San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks

Special Libraries, 1928 Special Libraries, 1920s

3-1-1928

Special Libraries, March 1928

Special Libraries Association

Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1928

Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Information Literacy Commons, and the Scholarly Communication Commons

Recommended Citation Special Libraries Association, "Special Libraries, March 1928" (1928). Special Libraries, 1928. 3. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1928/3

This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1920s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1928 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 19 March, 1928 No. 3

LIBRARY OF ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICAN DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS, DETROIT, MICIIIGAN.

Entered as second class matter at the Post Ofice, Prov~denco, R. I. under the Act of March a, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provlded for in section 1103, Act of October S, 1917, authorized October 22,1927. Ratea: $6.00 a year. Foreign $6.60; ~inglecopies 60 cents. Contents

ARTICLES

City Directory Libraries. By H. H. Burdick ...... 6 5

Co-operative Catalogikg of Chemical Literature. By Nathan van Patten...... 69

Fact Center for Municipal Information. By Rebec- ca B. Rankin ...... 66

Information Files of Los Angeles Chamber of Com- merce. By Guy E. Marion...... 7 5

Training for the Special Librarian. By Rebecca B. Rankin ...... 72

NOTES-

Cataloguers and Classi- Read Trade Journals fiers ...... 74 and See the World.. 68 Course in Special Li- Washington Confer - braries ...... 78 ence ...... 79 Institutional Members 86

DEPARTMENTS

Associations ...... 83 We Do This ...... 80

Special Libraries

Published Monthly September to Aprll, bi-monthly May to August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION

Publication Office, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. All payments should be made to Mrs. H. 0.Brigham, Executive Officer, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. Special Libraries

Vol. 19 MARCH, 1928 No. 3 City Directory Libraries By H. H. Burdick, Chief Librarian, Association of North American Directory Publishers 1876 a prominent City without fear or favor and totably free BAE%k-ypubllisher conceived the of any baqeful subsidized interest. notion that ,patrons of his publications They stand squarely on their own feet were entitled to s,omething extra in the to mirror a city as it really is. Then, way of service in return for their sup- is it any wonder that the iniormation port and patronage. Fro,in this notion seclcing public is daily making gestures the idea of maintaining the present of appreciation for thc free service chain of over 400 City Directory made possible by the ~nembersof ,the Lilbraries, was born, through the mein- Aesociation of North American Direc- bership of the Association of North tory Publisl~ers by installing and maiti- American Directory Publis$xrs, which taining City Directory Libraries in consists of the leadling publisliers of over 400 oi the chief cities of the the United States and Canada. Through United States and Canada? a system of exchanging tllkir publica- Maybe a word picture of thc func- tions. which is one of the requisites of tions of the Chief Librarian's ofice in membership, thcse libraries are built directing this man~mothcivic informa- up and maintained with current edi- tion service would not be rcmiss. time from year to year; all ramifica- I11 the first placc, it is oac of the tions being handled through n central requisites of rncmlbership in the Asso- bureau under a Chicf Librarian. That ciation of North American Directory they have come to be accepted as a Publishers that allowance bc made for real, constructive service is obvious library copies whenever a publication from detailed.reports# kept in the office is being printcd and bound. The vnri- of the Chief Librarian of the Associa- ous illember publishers are notified tion of North American Directory how many copics of each City Direc- Publishers. tory arc needccl for library purposes Reasons for City Directory Libraries previous to publication and a !list nf the are legion. For co.mparative purposes, libraries to which the Imoks are to bc when onc desires to compare one city forwardecl is prepared Ry virtue of with another, as a home site or as an the system no book is sent to any industrial, conlmercial or educatjonall library when thc lprcvinus issue nf the center, there is no medium designed same boolc has not been used since it that paints as true an economical pic- was received. ture. Facts regale but fancies ridicnle In order to ,determine book usrage n when cornparisoils are in order-par- well devised system of "record carcls" ticularly in the case of comn~unities. has been put into effect. It operates City Directories1 are based upon and as follows : each library is supplied owe their very existence to their repu- with a quantity of "record cards" tation as fact dispensers. They are stamped *with the name of the 1;brary built on cold unvarnishe,d facts, col- in question. When an information lected !by trained employes, and as- seeker enters the library, a card *is sembled with the sole idea of present- handed him upon which he is aslced to ing the community represented in its "fill in" the name of the City Directory true civic, social and industrial colors consulted, the section of the boolc used, 66 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928

the infor~nationsought and whether copies of his publications are fulfill~ng or not it was o~btalned. The filkd in the mission for which they were in- cards are forwarded to the Chief tended. Many consultants are timid Librarian's office ,monthly ancl there about filling out the carcls, feeling that recorded on the master sheets of the it is nobody's business what they are library to which they apply. This part seeking, !but when they understand of the system enables a close check to that it is entirely up to them whether be kept 011 the book usage upon which thc City Directory Library they use is the shipment of subsequent issues is up-to-date and efficient they usually based. The indication on the card of comply with the request. the section used graphically pictures The plan upon which the size ancl what portions of the books are most scope uf a library installation is cleter- in demand, with the consequent in- mined has been carefully worlcecl out. crease in effort on the part of the pub- Such factors as the trade affinities of lishers to raise the efficiency of the the city with other communities and most popular sections by amplification railroad and waterway connections are and improvement, and the "yes" or talcen into consideration as well as "no" answer to whether or not the in- wholesale and retail tracliag areas. formation was obtained is an invalu- Every library always contains a copy Ale index as to the accuracy of the of every City Directory published by a publications and the information there- contained. These cards, after they membcr of the Association of North in American Directory Publishers in the have served their purpose for the Chief Librarian's records are the? forwarded state in which the library is located to the publisher whose books have irrespective of whether it shows use by been consulted as an evidence that the the "record card" syste,n~. A Fact Center for Municipal Information* By Rebecca B. Rankin, Librarian of the New York Municipal Reference Library NE day this week as I sat at my less than that. It happens that both 0 desk in the Municipal Reference these civic responsi,bilities may be per- Library here in the Municipal Build- formed without coming to the Mutlici- ing, a man approached seeking statis- pal Building. But you should pay a tics on some municipal affairs of last visit to the Municipal Bui1,ding-you year. We were in the ,midst of ~p-would have an increased feeling of plying the figures, when he interrupted pride in your City; here are centered to query-"Do you know I have lived most of the offices of .tlx administra- in the City of New York for more than tive departments of the City. The twenty-five ycars but this is the first running of your City is a huge under- time I have ever been inside of the taking, admirably done. You can Municipal Building?" I was not sur- afford to give this governmental ma- prised. Undoubtedly there are hun- chinery more attention and study. dreds of thousands of our citizens who Our inquirer continued with another have never visited the Municipal question-"Do you know I had never Building. Unfortunately, the average even heard of the Municipal Reference c~tizenconsiders that he has only two Library until today ?" Again I was civic duties. One duty is to pay his not surprised! There are undoubtedly tases and the other civic duty to go to hunclred,~of thousands of our citizens the polls to vote, once a year, some- who do not know of the existence of times once in four years, sometimes the Municipal Reference Lil~rary,

*Talk given over the Radio WNVC on Wednesday, March 7, 1928 at 9.46 p. m. March, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 6 7

