21.60 Washington . . 23 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, and Mrs. Jolan M. Fertig, who retires in 1937. By- the provision- of section 3, paragraph 5 of NOTE: On rail tickets on through trains via the Constitution, Ruth Savord, the retiring Hellgate Bridge Route Washington, Philadel- President, becomes a member of the Execu- phin and Baltimore add $1.80. tive Board for one year. SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935

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Open Letters. . . . Dear Pres.: This will tell of Buffalo. Her headquarters are at Grover you what you may have vaguely suspected - Cleveland Park, which sounds very pleasant to that we were all concerned about your Opera- us. . . . Jerome K. Wilcox of the John Crerar tion and that we're glad to learn that you've Library, Chicago, is giving a series of lectures gotten through it so smartly We heard that on special libraries and uses the series of sur- you left the hospital today! Well, mind the veys running in SPECIAL LIBRARIESas the doctor and get your strength back. basis for his discussion. . . . And while we're SNIPSAND SNIPES. on the surveys, the Director of the University of Illinois Library School likes 'em, and so P.S. We read that John Barrymore was at does an executive of a large corporation who your hospital, also being sick. Did you see is studying the surveys with a view to en- him? . . . larging his own library. . . . Before the above communication could reach President Savord, the following came to S. L. A. in Print. . . . Carrie Maude Jones, us . . . "Dear S. & S.: Could you spare me a librarian of the National Association of Real few lines in your valuable (sic!) column - Estate Boards, has been having a most im- enough to say thank you to the generous well- pressive series of articles on the reorganization wishers throughout the Association who re- of defaulted bond issues in the Journal of Land membered me so kindly while I was in the and Pub& Utility fionomus. . . . Rebecca hospital? I shall get around to notes, but at Rankin published an article on "The Earning present the best I can do is send my thanks in Power of Special Libraries" in the March issue this form. of the National Munici@l Rcoicur. . . , Ade- R. S. . . ." laide R. Hasse, Research Consultant, Federal Emergency Relief Administration, edits the Snippets. . . . M. Dorothy Howard was Legislative Bulletin for the FERA Research mamed on February 14th to Mr. Henry Library. The issue we saw was a splendid Atkinson Bowen in Los Vegas, Nev. . . . We summary of State Work Relief Bills. . . . don't know where or when it happened, but Mary Jane Henderson is up and about and has Rosalind Wilson, librarian of the Gulf Re- just finished compiling -a bibliography of search & Development Corp. of Pittsburgh, is articles on investments of life insurance com- now Mrs. Rosalind Noble. . . . Margaret panies. If you want a copy, write her. . . . Reynolds, librarian of the First Wisconsin Cincinnati Chapter has compiled and pub- National Bank, was in New York recently. lished a Union List of Periodicals in the 40 . . . Edith FIagg found June in January down special, public and university libraries of their South. . . . And Mildred Potter flew to city. There are 3,613 magazines entered and Punta Gorda for a ten days' visit. . . . Mrs. the list sells for $2.00. . . . Did you see the Maynard is in Winter Park planning her new nice editorial in the February 15th Library job, which will be a small mail order business Journal on SPECIAL LIBRARIES'25th Anni- conducted from her farm near Boston. . . . versary?

