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HARPER & BROTHERS 9 49 bt33rd Street = New York Toward a Safe Democracy By DR. ALVIN JOHNSON Director. New School far Social Research, New York City ONE BOOK,THE BIBLE,was the whole butterfly court, patronizing the arts, devis- literary equipment of Mrs. Peterkin's com- ing irresistible uniforms; it is hard-headed, munity, in Scarlet Sister Mary. One man ruthless planners, endowed with the ca- could read. School was coming in, but the pacity of drawing into the ruling complex community did not like it. The adults had all the abilities of a people. Democracy never learned to read, and they had kept must succeed or fail by abilities widely their eyesight unclouded for what the distributed, free abilities. It must have leaves and flowers, the squirrels and the abilities, however; else it is doomed. buzzards were writing. They could read We can have no more abilities, to be unerringly the signs of good luck and bad sure, than are born among us. Life teaches luck - and these signs were sprinkled as us, however, that we have vast resources in thickly as asterisks and daggers in a doc- congenital abilities but waste much the tor's thesis. They could read character, greater part of them. We do not educate and could know who was false and who adequately. We do not properly avail our- was true, who had grit and who was tri- selves of the experience recorded in books, fling. By the book of nature they had sur- magazines, oacial and private reports. vived in Africa and latterly in America, We forget that the schools are something perhaps three million years. Who will more than a collectivistic nursery, taking guarantee that the schooled and book- our children off our grateful hands. We learned modern man will survive another strut about with modestly insufferable three million years? pride because John in college has made the But Horace warns us creatures of a day to football team, or Mary has been chosen by keep our eyes off distant vistas. The three Omega Chi Omega. There is more in life, million years may look after themselves. we say, than books and marks. John and It is for us to look after the next year, the Mary leave college with a bang, education next ten, twenty, thirty years - and what finished. a hole thirty years dig in even a young Finished? Then so are we, and our de- life! What we know is that the next thirty mocracy. The Chinese succeeded for a time years represent a crucial period in civiliza- in buABloing their enemies with bronze tion. Thirty years will indicate whether painted wooden swords and bamboo guns democracy shall survive or perish,whether loaded with firecrackers. That was then. we shall remain free or be enslaved to a Our age is one of a volcanic outburst of tyrannical state. change. You train yourselffor a job. Presto: Democracy will survive by efficiency or a machine appears, and that job is gone perish by slackness. Let us not underesti- and everything like it. You have been a mate the totalitarian challenge. Through prudent housefather and have set apart a mosc of our history the only system alter- capital that will take care of your family native to democracy was a moss-grown after the sudden demise appropriate to so absolute or absolutistic system. We could strong a will as yours. Presto: the capital rest on our oars. What we face now is goes up in smoke. You want security. something entirely different. It is not a What security has a gardener in the crater of a volcano once thought extinct? Only New School has had a unique opportunity the security that comes from the ability to to study the desires and habits of the intel- fall on one's feet. ligent adult. It has seen the popularity of School and college can equip one with a courses in economics give way before little knowledge, good habits, courage. courses in psychology, and it has seen these If they have done this they have done un- in turn yield to courses in literature and usually well. If one is to be efficient, rela- art. The tide has recently set once more tively secure in an insecure age, one must toward economics and politics. The phe- regard the post-college years as the begin- nomenon is familiar to publishers of serious ning of walking alone in education, when books, who find now one interest prevails, there are no marks or degrees to guide one, now another. Librarians in particular will but adult purposes and a determination to appreciate this ebb and flow of interest. know the world. One must school oneself, It is a gratifying fact that adult educa- like Kipling's American, to turn tors, librarians and publishers have to "A keen untroubled face record an increasingly serious public. But Home to the instant heart of things." the battle is far from won. There is still no How does it come that all over America considerable part of the public that has people are talking about adult education? settled down to serious self-improvement How does it come that throughout the on programs running through years. It is country librarians are awakening to the still true that in adult education the paths fact that they are not mere custodians of are lined with good beginners who have books, purveyors of moral entertainment, turned aside to slumber in the shade. shepherds of book worms? The democracy, No true educator loses heart because the in its big, rather loose heart, has come many turn aside and only the few remain vaguely to feel that all is not well with the to learn. The true librarian, recognizing principles of rule of thumb and muddling the priceless importance of the books un- through. The adult must go back to school; der his care, must frequently experience the library must become a workshop. twinges of desolation as patron after pa- I may cite the experience of the New tron nibbles at the second-rate hooks or School for Social Research, whose fortunes returns the good ones unread. But from I have followed from the beginning, as time to rime a real reader appears, to ask board member or officer. The institution and take advice that will enable him to grew out of the vision of James Harvey build up his competence in his own pro- Robinson, our foremost authority on in- fessional field or fit him for a position of tellectual history, and of Charles A. Beard, superior usefulness in another field that foremost authority on the history of Amer- offers more promise. ican democracy and civilization. As early The progressive librarian and educator as 1919, when the School was launched, will need to compose their souls in pa- these men had a clear vision of the need tience. The time needs them. True, the for a kind of advanced education which people living in the time are for the most should nor be of the professional type, but part unaware of this. Yet here and there should undertake to reawaken in mature men are awakening. We shall yet see the men and women a sense of the importance day when it is generallly recognized that of systematic study along the lines of their security for the individual and safety for dominant interests. the democracy require the serious cultiva- In the twenty-one years of the School's tion of the adult mind. Cliches and shib- history, some tens of thousands of persons boleths will have to give way to ideas, have registered for courses, and the num- ideas drawing their life from realities, ber attending occasionally is legion. The immediate and enduring. The Relationship Between the Library and the Patent Attorney By ANTHONY WILLIAM DELLER Couo~ellorat Law and Pntent Attorney, New York City
THES~BJECT OF PATENTS is a very old one was composed of Thomas Jefferson, Secre- and goes back into ancient Greek history. tary of State, Henry Knox, Secretary of One of the earliest references to patents is War, and Edmund Randolph, Attorney found in a statement by the Greek his- General. The Secretary of State and the torian Phylarchos, writing about the close President were required to sign each pat- of the third century B.c., who mentioned ent, and the business of administering the that the rulers of the Greek city of Sybaris patent act was organized in the Depart- issued patents for articles of cuisine. Our ment of State, so that Thomas Jefferson, the present patent system finds its basis in the then Secretary, was the hrst administrator English Statute of Monopolies (1623), of our patent system. The Patent Act of which, while abolishing obnoxious com- 1836 authorized the establishment of a mon law monopolies - until this time so- Patent Office under the direction of a Com- called "patents" were really monopolistic missioner of Patents. The Patent O6ce in grants to royal court favorites of the sole 1849 became part of the Department of the right to deal in certain commodities or Interior, but in 1925 was transferred to the trades - made an express exception in Department of Commerce. By the act of favor of letters patent, for limited periods 1870, many of the original features of our of time, "to the true and first inventor" of patent system were revised, and our patent new manuf;lctures. laws substantially in their present form Before the adoption of our Constitution, were adopted. At the present time, the the various American Colonies granted Patent Office is supervised by a Commis- patents to settlers for methods of making sioner of Patents, who has several assist- salt, molasses from cornstalks, linseed oil, ants. The actual examination of patent and the like. When the Constitution was applications is conducted by a corps of adopted, the drafters had the foresight to Examiners numbering several hundred. incorporate a provision for a patent sys- The most recent amendments to the Patent tem. Thus, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8: Statutes (approved August, 1939, effective "The Congress shall have power . . . ro promote one year thereafter) reduce the public use the progress of rcieoce znd useful arts, by securing for or sale period from two years to one year; limited times ro . . . inventors the exclusive right to abolish appeals in interferences from the their . . . discoveries." Examiner of Interferences to the Board of The first patent act was approved by Appeals and substitute a Board of Exam- George Washington on April 10, 1790. iners of Interferences, comprising three Under this act, the power to grant patents Examiners, who consider all interference for inventions was vested in a board of questions at final hearing (this act does not three, consisting of the Secretary of State, affect interferences pending