Room 512, Municipal Building. This of all departments. In the case of New Library is only one of many, many York City, it means many dld and bureaus in the City and in this build- valuakle clocuments of Ncw York, ing, and our service in its very nature Brooklyn and Long Island City and is not a conspicuous one. But this thc villages thereabouts; it means Library is prepared to give service county and ,borough reports, and cases every day of the year, and because we and reports from the judiciary. It also are ever ready our work is of import- includes all articles about and reports ance on account of its dependability, of action talcen by groups of citizens we hopc. What is the Municipal concerning the government of New Reference Library, you ask. We are York during these past centuries. happy for this opportunity afforded us Equally important is the gathering of by Comn~issionerGomldman of the De- all local histories, bibliographies' and part,ment of Plant and Structures to like material about the City itself. In tell you of the Library's work. some cases, original manuscripts, let- The Municipal Reference Library is ters and documents from the Depart- a branch of the well-known institution, ments or the Mayor's Office form a The New York Public Library, estab- part of the library. From other cities lished in the Municipal Building to he of similar size-in the case of New convenient and easily accessible to the York-all cities over one hundred city officials and employees. Its pri- thousand population-we have their .mary purpose is to have availa1bl.e for chartcrs, orclinances, proceed,ings of the city officials and commissioners, all the common council or controlling facts about what the City has done and body, financial and depart,mental re- how it was done, what has been the ex- ports. This forms an untold source perience in other cities of the country and for research on most any .municipal world, and what practices they follow problen~. The Federal statistics and -in other words, our ideal is to havc reports concerning municipalities are, such informatiosn that will help the of course, available. Such state docu- city official or commissioner of the dc- ments as relate closely to municipal partment so that he may intelligently affairs are obtained and on file, e.g., adopt the :best policies for the govern- tax reports, and pu'blic utility reports. ing of the City. The Library's second- For New York State the collection of ary purpose is to have such books, documents is quite complete as the pamphlets, magazines, newspapers (all State has considerable jurisdiction, or printed materid), on all phases of d~dhavc before home rule, over the municipal government and civic affairs cities. as will be useful to the city employee The general collection covers every of every department in his ,daily work, subject which falls in the province of and to help him prepare himself for pro- municipal government. All textbooks tnotions within the municipal civil ser- of theory on these sulbjects are avail- vice. Thi.rdly, we are a rederence able. Some phases of the work are library for all citizens and a bureau of vital to many deparGments and these information for municipal information. are stronger than others of less im- Fourthly, we are equally desmirous of portance to the City. Engineering and making the City of New York known like technical books are needed by al- to citizens all over the world, and we most every delpartment so that answer requests about the City to scarcely any kind of engineering is hundreds of peop'le all over this coun- overlooked, from civil engineering to try and from foreign cities. marine engineering. Finance and tax- The Municipal Reference Library is ation are equally important, and the the one place where are gathered: Municipal Reference Library has the first-its own city documents. This best collection possible. Accounting is means proceedings of controlling another subject which many depart- bodies and annual and special reports ments use-there is a strong collection 68 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 in the li~brary to answer this need. tories send out to old and prospective Transpbrtation, transit and traffic are customers. "-And herc," she added, "is uppermost problems and the library the travel department-the special makes a special collection of material. business and trade papers. Each is Pens,ions and the systems in usc are dev.oted to some part:icular type of important. Street cleaning and snow busincss or to some special business removal, pavements ancl paving, mar- function ur to some one product or kets, ice refrigeration and storage, c~;mmocIity of commerce, and you can't garbage disposal methods, housing, fire imagine how far afield and into what prevention, police protection, crime strange places they can take you !" prevention, and public utility rcgula- -4 periodical that covers all the dc- tions are some of many subjects in partmeiits of a big illoclern store starts which the student may carry on end- off from Paris and whirls one around less research from the resources oi the the worlcl at anc sitting. A trade jour- library. nal on rags arid carpets waflts the The study of municipal government reader through all India, over lint0 in general, of any specific department China and back by way of Turkey. or its activity, or any specific method Rubber journals slip over the border used in the government boards or by into Mexico and penetrate far into the the departments may be pursued in the heart of South rh~ericaand of Africa. lilbrary. The material on any given Silk periodicals route fascinating trips subject is up-Lo-the-minute and contains to Japan, nnd thnse on perfumery are every form of print available from an sure to lead to Grassc and Hycres in extensive annual report through maga- southern France. Winter vacations to zine articles, newspaper clippings, the Philippines, California or Florida Chamber nf Coinincrcc committee can he cheaply talccil via the magazines studies, expert's opinions, court dcci- on the citrus industry and those that sions, thc laws regarding it, compara- tell of the sugar industry set their sai,ls tive governmental statistics, practice for the West Indies. Grocery journals of many cities, and perhaps carefully are fragrant with the spices of the gathered opinions which have gotten Orient and the coffee of Brazil. -4 out of date. hotel periodical is a pel-sonally con- Thus it is that the Municipal Refer- ducted trip behind thc scenes in the encc Library is prepared to become big hotels of Xew Yorlc, Chicago ancl the "fact centre" for public official and London. The reader who boards an citizen. automobile, railroad, traction or motor The importance of having such ])us magazine travcls perhaps the rnuntcipal information centralizecl in farthest ancl fastest, hut into what cn- one special place can not 'be over- ticing little by-paths will be led by the emphasized. special trade papers on such topics as jewelry, toys, trunks, furniture, unl- Read Trade Journals and See brellas, candy, shoes, even such homely items as 8broomsand mops, such every- The World day necessities as canned goods, Miss. Ethel .Cleland in Readers' laundries and dry cleaning plants. Ink, the newsy publication of the In- The Business Branch Librarv in the dianapolis Public Library, features the old lilbrary building, has for dlstribu- business magazine, she states : tion a classified list of all ilts Lusiness "This is 'n~yfiction department," magazines, financial journals and spe- the Librarian of !the b u s i n e s s cial trade papers which many business section of a big Library was once men and women miaht like to have on heard to say, pointing to her collection their dessks for h&dy reference. -4 of house organs, those gay, clever, en- copy will gladly be sent to any one

