Special Libraries, November 1954

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This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1950s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1954 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 45 NOVEMBER 1954 NUMBER 9

Administrative Policies for the Special Library Earl C. Graham

Services Available from Large Libraries Esther M. Schlundt

Aslib's Annual Conference Robert L. Collison

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CONTENTS

FEATURE ARTICLES Administrative Policies for the Special Library ...... EARL C. GRAHAM367 Journal Routing ...... G. E. RANDALL371 Services Available from Large Libraries . ESTHERM. SCHLUNDT375 Survey of Study Facilities for Foreign Library School Students in the U. S. . GWENDOLYNLLOYD 384 SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Division Subscription Bulletins ...... 388 SPECIAL FEATURES Literature Chemists Meet in New York . EDWARDE. THORP 374 Documentation at Westminster: Aslib's Annual Conference . ROBERTL. COLLISON 386 Newark's Business Library . ALMAC. MITCHILL 390 DEPARTMENTS Chapter Highlights ...... 392 From Foreign Journals ...... KARL A. BAER 394 Off the Press ...... 395 Calendar ...... 398

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Please Mention Special Libraries When Answering Advertisemenfs Administrative Policies for the Special Library* An Inventory

EARLC. GRAHAM Librarian, National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Chicago, Illinois

HETHER THE SPECIAL LIBRARIAN It is generally recognized that the w works alone or supervises a special library "functions as a service staff, he must supply to the persons unit, its activities being the centraliza- served by the library essential information and presentation of facts, ideas, tion in a readily useful form. The de- opinions as they are available in print- cisions that are made by the librarian ed or other sources, and the supplying in seeing that satisfactory service is of these facts and ideas at the appro- rendered, are conditioned by the cir- priate time to the appropriate person cumstances under which the staff works. . . The vital function is good service By being aware of these factors, the at the right time; all else is secondary librarian, as administrator, can develop and should be subordinated to itT2 administrative policies that are dynamic The administrative approach is prag- and effective. These policies form the matic: That policy which contributes to framework supporting the staff's daily good service is good, that which does activities. not is bad. Since the results of a library In this article I should like to sug- cannot be measured in dollars and gest the factors that determine library cents, the effectiveness of its services is policies and to list in a kind of inven- under constant scrutiny by manage- tory a series of questions, the answers ment. The librarian does well, there- to which will form a statement of pol- fore, to maintain a continuous audit of icy consistent with the library's proper the .library functions so as to stream- function. line and improve services in any way In a general library, the librarian's possible. Alertness and flexibility are job primarily is to make the collection characteristic qualities of the successful accessible to the patron, and the key is special library administratrp. the card catalog. In a special library, the collection is used primarily by the Factors Determining Policies librarian to obtain information that has Since the library is a service main- been requested or to select and assem- tained by the parent organization to ble sources of information. help accomplish its own objectives, the In the special library, it is the libra- library must be so administered as to rian who is the key, that is, "the X fac- effect those goals. The following may tor in the success of the library."' The be considered as factors that determine budget of the typical special library the administrative policies of any li- reflects the fact that the special library brary. is three-fourths librarian and one-fourth 1. The parent organization and its char- publications, 75 per cent or more being acteristics. In speaking of industrial li- earmarked for staff salaries. braries, Mrs. Strieby states that "special libraries are no more alike than the *Based upon a talk given December 9, firms they serve, which may be manu- 1952, as part of a refresher course on "Ad- ministration and Management Relations" con- facturing, merchandising, or service cor- ducted by the SLA Illinois Chapter in its porations. Manu f act ur ing companies educational program for 1952-1953. vary from small units, making one specific item, to large ones, decentralized quently in reverse proportion to the by type of product. Service and mer- linear distance the person is from the chandising organizations may also be library: that is, the farther he is from small, operating entirely within one lo- the library, the less he will tend to use cation, or they may be large and broken the library. This may be true organiza- down by geographical area . . F3 tionally: the use of the library is rela- The librarian must know and must tive to the distance from the library on arrange to see that he is kept informed the organization chart. The library thereof the scope of activities and interests fore, must be administered to compen- of the parent organizations, its organi- sate for any existing disadvantageous zational structure, and its personnel. situation. 2. The place of the library in the or- The types of professional and clerical ganization. Although there is much dis- personnel also affect library policies. cussion as to the exact place for the li- Needs differ among research scientists, brary on the organizational chart, there statistical analysts, executives, and sten- is general agreement that the library ographers. Since their abilities to use should be close to top management or the library will differ, different types of to the executive head of the depart- assistance must be rendered them. ment which the library serves. Its proper 5. Library facilities, staff, and budget. place will guarantee it recognition, an Existing conditions in regard to read- adequate budget, and less red tape and ing and workroom space, adequacy of more freedom in shaping its own destiny. the collection, size and qualifications of the staff, budget, and access to other li- The following principles will help to brary and informational resources - all locate the library on the organization are conditioning factors. chart : Management a. The library should serve all depart- In addition to the circumstances list- ments with equal effectiveness. ed above, management may arbitrarily b. The librarian should have personal place other duties and responsibilities access to heads and personnel in all de- on the library, many of which may be partments. He should represent the beyond the normal range of library library at inter-departmental meetings, work but which for the convenience of and should be in a position to know the the organization are assumed by the li- operation and functions of all depart- brary. Although management may right- ments and their personnel. ly claim the loyalty and support of the c. Personnel *should have direct access librarian, it is still the librarian's re- to library services and facilities. Use of sponsibility to assist management to the library and requests for library ser- understand the functions that the libra- vices should not ordinarily have to fol- ry may best perform for the benefit of low administrative channels. the organization. 3. Management's concept of the library The librarian as administrator can function. Not only will management's utilize his position and his association general policies affect the library, but with management in efforts to change management's attitude in regard to the conditions wherever such changes may library itself will determine the scope improve the library's services. The li- of its services and the working condi- brarian should be alert to the current tions for its staff. status of (a) the effectiveness of the 4. The personnel using the library. The library's services; (b) the conditions number of employees and their location under which the library staff works; and in relation to the library will affect li- (c) conditions that should be changed, brary policies. In spite of the telephone or if not, adjustments in library service and interoffice mail, the use of the li- that can be made to compensate for brary by any one person is too fre- such conditions.

368 SPECIAL LIBRARIES In his continuous inventory of the should retain? Are you, or should you library's services, the special librarian be, responsible for any part of the or- should remain aware of all areas in ganization's archives? If so, are they which his administrative responsibilities being administered properly? lie. By a constant search for improve- c. What is your discard policy, and ment the alert administrator is ready what determines it? and capable of making changes when- d. What is your binding policy, and ever opportunity arises. He must know what determines it? the scope of the library's functions, and e. Are you fully utilizing existing re- especially, he must understand man- sources for gifts and exchanges so as agement's concept of those functions. to acquire useful materials and to dis- His knowledge and understanding will card unwanted materials? be reflected in the policies under which f. Are you utilizing existing resources he administers the library. Although that will extend and supplement your management and other members of the collection, e.g., interlibrary loan ser- organization may be aware of these vices, photoduplication techniques, etc.? policies only in general terms, members 3. Policies relating to the library's ser- of the library staff will perform their vices. duties intelligently if they have a sym- a. Are requests for services from or- pathetic understanding of those policies. ganization personnel being received by An Inventory of Policy Questions the proper library staff member and are they receiving appropriate atten- The following questions are of the tion? What types of requests are con- kind that should be considered by the sidered routine, and which require spe- librarian in the preparation of a library cial consideration, or are beyond the policy statement or in the interpreta- scope of the library? How should they tion of those policies in the library pro- be handled? cedures manual. b. Do you and your library staff know 1. The library physical plant and equip- the occasion when facts and figures are ment. to be supplied to answer a request and a. Is the library located in the best the occasion when to make available available place? In what ways does the reference sources where the questioner location affect the library's services? himself seeks the information? What special adjustments or arrange- Is there a satisfactory understanding ments can be made to improve the lo- with the organization's research staff as cation or the services in that location? to their use of the library and the kind b. Analyzing library space and layout of help the library will extend to them, in the same way, what can be done to specifically in the conduct of literature remedy any inadequacy? searches and the compilation of special c. How adequate are the furnishings bibliographies? and equipment of the library, especially c. What is your procedure in obtaining the shelving and vertical file cases? In information from some other library or what ways do they affect the services organization? Under what circumstances of the library, and what must be done does the library or the person desiring to remedy any inadequacy? the information make the outside con- 2. The library collection. tacts? a. How adequate is the library collec- d. What measures do you take to en- tion for the services you do or should courage organization personnel to seek render? What are the limitations on the services of the library? How effec- size and coverage that are determined tively are you keeping them informed by budget, space, etc.? of the library's facilities? b. How much, if any, materials of his- e. What is your policy in serving out- torical value only do you have and side organizations and persons?

NOVEMBER, 1954 f. How well do you anticipate the needs administrative responsibilities as: and requests of your organization? What a. Proper and adequate reporting and can be done to improve the library's publicizing of library activities? awareness of trends and new interests? b. Library budget control? g. Is the amount and kind of library c. Library administrative records and cataloging satisfactory and appropriate files? for the services to be rendered? What 6. Extra-library activities. can be done to improve the library's a. Within the organization, are the ex- indexing and bibliographic services? tra duties performed by the library Are you making proper use of publish- staff (e.g., reception of visitors and ed indexing and abstracting services? visitor tours, official assignments to de- 4. Library staff. partmental committees, contributions to a. Is the staff, as to size and aualifica- organization publications, etc.) consist- tions, capable of performing satisfac- ent with the responsibilities of the libra- torily the services the library should ry? What is your attitude in accepting perform? such organizational duties? b. Are staff duties clearly defined and b. What is your attitude in regard to are they understood by the entire staff? participation in unofficial or semi-of- What are the areas of conflict or of ficial activities (e.g., employee educa- potential conflict? tional and social activities)? In what c. What provisions are there for in- ways are they of advantage or dis- service training and for staff develop- advantage to the work of the library? ment? Is there a policy of rotation of duties and of upgrading qualified staff Conclusion members? Is adequate recognition in In the way these questions are an- status, salary, etc., given to all mem- swered, the librarian has formed the bers, professional and nonprofessional? policies under which the library func- d. Are the organization's personnel pol- tions. icies utilized to the best interests of the library and its staff? References e. How active are you and your staff in 1 Holland, Joan. Research Library--cadaver activities of library associations? What or catalyst. Special Libraries. July-Aug. 1944, provisions are there to encourage staff 35: 343-346. participation? Do you and your staff 2 Parsons, Mary Alice T. The company li- have ready access to the professional brary: a personnel approach. Special Libra- literature that should be read? bries. Mar. 1945, 36: 85-90. 3 Strieby, Irene M. Organizational relations 5. Reporting and record keeping. How of seecial librarians. Library Trends. Oct. adequate are the provisions for such

SLA PROFESSIONAL AWARD In accordance with the established awards program of Special Libraries Association, SLA members are invited to submit names, with supporting information, for consideration as candidates for the SLA Professional Award of 1955. The purpose of the Award is "to recognize notable professional achievement in, or contribution to, the field of special librarianship." Entry blanks may be obtained from your chapter president. The closing date for nominations is February 28, 1955. Send your entry to the Awards Committee Chairman: Miss Elizabeth Ferguson Institute of Life Insurance 488 Madison Avenue New York 22, New York