at the time of the Secretary for the Department of War, its adoption); prohibit the presenting of a and the Attorney General. The first board claim which is the same or substantially MAY-JUNE, 1940 the same subject matter of a claim of an represent the exercise of the inventive issued patent, unless the amendment copy- faculties; it must have utility; it must be ing the claim is filed within a year from the operative and must perform the function date on which the patent was granted; and for which it was intended. It must possess (effective August 7, 1939) authorize the novelty: it must not have been described Commissioner to shorten the time of re- in a prior publication or patent, or have sponse to an oHicial action to a period less been in public use or on sale (now more than six months but not less than 30 days; than one year prior to theapplication, with and abolish renewal applications. respect to public use or sale; more than one With this introductory survey, the year prior to the date of invention or more writer now turns to a consideration of the than one year prior to the date of applica- relationship between the library and the tion in the case of a prior publication or patent attorney. Mr. Miles 0. Price, in his patent), or have been known or used by comprehensive "Patent Searching, with others in this country before the invention Special Reference to Chemical Patents" or discovery (or more than one year prior (published in the April 1940 SPECIAL to the application); and finally, must not L~snan~ss),has already set forth a practi- have been abandoned. cal guide to the manner and materials of a The librarian may thus come into the patent search. Those who wish to famil- picture even before a program of research iarize themselves with the fundamentals of is inaugurated in a particular field, to patent law, particularly in the chemical make a search of prior publications and held, might refer to the writer's Principle1 patents to ascertain what has been done in of Patent Law for th8 Ch~micaland Metallurgi- that field. This preliminary search will cal Industrius and the bibliography given enable the investigator to plan his research therein; for a more detailed and exhaustive intelligently. Thereafter, when an inven- study, see Deller's Edition of WaAer on tion has been made during the course of the Patents. research, another search is made to ascer- In approaching the subject of the rela- tain whether it is an invention of a patent- tionship between the library and the pat- able nature. This search, usually called a ent attorney, the librarian should have in novelty search, becomes one, therefore, not mind what constitutes patentable subject for mere words, but for thoughts: a search matter and the factors to be considmed in for the actual inventive concept consti- determining whether a patentable inven- tuting the basis of the invention. In de- tion is involved. First of all, it should be termining whether an invention has been noted that patents are creatures of statute: made, in addition to considerations of their basis is found in the patent statutes, utility andnovelty, thequestion is whether which provide that specific classes of sub- the invention involved the exercise of the ject matter may be patented. Thus, Section creative faculties. No scientific criterion or 4886 of the Reuisod Statutes (35 U.S.C.A., test has been formulated by which an abso- Q 31) provides for the granting of a patent lute affirmativeor negative answer can be for any new and useful art (i.e., method or obtained as ro the presence or absence of process), machine, manufacture, or com- ...mvenuon." The United States Supreme position of matter, or any new and useful Court and the Federal Courts, as well as the improvements thereof, or any distinct and Patent Othce, have adopted a collection of new variety of plant. In addition, a patent rules which are helpful in determining the may be granted for a new, original and presence or absence of invention. In the ornamental design for an article of manu- last analysis, however, one must fall back facture (Rev. Stat., Q 4929; 35 U.S.C.A., upon the test indicated in the opinion of Q 73). To be patentable, an invention must Judge Learned Hand in Kirsch vs. Gould, 6 F. (2d) 793, 794, to ascertain whether the tion as p(v-b)=RT. And yet it was found invention involves that even this equation did not truly repre- "a new displzy of ingenuity beyaod the compass of sent the law, and the second Van der therouunecr." Waals equation was formulated: (p+a/u? In ascertaining whether the disclosure of (v-b)=RT. In each instance, however, a prior patent or publication anticipates there was a distinct mental concept. The the result achieved, one might well apply fundamental concept was expressed in the the test announced in an English decision Boyle and Gay-Lussac equation. Van der (British Thornson-Houston Co. v. Metropolitan Waals contributed another concept in his Vickers Electrical Co., 45 R.P.C. 221, quoted second equation. In a similar manner, in in the case of Skglly Oil v. Universal, 31 F. the field of patents, you will find a funda- (2d) 427, 431: mental concept embodied in an early pat- "Would aman who wasgrappling with the problem ent, and further inventive concepts con- solved by the patent attacked, and having no knowl- stituting improvements thereof in subse- edge of that parent, if he had had the alleged mticipl- quent or improvement patents. tion in his band, have said: 'Thnr gives me what I wish'?" In searching publications other than patents, one should include encyclopaedias, As further indicating the nature of the dictionaries, abstracts, digests, textbooks, alleged prior disclosure which is sufficient scientific treatises, technical journals and to negative an invention, the language of magazines, catalogs and trade literature. the court in A. B. Dick Co. v. Underwood Another field in which the librarian may Typewriter Co., 246 Fed. 309, 312, is en- cooperate with the patent attorney is in the lightening: field of trade marks. Many patented prod- "The parent law requires certainty of expression, md not merely conjectural allusion or ambiguous ucts are known by trade names. As the reference to the subject matter, before a prior parent patents may be called for by trade names, can overcome the validity of a later one that has meri- it is well to have a collection of the trade rariourly progressed the art." names and the patented products and the For further expressions by the court as to patents to which they refer. Incidentally, what constitutes an adequate anticipation, in this connection, it is of importance to see American Srainks~Steel Co. v. Ludlum, develop a collection of trade marks in the 290 Fed. 103, 105; Line Material Co. v. field in which a particular company is Brady, 7 F. (2d) 48, 50; Parker Rust Proof interested in addition to the trade names of Co. v. Ford Motor Co., 6 F. (2d) 649, 654; various products. Before adopting a trade and Wsstinghouse Air-Brake Co. v. Great mark and putting it into use, it is abso- Norrhern Ry. Co., 88 Fed. 258, 263. lutely necessary to make a trade mark In searching the field of prior patents, search; otherwise large sums may be the librarian must realize that they con- wasted in printing up cartons, advertising stitute a storehouse of valuable knowledge; material and the like, when the name in that to inventive concepts already in exist- question is in fact not available. The li- ence, there is constantly being added new brary can be very helpful in doing pre- contributions. An inventive concept may liminary work in this field, although the be likened to a creative concept in science. final search should be made in the Patent Thus, in the field of chemistry, Boyle and Office at Washington, where a complete Gay-Lussac evolved the concept of the collection of all United States trade mark well-known gas law which is expressed by registrations is maintained. In the event the formula p v=RT. It was later found that there is special interest in any state, that this concept was not entirely accurate, a further search can be made at the appro- and the gas law was modified by Van der priate office at the state's capital, usually Waals, who formulated his first modifica- the office of the Secretary of State. MAY-JUNE,1940 One method of keeping watch on fields Similarly, in prosecuting the patent appli- in which you are interested is by the so- cation, the patent attorney will be familiar called "watching services" which function with alleged results produced by the refer- in London, Berlin, and capitals of other ences, their inoperativeness, their limita- foreign countries which have "opposition" tions, and their inapplicability to the in- procedures before granting a patent. In vention in course of prosecution. In in- these countries, the allowed patent appli- fringement suits, a study of the prior art cation is published by the Patent Office for will aid in the determination as to whether opposition by interested parties before the the patent sued on is valid, and if valid, patent is granted. Any member of the pub- whether infringement has been in fact lic is permitted to obtain a copy of the committed. Where patents are to be ac- published patent application for the pur- quired from others, a careful search is like- pose of determining whether he desires to wise necessary. In the case of such acquisi- institute an opposition and to formulate tion from others, inquiry is directed to the such an opposition. The foreign "watching scope of the claims and the validity thereof, service" will follow all published applica- as well as infringement of the patents of tions in designated classes, so that any others, and the commercial value of the party can obtain copies of the applications patents to be acquired. in the fields he specifies. In maintaining a modern library which With the material in the library, with is to be useful in connection with patent systems for finding information, and with matters, it is essential to adopt a dynamic insight into the nature of anticipating pat- rather than static point of view. As is ents and publications, the librarian is manifest from the foregoing discussion, it equipped to cooperate with the patent is necessary to maintain a flow of informa- attorney from the time prior to the inau- tion across the desk of the patent attorney guration of a program of research through as well as of the researcher who is de- the determination of whether a patentable veloping inventions to be