tertainina,n~a~azines-in-,miniatureu u that who fills in the counon bclow and mails prosperous business firms and !big fac- it to the Business $ranch. March, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 69 Co-operative Cataloging of Chemical Literature By Nathan van Patten, Director of Libraries, Stanford University, Calif. HE literature of chemistry and The literature, however, is so exten- Tchemical engineering con~prisethe sive that there are still needs to be mos,t extensive accumulation of books met and it is the purpose of this paper and journals of any of the sciences or to present same of these needs briefly technologies~. The chesmist and the and to offer suggestions believe,d to be chemical engineer make an active use practical tlpt will contrill~utetowards of this literature and have done pioneer meeting them. work in the organization of biblio- Among the sources of chemical in- graphical tools in this field. formation that are inadequatelly in- dexed at the present time the .more im- Chemistry alone of the sciences 1s portant include-(1) Masters' and Doc- supplied with adequate abstract jour- tors' theses of American and foreign nals in every widely used language. universities not published in the jour- In addition to the general abstract nal literature, (2) Trade publications journals such as Chemical Abstracts containing important data not other- (American) British Chemical Ab- wise available, (3) Books and pam- stracts, Chelmisches Zentrallblatt, Bul- phlets in 111 i 11 o r languages, i;e., lCtin de 'la SociCtk Chimique de France Greek, Polish, Roumanian, Chinese, (abstract section) there are abstract Icelandic, etc., (3) Material of chemical journals in such spcial fields of chem- interest submerged in non-che:mical ical interest as physical chemistry, serials. photography, analytical chemistry, mineralogy, ~metallurgy,biochemistry, From the standpoint of the chemical agricultural chemistry, pharmaceutical lilbrarian assistance is needed in the chemi.stry, petroleum technology, ce- classification of chemical publications ran~ics, dyestuffs, fuels, sagar and and in the assignment of su,bject-head- leather. (For complete lists of such ings representing the practice o,f the albstracts see Crane and Patterson, chemist more definitely than do the Literature of Chemistry, New ~ork; s'tl~bject-headingsderived from existing 1927.) sources or assigned by the cataloger unfamiliar wit11 cheniical terminology. Chemical Abstracts has published in- The indexes to Chemical Abstracts, d,exes of unusua,l complleteness for the decennial and a~nnual,represent ,such perisods 1906-1916 and 1917-1926. These competent scholarship and are based indexes as well as the recent annual upon st~chan exhaustive range of tlitles, indexes are arranged not only by that it would be advantageoue if tlhey authors and subjects but by formulas were adopted ,generallly by libraries as as well. This latter method of index- the standard source for subject head- ing although not ordinarily understood ings in chemistry. by catalogers is of the greatest value Catalog cards unif0r.m with those to chemists especially in organic chem- issued by the Library of Congress are istry where its usefulness exceeds that neded for m8an,ypubliytions not in- of a subject index. cluded in the stock of ,that library's The new index service #on cards an- card-division. nounced by the Engineering Societies, The work to be done must Ibe con- New York City, will be an i~mportant sidered as limited by two factors-the supplement to the existing bibliograph- possibility of enlisting the services of ical equipment available for chemists professional library workers intereslted and chemical engineers. in chemistry and chemists with a flair 7 0 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 for bibliography, the securing 01 ade- lications oi the 1-1. W. Wilson Co., such quate financial sul~portfor undertak- as Industrial -Arts Index, Reader's ings ill coopcratjve cataloging and Guide and Agricdtura.1 Index there is bibliography in the Geld of chemistry no means of locating- chemical articles and chemical engineering. in non-cl~en~icaljournals. Many such Referring to the groups of material articles of impoi-tance have appcared deserving consideration, mentioned in gcncr,ll periodicals, college and uni- previously, the situation as regards vers~typeriodicals, aid in journals of theses is as follows: Library of Con- a sciciltific or tecl~nologicalcharacter gress issues an annual list of Ameri- not directly related to chemistry or call doctoral theses. This is available chemical engineering. only for thc years subsequent to 1911. The problem of making thc material It is litnitecl tn thescs acquii-ccl by the included in these four groups available library and consequently to separately to thc resenr~h-worlrcrin the library published or reprinted worlrs. Master's includcs treatment of the public a t'ions theses arc not included. Fairly cum- of the past as well as conten~porary plete lists nf Gerinan theses are pub- uncs. Chemists would probably prefer lisl~eclin "Jahres-Verzeichnis der an that current publicatioils be ii~cluclcd den deutschen Univcrsitaten crschien- along with the other chemical litera- enrn Schriftcn," ant1 "Bibl~ogritpl~iscl~erturc n the :hst~-actjournals. L~bra- Monatsbciricht d~erncu erschicnene, I-ians would dcsire to have enti-ies Schul-, Universitats-uncl I-Inch- available ulmn standard catalog-carcls scliulschriften," and c.rf Frcnch theses as wcll. The olclcr litcraturc sl~oulcl,Ix in "C:ltaloguc eiles thPses et ecrits cared ins 11y cards ;md if possiblc also acacMiniques " Chemical thcscsincluded by collcctivc incleses in Loulc forin sup- form only a small proportion t~ithe plementing thc existing volumcs of all- total and these bi,bliogral~hicalpubli- stracts. cations are rarely found outside of the Catalog-cards shoul~tl also be pro- larger libraries. Infoi-mation as to viclecl by this central-orgat~izatioizfor theses from Swiss, Finnish, Dan~sh, other chemical books and journals (not Swcdish, Korwcgian, Dutch, Japanese included in the fnur groups herc dis- and other foreign universities can ody cussed) where such cards were not in be obtaincd by complicatecl sc'11-ching the Lihrxry of Congrcss or John Crerar supplemented by corresponclence. Library stock. The sources for iriformation as to =\llthough a little may be accom- chemical trade literature are very few plished ml1y various iildividual efforts in and incosmplete. The Juurnal of the chcmicnl bil~liography,~t is desirable Franklin Institute lists in each issue to strcss hc.re, as in 211 uthcr coopera- such trade material as is acquired !by tive cataloging cnterprises, the need of the library of that institution. Prac- a central bibliograpl~icalorganization. tically no lists of fnreign chemical Such an nrganization should be trade publications are avnilab~leand it equippccl to care for the cataloging and is impossible to form any accurate con- classification of chemical literature, in clusions as to the value of such litcra- whatever iorm puhlis~l~ed,in closc co- ture although scattered items reccived o~crationwith chemis4s and the chem- from Germany and France would indi- ical industry. It should be provided cate that it must be very important. with ample worlcing cnpital and sup- Certain titles of books and pamphlets ported by annual contributions pro- in the minor languages are recorclcd in rated among the individuals, li'braries Chemical Abstracts. These are largely aid corporations using ?ts facilities. derived from mcntion in foreign chem- Such a central organization might ical journals and ther.e are many omis- exist either as a separate cntity or in sions under thc circumstances. connection with some other institu- Except for a limited numbcr of non- tion as the Chemists' Club Library, chemical journals indexed in the pub- New York City, Library of Congress March, 1Y18 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 7 1 or the Editorial Offices oi Cliei~~icalprobably be necessary for the central .-\,l)sti-ac~s. Its staff should include organization to unclerwr~tethe adcli- both traincd catalogers and chemical tioilal expense involved. The use to I>il)liographei-s. Such a group should wl-~ichthe cards could be put arc qulte possess collectively as diverse a varicd. Libraries would welcomc such languagc ecluipment as might be pos- cards iur use in their own catalogs, sible. for use in union-catalogs and for I~ibliograpliical purposes connected Systematic effort should be made to with rlcpartnicnts of iixtructiun and obtain Isom corporations complete files research in the case of college and uni- nf their publications and to incluce each versity lilbrarics. li~diviclunl chemists corporation to subsidize the cataloging woulcl iind sucli cards inval.u*A)Cl 1 as a of its own material. This would in- current record of publicatioa in tlieir volvc only slight expense aid wotild be special liclcls. This n-ould be equally properly clmrgcd to advertising and as true of the laboratories of corpora- such would undoubtedly bc sufficiently tions cngagecl in cliernical activities productivc tlo justify continued sup- and of patent-attorneys specializing in port. chemical causes. The universities of the world shoald -4 few foreign chemical journals be as14 to supply as coinpletc files of such as Cl~emiscl~Weel&lacl have their chemical theses as possible or affixed to each articlc published its where such publications were out of proper clxssification according to the print or unpublished to furnish data Brusscls Extensivn of the Dewc!- aizzple for the purpose of cataloging. Decimal System If this as well as the Boolcs and ~patnphletsin the minor Library 01 Congress classification languages should be sysltelmaticallyac- could be aclcled to each entry for a quired by requests directed to thc vari- book or pamphlet noted in thc abstract ous publis,l~ers,by excllange relations journals it would effect a very cons~d- entercd into with foreign 'libraries and crable economy in the classification of chemical societiels and wlxre necessary current chc~tnicalpublicatiolls in Xmeri- by purchase. Data adequate for the can libraries and result in greater use of the catalogers might be ob- accuracy in such classiiicat~onas well tained from libraries and publishers as to produce a higher degree of con- where it was iinpos.siblc to obtain tl~c sistency among different libraries. This actual publications. is an ,aclvantagc not to be lightl~~con- , sidered in view of the fact that Submerged material in non-cheini- .chemists are quite apt to nlalie use of cal journals co~~lclprobab1,y be obtained a number of lilbraries in their searches by creating n staff of abstrnctors to of the literature. Such data could ,be whom certain journals or groups of very readily supplied to the abstract journals might be assigned and thesc journals by a central organiza~iot~such abstractors rcin~burseclwhcrc neces- as is licre contem,plated. sary by imominal payments .for ma- terial supplied. Annexed to this paper are suggested forms for reporting publicatiol~s not Catalog-carcls and other publications available to the ccntral organization. issued from this central organization These cards are designed to sup4ply all could be supplicd to subslcribers either of the dataa requisite to adequate to the entire issue or to issues within handling by the central organization. a specified field. The burden of main- taining such an extensive publication Jt would be well worth while if the as Cl~emicalAbstracts probably taxes matter of cooperative cataloging of the resnurces of the American 'Chemi- chemical literature might be considered cal S,ociety. If this journal included by a joint-~~omrnitteeof the Special all of the new entries falling within Libraries Association and thc -\meri- the four groups hcrc dis,cussed it would can Chelmical Society. 7 2 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 Training for the Special Librarian* By Rebecca A. Rankin, Librarian of the New York Municipal Reference Library BELIEVE we all can profit most by and wepe preparin'g to give speciai this discussion of the training of the li,brsry courses. During that confer- Ispe~ial librarian if we f,ollow its de- ence it was suggested tlat the B,oston velorprnent chr80nologicaHy. I am as- Uni~ers~ityCollege of 13usines.s Ad- suming when you assign me the sub- mitnistration was contemplating lthe ject "TrainingJ1 that you refer to estxblishmen~tof a s,chool f-or business FORMAL trainin'g-or formal ~educa- librarians. I can find nothing Go prove tion in pr,o,fessiond methods. Of that such a course was inaugurated. course, we all know that special In 1919, Mr. Frank Walter, vice- libraries so-called di,d nlot come into director of New York State Limbralry existence unltil 1909, and that the few School, stated that '%he special c,ourse special libraries tlhat existed at that will come as soon as a definite need time had secuned librarians flor tlhe for it is demonstrated, and some assur- most apart from t'he 1gene.ra1 library ance giv~en.that those who take ,it will1 field. During the fol11,owingyears, par- have .a dhance at permanen~tspecialized ticularly the years of the War, many emp'blyment under favorable condi- persons came ,into the slpecial library tions at a good salary." Apparen,tJy he field from business itself, nlot from hhe felt suc'h a need had not become ap- pu'blic librariles. Consequmtly we had parent in 1919. two kinds of workers am1ong special Riverside, Galifornia Library Service librarians. School, was t'he first library school to The very first agitation lor even include ,a course for business library mention of training for the special work-that was in 1919 an,d it has con- librarian was made in 1912 by the Spe- tinued each year since that time. I cial Libraries' Association. It seems think ,that the New York Public there was appointed a Committe~eon Li'brary Sdhool began its special libra,ry Business Library Training; but tbe courses in 1920 and that New York recolrds fail to slhow any asotivity on State Library was ,giving something of ehe pant of *that committee. In 1917 the same kind of coucs~e. at t'he time of the War, the wbject Simmons College gave 'its first was ,brought up again and in the course on special1 lilbrary work in 1921 November issue of 1917 of Special as I think Pratt 1nstitut.e did! that year. Libraries we find some lively discussion. The University ,of Ca1,ifolnia Library At that meeting splendid suggestions School also was giving la special library were made which if they had been put in 1921. From 1922 on to -the into practice we wou~ldnot n,ow need present year you wid1 find that all the to )be discussming the problem again. It library schools )mentioned above have is needless tlo slay that little progress continued each year to give a special has been made. lilbraries coursbe. But please notice I In 1917 of all the library schools use the word YOURSE" .and by oaly one, the University #of Illinois re- ((~oourse"I mean not a whole yew's ported that it 'had made an,y provision work, but merely om series of lec- to give special pnepamtion for those tures ; usually such courses are 'one or planning to enter businless lib'raries by taw0 hours :a week for ~tmea or at most allowing them to ltake business courses fifteen weeks. In some cases, the in bhe University. The New Youk Schodls only 'have four or six lectures Public Lilbrary School had felt the need on the subject, special libraries.

*Speech by Rebecca B. Rankin, before the Special Libraries Council of Philadelphia-one section of the Library1 Inst~tuteheld by Drexel Inatitute-Thuradsy, February 28, 1928. March, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 73

