American Library Association Proceedings 1971, of the Midwinter

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TITLE American Ltbrary Associa!-ion Proceedings 1971, of the Midwinter Meeting (Los Angeles, January 18-22, 1971) and the Annual Conference (Dallas, June 20-26, 1971). INSTITUTION American Library Association, Chicago, PUB MATE 71 NOTF 173p.;(0 References)

EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS *Library Associations; Meetings IDENTIFIERS *American Library Association

ABSTRACT Besides the proceedings of the American Library Association's (10A) Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conferencethis publication contains; The executive director's report, thepublishing board report, the division presidents' reports, the ALAcommittees reports, ind the treasurer's report. (Author/NH) AMERICAN LIBRARY E ASSOCIATION

72PROCEEDINGS 1971

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO. DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVEDFROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATIONORIG- INATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OROPIN- IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OFEDU- 'TO CATION POSITION OR POLICY

of the MIDWINTER MEETING Los Angeles January 18-221 1971

and the ANNUAL CONFERENCE Dallas June 20-2611971 cv

CYZ AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 Fast Huron StreetChicago, Illinois 60611

ty4 CONTENTS

Midwinter Meeting 5

Annual Conference 49 High lightsAnnual Conference 101

Executive Director's Report 129

Publishing Board 131

Division Presidents' Reports 133 Adult Services Division 133 American Association of School Librarians 134 American Library Trustee Association 136 Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries 139 Children's Services Division 141 Information Science and Automation Div.sion 145 Library Administration Division 147 Library Education Division 150 Public Library Association 156 Reference Services Division 159 Resources and Technical Services Division 160 Young Adult Services Division 162

ALA Committees 165 Accreditation 165 Executive Director Search 167 Treasurer's Report 170 4

Acronyms Used in the Report

AASLArnerican Association of IROInternational Relations Office School Librarians IRRTInternational Relations ACONDAActiyitics Committee on Round Table New Directions for ALA ISADInformation S Aence and ACRLAssociation of College and Automation Division P.esearch Libraries JMRTJunior Members Round AHILAssociation of Hospital and Table Institution Libraries LADLibrary Administration Divi- ALTAAmerican Library Trth.tee As- sion sociation LEDLibrary Education Division ANACONDAAd Hoc Council Com. LTPLibrary Technology Program mittee on ACONDA NBCNational Book Committee ASDAdult Services Division NEANational Education Associa- ASLAAssociation of State Library tion Agencies NLWNational Library Week COACommittee on Accreditation OFROffice for Recruitment COOCommmittee on Organization OIFOffice for Intellectual Freedom COPESCommittee on Program OLEOffice for Library Education Evaluation and Support PLAPublic Library Association CSDChildren's Services Division RSDReference Services Division ERTExhibits Round Table RTSDResources Technical Ser- FTRFFreedom to Read Foundation vices Division IFCIntellectual Freedom Commit- SRRTSocial Responsibilities tee Round Table IFLAInternational Federationof YASDYoung Adult Services Divi- Library Associations sion LIGInternational Relations Com- mittee MIDWINTER MEETING Los Angeles January 18-22, 1971

ow support, low funds, and ris- "When we set up the Freedom to Ling problems occupied the entire Read Foundation," Mr. North con- day of meetings for the Freedom to tinued, "the call was heard for in- Read Foundation on Friday, January stant responseresponse in areas 15, 1971. Foundation President Alex whichwouldrequireno'needs Allain reported that, as of January teFt!' " He explained that in cases 13,1971,the membership inthe involving the tax-exempt Foundation, Foundation totaled four hundred, there must be a careful investigation with cash on hand of $6,063.32. The to determine the legitimacy of Foun- special LeRoy Merritt Humanitarian dation involvement. Fund (itis not tax exempt as are Now, the trust agreement is estab- Foundation dues and contributions) lished (LeRoy Merritt Humanitarian contained only $1,560. Current op- Fund) to provide this instant response. erating procedure for the Foundation No exemption will be sought for this restricts its cash awards to $500 be- fund. Contributions to it will not be cause of the limitation in funds. tax-deductible.Itisintended tore- Ellis Hodgin's proposed appeal to spond to those people that say they the U.S. Supreme Court came in for need support, now. We don't want a a lengthy discassion and money was "needs test!" We don't want the long voted to assist him in filing the nec- preliminary investigation. The objec- essary papers. Indications are that tive is to minimize the extent to which we will have to be concerned with the his appeal will be asking for a "land- implications of the new tax laws. mark" decision on whether civil employees are entitled to "due process" William Dix, member of the board, in termination of employment. commented favorably on the Merritt The mosi significant discussion of Fund and asked if there were any the day centered around the LeRoy possible problems in having the trust MerrittHumanitarian Fundthe administered by the same trustees as reason for its creation and its posi- the Freedom to Read Foundation. tion in the Freedom to Read Founda- "No, the fact that it has parallel trus- tion.WilliamNorth, ALA's legal tees doesn't carry over," North com- counsel, provided the basic explana- mented. He then startled everyone: tion. He spoke of the birth of the I call your attention to probably the Foundation as a device to avoid plac- most critical or perhaps most signifi- ing the entire ALA program in jeop- cant statement on this fund. I have to ardy should the IRS rule that ac- admit I thought long and hard before tivities in the field of intellectual this went in, but, nevertheless, it is in freedom support were outside the line wit -1the membership comments ALA purpose. on the Freedom to Read Foundation . .The decisions of the trustees in respect to any such distribution shall 6 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

be final and conclusiveand subject to question by no one. uation and Support(COPES). Itwas revealed by membersof the AFL- CIO/MA JointCommittee on Li- brary Servicesto Labor Groups that After a few exclamations ofsur- the AFL-CIO hadbeen contributing $300 toward thepublication, and that prise from the board, Mr. Northcon- at the time it ceased tinued: puNication the committeeconsidered changing In other words, whatwe are in- the newsletterinto a subscription volved in here isthat there is no periodical witha broader target in second guessing on thii fund. It isfree view, with the hopeof making it self- from the ordinary scrutiny and rules supporting. which are generally applicable.The The InternationalRelations Office courts are really not in a position under appeared before COPES these terms to run in and with a pre- accuse the sentation whichwas little more than trustees of abuse of discretion because a reiteration of its current they cudn't check andsee if there was program. an actual need. I woutd have tosay They reported thatthree internpro- that this is the most liberal andbroadly grams were in progresswith the based trust agreement I haveever seen. library associationsof Korea, Ger- many, and Great Britain.Informa- He went on to explainthat he felt tion on employment that this fund couldprovide the and financial stop-gap for the librarian assistance had beenprovided to for- "caught eign librarians andemployment opin the middle" untilthe Freedom portunity in foreign to Read Foundation andthe Intellec- countries was tual supplied to forty-oneAmerican li- FreedomCommitteecould brarians. Graduate swing into action under library study intheir rules formationwas provided to nine for- of operation. eign librarians. Discussion took off from Appointmentswere here on arranged for fourvisiting foreign the possibility of havingan individ- librarians and for ual contribute solelyto the LeRoy four American librarians planningoverseasvisits. Merritt Fund andyet not be a mem- Itineraries were ber of the Freedomto Read Founda- arranged for visitors tion. After some from Morocco andTunisia. misunderstandings Everett Moore, and much talk itwls agreed and appearing on behalf of the PublishingBoard, repeat- understood thatan individual or an ed what had by institution contributinga minimum now reached Cas- of $10 to the LeRoy sandra-like droningson the loss of Merritt Humani- publishing funds tarian Fund wasto be considered a support to general activities budgetingand the serious member of theFreedom to Read implications for the Foundation. future of ALA's many divisional periodicalsand serials. He said thatat this point it was necessary forevery ALA unit to study its publishingneeds to deter- The Library Serviceto Labor News- mine which letter was discussed programs are mostnec- at various levels essary. He spoke of theefforts of at Los Angeles andnot the least was Amerkan Librariesto expand its in the series of shorthearings held coverage but admitted by the Committee that space on Program Eval- and news-gatheringlimitations have 5 Midwinter Meeting 7 plaguedthisexperiment. And he One of the best discussions wiaich voiced a hope that a cooperative so- SRRT sponsored in Los Angeles was lution to these problems can be de- the evening session Task Force on veloped in the coming months. the Status of Women ia Librarian- ship. While the evening began in a very unstructured way, it was not The Social Responsibilities in Li- long before some really substantive braries Round Table met continuous- issues were being raised in the meet- ly while in Los Angeles and did cre- ing: In a profession whose member- ate several new task forces to work ship is predominately female, why on problems identified with Indians, are there so few females in responsi- prison libraries, and several other ble positions? And why are the fe- topics. It was clear, however, that males in responsible positions usual- after the first Action Council meeting ly paid less than a man in a com- a generalphilosophical difference parable position? To what extent is existed between the Action Council the responsibility for this situation and some of the SRRT members attributable to females in the pro- present. SRRT's Action Council, of fession? These were some of the course, exists to serve as a clearing- questions raised in Los Angeles, and house to define and identify mem- the meeting that this group will hold bers' interests and to organize sup- in Dallas promises to consider these port for affiliates or task forces in questions and the more difficult is- carrying out programs. At least one sues which surround these topics. SRRT member present at the ActicLi Council meeting, Carolyn Forsman, questioned whether this was a viable Lots of observers moved in and type of organization to have at this out of the daily meetings of the Ex- time. It was suggested that the mere ecutive Board. It wasn't long before coordination of task forces for mem- the members of that august group bers did not allow SRRT to have an were used to being stared at and identifiable positio a on ALA activ- having their words recorded for ities or to exercise kt position of lead- what reason no one would ever ership in the Association. know. Most of the real work of the SRRT left Los Angeles with this board comes at its spring and fall problem unresolved, and it might meetings, which are preparatory to return again for discussion in Dallas. Midwinter and Annual conferences. Unless a decision is made to vest Board members try to have as much more authority in the SRRT Action business as possible out of the way Council, it seems safe to predict that by Midwinter so that they can de- the organization's influence within vote more attention to the function- ALA will depend solely on the crea- ing of Council and the concerns com- tion of "task forces" around issues ing from Membership units meeting central to AIA activities on the or- concurrently. ganizational level. No SRRT member In no particular order, these are at the first Action Council meeting some of the items considered and was willing to form a task force of some actions taken by the board at this type in Los Angeles, but the Midwinter: (1) turned down a sup- Dallas Action Council meeting may plementary budgetary request for well see this issue discussed again. PAO for the preparation and distri- B ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

bution of a Directory of Interlibrary mature. They directed the president Lending Policies; (2) hearda preliminary report by president-electKeith to form a "conference" of involved Dams on committee appointments membership units in orderto insure for 1971-72 (a final report willbe proper study before such a program made at Dallas); (3) approved ispresented to Council ondthe a revi- Membership, sion of the Executive Boardpolicy on accreditation appeals which clarified procedure; (4) accepteda proposal af Richard N. Peck,Peoria (Illinois) Public Library, forcharter Intellectual Freedom flight service to Europefor ALA members, and asked fora study by ALA staff for the fiscal The Intellectual FreedomCommit- and legal tee, in what must be one of the requirements for sucha program; most (5) approved the publishing dramatic attempts inrecent ALA of a history, sought to expand thescope summary of findings on a request for of its responsibilityto tenure in- action submitted to theIntellectual vestigations and this push brought Freedom Committee byRobert E. the committee irto directconfronta- Scott (see AL,p. 316). (6)received tion on the Membership floor a copy of the Headquarters Person- with ACRL (pp. 20-21). ThoughDavid nel Policies and Proceduresmanual; Berninghausen thought that he had (7) accepted a recommendation from the green light for this actionfrom Comptroller LeRoy Gaertnerthat James Richards, Jr. LAD president, deferral of an intended 3 percent this move by the IntellectualFree- salary adjustment forHeadquarters dom Committeemust havezlso personnel be continued; (8)turned caused the rank and file membetof down a Nominating Committeerec- LAD a bit of apopl.Ay,and it is un- ommendation for a revision inthe certain at this writing what thefinal automated election proceduresas effect will be on the being too costly; (9) program and the undertook fur- staff of the Office forIntellectual ther study fora machine tabulation Freedom. of ALA committee appointments; This move by the IntellectualFree- (10) heard a statusreport on nego- dom Committee tiations for condominium was anticipated by space to David Berninghausen's articlewhich replace the current Headquarters appeared in the OIF's Intellectual building; and (11) revieweddocket Freedom column inthe January items for Council andMembership American Libraries (pp. 18-21). sessions. In this article David Berninghausenar- Considerable timewas spent with gues for the creation of a single unit reports from the LegislationCom- to handle all investigations mittee,and from ACONDA on behalf and of ALA and suggests that the1946 ANACONDA, as wellas the Intellec- ALA policy on tenure inlibraries tual Freedom Committee(IFC). The provides the basis for tying the prob- IFC, with its proposal fora shift lems of tenure in librariesto the in responsibility and title,won verbal jurisdiction of the IFC. Thedebate support from some board members generated by this issueseriously but the board was unanimousin its curtailed the activities of theIn- concern that the proposal waspre- tellectual Freedom Committee and Midwinter Meeting 9 seemed to jeopardize early in the Department, discussed Sylvester and conference the prospect of the Re- the Magic Pebble with the IFC, (see vised Guidelines for Action being A L, p. 226 ). Mr. Wood is a passed by Council. Fortunately, the member of the Board of the Interna- Revised Guidelines for Action were tional Conference of ,Police Associa- passed, and provide the OIF with tions (ICOPA) and is' the founder of authority that will keep some in- PIGS (People in Government Ser- tellectual freedom cases from be- vice). He has done a handy business coming cases for tenure investiga- in selling tie clasps, cuff lir ks, and tion. Before an examination of the T-shirts, while at the same time turn- move by *he IntellectualFreedom ing around the policeman's image in Committee to assume responsibility southern California. Both Wood and for tenure investigations, IFC action Fleming offered the IFC an oppor- in Los Angeles should be examined. tunity to send a representative to It was brought to the attention of the membership meeting of ICOPA the Intellectual Freedom Committee in Los Angeles in July. Though both by the Office for IntellectualFree- police officers suggested that they dom thattheSuperintendentof were not reallyrepresentative of a Documents had requested the de- number of ICOPA membem, they pository document, Department of conveyed to the IFC that they felt the Army Field Manual 5-31, Booby- nothing wrong with "Sylvester and traps, be returned from depository the Magic Pig," as Mr. Wood charm- collections to the Commanding Offi- ingly called William Steig's book in a cer, U.S. Army AGPublications Cen- slip of the tongue. In effect, messrs. ter, 2800 Eastern Blvd.,Baltimore, Wood and Fleming so disarmed the MD 21220, because it had been de- IFC with their gentle presence of termined by the U.S. Army adjutant sweet reason that the committee general that the information in the said they would be happy to send manual was more sensitive now than a representative to the July mem- at the time of its publication and bership meeting of ICOPA, and did shipment. This matter was discussed not issue a formal statement of any by the IFC and though no informa- kind about the book or the meeting. tion was immediately available to This lack of insight into what is fast the committee about the legal regu- becoming a serious problem for li- lations governing government depos- braries across the country is regret- itory collections, it was decided that table, and members of ALA will have the IFC should write the Superin- to await the IFC's Dallas meeting to tendent of Documents for further see if a statement about local police information about this incident and agencies' attempts to remove this suggest that one of the tenets of the book from library collections will be Library Bill of Rights may have been forthcoming from the Intellectual violated by this action. Freedom Committee.

In what can only be described as At their Los Angeles meeting, the a "love in," R. A. (Bob)Wood, presi- IntellectualFreedomCommittee dent, Los Angeles Fire and Police sent a statement on intellectual free- Protective League and John Fleming dom to the Committee on Accredi- of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's tation. Prior to the Detroit Confer- 10 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

ence, the IFC had receiveda request tees have begun or have completed from COA for such a statement ahd investigations;the IFC cannotac- due TO the cancellationof the last cept testimony or reports resulting IFC committee meetingin E-Aroit, from such investigations;the IFC no action was taken thereon this will accept the resultsof such an request. The statement sentto COA investigation only ifa member or contains the following: members of the ALA IFC,or staff The Intellectual FreedomCommittee of the OIF serveas consultants to therefore requests that COAinclude in the committee, and only if thesecon- the Standards for Accreditationthe sultants accompany the investigating requirement that every student inthe team and are present at all hearings masters program in librarianshipbe held under its exposed to and have opportunity auspices; and all to hearings must be conducted inac- discussthe concepts ofintellectual freedom and their relationto all as- cordance with proceduresset forth pects of librarianship, with thepossi- in the Program of Action inSupport bility provided forsome students to of the Library Bill ofRights if re- pursue the subject in greater depth. ports resulting from themare to be In order to determine whethera li- acceptable. Stateintellectualfree- brary school fulfills thisrequirement, the dom committees willwant to re- Intellectual Freedom Committee quest a copy of this policy from the urges COA to adopt the followingprac- tices: (I) Includeamong the materials OIF as soon as it becomesavailable, to be filled out bya library school for itis very importantto the fu- prior to an accreditationvisit a section ture conduct of intellectual freedom of inquiries concerningthe treatment investigations carried out bystate of intellectual freedomin the curricu- associations. As a rule of thumb,it lum; and (2) Include inthe annual re- would seem best thatany action of view a section of inquiriesconcerning this nature contemplated bya state the treatment of intellectualfreedom association be first c1( ared withthe in the curriculum,as well as innova- OIF to make sure that thisaction tions which add emphasisto intellec- would not prejudice inany way fu- tual freedom, suchas the use of appro- ture action on the part of the OIF priate guest speakers. or the IFC. Two items which originatedwith The Intellectual Freedom Commit- the IFC were adopted by,Council in tee considered the role which ALA Los Angeles. Onewas a resolution had in relationship to state associa- on loyalty investigations and thesection intellectual freedom investigat- ond was a resolutionon the Report ing mechanisms. The conceptsof of the President's Commissionon Ob- double jeopardy and dueprocess scenity and Pornography.The text carefully entered these discussions of these two resolutionsmay be and a statement of policy,now be- seen on pp. 38 -39. The resolutionon ing reworked, will be issued shortly. loyalty investigations resultsfrom Basically, it will establish the fol- the Bardsley case first consideredat lowing policy guidelines for the ALA the Chicago 1970 MidwinterMeeting, IntellectualFreedomCommittee: and provides a resolution thatis The IFC cannot accept "Requests little different from the earlier ALA for Action" in situations in which policy. The resolution on the Presi- state intellectual freedom commit- dent's Report on Obscenity isa more forthright document which passed Midwinter Meeting 11

Council and survived the subsequent at any time, upon written notifica- attempt in Council to amend it after tion prior to the appointment of a it had been passed. If this document fact-finding committee. Details about did not get the circulation many the composition of the fact-finding members expected it would, the ALA committee were also added, and the was one of the twenty-five national policy on sanctions and the removal organizations which urged wide pub- of sanctions were combined and lic debate on the report in a news added to this document as a final release issued January 21 from the section. The document is reprinted NationalBoot,Committee,Inc. on p. 264 , AL ,March. Among the bro,cased coalition of A flurry of excitement was caused organizations joining ALA inthis by E. J. Josey on Council floor when gesture were the National Council hecharged thattheIntellectual of Churches, the National Education Freedom Committee had withheld Association, the National Board of information from Council about a the YWCA, and the Association of report from the Black Caucus on American Publishers. libraries rendering service to private schools in the South (see p.28 ). Milton Byam, chairman of the IFC The revision of the Program of subcommitteecharged withcon- Action in Support of the Library Bill ducting an investigation of these of Rights was approved by the Ex- practices, reported at the December ecutive Board and passed by Coun- meeting of IFC that his subcommit- cil. These revisions in the program tee had been unable to uncover are particularly significant, for the documentation about any situation strength they provide the Associa- which would violate ALA's policy tion's program in this area. By far against rendering library service to the most important of these revi- these institutions. At this time, he sions is the fact that the OIF now reported he had asked the Black has the authority to mediate prob- Caucus for information which they lems upon receipt ot a formal com- have that would indicate violations plaint. This provision will allow the had occurred, and had not received OIF te move immediately into a situ- a reply as of the December meet- ation after a complaint has been ing date. David Berninghausen, IFC received with the object of secur- chairman, subsequently offered an ing a satisfactory mediation for all explanation of the misunderstanding parties concerned. Hopefully, this that arose between the Black Caucus power will allow the OIF to remedy report and IFC to Council after Josey many situations before they get out and Berninghausen had an opportu- of hand and eliminate the necessity nity to discussthis issue. Milton and expense of a formal investi- Byam, however, was not present gation. during open Intellectual F .Adorn Two additional items which were Committee meetings in Los. added to the document make it man- to present a summary report s, datory that a complainant be di- topic, or to offer an e,pIanaUin tc. rectly involved in an alleged viola- IFC of the Black Caucus report. It tion of the Library Bill of Rights remains, therefore, for IFC at Dallas and secondly that complaints may to once again consider this matter be withdrawn by the complainant in light of the information which 10 12 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

the Black Caucus has passed along The first of the deferred Member- to IFC. ship businesswas the resolution by The Intellectual Freedcm Commit- Sarah Martini which wouldrequire tee is again presenting a proposal that Membership meetings beheld for the J. Morris Jones-World Book in future years at the beginningof Encyclopedia-ALA Goals Awardto the conference, preferablyon the hold a series of regional workshops first day. Discussion producedthe on intelleceual freedom, and a pro- consensus that the scheduling of gram meeting emphasizing "value Membership meetings should beleft games" and scheduled for the Dallas to the program committeeto al- conference was approved in Los An- low greater programmingflexibility, geles. As well as we are able to and this resolutionwas defeated. determine, the Intellectual Freedom Marietta Daniels Shepard'sresolu- Committee did not take any formal tion on the nondestructionof li- action on the requests for action braries was neAt considered which were brought to the IFC for and consideration in Los Angeles. passed without discussion. Member- ship then considered John Forsman's andBillDejohn'sresolution on closed meetings, and when itwas determined that its object was to allow members to observe commit- Membership tee meetings but not participate in deliberations,it was passed in a What was the purpose of the Mem- slightly amended form. bership meeting in Los Angeles? No one seemed to know for sure, in- eluding the 143 councilors who voted Next Selma P. Kessler presented to have the meeting and the 33 who her resolution on Midwinter Meeting could see no reason forone. For sites. The object of the resolution some, a Membership meeting was was to have future Midwinter Meet- for action, but for others itwas for ings scheduled for cities that offer discussion. Soitwas thatthey more moderate climates in January. launched right off intoarguments The expenses of transferring staff about whether to actor to talk. If from Chicago to other citieswas Eric Moon hadn't reminded them brought before the Membership, and that they had a considerableamount the resolution was subsequently de- of left-over business from Detroit, feated. they might still be moping around On behalf of the Social Responsi- like a bunch of repertoire Hamlets bilities of Libraries Round Table muttering "To act or not to act, that (SRRT), Patricia Schuman presented is the question." So old business the "Librarian's Bill of Rights"for came up, and there was no argu- consideration. Robert Johnson, Tuc- ment as to whether they were there son, Arizona, seconded the resolution to act or not. The truth was out. and Jean-Anne South spoke against Those arguing againstany action its adoption at this timeon behalf from the Membership meetingwere of the SRRT Iqtellectual Freedom reallyarguingagainstaction on Task Force. She suggested thatthe ACONDA recommendations. document be referred to the ALA 11 Milwinter Moefing 13

Code of Ethics Committee. Gordon tion of the best person for the job McShean then offered this motion to be filled. For some, theresidency for referral and it passed. requirement prevented hiring persons best suited tothe job. Others .1111. argued that a person could not be a truly effective employee unless he Kay Cassell offered a resolution on was a community resident.Pursuing equal opportunity for women in li- the residency requirement to a logi- brarianship, and it was amended by cal conclusion, Victor Marx offered Anita Schitler to call for a Member- an amendment statingthat U.S. citi- ship Meeting in Dallas (1971) to dis- zenship should not be required for cuss sex equality inlibrarianship. employment except where a demon- The problems of such late confer- strable danger to national security ence planning were airedby Father is involved. There was considerable Jovian Lang, and considerable dis- discussion about the rnerits of the cussionfollowed. AnitaSchiller's residency requirement, and the de- amendment was subsequently debate produced some of the most feated and the resolution on equal inane as well as some of the most opportunity for women in librarian- carefully measured words inthe ship was passed. Membership meeting. After lengthy Richard Rosichan had presented in deliberation, Membership did act by Detroit a resolution on the residency adoptingthe amended resolution requirement in employment and, in which opposes residency and citizen- Rosichan's absence, Gordon McShean ship as a condition of new or con- offered this resolution again to Mem- tinued employment in a library. bership. Ruth Frame, executive secretary of the Library Administration Division (LAD) and speaking on behalf of the LAD Executive Board, The one remaining resolution, that asked that the resolution be deferred ALA spend one fifth of its total bud- because LAD questioned the legal get to support intellectualfreedom, accuracy of the phrase "the practice had been dropped by SRRT prior to of numerous municipalities and oth- the Membership meeting, and a Mid- er units of government ofimposing winter Membership Meeting, there- local residency as a prerequisite for fore, completed all business held over employment has been appealed to from Detroit. The policy statement the courts and in more than one on library education and manpower, instance has been overruled." A mo- which sought to turn aside Council's tion was made to this effect by Mrs. position "until it can be modified to Frame which ultimately led to re- return certified school libraries to wording the section. It became clear, their rightful professional position," however, that Membership was sen- was not presented by AASL,and the sitive not about the legal accuracy of resolution by Bernard Franckowiak, the resolution, but about the ques- though printed in the Midwinter pro- tion of requiring library employees gram, was not considered. to be tied closely to the community. At stake was the necessity of residency to guarantee rapport with the The ACONDA report (see American community as opposed to the selec- Libraries, January, p. 81) was consid- g 14 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

ered by Membership in a framework they felt some form ofcompromise of free discussion, andthe parlia- on chapter representation should mentary hassle of Detroit be was no- made with ACONDA'srecommenda- where in evidencethoughmany of tion that Council consist of the same people who st,lke one hun- in De- dred members elected at-largefroin troit also felt they hadto repeat geographical districts. themselves in Los Angeles. In fact, After the ACONDA recommenda- the ACONDA reportwas aired rather tions had been completely effectively with thisnew procedure, discussed and the result with relaxed parliamentaryrules, it was that ACONDA was suggested in the Tuesday evening was able to get some measurable Membership meeting, reaction to thereport, and learn chaired by Richard Darling, thatMembership where compromisesmay have to be did not have the prerogative made (e.g., in thematter of electing to take any action on the ACONDArecom- Council); this forum providedan ex- mendations at Midwinter. Thisview cellent vehicle for makingthese de- was brought to formal consideration mands known. Moreimportantly, perhaps, theuse ofthis type of by Alphonse Trezza, who movedto re- forum also allowed fer the ACONDA report backto the none of the pro- committee after Katherine posals to becomehopelessly tied to Laich's motion that Membership adoptthe amendmentsofferedduringthe first ACONDA recommendationto meeting, and though therewere ex- carry out a communications pressions' of dissatisfactionabout the program. There was considerableam- meeting's purpose and;cope, no bivalence among the members member objectedto pres- 'c way the ent, and a variety of viewswere ACONDA recommendationswere presented, advanced toexpress reluctance to take any action beforethe Dallas meeting. Opinions rangedfrom its being unfair to thosemembers not Councilreorganization wasthe present to take any actionin Los proposal that Membershipworried Angeles to citing the over the most. John Anderson, librar- program note made by the ALAconference man- ian, San Francisco PublicLibrary, ager which stated that Dallas would argued for the retention of chapter provide ample opportunityfor mem- representation on Council and had bers to discuss and brought forty-two chapter participate in represen- decisions affecting futuredirections tatives together fora caucus to pre- of ALA. Once it sent a united fronton this issue. was finally established in the members' mindsthat David Weill suggested thatthe t'Jn- the Los Angeles meeting ceptofCouncil was a duly as proposed by constitutedMembership ACONDA could easily be'mended to meeting, they settled down andconsidered include representatives from eachof seriously some of the ACONDA thecurrentchapters. rec- Katherine ommendations after defeatingTrez- Laich took a straw voteon this rec- za's motk...i. ommendation with no conclusivere- sults, though most of the members present voted for Well's suggested compromise. The Membership inLos The first item consideredwas the Angeles, however, did indicate that communicationsprogramrecom- 13 Midwinter Meeting 15

Excerpts from the statement made before MembershipMeeting January 19, 1971 by John F. Anderson, chairman, SpecialCommittee on ALA Chapter Relationships

. On Monday, forty-two chapter councilors plus sixteen observers met and heard a report on the ALA Goals Award study of SWLA and six state ALA chapters. They heard from two members of ANACONDA. Theyvoted forty-one to one to retain chapter councilors as voting members of Council. Of these forty-two state chapters, thirty-one were sent to this Conference instructed by their governing bodies to vote for retention of voting chapter councilors within ALA's present structure. Itis the concensus of the Chapter Relationships Committee that the movement to restructure and democratize ALA should have full support. We wish to be positive in providing a responsive representative government of ALA. If a management study is undertaken, we feel the role of local unitsshould be carefully evaluated and that it[the study] consider the network of communication, the system of policy determination by responsible sub- units, and the role of broad-based local participation and representation. ...We feel that changing the voting membership of ALA Council prior to an organization study is premature.

mended by ACONDA. A number of most eloquent presentation of an issues were raised about this pro- idea that we have heard in many gram: Would the program place any years. The sonority of her voice and editorial restrictions upon American the dignity of her person cannot be Libraries; has the cost of this pro- conveyed in the printed word, but, gram been determined; and what for what itis worth, this is what would the adoption of this policy she said: mandateatHeadquarters?After Madam president, brothers and sis- Membership ran out of steam in dis- ters of the flesh, empathizers in the cussingthis recommendation, the spirit: As salaam alaikem, I greet you move for the previous question was peacefully from the District of Colum- made by Jean-Arn e South and the bia. Before I proceed with the where- first ACONDA recommendation was ases, I refer you to that now famous quotation of my beloved candid friend adopted by Membership. Miss Geraldine Jones. Geraldine has told us: "What you see is what you The third Membership session be- get." And I believe that with regard gan -with a consideration cfthe to the resolution thatI am about amendments to the Constitution and to present, Geraldine would also say: Bylaws as a result of Council adop- "When I look at a library board, I want to see somebody who looks like me, tion, and these amendments were ap- somebody who thinks like me, some- proved routinely. Lola Johnson Sin- body who might vote like me, some- gletary, who had presented, with suc- body who can tell it like it is for me. cess, her resolution that fair repre- Too often, nobody makes sure that sentation on library boards be added there is somebody." to the agenda at the beginning of this Based on this folk philosophy, I now Membershipsession,offeredthe formally "whereas": 16 ALA PROCEEDINGS 11971

Whereas the right to fair representa- bership and Council should take action tion at the policy/legislative level is on the ACONDA and ANACONDA re- the inherent right of those served by ports at Midwinter. Some feel strongly public facilities, that there was implicit understand- Whereas nonrepresentative homo- ir.g that the Membership meeting was geneity is prevalent in the composition called for discussion only, and that of numerous national, state, and local there was a kind of gentlemen's agree- governing boards, ment that no action would be taken Whereas there is now no consistent either by Membership or Council that polioy to insure said representation, would commit the Association to any be it hereby of the ACONDA recommendations be, Resolved that the American Library fore the Dallas Conference. However, Association vigorously support fair the heavy vote in opposition to the geographic and socio-economic repre- motion to postpone action on the first sentation of the total public served in recommendation of ACONDA was de- the composition of all library governing cisive indication that most of the mem- boards and further that the ALA re- bers present want to be able to move sponsibly communicate its position to ahead with action on some of the all known officials empowered to proposals. The subsequent vote approv- make appointments to library governing the committee's recommendation ing boards. for a communications program bore thisout. We therefore proposeto This resolution was seconded by present certain items for action at this John Axam, Free Library of Phila- time. And for the benefit of anyone delphia, who made a plea that the who was not present at the earlier resolution be passed. Mrs. Single- Membership meetings, may I say again tary's resolution carried unanimous- that the only action Membership can y. It was then that Mrs. Singletary take at all is to approve or disapprove the ACONDA recommendationsin told the Membership, "Geraldine re- order to give Council the benefit of quests that I remind the Membership Membership thinking. Council is the of ALA that the 'seeing-getting' policy only body which can take action to must begin at home with ALA. Right commit the Association to a course of on!" action. It was at this point that Member- Miss Laich reiterated the impor- ship turned again to the ACONDA tanceofobtainingMembership's recommendation. Jean-Anne South opinion onthe remainingthree moved that a twenty-minute time ACONDA recommendations for the limit be set for the debate of any one benefit of Council, and offered the ACONDA issue, with a vote to be motion that Membership approve taken at the end of that period. This the second ACONDA recommenda- motion was passed by a standing tionthat a study be made by a com- vote, and the Membership proceeded petent management firm, using the to an examination of the remaining business. criteria developed by ACONDAas a basis for evaluation of the "federation" and "triad" plans as possible Katherine Laich then made the fol- models for the reorganization of ALA. lowing statement: It became obvious at the Membe:ship meeting last evening that opinion is John Anderson spoke for thesec- divided on the extent to which Mem- ond ACONDA resolution and.sug- 15 Midwinter Meeting 17 gested that this work could be ac- part- time Membership committeeto complished in time for the Dallas look at the organization of a structure meeting. Katherine Laich pointed which is as complex as ALA is currently.. and to make a more concrete out, however, that ACONDA does not planmuch less alternative types of meet again until March, so thatit organizational planswhich are going would be impossible to have a proj- to take all of these pieces andwind ect proposal to let for bidbefore up with a viable structure. the Dallas meeting. Katherine Laich clarified that ACONDA proposed a very broad definition forthe consul- DickDarling, second vice-presi- tants to undertake the evaluationof dent, offered further cogent advice ALA's formal reorganization, and the after both John Anderson and Arthur term "skilled consultants" wassub- Curley had suggested that more ALA stituted for "management firm." Ilse staff input would aid the ACONDA Webb amended this ACONDA recom- committee inits deliberations on mendation to state that ACONDA this matter. He said: itself be designated the consultant Ifeltuntil Mr. Curley spoke, and body to undertake the study and that I thought this was the direction of the it be appropriately funded to carry ACONDA recommendation, that they ob- felt the study should be done by an out this task. It was, of course, individual or a body which had no vious from ACONDA's initial recom- vested interest in the outcome, and mendation that the committee was I feel very strongly that we ought not unwilling or unable to take lesponsi- toletthefoxes, whether they be bility for proposing a formal pattern ACONDA, staff, or me, tend the chicken- for ALA's reorganization, and it is an house and therefore I would strongly idle though not uninteresting spec- support our having an outside firm. ulation to think about the form of After Ilse Webb's amendment was reorganizationthey wouldfinally defeated, Robert Sheridan offered adopt for ALA had the committee yet another motion tosubstitute a been given this charge. Ilse Webb's Membership committee for the con- amendment was subsequently de- sultants, but Membership was now f eated to the almost comic relief of prepared to accept the ACONDA rec- the ACONDA committee members, ommendation as presented and did and there was both humorous and so with a clear voice votein favor sage counsel offered by KenDuchae of the recommendation. when he spoke against the amend- The third ACONDA recommenda- ment: tion was presented formally to Mem- IthinkthatIwillspeakfor bership by Katherine Laich, and it ANACONDA on behalf of ACONDA also generated a great deal of dis- where this assignment is offered to cussion. The recommendation stated them. T. think some of you who were that Council accept the proposed sitting down near the front could see changes in its composition and in the reaction of the ACONDAcommit- procedures of nomination and elec- tee, butas they say,-seriously folks" this is not a job which I think is tion, and that the Committee on Con- suitable for any Membership commit- stitution and Bylaws be instructed tee to take on. If you willrecall the to prepare the necessary amend- ANACONDA report, ANACONDA feels ments to implement these changes. strongly that it is not possible for a The straw vote on this issue taken 16 le ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 in the first Membership session indi- Shortly after exclaiming "I never cated that among members present thought we would get here," Ken some type of chapter representation Duchacpresentedthefirst was desired. The ACONDA proposal, ANACONDA recommendation.It of course, suggested that councilors must be recalled that ANACONDA's be elected at-large from within geo- charge "is to review and make rec- graphical districts, and most of the ommendations on the portions of the debate centered on this issue. ACONDA final report not discussed or acted upon at the Detroit conference." ANACONDA is, as it was said in Los Angeles, a "creature" of Coun- John Anderson spoke against this cil to whom itis responsible, and recommendation because he felt that the ANACONDA recommendations after Membership had adopted the were presented simplyto obtain ACONDA recommendation to hirea Membership's reaction for Council's management consultant, the compo- benefit. Membership did have a va- sitionof Council should not be riety of attitudes on these proposals, changed untii ALA had the results of and took this opportunity toexpress the study. ACONDA member George them. Alfredpointedoutthatoneof Jean-Anne South, on behalf of ACONDA's specific charges was to the Advisory Committee to the Of- democratize the Association, and "by fice of Recruitment, amended the saying stop all action until we have ANACONDA recommendationon a study, it's the same type of tactic manpower by eliminating the final as referring something to a commit- paragraph, and adding the following: tee." Ellen Gay Detlefsen then of- In order to strengthen ALA'scom- fered Eric Moon's substitute recom- mitment to active recruitment of mi- mendation that Council be composed norities: The new Officeof Library of one hundred members elected at- Manpower shallimmediately under- large, abandoning the geographical take action to secure equality ofoppor- districtsthat ACONDA hadpro- tunityinallaspects of manpower posed. Further, she proposed that activities. It is intended that "equality Council retain regional representa- of opportunity" will mean support for tion by having one member from ALA programs designed to eliminate each ALA chapter with only ALA inequities on the basis of sex in library members in the chapter voting in employment, and effective recruitmeht of men and women of ethnic and racial thecouncilor'selection.Carolyn minorities to careersinthe library Field, Eric Moon, and others spoke profession. in support of this position. When the vote was finally taken, 250 per- The amendment carried and the sons voted in favor of adoption, 193 ANACONDA recommendation was persons opposed it, and the recom- again discussed in its amended form. mendation was subsequently passed by Membership.KatherineLaich next moved the adoption by Mem- Wesley Simonton presented the bership of the final ACONDA view of the advisory committee to recom- the Office of Library Education: mendationwhichwaspromptly passed. We are concerned with the inevitable conflict of interest which would result 19 Resolutions Adopted by ALA Membership and Council Nondestruction of LibrariesInasmuch as the American Library Asso- ciation describes itself in its Goals for Action, "as an organization devoted to the service of society through libraries and librarians, has as its over- arching objective the provision of adequate library service of excellent quality freely available to all," and, its second goal is "the provision in all educational institutions of library collections, services and facilities fully adequate to support their programs of instruction and research and to stimulate a lively and continuing interest on the part of the student in reading and self-education," and millions of days of work and billions of dollars of public and private funds have been expended in attempting to provide adequate collections for the use of all the people of the United States, I move that the Membership of the American Library Association deplores the destruction of libraries, library collections andproperty, and the disruption of the educational process by that act, whether it be in the name of honest dissent, the desire to controlor limit thought or ideas, or for any other purpose. Reconsideration of Closed Meeting Procedures at ALA ConferenceImove that it be the established policy of the American Library Association that all meetings of the Association be declaredopen to all members with closed meetings being only for discussion of matters affecting the privacy of individuals and institutions. Equal Opportunity for Women in LibrarianshipWhercas equaloppor- tunity for women is-/ growing social concern in American society, and Whereas, within librarianship wherewomen represent the majority, the issue is particularly relevan,, and Whereas, statistics show thatwomen librarians typically earn lower salaries thanmen and are under-represented in top-level positionsinlibraries, and Whereas, the under-utilization of this talent and education wastes needed professionalresources and assaults our sense of human dignity, therefore be it Resolved, that the American Library Association should take steps to equalize salariesand opportunities for employment and promotions. Residency and Citizenship Requirement for EmploymentWhereas it is the practice of numerous municipalities and other units ofgovernment to impose a requirement of local residencyor U.S. citizenship as a prerequisite for employment and ,,reas, these prerequisites have nothing to do with proper qualifications l'or library employment, suchas ability, experience, etc., and Whereas, such rulings and practicescan only aggra- vate the problem of obtaining qualified librarians, particularly inareas of lesser population or in relatively isolated locations, Therefore,the American Library Association is opposed toany rule, regulation, or practice imposing as a condition of newor continued employment in any library a requirement of residency or U.S. citizenship, except wherea demon- strable danger to national security is involved. Resolution on Fair Representation on Library BoardsWhereas the right to fair representation at the policy/legislative level is the inherent right of those served by public facilities, Whereas nonrepresentative homo- geneity is prevelant in the composition of numerous national, state, and local governing boards, Whereas there isnow no consistent policy to insure said representation, beit hereby Resolved that the American Library Association vigorously support fair geographic and socio-economic representation of the total public served in the composition of all library governing boards, and further that the ALA responsibly communicate its position to all known officials empowered to make appointmentsto library governing boards. 18 20 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 from the combination of library educa- mendations for the creation of this tion and training, ciearly matters of officeshouldwaituntilACONDA's public interest, with personnel utiliza- consultants had finished their pro- tion and personnel concerns, including posed analysis. such matters as salaries, welfare, and employment practices, which can only be categorized as matters of self-inter- Marietta Shepard atthispoint est. It would be difficult indeed for such stated: an office to subordinate self-interest to There is that which has concerned public interest in the case of a conflict. me inthese reports concerning the The fact that all of the activities pro- roleofthestaffoftheAmerican posed for the Office of Library Man- Library Association. AlthoughIcer- power relate to personnel should not tainly feelthat we should expect a lead us to establish an agency which considerableamountofleadership is likely to be torn by opposing goals from the staff of the Headquarters, and interests. We do not deny the nonetheless, I still feel this is a mem- importance of a concern with personnel welfare, but we do not seeitwell bership association, and that member- served by an office which must give ship activity and participation is espe- attention also to the protection of the cially important. I am wondering if integrity of educational standards. On inthis paragraph there were a few the other hand, the problems and ob- words omitted? Whether the sense of jectives of professional education are this is that the existing staff activities sufficiently important and complex to related toall of these areas would warrant the full-time attention of an be combined into thisoffice, a new office designed specifically to deal with office for library management, to be t` .!in. ALA's potential for influencing responsible for staff support for the the constant improvement of library development of appropriate programs educationwillbe impaired bythe and so on? Or do you mean that the relegation of education activities to the ALA Headquarters will be responsible part-timeresponsibility of an office for all of these programs which up to with other, often conflicting,obliga- the present time have been the primary tions and priorities. We strongly recom- responsibility of the association mem- mend thatinthebestinterestof bership? both of these areas of concern, they be Ken Duchac assured Mrs. Shepard given separate identity in whatever new organizational structure is created for that this recommendation was never ALA. intended in any way to diminish the membership activities of the Asso- Rising to the occasion, Dick Dar- ciation. And that was the way it went. ling, dean of Columbia University After a motion to postpone Member- Library School, spoke from the floor: ship action on this proposal by Sean "I find it impossible to see how the Lowrie, the motion to defer action problems of library education can be until Dallas was passed 199-167. Ken divorced from related problems of Duchac presented the second and librarians. Therefore, I would sup- third ANACONDA recommendations, port passage of [ANACONDA's] mo- and they were both passed by Mem- tion." After Ken Vance read a state- bership without extended discussion ment on behalf of the Committee on or debate. Accreditation's objection to the place- ment of the COA's supporting staff in a manpower offiL.Bella Shachtman It was at this point in the final suggeted that ANACONDA's recom- Membership meeting that Homer 19 MidwinterMeeting 21*

Fletcher presented his resolution on information itis supposed to have. I intellectual freedom and tenure: call this highly improper. And now to theinformationoftheIntellectual Whereas it is incumbent upon ALA Freedom Committee action this morn- to defend librarians who have been ing. The Intellectual Freedom Commit- dismissed or denied employment tee unanimously revised its Program of through intellectual freedom or tenure Action to insert the words "intellectlal violations, and freedom and tenure" in at least six Whereas the present mechanism does places, and called it the "Program of not adequately provide help forsuch Action for Intellectual Freedom and librarians; therefore, be it Tenure." In addition, by avc+e of six Resolved that the Intellectual Free- to three, the Intellectual Freedom Com- dom Committee be expanded and be mittee voted to rename, be called, or redesignated the Intellectual Freedom be designated the Intellectual Freedom and Tenure Committee and that it be and Tenure Committee. Those actions empowered to investigate complaints should have been reported to the ALA in both areas; and be it Council; they may Ir..7e had a differ- Further Resolved, that the Office for ence in their deliberations. Intellectual Freedom be renamed the And now may I get to the other OfficeforIntellectual Freedom and supporting statements that I have in Tenure with similarly expanded re- regard to thisresolution: We have sponsibilities. known for many years that ALA has had a jurisdictional problem regarding Gordon McShean seconded this intellectual freedom and tenure. This resolution and Homer Fletcher spoke has been brought repeatedly to the in favor of its adoption: attention of ALA, but nothing has been done about it. And right now after we First,let me say that information have a Program of Action operative in was withheld tothe ALA Council this the Intellectual Freedom Committee, afternoon regarding this subject. The we find now a great deal of thought ALA Council, being the governingbody the being given to it by many divisions of this Association, did not receive of ALA. So it has been a continuing report and action of the Intellectual problem of jurisdictional responsibility. Freedom Committee this morning. The Members have suffered as a result of Intellectual Freedom Commit.ee met this unclear direction. As a standing inclosedsession and took certain committee theIntellectual Freedom actions, and after that the Intellectual Committee serves intellectual freedom Freedom Committee chairman and a concerns of the entire Association. The director for the Office of Intellectual its Freedom met with the Executive Board. committee has actively pursued Those actions were deleted or not charge by developing the Program of reported to ALA Council. This is in Action, censure and sanction procedure, violation, certainly, of the rulesthe other intellectual freedom policies, and has completed some investigations. In Intellectual Freedom Committee had fact, it has done the most work of any followed, in that [it was] action from committee in this area, I would say. a committeethat reported directly to Cases todaymost of themhave been Council. And I think we should have, brought by librarians, not by library right here,clarifiedthe action the Intellectual Freedom Committee took users. The original Program of Action, this morning. I would like to say you will recall, was developed to pro- further, in this regard, that the govern- tect the library user. Actually, most of ing body, the ALA Council,cannot the requests for action have come from properly librarians who have filed a complaint make decisions effective and saying that intellectual freedom was based,ifit does not have ailthe 20 22 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971 involved or tenureI must say that Past-president Dix,at this junc- it is a very difficultquestion to decide ture, offered which. I would liketo make this final an explanation of the point at Executive Board actionin response this time and that isthe to Mr. Fletcher: AmericanAssociationofUniversity Professors has had formany years a This is what happenedthis morning very effective committee calledAca- in the Executive Board.There wereno demic Freedom and TenureCommittee, observers because itcame on the heels or Committee A. of a closed sessionwhere matters of personal privacywere discussed. Mr. Stuart Berninghausen, chairmanof the Intel- Forth, chairman ofthe lectual FreedomCommittee, cameto ACRL Academic StatusCommittee, the board properly witha resolution offered the followingcomment on he intended topresent at Council which Homer Fletcher's motion: is the one thatwas presenteda re- I commend Mr.Fletcher and the vision of the Programof Action. He members of the IntellectualFreedom came also with a further amendedform Committee on behalf of theprofession of that Progrant ofAction. This second as a whcle, but I am extremelyworried form prescribed essentiallythe same about the fact thatbecause theyare thingsthatwere embodiedinMr. concerned with all libraries,the unique Fletcher's motion whichis on the floor problems of academiclibrarians will now. The Executive Board, Ithink, be sacrificed. Thereis nothing quiteso agrees completely withLhegeneral exciting asa censorship casein a propositionsstated by Mr. Berning- publiclibrary whereyou have the hausen this morningthatis, a need American Legion beatingthe drums for a single investigativebody because and all this kind of thing... Academic matters of intellectualfreedeta and litrrarians have equallyseriouscon- tenure and variousrelated matters ceras in the area of appointment,in become terribly entwined.The board, governance of libraries, in workcondi- in other words,was eager to see this tions, in length, salary,and all these matter solved. The board,however, was things we are tryingto achieve through not willing to pass alongto Council the machinery ofACRL. And Ifeel with its endorsement thesecond state- very strongly thatwe would like to mentthe onecomparabletoMr. see these motions amended, ifpossible, Fletcher's motionbecausethere are in order to get the jobdone thatwe obviously three elementsin the Asso- need done. I might pointout that ACRL ciation, at least, that havesome juris- is one of the largestdivisions in ALA diction in thisarea. Now I am not and one of the leastconsidered, we talking about jurisdictionin the sense feel, by the organizationbythe ALA of possessiveness, butactually [about Establishment, if 1may say it. I would agencies which] havecommittees at like to move that. . Mr. Fletcher's work on thesematters. The board felt resolution be amended.I move that it was wrong for it,without hearing the paragraph beamended to read the points of view ofACRL and the "Whereas present mechanisms,other LibraryAdministrationDivision, than ACRL, do not adequately to provide agree to a proposal that wouldplace help for such librarians";and para- complete responsibility[for tenure] in graph three be amendedto read as the hands of the IntellectualFreedom follows: after the word"areas," the Committee and its agencies.ThereforP, phrase "except incase of academic instead of endorsingthis, the board librarians who are theresponsibility approved a resolution callingupon the of ACRL." president toarrange a meeting of all these interested partiesto try to re- solvetheseconflictinginterestsin Midwinter Meeting 23 terms of a single investigative body 185 to 85, and the Mer ibership meet- this to be done so action could be taken ing adjourned. at the Dallas Conference. Ithink this isreally relevant before we get too far into conflicting resolutions and so forth. President Bradshaw then noted Council that though Mr. Dix's explanation was an explanation of ageneral na- Council's first session began short- ture, it also applied to Stuart Forth's ly after 10 a.m. Tuesday, January19, proposedamendmenttoHomer in a subterranean roomcalled the Fletcher'smotion.StuartForth's Biltmore Bowl with the introduction amendment shortly thereafter was of the parliamentarian, Mrs. Vinzant, voted upon and defeated. approval of the rules, and the minutes. The agenda was approvedwith pon returning todiscussion of additions and President Bradshaw Homer Fletcher'soriginal motion, movedintoinformationreports Jim Holly stated that he felt further from ACONDA and ANACONDA. consideration of this motion was but Katherine Laich, ACONDA's chair- an exercise infutility at this point. man, read salient parts of the new Richard DarlingIh'.!rinotedthat report (see American Libraries, Jan- there can be no question that the uary 1971, pp. 81-93). Association has been very slow in With all of the attention being taking action to enforce its policies: focused on the recommendations for Twenty-two yearsCouncil, Member- action, many members seemed to ship and Executive Board have done overlook the significant "criteria for nothing, but the Intellectual Freedom the organization of ALA" (see Jan- Committee apparently did not do any- uary AL, p. 83). As an asideftoCoun- thing either until this morning .. .The cil, Miss Laich pointed out,."If you board's interest was not to postpone do not agree with ACONDA that this action, but indeed to expeditc ..iction. is the kind of Association that we I want to remind you that the Ceuncil should have, that these are the things will act, and the small jurisdictional it should achieve, then we are in dispute we saw tonight will be intensi- trouble, because we are not present- fied if this comes to Council tomorrow. My only fear is that in pushing this ing [recommending) -what the Asso- before the other groups have an oppor- ciation thinks it should be doing." tunity to be heard, you are not en- A brief, simplistic look at the cri- hancing the chances of your resolution, teria show proposals for (1) a struc- but you are doing your resolution ir- ture oriented to program;(2) a flex- reparable harm. ible budgetary and evaluation proc- After Robert Sheridan pointed out ess; and (3) a staffable to act on that the proposal before Member- membership-determined policy. ship did not in its present form cover Miss Laich warned that ACONDA all employees of libraries, but only feels they have gone as far as they its professional staff, he urged its can in the assessmentof the types defeat. John Forsman spoke in sup- of alternatives to reorganization and port of the motion and a vote was also warned there was a danger in finally taken on Homer Fletcher's making relatively superficial struc- motion. The motion was defeated tural changes (it was tagged as the 24 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971

band-aid approach). Pointingto the title I haveever heard," the Joint criteria established in thereport, she ALA Committeeon Chapter Relation- said that ACONDAwas recommend- ships, Southwestern ing a "skilled consultant" Library Asso- be sought ciation Project to EstablishEffective out to provide an evaluationand ALA Chapter Relationships cost-benefits comparison of and to the or- Coordinate AssociationActivities at ganization models, using thecriteria the State, Regional, as a basis for comparison. and National Levels (don't look thatup in ALA

Organizational information).The committee is the resultof a J. Morris KennLth Duchac followed Jones-World BookEncyclopedia-ALA with Goals Award which an informalpresentationofthe is producinga ANACONDA report in report evaluating theconcept of "a reference to network of associations." several items that Councilin Detroit In her report, Mrs.Martin said iast summer had askedbe given with no discernible special study. Therecommendations, tongue-in-cheek, "Regarding relations betweenALA ironically,were drawnprimarily and its state and from sections of the Detroit regional chapters, ACONDA the chapters themselvesshould be report which had not beendiscussed involved in the study. by the Membership.The fact that Thcrc is known evidence that chaptersthemselves Council asked for thisreport seemed, have never been for the time at least,to have removed consulted or in- the manpower and volved in studiesconcerning their planning pro- relationships to ALA." posals from consideraticr)it a Mem- bership meeting. She noted that thereport has had Again in simplistic form far-reaching effecton the Southwest- (see Jan- ern Library Association and that uary, pp. 93 96) the ACONDArec- the individual memberassociations were ommendations called for the.crea- involved in upgradingtheir services tion of an Office of LibraryMan- to membership. power (OLM?) which wouldcom- bine existing staff activitiesin library education, training, recruitment, and William D. Murphy,chairman of personnel utilization andconcern; the Constitution and askedfor Bylaws Com- increasedsupportfor mittee, gave thefirstreading of the development of theALA Wash- changes as they ington Office and appeared in A L, an expansion of the December issue (seep. 1085). He no planning function of theLegislation more finished reading Article Committee; and suggested VI, a perma- Sec.4(a) when Peter Hiatt,president nent Committee on Planning(COP?) of Adult ServicesDivision (ASD), to insure the achievementof long- moved to strike the range Membership goals. phrase "held during an AnnualConference." He was concerned that the phraseim- plied referral to Council Information could only reportscontinued, be made duringAnnual Confer- with the next coming fromAl lie ence. This set up a series of Beth Martin reporting mum- on the activ- blings and riffling throughthe Con- ities of a committee whosename Lil- stitutionuntil lian Bradshaw called "the Robert McClarren, longest treasurer, revised the amendmentto

4nt Midwinter Meeting 25 include references to the types of (Council has eight of the thirteen meetings listed in the Bylaws, and so members of the Executive Board). it went, with various people offering George Coen, at-large, pointed out how the amendment should be writ- that the rest of the sentence "and ten and some even ready to begin hold office at its pleasure ..." creat- rewriting the Bylaws right then and ed a pronoun problem. To whom was there. to go the pleasure? It was at long last that Arthur Cur- Lee Ash, affiliate councilor, offered ley stood up and clarified the fact to bunt it all back to thecommittee. that two issues were being consid- John Axam, at-large, offered ashort ered and one could be solved by pass- bunt using only the phrase about ing Mr. Hiatt's previous motion and "pleasure" for return to committee. then referring it back to the commit- Eric Moon, at-large, liked that and so tee for some language defining "Mem- moved while Lee Ash said he'd buy bership meeting." Everyone seemed that. Kenneth Duchac, at-large, came tired of the game and so it came to bat. He wondered aboutthe pro- to pass ...the way it had originally cedure involved or evolving out of been amended. this entire advise and consent idea, Changes in Article VII deleting wondering aloud as to what type of reference to the second vice-presi- candidate for this post would submit dent inspired no further amending "to the block" and face public rejec- and so it passed. However, it would tion. David Heron, Executive Board, seem Council got its second wind evoked visions in Council's collective with the reading of Article VIII, Sec. head of the U.S. Senate's advise and 1. This, too, was a clean-up amend- consent role. John Anderson, non- ment tossing out references to the voting, thought the executive direc- second vice-presidents (Richard Dar- tor should have a "contract."After ling is currently serving as the last allofthis,the Moon and Josey of ALA's secondvice-presidents). amendments failed and the original E. J. Josey, at-large, had obviously amendment was approved. spied the last sentence in the paragraph. He offered an amendment to Edwin Jackson, at-large, having that statement which had nothing sensed an issue out of the previous to do with the second vice-president. activity, moved that the Constitution Yet no one challenged whether his and Bylaws Committee be instructed motion was in order and a big dal- to draft a new paragraphfor Article liance was on. VIII specifying the manner in which the executive director may be removed and by whom. Alice Ihrig, Mr. Josey recommended that the American Library Trustees Associa- phrase be added to the statement tion (ALTA) president, stepped in to about Executive Board's ability to delete the recommendation to that appoint an executive director which committee, correctly pointing out it added "at the advice and consent of was empowered only to preparethe Council." Marion Milczewski, Execu- language of the Constitution and that tive Board, asked for the rationale. this action would require a special Mr. Josey said, "We believe that committee to establish the policy in. Council should be more intimately volved. To top it off, she poin;ed out involved in affairs of the Association that the members were dealing with 24 26 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

a personnel policy procedure having posed of Carrie Robinson, Jean-Anne no place in the Constitution. Andso South, and Chairman EverettT. it went, but President Bradshaw will Moore are soliciting nominationsfor have a new committee to appoint. the four board seats vacant in June.