Happy Birthday to You. . . . Happy birth- Pick-Up Nok. . . . The Newark Business day to you, etc., Pandick Press, Inc , on March Branch is almost back on a full time basis. 15th, and congratulations on being 12 years When the city discovered that people didn't old. . . . like a four-day week for libraries, it gave the libraries a 20% increase in their appropriation About It and About. . . . Mrs. Clara Harvey and there are now no more bookless days in Josselyn is now librarian of the Garden Center Newark. . . . April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES "We Do This" Clippings. * * In marking and underlin- the space of the library are both conserved. - ing the clippings for our daily clipping service, Mzlwaukee Mtwictpal Reference Library. we have found a combination red-and-black * * * We use loose-leaf notebook rings pencil to be invaluable for eliminating extra about 2% inches in diameter for fastening our motions. A red and a black pencil are bound to- clipping scrapbooks together while we are gether with adhesive tape, end-to-end, with working with them. This enables us to insert the red point at one end and the black point at the sheets in their proper place at once, thus the other. A pencil on the market has remov- having the scrapbooks instantly available at able lead. - Fe&ral Reserve Bank, Nm York. all times without having to stop to insert sheets * * For our corporation clippings we have by dismantling the entire scrapbook through a device called the sortograph, that facilitates removal of the regular lacings. These same the work of dividing many items on corpora- loose-leaf rings are also very useful in keeping tions into alphabetical groups, after which each carbon copies of letters temporarily in order, as letter-section is given to the girl who pastes any desired letter may be taken from the file the clippings in that particular group. The without disturbing the chronological order of sortograph is a collection of alphabetical guides the others. arranged on a track the length of a work table. An alternative for these rings that we have The operator sits at the table and slides the also sometimes used are long, spike-like paper machine back and forth rapidly asshe files each fasteners. These are useful when it is desired to clipping in the correct place. Next to its remove some of the latest additions to the rapidity the best point in its favor is that the sheets without disturbing the whole scrapbook, girls enjoy using it and the executives get a before the final lacing with cord takes place. thrill out of running it for all visiting officials! As the standard fasteners are too wide for the - Standard S/afisliGs Co. holes in the Gaylord multi-binders, we have to * * Years ago we took a tip from some order fasteners specially ground down to size in library which arranged articles clipped from the bank's workshop. - Fedsral Rcseme Bank, magazines by the name of the magazine. No re- New York. cataloging is needed, as the name of the maga- zine is the constant factor by which the article Periodical, Newspaper and Document Files. may be found, no matter how much subject in- * * We have a simple and inexpensive dexing has been done. - Mclropolitan Life In- method for shelving pamphlets and unbound surance Co., Nnu York. government documents. We buy red rope in * * To help the men who use the clippings, sheets, cut it in strips of a width corresponding we separate the dividend items and file them to the height of the pamphlets and a length suf- on blue paper; confidential statements are on ficient to wrap around several pamphlets and white paper; all other clippings are filed on lap over. A label describing the same is pasted manila paper. - Slandard Slatzslics CO. on the back, pamphlets are wrapped with the * * * During the year the library clips thou- strip of red rope, tied with a string around the sands of clippings on municipal and related package and placed on the shelf. Our docu- subjects from the daily newspapers. In order ments are arranged on the shelf by issuing of- to avoid duplication and provide more com- fice. The advantages are: They do not take up pact mounting we find it convenient to allow as much room as pamphlet boxes; more these to accumulate for a month. They are pamphlets may be put in the package a3 creas- then sorted and classified, and the duplicates, ing the red rope does not hurt it; there is pro- which are especially numerous in the local tection from dust and they are easier