The problein of the training for the 11. Subject terminology, Emphasis special librarian was revived again in and detailed study. 1926 ,and a S. L. A. Committee ,on 12. Indexing. Training was appointed to report at 13. Fi,ling. the .\tlantic City convention in Octo- ber, A special effort was made to 14. Sources of information, iiaclud- ing refercncc books as taught general reach some conclusions as the Asso- librarians but lcss time given to them. ciation wished to see s-uch training Basic books in all special subjects, proviclcd for in the courses then being painpl~lcts and ephemeral material, arranged in the ilcw Columbia Univer- documents, associations, i n tl e s e s, sity Library School, After lively dis- pel-ioclicals in all special cussion in a big coinmittcc the ,ma- subjects. jority opinion was : a whol~e year's 1s. licsearcl~- incluclii~g field in- study slmuld bc plailned for special vcstigation; cluestioiinairc metl~ocls. librarians as a separate and distinct 16. Publicity. coursc fl-nim that givcn for general 17. =~cquisitionmethuds - indud- librarians ; thc ins,truction was to be ing technique of "begging"; eschange adaptcd to the needs of the special mcthods, ni-dering, purchasing, ctc. librarians' work. In outlining what 18. Special library administration- such a year's course should includ~e,the illc~uc~illgpcrsollnel l~udget,re1 a t' lolls Committee assumed that the candidate with organization and clients, proies- for the coursc is a college graduate, sional contacts, coiiperatiun with otlicr meeting Columbiaa's requirements. The libraries, cicveloping a staff, anticipat- year's work proposed the folaowing ing a need, etc. specific courses : We realized this outlinc ~vould.mean 1. "Point of View co,urse." This is a radical departure on the part 'of some an introductory cowrse of lectures, ~c~hool.Such a course had been dis- analogous t'o a "theory" course in Edu- cussed since 1912 though it had never cation. hefore bee11 definitely outlined, but in 2. Business Ecoaomi,cs. To be re- all these years no li,brary smchool had quirccl evcn if a student ,has had godtcn bcyond onc course ,of ten to economics courses in und~erg.raduate twenty lcctures on special libraries, work. and no ot,l~erschool or university had offerccl a business librarj. training. 3. .-Ipplicd Psychology. Taking this fact into consideration, 4. Statktics. the Con~n~itteealso advanced an nltes- 5. Business appliances - inclucling nativc suggestioil which uutlined one office machinery, stamps, cluplication course of twenty lec,tures, on spccial methocls, llabor-saving devices, Dana's library work. Such a course is thc re- methods, postal information, etc. sult of inany years of experitnenlntir-111 6. Type\vi-iting. on the part of several special lil~rarians 7. Editorial - inclLucling prooh-cad- who have assisted ,library schonl direc- ing, abstracting, report writing, letter- tors in plailning and giving such writing, book-wviews, etlc. courses. The Columhia T_'nivcrsity School for Library Service follo.rvec1 8. Special bibliographies includ- - our alternative suggestion in eslab- a 1011. ing methods of compil t' lis~hingtheir course on special libraries. 9. Principles of Classificxtion - in- I believe this year there is also to be oluding study of individual systems a more advanced coursc, a seminar in even tlhose proposed by equipment spccial libraries. houses. Adaptation of principles to a You appreciate that t'he alternative specia,l library. suggestion assumes that t8hc funda- 10. Cataloging - stressing fundla- mentals of library service are the same mental ~principlmes. Showing how usual for both general and special librarians rules are used or not used in special and we ask that superimposed upon librwies. Technique in card making. the fundamentals the additio11:al fea- 74 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 are giving lectures, varying in num- tures and distinctive methods of the ber, on epecial li8b,raries: special library should be taught. Riverside, Cal. In June, 1927, thc Committee on New Jersey College for Women at Training rnntlc a secoilcl report in New Brunswick which we tried to lay down standards University of California of requirements for a special library Pratt Institute training - in basic principles follow- ing the standards as al.ready adopted Drexel Institute, (I believe) by the Boarcl of Education for Libra- Simmons1 College rianship of the -4. L.A, for other types and Western Reserve Li,brary School of library training. We suggested has adopted some suggestions of our courses basccl on a scmeslter hour Committee and is giving instruction in schedule which resulted as follows : some special courses which wou,ld be Sem helpful. IIou1 s Eight of t,he 1;bra.r~ schools (ac- 1st 2nd credited by A. L. A.) are nolt giving Suggested Courses Sem. Sem Sources of Itifo~mat~on...... 3 3 any lectures or courses in special Prtnc~plesof clas4cat1on at~dcatalog- library worlc. Ing, ~ncluclinfisubject terminology 3 3 Poltit of V~ewcourse...... 1 CATALOGUERS AND CLASSIFIERS I3us1ness Econoniics ad Orga~~~zal~on2 1 Xppl~edl'sycl~olu~y...... 1 Thcrc was a dinncr mecling o'f thc Mary- Ed~to~~alwulk and Index making . . 1 1 land, Virginia a#n8clD. C Regional Group of Ribhographleq 1 1 ...... Cataloguers and Classifiers, February 18th at Fil~ngMcrhods aml Equipment .... 1 Research...... 2 the A8mer~canAssociation of University Public~ty Methuds and Adverlis~tig Women Qub House, Washmgton, D C. Pr~~ic~ples...... 1 Fifty-four persons were greslent. MISS Ellen Acquls~tlon Mcthnrls and Eltnnnatlon A. Hendrick, Chairman, presid*ed llethods ...... 1 Specla1 L~braryAdm~n~st~at~on.. . 1 Addresses were given by Prof. Isabclla I<. Statistics...... 1 lihodes, School of Libr,ary Service, Colum- Publlc Speakulg...... 1 bla University, Misls Winifred Gregory, Edi- Elective...... 1 - - tor of the Union Llst of Serials and Dr H. H. 'Total ...... 15 15 B. Meyer, of the Library of Congress. Short talks were given by Dr. Willard Austen, T.he .A. L. A. Board of Education is Libranan of Cornell University, Miss Dor- considering our proposals and it is pos- cas Fellows, Edltor of the Decimal ela~ssifica- sible that they may he incorporated by tron, and Mr. Wihner L. Hall, Asastant that Board in their report and made to Librarian, Virgma State Library. fit in with their worlc for standardiza- tion of othcr library courses. The follo~in~gmcn-ubers emf the Advisory We appreciate we are trying to solve Council were cleated: a knotty problcm - and we can tell MISSClara Chcw of .4berBdeen,kfd., to take you lvhy the former cotnmittces of t,his the place of Carl G S.chules ; 1,Iiss ICatherjnc H spice^ of R~chmondlo take the place of nature in the S. C. A, havc made~- no. reports, it is NOT ONE ,probllem - it Mrs. Geraldine Carlisle ; Mimss Lina Carnahan is MANY PROBLEMS. to take the placc of Belkjnap Severance. ;\[lss How far have we progressed? This Belhnap Severance was elcctccl Secrestary- is the situation at present. McGill Treasurer tmo replace Mrs Bennett, who rc- University in Montreal has a special s~gnccl library course during one scmester On motion of MISS Piemon, ~t was unani- carefully planned. Columbia University mously and enthus~astkcally voted to es~tend has a full semester's course - about an expression of good will to our threc dis- twenty lectures University of Chicago tinguished members, Mr. Charles Llartel, at its graduate summer course taught Mr. J. C, h.[. Hanson, Mr. W. W. Bishop, teachers how to give a special lirbrary who are now arriving in Rmmneon their anis- course. The following library schools sion to the Vatican Library. March, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Information Files Los Angeles- Chamber of Commerce By Guy E. Marion, Manager, Research Department: ERHAPS, few organiz~ionsin the within our own organization but of P city of Los Angeles, or indeed, in particular interest to the Research De- the country at large receive daily more partment. varying kinds of information which is THEMETHOD of temporary or permanent value to the life of the organization or community The first group we handle in a central in which they are located. library, located in the Lobby of our What to do with this varying mass of offices. There will be found several material constantly coming, muclz of it thousand books, sinzilarly huridreds of purely ephemeral, while othcr portions pamphlets, a large collection of maps, demand the most careful preservation, an51 other special material ~trhichis not is a real problem. It can not be avoided, particularly attached to any one d$ it must be met. How to meet it to serve partment's needs. The decimal classl- all concerned offers the escuse lor this fications devised by Melville Dewey is paper, and we shall have to indulge in used for grouping all of this material. a detailed description setting forth the A lower case letter "pH is utilized in divisions of the material into classes front of the call number on all pamphlets and the final disposition of each. to indicate that the material is to be Of course, the prime problem is to found in pamphlet boxes on special be able to say quickly, oftentimes while shelves. If no specLial symbol appears the inquirer is waiting on the telephone, before the call number, the material is whether or not you have data upon the understood to be a book in the regular subject in question, or where data may position on the book shelves. A lower be found. Whether or not, we may case "n~"will be utilized in the same way accept some of the archaic and time to indicate mapsorclrawings, and thuslead worn, as well as time proven, methocls the searcher from the central card catalog of library science, it is true that we inay to the map room. Governmental sets, as well first or last admit that llbrary Federal, State and Municipal, of \vl~ich science has had to meet this problem we have long series, naturally can be as no other agency for the up-to-date kept in the central collection and easily public or private library is constantly found as well as to be housed in special faced with this problem. To them alone departments, and in turn this relieves then can we look for the best solution. the burden of carrying large sets in the Drawing out of a library esperience limitccl shelf room within departments. running back over some 20 years those Books, however, which are of particular lessons particularly adaptable for use value in specialized departments, even in an organization such as a Chamber though in sets, are often kept in spccial- of Commerce, we have adopted those ized departments, but catalogued in the features which seem to apply and central catalog as "to be found in the aba.ncIoned those which were not es- particular department." In this way, sential. there is but one place to look-in the THEMATERIAL central lobby card index-for a par- ticular document, ant1 the card index Our material divides itself lngically clearly leads the searcher to either the into that material whether it be l,ooks, central collection, or to the particular pamphlets, maps or clippings, photo- department where the book may be graphs, etc , which are of cornmon foutld. interest to many departments of the Special Refercncc Books, such as organization or the workers in several Thomas' Manufacturers Directory, different departments, and silnilar Lockwood's Textile Directory, and sim- material wh~chcomes in or is created ilar works, are logically of greatest value 76 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928