patented. In this invention has been made, the preparation manner, not only the patent attorney but and prosecution of the patent application, the researcher will be kept up to date and and commercial activities in connection will be kept aware of the status of the art with the issued patent or the acquisition at any time. In carrying out this work, it of the patents of others. After the pre- will be appreciated that a librarian should liminary search to determine the novelty have some familiarity with the funda- of the invention and whether the result mentals of patent law and should have an represents invention rather than the ex- analytical mind to make the proper ab- pected skill of the art, familiarity with the stracts and digests relating to disclosures prior patents and publications will aid in in printed publications and patents. In determining the scope of the invention, the formulating the abstracts, digests, etc., it family of products, compounds, elements, should be borne in mind that clarity of and the like, and rounding out the inven- expression and conciseness are of extreme tion where that is necessary. In drafting importance, although they should be as the claims, the patent attorney will be informative as possible. And finally, due able, by reference to the prior art, to to the nature of patent matters, experience choose his phraseology carefully, deter- has demonstrated that it is only when the mine the operativeness of the invention library work has been done with thorough- as distinguished from the inoperativeness ness, exactness, and trustworthiness, that of the prior art, clearly describe and point the patent attorney will be able to rely on out the inventive features and the new, it and be guided by it in formulating his improved or unexpected results achieved. decisions. 154 SPECIALLIBRARIES The Library of Congress and The Special Libraries ~ssociation
THELIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS,Mr. Archi- gress would be glad to receive the special bald MacLeish, at the recent meeting of the bibliographies prepared from time to time New York Chapter of SLA, suggested a by the Groups of SLA. possible cooperation between special li- The report of Miss Hellman, incorpo- brarians and the Library of Congress in the rated in the Annual Report of the Librarian way of bibliography. Mr. MacLeish ex- of Congress for the Fiscal Ysar June 30, 1939 is pressed the thought that many inquiries extremely interesting as an outline of the which come to the Library of Congress subject material requested from the Library could be answered with lists which prob- of Congress. Typical subjects of the longer ably had been already compiled by li- memoranda include: writings by econo- brarians who are working with specialized mists on economic conditions since the collections throughout the country. The World War; credit; euthanasia (mercy kill- Library of Congress at present has no way ing); history of labor in the Pittsburgh of knowing of the existence or availability district during the past fifty years; history of these lists. of railways in various countries; married A recent memorandum from Florence S. women in industry; Neutrality Act of Hellman, Chief Bibliographer of the Li- 1937; Royal Canadian Mounted police; brary of Congress, states that "When the sabotage in war; trust companies; the Special Libraries Association was organ- wives of the Signers of the Declaration of ized in 1910, Mr. H. H. B. Meyer, then Independence. The mimeographed and Chief Bibliographer of the Library of Con- typewritten reference lists compiled in the gress, took an active interest in the Asso- Division during the past year are listed in ciation, and numerous reference lists pre- the report. Subjects include life insurance, pared by the Division of Bibliography were Lower California, pensions, selection of printed in SPECIALLIBRARIES. Many of them judges, radio, business cycles, Indians, were prepared in cooperation with State Soviet Russia, statistical methods, com- libraries and Legislative Reference Depart- munity centers, cooperation, employment ments. However, as the Association grew management, pottery. The report states and more specialists prepared bibliogra- that the Division does "not maintain a phies they no longer looked to us for this mailing list for our reference lists; they are service. We should be glad to cooperate sent out only upon specific request. In addi- again in any way that would be of service tion to the usual notices in the Bulletin of to the Association." the Public Affairs Information Seruice and Miss Hellman also says that "bibliogra- Monthly C&alog of United state^ Public phies prepared by specialists in their fields Documents, the mimeographed lists are would be of inesrimable value, but we recorded in The Bibliographic Index and The should like to know if copies of them Vertical File Servics Catalog. . . ." would be available for distribution, from The report of the Law Librarian, as whom, if free or priced, or simply on loan." director of the Legislative Reference Serv- Also, she says that the Library of Con- ice, lists some of the manuscripts prepared by the Service, which were incorporated Aeronautics, American Folk-Song, Books in the Congressional Record. The list is in- and Service for the Blind, Finance, Fine dicative of the scop of the work of that Arts, Indic Studies, Japanese Accessions, Service. Law, Manuscripts, Maps, Orientalia, Sem- In fact, the entire "Annual Report of the itic and Slavic Literature, and many other Librarian of Congress" would be of ref- subjects. Reading these reports can be sug- erence help, in its entirety or in part, to gestive of the activity in our individual each member of SLA. Thevarious divisions libraries which could also be of help to the of the Library cover the majority of sub- Library of Congress. ject fields covered by SLA membership: Cooperation would be of mutual benefit. 4
Publications
Bibliographies and Reference Lists Two reference Lists of use to libraries concerned wirh WarChrrk Lilt, compiled by Richard H. Heindel, as. international relations have been issued by the Car- sisted by Arthur 8. Berthold and Marion G. Miller, negie Endowment for International Peace Library, is Bulletin No. 4 of the War Documentntian Service, 700 Jackson Place, Washington, D. C. Wnrr of rh6 Philadelphia. It is available from the W. D. S. at World(Memoranda Series, No. 1, Revised February 1, $1.00 the set of two parts or $60 for each part. 1940) lists the wars fram 1588 to dare. Statistics are Described by the compilers as "a working guide to given in quotations about the frequency of wars, a the background and early months of the war," Part I table shows che percentage of years with war, and a concentrates on the background, chiefly fram Sep- list of books on the history of war are also given. tembc 1938 to September 1939, while Parr 11 covers Conrniprion of Mvn, Material Rcrourcu and W~lrhin the first five months of the war wirh material up to Time of Wac with Sdrn R~frrcnrcron Wm Profitwing is January 31,1940. However, publications dealing with Reading List No. 22, RevisedJanuary 4, 1940. the umed forces and milirary science, peace agitarioo This same Library has also issued 1 reading list and a few other subjects regardless of date, have been (No. 19, Revised February 15, 1940) on Thr Youth included in Part 11. Movrmmr. Included are lists of student societies and of This is, to the best of my knowledge, the first at- youth-serving organizations. The list is indexed. temp to bring together in one list rhe vast amount of Union Now - A Bibliepphy on rhc Fcdmd Union of material dealing with the background, causes and Nation,, by Jacob G. Lyons; obtainable from the conduct of the present conflict. Washington Associatian for Union Now, 1819 G It would seem ungrateful for one who has profited Sweet, N. W., Wwhington, D. C., for 251. much fram the previous publications of the War Index to Periodicals do cum en ratio^ Service and will likewise profit much Candim Pcriodid I&, 1938, an author md suh- fram this one to be critical. However, one could wish ject index to items in Canadian periodicals, has been that the division between so-called background mate- compiled by the Circulation Department of the Uni- rial and war materid had been more sharply drawn versity of Toronto Library. This annual is a cumula- on the basis of the content of the books rather than tion of the quarterly indexes published in the Onrario on dare of publication, which appears ro have been one Li6rdy &view. The nnnud subscription co the &vim of the chief factors. One is also bothered by some of is 256; the price of the annual cumulation of the Index the inconsistencies of classification, and by somesingu- is $1.00. Iat omissions.These are not painred our in a spirit of criticism bur only as warnings to usera of the list and Occupational Ahstram for the help of the compilers in the future. For use as Occuparionzl Index, Inc., which indexes SPBCIAL a check list, an dphabeticdindexof authors and rifles Lran~~~as,has available io pamphlet form, concise would have added immeasurably ro the compilation. summaries of available literature on sirty-four differ- Rum S~voao,Libmrinn ent occupations. A sheet listing these pamphlets can Council m Foreign Rhrionr, Znc. be obtained by writing to the Index, New York Uni- NuYorkCi*. versiry, Washington Square East, New York City. 156 Buy Your Books the Cooperative Way By GRETCHEN J. GARRISON Director, The Cooperative Book Club, Ioc., New York City