370 SPECIAL LIBRARIES JOURNAL ROUTING Greater Eficiency at Lower Cost

G. E. RANDALL Manager, Technical Information Branch, ARO, INC.,Tullahoma, Tennessee

HE LIBRARIAN who may consider ence and the library's resources was Twhether or not to route his jour- exploited. nals is fortunate. He can decide not to As soon as subscriptions were placed and save himself a lot of manhours, in October 1952, a system of automatic missing journals and availability head- journal routing was established. A year aches. But the decision does not always later there were 1050 names on the rest with the librarian and journal cir- distribution list, and journal work oc- culation may be mandatory. This is par- cupied the major portion of the time ticularly true in industrial libraries with of the trained librarian who provided a dispersed clientele and a subscription the published literature library service. list heavy with its current-information In November of 1953 the list of jour- journal titles. nals was circulated for the purpose of The AEDC library is in the latter compiling a new routing list and the category. Journal routing is a must. A response provoked a typical problem recent change in technique provided an for a new and growing industrial libra- opportunity to make a study which dis- ry. The returns doubled the number of closed some time and cost figures that names on the routing list; this implied may be of interest to other librarians. that sixty hours a week rather than The Arnold Engineering Develop- thirty would be required for servicing. ment Center is a U. S. Air Force Air If the library users had returned their Research and Development Command issues promptly and asked only for the Center for the testing of aircraft, pro- titles which were required in their pulsion systems, missiles, and aircraft work, the old system would probably components under simulated operating have been continued. Unfortunately, conditions at supersonic and transonic this was not the case. speeds. A review of the charge out records The Center, located near Tullahoma, indicated that journals were retained Tennessee, is operated by a contractor, for an average of four days by each ARO, INC.,with approximately 1,400 borrower. It was suspected that the employees; the AEDC Headquarters con- distribution list included a number of sists of 250 Air Force militarv and names of people who were merely curi- civilian employees. Because the Center ous or felt that they had to see each is still under construction, the Corps issue just to make certain that it con- of Engineers has a detachment of 200 tined no information of value. This people stationed there. suspicion was increased when the new The AEDC library, an organizational list of routing requests was reviewed. component of ARO, INC., provides li- An opportunity to change the system brary service to all three groups which was created when the Printing and Re- are dispersed throughout the area. The production Section obtained Xerox personnel in the testing facilities are equipment. The contents page of each approximately a mile from the library. new issue was photographed on a multi- During the first two years of the lith plate, reproduced in quantity, and library's existence, every possibility to simultaneously distributed to all names increase the use of the library's exist- on the routing list. The journal was

NOVEMBER, 1954 then sent to those who found an article of interest and called the library to The accompanying artlcle by Mr. G. E. Randall describes a request it. method for alerting library users There were, of course, a number of to the information available in quick and very loud reactions -most current journals through the cir- of them unfavorable. This was to be ex- culation of automatically repro- pected. But when it was admitted by duced contents pages. the library personnel that the new sys- Form letters were sent to pub- tem was known to be inadequate for lishers requesting permission to some uses and that compromises would reproduce the contents page of be worked out just as soon as enough each journal issue as received at experience was obtained to formulate the Technical Information Branch of ARO, Inc. Mr. Randall, the the changes, all callers without excep- Branch manager, states that near- tion agreed to give the new system a ly all publishers granted the per- month's trial and then, in co-operation mission. with the librarian, work out any changes Two replies were received in- which the experience indicated would dicating that publishers planned be desirable. to add descriptive notes for each During the first month of the sys- article on the contents pages in tem, an average of 970 contents pages place of the usual author title were distributed each week. All people listing. Another added date and on the routing list were notified by the issue number. Not all of the replies were fav- library of the information available to orable. The publisher is interested them in current journals within two in obtaining the largest possible days of receipt. circulation for his journal; the li- Under the routing system, the users brarian attempts to get the largest were aware of the journal contents only possible use out of each single as they saw the journal, and it frequent- issue he receives. ly took three months for a publication One publisher, assuming that to complete its circuit. the contents page was photostated It did mean, however, that the libra- in quantity, thought it would be ry was distributing three and a half cheaper to subscribe to twenty- five copies of the journal. times as many items as it had under The conclusions drawn in the the old system when an average of 275 article indicate a more extended journal issues were routed each week. and efficient use of current peri- The sharp decline in journal routing odicals through the preliminary which had been expected did not ma- distribution of contents pages. terialize. In a moment of optimism it was assumed that the major work load the recipients of the contents pages would be the distribution of the con- were requesting the journals. tents pages because the routing would This apparent discrepancy in data drop to 50 or 75 issues a week. Instead, caused a recheck of the figures and the the routing averaged about 250 issues charge out records. The conflict was a week during the first month. resolved when the charge out records This indicated that about half of the showed that the length of loan had people on the routing list were request- been reduced from four days to two ing the journals since there were twice days by the new system and that jour- as many people on the routing list for nals were being routed twice as fast. the contents pages while the number The fact that only 26 per cent of the of the journals routed remained rough- people on the routing list of the con- ly the same. The charge out records tents pages requested that the journal were checked to verify the conclusion issue be sent to them indicated that and disclosed that only 26 per cent of three-fourths of the recipients either

SPECIAL LIBRARIES used the contents page to verify that Recalling overdue loans ...... 8 hours the journal issued contained no useful (5) Hourly cost differential based on fact that previously all journal routing was information, or that their request to be done by a librarian; now it is split equally added to the routing list was a mistake between the librarian and a clerical as- in the first place. sistant. Because neither the number of jour- From the library's point of view, the nals nor the readers had changed ap- new system offers many advantages. It preciably, it was assumed that with the provides a prompt and simultaneous automatic routing system under which notification of the contents of new jour- the library was circulating 275 issues nals to all library users. The system per- per week, benefit was obtained from mits the user to determine the order of only 7 1 of the routings. These 7 1 loans the routing; presumably the man who per week could be assumed to be valid wants the information in the journal loans, the remaining 204 were wasted will call or notify the library promptly effort on the part of the library and the and the library issues the journals on a recipients. On the other hand, all 250 "first come, first served" basis. Only routings under the current system could needed loans are made, and library be considered to be valid. users receive only those issues in which Comparing the costs for journal rout- they are interested. The loan time has ing on a basis of valid loans, the cost been reduced as has been the unit cost dropped from 84 cents to 41 cents per of valid loans. routing, which includes the cost of the The library is a service institution distribution of the contents pages. This and the library's point of view ranks cost is estimated to be two cents per second to that of the library user. A copy. The data on which these conclu- system which satisfies the library ad- sions are based are shown below. ministration but is anathema to its users should never be adopted. There- Cost of Journal Routing System fore, all people whose names were on Old New Items Considered System System the distribution list were circularized Number of names on rout- with a form letter requesting their com- ing list for all journals 1050 2100 ments on the system six weeks after it Automatic routing ...... 2751 970' was put into effect. Although a number Time spent with journals.. 30 hrs.VOhrs. of the replies carried suggestions for Hourly cost of work5 ...... $2.00 $1.75 Number of valid loans...... 71 253 minor changes in the system, with only Time per valid loan...... 25 min. 14 min. one exception the replies were definite- Labor cost per valid loan 84 cents 41 cents ly favorable. Labor cost per contents As a result of the experience with page distributed ...... 2.1 cents the contents page distribution and to Explanation satisfy several comments received in re- ( 1 ) Journals. sponse to the questionnaire, a few jour- (2) Contents pages. nals will be routed automatically to a ( 3 ) Includes checking in journals, establishing loan record, removing loan charges, limited number of offices. Personnel in and filing returned journals. the Electrical Branch never fail to re- (4) Includes items recorded in (3) above, quest Electrical Engineering; the design plus preparation of journals for reproduc- engineers in each of the testing facil- tion, Xeroxing, printing and distributing ities have valid interest in the equip- contents pages, receiving and recording each request for a journal loan, and re- ment offered in the advertisements in calling overdue loans. Time allotment is certain journals. estimated as follows: Contents pages will be distributed as Contents page reproduction and at present and after the requests re- distribution ...... 12 hours Journal circulation ...... 30 hours ceived for the issues have been satis- Receiving requests for journal fied, a small number of journals will be loans ...... 10 hours routed automatically.

NOVEMBER, 1954 Literature Chemists Meet in New York A report on the 126th meeting of the Division of Chemical Literature, American Chemical Society, September 12-1 7, 1954, in New York City

OREIGN LANGUAGES are assuming does not necessarily solve any prob- Fmore importance to chemists, as lems. Saul Herner and DeWitt Myatt of the number of countries engaged in Atlantic Research Corporation recom- scientific research increases. The Divi- mended that a library be geared to the sion of Chemical Literature's symposi- needs of the scientists using it, rather um, given in conjunction with the Mod- than be governed by idealism. ern Language Association, brought out Mr. C. A. Stokes and Randolph Anton- differing views. sen of Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc., brought Teresa G. Labov of Sinclair Refining out a new concept in report planning, Company mentioned that the chemist's stating that the value of such a report three linguistic problems are: need to lies in its ability to influence the de- be able to read foreign languages; find- cision-making process of the reader. ing a way to use a limited knowledge Executives de~endon those who can of a foreign language; and the use of summarize quickly and adequately. mechanical translation. Edward E. Thorp stated that reports Benn E. Clouser and Herman Skolnik to non-technical executives should be of Hercules Powder Company describ- in their own language and have few ed their system for quick and accurate technical terms. Herman Skolnik of identification of forty languages by Hercules believes that reports form the characteristic diacritical marks, high basis for a good technical communica- frequency words and words commonly tions system. used in titles. The large, government and industrial Mr. W. N. Locke of Massachusetts scientific research field in France was Institute of Technology stated that described by Pierre Donzelot, Cultural more must be known about the struc- Counselor of the French Embassy. M. ture of language before we can mechan- Donzelot also outlined the types of ize translation extensively. James W. French scientific information that mav Perry of Battelle Memorial Institute be obtained in this country. and Anthony Oettinger of Harvard Uni- A symposium by the Divisions of In- versity pointed out that too much en- dustrial and Engineering Chemistry, thusiasm for use of automatic equip- Chemical Literature, and Chemical Mar- ment might lead to diminishing return. keting covered the subject of "Techni- Mr. L. E. Dostert of Georgetown Uni- cal Information in Action." Warren C. versity described the Georgetown-IBM Lothrop of Arthur D. Little, Inc., stated experiment that he claims eliminates that major scientific research informa- pre- and post-editing and gives a true tion is based on the fact that no ma- translation. chine is a substitute for the human in- Theodore C. Browne of Dewey & tellect and that man can correlate more Almy Chemical Company described the complex information faster than any work of a patent attorney in a small machine. James M. Crowe, American industrial company and how the de- Chemical Society executive editor, partment becomes a repository for all showed that the enlightened and pro- types of technical information. Charles gressive publications policies in the F. Chisholm, New York patent attor- chemical world had resulted in accumu- ney, explained that there is no money lating a vast storehouse of scientific in a patent but only in the invention knowledge. patented, and that owning a patent EDWARDE. THORP

SPECIAL LIBRARIES Services Available from Large Libraries A Review* ESTHERM. SCHLUNDT Head, Readers Division, Purdue University Libraries, Lafayette, Indiana

F YOU WORK in a company which inadequate, other libraries should be I has a special library or a collection tried. of books, it will undoubtedly have the Before too long it may be possible basic books and magazines of science for libraries to transmit by facsimile and technology but, by necessity, its reproduction . . . any article wanted resources will be limited and there will just as the news services now send be many references you will need from their reports and pictures; but at the related fields of literature which are not present time and probably for some readily available. The questions then time to come one must either borrow arise: "Where can I get this material?" the original volume or order a photo- and "What is the quickest and simplest copy or microfilm of the article desired. method of procuring it?" For books of any length, to borrow by It is natural to turn to libraries and interlibrary loan is the most satisfac- other institutions which have built up tory. For periodical articles and short and maintain large collections in sci- reports a copy is often more practical ence and technology. These for the and many times just as reasonable. With most part are the large public and uni- this method one may keep the article versity libraries. However, there are for future reference, there is no pres- also a number of special libraries such sure to return it by a certain date, the as the Engineering Societies Library cost of transportation is considerably and the Chemists' Club in New York less and the original periodical gets which have excellent and extensive col- much less wear and tear. Usually it is lections in specific fields. a good policy to order photostats or other forms of photocopy for articles A brief summary of the services available from a number of key libra- up to ten pages, and microfilms, if one ries is presented here in tabular form has access to a reading machine, for for ready reference. This is only a longer articles. sampling of the many libraries over the The tables show that most large li- country but there is enough variety braries offer both photostat and micro- here to show the kinds of services avail- film services. Photocopies are usually able. obtainable within 24 to 72 hours and Generally speaking, requests for ma- microfilms within a week's time. terials should be made from libraries The U: S. Department of Agriculture in one's own vicinity as this is usually in Washington maintains a Bibliofilm less expensive in both time and money, Service which is very reasonable and and it is easier to know the holdings gives fairly prompt service. Here photo- and personnel of the libraries in one's stats may be obtained 7 pages for $1.00. own area. However, if the materials are Handy coupons valued at $1.00 each not available nearby or the service is may be ordered in any quantity. The Armed Forces Medical Library * Paper presented at the National Metals has a similar service charging 50 cents Congress in Cleveland, Ohio, October 22, 1953, before the Metals Division and Section of the for 5 pages of photostats and 50 cents Special Libraries Association. for 50 consecutive pages of microfilm.