to the workers of the Industrial Depart- Then, with a special card index cover- ment. Similarly, the Lincoln Library, ing this material, bringing out the names the World Almanac, the City Con- of the producers of the maps, the sub- troller's Annual Report, and other jects covered, and perhaps, in some similar documents, as well as the finan- cases, the titles, if they are particularly cial reference works and those dealing significant, this class of material can be with population, are of greatest constant easily and quickly made available. value in the Research Department. Special shelves or racks of varying Again, Ayer's Newspaper Annhal, sizes will necessarily have to be pre- Lord 8 Thomas' Pocket Directory of the pared. Perhaps, a size symbol will have American Press interest the Publicity to be added to the "call" numbers so Department. We might list the com- that the searcher will know immediately monly known commercial reference where to find a map or graph of a certain books on shipping for the Foreign size. Such an arrangement of like sizes Commerce and Shipping Department, together will give economy in storage the Agricultural reference works like also. the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Year The second group of material calls Book, and similar well known works for somewhat different treatment, and for the Agricultural Department. The we shall speak of it particularly from market surveys and distribution studies the standpoint of the Research Depart- appeal most strongly to the Domestic ment, although certain features of our Trade Department. treatment might be adaptable to other It is appropriate, therefore, that each departments. A flood of magazine of these types of special refercnce books articles carry much up to date material, should he located in the particular de- si~nilarlythe daily press is constantly partment where they find the greatest clipped for significant articlcs, and, usefulness, but with them all catalogued again, the morning mail brings in folders, in the central lobby it is a simple process sheets, leaflets, etc., which 15ay be of for any staff worker in any department passing interest. For all of this material to locate them quickly in their proper we maintain what we call our "junk places file." In this file all of the material is MAPS merely dropped into vertical folders, awaiting any moment when the material Maps are constantly coming to the may become useful. Periodically this Chamber from various sources, likewise file is cleaned out, or at least vised by charts and graphs. These may or may some member of our departmental staff not be connected with the work of any competent to pass upon its probable speciai department. While the col- future value. The unique thing about lection has been small, numbering only this file, however, is the fact that it is a few hundred, they have been given five files or indexes within one. Wc must serial numbers from "1" up with explain this. numerical list prepared in triplicate The folders are all cut with fifth tabs (a list in the Research files and the upon them. All of the tabs in the first others, carbon copies attached to the position bear labels on yellow paper, map cabinets) to which are added items and are confined to countrics and states; one after another as received-in reality all of the folders with cuts in the second a straight "accession" list. position carry blue labels and contain With the increasing number of these information confined to counties or charts and maps a mere inventory made regions consisting of one or more in the above fashion will no longer serve counties, but less in size or importance the purpose for it does not give rapid than state, for instance the San Joaquin accessibility. This material will neces- Valley, the San Fernando Valley, the sarily have to be given "classification" Mohave Desert, etc., all folders with numbers indicating the nature of the cuts in the third position bear salmon thing mapped or displayed, and so- colored labels and have information of called "author" numbers indicating the either cities or towns; all folders with producers of the maps or graphs. cuts in the fourth position bear buff March, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 7 7 colored paper and contain data upon upon green paper and these are main- special subjects, for instance "saws," tained in a separate file which is the "seeds," 'isilk," ii~tadi~m,l''isteel,'l exact duplicate of the original but these "Ventilators," "water," etc., while the are used merely for distribution. In final group of folders bearing cuts in this way the white file remains per- the fifth position have red labels and manent and under lock and key. The contain information concerning proper green file is constantly available for names such as Henry M. Robinsop, distribution, and from time to time the Los Angeles Gas & Electric Com- additional copies are run as the supply pany, Frank Meline Company, C. A. is exhausted. If a study is made in- Copeland, etc. volving a wide distribution stencils are It will be seen at a glance that we have cut and mimeographed copies prepared thus speeded up the search for material in quantity. at least five times by thus sub-dividing THECARD INDEX the material into five groups and the eye can quickly pick up a proper sub- Now, as to how we get at this material ject heading by running along the guides in the statistical form. Since, it varies in one position alone if he first of all from lists of newspapers, the comparisons knows whether he is looking for material of fuels, to nutnbers of rcal estate regarding a country, a county, a city, transfers, to populations in varying a subject or a name. cities, to bank clearings, building per- mits, parks and playgrounds, or special maps, or historical, data, it will be The junk file performs another func- readily seen that nothing but a subject tion. It ]nay be the starting point of a index can makc this material available. careful statistical study, and material Each such study prepared is given a which has accumulated there for some classification number from the decimal time in one of these folders will form the classifications, thus corresponding with basis of a real investigation. When this books and pamphlets in the general investigation is completed, however, library, and making it easy for workers the material does not go back into the on a given problem to move from books junk file, but goes into our statistical to pamphlets to statistics by utilizing file which is divided in turn into two the same general subject number. Ac- forms performing separate functions. companying this large file we operate a We have come to call them our white three by five inch card index similar and green sets, for experience has to the caialog in the lobby library, proven that if we make five or six copies wherein we catalog by the best approvccl of the average study the first time we lilsrary methods these sheets and studies typewrite it we shall not a few days later with the same exactness as is used in be forced to drop important work and cataloging the books, employing fre- perhaps repeat the same request again quent, analytical subject hcadings so preparing the same material for clis- that different searchers may reach the tribution. We call them "white and material through different channels. green" because the original is on heavy These subject headings are traced by white paper, the carbon copies are all putting the subjects of the other cards made on green paper lighter in weight, made upon any set on the backs of the but not tissue. Thus, we make an cards. In this way we can withdraw original white copy of all such statistical complete sets of cards at any time from studies, to which is attached all of the this index quickly if we wish to destroy supporting data involved in the study them, revise them or otherwise change of the problem. At the same time a them. thin tissue carbon is made as the second INTERCHANGEABILITY copy. This aes with the original and at some future time may be quickly torn In fact, the cards both being made off without disturbing the original data by the same method for the library file and becomes the work sheets for pre- and for our departmental file if it became paring a revision. The third, fourth, essential at any time the two card fifth and sixth copies are always made indexes could readily be consolidated 78 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 into one and the cards would alphabet This will give a picture of how we can perfectly and be alike in type. To one quickly get at the data available in the familiar with library work one esception central library, or in any of our de- is made to the general rule in cataloging. partments, whether received from the It will bt: noted that in the carding of outside world or produced within our the statistical sheets no author or main own organization and likewishthe mater- cards as usually known are made since ial of passing value coming and going they would all bc the same, i.e., turned through our own department and most out as the product of the Research De- important of all from our standpoint partment. The omission of the main cards necessitates the placing of the the multifarious product of the Re- tracers on the backs of each subject card. search Department. A Course in Special Libraries RG;\NIZED by the Committee on becn organized ancl developed to fill 0Library Training of the District particular needs. of Columbia Lilbrary Association of His,tory, development, cooperative which Dr. Gcorge F. Bolwerman, relations with public and other special Libranian of the Public Library of li'braries, research and service mcthod~ Wash~ngton,is cha~rman,two courses in each li'brary, procure~ment of ma- in Iilbrary organization and aclministra- terial and care of such material, are the tion for seniors and graduate stuclents general tupics suggested by the Com- are being given a1 the Gevrge Wash- mittee to the cooperating li~brarians, ington Univcrsity Library School this but the final pre~~entations,to say noth- year. University creclit is given for ing of the special arrangements for the satisfactory cun~pleti,onof the course, uae od building and quarters six crcdits in all after hours, are being made 'by the Librarians and members of the staffs librarians themselves. The course is of libraries in the District are giving un~derthe direation ,of Elizabeth Cul- the ,time ancl energy required to ln~ake len, Reference Librarian of the Bureau the courses successful as contributions of Railway Economics. to cclucation for library work that Course 45 is being given in two talies advantage of the unique facili- #parts. During the first scmester which ties fur the study of lilbrary problems began in October, 1927, th,e clasls met in the many types of libraries that for at the Library of Congress under the one reason or another have been callcd direction of Dr. Ernest 1C. Richardson, into esistcnce and service in Washing- consultant in bibliography, with the ton. chiefs of the clivisions of the Library Course 47-Special Libraries began of Congress giving one clas,s period for on February 4, 1928, with an intro- the prescntation and discussion of tbe ductory talk on the background and work of their clivis~ions. Lectures on clevelopmcnt of special libraries by advanced problems in the collectim Richard 1-1. Johnston, Librarian of the and use of books ancl inanuecripts were Rureau of Railway Economics', and a also given by Dr. Richardson. discussion of special prob1,ems of the government special libraries by Clari- During the current se.mest,cr and be- be1 R. Barnett, Librarian of the United ginning on January 31, 1928, this States Department of Agriculture. As Course is given under the dircction of the accompanying schedule shows i.t Dr. Bowerman ancl the class is study- meets on Thursday cvenings from 7 to ing l~ubliclibrary service. Classes are 9 11. 1n. at the slpecial libraries8whose, held at the Pulblic Library on Tuesday librarians and staff are cooperating to evenings at which Dr. Bowerman and present their res'pective libraries as memlbers of his staff are discussing all types of special libraries that have (Conhued on Page 82) March, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Washington Conference