TNBSUCCBSS OF COOPERAT~VE BUYING has expenditure in excess of $19,000,000unable been demonstrated in various fields. Over to make its own terms according to its a period of years librarians have discussed needs? To an increasing number of us the purchasing books cooperatively. The for- obvious answer is "lack of cooperation." mation of the Consumers' Book Coopera- Concerted effort is always more effective tive in 1937 provided an agency through than individual effort. A single purchasing which librarians in all types of libraries agency, representing all types of libraries, could channel their purchasing power. can demonstrate effectively the truth of The Consumers' Book Cooperative is the this statement. Libraries represent the first nationwide book cooperative in the largestsingle book-buying group in the world. Only individuals were served for country but their purchasing power is the hrst few months, but when it became dissipated at present through a scattered apparent that libraries needed a similar buying system. service another branch of the Cooperative Librarians have an opportunity now to was established. This branch is known as build their own organization. Membership the Book-Cooperative for Libraries. It is in the Book-Cooperative for Libraries now serving successfully more than one means that you are helping to make the hundred and forty libraries. Cooperative the clearing house for libra- The Book-Cooperative for Libraries be- ries everywhere. Those who have seen the longs to its library members. Two dollars Consumers' Book Cooperative grow from gives a library life-membership and a vote an idea to a business that started with a in the policies of the Cooperative. Each borrowed oflice, a volunteer staff, and $56 member library, regardless of budget, has in capital and then to an organization that the same privilege of voting on matters of did a business of $61,599 in 1938 and em- policy, receives the same discount, and ployed a trained staff of six, are convinced the same efficient service. Because the Con- that the cooperative method has proved sumers' Book Cooperative is owned and itself to be of real value. controlled by its members, librarians may It is now too generally accepted that specify the way in which they want their libraries with large budgets should get orders filled. Since some of these specifica- better discounts than libraries with small tions require expert advice, the Board of budgets. Under the present system, book Directors felt it advisable to appoint a distributors with many clients get better special committee, composed of actively publishers' discounts than any individual buying library members, to supervise the library can obtain. general service of the Book-Cooperative In the cooperative system, however, for Libraries. The Library Committee mem- greater volume results in greater discounts bers are listed at the end of this article. for everyone. The Consumers' Book Coop- This question must have puzzled you as erative operates on a non-profit basis; it it has many other librarians. Why is a can return to its members all earnings above book-buying group representing an annual operating costs. The terms now compare MAY-JUNE,1940 157 favorably with those of other distributors. Carlton, Gretchen J. Garrison, Kenneth M. As the volume of its business increases the Gould, Anton Haas, Benson Y. Landis, Harry A. Cooperative will better these terms. Dis- Overscreet, Coley B. Taylor, Miriam D. Tomp counts to libraries are on a sliding scale kins, Frank N. Trager. depending on what discount the Coopera- Library Committu; Alexander Laing, Dart- tive gets from the publishers. mouth College Library, Hanover, New Hamp There is also a possibility of further shire, Choirman; Robert M. Trent, College of the saving in the form of what is termed in City of New York Library, Sar#rary; and Helen cooperative practice a "purchase saving T. Coffin, La Retama Library, Corpus Christi, return." This represents the money earned Texas; Cedric R. Flagg,' National Lead Com- during the year which has not been spent pany, Titanium Division, South Amboy, New on operating costs or distributed as im- Jersey; Charles F. Gosnell, Queens College mediate discounts. This "purchase saving Library, Flushing, Long Island; James R. Gul- ledge, East Carolina Teachers College Library, return" is in proportion to the amount of Greenville, North Carolina; Mrs. Eulin Klyver business each member does with the Con- Hobbie,* Skidmore College Library, Sararoga sumers' Book Cooperative during a yearly Springs, New York; Mrs. Richard H. Hutch- period. However, this can be obtained ings, Jr., Harlem Valley State Hospital, Wing- only when the total volume of business is dale, New York; Lena B. Nofcier, Library Ex- sufficiently large for the Cooperative to in- tension of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky; crease the difference between earnings and Robert E. Stauffer, Mount Union College Li- costs of operation. brary, Alliance, Ohio; Anne L. Turner, North Operating costs, of course, do not in- Carolina State College of Agriculture and En- crease dollar for dollar with a growing gineering, Raleigh, North Carolina; John Van- volume of business. The Consumers' Book Male, Bibliographical Center for Research, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, Colorado; Cooperative can handle twice as much Miriam D. Tompkins, School of Library Serv- business as it now has without increasing ice, Columbia University; Gretchen J. Garrison, the present staff and office space. This The New York Public Library. means that the earnings could therefore be returned to members as larger immediate Nationol Advbory Council: Devere Allen, Oscar discounts and purchase savings returns. Ameringer, Thomas Benton, Phyllis Blood, Two dollars gives your library life- Lyman Bryson, Witter Bynner, Wallace J. membership and a subscription to the Campbell, John Chamberlain, David Cushman Coyle, John Dewey, John Dos Passos, James C. Reader's Obserusr, a monthly bulletin of Drury, Clifton Fadiman, Jennie M. Flexner, book news which is a helpful guide for John T. Flynn, Bertram Fowler, George Gallo- book selection. If you are not a member of way, Omar P. Goslin, HapGreenberg, Harold the Cooperative, yon may subscribe to the Hatcher, Marion Humble, Rabbi Edward L. Reader's Observer for one dollar a year. Israel, William H. Kilpatrick, Freda Kirchwey, (NOTE. -This article is based on The Anthony Lehner, Max Lemer, Eduard C. Cooperative Way, a leaflet recently published Lindeman, Robert S. Lynd, C. W. Mason, by the Consumers' Book Cooperative, 118 Maury Maverick, Gerald McDonald, Alexander East 28th Street, New York City.) Meiklejohn, Sherman Mittell, Donald E. Mont- gomery, A. J. Muste, James Myers, Jesse H. WHO'S WHO in the Consumers' Book Coop- Newlon, Rcinhold Niebuhr, A. Philip Ran- erative. dolph, Walter Rautenstrauch, Emst Reichl, Oflurrt Henry Pratt Fairchild, President; Kingsley Roberts, Selden Rodman, Mary U. Stanley W. Walker, Vice-president and Educa- Rothrock, Mary K. Simkhovitch, John Stein- tional Director; Quincy Howe, Treasurer; and beck, Colston E. Warne, Gaodwin Watson, Charles A. Madison, Secretary. Helen Woodward and W. E. Woodward. LaguI Dimtor,: The Officers and Jacob Baker, Harry Advisoc Albert N. Webster. Elmer Barnes, Alfred M. Bingham, Window 158 Ave Atque Vale! By ALMA C. MITCHILL
President, Special Libraries Association, 1938-1940
ONECANNOT WEAR THE Presidential cloak cers, but also by Chapters and Groups. The of the Special Libraries Association with- Chapters especially are becoming more out being impressed with the activities aware of the importance of public relations being continually carried on by its mem- and many of them have planned excellent bers. During my two years as President I programs for presentation at their meet- have been fortunate in being able to visit ings. Another forward step in the progress every Chapter of SLA from coast to coast of SLA is its representation on many na- and in Canada. What has impressed me tional organizations. All of this proves most during these visits has been the sin- that business and professional men are cere loyalty for the Association and the recognizing the importance of our Associa- enthusiasm for its future development. It tion in the world of affairs. has been indeed inspiring to learn of the It has been an honor and a privilege to reactions of the members, especially thc have served as your President during these younger ones, towards the Association's past two years. The many pleasant experi- work. In talking with them, almost with- ences and associations gained through this out exception, they have shown a genuine ofice will live long in my memory. In this, interest in Chapter, Group and Committee my Hail and Farewell message, there is one activities. All of this points to a healthful thought I should like to leave with you: spirit within the Association. do not hesitate when asked to accept an Nor is SLA confining itself alone to its Association office. Although a great deal own particular problems. Since through its of midnight oil is of necessity burned, there members it is directly affected by national is a very real award ahead of you in the and local conditions, policies and trends, broader viewpoint attained and the satis- these matters are being given thoughtful faction acquired of helping even in a small consideration not only by the national offi- way the forward march of this Association.
Social science: Abrief list of somn of theurgent issueswithin the boundaries of the social sciences isgiven by Dr. Raymond Fosdick in his review of the (1939) work of The Rockefeller Foundation. Money andcredit,fiscal poliry, inrernational relations, international trade and finance, national incoms and its di~ttibution,wages, pro&, prices, monopoly, purchasing powcr, savings and investment, employment and unmploymenr, social security, collectiue bargain- ing, housing, public opinion, propaganda, public adminzstration, thc relations between government and business, individual and social adjustment, crime, social welfare, education, population, social justice in an interdependent sociery. Tentative Program 32nd Annaal Conuention, Special Libraries Association
CONVENTION THEME-" UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES "
Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 36,1940