Dick Darling, self-styled "last of Rustling and little hacking coughs thegreat ALA secondvice-presi- disappeared as Mr. Allain announced dents," waggled his bushy beardas the board's award of $550 topay the presiding officer for the secondses- costs of preparing petition for a sion of Council Wednesdayafter- writ of certiorari on behalf of T. Ellis noon. First on the agenda was the Hodgin to the U. S. Supreme Court SRRT policy statementon "open" seeking a review of his dismissalin meetings. The Executive Boardhad Martinsburg, Virginia. In discussing revised part of the originalstatement this legal action thrust of thefoun- so that it reads: "I move that it be dation Mr. Allain said, "Plans have an established policy of the Ameri- been established to challenge legisla- canLibrary Associationthatall tion which curbs the freedomof meetings of the Association bede- speech and thepressorwhich clared open toall members with threatens librarians who promotein- closed meetings being onlyfor dis- tellectual freedom." cussion of matters affectingprivacy David K. Berninghausen, ruddy- of individuals and institutions."It faced and booming-voiced, passed. took to the podium to bringsome action Richard Dougherty presented the items to the attention of the Nominating Committee Council. report on Some members of the LibraryAd- candidates for the 1971-12elections ministration Division (LAD) and the (see American Libraries, November, Association of College and Research pp. 958 -59). He explained that their Libraries (ACRL) had caught wind plan for refining the ballotby having in one wayor another of what was each candidate with hisbiography on the mind of the Intellectual Free- and statement ofconcern on a single dom Committee (IFC) but for punched card proved to be most a $20,000- of Council it seemed fairlyroutine. idea and it was abandonedin favor of a less expensive method. The first itemwas the by-now- famous policy on the confidentiality Mr. Darling asked if any petitions of records that grew out of theIn- had been received andDavid IL. ternalRevenue Service Clift reported the receipt investiga- of one pe- tions last summer. Thestatement tition. It placed Alice Ihrig,library was less reactionary than the ad- trustee and ALTA president, on the visory statement first issuedby ALA ballot for councilor-at-large.There staff and now covered "the will be twenty-five candidates names of for the library users" if theyare connected twelve openings in the springelec- in any records with specific tion. library materials or subjectareas. The mo- Mellifluous Alex Allainwas next to tion passed unanimously. the podium to report to Councilon Next up wasa statement on the the activities of the Freedomto Report of the President'sCommission Read Foundation (see ourreport p. on Obscenity and Pornography(see 5)-A Nominating Committeecorn- p. 38). 25 Midwinter Meeting 27

Eric Moon, councilor-at-large, asked and their removal. if the IFC had any discussions on the It was preceded by a variation on findings of the commission and if the theme introduced by Mr. Bern- they had, he would like to know why inghausen in the January American they were not revealing them now. Libraries (Intellectual Freedom, p. Mr. Berninghausen assured him that 18), "ALA's defense of librarians can- the report had not been discussed in not be truly effective mail one agency this manner. is given the authority, the funds, and the staff to carry on mediation procedures and investigationstnall Discussion then broke out in a cases in which a librarian allegesthat concern for the distributionof the he has been dismissed without c;iuse. policy statement and Richard Dar- ALA's failure to resolve this jurisdic- ling assured Council that, should tional fuzziness has as an inevitable they pass the resolution "during this consequence produced a tendency in meeting, a press release will go out some librarians to claim that the to the press wires, the national press scope of intellectual freedom covers in general and to the library press a wide variety of civil rights. In one sense this may be true. But librar- ...and will get the same distribution that all of the Association's offi- ians who in some cases feel they are cial policy statements receive." Ed- unlikely to get much help from ALA win Jackson, at-large, asked that it quite naturally try to extend the be sent to all senators along with a concept beyond logical limits and try copy of the commission's report.He to present every dismissal case as an wasn't taken up on the latter, but intellectual freedom case." Mr. Darling assured him the resolution would be sent to the members of Congress. John Forsman, at-large, was evi- Archie McNeal, chairman of the dently "in" on some of the IFC Legislation Committee, voiced con- "closed" discussions earlier in the cern over the "effectthis will have morning for he asked if considera- with our communications with the tion had been given to the 1946 policy Senate and, possibly, the President." statement passed by Council (ALA). He wanted the paragraphs dealing 263) which lumped intellectual free- with the Senate and the President dom and tenure concerns together. removed but the IFC would have The chair had not intended to com- none of it sayingthat it was the ment on this subject until Mr. Bern- "categorical rejection" of the report inghausen ha 1 completed his presen- which had motivated the statement. tation, but the issue had arrived a The resolution passed unanimously. little ahead of schedule. Mr. Darling A revision of the Program of Action said that the Executive Board had which is the basis for the Office of discussed the policy statements with Intellectual Freedom's investigations Mr. Berninghausenthat morning of complaints of violations of the and, as a consequence, had instruct- Library Bill of Rights was now to be ed the president to call a "confer. considered. It contained some pro- ence of appropriate units within the vision for mediation, procedure, and Association which have concerns in policy on the withdrawal of com- the area of intellectual freedom and plaints plus provision for sanctions tenure investigations," so that pro- 28 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 cedural recommendations could be lution when proposed [atChicago, made that are acceptableto all con- Midwinter 1970] cerned; a report is on the assembly expected by the fioor stated that there iswidespread end of the Dallasconference. violation." James RkharCs, LibraryAdminis- trationDivis1on (LAD) president, stated that he haddiscussed the sit- Loyalty oaths and investigations uation with Mr. Berninghausenand were the next item for action which had been concerneduntil he heard had received much verbiageand so- the proposal for the"conference" norous rhetoric during the 1970 Mid- just presented. Hepointed out that winter Meeting. A revisedresolution LAD was deep intopreparing investi- had been prepared andwas now be- gatory procedures fortenure cases ing presented for adoption. but said thatitfelt no exclusive Alice Ihrig, ALTA president,pro- claim on such procedures. posed amendments whichbrought Anne Edmonds,statuesque presi- the library trustee intothe resolu- dent of ACRL, commentedon the con- tion. She pointed out thatthere are cern of the Academic Status Commit- many states where a negative loyalty tee. She made it clear that ACRLwas oath is required beforeassuming delighted therewas a movement office and somestates require the afoot to provide financialand per- oath before becominga candidate sonnel support for for the position. Theamendments investigations. were accepted and passed unani- "However,' she warned, "I dothink :hat who is responsible mously. in certain In concluding thereport of the area: is a matter of charge.ACRL IFC, Mr. Berninghausen does have a chargefor all matters made some relating to .i.cadeinic statements which start outas a com- librarians. Icer- pliment to Headquartersstaff and tainly think INA beforeany move end on a note of seeming such as is proposedtakes place we do amaze- ment: "This Association and thepro- have to have discussionan:ongst all units concerned." fession and indeed thewhole nation owes a great vote of thanks to David Clift and the Headquartersstaff for The Program of Actionwas carried operating in the absence ofpolicy in with a smattering ofhigh volume a way so effective that when theIn- "no" vote. Mr.Berninghausen then tellectual FreedomCommittee took cryptically thanked Councilfor their up the matter [confidentiality ofli- vote on a "limited revised"Program brary records] inDecember they of Action. found that it hadbeen done very He next reportedon the IFC's at- satisfactorily...." tempts to find evidencethat some E. J. Josey, at-largespeaking as libraries are providingmaterials and chairman of the BlackCaucus, made services from publicfunds to private a startling statement: "I wouldlike schools createdto by-pass the de- to say that aseven-page report has segregation laws. Hesaid that a sub- been sent to MiltonByam, chairman committee headed byMilton Byam of the Intellectual FreedomSubcom- had reported at itsDecember 1970 mittee assigned to Investigatepublic meeting that it had beenunable to funds used by librariesto support find any evidence"although thereso- institutions designedto circumvent Midwinter Meeting 29 the school desegregation laws ...in nel standards; and $1,050 for en- December. Now, it may have been forcement of policy and standards). lost in the Christmas mail, but I'm Intellectual Freedom, $74,958; Legis- not sure. But a report has been sent lation, $135,038; Planning and Re- to Mr. Byam and I have evidence search, $71,506; Democratization and that can be documented and which Reorganization, $10,520. would negate your report, sir." He pointed out that the amounts Mr. Berninghausen replied that the listed arefrom "general funds only report had been received atHead- and are direct expenses. No indirect quarters just prior to Midwinter charges for administration, for fiscal Meeting and that the committee had office and billing services, or for peri- not had an opportunity to discussit. odical communications have been in- He said it would be coming up for cluded in these figures. Note also discussion during the week. should be made that other significant expenditures for priority items are contained in the category of special Keith Doms, vice-presidentand activities." tt president-elect, announced his appointments to the Nominating Com- Dues supplied two-thirds of the mittee for the 1971-72 election of Association's income and in the past officers and councilors. All members fiscal year a 15 percent drop in Mem- were urged to submitnominations as bership produced an increaseof quickly as possible to any member $400,000 in income according to the of the committee: Susanna Alexan- treasurer's report. He predicted that der, associate state librarian, Jeffer- income would not rise significantly son City, Missouri, chairman;Wil- in 1971. He also warned of an addi- liam D. Cunningham, Library Service tional pressure on Membership with Program officer, USOE, Kansas City, a drop in funds allocated frompub- Missouri; Mrs. Yuri Nakata, docu- lishing activities. During the current ments librarian, University of Illinois fiscal year 9 percent of the general Circle Campus, Chicago; Peggy A. funds budget comes from publishing. Sullivan; doctoral candidate, Univer- The Publishing Board has alerted the sity of Chicago; Nasser Sharify, di- Association that they will not be able rector, Library School, Pratt Insti- to meet that level of support in the tute. next fiscal year. McClarren quoted Robert McClarrenreported,as Everett Moore, chairman of the Pub- treasurer for the Association, on the lishing Board: "Can the ALA con- expenditures from general funds in tinue to support six division peril the priority areas designated in the odicals and eight newsletters? With Detroit ACONDA report. In direct charges expended in specific areas the curtailing of allocations from of priority: Social Responsibilities: publishing funds some of our peri- $110,552 ($8400 to Library Service to odicalswill be in even greater the Disadvantaged; $48,568 for Inter- trouble than they have been ... pro- national Relations; $53,584 for com- duction costs continue to increase munications with members). Man- and the prospects for increasing ad- power: $104,065 ($101,956 for recruit- vertisingrevenues are not good. ment, education and training, status Rather than consider the conversion of librarians, etc.; $1,050 for person- of even one newsletter to journal 30 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 status we need to question whether Even though the men were in the we can reasonably continue to sane- obvious majority on Council there tion the many separate journals pub- was nary a snort out of them as they lished by divisions, and to scrutinize passed the resolution unanimously. even more closely the continued pub- Mr. Darling then dutifully read the lication of all the newsletters now amended version of Richard Rosi- being issued." chan's resolution on "Residency Re- quirement for Employment." This Al lie Beth Martin, chairman of the had been thoroughly debated in the Membership Committee, asked Coun- Membership meeting and so went cil to plug up a loophole in the dues directly to a vote and carried (see p. 19). structurewhich seemed togive branch and departmental libraries the idea that they could join at a The SRRT Task Force on Recruit- reduced rate regardless of the mem- ment of Minorities resolution "Action bership of the parent library. Now Now to Achieve Racial and Sexual "Big Mama" has to belong if the Parity in Library Staffing" (see p. little chicks want the reduced rate. 39 ) was moved into action by E. J. Marietta Daniels Shepard's resolu- Josey, at-large. Virginia Ross, Cali- tion on the "Nondestruction of Li- fornia, took out after the resolution braries" put ALA on record as being as being in opposition to some of appalled at the destruction ofli- the ACONDA recommendations and braries no matter how good the wanted to avoid the band-aid ap- reason ...unanimously. proach by dealing with the ACONDA report first. Mrs. Shepard had reservations about placing a recruitment SRRT Task Force on the Status of officer in the Washington office. Mr. Women in Librarianship sponsored McClarren, true to his calling, spoke a resolution on "Equal Opportunity to the unmentioned budget implica- for Women in Librarianship:" tions. Paul Bartolini, at-large, noticed Whereas, equal opportunity for that it was primarily an administra- women is a growing social concern ia tive directive rather than a policy American society, and statement. Virginia Lacy Jones, at- Whereas, within librarianship where large, reminded Council that it went women represent the majority, the on record in 1967 to develop a re- issue is particularly relevant, and cruitment program with emphasis Whereas, statistics show that women on the minorities. Since that time all librarians typically earn lower salaries efforts to mount a program have than men and are under-represented been pushed aside because ofa lack in top-level positions in libraries, and of funds. She said that it was time Whereas, the under-utilization of this talent and education wastes needed to consider this a first priority proj- professional resources and assaults our ect. Hugh Atkinson, at-large, could sense of human dignity, therefore, be see no conflict in this proposal with it ACONDA objectives and hecom- Resolved that the American Librar3 mented on prioritiesthatspend Association should take steps to equal- about $8,000 for service to the dis- ize salaries and opportunities for em- advantaged and $48,000 for interna- ployment and promotions. tional relations. 29 Midwinter Meeting 31

Ed Low, nonmember of Council, ly and sits down with mumbled deplored the administrative tone of apologies. much oftheresolution. William Putt-putt and we are off as Mr. Hinchliff, nonmember of Council, Josey, the original mover of the reso- wanted a roll call vote. Evelyn Levy, lution, accepts the removal of the Executive Board member, amended word "urban." That was out of the to remove the position from the way and Mrs. Shepard, now in order, Washington Office. Ed Castagna, past- provided amendments that removed president, agreed and calledthe the designation "second" from the question. And Tor a moment the par- words "recruiting officer" and a line liamentary little pistons went ping- referring the whole thing to ACONDA ping as the amendment passed. Vir- for their consideration. It was all ginia Ross again. She moved that wearily passed and the second ses- they postpone until ACONDA decision of Council sighed to a halt. sions were made. Carrie Robinson, E. J. Josey, John Axam, Arthur Cur- ley, and Robert Johnson offered argu- It was at last Friday and Council ments against. Nobody seemed to be was cranking up its machinery in for postponing so Grace Hightower, order to take on the ACONDA report at-large, moved the previous ques- that had been debated and sent to tion and Miss Ross' amendment was them from the Membership meeting. defeated. Richard Parsons, at-large, offered up Clare Smith, Montana, popped in some rules in anticipation of too an obvious amendment. Get rid of much rhetoric by limiting time for the word "urban" which limited the speakers at three minutes with a minority life and culture the special total of twenty minutes going to any recruitment was to serve. 1 here are one question. No one was to speak American Indians wasting away out twice to a subject. It was agreed to there in the open spaces. by Council. Crank goes the parliamentary ma- Pity the poor Committee on Or- chinery. Marietta Daniels Shepard ganization. They had had a lengthy announces that she has an amend- action report to submit to Council in ment. Twitch goes the beard of pre- Detroit last June which never made siding Richard Darling... wag goes it. Now they were to catch up and his head. "How?" he asks' with rising add two actioh items from their Mid- incredulity, "How can you amend winter session. Helen Tuttle read the striking of one word?" A titter them off and Council ticked them off: ofrelief from the assembly flits (1) they extended the life of the Ca around the room releasing the first ordinating Committee on Library real belly laugh of the conference. Services to the Disadvantaged (retro- Mrs. Shepard sits down to wait the active to Detroit);(2) established moment she will be back in order. an ad hoc Centennial Committee to Sput-sput again as Mr. Hinchliff plan for 1976; (3) clarified the state- launches off on a seeming history of ment of responsibility of the Intel- ACONDA. Mr. Darling interrupts and lectual Freedom Committee to in- quietly asks if this has anything to clude libraries and librarians' rights do with the removal of the word as interpreted by the First Amend- "urban" from the amendment. Mr. ment to the U.S. Constitution; (4) Hinchliff waggles his beard negative- changed the name of the American 30 32 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971 Um*. Association of State Libraries to the graphic informationto researchli- Association of State LibraryAgencies braries, and (ASLA); (5) added the phrase"sys- Whereas, other titles underthis act tems design" to the statement ofre- are of significant usefulness to libraries sponsibilitiesoftheInformation in institutions of highereducation, Science and AutomationDivision Now, therefore, dowe the American (ISAD); (6) createda standing com- Library Associationurgethe92nd mittee (joint) on UniversityExten- Congress to enact promptly,with ap- sion Library Services(National Uni- propriateimprovement,afive-year versity ExtensionAssociationUni- extension of the Higher EducationAct versity Libraries Sectionof ACRL); of 1965, so that thevarious publics (7) increased themembership of the served by academic librariesand by International Relations the librarians trainedunder this act Committee may continue to receive the benefits from six to eight. Nodebate, just of lots of action. improved library servicethrough the provisions of the law,scheduled to expire June 30, 1971. The Legislation Committeewas next and the main action itemwas a Archie McNeal reada report to resolution on the Higher Education Council from the Committeeon Leg- Act extension whichwas amended islation that noted the slightly and passed. twenty-fifth anniversary of the WashingtonOf- fice. He was pleased Whereas, high qualitypostsecondary to comment on education is recognizedas an essential the nearly two billion dollarsin au- element in the developmentof an in- thorizations floating aroundcurrent formed populace, and federal libraryprograms and saluted Whereas, the creation ofnew and as progress the creating of HEW's the further improvementof existing Bureau of Libraries andEducational academic libraries isa necessary com- Technology. The dramaticlast-min- ponent in maintaining highquail', ute renewal of the LibraryServices postsecondary education, and and Construction Act(LSCA), the Whereas, Title II-A of theHigher establishment ofa National Com- Education Act of 1965 hasbeen of mission on Libraries andInforma- great value in aiding small andlarge tion Science, the extension academiclibraries of the to improvethe Elementary and SecondaryEduca- quality and quantity ofresources avail- tion Act (ESEA) and the able to students and faculty,and Medical Library Assistance Actall received Whereas, Title MB of saidact has their due. been of great benefit inpreparing He spoke optimistically graduate school faculty andgraduate of the fu- librarians to serve the publicin all ture with the 92nd Congress,saving types of libraries and has provided his trepidations forthe President's opportunities for continuing education budgetary recommendations. through institutes and has furthersup- The parade ofstates with their ported research efforts ofsignificance offerings of extra financialhelp to to the development of library service, the Washington Officewere particu- and larly welcome thisyear: Frank Tap- Whereas, Title lIC of said act has lin, MassachusettsLibrary Associa- assisted in the speedy and relatively tion, $300; Jean Cochran,Georgia inexpensivedissemination ofbiblio- Library Association,$200; Virginia 31 Midwinter Meeting 33

Ross, California Library Association, her motion to the first recommenda- $1000; Sister Mary Car len, Catholic tion on the floor. Mr. Moon shouted Library Association, $200; William from his seat, "I'll second that one, Roehrenbeck, New Jeneey Library Madam President." Association, $500; and the Oklahoma He shoald know better than to Library Association, $200. try to have the lastword. Madam President shot right back, "Don't go away, Eric." There she was, at last. The petite Al lie Beth Martin, nonvoting mem- and fragile-looking Katherine Laich ber, spoke in favor of Mrs. Shepard's was ready to present theACONDA move. John Forsman,at-large, want- recommendations to Council. A brief ed it on record and called for aroll- introductionand sheconfronted call vote. them with the proposed communica- William De John urged postpone- tions program approved at the Mem- ment of the communicationspro- bership meeting. posal because he thought it was not Lester Stoffel, LAD, read a state- complete enough for consideration. ment which called for Council to Evelyn Levy, Executive Board, spoke avoid acting on ACONDA recommen- for the recommendation and against dations. "Those in attendance this the move to postpone. DonWright, week," he said, "were almost exclu- nonvoting, wanted to knowmuch sively members of committees and more about theproposaL boards meeting to carry on the Asso- Time ran out and Mrs. Bradshaw ciation's business. In other words announced a %rate on the roll-call re- these decisions were made this week quest. by the... youguessed it...the Establishment." So the communications recom- After that little breather up popped mendation was deferred to Dallas Marietta Daniels Shepard, Executive and Mrs. Shepard promptly reinstat- Board, who moved to postpone all ed her move to stop action on the action on the ACONDA and remainder of ACONDA. She pointed ANACONDA recommendations. She out that she was in favorof discus- cited the third paragraph of the sion of the recommendations.David ACONDA report (American Libraries, Heron, Executive Board, who was in January 1971, p. 81) which said that favor of postponement, pointed out the Midwinter report was to be for that the time devoted to the first discussion and that a "post-final" re- recommendation was mostly proce- port would come to Dallas for Coun- dural and very littleto the sub- cil action. stance. John Anderson, nonvoting, Eric Moon, who must have been wasagainst;RobertMcClarren, reading his Robert's Ruks, pointed treasurer, was in favor; JohnAwn, out that Mrs. Shepard's motion was at-large, was worried that if they out of order since only the first rec- postponed they would not have time ommendation of ACONDA was on in Dallas. the floor. Some members of Council James Pirie, at-large, would ex- applauded vigorously at this parlia- empt the recommendation tostudy mentary dart. The dart was quickly the structure of ALA (No. 2) from blunted when Mrs. Shepard switched Mrs. Shepard's motion. Eric Moon 34 34 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

was against the amendment to the came from John Forsman. The vote amendment and the original motion on postponement went to a count of as well. He pointed out that Mem- 87 for and 57 opposed. bership had twice advised Council they were in favor of thismove and he left fly with, "I don't know how Mel Voigt, at-large, moved that much advice Council needs beforeit they not bother to discuss there- will do anything at all." Hesat down mainder of the ACONDA report but and no one volunteered toanswer. Council wouldn't go that far. Eric Mr. Forsman made his doomed Moon provided a different out when appeal for a roll-call. Mrs. Shepard he moved thatallactionitems gotin the last word against Mr. were to precede any discussions of Pities amendment and it failed.So, ACONDA. This was acceptable and all of the ACONDA recommendations swiftly passed, compelling Mrs. Brad- were back on the postponement shaw to blurt out, "Let meregroup block. June Thurston, Washington for just a moment." State, came on strong against the There should have been at leasta move: "We continue," she said, "to flourish of trumpets or the opening give ACONDA Herculeantasks to strains of the triumphal march from perform and we continueto refuse Aida as Kenneth Duchac wentto the to act on any of the recommenda- podium to present ANACONDA'srec- tions. I think they would beso dis- ommendations to Council. He had couraged they would all beready to been pretty much consigned to sit- turn in their badges." Her remarks ting around waiting out the weekfor brought some enthusiastic applause Friday to arrive. He waded right into and some elbow nudging among the the substance and Councilmarched ACONDA members seated inthe forward fearlessly to action. They front row. created a permanent Committee Mr. De John asked if it on were possi- Planning, reaffirmed the existingpro- ble for Membership to overthrowany gram on international relations, and action taken by Council. Mrs.Brad- went on record as supporting the shaw agreed that thiswas a Member- Washington Office. All that action ship prerogative. DonnellGaertner, wore them out and caused Mr. Missouri, spoke against themotion. Duchac to exclaim in wonderment, Alice Ihrig, ALTA, then readan "My God, I feel like Helen Tuttle." excerpt from the Conference Arrange- Having seen all the footprintsen- ments Office article in the January tering the cave and none comingout, American Libraries promoting the Mr. Duchac warily recommended the Dallas conference, which she inter- creation of an Office of Library Man- preted as promising actionon the power. ACONDA report by attendees there. Arthur Curley, at-large, in moving to end debate remarked, "Don't we Mr. McClarren was the firstrecog- all really know that exactly thesame nized atthe microphone and he thing will happen in Dallas? We will moved to postpone action until they see exactly the same delaying tactics had dealt with the reorganization from people who oppose the sub- study recommendation of ACONDA stance of the motion." which had already been deferred. Another doomed roll-call request Mrs. Shepard supported t`motion. 33 Midwinter Meeting 35

John Forsman could be heard rather that the offer to provide a separate hoarsely asking for a roll-call vote; secretariat for the accrediting func- Sarah Reed, Library Education Divi- tion would not solve the conffict-of- sion (LED), wanted the library edu- interest concern. cators to have more time to react After all the "opposition to sub- to the proposal. Alice Rusk went nib- stance" guns had beenfired,the bling at something that had caught Council went back to the process the minds of a few after the Mem- and passed Mrs. Ihrig's motion to bership meetings. She wantedto seek a model of the Office of Library know if the ANACONDA recommen- Manpower. dations were not really directed to ACONDA for their action. Elections to the Executive Board were announced with thetally run- ning as follows: Virginia Lacy Jones, Virginia Ross opposed postpone- 99; Hugh C. Atkinson, 47; John G. ment. A. P. Marshall, ACONDA, sup- Lorenz, 109; Jessie Carney Smith, ported postponement. There .was no 58. Mrs. Jones and Mr. Lorenz will roll call and the postponement car- assume office at the closeof the ried. Dallas conference. Alice Ihrig pumped some life back into .the recommendation for an Of- fice of Library Manpower by moving that a design for the operation be William De John and Arthur Curley presented to Membership meeting in sponsored a resolution authored by Dallas. Genevieve Casey read a posi- Clara Jones, director, Detroit Public Library. Mr. De John asked that Mrs. tionstatement from LED which called for the continued existence of Jones speak to the motion and she the Office for Library Education as a explained that her library had dis- covered an unawareness or indiffer- separate ALA unit. She said that if it library suppliers were placed under the Office ofLi- ence on the part of brary Manpower it would dilute the to the requirements of the fair em- Association's commitment to library ployment practices laws as they con- education and "lead to a conflict of cern minorities. "We have been increasingly strict," interest." Wesley Simonton, chairman of the she said, "in our protest to suppliers Advisory Committee to the Office for who deal with our library. But it Library Education, offered the views occurred to us that this is a larger expressed in an earlier Membership problem and if all libraries were to meeting of the "inevitable conflict make a concerted effort it would be of interest that would result from much more effective." the combination of library education The following policy statement was and training." accepted by Council: Libraries have generally played a passive role in the application of fair Andrew Horn, member ofthe employment practice laws. Many li- Committee on Accreditation (COA), brary suppliers are unaware of, or spoke only of the concerns of the indifferent to, the application of these committee for the future of the Asso- federal laws. Most libraries do not ciation's accrediting function. He felt routinely seek compliance with fair 34 36 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

employment practices from theirsup. Three new action itemswere ad- pliers. The lives of thousands of people mitted to the agenda, The first would be benefited by came a concerted fromASD,andPresident effort on the part of librariesacross Peter the nation to enforce fair employment Hiatt called for distributionof the practices in their business dealings. Organizational Informationmanual to The profession would thus bea leader all members anda return of subse- instead of a follower. However, before quent issues to American Libraries. librarians attempt to seek suchcom- pliance from suppliers, they willnatur- ally want to be certain that libraries The requirement calling forplace- themselves comply with thesesame ment of Organizational Information in statutesatalllevels. Libraries will need assistance and guidance in the American Librarieswas deleted by implementation of proceduresto gain floor action. But a commitmentto compliance with the fair employment distribute the documentto all mem- practice laws. bers prevailed in spite of Mr. Clift's We therefore petition Councilto in- explanation of the staff study anda struct the Library Administration Divi- caution that it was too earlyto de- sion(I)to guide librariesinthe termine the effectiveness of thenew process of soliciting fair employment approach. practice information from theirsup- pliers; (2) to advise librarieson the enforcement of fair employmentprac- tice laws in theirown employment policies and decisions; (3)to submit Paul Bartolini brought back the an annual report to Association Mem- statement on the Report of the Presi- bership on the status of suchactions. denCs Commissionon Obscenity and Pornography which had passed Coun- Richard Darling then moved the cil two days previously.Attempts statement which had won theen- were made to redesign the statement thusiastic support of Membership to take out references to thereac- through Lola Johnson Singletary's tions of the President and theSenate. presentatithi (see p. 20). The attempt failed because Council Mr. Berninghausen provideda understoodthattheWednesday lengthy (two minuteson the head statement had been released to the said Madam President)statement on press wires. The motion to recon- E. J. Josey's charge II.i.he Intellec- sider lost. It wasan academic little tual Freedom Committee haderred exercise, however, for thestatement in its report to Council when itsaid had not been releasedto the press it had not received informationon wires in Los Angeles. theviolation ofCouncil'spolicy SRRT asked that state chaptersbe against publicly funded librariespro- required to have IntellectualFree- viding service to private institutions dom Committees thatwere viable. established to circumvent desegrega- Judith Krug, director, Officefor In- tion laws. It turned out to bea mis- tellectual Freedom, testified thatshe understanding ofsorts and both felt that sixteen of thestate IF com- parties seemed to be satisfied that mittees were viable When askedto no reputations had b :en damaged define "viable" shedeclined. The beyond repair. whole suggestionwas referred to the Chapter Relations Committee. Final littleannouncements at the Midwinter Meeting 37 close of Council meetings are usually trator and author of In the Night a signal for the stuffing of papers Kitchen. Mr. Sendak was present and into bags and attaché cases. This obviously pleased even at being a process proceeded through the an- runner-up. He told the group that nouncement that 2,025 wele regis- when librarians go on strikefor tered at Midwinter and that Palmer $20,000 a year, he'll be the first one University library school at Long Is- in the picket line. land, New York, had received accreditation during conference.All Trustees of large metropolitan li- action stopped, however, at the an- braries met for the first time in Los nouncement of the resignation of Angeles and laid the groundwork for Lester Asheim as director of the a permanent organization. Thelarg- Office for Library Education. He will est delegationinattendance was return to the University of Chicago from the Chicago Public Library, and as a professor in library science after Ralph Newman, a Chicago Public June 1, 1971. trustee, was elected chairman of this group. With champagne corks popping in The consensus of the trustees pres- the background, SaraI.Fenwick, ent was that the large metropolitan chairman of the Newbery-Caldecott library had not been adequately rep- Awards Committee, announced the resented in Washington and that one winners and runners-up for the 1970 of the major aims of this new or- awards. Betsy Byars, author of Sum- ganization was to lobby for increased mer of the Swans and winner of the federal financial support for large John Newbery Medal, noted when metropolitan libraries. A significant she came to the microphone, "I was amount of time was spent discussing speechless when they called me last whether the group should organize Tuesday and I'm still speechless." as a round table within ALA, or as a She added that she hoped to recover separate organization. Thefeeling her voice in time for the awards among the persons present was that dinner at Dallas. Gail E. Haley, win- the organization could be more effec- ner of the Randolph J.Caldecott tive if it were to organize outside of Medal for illustrating A StoryA the framework of ALA, though a final Story, was about as talkative as Mrs. decision was not made on this mat- Byars. Both were charming, however, ter. Membership in the organization and we do look forward to hearing will be by institutional subscription, more from them at Dallas. and Ralph Newman preliminarily Runners-up in the competition for suggested $250 as a base membership the Newbery Medal are: Natalie Bab- fee. A solicitation for members will bitt, author of Knee Knock Rise; Syl- occur between Midwinter and Dallas, via Louise Engdahl, author of En- and the formal aspect of launching chantress from the Stars; and Scott the organizationisscheduled for O'Dell, author of Sing Down the Dallas. Moon. Caldecott Medal runners-up are: Blair Lent, illustrator of The Angry Moon; Arnold Lobel, illustrator and author of Frog and Toad are Most of those on the Chicago Con- Friends; and MPurice Sendak, illus- ference Program Committee agreed 36 38 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 with ALA President-elect Keith Doms againstgoing overboardwitha that the '72 ALA meeting should es- multimediapresentationforthe tablisha common ground on the theme. Instead she suggested that, to theme "multimedia and libraries" to avoid overkill, traditional presenta- make it worthwhile for all attending. tions such as panels and lectures be Some possible titles suggested to alternated with more unusual pro- carry out the theme were:"Libraries gramming. in a Multimedia World"; "Communi- cations: Key to Survival"; and "The Multimedia Challenge." For one rea- Helen Kinsey, children's book edi- son or another, all these titles- were tor for the Booklist since 1941, was rejected in favor of another title, not honored at a special luncheon this yet decided upon. But the theme Midwinter. The Children's Services "multimedia and libraries" was gen- Division (CSD) hosted a tribute "to crony endorsed by all after a lively her love and knowledge of books discussion. and reading; the warmth of her per- Mr. Doms offered varied sugges- sonal and professional relationships; tions to carry out the multimedia her professional enthusiasm," with idea. He recommended inviting a film special tributes coming from Presi- producer to speak at conference and dent LillianBradshaw; David H. he mentioned dealing with the con- Clift; Eleanor Ahlers, school librar- cept of intellectual freedom as it re- ian;AnnDurell,children'sbook latesto nonprint materials. Most editor; Edna Vanek, editor, Booklist; committee members accepted these and Rosemary Livsey, children'sli- suggestions and worked on some of brarian. Mary Elizabeth Ledlie, CSD their own. president.presided,MissKinsey Ruth Warncke, deputy executive plans retirement by the end of the director,cautionedthosepresent year.

Resolutions Adopted by ALA Council Resolution on the Report of the President'sCommission on Obscenity and Pornography (Adopted by the Intellectual FreedomCommittee December 2, 1970.)Whereas the President's Commission onObscenity and Pornog- raphy performed a difficult and historicallysignificant service for the nation by initiating the first broad scientificinquiry into the nature of obscene and pornographic materials and theireffect upon users, and Whereas, the commission's efforts resulted inan important bodyof empirical data which should serve as the basis forsound and continuing evaluation and study of an area of social andlegislative concern too long ignored, and Whereas, the U.S. Senate rejected theReport on Obscenity and Pornography by a 60 to 5 vote, and the President ofthe United States said, "I have evaluated that report and categoricallyreject its morally bankrupt conclusions and major recommendations," beittherefore Resolved, that the American Library Associationcommends the success of the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornographyfor amass- ing a significant body of empirical evidence in an areaof great social MidwinterMeeting 39 concern heretofore excluded as a subject for serious scientific investigation, and be it further Resolved, that the American Library Association urges the Senate and the President of the United States to reconsider their categorical rejection of this significant data and to encourage the dissemination and evaluation of these materials by the citizenry of the United States, and be it further Resolved, that the American Library Msociation urges all libraries to proviere their users with complete access to the Report of the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography and to the important supportive volumes and critical evaluations of the report and its research in consonance with the library's role in the dissen ination of information vital to the communities they serve.

Resolution on Loyalty Investigations (Approved by the Intellectual Free- dom Committee June 29, 1970; reaffirmed December 1, 1970)Whereas a democracy must preserve freedom of thought and expression if it isto survive, and Whereas, loyalty invespgations of library employees and of library trustees may create an atmosphere of suspicion and fear and tend to limit intellectual freedom by rendering it hazardous tohold or express other than popular or orthodox views, and Whereas, librarians have a special responsibility to provide information on all sides of controversial issues, but cannot do so if intellectual conformity becomes a factoraffect- ing their employment or tenure, and Whereas, the American Library Asso- ciation has received evidence that loyalty tests may easily lead toviolation of the constitutional rights of library employees and of library trustees, and in some cases already have done so, therefore, be it Resolved, that we, the American Library Association, strongly protest loyalty investigations which inquire into a library employee's thoughts, reading matter, asso- dates, or membership in organizations, unless a particular person's definite actions warrant such investigation. We condemn loyalty oaths as a condition of employment and investigations which permit the discharge of an individual withobt a fair hearing. We hold that in a fair hearing the accused is furnished a statement of the charges against him, is allowed to see the evidence against him, is given an opportunity to pre,Jare and. to present his defense and to question his accusers with the aid of legal counsel, is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and is given the opportunity, if adjudged guilty, of Judicial review. We also condemn negative loyalty oaths as a condition of election or appointment of library trustees.

Resolution on Racial and Sexual Parity inVbrary StaffingWhereas multiracial, sexually balanced library managementsand staffsare at least one hundred years overdue, and Whereas,development of socially responsible librarystaffswill increase the attractiveness of library employment, and Whereas, sexually and faciallybalanced library staffs will enhance the quality, relevance, andutilization of library services, particularly by the young, and Whereas, racial andsexual parity are even more urgently needed in a depressedjob market, and Whereas, the library profession may achieve racial and sexual parity at alllevels in the 1970s, if its leaders and members choose to do so,and Whereas, a minorities recruitment specialist could recruit from universitiesand colleges attended by students of the various minorities, he couldalso be valuable as an advocate of federalas legislation to help finance library 40 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 education for minorities recruits and legislation to improve library services to minorities people, and Whereas, a minorities recruitment specialist could also participate in image-changing public relationspro- grams, therefore be it Resolved, that the Council and the Executive Board strive to fulfill the intent of the 'civil rights and fair employment laws by establishing a position of recruitment specialist on the Association staff, and appoint to this position a librarian possessing extensive knowledge of and direct experience in minority life and culture, and also possessing communication skills which would enable him effectively to recruit young men and women of ethnic and racial minorities tocareers in the library profession, and to instruct ACONDA and ANACONDA to take into account this manifestation of the will of the Association in its deliberations and recommendations to Council.

Resolution on Higher Education Act of 1965Whereas high quality postsecondary education is recognized as an essential element in the development of an informed populace, and Whereas, the creation of new and the further improvement of existing academic libraries is a necessary com- ponent in maintaining high quality postsecondary education, and Whereas, Title WA of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has been of great value in aiding small and large academic libraries to improve the quality and quantity of resources available to students and faculty, and Whereas, Title MB of said act has been of great benefit in preparing graduate school faculty arid graduate librarians toserve the public in all types of libraries and has provided opportunities for continuing education through institutes and has further supported research efforts of signifi- cance to the development of library service, and Whereas, Title II-C of said act has assisted in the speedy and relatively inexpensive dissemination of bibliographic information to research libraries, and Whereas, other titles under this act are of significant usefulness to libraries in institutions of higher education, now, therefore, dowe, the American Library Associa- tion, urge the 92nd Congress to enact promptly, with appropriate improvement, a five-year extension of the Higher Education Act of 1965,so that the various publics served by academic libraries and bythe librarians trained under this act may continueto receive the benefits of improved library service through the provisions of the law, scheduledto expire June 30, 1071.

Resolution on Compliance with Fair Employment PracticesLibraries have generally played a passive role in the application of fair employment practice laws. Many library suppliersare unaware of, or indifferent to, the application of these federal laws. Most libraries do not routinely seek compliance with fair employment practices from their suppliers. The lives of thousands of people would be benefited bya concerted effort on the part of libraries across the nation to enforce fair employment practices in their business dealings. The profession would thus bea leader instead of a follower. However, before librarians attempt to seek such compliance from suppliers, they will naturally want to be certain that libraries themselves comply with thesesame statutes at all levels. Libraries will need assistance and guidance in the implementation of procedures to gain compliance with the fair employment practice laws.

39 Midwinter Meeting 41 We therefore petition Council to instruct the Library Administration Division: (1) to guide libraries in the process of soliciting fairemployment practice information from their suppliers; (2) to advise libraries on the enforcement of fair employment practice laws in their ownemployment policies and decisions; (3) to submit an annual report toAssociation Membership on the status of such actions.

District;Paramus (New Jersey) Unit Activity School System; and the School Dis- trict of Philadelphia. The top three awards will be announced prior to the Dallas Conference. School Librarians The board of AASL is considering For some the focus of attention ways of strengthening and expanding was the Biltmore Bowl as the site the work of the Student Assistants for Membership and Council meet- Committee to provide greater in- ings. For many others it was the volvement and stronger emphasis on business of the divisions and com- student leadership and recruitment mittees that received their attention. at the high school level. The strength- For instance, the American Associa- ening of communications to develop tion of School Librarians (AASL) a more vital delegate assembly occu- sent a resolution offto ACONDA pied some of the board's planning for stating their support for the federa- Dallas. The editorial policy on the tion approach to restructuring the division periodical, School Libraries, ALA. Their self-study program was changed to give the editor and evolved a new statement of purpose the editorial committee full preroga- which will be presented to the Mem- tive as to content. The magazine bership at Dallas for adoption. The plans to go to subscription status purpose statement is in three parts; in the fall. individual members, profession, and society. Library Books and Minority Groups Paul Douglass West, superinten- David Cohen's Committee on the dent of Fulton County (Georgia) Treatment of Minority Groups in Li- School System, is the recipient of brary Books and Other Instructional the 1971 Distinguished Library Ser- Materials continued its action in Los vice Award for School Administra- Angeles. The original charge to this tors. He will be the speaker at the committee from the AASL Board was AASL luncheon at the Dallas Confer- "to study and recommend some posi- ence. tive and concrete activities which Finalists in the Encyclopaedia Bri- may be initiated and sponsored by tannica School Library Awards were AASL to communicate to publishers announced by the AASL advisory what is appropriate in books and committee: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) other instructional materials to re- Community Schools; Leflore County flect positive treatment of minori- (Mississippi) School District; Lenoir ties." Out of this committee meeting County (North Carolina) Schools; came two resolutions that received Oakland (California) Unified School approval from the AASL Board. The 40 42 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

first approved resolutionconcerned ington Office. (The ASLA Planning the responsibilities ofpublishers, Committee reports it is workingon a producers, editors, and reviewers"to revised data collectingprogram for make a special effortto involve more Book of the States and Statistical writers and illustrators fromvarious ethnic backgrounds in the Information);(4)The circuUion produc- among the membership of guidelines tion of...materials [about minority groups]." for action on minoritygroup careers The second resolutionwas that in libraries was approved for study "AASL make availableto publishers and reaction; (5) A proposal fora names of resource consultants quali- train-the-trainer type of continuing education for state supervisors and fied to review manuscripts,and/or evaluate materials interms of their consultants was supported; (6) Steps relevant ethnic experience." weretakentoformdiscussion groups within the division, providing This committee also planneda program for Dallas in the form of three informal groups centeredon a common interest with the ability to for- workshops, relating to blacks,Ameri- can Indians, Mexican-Americans, and ward recommendations to the division board and the Puerto Ricans. However,no money is new statement of available for thisprogram so volun- responsibilities for the newly named teers are needed. Lucia James's Association of State Library Agen- sub- cies was promulgated committee is responsiblefor plan- as follows: ning and executing theprogram. TheAssociationofStateLibrary Agencies is interested in the develop- State Library Agencies ment and coordination of libraryre- Operating at sources and services of all types of last undera new libraries. Its responsibilitycovers these name and broader possibilities for functions and services relatingto state- expansion of activities, the Associa- wide library development andthose tion of State Library Agencies Board pertainingtolibraryservicesper- put in a busy week at Midwinter: formed at the state level,including (1) A plan to preparea directory of specialized book and informationre- sources and services in support of the the Interlibrary Loan Policies col- work of state government. lected from importantresourceli- braries was approved and it is hoped that such a document willsave ASLA has specificresponsibility money and valuable time lost from for the following: requests made in violation of the (1) Planning ofprograms of study lending policy of a library;(2) A and policy for the developmentof total recommendation was forwardedto library service ona statewide basis. the ALA Executive Board askingfor emphasizing coordination and interde- a procedure requiring any resolution pendence of all types of librariesin concerning the U.S. Presidentor the patterns designed to foster improved Congress to be processed through userservices,includingsupportive the Committee on Legislationprior library educationprograms. to presentation to Council; (3) A (2) Establishment, evaluation,and committee was appointed toprepare promotion of standards forstateli- and send a questionnaire brary agencies. to state (3) Coordination of the activitiesof agencies, collecting dataon LSCA units within ALA that havea bearing programs to be used by the Wash- on state library agency functions. Midwinter Meeting 43

(4)Representation andinterpreta- York on implications for public li- tion of the role, functions, and services brary service and the progress of of state library agencies within and studies arising from the report. outside the profession, including con- The board supported the ACONDA tact with national organizations and recommendation that an impartial government agencies. consultant be hired to provide a plan (5)Stimulation of professional growth of state library personnel and of reorganization for ALA and ex- of their participation in other appro- pressed the concern that the exper- priate divisions, and encouragement of tise of the members of ACONDA and librariansinpublic, college,school, ANACONDA and appropriate ALA and other state government agencies staff be drawn upon as the proposal toparticipate in ASLA activities in is developed. orderto work toward effectiveco- ordination of libraryresources and Resources and Technical Services services. The RTSD Board urged ALA Pub- (6) In matters affecting state library lishing Services to adopt and adhere agencies, the development of policies, to the American National Standards studies, and activities relating to:(a) statelibrarylegislation;(b)state Institute's Standard for Periodicals; grants-in-aid and appropriations; and Format and Arrangement (Z391-1967) (c) relationship of state to federal and in the publication of all periodicals local government; such activities to be issued by the Association. carried on in cooperation with other The board urged the R. R. Bowker appropriate ALA units. Company to continue the three-year (7)Conduct activities for the im- base for library materials indexes provement and extension of the ser- rather than the one-year base under vices of state library agencies (when consideration. such projects are beyond the scope of The RTSD Book Catalogs Commit- atype-of-activity division) afterspe- cific approval of the American Library tee will review a draft statement on Association Council. the considerations applicable to the formulation, production, and issu- Public Library Association ance of book catalogs which repre- The PLA Board supported, in prin- sent library collections or parts of ciple, the establishment of the pro- library collections. An introduction posed Legislative Assembly, as did would develop the all-important fac- many of the ALA divisions.However, tor of use and purpose of a book PLA did not want its delegate to the catalog as determining factors in de- assembly to be a voting member. sign. Other major aspects to be treat- The PLA Newsletter was discussed ed include methodologies of pro- and possible alternatives to this pub- duction,typography andformat, lication will be explored and consid- physical characteristics, bibliograph- ered by the board at Dallas. ic characteristics, and costs. Top priority was given to establishing a study of the definition of Library Technology Program library terms in current usage in the Only one item appeared on the public library field. LTP Advisory Committee agenda An ad hoc committee is to be ap- program budgeting. pointed to study the Report of the The committee had already reaf- Commissioner of Education's Commit- firmed the program of the LTP and tee on Library Development of New considered its priorities. Proposed 42 44 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 budgeting for the next fiscal year priority given thisarea at the recent and years followingreceivedthe White House Conference greatest attention. In on Children. planning for In the same ;rein, theCommittee on its appearance ata COPES budget hearing, the committee Library Service to theDisadvantaged statedits Child used that conferenceas a basis concern for the lack of long-range for concentrating its financial planning and efforts on a the need for project in support ofday care cen- some "in principle"decisions on ters, encouraging libraries LTP's continuation. to contact Further, the com- such centers and assistin the devel- mittee stated that theamount of non- opment of services. A brochure research costs of LTP for are approxi- communication with thevarious day mately a quarter ofa million dollars care agencies is also planned. per year, of which 78percent is fur- The CSD Board nished to LTP directly. considered the Forty-four ACONDA report andsent a statement thousand dollarswas represented as to ACONDA expressing ALA's cash disbursement general ac- for LTP. cord with the spiritof change im- Of that $44,000 the"net worth" of plied in the two LTP and "other reports. income" not credited CSD discussiongroups began or- to its account (butto general funds) ganizing at the Los amounts to around $23,000, Angeles Meeting leaving and plan to meet againin Dallas. ALA's cash supportto LTP at around The special areas of $21,000. The committee concern were took note of "specialists in children'sliterature the fact that the term"self-support" in charge ofcenters for adult refer- of LTP had been misused,that the ence and research," and "librarians meaning of the term is "thesources who teach children'sliterature." of support outside of theCouncil on Final approvalwas given to the Library Resources." Thecommittee procedure for selectingfour chil- also noted thatmoney intended for dren's librarians to be assisted purchase of research by a to further im- special award from CharlesScrib- prove Library Technology Reports is, ner's Sons enabling them during the current fiscal to attend year, being the:r first ALA Conference inDallas. utilized to support theadministra- Two school and two publiclibrarians tion of LTP. are to be selected. The Children's ServicesDivision Children's Services Division also held for thevery first time an Scott O'Dell, author, andEva line informational meeting for allattend- Ness, illustrator,were selected by ing Midwinter. Members the Hans Christian of the board Andersen Award were introduced and sixteen commit. Committee as U.S. nomineesfor 1972. tee chairmen reportedon their ac- E. B. White's Trumpetof the Swan tivities. was selected for the Honors List. Mary Orvig, director ofthe Swedish Young Adult Services Division Children's Book Institute,has been The YASD Board announcedthat named Arbuthnot HonorLecturer in Top of the News isto be available by 1972. subscription beginning withthe No- The Committeeon Library Service vember 1971 issue. Theboard also to Exceptional Children hasbroad- announcedthattwocommittees ened its scope to includethe gifted were discontinuedthe Slides Proj- child, in accordance with the high ect Committee and the LibrarySer- 43 Midwinter Meeting 46 vicetothe Disadvantaged Youth AHIL members. Committee. The board approved a Margaret C. Hannigan reported on plan to publish an initial buying list the development of Library Stan- similar to "Books for Junior College dards for Facilities for the Mentally Libraries" for secondary school li- Retarded. When adopted, the stan- braries. A statement of the board's dards will be a section of "Standards position was forwarded to the Pub- for Residential Facilities for the Men- lishing Services' Editorial Commit- tally Retarded," and will be used in tee. a national volunteer programof ac- The board expressed its support to creditation. This first comprehensive ACONDA foritsrecommendation statement of standards is especially that a study of ALA reorganization significant because this work was be made by a consultant. The board developed in two days' time. expressed a concern, however, that thei zorganization include proper Adult Services and Reference representation of the interests of Services Divisions those professionals dedicated to ser- The big news here is the proposed vicing the needs of young adults. merger of these two divisions.Both The Research Committee has an- boards have agreed to the merger in nounced that they are beginning a principle, and are awaiting the deci- "state of the art" study of young sion of the division's membership. adult library services. Bernard Fry of Indiana University presented A Research Design for a Association of Hospital and Comprehensive Study oftheUse, Institution Libraries Bibliographic Control and Distribu- AHIL's Board found themselves tion of Government Publications for facing change from two quarters at which the University will seek USOE the Midwinter Meeting. One came funding. RSD will do what it can (in from the field where a growing em- cooperation with RTSD) to assist in phasisoncommunity-basedpro- implementation of the project. grams for the physically and socially The Adult Services Board approved handicapped is causing a reevalua- the establishment of a joint ad hoc tion of the division's structure, goals, ASD-YASD Cooperation Committee mission, and program. ACONDA, of to identify areas of mutual concern course, is the other agentof change and make recommendations regard- involved. The Research Committee ing the need for a standing commit- was assigned to surveytrends in tee to the respective boards. health and welfare services and to interpret its findings in terms of the Advisory Committee to the Office implication for AHIL-related library for Recruitment services. The Committee on Organi- Using the successful recruitment zation was assigned to review and program developed by the Los An- evaluate the division's structure, pro- geles Public and County Library Sys- gram, etc. tems for reaching Mexican-Ameri- In other business, Joanne Crispen, cans, a proposal for the J. Morris editor, requested and was granted Jones-World Book Encyclopedia-ALA permission to use two issues of the Goals Award was completed. Also, Quarterly for in-depth analysis of the advisory committee forwarded a subjectsespeciallyinterestingto resolution to the Legislation Com- 44 46 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

mince in support of the extension hoc groups for developmentand pre- of the Higher Education Act with the sentation. All of the workshopswill proviso that funds for training under most likely be held in New York Title II-B be divided equally between City. scholarships for minorities and for The institutes and tutorialspre- institutes. viously offered by ISAD haveempha- Plans were also developed for the sized the begi-ming level inorder to Minority Recruitment Preconference introduce librariansto automation to be held in Dallas, Juno 17- 19, 1971. concepts. No basic tutorialsor MARC It will be cosponsored by theSRRT II Institutes will be scheduledafter Task Force on Recruitmentof Mi- September 1971.There will bea norities. MARC II Institute in LosAngeles, A new recruitment brochure and March 15 16 ($50);an Automation poster were introduced and plans Tutorial at Elgin ( Illinois) PublicLi- are under way for distribution. In brary, March 25 26 ($50); AMARC addition, a pilot traineeprogram for II Institute at the Barbizon-Plaza, selective recruitmentisbeing dis- New York City, April 15 16($50); cussed. and a workshop in Administration and Managementat MIT Endicott Information Science and I-Y Juse, Dedham, Massachusetts,May Automation Division 13 15 ($135). Frederick G. Kilgour, editor ofthe Journal of Library Automationsince Library Administration Division its debut in 1968, has resignedeffec- Guidelines for Using Volunteers in tive with the completion of thevol- Libraries was adopted by the LAD ume in December of this year, anda Board and a copy is available from successor will be named before the the LAD office at Chicago Headquar- Dallas Conference. ters. It will also appear as an LAD ISAD personal members willbe report in theApiil American Li- able to secure Information Science braries. Abstracts at a rate reservedfor mem- Job performance evaluations will bers of cosponsors of theservice. be the subject of a special LADpro- ISAD will mail questionnairesto all gram at the Dallas Conference. The libraries in order to developa Li- program "The Rates and the Rated" brary Computer ProgramInventory. includes information abouttypes of ISAas Conference PlanningCom- ratings, problems and pitfalls, and mittee approved the organizationof the viewpoints of raters andratees. not more than four in-depth work- It is scheduled for Friday, June 25. shops organized aroundspecific auto- The LAD Board requestedthat mation topics for the 197172 fiscal LAD,LibraryEducation Division year. Subject areas which might be (LED), and the Office for Recruit- covered include circulation,serials, ment (OFR) Headquarters staffcon- catalog cards, and book catalogs;ac- tinue their exploration and planning quisitions and accounting; indexing, for a manpower librarysurvey to data bases, and related reCerenceap- answer theneedfor information plications; and telecommunications about current and near future needs, networks and other technologicalde- geographic and subject needs,types velopments.Russell Shank,chair- of positions and skills, ratios of staff, man, will assign selected topics to ad salaries, mobility patterns, and relat- 45 Midwinter Meeting 47 ed manpower problems, TheLAD professional, graduate level library Library Organization and Manage- education and training under HEA ment Section StatisticsCommittee Title II-B be continued, with explicit 0:Library Education forwarded a provision for fellowships, scholar- s..ement to the LAD andLED ships, and continuing education, with boards urging a continuing inventory greatly increased funding and provi- of manpower needs and emphasizing sion for adequate support for par- the need for reliable data relative to ticipants and institutions in all three library manpower projects. phases of the program. Other LAD programs at Dallas will The LED Board passed a resolu- be a preconference institute "Dollar tionthat ALA continue its strong Decisions" (June 17 19) sponsored commitment to library education by by the Committee on Budgeting, Ac- maintaining the Office for Library counting, and Costs. The Library In- Education as a separate unit of the surance Committee isplanning a pro- Association, and that the OLE's program "Are You Preparedif Your grams and activities notbesub- Library is Destroyed?" The Circula- sumed under an Office for Library tion Services Section will present a Manpower responsible also for the program on three computerizedcir- personal welfare of librarians. The culations systems ( two academic and board believesthatthecurrent one public). Planninglibraries for ANACONDA recommendations, if im- media services and audiovisual space plemented, would dilute the Asso- and equipment concerns will be of- ciation's concern for library educa- fered by the Building and Equipment tion and would lead to a conflict of Section. Human relations in public interest. relations programs will be the focus In other actions, the LED Board: of the Public Relations Section. ( 1) authorized the appointmentof an ad hoc committee tostudy the implications of thc ALA policy on Audiovisual Committee Library Education and Manpower The main thrust of the meeting for the educational preparation of was in seeking to outlinethe needs the library associate level of person- and budgetary requirements for an nel; (2) voted to suspend activities Office on Nonprint Materials. Inad- of the RTSD/LED Interdivisional dition, the committee decided to so- Committee until such time asfinan- licit petitions from the membership cial support for the libraryschool for the formation of such anoffice. traveling fellowship in the technical Interested members should contact services program becomes available; Chairman Richard Ducote, Instruc- (3) accepted the report of theASL- tional Resources Center, College of LED Interdivisional Committee on DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. Education for State Library Person- nel and recommended that an ap- Library Education Division -; -nriate agencyundertake the pilot Vitally concerned with the coming c,'nuing education program for extension of the Higher Education ?reseatatives of state libraries out- Act of 1965, the Board of Directors Lined in the report; (4) authorized of the Library Education DivEion the LED International LibrarySchool voted that LED go on record as urg- Committee to proceed with thede- ing strongly that the program of sign of an internationallybased li- 4G 48 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 brary school program; (5) resolved, group consisting of fiftylibrary stu- in response toa resolution from the dents selectedtc attend the Dallas SR11.1 Task Force forthe Recruit- Conference with the ment of Minorities, assistance of to inquire into the J. Morris Jones-WorldBook En- the need for providinggreater assistance in working cyclopedia-ALA Goals Award,for flit- toward ALAac- ther "interviewson expectations." A creditation to developinglibrary education lot of time and effortwill go into programs in black univer- this survey, but theimportant ques- sities; and (6) votedto authorize the tions to be answered LED Discussion Group will only ma- to cosponsor terialize after thesurvey results are with the Emory UniversityDivision of Librarianship compiledquestions suchas if there an institute for li- is such a problem,what is JMRT brarians of graduatelibrary zchool going to do about thedissatisfied collections. new librarian? Thesurvey forms will be finalized by Dallas,with minor And finally, what willthey find? corrections to be madethere; the The Junior MembersRound Table fifty inteei.lews willoccur at Dallas; (JMRT) New Librarian'sEmploy- and the questionnaireswill go out ment Expectations andRealizations immediately thereafter. Allraw data Committee met atMidwinter, chaired is expected to be readyfor Chicago by Wilfred West.This committee Midwinter 1972, and by theChicago plans a survey ofnew librarians Annual Conference allinterpreta- graduates from June1969 to January tions will have been done.The chair- 1971 with a two-directionalap- man, Wilfred West, is proud thatthis proach: (1)a statistical compilation; JMRT Comnlitteecan complete this and (2) individuallibrarianinter- ambitious survey forunder $3500 views, withan additional subject and in one-and-a-halfyears. ANNUALCONFERENCE Dallas June 20-26, 1971