to handle field, weeded out. As many articles as possible than loose pamphlets. -Standard Oil Conz- classified under the same number are mounted pany of California. on one of the manila cards used for this pur- * * * We use special wide double strength pose. In this way the time of the paster and rubber bands for bundling our back numbers of 7 * 98 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 newspapers, instead of the wrapping paper and cents. This is also useful in removing the spike- cord formerly used. These papers are kept for like bank pins that are often used to fasten to- six months, and niay be referred to at any time gether office correspondence or other sheet ma- and easily strapped together again after using terial sent to the library. - Federal Reserve them without having to bother about knotted Bank, Nm York. strings, etc. So little dust collectson newspapers * * * We have had some success from send- in the storage room in these few months, that ing advance overdues, giving a reader full an outside wrapping is unnecessary. - Federal warning of the date on which a popular book is Reserve Bank, Nm York. going to be due. - Metro#olitan Lije Insurance * * * The library uses a different color each Co., New York. year in binding magazines. This has proved a * * * We have just discovered in another time saving device in taking volumes from the department of the bank a typewriter that has shelves. - Commonwealth Club of California. extra-large type (Remington No. 12), which now saves us time and effort through eliminat- One thing and Another. * * * If pins are ing quch hand printing. This type can be used used in mounting clippings on backers for cir- for chart work, for headings on vertical file culation, the job of removing the pins in order folders, for shelf and stack labels and many to file the clippings soon results in sore or other uses for which laborious hand printing is bruised finger-tips. After experimenting with usually necessary. Make inquiries in your or- scissors, knives, etc., we discovered that a small ganization, and see if one such typewriter is not tin strawbeny huller is an excellent substitute available somewhere. - Federal Reserve Bank, for soft fingers. This can be bought for five Nm York. Business Book Review Digest Compiled by the Staff of the Business Branch of the Public Library, Newark, N. J. While space limitatiotu permit only the more important books to be covered in these pages, the Bfrsiriess Branch maintains an index to business book rcviews. This nozu covcrs approximately 5,000 titles, rnmning' from 1922 to date. This index may bc freely coruultcd by sjedal librarians. Appleman, Earl. Inland marine insurance. Clark, L. E. Central banking under the Fed- McGraw-Hill, 1934. 232 p. 82.50. eral Reserve System. Macmillan, 1935.437 Explains the orwn of inland marine and its relation p. $5.00. to other branches of insurance Interpretates and ana- A h~storyand analysis of the establishment, develop- lyzes the meanmg of the various clauses used in the ment and operation of the Federnl Reserve System as n principle palieies, "relying principally upon the deci- central banking institution. sions relating to sirn~larstipulations In marme, fire and One teviewer states that very few references to the casualty policies from which these policies have been prrnciples of modern central hanking or to Its func- developed." tional adjustnlent to the particular national economic More than 600 legal decisions are c~tcdThe nppen- yet-up are found, but recommends it h~ghlyas a hli dtces contain b~blrography,table of cases, and authori- of great usefulness because of the systematic organiza- tics c~ted.Wh~le intended primarily for those in the in- tlon of material and for its clearness of presentation. surance field, it w~llbe of interest to those In the legal In the opmon of other reviewers it will serve as a profession as well. permanent record of the Federal Reserve System dur- hd. Art$ Index, . p. 3. 75 words ing the twenty years of ~tsexistence and though thor- oughly scientific, is interestmg and easy reading for the general public. Includes a b~bl~ography Baer, J. B. Commodity exchanges. 3rd ed. + BU~IRI~IO,. p 77. 400 words. + Burron's. , 1935. p. 8. 175 words. Harper, 1935. 319 p. $3.00. Dun 5 Bradstreet Ma. Rev, . o. 35. An author~tntwe, comprehens~veexplanat~on of the 175 words workmas of commodity exchanges, easily understood Ind Arts Index, February 1935. p. iii. 110 words. 