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San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1924 Special Libraries, 1920s 1-1-1924 Special Libraries, January 1924 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1924 Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Information Literacy Commons, and the Scholarly Communication Commons Recommended Citation Special Libraries Association, "Special Libraries, January 1924" (1924). Special Libraries, 1924. 1. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1924/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1920s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1924 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 15 January, 1924 No. 1 b ?yewspaper Libraries Their History, Function and Methods: a Symposium by Librarians in Various Parts of the Country. Published Monthly Except July and August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION 958-972 University Ave.. New York, N. Y. Checks should be made out to the Association and malled to Laura R. Gibbs, Secretary-Treasurer, 142 Berkeley Street, Boston 17, Mass, Rates: 84.00 a year, Fonlgn 14.50, dnglc copicm 30 cents SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY OFFICERS pRESI~~N~-EdwardH. IIedstone, State Librarian, State Housc, Boston, Mass. IST \~~~E-I'AESI~~~.:NT-D~~S~~\\'. Ilyde, Jr, Cliarnbcr of Conlmercc of thc U. S, A., Washington, D.C. PND VICE-PR&SIDE~'~-I~LI~~G. Nicllols, Libn., Fedcral Rcscrve Bank, Chicago, Ill. s~~~~~~,I~{Y-TI<EAsuREI~-L~L~~~R. Gibh, Inforrnat~o~~Chief, Tel-U-Wherc Company, 143 Bcrkelcy St., Boston. ASSISTANTSECI(ET~~~~Y-TREASI;I<EII-G~T~LI~~~ I). Petcrliin, Libn., Legal Dept., American Tele- phone and Telegraph Co., Igj Broadway, Ncw York E~-P~{L~IIJENT-RC~~CC~13 Rankin, Llh, hfunicipal Rcfcrcnce Lillrary, New Yol-k. ESECUTIVLUOAW-Charlotte G Noycs, Libn., E. I. Du Pont dc Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware; Ethel A. Shlelcls, Lib~l.,Eastman Icodak Co., Roches~cr,N.Y. COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN CONSTITUTION^-I, 0. Brigham, Libn., State Liljrary, Providence, R.I. ~11<EcTOl<Y--hfayWilson, L~bii.,Merchants Association, 233 B~oadway,New York. MEMBERSHIP--I<~~~CC~U, lhnkin, LI~III.,Mun~c~pal Refere~lce Library, New York. METHODS-Ruth G Nichols, LI~)II,Fcderal Rcscrvc Bank, Chicago, Ill. PUBLICITY-W. L. Pow!ison, LI~III.,Natl. Auto Chamber of Cotnmerce, Ncw Yorlc. TRADE CATALOG-Lews A. Artnistead, Libn., Boston Elcvated Railway, Park Sq. Bldg., Boston. ~r\~INIh'G-A,IargarctMann, Engineering Societies Library, 29 W. 39th St., New York. GROUP OFFICERS AI)~'ERTISING-COblhIERCI AL-INDUSTRIAL Chm., Mary L. Alexander, Lihn., BarLon Durstine Sr Osborne, 25 W. 45th St., New York. Scc, Gracc D. Ailtcnhcad, Libn, W. T. G~antCo., Sj Market St., New York. AGIIICULTURAL-Chm., Clml)el R. Barnett, Lhn., Uept. of Agric., Washingtou, D.C. ART-C:hdl., Lydia E. I<ohn, L~bli.,r!.)erson Lil~rary,Art Institute, Chicago, 111. CIVICS Chm.-Ella S. Hitchcock, Legislative Ref. Dcpt., Baltimore, >Id. See.-hlnbcl In~~cs,Bureau of hlunicipal Research, Philaclelphin. FINANCIAL-Chn~., Dorothy Bernis, L~bn.,Federal Rcscrve Bank, Philadelphia, Pa. Sec., hlargnret C. \"r'els, Libn , American International Corporation, Nejv York. INSURANCE-- MEDICAL-Chrn., Janet Mclvain, Libn., American Social Hygiene Assn., 10; W. 40th St., New York. NEWSPAPER-Chrn., Toscph F. Kwapil, Libn., Public Ledgcr, Philaclclphia, Pa. RELIGIOUS- SOCIOLOGY-Chrn., Constance Bed, Russell Sage Foundation, 130 E. 22d St., New York. TISCIlNOLOGY-Chm., Gcorge I\', Lcc, Libn., Stone & \\'ebster, Inc., Boston. LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON 1'res.-\\'alter B. Briggs, Ref. Lilm., I-Iarvard College Libraly, Carnbriclgc, Mass. Scc-Mrs Ruth M. Lanc, Vail L~lm,Mass., Inshtute of Technology, Cambridge, Ma CHlCAGO LIBRARY CLUB-SPECIAL LIBRARY GROUP Lcadcr-Mary B. Day, Libn, Natl. Safety Council, 166 N. M~chiganAve LIBRARY CLUB OF CLEVELAND-SPECIAL LIERARIES SECTION Chm.-Leonore Lingan, Libn , Clevclaiid Press. See.-Mrs. D. 0. Ashrnnn, L~lm.,Clcvcland, Chic. DISTRlCT OF COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION 1'res.-Dorscy W. I-Iyclc, Jr., Lib, Chamber of Cornnlcrce of thc U S.A. See.-Mary F. Carpenter, Department oi Agr~cultureLibrary NEW YORK Sl'ECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Pres.-Juliet A. Handerson, New York Lam School, 2r5 Mr. njd St. Scc-Elsa Loeber Libn., Chamber of Commerce of tne State of New York. SPECIAL LIBRARIES COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHI-4 AND VICINITY Chm.--Deborah Morris, Un~vcrsityof Penr~sylvania School of Fine Arts. SCC-T-Tclet~ hI. Rankln, Free Library of Philadelphia. PITTSBURGH SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Pres.-Mrs. Blanche K. Wappat. Set.-Adeline M. McCrum, Libn., Tuberculosis League. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Prcs.--Guy E. Marion, Libn., Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, Cal. k.