Mt.bership When ivlembership convenedin which had been set aside to implement Dallas it benefited from a schedule ACCADA priorities Was not usedlast year, and Whereas,the minority re- largelyclearedof ACONOA and specialist was one ofthe ANACONDA business as a resultof er.titment ACONDA prioritiesunanimouslyap- its meeting atMidwinter in1971. proved by Council, be it Resolved,that included on Only one item was not S22,000fromthebalanceofthe the approved agendaan endorse- ACONDA continizency fund be used to ment of the "people's peacetreaty." implement the Minorities Recruitment PresidentBradshaw read abrief Program. finalreportof statement on the After Miss South explainedthat the ACONDA and ANACONDA and pro- sum of $22,000 wasintendedfor ceeded to the Iirst agenda itemsub- of this It salary and program support mitted by Christopher B. Devan. position, the resolution passed. called for a policy statement from ALA which would oppose profession- allibrarians'servingohlibrary Zoia Horn, a librarian fromBuck- boards of trustees. After discussion, nell University, presented aresolu- the resolution was tabled, tion on behalf of herself andPatricia The Nett, York Times' publication Rom (see p. 83for the complete of the "Pentagon Papers"brought text) which urged that (1)the ALA the issue of freedom of the press to Membership reeegnize the danger to Membership's consideration (see p. intellectualfreedom presmted by 83 for the fulltext of the resoli,- government-sponsored spying in li- th- Lion ). Introduced by Ilse Moon, braries;(2) ALA go onxeord resolu'ion called upon ALA, inac- against the use of the grandjury cordance with its declared policy on procedure tointimidate anti-Viet- intellectualfreedom, to voicefull nam war activistsand people seek- public support of the principle of ingjusticefor minority commit- freedom of the press and the right nities;3) ALA deplore and go on of the Times and other newspapers record against the use of theCon- tokeepthe Ameriean peoplein- spiracy Act of 1968 as a weapon formed oftheir government's ac- against the citizens ofthis country tions.The resolution was passed, who are being indicted forsuch laterto be combined byCouncil overt acts as meeting,telephoning, with an Intellectual Freedom Com- discussing aLernative methods of mittee( IFC) resolution. bringing about change, and writing In support of a Minorities Recruit- letters; (4) ALA Membership assert South mentProgram,Jean-Anne theconfidentiality of theprofes- presented the following resolution: sional relationships of librarians to Whereits.thefullsumofS50,0(10 the people they serve and that these

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relationships be respectedinthe Section 3 (b) printed same manner as medical doctors in the May to issue of Am('ricanLibraries ( p. 530). theirpatients,lawyerstotheir clients, and prieststo the people Considerable discussionfollowed on they serve; and (5) ALAassert that the number of membersrequired to it is expected thatno librarian would nominate councilorsfrom divisions, lend himself toa role as informant and the final resolutionrequired that those nominating by voluntarily revealingcirculation councilors from records or identifyingpatrons and divisions must themselvesbe divi- their reading habits. sional members. AfterConstit ut on ZoiaHorn andPatriciaRom andBylaw were subpoenaed hy a federal grand ratification, John Beardpresented jury as witnesses in the"Harrisburg an information reporton current 8" conspiracycase in which Father academic status of NewJersey State College Daniel Berrigan and otherswere in- librarians,Theplightof dicted. The government's chiefwit- academic librarians inNew Jersey ness in the proceedings was has been widelydiscussed in the lian em- brary press, and Dr. ployee in the Bucl,:nellUniversity Beard reported Library whilea released-time pris- that the New JerseyState Librar- oner from the Federal Penitentiary ians' AdvisoryCommittee hasre- tained in Lewisbu: g, and i`was apparently legalcounseltopursue in connection with his through thecourts restorationof employment the librarians' in the library thatZoia Horn and academic status. A Patri.:ia Rom%%ere subpoened. lengthy and expensivelegalbattle Learned Bulmanwas defeated in is anticipated, andNew Jersey col- his effort to amend legelibrarianssoughtvoluntary the resolution financial support by striking sections 1 from ALAmem- through 3 bers in Dallas. fromconsideration.WilliamDix, past president, urged thatadditional time be spentso thatall of the facts might he known.Hearing no Vietnam had beena heatedly de- objections,PresidentBr ad s h a w bated topic sincethe Atlantic City waived the "three-minute"rule, and Membership meeting,and it once allowed Zoia Horn andPatricia Rom again becamean issue in Dallas. to present the detailsof their in- Pamela A. Wood andBarbara Wen- volvement with theBerrigan grand dell offered the followingresolution: jury investigation. Finalaction on Whereas, the statedobjective of the the resolutionwas deferred to the American LibraryAssociationis the secondMembership meeting.At promotion and improvementof library thattime,the resolution,slightly service and librarianship,and Whereas, amended, was passed. continued and improvedlibrary service to the American publicrequires sustained support from thepublic monies, and Whereas, thecontinuing U.S. in- The ratification of theConstitu- volvement in the conflictin Southeast tion and Bylawsamendments caused Asia has so distortedour national a flurry of concern. Arthur priorities as to reducesubstantially Curley the funds appropriated attempted to restoreunsuccessfully for educational the original language purposes, Including support forlibrary of Article I, services to the Americanpeople, and

49 Annual Conference 51 Force Whereas,continuedcommitmentol Israel Fishman, SRRT Task 11.S. arnis, troops, and othermilitary onGayLiberation,offeredthis supp(01has notcimtributedto the resolut ion : solution of this conflict, be it therefore Whereas, at least between 4 and10 Resolved, thatthe American Library percent of the populationleads a same- Association call upon the presidentof Se lire style, and Whet eas, gaypeople the United States to takeimmediately suffer a.bitmry discriminationin cm- th(ise steps necessary to terminateall ployntent and lumsing'hen their inter- U.S. military involvement inthe pres- personal orientationbeLoilles known, entconflictinSoutheastAsiaby and Whereas, the struggle of gaypeople December 31,1971, and to insure the from arbitrary resourcesto to hberate themselves reallocation of national discriminationposesforlibrarians meet pressing domesticneeds. problems similar to those of other op- resolution, pressedminorities,thereforebeit Insupportofthe Asso- following Resolved, the American Library Pamela Wood offered the ciation adopts the following statement brief statement; of position, "The AmericanLibrary As- I don't feel it's necessary toexpound sociationrecognizesthat there exist at great length upon thetragedy of this minorities which are not ethnic in na- ar, We are allonly tor aware of the ture but xvhich sufferoppression. The lacts andfeelingsin\ olvedinthis association recommends that libraries crisis, and aprolongedpoliticalor and members notrestrict endeavors emotional debate is not likely toshed (01 minority issues toethnic minorities." any more light.Let me say simply that Considerable discussion followed, atDetroit, Membership andCouncil passed after approved the ACONDA recommenda- and th. resolution was the American Eric Moon proposedarewording I:on on the villingness of "The associa- LibraryAssociatitm to take zt position of the final sentence: on eerrentcritical issues which have tion recommends thatlibraries and a clearrelationshiptolibraries and members strenuously combatdis- library sevice. The SoutheastAsian crionnationinservice to and em- conflictis certainly a currentcritical plovmcmt of individualsfromall issue and I believe there is aclear ce minority groups, whetherthedis- kui(mship between its prolongeddrain- tinguishingcharacteristicsofthe ing of our national resourcesand the domestic pro- minority be ethnic, sexual, religious, recent cuts in important kind." grams, includingboth federal and local or any other spending for library service. Ibelieve Ott socialresponsibility and our pro- fessionalinterestsareclearand At this point, Membership again thereforeurgethattheassociation consideredthe resolutiononthe adopt this resolution. Southeast Asian conflict. This time The classic response tothis resolu- Membership wanted assurance that t;rm was presented byErvin Gaines the text of the resolution would be who opposedtheresolution"be- senttonational news media and cause it is not germaneto our work government officials even ifCouncil did not take action. A great deal of aslibrarians."Afterconsiderable discussion in support of theresolu- discussion took place on the merit tion, the question wasvoted upon of this injum_ion, which in itsfinal and the resolution passed. forth instructed ALA's executive director to issue a release within one day of the close of the Dallas meet- so 52 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971 ing to the national and librarypress, togtoreconnnend aswellasto an ALA budget Congress and the which reflects theassociationpriori- president, stating thatthe resolution ties as mandated. against U.S. militaryinvolvement in The censure resolution Southeast Asia had generated been passed by considerablediseussionandpro- Membership. When finallyvoted up- vided Mel Voigtan opportunity to on, the motion was defeated534 to repeatthe gistof his statement, 484 in a standing vote. made at the BudgetAssembly. At the Budget Assemblymeeting on Saturday I made The ALA Coordinating a statement in which Committee Ipointed out thatnearlya million on Library Servicetothe Disad- dollars of this association'sfunds are vantaged presenteda resolution in- used for vhat's labeledaccounting ser- structing Councilto reaffirm itssup- vice and businessexpense, general ser- port for the establishmentof an ALA vices, data processing,membership and Office for Library Serviceto the Dis- subscriptic)n records. . . , I've been advantaged (seep. 84for the com- told byitnumber of'persons tbat plete text) and actually left outa great deal of money to recommendto tlmt eould have been the Executive Boardthat this office includedthere, be funded thatit's well overamillion dollars, inthe 1971 72 budget. that there's about six Committee Chairman lmndred thousand Vincent Aceto dollars in personnelthat isbeing accepted IsraelFishman'ssugges- utilizedfor the fiscalmanagement of tion that the titleof the oflice he t hisl5sOciittUuti, for membershiprec- changed to Officefor Library Ser- ords. for the runningvf the computer. vice to the Disadvanti,gedand 1/n- and things ur thissort. It seems to me served, and theresohn that as mcmhers of theassociation ve afterendorsementsfrom t stiongly whenover half members. tkvitiV paying in our

;0 Wittt tt ttleFe 15 n1c.,ix then. COPES was the object of a JMRT realize again ,k r.ttitt7P%1:: resolutionstrongly supportedby callv turn it oil, bat iiruttt) Membership. Theresolutioncen- itisthe responsibility ofthe Execu- sured COPES forits failure to fund tive Board, as itwas the responsibility association prioritiesestablished last of COPES vtlich refusedto respond to June in Detroit: it,to see that overa period of time, within the nextyear, that this massive Whereas COPES hasdisregarded the zunount of autivityof ALA vhich is clear mandate of theALA Membership unprciduetive and which given at the Detroit is not related Conference, June to program. be cut back,and thatwe 1970, for establishinapriorities in the p.etbackto doing things members ALA budget,the JuniorMembers ha\ e wanted to do,and I stronglyurge Round Table of ALAcensures the fail- the passage of thisresolution. ure of COPES to budgetthese mandated priorities anzldemands that these After hearing fromRoberta Young, priorities be fundedas requested. es- AASL president,Charles Reid moved pecially the Office forIntellectual Free- that the previousquestion becon- dom, Service to theDisadvantaged and sidered, and Membership Unserved, and the Office voted af- for Research. firmatively tocensure COPES, Thcrefore be it Resolved,the Member- ship of ALAcensures COPES for fail- Annual Conference 53

ThethirdMembershipsession Groups carrying outsignificant proj- opened with consideration of ANA- ects may elect ALA staffmembers to CONDA's recommendation to create support these projects. Projectswill he fundedfor up to two years. Atthe an Office of LibraryManpower, and funding, Manpower Of- end of this period additional an outline of an ALA ifrequested,mustbeapprovedby tiec was presented by David Clift, Couti,il. At any time inthe process, executivedirector.Mr. Mt sub- a niz:ority vote ofMembership can mittedthisdesigninaccordance overturn decisions of Cctuncil. with the instruction of Membership D. The ti ye director and the at the 1971 MidwinterMeeting, and Councilshallallbe elected by the several library cducatorcriticized membership. Volunteers for all these combining education and manpower administrative and leLislative positions into one office. Despite the criticism, %yin nominate themselves, The Council willeoordinate theprocedural fuc-n Membership resisted amending this nulling of the association and act on proposal and adopted ANACONDA's requests for funding followingpolieks first recommendation, thus complet- laid down by Membership but shall ing Membership's action on ACONDA notitself make policy, Committees of and ANACONDA proposals. the Council will oversee such ongoing services as finance, budget .and publishing. Tlw executive director will co- David Weill preseived, on behalf ,rahla procedutallittle t ion ing or fleadquartersstall,vith advice and oF SRRT Action Council, a recom- eonsent of Council. mendationforconsiderationin Membership's concern was identi- theproposedstudyofALA's fied by Robert Sheridan: reorganization: It seems to me what we at-c really Proposal fort Organir-ut lanai Struc- talking about tonight is !hat perhaps ture curd Fu net lotting ofOleAmerican we should have someinput to Council abcnit Men,bership's feeling on the two Library Association alternatives which ACONDA has pro- 1,Tho now Constitution and Bylaws of ALA will be based on the following posed tothe Council. ACONDA, as I principles: recall. has suggested that there should A. AP di kions,chapters,round beastudyorthestructure or the stttidnig committees, and execu- association,andthatstudyshould jiv..boards are hereby abolished. Per- either he done by the new executive sonal membership in ALA %vill hence- director with guidance and assistance hirth mean that one has joinedthe from staff and perhaps from an outside total library corn Intrn:i v, and has put coristiltarit, or by a hired consultant :tsi dL p orochiid concerns. wit.h guidance from the new execu- B. Alfacti hies of the association tke director and from staff it seems wilt be action programs which nmst to ine these are two ye rydifferent further the pk)fieics of the :,o;soviation kinds of proposals . . .and it is my tonight asdetermined bymetnbership, and fecli ?I g thatMembership communicated by a full-time paid clear- should have an opportunity to express inghouse composed of elected members. itself on these tvo alternatives. . . working from ALA Headquarters. Ithink it would also be gnite appro- C. Gnaws may form at will to carry priate f,x!:iiteMembershipmeeting out projects. Funds andHeadquarters ContVtled tonirj1 I.Mit or rtyto consider staffwillbe apportionedforthese the two alternativesthatwere su.v:- groups on the basis ofthe priority gested by ACONDA, but also consider relationshipof proposedprojects the alternative that there be nostudy membership-determined policies. of anY kind. to 52 54 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971 A straw vote, therefore,was con- Yesterday at the Libraryof Congress. ductedNvi th the following results: a group of forty-one (1) study conducted by employeesleft executive di- their respective stationsand gathered reetor-9 in favor;(2) study con- in the Reading Roomof the Library ducted by a skilledconsultant-399 of Congress. Duringthe course of the in favor; (3) reorganizationas pro- day, they were joinedby othereln- posed by SRRT ActionCouncil (sec- ployees and atsome points therewere tion D)-57 in favor. Astraw vote as many as two hundredemployees on whether a study should becom- gathered in that particulararea. The missioned at all showed 348 Librarian of Congressreacted byis- for, 194 suing a directive against. A finalresolutionintro- orderingthe em- ployeestoreturn tot duc:d by Susan KutscherTerauds station... and Len Radon' A group of employcc.ion,.d to carry implementing the out or to heed cro-co. restructuring andreorganization Of brarian resp,...:nclel unneci.'s-vai_vsince employee:, pcirdmf:investr4atior' :cad the Executiv.: Boarditl considered ing possibly to Weirdisr:issal from thk tirprctn ft:.noon ing the Library of Congress. ith the c har tiof the Constitu- The events that tookplace yesterdav tion and BylawsComi,i;Yr..%:, and had arc sYmpa,inatic of the problemwhich decided that suchrestructuring was is currently taking placeat the Library possible with the 1972election. of Congress. Thereaction of the Librar- ian is also symptomaticof the attitudes of the administrationof the Library of At the opening of thefourtn Mem- Congress towards theproblem.I do bership session, not eare to discuss themerit of the Jean-Anne Southre- actions of these particular questedclarificationofthe word employees except to soy that thesewere acts of 'censure" as usedinthe SMRT desperation. They reso,, oon...ensuring were acts by a group COPES and ofemployeesfrustratedaboutthe the definition. After present conditionsof the Library of the icaLlint,o ic \loon replied, "Mr. Congress. Thesewere not destructive Chainnan, thisis a hotl..; of librar- employees, products ofa permissive ians, and I do no: re-dIvbelieve we society. Theywere products of a con- need readingsioa:11 the dictionary in dition which presentlyprevails,not 0:.der to telltls how to understood only in the Libraryof Congress, hut words. The Membershipbody o(t his throughout theland. Th e.mere fact 11/atI am here indicates association censured COPESfor yeo: that there good reasons. Weknow what Are those within the Libraryof Con- we gress who prefer to stilloperate within mean by censure andso do You and the system that exists, so does COPES. And it sticks." a tleastgive ita chance. We hope thesystem will be responsive;we hope the library will be responsive. If itis not, then these employees mustlookelsewherefor remedy. Joslyn Wt,:iamsnext introduceda Foryearsblackemployeeshave resolution concerningfair employ- tried to make the Libraryof Congress ment practices and the awore oftheir concerno:.er the in- Library of equities in hiring. training, Congress (seeII. 85for complete and promo- text). In support of don. There have beenmany instances his resolution, ht the annals of thelibrary of Con- Mr. Wtiliams offeredthe following sta gross whet c Nvhite Youths haveentered library employment directlyfrotn high Annual Conference 55 school and in a few months were pro- a few weeks awhite was appointed moted to a higher grade, while on the who alsolacked the language quali- other hand blacks entering the library, fication and was given a chance to even thouah they may have hfa' remedy that defect by the library. training and a degree, rarna;niLl In-servicetraining opportunities same grade for yezu7a which will enable blacks to qualify for Inthe lowest job alassiticationat higher paying positions areforthe thelibrary, called GS 1 through4, most part unavailable to them. While (four- to six-thousand-dollar category) other federal government agencies arc 001.,.one in every three white employees moving toward a program of positive aemainsinthe same grade beyond action in training of its employees to Step 4 for over four years before he's provide them with upward mobility, either promoted or leaves the library. the Library of Congress maintains that But one of every two black employees itis not the policy of the library to remains in the grade longer than four train an employee for the purpose of years.Thisfactexistsdespitethe advancement. The inability to gain ad- relative equal educational qualifications ditional experience has nullifiedthe they have in common. effortsblacks have madetosecure Example: In 1967, twelve individuals, advancement and better positions. be- sixwhite,sixblack, entered theLi- cause of the peculiar wording of the brary of Congress at the same time, at requirements listed in job posting. The the GS 3 level, S5,524 presently. Four words of these peculiar job postings stillremain in the same grade, and have worked a hardship on the library you,:anguess vyho thosefour are. employees. TheLibrary of Congress Yes, you arc right. they are ;A blacks, In formationBulletindated June10, Three are atthe GS 4level; oneis 1971,carriesasurvey conducted by black, the other two are white. One the Library of Congress with respect is at the GS 5 levelwhite, and one at to minority hiringin the Library of the GS 7 levelhe is also white. One Congress.This survey indicates that white left the library. . .The blacks 38percent of the library employees in the GS 3 category are all above the are blacks. The librarymaintains that Step 4level and these were all auto it, in this particular area, is way ahead mat icincreasesduty orlengthcf of many of the agencies. My answer is service. Of 339 blacksinthe GS I axiomatic: that black employment with- through 4 category, 70 percent of them inthe agency does notnecessarily, have been there longer than four years. becauseit happens to consist of 38 Of 170 whites inthis same category, percent, make this relevant to employ- 31 percent have been in that particular ment practices. grade longer than four years. A further example: In 1951, a particular employee Blacks atthe library are not im- entered the service of the Library of pressedwiththecomparisonwith Congress.Thisparticularemployee blacks of other agencies.Itislike entered with a B.A.. an M.A., Fulbright comparing the progress of Mississippi Scholarship,Rockefeller. The partic- with the progress of Alabama in the ular individual entered at the [Step] fieldofcivilrights.Complaints of 3 of the GS 5 level and remained there blacks, Mr. Chairman, regarding library several years while other whites en- policies have been answered with con- tered and passed. Further example in tinued reference to the lack of qualified the annals of this particular individual: blacks to fill higher classified positions. This particular individual applied on However, the recordsindicate, espe- several occasions for jobs open with cially the recruitment record, that the the Library of Congress. In one in- librarY has not conducted a policy of stance, she was told that she lacked recruiting blacks throughout the coun- the language qualification, yet within try. In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, may 54 56 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

just say, I am not here to ask this Ocular duties.' To assure library staff body to censure, indict. or condemn the members in the course of their employ- Library of Congress. I am simply ask- ment,aswell as qualify applicants ing this body to communicate with from outside the library againstdis- these individuals who belong to this crimination,I instituted in 1962 the particular profession and warn them Fair Employment PracticesProgram, of the symptoms which arc present in one of the earliest to be established in the Library of Congress. Iask vou, a government agency. This program the library is presently going through providesthemeansforhandling a crisis; itisa sickness; discrimina- charges .and complaints of discrimina- tionis a Nvanton waste ofmanpower tion when they occur. At thattime I resources. I ask you to take and use reiterated that discrimination withre- your inlluence with the Library of Con- spect to race, color, religion,sex, and gress. It needs it;I repeat, it needs it. national origin, or affiliation witha law- Do not, at this particular moment, for ful political party is strictlyforbidden its sake and your sake, do not at this inthe library." The Library of Con- particular moment fail that institution. gressfeelsthatitsrecord offair employment is as goodas any other library in the country and perhapsin many respects better. We welcomeany At the request of Robert Rogers, investigation that ALAmay choose to Deputy Librarian of Congress John make, and we would be glad to provide Lorenz offered his comments. fact ua 1information. The Library of Congress has avery The merits of an ALA inquiryon well-established fair employmentprac- the basis of the facts presentedwere tice policy. We have four fair employ- debated atlength. Mr.Williams' ment practice officers in the library resolution was then passedinan since 1962; three of these are black,one amended form by Membership. is white. Any employee of the library who feels he is discriminated against, has every right, and many, many do bring their cases to these fair employment practice officers. They investigate these complaints fully, and report to A resolution was introduced by the Librarian. This system,as I stated, John Morgan adding the following has been in operation fora long time phrase to Article VIII, Section 5of andthesechargesthatarebeing the Constitution: "Any officeror any brought are not new to the Library of elected member of theExecutive Congress. As a matter of fact, in May Board may be removedfor stated 1971, just one month ago, the Librarian cause by a majority vote of Council." of Congress issued a statement to the The resolutionwas tabled, and Louis entire staff of the library, and I'd like A. Rachow, president ofthe Theatre to read just a part of that statement: Library Association, read theresolu- "Recent charges of racial discrimination supporting the New tion in the library are ofgrave concern York Public to me in view of the library's long- Library's efforts to keepits facilities established policy and practice ofnon- open despite financial problems (full discrimination in library employment text, p. 8a ). The resolutionpassed and the efforts we have made topre- without discussion. vent discrimination of any kind. The John Carter then introducedhis Librarian of Congress is charged by motion (full text,p. 85) to withhold law to appoint persons 'solely with all increasesover the 1970-71 bud- reference to the fitness for theirpar- get, including those increasesin the 58 Annun Conference 57 proposed 1971-72 budget, until the tion, 331 voting for the motion, 203 priorities "established by ACONDA against. and ANACONDA are set in motion." At this point, Richard Darling an- In a discussion of this motion, ALA nounced to Membership that at its Treasurer Robert McClarren stated: meeting the next day, Council would vote to implement its reorganization. I would point out that in the presentation supporting this motion there JoslynWilliamsthen commended were a number of seriousmisunder- President Bradshaw, the Executive standings, apparently, or statements of Board, and the ALA stafffor the fact rearding the fiscal operations and manner in which the convention was the fiscal capacity of this association conducted, and the1971 Member- rorthe coming budget year. These ship meeting finally adjourned. were points that were madegenerally in the first session of Council in my report. I would assure everyone here that COPES, despite the action that was takenyesterday, recognizedits responsibility and has been working diligently to solve these problems in Council an attempt to brina the lowestbudget that we have been able to have in The routine of adopting rules and several decades at least to some kind introducing items to the agenda is of meaningful, working financialin- time-consuming,butthevarious strument for the next year. As a mem- rules and requirements esZablished ber of the Executive Board, I am sure over the past three yearshave pro- that my fellow board members who have vided Council with a systematic and the ultimate budwfary responsibility orderly approach to itsbusiness. for this association will discharge their In this year's opening session, Presi- concern... .There are a number of dent Bradshaw reinforced a previous people who are not presenttonight; this was an extra called meeting of rule of Council limiting oral reports Membership, so that the detailed ex- to only those items requiringaction planations which are being prepared and, as a result, many committee to be given to Council in its delibera- reportswerereceivedonly in tions tomorrow would not prevail and written form. would not be understood.I would Once the agenda was approved,Mrs. urge those present to vote against this Bradshaw gave a brief reportto motion, with the understanding and in Council. She noted that this year anticipation that in tomorrow's session, marked the twenty-fifth anniversary if would be an opportunity for Council of the ALA Washington Office,and which is the action body of this association, and the Executive Board to that this office has grown from an hear it in its debate and to consider initialstaff of two toits current and discharge the obligations that are staff of seven. As one of the signifi- involved. cant accomplishments of thatoffice, she mentioned the National Commis- In response to Mr. MeClarren, Eric sion on Libraries and Information Moon stated that he hoped in Coun- Science, and introduced three mem- cil Membership would hear how bers of the commissionpresent: . some of its established priorities Louis Lerner, Bessie Moore, and would be funded. After further dis- John Velde. Mrs. Bradshaw then cussion, Membership adopted Mr. read a letter from the Librarian of Carter's motion on budget restric- Congress thanking ALA for support- 56 58 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 ing LC's effort in support ofthe In Los Angeles the James Madison Memorial IFC chairman Building. in consultation withthe Executive Allowing herselfa moment of reflec- Board assumed theauthority to alter tion, she philosophised,"As your the recommendationof his committee. president, I have foundthis a very Council, in Los Angeles,voted that the busy year,one full of questionsto IFC resolutionon the Report on Por- be asked andanswers to be sought. nography and Obscenitybe sent to Con- I know ofno better place to ask gress and, I believe,to the president questions and seekanswers than and to the nationalpress. It has been here and now." Andshe then moved released only to thelibrary press. Per- on to the agenda. haps ALA Iris alwaysoperated in this way, but I for one feel thatitis a waste of mymoney and my library's time for me totravel two thousand President Bradshaw,citingthe miles to participatein meetings, the "time element involved,"introduced votes taken whichare not acted upon. both the IntellectualFreedom Com- mittee's(IFC) New YorkTimes She concluded witha comment on resolution anda similar one from the "not quite"separate and in- membership to Council.E. J. Josey, dependent relationshipbetween the at-large, was firstto be recognized, Freedom to ReadFoundation and and be yieldedto Freedom To Read ALA. She said thatshe was confining Foundation (FTRF)board member, her support ofthe foundationto the Joan Marshall, personalmember. Leroy MerrittFund. MissMarshallstatedthatthe Council seemed toshrug and the resolutionbeforeCouncilintro- chair recognizedIda-Marie Jensen, duced by the IFC hadbeen passed Utah, who substituted"news media" with one dissentingvote by the for "newspapers"in the resolution. FTRF board the previousFriday, Eric Moon, at-large,incorporated the and that it had beenvoted by the resolution originatingwith Member- board to send theresolution im- ship asa final paragraph. Emerson mediatelytoSenatorMansfield's Greenaway, chairmanof the Inter- committee and to theNew York national RelationsCommittee (IRC) Times. She contendedthat this ac- and past president,suggested a col- tion had not takenplace and that laboration betweenthe IFC chair- the resolution had insteadbeen pre- man and the author of themember- sented to the IFC.Miss Mnrshall shipresolution.RichardDarling, said that she had askedthe FTRF second vice-president,objected to board chairman,AlexAl lain, on the delay while EverettMoore of the Monday why the resolutionhad not FTRF board explained,in response been distributedas directed and be to Miss Marshall'sstatement, that had replied that therewere five there was noattempt to delay the members of the FTRFat the IFC resolution but thatan attempt had meeting and since they tlidnot ob- merely been madeto join with the ject, he felt itwas proper to seek ALA "incommon support of this additional support in thisresolution. position." The combinedresolution She charged that itwas the third then went toa vote and passed instance in the past sixmonths of easily with the chairpromising dis- "an approved directivenot having tribution to the appropriateagencies. been acted upon." Shethen proceeded to cite theseinstances: 57 AnnuaI Confarence 59

William D. Murphy, chairman of FloridaLibraries;MaryPhillips, the Constitutim and Bylaws Com- Portland (Public) Library Associa- mittee, read each change as it had tion. Chapter councilors nominated been printed in tie May American were: Lois Engler, Bismark North Libraries. Most changes were of a Dakota Junior College; Done 11 "housekeeping" nature and passed Gaertner, St. Louis County Library; readily. A policy statement defining Pearce Grove, Eastern New Mexico a Membership Meeting was acted on University Library; John Richard, with the understanding thatthe Louisiana State University Library; Constitution and Bylaws Committee Ralph Van Handel, Gary Public Li- would present it in the proper con- brary. Since there were no objec- stitutional language at the 1972 Mid- tions from the floor, the new mem- winter Meeting. The policy state- bers will take their seats at the next ment reads: meeting of the Budget Assembly A Membership Meeting consists of duringtheChicago Midwinter the voting members of the Association Meeting. with authority to act as set out in Article VI, Sec. 4(a) and 4(c) of the Constitution. A Membership Meeting ALA Treasurer Robert McClarren shall be held during the annual confer- then gave his report, the first of a ence and at such other times as may long line of reports to Council that be set by the Executive Board, the told of ALA's dwindling income. He Council, or by membership petition as chose the pocketbook as his symbol: provided for in Article II, Sec. 2 of "Let's see what is in the pocket- the Bylaws. book," he said. "Of course, it won't JamesRichards,presidentof take very long." He then went on the Library Administration Division to describe the "budgetary ceiling" (LAD), had reworded ArticleIII, form of fiscal control employed by Sec. 3(b) to require that "petitions the association. He said that avail- for nominees for Council member- able money was down 11 percent ship representing a division may be while basic costs had risen about 5 signed only by members of the divi- percent over the previous year. He sion, and the nominee must be a said that the decrease in funds was member of the division." There was not due to the "slight drop in mem- a statement of support from the bership," though there was about a American Library Trustee Associa- 2 percent loss in personal member- tion (ALTA) and from the Resources ship over last year. He cited a 5 andTechnicalServicesDivision percent increase in dues income (RTSD) and the amendment passed. from all types of membership. The loss of income for the first time in many years was attributed to sev- Raymond E. Williams, Virginia, eral factors, among them the absence presented the list of nominees from of funds to invest in short-term Council to serve on the Budget securities (loss of about $50,000); Assembly. Councilors-at-large nomi- the drop in conference income due nated were: Hugh C. Atkinson, Ohio to less exhibit space in Los Angeles State University Libraries; Richard and Dallas and higher travel costs Dougherty, SyracuseUniversity; for Headquarters staff (more than Thomas Galvin, Simmons College; $10,000); and the inability of Pub- GustaveHarrer,Universityof lishingServicestooffergeneral 60 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971 fund support. to the proliferation ofMA units re- McClarren warned thatin fiscal sulting from 1971 -72it would benecessary to 3rograms supported by draw upon outside grants anda concurrent reserves and to dip into decrease in those endowment funds. "Suchan expendi- grant funds, and to a decrease in incomefrom annual ture of reserves," heconcluded, "is meetings. In closing, Damspromised a calculated riskOnce spent,re- "from the bottom ofmy heart. . Lerves obviously aregone. The As- the Executive 3oard sociation's capital and and I person- therefore its ally will do thebest we can under capacity to expandand develop will be thereby reduced. these circumstancesto respect the Now, having wishes and the willof the member. opened the pocketbookto view, ship and Council." now close it. Maybe somebody The Council then will unanimously voted have something to dropin it." to appoint Ralph B. Shaw and SirFrank Francisto honorary ALA membership.

Keith Doms then addeda footnote Council listenedto a report from attherequest of the Executive the cairman ofthe ExecutiveDirec- Board, sayingno one was happy tor Search Committee,Rutherford with the budget andthat the board Rogers. Inessence he reported that shared the distress ofCouncil and the committee hadprovided theex- Membership over thebudget's fail- ecutive board witha "number one ure to reflect priorities established candidate anda block of foursec- in Detroit. He wenton, "I did a very ondchoicenominees"plusfive careful personal reviewof the bud- candidates who haddeclinedto get proposed for fiscal '72,and I find "stand actively forthe position but very little, in fact, almostno evi- whom we thoughtshould be seri- dence of responseto priority pro- ously considered."t See p. 167 for grams which have been suggested the full report).President Bradshaw, for implementationas rapidly as speaking in behalfof the Executive possible." He pointedout that there Board, stated, "Ournext job requires isnothing new in theproposed the board to completeits interviews budget, and deniedthatiiwas a bythefallboardmeetingor "business-as-usual" budget.Doms certainly bynolaterthan Mid- emphasized thatany new or re- winter 1972." stored ALAprograms can be under- Next,RichardDarling,second taken only by reductionor elimi- vice-president, added"members of nation of "existingbudget elements." the press" to theCouncil policy He invitedanyone with suggestions statement on openmeetings and to cut programs tomake them- President Bradshawthankedthe selves heard, but hecautioned that editors of LibraryJournal and Wilson any recommendations bewell Library Bulletin forattending the thought out in terms ofall of their spring board meetingand reporting ramifications forprogram, services on the event to their readers. and staff. He attributedthe fiscal WilliamDixexplainedthata "pickle" toa variety of causes: de- resolution cailingfor implementa- pending too muchon publishing tion of professionalstandards for funds, to raising the duestoo late, librarians withappropriate sanction Annual Conference 61 power and accr2.clitationof libraries grams. He suggested that other great had returned to Council after a long social issues, such as the environ- and tortuous journey throughALA ment and population growth, were units. He recommended that the en- more important. tirequestion be referredto the "I have been deeply opposed to LAD calling for recommendations the war for a long time," he con- foraction.Itpassedwithno tinued, "and ifI may be allowed discussion. to make a personal observation, I'm As a final item of the first session proud that my son is a conscientious of Council, Dr. Leslie Dunlap was objector. However, this is not rele- introduced as another member to vant to the issue before the American theNational Commission on Li- Library Association. The time we brariesandInformationScience havespent onthisand similar present at the Dallas conference. resolutions has kept us disLracted Council opened its second session from issues of great importance to on Thursday with aresolution pre- librarians." He then cited some of sented by Richard Parsons, at-large, these issues: the need to submit pro- requirim; that the new executive di- gram recommendations to theNa- rector be hired on acontractual tional Commission on Libraries and basis for a limited term ofoffice. Infoi.mation Sciences, the failure to It was accepted for actionafter the expend the appropriations allowed procedure of adopting new agenda by Congress for library programs, items had been completed. and lack of attention given the ques- tionable acquisition policies of the U.S. Information Service libraries. Elizabeth Fast, at-large, asked for He asked for thedefeat ofthe a suspension of therules so that resolution. Council might .act immediately on Frances Hatfield, at-large, stated the Southeast Asiaresolution passed that she did not think the Council at the MembershipMeeting. Council should demand a date for with- accepted. Mrs. Fast thenspoke of drawal from the President of the Membership's "overwhelming" sup- United States, and sought to amend port for the resolutionand said she the resolution by deleting thedate hoped Council would "takespeedy [by December 31, 19711. Thechair and positive action." ruled that the resolution could not Ervin Gaines, at-large, restatedthe be amended. Eric Moon, at-large, objection he had expressed atthe questioned the chair's decision and previous Membership Meeting.He after consultation with the parlia- said the argument that "there are mentarian, the chair reversed its financial implications [forlibraries] ruling andthe amendment was in the war seems to bespecious allowed. as a method ofintroducing into our Richard Parsons moved to sus- deliberations a question that has pend the rules and limit discussion nothing to do with libraries."He of the main resolution, which re- then cited such federal policies as sulted in preventing debate on any theoildepletion allowances, the amendments to the resolutioa. Par- Lockheed subsidy, and farm price sons' motion carried with the re- supports which also couldwell be quired two-thirds vote, so no further keeping money from library pro- discussion was possible. Miss Hat- GO 62 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

field's amendment passed, 83 to 63. which had just been approved by In substance, ALA calls "upon the Membership. This combination of President of the United States to ALA activities in library education take immediately those steps neces- and training, recruitment, and per- sary to terminate all U.S. military sonnelutilizationcaused another involvement in the present conflict flurry of debate. in Southeast Asia..." Genevieve Casey, Library Educa- Mar!etta Daniels Shepard, Execu- tionDivision(LED)president, tive Board, proposed a further sui- started off by suggesting that they pensionoftherules,restricting postpone discussion until Council debate to Council members only. had voted on the proposed study of Again a vote count was required and ALA reorganization.Thisp:eased the Shepard motion did not pull the everyone and no objections were necessary two-thirds, being defeated raised in Council. Katherine Laich $5 to 70. next came to the podium to present EdwinCastagna,past-president, the ACONDA-ANACONDA recom- then disagreed with Gaines. "This mendation for a study deferred at question," he said, "has been poison- Los Angeles. ing the association and our who?e Marietta Daniels Shepard spoke to society. I think it is time for us to paragraphs 2 and 1 of the proposed get this out of our system. I hope criteria for the study. She felt that the Council will reflect the feeling the present composition of Council of the Membership of this associa- was already "on an equitable basis," tion and vote for this resolution and that the proposal to allow rnem- even in its diluted form." Amidst ap- bership to carry on ad hoc programs plause, he moved the previous ques- in support of ALA staff was unac- tion. Debate ended and the chair ceptable. She argued that ALA staff declared that a roll-call vote would should be supportive to membership berequired.Theresolutionon p rog ra m s .KatherineLaichre- Southeast Asia passed 145 to 21. sponded that taking the criteria in 111114 their totality one arrived at a pic- tureof membershipdetermining Richard Parsons called for another policies and priorities and providing suspension of the rules to limit de- the ALA staff the authority to pursue bate on the ACONDA and ANA- and develop the programs necessary CONDA resolutions and proposed to achieve the goals and priorities that Council stay in session until expressed by membership through those two committee reports had Councilandspecialadvisory been voted upon. This was accept- committees. able to Council and they went into "Our intention, here," Miss Lakh action.(Seethe"ACONDA-ANA- said, "is to take the burden from CONDA Joint Report" in the May the membership of much of the 1971issue of American Libraries, paperworkthe execution of pro- especiallynoting the Background gramonce thepolicy has been Citations given on p. 523./ determined." She then cited mem- KennethDuchac,chairmanof bership's ability to operate on an ad ANACONDA, introduced that com- hoc basis in areas of special inter- mittee's proposal for the creation of est, adding that membership had a anOfficeofLibraryManpower right to more flexibility and freedom Annual Conference 63 in pursui -.2; special interests. charge was then added to the study. EvelynLevy,ExecutiveBoard, Robert Delzell, at-large, reported spoke in favor of the study con- LAD Board support for the study aa Jed by an experiencedlibrary and their opposition to federation leader. President Bradshaw advised as a form of reorganization. Council that the Executive Board Donell Gaertner, Missouri, moved was in favor of the proposalusing an that Council approve the study and experienced library leader to head then choose the option for the per- thestudyasop posedtothe son to directit. The question was ACONDA-ANACONDA recommenda- divided and the proposal f3r a study tion that the executive direcfor-de- passed. Raymond Williams, Virginia, signate head the study. She then then moved the acceptance of option yielded to William Dix who further 2, that an experienced library leader defined the board's position. He said direct the study. Genevieve Casey that the board felt that there would spoke in oppusition, suggesting that be considerable delay in instigating it might be best not to tie the hands the study if it had to be done by the of the Executive Board by requiring execativedirector-designate. How- someone fromthelibraryfield. ever, he said the mainconsideration Since there was no support for her recognized by the board was the suggestion, the question was called possibility of placing the new execu- and option 2 carried. tive director in a position of aliena- tion with his constituency. "His job, it seems to me," Dix continued, "is Council returned to the proposed one of pulling together,of healing Office for Library Manpower now wounds, of moving ahead aggres. that the study of ALA reorganization sively and actively with a new pro- was settled. Wesley Shnonton,chair- gram that has already beendecided." man of the Office of LibraryEduca- He saidthe process of deciding tion's (OLE) advisory convnittee, op- what the new organization and proposed including library education in gram will beis"going to cause such an ofFze. Frank Sessa, at-large, some sores." moved to defer the formation of the Richard Parsons offered an addi- office until the study was conmleted. tional charge to those conducting Kenneth Vance, chairman of the the study: "that a rigorous study of Committee on Accreditation (COA), basic management practices of the spoke in support of that motion. HeadquartetT operation ,particu- Arthur Curley, at-large,said, "I larly of a time and motion nature, really think it would be more honest should be a specific charge of those if people who oppose a motion would conducting the study, and that all call for its defeat rather than its findings in this area be reported to deferral."He opposed theSessa Council." This produced a discus- motion, citing strong membership sion between Miss Laich and Mr. support for the office. Virginia Ross, Parsons about the intent of the re- California,joinedtheopposition. port to Council. Robert IvIcClarren Evelyn Levy, Executive Board, asked cautioned on the specific directive whether Miss Laich or Mr. Duchae to conduct a "time andmotion felt the creation of this office would study" as being too limAing and this affect the freedom of the person con- phrase was dropped. Mr. Parsons' ducting the study of ALA's reorgan- 62 64 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 ization Neither Mr. Duchacnor as they eagerly fell in with Miss Laich saw thisas a problem, a motion from William DeJohn,at-large, that and Miss Laich noted thatthe crea- they postprme the tion of this office might recommendation become a until after the studyof ALA had "testing ground" for thesurveyors. been completed. Guy Marco, Music LibraryAssocia- tion,spoke againstchanging the structure of ALA until the study was The NCONDA reco,iimendation complete. Richard Darling,second of a hundred councilorsto be elected at- icepresident and dean ofColumbia large and University library school,wanted it one representative from on the record that not every library each chapter to 1:ie electedby the ALA members in the 'Lducator feels libraryeducation is chapter was a concern separate from presented by Miss Laich.Robert Mc- manpower. Clarren and Marietta His verbal dartwas well received Daniels Shep- by observers andas the applause ard of the ExecutiveBoard had filed died away tiny Genevieve a minority opinionon the board's Casey, also affirmative recommendation a library educator, topped thereof the ACONDA motion.McCla-ren said sponse in the best of floor debate that the exclusion of tradition with, "I'mnot sure which the Executive it is worse to be these Boardfromthemembership of days, a library Council wastheir main educator or a member ofCouncil." concern, She then pointedly and he urged Councilto reconsider put down the the wisdom of sych entire discussion by saying,"We can- action. Elizabeth not finance the offices Fast, at-large, spoke againstthe pro- we already posed Council membership have" and called itan "academic and which meaningless discussion." The she felt violated che"one man, one ques- vote" concept. tion was called on the Sessamotion and it failed tocarry. The Council Richard Parsons establishedthat returned to the main motion. they were to dividethe question (there were 6 parts Marietta Daniels Shepard,Execu- to the resolution tive Board, then offeredan amend- see AC ONDA recommendations ment that would remove the phrase "Box Score"on p.76 ).Roberta Young reported "libraryeducationandtraining" on the AASL board's from the main motion, thus June 21 meeting duringwhich board leaving members objected onlyrecruitmentandpersonnel to the exclusion utilizationin the proposed office. of divisions fromrepresentation on Roberta Young, presidentof the Council by both nominationand di- American Association ofSchool Li- rect representation of divisionpresi- brarians(AASL), reminded the dents. John MeCrossan,Reference Council of thename of a policy Services Division (RSD),supported Miss Young and statement (passed in Detroitover recommended asa theobjectionsofthat possible compromise thateach divi- division) sion board be allowed which was called "LibraryEduca- to select two tion and Manpower." The elected councilorsto serve ex officio Shepard on their Board. amendment was then defeatedand the main motion carried. James Pirie, at-large,moved that The communicationsproposal re- the references tocouncilors from ceived scant attention fromCouncil chapters be removed fromthe motion. Marion Milczewski,Executive 63 Annual Conference 65

Board, opposed thedeletionfol- drew her amendment and the Ex- lowedby ThelmaKnerr,Ohio; ecutive Board members were added Franklin Tap lin, Massachusetts; to Council. Mrs. Shepardreintro- Marie Davis, Pennsylvania; Robert duced her amendment and Mr. Mc- Johnson, at-large;Eric Moon, at- Clarren and Mr. McCrossan spoke in large;Ruth Waldrop, Alabama; favor of it. Clare Smith, Montana; John Glinka, William Dix opposed the amend- Kansas. John Glinka moved to close ment and offered his interpretation debate. The Pirie amendment was of the intent in doing away with defeated. divisional representation. He saw it It was back to the original motion as "an attemptto make Council and Thelma Knerr, Ohio, moved to representative of and speaking for delete the requirement that only the total body of the membership. ALA chapter members electthe Once a person is elected a member chapter councilor. Marion Milczew- of Council he, in some sense per- ski opposed the idea of 1%-lving rep- haps,should shedhisdivisional resentatives elected by nonmembers allegiance, his special interests, and of ALA. Elizabeth Abolin, Maryland, devote himself to the total problems supported the amendment. Opposed of the Association." were Paul Bartolini,at-large; Don- Page Ackerman, at-large, acknowl- nell Gaertner, Missouri; Mary Barter, edged the great weight of Mr. Dix's Vermont;ErvinGaines,at-large; statementbutfeltthatCouncil Robert McClarren, treasurer;and needed feed-in from the divisions of GilesShepherd, New York. The the association and she notedit amendment was defeated. would beaminority group on Anne Edmonds, Association of Col- Councilifthere were only one lege and Research Libraries (ACRL) representative from each division president, then moved that action (fourteen). Evelyn Levy, Executive be deferred until after the study Board, supported Mr. Dix. because of the ACRL's and AASL's James Igoe, at-large, started add- opposition to the removal of division ing up the score. A few years ago representation on Council.Eric Moon there were two hundred and sixteen rose inOpposition and cited a recent members of Council and he said that "estimate" that there are "close to we now have proposed onehundred eightycouncilorsatthepresent at-large, fifty-four chapter represen- moment who are members _ifACRL." tatives, plus thirteen Executive He did not feel that ACRL was un- Board, "plus fourteen more with the derrepresented. The question was present amendment representing di- calledandthe amendment was visions (one hundred and eighty- defeated. one)." He couldn't see the progress Marion Milczewski proposed an and he was worried that there could amendment that would addExecu- be an amendment coming from the tiveBoard members toCouncil. affiliates. "And," he said, "I hope the Marietta Daniels Shepard then of- pastpresidentsaredead."This fered an amendment to Mr. Milczew- caused President Bradshaw to re- ski's amendment which would add mark, "I'm almost dead, and I'm al- representatives from divisions. This most a past president." produced a flurry of parliamentary James Richards, LAD president, confusion until Mrs. Shepard with- noted that provisions in the makeup 64- 66 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 of the expailed Nominating Com- tion of the study, was passed likean mittee allowed for divisional inter- a fterthought. estsand termed the amendment Council ready to adjourn, having "unnecessary." MaryEli7ab et h used the period of time scheduled Led lie, Children's Services Division forthe Memberchip Meeting, an- (CSD) president, won a huge burst neuneed that the preempted meeting of applause for her short snappy would bc held at 7:00 p.m. SRRT statement, "I speak in opposition to complained thatitwoulil "rip-ofr" this amendment. I believe that the their program planned for that even- children's librarians in this associa- ing. Eric Moon had the pleasure of tionare strong enough members supplying the "put down." Speaking that they will be elected to Council slowly, he said, "A number of groups anyway."WilliamHayes,Idaho, in this Association have at previous moved successfully to close debate conferences been asked to give up and the Shepard amendment was program meetings in the interest of defeated. And the composition of membership business as a whole. I Council was decided. thinkitmightreally be socially Action moved swiftly then as Wil- responsibleof SRRT to do the liam Hayes offered an amendment same." Council then adjourned at clarifying the language in (b), which 11:35. was accepted. The paragraph (c) allowing for the reelection of coun- MIMENIM.- cilors elected to the Executive Board Early Friday morning the Council was defeated as inapplicable now went into session with the announce- thatthey were on Council. The ment of the 1972 Nominating Com- ACONDA recommendations were mittee:James Holly(chairman), passed. Marie Davis, and Alice Hild Faires. Concern wasimmediatelyex- With that out of the way, Chairman pressed for speeding up the process Richard Darling introduced action to implement Council reorganization taken by the Executive Board and and Raymond Williams,Virginia, the Constitution and Bylaws Com- asked ifit might not be possible mittee to speed Council reorganiza- fortheConstitution and Bylaws tion, voted the previous morning. Committee to provide some language The first item was a policy state- for action at the Council's final ses- ment implementing new bylaw pro- sion on Friday. He cited criticisms visions for Council membership (see of Council for not acting and for "PolicyStatementtoImplement once he said that he would like to New Bylaw Provisions for Council move as quickly as possible. Presi- Membership," p. 87).It ended the dent Bradshaw promised that the term of office of all members of the Executive Board would take it under present Council at the end of the advisement at their afternoon meet- 1972 Chicago Conference. The new ing and if there were action to be Council, to operate in 1972-73 and taken, they would reportatthe meet for its first session at the 1973 Friday Council session. Midwinter Meeting in Washington, Recommendation4,callingfor D.C., is to be elected by membership. the close examination of existing Oftheonehundredcoulicilors committees and the use of ad hoc elected at-large, each will be elected committee structures until comple- to a term of office of one to four 65 Annual Conference 67 years (25 percent tor one year, 23 large, finally asked just how many percent for two years, etc.); coun- had realized what the implication of cilors-at-large will be elected from a their vote had been. A few hands slate of at least two hundred candi- went up in a straw vote, indicating dates. The chapters will each elect a that the majority at least would not representative whose term of office admit to not knowing just what it will be determined by lot drawn by was for which that theyhad voted. the Elertions Committee. The pres- William Dix next commented on ent Executive Board members would the task now befcre the Nominating continue to serve until their term Committee."Itseemsto me in- of office expires. This policy state- evitable," he said, "that a number of ment was passed and the new by- thetwo hundred nominees[for laws were introduced(they had Council) will be present members been prepared in an overnight ses- of the Council." He consoled the sion of the committee with most of Council by wryly stating that he the work done by William Murphy, didn't think "everyone here will be chairman). The new Bylaws, for the as dead as the past presidents." most part, reflected not only the DavidHeron,ExecutiveBoard, mechanics necessary to create a new asked that the Constitution and By- Council but some of the thinking laws Committee be commended for expressed on the subject in Mem- their work and Chairman Darling bership Meeting (see "Bylaw Amend- commended Council for acting so ments Reflecting ACONDA's Recom- rapidly and iecisively. mendations Approved by Council," M31=0., P. 88). One item did disturb many of the James Richards, LAD president, Council members and that was the presented the "Program of Action reduction in the number required to on Mediation, Arbitration and In- nominate a Council candidate. The quiry" (which had been gleefully idea that twenty names on a petition anagrammatized to MAI [may I] by could place a name on the ballot in- StuartForth,ACRL'sAcademic stead of the hundred currently re- Status Committee chairman). The quired caused visions of ballots as thrust for the creation of a central- big as the Biographical Directory of ized agency to handle individual dis- Librarians. It was changed after a putes or problems within the promotion by Richard Parsons, and the fession had been recognized in the bylaws passed and will be presented fall of 1970. At that time, President to membership for ratification by Bradshaw created a staff committee mail,(Subsequent action by the to study the requests for action Executive Board calls for mailing of being received and to make recom- the ballot on September 1 and re- mendations for action Council might turn by October 15.) take. At the 1971 Midwinter Meeting AfterCouncil'saction,several the Intellectual Freedom Committee questions from the floor indicated offered to undertake the handling of that some of the councilors had not allcases including tenure, status, understood the full impact of their fair employment, and due process. vote(i.e.,that they had dissolved This offer was made without benefit themselves as of the end of the 1972 of consultation with the two divi- conference).JosephShubert,at- sions currently active in these areas. 66 68 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 A meeting of the concerned groups officer who shal: be charged with the was called in March, and a program following responsibilities:(1)collect based on the alfeady proven con- information relating to the status of cepts in the "Program of Action in academic librarians across the country; Support of the Library Bill of Rights" (2provide information and assistance to academic librarians to achieve aca- was adopted. The program provides demic status; (3) carry out an educa- a central clearinghouse staff com- tional program regarding thz rights and mittee that would not only route the prcrogativesof academiclibrarians; requests for action into the proper (4) enter into mediation, arbitration, channels of existing policy but could and inquiries rev,arding the rights and offer suggestions to divisions and responsibilities of academie librarians; Council on needed clarification of (5) enforce the sanctions established present policy or the creation of by ACRL which can be invoked for the new policy. The committee would be protection of academic librarians. The initially composed of the executive Committee onAcademicStatusof secreLeries for the LAD and ACRL ACRL will serve as an advisory com- offices, the director of the OIF, a mittee to this office. staff member at-large, and the ALA The motion was seconded by E. J. executive director as chairman. The Josey, at-large. Executive Board recommended the Mr. Holly then spoke to his motion program for Council's approval. and established that "for the first Robert Johnson, at-large, wanted time as a member of Council I'm clarification asto why the three speaking for ACRL." He outlined units (LAD, ACRL, and OFF) were the growing involvement of ACRL the only ones involved on this staff with the problems of standards and committee. Thu chair stated that status for academic libraries and these were tlie only units currently their librarians. He charged that the involved in one or more of the areas makeup of the staff committee does covered by the program. He noted not adequately represent ACRL mem- thatwhenotherunitsdevelop bership or their academic concerns. policiesrequiring the servicesof "WeinACRL," hecontinued, this group, provision has been made "anticipateapreoccupation with for their joining the committee. problems often unrelatedto aca- James Holly, at-large, 'moved an demic librarians and a further draw- amendmenttothebasicmotion ing off of ACRL resources into other enacting the program: areas just as the solvency of ACRL Imove that this program committee publications are being used to pay shall not have jurisdiction over matters for less successful publications now, relating to the status and problems of and liquid resources of Choice are academic librarians except on an in- being diverted for non-ACR.L use." terim basis, and that this interim shall He saidthat he understood that last only until August 31,1972, and ACRL's requests for funds to sup- that appropriate stepsbetaken by port academic librarians intheir ACRL and its Committee on Academic quest for status have been denied. Status to establish an approved proce- E. S. Josey next reminded Council dure for implementing and protecting thatthe ACRL membership had the rights of academic librarians and "overwhelmingly" endorsed faculty secure ALA funding f9r its implementation by that date. These procedures status standards in the 1969 meeting m.ist include an ACRL academic status and that in their meeting in Dallas Annual Conferenca 69 they had adopted the standardsde- the ALA program. Mr. Richards revised over that two-year period.He plied, "The effect would be to return reported that they had also endorsed us to the limbo wehave been oper- Mr. Holly's motion as reflectingtheir ating in for some time." needs, particularly in the informa- The roll-call vote showed 19in tion collection and education pro- favor,137 opposed, 2 abstentions, grams on rights andprerogatives. and 58 no reTonse. The amendment Mr. Richards responded tothe was defeated (see"Council Vote on Holly amendment to the proposed ACRL Amendment ...," p. 89). program by say;ngthatitwas E. J. Josey aekriowledged the vote created in response to the need for and said that he didn't think that the "rationalization and unification of gen e ra 1membership "understood the different agencies and policies the plight of academic librarians in under which investigations are car- this country." He said that feeling ried out. This was devised to serve among ACRL membership was so ALA and not any particular or singv- high that they had voted to assess lar group within the al;sociation." themselves an additional $5 annually He could find nothing in the pro- to establish an Academic Status Of- posed program which would in any fice. (The ACRL beird subsequently way conflict with ACRLaspirations decided that such an assessment in the field of academic status and could only be made after a mail noted that the program specifically referendum of ACRL membership.) forbids the stair committee to par- AliceIhrig, ALTA president, en- ticipate in the promotion of any unit tered into the record ALTA's con- aspirations. Mor could he see in any cern that if the "Programof Action" of the procedures outlined in the should involve boards of public li- program that ACRL would bedemed braries, a trustee be irciuded in the participationintheinvestigative investigative procedure. The chair process. assured ALTA that C's would ap- Raymond Williams, Virginia, said pear in the official Council minutes. he was not sure that ACRL members The new "Program of Action" were wholly in supportof the con- carried and the association now has cept that their division undertake a centralized agrticy(Staff Cemmit- all protection of academic iibrarians. tee on Mediation, Arbitration, and He suggested that until evidence (a Inquiry) to provide assistance to the referendum) was conclusivethey membershipinproblems ranging should defeat the amendment. from personnel concerns to status Richard Darling ruled from the and intellectual freedom. chair that he would take a roll-call Mr. Parsons moved, and Council vote on the amendment and sum- agreed, to stay in session until all marizedit by saying that ACRL business before it was completed. would participateit.the program He couldn't resist offering as justifi- until August 31, 1972, and at that cation for such a move the observa- time withdraw and operate a com- Lion that this was the mosthistorical pletely separate program for those session of Council in the history of employed in academic libraries. the association. John Axam asked if a determination had been made of the effect such a withdrawal would have on The Intellectual Freedom Corn- 68 70 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