NOVEMBER, 1954 Both of these services have convenient tion Pool, John Crerar Library, 86 East forms which make ordering very simple. Randolph Street, Chicago 1, Illinois.] The American Chemical Societv has The Foreign Documents Branch of a special arrangement with the Biblio- the Documents Service Center of the film Service of the USDA whereby its Armed Services Technical Information members and subscribers to Chemical Agency in Dayton has a large collection Abstracts can secure copies of nearly of translations as does the Research any journal located in Washington, D. Library of the Brookhaven National C., or listed in Chemical Abstracts. Laboratory at Upton, New York. Coupons at $1.10 or 10 for $11.00 may Information about existing transla- be purchased from the Secretary of the tions can also be obtained from the American Chemical Society at 1155 Central Catalog of Slavic Translations 16th Street, N.W., Washington 6, D. C., at the Union Catalog Division of the or from the editor of Chemical Ab- Library of Congress, from the Informa- stracts, Ohio State University, Colum- tion Office of Aslib in London and the bus 10, Ohio. Each coupon is good for a Scientific Liaison Office, National Re- photoprint up to 7 pages or a micro- search Council in Ottawa. film copy up to 50 pages in length from A Scientific Translations Center has one issue of a journal. been established in the Science Divi- In all of these photocopying services sion of the Library of Congress. It is the applicant for the copy assumes the sponsored by the National Science responsibility for any questions of copy- Foundation in collaboration with the right and the library or photoduplicat- U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. In- ing service acts merely as a copying itial emphasis has been placed on trans- agent. lations from Russian scientific iournals. Translations Listings of translations received appear Many of the engineers in our coun- monthly in Bibliography of Translations try are not linguists but they are still from Russian Scientific and Technical anxious to know about the research Literature. This list also includes notices done in foreign countries, and there is of translations available by direct pur- an ever growing demand for translating chase from commercial and other trans- services and for better methods of find- lation services. All translations sent to ing out what materials have already the Center for deposit or on a loan basis been translated. Many public, special, are microfilmed so that photostats, en- and university libraries maintain trans- larged microprints, or duplicate micro- lating services for their patrons. There films of the individual items may be are also a number of agencies which purchased at a reasonable price. collect translations and make them The National Science Foundation available. through a contract with the Slavic Lan- Special Libraries Association main- guages Department of Columbia Uni- tains a translations pool at the John versity is having a series of Russian Crerar Library in Chicago and photo- research reports in physics translated. static copies of translations are now These are being printed by the Atomic available or paper copies may be bor- Energy Commission and are currently rowed for a service fee of $1.50. being made available in their NSF-tr [EDITOR'SNOTE: The holdings in the (National Science Foundation. Trans- SLA Translation Pool appeared in the lations) Series and are obtainable 73-page SLA List of Translations, Oc- from any of the Atomic Energy Com- tober 1953. mission's depository libraries, as well A Supplement is now available at as from the Office of Technical Ser- one dollar a copy. Orders with payment vices. This same department last year enclosed may be sent to: SLA Transla- undertook the compilation of the Rus-

SPECIAL LIBRARIES sian terms used in metallurgy in prep- of this service is borne by the users at aration of a glossary. either an hourly rate or on a contract The American Mathematical Society basis. has prepared for the Office of Naval The John Crerar Library has been Research a series of translations of se- given a grant from the National Sci- lected mathematical papers published ence Foundation to study the functions in Russian or related languages. There and the organization of information ser- are 116 translations published or in the vices in scientific libraries. The problem process of being prepared. These must of the dissemination of scientific knowl- be ordered in advance as each group is edge in our country today is indeed a announced, but will be found available very real one. in most libraries having scientific and The Battelle Memorial Institute also technical collections. does this type of research on even a All of this translation information ac- larger scale as the Institute has scien- tivity is being watched by university tists and engineers who do original re- and research libraries and they will search for industry as well as literature do their best to make the results known searches. and available to you. The U. S. Office of Technical Ser- At Purdue, for instance, the libra- vices, ASTIA, the National Science ry is collecting translations made by Foundation and a number of other graduate students as a part of the re- agencies are attempting to give us some quirement for an advanced degree. control of the vast amount of scientific These are typed on Ozalid paper and literature emanating from industry, gov- so can be quickly reproduced. Lists of ernment agencies, and educational in- these translations are sent to the prin- stitutions, but exchange of scientific cipal translation collections and are knowledge is still sometimes slow and thus made available to others outside cumbersome. the university. This is just one example The charts published here offer some of the kind of organization and com- help in knowing where to ask for as- munication of knowledge that universi- sistance. The list of libraries is only a ty libraries aim to accomplish. sampling and could be extended at con- siderable length. Not included in the Research Information Services tabular listing, for instance, is the Cali- As individuals and companies come fornia Institute of Technology in Pasa- up against new problems or new kinds dena. The collection contains 90,000 of work they immediately want and volumes and some 3,000 serials are re- need to know what has been done that ceived currently. The holdings are strong is new to them, where materials may in the basic sciences and there are be obtained and which companies al- special collections in aeronautics and ready have the necessary know-how at industrial relations. Interlibrary loan ser- their command. This is the time to turn vice is available although the collection to the research information services is primarily for reference use by the made available by a number of libra- students, faculty and the research staff. ries to individuals, government agen- Special library privileges are granted to cies, and companies. This work has representatives of Industrial Associates. been going on for some time to a There is no translation service. Photo- limited extent. copies and microfilm copies are avail- Recently John Crerar Library has ex- able at standard prices. Orders require panded its research information services approximately two weeks to fill. and is building up a staff of specialists In making any request be sure to who are prepared to do extensive libra- give the technical aspects of the whole ry searches in various fields. The cost problem as well as the specific need.

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Battelle Technical library of over 30,000 Library to serve Assists company staffs in review- Memorial volumes, 100,000 patents. Re- endowed institute ing methods in use and in plan- Institute ceives over 950 technical jour- for conducting re- ning new systems of organizing Library, nals. search on non-pro- technical information and files. 505 King Ave., fit basis. Open to Will supply technical information Columbus 1, the public but by means of bibliographies, litera- 0hio books are not ture surveys, abstracts (including loaned. ibreign language articles) and reg- Interlibrary loan. ular library service for companies without libraries. Above furnished on contract or cost-incurred, non- profit basis, done by staff of expert scientists, engineers and librarians.

Technology Technology Department contains Open to the pub- Does not undertake extensive lit- Deparfmen f, over 142,000 reference books and lic. Large part of erature searches but offers assist- Carnegie 37,000 circulating books. Special collection is for ance to readers in use of the col- Library of emphasis on materials relating to reference use and lection, indexes, abstracting jour- Pittsburgh, the iron and steel industry and not loaned from nals, etc. $400 Forbes St., chemical technology. Collection the library. 37,000 Pittsburgh 13, has been aided by donations from volumes available Pennsylvania Assoc. of Iron and Steel Engi- for home use. neers and Pittsburgh section of Interlibrary loan. Amer. Chem. Society. Receives 1,300 periodicals and 800 con- tinuations. Has complete set of U. S. patent specifications and drawings and British patent specifications. 25,000 trade catalugs end 500 house organs.

Chemists' Club Contains 55,000 volumes and Reference use Literature searches supplied at Library, pamphlets. Journals in the field only. Open to the cost. 52 East 41st St., of chemistry constitute 75% of public but books New York 1'7, entire library. Receives all jour- must be used in New York nals abstracted in Chemical Ab- the library. tracts and subscribes to 200 addi- Interlibrary loan. tional ones.

Applied Opened as a separate department Open to the pub- Staff assistance in securing ma- Science and 3ctober 15, 1953. Circulating lic. Two to four terials or in any phase of refer- rechn020gy book collection of over 20,000 vol- week loans of non- 2nce work. 3epf ., umes arranged on open shelves. reference books. 3hicago Also a comprehensive collection Special company Public ~f reference books. Over 200 library cards is- Library, iournals and periodicals. Very oued in company's klichigan and zomplete patent collection. Trade name may be used Washington, :atalog collection. by all authorized Chicago, members of the :llinois organization. Interlibrary loan. icience and Zontains 192,000 volumes. Re- Open to the pub- Does not undertake to prepare "ethnology :eives 1,200 periodicals and house lic. Part of the sxtensive bibliographies but staff Iivision, xgans. Co1 l e c t i on especially coll e c t i o n availa- gives assistance in use of collec- Xeveland itrong in metals and metallurgy. able for home use :ion and materials. 'ublic Library, Zomplete file of U. S. patent lending. 125 Superior ;pecifications and drawings. Interlibrary loan. Lvenue. \bridged specifications for Great Xeveland, 14 3ritain, Canada, France, and Ger- )hi0 nany.

SPECIAL LIBRARIES - -- . PHOTODUPLICATION SERVICE TRANSLATIONS - PHOTOPRINTS MICROFILMS PAYMENT

Translations service is maintained Photostats: Microfilms made By check upon de- only for its own technical staff to Negatives, per page, 406. mly by special livery of photo- service research contra& projects. Positives, per page, 804. arrangement. copies. Xerocopies, per page, 254.

Does not have a translations ser- Photostats: Negatives, 14 in. x Payment in advice. Maintains a collection of 18 in., 354. (Two facing pages vance. Credit ex- translations from Henry Brutcher, can usually be reproduced on one tended to firms Iron and Steel Institute, Consult- print.) Positives, 706. Postage, and individuals re- ants Bureau, National Science 104 or more. 24 hour service. quiring frequent Foundation; Columbia University work and bills project, etc. May be used in li- rendered periodic- brary. Photostats not available. ally.

Translations from practically all Photostats vary in cost with size Microfilms made languages can be arranged. Prices of page. 8 in. x 11 in., 304 per 3nly for members vary with language. Estimates shot. Postage and sales tax extra. >f the Chemists' usually submitted to reader in Minimum charge $1.00. Zlub. advance.

-- - Photostats: 24 hour service.

- Does not have a translations ser- Photostats: 10 in. x 18 in. Negative micro- Payment in advice but keeps a file of local Negatives, 456. ilm, 56 per expos- vance. Companies translators to whom inquirers are Dup. prints, 356. Ire (one or two and institutions referred. Some members of the Positives, 806. >ages depending may have charge staff do translating on fee basis. Dup. prints, 406. m size). Positives, or deposit ac- Photostats: 18 in. x 22 in. 3 frames to the counts. Some send Negatives, 654. t, 104 per ft. purchase orders Dup. prints, 55@. Service charge per with request and Positives, $1.20. rolume, 254. Min. are billed at enc Dup. prints, 554. :harge for each of month. Mailing and handling fee. xder, 506. -

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Colorado Collection contains 70,000 vol Open to the pub Resources made available to in- School of umes fairly evenly divided be lic but primaril: dustry whenever possible through Mines, tween mining, metallurgy and ge for faculty, stu interlibrary loan, brief reference Golden, ology, with supporting collection dents and stafl service, and photocopying ser- Colorado in mathematics, physics, chem Facilities availabl, vice. istry, etc. Over 900 periodical and much used b: and serials currently received. engineers and re search scholars. Interlibrary loan.