--Mrs Mary Irish, Libn., Barlow Medical Library, Los Angeles, Cal. Entered as second class matter December 17. 1923 at the Post Office, New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3,1879 Acceptance for 111ai11ng at sprc~nlrate of postage provrdcd for in sectlon 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized December 17. 1023. Special Libraries Vol. 15 January, 1924 No. 1 Index Department of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle By Mrs. D. A. Hartman, Szpe?*irztendent The "hlorgue" of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle subdivisio~issimplily the work and n~altethe is one of the liveliest departments of that information casily available. paper. It contains one million fivc hundred The Eaglc Index is primarily for thc LISC thousand clippings, seve~i hundred and filly of thc news and cditorinl forccs of thc paper thousand photogmphs and eighty-fivc thousa~~d and its 11sc IJ~these dcl)art~ncntskccps a staff cuts, which are in constant use. of six clcrlts !JLISY eight ~I~LII-sa day. OCCR- The lilcs of clippings contain all nens itcms sionally, ho\\~~er,the courtesies ol thc dcparl- wliich ha\^ appeared ill the Eaglc for the rnc~itarc cxtc~~cleclto outsiders with tllc propcr past twenty years, as well as Iit1nicroLis mticlcs crctlcntials. from other newspapcrs, and I)iographical niate- Thc picture section includcs photos o[ all rial gathered from all sources. L\'hcnevcr an prominent nic~l;und \vomcn, polilicia~is,;u1111ors, art~cleis to be written for 11112 paper, the clip- artists, local cclcbritics and lorcign ~~trlalrlcs, pings alc consulted, so that the story when and ia~iiousbnilcli~~gs i111d sccncs flwm ;\I1 ovcr it appears may be complctc in every detail thc wo~lcl. Thi:, section has incrc:~scd anlaz- Il~~~~clrctlsof Iriogmphics of prominent men ingly ill recent months si~icctl~c ncwsjmpcrs havc becn written and filcd for futnrc usc. arc tlcvoting so much molc spncc lo piclurcs. Many ol tlicsc are ;~lreadyin type In the com- The cuts or plates arc of all sizes ma& of posmg room for instalit usc in cnsc ol a sutl- typc ~iictnlrcatly Ior lrloclci~ig ~IItypc 111ph den death. bascs lor ilnmodiatc use ill the milkc-up of the The Eagle was a pioncer in this important papcr. For i11st;uicc L11crc arc pc~l~aps111irty work ol indexing, and the Eaglc lforgue is cuts 01 Prcsirlcnt Coolidge, from onc-half considered one of the most cornplctc and best colr~nlnto four cc~luni~isin size, which can 11c arrangcd in the country. Many newspapers in thc fornu in fivc rnin~ltes'titnc, all over the United States have ;~tloptcd the D~iringthc \\!orlcl \Var his dcpa1t1ncnt ol Eaglc system which is simplc, logical and tl~cE:~glc lccpt n sepalate military ciwrl indcx rccord of thc cme 11~11iclrctltl~cr~~s:mtl mcn ill effective. The ~tc~nsin the piipcr arc class~fietl scrvicc from Brooklyn nnd Long Isl:~ncl, and under their proper I~cadinps, cut out and this has provctl (,I grwt valuc, particularly to placed in thin envelopes on which the head- patriotic socictics :mrl lor memorials. Ings have becn typewritten wit11 the datc, Numerous hooks, Liographical c~~cyclcipcdias, page and column of the paper. These envcl- American nnd iorcinn Wlio's M'ho, ~nedical opes arc then filed in one alphabet for both clirectorics, club gear boolts, and almanacs sup- miscellaneous and pcrsonal itcms. Numerous plenicnt the wealth ol informatio~~in thc in- guide cards, tn~nutcclassification and many dcx files. Reference Department, Service Is Public By Joseph F. Kwapil, LiBmrian, Philadelphia Public Ledger The newspaper office, in its daily mall, re- pamphlets, government rcports, clocun~cn~s, ceives a large amount of material. There is catalog~~esand books-all of which passes a constant influx of newspapers from all parts through val-lous clepar~ments, and cvc~itaalfy of the world, periodicals of every description, land it1 the Reference Department for final 1994 4 SPECIAL LIBRARIES January, disposal by the librariatl in charge. The ma- source. The public at large knows this, and terial saved, covering the complete range of when seeking facts, calls on the newspaper to human endeavor, is carefully preserved and supply its wants. Hence, the newspaper best catalogued for fut~trereference. equipped for such service, adds to its prestige The librarian 1s constantly on the lookout in its particular community, and soon acquires for new sources of reference. That ready that invaluable asset-good-will. service may be given, he has on file the latest About ten years ago the Public Ledger Ref- college catalogues, telephone directories of erence Department was completely reorgan- large cities, reports, and directories covering ized with this purpose in view. Mr. John C. almost every industry, year books and al- Martin, business manager of the Public Led- manacs, besides the many "Who's Who." Dic- ger, thought that such a department covld tionaries of almost every language and books and should advantageously serve the public at on poetry, classics, biography, finance, law and large, as well as the newspaper itsclf.