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San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1929 Special Libraries, 1920s 2-1-1929 Special Libraries, February 1929 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1929 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, February 1929" (1929). Special Libraries, 1929. 2. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1929/2 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, 1929 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -- Vol. 20 February, 1924 --- No. 2 LIBRARY OF THE MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY March Issue CLASSIFICATION PROBLEMS 21st CONFERENCE Washington, D. C. MAY 13,14., 15,1929 Entered an second class matter at the Post OfRce, Providence, R. I. under the Act of Mnrch 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at speeml rate of postage provided for in .&tion 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 22,1927. Rates: $6.00 a year. Foreign $6.60; single copies 60 cents. Contents ARTICLES Reference Work in the Field of Sanitary Engineer- ing. By Ruth Canavan ................ ... 3 9 Using the Business Library. By L. L. Briggs. ....... 44 Work of a Child-Welfare Library. By Mrs. Mary Waldo Taylor .............................42 -NOTES American Library Association Nominating Corn- mittee Report . ............... 53 Business Branch Keeps a Diary for a Day ...... 47 International Library and Bibliographical Congress 5 1 Library Tour, May 24-July 22, 1929 , ..... 49 Some Thoughts on a Financial Library ............ 54 DEPARTMENTS Editorials ................ 48 Institutional Members 36 Events and Publica- tions .................... 55 Science and Technology 52 Special Libraries Published Monthly September to April, bl-monthly May to August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Publication Office, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. All payments sho~~ldbe made to Rlrs. H. 0. Brigham, Exec~~tiveSecretary, 11 Nisbet Street, hovidence, R. I. SPECIA,L LIBRARIES Institutional Members California 01[1 Colony Trust Co., Ros~o~i 1,os A~ikelcbI'ul~liv I,~l)r~iry,1.0s AII~CIC~ Social I,nw Lil,mry, 13oston Tcsas Co., 1.0s hngclcs Stone B \Ycbstcr, Boston Connecticut Michigan Phocnix hlutual Lifc Ir~sura~~ccCo., Hartford General hIotors Corporation, Iletroit l'nlc 1;nivcrsity Lib~ary,New ITavcn Missouri Delaware CIU Pcmt clc NCIIIOLIIS,r; I., \V~ll~lingtnn New Jersey Illinois *ILll;c.litc ('111 ~~11~alt1011,I~IIJ~IIII~~cIII. Allyn, A, (', K ('(1 , ('IIIC~~IJ Ncw Jcrsry 13rll 'l'clcl~l~mc(.omp;iny, NewL~rli Byllesby B Co , I I RI , Ch~cago Newark I'ublir [.ih~,~ry,Uusincss Branch, Krwark Chicago Tribunc, Chicago Publlc Ser \.ice Coi poration of Ncw Je~sey, Con~monrrcnltl~Eclison Con~panv,Cl~ir~l~o Newark Ellznbetli McCor~nickRlrmorial Fund, Chi- Standard Oil Dcvelopmcnt Co., I<liznbeth cago Illinois Clia~iihcruf Commerce, Chicago New York 1nsur;lncc Library of Cliicajio Alcxnnder Ilamilton Institute. Ncw York Long Co., Tlic W. I;., Chicago American [<oscnwaltl I~irlustrialhl rlscuni, i'liicago Anicric,~tl Indiana 1 Ol lc AIIICIic~n Lincoln Na~ioiral Lifc Insurance Co., Fort American Naync Amrr icnn Maryland :\ nlcr~r.~II J-orI< Consolidatcrl (;as, Elcctric Light 8 r'owr AI~Iir,~n Co., Baltimore Kcw Yo1 lc RIarylantl Casunlty C'o., I3nlti1iiore A~ncr~c;~nTclcphunc & Tdegrnph Co , (;cnur.~l Massachusetts Library, New l'ork Bakcr Library--fIarvnrtl School of nus~ness Amcriran 'Tclcphonr k 'l'dcgmpl~ Co., 1.;1\\ Administration, Boston [.il~r,iry,New l'or I, Roston Elevated Railway, Boston Assor~,rtionol I.ifc Insur.~ncc\'~csitlcnls, Kt..., Boston Globe, Boston York Christian Science klonitor, Boston l3altcr & l'a) lor Co , Nc\r I'orl.; Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston Bankers Trust Co., N. Y. C. Federal Reserve Rank of Roston Rarrington Assoc.i,ltc.,, Sen York First National Rank, Boston Batten, Rxton, Dursti~ie&- Oslrrn, Ncw l'c,.' Insurance Library Association of Roston l7rrlcr Orgnnlixtion, Ncw York Jaclcson R RIorcland, Boston l3cll l'clepl~oneI,nboratorics, h'ew Yo1 k Library Bureau--Rerriil~gto~ilia~iil, host or^ Blncli~nanCo , Ncw York hlassachusetts Tnstitutc of Technology, Li- British L~braryof Infor~iiation,New York brary, Cn11lb1idge Brooklyn Erllson Chmpnny, Brooklyn Metcalf & Eddy, Dostnn Rrookniile Economir Srrv~rr,New Yct l: *Now rnornlm~jninorl slnrtx I:wt l-eur 01 Sp~r~alLtbrnrlcs February, 1929 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 37 Child Study Association, New York Ohio Cleanliness Institute Library, New York General Electric Co., Rescarcll Lrrboratory, Con~bustionUtilities Corporation, Long Island Clevelnncl City Ohio Oil Co., Findlay Consolidatecl Gas Co, of New York Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati Electric Bond & Share Co., New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York Fleischmann Company, New York Oklahoma Ford, Bacon & Davis, New Yo1 k U. S. Bureau of Mines, Bartlesville General Electric