11) the layman ~ons~derat~on11;s been &en, in this revised ed~t~on,to the broader influences which are Converse' of marketing' Re". ed. Prentice-Hall, 1935. 985 P. $5.00. a ~ needed-- for Droner. . aonraisal.. of the oresent status of- the exchanger Changes have been made in some of An enormous amount of information made available thc ~llustrations and a sbort bibliography has been smce the publication of the first edition, has been in- ~ncluded.Spoken of as a 4tandard work. cluded ~n th~srevised edition Functional and com- Rurron's, , 1935. p 10. 250 words. rnodlty approaches, market inatttutions, commod~ty April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 99 marketing, mclchandlszng and prlces and competitlon ography is included and cltatlons of decisions and have heen considered In detail The appcndlx contains statutes follow each chapter. This bmk will be of Inter. miormation on the total cost of markctiz~g Dibllogra- est and value to thc student and lawyer 111 hclplng hlm phy at end of chapters No crit~cdcomment given. to understand what 1s behind legal rules. Dom. Catntn., . 1935 p 111. 75 words. Ind. Arts Iizdcr. . p iii 75 words. Management R., March 1935. p. 95. 150 words. Life Asrn. News, February 1935. p. 476. 600 words. Epstein, R. C. Industrial profita in the U. S., Slichter, S. H.Towards stability. Holt, 1934. 1934. National Bureau of Economic Re- 211 p. $2.00. search, 1934. 678 p. $5.00. A thoruogh, readable analysis of the problems of The author has used for thls statiatical study of profit cconamlc balance that emerge m connection with busz- rates on invested capital an unbroken record of Income neas cycles. One of the nlost intcrestmg and thoushtful qtatements for 2,046 manufacturing and 664 tradms chapters, in the opinlon of one reviewer, is that en. companlcs for each of the years 1919-1928, with sup- titled, "Our Obsolete Constitution". Spoken of as a plementary statements for 71 corporations to carry the searchmg and pamataking analysis of every phase of record through 1932. There is a prelimmary note by the problem, although not opt~mist~c. Wesley C. Mitchell on the problem of measuring profits. + Dorron'~,. 1935 p 4. 275 wards. followed by four man divls~onsas follow: -The board Ind. Arts Indcr. Decemher 1934. p. iii. 150 words findings, earnings of large corporations, earnings of dIanagetnenf R.. January 1935. P. 30. 150 words. small corporations, and problems of est~mation and interpretation. The earnings of large and small corpo. rations are classified by industries. A gloaury and appendices containing stat~sticnltablea nnd charts are included No critical comment given. WHITHER SPECIAL LIBRARY Bnsincrs Wcck. Dcccmber 29, 1934. p. 27. 40 words CLASSIFICATIONS? Dom Comm., December 20, 1934. p. 203. 50 words. Ind Arts Indcr, January 1935. p. iv. 40 words. HE work of the Classification Committee Herndon, J. G. Our new federal taxer. Win- Tmoves on apace. The members of the ston Co., 1934. 281 p. $2.00. committee are' cdprating in an excellent Explains in clpar, non-technical language, how the new law on income, gift and estate taxes, capital stock manner, both in the work of collecting classi- values, and excess profits actually operates and answers fications and of advertising them. Thus far, many questions concerning'thcm The organ~zationand we have advertised the fact that there is such powers of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Board of Tax Appeals IS described and the assessment and an institution as a classification file at head- collection of dcfic~cnc~cs.In the apinion of one re- quarters, through the publications of the local viewer, this book can be recommended virtually with- and national groups. out qualifications to anyone who would make out his ~ncome-taxreturn w~ththe assurance that he is doing We are doing a thriving business in answer- it in the right way. No other comment given ing requests from members and potential f Bsrron's, , 1935. p 6. 125 words. members, ranging from law and finance to per- Ind. Arts Itrdez, January 1935 p. v. 40 words. Management R., February 1935. p. 59 157 words. fumes and printing. One would scarcely imag- Jordan, D. F. Investmenta. Prentice-Hall. ine there could be so many angles to any 1934.425 p. $4.00. subject one might name. The tiilrd revlsed cdit~onof one of the most popular Recent accessions include the following: and useful baoka in its field. This rcvimon was neces- sary because of the Federal legislation enacted in 1933 Pettee, Julia. and 1934 Covers nll types of investments. The chapter A classificaiion for a library of religious on "Sources of Informat~on" will be especially inter- esting. Wrltten In clear, practical Innguase, this book education. 