HE annual conference of Special Monday, May 21 TLrbraries Association will be hcld at Lhe 10.00 A. M.-Fi~st gener.al session to be hcld Hotel Washington, in Washington, D. C., on (if possible) in the G1:an.d ?\fay 21 to May 23, 1928. Council Chamber of ,t'h,eUnited The tkenle of the conference will #bet"What S~atcsChamber of Commerce. the Government is Doing for Research." Miss 12.15 P. M.-Visit to office of Preside,nt Elcanor ,S. Cavana~u~gh,hbrarian 'of the Coolidge, and t,aking 'of pholto. Standard Statistics Contpa~ly,New York, IS 2.00 P, h.1 -Group sessions at Hotel Wa,sh- chair,man of the Co~nmmitteeon Program, and inglon. suggestions for the program sl~ouldbme wn~t 8.00 P. M -Rcccption at Ho~telWashington to her. by [he District of Columbia Library Association. Dorsey W. Hycle, Jr., former presideri~t of S. L. A., and now secietary 'of the Wash- Tuesday, May 22 ington Chamber of Co~nmcrce,Washingtoil, 10.00 A. h1.-Second general wssion at the D. C., is chairinan of the local Corlimittec of Hotel Washin~ton. Arrangealents. Thc conmu,tt'e'e has organ- 2 00 P. Ll.-Gro~~p ses~sions. ~zcdas follows: Mr Hyde, chairman ; Dr. 4.00 to 0 0&-Bus 'tour of historic points in George F. Boweman, librarian, Dlstrict of Washingtoa Columbia Public Library; Frederick W. Ash- 7.00 P. M.-Annual dinncr at Hotel Wash- ley of the Li,brary of Congress, and hIiles 0. ington. Price of the Patent Ofice Library vice- Wednesday, May 23 chairmen; Miss Glaribcl R. Barnett, librarian, 10.00 A. X-Third general session at Hotel Dcpartn~entof Agriculture; Dr. Heirnan H. Washington. B. lleyer, Library of Congress; Miss Clara 2.00 P 11-Group sessions at Hotel Wash- W Herbert, D C Pu;blic Library; Miss ington. Mary G. Lacy, Dcpartl~nent of Amgriculture ; 2.00 P >I -Visits 110 Government libraries .\[is Martha L. Gerickc, Statc Ilepari- in Washington. ment Limbrary ; Miss Isabel DuBois, U. S Bureau of Navigation L~brary; Mrs. Ru~th Travel Plans Todd, D. C. Public Libtary; h1i.s~Laura A Washington in May is at its prettiest. With Tho~~ipson,U. S. De'parttuent o,f Labor the recent increase in ~nenl~bership,and espe- Library. cially under the new plan od m.aking every The Hotel Washington, a~t Pennsylvania mombcr of a local ams8soci~tionan associate avenue and 15th Street, will be conference member of thce national association, #thecom- headquarters. Nembers intending to attend mg confcrcnce ou8ght to bc the gieatest in slioulcl malcc early ancl tlircct application for the history of S. L. A. Recent conferences reservations have brought together an attendance in Lhe vicini,ty of 200. This nuli~beris too sm,all to Following the plan of last year general scs- obtain from the Central Passei1,ger Associa- sions of S. L A wibl be held on the fore- tion thc reduccd travel rate of lare and a half noons of #the three days, beginninmg at 10 and for the round trip. But it is only a little bit too adjourning at 12 noon. The afternoons will small, ancl with unitccl cffort it would scem bc available for group sessions Nost of ihc that ~lheminimum milght be rcached. groups will hold two scssi,ons each, but the But to clo it would mail that every mern- Newspaper Group plans to hold three ses- ber, especially those living nearer to Wa.sh- sions, and thc Financi,al Group may ,hold ington, and outside of thc dollar-fare limilt, three sessions. These will begin at 2 o'clock should for the clay, park )their cars in the and adjourn at 4. garage, and trawl by train, asking in every The local committee of arrangements has case for a certifitate. More information on aliwtdy met and has .outlined the f.ollowing this poinst will bc given later events for the conference : (Codinued olt page 82.) SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 We Do This Margaret Reynolds, Department Editor Cantingent Box. A box, drawer or f'older agency employees. Brief notes are given and marked "contingent" is useful in putting ma- publish,er,s and prices. terial that needs to connect with other ma- They have a large number of clippings and terial; e.g., enclosures waiting for the letter pamphlets of value to their salesmen which to be written that they are to go with, bills they lend frcely, so they sometimes list in waiting for ,the gooils to come, announce- the Library Leaf some of the subjects dealt ments of meetings in a place where you look with in this material. Other hbrary notes are when in doubt, ctc., etc. given and quotations about books and read- Postal Cards Addressed. Deposit of postal ing. In it they outline the reading-plan for their cards, actdressed to one's self and havmg 011 sales~nenwhich they have each year and later thc back the t~tleof the public docu~nent they publish the names of those who ha~e with the pt~blicationoffice; so that you may conlpleted the reading-coursc and received be notified as soon as the document i,s ready prizes. They find it a useful means of giving for distribution. their field representatives information about Use of Library Name in Full Instead of the library and it keeps them in touch with Individual Name. In ordering materlal ask to each other have it sent Lo the A. B. Snlith Library rather The reading plan which was published in than to A. 13. Smith & Cwnpany or even A. B. the October, 1927, issue is as follows: Smith & Company, Library Department, in order to avoid material being sidetracked READING PLAN elsewhere In ,the office. Our reading plan and contest for this year Desks-Practical. Desks wlth vertical file is sirnilar to last year's. We are again offer- both on the right and on the left, the vertical ing a book to every man who completes a files being of more consequence than .the specified course and .sends in a satisfactory scveral drawers that are apt to coatain mis- report of ~t in our booklmet T,hc plan is this: cellaneous material in a clutter. The above Read a,t least seven books: four itans were contributed by George Mr. Three on subjects chosen from the follow- Lee, Librarian, Stone & Webster, Inc., Bos- ing group: ton. Life insurance (its ,theory or practice), Library-Publicity. The Phoenix Mutual salesmanship, b u s i n e s s economics, Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Con- estates, inheritance taxes, insurance necticut, whose librarian is Miss Grace Child trusts, inveutments or some other sub- Bcvan, does good library publicity. Accord- ject allied to life inssurance. ing to Miss Bcvan everyone connected with Two on subjects from the following: the ccnipsny, whesther in the home office or Personal development, English (rhetoric), in #an agency, has all the privileges of the psychology, public speaking, manage- library. They lend their books to persons ment of men, hygiene, or some other all over the counlry and buy books for them subject connected with personal de- at a discount velopment. The company pu~blishes a magazine called One Biography. the Phoe~zix Mz~tual Field which is sent to One on a subject from the following* each one of their managers and salesmen. Rehgian, poetry, history, science, travel Each month they send with this a Library or fiction. Leaf The color of the paper on which it is We have a natebook, "B001os I Have prhted is varied from month to monlth in Read," which we will 9end to all who wish order that may attract the eye when the to follow this pl.an. In it you enter the magazine is opened. In it they list the books authors 'and titles of the books you read, and thmey have added recently, which they think write a few lines commenting on the #books af interest and value to their field raprasent- and telling what you geit out of them. This atives, including managers, salesmen ad we think an important part of the plan March, 1918 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 81

If you return this notebook to us by April time it may bc a list of magazine articles of 10 and it ,shows that you have gained scune- special interest which have appeared recently. thing from your readinsg and hlave read at Another time it may be a list of .new books. least 1,W pages, we will give you a ,book in Again it may be .a list of books advertising a recognition of your effort. In other words, special subject, such .as, busmess correspond- yo~uwill geit a double reward for your read- ence, or ecoaomics-from general textbooks ing-new idcas and a new book. Your neme to books on economics as applied to special will be published in the library 'sheet in the subjects. The pay envelope seems to be the Ficld also thc name of the man who sends in only medium, except the bulletin boards on the best notebook judged with reference to whioh thi,s materia'l would be out of place, comments, choice of ,book,s and amount read. which reaches everyone in the company. Miss Helen D. Hertell, LibNrarian. Connecti- THE PRIZES cut Gencral Life Insurance Company, Hart- You may choose for the book you will re- ford, Connecticut. (The li'brary of the Fed- ceivc any one of the following: er.al Reserve Bank of Chicago also has used BRUCE BARTON enclos~iresin the pay envelo.pas.-Ed.) Whlat can a man beheve (his latest) LIan nobody knows Library-Publicity, With the December 15 Book nobody knows issue of our book bulletin we distributed three bookmarks givlng list of casualty, fire JOHN B. DURYEA and life insurance books. The card, whioh Whet to say was eight by two inches, contained .this Bet- What to know tering on the face of it: I~lswanceLibrary of When to sitop ,tal,king Chicago. Not mine to tell if thc book be good We urge you to begin on thims course right but to keep the place as a marker should. away, .to send to us for books and for the Season's Grrefings 1928. The seal of the reading-record booklet. If you write down C'hi,oago Board of Underwriters also appears. your colmnents on a book as so.on as you The printing was in black with a red border have read it, you will find it a help in re- on ,a white card, whiclh macle a very attrac- membering what you read and a useful tive holiday comlbination. On the reverse side record of your reading. It is well worth th,e appeared a short list of sc1,ected titles. Miss small effort it takes. Pyrrha B. Sheffield, Librarian, Insurance At least keep a list of what you read and Library of Chicamgo, Chicago. send it to us on sheets we will furnish you. All who do this will have their names pub- Magaziner-Circulation. In April, 1927, the lished in the library sheet in the Field Dennison Eillat~ufacturin,gCompany, ithrough Furthermore, every agency and district its librlary, adopted a new mherne for circu- agency in which at least sixty per cent of the lating magazines. There are two classes of men con~pletereading courses and send in the magazines cicculated by tlhe library, (1) those record of it in Rooks I Have Read or on the of a strict!ly technical or busin.es,s nature and sheets we furnish, will receive in recognition (2) those of more general interest. Those a book of value to add to it8s agency library. in the first 'group are paid for by the om- We are ready to lend you books and to pany and sent to individuals who are intcr- make further lsugges~tianlsas to wh,at to read. ested in them. Tho,se in the second group Copies of lists of books in our library are are paid for jointly by the ,subscribew of this in your office, or if they have been mislaid, depends upon the type of magazine. Weekly we will send 0ther.s. plan and tfhe ocmlpany ; that is, the company pays one-fourth and the group of subscribers The "diamonds" ,are ready for your seek- three-fiourths together. The size od the -group inlg end appropriating. magazines have three in a group while a Do any of our readers have similar magazine like the Scientific American has five schemes? If so, tell us about them. or six. Subscribers are grouped geographi- E~clorures. This company pays by check cally according to their location in the fac- twice a month and usually every other time, I tory, Slips are typed with dates for passing have enclosed in each check envelope, a islip the magazine alon,g to the next person. This which adve~tkesthe library in sane way. One plan SK) far has been quite satisfactory !be- 82 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 cause it bas been the means of doing away Miss Margaret Skinner, Denn~sonhhnufac- with so much bookkeeping in the library, turing Company, Framingham, hktssach,usotts. MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION LIST Circulation Number Check magazine desired Time per person In group ( ) Factory (m) 4 days 8 ( ) Harvard Business Review (q)...... 7 10 ( ) Manufacturing Industries (n~)...... 4 8 ( ) Prmters' Ink Weekly...... 3 2 ( ) Printers' Ink Monthly...... 4 8 ( ) Sales Management (f) ...... 4 8 Classll-Magazines Magazines and regular prices Forum Harpers Living Age Circulation Nuluber Group Cost per person Cost per person Readers Digest Time per person in group cost per year for balance 1927 ( ) Atlantic Monthly . 7 days 4 $2 00 $ 50 $ .40 $4: 00 ( ) Forelgn Affairs (q) . 10 8 2 40 .30 .25 $5.00 ( ) I-Iygeia (m)...... 4 8 1 60 20 .15 $3.00 ( ) Literary Digest (w) . 3 2 2 00 1 00 80 $4.00 ( ) Nation (w) .... 3 2 2.50 1 25 ,80 $5.00 ( ) National Geographic. 3 8 1 80 -20 .I5 (111) $3 50 \ ) Scientific American 4 8 2 00 .25 .20 (rn) $4.00 ) Time (w) ...... 3 2 2.50 1 25 .80 $5.00 ( ) World's work (m) ... 5 5 2.00 40 30 54.00