John Crerar Comprehensive coverage of th~Endowed publis Research Information Service Library, world literature on metals, metal reference librarq established in 1947 available to 86 East lurgy, metal manufacture, and re Reference u si individuals, government, business Randolph Street, lated fields. 750,000 volumes 01 mly. Books no and industry. Compiles bibliogra- Chicago,l science, technology and medicine lent for home use phies, conducts limited or com- Illinois Interlibrary loan. prehensive surveys of the litera- Borrower pay ture of any scientific subject. Con- postage or expres ducts prior art searches relative charges. to patents. Charges on non-profit fee basis normally at $6.00 per hour for professional service, less for clerical.

Engineering Technical library of 170,000 vol Open to the pub Searches are undertaken to meet Societies umes covering all branches of en lic fpr reference needs of inquirer and range from Library, gineering - civil, electrical, me use. Loan of book: recommendation of a few titles 29 W. 39th Street, chanical, mining and metallurgi to any member o to comprehensive annotated bibli- New York 18, cal. 1,400 periodicals receivec one of the Found ographies. Literature searches are New York from all parts of the world er Societies at 50q also made for patent purposes. Founder Strong collection of metals, book! per volume plu! Charge for searching and research Societies : and periodicals. return postage anc is $5.00 per hour (less 20% to ASCE insurance. members of Founder Societies). ASME Interlibrary loan. Estimates of cost of search on AIMME request. AIEE

Library of Largest library in U. S. contain. A general refer. Does not in general undertake ex- Congress, Ing over 10,000,000 volumes plus ence library fo~tensive research for individuals, Washington 25, many special items, such as music public use, bor. nor compile bibliographies in re- D. C. maps, manuscripts, photographs rowing of bookr sponse to individual requests. Will restricted to offi. provide aid in special bibliogra- cia1 borrowers, 01 phical problems not available to loans to govern- ~nquirerselsewhere. Technical In- ment agencies and formation Division thru ASTIA ~therlibraries. In- upplies rapid demand and com- terlibrary loan prehensive bibliographies to the limited to books Department of Defense contrac- unavailable from :ors. ~ther sources and not required in library. Will loan for research pur- Doses only.

Linda Hall 2ollection of 150,000 volumes in Endowed library Library, cience and technology. Receives established in 1941. 5109 Cherry St., 1,500 serials in these fields. Pur- Reference library Kansas City 10, :hased the collection of the mly. Open to the Missouri imerican Academy of Arts and mblic but books sciences in Boston in 1946, con- nust be used in aining some 63,000 volumes. In he library. .947 all books and serials of the [nterlibrary loan. Jniversity of Kansas City were ransferred to the Linda Hall Li- Irary.

SPECIAL LIBRARIES ------. - - .- -- - - I PHOTODUPLICATION SERVICE TRANSLATIONS -- - 1 PHOTOPRINTS I MICROFILMS PAYMENT Photocopies made with Contoura camera and developed by Auto- stat process, 156. per page.

Translations made. Price per 100 Photostats: 10 pages or fraction Microfilms of 5C In advance by words varies with language group. thereof from one article or book pages or fraction coupon. Coupon A. Estimates made in advance. Cus- (negative), $1.40. Positive print thereof from one Left on deposit. todian of Special Libraries Assoc. of above in addition to cost of article or book, Coupon B Held Translations Pool. Paper copies negative, $1.40. Oversize: Paper $1.40. Positive of by purchaser. Price loaned for service fee of $1.50. larger than 11% in., extra charge above, in addition range of coupons Photocopies available at photo- per article, $1.40. Special search to cost of nega- from 10 for duplication rates plus $1.00 ser- for inaccurate reference, 704. tive, $1.40. Ship- $13.50; to 100 for vice charge. Shipment made in 72 hours. ment made within $120.00. one week.

Rates per 100 words for English Photostats: Negatives, 404 (356 Microfilm of any Accepts orders on translations of technical articles: to members), $1.00 minimum one article from a letterhead or pur- German, French, Italian, Spanish charge per order. (Any two fac- single volume of a chase order of -$1.50. Russian, Dutch, Portu- ing pages measuring not more periodical in the companies. Invoices guese, Danish, Swedish, $2.00. than 11 in. x 14 in. can be taken library, $1.50 re- sent when work is Quotations on other languages on as one print.) Positive prints, an gardless of length. completed. Re- request (less 20 per cent to additional 40q each. Mailed with- Mailed within one quests from mem- members of Founder Societies.) in three days. week. bers of Founder Societies handled the same way. All others, payment in advance.

Scientific Translations Center re- Photostats: Negatives up to 11 '/2 Microfilm negative In advance by cently established in Science Di- in. x 17% in., 456.. Positives, not film, first 1,000 check or money vision by National Science Foun- including cost of negative, 454, exposures, 44. order to "Librari- dation and U. S. Atomic Energy Negatives up to 17% in. x 23%., Over 1,000 expos- an of Congress". Commission. Initial emphasis on 75&. Positives, not including cost ures on same or- Postage stamps not Russian translations. List publish- of negatives, 754. Mini mum der, 3&. Minimum accepted. ed monthly and includes titles charge, $1.00. charge, $1.00. Posi- from commercial and other trans- tive film per foot, lations services. 7&. Minimum for any strip, $1.00.

Keeps a list of translators and Photocopies, 35& per page. Addi- Microfilms, 3& per Invoice sent on refers inquiries to them. No trans- tional copies, 156 per page. 506 double frame. 506 all photoduplica- lations done by the library at handling charge. Postage free. charge for handl- tion orders. Pre- present. Minimum order $1.25. ing. Postage free. payment not re- Minimum order, quired. $1.25.

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LIBRARY RESOURCES RESEARCH SERVICE

Technical Technical Department has exten- Open to the pub- For research for non-residents, a Department, sive collection on mining and lic. Part of the charge of $1.00 an hour is made. Minneapolis metallurgy. Contains over 50,000 collection avail- Public Library, volumes and a trade catalog col- able for home use Hennepin Ave. lection of over 7,500 volumes. loan. at Tenth, Inter1 i b r a r y loan Minneapolis 3, limited to non- Minnesota reference collection.

Science and The Science and Technology Di- Open to the pub- Does not undertake extensive lit- Technology vision contains some 300,000 vol- lic. Collection is erature searches or compile long Division, umes and has access to the Refer- for reference use bibliographies. Assistance is given New York ence Department's 3,500,000 vol- only and books readers in use of the collection. Public Library, umes. Comprehensive collection in are not loaned Fifth Avenue and mining and metallurgy. 15,000 outside the build- 42nd Street, scientific and technical journals ing. New York 18, represented. Patent and trade Interlibrary loan. New York mark publications of 35 nations.

-- Mineral Collections of 17,000 volumes used Open to the pub- Reference service to students, Industries in connection with the curriculum lic for reference faculty and research staff. Assist- Library which stresses the earth sciences, use. State support- ance also given to outsiders who Pennsylvania mineral engineering and mineral ed and primarily come to use the library. State College technology. for use of faculty, State College, students and re- Pennsylvania search staff. Books are loaned for home use. Interlibrary loan.

Purdue Collection of 360,000 volumes Open to the pub- Service to industry limited to University and 5,000 current periodicals. lic for reference brief literature searches, identifi- Libraries, Collection especially strong in en- use, but primarily cation of research literature and Lafayette, gineering. A departmental library for faculty, stu- lending of requested publications. Indiana of 2,000 volumes in chemical and dents and research metallurgical engineering recently staff. State sup- opened. ported. Books loaned for home use. Interlibrary loan.

Rensselaer Collection of over 60,000 volumes, Open to the pub- Industrial research service cur- Polytechnic over 550 current periodicals cur- lic but primarily rently limited to identification of Institute rently received. Metallurgical col- for use of faculty, research literature, answering of Library, lection is particularly strong in students and staff, "spot questions" and the procure- Troy, New York welding, powder metallurgy, and Interlibrary loan. ment and lending of requested physical metallurgy. publications. As staff facilities are increased service will be ex- panded to literature searches.

Science and Science and Engineering Div., in Open to the pub- Engineering a library containing 2,250,000 lic but primarily Division, volumes. for faculty, stu- Stanford dents and staff. University Interlibrary loan. Libraries, Stanford, California

3 82 SPECIAL LIBRARIES PHOTODUPLICATION SERVICE TRANSLATIONS PHOTOPRINTS MICROFILMS PAYMENT

Does some translating but as- Photostats : sumes no responsibility for ac- Cost plus small handling charge. curacy of technical or legal terms Fee of $1.50 charged for translations involving typist's time Readers' adviser does short translations. File of translators in city is maintained.

Translation service not available. Photoduplicates : Negative micro- Payment in ad- Negatives on bromide paper film, 44 per frame. vance. Deposit ac- (dull mat finish), text up to Extra frames over count system 11% in. x 14 in. per sheet, 1000 on same or- available to those 256; 14 in. x 18 in. per sheet, der, 34. Manu- who wish to or- 504; 18 in. x 24 in. per sheet, scripts, loose der by telephone $1.00. Illustrations, 254 more sheets, etc., 5$ per or mail. per sheet. frame . Positives, Negatives on gelatin paper (glos- microfilm per foot, sy finish), text up to 11$5 in. lo$; in quantity x 14 in. per sheet, 506. Posi- 86 per foot. Mini- tives same as negatives in ad- mum charge per dition to negative. Service order of each type, charge for each book, 254. 24 $1.00. Minimum hour service. per volume or item handled, $1.

Photostats supplied at a reason- Microfilms: limit- able fee. ed service.

- - Translation service for students Photostats: Negative micro- Bill sent when and faculty. List of translators 8% in. x 11 in., 206. films 71/24 a work is complet- kept and translators are paid 751 11 in. x 18 in., 30d. frame. ed. per 100 words. Library pays 25d 14 in. x 18 in., 504. and patron 504. Library alsc 18 in. x 14 in., 504. keeps translations done by grad. Positives including negatives uate students for language re. double the above amounts. Mini- quirement for advanced degree. mum charge 504.

Positive facsimile contact prints: 5% in. x 8% in., 124. 6 in. x 9 in., 136. 81/2 in. x 11 in., 146. 9 in. x 12 in., 176.

Individual faculty members will- Photoduplication available through Microfilm service ing to provide translations of [nterlibrary Loan Department. available through technical literature in French, Interlibrary Loan Spanish, German, and Russian. Department. Division assists in getting requests to proper faculty member.

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NOVEMBER, 1954 Survey of Study Facilities for Foreign Library School Students in the U. S.

SUPPLEMENT GWENDOLYNLLOYD Industrial Relations Librarian, University of California, Berkeley, California

HE BASIC REPORT to which this ar- ed to foreign students. Since these Tticle is a supplement was publish- schools were not included in the tabula- ed in SPECIALLIBRARIES, January 1954. tions in the earlier article, the informa- In June 1954 a request was made to all tion received concerning their provisions the library schools for data on revisions for foreign students and their programs in their program since the original sur- is summarized in this supplementary vey was made. Nine schools reported article. Although the data was collected changes. In addition, a new question- originally in order to provide informa- naire and explanatory letter was sent tion for foreign students on library to each of the four library schools which school facilities, the information should had reported previously that waivers of be of interest for other prospective li- admission requirements were not grant- brary school students as well.