1934. will be of value to the lnvestor and helpful to the student. No crltical comment given. Lelimann-Haupt, Hellmut. Barron'r, October 29, 1934. p. 18. 150 words. A classification of the book arts and indus- Lester, Bernard. Marketing induatrial equip- tries. 1934. ment. McGraw-Hill, 1935.307 p. $3.50. Boston Athenaeum. "Thls book presents an outline for a study of lire d~atr~hutionof durable or capital goods - machincry Signatures covering religion, history, and and equlprncnt -from the manufacturer to the ulti- philosophy. mate consumer. Illbhography lncluded This coniple. hensivc atudy will be of veluc to those mteresterl in Doyle and Casamajor. the distr~but~onof cnglneerlng products." Classification for a nursing school library. Ma~za~catr~~tR, February 1935. 11. 64. 115 words. (Summary) Patterson, E. W. Essentials of business law. McGraw-Hill, 1935. 500 p. $4.00. Massacl~usettsCollege of Pharmacy. Sheppard "A non-technical summary of legal doctrines in their Library. relation to Insurance practices " A brief selected blbll- Classification. 1916. SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935

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Ahrens Publishing Co. Travel American man. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven. 1934. guide and hotel directory. N. Y. Winter 280 p. $4.00. 1934. 208 p. $.SO. . Chiefly a study of diet requirements adequate to A convenient hotel guide for those who do not wish Prevent bcrlberi, UviW unalyses of diets from this to afford the mare complete Red Book. The arrange- standpoint. bibllOgm~h~. mcnt is stmilar and under each city is a brief listlng of Cuyler, J. P. Calvary church in action. descriptive and comnlercial information. Revell, N. Y. 1934.79 p. $1.00. Bassett, E. M., et al. Model laws for plan- A plcture of the manifold works of a church organ- ning cities, countiee, and states. Harvard lzatlon strongly allled with the Oxford Group and filled Univ. Press, Cambridge. 1935. 145 p. $2.50. with lts zeal As Number VII in the Harvard City Planning Darling. M. L. Wisdom and waste in the Studies thls pmv~desmodel laws to regulate the prob. Punjab village. Oxford Univ. Press, N. Y. lcms discussed in the earlier tuts. The interesting 1934. 383 $5.00. diversity of opinion as to method is shown by the dlffer- p. encc in discussion and lawn prepared by the compilers The author as Registrar of Co-operative Societies It provider opportunity for fruitful consideration by vlslts many small v~llagesand In his daybyday record any city planning Lady or by those advocatmg forc- of a horseback tour of duty, gathered many notes on sight in city growth. social customs, farrnlng methods, schools. even a brlef note on village Ilbraries. The book is an unpretentious Black, T. M. Know your stamps. Walter J. record based on first-hand close observation. A glossary Black, Inc., N. Y. 1934. 53 p. 256. ia included. A concise little handbook wing the meaning of Frank, Robert. Social integration. Christo- terms used in philately. Includes short dexriptiona of types of stamps with illustrations; a list of abbrevla. pher Pub' Boston' 213 p' tiins and what they atnnd for, besldes the main section 31-75. of terms wlth clear, simple definitions. The title notwithstanding. the book is a brief fictional history of the United ~tat;r during the period 1933- Publjcetjons, B~~~~~~~~~~~ yearbook. 1945. based on a geagraphlc change tbat crystalizes Washington, D. C. 1935.240 p. $2.00. sentiment for an entire change in our economic and This yearbwk is ~ssuedas Section 2 of the February polltical program. The result expresser a naive con- 15th issue of B~oadcnstino.-. combined with Broadcbrt fidence In the logic, philosophy and co6pentlon of the Adverlirmg.- It gives- the usual listing of stations, both mass mmd. United States and forelm, radio personnel for agenctca and newspapers. and much information on the hroad V' Introductionto the use of casting comoanles and those suoolving orograms. In the public records. Oxford at the Claren-