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 1-2 MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 3 Preconference trip, Spring Mill State Park, 7:OO-9:00 Mitchell, Indiana Binding Institute film, Long Live ths Book! and round tablediscussion on bindingproblems. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 3 Claypool Hotel 9:OO Speaker: Pelham Barr, Executive Director, Registration. Claypool Hotel, Mezzanine Library Binding Institute, New York Floor Leader: Jean Asbman, Law Librarian, Indiana 10:oo-12:oo University, Bloomington, Indiana Meeting of Discussion Group * Leaders, Sec- 7:30 retaries and registrants with Technical Di- Executive Board and Advisory Council meet- rector Russell J. Greenly, Professor of ing. Claypool Hotel Trade and Industrial Education, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Claypool 9:oo Hotel Fiesta. Claypool Hotel Roof MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 3 1o:oo 1200 Program and skit. Claypool Hotel Roof Executive Board luncheon. Claypool Hotel 1 l:oo 1230 Supper. Claypool Hotel Roof Newspaper Group luncheon TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4 l:oo 8:OO-10:OO College and University Group luncheon. Discussion Groups:* Claypool Hotel, Empire Room. Departmsntal Section I. Public Relations and Libraries in Egypt Syria, Dr. William M. Section 11. Standards and Personnel Randall, Editor, Library Quarterly Section 111. Library Methods 1:30-430 8:OO Visits to Indianapolis libraries Newspaper Group breakfast. Canary Cottage 2:oo 10:OO SLA committee meetings. Claypool Hotel General Session. Claypool Hotel 3:OO Presiding: Alma C. Mitchill, President, Meeting of Group officers with Group liaison SLA officer. Claypool Hotel Greetingr, Floyd I. McMurray, Superintendent Meeting of Chapter presidents and secre- of Public Instruction, State of Indiana. taries with Chapter liaison officer. Clay- Rssponu: Laura A. Woodward, Librarian, pool Hotel Maryland Casualty Co., Baltimore, Mary- 430 land Open House at Indiana Srate Library Undawlopsd Opportuniriu for Special Library 'See Ssecm Lmumas. March 1940. p. 77. Swvics, Mary Louise Alexander, Biblio- 160 SPECIALLIBRARIES graphical Planning Committee, Phila- Presiding: Ethel Cleland, Business Branch, delphia Indianapolis Public Library New Fmntiwr to th South; Hi~pafiicLibrary RI- Discussion Leader: Rose Vormelker, Business rourcrs. Dr. Irene A. Wright, Division of Research Department, Cleveland Public Cultural Relations, U. S. Department of Library State, Washington, D. C. The Special Librory in a Rmarch Departtlunt - Who L Your Pdlic and How Do You Ssrw Is? Its Indirpmsobilizy, Dr. L. W. Wallace, K. B. Elliott, Vice-president, Studebaker Director of Engineering and Research, Corporation, South Bend, Indiana Crane Co., Chicago ThBurimss Library and it^ Relation to Man- TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 4 agamnt, C. N. Watkins, Vice-President, Chicago Industrial Editors Association; Newspaper Group luncheon. Columbia Club Jewel Tea Co., Barrington, Illinois Speaker: Stephen C. Noland, Editor, In- ThSpecid Librarian: What Sha I$; What Shs dianapolis News Can Do; Wbom to Find Her; How Much to Pay Her, Mary Louise Alexander, Bibliographi- 2:oo cal Planning Committee, Philadelphia Newspaper Group meering. Columbia Club 230 War and th Nswspapsr Library: Subjact Headings for Clippingr, Richard Museum and College and University Deparr- Giovine, P.M. mental Librarians Groups joint meeting. War Photogrophr, Maurice Symonds, New Herron Art Institute York News Six Hundnd Fwt from Adam, Albert E. Bailey, Bookr on t6s War, Mildred Burke, Chicago Central Y.M.C.A. College, Chicago Tribune P~riodidIndexes ond How They Are Md, Maps and Atlam, Richard Giovine, P.M. Sarah St. John, Editor, Art Index, New Tim Library in War Tim, Alma Jacobus, York Time, New York 415 1:oo-200 Tea at Herron Art Institute in honor of Spe- Science-Technology Group luncheon. Clay- cial Libraries Association pool Hotel TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4 2:oo 8:OO Science-TechnologyGroupmeeting. Claypool General Session. World War Memorial Hotel Presiding: Alma C. Mitchill, President, Symposium: Improwmnt of Abrtracting Ssroicsr SLA Leader: E. J. Crane, Editor of Chemical Profmional Cooperation in Library Progrerr: A Abstracts, Columbus, Ohio Series of ParalB1 Discu~isrionrSetting Forth Probbms Involuad from rh Li6rarian's Point of thr Organi Indianapolis, Indiana AIBBRT E. BAILBYis an educator, an author, work and in the teaching of journalism. He has and an authority on religious art. He is on the been with the Star since 1929; prior to that time faculty of the Central Y.M.C.A. College, Chi- he was on the staff of the Boston Haraid and a cago, and was formerly a Professor at Butler member of the faculty, Journalism Department, University in Indianapolis. of DePauw University, Albion College and Pe~na~B~nn is Executive Director of the Baker University. Library Binding Institute, and as Editor he is THOMMG. HUTTONis Executi~eSecretary of responsible for Book Life which began puhlica- the Indiana Society far Mental Hygiene, and tiou this past winter. Administrative Assistant in the Division of Evlw Jay CRANEand Ch&cal Abrtracrs are Medical Care in the Indiana State Department =lmost synonymous. Mr. Crane served as Asso- of Welfare. Their Office Library serves welfare ciate Editor 1911-14 and as Editor of this publi- workers on a state-wide basis and directs the of [he ~~~~i~~~ chemical society since organization of institutional libraries. 1914. He has also compiled two lengthy ten- DR. WILLIAMDEP~BZ INWW is head of the year indexes showing the world's progress in Inlow Clinic at Shelhyville, Indiana, and Presi- chemistry. dent of the Indiana Society of the History of K. B. ELLIOTT,Vice-president of the Stude- Medicine. baker Corporation, South Bend, Indiana, is a DR.J. A. LEIGATY,Biochemist, is a graduate business executive whose organization has had of purdue University and a former Assistant a company Library for more than thirty Years. Instructor there. He is now engaged in hormone DR. Ba~mrca.Gsr~an came to Bloomington research at the Lilly Research Laboratories. last fall to head the Home Economics Depart- G~ORGEW. LILLARD,of the Hartford College ment at Indiana University. She is a graduate of of Insurance, Hartford, Connecticut, is inter- Wisconsin, and while there was associated with ested in the development of insurance libraries. the well-known group of scientists engaged in E~~~~~ W. M~D,~~~~~,J~.,has been a vitamin research. ber of the faculty of the University of Illinois RUSSELLJ. GREENLY has been a member of the Library School since the fall of 1937. From 1934 faculty of Purdue University since 1936, and to 1937 he was Librarian of Baylor University. since 1938 Professor of Trade and Industrial D~~~~~~C, M~M~~~~~~,[he banquet speaker Education. He has had wide experience in edu- the convention, is an editor, printer, author cational es~ciall~with the Cushman md an mthmity on typography and the history Conference Method for Discussion Groups. of printing, He has had wide euperi- CLINTONR. GUTBRMWR,as Director of the ence as Director of Typography for a number of Educational Bureau, Division of Fishand Game, presses; since 1927, he has been Director at the Indiana Division of Conservation, assists the ~~dl~~Typograph Co. of Chicaga. He is ex- local Conservation Clubs of the State in their tremely interested in the "~m~~i~~~~mprint~ work of fish and game bird propagation. These Inventory" and is serving as National Editor. lndiana dubs are the largest group of the kind ~e is the author of over 50 books and articles, in the United States, and do the greatest amount on design, the histoty of print. of propagation and conservation work. ing and the care of crippled children and dis- JOANW. HILLMAN,Department Editor of the abled soldiers. Since 1934, he has been Editor Indianapolis Srar, is experienced in newspaper of the Bulletin of thr Chicago Hirtorical Society. MAY-JUNE, 1940 165 Mr. McMurmie is also serving as Chairman for medan libraries and Arabic manuscripts are his the Invention of Printing Anniversary span- special interests. sored by the International Association of Print- DR. THURMANB. RKB is Professor of Bac- ing House Craftsmen. teriology and Public Health at Indiana Uni- Dn. MELVING. MELLONis a graduate of Ohio versity, as well as Chief of the Division of State. He was an Assistant Professor there be- Health and Physical Education of the Indiana fore coming to Purdue University, where henow State Board of Health and the Indiana State heads the Department of Analytical Chemistry. Board of Education. He is Editor of the Stm He is the author of Chmical Publications and Board of H~olthBulbtin and Assistant Editor of T&+ Un. the Journal of th Indiana Stan Msdical Arrocia- Cna~H. MIUM, Secretary of the American tion. In 1921, he was awarded the Ravdin Medal, by the Indiana University School of Medicine. Library Association, is known to all of us. He He is author of a number of books on hygiene, came to his present position of advisor to mem- bacteriology and sex education, and has con- bers of the profession after years of practical tributed articles to many professional journals. library work and after able service directing the ALA Library War Service. DR. L~wne~ceW. WALLACE,Director of STEPHBNC. NOLAND,Editor, Indianapolis Engineering and Research of the Crane Com- 1937, N~wE,has been on the staff of this paper since pany since is a mechanical engineer, edu- cated at the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- 1914, with the exception of two years service lege of Texas and Purdue University. He is the with the A.E.F. in France. He has always shown especial interest in the library maintained by the author of several books, articles, and reports on railway and industrial engineering problems. News; from 1919 to 1933 he was Director of it. He was Professor of Railway and Industrial E~lzansl~O'Rounm, Manager of Office Ad- Management at Purdue University, 1903-17; ministration, Lincoln National Life Insurance Assistant General Manager of the Diamond Company, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has two special Chain Manufacturing Company, 1917-19; Exec- libraries under her supervision - the business utive Secretary, American Engineering Council, library for the organization and the well-known 1921-34; and Director of the Engineering Re- collection of Lincolniana. search, Association of American Railroads, EUGENEC. PULLIAM,when attending DePauw 1935-37. University, was a founder of Sigma Delta Chi, C. N. WATKINSis Editor of the publications national journalistic fraternity. He began his of the Jewel Tea Company and Vice-president of newspaper career as a reporter on the Kansas the Chicago Industrial Editors' Association. City Star in 1910 and is now the publisher of His special interest is management problems. ten midwest daily papers. He is President and DR. IRENEA. WRIGHT,a graduate of Stanford executive head of the Indianapolis Broadcasting University, did newspaper work in Havana, Co. (owners of WIRE) and Director of General 190447 and was owner and Editor of Cubm Newspapers, Inc. Magasim, 1908-14. She was a Special Agent of EMMAB. PusceNsR, Director of the American the Cuban Department of Agriculture, 1908, and Legion Child Welfare Division, came to the Na- a Representative of the Library of Congress in tional Headquarters in 1925 from St. Louis, Spain, 1932-36. She was Associate Archivist, where she was Director of the Children's Board The National Archives, 1936-39, and this year of Guardians. She has her LL.D. from the she is with the Division of Cultural Relations, Benton College of Law in St. Louis. U. S. Department of State. Dr. Wright is author DR. WILLIAMM. RANDALL,Editor of the The of a dozen books on history and geography of Library Quarterly, has been since 1929 a member the Caribbean countries, a member of the Royal of the faculty of the University of Chicago Historical Societies of England and Holland. Graduate Library School. Prior to that time, She has been a delegate of the U. S. Government he was on the staffs of the University of Michi- to the Third Congress of Spanish American gan and the Hartford Seminary Foundation. Geography and History in Seville, 1930, and the He has been Consultant on College Libraries to Twenty-Sixth Session of the International the Csmegie Corporation. History of Moham- Congress of Americanists, Seville, 1935. 