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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 77th Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association At San Francisco, California July 13-19, 1958 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIO 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11, ILLINOIS AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 77th Annual Confere nee Proceedings of the American Library Association San Francisco, California July 13-19, 1958 • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11 , ILLINOIS 1958 ALA Conference Proceedings San Francisco, California GENERAL SESSIONS First General Session. • . • . 1 Second General Session . • . • . 1 Third General Session . 3 Fourth General Session . • . • . • . • . 4 :Membership Meeting . • . 5 COUNCIL SESSIONS ALA Council . 8 PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES American Association of Library Trustees Workshop. • . 10 Institute on Cataloging Code Revision .............................................. 10 Poetry Festival .................................................................. 11 Institute on Using TV in Library Adult Education ................................... 12 TYPE-OF-LIBRARY DIVISIONS American Association of School Librarians .......................................... 14 Professional Relations Committee .............................................. 17 Program Coordinating Committee .............................................. 17 Standards Committee. 17 State Assembly Breakfast. 18 American Association of State Libraries ............................................. 18 Association of College and Research Libraries ....................................... 20 Committee on Foundation Grants .............................................. 20 Junior College Libraries Section ............................................... 21 Rare Books Section. 21 Committee on Standards ...................................................... 22 University Libraries Section ................................................... 22 Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries ..................................... 23 Public Library Association ........................................................ 25 American Association of Library Trustees ....................................... 30 Armed Forces Librarians Section .............................................. 32 Operation Library Coordinating Committee ..................................... 33 Promotion of Standards Committee .................•.......................... 33 TYPE-OF-ACTIVITY DIVISIONS Adult Services Division. • • . 34 Conference Program Planning Committee .............................•...•..... 36 Joint Committee on Library Service to Labor Groups ..............•.............. 37 Notable Books Council .....................................................•. 37 Committee on Personnel Resources in Adult Education .....•..................... 38 Program Policy Committee .................................................... 38 Special Projects Committee ....•.............................................. 39 Committee on the Study of Library Service to an Aging Population ................ 39 Children's Services Division ...................................•.................... 40 Library Administration Division ................................................... 42 Buildings and Equipment Section ..........................•................... 47 Financial Administration Section. 48 Governmental Relations Section ............................................... 49 Library Organization and Management Section .................................. 50 Personnel Administration Section ............................................•. 51 Public Relations Section. 52 Recruiting Committee ................................•.•.•.......•........... 52 Library Education Division ..................................•..................... 54 Teachers Section ............................................................ 55 Reference Services Division .......................................•............... 55 Bibliography Committee ....................................................... 60 Interlibrary Loan Committee .................................................. 60 Mudge Award Committee ..................................................... 60 Resources and Technical Services Division ..............................•........... 60 Acquisitions Section .......................................................... 62 Bookbinding Committee ....................................................... 64 Cataloging and Classification Section .........................••................ 64 Conference Program Committee .....................•......................... 68 Copying Methods Section ..................................................... 68 Council on Regional Groups ......................................•............ 69 Committee on Interlibrary Cooperation ......................•.................. 69 Committee on Long-Term Periodical Subscriptions ............................... 70 Committee on Resources of American Libraries ................................. 70 National Union Catalog Subcommittee ......................................... 71 Serials Section. 71 Centralized Processing Under the LSA ......................................... 72 Young Adult Services Division. 72 BOARDS, COMMITTEES, ROUND TABLES Committee on Accreditation .....•................................................. 74 American Library History Round Table ............................................ 74 Audio-Visual Committee ...............................•.......................... 75 Awards Committee ....................................................•.......... 75 Constitution and Bylaws Committee .......................•........................ 76 Editorial Committee ...............•.............................................. 76 Executive Board .................................................................. 76 Exhibits Round Table ............................................................ 79 International Relations Round Table .........•..................................... 79 Junior Members Round Table .......................•............................. 80 Joint Committee on Librarianship as a Career ............................••......... 81 Round Table on Library Service to the Blind ...................•.................•. 81 Membership Committee ......................................••................... 81 ALA Committee on National Library Week .........................•............... 82 Committee on Organization ...............................................•....... 82 Committee on Program Evaluation and Budget. ..................................... 82 Staff Organizations Round Table ................................................... 83 GENERAL SESSIONS First General Session The First General Session of the American the trustee division of the Arkansas Library Library Association's 77th Annual Conference Association, in recognition of his outstanding convened in San Francisco at the Civic Audi work in developing Operation Library, a pro torium in the Arena on the evening of July 14, gram of library assistance by the Junior Cham 1958, Lucile M. Morsch, president, presiding. ber of Commerce which has given impetus to In her opening remarks Miss Morsch called the library movement throughout the United attention to the very full schedule of the con States. ference, the attractions of San Francisco as a President Morsch next presented the speaker host city, and to the unsurpassed exhibits ar of the evening, Dr. Luther H. Evans, director rangements: "I welcome you to what looks to general of the United Nations Educational, Sci be one of the finest conferences that the Amer entific, and Cultural Organization, and former ican Library Association has ever had in the Librarian of Congress. Dr. Evans put aside his most adequate of accommodations." Her wel prepared address on Culture and Mutual Under come was seconded by the Honorable George standing and spoke matter-of-factly on the Christopher, Mayor of San Francisco. problems Unesco has faced in the eleven years Dr. Kenneth Brough (librarian, San Fran of its existence and of its potential for tremen cisco State College), chairman of the Local dous service to mankind. His address is pub Arrangements Committee, paid tribute to the lished in the October 1958 issue of the ALA many members of his Committee and welcomed Bulletin under the title "Unesco: Problems and the Association to San Francisco on their behalf. Prospects." Dr. Evans called attention to a President Morsch introduced Estellene newly formed ALA committee to work with Walker, chairman of the Public Library Asso Unesco in the United States, and President ciation Jury on Citation of Trustees, who pre Morsch stated in her closing remarks that the sented citations to Mrs. J. Henry Mohr, mem new committee, the ALA Panel on Unesco, was ber of the San Francisco Public Library Com having its first meeting in San Francisco dur mission, in recognition of her exceptional con ing the week of the conference. She closed the tribution to the development of public library meeting with an announcement of the general service in San Francisco and the State of Cali reception at the St. Francis Hotel, which im fornia; and to Cecil U. Edmonds, president of mediately followed. Second General Session The second General Session met in the Arena present a real opportunity for service to the chil on the evening of July 16, with Margaret I. dren of our nation to which we must devote our Rufsvold, second vice president of ALA, pre best energies."