Revisions and Additions to Library School Programs Reported Previously Library School lems in Librarianship, A, B, and C. Students UNIVERSITYOF ILLINOIS through these courses can do special work in A new subject field course in agricultural connection with Peabody Division of Music, literature and bibliography has been added. Vanderbilt University School of Religion, and Illinois has developed a strong special library Vanderbilt University Medical School Library program calling for basic training plus special- to prepare for library positions in those sub- ized bibliographical training. According to ject fields. information supplied by the various schools for the original article and this supplementary article, Illinois offers more special bibliogra- Department of Library Science phical courses than any other single library ROSARYCOLLEGE school. The course in Theological Seminary Library Administration has been dropped from the Department of Library Science 1954-55 catalog. UNIVERSITYOF MICHIGAN Michigan reported no changes in regular session courses, but listed three new courses Department of Library Science for special librarians offered for the summer COLLEGEOF ST. CATHERINE session 1954: Special Libraries, with emphasis St. Catherine now offers a fifth year pro- on industrial libraries; Bibliography of Sci- gram leading to the M.A. (L.S.) degree, re- ence; Workshop on the Logic of Mechanizing placing the former B.S. in L.S. degree pro- Information for Research. gram. Requests for information and appli- School of Library Science cations for admission should now be sent to Sister Marie Cecilia, director of the de- UNIVERSITYOF NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina no longer offers a special partment, instead of to the college president. scholarship for Latin American students. The course in Special Libraries has been LUCILE KELLING is the new Dean, replacing dropped, and the following courses added to Miss Akers who retired as of August 31, 1954. the program: Literature of the Humanities; Literature of the Social Sciences; Literature Library School of Sciences and Technology; Science and GEORGEPEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS Technology Reference Service; County and Peabody offers three courses, Special Prob- Regional Library Service.

SPECIAL LIBRARIES School of Library Science Graduate School of Library Science WESTERNRESERVE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITYOF TEXAS TWtl Hew courses in special fields have been Beginning in the fall, 1954, Texas is offer- added: Chemical Literature, and Documenta- ing a course in Special Libraries which will tion. probably emphasize scientific and technical libraries. The following subject field courses Library School are offered in addition to those listed in the WISCONSINUNIVERSITY previous report: Humanities and Social Sci- Wisconsin no longer offers a course in ences; Science and Technology. Chemical Literature and Bibliography.

Library School Programs Not Reported Previously

Of the four schools in this group, of regular requirements are not eligible California, Florida and Oklahoma re- for a degree unless the deficiencies are port that general university scholar- removed. If the library school program ships and fellowships are open to for- is not completed for the degree, Cali- eign students as well as to American fornia will give upon request a state- students on a competitive basis. Our ment of work completed; Florida grants Lady of the Lake College has only a certificate for the completion of twelve work scholarships. In all cases, students semester hours or thirty semester hours admitted as special students on waiver of the program specified in its catalog.

School of Librarianship brary School offers a course in Special Library UNIVERSITYOF CALIFORNIA Service and special subject bibliography and Berkeley 4, California reference courses in the fields of Humanities, Degrees offered: B.L.S.; M.L.S. Social Sciences, and the Natural Sciences. Wrife: J. PERIAMDANTON, Dean Directed individual study courses are also California reports that foreign students are available for specialized subject fields. admitted to the School of Librarianship if their level of education and of academic per- School of Library Science formance (evaluated on a.n individual basis) UNIVERSITYOF OKLAHOMA appears to be comparable to that required Norman, Oklahoma from American applicants. Any course in Degrees offered: M.A. in L.S.; M.L.S. Also the second year curriculum is open to any B.A. with major in Library Science. graduate student in the University who satis- Write: ARTHURMCANALLY, Director fies the instructor of his ability and prepara- Foreign students who do not meet all ad- tion to undertake the work, even though he is mission requirements may be admitted as spe- not a candidate for the M.L.S. degree and cial unclassified students. Bibliography or does not intend to qualify for it. reference courses in the following special sub- Special subject bibliography courses of- ject fields are offered: Chemistry, English, fered are: Bibliography of Science and Tech- Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences, nology; Medical History and Bibliography; Zoology. Courses in Historical Method - Fundamentals of Music Bibliography. A Bibliography and Criticism, History of Sci- course in Municipal and County Library Ad- ence, History of Geology, as well as other ministration is also offered. The School related courses in various departments of the catalog lists in addition a number of related university, may be taken for credit. courses in other departments of the University which may be taken to secure subject spe- School of Library Science cilization in various fields. OUR LADYOF THE LAKE COLLEGE San Antonio 7, Texas Library School Degrees offered: MS. in L.S. FLORIDASTATE UNIVERSITY Write: SISTER FRANCESCLARE, Direcfor Tallahassee, Florida In a few cases admission requirements Degrees offered: M.A. might be waived for foreign students who Wrife: LOUIS SHORES, Dean would be admitted as special students. Refer- Florida will admit as special students for- ence and bibliography courses in the following eign students who do not meet all regular subject fields are offered: Humanities; Social university admission requirements. The Li- Sciences.

NOVEMBER, 1954 Documentc~tionat Westminster A report on the 29th annual Conference of the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux

ROBERTL. COLLISON* Vice-chairman of the Aslib Council, London, England

ACH CONFERENCE of the Associa- Corporation Governorship, and super- E tion of Special Libraries and In- vision of London's juvenile courts, formation Bureaux (Aslib) has its own along with marriage and all the activ- atmosphere, and the announcement that ities of private life. London would be the 1954 meeting- Her witty speech on the current ter- place made many habituCs anxious for minology of the social sciences stressed the success of a conference to be held the need for precision and practical ap- amid so manv other distractions. Their plication to common experience. The fears were groundless : the beautiful librarian's Socratic oath was, she said, setting of the Church House within the "Thou shalt not classify critically." She Westminster Abbey precincts was at pointed out that authors in the social least the equivalent of the fine country sciences often used the same terms with houses of previous conferences. And very different meanings and that this the Hoare Memorial Hall, scene of war- practise compared unfavorably with time sessions of the ~ouseof Commons, work in the natural sciences. added to the dignity of the occasion. Moreover London proved a popular The Scientist's Viewpoint choice, for nearly 400 delegates attend- The second day of the conference ed, including representatives from the was devoted to the "Scientist as Infor- Sudan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Nor- mation Officer" with Mr. F. 0. Morel1 way, and the United States. Agnes 0. of British Telecommunications Research Hanson of the Business Information as chairman. Mr. Uvarov of Courtaulds, Bureau, Cleveland Public Library, was the great textile firm, presented the the official representative of Special Li- scientist's viewpoint, based on a recent braries Association. Another SLA mem- questionnaire. He showed that informa- ber, Robert Sale of United Aircraft tion offered a satisfying career to sci- Corporation, East Hartford, was among ence graduates and that men (many of those who presented papers. them with higher degrees) outnumber- A single and important theme ran ed women in this field. through practically every paper: the Emphasizing that their work is pre- problem of communication. The presi- dominantly regarded as an application dent, Dr. Barbara Wootton, introduced of their scientific training rather than as the subject in her opening address with a specialized branch of librarianship, a powerful analysis of "Further Prob- the speaker said that salaries and status lems of Communication," a sequel to matched those of their graduate col- her paper presented at last year's con- leagues in other employment to at ference. Dr. Wootton is a remarkable least a certain level, but that govern- woman who combines university re- ment service generally paid rather bet- search work, a British Broadcasting ter than industry. Dr. Lodge of British Nylon Spinners * Mr. Collison is reference librarian of the in discussing the "Needs of the Em- Central Reference Library in Westminster, ployers," returned to the main theme England, and the author of "Indexes & Index- ing" published by John de Graff (New York; by saying that the obstacles to the use 1953). of information derive mainly from the

SPECIAL LIBRARIES way in which information is presented space;lit was cogently argued that the and arranged. The Research Depart- necessity for immediate accessibility is ment thus had two great problems: to even more important. Again, Dr. Schultze keep a proper balance between bench of Kodak stated that there is no pana- research and library research and to cea for reproducing all kinds of docu- keep current in specific subject fields ments, the choice being dependent on instead of being completely preoccu- individual circumstances and require- pied with the general field. ments. The chairman steered the audience Human Problems away from the temptation to discuss As the Sunday bells of the Abbey equal pay for both sexes, giving Mr. pealed, members heard Mr. Fairthorne Sewell of the United Steel Companies of Britain's Royal Aircraft Establish- an opportunity to say that he kept in ment analyze the "Theory of Communi- touch with current developments by cation." His preprint had proved suf- studying his technical committees' min- ficiently learned to baffle almost every- utes. On the other hand, Mrs. Wright one, but his spoken comments were of Allied Bakeries Research Labora- highly entertaining and threw much tories, complained that information was light on the more human problems of not passed on and that research work- the Information Department. The speakers always left their inquiries to the er's observation that people rarely ask- last moment. ed for exactly what they wanted but It was Dr. Urquhart of Britain's De- rather for what they believed to be the partment of Scientific and Industrial inclusive subject, drew prolonged ap- Research who reminded the meeting plause from his fellow sufferers. that only a small fraction of United The President, as chairman, said that Kingdom firms have even one graduate the present problem is the lack of a on their staffs, and that this position real technical language, so that infor- was unlikely to improve owing to the mation is impeded by the extreme shortage of scientists. wastefulness of linguistic communica- Mr. Hanson of the British Scientific tion. Miss Kyle, Aslib's honorary secre- Instrument Research Association de- clared that probably only ten per cent of inquiries came within an information officer's personal experience, his ordinary work being to give a satisfactory answer to the man who knew fifty times more about the subject. Aslib's staff held the floor when the assistant director described new developments in special library equipment, his talk being illustrated by a well- planned exhibition in which the emphasis was on documentary reproduction. This was a very lively meeting, British Information Services the audience tending to devote the en- Aslib notables enjoy a brief respite tire discussion to microfiche, but yield- during the 29th annual conference of ing to the skillful chairmanship of Mr. the Association of Special Libraries and Chibnall of Shell Film Unit who in- Information Bureaux held in London sisted that time also be given to other recently. Reading left to right: Miss materials. Barbara Kyle, honorary secretary; Mr. In answer to a question as to how B. Agard Evans, chairman; and Dr. more items could be squeezed into less Barbara Wootton, president.

NOVEMBER, 1954 ' DIVISION SUBSCRIPTIOX BULLETINS

Division Bulletin Edifor I Coverage Format Frequency 1 Price 1 Pd. Circ. Sub. Available from - -- invem ISINC What's New in Isabel M.~ubberley Subject bibliography 9-page 10 issues $3.50 to j Mrs. Marion E. Mulford Advertising and Knappen-T~petts-Abbett- of new hooks, mlmeo- a year members; ; Kelly-Smith Company Marketing McCarthy pamphlets, free graphed $5.00 to 1 420 Lexington Ave., 62 West 47th Street and inexpensive 1 others 1 New York 17, N. Y.

New York 36, N. Y. p- materials Bulletin of the Paul W. Riley 1 Division news, ar- 8-10 page Editor Business Divi- College of Busmess Ad- ticles, bibliogra- multilith sion ministration phies Boston College Boston, Mass. ------Financial Divi- ~leaGr~yo~s Divislon neas, ar- 8-10 page 4 issues $2.00 Catharyn Suydom sion Bnlletin First National Bank of' ticles, bibliogra- multilith a year Chase National Bank Boston , p.hles, book re- 18 Pine Street 67 Milk Street I VI~WS New York 5, N. Y. Boston,Xs. _ - -- I------Bulletin of the MrTMarie C. Goodman D~vision news, list 12-16 4 issues $1.00 ,t? I app.M Editor Geography ' and Map Division I of new maps, at- page a year I non-d~v~s~on/ Map Division Library of Congress lases, and publi- multilith 1 members Washindton 25. D. c. cations, revlews, articles, membership lists - - - I -- -, ------Insurance Book Mrs.Angelica Blomshield 1 ~ibliography of in- multilith 10 issues $3.50; I 168 Mrs. Hazel Levius Bottom Reviews N. Y. Life Insurance Co. surance literature a year 2-year, $6.00 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co 51 Madison Ave. I P. 0. Box 359 NewYork 10, N. Y. 1 Newark, N. J. I - -- Museum DiviT- Ruth E. Schoenemsn ' Division news, 6-page 2 issues 50 cents to Editor sion Bulletin Art Institute of Chicago membership direc. 1 multilitb a year non-division Chicado 3. Ill. tory, project re- ! - - -- Bulletin Wilham D. Chase Dinnews mimeo- quarterly Robert A. Deihl Flint Journal 1 graphed Reference Department Flint, Mich. Detroit News 615 West Lafayette St.