mit tee Chairman David Berninghau- Rights. These interpretationswill sen presented a series of action providetheOfficeof Intellectual items for Council along withsome Freedom with the abilityto assist interpretations and evaluations of libraries in their defense of intellec- the role of his committee thatmay tual freedom and in the implementa- prove to be historically significant tion of internal policies governing in themselves. The first item isa their functioning under the Library document calledthe"Intellectual Bill of Rights. The "Intellectual Free- Freedom Staten-1( nt" (see p. 95for dom Statement"was to be con- the complete text), which is toserve sideredthefirstoftheseinter- as a companion piece to the Library pretations. It passed Council with Bill of Rights. It consists ofa pre- no debate. amble and seven affirmations with The second interpretation ofthe explanatory paragraphs. The affirma- Library Bill of Rightswas a "State- tions are as follows: ment on Labeling" ;see p. 97) which (1) We will make available to every- says that no one person orgroup one who needs or desires them the iscapable of taking therespon- widest possible diversity of views and sibility for labeling material. It,too, modes r)f expression, including those passed without debate. which are strange, unorthodox,or un- Thethirdinterpretation, popular. (2) We need not endorseevery "The idea contained inthe materials we Nonremoval of Challenged Library produce and make available.(3) We Materials" was based on three Su- rvgard as irrelevant to theacceptance preme Court decisions which rec- and distribution of any creativework o Jnized that a procedure must be the personal history or political affilia- established before speechcan be tions of the author or othersrespon- suppressed and that this decisionto sible for it or its publication. (4) With suppress must be judicial. The re- every available legal means, we will solve in the new policystatement challenge laws or governmental action reads as follows: restricting or prohibiting the publication of certain materialsor limiting ALA declares as a matter of firm free access to such materials. (5) We principlethat no challengedlibrary oppose labeling any work of literature material should be removed fromany or art, or any persons responsible for library under any legalor extra-legal its creation, as subversive, dangerous, pressure, save after independent de- or otherwise undesirable. (6) We, as termination by a judicial officer ina guardians of intellectual freedom,op- court of competent jurisdiction and pose and will resist every encroach- only after an adversary hearing,in ment upon freedom by individuals or accordance with well-established prin- groups, private or official. (7) Both as ciples of law. citizensandprofessionals, wewill It was passed by Council without strive by all legitimate meansopen to debate. (See p. 97 for completetext us to be relieved of the threat of per- of resolution.) sonal, economic, and legalreprisals Mr. Berninghausen then introduced resulting from our support and de- action items seldom, if fense of the principles of Intellectual ever, heard freedom. coming from membership units. He told Council that its failureto re- Mr. Berninghausen said that the scind old policies whennew or over- IFC plans to provide a series of in- lapping policies are developed had terpretations of the Library Bill of created problems for the IFC. He 69 Annual Conference 71 cited the case of J. Michael Mc- thoseinstitutions.Hereminded Connell, who had based his appeal Council thatithad referred this on the 1946 Council statementof the policy to the Intellectual Freedom orinciples of intellectual freedom, Committee for action and that mem- and was turned down because the bees had been attempting to follow Office for Tntellectual Freedom was through. In this case they sent let- restricted to a program of action ters of inquiry to the four libraries concerned only with the Library Bill named by Mr. Josey. They received of Rights. He said that an investiga- denials from three of the libraries tion of the ALA Policies Manual and one admitting to providing book- indicatedovertwenty-fivestate- mobile service to two private schools ments pertinent to intellectual free- one serving whites and theother dom which hadnever beenre- blacksplus two integrated paro- scinded. "They exist," he said, "itt chial schools. the ALA Policies Manual and they The IFC admitted that the policy's cause dilemmas which keepALA intentisimportant and desirable from acting effectively." but that "on its face" the policy was He saidtheywould not attempt in conflict with the Library Bill of to rescind all of the policies al this Rights because it asks ALA to cen- time but offered two that had just sure publically supportedlibraries been superceded by the "Program of or schools for givinglibrary service. Action on Medic 'ion, Arbitration and "The thrust of the Library Bill of Inquiry." The Council gratefully re- Rights," Berninghausen continued, scinded the "Program of Action in "has always been to encourageli- Support of the Library Bill of Rights" braries to make information avail- (January 20, 1971 as r.vised) and the able and to consider censure of li- "Policy on Sanctions" (July 3, 1970). braries when they fail or refuse to The J. M4chael McConnell case then give library service." David Berning- occupied his attention as he made a hausen then sriid that die IFC is not recommendation to the new "Pro- sure that it ispossible to reconcile gram of Action" staff committeethat thepolicystatementwiththe they provide that case the highest Library Bill of Rights. However, he possible priority, based on the de- did make some recommendations. cision of the Federal District Court of Interpretation of the resolve in the Minnesota that J. Michael McCon- policy could mean "that any pub- nell's rights under the first amend- lically supported library or school ment have been violated. which has been proved to have given He then moved to a discussion books or other materials or to have of the Council policy on "Library diverted public funds for instruction Service to Educational Institutions directly toprivateschoolsestab- Established to Circumvent Desegre- lished to circumvent desegregation gation." He reported that the com- lawsishereby censured by the mittee "had no evidencedealing American Library Association." specificallywithlibraries andli- In addition, the staff Committee brarians giving or receiving library on Mediation, Arbitration,and In- service illegally." He said that later quiry must be able to document the E. J. Josey provided the names of following facts: (1 ) that the private somelibraries,allegingthatthe school was infact established to ALA policy was being violated in circumvent the desegregation laws: 70 72 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

(2) that public libmry bookmobiles marmscripts, works of art, etc. (see stopatsuchprivatesegregated "Resolution Restoring Charitable schoolsatsignificantly more fre- Deductions to Creative Artists and quent intervals or for longer periods Authors,"p. 98).Itpassed by of time than they do at other private unanimous voice vote. schools; (3) that such a school has A smaller parade of state contribu- received funds for library materials tions to the Washington Office fol- or library materials directly as gifts lowed led by Janice Gal linger, New from publicly supported schools or H a mp sh ire,$200;MarieDavis, libraries; and (4) that a publicly Pennsylvania, $500; Ruth Waldrop, supported school or library lends Alabama, $100; and Thelma Knerr, collections to a recently established Ohio, $100. private,segregatedschoolona significantly more generousbasis than it does to all other public and HelenTuttle,chairman ofthe private schoolsinits community. Committee on Organization (C00), He then moved that Council rescind presented a series of action items its direct order to the IFC for im- which:(1) restructured the Mem- plementation of the policy and asked bership Committee into a chairman that the responsibility be directed with eleven regional representatives to the Staff Committee on Media- and all other appointees to comprise tion, Arbitration, and Inquiry with aMembership Promotion Task budget support ofnot less than Force; (2) readjusted the member- $10,000 for this purpose. He pointed ship of the ACRL/American Asso- out that IFC experience had shown ciation of Junior Colleges intoa each case requires about $2,000to smaller group; (3) replaced the ASD investigate and he hoped that there Publishers Liaison Committee witha would be budget support for this joint ASD/Association of American purpose. The Council passed the Publishers committee offourteen motion by unanimous voice vote, members; (4) enlarged the Associa- tionofAmericanColleges/ACRL Archie McNeal presented the Leg- joint committee to includerepre- Hat;on Committee report whichre- sentation from the American Asso- quired action and took a moment to ciation of University Professors; (5) report on Council action of June continued the special Committeeon 22. He said that the Subcommittee Chapter Relations until the end of on Foreign Operations in Govern- the 1972 Conference; (6) established inent Information of the U. S. House the Committee on Planning (COP), Committee on Government Opera- composed of seven membersap- tions was receiving a statement in- pointed by the Executive Board, corporating the Council resolution (Its most significant charge readsas on classification and declassification follows: "To provide the guidelines ofgovernmentinformationthat for program evaluationnecessary to very day (June 23). COPES in its bud:et-makingprocess. A resolution was next presented In this way the Committeeon Plan- to Council which urged Congress to ning assumes responsibility forpro- amend certain sectiors of the In- posing to Council any major shift ternal Revenue Code relating to tax in policy before it is reflected in the deductions and gifts to libraries of budget.") A seventh item requiredno 71 Annual Conference 73 action but acknowledged the excel- thatalthoughthecommittee lence of the SRRT's self-evaluation foundevidenceof considerable report and recommended that the activity in various ALA divisions, it group's name be changed to the felt that, nonetheless, impact would popular abbreviation"SocialRe- be greater if there were one person sponsibilities Round Table." Council in Headquarters devoting full time approved all seven items. to coordinating programs for the Emerson Greenaway thenintro- urban and rural poor. duced a resolution from the Inter- William De John, at-large and mem- national Relations Committee pledg- ber of COPES, asked the chair for ing support and participation of ALA permission to provide an informa- intheactivitiessurrounding the tion report to Council which could observance of International Book affect all of the budgetary considera- Year (TBY) in 1972 (see p. 833 for tions coming before it. Permission complete text). was granted ,nd Mr. De John spoke A Report to the Government Ad- from the pouium. visory Committee on International Mr. De John again recounted the Book and Library Programs was en- by-now harrowing story of COPES dorsed by Council with reservations which had only $2 million to budget about some of the language. and requests for $3 million in ex- peditures. He said thatif COPES had funded all of the priority de- Council arrived at the new business mands,the expenditure would have part of the agenda and Eric Moon totaled $218,000 or a total of $418,- moved that Council deal with those 000 taken from endowment. COPES items coming from Membership first could not justify such a depletion and Council new business last. This in endowment. passed and there was a big shuffling DeJohnthenintroducedLeroy of papers as councilors attempted Gaertner, ALA comptroller,to ex- to arrange items in the proper order. plain what the terms "administra- Settling down at last, they took up tive sPrvices" and "overhead" mean theresolutionthathad come in the budget. Mr. Gaertner began through Membership from the ALA bystatingthatmany budgetary Coordinating Committee on Library figures used throughout the week Service to the Disadvantaged chaired were misinterpreted and that staff by VincentAceto.Itcalledfor recognized the need for revising the Council's reaffirmation for the es- budget presentation to avoid the tablishment of an Office for Library possibility of misinterpretation. He Service to the Disadvantaged and then complimented Mel Voigt, at- Unservcd. Brooke Sheldon, at-large, large, as having made the only state- read the resolution into the record ment before the Budget Assembly (for complete text, see p.98). -vhich contained constructive criti- Mrs. Sheldon, a member of the cism. However, Gaertner said, the Committee on Library Service to the some $955,000 total which Mr.Voigt Disadvantaged, then spoke on behalf stated as representing administra- of the committee. She said that cur- tive services and overhead contained rent economic conditions and rising $168,000 in credits which had been unemployment made the office even unintentionallymisinterpretedby Mr. Voigt as debits. more necessary, and acknowledged PoiIt1 74 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

He said that COPES at their April had just received Agency forinter- meeting had shared many of Mr. nationalDevelopment(AID)con- Voigt's COnCCI'llti and had rcdticed tractsfortheconlingyear. And lineitemsintheareas cited by finally, COPES budgeted the $27,000 S69,000 and directed a general reduc- not graqted by the Councilon Li- tion in overhead costs ofan addi- brary Resourcesto LTP. He con tional S89,000. The reaction hasset eluded by telling Council that ALA in with a freezeon filling vacancies \vas depleting its endowment by al- atHeadquarters unlessneed for most a quarter of a million dollars these positions can be thoroughly and gambling that the fiscal situa- justified. tion would improve. He then explainedsome of the A move to table the motionto reasons for the high overhead. He establish an Office of Library Service started with the keeping ofmem- to the Disadvantaged and Unserved bership records for forty-sevenmem- in the 1971 72 budgetwas defeated bership units each withits own and Council returned to debate. dues and perquisites. "These units John Axam 3aid that something have been brought into existence by has to go if ALA isto honor its membership," he reminded Council. priorities. "There are some time- Organization memberspay dues in lv..alored things that ALA has bcen any one of 721 different categories, funding," he said, "thatcan really he said, and added, "This isa dues go."Hecalled on theExecutive scale developed by membership." Board to face up to this fact andto He noted that the associadonwas start now. E. J. Josev charged that budgeted to produce labels for the ALA members have been unableto mailing of 1,770,000 serial publica- get accurate budget information. He tions and added, "These publications asked that, before any further bud- have been developed by andeon- getary action, accurate information t1nuetoberequested by the be supplied to COPES, Council, the membership." divisions, and the Executive Board. He assured Cotincil that thetotal William De John assured Mr. Josey budget recommended by COPESis that COPES isgoing to receive a less than the expendituresestimated cost analysis of allHeadquarters for the current year and that alloca- operations.F1ereminded Council tions to neriodiedlsare down, He that COPES was merelyan advisory summarized the 107-page budget by body to the Executive Board where saying, "It is a complex budgetoc- the final decision on funding rested. casioned by a complex organizational Evelyn Levy spoke against the structure." re- solutionin favor of COPES'sug- Mr. De John then coneluded by gestion for partial funding. telling Council that in its finalses- Arthur Curley was amazed that sion with the Executive Boardon "COPES doesn'tseem to get the Saturday COPES would recommend message." He said itwas not Coun- establishing a preliminary advisory cil's responsibility to make "plus and assistance program m libraryser- minus decisions onthe budget," vice to the disadvantaged andun- and charged that COPES hasre- served, with $13,252 asa foundation peatedlydisregardedmembership for possible funding of the office in mandates to eliminatesomeactivi- the 1972-73 budget. Further, the IRO ties in order to establishnew ones. will stay in Washington because it Robert McClarren responded 15 to Annual Conference 75

Mr. Curky by sharply stating that Clarrenstatedthatthecorrect during the entire week they had re- amountwas $31,700. Marion ceived nothing but broad generaliza- Simmons, at-large and member of tions an0 no specific recommenda- the Advisory Committee to the Office tions for reduction of program. of Recruitment, said that she under- Mr. Curley managed to demand stood the $22,000 was for a staff per- that Headquarters overhead be son and supportingmaterialsto arbitrarily cut to get the money to carry out a minorities recruitment fund priorities. He was cut off by project. The resolution carried (see the chair because he had already p. 99for complete text). spoken to the issue. Marietta Daniels Shepard amended the resolution to read "that Council recommend to the Executive Board The resolution from Zoia Horn that the proposed Office for Library and Patricia Rom, based on their Service tothe Disadvantaged and having been subpoenaed by a federal Unserved be funded at the earliest grand juryinthe "Harrisburg 8" possible time and that in the 1971- case, was presented to Council. Page 72 budget the first step be taken in Ackerman, at-large, was concerned accordance with the recommenda- about the form of the resolution. tion of COPES." She offered a revised document, ac- ceptabletotheoriginalmovers, Paul Bartolini, at-large, called the that read: question;the amendment carried and the resolution passed (see p.98 Whereas, ALA is concerned with the for complete text). preservationofintellectual freedom, and Whereas, the freedoms to think, to communicate, and discuss alterna- tivesareessentialelementsofin- Thenextresolutionmandated tellectual freedom, and Whereas, these $22,000 from the balance of the freedomshavebeentheatenedby $50,000 which had been set aside for actions ofthefederalgovernment ACONDA in Detroit to be used to through the use of informers,elec- "implement the Minorities Recruit- tronic surveillance, grand juries, and mentProgram." The Executive indictments under the Conspiracy Act Board did not recommend passage of 1968 as demonstrated in the case of citingthemandatingofspecific the Harrisburg 8, now, therefore be it sums as poor fiscal policy. Resolved...[the original five points E. J. Josey called for allocating are then insertedi. this "small sum" for the minority Marie Davis, Pennsylvania, moved recruitment specialist. Carrie Robin- that the resolution bc referred to son, at-large, reminded Council that the Staff Committee on Mediation, the Preconference on Minority Re- Arbitration,and Inquiryforap- cruitment had dramatized the small propriate investigation and action. representc,tion of minorities in the Richard Parsons suggested adding library profession, and the difficulty the following to the Davis motion: in recruiting more. "that ALA go on record against the Ray Williams, Virginia, wanted to proven intimidation of anti-Vietnam knowifthe$22,000-figurerepre- activists not breaking the law and sented the actual balance on the people seeking justice for minority original $50,000 allocation. Mr. Mc- groupsasbeingunconstitutional 76 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

ACONDA-ANACONDA Recommendations Fina! Box Scnre of Membership and Council Action ACONDA Recommendations Membership Council 1 (Communications program passed deferred 2 (Study of organization) passed passed 3 (Council composition passed (voted on separately, see text below) a (Number of councilors) passed b (Nomination of councilors) passed c (Nominating Committee) passed d (Number of nominees) passed e (Vacancies caused by election to defeated Executive Board) f(Ballot) passed 4 (Examination of committees) passed passed

ANACONDA Recommendations 1 (Manpower Office) passed passed 2 (Legislative program) passed passed 3 (Committee on Planning) passed passed

ACONDA Recommendation 3(as amended) SpecificallyACONDArecommends that: (a) Council be composed of 100 members electedat large, with 25 elected cad year for a term of fouryears; plus one councilor representing each chapter, to be elected for a term of fouryears by the ALA members in the chapter; plus members of tile Executive Board; (b) All candidates for at-large Council positions be nominatedby the ALA Nominating Committeeor by membership petition; the procedure for nomination by petition be facilitated and publicized;the election ballot show no distinction between candidates nominated by Nominating Committee and those nominated by petitio_t; (c) The ALA Nominating Committee be expanded in sizeand instructed to reflect the distribution of membership among the reveral divisionsin its selection of candidates and to makea systematic canvass to elicit the names of nominees; (d) The number of nominees be at least twice the numberof seats to be filled each year: no ceiling be placedon the number of nominees; (e) A councilor elected to the Executive Board be replacedfor the remainder of his unexpired term at the next election; (f) The ciection ballot be accompanied by informationabout each candidate for office, consisting ofa brief biographical sketch and a statement of concerns, both prepared by the candidate. Annual Conference 77 acts." Miss Davis would not accept Liberation Task Force and objected the change. Eric Moon said that the to the "whereas" statementsdealing resolution was a policy statement withdiscriminationagainstthe and sought no action and therefore homosexual, should not be referred to the Com- The statements in "whereas"consti- mittee on Mediation, Arbitration, tute both labeling and aninvasion of and fnquiry. Discussioncontinued privacy by the members ofthe Gay on whether thequestion should be Liberation group, and the ALA is op- referred to committee with state- posed to both. Further, I thinkif you mentsfromJohnForsman and have homosexuals or homosexualityin James Holly. the first part you should havecelibacy, Mrs. Horn was allowed to speak you should haveadultery, you should against referring her case to the have all the other forms. I thinkthat sexual life is of no concern to ALA. committee,sayingthatshe saw nothingtoinvestigate,shehad She moved that all the whereas. merely asked ALA to take a stand statements be removod and onlythe on the issues. WilliamHayes, Idaho, resolve be considered as a policy said the association should not go statement of ALA. on record on thesole basis of the The discussion that followed was remarks of two people involved; he entirelyprocedural. Counciltook calledfor aninvestigation.Bella avote-count onMrs.Kennedy's Shachtman, Executive Board, pointed motion anditcarried74to54. out that the "Program ofAction" It subsequently passed as a policy specifically stated that no investiga- statement. tion could be instigated withoutthe Next Council was to consider the request of a principalinvolved. This Membership resolution originally caused the chair to move that Miss presentod by Mr. Joslyn Williams Davis's motion was out of order and concerning the minority recruitment then Mr. Parsons moved 1.1spre- and promotion practices of the Li- viously recommended amendmentof brary of Congress. However, the item (2). chair recognized Alice Ihrig, ALTA Mr. Curley said the resolution was president, because she had been not a statement on whathappened called home for an emergency. She to two people inPennsylvania but presented a resolution from the Ad- an expression of concernthat the visory Committee to the Office for government is using legalprocedures Recruitment and the SRRT Minority for the purpose of intimidation. Recruitment Task Force directing Gary Purcell, at-large, felt that the librarytrusteestotakepositive grand jury procedure should notbe action in minority recruitment, em- used to intimidate anyone regardless ploymeut, and promotion. She re- of the reasons. He opposed thePar- ported that the ALTA Board en- sons amendment becauseit removed dorsed the resolution and shehoped referenceto the grand jury pro- for quick passage byCouncil. They cedure and called for its defeat. granted her wish (see p. 99for The Parsons amendment failed, and complete text). the resolution passed as amended by Page Ackerman. Frances Kennedy, Oklahoma, spoke against the resolution from the Gay 76 78 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

Council proceededto the emotion- a "trial" reduction in the dues laden resolutionon LC employment was withdrawn by Chaptercouncilor practices, Arthur Curleyby common JaniceGal lingerafter consent added the word "training" Richard Darling explained thenecessary By- to the alleged areas ofdiscilmina- laws changes and added tion and thcn proposed that COPES an amend- was already considering duesre- ment urging the Librarianof Con- structuring. She said the gress to reinstate all suspended purpose of em- the resolution had beenserved. ployees pending theinvestigation. C. A resolution moved byRichard Sumner Spalding, RTSDand mem- Parsons and seconded by EricMoon ber of the LC staff,objected to the (referred to bysome as the half- amendment as not being related to Moon resolutiontodistinguishit the substance of theresolution. He from the resolution movedby Eric said that the resolutiondeals with Moon and secondedby Richard discrimination and theamendment Parsons called the full-Moon) deals with administrative called deci3ions. forthe executivedirectorto be William Dix agreed withMr. Spald- hired on a four-year ing that the amendment contract basis confused with an additionalterm to be ratified the issue. Then Mr.Holly inquired by Council, limiting the whether, under federal civil executive service, director to an eight-yearmaximum. suspension was mandatoryor dis- C. Sumner Spalding cretionary. John Lorenz, at-large generally ap- and proved the proposalbutfeltthe LC staff member, saidthat it wasa eight-yearlimit mandatoryaction. was unwise. He TheCurley moved an amendmentto remove the amendment was defeated. limit; it was passed by Marietta Daniels Shepard Council. called Lillian Bradshaw explainedthat for tabling theresolution untilit be determined the Executive Boardhad already ifJoslyn Williams discussed limiting the was going to appeal to the Commit- executive di- tee on Mediation, rectors term of Alice. She feltthat Arbitration, and it had to be Inquiry. Her motionwas not sec- a negotiable item, how- onded and therefore ever, if the board wantedto attract not recorded. the best candidate. Mr. E. J. Josey urged theadoption of Dix pointed the Williams resolution out that the resolutionwas in con- and Council flict with the Bylaws passed it withno dissenting voice and Mr. Dai.r vote (see "Resolution ruled it out of order,removing it on Fair Em- from consideration. ployment Practices andthe Library lieexplained of Congress,"p. 10(i). that the resolution wouldhave to call for a change in theBylaws. The John Carter-Mrs.A.L. Phinazeemotion wasconsidered A similar motionon the reporting next.ItimploredtheExecutive of budgetary decisions bythe end Board to withhold allincreases in of conferencewas withdrawn by the 1971-72 budgetuntil priorities ACRL in favor ofan AASL motion: had been funded,and its implica- "Resolved that the ALAExecutive tions were briefly discussed.Virginia Board make public itsaction on the Ross moved to table themotion and tentative 1971-72 budgetto the ALA Council concurred. units by July 15, 1971and to the A resolution from theNew Hamp- membership via the AmericanLi. shire Library Associationcalling for braries in the September 1971issue." This was acceptableto Council and Annual Conference 79 passed (see p.100 for completetext). supported the expressed concerns and feltthat such a move would The full-Moon resolution onchang- posi- ing Executive Board committeesto place the Council in a better Council committees arose atlast. tion to be responsive tomember- the ship. The resolution carried and tvi Mr. Darling pointed out that be sent on to COO (see p. 100 for resolution wassimilartoaRe- sources Committee reporttothe complete text). had David He .ron,Executive Board, Executive Board. The report ALA been referred to COO for study and then moved that all members of said try to recruit at least one new per- and implementation. Mr. Moon sonal member by the end of August that his primary reason for bringing this resolution before Council was 1971. The effect here would be to solicit reaction. He noted that increase the budget ceiling for 1971- to 72. The motion carried. all the committees selected tobe- quickly unwound come Councilcommittees were Councilthen policymaking committees and that if with the announcement from the Committee on Accreditation that the Council were to claim its constitu- library schools at the University of tional right,it would have to be- Iowa and the University of Rhode come more involvedin shaping that Island had been accredited. The a;- policy. tendanee figures were reported at Emerson Greenaway worried that 7,950. Council then heard Pamela the number of slots available to per- Wood speakinginbehalf ofthe sonal members in committeework "Students-to-Dallas" group brought would be lessened and saidmaybe to the conference through aJ. Morris COO should consider that asingle Jones-World Book Encyclopaedia- representative from Councilshould ALA Goals Award. She recommended serve on thesecornmitti.es. that serious consideration be given Virginia Ross concurred withMr. to providing a program oforienta- Greenaway and John Forsman gave tion to ALA patterned on the one de- a speech. "Ithink thatin many vised for the students in the "inter- ways," he said, "this is the mostim- ests of recruiting goodlibrarians" portant resolutionto come before into the association. She concluded this body today." Heattributed the that she was proud to return to her many budgetproblems to the fact library school and tell the students that COPES dkl not report toCoun- she is a member of the, American cil.Mr. DeJohn agreed withMr. Library Association. Forsman. Mei Voigt felt thatthere would be plenty of opportunityfor membership to participate inthe work of these committeesthrough the various divisionalsubcommit- tees. Joseph Shubertsupported Mr. Forsman's contention on the resolution'simportance and eliciteda Executive Board statement from Miss Tuttlethat COO would be reporting on theEx- ecutive Board recommendations con- The meetings of ExecutiveBoaru cerning Council committees atMid- at an annualconference are spent winter. Donell Gaertner,Missouri, primarily deciding on whetherthe 80 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

board will or willnot recommend up the Committee on Planning and an agendaitemtoCouncilfor suggestedthat COO considerit, action. These itemsare noted in the along with the other policy-making- account of Council proceedings and committees,to become a Council will not be accounted for here. ratherthananExecutive Board It was after the extended meeting committee. Miss Tuttle reported in- of Council Thursday, June 24, that formallythat some by Midwinter 1972 weightierdiscussionstook COO would be making recommenda- place. The primaryconcern of the tions on those committees Executive Board was to find as well ways as onthe constitutionatrelation- and means of activating the change ships between Executive Board and in Council structure votedat that the round tables, andon a model morning'sCouncilsession.With form to he used by Council and Constitution and Bylaws Committee Membership for the presentation of Chairman William Murphyon hand, resolutions. they began exploringways to implement action. The hoard determined Cindy Hardin, personnel officerat that there were two problems. The Headquarters, presented for the information of Executive Boarda new first was to establish the wording health insurance accessary to program for staff the Bylaws changes. whichprovidesbroadermajor Board members expressedconcern medical coverage anda dental care over the possibility of comingup program under Blue Cross-Blue with unworkable language but Mr. Shield. She pointed out thataverage Murphy said he felt that, although.employer support for employee in- the possibility existed, itwas remote surance in the Chicago area was 75 and added that should thelanguage percent and said that ALA currently not work, it could be changedat a provided only 35 percent of the later date. He was supported inthis cost. She saic' that she understood expeditiousfeeling by Richard thefiscalproblemsbutrecom- Darling who stated the generalre- action of the hoard when he said, mended that ALA increase itssup- port by at least one dollarper em- "The feeling about ALA isbetter ployeetoalevelof now thanit has been foryears. I fivedollars wouldn't loseitnow.p, (which would move the support It closer to area averages). The board was agreed that Mr. Murp..y would create the new Bylaws and bring said they would discuss that action them to Council's meeting the during the final budget considera- next tionsonSaturday.MissHardin morning. The second constitutional further informed the board that in problem was how to conductan the general area of fringe benefits, election for the new Council. Mr. a 1968 study of metropolitan Chi- Murphy said he would workout a policy statement that could be cago showed employees received ap- proximately32percentoftheir used by Council in order toconduct salary figure in fringe benefits.At the required at-large election, ALA they receive 21 percent. Helen To,tle reviewed COO'srec- A report on the new Headquarters ommendations for committeereor- building progress was made by the ganization and the Executive Board Executive Board Space Needs Com- voted to recommend those changes mittee Chairman Willard Youngs. to Council. Richard Darling brought He said that plansare proceeding 79 Annual Conference 81 withthedeveloperswhohave Lorenz. The tentative budget was settled on a forty-six-story apartment the main item for action on Satur- house facing Wabash Avenue and a day and it was a marathon session with sandwiches sent in.It ended twenty-storyoffice building facing r;"1 Superior Street. The latter would withaclosedexecutivesession comprise thirteen stories of office which carried the board into late space perched un topof a seven- afternoon. story parking structure. ALAwould Preliminarydiscussioncentered have 16,248 square feet (double of around the budgetary process. John what it currently has) of the office Lorenz asked how much total staff space. developers offeredthe participation %vent into budget prep- entire ohice structure to ALA for its aration and whether there is an op- own financing which was notaccept- portunitytomakecomparative able to the committee. Mr. Youngs evaluation of line items. He estab- reported a need for an engineer con- lished that the original budget prep- sultant on the heating and air con- arationis made by staff wit'h no ditioning plant and Execut;Ve Board indicationofbudgetaryceilings authorized such expenditure from anticipated and that opportunityfor endowment. stafftoparticipateinbudgetary The board heard reports fromthe realignments inrelation to antici- LegislationCommittee onaction pated ceilings differed among depart- coming to the Council the nextday mentheads. COPES Chairman and supportedtheresolution on Arthur Yabroff was asked by the charitabledeductions. The board boardifhe would have found it also approved a very tentativeLas helpful to have more staff feedback Vegas Conference schedule for1973 on the budget, andhe replied with and an AASL project proposalfor a a very definiteaffirmative, which Satellite Media Center for Environ- prompted John Lorenz to c,,.nment mental Studiespresented by that better total staff understanding LuOuida Vinson, AASL executive of the budget would considerably secretary. improve membership understanding. This Thursday session was the The painful process of item by lastExecutive Board meeting for item consideration and occasionally Past President William Dix, Second line by line consideration then be- inthe Vice-President RichardDarling, gan.(The resultsappear Bella Shachtman, and Willard 1971 72 Budget, AL, p. 837.) On the Youngs, and Mrs. Bradshaw took a way observers picked upinteresting moment tosay very nicethings little statistics such as: Life mem- abouttheir contributions andto berships have twice as many aca- wishthemwellintheirnew demiclibrariansasanyother freedom. group;andtherearecurrently about 5,700 memberF who pay the $15 dues. The new Executive Board, chaired When it came time .t- board by President Keith Doms, welcomed to consider the Offiet '..brary President-elect Katherine Laich, Sec- Service to the Disadvantage,: and ond Vice-President A. P. Marshall, tinserved, Vincent Aceto, chairman and the two new board members of the ALA Coordinating Committee VirginiaLacyJonesandJohn on Library Servicetothe Disad- i30 82 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971

vantaged, wason hand to plead for Nv ay s of "reinforcing" its staff. He said that operations at the initial stage short of hiringa full-time recruiting materials and equipmentwould be specialist. secondary and he implieethat some of the equipment Miss Warnckeemphasized that recommended was the current budgetwas adequate too expensive and not needed.Ruth and that the emphasis Warneke, deputy executivedirector was totally on minorities recruitment.Mr. Mar- and director of DivisionalServices, shall and MarionMilczewskicom- proposedthatanadministrative mented that membership assistant (clerical) be was un- hired for the aware of the efforts beingcurrently AHIL executivesecretarytofree him for part-time made. Miss Warnekethencited attention to es- ALA's exhibit at theannual Associa- tablishing a clearinghouse,framing don of Councilors policy and project conference and proposals, seek- the contact ALAmaintains with col- ing funds, andassisting committee kge and university work (total budget councilorsin $13,252). areas close to library schools."And Mr. fiteetofelt that a consultant in each ease," she would be much concluded, "the more effective even emphasisison minorityrecruit- if on a part-timebasis, but Miss ment." Warneke said thatit would not be Kati.erine Laich saidthat she felt vissible to activatein thismanner. those things being Eventually said wzre ration- CieExecutiveBoard alizations, and thatmembership ex- agreed to MissWarneke's recom- pected some visibleaction to prove mendation, the boardwas responding to priori- The resolutiti from Councilon ties. "We had it funding for minorities at Midwinter," she recruitment said, "and here again . they told came up for discussionand Miss us. We didn't do it,and they're Warneke told theboard that the telling us again." request for a minorities specialist Doms suggestedthat betweennow was unrealistic. She saidthat the and the fall board request meeting the office forthe$12,000position construct a model "asto how one came without a job descriptionand might most efficiently that "one spend $20,- person directly recruiting 000." Miss Warnckecommented if in a nation this sizeis wasted effort." the office planned She reported that to spend the $20,- the Officefor 000 (directed byCouncil)that it Recruitmenthadputitsmajor should not "setup a $12,000 job that effort Oh mMorityrecruitment over won't do anything." the past two years, and added that Katherine Laich movedPresident it was nota question of anybody not Doms' suggestion andthe boardap- being in favor ofthe activity but proved a studyto be made of the thatthe proposal justwould not recruitmentposition achieve the goals and thata intended. proposal be developedfor the Office John Lorenz spokeof the redi- for Recruitmentto move ahead with rected priorities inUSOE on minori- a program. ties training andsuggested that the Office for Recruitmentshould continue its efforts with its presentre- After going throughthe budget,a sources. President Damssuggested general discussion that the Office for of the tentative Recruitment .study budgetdevelopedwith members sAt Annual Conference 83 voicingtheirconcernsoverthe erosion of capital, the relation or Documents program to priorities(Miss Warncke pointed out thatthe most over- ridmg ALA priority should be tohelp perform membership the librarian on the job to Press at a higher level ofprofessionalism), Resolution on Freedom of the and I move that the AmericanLibrary the attrition of membership, Association, in accordance with itsde- long-range planning. freedom, staff clared policies on intellectual John Lorenz remarked that voice itsfull public support of the hould do much more tohelp re- principle of freedom of the pressand direct program and MissWarncke of The New York Times, theWashing- pointed out that staff couldonly do ton Post. and the BostonGlobe in their what the membership directedit to current battle to keepthe American do. Several voiced the hopethat the people informed of the actionsof its Committee on Planning couldbe government and that itcommunicate activated and that it couldprovide this to the President of theUnited some guidanceby the spring '72 States and the news media. that this board meeting. Others felt Resolution on Minority was asking toomuch of a committee Recruitment Program that has yet to be appointed asof Whereas, the full sum ofS50,000 June of 1971. which had been set aside toimplement The board turned topersonnel ACONDA priorities was notused last problems at Headquarters andcalled year, andWhereas, the minority re- for a review of procedure onthe cruitment specialist was oneof the reclassification of positions. Mem- ACONDA priorities unanimously ap- bers deferred action onincreased proved by Council, beitResolved health insurance that 1322,000 from the balance ofthe support for the ACONDA contingency fund be used to program until thefall meeting when they were told by Mr. Gaertnerthat implement the Minorities Recruitment staff didn't expect theincrease and Program. so they couldwait to see how much Resolution on Governmental money might beavailable in the Intimidation far. The board then approvedthe This year we two librarianshit the tentative budget which wouldtake national press when we weresub- 6 percent from the accruedvalue of poenaed by a federal grandjury as endowment, the interest on endow- witnesses in a conspiracy case,then endowment labelled the Harrisburg 6, nowcalled ment, and additional the Harrisburg 8, named afterHarris- fundstosupportprogram and burg, Pennsylvania locale ofthe grand finance long-range operationssuch jury hearings. What has happenedto as the study ofALA organization. us is of extremeimportance to our The board then also authorized profession. We move: (1) that ALA the comptroller to take moneyfrom Membership meeting at Dallas recog- endowment to meet the payroll at nizes the danger to intellectual freedom Headquarters until new dues started presented by the use of spying in to arrive. The fall boardmeeting libraries by governmental agencies; (2) was set forOctober 27-29, 1971 at that ALA go on record against the use Chicago Headquarters, and theboard of the grand jury procedure tointimi- went into executive session. date anti-Vietnam War activists and 62 84 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

people seeking justicefor minority Gay Liberation Task ForceResolution communities; (3) ilia'. ALA deplore and Whereas, at least between 4 and10 go on record against the use of the percent of the population leadsa same- Conspiracy Act of 1968 as aweapon sex life style, and Whereas, gay people against the citizens of this country who suffer arbitrary discriminationin em- are being indicted for such overt acts ployment and housing whcn theirinter- asmeeting,telep'. Jning,discussing personal orientation becomes known. alternative methods of bringing about and Whereas, the struggle ofgay people change, and writing letters;(4) that to liberate themselves from arbitrary the ALA Membership at Dallas assert discriminationposesforlibrarians the confidentiality of the professional problems similartothose of other relationships of librarians to thepeo- oppressed minorities, therefore be ple they serve, that these relationships it Resolved, the American LibraryAsso- be respected in the same manneras medical doctors to their patients, law- ciation endorses the followingstate- yers to their clients, priests to the ment of position: "The American Li- people they serve; (5) that ALAassert brary Association recognizes that there that itis expected that no librarian exist minorities which are not ethnic would lend himself to a roleas infor- in nature but which suffer oppression. mant, whether of voluntarily revealing The association recommends thatli- circulation records or identifyingpa- braries and members strenuouslycom- trons and their reading habits. bat discrimination in servicesto and employment of individuals from all minority groups, whether distinguish- ing characteristics of the minoritybe Resolution on Southeast Asia Conflict ethnic, sexual, religious, orany other kind." Whereas, the strd objective of the American Librar.Associationisthe Resolution on Office for Library Service promotion and improvement of library to the Disadvantaged and Unserved service and librarianship, and Whereas, continued and improved library Whereas, Council, last year in De- ser- troit, voted to establishan ALA Office vice to the American publicrequires for Library Service to the Disadvan- sustained support from public monies, taged andtheUnserved;Whereas, and Whereas, the continuingU.S. involvement in the conflict in Southeast financial support for libraries inthe Asia has so distorted future will be largely determined by our national their response tc library serviceto the priorities as to reduce substantially disadvantaged which the funds appropriated for educational representsthe highes' priority of our nationalgovern- purposes, including support for library ment; Whereas, ALA responsibility for services to the American people,and Whereas, this service has been reaffirmedtime continued commitmentof and time again asa major priority of U.S. arms, troops, and othermilitary support has not contributed this association; therefore be itRe- to the solved, that Council reaffirm itssup- solution of this conflict, beit therefore port for the establishment of Resolved, that the American Library an ALA Office for Library Serviceto the Dis- Association call upt.,n the Presidentof advantaged and recommend the United States to take to the immediately Executive Board thatthisoffice be those steps necessary toterminate all funded in the 1971-72 budget. U.S. military involvement in thepresent conflict in Southeast Asia by Mcember Censure Resolution on COPES 31, 1971, and to insure thereallocation of national resourcesto meet pressing Whereas, COPES has disregarded the domestic needs. clear mandate of the ALA Membership given at the Detroit Conference June Annual Conference 85

1970 for establishing priorities in the one million dollarsis received before ALA budget, the Junior Members Round that datc, Themfore, we, the member- Table of ALA censures the failure of ship of the Theatre Library Association COPEStobudgetthesemandated wish to go on record as strongly sup- prioritiesand demandsthatthese porting the efforts of the New York priorities be funded as requested, espe- Public Library to secure the funds to cially the Office for Intellectual Free- keep all its facilities open and to rein- dom, Service to the Disadvantaged and state the former schedules ofpublic Unserved, and the Office for Research; service,and, Further,therefore, we therefore beitResolved,thatthe request that the Membership of the Membership of ALA censures COPES American Library Association endorse for failing to recommend an ALA Bud- this resolution. getwhichreflectstheassociation priorities as mandated. Motion on Budget Restriction I move that the Membership of ALA Resolution on Fair Employment implore its Council and its Executive Practices and the Library of Board to withhold all increases over Congress the 1970-71 budget, thoseincluded in Whereas, the American Library As- the proposed budget for 1971-72,until sociation has repeatedly affirmedits the priorities established by ACONDA belief inthe principle of equal em- and ANACONDA, and supportedby ployment, and Whereas, the Library of Membership, are set in motion. Congress, by virtue of its position as the national library, should be a beacon council light in the field of equal employment, Resolution on Advancement of and Whereas, it is alleged by a personal Minorities in Public Library Service member of the associationthat the Boards of trustees take positive act- Library of Congress discriminates on tion to design and implementpolicies racial grounds in both its recruitment for recruitment, employment, andad- training and promotion practices, now vancement of minorities to alllevels therefore beitResolved,thatthe of library service, by such means as Membership Meeting call upon Council scholarships, work-study programs, and to effect an immediateinquiry into the clearly delineated career ladders, and facts of the case and with the purpose that boards of trustees work cooper- of assuring appropriate action withthe atively with other agencies such as least possible delay and with afull graduate library schools, library asso- report to Council no laterthan Mid- ciations, foundations, and representa- winter 1972, and that be itfurther tive community groups to attainthese Con- Resolved, that the Libra:ion of goals. gress be immediatelyinformed of the ALA's grave concern over this matter and of its planned inr stigation. Resolution on Freedom of the Press Whereas, the controversy between Resolution on Research Librariesof the federal government and TheNew the New York Public Library York Times has drawn intoquestion Whereas, th(financial plight of the the policies of thefederal govvn- research libraries of the NewYork ment relating to theclassification and Public Library has become soserious declassificationofinformation, and that the hours of public servicewill Whereas, the American LibraryAsso- be reduced to 40 hoursbeginning July ciation strongly supports the rightof and 1,1971, and Whereas, the hoursof the public to hear what is spoken public service of the ResearchLibrary to read what is written,and Whereas, of the Performing Arts maybe entirely the American Library Associationbe- suspended as of January 1, 1972,unless lieves that it is a gross abuseof the 83 86 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

purpose and intent of F xu ri ty classill- U.S. military involvement in thepres- cations to suppress inforr:.ation which ent conflict in Southeast Asia and to doesnotdirectlyandimmediately insurethereallocationofnational endanger the national security, now, resources to meet pressing domestic therefore, beitResolvA, thatthe needs. American Ubrary Associ, ion endorses afullcongressional investigation of the policies of government relating to Council Vote on the Resolution tiv classification and declassification on Southeast Asia of information to: (a) assure that wch YeasElizabeth Abolin, Page Acker- policies preservetherightsof the man, Lee Ash, Hugh C. Atkinson, John people; (b) guarantee that such poli- A. Axam, Mary C. Baker, Mary C. cies do not operateto contravene Barter, Helen H. Bennett, James H. freedom of the press; (c) protect the Burghardt, Genevieve M. Casey, Edwin trust of the people in the integrity of Castagna,VirginiaChase,Marietta their government from being abused Chicorel, Irene Christopher, Geraldine or exploited; and be ;t further Re- Clark, Jean D.Cochran, C. Donald solved,thatthe AmcricanLibrary Cook, George W. Coen, Carolyn Craw- Association,inaccordance withits ford, Arthur Curley, Charles Dalrymple, declared policies on intellectual free- Richard L. Darling, Marie A. Davis, dom, voice its full public support of Richard DeGennaro, William DeJohn, the principle of freedom of thepress Robert F. Delzell, William S. Dix, Keith and of The New York Times,the Doms, Richard M. Dougherty, Lawrence Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and J. Downey, Kenneth F. Duchac, Andrew any other news media in their current S. Eaton, Anne C. Edmonds,Elizabeth battle to keep the American people Edwards,RichardB.Engen,Lois informed of the actions of itsgovern- Engler, Harold Erickson, John Fall, ment and that it communicate this to Alice Hild Farris, Paul J. Fasana,Eliza- the President of the United States and beth T. Fast, John D. Forsman,Donell the news media. J. Gaertner, Janice Gallinger,Thomas S. Galvin, Charles A. Gardner,Mary V. Resolution on Southeast Asia Conflict Gayer, Andrew Geddes,WilliamS. Whereas, the stated objective of the Geller, John Glinka, PearceS. Grove, Frances S. Hatfield, William American Library Associationisthe F. Hayes, promotion and improvement of library William T. Henderson, DavidW. Heron, service and librarianship, and Whereas, Peter Hiatt, Grace Hightower,Sr. Nora continued and improved library service Hillery, Sam W. Hitt,James F. Holly, to the American public requires sus- Andrew H. Horn, Anna Hornak,Marie tained support from public monies, V. Hurley. James G.Igoe, Mrs. Alice and Whereas, the continuing U.S. in- Thrig,Mrs. Ida-Marie Jensen, Robert volvement in the conflict in Southeast K. Johnson, H. G. Johnston,Arthur E. Asia has so distorted our national Jones, Sara Dowlin Jones,Virginia priorities asto reduce substantially Lacy Jones, E. J. Josey, MaryKah- the funds appropriated for educational ler, Miss Frances Kennedy, AnneE. purposes, including support for library Kincaid, Margaret M. Kinney,John services to the American people, and C. Larsen, Mary E. Ledlie, EvelynLevy, Whereas, continued commitment of Joseph W. Lippincott, Helen Lockhart, U.S. arms, troops and other military John G. Lorenz, Jean E. Lowrie, Robert support has not contributed to the R. McClarren, Jane S. McClure,Stanley solution of this conflict, be it therefore McElderry, John P. McGowan,Jane Resolved, that the American Library A. McGregor,ElizabethB.Mann, Association call upon the President of Marion A. Milczewski, Arthur Monke, the United States to take immediately Eric Moon, Effie Lee Morris, Margaret those steps necessary to terminate all M. Mull, William D. Murphy, William Annual Conference 87

C. Myers, Mrs. Karl Neal,Mildred L. Quincy Mumford, Ralph Munn,William Nickel, Philip S. Ogilvie, RichardPar- T. Peters, Benjamin E.Powell, John sons, Anne Pellowski,Mary E. Phillips. S. Richards, Mary U. Rothrock,Ralph James W. Pirie, Margaret E.Poarch, R. Shaw, Mrs. Jessie CarneySmith, Gary R. Purcell, David L. Reich,Doug- Frances Lander Spain, BasilStuart- las G. Reid, Margaret G. Reid,Helen Stubbs, F.Charles Taylor, Kenneth Renthal, Mrs. Carrie Robinson,Wil- Taylor, Betty Torrieelli, Ralph A. Ulvel- liam Roehrenbeek, Dorothy E.Rosen, ing, Allen B. Veaner, Carl Vitz,Robert Virginia L. Ross, Lelia B.Saunders. Vosper, Frederick H. Wagman, Albert Catherine Sehoenmann, Frank B.Ses- L. Williams, Louis Round Wilson, sa,BellaE. Shachtman, Brooke E. Sheldon, GilesF. Shepherd, Shirley Shisler, Joseph F. Shubert,Sara L. Policy Statement to ImplementNew Siebert, Marion L. Simmons,Clare M. Bylaw Provisions for Council Smith, Mildred K. Smock, C.Sumner Membership Charles In puffin into effect the newbylaw Spalding, Mary Mace Spradling. it H. Stevens, Mary Ann Swanson,Frank- provisions for Council membership, shall be the policy of theassociation linP. Tap lin, Donald E.Thompson, of all MargueriteG.Thompson, Gertrude that the term of membership Joseph H. 1971-72 members of Council shall ex- R. Thurow. June Thurston, Annual Treyz, Jane N. Vance. MelvinJ. Voigt, pire at the end of the 1972 Conference. For the 1972-1973 members RuthWaldrop,James0.Wallace, Wil- of Council to be elected atlarge from Myrna M. Wegner, Raymond E. Corn- liams, Donald E. Wright, WayneYena- the membership, the Nominating Willard 0. mittee is instructed to nominate not wine, Roberta E. Young, less than fifty candidates for twenty- Youngs. five members-at-large of theCouncil NaysR. Paul Bartolini,James E. than fifty Bryan, Betty Coughlin, ErvinJ. Gaines, for a one-year term; not less Mary Ann Hanna, Gustave A.Harrer, candidates for twenty-five members-at- William Heuer, Ruth ShenhanHoward, large of the Council for a two-year Thelma Knerr, Guy Marco, MadelJ. term; not less than fiftycandidates Eileen for twenty-five members-at-largefor a Morgan, Florrinell F. Morton, fifty F. Noonan, A. ChapmanParsons, Pa- three-year term; and not less than tricia Pond, William Powell,John B. candidates for twenty-five members-at- Richard, James H. Richards,Marietta large for a four-year term. Daniels Shepard, Ralph A. VanHandel, The ALA members of each state, chapters Helen T. Yast. provincial,anderritorial No AnswersRichard S. Angell,Au- shall elect one councilor whose term H.Blackburn, will begin with the 1972-1973Council. gustaBaker,Ralph shall Lillian M. Bradshaw (presiding),Wil- The ALA Elections Committee determine by lot which 25 percentof liam S. Budington, Sr, Mary Claudia serve Car len, Essae Martha Culver,Robert these chapter councilors shall B.Downs,LeilaDoyle,DavidE. for a one-year term, which 25 pement Estes, Loleta D. Fyan, Donna Gar- for a two-year term, which 25 percent 25 cia,ClarenceR. Graham, Emerson for a three-year term, and which Greenaway, WarrenJ.Haas,Dean percent for a four-year term. Halliwell, David R. Hoffman,Edwin It is also the policy of theassocia- G. Jackson, Robert E. Lee.Milton E. tionin putting into effectthe ncw Erret W. bylaw provisions for Council member- Lord, Stephen A. McCarthy, Executive Board MeDiarmid,RogerH.McDonough, shipthatpresent Martin, members willcontinue as members Newman F. Mallon, Lowell A. of their Keyes D. Metcalf, Foster E.Mohrhardt, of Council until the expiration Lucile M. Morsch, Orin M. Moyer,L. term on the Executive Board. 85 88 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

