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Special Libraries, September 1919 San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1919 Special Libraries, 1910s 9-1-1919 Special Libraries, September 1919 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1919 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, September 1919" (1919). Special Libraries, 1919. 6. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1919/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1910s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1919 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 10 SEPTEMBER, I g 1.9 No. 6 Special Libraries Proceedings OF THE Tenth Annual Convention OF THE Special Libraries Association ASBURY PARK, N, J. JUNE24, 25, 26, 1919 Published by The Special Libraries Association PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST Kntelwl :~tthc Post Okcc at Roston. Mass.. ns SCCI~I~~~111s~. mutter. Acceptnnce for mnili~~pnt the spetinl rntc of postngc prorlded for 111 scrtlan llrn, ~ctof 0ctol)er 3, 1917, :iutl10~17cclJllne 10, 19W. 150 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Special Libraries SEPTEMBER, I g I g No. 6 Looking Back on the Convention Tho tenth annual convention was perhaps We shall wol-1; out own future on the the most noteworthy in the history of the basis of our own conrrete experience and Special Libraries Association-noteworthy not on the good-willecl b11t erratic co~lcep- in attendance, in accomplishment, in spirit tions of outsiders who in a world of reality anti In outloolr. Measured by numbers, the and practical affairs are living a dreamer's attendance at some of the sessions ran well lire. That is what the session follol~ingthe over 250. Measured in another way it may report of the Executive Boarcl signified. be notcd that those who attended the ses- Confident of the future ns we are, and de- sions and registered at the central desk termined that none bult special libraries came from 21 different states, representing shall control the special libraries movernell,t, every section of the country. To say this the spirit ol the Association as of the con- of a meeting held at a. place bordering on vention is one of helpfulness and service in the Atlantic is to inlply a great deal The its broadest significance. The sessions of clistril~utionof those attending indicated not the newly-organizecl Enginee'illg Section of only the national scope of the Association the S. L A. displayed' this spirit. On a but also the widespread interest in it. In larger scale the discussiona on the resolu- addition there was one representative from tion pronosed by the Executive Board re- China, while another from Sweden who had questing representation on American Li- hoped to be present was prevented at the l~rary Association committees onlv whe~e ow interests are involved brought out an last inomant. elmost unanimous expression of friendship So we continue in our worlr, undaunted by for the A. L. A. In fact most of the, opposi- problems which to those who 1mOw apllear tion to the resolution centered not about the overwhelming. Gradually, however, we injustice of our demancl, bat about the im- master them all, not perhaps so much be- plied criticism of an association with which cause of our superiority as an organization we are affiliated, for which during the war but because the idea upon which the Special we have all been glad to worlr and to which Libraries Association rests is sound. Upon We are all inclined to look when national that solid foundation we have been experi- policies are to be cleterminad. menting to determine the type of structure The convention was infused with a get- that we shall builcl. together spirit which animated all. Copies But experiments take time. We do not of Xpccial Lzlwa?-ie.9 were distributecl liber- feel that we have yet evolved an ideal for111 ally with n "when this you see remember of association. That is what the institution me" festive spirit. Ou,r own committees of an Advisory Council, as deter~ninedby and those ol' the A. L. A. outclid tl~eniselves the Convention, signifies. Howevar, the in malting this a real after-war convention. neth hod of procecl~~reof the Executive Board The A. L. A. is making plans for the fo- is apparent to all. We will build slowly, ture of American librarianship in the draw- but what we shall build will not crumble. ing up and carrying out of which it is con- Having iaith in democracy we will proceed fidently hoped that we shall have a share. only by democratic methods. Anyone pres- But the spirit of active enthusiasm which ent at the meeting at which the Advisory has always characterixed the Special Libra- Council was formed saw the methods of ries Association will find expression in denlacracy at work as one rarely does. We lnany directions. Foremost among these is will not have an assoc~ationrun by the few a drive to Increase our membership. "Every for the few. Too often in the past have we special librarian a member of the S. L. A." been content to follow other models; toclay is to be our slogan, and we hope that every me aye deter~nine~d,that we shall not be a member will clo his or her share in the joint tail to any association kite. task J. H. FRIEDEL. SPECIAL LIBRARIES SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION will naturally become a prop to the public Tenth Annual Convention, New Monterey, library itself in its time of need. No public Asbury Park, New Jersey, June library in a large community of diversified 24-26, 1919 industries can ever hope to compete with its public funds as backing against the spe- cial libraiy when well de~velopedin any one The first session of the convention of the indmustry and backed by its unlimited re- Special Libraries Association was called to sources, but on the other hand the public order by the President, Guy E. Marion, library should encourage the co,ming and Tuefiday afternoon, June 24, in the Lounge growth of these special libraries to of the New Monterey, Asbury Park, New strengthen its own resources. In such a Jersey, with aDproximately one hundred per- community I picture a progressive public sons present. This was the tenth annual library doing everything to lead its loca,l in- convention and as Mr. Marion was one of dustries to establish special libraries of the charter members of the association, the their own by loaning boolcs and other data opening of his presidential talk was retro- pertaining to their work and thus sowing the spectwe. He compared the association to seed, so that in time the public library may an invention which passes through the be able to command through its contact states of ridicule, experimentation and ac- with these highly developed special libraries ceptance and mentioned many definite con- information which would never have found tributions which have been made to the available. In this way we have a complete libraty movement in recent years. In Mr. and entire library system for the whole na- hiarion's words "The formation of the spe- tion. It centers in the Library of Congress cial libraries was a direct result of the de- at Washington, from there it radiatea to mand for ready reference material furnished every state in the union to the several State with expedition, coupled with its present* Librar~es,thence to the local public libraries tion in organized and digested form. This within each state and these in turn will be function with due justice to its numerous surrounded by a group of financial, commer- readers the public library could hardly be cial, industrial, medical, technical and other expected to periorm. Hence the creation of special libraries. We thus disarm all OD- the sgedal libraries." position and construct a whole organism. Mr. Marion extended thanks to the mem- hTo one element alone is complete with out bers of his Executive !Board who have faith- the others. All are stronger with the other's fully supported him during the year. The help." work of Miss Williams, secretary-treasurer, The Secretary-Treasurer's report was then and Mr. J?riedel, editor of the 8pecial given. Owing to Miss Williams recent ill- ness, Miss Phail was acting secretary for Libraries received special comment. Miss the duration of the convention. In consid- Williams has .placed the association on a eration of the fact that all the secretarial firm financial basis due to her untiring work for the year has been done by Miss efforts throughout the year. Williams, she was asked to read the re- Bpecial Libraries speaks for Mr. Friedel's efforts. Its increasing quality and mesit port. The most striking statement was that showed the result of Ids untiring work. the Secretary-Treasurer received a balance oP of $10 in 1918 and turns over a balance of The following definition a special 5273.26 to the incoming Secretary-Treasurer. library was given by Mr. Marion in his The effort Miss Williams has made this year addres~s: speaks for itself. "A special library consists of a good The report of the Editor of Bpecial: Libra- working collection of information either ries, Mr. J. H. Friedel, was given. Mr. Frie- upon a specific subject or field of activity; del gave a history of the revivification of it may consist of general or even limited Special Libraries.
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