Co., Main Library, Sche- nectady Pennsylvania Grant Co., W. T., Ncw York Grosvenor Library, Bulfalo hr~~islrongCork Co., Lallcaster Guaranty Conipany of New York 17ranltlin Inst~tute,Philadelphia Haskins & Sclls, N Y. C. IIoughton, E. F. & Co., Ph~ladelpliia Industrial Relations Counselors, New York Jones & Lauglilin Steel Cpnlpany, Pittsburgh Interr~ational Railway Co., Buffalo New Jersey Z~ncCo., Palmerton John Pricc Jones Corporal ion, New York phi lad el phi^^ College of Pha~macy and Sciencc, Longmans, (;reen & Company, New l'orl: Plliladelphin RIcCall Company, Ncw l'ork Philadelpl~iaE~CCLI ic Company, Pl~iladelpllia Merchants Association of New York [-'lliladeIphin Iiapitl Transit Company, Phila hIetropolitan Muscutu of Art, New York clelphia kletropolitan Life Insurance Company, New Pittsburgh R,~il\v~~ysCompany, Pittsburgh York l'rovitlcnt hlutual Iilc Insurance Co., Phila Rlunicipal Hclcrcnce Library, New York School of Fine Arts, Univ. Penna , Phila. National Association of Manufncturcrs, Ncw Wcstinghousc Electric Research Library, E. York Pittsl~urgh \\'yon~issing 'I'r,~clc School, Wyomissirig National Automobile Chan~be~of Comnierce, New York Rhode Island National City Fin:lncii~l I.iLrary, New \'ark New Jersey Zinc Co~npnn)~,Ncw l'ork IZl~orlcISI~IIII~ S~;lte Library, I'rovidencc Ncw York Tclcphonc Conipany, Ncw York New York 'Timcs, 'L'l~e,Ncw Yorl; Wisconsin North American Company, Ncw Yorlr 1;11st \V~sconsin N,itional 13nnk, Milwaukee Price, Waicrl~ousc& Co , New York hl;~rshnllIlslcy Jhk, hlllwaukee Putnam's Sons, G. P., New York Schustcr & Co., Edward Jnc., Milwaukee liussell Sngc Foundation, Ncw York Slnclair Rcfin~ngCo., Ncw York Canada Standard Statistics Conipnny, New York IIytlroclcc~ric Power Conmission of Ontario, United States Rubber Conipnny, New York Toron to IJnionTclcgra~h Corn!Jany, York IVestern New ~~~~~~~i~l~i[cAssur,,llce Co. of Canada, Toronto While c% ICemble, New York Royal Rank of Canada, Montreal Wilson Co., T-1.W , New York Toronto Transportation Comnlission, Toronto 'Now memhers joined slncc laat lasue of Spdcial LiBrnri#s. Special Libraries VoI. 20 FEBRUARY, 1929 No. 2 The year 1929 is signalized by an International Library and Biblio- graphical Congress to be held at Rome and Venice, June 13 -30. Librarians leaving New York the week Following the Washington Con- ference of the A. L. A. and affiliated associatiok will journey through France, Switzerland and Italy, arriving in Rome in time for the Con- gress. Elsewhere in this issue we present the itinerary of the tour and preliminary announcements. Reference Work. in the Field of Sanitary Engineering By Ruth Canavan, Librarian, Metcalf & Eddy, Boston, Mass, HERE is probably no profession less concerns himself with the building of T understood or so difficult to define extensive water distribution systems, as that of sanitary engineering. The reservoirs, dams and standpipes, and general conception seems to be that it with the vast network of sewers which has "something to do with plumbing," serve our communities. These sewerage and by "plumbing" most peopIe under- systems receive not only drainage from stand the mysterious but very necessary house and building connections, but system of piping that brings into our also industrial wastes and in some cases houses and buildings the water supply storm water runoff. and conveys away the waste waters. Having collected all this noxious Where these waste waters eventually putresible conglomeration the sanitary go is a matter not even of conjecture to engineer then has the delightful task of most people. It is a case of "out of disposing of it, and of doing so in such a sight, out of mind." And so it is that way that no offense will be occasioned that very able and carefully trained either to the community contributing public servant, the sanitary engineer, the sewerage or to other neighboring is not known to the general public, and communities, as for instance, those which his activities remain to them a mystery. might suffer from its discharge untreated It is to be regretted that the more into an inadequate water course. So efficient his activities, the less evident he has devised various methods of they become. His fine work in eliminat- treatment, their complexity depending ing substances and conditions which if upon the degree of purification neces- they were not taken care of would be sary before ultimate disposal. Of detrimental to the health and welfare course, where there is an ocean avail- of the whole community, receives all able, a large lake, or an ample water too inadequate recognition. course, an outfall sewer can be provided So the sanitary engineer, leaving to through which the sewage may be dis- the plumber the complications of drain- charged untreated or possibly with just age and piping inside our buildings, the additional refinement of a screen by 40 SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1929 which the coarser organic matter is re- before the stern judicial eye, to testify moved.