166 SPECIALLIBRARIES Methods Committee, a Progress Report Library and Association Routine By MARIE LUGSCHEIDER, Chairman THISYEAX, we have been successful in gathering published, there has been no provision for keep- descriptions of methods; next year's work may ing the valuable data up to date. The person well be devoted to the sorting and arranging of who has turned out an excellent piece of work, material in preparation for putting it in book either asks to be relieved of a strenuous task, form. or else is drafted into some new project. Some- Group Methods Representatives have sent times a very much needed list is allowed to detailed questionnaires to SLA members. An- slide for a number of years until it is hope- swers to these questionnaires are beginning to lessly out of date. If a new committee takes hold come in and we hope to have all the information of it, work has to k begun from "scratch" and assembled before summer. once more members have to supply complete As for the exhibits at the Convention, since information, If these very much needed tools space there is limited, we have selected the could originally be published in such form that libraries most typical in their respective Groups, annual revisions could be made (by means of which have forms, cards, bulletins, and methods loose-leaf supplements, or by some other sys- of work which would be of interest to the tem), the expense and the work of revising largest number of members in the Association. would be comparatively negligible. In gathering material for the exhibits we have Comoarativelv few librarians can call on stressed the importance of exhibiting only aids their library staffs to help with Association which we ourselves have developed. Obviously, work during company time. Only a limited it would be useless to exhibit forms, cards, and number of librarians can devote the major por- other supplies which we can all obtain from tion of their free time to SLA work. The mem- commercial supply houses. bers who are doing national work might like The Methods Committee would like to know also to be helping in the growth of their own the opinion of SLA members on the practica- Chapters. It is not fair to the members, the bility of a Methods Subcommittee to study the Chapters or the Association to over-tax a will- handling of the routine work of the Association, ing and an interested worker. Each one who has held a position as SLA Presi- Is there not a probability that simplifications dent, national Group Chairman, national Com- in routine can lighten the burden of each work- mittee Chairman, Editor, or who has helped in ing member of the Association? Our work for the publishing of any of our many directories, the Association should continue to be a stimula- manuals or lists, knows that the volume of tion and honor rather than a burden. Will SLA work to be done and the amount of correspond- members please express their opinion as to ence to be handled by one person is entirely too whether or not such a matter should be con- much. Too, after a manual or directory has been sidered part of the Methods Committee's work? To spaculars wirhour facts is to nrtgmpt to sntm a houra of which one has not ths by, by wandaring aimlevsly rorrnd and round, sesrchiq th walls and now and thn peeping through the ruitrdowr. Factr are tk by. -Julian Huxley. A Story of Buried Treasure* A Review, By FLORENCE BRADLEY Librariaa, Metropolitm Life Insurlncc Company, New York City Rlcnes eeroNo COMPARE,buried within the that similar surveys could be completed within libraries of the University of Pennsylvania, are a month, once the cooperation of university revealed to the world for the first time. The faculties had been secured. story has been released by the Bibliagraphical The report is clear, competent and so frank Planning Committee of Philadelphia, whose that a delightful point of emphasis is given to activities were described for the readers of the inadequacies of each collection. One wishes S~~crn~Llsna~~~slastDecember by theDirectar, that the survey might fall into the hands of a Mary Louise Alexander. millionaire at that fortunate moment of plan- Beginning with the Biological Sciences and ning his will. I am sure a new building would ending with Sociology, some eighty book then be forthcoming for the Department of collections of the University are analyzed and Botany collection; and that some of the "pro- described in a new kind of survey, a Faculty lific writing produced in the controversy be- Survey. This means that it was made, "not by tween banking and currency schools of thought the distributors of books but by the users of in England during the nineteenth century" be books; not by librarians but by scholars. It supplied. represents an appraisal of the library collections To show their brutal frankness, one faculty of the University by the experts in the several member says almost with pride: fields of knowledge represented on the Univer- "The collection in respect to subject matter sity faculties." Signed by Conyers Read, Chair- is quite catholic - in fact too much so. man, the brief introductory note will bring to There is no evidence of critical choice among mind many questions but particularly whether editions." suchsurveys could be carried out in other univer- sities. How valuable it would be to continue And another: the theory of relating one collection to another, "It has something on a large variety of sub- until we would have not this one key, but a jects hut no subject may be said to be special- large jingling bunch of keys to unlock all the ized in - it is not adequate for the proper treasures of our American university libraries. investigation of any Slavic subject.'' Before other universities would dare embark But by way of contrast: on a similar project, they would want to be , . reassured as to the expense involved, so we refer "Thus in the field of American linguistics the again to Mr. Read's introduction because he Brinton collection is one of the outstanding- if not the most explains "that the whole job was a labor of collections in America, love," the only expensesconnected with it being important." those of preparing. . . copy .~ for the press and actual "Of the library facilities known to authors of printing. Since the faculty members were neces- this report those available in this area are satilv familiar with their library holdinns as to superior ro the collections at Princeton but housing, cataloging, completeness or incom- inferior in both magnitude and content to pleteness, it was only necessary to submit a those at Harvard and Yale." specimen report -see English History, p. 76 - "It is rich in medical and biological works of and the pattern was established. It is estimated the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Its early records, some in Franklin's hand writing, are of great historical value.'' "Philadelphia was, in Colonial days and for SPECIALLIBRARIES years thereafter, the financial center. It is done for the use of all students and research doubtful whether any other city has as workers - the relating of private family and many existing institutions whoserecords go business collections to those of the University back into the early beginnings of American collections which complement each other and business. Banks, insurance companies and form a treasure much too valuable to be buried many other businesses offer records still in and unused. For this first, constructive report we their possessions, or in family collections, congratulate the Bibliographical Planning Com- which have never been fully utilized by the mittee and hope our readers will not delay research student." sending for copies as the edition is limited to And in this very quotation we seem to sum up only 20o copies which seems the only unfor- the full value of what the Faculty Survey has tunate aspect of this new undertaking. News Briefs Libraries and Adult Education Phonographic Library The annual meeting of The American Association Canremporary poets ire making records of their for Adult Education, of which Dr. Alvin Johnson is writings for the newly organized Phonographic Li- Presidenr, was held May 2W23, in New York City. brary of Contemporary Poets at (New York) Ciry The theme of the meeting was "The Democratic Way College. These records will preserve for posterity, the -An Educational Process." All sessions, with the meanings and rhythms as intended and expressed by exception of the business sessions, were open to the the poets themselves. Kimball Flaccus, Curator of the public without any registration fee. One of the pur- Library, reports that records have already been made poses of the meeting was "to draw public attention to of selected works of Edgar Lee Masters, William Rose the importance of adult educarion as an instrument of Bener, Alfred Kreymborg, Richard Aldingron, Helen demacracy." Among those participating at discussion Morrow, A. M. Sullivan, F. R. Higgins, John Hall meetings on "Libraries and Adult Education," were Wheelock, Arthur Davison Ficke, Raymond Holden, some SLA members: Agnes Camilla Hansen, Associate Sara Henderson Hay and Roy Helton. Also included Director, School of Library Science, Przrt Insrirute; in the collection are T. S. Eliot's "Murder in the Herman H. Henkle, Director, School of Library Sci- Cathedral," as done by the English cast, and excerpts ence, Simkons College; Margery Quigley, Librarian, from the works of W. B. Yeatr and John M. Synge, Free Public Library. Montdair, New Jersey; and read by the Abbey Players. In addition to recordings Milton J. Ferguson, Librarian, Brooklyn Public Li- of English and American poetry, rhere have been some brary. At the session devoted to the Author as Edu- made in Gaelic, Chinese and German. It is planed, caror, Archibald MacLeish, The Librarian of Con- too, to record rhe distinguished works of novelists and gress, was one of the three authors who spoke. playwrights whose prose is "poetic in imagery and rhythm." These recordings are being made for educa- Summer School Catalogs Received tional purposes only; they will not be available for Colvmbia University, School of Library Service. commercid use. They are made under the direction of Summer session begins July 8, 1940, closes August 16, H. Lyle Winter, a member of the public speaking deparrment of Ciry College. 