Bylaw Amendments Reflecting ACON- shall be included on the officialballot DA's Recommendations Approved by by the ALA Nominating Committee. Council [Petitionsfor nominees for Council (Note: New matter is in italics; deleted membership representingadivision matter in brackets.) may be signed by nonmembers of the division, but the nominee must bea ARTICLE HI. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS member of the division.] SCC. 1. (a) Prior to each Annual Con- Sec.3.(b) The ALA Nominating ference of the association the Execu- Committee shall also includeon the tive Board, upon recommendation of official ballot other nominations filed the Committee on Appointments, shall with the executive director by petition appoint an ALA Nominating Committee of any one hundred members of the [of five members], no one of whom Association at least three months be- ihall be a member of the board, tonom- fore the Annual Conference, provided inate candidates for elective positions. writtenconsentofthese nominees Scc.1. Cc)Such committee shall shall have been filed with the Executive nominate annuallynotlessthan Director of the association. [Petitions [twenty-four]fiftycandidatesfor for nominees for Council membership [twelve] twenty-five members-at-large of representing a division may be signed the Council for four-year terms. The only by members of the division, and position of the candidateson the ballot the nominee must be a member of the shall be determined by lot conducted division.] by the Nominating Committee. Note: Article III, Sections 2. (b) and [Sec. I. (d) Such committee also shall 3. (h) as given above reflect the amend- place on the ballot, by division, candi- ments made earlierthis week and dates for twelve, or under the circum- which now must be deleted, and adds stances described in Article IV, Sec. the change from one hundred totwenty 2(e), more members of the Council to members in Sec, 3, (b). he nominated by the divisionsas provided in Article IV. There shall be ARTICLE IV. COUNCIL nominated atleasttwiceas many SCC.1.(a) Council membershipre- candidates as there are positions to be quirement. No person,includinga filled. The plsitions on the ballot of representative of a state, provincialor thecandidatesnominated by each territorial chapter, [ora representative divisionshall be determined by lot of an affiliated organization]may serve conducted by the divisional nominating on the Council unless he is a personal committees.] memberoftheAmericanLibrary Sec. 1. (e) Such committee shall also Association. nominate and place on the ballot candi- Sec.2.(a) Each state, provincial, dates for a vacancy in the membership and territorial chapter shall be entitled of Council, representing the associa- to one councilor [. Chapter representa- tionatlarge [including those nomi- tion shall be through stateor provin- nated by a division] as provided in cial chapters unless thestate or pro- Sec. I(c) [and (d)] of this Article, to vincial associations ina certain region complete an unexpired term. elect to take representation througha regional chapter andso notify the Article III, Sections (e) and (f) will secretary of the Council. In suchcase, now be numbered Article III, Sections the regional association shall electone (d) and (e). representative from each stateor pro- Sec. 2. (b) At the Midwinter Meet- vincial chapter in the regional associa- ing any member of the Councilmay tion.] to be elected fora term of four present a petition signed by not fewer ears by the ALA members of the thanten councilors proposing addi- chapter. tional nominations. Such nominations Sec. 2.(b) [Ninety-six] One hundred 56 Annual Conference 89 councilors shall be elected by the asso- vided in paragraph (c)1 maysimultan- ciation at large, [twenty-four] twenty- eously be a regularly electedmember fivebeing elected each year as provided according to paragraph (a) or para- in Article III, Sec. I (c) [and (d)] of graph (b), but such person shallhave the bylaws. [The number of councilors but one vote, [and a personwho is a specified may be expanded in accord- member as providedinparagraph Sec. 2.(c) of (d) may simultaneously be aregularly ance with Article IV, by the bylaws.] electer member and/or a member Sec. 2. (c) All members of the Ex- virtue of being a memberofthe ecutive Board land past presidents of Executive Board or president orpresi- the association) shall automatically be dent-elect of a division.) members of the Council. [; the presi- Sec. 5. A vacancy in themember- dents of the divisions shall automatic- ship of Council, representing the asso- ally be members of the Councilfor ciation at large [including thosenomi- the year of their presidencies and the nated by a division as providedin Article III. Sec. 1(c) and (d)1 shallbe presidents-electshall be their alter- election nates.) filled at the following annual [Sec. 2. (d) Chairmen of ALA com- .to complete theunexpired term. mittees and of the Publishing Board, ARTICLE VI. DIVISIONS and one representative of eachaffiliated Sec. 4.(a) Each division shallbe organization as such, shall be members organized under a board ofdirectors of Council. Chairmen of ALAcommit- withoverlappingtermsandwith tees shall not have theright to vote.) authority to make decisionsbetween [Sec. 2. (e) The Council shall allot conferences or meetings of thedivi- Council memberships to thedivisions sion. [Such board of directorsshall according to the number ofmembers include, either as a voting or nonvoting in each divisionas determinedby member, each councilor elected upon membership records on December31 nomination by the division.) of each second year. Thenumber of councilors shall be one for every1,500 Council Vote on ACRL Amendment members, exceptthat each division shall have at least one councilor.The to Program of Action number of councilors serving at any YeasLee Ash, Genevieve M. ersey, greater than the Richard M.Dougherty,Andrew3. one time may be Eaton, Anne C. Edmonds, HaroldJ. number upon which allotment is based Erickson, James F. Holly, Andrew H. underthefollowingcircumstances: Horn,Ida-MarieJensen,ArthurE. when, as a result of reallotment, a Jones, Sara DowHn Jones, E. J. Josey, division gains one or more member- Arthur Monkc, ships, it shall nominate candidates to JohnP.McGowan, such offices for the next election;but James W. Pirie, William Powell,Wil- when a division loses one or more liam Roehrenbeck, Joseph H. Treyz, memberships, its representation shall .Tames 0. Wallace. be reduced through the normalexpira- NaysElizabethAbolin,Hugh C. tion of the terms of the councilors Atkinson, Mary C. Baker, MaryC. previously elected upon its nomina- Barter, R. Paul Barto lini,Helen H. Bennett, Lillian M. Bradshaw,James tions.] Vir- Sec. 2.(f) No person shall serve H. Burgharit, Edwin Castagna, simultaneously as a member of the ginia Chase, Irene Christopher,Geral- Council elected by a chapter and as dine Clark, Jean D. Cochran,Betty a member elected bythe association Coughlin, Carolyn Crawford, Arthur at large. A person who is amember Curley, Marie A. Davis, Richard De- by virtue of being a member ofthe Gennaro, William De John, Robert F. Dix,KeithDoms, ExecutiveBoard[orpresidentor Delzell,William president-elect of a division, as pro- Lawrence J. Downey, Kenneth F.Du- 90 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

chac, Elizabeth Edwards, Richard B. tute), Helen T. Yast, Wayne Yenawine Engen, Lois Engler, John Fall, Alice (substitute), Roberta E.Young, Wil- Hi ld Farris, Paul J. Fasana, Elizabeth lard 0. Youngs. T. Fast, John D. Forsman, Donel J. PresentPageAckerman,John Gaertner, Ervin J. Gaines, Janice Gal- Axam. linger, Thomas J. GaMn, Donna Garcia, No AnswerRichard S. Angell,Au- Charles A. Gardner, Mary V. Gayer, gustaBaker, RalphH.Blackburn, Andrew Geddes, WilliamS.Geller, James E. Bryan, William S. Budington, JohnGlinka,EmersonGreenaway, Sr. Mary Claudia Car len, Marietta Pearce Chi- S. Grove, Mary Ann Hanna, corel, George W. Coen, C. DonaldCook, Gustave A. Harrer, Frances S. Hatfield, Essae Martha Culver, Richard L.Darl- William F. Hayes, William T. Hender- ing (presiding), Charles Dalrymple, Ro- son, David W. Heron, William Heuer, bert B. Downs, Leila Doyle, David E. Peter Hiatt, Grace Hightower, Sr. Nora Estes, Loleta D. Fyan, Clarence R. Hillery, Sam W. Hitt, Alma Hornak, Graham, Warren 3. Haas, Dean Hal- MarieV.Hurley,JamesG.Igoe, liwell, David R. Hoffman, Ruth Shea- Alice Ihrig, Robert K. Johnson, FL G. han Howard, Edwin G. Jackson, Rob- Johnston, Virginia Lacy Jones, Mary ert E. Lee, Milton E. Lord, Stephen Kahler,FrancesKennedy, AnneE. A.McCarthy, Errett W. McDiarmid, Kincaid, Margaret M. Kinney, Thelma Roger H. McDonough, Newman F. Mal- Knerr, John C. Larsen, Mary E. Led lie, lon, Guy Marco, Lowell A. Martin, EvelynLevy, Joseph W. Lippincott, Keyes D. Metcalf, Foster E. Mohrhardt, Helen Lockhart, John G. Lorenz,Jean Lucile M. Morsch, Orin M. Moyer, L. E. Lowrie, Robert R. McClarren, Jane Quincy Mumford, Ralph Munn, William S. McClure, Stanley McElderry, Jane T. Peters, Benjamine E. Powell, Doug- A. McGregor, Elizabeth B. Mann, Mar- las G. Reid, John S. Richards, Carrie ion A. MilczewJki, Eric Moon, Madel Robinson, Mary U. Rothrock, Frank B. J. Morgan, Effie Lee Morris, Florrinell Sessa, Ralph R. Shaw, Jessie Carney F. Morton, Margaret M. Mull, William Smith, Frances Lando. Spain,Basil D. Murphy, William C. Myers, Mrs. Stuart-Stubbs, F. Charles Taylor, Ken- Karl Neal, Mildred L. Nickel, Eileen neth Taylor, Betty Torricelli, Ralph A. F. Noonan, Philip S. Ogilvie, A. Chap- Ulveling,JaneN.Vance, AllenB. man Parsons, Richard Parsons, Anne Veaner,CarlVitz,RobertVosper, Pellowski, Ma E. Phillips, Margaret Frederick H. Wagman, Albert L. Wil- E.Poarch,PatriciaPond, Gary R. liams, Louis Round Wilson. Purcell, David L. Reich, Margaret G. Reid, Helen Renthal, John B. Richard, James H. Richards, Dorothy E.Ro- Program of Action for Mediation, sen, Virginia L. Ross, Lelia B. Saun- Arbitration and Inquiry ders,CatherineSchoenmann,Bella I. Establishment of Committee E.Shachtman, Brooke E.Sheldon, In order to carry out theintent and MariettaDaniels Shepard, GilesF. purposes of this policy, as hereinafter Shepherd, Shirley Shisler, JosephF. set forth, a Committee, composedof Shubert, Sara L. Siebert,Marion L. senior staff members of theunits of Simmons, Clare M. Smith, Mildred K. theAssociation with policyassign- Smock, C.Sumner Spalding, Mary mentsinthe areas hereinafter de- Mace Spradling, Charles H. Stevens, lineated, along withone staff member- Mary Ann Swanson, Franklin P.Tap lin, at-large,ishereby established. The Donald E. Thompson, MargueriteG. Committee shall be composed offive Thompson, Gertrude R. Thurow, June members, as follows: Thurston, Ralph A. Van Handel, Melvin Executive Secretary, Associationof I.Voigt, Ruth Waldrop, MyrnaM. College and Research Libraries Wegner, Raymond E. Williams, Donald Executive E. Wright, Barbara Westby (substi- Secretary, LibraryAd- ministrationDivision Annual Conference 91

Director,OfficeforIntellectual tions received at ALA Headquarters, Freedom regardless of the unit or individual One staff member-at-large, chosen receiving such, shall be forthwith trans- atthe discretion of the Executive mitted to the Committee. No complaint Director of ALA of any alleged violation shall be con- ALA Executive Director, chairman sidered unless itis made by a party Nothing hereinshall preclude the directly involved in the alleged viola- Committee, oritschairman,from tion. drawing intothe Committee, on a 1. When a complaint is received, temporary basis, from time to time, whether oral or written, the Commit- and as may be necessary or desirable, tee shall supply a standard form, to senior staff members of other units be called Request for Action. The of the Association when those other form is to be completed and signed, units may have interests involved or and returned to the Committee by can supply needed expertise. the complain mt. 2. Until a completed and signed II. Name of the Committee Request fox Action is received by the The Committee shall be known as Committee, no formal* action will theStaff Committee on Mediation, be taken. Arbitration and Inquiry (hereinafter 3. That a completed and signed referred to as the Committee). form is necessary for formal action in no way precludes the Committee III. Scope of Responsibility from taking informal action, such as, The Committee is hereby assigned but in no way limited to, telephoning responsibility for mediation,arbitra- thc complainant to offer reassurance tion, and inquiry, relating to tenure, or to gather additionalinformation, status, fair employment practices, due helping the complainant find a posi- process,ethicalpractices,andthe tion if he is unemployed, advising principles of intellectual freedom as the complainant of local channels set forth inpolicies adopted by the for the redress of the grievance, or Council of the American Library Asso- notifying alternative sources of po- ciation. tential interest and financial support The Committee shall have full au- as approprirte. In some instances, thority to interpret all pertinent ALA- )rmal" action may include an approved policies in implementing this actualvisittothecomplainant, Program of Action for Mediation, Arbi- whether by a member of the Com- trationand Inquiry and conducting mittee, or by another person or activities to meet its committee re- persons the Committee so designates. sponsibilities. Such visits, however, will be under- Nothing in this Program of Action taken only on the approval of the for Mediation, Arbitration and Inquiry chairman of the Committee, or his nor in the authorityassigned to the designate. "Informal" action may in- Committee shall be understood, im- clude such emergency action as the plied or interpreted asgranting or Committee agrees is necessary and vesting in the Committel any policy- appropriate. making function for any unit of the B. After receiving a completed and American Library Association. Nothing signed form, it shall be the responsi- in this limitation, however, shall pre- bility of the Committee to determine clude the Committee from referring whether the matter is one which comes to any appropriate unit the need for under its Jurisdiction. ALA policy. IV. Complaints *Formal action means mediation, arbi- A, All complaints of allegedv1.- tration, filing of a brief, or inquiry. so 92 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 C. If the Committee determines that quest for Action. If, at the end of the it has jurisdiction, it shall then deter- ten-day period, the complainant has mine the most appropriate course of not withdrawn his Request for Action, a:tion. Prior to undertaking the action afact-finding subcommittee shall be deemedappropriate,however,the appointed. (This paragraph isto be Committee shall ascertain that no ade- interpreted as meaning that the Com- quate remedy isavailable from any mittee may decide to attempt to arbi- alternative source. trate and mediate the problem, or it I. Arnong but not limited to, the may determine that arbitration and possible courses of action are fcrinal mediation are not appropriate and/or mediation and/or arbitration, an in- would be to no avail and may proceed quiry or referral of th'e matter to a directly to an inquiry.However, no more appropriate agency or organiza- formal inquiry shall be made into cases tion. which are in the process of local hear- 2. Ifat any time afterfiling of ings, except in extraordinary circum- the Request for Action, the case instances, and no formal inquiry will be volves a law suit, the Committee may made into cases which are in litiga- determine to file, arid may file, an tion.) amicus curiae brief, or take other B. The Committee shall appoint a appropriate action. The iling of an fact-finding subcommittee whose duty amicus curiae brief, however, should it shall be to gather all of the facts be limited to cases involving issues involved in the matter, by interviewing of primary importance io the Ameri- thepartiesconcerned, and through can Library Association which have other appropriate means. not yetbeen determined by the 1. The fact-finding subcommittee courts. shallbecomposed,generally,of D. Except as provided in V. A., com- three persons, including one member plaints may be withdrawn by the com- of Headquarters staff. Two persons, plainant, upon written notification to with the appropriate background of the Committee, or its chairman, at knowledge and experience in regard any time prior to the institution of to thespecificsituation,shall be formal action but not thereafter. drawn from the ALA membership. E. The Committee may decline to In all cases, review by peers shall proceed further with a complaint at be provided, so that academic librar- any point inthe proceedings, when, iansconductinquiriesconcerning in the judgment of the Committee, academic librarians and libraries; further action is unfeasible. In any in- public librarians conduct inquiries stance when the Committee declines concerning public librarians and li- to proceed, a report of the reasons braries;schoollibrariansconduct shall be made by the chairman to the inquiries concerningschool librar- ALA Executive Board. ians and libraries; and so forth. V. Inquiries 2. All interviews by fact-finding sub- A. When the Committee determines committees shall be conducted in the that a just and equitable resolution of following manner: the problem cannot be reached through (a) Allinterviewsshallbere- arbitration and/or mediation, and that corded and transcribed. the matter warrants a formal inquiry, (b) Immediately after the comple- the Committee shall so notify the com- tion of allinterviews, the sub- plainant. In such notification, the com- committee will prepare a detailed plainantshallbeapprisedofthe outline to be used by staff in writ- seriousness of such an undertaking, ing the report. and shall further be informed that (e) Transcripts shall be made by he has ten days to withdraw his Re- the Committee for use by staff in SO Annual Conference 93

writing the report. 4. It shall be the responsibility of (d) Transcripts, after review, when the Committee to recommend appro- necessary, by ALA Legal Counsel priate action, based on thefacts anddeletionof any actionable gathered intheinvestigationand material,shall be forwarded to reported in written form, to the ALA intervieweeswithcertificatesof Executive Board. (Members of the endorsement,forsignatureand fact-finding subcommittees shall not certification. The certificate of en- vote on actions.) dorsement shall read as follows: (a) Reports of fact-finding investi- CERTIFICATE gations shall be considered highly I certify that the above and fore- confidential and shall not be made going is a transcript of the inter- public, except as authorized by the view given by me to the Fact-Find- ALA Executive Board. ingSubcommittee composedof (b) Reports of fact-finding investi- (Name) gations,includingrevisionsand (Name) , and recommendations for further ac- Name) ,in the matter of tion, as determined by the Com- (Name) . onthe mittee shall be reviewed by ALA day of at Legal Counsel prior to submission furthercertify that the above to the Executive Board. andforegoingiscorrectasit (e) Upon acceptance and approval stands or has been c orrected by me of reports of fact-finding investi- and each correction, addition, or gations by the Executive Board, deletion has been initialed by me. the full report, a summary thereof, or a statement shall be published Signedandacknowledgedthis in American Libraries if so deter- day of 19- mined by the Executive Board. Signature VI. Sanctions (e)Certified transcripts shall be Sanctions may be defined asthe used as background to wrioe the appropriate penaltyor penalties inreport,afterwhich th ,. tt an- curred for violations of one or more of scripts shall be placed in con- the ALA approved policies to which fidentialfiledesignated by the this Program of Action relates.** When Committee. This file will be acces- the facts gathered in a case so warrant, sible only to members of the Com- one or more of the following sanctions mittee on Mediation, Arbitration may be recommended: and Inquiry, to such persons as A. Publication of a report that in- the Committee may authorize, and cludes a statement of censure, indi- to persons who may require the cating the strong disapproval of ALA transcripts for reference in any because of a violation of one or more furtherhearing(s)bythe ALA of the policies to which this Program Executive Board. of Action relates. 3. Following the completion of a fact-findinginvestigation a written report of the findings shall be pre- ** TheAmericanLibraryAssociation pared. Such reports of fact-finding views all sanctions as grave, but particu- subcommittees shall be sent to the larly Section C. Such a sanction shouldbe ALA Executive Director, who shall applied Judiciously and only under ex- directcopiestothe ALA Legal treme circumstances. Sanctionsshould be applied to administrationsas a whole, Counsel and to the Committee for individuals. further action. and rarely, if ever, to specific 91 94 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

B. Suspensionorexpulsionfrom fair employment practices, due process, membership in ALA. ethical practices and/or the principles C. Listing of parties under censure of intellectual freedom will be observed in American Libraries as a warning in the future. To effect the rcmoval to persons considering employment in of sanctions: an institution under censure that its A. Each year the Committee shall practices and policies are in conflict query sanctionedinstitutionsto de- with ALA policies concerning tenure, termine if conditions warrant removal status, fair employment practices, due of sanctions, and/or process, ethical practices, and/or the B.Thesanctionedadministration princir :es of intellectual freedom. On shall request review of the case, fur- the same page with such listings of nishingpertinentinformationasto censuredlibrariesshallappearthe why the sanctions should be removed; following statement: C. The committee votes to recom- "The fact that the name of an insti- mend to the ALA Executive Board tution appears on the censured list that sanctions be removed or retained. of administrations does not establish a boycott of a library, nor does it X. Alternative Actions visit censure on the staff. There is In addition to the possible sanctions, no obligation for ALA members to other recommendations for action can refrain from accepting appointment include, but are not limitedto, the in censured libraries. The ALA ad- following: vises onlythatlibrarians,before A. Distribute summaries of the final acceptingappointments,seekin- report to the library and educational formationon presentconditions press, to national newspapers, and to from the Staff Committee on Media- other appropriate media, with a state- tion,ArUtrationandInquiryat ment that copies of the full report are Headquarte:s." available from the Committee. B. Assist, as appropriate, in finding VII. Application of Sanctions suitable temporary or permanent em- Sanctions can only be applied upon ployment for individuals who have lost the completion of a fullfact-finding their positions. inquiry, leading to a formal reporton the basis of whichthe Committee (The ALA Executive Board,atits recommends the imposition of appro- meeting on April 28, 1971, adopted the priate sanctions. No sanction shall be following item,to become effective imposed except with the approval of when Council adopts the Program of the ALA Executive Board. Action for Mediation, Arbitration and Inquiry). VIII. Hearings XI. Committee on Policy and Implemen- Should the Committee recommend, tation and the Executive Board approve, the A. In order to assure Council and application of sanctions, the principals the membership of full implementa- shall be notified that a healing may be tion of the Program of Action for Media- held to allow a final opportunity for tion, Arbitration and Inquiry. a Com- appeals. Copies of the full report shall be forwarded to the mittee on Policy and Implementation principal(s) at ishereby established by the ALA this time. Executive Board. The Committee on IX. Removal of Sanctions Policy and Implementation shall be Sanctions may be withdrawn when composed of five members as follows: the conditions causing their original President of theAssociation of imposition are corrected, and when College and Research Libraries, or there is reasonto believe that ALA his representative; principles concerning tenure, status, President of the Library Admin. r orwf Annual Conference 95

1 istration Division, or his representa- guarantees of essentialrights. Such fulfill tive; Americans can be expected to Chairman of the Intellectual Free- the responsibilities implicitin those dom Committee, or his representa- rights. proposi- tive; We, therefore, affirm these One member-at-large, appointed by tions: the president of ALA; 1. We will make available to every- President of ALA, Chairman one who needs ordesires them the B. Function of Committee onPolicy widest possible diversity of viewsand and Implementation. modes of expression, includingthose The Committee onPolicyand which are strange, unorthodox or un- Implementationisauthorized and popular. Creative thoughtis, by its charged with ascertaining that the nature, new. New ideas arealways intent of the Program of Action for different and, to some people,distress- Mediation,Arbitrationand Inquiry ing and even threatening. The creator isfulfilledand implemented, and of every new idea is likely tobe re- that the Staff Committee on Media- garded as unconventionaloccasionally tion,ArbitrationandInquiryis hereticaluntil hisideaisfirstex- working within the scope ofthe amined, then refined, then testedin its ProgramofActionforMediation. political, social, or moral applications. Arbitration and Inquiry and isex- The characteristic ability of our govern- pediting with reasonable speed the mental system to adapt to necessary justresolutionofthe complaints change is vastly strengthened by the received. option of the people to choosefreely from among conflicting opinions.To Intellectual Freedom Statement stifle nonconfurmist ideas attheir in- The heritage of free men is ours. In ception would be to end thedemo- the BUT Rights to the UnitedStates cratic process. Only through continuous Constitution, the founders of our na- weighing and selection from among tion proclaimed certainfundamental opposing views can free individuals freedoms to be essential to our form obtain the strength needed for intelli- of government. Primary amongthese is gent,constructive decisions and ac- the freedom of expression,specifically tions. In short, we need to understand the right to publish diverse opinions not only what we believe, butwhy we and the right to unrestricted access to believe as we do. those opinions. As citizens committed 2. We need not endorse everyidea to the full and free use ofall com- contained in the materials weproduce munications media and as professional and make available. We servethe persons responsible formaking the educational process by disseminating content of those media accessible to the knowledge and wisdomrequired all without prejudice, we, the under- for the growth of the mindand the signed, wish to assert the public inter- expansion of learning. For us to em- freedom of ploy our own political,moral,or est in the preservation of de- expression. esthetic views as standards for Through continuingjudicialinter- termining what materials are published pretations of the First Amendment to or circulated conflictswith the public full interest. We cannot foster trueeduca- the United StatesConstitution, the struc- freedom of expression has been guaran- tion by imposing on others ture and content of otu awnopinions. teed. Every American who aspires to the thesuccessof our experimentin We must preserve and enhance democracywho has faith in the politi- people's right to a broader rangeof cal and social integrity of free men ideas than those held by anylibrarian must stand firm on thoseconstitutional or publisher orchurch or government. 93 96 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

We hold that it is wrong to limit any literature or art, or any personsre- person to those ideas and that informa- sponsible for its creation, as subversive, tion another believes to be true, good, dangerous, or otherwise undesirable. and proper. Labeling attempts to predispose users 3. We regard as irrelevantto the of the various media of communica- acceptance and distributionof any tion, and to ultimately close offa path creative work the personal history or te knowledge. Labeling rests on the political affiliations of the author or assumptionthatpersonsexist who others responsible for it or its publica- have a special wisdom, and who, there- tion. A work of art must be judged fore, can be permitted to determine solely on its own merits. Creativity what will have good and bad effectson cannot flourishifitsappraisal and other people. But freedom ofexpres- acceptance by the community isin- sionrests on the premise of ideas fluenced by thepoliticalviewsor vyinginthe open marketplacefor privatelivesof theartistsor the acceptance, change, orrejection by creators. A society that alk. black- individuals. Free men choose this path. liststo be rompiled and usedto 6. We, as guardians of intellectual silence writers and artists cannot exist freedom, oppose and will resist every as a free society. encroachment upon that freedom by 4. With every available legal means, individuals or groups, private or offi- we will challenge laws or governmental cial. It is inevitable in the give and action restricting or prohibiting the take of the democratic process that publicationofcertain materialsor the political, moral, and esthetic prefer- limiting free access to such materials. ences of a person or group will conflict Our society has no place for legislative occasionally with those of others. A efforts to coerce the taste of its mem- fundamental premise of our freeso- bers,torestrictadultstoreading ciety is that each citizen is privileged matter deemed suitable only for chil- to decide those opinions to which he dren, or to inhibit the efforts of creative will adhere or which he will recom- persons in their attempts to achieve mend to the members of a privately artistic perfection. When we prevent organized group or association. But no serious artists from dealing with truth private group may usurp the law and as they see it, we stifle creative en- impose its own politicalor moral deavor at its source. Those who direct conceptsuponthegeneralpublic. and controltheintellectualde- Freedom cannot be accorded only to velopment of our childrenparents, selected groups for itis then trans- teachers, religious leaders,scientists, muted into privilege and unwarranted philosophers, statesmenmust assume license. the responsibility for preparing young 7. Both as citizens and professionals, people to cope with life as it is and to we will strive by all legitimate means facethe diversity of experience to open to us to be relieved of the threat which they will be exposed as they of personal, economic, and legalre- mature. This is an affirmative responsi- prisals resulting from our support and bility that cannot be discharged easily, defense of the principles of intellectual certainly not with the added burden freedom. Those who refuse tocom- of curtailing one's access to art, litera- promise their idealsinsupport of ture, and opinion. Tastes differ. Taste, intellectual freedom have often suf- like morality, cannot be controlled by fereddismissalsfrom employment, government, for governmental action forced resignations, boycotts of prod- devised to suit the demands of one ucts and establishments, and other group, thereby limits the freedom of invidious forms of punishment. We all others. perceive the admirable, often lonely, 5. We oppose labeling any work of refusal to succumb to threats of punt- 94 Annual Conference 97 tive action as the highest form of true and ignorance rather than justice and professionalism:dedicationtothe enlightenment result from such prac- cause of intellectual freedomand the tices, and the American Library Asso- preservation of vital human and civil ciation must oppose the establishment liberties. of such criteria. (3) Libraries do not advocatetheideasfoundintheir In our various capacities, we will collections. The presence of a magazine actively resist incursions against the or book in a library does notindicate fullexercise of our professionalre- an endorsement of its contentsby the sponsibility of creating and maintain- library. (4) No one person should take ing an intellectual environment which the responsibility of labeling publica- fosters unrestrained creative endeavor tions. No sizable grolip of persons and true freedom of choice and access would be likely to egret: either on the for all members of the community. types of material whim should be We statethesepropositionswith labeled or the sources of ihroanation conviction, not as easy generalizations. which should be regarded with suspi- We advance a noble claim for the value cion. As a practical consideration, a of ideas, freely expressed, as embodied librarian who labels a book or maga- in books and other kinds of communi- zine might be sued for libel. (5) If cations. We do this in our belief that materials are labeled to pacify one a free intellectualclimate fosters crea- group, there is no excuse forrefusing tive endeavors capable of enormous to label any item in the library's col- variety, beauty, and usefulness, and lection. Because authoritarians tendt. thus worthy of support and preserva- suppress ideas and attempt to coerce tion. We recognize that application of individuals to conform to a specific these propositions may encourage the ideology, the American Library Asso- dissemination of ideas and forms of ciation opposes such efforts which aim expression that will be frightening or at closing any path to knowledge. abhorrent to some. We believe that what people read, view, and hear is a Resolution on Nonremoval of critically important issue. We recog- Challenged Library Materials nize, too, that ideas can be dangerous. (Approved by the Intellectual It may be, however, that they are Freedom Committee, June 20, 1971) effectually dangerous only when oppos- Whereas, the Library Bill of Rights ing ideas are suppressed. Freedom, in states that no library materials should its man ). facets, is a precarious course. be proscribed or removed because of We espouse it heartily. partisan or doctrinal disapproval, and Whereas, constitutionally protected ex- Statement on Labeling (Adopted by pression is often separated from un- the Intellectual Freedom Committee, protected expression only by a dim June 20. 1971) and uncertain line, and Whereas, any Because labeling violates the spirit attempt, be it legal or extra-legal, to of the Library Bill of Rights, the Ameri- regulate or suppress material must be can Library Association opposesthe closely scrutinized to the end that technique of labeling as a means of protected expression is not abridged predisposing readers againstlibrary in the process, and Whereas, the Con- materials for the following reasons: stitution requires a procedure designed (I) Labeling is an attempt to prejudice to focus searchingly on the question the reader, and as such it is a censor's before speech can be suppressed, and tool. (2) Although some find it easy Whereas, the dissemination of a par- and even proper, according to their ticular work which is alleged to be ethics, to establish criteria for judging unprotected should be completely un- publications as objectionable, injustice disturbeduntil an independentde- 95 98 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

terminationhasbeen made by a InternalRevenueCode;andthat, judicial officer, including an adversary we, the American Library Association, hearing, therefore, the premises con- recognizingthattheCongresshas sidered, be it Resolved, that the Amer- already begun to consider this inequity, icon Library Association declare as a urge the Congress to amend the In- matteroffirmprinciplethatno ternal Revenue Code toreflectthat challenged library material should be the true intent of Congress was not removed from any library under any todiscriminateagainstcomposers, legal or extra-legal pressure, save after authors, and other creators of original an independent determination by a works or against libraries and their judicial officer in a court of competent users which benefit from donations of jurisdiction and only after an adver- the materials they create.. sary hearing, in accordance with well- established principles of law. Resolution on International Resolution Restoring Charitable Book Year Deduction to Creative Artists Resolved bytheCouncilofthe and Authors American Library Association in an- Whereas,itisrecognizedthat a nual sessionatDallas, Texas,that, major purpose of the Tax Reform Act recognizing the importance and value of 1969 was to equalize the benefit of of an international book year,the cash contributions and contributions support and activities of the American of pi operty which had increased in Library Association be directed toward value, and amendments to Sections participation,tothefullestextent 1221(3) and 170(b) and (e)ofthe possible, in International Book Year Internal Revenue Code were enacted 1972 as initiated by UNESCO, spon- by the Congress to carry out this in- sored by IFLA and the U.S. Govern- tent; and Whereas, the intent of the ment, and that the association shall Congress, although founded in equity, encourage the libraries and interested has resulted in fact, in discrimination citizens in the United States to do agaity$ the creators of letters, memo- likewise. randa, and similar property, which formerly wa:: given capital gains treat- Resolution on Office for Library ment and is mw considered ordinary Service to the Disadvantaged income property in their l'ands; and and Unserved Whereas, while the tax incentives re- Whereas, Council, last year in De- main for colleztors, inheritors, anct, in troit, voted to establish an ALA Office some cases, dealers, the amendments for Library Service to the Disadvan- have materially destroyed the same tagedandtheUnserved;Whereas, tax incentives for composers, authors, financial support for libraries in the artists, and thelike;and Whereas, future will be largely determined by major libraries, including the Library their response to library service to the of Congress, have been the ultimate disadvantaged whichrepresentsthe victims of this inequity, in that dona- highest priority of our national govern- tions of important classes of material ment; Whereas, ALA responsibility for by the creators have become almost this service has been reaffirmed time nonexistent, thereby impoverishing the and time again as a major priority of research materialsavailabletothe this Association; therefore, be it Re- public, therefore, be it Resolved, that solved that, Council recommend to the we, the American Library Association, Executive Board thatthe proposed are in opposition to the changes made Office for Library Service to the Dis- by the Tax Reform Act to Sections advantaged and Unserved be funded 1221(3) and 170(b) and (e)of the at the earliest possible time and that S6 AnnualConference 99 in the 1971-72 budget the first stepbe relationships be respected in the same taken in accordance with the recom- manner as medicaldoctors to their mendation of COPES. patients, lawyers to their clients, priests to the people they serve;(5) thatALA Resolution on Minorities assertthat no librarian would lend Recruitment Program himself to a role as informant,whether Whereas, thefull sum of S50,000 ofvoluntarilyrevealingcircUlation which had been set aside to implement records or identifyingpatrons and ACONDA priorities was not used last their reading habits. year, and Whereas,the minority recruitment specialist was one ofthe Gay Liberation Task ForceResolution ACONDA prioritiesunanimously ap- Be it resolved: The American Library proved by Council,beitResolved, Associationendorsesthefollowing that S22,000 from the balance ofthe statement of position: "TheAmerican ACONDA contingency fund be used to LibraryAssociationrecognizesthat implement the Minorities Recruitment there exist minorities which are not Program. ethnic in nature but which suffer oppression. The association recommends Resolution on Governmental that libraries and members strenuously Intimidation combat discriminationinservice to Whereas, ALA is concerned with the and employment of individualsfrom preservationof intellectualfreedom, all minority groups, whether thedis- and Whereas, the freedom tothink, to tinguishing characteristics of the mi- communicate, and discuss alternatives nority be ethnic, sexual, religious, or are essential elementsof intellectual of any other kind. freedom, and Whereas, these freedoms have been threatened by actions ofthe ALTA Resolution on Advancement of federal government through the use Minorities in Public Library Service of informers, electronic surveillance, Whereas, all surveys of library statis- grand juries, and indictmentsunder tics reveal an appalling lack ofminor- the Conspiracy Act of 1968 asdemon- ity representation on all levels ofli- strated in the case of the Harrisburg brarianship, especially at the higher 6, now therefore be it Resolved,(1) levels, and Whereas, this situation re- that ALA Membership meeting at Dallas veals a lack of administrative policies recognizes the danger to intellectual and practices to ensure equal employ- freedom presented by the use of spy- mentopportunityinlibraries,and ing in libraries by government agen- Whereas, the correction of thissitua- cies; (2) that ALA go on recordagainst tion deserves immediate positive action the use of the grand juryprocedure bylibrarypolicymakers,especially tointimidate anti-Vietnam War ac- trustees, be it therefore Resolved,that tivists and people seekingjustice for ALA urges boards of trustees to take minority communities; (3)that ALA positive actionto design and imple- deplore and go on record againstthe ment policies for the recruitment, em- use of the ConspiracyAct of 1968 as ployment, and advancement of minor- a weapon againstthe citizens of this ities at all levels of librai y service,by country who are beingindicted for such means asscholarships, work- such overt acts as meeting,telephon- study programs, and clearly delineated ing, discussing alternativemethods of career ladders, and thatboards of bringing aboutchange, and writing trustees work cooperatively withother letters; (4) that the ALAMembership agenciessuchasgraduatelibrary at Dallas assert theconfidentiality of schools, library associations,founda- the professional relationshipsof librar- tions, and representative community ians to the people they serve,that these groups to attain thesegoals. gm, UM ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

Resolution on Fair Employment ALA units by July 15, 1971, Practices and the Library of Congress and to the membership via the AmericanLibraries, Whereas, the American Library As- in the September 1971issue. sociation has repeatedly affirmedits belief in the principle of equalem- plGyment, and Whereas, the Libraryof Resolution on Designation Congress, by virtue of its positionas of the national library, should be Committees of Council a beacon Whereas, Article VI, Sec. light in the field of equalemployment, 1(a) of the and Whereas, it is alleged Constitution of the AmericanLibrary by a per- Association states that "The sonal member of the associationthat Council the Library of Congress discriminates .. shall be the governing body of the on racial grounds in both its recruit- association," and Sec. 1(b)states that "the Council shall determineall policies ment, training, and promotion practices; of the association," and now therefore be it Resolved, that the Whereas the Council is insufficiently involvedin or Membership meeting callupon Council informed about the importantaffairs to effect an immediate inquiry intothe of the association, facts of the case and with the many of which are purpose conducted by committeesnot repre- of assuring appropriateaction with sentative the least possible delay and of or responsibletothe with a full Council, now therefore be it Resolved report to Council no later thanMid- winter 1972, and that be it further that the committees listed belowbe Re- designated committees of the Council solved that the Librarian ofCongress Intellectual Freedom, InternationalRe- be immediately informed ofthe ALA's lations, grave concern over this matter and Legislation.Organization, of COPES, Committeeon Planning (when its planned investigation. formed); and be it further Resolved, (a) that the membership of thesecom- Resolution on Disseminationof mittees need not be exclusivelyfrom Information on the Tentative Council but thata majority of the 1971-72 Budget members of each committeeshall be Whereas, the AASL Board ofDirec- drawn from Council; (b) thatappoint- tors is disturbed by the budgetingpro- ments to these committees shall be cedures of the association and the lack made by a Council nominatingcommit- of consideration ofmembership prior- tee, composed exclusively of Council ities, and Whereas, the finalapproved members, to be appointed bythe presi- form of the budget isnot released by dent of ALA; (c) that the Constitution the ALA Executive Boarduntil after and Bylaws Committee beinstructed the close of the AnnualConference, to draft whatever revisionsmay be therefore be It Resolved, thatthe ALA necessary in the Bylaws to effect the Executive Board make public its action above changes in the Association'scom- on the tentative r7l42 budgetto the mittee structure. HIGHLIGHTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Adult Services Division pared a number of policy recommen- Library participation in the White dations on education for considera- House Conference on Aging wasthe tion by delegates to the conference. topic rl a program arranged byLes- When an overflow crowd appeared lyn Sarnidt, chairman, ASD Commit- at a meeting planned for a much tee on Library Service to anAging smaller group, Peter Hiatt, Barbara Population, and Jean-Anne South, one Conroy, and Lawrence Allen rose to of the two ALA delegates tothe the "emergency" situation and in- WhiteHouseconference. Miss volved actively those who remained Schmidt reviewed the 1961 White in working on plans for a future ASD House Conference on Aging,dis- program at an ALA Conference. cussedthe developments ensuing Board of Directors. The ASD Board from that Conference of ten years of Directors heard reports on plans ago, and offered somegeneral infor- for promoting each year's Notable mation for librarians on work with Books selection; on publicizing "The an aging population.She also report- Library Rights of AdultsA Call for ed on a series of case studies which Action"; on "Guidelines for Under- are a cooperativeundertaking of ground Material," a statement nearly ALA, Wayne State University, and ready for publicat,ion; on ways of the Institute of Gerontology (Uni- following up the Conference on the versity of Michigan ).Genevieve Future of General Adult Books and Casey, who isdirecting the case Reading in America through similar studies,haswrittena summary meetings at the regional level; on article that will appear in the Octo- plans for a program at the 1972 Chi- ber issue of American Libraries. cago Conference onlibrary service Defining "education" as "learning to the Spanish-speaking; and on a for survival," Miss South reported bibliography of bibliographies of In- on her work as a member ofthe dian Materials for Adults.Andrew Tpsk Forces on Education in preparation for next November's White Hansen. House Conference on Aging. Recog- Advisory Committee to the nizing that older people have many Office for Library Education immediate concerns, such as: low The advisory committee, with Wes- income, the cost of health care, ade- ley Simonton as chairman, approved quate places to live, and transporta- for submittal to the ALA Executive tion, the Task Forces on Education Board at its fall meeting a proposal has indicated a need for increasing for a study of the education of li- Social Security benefits and has pre- brarians. 10199' 102 ALA PROCEEDINGS 1971 Committee members also devel- At its request, the COA Subcom- oped a statement to be submitted to mittee to Consider Revisit..n of Un- the ALA Executive Board later in the dergraduate Standards in Librarian- week regarding the design for an ship was discharged. ALA Office for Library Manpower. Finally, the conferences were held Endorsed by the Committee on Ac- with representatives of eight schools creditation and the Board of Direc- interestedin working toward ac- tors of the Library Education Divi- creditation.Agnes L. Reagan. sion, the statement reasserted the need for separate agencies devoted ALA Committee on Instruction to library education and the personal in the Use of Libraries welfare of librarians, and requested The meeting of the ALA Committee restoration of OLE's budget request on Instruction in the Use of Libraries for 1971-72.Agnes L. Reagan. on June 21 at 8:30 p.m. was opened to one hundred participants. Small ALA Committee on Accreditation discussion groups comprising aca- The ALA Committee on° Accredita- demic, school and public librarians tion (Kenneth E. Vance, chairman) and library educators considered the at its meetings in Dallas approved a following questions under a leader draft of the revision of the 1951 Stan- active in the field of library instruc- dards for Accreditation; and estab- tion. lished procedures and a tentative 1. Is it possible to articulate li- schedule for securing reactions to brary instruction among the var- the draft in readying it for presen- ious levels and types of libraries tation to the ALA Council. in a community? The committee granted initial ac- 2. How can we involve teachers creditation to graduate programs of for the better utilization of mate- libraryeducation offered by the rials and planning of library in- School of Library Mew. of the Uni- struction? versity of Iowa and the Graduate 3. How does library instruction Library School of the University of affect the continuing education of Rhode Island. The committee also the individual? heard reports of visiting teams to 4. What innovative methods and two schools offering accredited pro- techniques can be used for moti- grams; granted continued accredita- vation and instruction? tion to one program; and postponed At the subsequent meeting of the action on the second, which had been Committee on June 23 tentative plans visited in late spring, until all of the were made to hold a day-long "clinic" necessary data are in hand. during the Chicago Annual Confer- A statement prepared by the OLE ence in which innovative audiovisual Advisory Committee opposing place- aids to library instruction would be ment of library education in an ALA demonstrated and consultants would Office for Library Manpower was be available.Helen M. Brown. endorsed. ALA's accrediting policies and pro- American Association of cedures were discussed with Frank School Librarians G. Dickey, executive director of the Board of Directors. Concern over National Commission on Accrediting, issues and problems was expressed during a session on June 24. by the president and president-elect, Highlights Annual Conference 103 4 which set the atmosphere and atti- any way possibletofacilitatea tude for all the meetings. worthwhile, objective study. NEA is The number of ballots cast in 1971- moving into a Constitutional Conven- 72 election was lower than in past tion and the results may add critical years. One candidate withdrewfrom weight to the AASL association with nomination just prior to printing the other educational, governmental, and ballots. The letter of withdrawal was independent agencies and organiza- submitted to the board. tions. Results of the ad hoc subcom- The president requested specific mittee study will be made available budget items from Mr. Clift, execu- to the ALA HeadquartersVisiting tive director, ALA. The information Committee. did not satisfy the AASL board, and ES School Library Awards. Six the executive secretary did not have schools were named as worthy of answers other than thosegiven at the note from progress shown on the Budget Assembly. A resolution re- applications for the award. A discus- sulted from the discussion of the re- sion of the new awards outlined port by the president-electfrom the some of the objectivestoward a re- Budget Assembly meeting on June designed plan to recognize program 19. It was not apparent that unit instead of progress. priorities (asked for in writing) had Executive Committee. The AASL been considered and there was no Executive Committee was constitut- way for units tounderstand the ra- ed by vote for expediency and the by- tionale for cuts. The resolution was laws will be changed to reflect the sent from the AASL Board ofDirec- establishment of an Executive Com- tors to the ALA Executive Boardand mittee. the ALA Council "that the tentative AASL/ACRL ExecutiveCommit- budget be made public by Friday, tees. The Executive Committees of June 25, so that program could be AASL and ACRL met in joint session. developed." No Council action was Discussion centered around the fed- taken and on Friday the resolution eration stand taken by both divisions was amended toread "tentative and the suggested reorganization of budget available to units of ALA by Council. July 15 and final budget to member- Environmental Education Propos- ship via American Libraries, Septem- al. A proposal for $98,972 has been ber 1971." ACRL had a similar reso- submitted to the U.S. Office of Educa- lution before Council and withdrew tion Office for Environmental Educa- it to support the AASL amended tion. The proposal was submitted un- resolution. der the title of "Satellite Media Cen- AASL will continue the "self study" ter for Environmental Studies." but a special ad hoc subcommittee Confederation of National Educa- will be appointed to study the offices tion Association. AASL is a member of AASL at ALA and NEA. This action of this confederation (CONEA) in- came as a result of copiesof pages cluding associations of NEA working from the ALA Executive Board min- together to focus on instructional utes indicating their study of the and learning needs of students dur- AASL office at NEA. The AASL has ing this time of pressure for teacher questions about the operations at rights. ALA and is willing to cooperate in Right to Read Task Force. A Task 101 104 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 Force will be appointed to work the lack of provisionfor personnel closely with the NationalReader Cen- in ESEA Title II. ter and the OE Right The AASL Board to Read Office, shares theconcern and will take and to developa network linked steps to forward the through the AASL joint concerns State Assembly through appropriatechannels at the and regional directors. Office of Education. Standards. AASL andthe Associa- AASL Elections.Campaigning for tionfor Educational Communica- offices in AASL tions and Technology (AECT) was discussed. The have consensus was that it should bedis- appointed joint taskforces. Task couraged and Force I is charged with new ways sought to revision of make cmdidates visibleto member- the present Standards forSchool Me- ship. dia Programs. Task ForceIIis Budget. A motion charged with the development was made for a of clarification of the ALAexecutive di- System/District/Regional Standards. rector's report in A policy statementto be published answer to the AASL president's earlierrequest for in a special issue of ECTwas passed. AASL membership The statement said, "The statisticsand American dues. The accountingand budgeting Association of SchoolLibrarians re- procedures were questioned affirms its commitmentto develop again. and to improve media In additionthe School Library programs for Manpower Project Advisory children's learning andinstruction. Com- We support the mittee questioned the budgetsum- continued evaluation mary from the ALA Accounting Of- and revision by variedmeans to fice. The staff of the project achieve this goal, suchas standards, could not answer the questions posedbe- guidelines,professionaleducation, and state certification cause of unclear and inaccurate fig- codes. We be- ures. The advisory committee's lieve that cooperative effortwith na- re- tional port will be transmittedto the ALA organizationswithsimilar Executive Board and COPES. purposes is essential to achieve this Educational Technology. Thefol- goal. We support thecollaboration lowing statement of AASL with AECT in was submitted by the revising a board committee to be transmitted and the formulating ofstandards." to ISAD: State Assembly. The StateAssem- bly delegates requesteda stronger voice with the AASL board. The As- Whereasthe sembly voted to seek sectionstatus clienteleserved by and the board is studying school library mediacenters 'have need possible for access to a variety ofmaterials alternatives that will providebetter which use electronic andmechanical channels of communication.This is equipment in both library andclass- being studied in view of thefact that room environments, AASL urges ISAD the State Assembly ismade up of to concern itself w;th thoseaspects of stateschool librarygroup presi- educational technology relatedto the dents, and that the StateAssembly automated storage anddistribution of has served as the method bywhich this information. Theseaspects may states can affiliate with AASL. include film, magnetic recordingtape. video tape, microfilms, andother such Large City School Libraries.Li- media as may be used by brarians from the large citiessent a individual request that expressed users and stored in forms that lend concern over themselves to electronitretrieval. 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National Council for Accreditation AASL Luncheon. The Distinguished of Teacher Education. AASL will Library Service Award for School provide a list of names to NCATE Administrators was presentedto for use in setting up teams for ac- Paul Douglass West, superintendent, crediting teacher education. Guide- FultonCounty(Georgia)Public lines will be established and sub- Schools. He was cited for his long- mitted, and an orientation for those term educational philosophy, which people will be explored. included providing a wide span of Special Meeting. AASL Board of Di- media for every teacher, boy, and rectors will have a called meeting in girl in Fulton County. In accepting November 1971. the award, Dr. West said that library Roberta Young, president, opened media centers in every school with the annual conference for AASL professional staff should be the mini- with a total association orientation mum expectation of every adminis- and a meeting of the State Assem- trator, teacher, student and parent. bly. Forty-six states had official state delegates participating in the State Supervisors Section. Nolan Estes, Assembly. Mrs. Charlotte Davis, di- superintendent, Dallas Independent rector of Region VI1I and chairman School District, was introduced to of the State Assembly Planning Com- the group following luncheon. He mittee presided over the State As- made very clear the important role and responsibility of the library me- sembly meeting. dia center and its staff in the total State Assembly Breakfast. A full education of youth. He commendId day of AASL Board of Directors the Supervisors Section on the new meetings was preceded by the State publication Supervision of School Li- Assembly Breakfast with Donald G. brary Media Programs: Philosophy Emery, executive director, National and Bibliography and quoted from Reading Center as the speaker. Dr. the statement of philosophy. Emery said, "The crime of schools without libraries continues." He re- International Relations Committee. quested that the AASL appoint a A special emphasis will be placed on Task Force to work in concert with the International Book Year during the National Reading Council, the the Chicago Conference. Carol Owen, National Reading Center, and the U.S. State Department staff liaison to Right to Read Office of the Office of the Government Advisory Committee Education. on Book and LibraryPrograms, Ruth Holloway concurred later in spoke to the AASL Board. She out- the day that school libraries and li- lined some of the projects underway brarians will be expected to assume and expressed her willingness to co- responsibility for assisting in moving operate in any efforts proposed by the right and desire to read program AASL. The International Seminar for forward. School Library Media Specialists is In immediate action the AASL one project planned incooperation Board of Directors voted to appoint with AASL. the task force requested by Dr. Em- The new International Association ery for any kind of assistancethat is of School Librarianship is holding needed to facilitate the program of its organization meeting in Jamaica both agencies. during the World Confederation of 1C3 106 ALA PROCEEDINGS 1971 Organizations of the Teaching Pro- develop and to improve media profession (WCOTP). The AASL delegate grams for children's learning and in- to the Jamaica WCOTP Meeting is structiOn. We support the continued John Rowell, past president of AASL. evaluation and revision by the varied Charter membershipisavailable means to achieve this goal, such as through Jean Lowrie, Head, Depart- standards, guidelines, professional education, and statecertificationcodes. mentofLibrarianship,Western We believe thatcooperativeefforts Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI with national organizations with simi- 49001. lar purposes isessential to achieve Membership Meeting. Copies of the this goal. We support the collaboration of AASL with AECT in the revising and rew AASL purpose statement, the the formulating of standards. AASL goals and priorities statement, the AASL resolution on federation, The new purpose statement was ac- and the bylaws were distributed at cepted as a bylaws change. the membership meeting. A School Library Manpower Proj- A Citation of Merit for the Stan- ect progress report was given by dards for School Media Programs was Robert Case, director, and the direc- presented by the Catholic Library tors of the experimental programs Association at the CLA Annual Meet- were introduced. ing and the AASL president present- The Resolutions Committee sub- ed the citation to the AASL executive mitted four resolutions which were secretary for the archival records. passed by membership: (1) Recog- A new program of School Library nized the exceptional service provid- Awards was announced. The redesign ed by Roberta Young as president in will be submitted to the AASL Board 1970 -71;(2) Commended the con- of Directors and Encyclopaedia Bri- tributors to the Conference; and (3) tannica for approval. Commended the services of Nancy A royalty check of $1,560.59 was O'Sullivan; and (4) Welcomed as- presented to the AASL president by sistantexecutiveSecretary's new Mary E. Gayer, author of Emerging daughter Kelli Jo Stenstrom. Media Centers published by Encyclo- Discussion and clarification of fed- paedia Britannica. The check was eration was expressed in a motion $500 in excess of accrued royalty and byBernardFranc kowiakwhich therefore against future sales. called for AASL to join ACRL in a statement passed by the board push for ALA reorganization into a of its commitment to joint efforts federation library Association. with AECT in improving media pro. Budget presentation resulted in a grams for student learning and in- resolution which was tabled at the struction, to be published in a spe- membership meeting. The resolution cial issue of "Ect" along with the called for AASL withdrawal from AECT statement, was presented to ALA unless full requested funding the membership (approved by the was restored. Following the tabling AASL Board of Directors, June 21, of the resolution, a motion was made 1971; presented to the AASL Member- and passed. ship, June 22, 1971): That the president and boardof The American Association of School directors of AASL make a study to Librarians reaffirms its commitment to determine problems and advantages of becominganindependentorganiza. Highlights Annual Conference 107 tion, and that this report be filedat discuss and prepare practical plans Midwinter, Chicago, January, 1972, and for promoting intellectual freedom. mailed tothe membership prior to This second in a series of Project the June,1972, Chicago Membership Every Library Board kits is available meeting. from ALTA's Chicago office for $2.50. A resolution submitted to the ALA Swaptalksessionsforsmall Executive Board and Council earlier groupswereheld on legislation, in- and approved by AASL Board of Di- tellectualfreedom, administrators rectors on June 20, 1970, called for a and trustees, state library agencies report on budget action at the last and outreach programs and meet- Council meeting, and this was later ings of trustees from geographic re- amended to call for a report in the gions provided interstate communi- September American Libraries. cation. In an attempt to stimulate inter- Trustees also heard of new trends est in the activities and business of in public libraries as revealed by the total association, AASL members community surveys and demonstrat- were urged to attend allALA Mem- ed by the report of the New York bership and Council Meetings and to commissioner of education. Those sit in a body to provide visibility and attending agreed on the importance maximum participation. LuOuida of keeping up to date with new ideas Vinson. and techniques affecting their responsibilities. Realizing that only a small per- American Library Trustee Association centage of ALTA members can attend Trustees, three hundred strong, annual conferences, steps have been met in Dallas to hear about pornog- taken to extend the benefits to all raphy in the United States, receive ALTA members through published advice and materials to help combat reports in the trustee newsletter that censors, talk about localproblems, will bring the substance of ALTA discuss new trends inpublicli- conference meetings to all members. braries, and share regional expe- (Watch for your September Public riences. Library Trustee.) Meanwhile ALTA committees were William B. Lockhart, chairman of pondering over such .difficult ques- Obscenity the U.S. Commission on tions as whether to offer membership and Pornography, told aluncheon to library boards rather than indi- audience that he had joined the com- vidual trustees, how federation of mission with the feeling that there ALA would affect ALTA, how to dis- pub- should be restraints on certain tribute a slide-tape show on outreach lished materials but that the over- programs entitled "Where the Peo- whelming amount of evidence gath- ple AreThe Library Goes" (by in- ered by the commission had con- terlibrary loan from the ALA Head- vinced him that all materials should quarters Library), and whether trus- be freely available to all adultswi1.111- tees should have an organization out restriction. FollowingDr. Lock- separate from ALA. hart's observations, ALTA introduced Trustefrom urban libraries met an intellectualfreedom kit of mate- with ALTA and laid rials designed to help local boards, concurren concretepl11a s for raising revenue workshops, or statewide gatherings with which to support theii strong 105 108 ALA PROCEEDINSS / 1971

interest in library legislation. Plans Whereas, it has been demonstrated are progressing for incorporation of that those librarians who haveaca- this group into the ALTA structure demic ;tatus may, without adequate in such a way as to benefit the entire assistance, lose that status, and association. Whereas, the ACRL Board of Direc- tors have voted to establish an Office The ALTA Board of Directors was for Academic Status at ACRL head- also active in carefully monitoring quarters to provide the needed services the actions of the ALA Membership and assistanceforthe achievement and Council meetings and in taking and retention of academicstatus by stands on several controversialis- academic librarians, and sues. Perhaps most important was Whereas, it is obvious that thepro- their solid support of a resolution posed "Program of Action for Media- calling for trustees to build an active tion,Arbitration andInvestigation" program in their libraries of recruit- [sic] will not meet all the needs of ment and promotion of minorities. academic librarians, The full text is elsewhere in this Be It Therefore Resolved That the issue as well as in the September ACRL Membership Meetinginstruct PLT.Donald Trottier. the Board of Directors toassure the establishment of the Office for Aca- demic Status without delay by securing Association of College and full funding for this dice in the 1971- Research Libraries 72 budget, and, Membership Meeting. The member- Be It Further Resolved That, failing ship of the Association of College to achieve this funding through allot- and Research Libraries, meetingon ment from the ALA, the ACRL impose Thursday afternoon, voted to accept a fee of five dollars (S5) upon each of as a working document the "Stan- its personal members and ten dollars dards for Faculty Status for College (S10) upon each ofits institutional members,asprovidedinthe ALA and University Librarians,"as pro- Bylaws, Article VT, Section 6 (c), the posed by the Committee on Academic proceeds of this assessment to be used Status and published in the June exclusively to support the establish- issue of College and Research Li. ment and operation of anOffice for braries News, with the exception of Academic Status. item four, Education. It was agreed that these standards would -be the Uponrecommendationofthe basis for discussion in future meet- ACRL Publications Committee.mem- ings with the American Association bership voted to strongly objectto of Colleges (AAC), the American As- the COPES planned reduction of sociation of University Professors, C&RL News to a bimonthly publica- and other educational and profes- tion and the cutting of funds for sional associations. The membership Choice by $50,000 and issued the also overwhelmingly approved the following resolution: following resolution calling upon the Amongthehighestprioritiesof ACRL Board of Directors to assure ACRL is a continuation of the current the establishment of an ACRL Office publishing program of Choice. CRL. ACRL News, and Monographs at the for Academic Status: same level of professional excellence Whereas,the achievement of aca- they have enjoyed in the past. For that demic status for all academic librarians reasonthe ACRL Publications Com- is a pressing need, and mittee recommends to the membership 106 Highlights Annual Conference 109 thatit enter its strong objections to that this resolution be forwarded to the COPES reduction of funds in the the appropriate authorities. amount of MOM° for Choice and reduction of AC171, News to a bimonthy In other action the Board voted to publication. We further recommend establish an Ad Hoc Committee on that the membership convey to the Bibliographic Instruction. ALA Council its view that the prospec- Rare Books Section. The member- tIve reduction of $50,000 in the budget of Choice and the proposed reduct:on ship of the Rare Books Section de- in the number of issues of ACRL News cided to change thename of the sec- arecompletely unacceptable to the tion to the Rare Books and Manu- members of ACRL. scripts Section. The work of the ACRL Task Force Subject Specialists Section. A peti- Committees on Goals, Structure and tion to establish an Anthropology Finances was outlined at the mem- Subsection of the Subject Special:sts bership meeting and it was agreed Section was received and approved this group should continue to de- by both theexecutive committee of velop proposals for a more autono- the section and the ACRL Board of mous association. Directors.elordan M. Sceponski. Board ofDirectors.The ACRL Board of Directors endorsed a proposal for the expansion of the AAC/ Association of Hospital and ACRL Joint Committee to include Institution Libraries the American Association of Univer- Highlighting the annualconfer- sity Professors. The approval of the ence for AHIL was a new statement ALA Committee on Organization was of responsibility written for the di- received and the ALA Council agreed. vis:on by its Committee on Organiza- The board also passed a resolution tion and approved by its board of submitted by the Committee on Aca- directors. demic Status deploring the action of Under this new statement AHIL the board of regents c.pc the University hopes to assume the responsibility of Minnesota with regard to J.Mi- for servir g the special handicapped chael McConnell and urgeditto in all environments.Among thoseto rescind its action and employ him. be served are persons with health, Whereas, The Committee on Aca- social, and behavioral problems and demic Status of the ACRL in its work the staff serving them.Library ser- to improve the quality ofacademic vices for these persons may be pro- libarianshipreaffirmstheprinciple vided in the community or in special "that academic staff should be hired, facilities and institutions. The new retained, and promoted on the strength statement of responsibility will be of academic and professional criteria submitted to the ALA Committeeon and not on the basis of personal Organization atMidwinter. characteristics irrelevant to the funda- In the interim the statement will mentalmissionoftheUniversity," be published in the ARIL Quarterly therefore Bc it Resolved that the ACRL de- and membership opinions and com- ploresthis action of theboard of ments will be solicited: remarks will regents of the University of Minnesota, also be asked for from other divi- and urges the board to rescindits sions of ALA having an interest in action and employ Mr. McConnell and this area of service. 107 110 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 Much of the remainder of the ac- (e) Non library personnel should tivity of the Board and committees be educated to the need for library at the conference revolved around service. ,eork in progress and recommendations for new programs to be carried The AHIL program brought in a out by various segments of the divi- panel of nonlibrary personnel work- sion. Some of the more interesting to ing with various typesofinstitu- ALA members generally are: tionalized groups totelllibrarians how they might help in achievina the 1. Five recentpublications of rehabilitation goals of the institution. AHIL. They are(a)Prison Li- Keynote speaker George Beto, di- braries: Bibliography, (b) A Brief rector of the Texas Department of History of Libraries in American Correction, spoke about the overall Correctional Institutions, (c) Medi- goals of the institution and then the cal Books for the Public Library remaining panelists touched on the (fourthrev.),(d)Professional same subject from their point of Reading for Library Staff Members view. Generally all speakers related in Hospital Libraries (fourth edi- library service to both academic and tion, reprinted from the AHIL vocational education programs of the Quarterly,vol.XI, No.I,Fall, institution. 1970), and (e) Libraries in a Thera- The AWL dinner was the occasion peutic Society (price $1). Single for the presentation of the AHIL copies of all except the last item Exceptional Service Award to Mar- are free. garetC. Hannigan for her many 2. The Bibliotherapy Committee years of devoted service to the cause is to devritop a list of mental health of hospital and institution library materials and a directory of re- service. In her remarks Miss Hanni- source centers for mental health gan noted that much of her success materials. was due to the good fortune of being 3. The LED /AHIL Committee on in the right place at the right time. Education for Hospital and Insti- All of her friends and colleagues tution Librarianship came up with knew that it was not luck but tathc..tr the following recommendations to her dedication and hard work that stimulate education and training has brought Miss Hannigan recogni- for institution librarians: tion and honor.Ira Phillips. (a)Recommend thatlibrary schools include materials on the Association of State subject in course work. The com- Library Agencies mittee would try to give practical, A new statement of the role of the specificsuggestions on content, state library agency was approved bibliography, resource people, and for publication and distribution. field trips. The board recognized the need for (b) Communicate with bothli- an easy mechanism to tap federal brary and nonlibrary groups con- funds in order to sponsor joint pro- cerning the committee's charge to grams and appointed a liaison with identify other agencies involved the USOE office to explore the possi- with librarians and agencies in- bilities. An ASLA member was ap- volved with personnel using library pointed to do a position paper on services of this type. federal revenue sharing in relation 108 Highlights Annual Conference 11-1 to library programs and itsimplica- dialogue between her and Dr. Mc- tions for ASLA. Claskey on what is being done now The board gave basic support to and the audience participated with the proaram outlined by theAmeri- comments and questions. can Indian TaskForce and appointed Membership Meeting. Winners of a liaison with the groupand will for- be the Charles Scribner's Sons Awards mulate a statement of concern to for 1971 were introduced: Meredith finalized at the Midwinter Meeting. Bishop, Milwaukee Public Library, ALTA A joint proposal of ASLA and Milwaukee, Wisconsin;SheilaR. designed to educate and orient state Furer, Fort Vancouver Regional Li- library boards and commission mem- brary, Vancouver, Washington; Mary berstotheirresponsibilities was Anne McIntire, Willow nale Elemen- approved and will be submitted for r,Pennsyl- En- tary School, Warmin the J. Morris Jones-World Book vania; Elizabeth Thompson, Giddings cyclopedia-ALA Goals Award. Elementary School, Washington, D.C. The possibility of a joint program follow-up to the Diane Chrisman, incoming chair- with ISAD, as man of the May HillArbuthnot Hon- Air lic House Conference concerning or Lecture Committee,announced library networks, was proposed for that the host for the 1972 lecture the Chicago Conference. will be the Graduate Library School, The board approved theformation University of Chicago. The lecturer of a discussion group of statelibrary will be Mary Orvig, director of the personnel with direct responsibility Swedish Children's Book Institute. for library service toinstitutions. Fabio Coen, Pantheon Books, re- A statement prepared jointly by ceived the citation for the 1971 Mil- ASLA and ALTA concerning the role dred L. Batchelder Award from Miss of the state library agency trustee Marian Capozzi, member of this was approved. year's committee. The winning title A proposal will be drafted cover- was In the Land of Urby Hans Bau- ing what aspects of standardization mann, translated byStella Hum- are needed by state libraryagencies phries. to be submitted to the National It was announced that the Frederic Commission onLibrary andIn- G. Melcher Scholarship will bein- formationServicesforaction. creased to $3,000 in 1972 73. The re- Gerald M. Born. cipient for 1971-72 is E. Relleen Smith,who plans to attend the Lou- Children's Services Division isianaStateUniversityLibrary Program Meeting. This session was School. planned by the Library Service to An informal reception with an op- ExceptionalChildrenCommittee, portunity for meeting officers, board with Harris McClaskey as chairman, members, and committee chairman and was presented in cooperation followed the meeting. with AHIL, ALTA, PLA, YASD. The theme was "I Am Me," with Moya Board of Directors.Ruth Love Hol- Duplica (associate professor, School loway, director of the Right to Read of Social Work, University of Wash- Program in the HEW Office of Edu- ington) as the guest speaker. Follow- cation, met withthe board and ing her presentation there was some sketched her plans for the Right to 1C9 112 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