Buck, N. S. Survey of contemporary eco- in a short series of clear and scholarly papers The N. appendlx gives a list of books and references as well as nomics. Nelson, Y. 1934. 862 p. $3.00. the rules relat~nnto the use of the public records A rccord and discussion of the major economic event, in the United States from to July Hans], P. W.Years of plunder. Harrison 1934 compded from the columns of the Arnu York Smith & Robert Haaa, N. Y. 1935. 312 p. Timt.s. Cvrrcnt H~storyand The Annehst Wh~lepre- 22-50. pared as supplementary reading for a course in clemtn- tary cconomlca, it an excellent condensed An engrossing record of financial history since the record of economic discussion in that turn of the century, presenting vital episodes clearly psrrar._.._I_) vet brieflv. An interesting and fair short-xt to ac- quaintancc with contemporary figures of present or Cowgill, G. R. Vitamin B requirement of recent irnprtance and momentous events. 109 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 ~~~d~~,A. E,, ed. ~~d~~~ trends in world many ways In which the questlon of religion in the schools has been handled, the legislation that has been religions. Univ. of Chicago Press, Chi- adopted or advocated, and the associat~onsfostering or cago. 1934.266 p. $2.50. opposlng such actlon. The question of variqus types of

A- - senes of articles on world rcllpon and modern Sunday legislation is dmcovered scientific thinklng, sncral-economic problems, mter- Key, P. V. R., ed. Music year book, 1935. cultural contacts and the task of modern religron presented in turn from the standpoint of Islam, Pierre Key Pub. Corp., N. Y. 1935. 495 p. Buddhlm. Christ~anlty,Hindu~sn~, Confaclanism and $3.00. Judaism Extremely interesting for the lrgllt thrown A comprrhensive listing covering not only the artists. on a basic slmllarity in splte of an apparently dtfferent hut also schwls, library resources, mus~cal organlm- tradit~onand asplratlon. The varlous contr~butorshave tlons, data on fesrwals, foundations, compctltions, succeeded admirably In presenting impressive and awards, names of music er~tics,puhl~shers. An im- sympalhet~cnspects of their subject. pressive accumulat~onof valuahle data In a plcas~ng Hodes, Barnet. It's your money. Reilly & format "A lllghly sug.gestivc reflection of the musical Lee, Chicago. 1935. 218 p. $1.00. life of the natlon as a whole." A remarkably clear and sane httle book on the dis- Landmen, J. H. Since 1914. Barnes & Noble, trlbution of taxes. Includes many figures on munmpal N. Y. 1934. 288 P.-. $1.50. salaries Easy to read and understand The problem of A well.arranged handbok discussing conclaely but eliminating waste yet adequately malntalning essential services 15 presented clcarly, together w~thconstructive clearly the mOmentO1ls Of the last years' euggestions for solution. Valuable in any considera. lnternatlonal such as the the Iaeaguclnd

~-~- ~ ~ the.-- world ecanam~cdeoression ~ ~----~ are treated first while tion of the tax problem. -~. the-- - balance of the book deals with the individual coun- Hollingswortb, H. L. Psychology of thc tries. Each chapter has a suggested 11st of collnteral audience. A~.~~~k co., N. y. 1935. 242 p. readlog. Many excellent maps and well selected car- toons. A handy volume for desk reference.

12.50.7----- A rather disappointing college text in which the LockW00d. P. C. Story of the Spanish miS- author quotes frequently from authorities to illustrate sions in the Middle Southwest. Fine Arts his points but falls to provide stimulating dlscusslon. press, santa calif. 1934. 84 p, $4.00. A bibliography 1s ~ncluded. A rcveallnn.. mcture. of the enern-. and devotion of Holme, Geoffrey.Industrial design and the the Jesult Mlss~onaryPadre Klno and h~slabors in future. studio publications, N. y. 1934. Arizonn, Cnlifornla and Sonora In 1681 to 1710. Color- ful stories of border rioting nnd current motor tourlng 160 p. $7.50. brinr the record to date. A delllrhtful handbook for An introductory discuss~onof the rclat~onof design vlritors to thls region Many charming illustrations. to everyday life and a summary of q questionnaire answered by manufacturers, architects, advertising Matbleu, A. M., ed. Writer's market. agency officials and professors of dcslgn, covering rela- Writer's Digeet. Cincinnati. 1934. 