1940. Winter-a~ring. - session ODem September 25.. 1940.. doses June 11, 1941. Chicago T~buneInherits 7,000 Volumes Library School, Emory University, Emory Univer- James O'Donnell Bennett, war correspondent and siry, Georgia. Summer quarter opens June 17, 1940, noted member of the Chicngo Doily Tribvm staff, died doses August 30, 1940. Fall quarter opens September on February 27, in Chicago. 1940, closes December 1940' quarter After Mr. Bennerrretired in Januvy 1939, hedevoted oFnSJanuary 2, 1941. closes March 21, 1941. Spring much of his rime to the classification preparltion quarter opens March 24, 1941, closes June 9. 1941. of his librlry for in Jlmer Summer quarter opens June 16, 1941. O'Donnell Bennett room adiacenr to the Tribune University of Illinois. Summer Training far Li- Librvy in the Tribune Tower. Mr. Bennetr also be- brarianship, June 17 to August 10, 1940. queathed put of his estate for the maintenance of the MAY-JUNE,1940 169 collection. He called it one of bdlu ictncs, "especially The Research and Survey Bureau of Philadelphia is rich in drama, history, 18th-century litercture, and commercial fact-finding organization conducted by literary biography. He had little patience with mod- Elizabeth Rogers Brodie, a graduate of Wellesley, and em writing, often saying, 'A book isn't warrh reading Mary Elizabeth Klapp, a graduate of Vassar. until it is at least 103 ycarr old."' "Chronicles" Offered Free Transit Library Any or all of the following volumes of Thc Commrr A comprehensive transit library has been established cia1 ond Finanrial Chronicla are offered, in good condi- by the Detroit Department of Street Railways. Transit tion, free on payment of mailing expeme: Vols. 94-95, journals, city documents, and engineering material 1912; vol. 98, 1914; January 1915, vol. 100-June were gathered to form the nucleus of the new library, 1937, vol. 144. (Complete.) Also Supplement (Bmk by Howard Crowell, assisted by Mrs. Louise Dorn and and Quotarion Record). Vols. 94-95. 98, 103, 102, Charles Mohrhardr. 104, 106125, 127, 128. Please send requests to Helen Brandr, Chairman of Baltimore Chapter, SLA Dupli- An in Our Libraries cate Exchange, Enach Pratt Free Library, Baldmare, A series of mural were unveiled in the Maryland. New York Public Library's third-floor lobby, on April 22. Each of the four panels symbolizes a major stage A Newspaper Shares Its Books in "The Story of the Printed Word." The artist ir The Philadelphia lnpirrrgives to somecity hospita Edward Laming, a New Yarker. each month its many review copies of books. Art Books May Be Borrowed Life Membership in SLA The Brooklyn Museum Art Reference Library is The first life membership in Special Libraries Assa- very glad to lend books or periodicals to libraries ciation has been taken out by a former active member throughour the country on a regular inter-library loan of the New York Chapter. According to rhe Conrtitu- basis. Requests for such loans should be addressed to tion of SLA, Article 11, Section 6: Any person, upon Mrs. Grace Wood Turner, Librarian, Brooklyn the payment of one hundred dollars ($100.03) at one Museum Art Reference Library, Brooklyn, New York. rimc, and without further financial obligation, shall be eligible to Life membetship and shall enjoy dl the Persian Art righrs and privileges of Active members. An exhibirion of 6,OW years of Persian Art is now To the patriotic real of Elizabeth Lois Clarke, Na- being held in New Yark City: matchlesr colored tional Secretary of SLA, can be attributed much of ceramics, tapestry and textiles, five of the world's the credir for obtaining this "first." twelve most famous carpers, the Lurisran bronzes now shown for the first time, gold and silver work, ex- Publicity quisitely illuminated manuscripts, erc. The Arr Nwr, Mrs. Agnes G. Reinem, Librarian of the Pacific Gas No. 30, 1940, is a "Persian Art Issue." Several very Electric Company, San Francisco, conrribured an informative IS# pamphlets are available irom the article on the Reference and Research Library to Gm Iranian Institute, 724 Filth Aye., New York City, Agr for February 29, 1940. She described the work of such as Imranion Boob Pointing, The Lurirran her own library and showed the value of SLA publica- Bronqu, a booklet explaining the sculptured figures, tions and membershio in rhe research work of the Thc Firrr Goddcnn, and one describing beliefs as re- special library. God, of Our Forrfarhrrr. flected in the morifs of the arc, Marearer" T. Hills. a librarian of the American Bible Society, New York, described her library in 1 recent Private Services radio interview, Miss Hawley's Breakf~stForum. The Ireland Indexing Service, Alradena, California, The new quarters of the Social Law Library (Bos- is directed by Norma Olin Ireland; David E. Ireland is ton) were the scene, or the occasion, of a reception Business Manager. Ir is anarional agency. Ir maintains given on March 26, by the trustees of the Library to (00 call) a staff of experienced librarian-indexers wirh the seven Justices of the Supieme Judicial Court. More published indexes to their credir who are specialisrs in than 1,030 members of the Bar were present. The re- various subject fields and all foreign languages. The ceiving line was in the Library's reading room. The Service works directly with authors and publishers. Library's 100,OW volume collection began in 1904. Read diligently the great books of mankind. - From the bookplate of James O'Donnell Bennett, war correspondent and author of Best Sellers of the Ages. SPECIALLIBRARIES CHAPTER NEWS The Washington Activities Group of rhe Balti- Copies may still be obtained of "Selected Subject more Chaprer prepared an exhibit of U. S. Govern- Heading Lists for Special Librarians" prepared by the ment statistical pvblicarions which was shown at the Chaprer Methods Cammitree. Requests should be Eighth American Scientific Congress. Several thousand addressed to Mrs. Ruth Parks, National Safety Coun- persons, many from Latin America, artended the cil, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago. Congress in Washington, May 10 to 18, 1940. The John C. Manning, Managing Editor of the Detroit exhibit was set up in rhe auditorium of the Depart- Timcr, spoke on newspaper libraries at the April menr of Commerce. meeting of theMichigan Chapter, held in the Library The ''News Bulletin" of the Boston Chapter has of the Detroit Nwr. listed each month local exhibitions and lectures ol Periodical resources of the Milwaukee area were special interesr to Chapter members. discussed by Milwaukee Chapter members at their The March Chapter meeting was at rhe Vesper April meering. Mamie Rehnquist, Reference Librarian George School of Arc. The Director of the School of the Public Library, led the discussion of types of spoke an design in textiles, house inreriois, house- magazines needed, combinarion of resources, revision hold accessories, fashion, and everyday objects. of the Union List, and exchange of volumes among Eleanor H. Cleare, Deanol the School and in charge oi members. the Library, explained the funcrion of the School's Leonardo da Vinci and ceramic nrr in America were collection. the special topics of the last two Chapter meetings in In April, the Chapter met in rhe Headquarters New Jersey. At the Stevens Institute of Technology Armory, First Corps of Cadets. Three collectionr are in Hobokm, Mrs. Thomas 0. Mabboct, Honorary housed in the Armory: those of the First Corps, of rhe Curator of the Lieb Memorial Collection of Vinciana, Military Historical Society, and of the Milirary Order which is ar the Szeiens Insrituce, spoke on Leonardo of the LoyalLegion of the United Starer. Within these the Artist; Enid May Hawkins, Librarian of the Insri- collections is a wealth oisuurce marerial, photographs, me, spoke on Leonardo the Scientist. A sizable col- scrapbooks, museum items relating to the Civil War, lecrion of Leonardo's scientific accomplishments - United States military history and racrics, Lincolni- models of rexrile machinery, airplanes, submariner, mz, and Napaleoniana. bridges, etc., will be an exbibiiion at the Museum of Field work has been nearly completed on the Unioil Science and Industry, RCA Building, Rockefeller Catalog of the Medical and Bio-Medical Collections in Cmter, New York City, during this summer. Greater Boston Libraries. To dare, forty libraries have On May 3, the Chaprer mer in the Monrcls.ii Art been completed and eight others are at least 75 per Museum After a buffet supper and a brief musicale Cent finished. Nearly 400,000 items have been enrered (Mrs. Edwin Bonta, Librarian of theMuseum, was the from cards or material. When completed, the catalog cellist's accompanist), Anna Olmsted sketched the will have enrrier for an estimated number of 300,WO hisrory of ceramic art in this country. Colored slides separate books, pamphlers and periodicals, including showed some of the pieces which have been on exhibi- about 150,WO academic dissertations and theses. The tion. MiasOlmsred is Director of theSyracuse Museum master file will be available at the Boston Medical of Fine Arrs. Her Museum, in 1932, wirh the financial Library, and a duplicate set at the Library uf the Har- aid of the Rockefeller Foundation, put an the first Na- vard Medical School. tional Ceramic Show. This exhibition awakened Amer- Cleveland Chaprer members were addressed in ican recopnition- of ceramics as an art. In 1937 and 1938. March by Honor Gregory, President of the Cleveland rheshow was sent ro Europe - Sweden, Denmark and Woman's Adverrising Club. Her talk was particularly Enaland, where "American ceramics" had interesting because of her familiaricy wirh public meant Indian bowls. relations and advertising. She heads the adverrrsing A noteworthy iact about the Monrclair Museum is firm of Gregory & Bolton, Inc. that the Library has been compiling an index to sup- The Connecticut Chapter's series of talks by plemenr the Art Inrirx. To dare, abour ten magazines New Yoik City Librarians included Alma Jacobus, have been indexed, back of 1928. Librarian of Tims, who spoke, in April, on news- The New Jersey Chaprer also met jointly with the paper libraries. New Jersey Library Association, in Atlantic City, in Members of rhe Illinois Chapter visired the plant April. Miss Mitchill and Marie Lugscheider both of The Book Shop Bindery in March. spoke on special libraries. MAY-JUNE,1940 Books of 1939* RARE BOOKS Moving Pictures SPECIAL SUBJECTS HELEN GLADYS PERCEY RICHARD S. WORMSER PP WEST 48~~STREET Industry -India NEW YORK THE INDIAN FILM, a review, by Y. A. Fazabhoy. Bombay Radio Press, Bombay, India. 