Read Program. She emphasized the tion on children's books from other need for library support inany read- countries. She announced that IBBY ing program, said that librarians 1972 will be held in Franceat the need to let them know what is need- end of May. ed, and cited the value -of a hand- It was announced that Charles book showing how libraries can help Scribner's Sons will offer the awards in Right to Read. Referring to plans given this year again in 1972. This for a series of regional conferences grant from the publisher makes pos- and workshops, Dr. Holloway said sible a gift of $250 each to four li- librarians will be included on the brarians working with childrentwo planning committees. in elementary schools, two in public The official report to the president librariesto attend the ALA Annual of the 1970 White House Conference Conference. Three of the 1971 Scrib- on Children was noted, with special ner Award recipients wet with the referencetothe Right to Read board at its final session andgave Forum's report and the part libraries their impressions of their first ALA must play inits implementation. Annual Conference. The board recognized the need for Morton Schindel presented a pro- careful analysis of the total report posal for an annual award for the to bring together all implications in most distinguished film for children, the recommendations forlibrary in the same manner asFrederic services. Melcher gave the Newbery and Calde- John Benford and Charles Peguese cott medals, to be administered by briefed the board on the Student Li- ALA-CSD. Mr. Schindel would under- brary Research Center in Philadel- write the cost of the trophy and all phia, of special interest because of expenses of administering the award. the implications for Total Commu- The board received the proposal with nity Library Services. appreciation and authorized appoint- Pauline Winnick reviewed theor- ment of an ad hoc committee to ganizational chart for the Bureau of studythematter.Informational Libraries and Educational Technol- copies of the proposal and action ogy, USOE, and summarized the pro- were sent to the ALA Audiovisual grams and priorities of the office as Commit tee. related to services to children. The The Research and Development emphasis is to meet the needs of the Committee reported concern about disadvantaged, both urban and rural. library needs of the preschool child Virginia Haviland noted current and noted the lack of informationon publications of the Library of Con- what libraries are doing presently in gress and calledattentionto inthis area. They reported initial plans creased activity in the international for a study to identify such patterns field. About 2,500 children's books of service. The board encouraged the from other countries are received committee to continue work in this each year and their resources foran- area but requested more specific in- swering questions in this area are formation regarding definiteproce- increasing. An additional staffmem- dures and a calendar, before taking ber is expected soon and this will any formal action. mean that the Children's Section can The Mildred L. Batchelder Award do more in disseminating informa- Committee for 1972 announced the 110 Highlights Annual Conference 113 nomination of five titles(all pub- with appreciati- a: AdvisoryCommit- lished in 1970) from which thewin- tee to Books in Africa;Bibliography ner will beselected by membership Subcommittee of the Library Service vote in December 1971;Nominees to Disadvantaged Child;Publication selected are: The Crane, byReiner Planning. Zemnik, translated from the German Highlights of committee reports by Nina Ignatowicz and F. N.Monjo received included; InternationalRe- (published by Harper and Row); lations Subcommittee of theALA Escape, by Ota Hofman, translated committee with comment onplans from the Czech by Alice Backer (pub- for International Book Year1972 and lished by Alfred A. Knopf); Friedrich. the addition of five newrepositories by Hans Peter Richter, translated for the CBC-CSD ScogginCollections; from the German by Edite Kroll Liaison with National Organizations (published by Holt, Rinehart and Serving the Child withcontinuing Winston, Inc.); The Little Chalk Man, expansion of its program;Library by Vac lay Ctvrtek, translated from Service to the Disadvantaged Child, the Czech by Ivo and AtyoHav lu completing work on a leaflet for Day (published by AlfredA.Knopf); Care Centers indicating library ser- Marius, by Rolf Dfocker, translated vices available and appropriate. from the Norwegian by OliverStally- Ruth W. Tarbox. brass (published by Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich, Inc.). Committee on Legislation Careful consideration was given to The first meeting of the Legislation the terminology "runners-up" for the Committee was a three-hour informa- Newbery and Caldecott awards. Al- tion session for interested confer- ternate terms were suggested and ence attendees.Included on the pro- after presentation at the first session, gramwereJohn R. Price, Jr. (special it was voted during the last session assistantto thepresident), who to change the terminology from"run- spoke on revenue sharing and the ners-up" to "Newbery Honor Book," reorganizationoftheexecutive and "Ca kiccott Honor Book." It was branch; Frank Norwood (executive further agreed to make silver fac- secretary of the Joint Council onEd- simile seals available to publishers ucational Telecommunication), who discussed CATV and its implications for "runners-up" with these new (asso- designations. The change isto be for libraries; Burton Lamkin retroactive. ciate commissioner, Bureau of Li- Draft for the statement "Newbery- braries and Educational Technology, Caldecott Publicity: What You Can U.S. Office of Education), who gave Do," prepared by a subcommittee of a status report on thebureau's ac- the ALA-CBC Joint Committee, was tivities; and a panel on the Higher approved. The CSD Office was au- Education Act, Title II, which In- thorized to have this duplicated and cluded Mr. Lamkin, Edmon Low to distribute it through state agen- (professor of library science at the cies and others as soon as possible. UniversityofMichigan),Eileen The purpose of this is to encourage Cooke of the ALA Washington Office coordination of local publicity with staff, and Ralph McCoy (director of national news media. Libraries, Southern Illinois Univer- Three committees were discharged, sity), and a COL member, who served 114 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971

as moderator. The LegislationCom- their worksto libraries. Thisresolu- mittee plans to holdsimiln, information, adopted tion meetings at future by Councilon June 25, ssonferences. supports legislationto counteract the During the DallasConference the unfortunate results of Legislation Committee the Tax Re- finally real- form Act of 1969,which permitsa ized a long-awaited goal,the estab- creative artist to deduct lishment of a new subcommittee, only the cost the of his materials,with no allowance Legislation Assembly. Eachdivision for the additional was invited to appoint value suppliedto a a representa- work by his artisticinspiration. tive to the assembly,and, by the Ellen Lundblad. end of the conference,all the divisions were represented. With a forum Information Scienceand for the e xchange ofinformation on Automation Division legislation betweendivisions and the New Editor forJOLA. The appoint- ALA LegislationCommittee, it is to ment of Alvin J. Goldwynas editor be hoped that theentire ALA legis- of the Journal ofLibrary Automation lative program will be strengthened. beginning withvolume five, 1972,to The assembly electedits officers,a replace FrederickG. Kilgour, the chairman (GuenterJansen, PLA, who first and is to meet regularly current editor,was ap- with the Legisla- proved by the ISADBoard of Direc- tion Committee),a vice-chairman tors. Mr. Goldwynwas an instructor (Martha Boaz, LED), and a secretary in Englishat Western ReserveUni- (Richard Cheski, LAD).Several sug- versity after completing gestions were made his master's for possible in Englishat UCLA. Aftera stint as Legislation Assemblyprojects in the lexicographerat World Publishing areas of Manpower, CATV, Early Company, he becameassociated with, ChildhoodEducation,Aging, and and later executive Legisla t ive Networks. director of, the Center forDocumentation andCom- At its final meeting,the ALA Legis- munication Researchof the School lation Committeediscussedthree of Library Scienceof Case Western areas of concern: the revisionof the Reserve University ALA Federal Legislative where Mr. Gold- Policy, which wyn is presently professorof library is scheduled to beready for Council science. Miss approval at Midwinter LaVahn M. Overrneyer, 1972; thees- associate professorof library science tablishment ofa national legislative at CWR, will be network, with the aim associate editor. of bringing Mr. and Mrs.Kilgour (Mrs. Elea- maximum constituent effort(through nor Kilgour has been the chapters of assistant editor ALA) to bearon since the firstissue) were thanked every member of Congressto em- for their four phasize the importance years of effort in start- and needs of ing a new professionalresearch jour- libraries; and the holdingof regional nal and in bringingit to the point legislativeworkshops,a priority of internationalprestige in sucha item for which theLegislation Com- short time. JOLA mittee continues now has 1,100 sub- to seek sources of scribers in additionto the 4,300 ISAD funding. The LegislationCommittee members. also approveda draft resolution to JOLA TechnicalCommunications restore charitable deductionsto au- Cut 50 Percent. The thors and artists who recommendation might donate of COPES fora blanket reduction of 111 Highlights Annual Conference 115 50 percent in the budgets of all news- dorsedthesta te men t"Library letters will result in a reduction to Rights of Adultsa Call for Action" six issues per year for the newsletter distributed by the Adult Services instead of the present twelve. Al- Division;(3)approved theletter though the cut was in the budget sent by the ISAD executive secretary and not in the number of issues, to the chairman of the SpecialCom- mailing and postage costs exceed the mittee to Study ALA's Annual Con- charges for paper and printing for ference in which the necessity for each issue necessitating the halving sharply increased program substance of the number of issues in order to at the division(i.e. job)levelis reduce costs by one half. emphasized; and (4) approved the Both the ISAD Editorial Board and resolution submitted by the Office for the ISAD Board of Directors ques- Recruitment that positive action on tioned the validity of this cut, par- the recruitment, employment, and ticularly without commensurate re- advancement of members of minor- duction in the subscription fee or ity groups at all levels of library ser- the production charge made by Pub- vice be taken. lishing Services Department. A state- Four Applications Seminars ment about this concern was written Planned. At the Midwinter confer- and presented to the new ALA Exec- ence the ISAD Board ofDirectors, utive Board at its first meeting on upon the recommendationof the Saturday, June 26. Conference Planning Committee, vot- ACONDA Recommendation. In the ed to discontinue the successful in- spirit of the ACONDA recommenda- stitute series: MARC II Institutes, tion to reduce the complexity of the Tutorials in Library Automation, and structure of the association through School Library Automation Institutes the continuing examination of com- and substitute in their stead four mittees and the retention of only Applications Seminars to be held one those essential to the operation of per month from February through the division, the ISAD Board of Di- May, 1972; all will be held in New rectorseliminated threestanding York City. Final selection of the commi t teesBylawsOrganization, topics will be made by the Confer- and Planningandthreespecial ence Planning Committeethis sum- committeesLibrary Systems Stan- mer. Possible topics include:on-line dards, Special Institutes, and Tu- systems,telecommunications tech- torials. These committees will be re- nology, computers onto microfilm placed by ad hoc committees as spe- (COM), automated library manage- cific needs arise. Seven committees ment systems, and a second library remain in the ISAD structure. automation workshop in adminis- Other Cooperative Actions. In a tration and management. continuing spirit of cooperation the LibraryTelecommunications ISAD Board of Directors: (1) ap- Study. The ISAD Telecommunica- proved the statement of function and tions Committee has proposed that organization for a proposed RTSD/ ISAD, with the assistance of outside ISAD/RSD Interdivisional Commit- funding, conduct a study of telecom- tee on Bibliographic Representation municationstechnologyintending in Machine Readable Form; (2) en- "To define an array of telecommuni- 112 116 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 cations needs in libraries, specify Junior Members Round Table performance and technical criteria, JMRT kicked off its part of the constraints, and objectives, and rec- convention with the traditional Sun- ommend a coordinated plan for at- day afternoon orientation session, taining objectives." A subcommittee but this year it was a different sort will prepare a detailed statement of of powwow. Sporting headbands and the study for submission toa fund- tallfeathers,the ALA Executive ingagency through regular ALA Board answered questions from the channels. waiting "braves" in the audience. The The two-phase study is expected to new conference attendees at ALA take nine months and is to becon- queried the "big chiefs" about which ducted by a qualified research or- meetings were closed, the purpose ganization. of Council, ACONDA, how to geton Symposium for Education in In- an ALA or division committee ("Try formation Science. In cooperation the JMRT Clearinghouse"), how to with the Education Committee of the find a job ("Go tothe cocktail American Society for Information parties"), and how to get invited to Science, the ISAD/LED Interdivi- the cocktail parties. When the audi- sional Committee on Education for ence was questionedout, JMRT Information Science is planninga ChairmanRichard Watersurged symposium to serve as the basis for everyone to take advantage of the a curriculum development project cash bar and get to know the "estab- andtoprovidecommunication lishment," easily identified by the among educators from the various bright red feathers. information science orientations: li- The JMRT banquet, heldon Mon- brary science, information scientists, day night, also broke tradition. In- computer science, and information stead of a speaker, JMRT members science programs in subject related spent a gala evening at the Barn programs. Dinner Theater. Stuffed with food. entertained by a floor show, regaled The symposium, which will be by Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite," there open to all educators interested in was still energy left for dancing. One information science instruction, will JMRT old-timer was heard saying it be held November 11-13 in Denver, was the best JMRT social function Colorado, following the ASIS Annual since the winery tour in San Fran- Conference. The program includes an cisco. Most felt that kind ofprogram overview of information science edu- should be continued. cation, integration of information Variousspecialinterest groups science into the various disciplines used the JMRT booth for rap ses- and the creation of the information sionsatvarious timesscattered science program, problems of the through the convention. Discussions integrated program, and curriculum resounded on such topicsasa developmentapproaches,models, "Greenaway-type" plan for books and implementation. It is hoped that from minority publishers; intellec- both a publication (i.e. state-of-the- tual freedom; Women's Liberation; art) and an outline of research need- and servicesto sundry minority ed can be products of thissympo- groups including chicanos, blacks s ium .Don Culbertson. 115nd homosexuals. Informationwas Hight iohts Annual Conference 117 available on a host of other topics. Other Dallas program highlights JMRT would like to thank ALTAfor of the Library AdministrationDivi- allowing it to share ALTA's booth. sion were the late Fridayafternoon program on "TheRater and the Rated" panel discussion, withRobert Business Meeting. At theJMRT Gitler, Kathryn Renfro, andCarol business meeting, membershipvoted Antrim discussing the pros and cons to approve theamendments to the and by- and methods of formalemployee round table's constitution ratings. The LOMS StatisticsCoordi- laws, with the increase inthe dues nating Committee was encouraged from $2 to $3 the mostprominent plans also by the general interest in the change. The JMRT membership for better coordinated andexpanded expressed their grave concern over The this collection of statistics and data. ALA's budget. In response to Insurance for Libraries Committee concern, aresolution was written members followed their progam meeting with and passed by the JMRT a committee planningsession to dis- censuring COPES for failing to rec- cuss ways of providing moregeneral ommend an ALA budget that reflects and technical information to librar- the priorities established at the1970 ians about prevention of catastro- Detroit conference. The resolution phies and providing for adequate was subsequentlypresented at the insurance coverage. ALA MembershipMeetingand "Dollar Decisions," aPreconfer- passed. ence Institutesponsored by LAD- Barbara Wagner has resigned as LOMS, was attended by approximate- State Affiliates Chairperson to return ly 160 persons whoidentified the to school. Appointed toreplace her problems of budgeting and searched is Howard Downey, Bellingham Pub- for alternative patternsofbudget lic Library, P.O. Box 1197,Belling- preparation forms andpolicies.One ham, WA 98225. JMRT affiliates, or of the highlights of thatPreconfer- state JMRT groups wishing toaffili- the presentation for infor- ence Institute was ate, may contact Downey Use" by Sel- ma t ion, assistance,etc.Nancy on "Planning Resource ma Mushkin,difector of the State Doyle. and Local Finances Project, George- town University, Washington, D.C. Library Administration Division Program Meetings. Erich Segal's The Staff Development Comm ittee witty and scholarly address on "What of LAD-PAS held a micro-workshop Is Literature Anyway?" was one of which was attended by approximate- the brightest highlights of the ALA ly 250 persons. This was the largest Conference. He lectured to the 1,000 attendance thus far in the series of attendees at the Friends of Libraries earlyconferenceworkshopsits luncheon, Thursday, June 24, on the theme: "Understanding Motivation." The committee is planning for a one- social impacts and changes and devel- day workshop, to be held on Mon- opments in literary forms f- . rrt day, June 26, 1972, at the Chicago time of Homer to now. Thc w'opment from preliterate to hi-ce to Conference, on the "Role of Educa- multiforms of literary art, and the tional Technology in Staff Develop- essentiality of the music of life were ment." stressed by Dr. Segal. 1 4 118 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

Another highlight of the LADac- The LAD-BES presented informa- tivities at the Dallas Conferencewere tional programs based on the general the public hearings on "Truth in Job theme, "Planning Libraries for Media Advertising," sponsored by the LAD- Services." (The BES considers their PAS Committee on Economic Status, programs held in Dallas as one up- Welfare and Fringe Benefits. This manship as related to the general committee held two sessions of hear- theme for the Chicago1972pro- ings.Approximately sixty persons grams, which are to be allied to testified, primarilyon problems re- "Men, Medium and Machines!") One lated to job interviews and sexual of the major addresses of the BES discrimination. At the second session program was "Media Services in Li- of the hearings approximatelyforty- braries" by C. Walter Stone, chair- five persons attended and heardtwo man of the Joint Management and persons who testified on job adver- Itc,search Consultants in Palo Alto. tising as related to salaries. Atthat Other presentations in thisproaram hearing a representative of the JMRT were on "Engineering Problems," also outlined theprogram of that "Storage and Shelving," "Architec- group regarding an anticipated study tural Problems," "Cassette Duplicat- of "First Job Satisfaction." ing in Libraries," "Planning Konprint Robert 0. Carlson, president of ProductionFacilities," and "Copy- the Public Relations Society of Amer- rightProblems of Reproduction." ica, spoke on "Image and Reality, The BES is planning to publishre- How Our Public Perceive Us,"at the ports of these presentations as soon LAD-PRS programon Monday. as possible. The PRS also sponsored a meeting of the Friends of Libraries Commit- Board of Directors. The Small Li- tee. This meeting included a presen- braries Publication Committeere- tation of two films, one on the Berke- ported to the LAD board thatone ley (California) Public Library media of its current major activities is the mobile program, and one on the San revision of pamphlet number 13, The Francisco Pub lir Library outreach Small Library Building. Thispam- program. The Denver Public Library phlet in the Small Library Project presentedslidesillustratingtheir Series is now being revised to bring FAR 'Friends and Reading)pro- it up to date with information about gram. This was followed by a Friends trends in small library physical fa- group discussion of general program- cilities and includes illustrations of ming and fund raising. recent construc. tions. The pamphlet on Weeding the Small Library (num- The highlight of the LAD-CSSpro- gram was a presentation on Monday ber 5a) is also in process of revision. evening, of three case studies incom- The committee also reported the puter based circulation systems. In- completion of the newly revised pam- formation about these three systems phlet number 12d entitled Try These was presented by librarians of Ohio for Size: Replacement List for Series State University Libraries, the Ari- in Juvenile Fiction. zona State University Library, and Another activity of the LAD of the Wayne County (Michigan) Fed- general interest is the sponsorship erated Library System. of a new edition of the publication Local Public Library Administration. 115 Highlights Annual Conference 119 An advisory committee of LAD is and Ernest DeProspo's summaryof presently working with an editor to the findings of a study to evaluate design a new edition of this admin- institutes held during ..he first two istrative tool. The first edition was years of HEA II-B,Barbara Conroy cosponsored by theInternational of the Catholic University of Amer- City Managers' A,sociation (now the ica and Arthur Kirwin of the State nternational City Management As- University of New York at Albany sociation,ICMA) and LAD-ALA. described the "new directions" insti- The ICMA is continuing to cooperate tutessponsored bytheirlibrary with LAD on advising for the plan of schools and funded under }TEA II-B. a new edition of thiswork. The traditional LED TeachersSec- One of the LAD activities ef great tion Luncheon was followedby six interest to the profession is the com- demonstration-discussion sessions, pilationofinformationregarding e9ch devoted to methods ofteaching "Equal EmploymentOpportunity: some aspectoflibrarianshi?. AffirmativeActionPlansforLi- Eleanor Ahlers, Thomas Galvin,Phil- braries." This compilation of infor- lip Immroth, Veronica Pantelidas, mation was prepared by Barbara Dagobert Soergel, and Della Thomas Manchak, personnel assistant, LAD, shared with their audiences innova- and presented to the LAD Board at tive approaches to their subject mat- the Dallas Conference. It will be ter. Enthusiasm for this typeof pro- published in the October issue of gramming directed at teachersof American Libraries. The compilation librarianship was expressed by sev- of this is in response to the "Resolu- eral participants. tion on Compliance with FairEm- Board of Directors. The board dealt ploymentPractices,"which was with its agenda items in thefollow- passed by the ALA Council atthe ing manner: January 1971 Midwinter Meeting. Adopted as policy a statementof Ruth I?. Prame. "Criteria for Programs to Prepare Library/Media Technical Assistants," Library Education Division prepared by the LED Committee on Program Meetings. Federal legisla- Training Programs for Supportive tion affecting libraries and library Library Staff. This document super- education was the theme of a pro- sedes "Criteria for Programs to Pre- gram co-sponsored byLED and pare Library TechnicalAssistants," ACRL. Principal speakers S. Janice adopted as policy in January 1969 Kee, Virginia Lacy Jones, and Robert Expressed its dismay at the freez- Jordan summarized relevant provi- ing in the 1971-72 ALA Budget ofthe sions of existing legislation, pointed of Office for Library Education and re- out strengths and weaknesses iteratedits position taken at Mid- present programs, ane speculated on winter 1971 in support of the main- future directions of library-related tenance of OLE as a separateunit federal programs. nf ALA The LED Legislation Committee Passed unanima ly a resolution presented a program on institutes in support of the bills to extend the for training In librarianship.Follow- Higher Education Act of 1965 which ing an overview of the history and were introducedinthe Congress philosophy of federally funded insti- by Senator Pell and Representative Cooke tute programs given by Eileen Green. 1.16 III

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Authorized the outgoingchairman of the LED Educationbeestablishedwithin Equivalencies andReci- LED. procity Committeeto negotiate with ALA Publishing The LED Committeeon Training Services for publica- Programs for tion of a monographbased on the SupportiveLibrary proceedings of the Staff presentedto the LED board its 1970 preconfer- revised "Criteria ence Institute onImernational Li- for Programsto brary Manpower Prepare Library/MediaTechnical As- sistants." The Directed the president, committeerecum- vice-presi- mended also thatthe board take dent-elect, andexecutive secretaryto action toprepare studies todemon- explore means ofmaintainingquar- strate a new and terly publicationof the LED News- expanded role of letter and Continuing the paraprofessionalin libraries and Education for media centers, Librarians underthe greatly reduced develop criteriafor financial support the preparationof LibraryAsso- available during ciates, design andexecute education- 1971-72 al programs Voted, on for libraryadministra- recommendation ofthe tors on effectiveuse of personnel, 1 involved committees,to dismiss the and present International encouragegraduatelibrat y Library School schools toprepare their graduates Committee andCommitteeon Train- for utilizationof technicalassistant ing Programs forSupportive Library programs. Staff and to referto the LED Organi- The Committeefor Revision of ,:ation andActivities Committeerec- Fi- ommendations for nancial Assistancefor Library Edu- further activities cation plansto implement made by thecommittees. a publicity campaign directedto state associa- The LEDEquiva!ancies andReci- procity Committee tions and the librarypress to make announced that known thescope and availability the Directoryof CountryResource of the annual directoryof financialaids. Panels has beenupdated and willbe Delores K. Vaughan. published in theSeptember 1971 issue of the LEDNewsletter. The Di- rectory will alsobe availablesep- arately. Office for RecruitmentAdvisory The committeeissued astatement, Committee-SRRT Minority subsequently endorsedby the LED Recruitment Task Force Board of Directors, The Preconferenceon Recruitment in support of of Minorities continued full fundingof the ALA sponsored by theOFR International Relations Advisory Committeeandth.SRRT Office. Minority Recruitment The LED InternationalLibrary Taskbrce School Committee provided a neededforum forex- reviewed itsac- change of ideas tivities since itsestablishment in and programplans 1968. The committee and broughttogetherover seventy has succeeded persons who are committed in generating internationalinterest to the in the establishment need for parity inthe professionand of an interna- ready to work tionally basedprogram of advanced toward this goal.The library program was highlightedby thema- education. Thecommittee jor addresses of recommends that itspresent charge Armando Rodriguez and Burton Lamkinof the Office of be reviewed and revised,and thata committee on International Education andArthur Fletcherof Libraz aAheDepartment of Labor.

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During the conference the OFR lincatedcareerladders,andthat Advisory Committe.. and SRRT Task Boards of Trustees work cooperatively Force launched campaigns to win with other agencies such as graduate library schools,libraryassociations, association support for a minorities foundations, and representative com- recruitment program. The resolu- munity groups to attain these goals. tions appended to the end of this Peggy Barer. report were presented to Council and Public Libtlry Association passed. Board of Directors. After a discus- The Advisory Committee also made sion of the general makeup of the plans to implement a clearinghouse Council, the board voted to reject at for information on financial assis- this time the concept of an ALA tance for minol Wes students; and Council which does not have an offi- recommended that the Scholarship cial voting relationship with repre- Committee establish a speciat fund sentatives from its various units and for minorities scholarships with an recommends thataction onthe active fund-raising campaign offering makeup of Council necessarily follow support and assistance for such a the to-he-developed structure of the campaign. association. Whereas the' full sum of $50,000 which A resolution was passed welcoming had beensetasidetoimplement the attendance of ALA members to ACONDA priorities was not used last the executive boards and limiting year and such attendees to the role of ob- Whereas the Minority Recruitment of the Specialist was one of the ACONDA servers of the deliberations prioritiesunanimously approved by board with participation in the de- Council liberations permitted at the discre- Be it resolved that $22,000 from the tion of the presiding officer of the balance of the ACONDA contingency board. fund be used to implement the mine- i- The Audiovisual Committee will ties Recruitment Program. devote its energies to the revis,on of dune 21, 1971 Office for the Guidelines for Audiovisual Mate- Recruitment Advisory Committee rials & Services for Public Libraries, The participants in the Recruit- the planning of activities for the ment of Minorities Preconference In- Chicago Conference, and the develop- stitute sponsored by the Social Re- ment of a glossary of audiovisual sponsibilities Round Table and the terms. Office for Recruitment Advisory Com- A revision of the PLA bylaws was mittee voted unanimously to submit approved with a further recommen- the following resolution for endorse- dation that the PLA representative to ment by the American Library Trus- thelegislativeassembly andthe tee Association: membership representative be ex officio members without vote. .. That Boards of Trustees take In light of the proposed budget positive action to design and imple- cuts for the PLA Newsletter it was mentpoliciesfortherecruitment, employment,an dadvancementof decided to reduce and simplify the minorities at all levels of library ser- fort,at of the Newsletter and to make vice, by such means as scholarships, it into a vehicle for the transactions work-study programs, and clearly de- and activities of the division. It will

118 122 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971 continue asa board activity rather than a charge of ministration of a recentlyorganized the Publications innovative referenceservices pro- Com mi t tee. gram which utilizes students The Publications as ref- Committee will erence assistants, is promotedby an he workingon manuscripts in the active orientation areas of standard library program and by forms and reference advisorsindormitories, contracts,organizingworkshops, and draws heavily public relations, on the full range and a profile ofthe of print and nunprintmedia for its public library inthe 1970s forpos- collection. sible Public LibraryReporters. The various On the advice of sources and the prob- the Legislative lems encounteredin thefieldof Committee the boardvoted to insti- black genealogy tute an ad hoc committee were the topics con- to study sidered by MaxwellWhiteman, archi- and adviseon the relevance to PLA val consultant of the and historian,at a revenue sharingprogram be- program meeting arrangedby the ing considered byCongress. Genealogy Committee Theboard of the RSA expressedconcern History Section."Genealogy: A Revo- about librarytechnician rrnurams lution in Research"and "Facilitiesat and voted to offerits help to the theGenealogical appropriate ALA Societyofthe divisionsinthis Church of Jesus Christof Latter-Day matter of graveurgency. Saints" were discussed The board approved by Winston in principle Dank and BrentW. Griffiths,re- the revision of theInterim Standards spectively. for Small Public Librarh., as the first Omit two hundredpeople ap- step in the revision of .01.:tandar,.!, po, 2d for an "Interlibrary affecting PLA. Funding Loan In- for tile 0H- formatio.: Exchange"in spite ofa ect will be sought throughthe appru- ; with a rescheduled priate ALA channels. Member- ship Ntke.:tingrunning into theap- The Armed ForcesLibrarians Sec- pointed time Thur,icilky tion is spearheading evening. Jean an attempt to L. Connor iitese fcaturc:s organize an ALAround table for necessary for the design and federal librarians. The develop- round table ment of adequatestate interlibrary will not replace thesection. loan networks. The board voted Comparing existing to support and systems with her checklist,Miss Con- publicize the Right to ReadProgram. nor illustrated her talk FLA will with ideas cosponsor a joint pro- for improvedperformance in practi- gram for the ChicagoConference cal situations. based on communicationsand en- This year's recipientof the Isadore titled "The Mysteryof Communica- Gilbert MudgeCitation was James tion: The Masteryof Media."--Ger- Bennett Childs, honorary aid M. Born. consultant to the Library ofCongress in Gov- ernment DocumentBibliography, for Reference Services his substantialservice in theareas Division of government Program Meetings.Calling himself documents. a "Change Agent," RobertTaylor, director of the Hampshire RSDIASD Merger Proposal.Ralph College Funk, chairman,RSD/ASD Commit- Library (Amherst,Massachusetts) re- tee on Common Concerns, ported on the distribut- planning for and ad-4ed copies ofa draft statement of t Highlights Annual Conference 123 purpose for a proposed newdivision to be conducted in 1971-72 onthe to be created by merging the Adult use of book catalogsfrom users' Services Division and the Reference viewpoint and experience in a public Services Division. Following a ques- library and a junior college library; tion and answer period, some five on a nearlycompleted survey of hundred members of the two needed new reference books and of sions present offered nearly unatii- older reference books needing up- mous support for the mergeridea dating or revising; on a list of ma- and requested the two boards of di- terials for and about minority busi- rectors and ALA Headquarters stall nessmen to he ready for distribution to move quickly to conduct a vote in1972; on a "Study of Library by mail of the two memberships. Reference Services and Reference Users inthe Metropolitan Atlanta "Computer RSDPreconference: Area,"onthecollectionofin- Based Reference Service." Designed formation for developing standards for the reference librarianunfamilia- in for microfilming card catalogs for with the uses of the computer interlibraryloanuses;andon information retrieval, this preconfer- planned supplement to the "Bibliog- ence extendedparticipants a challenge to assume an active role in the raphy of Cooperative Reference Sex- development and use of computer- vices."Andrew M. Hansen. based reference service and provided some concepts,terminology, and his- Resourcesand Technical torical background in talks byMar- Services Division garet K. Go, :gin andRobert M. Program Meetings. On Monday, di- Hayes, respectively. Joshua I.Smith visi jn and section awards were pre- Piercy told the group about the workingsof sented. The 1971 Esther J. Award, recognizing the contribution the Educational ResourcesInforma- tion Center (ERIC). Small groupdis- to librarianship in the field of techni- cussions designed arid directedby cal services by a younger member M. Lorraine Mathies and PeterWat- of the profession, was presented to son gave each person anadditional John Phillip Immroth of the Grad- opportunity to familiarize himself uate School of Library andInforma- with ERIC through several practical tion Sciences, University of Pitts- exercises using manuals writtenby burgh, by the chairman of the jury, thc Mathies and Watson team.The Margaret Ayrault. Henrietta Avram RSD Information Retrieval Commit- of the Library of Congress received tee under the chairmanshipof John the Margaret Mann Citation which M. Morgan was responsible for or- honors significant professional practical orientation achievement in the fields of catalog- ganizing this ing or classification. Annette Phina- preconference. zee, a member of the Margaret Mann Board of Directors. The RSD Board Citation Committee, made the pre- of Directors accepted andendorsed sentation. a statement,"Guide to the Evalua- At that meeting, the retirement of tion of Bibliographies,"which is to the editor of Library Resources & be made available fordistribution Technical Services, Paul S. Dunkin, during the next year. The boardalso was announced. His successor,Rob- heard progress reports on a survey ert Wedgeworth, of Rutgers Univer- -(20 124 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

sity Graduate School of LibrarySer- University of Technology, England, vice, was also announced. spoke about the developing national LIBRARY NETWORKS IN OTHER COUN- library network in Britain. He point- nuFs. "Library Networks in Other ed out that the problemsare some- Countries" was the theme of the what different from Canada's be- program meeting jointly sponsored cause Great Britain is geographically by the Resources and TechnicalSer- smaller, the librariesare smaller, vices Division, the InformationSci- and the libraries vary widely inage. ence and Automation Division, and He discussed the study of the feasi- the International RelationsRound bility of EDP to the !,..:nding, refer- Table. ence rtrdhibliogrz,phic service!,dr J. Guy Sylvestre, national librarian ati) "brarie!-:, of Canada, spoke on "The Developing 11.4. Pflbz !cA'rkr..4SIN National Lihr:-.--1Network of Can- It4 ;CROFORN. "Microp1.2.611sh1og A 7...1t." He told the audience that 1969, Service to ihe Library Community ie nr :ibrary act through the Public Documents De- was passed, was an important year partment" was the topic ofa speech in the ..1opment of Canadian li- given by Robert E. Kling, Jr.,U.S. braries. According to that law the superintendent of documents. An national librarian "may coordinate overflow crowd at the RSD /RTSD libraryservicesofdepartments, Public Documents Committee-spon- branches, and agencies of thegov- sored program heard Mr. Kling dis- ernment of Canada including (a) the cuss the U.S. Government Printing acquisition and cataloguing of books; Office proposal to issuegovernment (b) the supply of professional advice, publications in microformas well supervision and personnel; and (c) as in hard copy. Much of Mr. Kling's the provision of modern information speech dealt with matters already storhge and retrieval services includ- discussed at the GPO Micropublish- ing phot::copying and microfilming ing Conferences held in Washington services, etectIonic and otherauto- in February and April 1971, butnot in.l.ted data proces,ii17 services and previously offered beforea library facsimile or other communication oF audience. Mr. Kling raisedat least information servici...s." Thc Canadian three new and importantmatters for Parliamentary Lib' ary is sepi.rate,so I ibrarians: that the National Library does not serve as a legislative library. The 1. The Documents Office is plan- National Library of Canadaputs a ning to develop a computer-based higher priority on national network Publications Availability File and development than on housekeeping expects to offer this file for sale to activities at the National Library, Dr. libraries, with a targetdate of Sylvestre said. A number of National September 1971. The fileor data Library task forcegroups are con- base would serve several inventory sidering such thingsas cataloging controlfunctionsinthe Docu- standards. The Research and Plan- ments Office and is expected to ning Branch of the National Library simplify and expedite ordering of is being strengthened, Dr. Sylvestre government publications. It would said. Maurice B. Line, project head, also provide a data base formov- National Libraries EDP Study, Bath ing to computer-assisted prodttc- 121 Highlights Annual Conference 125

tion of the Monthly Catalog, which not limited to one certain medium, is definitely plannednnetime in he said. We should be concerned the future. about how man relates to informa- 2. Mr. Kling br)pr.: tr; s..t,:ure au- tion technology. There are different thorization cr legs.slation to pro- kinds of learning styles. Man per- vide depository libraries with one ceives and learns in a variety of free reading machine for use in ways. We need to teachpeople listen- conjunction with the planned mi- ing and observation skills. Librarians croforms of documents. and audiovisual experts must work 3. Merging of the Monthly Cata- together in competing for man's at- log and the Government Research tention. This makes it essential that Announcements into a single bib- we become versed in instructional liographictooifor government technology.Instructional system publications is being considered. components consist of the message (subject matter), the receiver ( man), Mr. Kling and Edna Kane ly, also material ( software, e.g. slides, etc.), of the Public Documents Depart- device(machine),technique, and ment, answered numerousquestions setting. Librarians should become from the audience. Their response experts in software and audiovisual indicated that few firm decisions had specialistsin hardware and both been made by the government on its groups should join in preparing the micropublishing proposal and that instructional design. librarians still have an opportunity We should appeal to man through to make their needs known. all his senses, not just through sight. MEDIA. William Oglesby ofthe Au- The line between print and nonprint, diovisual Center of the University between book and nonbook needs to of Iowa was the featured speaker at be erased. Mr. Oglesby challenged a program meeting on"Interrelated- the audience to become more ser- ness of Media; Man,Material and vice-oriented, to make material more Machine," which was jointly spon- accessible, to cooperate more with sored by the ALA Audiovisual Com- other nationalassociations whose mittee, the American Association of concerns overlap with those of ALA, School Librarians, the Association and to experiment. of College and Research Libraries TELEFACSIMILE."Telefacsimile and the Cataloging and Classification Transmission- in Libraries" was dis- Section of the Resources and Techni- cussed at the program meeting spon- cal Services Division as a "teaser" sored by the RTSD Reproduction of for the 1972 ALA Conference in Chi- Library Materials Section. Walter cago on the same theme. Fraser, Department of Librarianship Mr. Oglesby used a variety of me- at State Teachers College (Emporia, dia and two screens to illustrate the Kansas),definedtelefacsimileas development of western civilization the transmission of the contents of a and to show that man is inextricably page across telephone lines or other entwined with materials and ma- means and then outlined the history chines. Communication, man's most of the development of telefacsimile important gift, enables man to inter- in libraries. Mr. Lynn Hard discussed act with man, with machines, and the New York State Facsimile Trans- with materials. Communicationis mission Project (FACTS) andits 1.2 126 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 failure. W. Carl Jacksongave a sta- sponsored jointly by the RTSD Ac- tistical summary of the Pennsylvania quisitions and Serials Sections. Stan- StateUniversityLibrarytelefac- ley McElderry, Graduate School of simile network and William Ramirez Library Science at the University of discussed the Bay Area Reference Texas (Austin) spoke on "Tearing the Centeroperation.Eachspeaker Paper Curtain." He said that acqui- stressed the present high cost of sitions librarians need to make the transmission,resolution problems, public service librarians andusers and user apathy. more aware of the problems which SERIAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. On face I i bra ry acquisitionsdepart- Wednesday, the RTSD Acquisitions ments. He suggested that the acqui- Section,Bookdealer-LibraryRela- sitions department could improve its tions Committee presenteda panel services by making use of blanket discussion program on "Subscription orders, approval buying, simplified ServicesA Mutual Discussion of accounting routines, and mechaniza- Problems." Kendall Barksdale, East- tion of operations. ernKentucky UniversityLibrary, Elvin E. Strowd, Circulation and presented the librarian's positionon Departmental Libraries at Duke Uni- subscription service problems; Frank versityLibrary(Durham,North Clasquin, F. W. Faxon Company,rep- Carolina), spoke about "Leaping the. resented the vendor's point of view; Binding Barrier." He pointed out Robert Miranda, Pergamon Publish- that catalog departments are often ing Company, spoke on behalf of faced with personnel problems. He publishers. Andrew Farkas of the alsostressedthatpublicservice University of North Florida summed people need to know more about the up and expanded on the remarks of processes carried out in the technical the first three speakers. service departments. He mentioned The Committee hopes toprepare public service problems in obtaining and publicize a set of guidelines for volumes being held for binding or the publication, distribution, andac- material not yet cataloged. quisition of current serials and peri- INDEXING SEMINAR. TheSubject odicals. This document, based partly Analysis of Library Materials Com- on the papers of the four program mittee of the RTSD Cataloging and participants above, will delineate the ClassificationSection reported at data elements needed in the ordering Dallas thatithopes to cosponsor process, the minimum expectations with the National Federation of Sci- with respect to time of supply, the ence Abstracting and Indexing Ser- standarddefinitionsandrequire- vices another "Indexing in Perspec- ments related to reporting, claiming, tive" seminar in April 1972 at the cancellations, returns and errors, and University of Maryland. Similar sem- finally the dealer constraints andex- inars were held in New York and pectations with regard to invoicing Chicago in the spring of 1971. and payment. CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION. At the PUBLIC SERVICE LIBRARIANS' VIEW OF Dallas Conference the Library of TECHNICAL SERVICES. "The Service in Congress announced that it has re- Technical Service: the Response of cived a $400,000 matching grant Technical Services to User Needs" from the National Endowmukt for was the theme of a program meeting the Humanities and the Council on

1:C1._ 3 Highlights Annual Conference 12? Library Resources, Inc., to support steering committee) sees that officers the library's cataloging in publication are elected, a constitution and by- program in its initial phase, which laws are formulated, then commit- will extend from July 1, 1971, through tees are formed to handle the asso- June 30, 1973. The library will pro- ciation's business. He explained the vide cataloging information to be various types of activities with which printed in the book itself. Libraries staff associations may be concerned. hope that this additional service by He cited examples of problems of the Library of Congress will make staff associations of different types possible faster services to readers, of libraries. There was a brief ques- savings in the cost of book process- tion and answer session. The Steer- ing and the opportunity to use the ing Committee met with Mrs. Man- savings to purchase more books. chak to evaluate the evening's pro- Carol 11. Raney. gram and made suggestions on the type of program for next year. Staff Organization Round Table Martha Van Horn. Business Meeting. Chairman Jerry Corrigan told what SORT can do for theindividual member and how Young Adult Services Division members can ask for help. Barbara Preconference. "Young Adults in a Manchak explained SORrs financial Media World," held atSouthern problems and the threetypes of Methodist University with an atten- membership available in SORT. A dance of slightly more than one hun- straw vote indicated a unanimous dred and withoutspeakers, ban- approvalofnew duesstructure quets,luncheons, panels, buzz (which would make SORT self-sup- groups, was in fact a two-day work- porting). Suggestion: (1) Include in shop. Participants transposed ideas Memo to Members column in Ameri- from print media to nonprint media. can Libraries current information for Highlights included a rock band giv- dissemination to persons interested ing a history of contemporary music in SORT; (2) Mrs. Manchak to con- through concert and discussion, and tact large metropolitan libraries and a viewing by all attending of the college and university libraries to see presentations of the ten workshop if they have staff associations. Gen- groups. eral discussion: Questions and answers from "Why start a staff asso- Program. Robert Polin, director of ciation?" to "What kind of activities the Youth Film Distribution Center staff associations should perform?" in New York City, presented a program on "The Young Adult as Film- Program Meeting. Jack Stankrauff, maker," showing selected films pro- speaker, after presenting an overall duced by teenagers, with comments. view oflibraries,explainedthat since libraries were increasing staff Membership Meeting. Resolutions in order to effectively serve the na- presentedattheshortbusiness tion's library users, staff associations meeting that followed the program were becoming more necessary than expressed current concerns of mem- ever. Then he presented a workable bers and were considered later by framework for organizing a staff as- the board of directors. These includ- sociation: After a guiding group (the ed: opening all meetings of the Best 12.4 128 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 Books for Young Adults Committee. need to review activities in relation and seeking ways to involve young to out-reach services through YASD. adults in that selection procedure; A major project of the Activities revisionofthe1960publication Committee, chaired by the vice-presi- Young Adult Services in the Public Li- dent, will be completing projects be- brary, which is used as a "standards" gun but unfinished by the former publication; concern regarding a lack Committee on Library Service to of emphasis upon goals and activities Disadvantaged Youth. It is expected of young adult services in public li- that a new committee on service to braries in courses for administrators the disadvantaged will be established offeredinALA-accreditedlibrary soon. schools;the initiation of an ALA Action was taken on resolutions involvement with the activities of from the YASD membership meet- drug abuse agencies. ing. The PLA Board will be requested to initiate work on standards or Board of Directors. John Benford guidelines for young adult services and Charles Peguese briefedthe in public libraries.Copies of the board on the Student Library Re- resolution passed in the membership search Center in Philadelphia, of spe- meeting will be sent to the ALA Stan- cial interest because of the implica- dards Committee as well as the PLA tionsfor total community library Board. service. The chairman of the Best Books Revisionsofthe"Outstanding forYoungAdults Committeewas in- Lists" for the college-bound student, structedto makethenecessary now five: Fiction, Theater, Biogra- changes in procedure to have com- phy, Nonfiction, and Books on the mittee meetings open and to involve Now Scene (available in the fall). young adultsinthe selection of This is the first time such a revision books. has been clone simultaneously, with Concerns relating to library educa- the board's approving new proce- tion will be referred to LED and dures to expedite the project. AALS. The board gave official sanction to It was decided to explore activities the ASD-YASD Joint Committee. It of various national agencies in rela- dismissed, with appreciation, the Ex- tion to drug abuse and consider how ploratory Book Awards Committee. YASD might work most effectively Concern was expressed about the with these units.Ruth Tarbox.