- - - -- Detroit 31, Mich. Picturescope Mrs. Minna H. Breuer , Divislou news, arti- I 8-10 page quarterly $130 to- Mrs. Helen ~ayexictureEditor 2 Williams Court cles, biographies, multilith 1 members; Harcourt Brace & Co. Albany 3, New York ' hook reviews , $2.00 to 1 383 Madison ~ve.,-- others --New York 17, N. Y. Sci-Tech News Lois W. Brock / Division news, arti- 1 16-page 4 issues $2.00 Mrs. Cornelia Rosmini The General Tire & Rub- ( cles, selected ab- I multilith a year B. F. Goodrich Chem. Co. ber Co. stracts, pro ject 1 324 Rose Bldg. Akron 9. Ohio , and survey re- I Cleveland 15, Ohio ports I.___ -- S-T PHARMA- Unlisted Drugs Winifred Sewell I~rtinint informa- 16-page 12 issues $6.00 app. 350 Frances Stratton CEUTICAL Olin Mathieson Chemical tion on drugs un- multilitb a year; Lederle Labs Division SECTION Corp. / listed in standard 1 indexed American Cyanamid Co. Geortes Road I sources 1 Pearl River, N. Y. NewBrunswick,-. N.--- J. i -- -- .. - COPNIP List Mrs. Katharine Owen quarterly ; $3.00 Mrs. Evelyn W. Armstrong Winthrop-Stearns, Inc. annual Sharn & Dohme 1450 Broadway ' the pharmaceut- index i Divi'sion of Merck & Cn., Inc. New York 18. N. Y. / ical. medical. and West Point, Pa. I veterinary fields i I tary, made the telling point that libra- duction and distribution were undoubt- rians are never quite sure whether the edly its province. The ensuing discus- tools they are creating are for the use sion mainly centered on the need for of the reader or the staff. Mr. Fairthorne clarity and conciseness in technical re- reminded his listeners that however porting. keen they might be on any coding de- Mr. Wilson, Aslib's able young di- vice, not only the cost of coding but rector, delivered a highly interesting also the cost of transcription must be report on the remarkable progress of met, and it was generally agreed that the Association whose work has more much needed to be done in testing the than doubled in the postwar years. Not degree of success of existing procedures the least of its achievements was this if any substantial progress was to be carefully planned, well-run conference. achieved in the future. As Mr. Agard Evans, chairman of Aslib's Council, and a Birmingham and Need for Clarity McGill graduate, said at the opening In the last session, Mr. Sale of the session: "We are devoted to a peculiar United Aircraft Corporation examined job of astonishing complexity;" and his the "Function of the Library in Prepar- listeners' evident appreciation of the ing and Producing Technical Papers," truth of his remark and their full par- claiming that their preparation and dis- ticipation in each session were clear tribution were justifiable functions of evidence of the important part which the special library. While he felt that Aslib is playing in the profession. the validity of the special library's re- Already, as delegates left the confer- sponsibility for their preparation and ence there was talk of the next confer- writing (apart from secondary publica- ence at Blackpool, on England's north- tions), was open to question, their pro- west coast. a SLA DIVISION BULLETINS SHIRLEYF. HARPER Division Liaison Officer

This year's table of information on sub- Costs continue to be the major problem for scription bulletins was compiled by Lorraine the bulletin editors. Divisions which charge Ciboch of the Division Relations Committee. a subscription price to members as well as to One new title has been added, making a nonmembers, and which have no other means total of eleven. The new subscription bulle- of division communication, are concerned tin is Picturescope, which has established a about reaching those members who do not price of $1.00 to members and $2.00 to non- subscribe. Some are considering a mandatory members of the Division, beginning with Vol. membership fee to help bulletin costs. They 11, No. 1. In addition to full reports on Di- need the income fram members' subscriptions, vision news, projects, and plans, this bulletin as well as the assurance that all members are cames reports of local group meetings, a being reached. Advertising is also being con- series of biographies called "Picture Pioneers," sidered as a source of revenue. Although articles, and notes on new publications and several chapter bulletins carry advertising, developments in the picture field. only one division bulletin does so at the Insurance Book Reviews and Unlisted Drugs present time. have changed to new formats during the past year. In the latter, legibility has been im- The copies of news bulletins which must proved by the use of a new reproduction be sent to Association officers constitute a method, and an attractive cover carrying the major item of expense for most bulletins, and SLA slogan, "Putting Knowledge to Work," some editors are seeking other means of has been added. The Bulletin of the Geogra- financing this distribution. phy and Map Division is considering a new format and also hopes to have some advertis- The revision of Subject Headings for Finan- ing this year. The subscription prices for cial Libraries, prepared by a Financial Divi- this bulletin and for several others have been sion committee headed by Janet Bogardus, is increased. now available from Headquarters at $5.00.

NOVEMBER, 1954 Newark's Business Library Fifty Years of Service ALMA C. MITCHILL Librarian, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Newark, New Jersey

CTOBER OF THIS YEAR marks a half not only grew in value but her arrange- 0 century in the establishment of ment and indexing of this material has the world's first business library. In stood the test of changes in business 1904, John Cotton Dana, that far-seeing conditions and in the business man's librarian, perceived the future needs of vocabulary. the business man and organized in down- Like Miss Ball, Miss Morley and Miss town Newark a library which would Kight succumbed to the call of the "spe- not only serve business in Newark but cial" library field and in 1926 became which would influence the establishing librarian and assistant librarian of the of similar libraries the world over. Mr. Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc., in Dana believed that "business is of the New York. deepest interest and of the most funda- Marian Manley, the branch's third mental importance to all mankind and librarian, brought with her a tireless en- to libraries falls the duty of serving ergy and a flair for promotion. She business." literally wooed the business man. Under The library's first librarian was Sara her leadership the library has become Ball and upon her shoulders fell the known far and wide for its excellent task of organizing and collecting essen- service. Companies such as the Public tial business information. In those earlv Service Electric and Gas Company, days there were not the business ser- Prudential Insurance Company, Mutual vices, books and magazines which we Benefit Life Insurance Company, New have today. Miss Ball started with a Jersey Bell Telephone Company, which small collection of directories, but be- have their own libraries, use the Busi- fore long these were augmented with ness Library to supplement their own maps, business books, pamphlets and collection and frequently send their periodicals. She had an uncanny knack executives and employees there for eco- of tracing down material not listed in nomic and business information not ordinary channels and having it on hand readily available within their own files. when needed. The first edition of 1600 The Business Library is closely allied Business Books was her compilation. to the Rutgers Annual Business Con- This volume was later revised by Linda ference, the Committee for Economic Morley under the caption 2400 Busi- Development, and many other promi- ness Books, followed by a supplement nent organizations. Its Business Litera- Business Books, 1920-1926. ture, first published during 1930, brings Miss Ball remained the head of the to business men and women a monthly Business Branch until 1917 when she guide to business information. left to organize the library of the Special Libraries Association was it- U. S. Rubber Company in New York. self the result of John Cotton Dana's The Business Branch was more than far-reaching insight into the future fortunate in having as its second libra- growth of the library movement in in- rian, Linda Morley, and as her assist- dustry. In 1909 he organized SLA and ant, Adelaide Kight. Miss Morley had in 1959 it will celebrate its half-century an extraordinary perception for analysis of "Knowledge is Power". and organization and under her regime Miss Ball, Miss Morley, Miss Kight, the already well-established collection and Miss Manley have all played an

SPECIAL LIBRARIES Qualifications for Special Library Work A review of a recent article by A. G. Kay in "The Engineer"

FRED J. HARSAGHY,JR. The Reviews Editor, Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, Znc., New York

GOOD DEAL OF DICUSSION,and Work," in the July 23, 1954 issue (page A even some controversy, has been 130) of The Engineer (British). generated among special librarians on Mr. Kay is a "patents and intelli- the great need for well-qualified person- gence officer" of a large industrial con- nel with background other than that of cern. He is particularly critical of the a public librarian to fill the "special" British Library Association's profession- special-library positions. Truly, much al standards for personnel working in already has been said about the "spe- special libraries. He cites sound reasons cial" character of these positions, how why, in his opinion, these standards are they differ from those in the public li- well suited to qualify librarians for pub- braries and, consequently, how essential lic library jobs, but are completely unit is to develop through logically planned realistic for the special library field. training courses, the necessary skills Despite an understandable bias aris- for special librarianship. ing from his position, Mr. Kay's salient Professional Considerations points are presented most effectively. No one can deny that such prime He discusses basic requirements in pre- considerations rightfully should be dis- paring for such work, the importance cussed by special librarians. Likewise, and the value of practical experience, they should be, and are being, discussed the existing and potential relationships by other professional library groups, to other areas of librarianship and to schools of library service, educators, other allied interests, and he reviews and interested persons in related fields. other important factors affecting special Most logically, we must discuss our library work. own issues. But when these issues are Conclusion discussed by "outsiders" we are sur- The stimulating relevance of his re- prised, for we still are not fully appre- marks may be better appreciated by ciative of the universality of profes- reading the letters which were pub- sional interests, particularly when they lished in the subsequent issue of The are our own. We tend to view our prob- Engineer (July 30, 1954) on pages 164 lems of special librarianship as peculiar and 165. The immediate and intelli- to our own calling and peculiar to the gent response from thoughtful individ- particular organization which we serve. uals to Mr. Kay's article and the fact It is quite natural that many of us tend that it was given prominence and valu- to feel, therefore, that our position is able space in a technical journal dedi- uniquely our own. cated to the advancement of the engi- Consequently, I recommend that spe- neering sciences and not to librarianship cial librarians everywhere take time to per se may be considered as evidence read Mr. A. G. Kay's excellent article, of the ever-growing interest in "our" "Qualifications for Special Library problems among "outsiders." important role in SLA7s development. successors a challenge- to continue to At the of October, eniing a bring to the business world and to the month's celebration in honor of the library profession the same alertness Business Library, Marian Manley retired. Hers has been an unusual and and understanding she has displayed' interesting career. She leaves to her during her years of leadership.