207 p. tlon of des~gnerto ~ndustry, his remuneration, etc. $3.00. Includes many fine photographs coverlng different as. pects of the subject. A hrt of pcrlod~cals glvlng unusually informatwe and pungent notes on type of materlal used. List is Honey, W. B. Dresden China. Hacmillan, divided into useful groupa. The lack of a title index is N. Y. 1934.238 p. $5.00. unfortunate In an otherwise excellent handlmok. The annotations for the selected magazines rlnder "Kccplng An introduct~onto the study of Neiswn porcelain UP" are llarticularly wrtlncnt and stimulating. wlth masy fine illustrations of represcntatlve pieces, a chapter on the marks and a brief bibliography. The Mauron, Marie. Mount Peacock or Prog- author, Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ce- ramlcs, V~ctoria and Albert Museum, writes both ress in Provence. Macmillan, N. Y. 1935. la1 p. $1.75. --~~-~mtereatinelv~- . and authoritativelv. A series of eplsodcr In tbc infornlal officlal llfe of Ireland, N. 0. Picture file in School, college the combination village schoolmistress and mayor'^ and aublic libraries. Faxon. Boston. 1935. secretary in a tiny town of Proveace. The full flavor 89 p: $1.25. of these sketches of the peasants, their practicnl philom- phy and their mode of life 1s brought out in tbe trnnrla- An elementary approach to the plcture collection tion by E V. Lucas. problem useful for beginners or those planning a hmited collection The author does not appear to bc familiar National Conference of Social Work. Pro- w~thmore comprehcnslve treatments of the suhje aa Frebault's "The Picture Collection." Wilmn. ceedings, 1934. Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago. 1934. 621 p. $3.00. Johnson, A. W.Legal status of church-state Many papers of vital interest on current social relationships in the United States. Univ. problcnla with those on "Are therc rellable dist~nmish- of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 1934. lng charactcribtics of competent professional mcial 341 p. $3.00. work" and "Basic research in planning social-work programs" of particular mpartancc to the specinl A clear, concise and most illuminating record of the librarian interested in evaluating her work. April, 1935 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 103 Nyman, R. C. and Smith, E. D. Union-man- Rice, J. H. Aftermath of glory. Walker, agement coijperation in "The Stretch Evans & Cogswell Co., Charleston, S. C. Out." Yale Univ. Press, New Haven. 1934. 1934. 324 p. $2.50. 223 p. $3.00. An ~ngenuous, enthusiast~c. rambling mMure of Because of the many problems due to changing anecdotes, hutory, ornitholog~calnotes and local color conditions In the textile ~ndustry,this careful, impartla1 relating to the South Carolma coast with part~cular account of umon-management efforts at colperatlve reference to Cmr~etownand Charleston. solutions IS worth serious consideration by thosc inter- ested In the social or industrial aspects. Swift. S. H. Training in psychiatric social work. Commonwealth Fund, N. Y. 1934. Peck, A. N. Challenge of leisure. Macmillan, 189 p. $1.75. N. Y. 1934. 244 p. $2.00. While containing much comment on the psychological A stimulating discussion of the opportunities for problems ~nvolved in handllng students, of value to creatlve activity and mcntal enr~chment posddc d~rectorsof apprentices or tra~ningclasses, the lack of through the Increased leisure. Human relat~ons, edu- specific information about the work covered In the cat~onalagencies, and hobbles all receive their due training is d~sappointing.IIelpful, however, in ind~cat. share of sane considerallon. ing the problems in c06perative effort in a busy rn- stltution. Periodical Trade Press and Weekly News- paper Proprietors' Assoc., Ltd. Official Tead, Ordway. Art of leadership. McGraw- handbook. London. 1934-35. 191 p. Is. Hill, N. Y. 1935. 319 p. $2.50. A Lmk that crystallizes the general sentments on A 11st of publ~sbcrsof Great Brita~nwho belong ta leadership and puts them into clear, effective Enpl~vh this asmciat~on,wth trade itema on thew magazines. so that the basic precepts can be read, re-read and dl$- Serves as a handy guide when more expensive dlree- cussed to general benefit. Women interested In any tories are not available. phase of organizatron activity should analyze their own procedure in the hght of th~sstudy. The many footnotes Petroleum Register, 1934-35. Petroleum lend to a number of interesting studies in allied fields. Register Corp, N. Y. 1934. 724 p. $10.00. A fine trade directory full of an amazing amount of Todoroff, Alexander. Food buying today. ~nformat~on.New features added to the almost com- Grocery Trade Pub. House, Chicago. plete information of earher editions are lists of cx. 1934. 