76Th Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association
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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 76th Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association At Kansas City, Missouri June 23-29, 1957 AMERICAi\; LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11. ILLINOIS A M E R I C A N L I B R A R Y A S S O C I A T JI O N 76th Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association l{ansas City, Missouri June 23-29, 1957 • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11, ILLINOIS 1957 ALA Conference Proceedings Kansas City, Missouri GENERAL SESSIONS First General Session. I Second General Session. 2 Third General Session. 3 Membership Meeting . 5 COUNCIL SESSIONS ALA Council . 7 PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES Adult Education Institute ......................................................... 10 "Opportunities Unlimited" ....................................................... 11 TYPE-OF-LIBRARY DIVISIONS American Association of School Librarians .......................................... 12 Association of College and Research Libraries ........................................ 16 Committee on Foundation Grants .............................................. 17 Junior College Libraries Section .............................................. 17 Libraries of Teacher-Training Institutions Section ............................... 18 Pure and Applied Science Section. 18 Committee on Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections .................. 19 University Libraries Section...... 19 Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries ...................................... 20 Public Libraries Division .......................................................... 21 American Association of Library Trustees ...................................... 25 Architecture Committee ...................................................... 26 Armed Forces Librarians Section .............................................. 26 Library Development Committee ............................................... 29 Coordinating Committee on the Library Services Act .....•...................... 31 Coordinating Committee on "Operation Library" ................................ 33 State Library Agencies Division .................................................... 33 TYPE-OF-ACTIVITY DIVISIONS Adult Services Division ........................................................... 36 Joint Committee on Library Service to Labor Groups ............................. 37 Special Projects Committee ................................................... 38 Children's Library Association. 39 Library Administration Division. • . 41 Committee on Architecture ................................................... 43 Section on Buildings and Equipment .......................................... 43 Federal Relations Committee ................................................. 44 Section on Financial Administration ........................................... 44 Friends of Libraries Committee ............................................... 45 Section on Governmental Relations ............................................ 45 Committee on Insurance for Libraries .......................................... 46 Section on Library Organization and Management. .............................. 47 Committee on Organization ................................................... 47 Section on Personnel Administration ........................................... 47 Subcommittee on Code of Ethics ............................................... 48 Section on Public Relations .•................................................. 48 Recruiting Committee ....................................................... 49 Library Education Division ........................................................ 50 Teachers Section ............................................................ 51 Reference Services Division. 52 Resources and Technical Services Division .......................................... 54 Acquisition Section ......................................................... 57 Joint Committee on Long Term Periodical Subscriptions ......................... 59 Bookbinding Committee ..................................................... 60 Catalog and Classification Section. 60 Committee on Catalog Code Revision. 66 Policy and Research Committee ............................................... 67 Copying Methods Section. 69 Hospitality Committee . • . • . 69 Committee on Interlibrary Cooperation ......................................... 69 Council of Regional Groups ................................................... 70 Committee on Regional Processing. 70 Committee on Resources ..................................................... 70 Serials Section . 71 Specialized Libraries Division ...................................................... 72 Young Adult Services Division .................................................... 72 BOARDS, COMMITTEES, ROUND TABLES Committee on Accreditation ....................................................... 75 American Library History Round Table ............................................ 75 Art Reference Round Table ....................................................... 76 Audio-Visual Committee .......................................................... 76 Awards Committee .............................................................. 77 Committee on Constitution and By Laws ........................................... 77 Executive Board ................................................................. 77 Exhibits Round Table . 79 Committee on Intellectual Freedom ................................................ 80 International Relations Round Table ............................................... 81 Junior Members Round Table ..................................................... 82 Joint Committee on Library Work As a Career ...................................... 82 Committee on National Library Week .............................................. 84 Committee on Organization. 86 Committee on Program Evaluation and Budget 1956-57 ................................ 86 Committee on Program Evaluation and Budget 1957-58 ............................... 87 Special Committee on Reorganization ............................................... 88 Staff Organizations Round Table .................................................. 88 Committee on Work with the Blind ................................................ 90 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Association of American Library Schools ........................................... 90 Beta Phi Mu ..................................................................... 91 National Association of State Libraries ............................................ 91 State School Library Supervisors. • . • . 92 Kansas City Conference, 1957 President Shaw introduced Dr. John W. reprinted in the November issue of the ALA Gardner, president of the Carnegie Corpora Bulletin. tion of New York, who spoke on "The Rise of President Shaw announced the reception at Educated Talent." Dr. Gardner's address is Linda Hall Library, and adjourned the meeting. Second General Session The Second General Session was called to order appreciation for the enrichment she has given June 27, as President Shaw escorted former to the lives of young people, the American Li President, Harry S. Truman, into the Music brary Association presents the Grolier Society Hall, with the assembly giving Mr. Truman a Award to Margaret Alexander Edwards in spe rousing ovation. President Shaw presented Mr. cial recognition Truman, who spoke briefly of his childhood Of her contagious enthusiasm for books reading, mentioning Abbot and Plutarch, "The and reading which has been felt not only Lives of Great Men and Famous Women," by the young people of Baltimore, but, Tennyson, Shakespeare, and the "Diamond indirectly, by the young people all across Dick's" to read up in the barn. He expressed this country; his regret that he would not be able to admit Of her success in the skillful handling visitors to his library, and specially invited of young adult librarians which has been future visitors to Kansas City to see it. He both thorough and inspiring, and animated decried the haphazard disposition of official by a deep respect for the potentials inher records, and the letters of the presidents, giv ent in each personality; ing as examples the papers of Washington, Fill Of her fine cooperation with library more, Lincoln, and others. "This library ... is groups, especially the school librarians not primarily a library of books. It is essenti of Maryland, with whom she has estab ally a library or a building for the archives, na• lished a firm basis for working together; tional archives; that is, historical documents, And of the creative genius and integrity a place to preserve and make available the files of purpose which she has brought to all and records of the Presidency as it went along that she has done with youth and young during the time I was there," he said, in de adult librarians." scribing the library at Independence. "In addi Miss Daniels announced the presentation of tion to the display of the historical documents," the fourth annual Beta Phi Mu Award for dis he continued, "there will be gifts and things tinguished education for librarianship to Lucy that, as President of the United States, I re M. Crissey. The citation: ceived from all of the heads of states and every "For twenty-seven years, Miss Crissey, body else you can think of." The former Presi as assistant to the Dean of the C~lumbia dent expressed regret that the appropriation for