1.2.5 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Our Annual Conferences, duringthe RSD on June 1, 1971 from the School past two or three years, havebeen so of Library Service at the University of filled with discussions of changethat Iowa. there has not been time for the report Mr. William Rutter, associate execu- of the executive director to Council. tive director for Pubishing Services Let me, very briefly, report to you since June 24, 1968, left us, on October on some matters relating toHeadquar- 9, 1970, for a joint marriage and pub- ters. lishing venture in Connecticut.Fol- Our personnel situation,reflecting lowing a considerable search, he was the national economic crunch, hasbeen succeeded on February 1, 1971, by Mr. more stable during1970-71 than in pre- Robert Gillespie, a man of many re- vious years. Nevertheless, some fami- sources who was already on our staff as liar faces are gone and have been re- associate executive director for Admin- placed by new staff. istrative Services. Mr. Gillespie serves Miss Phyllis Maggeroli, who came to also as secretary to the Publishing ALA on October 17, 1955, as assistant, Board. Office of Adult Education, resigned as Mrs. Nancy Knight resigned for rea- coordinator, Special Prcgrams on Au- sons of maternity on November30, gust 31, 1970, to becomecoordinator 1970 as technical information special- of library services at the State Library ist in the Library Technology Program in Montana. Miss Maggerolescontri- and was succeeded on March 15, 1971, butions to the Association's program by Richard E. Griffin of the Connecticut planning and execution were notable State Library. as many of ourofficers and groups Miss Beverly Roberts, personnel will recall. She was succeeded on Sep- manager since March 11, 1969, re- tember 1, 1970, by Mrs. Virginia Ba- signed on March 15, 1971, and was suc- ker, already on our staff, who is serving ceeded on March 16, 1971, by Miss as acting coordinatorfor Special Pro- Lucene E. Hardin who was a manage- grams. ment consultant before; coming to ALA. Miss Ruth White, who was Head- I mentioned that Robert Gillespie, quarters librarian for five yearsand exe- before assuming publishing responsi- cutive secretary of ASD/ RSD from bilities for the Association had served February 16, 1968 to August 31,1970, with us as the director of administrative also resigned on August 31, 1970,and services. We were fortunate on April 5, is now teaching at NorthernIllinois 1971, to secure Mr. Ernest J. Martin University. She has just been succeeded from the Marsh c.nstrument Company by Andrew M. Hansen who came to of Wilmette, Illinois, to replace him in the executive secretaryship of ASD/ administrative services and you can 129 1ZE; 130 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971

confidently expectimprovement in subscription fulfillment ly for hewas an outstanding member and membership of the Headquarters records about whichmany of you staff. have writtenus. We are facingretirements in 1971-72. ivliss Helen Kinsey, With thegenerous aid andconstant a distinguished understanding of the member of the Bookliststaff since 1941 Council on Li- will retireon January 1, 1972. Elea- brary Resourcesof Washington,D.C. we are enabled nor Mitchell, who, after to aim forward inplan- an effective ning and achieving career in library serviceabroad, has a Core Collection of served since 1969 Books for CollegeLibraries. Richard as project officer in D. Tetrau our International Relations was appointed editorof the Office in Core Collection Washington, reachesthe age of retireon February 1, 1971. ment in April of 1972. The project isa most importantone to Miss Pauline Sepesi, supervisor,Central Files, colleges and it ismoving alongslowly re- but solidly with tires on August31, 1971Miss Sepesi the advice andguidance has served well of ACRL andALA Publishing in the oftenthankless Services. and alwaysfrustrating task of We have twoadditional resignations maintain- for which ing our CentralFiles.1. shall miss her successors have not been very much foi shehas been named. Miss ClemHall, assistant di- my only colleague at ALAHeadquarters in rector, WashingtonOffice, resi gnedon our May 31, 1971. sometimes sadChicago worldof hoc- key, baseballand basketball. On thatsame date, Dr. LesterAsheim left his post of You have, by thistime, heard much director, Office forLi- and thought brary Education, rr uch about theAssocia- to return to the Uni- tion's budget for versity of Chicagowhere he is 1971-72. Until the now on tumult has subsidedand the facts be- the faculty ofthe GraduateLibrary School. come clear, letme assure you thatthe ALA isvery much ofa going concern. Dr. Asheim joinedour staff in 1961 It will, doubtless, turn out to betrue as director of theInternational Rela- that our efforts and tions Office. He our programs will received international suffer atemporary setback. recognition for hiswork andwas a no- But there are manyprograms andmany efforts table successorof previous directors that will move ahead. We shallmain- Jack Dalton andRaynard Swank.You tain our know his qualities progress in manyimportant as an author, asa- areas and I hope constant student of you will be heartened international library as I am always bythe Association's offices, andas one of the foremostli- brary educators constant improvem en t which results of our times.He re- from membership ceived theAssociation's involvement. Itsen- Scarecrow tire historydemonstrates the Press Award forLibrary Literature,for validity of his book, that conviction.And youmay be sure Librarianship in theDevelop- that an occasional ing Countries.He is the author faltering step does of "Li- not mean thecessation of much brary Educationand Manpower:A pro- statement of policy adopted gress, for it is certainthat we shall, by the ALA retrenchment Council, June 30,1970," and notwithstanding,move numerous ahead as we alwayshave to other publications.It is needlessto say a fuller re- that the Association alization of libraryservice to the people will miss himgreat- of this country. David H. Clift PUBLISHING BOARD

It should be said first that the foremost units of ALA to continue the publish- concern of the Publishing Board during ing projects they consider most import- the past year has been with finances ant. the cost of publishing at the ALA. The During the fiscal year ending August ALA's publications' effort has been 31, 1971, the cost of producing the six subjected to the same forces that have divisional journals and eight newsletters beset the entire national economy; run- which are processed through the Central away inflation on the one hand and an Production Unit was $253,199.In- undermining recession on the other. come derived from space advertising There is no aspect of our publishing pro- and other sources amounted to $124,- gram that has not been affected. De- 678. mands upon the general funds of the The books and pamphlets section of Association are greater than ever be- publishing closed the fiscal year with a fore. New priorities have been created $56,582 fund balance credit. That this in addition to established priorities. sum consisted entirely of inventory, Competition for general funds is there- however, is evidence of the generally fore keen. Any support of publishing weakened position of that unit. While activities from general funds under- sales generally have held up, rising costs standably places those activities under have made critical inroads into revenues wide scrutiny. derived from those sales.Here, too, The Publishing Board during the prudent management must be exercised past year has expressed its concern over to control costs at the same time we the ability of the Association to support develop the books and pamphlets pro- divisional journals and newsletters at gram of the Association. Allocations to current levels.Means are being ex- "Other General Fund Programs" were plored to consolidate or reduce these discontinued last year. In the current publications in the interest of reducing year, subsidies for divisional journals costs, but such exploration is entirely were dropped. There remain only the preliminary in nature. COPES at the allocations for America:: Libraries, and 1971 Midwinter Meeting announced its it is evident that the books and pamph- decision to fund newsletters at one- lets unit will not be able to give support half their previous funding level. This to this worthy publication in the fiscal abrupt cut in the divisions' means for year 1972-73. communicating with their members has The Book list has suffereda setback caused much dissatisfaction among all necessitating a withdrawal of $29,853 concerned, and much further study is from the interest-income account of the needed to determine what shifting of Carnegie Fund to balance its books for priorities may be made to enable the the year ending August 31, 1971, and

131 128 132 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 further withdrawals from that source of rights and permission with respect to seem unavoidable.Further serious ALA publications is also being devel- study must be given to this situation and oped. Twice re viewed and revised by some hard decisions made to bring this concerned units as well as by legal coun- long-valued publication back toa posi- sel, it is anticipated that the policy will tion of financial strength. Asurvey of be ready for presentation to the Execu- readers is being initiated to determine tive Board during 1972. the use to which The Book list is put. With the approaching ALA Centen- We are hopeful that this survey will pro- nial, the Publishing Board's interest is vide answers to some of the questions dr, development of some form of an posed relating to the future direction of ALA history increases. It is recognized this publication. that this development may be contin- American Libraries, which provides gont upon the finding of a suitable home the only publishing link between the for the ALA. archives and the organi- Association and all of its members, is zation of those archives. The Publish- also affected by rising costs, and the ing Board will continue to rollow this same careful study must be made of its project with interest. publishing capabilities with respect to Finally, the Publishing Board con- the ALA's total resources. tinues to pursue the matter of develop- The Executive Board assisted in the ing a statement of publishing policy for preparation of a Statement of Purpose the Association. Considerable progress and an Editorial Policy for American has been made in this direction since the Libraries. These documentswere pre- initial draft was prepared for the De- sented to and approved by the Execu- troit Conference in 1970. We are op- tive Board at the Midwinter Meeting timistic that this document will be in Los Angeles. available for review by other interested In other areas of Publishing Board units of the Association during 1972. activity, a policy covering the granting Everett T. Moore

129 DIVISION PRESIDENTS' REPORTS

Adult Services Division

Major Accomplishments from an ASD committee proposal, continues. Decision was made to recommend mer- and Reference Manning of the ASD booth at the ger of Adult Services convention by students from the library Services Division to membership. "Guidelines for Evaluation of Indian Adult Education Association annual convention by students from the library Materials for Adults" published. schools of Atlanta and Emory univer- Two ALA representatives, appointe sities proved beneficial to all involved. oy ASD to White HouseConference on Aging, were appointed to the WHCOA "Notable No.minatiors" in American Education Task Force. Libraries, books under consideration by Publication of The Future of General the Notable Books Council, has met Adult Books and Reading in America, with initial success and appreciation. The proposal tor a YASDIASD com- theproceedingsof ASD-American Book Publishers Council 1969 project, mittee on cooperation seems a portent was accomplished. of things to come. Steps begun toward program budget Major Problems procedures. No executive secretary and four "in- Change in title and focus of ASD terim" secretaries during my tenure as Newsletter (now ASD Quarterly) was president. made. Joint AFL/CTO-ASD Committee on Board resolution was passed that the Library Services to Labor Groups has ALA Organizadonal Information be groped for new and effective methods distributed to all members. to increase communications between li- "Library Rights of Adults A Call brarians and labor leaders and to direct for Action" distributed widely and al- their energies to bring improved library ready adopted by several state library services to labor groups.While the associations as a guide. committee's thrust was shattered by the Nearly 10,000 copies of "A Guide to ALA decision to eliminate the Library Library Cooperation:White House Services to Labor Newsletter, the mem- Conference on Aging" were distributed. bers' committment remains. Outline and content description for The disapproval of the planned ten- "Services to the Aging" to be edited by division progam for Dallas was a ma- Eleanor Phinney, was approval by jor blow to any serious attempts to bring board and accepted by Library Trends. multi-divisional interests to bear on "Library Materials in Service to the common issues. Adult New Reader," a research project The incursion on planned, on-going of the University of Wisconsin, !vowing business which resulted from decisions '34 4LA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

to continue membership discussion on out just compensation while coping with organizational concerns delayed, and in pressures from both within and outside. a few instances, prevented conclusion of planned projects. Recommendations ASD activities continue to over-em- ALA consolidate and publish a guide phasize book-oriented projec ts.A to procedures and respons.bilities of growing number of ASD members ap- Headquarters staff and membership parently feel that ASD could serve as a officials. catalyst for library change with parti- ASD revise its manuPI to include cular focus ou meeting the educational statements of purpose, specific objec- and informational needs of society, and tives and functions for each committee; in using the whole range of recorded that the manual include more basic in- ideas in meeting those needs. Unfor- formation on Headquarters operations and procedure-; and that it be kept up- tunately, this desire has not yet been to-date and accurate on at least a bi- clearly translated into specific action annual basis. programs. Sannnary Being president of the Adult Services Thanks Division in t:ne year of ACONDA and Above and beyond the fine profes- without continuous professionalsup- sional and supporting services ALA port from Headquarters has been frus- Headquarters staff gives to member- trating, but it has also been stimulating. ship and officers, Mary Cilluffo, Chris The sampling of accomplishments listed Hoy, and Ruth Warncke have been par- above clearly reflects the excellence in ticularly generous in their support and ideas and implementation froman out- guidance. standing cadre of committee member- VirginiaEllison,GarthGideon, ship and board leadership. That the Martha Lambos, and Lourri Podolak vicissitudes of the past are theconcern deserve a special garland of thanks for of many, and not just a few, isa truly serving in a professional capacity with- encouraging sign. Peter Hiatt American Association of School Librarians Surely everyone who has been presi- The most signifiaant happenings of dent of a group comes to the end of the the year involve the many school librar- year wishing that more had been ac- ians who are actively working both complished.I, too, have a feeling of within the Association and outside to incompleteness. AASL was represented improve learning opportunities for stu- at the White House Conference for dents, social rights for students, and Children; was engaged in forming the professionalizing "school librarian- Confederation of National Education- ship." al Associations; was involved in the The concerns of the schools regard- White House Press conference on Spe- ing their future in ALA are deep: The cial Revenue Sharing for Education; "Library Education and Manpower" and, there were many, many other acti- policy statement indicates to many that vities and progams. ALA is neither knowledgeable about or 131responsive to the educational prepara- Division Presidents' Reports 135 tion a school librarian is required to pervisors Section will be distributing its have to be certified as a professional statement of philosophy and a bibliog- teacher.School librarians are mem- raphy for school library media supervis- bers of two "camps" librarianship sion during the Annual Conference. The and education. As the National Com- World Affairs Seminar publication will mission on Libraries puts it, a librar- be available for the next NCSS confer- ian is a teacher whose subject is learn- ence. ing. The School Library Manpower Proj- Many school Ebrarians have left ect Advisory Committee selected six ALA because they believe that the "Li- schools for Phase II of the project. Dr. brary Educatior and Manpower" policy Paul Douglas West, superintendent of repudiates them as professiorals, since the Fulton County, Georgia, Schools their degrees are not necessarily from an was named as recipient of the Distin- ALA accredited school.The policy guished School Administrator Award. statement needs to be completed to indi- And AASL-EB School Library Awards cate the variety of professk,nal routes for Growth and Development were that school librarians take so that they awarded to six school districts. may be better qualified to meet the The Catholic Library Association needs of students in a changing society presented a "Citation of Merit" to and to work in agencies that have as a AASL at their annual conference for prime responsibility the preparation of leadership and the development of today's youth for a world that is clouded standards. with problems add challenges. AASL continued its variety of pro- The official AASL position regarding fessional relations activities by present- ACONDA was stated at Midwinter in ing programs and/or exhibits at many the resolution submitted to the Execu- national conferences and as president I tive. Board. Whether or not federation represented AASL at nineteen state bedomes a, reality for AASL within school library association conferences. ALA, the total Association must re- These are the best of times, the worst group itself to become more responsive of times, the winter of discontent, the to.the types of libraries and also provide spring of hope. AASL is alive, active, the units greaer freedom and more au- and concerned. As Fra Giovanni said tomony. The share of dues returning in 1513: "The gloom of the world is but to AASL for program and staff is less a shadow. Behind it, yet within reach, than 15 percent of the total dues paid by is joy. There is a radiance and glory in AASL to ALA. the darkness could we but see, and to The "Positive Treatment of Minori- see we have only to look. I beseech you ties in Library Resources and Text- to look!" books" resolution has had wide publi- Let us get on with our professional city in the library and education press, business: AASL stands for federation and is being implemented through its and the rights of school library-media companion piece which provides to specialists whose prime responsibility is publishers lists of specialists represent- providing better learning opportunities ing various minorities that are qualified for students. Roberta E. Young to act as consultants. The AASL Su-

132 136 ALA PROCEEDINGS 1971 American Library Trustee Association

The annual report of activities and ac- These general and continuing goals complishments of the American Library translated into these current ALTA pri- Trustee Association is properly a con- orities: tinuous reporting procedure, for a. membership development (to im- ALTA's recent emphasis has been on plement No. 3 and broaden the effects its continuity of purpose, leadership, of No. 1 and No. 4). standards, and program. ALTA has b. work with state trustee organiza- been properly dedicated to iroducing tions (to implement No. 5). materials and techniques with which to c. legislation (to implement No. 4). reach the nation's library ttustees and ALTA also recognized that it must to assist these lay leaders for libraries create its own channels of communica- in understanding the developing public tion, because its members and potential library and its changing public. To ex- members are not usually deeply in- tend its reach to the trustees, ALTA has volved in the profession or even in the tried to develop an effective contingent professionalassociations which are of regional representatives, useful com- open to them. The Membership Com- munications like its legislative network mittee has therefore explored the prob- and the Public Library Trustee, and lems and methods of bringing in and direct services to trustee associations keeping members. A variety of tech- and trustees through office services at niques are to be tested, beginning with ALA Headquarters. special hvatment of Texas trustees at Dallas, and involving at least one sat- Priorities uration campaign using person-to-per- ALTA welcomed the request from son contact. COPES to submit a list of priorities against which financial requests could Program be judged. ALTA's goals are: Since most members do not attend 1. to maintain a continuing and the ALA Conference, a subsidiary pur- comprehensive educational progxam for pose of the Membership Committee was library trustees. and is to encourage trustees to try a 2. to continuously study and review national meeting. Making that experi- the activities of library trustees. ence interesting an4 valuable was the 3. to stimulate the development of job of the Program 'Committee, which library trustees and to stimulate partici- is now working on a three-year basis pation by trustees in ALA. to provide consistent long-range plan- 4. to represent and interpret the re- ning and skillful implementation of sponsibiltiies of library trustees in con- Conference programs.The division tacts outside the library profession, par- oontbnies to hold its programs in a ticularly with national organizations and weekend format to attract trustees and governmental agencies. to make maximum use of funds trustees 5. to work with and assist organiza- have for travel and participation. The tions of library trustees within states or Program Committee is responsible for the ALTA sequence of events, and the regions. ALTA president no !anger controls content or the decision-making process. Division Presidents' Reports 137

Program emphasis at the 1971 Dallas representatives are trained to helpwith Conference is on solid cc ntent on a program planning,legisladve know- current issue intellectual freedom in how, speakers for programs, and sug- libraries. Participants will have expos- gestions for effective action. They are ure to the problems of intellectual free- potentially ALTA's major service to dom and discuss their application of trustees. solutions at, the local level. Additional Urban Library Trustees programs discuss a "trend" issue, the re- A special group of trustees has or- lationship of school and public librar- ganized within ALTA ihe Urban Li- ies, and offer trustee clinics on the prob- brary Trustees. This gioup recognizes lems encountered "at home." the special problems of large city librar- Project Every Library Board ies and meets as a separate unit, hearing However, the Conference program at relevant experiences and making plans best reaches few trustees. Project Every for using their special talents and effec- Library Board is the device ALTA has tiveness fog better library service. A selected to carry material into libraries major thrust is for national legislation not represented at Conference. Thefirst for the innovative but expensive library PELB kit (on reaching the total com- programs needed in urban areas. munity) is still selling well, and the second kit (on intellectual freedom) is Library Service to the Unserved ready for distribution at Dallas and sub- Trumes of all libraries need to en- sequent sale. It is planned to issue new large the scope of library service in the kits as use and subjects warrant. community, and the ALTA Committee Unserved has Trustee Associations on Library Service to the followed its program at Detroit with A market for PELM kits and other production of an improved slide-script materials developed by ALTA (includ- the ;rig the Public Library Trustee reprint show on "Where the People Are on "A Trustee Checks His Library") is Library Goes?' The show is available the state or regional trustee association on loan for meetings or individual li- needing help in planning good pro- braries wishing to explore the breadth of possible services. grams.The demand for a program which can be done by local trustees is Action Development Comniittee met with instructions on use of the in- Working behind tne scenes to gener- tellectual freedom theme in a complete ate the future ideas for ALTA is the Ac- half-day or all-day format. This "pack- tion Development Committee, which aged program" approach is planned for has been aggressive about demanding other subjects. State trustee groups face programs and materials to supportthe the problem of planning with inade- nceds distinguished by ALTA from its quate financial resources, and the com- membership meetings and think ses- plete program kit is welcomed. sions of the ALTA Board. Regional Representatives Think Sessions of the ALTA Beard Much of ALTA's work is carried on The ALTA Board held an extra by the regional representatives, who es- meeting in 1970 to discuss the organi- tablish friendly links with the presidents zation's mission and structure. Board of state trustee groups, heads of library members isolated purposes and direc- agencies in the states, and the presi- tions and geaerated ideas for project dents of library associations. Regional and programs. The session, stimulated 138 ALA PRCCEEDINGS / 1971

by the Endowment Committee seekinga on members of Congress, with results basis for generous outsidesupport of which displayed the sophisticationof ALTA, was successful enough to call many state presentations, and the eager- for a repeat special meeting at Mid- ness of trustees to lobby in this area. winter and another at Dallas. When the ALA Legislation Committee ACOND A changed its structure, ALTA createdits ALTA was among the first divisions own Legislative Committe to continue to respond in writing to the suggestions the network of knowledgeable trustees of the ACONDA report, and the ALTA accustomed to responding to ALTA board had an opportunitytindicate and ALA calls to action. directions to its Council representatives. ALTA Committees Generally, ALTA favors continuingas . . are settling into pi oductive pat- part of an omnibus organization de- terns because of representative appoint- voted to better library service, but ithas ments, good chairmen and the supervi- asked for committee investigation of the sion of ALTA Council administrators. possibilities of beinga separate organi- After a period of wondering about the zation. ALTA structure, the board has agreed The State of Trusteeship that it now functions muchas it was de- ALTA has watched with interest the signed to do in involving members,pro- work of its small Committeeon the In- viding stimulating prcgrams of help and stitution of Trusteeship. Thisgroup has information during the year as well detected new trends in the governing as at Conference, inviting participation structure of librades and the role of by trustees and librarians, and offering trustees. It is concerned with evaluation lines of communicationamong persons of the trend to the advisory board and not ordinarily in personal touch during the departmentalization of libraries in much of the year.Importantly, the city governments, although a request structure enables committees to makea for a J. Morris Jones award to mounta contribution of special knowledge, such professional study was unsuccessful. as the Intellectual Freedom Subcommit- tee is doing in preparation of a portion Publications of the ALTA Dallas program.The To examine these and other issues, State Association Comittee points the ALTA has been gradually converting way to better relationships with the its quarteily newsletter toa content- chapters and their trustees; the Gover- carrying medium. Articles on topics of nor'sConferencesCommitteeaids interest to trustees have been developed states (and in 1971 a province) holding by the Publications Committee for PLT lay citizen conventions for libraries, to create wide circulation without the and a committee on Trustees of State cost of a formal publication. This de- Libraries looks to the needs of that in- vice is being expanded within the limits fluential level of trusteeship. of the budget. Accomplishments of 1970 Legislation In the view of ALTA's president, the ALTA has appealed to trusteesevery- major accomplishment of 1970 is the where for help in pushing for ALA's participation of ALTA leadership in the program of national library legislation. selection of priorities, the acceptance of In 1971, presidents of state trustee service commtments, and the emphasis groups were involved in an ALTA effort upon a valuable Conference experience to exercise influence at the local level for trustees, and better planning for fu- Division Presidents' Reports 139 ture ALTA activities and influence. use to best advantage.It is ALTA's The Conference has come to be a show- aim to speak for effect:Lve libraries, li- case of ALTA talent, offered to new brarians, and trustees, with emphasis trustees in the form of material to take upon the trustee function asvital to the home and utilize at state and national public library. ALTA knows the de- levels.The member so involved be- ficiencies of trustees, as it recognizes comes one of a growing numberof intheir problems and their diversities. formed trustees who feed ALTA the ALTA tries to offer services mail, problems and suggestions which stimu- newsletter, publications, contacts, pro- late publications, communication, direct grams, Conferenceexperienceswhich service and a sense of purpose. ALTA will develop e body of trustees able to is surely looking to broader areas of cape with attacks uponlibraries, able responsibilitywithin ALA, tackling salesmen for library services, able rep- policy maters with import for the future resentatives of their communities, and of libraries as public service organiza- able partners in promotion of better tions, and producing ideas and materials libraries. of high qualityThe difficulties of As president of ALTA in 1970 and operation of a dispersed and changing 1971, I would like to extend special membership, the technicalities of mov- thanks to the ALTA board and the work ing the wheels of the organization, and it has done as catalyst for the commit- the problems of really reaching out to tees and the members. 1 :cognition goes the individual trustee through his state also to Donald Trottier. ALTA% able organization challenge ALTA to couple executive secretary, for enthusiastic and innovative method3 with highei aims exemplary service and for being the pro- and objectives. fessionallink between ALTA and A: N. Acknowledgments Those who have read to this point ALTA acknowledges the work of the will share with the presidentMawonder trustees who contributed time and funos to appropriate areas of the ALTA that so many people find so much time to be involved. The answel,of course, structure and program. The wide rep- is in the concern of the good trustee for resentation of viewpoints made possible that most valuable of public mtsitutions, bythiswillingparticipationgives Alice B. Mrig ALTA resources which it is learning to the public library.

Association of Hospitaland Institution Libraries '1his year has been a year cf change in unique. Our thanks go to the editor many areas. The winds ofchange are and the publication committee and the still moving and it behonves any of us executive secretary for this new look. to know where it will end. A major concern and a most pressing After many months of searching, we item that should be of concern toall found a new and dynamic editor in the of us is about the future of ourdivision. person of Mrs. Joanne Crispenfor the In the past, we have delved into all AHIL Quarterly. The new format of kinds ot proposals for the reevaluation the Quarterly is very eye ,; itching and of hospital and institution libraryfacili- 140 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 ties. Questions have alwayscome up as the new appointees, the adjustment to how far we can move without getting went very smoothly. away from our service areas. Many of the members had carried the It has been necessary to arrive at burden of committee assignments in the some clear-cut decisions. Yet, the re- heat of the day. They had done a good sults of those decisions have not been job with much help of new people to broad enough to cover all types of in- shoulder the burden. stitutions for the handicapped. A better The AHIL Standards Committee is philosophy of motivation would bea gathering research data or standards in possible change to a type-of-activity library service for the handicapped, division.This could be an umbrella putting much emphasis on the mentally which would cover every type of library retarded. service within the institutions in any The bibliotherapy manual from the form wherever they may bc. Committee on Bibliotherapy is sched- Thoughts of change now are impera- uled for publication by late fall 1971. tive in view of the ACONDA Report. The committe organized last year as Health, education and welfare programs an Ad Hoc Committee on Service to have conveyed the fact that the future Patients is still in the process of forma- wil be wrought with a much more diver- tion. sified culture than we now have. AHIL All other committee reports con- must be wiling to cope with new pro- tinued progress for the upgrading of li- grams this is the only forward look brary services to any and all persons we can take. that are remotely associated with hos- Some of these ideas were voiced at pitals or institutions. our Midwinter Meeting. The joint comittees have been work- The research project, which has been ing hard to retain their cooperative ef- dangling for several meetings,now is forts. still very much alive. Marion Vedder, a long-time and tire- The executive secretary has been less worker in library service to the in- working very hard to make definite con- stitutionalized, retired from the New tact with interested persons.So far York State Library in 1970 after 25 theft have been a few strong leads. We years of service. She has worked faith- are awaiting at present a reply to see fully on AHIL committees for many how their interest grew. years and was also president. From Washington, the coordinator of Plans are already under way for the the Federal Library Program, Title IV, projection of the AHIL division to informsUSthat with the new law, which make it more relevant for the times in encompasses Title IVA and IVB under which we live. Change comes so rapidly Title I, there will be no great change in that we also must move with the times. funding. The amount appropriated can- The future calls for less duplication of not go any longer than that of 1970. At committees by divisions, but full and least we know we will be working with complete coperation with existing units the same amount. of activity. This has been a very busy and in In October of 1970, your president many cases a fruitful year for most of attended the American Correctional AHIL committees and subcommittees. Congress in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in It was our task to name many new peo- April of 1971, he was also present in ple to established committees. By com- Washington, D.C., as a representative bining the experienced members with 1.1.77, Division Presidents'Reports 141 of the Presidenes Committee on the yond.This has been our philosophy Employment of the Handicaped. At- for the beginning of the 70's. Wes the tendance at these meetings is in con- cfficers and members of AHIL, will not junction with AHIL's participation in rest until every person who is in a insti- the complew library program. tution at home or away has access to the We must go forward with the time best library services that are available and not look back, but away and be- anywhere. William T. Henderson

Children's Services Division The Board of Directors of the Chil- which appeared on the notable lists for dren's Services Division, in complying these five years. with the request of COPES to establish budget priorities in relationship to the Mekher Scholarship Committee priorities of division goals, took this One of the most practical . ways of opportunity to reevaluate our goals. achieving improvement and extension The following report of the year's acti- of library services to children is through vities is arranged to show how the divi- the stimulation and development of new sion implemented these goals during the children's librarians. The recipient of past year through the work of some e-4. this $2500 scholarship honoring Fred- our committees and the Board of Di- eric G. Melcher, established in 1966, rectors. was announced in Dallas at the membership meeting of the Children's Serv- 1. The improvement and extension ices Divisic rt. Among the fourteen who of library services to all children and have received this scholarship grant and adults working with children through all are actively serving children in lib:ar- types of libraries. ies are a high school librarian, public library children's librarian and a supa- Top of the News visor of school libraries. "Any professional periodical worthy of existence must mirror, probe, criti- Library Services to the cize, and urge. Yet to be effective, it Exceptional Child Committee must have the involvement of its pub- Feeling that library service to this lic." These words of our capable edi- special gioup of children needs further tor, Mrs. Johanna Hanson, in the Janu- understanding and development, this ary 1971 issue, synthesize the goals of committe has accepted the charge to the magazine and introduce the article prepare the CSD Program for the Dallas by Mildred L. Batchelder, "A Reflec- Conference. We are pleased that the tion on 27 Years of Librarians' Con- Association of Hospital and Institution cerns for Children and Young People." Libraries, American Library Trustee TON's contribution has played a major Association, Public Library Associa- role in the fulfillment of all CSD goals tion, and the Young Adult Services Di- and to this one in particular through its vision are cooperating with the Chil- stimulating articles and bibliographies. dren's Services Division for this pro- A valuable reprint available from TON gram. It is hoped that this will be fol- is "Notable Children's Books 1960- lowed with a preconference to the 1972 1964," the reevaluation of the 250 titles ALA Conference in Chicago.It has 138 142 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

been recommended thatthe scope of chairman, alsoserves vs the CSD liai- this committee be broadenedto include son to the Book Utilization Conunittee the gifted child. of the National BookCommittee for the Library Services to the Children's Television Workshop. Disadvantaged Child Committee Liaison with Organizations This committee is developinga bro- Serving the Child chure for day care personnel on the sub- The Child Welfare League,Inc., ject of community library resources for American Red Cross, GirlScouts of the day care centers, plannedfor publica- U.S.A., National Council for tion in the fall of 1971. Adoptive Parents, Save the ChildrenFederation, Boy Scouts of America Children's Theatre Conference,and Advisory Committee American Association for theGifted Child, are examples of national An on-going outreach intothe com- organi- munity from the local through zations with whom thiscommittee has the na- established an active CSD tional level is performed bythis com- relationship mittee through its revisions through preparation ofbibliographies, of merit program participation, and planning. badge bibliographies andits promotion of A Librarian's Guideto Boy Scout 3. Cooperation withallunits of Literature. A recognition by theBoy ALA, and with internationalgroups, Scouts of America of the interestand whose interests and activitieshave a contribution of librarians in theirpro- relationship to library serviceto chil- gram was made evident thisyear in dren. their invitaton to Mr. Herbert Leet, International Relations: Subcommittee chairman of the CSDcommittee, to serve on their National Education Re- of International Relations ALA lationships Committee. This committee has selectedthe an- 2. Interpretation of librarymaterials nual list of Children's Booksof Inter- for -thildren and of methodsof using national Interest and has preparedthe such materials with the children,to par- annotations for the titles includedin ents, teachers, and other adults, and the 1970 Scoggin MemorialCollections. representation of the librarian'scon- Five additional repositories have been cern for production and effectiveuse of chosen for 1971 in Pakistan, Brazil, good children's books andother media Africa, India, and Mexico. TheScog- to groups outside the profession. gin Memorial Collectionsare a project of the U. S. Section of theInternational Children's Seeks Board of Books for Young People. in Relation to Radio and TV Books selected by the Children's Serv- Through the alert and enthusiasticin- ices Division are presented by their terpretation of the use of librarymater- publishers and/or the Children'sBook ials and services by thiscommittee, na- Council to institutions inparts of the tional radio and television networkpro- world where local publishingeither gramming has increased theiruse of does not exist, or where it hasnot fully children's books and the talents ofpro- developed. fessional children's librarians.During The U. S. National Section ofthe k the first half of theyear, 21 bibliog- ternational Boardon Books for Young raphies were compiled for Teacher's P:ople sponsored WalterScherf of the Guides to Television, Inc. andDiscov- International Youth Library ofMun- ery.Mrs. Augusta Baker, committee ich, Germany fora month's visit to the

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United States with a number of lectures present the 1972 Arbuthnot Honor Lec- scheduled across the United States and ture. Canada beginning with the U. S. Na- Charles Scribner's Sons Awards tional Section Meeting at the ALA Mid- Charles Scribner's Sons, through a winter Meeting in Los Angeles on Jan- gift of $1,000 to the American Library uary 21. Association to be administered by the Hans Christian Andersen Awards, Children's Services Division, made it 1972 Nominations Committee possible for four children's librarians, Author Scott O'Dell and illustrator two school librarians and two public Eva line Ness are the United States' librarians to attend the ALA Confer- nominees for the 1972 Hans Christian ence in Dallas. To qualifyfor these Andersen Awards. The Trumpet of the awards, applicants had to be members Swan, by E. B. White, was selected to of CSD, have less than five years of ex- represent the United States on the In- perience, and no previous attendance ternational Honors List. at an ALA Confe Ince. The awardees Miss Virginia Haviland, head, Chil- were selected by a CSD committee and dren's Book Section, Library of Con- judged on a written description of their gress, serves as president of the Hans children's program and their reasons for Christian Andersen Awards Jtry. wishing to attend the conference. 4. Stimulation of the professional 5. Planning and development of pro- growth of its members. grants of study and research inthe area of selection and use of library materials May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture for children, including their dissemina- John Rowe Townsend, children's tion to the profession in general. book editor for The Manchester Guard- ian and author of several books for Research and Development young people, was selected by theChil- Committee, CSD, ALA dren's Services Division to give the sec- This committee is actively relating to ond Arbuthnot Honor Lectureunder the needs of the profession in the plan- the joint sponsorship of the Division of ning of research in a number of areas Librarianship, Emory University, and such as the cataloging of children's ma- the School of Librarianship, Atlanta terials, developing standards on non- University. In addition, the local com- print materials, and cooperation with, mittee included represeniativesfrom: and support of,the Public Library School of Education, University of Association in its two major grants for Georgia-Athens; State Department of studies of the American public library in Education,Atlanta;AtlantaPublic the 1970's. School System and the Fulton County School System.Approximately 200 6. Development. c;valuation, and pro- were present at Mr.Townsend's lecture motion of professional materials in its in the beautiful new Atlanta Arts Cen- area of responsibility. ter on Aprit 23, 1971. Book Evaluation Committee Mrs. Mary Orvi'director of the The selection for Notable Children's Swedish Children's 3ook Institute, a Books of 1970 was made, aided by national center of research and bibliog- suggestions from school and children's raphy, has been selected by the Chil- librarians in 45 libraries. The 47 titles dren's Services Division committee to so honored are notable fortheir hon- esty in dealing with their subject matter, 140 144 ALA PRMEEDINGS / 1971

enriched by contributions from English book for children." The awardswere and European writers and illustrators. announced atthe ALA Midwinter They demonstrate great diversity of Meeting in Los Angeles ata reception techniques, both traditional ani innova- hosted by Mr. Daniel Melcher, donor tive. of the medals. Formal presentationof the medals was made Mildred L. Batchelder at the Newbery- Award Committee Caldecott banquet on Monday evening, June 21, at the Dallas Conference. From membership nominations, the Mildred L. Batchelder Award Commit- Ad Hoc Committee on Acquisition tee 1(.' 71 selected four titles for this of Foreign Children's Books award to an American publisher for a With the discontinuance of the Pack- children's book considered to be the age Library of Foreign Children's most outstanding of those books origi- Books, this committee has beenap- nally published in a foreign language pointed to study the problems of selec- in a foreign country and subsequently tion and acquisition of foreign children's published in the United States. The books (both for children learning the winning book is selected by the mem- language and for those reading in their bers of the Children's Services Division native tongue), with recommendations via mail ballot. to the Children's Services Division This award is intended to encourage board at the Dallas Conference. American publishers to translate and Communication with member.ship, publish outstanding foreign children's other members of the profession, and books for American children. The win- members of related professions is of ner was announced on International primary importance in implementing Children's Book Day on WMAQ-TV's any of the above goals. "Today in Chicago" by the division A "first of its kind" was the combined president, and the award citationwas meeting of committee chairmen and presented at the Children's Services members with the Children's Services Dh faion Membership Meeting in Dallas Division board at the Los Angeles Mid- on June 2, 1971, to Pantheon Books for winter Meeting. The fourteen commit- the publication of In the Land of Ur: tee chairmen present gave a brief re- The Discovery of Ancient Mesopota- port of their committee's activities. The mia, written by Hans Baumann and enthusiastic response of those in at- translated by Stella Humphries. tendance indicated that this is worth Newbery.Caalecott Commiftee continuing in the future. After months of concentrated read- In recognition of her thirtieth anni- ing, discussion, and evaluation of 1970 versary as children's book editor of the publications, the 23 members of this Booklist, and as a continuous member committee selected The Summer of the of the Book Evaluation and the New- Swans, by Betsy Byars, for the New- bery-Caldecott Awards Committees, bery Medal "awarded annually to the Miss Helen Kinsey was honored by the author of the most distinguished contri- Children's Services Division witha bution to American literature for chil- luncheon at the ALA Midwinter Meet- dren," and A Story A Story, an Afri- ing in Los Angeles on January 21, can tale retold and illustrated by Gail 1971. Over 125 friends from thepro- E. Haley for the Caldecott Medal fession and the publishing world joined "awarded annually to the artist of the in this tribute to Miss Kinsey and her most distinguished American picture 141. Division Presidents' Reports 145 great contribution to therrvice of The work of the other CSDcommit- children and children's reading. tees not mentionedin this report was This report would be incomplete equally important in theachievement of without an expression of gratitude to division goals. My sincerethanks to our executive secretary,Ruth Tarbox, every conuffitteechairman and mem- and her Headquarters staff fortheir ber for a job well done.My deep ap- strong support and guidance tothe divi- preciation to the entire CSDmember- sion committees, the CSD Board ofDi- ship for giving me this wonderful op- rectors, and especially to thepresident. portunity to serve as your president. Mary Elizabeth Led lie

Information Scienceand Automation Division The Information Science and Automa- Other Monographs tion Division has continued to carry Format Recognition Processfor forward the programs which past ex- MARC Records: A LogicalDesign perience has found valuable, and toim- was publishedduring the early part of plement new ones to meet the needs of the fiscal year. The processdescribed our members. replaces a high proportion of thework of the editors by having thecomputer Networks Conference and Proceedinp "recognize" the portions of therecord The Conference on Interlibrary Com- from the place of each partin the for- munications and Networks washeld mat and automaticallysupply tags, September 28 to October 2, 1970,with addresses, and other idegtification data nearly two hundred participants and previously manallly supplied. To date staff attending. After anopening ses- over 800 copies hkvebeen sold. sion and a series of information meer- MARC Manuals 2d ed., a seriesof ings on telecommunicationsdevices, workbooks used by the Library ofCon- computer technology, andlibrarianship, gress,has been a consistentseller five working groups were created.These through two editions. Over 1600copies five groups, made up of authorities in of the second edition have beensold in each area using previously prepared after a first edition was completelysold background papers, prepared papers out. summarizing the state of the artand The sales of these two itemsillustrate outlining both avenues of cooperation the breadth of interest in libraryauto- which might prove fruitful and areas of mation in the library profession. needed research. The proceedings of the Conference, Newsletter and Journal when available, should provide an ex- IOLA Technical Communications, cellent state-of-the-art presentation as under the editorial leadership of John well as an indication of the next steps P. McGowan, NorthwesternUniversity, which will take librarianshiptoward has rapidly taken a position ofleader- the sharing of resources no matter ship in current rapid distribution of li- where those resources are located or brary automation informadon.Run- how remote the user. on a tight schedule sothat up-to-date 142 143 ALA PROCEEDINGS 11971

information is mailed while alcurrent, TC is appreciated The ALA Arrangement by ISAD members The ALA and eleven hundredsubscribers. Arrangement is thename The Journal of Library of a new 1416Interchangeable Print Automation Train Cartridge completes four volumeswith the De- for the IBM 1403corn- cember 1971 issue. The .aer-driven impactprinter. Thisspe- editor, Freder- cial character ick G. Kilgour,CCLC, who quickly set will duplicate all the raised this publication characters ona MARC record. It is the to eminence asa result of over professional researchpublication, has two years work by theLi- submitted his resignation brary of Congress'MARC Develop- effective with ment Office, IBM the completion of volumefour. As yet graphics designers, a successor has not been selected. and an ISADcommittee under the chairmanship of firstAllen Veaner and Educational Technology then Paul J.Fasana. The availability It has been difficultfor librarians of this characterset is an important who are workingwith non-bookma- milestone in libraryautomation devel- terials or forproponents ofnon-conven- opment,. tional methods ofhandling information Information Library Science to find a home withinALA. Thearea Curriculum Project of telecommunicationstechnology has The ISAD/LED been assigned Education for In- to ISAD, and activityto formation Science Committeeis spon- date has been membershipby the Asso- soring, with the Education ciation on the Joint Committee Council on Educa- of the American Societyfor Information tional Telecommunications,and the Science, a symposium for formation of the Information/ Telecommunications Library Science faculty,Information/ Committee withinISAD. Library Scientists, and The Joint Council computer spe- on Educational cialists to plan thedevelopment ofa Telecommunications(JCET) was seriesof "curricular started in 1950, and packages" for was concerned with tttaching informationscience. The goals educational broadcasting.Since that of the symposiumare: 1. To coordinate time its membershiphas expandedto the curriculum and instruction include the general in infor- educationalcommu- mation scienceamong the various ori- nity, and itsscope also has expandedto entations. 2. To establish include the transmission conununica- of information don between therepresentatives of the over voice grade land lines,as well as various orientations. the ues of all broad-band 3. To r'arify the uevices need for a cooperativecurriculum de- microwave towers, coaxialcable, satte- velopment project. literelays and the legal/political The symposium will beheld preced- problems connectedwith theiruse in ing the ASIS the public interest. conference in Denver, ALA's member- Colorado, on November11-13, 1971. ship in JCETwas long overdue. Institutes, Tutorials,Workshops The TelecommunicationsCommittee under Brigitte Kenney, Six in-service trainingsessions were dritrman, is in- held out of the vestigating areas ofgreatest interest to ten scheduled. Although ALA, and has established only three of themreached capacity, liaison with the feeling by staff and the RTSD TelefacsimileCommittee to participantswas discuss items of mutual that a successfulseries was held. This concern. It is feeling of expected that liaisonwith other organi- success was primarily dueto zations will be established. the two School LibraryAutomation Tu- torials which drewover fifty library 143 school int tructors,the first thnewe have Division Presidents' Reports 147 been able to reach this segmentof the and undertake the substantialclerical library community. Schoollibrarians responsibility of our, by now, traditional about the meet- types of institutes.Wc!, will, of course, also were enthusiastic under- ings and also contributedcriticism to assist anyone who is willing to improve the series when itis offered take any a them. again in the future. Discussion Groups For the first time a local agency co- has de- Tu- The COLA Discussion Grcup sponsoring a Library Automation cided to structure their meetings more torial sent (and subsidized)members formally with specific presentations on of its own group. TheNorth Suburban significant developments in thefield. Library System (NSLS),Morton Grove, Time will be allowed for members to Illinois, paid one-half ofthe registra- their own of all make short presentations of tion fee of the representatives developing procedures. COLA mem- nearly member libraries. This made up bership is limited to onerepresentative one-half of the number of registrants. from erich library which has an operat- Only one of the two "LibraryAuto- ing automated library system, aileast Administration mation: Workshops in in some part. and Management" washeld. For the the environment and a MARCU is the new acronym for first time a remote MARC Users Discussion Group.Mem- more concentratedpresentation with discussion groupis overflow bership in this evening sessions was held. An limited to organizations whichsubscribe crowd of fifty-five persons attended. Service from the At present no more institutes are to the MARC Tape Libr ary of Congress. Thisis the only planned although interest in coopera- unit of ALA limited toorganization tion from various librariansin holding Richard De Gennaro additional sessions is great. ISAD does members. not expect to assumethe financial risk LibraryAdministration Division The year 1970-71 found theLibrary at the request of fivelibrarians whose Administration Division engaged inall contracts had not been renewed atthe the varied activitiesappropriate to its University of Missouri Library; and one sections, committees, and Headquarters case was of an employe-of the Califor- programs. Ongoingstudies and sur- nia Library Association who had been veys culminated in reportsitemized at dismissed. During the period July to December 1970, these were completed, the end of this report, and others have and LAD additionally assisted fourli- been initiated to be carried out wholly brarians with tenure and related em- within the LAD organization or in col- ployment complaints. laboration with LED, LIP, SRRT, etc. Partly as an outgrowth of these in- Bulking large on the agendas of the stances, the LAD board instructedits LAD board and individual officers has president to propose a restructuring of been the growing demand for investigative action. At the close of the pre- the ALA investigative process with respect to tenure, intellectualfreedom, vious year two investigations into un- David under etc. This was done in a letter to fair employment practices were Clift on September 28 and coincld- way: One investigation wasconducted 4 148 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971 ing with similar views urgentlyex- regular communications pressed by Mr.Berninghausen for the channels lends support to ACONDArecommendations Intellectual FreedomCommittee resulted, prior to in this. area andsuggests a willingness Midwinter, in theforma- to consider favorably tion of a staff committeeto act in this a restructuring of area. At the same time, the ALA publications. as a measure On the other hand, designed to be ofassistance to whatever the apparently ir- agency resulted from this resistible pressuresto hear every voice proposal, an raised have hada profoundly adverse ad hoc committeeof PAS was formedto prepare a comprehensive effect on usefulconference program set of guide- planning. The complete lines. The resolutionput forward at preemption of Midwinter Meeting by over 50 percent of the majorconference the IFC impelled time blocks for no-conflict Council tourge on President Braashaw Council or a meeting of representatives membership meetingsreduces efforts at from the interdivisional programming,or in- concerned 3rganizations. depth topical Accordingly, the LAD development to shambles. president, Determined effortsto reduce the compe- executive secretary, anda member of the LAD-PAS tition of preconferenceinstitutes also Committee on Tenure had its effecton LAD. Plans by BES met with representatives ofACRL and for a preconference the AdvisoryCommittee to the Office dmted to buildings with special featuresfor audio-visual for IntellectualFreedom ina special activities were replaced andrestructured meeting called by theALA President, to a conference week March 19, 1971,to consider ALA poli- format already cies and procedures under intensepressure. The joint pro- for assisting with gram of LAD, PLA, and specific problemsof tenure, employ- others was similarly scrapped forlack of suitable ment, intellectual freedom,and related requests for the Association's time.It is our sincerehope that the assist- diversions and disruptions ance. The LAD continuedto work with of the past the other concerned three years will giveway soon to a new units for there- period of productive mainder of the conferenceyear with the professional pro- Staff Committee grams equal in quality andutility to on Mediation, Arbi- the work ofour sections and commit- tration, and Inquiry:in developinga new Statement on Inquiries; tees. LAD sectionsundertook their in devel- usual variety of activities. oping a revised Programfor Action and Particular In the development note should be made ofthese: of other relatedma- The LAD-PAS terials.The concept of Staff Development authorizing Committee has madeapplication for joint consideration andaction through a the Staff Committee J. Morris Jones awardto conduct staff on Mediation, Ar- development workshops bitration, and Inquiry isbeing presented for reglonal at the Dallas Conference. groups in the U. S. (At the timeof the This concept preparation of this president's is strongly supported bythe LAD. report, it is not known whetherthis project will Apart from Individualopinions on receive an award.) the recommendationsof ACONDA, LAD organization The LAD-LOMSNonprint Media members recognize Statistics Committee hosteda meeting their vitalconcern with the proposals of thirty for federation, person.; representing several an Office of Library associations and institutions Manpower, and the especially extent or form of concerned with nonprintand non-book representation on Council withrespect collections in Washington, to the division. More informally, D.C., on the March 26-27, 1971.The group re- poor visibility of LAD through lackof 146 Division Presidents' Reports 149 quested the LAD committee to act as (with representation on therevisions the focal point for encouragingthe col- committee by ICMA). Local History Collectionand Serv- lection of statistical data regarding non- Library, No. 19 print services and developingmaterials ices in a Small Public and resources to assist in thissubject of the Small LibrariesProject series, was completedand published in No- arta. Size, re- The Public Relations Sectionof the vember 1970. Try These for LAD conducted a profile studyof its vised supplement12-I),"Suggested membership in the spring of 1971.This Follow-up List ft, c Seriesin Juvenile study will determine some of themajor Fiction," was also completedby the activities of the section in the near fu- Small Libraries PublicationsCommit- ture. tee and will beavailable in 1971. More recently, the LOM Sectionof The Friends Kitproduced by the the Library AdministrationDivision LAD (and sold by ALA) wasrevised sponsored a preconference institute on and expanded with newsuggested by- budgeting, captioned "Dollar Deci laws for Friends Groups(in public li- sions," at the Holiday inn (Downtown), braries and in academiclibraries) in- Dallas, Texas, June 17-19, 1971. Ap- cluding examples of bylaws ofexisting proximately 150 librarians attended. Friends Groups. And, following the example of a year The LAD hascontinued to work ago, a Micro-Workshop onStaff Devel- jointly with the IllinoisLibrary Associa- opment was held by thePersonnel Ad- tion and the LED ofALA on library ministration Section of LAD, allday task analysis. Phase oneof the task Sunday, June 20, 1971, at theBaker analysis was completed in1970. Phase Hotel, Dallas. The theme ofthe work- two (detailed studyby experienced li- shop was "UnderstandingMotivations: brarians of the materialsgathered in A Key to Staff Development."(The phase one ) is now under way.Revision division program on the followingFri- of the Descriptive Listof Professional day, June 25, deals withperformance and Non-Professional Dutiesin Librar- ratings, another aspect of staff develop- ies will be a next stepby LAD. in ment.) "Guidelines for Using Volunteers Friends Day at the DallasConfer- Libraries" was adopted bythe LAD ence was June24, 1971. Approximate- Board of Directors atthe Midwinter ly 1000 librarians, trustees, andfriends Meeting, January 1971.The guidelines attended the luncheon sponsored bythe were publishedin the April 1971 issue Friends of Libraries Committee,Public of American Librariesand in the May Relations Section, LAD. Theluncheon issue of the ALTA PublicLibrary Trus- speaker was the author,Erich Segal. tee. Reprints areavailable from LAD, In the area of publications,the LAD ALA Headquarters. appointed a revision conunitteefor The ALA MembersSalary Survey Local Public Library Administration. was conductedby the LAD in the fall The new edition will bepublished by of 1970. The report ofthe survey was ALA. The firgt edition was co-spon- published in the April1971 issue of sored by the InterdationalCity Manag- American Libraries. Reprints areavail- ers' Association (now theInternational able from LAD, ALAHeadquarters. office of LAD, City ManagementAssociation) and In the Headquarters ALA, and published byICMA. The the appointment of Mrs.Barbara Man- new editionwill be published by ALA zhak in May 1970 aspersonnel Assistant should be noted. During1970-71 Mrs. 148 150 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 Manchak has provided valuable staff LAD, ALA Headquarters.Also re- support on some of the salary andman- vised and updated power projects, as well as reference data were its advisory lists of library buildingfolders and library in response to external inquiries.In consultants. this, Jordan M. Scepanski, newly ap- In conjunction with pointed professionalassistant to the the LED and division, also participated. OFR, the LAD hasplanned a man- Mr. Sce- power study to ascertain the panski was responsibleadditionally for current the library building needs for library personneland to fore- resource files, as- cast library manpower needs sembled for professionaluse by LAD in the near over the years. future. The NationalCenter for Educa- The LAD office received tional Statistics has beenasked to fund approxi- this manpower study.At the time of the mately 900 letters of inquiryfor infor- writing of this mation or assistance regarding report, no decision has library yet been reachedon its funding. buildings, salaries, statistics, personnel The LAD executivesecretary was a procedures, and public relationsactivi- ties. speaker in programs ofthe Association of School BusinessOfficials, Seattle, The LAD receiveda charge via Wash., October 20 and 22, Council resolutionat the Midwinter 1970. These two programs wereon "External Con- Meeting 1971 regardingassistance to li- cerns and Types of ProcurementPlans," braries in complying withnon-discrimi- and on "Library Media." nation clauses of fairemployment laws. The LAD has compiled Finally it is worthnote that in De- information re- cember a very comprehensive garding state andmunicipal practices manual in this area; this was compiled and issued by the Head- information will be quarters office for theuse of division, published in AmericanLibraries in the section, and committeeofficers. Appre- near future as a first step inmeeting this charge. ciation for this usefulorganizational device is substantial, The LAD office continued as is the gratitude its annual here recorded for the fine study of librarians'salaries as adver- support of the tised in library periodicals LAD Headquarters staffand their ALA (September associates. James H. Richards, Jr. 1970). This studyis available from

Library EducationDivision The .death of LED president-elect Le- changes, as well as the fluidity ofa year Roy Charles Merritt approximatelyone of proposals andcounterproposals for month before he was scheduled to take reorganization of ALA, made1970-71 office as president in 1970,as well as a time of reevaluation andnew direc- the resignation in March 1971of tions. Frank Schick as chairman of the LED The directions of the LibraryEduca- Legislation Committee, have forced tion Division have affirmed theimport- readjustments in the leadership of the ance of continuing a division within Library Education Division. These ALA which focusesupon the needs, 147 Division Presidents' Reports 151 problems, and opportunities in library and the relationship of pre-service, in- education, and which provides a forum service, and continuing education; for interaction between practitioners 2. Stimulating and conducting re- from all types of libraries and library search in education for librarianship; educators on the graduate, undergradu. 3. Identifying, publicizing, and spon- ate, and technical assistantlevels. The soring continuing education programs; Board of Directors has also considered 4. Provision of information about li- and rejected the ANACONDA pro- brary education and trends and proposal that the Office for LibraryEduca- grams affecdng it; tion be subsumed into a new Officeof 5. Development of methods and ma- Library Manpnw,.r with broad respon- terials for library education. utili- sibility for recru.t.ients, personnel Based upon the opinion of the mem- zation and concerns (such assalaries, bership as expressed in the survey, the and ethics), status, welfare employment Board of Directors at the 1971 Midwin- as well as forlibrary education and ter Meeting established thefollowing training. The Board of Directors reaction and study goals for the remainder solved atits Midwinter Meeting on should of 1971 and 197'2.: January 21, 1971 that ALA 1. Research into the manpowerneeds continue its strong commitment toli- its of the profession, undertaken in coop- brary education by maintaining eration with other units of ALA. Reli- Office for Library Education as a sep- able data on manpower needs is essen- arate unit.It was the unanimous opin- tial for planning of library education, ion of the LED Board that the ANA- imple- and also for the immediate and long- CONDA recommendations, if range legislative enterprise. mented, would dilute theAssociation's The Research Committees of LED and might leaci to concern for education, and AALS, a division affiliate, have en- a conflict ofinterest in the area of stand- couraged the library schools of Drexel ards for professional education and ac- and Illinois to develop further drafi creditation. proposals to investigate library man- Alt ad hoc committee toexplore powez needs. These two proposals in Ameri- further and define the role of the addition to a draft proposal for a more can LibraryAssociation in library edu- comprehensive manpower study pre- cation has been appointed, andwill be- pared by ALA staff have been for- gin to function at the Dallas Conference. warded to the Library Surveys Branch In aneffort to obtain members' of the USOE National Center for Edu- priorities thinking about the order of cational Statistics. among the division'sgoals and respon- and The division is cooperating with the sibilities as stated in its bylaws Library Administration Division and among its ongoing programs, aques- 1970 the Illinois Library Association in con- tionnaire was sent in the fall of ducting a task analysis of library posi- to all LED membersvia the Newsletter. tions in a sample of Illinois libraries. In personal members' response,the ma- the The project, now in phase two. entails jority indicated that they attach in highest priority to the followinglong- an analysis of the tasks ide led phase one with a view to de& r. range programs andactivities: ters of tasks requiring simik u. k 1. Continuous study of thesubstanze edge and skills career ladders al. difict.. of education for librarianship:curricu- ent levels. la, appropriate content atvarious levels,