NOVEMBER, 1954 Chapter Highlights

Chapter Publications The meetings are scheduled for six succes- A list of all chapter publications available sive weeks. The fee is $10.00 for the series or for purchase will be published in an early $2.00 for a single session. Each member is to issue of SPECIALLIBRARIES. complete a manual by the end of the course. A checklist of the items that may be pur- * * * chased will be useful to SLA members and Philadelphia others interested in obtaining the material, Gretchen D. Little, SLA president, was the even when the purchasers may not be asso- guest of honor at a reception and dinner, ciated with the specific chapters. October 8, 1954, marking the occasion of the Every chapter is urged to prepare a list of first SLA Executive Board and Advisory its publications, giving in addition to the title, Council Meeting in Philadelphia. Out-of-town the list price, (and any additional charge if visitors taking part in the three-day discussion postage is not included), the source from of Association business at the Benjamin which the item may be procured with the Franklin Hotel were guests of the Special Li- name and address of the individual who will braries Council of Philadelphia and Vicinity. fill the order, the method of payment (with Robert T. Lentz, president of the Phila- the order, on receipt of bill, if check-to delphia Council, extended the official greetings whom payable, etc.) of the Council and was ably supported by the Please send all information by December entire Council membership in dispensing cor- 31, 1954 to: dial hospitality to its many guests. Miss Rowena Phillips, Librarian * * * The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. Washington, D. C. 200 Bloor Street, East A reception honoring the new Librarian of Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada Congress, Lawrence Quincy Mumford, and Mrs. Mumford, was sponsored jointly by the Joint Meeting in California Washington Chapter of SLA, the District of Columbia Library Association, and the Colum- A joint luncheon meeting of the San Fran- bus Memorial Library of the Pan American cisco Bay Region and the Southern California Union. Five hundred people attended the Chapters was held on Saturday, October 16 reception in the Hall of the Americas, Pan at the Hotel Lafayette, Long Beach, California. American Union, October 2, 1954. The meeting was held in conjunction with the The 1954 Directory of the Washington, D. California Library Association's four-day meet- C. Chapter is now in preparation under the ing, October 13 to 16, 1954. direction of Barton Bledsoe. The Directory Principal speakers at the joint chapter meet- will include a brief history of the Chapter, its ing were Isabella M. Frost and Mrs. Nell constitution and by-laws, a list of Chapter Steinmetz, second vice-president and director presidents, members of the Executive Board, respectively of Special Libraries Association. group officers and Chapter committees, a di- Hope Smalley, president of the Southern rectory of members (1954), and pertinent California Chapter, presided at the meeting. Federal Government information. ALBERT P. BRADLEY The Chapter has discontinued its former * * * practice of issuing membership cards. This Joint New England Meeting decision was made in the interest of saving A joint meeting of the SLA Boston and time, effort and expense entailed in prepara- Connecticut Chapters with the New England tion and distribution of the cards. Library Association in Swampscott, Massachu- * * * setts, October 18, featured Gretchen D. Little, SL Classified Ads SLA president, as speaker. Miss Little was Beginning with the December 1954 issue, a guest of honor at the dinner which followed SPECIALLIBRARIES will carry classified adver- the meeting. * * * tising for POSITIONS OPEN and POSITIONS WANTED. Copy must be received at Head- New Jersey quarters by the 5th day of the month preced- A series of six workshops on the "Prepara- ing the month of issue. Ads for January 1955 tion of a Library Manual" is now under way, must be received by December 5, 1954. Rates with Rose Boots, librarian of the McGraw-Hill are 50 cents a line with a minimum charge of Publishing Company, serving as leader. $1.50. Box ads on the same page will be in- The purpose of this clinic is to provide serted at the regular rates. Rate card will be interested members with expert guidance in sent upon request. Send copy to Executive the compilation of a useful tool for efficient Secretary, Special Libraries Association, 31 E. library management. 10th Street, New York 3, N. Y.

SPECIAL LIBRARIES Ira Haupt, president of the Associatiort of Specialists, "sells" a block of stock to another "member" of the New York Stock Exchange when 350 members of the New York Chapter of the Special Libraries Association visit the trading floor of the Exchange to conduct a simulated trading session. Mrs. Ruth Hermann, president of the SLA New York Chapter, and Ruddick C. Lawrence, Exchange vice-president, look on.

N. Y. Chapter Visits Stock Exchange

For the first time in its one hundred and sixty-two One of the surveys, Mr. Lawrence stated, will year history, the New York Stock Exchange held reveal the extent of public knowledge and accept- "ladies night" on October 26, honoring the distaff ance of the new pay-as-you-go Monthly Investment members of the New York Chapter of Special Libra- Plan being offered by members and member firms ries Association. Chapter members and their guests of the Exchange. "I am pleased to report tonight took over the floor and operated the Big Board in that after only nine months, there are nearly 25,000 a simulated session conducted with the help of Plans in force," he said. "Purchases to date total fifteen Exchange member Specialists who served as more than $7,000,000, and when the Plans now in both hosts and instructors to the 350 visitors. force are completed they will represent a total Ruddick C. Lawrence, Exchange vice-president, and investment of nearly $60,000,000," Mr. Lawrence Ira Haupt, president of the Association of Specialists, said. greeted the librarians. Mrs. Ruth Hermann, Chapter Highlight of the evening for the majority of president, voiced the appreciation of the visitors librarians was their visit to the Exchange trading for the rare privilege accorded them. floor where, Mr. Lawrence told them, "You are A dinner meeting in the financial district preceded making a bit of Wall Street history, tonight. To the the visit to the Exchange trading floor. Mr. Lawrence best of our knowledge," he said, "We have never spoke of the Exchange's "new look" which, he said, before had so large a group of visitors, not to includes more face-to-face talk and discussion with mention one composed of so many ladies, gather groups for the purpose of broadening share owner- around the horseshoe trading posts." ship in American business. With the expert assistance of the Specialists, who "Wider ownership is a means of creating more trade daily on the floor, the librarians donned coats jobs, increasing the production of goods and ser- and badges of Exchange personnel and went vices, and strengthening free enterprise for its con- through all the motions of conducting an actual tinuing battle against the 'isms'," Mr. Lawrence said. trading session. Buy and sell orders were executed Mr. Lawrence announced that three major surveys and the flapping wings of the annunciator board are currently under way to help measure the pro- called "floor members" to their booths in close gress being made in the direction of the Exchange's approximation of the real thing. goal. "For the first time," he added, "we are Both the librarians and their Exchange hosts conducting a motivational study of the investment expressed the opinion that it had been a most preferences and financial obiectives of securities informative and enlightening as well as an extreme- owners in the high income groups." ly pleasant and interesting evening.

NOVEMBER, 1954 SLA Authors in Print FROM BAER,KARL A.: Bibliographic tools for se- FOREIGN lection of published materials in pharmacy. JOURNALS The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Edu- cation, vol. 18, no. 3, July 1954, p. 373-381. 88 LINDENMEYER,HAROLD F.: What does the KARLA. BAER Patent Office have to offer the chemist? Journal of the Patent Office Society, vol. 36, Some eighty years ago, Melvil Dewey no. 7, July 1954, p. 463-481. said that "Classification, like the poor, will always be with us." A glance at LITTLE, GRETCHEND.: Conservation in a today's journals bears him out. Geoffrey special library. The Library Binder, vol. 2, Whitmore, chief librarian of the 10,000- no. 4, September 1954, p. 4-5. volume library of the Manchester Guardi- an, in an article, "Juggling with Dewey," NORWOOD,ALICE M., comp.: Congressional outlines certain departures from the ar- hearings, reports, and documents relating to rangement of the 300 and 900 groups. TVA. Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, They include the grouping of broad eco- Tennessee. 79p. nomic and political aspects of a country *** under the country heading, and the SHAW,RALPH R.: The future of the serious bringing together of all aspects of major book. Libri, vol. 4, no. 2, 1954, p. 97-102. industries (The Librarian, 1954, 43; 61- 65) . . . Bernard Bruch, on the other SHOEMAKER,RALPH J. : The President's hand, deprives DC of its decimal charac- words. Volume I, June 1952-May 1954. An ter by suggesting use of three-digit num- Index. Published by the author. bers with catchword subdivisions rather * * * than decimal ones. His ideas are difficult SIMONS, CORINNEMILLER: A Librarian's to evaluate because Herr Bruch, while pledge to patrons. The National Eclectric briefly discussing some practical appli- Medical Quarterly, vol. 65, no. 4, June 1954, cations, does not present actual exam- p. 14. *** ples (Zentralblatt fiir Bibliothekswesen, 1954, 68:128-140) The classifica- SMOOKLER,IDAIR: compilation of federal . . . and state law provisions penalizing the de- tion of Harvard's Baker Library forms struction, removal, alteration and defacement the basis of a scheme evolved for the of survey monuments. Library, U. S. Coast Library of the Chartered Insurance In- and Geodetic Survey, March 22, 1954. 6p. stitute of Great Britain. Numbers are used as notation; the banality of Cutter TAUBER, MAURICE F.: Management im- numbers as well as the philosophical provements in libraries: surveys by librarians. esotericism of Ranganathan's five funda- College and Research Libraries, vol. 15, no. 2, mental categories (space, time, energy, April 1954, p. 188-196. matter, personality) serve the cause of further organization (A. RISK INSURED TEMPLE, PHILLIPS: Federal services to li- AGAINST = ENERGY, B. INSURANCEOF PER- braries. Library Journal, vol. 79, no. 18, Oc- SONS = PERSONALITY (Library Association tober 15, 1954, p. 1855-1860. Record, 1954, 56:205-208) . . . Speaking of insurance: John M. Hiron indicates VORMELKER,ROSE L. and HANSON,AGNES important points to be observed. Rec- 0.: Business books: 1953-54. Library Journal, ords, especially the catalog, are evalu- vol. 79, no. 10, May 15, 1954, p. 904-910. ated on the basis of material cost plus *** labor to re-establish, which usually yields WALLACE,ISABELLA BROKAW: Great Lakes very high figures. The damage sustained Carbon Corporation research and development by loss of books is higher than their re- division library. Illinois Libraries, vol. 36, placement value; catalog revision and re- no. 5, May 1954, p. 199. cataloging costs must be added. Discus- sion also includes books of special value, WOODS, BILL M.: Maps on the campus. loss of part of a set of books, sprinkler Illinois Libraries, vol. 36, no. 4, April 1954, leakage, transit risks, etc. (Aslib Proceed- p. 159-161. ings, 1954, 6:88-93).

SPECIAL LIBRARIES Books for Sift Giving

Books listed here have been selected from publications received recently. Check the titles for Christmas gift giving.

THE ART AND ANTIQUE RESTORERS' HAND- HOW TO HELP THE SHUT-INCHILD. By Mar- BOOK. A Dictionary of Materials and Pro- gery D. McMullin. New York: Dutton, cesses Used in the Restoration and Preser- 1954. 192p. $2.75. vation of All Kinds of Works of Art. By Over 300 hints for homebound children. George Savage. New York: Philosophical JESUS AND HIS TIMES. By Daniel-Rops. New Library, 1954. 140p. $4.75. York: Dutton, 1954. 615p. $5. THE ARTS AT MID-CENTURY.Edited by Rob- A devout account of the life of Jesus by a ert Richman. New York: Horizon Press, French Catholic. 1954. 306p. $5. MAKINGCLOTHES FOR YOURLITTLE GIRL. By Essays on the contemporary arts in the United Helen Nicol Tanous. Peoria, Illinois: Chas. States and Western Europe by outstanding A. Bennett, 1954. 255p. $2.95. critics and scholars. Detail drawings based on a simple pattern BEST SPORTS STORIES 1954. A Panorama of provide many practical suggestions for greater the 1953 Sports Year. Edited by Irving economy and variety in a girl's wardrobe. T. Marsh and Edward Ehre. New York: MASTERSOF THE DRAMA.By John Gassner. Dutton, 1954. 328p. $3.50. 3rd ed. rev. New York: Dover, 1954. 890p. The tenth in this annual volume which in- $5.95. cludes a review of the sports year and lists An up-to-date, comprehensive and critical the 1953 champions of all sports. Illustrated. study of the drama. Detailed information on THE DRAMATICEVENT. An American Chroni- the important playwrights. Contains an ex- cle. By Eric Bentley. New York: Horizon tensive bibliography. Indexed by subject and Press, 1954. 278p. $3.50. playwright. A critical account of the contemporary Ameri- THE PHILOSOPHYOF MODERNART. By Her- can stage written with humor and originality. bert Read. New York: Horizon Press, 1953. THE FLEMISHMASTERS. By Horace Shipp. 278p. $4.50. New York: Philosophical Library, 1954. A broad survey of the developments of modem 128p. $6. art with analyses of representative artists. A highly readable introductory volume com- READINGSIN THE PHILOSOPHYOF RELIGION. bining historical background and critical ap- By John A. Mourant. New York: Thos. Y. praisal of the Flemish Masters. Illustrated. Crowell, 1954. 500p. $2.95. FOLK PARTY FUN. By Dorothy Gladys Spicer. Selections from a wide range of philosophical New York: Association Press, 1954. 299p. outlooks and religious traditions. $3.95. THE REAL ENJOYMENTOF LIVING.By Hyrnan Twenty-five self-contained parties drawn from Judah Schachtel. New York: Dutton, 1954. various folk cultures provide complete sug- 192p. $2.75. gestions for program, decorations, food, etc. The author is Chief Rabbi of the Congrega- tion Beth Israel in Houston, Texas. FOLK SONGSOF CANADA.By Edith F. Fowke and Richard Johnston. Waterloo, Ontario, SIAMESECAT BOOK.By Vera M. Nelson. 2nd Canada: Waterloo Music Co., 1954. 198p. ed. rev. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: All-Pets $4.95. Books, 1953. 103p. $2. Informative notes accompany each of the Detailed information on the care, breeding seventy-seven folk songs in this collection. and showing of the Siamese cat by a successful breeder. Numerous photographs. FRESHWATERAND SALT-WATERAQUARIA. By Francis G. W. Knowles. New York: British SIGNS & SYMBOLSIN CHRISTIANART. By Book Centre, 1953. 174p. $2.75. George Ferguson. New York: Oxford Uni- Basic information on assembling and main- versity Press, 1954. 346p. $10. taining an aquarium. The sources and meanings of signs and symbols in Christian art is beautifully presented HELPING YOUR HEART. By Emanuel Gold- in this volume. Over one hundred stunning berger. New York: Longmans, Green, 1953. reproductions of Rennaissance artists and 240p. $3.75. many more marginal line drawings illustrate Practical information on heart disease written a simple and well-written text. Signs and by a heart specialist for the layman. symbols are indexed for quick reference.