A Course in Special Libraries libraries of Washington made available (Concluded from page 78) through the Committee on Library Training of the District of Colunlbia phases of public llhrary prohlems of or- Library Association. ganization and service. Class cl~iscussions arc encouragcd in both classes and the men~bersprepare Washington Conference papers on assigned topics. "A~uditors" (Comduded from Page 79) arc pcrmittecl to registcr for cither or If 250 persons attend the conference, going both of the courses provided they have thence by rail or boat line belonging to the had sdficient library or rescarch ex- Passenger Associalion, and each ,one asking pericnce but reccive no credit for the for the S. L. A. travel certificate, everybody, courses even those from thme middle west and the 130th courses were organized with Pacific, will share in the bendit of a reduced the fine ~o~perationof Dr. A. F. W. railroad fare. Schmidt, Librarian of the Univcrsity Last year the reduced railroad fare was and director of thc Li,hrary School, available because S. L. A. met wrh A. L. A who is developing courses of univer- This year, meeting separately, it will be sity grade that combine the opportuni- necessary for S. L. A. alone to 1brin.g together ties and t'acilities of the George Wash- 250 persons traveling by train or boat and ington University with the opportuni- each asking for the travel cent~ficate. It ties and facilities afforded by the seems worth trying for. March. 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Associations Flan for the Wash~ngtonConfcrencc should tl~ningroom~s. More than all hour was spent he the watch wo~lat all local mcetings. l[r in the Library seeing the books and hearing Willlam hlcott will gladly give suggestio~~s about the work from Mrs. Lillian G~uberand to local secretaries Miss Jessie McM;lulle~n, the Librarians. A Boston largc envelope containing a copy of thc dedi- The joint mcetmg of the 3Iassachusetts cation program, Lhe Let's Know Cincinnati celebration, and other publicat~ons of the Library Club and ,the Spcc~alLibraries' Asso- ciat~onof Boston, February 18, brought to- Chamber of Commerce was prcsentecl to each librarian. gether nearly four hundred librarians. Satur- day's meetings were held in the Baker Busi- Cleveland ness Ltbrary at Soldiers' Field, and the visiting li,brarians Icarned something of the Thc Cleveland Chapter again celebrated work of that lubrary and its pl,ans for In- Washington's Birthday wth a dinne~Incct- creasing its collections of business literature. ing at the Twins,burg (Ohio) homc of Mrs. William C. Lane, head of thc Harvarcl Col- Grnce Rirds,all-Lakesicle Hospital Library. lege Library, gave the address of welcorne, AfLer the journcy OLIL by bus and n de- and was followed by Charles C. Eaton, lightful ,tramp through wintry woods, the 11brarian of the'Baker Library. He spoke of cozy relaxation before thc opcn file-as well the carc that had gone into the planning of as thc delicious dinner-was mnst welcome the builclmg so that it ~houldbc logical in to ten wcary special librarians. MIS. Birtl- arrangement ancl ample for sluclents, worlccrs sall's suggestion that the occasion should be- and n~aterial. He emphasized the general come an annual event was rcceived with much character of the library; that it would not enthus.lasm. attempt to compete with the University of Illinais M~ch~gan,say, in Ionliing a ur~iquecollection On February 7th the Ill~noisChaptcr met of the litcraturc on automobiles, or with ,the in thc hTunicipal Relerencc Library of Un~vers~tyof Chicago if it brought together Chicago. Thc evening was tle~o~cdto a all that was to be had on the subject of ,the round tab16 discussiotl ol the subject, "How meat-packing industry DO You 'Scll' Your Library LO Your Organ- Fra,nk C. Ayres of the Business Hi.storical ization?" The Group sends in the followit~g Sociemty described its work, which is supple- report of the fruit of the discussion: mentary to that of thc Baker Library, and "That thc location of the busincss library does for it things which it cannot do for it- on thc prcmiscs is itn,portanl. A poor loca- self. Walter B. Briggs spoke of I-Tarvard's tion hmnpcrs thc I~brary's cfficicncy A 46 special libraries which supplenlent the I~brariamn prclsent told of hcr library (with great collection of more than a million which shc was for~nerly conncctetl) being volumcs in the Widener Library, and enumer- n~ovotl to the vcry top floor of thc office ated some of the treasures in ,them. P~ofes- building and cr,owclocl into an obscure corner. sor Paul Sachs of the Fogg Museum of Art W~thina vcry short time, inquiries fell off and Professor William Lyon Phclps of Yale and interest in thc library (thcm Lhree years were among the other speakers ad the after- old) subsided. The library that is in the noon session. very center of thc organization's aclivitics Cincinnati has the bcst ol~portunityto coopc~atcwith A delightful nlceting was held by 19 mem- everyonc in the organization. bers of Special Librar~csof Cincinnati on "A satisfied custon~er is one of the Bcsi February 15, 1928. Cincinnati Chamber of advertiselmcnts for mthc library. Prompt, Commerce has just built and moved into a accurate information should be the aim of the new officc building The Chamber of Com- business lib~arian. If possible, she should merce occuqies thc 12th, 13tI1, ancl 14th floors 'follow through' to see that the inlor~l~ation of this building. A tour was made to let all furnished was actually asable 01 that ~t served the Special Librarians see the new rooms. its purpose " Dinner was enjoyed In one of the private 84 SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928

New York mittee was open to suggestions and would Following our annual custom the January welcome anything of a constructive nature meeting of the New York S,pecial Libraries The mennbersh~pcannpaign was spoken of was held In conlbinat~onwith the New York and Mr. Fletcher described the various types Library Club in the auditorium of Saint af membership and their advanstages. The Bantholornav's Canmunity House, Park Ave- membership campaign ,of the New York nue, New York City, Thursday evenmg, S L. A, now seems to be well under way with January 26th. Miss Lenore A. Tafel as Chaimnian of the Miss Florence Bradley, president of the Membership Conirnittee ; Miss Ruth Savord Library Club and also a member of S L. A. having resigned on account of her health. presided. The first speaker, Mr. Frede~ic As this meeting was held in connection hfelcher, 'talked on the "Renaissance of Read- with the National Association of Manufac- ing" and Mrs Dorothy Can,field Fisher de- turers bw of their executives were the scribed the bcginnings of her new book "Why speakers of the evening. Stop Learning." Mr. Angus Fletcher, presl- Mrs Margaret Benson, director of dent of the New York S. L. A,, discussed Women's Burcau, was the first speaker, and "Whose 11s the Challenge?" Looking for- she dwelt on the subject of Research With ward to the time when the l~brarianwill rank Regard To The Woman Worker. Research with other professional men. woik of this kind wisth regard to the w,man These talks were -all very interesting and worker is being carr~ed'on with the idea of instruotive. As the trend of the meeting was obtaining the truth and facts establishecl with more on the literary side $than the research regards to the employnlent of women. this change or diversion which occurs as an To arrive at these conclusions a study of annual custom, has the tendency to broaden all phases o.f life of the woman in many cases the members of the S L. A. Also the chance is carried on, the factory c'onditions, home to make many pleasant and profitable con- condimtions, school conditions, office condi- tacts with those associated in library work in tions, all have been studied in nihe various other fields. statistics collected. After the rnccting an opportuni4y was given Inclustrial conditions al,so are studied. These to the meinbens present to inspect the new cover such factors as light, ,heat, fatigue. Community House which is indeed a won- The physlcaf side of woman has been derful center. stucbicd in this country and abroad. Many There was about 350 people at this meeting. doctors have carried this study on for a great many years. The outstanding result of The February meeting ob the New York this study is a British report on the Physique Special Library Association was a dinner of wanen of Inclust,ry Thls was a study of meeting which took place Wednesday, Feb- four thousand women in England and is in- ruary 29th, at the Machinery Club, 50 Church cleed a very comprehensive report into all Street, New York City. This ]neeling was phascs of life. Mrs Benson staled that there held at the Machinery Club through the gen- were nine million women in industry and that eroslty of the Natlonal Association of Manu- all they wanted was an equal oppo,rtunity to facturer,~whose Librarian, Mrs. H. S. Per- work as the .general trend has been against kins, is one 01 our members. the women in industry. Aiter a most enjoyable dinner, Mr. Angus The next speaker was Mr. Michael Hickey, Fletcher, our President, thanked the National Executive Secrotary of the National Indus- Association of Manufacturers for then- kind trial Council. He told of how the National hospitality, also Mrs. Perkins for everything Industrial Council had )been organized as an she had done towards the arranging of this association of the National Association of meeting. He also welcomed the new mem- Manufacturers This branch was wganized bers who were present and spoke about the in 1907 and is a federa'tison of employers coming convention in Wa~hin~gton.In speak- thr.oughout the country There a.re 318 mem- ing of the convention he told of the general bers which represent seventy-five thousand theme which is to be followed at this #time, employers of labor. this is to be Research. Mr. Hickey spoke of #the study of getting He also stated that the Progrm Com- the raw material to the factory covering a March, 1918 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 8 5 period of the last five years in which speed not ,go to .the Amerioan 'wilderness w~thout mas a main factor and how they ferre'tsted out bocks. He was sent out )by the society as the ideas for the auccessful com.petitor. In cammissary in 1695 and estalblished lkbraries many Gases the research librarian furnished of "knowledge divine and human" at Boston, material for the facts which are the powex New York City, Philadelphia, Annapolis, and behind the guns. The names of the Research Charleston. We were proud to learn that Librarians are not in the headhnes. The the Philadelphia-Bray collection is the only work they do is one of the main factors in one of his efforts which is st111 intact. Dr. control. Washburn believes in using books. He goes Ur. Hickey spoke of the rccenmt organiza- so far as to be willing to have tho111 lost or tion which is the National Association of stolen provided they are in use and have Man~facture~rswhich was organized thirty- not broken up a set. In ,the early days of three years ago in New Orleans. This or- Bray's venture in Philadelphia, so many ganimtion was fonmed ,to search out various books on chirurgcry failed to be returned and industries and en'terprises and ,to help them the result was that Philadelphia becane the along the lines which would tend to bu~ldfor nledical center of #the Umted States Just succcss. As an association it has been one to so powerful is knowledge set loose. contribute to the succcss of our N'ation. A Many of the facts given ou't in Dr. Wash- few of the ,many thsings which ,they have burn's talk were hidden until 1911 when ,they helped to put over are the Panama Canal, were first made public in a research thesis Parcel Post, Wonkmen's Co~npensation, In- by Austin Baxter Keep. surance, Safety Cmpaigns and many th~ngs We made an inspection 04 the Bray books, pentaining to better legislation. The associa- the old church records and silvel, and of the tion is allied with all industry in the U. S. church itself. which have plants all over the country. There are four thousand members with connec~tions Mhnie White Taylor, I~b~arianof he in all parts of the World. Many #of t8he Na- Cleveland Museum oE Natural History, had tional Association Manufacturers' Depart- two articles published in "Your Gnrdcn" dur- ments antedate the varlous Government De- ing 1927. partments. Mr. Hickey also spoke of the Con.trol of powdery mildew on roscs 1 :48. N. A. M. Labor Policy which was princi~pally S1,arvation and suffocation of Clevela~ncl's of Americanism, equal rights for both con- old residents (trees), 1 :170, 183, 198. tracting parties, and stated when coercion en- She was joint author of two published in ters it ceases to be American. the "Jo111nal of Agricultural Research." Mr. Fletcher ,said in closing the meeting A morphalogic and bianeiric cornpalison of that some time should be given to the social Cromrtircw ribirola and Crorrarlizmr occiden- side and an opportuni~tywas given for various falc in the accial stage. 34: 511-531. men~bersto become better acqua~ntedwith Pcrider?~iiw~~IL~EIISC Diet. on Pims one another. p~wilaPall., and Pciideri~~ii~~~~i~~dic~mnsp. The meeting was attended by 100 members on Pimts c.rrrlsn Wall. 34,327-330, Miss whose interest 111 S. L. A. meetings are in- Taylor is an aclviso~yeditor of "Your Gar- creashg. den," "a Magazine for thc Naturc Lovers in Philadelphia. the Territory of the Western Reserve. On Friday, March 2, :the Special Libraries Council of Philadelphia and vicinity met at A "Generlal Alphebctical Index Lo the Bills, Christ Church Lilbrary and were addressed by Roports, Estimates, Accounls and Pepexs, Dr. W.ashburn in a delightfully informal talk. printed by older of the House of Conltno~ns We were transported to the days of the anld to the Papers ,pre,sented by Command Sevenstecnth Century and led to pay tribute 1910-1919," has recently been published by to fhe Rev Thomas Bray. Every librarian His Majesty'ts Stationery Office. This docu- should )be ,interested in tlhe story of Bray. ment should be a tin~e-ls.averfor the research He might safely )be called the father of worker and for the libranan. Copies may American lisbrary extension, since it was he be obtained in this country through the who convinced the Society for the Propaga- Brihh Library of Infomation, 44 W~hitehall tion of Chrisbian Knowledge, that he would Street, New York City, price $2.40. SPECIAL LIBRARIES March, 1928 Institutional Members