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2. The legislative enterprise, made 3. Librarians' continuing education trgent by ALA's major legislative ob- defining needs in all levels forup- jective this year, extension of the Higher grading the present work force. Education Act of 1965. The LED board received thereport The presidents of the Library Educa- of the ASL /LED Interdivisional Com- tion Division and Association ofCol- mittee on Education for State Library lege and Research Librarieswent to- Personnel, supported its recommenda- gether in the spring of 1971 to Wash- tion that a pilot national institute should ington to inform congressmen andsena- be held to upgrade the skills ofstate tors of the need to continue and expand library personnel, and advised thatan the library resources, education, andre- appropriate agencyor university seek search provisions now in the Higher funding to hold sucha pilot institute. Education Act of 1965. The directory ofContinuing Educa- At the invitation of the Library Edu- tion for Librarianscontinues to be pub- cation Division, AssociateCommission- lished in December, with supplements er Blirton Lamkin and members of his published in the March, June, andSep. staff of the Bureau of Libraries and tember LEDNewsletter. Educational Technologycame to the The Library Education Division Dis- 1971 Midwinter Meetingto discuss the cussion Group for Librarians of Li- administration's plans for library edu- brary Science Collection3 co-sponsored cation, training,Pndresearch. with Emory University Div!sion of Li- Dr. Martha Boaz, Dean, Library braelanship and Atlanta University School, University of Southern Califor- School of Library Servicea successful nia has agreed toserve as the Library institute for librarians of graduate li- Education Div Lon's representativeto brary school libraries, held in Atlanta in the newly formed ALA LegislativeAs- May 1971. sembly. The Library Education Division's 4. Exploring the education and trsin- major program at the Dallas Conference ing implications of the ALA policy will be a programon the library impli- statement onLibrary Education and cations of the Higher EducationAct, Manpower, especially for supportive co-sponsored by ACRL andplanned staff. with ACRL by the chairmanof the LED The Committee on Training Pro- Legislation Committee. grams for Supportive Library Staff is The Library EducationDivision completing a revision of the policy doc- board has gone on recordto urge that ument, "Criteria for Programs to Pre- the program of professional, graduate- pare Library Technical Assistants." level library education and trainingun- The new edition will update the criteria der the Higher EducationAct Title and relate it to the ALA policyonLi- II-B be continued, with explicitpro- brary Education and Manpower. vision for fellowships, scholarships,and An ad hoc committee to study the continuing education, with greatlyin- implications of the ALA policy for the creased funding and adequatesupport training of library associateswas au- for participation and institutionsin all thorized by the Board of Directors at three phases of theprogram. Midwinter 1971 and will begin work at Dallas. Implementing the central concern of the membership for the substance of li- 149 Division Presidents' Reports 153 brary education at all levels curricu- Institution Librarians has begun tode- la, content, methodology the follow- velop criteria for the establishmentof ing activities and programs continue: programs in institutionlibrarianship Regular publication of the LED with respect to physical resources, col- Newsletter, and two annual directories, lection resources, teaching personnel, Financial Assistance for Library Edu- and ava;lability of healih scienceand cation and Continuing Education for correctional programs for an interdis- Litrarians. ciplinary approach. The Committee on International Li- The president of the Library Educa- brary School has been authorized by the tion Division, who never had the oppor- Board of Directors to proceed with de- tunity for a year's apprenticeship as veloping a proposal for a pilot inter- vice-president, wishes to express her ap- nationally sponsored library education preciation to the members of the board program. of directors, to the people who served The ISAD/ LED Interdivisional Com- on the variouscommittees, and especi- mittee on Education for Information ally to Delores Vaughan, executive sec- Science and Automation is completing retary, and the Headquarters staff.It plans for a workshop on the teaching was the work of thesepeople that has of information science to be held in the enabled the division to maintain its con- fall of 1971. tinuity and drive. Genevieve M. Casey An LED/ AHIL Interdivisional Com- mittee on Education for Hospital and Report of the Advisory Committee to the Office for Library Education Upon the resignation of Dr. Lester by OLE and LAD with the coopera- Asheim as director of the Office for Li- tion of the National Book Committee brary Education, it seems appropriate in March 1967 and a series of eight re- to report to Council on the work of the gional "dialogs" held throughout the office during its first five years. country during 1968-69, which pro- Established in 1966 with the assist- vided the opportunity for input from the ance of a major five-year grantand sup- field into the final policy statement. ported in part over the years by sup- In the field of accreditation, a number plemental grants from the H. W. Wil- of accomplishments followed the ap- son Foundation, the officehas provided pointment of Dr. Agnes Reagan as assis- leadership for the field of library educa- tant director for accreditation in April tion through the development of pro- 1969: grams and policies and theprovision of 1. The full autonomy of the Commit- effective staff services at Headquarters. tee on Accreditation was established The most recent, visible achievement and clarified by separating its secretar- is Library Education and Manpower, iat from the part-time attention of the the statement of policy adopted by LED staff. Council in June 1970. The statement was developed following aconference 2. ALA liaison was strengthened on library manpowerjointly sponsored with the National Comission on Accre- 154 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971 diting, the National Council for the World PookEncyclopaedia-ALA Accreditation of TeacherEducation, Goals Award for 1968-69. the newly created The findings Accreditation and In- have now been pubishedby the ALA stitutional Eligibility Staffof USOE, under the title Between and the regonal accrediting MLS and Ph.D., associations. by J. Periam Danton,1970. 3. The number ofschools offering 9. The COAexperimented withan programs accredited by the ALAin- orientation session creased from thirty-five at the 1970 Midwin- to forty-seven ter Meeting for schoolsinterested in in the United Statesand from three to six in Canada. working towards ALAaccreditation, and has held individualconferences 4. The Committeeon Accreditation with representatives ofaspirant schools initiated a procedure forcontinuing re- at all ALA meetings since thattime. view on the basis ofannual reports from 10. The increased demands each of the library schools upon the offering ac- services offered by theCommittee on credited programs. Areport of the Accreditation have resulted first year's findings in an in- appeared in Library crease in its size fromseven to ten mem- Quarterly for 1968, andsimilar analy- bers, and to the initiationof the practice ses of subsequent surveysare planned. of holding at least As a result of the one special meeting a new procedure, the year outside of the regularMidwinter re-visit at an interval often years has and Annual Meetings been replaced by on-site visits of the ALA to as cir- permit uninterruptedattention to prob- cumstances warrant, and severalsuch lems of policy andprocedure. visits havenow been made bymeans representing the COX The activities of theLibrary Educat- ion Division, withMiss Delores Vaug- 5. Subcommittees oftr, 4.1 COA have han as executive been at work on secretary, have also an examination of its been numerous andvaried: Standards for Accreditationand its guidelines for undergraduateprograms 1. Affiliation of theAssociation of of library education, andrevised Stand- American LibrarySchools with the ards are now inreport form for critical LED was initiatedand accomplished. evaluation in preparationfor presenta- 2. An interdivisional tion to Council for Committee on adoption. Training Programs forSupportive Li- 6. A set of "Guidelinesfor Ph.D. brary Staffwas established by LED Programs" has been preparedand dis- which first issuedsome basic definitions tributed by COA. (published in ALABulletin, April 7. A new set of 1968), then movedon to establish "Procedures for "Criteria for Programsto Prepare Li- Visits to Library Schools"has also been compiled and made available brary Technical Assistants"published to schools in LED Newsletter,February 1969; seeking accreditation fortheir library education programs. Special Libraries, April1969; and ALA Bulletin, June 1969.LED has nowes- 8. The COA initiateda series of in- tablished a new committeewhich will depth studies of differentaspects of li- give its attentionto the promulgation of brary education,one of which, a study similar guidelines forthe preparation of of post-master'sprograms in librarian- the new class ofsupport staff recom- ship, received theJ. Mortis Jones- mended in the policyon Library Educa- s51 Division Presidents' Reports 155 lion and Manpower: the Library Asso- Manpower held in June 1970, the LED ciate. comm;ssioned two parallel surveys of admis- 3. With the appointment of an exe- current practices regarding the cutive secretary for LED, it was pos- sion of foreign students to U. S. and sible to return responsibility for the Canadian library schools and the em- LED Newsletter to the office, and to ployment of foreign-trained librarians in academic and publiclibraries in make it a more substantial and official those countries. The information ga- journal of information, and a more com- the plete record of the division's activities, thered by the surveys forms part of and of developments in the field ofli- proceedings of the conference, which by ALA. The brary education. are soon to be published Committee on Equivalencies and Re- 4. The LED has stepped up its pro- ciprocity, which sponsored the precon- gram of providing information tothe ference, has also created a number of field in many ways: it assumed respon- country resource panels to providein- sibility for a continuing current listing formation on library education and li- of continuing education opportunities brary services in many countries and for libt arians as a successor to a former geographical regions. publication of the Library Services Branch, USOE; it has taken more re- To this partial catalog of visible ac- sponsibility for the publication and re- tivities, we must add the fact that ad- design of the annual Financial Assist- visory and consultantservices, and ance for Library Education; and it has direct participation in activities in the been able to begin a continuous pro- field, have become an impottant con- gram of up-dating information pieces trbution of all three officers. The num- of different kinds related to library edu- ber of speeches, consultantships, or ac- cation compiled by the divisional of- tive assignments carried on in the field of fice. over and above the on-going work the office averaged around thirty each 5. Severalinterdivisional commit- year for the director, and the schedules tees have been established to deal in- of the assistant director for accredita- tensively with problems of education for tion and the executive secretary of the special groups, among them: the ASL/ Library Education Division were not LED Interdivisional Committee on far behind.This direct contact with Education for State Library Personnel; practicing lbrarans and educators, and the LED/ ISAD Intzrdivisional Com- wth persons in related fields, is an im- mittee on Education for State Library portant part of the overall ALA obli- Personnel; the LED/ ISAD Interdivi- gation which can be accomplished only sional Committee on Education for Li- if the offices are fully staffed with pro- formation Science and Automation; the fessional personnel. AHIL/ LED Interdivisional Committee At this time, when proposals for on Education forHospital and Institu- transfer of the Office for Library Edu- tional Librarianship; and :he LAD/ cation to a larger Office for Library LED Ad Hoc Committee on Education Manpower are being discussed, the for Library Service to the Disadvan- committee reaffirms its earlier position, taged. stated at Midwinter 1971, that the prob- 6. As background informatkon for a letns and objectives of professional edu- preconference on International Library cation are sufficiently important and i52complex to warrant the full-thne atten- 158 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

tion of an office designed specifically to committee for 1970-71were Kenneth deal with them. ALA's potential for E. Beasley, Charles D. Churchwell, influencing the constant improvement Philip H. Ennis, Paul C. Janaske, Mrs. of library education will be impaired by R uth C. McMartin, Helen F. Schmierer, the relegation of educational activites Joseph J. Semrow, Grace P. Slocum, to the part-time responsibility of an of- and Wesley Simonton, Chairman. fice with other, often conflicting, obli- Wesley Simonton gations and priorities. Members of the

Public Library Association Rather than taking PLA board time to Assembly also be a voting member of report on numerous non-discussion the Legislation Committeewas also for- items, I thought I would writea brief warded.Mr. McNeal indicated he newsletter to bring you up to dateon the would forward this recommendation to many things which have happened since the Legislation Committee for study our last get-together in Los Angeles. If and report at Dallas. there are questions, we can discuss these at the PLA board meeting in Dallas. ACONDA Miss katherine Laich, chairman of Ad Hoe Committee to Study Proposed ACONDA was informed of the PLA Changes in Cid Wren's Services board reaction to the proposedmerge- A long title for a committee charged nization. You will recall the board felt with far-reaching responsibilties has that consideration should not be given beeri appointed with Spencer G. Shaw just to "Triad" or "Federation," but acting as chairman. This committee is also to a review of the present structure expected to follow N. Y. developments as well as other alternatives. The board in this area, and to watch for similar also felt that any consultant hired to developments elsewhere.They will review propoeed reorganization ought keep the PLA board informed and sug- to study the present structure very thor- gest courses of action where appropri- oughly and work closely with the staff ate. The roster of members will be dis- of Headquarters in developing any pro- tributed with your agenda. posals. As you probably know, at this point ALA Legislation Committee's it has been recommended by ACONDA Legis Wye Assembly and ANACONDA that the new execu- Mr. Archie McNeal, chairman of the tive director have responsibility for a ALA Legislation Committee has been comprehensive study of the ALA orga- informed that Mr. Guenter Jansen is nization and, working with staff and the PLA representative to the Assem- consultants, develop a plan for reorga- bly. The PLA Board's recommendation nizing where necessary. Such a study that the chairman of the Legislative would take approximately one year. 153 Division Presidents' Reports 157

PLA Liaison with National This is an esesntial step to keep each NLW Committee division moving ahead. I am pleased to tell you Mrs. Betty Small increases have been asked for Ohm, assistant director of the Lincoln in several codes. However, three new Memorial Library (Springfield, Illinois) items have been requested. Funds to and head of the Illinois NLW program, permit committee meetings for the pur- has acceptedthisresponsibility for pose of updating the 1966standards, PLA. for developing and updating children's standards in public libraries, and for Goals and Priorides 1971-72 meetings of the Public Library Study Thanks to Don Wright, the PLA Committee, which acts as an advisory goals and priorities statement for 1971- committee to the Proposed Goals Study 72 was prepared. All of you have seen Project, have also been requested. copies of it and it has been printed in the Newsletter. Don did a terrific job Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a of pulling together a lot of items in a Glossary of Terms Related to Systems very short time. The result is a very One of the pressing needs which be- creditable document of the division's came evident after a review by Bob goals for the future. Rohlf of the Nelson's Study of Systems was in the area of definition of terms PLA Representative to ALA where there is no uniformity. Before Membenhip Committee other action could be taken on the re- I am pleased to annoy ace the reap- port, Bob felt that someone should at- pointment of Howard Downey, librar- tempt to develop a glossary which re- ian of the Bellingham, Washington li- lates largely to system management and brary as PLA's representative to the administration. Bob McClarren, direc- ALA Membership Committee for the tor of the North Suburban Library Sys- year 1972-73. DespiteHoward's vali- tem (Illinois) has accepted responsi- ant efforts, PLA's membership con- bility for this task, and has indicated tinues to dwindle. Lees all tsy to get at that he expects to have a draft report least one new PLA member this year. ready for consideration at Dallas. I've gotten two by appointing nonmembers to committees! Children's Services Division The CSD president, Miss Mary Eli- Budget 1971-72 zabeth Ledlie, has indicated that her The PLA budget request kr the per- board is interested in keeping informed iod September 1, 1971, to August 30, about the two studies currently being 1972, has been prepared and sub- conducted by PLA, the Beasley Study of mitted to COPES for review. A sub- the Measurement of Effectiveness of stantial increase ($22,200) has been Public Library Service and the Donis requested. The reasons for the increase Study of Public Library Goals. She has are largely in thepersonnel field since also been informed of the new ad hoc a full-time executive secretaryand sup- committee chaired by Mr. Shaw to porting staff have been requested for oversee and report on proposed changes MA. If this is scanted, PLA will no in children's services in public libraries. longsr have to share its executive secretary with the American Association PLA Masud of State Libraries. The workload of The president's manual for PLA has each division has increased greatly. undergone revision and is nearing its final stages. Hopefully, the fully revised 154 158 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 document will be available for the in- solved it.It would seem that it isap- coming PLA executiveboard. propriate to make a final determination PLA Newsletter at this session. An item which will beon the agenda Please give some thought to thepros is a discussion of the continuationof the and cons of the continuation of thispub- PLA Newsletter. Wehave talked about lication so that it might finally bere- this on several occasionsbut not removed from the agenda. Andrew Geddes Report of theArmed Forces LibrariansSection (PLA) During 1970-71 thevarious commit- It is hoped that theconcentrated efforts tees of AFLS have efficiently and effec- of Miss Jean Jacobs andher committee tively carried on the routinebusiness of will result ina substantial increase in the the section. The AFLS Board ofDirec- membership of the section. tors has directed its energies andinter- ests primarily in thearea of the section's 3. Miss Eleanor Driscolland her organization and mission. committee submittedan excellent slate In the light of candidates for of the questioning prevalent inthe en- offices of the section for 1971-72. The electionresults are tire organization, and inresponse to its as follows: own membership requests, the section decided to devote its allotedtime at the Vice-President, President Elect: Annual Conference in Dallasto a dis- Miss Dorothy Redmond cussion of the feasibility ofeither reor- Secretary: Miss Ruth Mullane ganizing the membership intoa round table or expanding the sectionto in- Member-at-Large: Mrs. Peggy Mann clude federalas wel1 as military librar- 4. Miss Sue Miller, chairman ofthe ians. It is hoped that sufficientresponse Program and Arrangements Committee will be generatedso that an entire com- and her fellow committeemenhave munity of some 4000 individualsmight planned what shouldprove to be an in- well be drawn into the section,and thus teresting and informativeluncheon into ALA. meeting for Monday, June 21,in the Additional items of interest in AFLS State Room of the Sheraton HUM.Mr. to be noted are: Leon Tinkl, educator and well-known 1. The Armed ForcesAchievement author of the southwest will1:141 the Citation Award for 1971 will bepre- principal speaker. sented on Monday, June21, at the 5. The theme of the AFLSbooth in AFLS luncheon to Mrs.Dorothy Payne, the exhibit hall will againfeature the district librarian, HeadquartersThird AFLS motto "Round theWorld Serv- Naval District for heroutstanding work ice 'round the World." Theexhibit dis- with the navy libraries andthe military play will be built aroundthe Armed library program. Forces Achievement CitationAward 2. A total of 1012 promotionallet- winners. The booth will alsofeature ters were sent to prospective members. give-away materials in theform of handbooks, bibliographies,pamphlets, etc. 155 for-t Division Presidents' Reports 159

6. The AFLS Board of Directors bers of the section, I should like to ex- went on record as favoring the positive tend our appreciation to the PLA educational requirement of entry into Board of Directors and to Mr. Gerald the GS-1410 Library Series. A letter Born, the executive secretary for the ex- to this effect was sent to the executive cellent support received throughout the secretary of the Federal Library Com- year. We, as a section, have appreciated mittee with instructions that it be for- your interest and support and look forwarded to the proper authorities. ward to a continued successful associ- On behalf of the officers and mem- ation. Ann A. Conlin' Reference Services Division The RSD prcsident began his term of conference, was judged to be of such office with the announcement from high quality that it was suggested that it ALA Headquarters that the executive be considered for publication! secretary of the division had resigned. 3. The intern program which has His term of office ends with the arrival beea operational since the Atlantic City of Mr. Andrew Hansen, the newly ap- Conference, and which has been enthu- pointed executive secretary of the divi- siastically supported by the chairmen of sion. Between these two critical events committees after a final review by the the activities of the division continued RSD Board at the Los Angeles Mid- at a high level largely due to the efforts winter Meeting, was approved as a regu- and excellent work of the chairmen and lar activity of the division. members of the committees, and the support provided by Headquarters staff. 4. A number of committees sub- The following represents a brief re- mitted proposals and received the neces- view of the division's major efforts for sary support to carry out the work: The the year: RSD/RTSD Public Documents Sub- 1. The RSD/ASD Common Con- committee to Draft a Study Proposal on cerns Committee proposed that RSD State and Federal Documents assisted and ASD merge into a single new divi- in the development of the design of such sion that would be largely user-oriented. a study which was prepared by Indiana The RSD board accepted the recom- University. The Interlibrary Loan Com- mendations and approved in principle mittee undertook the preparation of an the merger of the two divisions. Ar- interlibrary loan directory, and the ticles appeared in RQ and American Standards Committee began a study of Libraries discussing the important is- reference services and users. The Cata- sues involved in such a merger, and one log Use Committee devoted its atten- hour of program time at Dallas was tion to a study of book catalogs, and designated to be used for membership the Cooperative Reference Services discussion of the proposed change. Committe engaged in the preparafion of a directory. 2. The Information Retrieval Com- In summary, the year was one that mittee conducted a preconference on saw RSD make some gains in the at- Computer Based Reference Services. tainment of Its goal, although some- A workbook and tutor's manual, which what handicapped in that effort due to was prepared on contract for the pre- the abscise of a permanent executive secretary. John P. McGowan 156 160 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1071 esources and Technical Services Division The Resources and Technical Services Relations Roand Table. Division, again in 1970-71, was the The division's annual Esther J. Pier- largest type-of-activity division in the cy Award, given to "a younger librarian American Library Association. Witha of outstanding promise," was this year membership on May 31 of 8331, this presented to J. Phillip Immroth of the represented an increase of 161 mem- Graduate School of Library and Infor- bers over the precedingyear. Sheer mation Sciences, University of Pitts- size alone, however, is obviouslyno burgh. criterion for the usefulness of a division, The major activities of the division's and the activties described in the fol- committees are as follows: lowing paragraphs illustrate the current The Book Catalogs Committee pre- interests and concerns of this unit of the pared a listing of book form catalogs Association. which was published in the summer The journal, Library Resources & 1970 issue of LRTS, and has been Technical Services, remains one of the working on a statement of the consider- major efforts to present to membership ations applicable to the formulation, the best thinking and the most useful production, and issuance of book cata- projects in this area of librarianship. logs. An exhibit of representative book On June 30, Paul S. Dunkin resigned catalogs was presented at the ALA Con- as the second editor of the journal, ference in Dallas. following an impressive professional The Bylaws Committee prepared career and a highly valued term during amendments to the bylaws of two sec- which he continuously enhanced the tions (Acquisitions Section and Repro- quality of the periodical. Membership duction of Library Materials Section) to and the profession are greatly in his provide for discussion groups in these debt.Professor Dunkin is being suc- specialties. The committee also pre- ceeded by Robert S. Wedgeworth, Jr., pared draft bylaws for the use of the who has been assistanttrithe editor, and Organization Committee and the RTSD under whom the journal may be ex- board in their consideration of the pos- pected to maintain the standards which sibility of establishing a division office have come to be expected. LRTS has, of second vice-presdent. thus far, succeeded in continuing suc- The Centralized Processing Commit- cessfully despitethe budgetary re- tee prepared a directory of centralized straints felt by ALA generally. But, processing centers which was published RTSD was unable to launch a member- in the summer 1970 issue of LRTS. At ship newsletter, as had been hoped. the ALA Dallas Conference, the com- At the ALA Dallas Conference, the mittee was co-sponsor with ISAD of a division presented a major program on program on the use of MARC. Cur- library networks outside the United rently, the committee is considering its States, with J. Guy Sylvestre describing charge for further activity, with the the developments in Canada, and Mau- thought that emphasis should be placed rice B. Line discussing those in Eng- on proceedings in relation to library land. The program was co-sponsored networks. by the Information Science and Auto- An ad hoc Commercial Processing mation Division and the International 137 Division Presidents' Reports 161 Committee was established during the der to distribute responsibilities of offi- past year to assist the divisionand the cers more equitably, but afterRTSD membership in meeting problems aris- Board discussion, the proposal was ing from the rapidly increasing use of dropped. this form of technical services. The Preservation of Library Mater- The International Relations Com- ials Committee devoted its effort tothe mittee (a subcommittee of the ALA In- consideration of various alternatives for ternational Relations Committee) was the preparation of a library binding represented at the 1970 IFLA Confer- manual. ence in Moscow, and hasemphasized The Resources Committee's Subcom- the need to coordinate all efforts in the mittee on MicropublishingProjects has field Of international standardizationof been active in several aspectsof the bibliographical description and cata- technical evaluation and bibliographical loging rules. The committee has con- control of micropublications, andis co- tinued its consideration of the need for operating in the co isiderationof the translation of English technical services Government Printin3 Office proposal texts into other languages, and an ar- to issue governmehtpublications in ticle on this topic is anticipated in a microform. forthcoming issue of the UNESCO Bul- The Technical Services CostsCom- letin for Libraries. mittee has been working with theLi- The Organization Committeepre, brary Technology Frog/am in the de- pared recommendations, all of which velopment of a study on standard times were approved by the RTSDBoard, on for technical processing tasks, and is the following matters: (1) dissolution considering ways in which a clearing of the Directory of On-GoingBook house might be established fordocu- Catalogs Subcommittee of theBook mentation on standard times and costs Catalogs Committee, the Newsletter and in-house library cost studies. Committee, the RTSD/ ISAD Interdi- The division's four discussion groups visional Committee on a Universal of technicalservicesadministrators Numbering System for Library Mater- from various sizes and types of libraries ials, and the Subcommittee toDraft a have continued to meet informally at Study Proposal on State andFederal ALA Conferences for discussionof Documents of the RSD/RTSDInterdi- problems of immediate concern. visional Committee on PublicDocu- RTSD is cooperating with RSA and ments; (2) change of nameof the RTSD ISAD in establishing a group toreview Program Evaluation and BudgetCom- and recommend action on standards for mittee to RTSD Committee on Pro- the representation in machine-readable gram Evaluation andSupport; (S) reform of bibliographical information, vised function statements for theAAP/ with a view to encouraging the develop- RTSD Joint Committee and for four ment of standards whichwould make committees of the Acquisitions Section, possible the effective exchange of ma- and new function statements for the chine-readable bibliographic data. The ISAD/RSD/RTSD Interdivisional division is continuing its joint efforts Committee on Bibliographic Informa- with RSD in the field of public docu- tion in Machine-Readable Form and ments through considerationof a re- for the RSD/RTSD Interdivisional search study in government publica- Committee on Public Documents, Cen- tions, problems of depository libraries, sus Bureau AdvisoryCommittee. The issuance of government publications in zommittee considered establishmentof microform, and cooperation with the an office ofsecond-vice-president, in or- Census Bureau. 162 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971 Outside of ALA, RTSDhas main- tained its important requests. While the size ofa division's representation on membership may not always Committee Z39 of the correspond American Na- exactly to its need for financialsapport, tional Standards Institutein matters relating to the technical it is obvious that RTSDcannot carry services; these out effectively theprograms its mem- may be found reported in thepublication News about bership desires and needsunless a more Z39. Work with the reasonable proportion ofthe total bud- Association of AmericanPublishers has get available can be allocated centered around the plans to it. Re- for catalog- sources and technical servicesmay be ing-in-publication, standardbook num- less spectacular than bers, and planning for some of the issues an acquisitions currently before theAssociation, but preconference institutefor the 1972 unless a library Chicago Conference. can operate efficiently Liaison has been "behind-the-scenes," theimportant so- continued with the TechnicalServices cial responsibilities Section of the Canadian which fall to its Library Asso- charge cannot beadequately under- ciation. Through itsrepresentative, the taken. division has also been working closely Second, the division, inmany in- with the United StatesBook Exchange. Much of the work stances, tends to react, rather thanact. of the division is, There is a need, in allunits of RTSD, of course, carriedout by its four sec- for wore initiative andimagination and tions and the council ofregional groups, professional statesmanship. reports from each of which All Associ- are sub- ation activity competeswith one'sown mitted separately. job at home, but one's No presiding officer own job can of RTSD, and often be facilitated whena division or perhaps of no ALAdivision, can com- one of its units can undertakesuccess- plete a term of officewith satisfaction fully a project with genuine that all has been substance. accomplished thatwas I should like to thank allof the mem- needed or intended.RTSD's activities bers of the division have been impressive, for the privilege but there are two and genuine pleasure of areas in which I would like serving as presi- to recom- dent, and my particularappreciation to mend attention inthe comingyear. all of the officers and First, although RTSD committee mem- is the largest bers who contributeddirectly to the type-of-activity division,it is seventh year's work. In turn, all (among nine) in the of us are in budgetary alloca- continuing debt to KissCarol Raney, tions for divisionspecialrequests; executive secretary, and RSTD is fourth (among to her secre- fourteen) of all tary, Mrs. Janice Adams, forthe im- ALA divisions, andis twelfth in bud- pressive assistance and guidance getary allocations for these they so same special cheerfully provide. C. Donald Cook

Young AdultServicesDivision The Young AdultServices Division has continued to strengthen thanks. An etfortwas made to find its program of young adult librarians who hadnot help to librarians whoserve young served on committees adults. Somenew committees have been before, and to make a somewhatequitable distribu- formed; others havecompleted their tion among those assignments and been dismissed serving in school, col- with lege, and publiclibraries. 159 Division Presidents' Reports 103 The Magazine Evaluation Commit- The Research Committee has under- tee discontinued its reviews of new peri- taken a "state of the art" revi4w of re- odicals in Top of the News, feeling that search related to young adult services these are adequately covered in other in libraries. The committee is searching libr4ry publications. Instead, the com- in three areas the journal, the thesis, mittee is covering existing magazines in and the government sponsored research a field, comparing thosehaving similar report. It is felt that the studieswill fall coverage, and assessing or proposing into four areas: psychologicaland be- usage for the titles evaluated.Two havior research, social research, re- useful articles have appeared this year search on services and programs for in TON, one covering weeklies and the young adults, and educationalresearch. other automotive periodicals of interest The goal of the committee is "to pro- to the young adult. Little of this type duce a bibliography on research re- of reporting has been done previously, lated to young adult service which will so this information should proveof include abstracts, a summary analysis, great interest to young adults and their and recommendations for further study librarians and/or action in the area of young adult The chairmen of the "Selection of library services." Books and Other Materials Cominii- A new committee was organized this tee," the "Audiovisual Committee," and year the Organization Committee. the "Best Books for Young Adults Its charge is to "be responsible for Committee" met in Detroit to discuss checking functions of YASD commit- the ways that these three 6mmmittees tees, recommending changes in com- overlap and to look for some ways to mittee structure, advising on the orga- resolve the problem. The YASD board nization manual, procedural guidelh, approved the idea that the Selection of for specific committees, and so on." At Books and Other Materials Committee is a COO for YASD. The committee is should limit its scope to books, and ask just getting off the ground but the the Audiovisual Committee to help YASD Board expects to hear some good when appropriate. This committee will recommendations from it in Dallas and prepare or have prepared lists on spe- throughout the next year. cial topics, as the need arises, to The Publisher's Relations Committee published in TON or in a separate Fro- arranged for informal meetings of young chure. The first of these is "Folk, Rock adult librarians from public and school and Fop Music" soon to appear in libraries and publisher's representatives TON.The Best Books for Young at several regional library meetingsfor Adults Committee wil continue to pub- "Communication." This group recog- lish its list each year. The 1970 list nized the need for additional review had 34 titles and appeared in the April coverage of books for youngadults at issues of Today's Education, Book list, the national level. and Top of the News as usual, as well A committee in the Chicago area, as in an attractive separatebrochure. under the direction of the YASD office, This committee received permission prepared a revision of the popular list, from the YASD board at Midwinter in "Non-book materialsfor Have-not Los Angeles for future lists to include Youth." The new brochure, entitled "juvenile" books appropriate for young "Making the Most of Media" will be adults. The original charge to the com- published by ALA, and will be ready mittee had been to include only adult for the Dallas Conference. books suitable for young adults. 160 164 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971

The YASD office is also revising other complete with ideas createdon tape standard YASD lists, suchas "Out- or transparency and a rock/folk standing session FictionfortheCollege- all ending witha "show and tell" Bound," and has sentcopy out to session. YASD members for comments and sug- The program to followour luncheon gestions, hoping to publish next sum- during the regular ALAweek contin- mer. ues the audiovisual theme with Robert The Top of the News halcontinued Po lin speaking about with its excellent "The Young coverage and timely Adult as a Film-makcr"and showing articles to provide valuableassistance examples of this art. All of for the librarian who works these activi- with young ties and programs haveone aim to adults. make the young adult librarian At Dallas, YASD is providing better a pre- able to understand theyoung adult's conference, "The YoungAdult in the world in order to make Media World," where programs and we hope to put materials relevant for that the librarian of this young adult. young adult into the Mrs. Mary Ann Hanna media world by havinga real workshop

Note:- Reportswere not received from the presidents of the following divisions:Association of College and Research Libraries andAssociation of State Library Agencies. ALA COMMITTEES

Accreditation

During the 1970-71 report year, nine Continuing Review visits were made to library schools, all At its special fall meeting, COA fol- in the United States. Three visits were lowed a new procedure for examining made to schools offering initial accre- the continuing review reports from ditation of their programs, while six schools having accredited programs. As were to schoolsoffering accredited pro- in the past, each COA member reviewed grams to determine if theaccreditation a number of reports prior tothe No- status should be continued.Of this vember meeting. At this meeting, how- latter group, one visit was made in con- ever, the readers of each reportmet in junction with a regional accrediting a working team situation,discussed the agency, the Middle StatesAssociation report, shared their previouslywritten of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Re- comments, and prepared, together,the quests from two schools for initial ac- draft of a letter to be sent back tothe creditation were denied because, in the school from COA. This report review- view of COA based on reports and ing procedure proved to be successful. supporting documents the schools The chairman appointed a subcom- were not eligible for a visit at this time. mittee of three members to studyand The following programs were granted make recommendations for the revision initial accreditation: of the 1969-70 report form, which was School of Library Science, University done at the spring meeting. of Iowa, Master of Arts. Palmer Graduate Library School, Revision of Standards Long Island University, Master of Sci- The chairman of the COA Subcom- ence. mittee to Consider Revision of Stand- Graduate Library School, University ards for Accreditation made a report of Rhode Island, Master of Library of his committee's activities and sub- Science. mitted a proposed draft of the revised At the conclusion of the report year, standards at the special spring meeting 55 schools offered programs accredited of COA in April. At the Dallas Con- by the Association. ference, COA reviewed and approved a Traditionally, schools with both ac- tentative draft of the document pre- credited and non-accredited programs pared by the subcommittee, and estab- have sought advice relating to the stand- lished procedures including a tentative ards and accreditation procedures.This time schedule for the discussion of the year was noexception, as representa- draft in order to obtain ALA member- tives from twelve non-accredited pro- ship reaction before sending the programs had formalappointments with posed revision to Council for approval. COA members during theMidwinter At its meeting in Dallas, the Subcom- and Annual Conferences. mittee to Consider Revision of Stand-

165 .1(;2 166 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971 ards for Undergraduate Programs inLi- August 13 Reagan, Asheim, and brarianship concluded that there should Vance met with Dr. Frank G.Dickey, be a single set of standards forthe ac- and Mr. Jerry Miller (NationalCom- creditation of library educationpro- mission on Accrediting) inWashington, grams and these should be for programs D.C., to discuss procedures forNCA's at the master's degree level. Therefore, review of the ALAas a recognized ac- guidelines rather than standards should crediting agency. A representativefrom be devised for preparation of supportive NCA did accompanya visiting team on staff. Such guidelines appearedto be a COA visit during the spring of 1971. the responsibility of the Library Educa- September 16 Reagan, Asheim, tion Division rather than COA. The Vinson (AASL), and Vancemet with Committee on Accreditation accepted Dr. Rolf W. Larsonof the National this report and discharged the subcom- Council for Accreditationof Teacher mittee at its chairman's request. Education to &cuss thematter of sin- Special Studies gle-purpose programs whichappear to fall within the ALA'sarea of responsi- The study by Dr. J. Periam Danton, bility, and Between M.L.S. and Ph.D. (A Study are eligible for evaluation of Sixth-Year Specialist under the standards foraccreditation, Programs in but which do notuse the traditional li- Accredited Library Schools)that bad brary terminology. been commissioned by COAand made November 6 Reagan and Varice possible by a J. Morris Jones World Book Encyclopedia attended a seminaron "Accreditation ALA Goals and the Public Interest" in Award, was published and distributed Washington, D.C., sponsored jointlyby USOE and during this report year. NCA. Following an earlier decision by COA to conduct a depth study of February 18 Reagan, Vance, and ex- Vinson met in Washington, D.C., tension programs, a questionnairere- with NCA and NCATE staffto continue the lating to "off-campus instruction"was developed in final form, and discussion of September 16regarding sent to single-purpose programs. schools with accredited programs in li- April 28-30 brary education in May. Reagan and Vance attended an NCATE Contemn=in Professional Relations Washington, D.C.,as invited delegates During the year a series of formal along with others from sixty-oneprofes- and informal meetings took place be- sional organizations and learnedsocie- tween COA and other national agencies ties. The conferencewas based on the responsible for accreditation. Themeet- issue of how these organizationsand ings are listed in chronological orderas societies could contributeto the effec- follows: tive operation of NCATE. August 12 Reagan, Asheim, and At the Dallas Conference, Dr. Frank Vance met informally with Mr.John R. G. Dickey, upon invitationof COA, Proffitt and staff in Washington, D.C., spent two hours with the committee dis- to discuss procedures for USOE'sre- cussing matters of mutualconcern. evaluation of the ALAas a recognized Relationships with ALA accrediting agency. A representative In response toa directive from from the Accreditation and Institutional COPES, COA submitted Eligibility Staff of the USOE Burcau of a statement of its goals and prioritiesalong with its Higher Education didaccompany a budget request for 1971-72. visiting team on an initial accreditation The chair- visit. man, the assistant dirwtor for accredi- 163 ALA Committees 187 tation (OLE), and a COA member met Advisory Committee to the Office for with COPES at Midwinter to present Library Education opposing the place- this information. The chairman and the ment of OLE in the proposed Office of assistant director also met with COPES Library Manpower. / Budget Assembly in Dallas.In its communication with COPES, COA Committee Membership pointed out that the supplemental grants With the beginning of the 1970-71 from The H. W. Wilson Foundation, committee year, COA membership was which support a major portion of increased to ten. Robert S. Taylor, a ALA's accreditation responsibilities, new appointee, resigned early in the will come to an end on March 31, 1972; year and was replaced by A" en B.Vea- and that, if ALA is to continue its ac- ner.The resignation of Dr. Lester crediting function, it must assume fiscal Asheim as director of the Office for responsibility for these activities. The Library Education was a distinct loss to COA's full budget request was granted. the operation of COA. Dr. Asheim had At Midwinter a statement from COA given invaluable guidance to the com- was presented to both Council and mittee &zing his tenure as director of membership meetings, opposing the the OLE. ANACONDA recommendation to in- H. Gordon Bechanan and Kenneth clude COA staff in the proposed Office Vance completed their terms of ap- of Library Manpower. By the time pointment on the COA at the close of ALA convened in Dallas, ANACON- the Dallas Conference. Their replace- DA had withdrawn this recommenda- ments are Mrs. Carrie C. Robinson and tion. At the Dallas meeting, COA en- John T. Eastlick. F. William Summers dorsed a statement prepared by the was appointed chairman of the COA for 1971-72. Kenneth Vance

Excutive Director Search

On May 24, the Executive Director we were not. We were notauthorized Search Committee composed of Archie to select the new executive director, McNeal, Effie Lee Morris, Shirley Olof- nor to set a salary, nor to negotiate son, John Rowell, and myself trans- with candidates. We were toseek mitteditsfinalreport to President nominees and candidates, sift and eval- Bradshaw. I have been asked to de- uate the nominees, and make afinal scribe to you our method of operation recommendation of "six to ten names and some of our general conclusicns. to...the Executive Board." The The committee was appointedin Executive Board is the final arbiter August 1970 and given two deadlines: in this important endeavor, and it is (1)to assemble all nominations by under no obligation to make a selection February 15, 1971: (2) to present its from the panel that the Search Com- recommendationstotheExecutive mittee has presented. It will be up to Board by this conference. the Executive Board to undertake the I think it has not been clear to all actual negotiation with candidates in- members of the association what the cluding the terms of employment. role of the Search Committee was. The Search Committee sought candi- Perhaps it is well to begin with what dates by writing 3S a committee to I 6 168 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971 overtwo-hundred peopleincluding premises on whichwe were operating, forty-eight members ofthe ALA Head- and specific nominations. quarters staff, to presidentsof divisions The committee early and chapters, tochairmen of round came to the tables, and to others. rather firm conclusion thatthe candi- Invitations also date should bea librarian. We were appeared in AmericanLibraries, the awarethat Library Journal, and the some ExecutiveBoard Wilson Library members would have beenpleased to Bulletin. Finally, individualmembers of the Search Committee have us considernon-librarian candi- sought names dates, and we in factdid have a few by talkingor writing to a verycon- siderable number of names. After much reflection, however, people. we concluded thatrecourse to a non- One hundred and thirtypersons were nominated and librarian should be hadonly when all receivedthe most reasonable options failed thoughtful consideration.Each notra- to produce a nee was asked to submit qualified candidate fromwithin the biographicai profession. However, data Those who didnot respond to we included with- our first in the professiona number of persons letter were sentregistered who have been actively letters or were spokento by a member associated with librarianship, althoughnot librarians. of the committee. Inthe end, only At our first meeting, three people failed to we set lower answer. and upper age limits ofthirty and We did not, asa com. tee, interview fifty-five, and withrespect to the upper candidates, but whenever a nominee limit we generally feltthat a substan- was inadequately known tous we did tially lower age, three things as individuals: say forty-five, was to be preferred. Wewere prepared to go 1. Wrote or telephonedpeople be- below or above these limits lieved to be intimately in the case acquainted with of a person offeringexceptional quali- :he nominee. The referencesthus corn- fications. You will pi see that there was infrequently ran toten or an implicit assumption in theupper more sources. it might be saidparen- age limitthat theticafly that a number the next incumbent of ALA mem- would be appointed inthe expectation bers took th- initiativeto call us long that he or she would distance to give serve ten or more It:.their unsolicited years. We acknowledge thatnothing in opinions on certaincandidates that the charge to thecommittee justified were reported to be under considera- this assumption, andwe learned that tion. Such callswere often of utmost a number of people, including usefulness in evaluating some a candidate. past presidents,were strongly opposed 2. We sought opportunitiesat ALA to lcmq tenure. meetings or otherwiseto speak to At our midwinter candidates. At times thiswas with the open meeting, the avowed purpose of age limits were challenged, andafter ascertaining the furtherdeliberationthecommittee person'sinterestin,andattitudes toward, the position. undertook ta seek biographicaldata At other times, and to considereveryone without re- it was an attemptto measure at close gard to age. range the kind ofperson under consideration. The committee hascbnsistently felt a special responsibility, whichit has 3. We took especial painsto observe taken with the candidates who participated utmost seriousness,to in Council, find a widerange of candidates with- Membership, and other ALAmeetings. out regard to In addition :o the sex, race, or national foregoing, we held origin,butwithdiverseattitudes an open meeting at the 1971Midwinter ard the present and Meeting to invitecomments on the future of ALA. type of person we should One of the lessencouraging aspects seek, the of our effortwas the number of deo linationsover one-halffromnomi. ALA Committees 169 nees. At times these were socategorical we received word that theExecutive thatfurtherefforttointerestthe Board would be pleased to have any nominee would appear fruitless. For ranking that we might be prepared to example, onerespondentsaidhe make. I think it not unimportant for wouldn't move to Chicago if this were the membership to know thatthe the only job in the whole United States. Search Committee unanimously selected Another said that being a library direc- its number one candidate and unani- tor was bad enough and hedidn't want mously selected a block of four se nd a worse job. However,in other cases, choice nominees. We also unanimously the reasons were not given or appeared agreed on fivecandidates who had flimsy.Itisour considered opinion declined to stand actively for the posi- that the Executive Board wouldbe tion but whom we thought should be well advised to give serious thought seriously considered. to some of these reluctantnominees. In closing, I call your attention to With this objective, we submitted two the diverse ages and backgroundsof lists, one of avowed candidates, and the members of the Search Committee. asmaller selectionof people who I think it significant thatalthough we ceclined but who, in our opinion, are differedrather heatedly on selected s ) worthy that it would beappropriate issues and nominees, there was never for the Executive Board, if it shares any questionthat we all had as our our view, v) weigh these namesalong first consideration the welfareof the with others in an attempt to get the association. We hope that ourefforts finest possible person for the position. will assist in finding a first-rate succes- D. Originally,theSearch Committee sortoDavidClift.R. was not instructed tomake any rank- Rogers. chairman. ing of candidates, but subsequently

166 TREASURER'S REPORT

BALANCE SHEETAUGUST 31, 1971

Assets

ENDOWMENT FUNDS Cash in agency account $ 786.95 Investmentsat cost 2,449,200.52 Real estate 1,030,174.30 Accounts ReceivableALA 70,317.93 TOTAL ENDOWMENT FUND ASSZTIS 3,550,479.70

GENERAL AND SPECIAL FUNDS Cash in banks 33,788.37 Cash on hand 700.00 Cash on deposit 425.00 Common stocksindustrial 51,936.50 Accounts Receivablecommercial 361,208.74 miscellaneous 2,605.00 Advances to officers and staff members, etc. 50,362.38 Prepaid expenses 50,431.41 Deferred c mrges 60,000.00 Office devices and building equipment Less accumulated depreciation to date of $57,516.46 79,074.12 Inventory of postage, paper, supplies 75,407.12 Inventory of books and audiovisual materials 298,630.17 Headquarters buildingconstruction equipment and other costs $1,358,074.36 Lessdepreciation 230,315.90 1,127,758.46 2,192,327.27

TOTAL ASSETS 5,742,806.97

Liabilities

ENDOWMENT FUND BALANCES Carnegie Fund 172,368.72 Carnegie Corporation Endowment Fund 2,757,547.73 General Endowment Fund 515,256.93 ALTA Endowment 19,487.50 Sarah C. N. Bogle Endowment Fund 5,018.77 Melvil Dewey Medal Fund 501.69 Frederic G. Me !cher Scholarship Fund 63,645.83 Ober ly Memorial Fund 1,078.64 Herbert Putnam Honor Fund 2,482.51 James L. Whitney Fund 13,091.38 TOTAL ENDOWMENT FUND BALANCES 3,550,479.70

GENERAL AND REIECIAL FUNDS Endowment Fund Payable 70,317.93 Miscellaneous accounts payable 180,535.74 General and Special Fund Balances $1,941,473.60 2,192,327.27 LIAILOUTICIS $5,742,806.97

170 167 Treasurer'sReport 171

REGULAR AND SPECIAL FUNDS Summary of Income, Expense and Balances September 1, 1970 to August 31, 1971 IV Balance Balance Income Expense 0-31-71 Regular Activities 94-70 $ 310,221.98 GSNITAL FUNDS Dues, Endowment, etc. 1,652,376.04 Administration and Program 2,027,61035 Transfers: 123,690.76 1970 Annual Meetings 30,000.00 1971 Annual Meetings 1,012.00 Journal of Library Automation refund 504.33 87,161.90 Comm. on New Direktions 310,221.981,806,066.802,029,126.88 87,161.90

ANNUAL DOELTINGS 21,841.56 1970Detroit 142234.07 3,298.25 Transfer to General Funds 123490.76* 2,962.63*347,698.86 301,456.49 1971Dallas 13,279.74 Transfer to General Funds 30,000.00* 1,248.71* 1,039.37 2,288.08* 1972-76 138,022.73 197,306.35 324,337.42 10,991.66

MESON 3111110SESRIP FRITODICALS 59,466.88 88,01330 College and Research Libraries 18,553.33 27,930.42 Journal of Library Automation 48,137.68 Libr. Resources and Tech. Serv. 14,774.00 3,213.85 28,897.64 R.Q. 14,02325 31,768.42 School Libraries 14,647.18 27,294.45 Top of the News 52,447.00 Transfer from Publishing Funds 74,916.62* .11. Transfer to Adnm. and Prog. 177,125.49 177,125.49

FUSUSIONG FUNDS 68,957.18 521,774.24 620,585.16 Book list 29,853.74 Transfer from Carnegie Fd. 296,094.09 American Libraries 152,922.77 Transfek from Publishing 143,171.32 200,011.63 878,771.12 927,137.72 Publishing Services 143,171.32* Transfer to Am. Libra. 43,973.29* Transfer to Division Period. 52,447.00* 268,968.811,530,874.871,843,816.97 43,973.29*

50,258.32 50,258.32 FUSLISSING REVOLVING FUND 499.06 2,831.48* IOSOILLANZOUS PUBLISHING mins 3,330.54* 46,927.78 499.06 47,426.84

3,711,872.574,374,406.76 101,607.11 TOTAL SZGUIAS Acrivrrms $ 764,141.30 172 ALA PROCEEDINGS /1971

IV Balance Undistributed Income Balance 94-70 Income Expense 8-31-71 Reserve for ACRL Foundation Grants Project $ Carnegie Fund 7,033.53 25027 6,783.26 Transfer to Book list 117,691.12 9,932.51 Transfer to Admn. and Prog. 29,853.74* Endowment Fund Trustees 1,799.92 95,969.97 12 368.99 1,205.20 11,163.79 TOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME 137,093.64 19,921.23* 3,255.39 113,917.02

Round Table Funds

American Library History Exhibits 1,156.62 568.00 270.50 1,454.12 International Relations 12,371.69 13,396.55 24,283.12 1,485.12 Junior Members 130.03 2,463.50 1,699.34 894.19 Library Research 2,119.83 1,705.00 2,197.09 1,627.74 Library Serv. to the Blind 5,415.64 2,819.00 886.70 7,347.94 Social Responsibility 2,739.21 2,237.50 2,503.95 2,472.76 Staff Organizations 2,478.29 5,681.40 3,893.15 4,266.54 35.98 723.00 797.18 38.20* TOTAL ROUND TABLE PITNDS 26,447.29 29,593.95 36,531,03 19,510.21

Special Activities

ALA Centennial Committee ALA Publishing Activities 600.00 600.00 ALA Scholarship Fund 7,904.95 726.16 8,631.11 Transfer from Libr. Educ. 3,500.00 6,997.00 2,500.00 Sch. Fd.-Agnes Saylor Klein American Library Institute 100.00 8,097.00 May Hill Arbuthnot Award 376.48 376.48 1,582.87 - Beta Phi Mu Award 1,495.00 1,463.72 1,614.15 Bogle M.morial Award - 50.00 50.00 CSD Discretio.y Fund 201.82 152,22 354.04 1,000.00 - Clarence Day Award 766.71 233.29 Mc Ivil Dewey Medal Award 1,000.00 1,050.00 50.00* Dutton-Macrae Award 155.36* 15.39 4.35 144.32* Estate of Agnes MacDonald - 1,000.00 1,000.00 44,755.06 3,240.00 - Exec. Dir. Wash. Office Fund 47,995.06 Exhibits Round Table Survey 2,800.81 6,325.00 3,849.94 5,275.87 Grrlier Award 1,054.21 280.89 773.32 1,000.00 C. S. Hammond Co. LibraryAward 1,000.00 Headquarters Building Fund 500.00 500.00 1,166,144.49 - - 38,386.03 - Intellectual Freedom Newsletter 1,127,758.46 Library Binding Institute 1,939.02* 14,153.72 16,962.06 4,747.36* A,ward 500.00 Library Education Fund - 1,000.00 500.00* Library Educ. ScholarshipFund- 100.00 100.00 Agnes Saylor Klein 770.50 Transfer to ALA ScholarshipFund Library Serv. to Labor Groups- 100.00* 670.50 AF of L-CIO Grant Lippincott Award 665.65 665.65 1,000.00 1,000.00

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I II III IV Balance Balance 9-1-70 Income Expense 8-31-71

Melcher Scholarship Fund $ 4,785.86 10,039.05 7,302.33 7,522.58 Carl Milam Memorial Fund 150.00 196.00 Transfer to Ad Inn. and Program 46.00* - 60.00 567.85 Ober ly Memorial Award 597.11 30.74 OKO-Downey Text 534 'tit 10.21 544.45 Esther Piercy Memorial Fund 1,293.40 - 26.00 1,267.40 Scarecrow Press Award 500.00 500.00 - Scribner's Award 1,000.00 1,000.00 Seminar Discussion Guides 250.00 401.07 151.07* Small Library Publications 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 1,307.41- 1,696.28 388.87* Tape Cassette-Annual Meetings Trustee Endowment Fund 1,782.54 1,372.85 Transfer to Endowment 2,587.50* - 567.89 Turkish Library Fund 11.89 60.00 - 71.89 University Microfilm Award 50.00 - 50.00 Wil..on Library Periodical Award 100.00 100.00 - Wilson Libr. Recruitment Award 1,000.00 1,000.00

TOTAL SPECIAL ACTIVITIIII 1,243,067.50 51,737.25 82,049.381,212,755.37

Special Projects American Library Laws 10,151.48 1,723.90 8,427.58 American Library Resources _ 2,000.00 3,536.42 1,536.42* Ankara Library School Reserve 2,953.03 33522 2,617.81 Argentine Library Project 1,422.54 - 1,422.54 Asia Foundation Travel Grant 71.10 2,000.00 1,641.01 430.09 ACRL Foundation Grants Project 2,300.24 58.02 2,242.22 Bibliographic Controls Study 4,882.78 997.82 3,884.96 Brasilia Project 2,392.16 - 400.00 Refund to grantor 1,992.16* _ Chapter Relations Project 11,719.51 - 10,186.38 1,533.13 Choice 147,849.58 311,303.29 349,885.32 109,267.55 Comm. on New Directions 3,239.98* 2,735.65 - Transfer to General Funds 504.33* _ Conference on the Book 1,978.71 920.00 1,058.71 Conf. on Interlibrary Communications 10,595.24* 65,415.99 57,441.01 2,62026* Conf. on Library Manpower 53427 - 534.27 Core Collection 16,101.95 48,717.09 32,615.14* Goals of Public Library Service _ ._ 3,679.60 3,679.60* Haile Se Hassle University 55,314.85 10,000.00 14,593.96 50,720.89 IRO-Agency for Intl. Developmeat 106,469.37*253,943.40 206,891.99 59,417.96* Library Technology Program 1,437.33* 1,437.Y.3 - LTP-Card Stock 3,162.73 3,162.73 - Chair Test Program 297.59 11,375.00 23,135.33 11,462 74* Conservation of Libr. Mat ls. 1,087.91* 7,500.00 856.76 5,555.33 Director's Disc. Fund 2,693.30* _ 188.48* 2,504.82* Manual on Library Furniture 34.39 1,171.93 1,206.32 Microform Reader Test 2,205.74* 2,278.13 72.39 Publications Revolving Fund 53,664.87 14,627.40 23,733.63 44,558.64

170 174 ALA PROCEEDINGS/ 1971

I II III IV Balance Balance 94-70 Income Expense 841-71 LT Reports $ 192,938.41 Transfer to Admn. and Program 121,753.51 93,478.26 Measurement of Effectiveness 41,000.00 180213.66 of P.L. Service Natl. Plan for Library S atistics _ 78,854.40 6,029.66 72,824.74 575.90 8,850.00 2,673.16 6,752.74 National Union Catalog 9,960.69 Office for Library Education 811,000.00 778,816.90 42,143.79 5,000.00 Transfer to Admn. and Program OLEAdvisory Committee 5,000.00 6,642.47 1,602.92 5,039.55 OLESupplementalGrant No.1 4,914.56 1,594.83 3,319.71 OLESupplemental Grant No. 2 37,241.08 Organizing State Trustees 42,372.00 45,247.81 34,365.27 1,889.59 1,271.74 617.85 Post Masters Study Project 1,190.56 Transfer to World Book Award 1,160.00 30.56* .114 Reading Guides Project 8,477.46 Revision of ALA Standards 8,477.46 for Accreditation 7.576.62 School Library Manpower Project 9,000.00 5,406.89 12,069.73 Students to Dallas 17,799.01*400,000.00 391,299.99 9,099.00* _ 24,000.00 19,109.77 4,890.23 Total Community Service University of Algiers Proj. 281.59 28139* Refund to grantor 5,517.06 1,856.41 University of Delhi Proj. 3,660.65* _ Refund to grantor 148.68 _ 7945* World Book Award 228.13* 9,965.40 25,000.00 Transfer from Post MastersStudy 25,000.00 Zambia Project 30.56 9,995.96 2,728.17 2,728.17 TOTAL SPECIAL PROJECTS 460,907.822,204,799.8?2,173,232.99 492,474.65

Accommodation Accounts Aid to Italian Libraries 2,947.59 National Library Week 1,738.35 1,209.24 6,500.00 6,500.00 TOTAL ACCOMMODATIONS 2,947.50 6,500.00 8238.35 1.209.24 TOTAL ALL $2,634,605.145,984,582.366,677,713.901 941,473.60

REGULAR ACTIVITIES Income Summary September 1, 1970 to August 31,1971 General Funds 94-70 9-149 OTOM4 MNIXAVDOLVA, to to Membership dues 8.31.71 8-31-79 personal organization $ 868,306.75 845,166.12 527,944.77 476,501.48 Treasurer's Report 175

38,550.00 46,225.00 special 740.00 affil iation 142,805.00 life 1,434,801.52 1,511,437.60 Lesslife memberships transferred to endowment 142,80540 1,434,80152 1,368,632.60

ENDOWMENT FUNDS Carnegie Corporationinterest and dividends 83,709.90 97,550.60 additional return 69,85345 General Endowmentinterest and dividends 23,379.65 17,689.10 additional return 11,414.95 4,448.30 4,383.50 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY SALES 9,401.03 8,676.85 MEMBERSHIP mummo LIST RENTAL 15,367.24 70,386.54 OTHER INCOME 1,652,376.04 1,567,319.19

ANNUAL MMTINGS 311,772.00 Sales of exhibit space 223,1 39.00 107,856.00 104,209.50 Registration fees 22,595.95 Program advertising 16,560.09 Other income 143.77 347,698.86 438,577.45

DIVISION MEMBERSHIP PERIODICALS 59,466.88 63,270.86 College and Research Libraries 16,217.83 Journal of Library Automation 18,553.33 Library Resources and Technical Services 14,774.00 11,840.35 3,213.85 3,03526 R.O. 14,023.25 14,901.90 School Libraries 16,514.99 Top of the News 14,647.18 124,678.49 125,781.19

2,124,753.39 2,131,677.83 TOTAL CIENERAL FUNDS INCOME

Publishing Funds 469,538.63 Booklist 521,774.24 American Libraries 152,922.77 167,8082h PublishingBooks and pamphlets 878,771.12 817,689.91

1,455,036.76 TOTAL PUBLISHING FUNDS 1,553,468.13

$3,678,221.52 3$86,714.59 TOTAL REGULA1 ACTIVITIS5

172 176 ALA PROCEEDINGS / 1971

REGULAR ACTIVITIES Summary of Expenditures September 1. 1970 to August 31, 1971

Actual at Budget 8-3141

Executive Board and Officers $ 24,950.00 25.939.97 Executive Office 139,079.00 141,953.42 Office for Intellectual Freedom 69,268.00 69,406.46 International Relations Office 38,480.00 46,999.66 Office for Research and Development 16,164.00 623.93 Library Technology Program 44,802.00 47,806.96 Office for Library Education 30,252.00 26,313.85

Division Services Department Division Offices 353.370.00 381,617.23 Headquarters Library 62,418.00 67,897.01 Membership Promotion 40.951.00 42,302.79 Office for Recruitment 47,774.00 38,681.25 Division Special Requests 98,786.00 84,649.10 Allocation to Periodicals 47,428.00 76,073.62 Clerical Fund 9,000.00 1,489.35 Fiscal Department Accounting Services 115,368.00 131,962.38 Business Expense 107,680.00 133,871.72 Administrative Services Department General Services 330,480.00 350,938.01 Data Processing 280,020.00 302,748.96 Building Maintenance 84,332.00 96,983.68 Public Relations 36,036.00 46,239.65 Washington Office 120.368.00 139,054.57 ALA Committees 61,033.00 60,157.74 Warehouse Expense 12,000.00 10,376.54 Operating Reserve 14,500.00 8,945.44 Salary Shrinkage 30,000.00* Salary Improvement 165,208.00 Administrative Services Distributed 309.496.00* 305,422,74* 2,010,251.00 2,027,610.55

Annual Meeting 252,720.00 301,456.49 2,262,971.00 2,329,067.04

The Book list 654,952.00 620,585.16 American Libraries 292.363.00 296,094.09 PublishingBooks and pamphlets 1,048,078.00 927,137.72 1,995,393.00 1,843,816.97 $4,258,364.00 4,172,884.01

These figures are sut.lect to audit.

*Red figure or credit.

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