96 p. $1.00. porters. geologists (by states), owners of tank vessels, A queshon and amwer text defining many variet~cs etc All In all, one of the most satisfactory trade of groceries, vegetables, fish and meats Excellent illus- directories issued. trations help to make the variations clear. An mterest- ing and illummat~ngguide to the easlly available food Pinchot, Ben. Female fonn. Bridgmrn Pub- suppl~esand an extremely useful glft to the novlce at lishers, Inc., Pelham, N. Y. 1935. Unpaged. housekeeping. $2.50. A series of unusually good photographic studies for Toynbee, A. J. Survey of international the beginning art student, supplemented by analytical affairs, 1933. Oxford Univ. Press, N. Y. draw~ngs.A particularly helpful bkof its kind. 19346 646 p. $8.00. An annual volume giv~npa comprehensive scholarly Pruette, Lorine, ed. Women workers survey of international adjustments w~thextended through the depression. Macmillan, N. Y. study glvcn outstanding developments or those needlug 1934. 181 p. $2.00. hackground ~nformat~on,as the relations between the Phil~ppme Islands and the Unttcd States. Includes The A.W A. membership was taken as a basis for chronology of events by country and several important th~sanalysis and tbc datn gathered through a compre- hensive quest~onnaire.The result is an ably compded maps. and edited study covering women and unemployment, Tugwell, and Keyserling, ed. earnings, occupations, age and job stabil~ty.The sec- R. G. L. H., tlons on salarles are, aa always, particularly interest- Redirecting education. v. 1, -United ing. The colperat~vework on unemployment carried States. Columbia Univ. Press, N. Y. 1934. on by the A W.A. bears a vital relatlon to the paper on 283 p. $3.00. the unattached woman in the 1934 proceedmgs of the An engrossmp and vitalmng discussion of the psn- Nat~onolConference of Soc~alWork reviewed above. h~l~t~esof tedirect~ng educat~on In the Unlted States so that ~tsmajor prcoccupatlon IS w~ththe present and Radin, Paul. Story of the American Indian. Cutu~erather than the past, thus equipping students to Liveright Pub. Corp., N. Y. 1934. 397 p. deal adrquately w~ththew future soclal problems. $2.50. Verplanck. J. DeL. Country of shepherds. A new edition of a comprehensive dramatic plcture of the Ind~ancultures of both Americas Beaut~fully Ruth Hill, Boston. 1934. 63 p. $1.50. illustrated with colored plates showing designs in orna- The simple narrative bnngs up for consideration the ments and pottery, ninny halftones of ruins, implements trends In current handlmg of the problems. The un- and totems Includes a carefully sclccted bibliography. usually fine photographs show the Natajo at 111svarlous 104 SPECIAL LIBRARIES April, 1935 occupations. The author is to be congratulated on estab- l~sh~ngrclat~ons that would make such photographs wss~ble. Basic Economics Verrill, A. H. Romantic and historic Flor- ida. Dodd, Mead, N. Y. 1935. 307 p. $3.00. By J. G. Evans The sort of book that is sadly needed for each of the A new approach to the study of economics. states, though perhaps not many can equal the colorful hlstory and development that Mr. Verr~llpresents sa This volume attempts to present economics entertainingly Excellent illustrations. The append~x as the science of what is posslble in the includes a chronology, Indtan names and their meaning, realm of production and dlstribution in a and a brlef statement of places of interest and h~storic democratic society using a machine tech- sites nology. About 140 pages. Price $1.50 Williams, J. J. Psychic phenomena of Jamaica. Dial Press, N. Y. 1934. 309 p. $2.50. Money A surprising record of its current intrusion In the And the Economic System life of the "bush." A study by a Jesuit profesmr of anthropology of r~gniredstanding. Many interesting By E. M. Bernstein s~dchghts on Jamaica. Includes a long bibliography. Well ~ndexcd. Describes in detail the existing monetary system, faces squ;lrely the need for a man- Williams, Michael. Catholic church in ac- aged currency and the inadequacy of the tion. Maemillan, N. Y. 1934. 358 p. $2.50. gold standard and bimetallism, and pro- A description of the orgamzation of the church and poses a workable system which will meet an lnterprctatxon of its histow providing a handbwk the needs of domestic and foreign trade for those who wlrh to be intelligently informed on a major soclal nlovement. A model study of its kmd- About 450 pages. Prm $3.00 clear and adequate in treatment. A minor point of special interest is the note on the Vatican l~brary. Brazil : S. L. A. Duplicate Exchange Committee A Stady of Economic Types

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