1939. 127 p. RS. 2. An account of the status of the moving picture in- POSITIONS I LIIIALIANI I dustry in India, which inclvdes the capiral investment, WANTED SUPPLIED production, distribution, and foreign explointion. For Librarians well For of Appendix wirh list of cinemas by place. qualified for all any type in any branches of library part of the country. Indusuy - U. S. -Laws work. This service is free. MOTION PICTURE LAW DIGEST, including all court decisions from 1933 to date, by Dennis Hartman. Author, Los hngeles, c. 1939. 217 p. The American Librarians' Agency Mr. Harrman stares that this "contains in index di- gest style decisions of all the courrs of record in the WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT United States affecting the moving picture industry I in a11 irs phases." Photography Old Prints lll~~tration~from Old Boob AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER HANDBOOK Old Photosraphs M,gazine.and NsvnLxoe" AND REFERENCE GUIDE, by J. J. Rose. American Society of Cinematographers, Hollywood, Calif. 1939. $).Go. PICTORIAL ARCHIVES The thirdedition of this standard work. 228 East Forty-Arst Street General New York AMERICA AT THE MOVIES, by Margaret Fnrrand Telephone: Murray Hill 2-5658 Thorp. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven. 1939. 313 p. illus. $2.75. 10,000 Sublads Research and Reedins Maner An interesting account of the sociological aspects ol commercial films. It includes discussion of the audi- ence, rhe influence of pictures on manners and customs, publicity and sales methods, censorship and prapa- gmda. Well indexed. All klnds, Includins WCUMENTARY FILM, by Paul Rotha. Norton, CHEMICAL, MEDICAL,TECHNICAL, N. Y. 1939. 320 p. illus. $3.75. ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL The revised American edition of a book published Masazlne Sneclallrtr All Svblectr Srnce 1887 Klndlv in England in 1936, which traces the hisrory of the Place the Name of Our Company an Your Filer for Reference "non-fiction," or documentary film. In addirioo to rhc index, ir has ha appendix listing the prominenr docu- B. LOGIN & SON, INC. mentary film directors and their princi~al61ms. E1Iab1lsh.d 1887 173 :OREMOST FILMS OF 1938; a yearbook of the 4merican screen, by Frank Vreeland. Pitman, N. Y. 1939. 347 p. illus. $3.50. A yearbook patterned on Burns Manrle's "Best 'lays." Besides general comment on production in the lifferent centres, condensations of ten picture scripts ae given, as well as short rCsumts of 476 other films. ndex of pictures. iECOND REVISION OF RICHARDSON'S BLUE- 300K OF PROJECTION, 6rh ed., by F. H. Richard- ;on,supplemented wirh sound trouble-shooting charts md alphabetical index; chaprers on sound in collaban- ion wirh Aaron Nadell. Quigley Publicationr, Inc., 9. Y. 1939. 719 p. illus. $7.25. Standard reference book for projectionisrr. Biography HOLLYWOOD SAGA, by William C. DeMille. Dut- :on, N. Y. 1939. 319 p. illus. $3.50. An entertaining account of the development of mo- FRIENDLINESS tion pictures, as experienced by Mr. DeMille during the twenty years, beginning in 1914, that he was nc- COMFORT rively connected with them. Well indexed. SERVICE PAULINE FREDERICK, ON AND OFFTHE STAGE, by Muriel Elwood. A. Kroch, Chicago. 1940. 225 p. illus. $3.00. As this includes Miss Frederick's notable screen A warm welcome awaits the :areer, and has a good index, it will prove useful. members of the Special Libraries Books for Children Association who will be our HOW THEY MAKE A MOTION PICTURE, by Ray Hoadley; photographs by Roman Frculich. Crowell, honored guests in June, 1940. N. Y. 1939. 119 p. illus. $2.00. Good thorough explanation of picture making, giv- ing details of the studio, sers, wardrobe, makcup, lighting, sound, props, and something on cartoons. GEORGE G. CUNNINGHAM General Manager LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES, by W. C. and H. S. Pryar. Harcourr, N. Y. c. 1939. 183 p. illus. $2.50. A stimulating book on rhe making of various types of motion pictures from newsreels to carcoons. Par- rii-ularly valuable for use in schools where there ire courses in motion pictuie appreciation. MOVIE WORKERS, edired by A. V. Keliher. Picture INDIANAPOLIS Facr Books, Group 1. Harper, N. Y. 1939. 56 p. illus. Highschooled., 80cents; juvenileed., $1.00. A good simple explanation of the work connected with the making of pictures. It includes some data on jobr and the training required. SPECIAL OFFER OUR MOVIE MAKERS, by Irving Crump. Dodd, By special arrangement with the Mead, N. Y. 1940. 231 p. illus. $2.00. publisher, we are able to offer for a Popular accounr for older boys, which gives con- limited period at reduced prices: siderable information about rhe persons connected wirh various jobr, including such accors as Jackie TABULAE BIOLOGICAE Cooper and the Dead End Boys, and the always popu- Editors: lar Charlie McCarthy. W. JUNR. C. OPPENHEIMER,W. WEISBACA Volume I-XV with index to volume I-X. History 1925-1938 EDISON'S INVENTION OF THE KINETO-PHONO- Paper cover ($194.00). . . . . $125.00 GRAPH, by Antania and W. K. L. Dickson, wirh an Half morocco ($226.00). . . . $160.00 inrroduction by Charles G. Clarke. Dawson's Book On single volumes 25% discount on Shop, Los Aogeles. 1939. 18 p., ltd. ed. illus. s4.W. the list price is allowed. Tabulae Biologicoe is the Landolt-Boern- A reprint of an article which originally appeared in stein of the biochemist. It contains dl data the Gnrnry Mapzinc, 1894. and facts of biology and its borderlands in the widest sen%, which have a docu- HISTORY OF MOTION PICTURES, by Maurice mentary character. Bzrdkhe and Roberr Brasillach; tr. and ed. by Iris Barry. Norton, N. Y. 1938. 412 p. illus. $4.W. * This book is included because although it was pub- DIE FERMENTE lished in 1938, it alone contains material of note on UND IHRE WIRKUNGEN the development of foreign films, including French, By DR. CARLOPPENHEIMER, Russian, Scandinavian, German, and Itnlim. There is The Hague an index of film titles, as well as a general index. Supplement. 2 vols., 1935-1939 RISE OF THE AMERICAN FILM; A CRITICAL Pa er cover ($59.00)...... ,847.00 HISTORY, by Lewis Jacobs. Harcourt, N. Y. 1939. ~aPfmorocco ($64.00)...... $52.00 585 p. illus. $4.50. Bibliography (1924-1938) 1939 This book is considered to be the most comprehen- Paper cover ($5.50)...... $4.41) sive and up to date history of American motion pic- Half morocco ($7.00) ...... $5.90 tures from the beginning of the commercial film in In the German language 18%. It contains an exrensive bibliography which The sup lernent clod follows the con- includes periodical references, as well as picture, name tents angstyle of the ciassical main work, and general indexes. which it brings up to date. Moral and Religious Aspens * CHILDREN IN THE CINEMA, by Richard Ford. W. ENZYMOLOGIA Szlloch, N. Y. 1939. 232 p. illus. $2.00. Edited by CARLOPPENFIEIMER This English publication is concerned wirh the Subscription Price of the volume problem of children attending motion pictures, not (6 parts)...... $8.00 playing in rhem. The author is convinced that movies About 2 volumes per year arc not directly responsible for juvenile delinquency. Current volume VIII Bibliography and index. Reduced Price of Volumes I-V for In Education subscribers to the current volume: $32.00 (instead of $40.00) MOTION PICTURES AS AN AID IN TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY, by H. A. Wise; pub. for the Ask for our eatalo ue Department of Education in Yale University. Pale Chemistry, Spring 1840 Univ. Press, New Haven. 1939. 187 p. q3.W. NORDEMAN This book is concerned only wirh morion pictures made for classroom use. It reporrs on experiments made PUBLISHING CO., ZNC. in the high schools of five towns in Mirsoud. Bibliag- 215 Fourth Avenue New York raphy includes some periodical references. No index. Colored COLOUR CINEMATOGRAPHY, by A. B. L. Klein. 2d ed. rev. and enl. Chapman, London. 1939. 475 p. I illus. 30s. The srmdard book on color photography. It con- tains in historical summary, glossary of terms, and The spot where rest and ex- bath rvbjecr and name indexes. ercise combine with can- genial companions, excellent Talking food, and attractive sur- SOUND MOTION PICTURES, RECORDING AND roundings to create an ideal REPRODUCING.. bv." Tames R. Cameron. 3rd ed. rev. vacation. and enl. Cameron Pub. Co., Woodmont, Conn. 1939. Individual cabins are lo- 416 p. illus. $7.50. cated in a century old pine This is also the standard book on sound motion grove and are equipped with pictures. running water and fireplaces. All the usual, and some un- usual, recreational facilities. Central dining room. Personal Easily accessible by motor or streamliner. Special librarians were grieved to hear of the death Por infmatirm, write in November of Andrew Linn Bosrwick, former Head II I of the Municipal Reference Library in St. Louis, and BEMIS CAMPS President of SLA in 1915. Box S. South Chatham Frederick W. Jenkins, formerly Librarian of the New Hampshire Russell Sage Foundation, New York Ciry, died on April 11 ar his home in MT. Vernon, New York. Mr. Jenkins went to the Russell Sage Foundation in 1911. He~ orranized-~ the Foundarion's snecial librarv in social work which became possibly the most notable library in this field in the councry. He was prominenr in gen- eral library circles and was a President of the New Yark Library Club. In 1916, he added to his other Foundation duties that of Manager of the Department of Publications; he was co-author with E. M. Rush- more of the Social Warkrr Guide to &rid Publicatianr, issued in 1921. In 1927, Mr. Jenkins asked to be re- lieved of acrive duties and has been living inrerirement since then, at his home in Mr. Vernon. 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