Delaware New York du Pont de Nemours, 9. I., Wihington Alexander Hamilton Institute, New York Alnerican Bankers' Association, New York Illinois American Elcctric Raihay Association, New Ryllesby & Co., H. Y., Chicago York IlIino~s~hatnbkr of Commerce, Chicago *American Geographical Society, New York Insurance Library of Chicago American Institute of Accountants, New *The W. E. Long Co, Chicago York American Management Association, New Indiana York Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., Fort *American Museum of Natural History, New Wayne York American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Maryland New York Consolidated Gas, Electric Light Sr Power American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Gen- Co., Baltimore eral Library, New York *American Telephone & Telegnaph CO., Law Massachusetts Library, New York Baker Library-Harvard School of Business Association af Life Insurance Presidents, Administration, Boston New York Boston Elevated Railway, Boston Baker & Taylor Co, New York Boston Globe, Boston Barton, Durst~ne& Osborn, New York Christ~anScience Monitor, Boston Bceler Organization, New Yonk Edisoa Electrlc Illuminating Co., Boston Bell Te:e,phone Laboratories, New York Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Blackman Co., NwYork *First National Bank, Boston British Library ,of Information, New York of Insurance Library Association Boston Brooklyn Edison Company, Brooklyn Jackson & Moreland, Boston Brookmire Economic Service, New York Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Li- Child Study Association, NemwYork brary, Camlbridge Cle~anlinessInstitute Library, New York Metcalf & Eddy, Boston Combustion Utilitiels Corporation, Long Old Colony Trust Co., Boston Island City Social Law Library, Boston Consolidated Gas Co. of New York Stone & Webster, Boston *Electr~cBond & Share Co., New York Michigan Federal Reserve Bank of New York Fleischmann Company, New York General Motors Corporation, Detroit *Ford, Bacon & Davis, New York New Jersey General Electric Co., Main Library, Sche- *New Jersey Bell Telephone Com~~any, nectady Newark Grant Co., W. T, New York Newark Publ~cLibrary, Business Bratlch, *Grosvenor Library, Buffalo Newark Guaranty Company of New York Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, Home Insurance Co., Now York Newark Industrial Relations Counselom, New York Standard Oil Development Co , Elizabeth Longmans, Green & Company, New York

+New membem joined since last iesue of Spacial Librariss. March, 1938 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

NcCall Commpany, New York Merchants Association of New York Pennsylvania *Xeiropolitan Museum of Art, New York Fralrklili Institute, Philadelphia Metropolitan Llfe Insurance Company, New *Houghton, E F. & Co., Philadelphia York New Jerscy Zinc CO., Palmerion Municipal Reference Library, New York *Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and National Association of Manufacturers, New Science, Philadelphia York Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia National Auton~obile Chaanber of Com- Phllaclelphia Rapid Translt Canpany, Phila- merce, Now York delphia National City Financial Library, New York University of Pittl~burghLibrary, Pittsburgh New Jersey Zinc Company, New Y~ork New York Acaderny of Medicine, New York New York Telephone Company, New York Rhode Island New York Tin~es,The, New York Rhode Island State Library, Pro~ridence North American Company, New York Price, Waterhousc & Co., New York *Putnamls Sons, G. P., New York Wisconsin Standard ,Statistics Company, New York First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwaukee United States Ru'bber Company, New York Western Union Telegraph Con~pany,New York Canada White & Kemble, New York *I-Iydroelectric Power Comnission of Ontario, Wilson Co., H W., New York Toronto Imperial Life Assurance Go, of Canada, Ohio Toronto General Electric Co., Research 'Laboratory, Royal Bank of C,an'ada, Montreal Cleveland *Toronto Tr.ansportation Con~mislsion,Toron- Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati to

*New members joined since laat iseue of Special Librarraa. Special- Libraries Association Founded 1909 A CLEARING HOUSE OF INFORMATION Created to promote the interests of the commercial, industrial, technical, civic, municipal, legislative, welfare libraries, statistical bureaus and research organizations. Also to serve special departments of public libraries and universities. PUTTING KNOWLEDGE TO WORK P General Office EXECUTIVEOFFICER-Mrs. H. 0. Brigham, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. Phone, Angel1 3206. Executive Boakd PRESIDENT-FI'~~C~SE. Cady, Nela Research Laboratory, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio. ST VICE-PRESIDENT-MaryL. Alexander, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, New York City, ~NDVICE-PRESIDENT-~~~O~~~ Faltermayer, Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., Philadelphia, Pa. SECRETARY-TREASURER-RoseL. Vormelker, White Motor Co., Cleveland, Ohio. BOARDMi%~~ER~-Willianl Alcott, Boston Globe, Boston, Mass.; Byron, E Edwards, Standard Oil Co, of California, El Segundo, Cal. Committees CLASSIFICATION Chm.--Louise Keller, Independence Bureau, Philadelphia, Pa. CONTINUATION READING Chm.-Linda Morley, Industrial Relations Counselors, New York City. EXHIBITS Chm.-Alma C. Mitchill, Public Service Corp. of New Jersey, Newark, N. J. INDEXING LEGISLATION Chm.-Herbert 0. Brigham, State Library, Providence, R. I. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CLUB Chm.-Francis E. Cady, Research Library, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio. MEMBERSHIP Chm.-Lewis A. Armistead, Boston Elevated Railway, Boston, Mass. NEWS Chm.-William Alcott, Boston Globe, Boston, Mass. PROGRAM Chm.-Eleanor S. Cavanaugh, Standard Statistics Co., New York City. PUBLICATIONS Chm.-Rebecca B. Rankin, Municipal Reference Library, New York City. TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP Chm.-Rebecca B. Rankin, Municipal Reference Library, New York City. Group Officers COMMERCIAL AND. TECHNI~AL Chm.--Alma C. Mitchill, Public Service Corp. of New Jersey, Newark, N. J. Vice-Chm.-D. F. Brown, Standard Oil Co., Elizabeth, N. J. Sec.-Elizabeth Wray, United States Rubber Co., New York City. FINANCIAL Chm.-K. Dorothy Ferguson, Bank of Italy, San Francisco, Cal. Vice-Chm.-Ethel L. Baxter, American Bankers Assn., New York City. Sec.-Emma Boyer.. . Union Trust Co.. Cleveland. Ohio. INSURANCE Chm.-Daniel N. Handy, Insurance Library Assn., Boston, Mass. NEWSPAPER chm.-~;nes . Petersen, Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wis. Vice-Chrn.- daurice Symonds, Daily News, New York City. Sec.-Tress.-Marie A. Walker, New York Times, New York City. Pages 89-94 deleted, advertising.