NOVEMBER, 1954 Off the Press . . .

Directories and Yearbooks THE 1954 AB BOOKMAN'SYEARBOOK. Edited by Sol. M. Malkin. Newark, N. J.: Anti- THE BRITISH JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHICAL- quarian Bookman, 1954. 306p. Paper, $2. MANAC AND PHOTOGRAPHER'SDAILY COM- Issued for the first time as a separate refer- PANION. The Year Book of Photography ence number including information on special and Amateurs' Guide and the Photographic subject fields as well as traditional coverage Annual 1954. Edited by Arthur J. Dalladay. of out-of-print and rare books. New York: British Book Centre, 1954. 620p. $2.50. 1953 ANNUALREVIEW OF UNITED NATIONS A comprehensive reference volume including AFFAIRS. Edited by Clyde Eagleton and articles and selected abstracts on techniques, Richard N. Swift. New York: New York apparatus and materials. Lists tables and University Press (available from Oceana formulae. Illustrated. Includes glossary and Publications, 43 W. 16th St., N. Y.) 1954. index. 213p. $4.50. Records the talks and discussion at the 1953 COLLIER'S 1954 YEAR BOOK. Edited by Wil- Institute for Annual Review of U.N. Affairs liam T. Couch. New York: P. F. Collier & held at New York University. Son, 1954. 680p. $10. Covers national and international events of OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS. 1953. Day-by-day chronology and statistical Edited by H. R. Vaughan. London: Pub- information on all nations and the 48 states. lishing & Distributing Co. (167 Strand) 1954.~54~.Paper, 35 cents. DIRECTORYOF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDNID- Advertising rates via London, mechanical de- UALS PROFESSIONALLYENGAGED IN GOVERN- tails, circulation and subscription rates noted MENTAL RESEARCHAND RELATEDACTIVITIES in a compact listing of world publications not 1954-1955. New York: Governmental Re- including Canada and the U. S. A. search Association (684 Park Avenue) 1954. 59p. Paper, $5. PUBLICADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATIONS. A Includes local, state and national agencies. Directory of Unofficial Organizations in the Index of organizations and individuals. Field of Public Administration in the United States and Canada. 1954. Edited by GRAPHIS ANNUAL. International Advertising Frank B. Cliffe. 7th ed. Chicago: Public Art 1954-55. Edited by Walter Herdeg and Administration Clearing House, 1954. 150p. Charles Rosner. Zurich: Amstutz & Hardeg $2.50. (Hastings House, New York) 1954. 206p. $12.50. Over 700 illustrations and commentary, this Reference handsome volume highlights the introduction of art into advertising. AMA CORPORATETAX SUMMARY OF THE 1954 INTERNALREVENUE CODE. By Wil- THE GUN DIGEST 1955: Edited by John T. liam M. Kunstler. New York: American Amber. 9th ed. Chicago: The Gun Digest Management Association (330 W. 42nd St.) Co. (227 W. Washington St.) 1954. 228p. 1954. 45p. Paper, $2.75. Paper, $2. Designed for executives who are not tax ex- Annual guide book for sportsmen and col- perts. Published in a special format to permit lectors. Technical and purchasing information rapid comparisons of the old and new law. given and latest prices listed. Profusely illustrated. CIVIL AIR REGULATIONSAND REFERENCE GUIDE FOR A & E MECHANICS.12th ed. THE INTERNATIONALWHO'S WHO 1954. 18th 1954. Los Angeles: Aero Publishers (2162 ed. London: Europa Publications, 1954. Sunset Blvd.) 1954. 120p. Paper, $2. 1062p. $17.50. Authoritative source of biographical informa- CORRADO'SHANDBOOK OF LIQUORMARKETING tion about the world's most prominent people. 1954. By Benjamin W. Corrado. New York: B. W. Corrado (11 W. 42nd St.) 1954. LIST OF OVERSEASDIRECTORIES, WHO'S WHO, 200p. $10. PRESSGUIDES AND YEAR BOOKS.Edited by Marketing data on the industry. Analyses, H. R. Vaughan. London: H. R. Vaughan charts, glossary. (167 Strand) 1954. 16p. Paper, 35 cents. A compact listing of publications throughout ENGLISH BOOKS WITH COLOUREDPLATES. the world providing information in all fields From 1790-1860. By R. V. Tooley. Lon- on trade, industry, commerce, organizations, don: Batsford, Ltd., 1954. App. $23. statistics, etc. Covers the most important books illustrated

SPECIAL LIBRARIES by English artists in colour aquatint and Physical and Biological Sciences. Edited colour lithography. Includes bibliographical by S. R. Ranganathan and others. London: details, and listing of plates. G. Blunt (available from Hafner Publish- ing Co., New York) 1953. 390p. $9.00. A GUIDE TO FILM SERVICESOF NATIONAL Lists the holdings of 249 libraries in India, ASSOCIATIONS.(Film Counselor Series No. Indonesia, Malaya, Burma and Ceylon. 2) Evanston, Illinois: Film Council of America (600 Davis St.) 1954. 146p. Paper, UNION CATALOGUEOF THE SCIENTIFICAND TECHNICALPERIODICALS IN THE LIBRARIES $2. General information on the 16 mm. film OF AUSTRALIA.2nd ed. Supplement: New activities of national groups. Titles 1946-1952. Edited by Ernest R. Pitt. Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and FRESH-WATERINVERTEBRATES OF THE UNITED Industrial Research Organization (available STATES.By Robert W. Pennak. New York: from Tait Book Co., 349 Collins Street, Ronald Press, 1953. 769p. $14. Melbourne) 1954. 11lp. App. $2.50. Material organized for ready reference. Pro- Includes nearly 2,000 new titles in the hold- fusely illustrated. ings of 193 Australian libraries. Indicates changes in the names of institutional and gov- MASTER'S THESES IN SCIENCE 1952. Edited ernment organizations. by Barton Bledsoe. Washington, D. C.: Biblio Press, 1954. 252p. $7. WHO KNOWS- AND WHAT: Among Author- First of a proposed annual list which includes ities - Experts - and the Specially In- over 5,000 entries from 138 institutions. formed. Rev. ed. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co., 1954. 800p. $18.60. MERCHANTSTEAM VESSELS OF THE UNITED A practical reference tool listing over 18,000 STATES 1807-1868. The Lytle List. (Publi- authorities. Includes a locator index. cation No. 6) Compiled by William M. Lytle. Edited by Forrest R. Holdcamper. THE YEAR'S WORK IN LIBRARIANSHIP.Vol. Mystic, Conn.: The Steamship Historical XVII. 1950. Edited by W. A. Munford. Society of America, 1952. 294p. $5. London: The Library Association, 1954. 270p. $6. QUICK REFERENCEATLAS OF THE WORLD. The final volume in this series. Includes a Rev. ed. Indianapolis, Indiana: George F. chapter reviewing activities and developments Cram Co., (730 E. Washington Street) in the special library field. 1954. 36p. $1. Features new 18 x 12-inch map of the world Miscellaneous with 18 x 12 maps of the United States and A FORMS MANUAL.By Wesley S. Cadrnus. all continents. Unionville, Conn.: Wesley S. Cadmus, 1953. 68p. Paper, $7.50. SEARSLIST OF SUBJECTHEADINGS. By Bertha Basic information on forms standardization Margaret Frick. 7th ed. New York: H. W. and design by the author of the U. S. Navy Wilson, 1954. 589p. $4. Forms Manual. Covers preparation, production With practical suggestions for the beginner in and purchasing of forms. Ten-day examination subject heading work, by Minnie Earl Sears. privilege. SHIP RECOGNITION:MERCHANT SHIPS. (ROSS A GUIDE TO TECHNICALWRITING. By W. Ship Series) By Laurence Dunn. 2nd ed. George Crouch and Robert L. Zetler. 2nd London: Adlard Coles (John de Graff, New ed. New York: Ronald Press, 1954. 440p. York) 1953. 128p. $2.50. $5. Photographs and illustrations present a tech- A HISTORYOF MECHANICALINVENTIONS. By nique for ship recognition. Abbott Payson Usher. 2nd ed. rev. Cam- bridge: Harvard University Press, 1954. SHIP RECOGNITION:WARSHIPS. NATO Pow- 450p. $9. ers and Other Important Ships. (Ross Ship A broad survey of the development of tech- Series) By Laurence Dunn. London: Ad- nology. lard Coles: (John de Graff, New York) 1953. 159p. $2.50. HOME REPAIRSAND IMPROVEMENTS.(Every- day Hand-Book Series) By Emanuele Stieri. THE SUBJECT INDEX TO PERIODICALS1953. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1954. 375p. Edited by T. Rowland Powel. London: The Paper, $1.50. Library Association, 1954. 574p. App. $20. About 400 British periodicals of interest to OUTLINE OF EXECUTIVEDEVELOPMENT (no. the general reader are indexed. Excludes U. S. 23) Compiled by Lee Stockford. Pasadena, and Canadian publications. Appears in three Calif.: California Institute of Technology quarterly issues with annual cumulation. (Industrial Relations Section) 1953. 46p. Paper, $2. Selection, training, development and appraisal of executive personnel.

NOVEMBER, 1954 CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 15 MASTER'S THESES SLA Washington Chapter. Signal Corps Auditorium, The Pentagon. IN SCIENCE NOVEMBER 16 SLA Connecticut Valley Chapter. Hart- 1952 ford. Statler Hotel. Mr. J. Harold Pres- t?n. Remington Rand Inc. speaker. Work Simplification -'~ts ~lHcein the A list of 5,588 titles of M. A. and M. S. Special Library." theses in pure and applied science ac- NOVEMBER 17 cepted in calendar 1952 by American SLA Michigan Chapter. Detroit. Women's colleges and universities. Arranged alpha- City Club. Dinner and Business Meet- ing. betically by title in 52 subject fields from Agriculture and its subdivisions through NOVEMBER 17 Zoology. Edited by Barton Bledsoe, Bib- SLA Pittsburgh Chapter. Jones & Laughlin Steel Company. liographic Branch, Department of the NOVEMBER 28 Army Library. Council of National Library Associa- tions. New York City. Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 W. Purchase through your jobber or from 44th Street. NOVEMBER 30 BlBLlO PRESS SLA Indiana Chapter. Indianapolis. Essex House. Dinner Meeting honoring 1 129 Vermont Avenue, N. W. President Little. Washington 5, D. C. DECEMBER 1 SLA Illinois Chapter. Chicago. Western Published 1954 Society of Engineers. Meeting honoring Cloth $7 net President Little. DECEMBER 2 SLA New Jersey Chapter. Orange. Savoy-Plaza Hotel. Dinner Meeting. DECEMBER 3 SLA Cincinnati Chapter. Cincinnati. U. S. Public Health Service. Dinner Meeting honoring President Little. MAP COLLECTIONS DECEMBER 27-29 in the United States and Canada Modern Language Association of Amer- ica. New York City. Hotel Statler. 69th A new directory describing 527 pri- Annual Convention. vate and public map collections, JANUARY 7, 1955 completely indexed SLA Philadelphia Council. 30th Street Station Building, Penna. R.R. Mr. J. K. 9 Based on a survey made by the Map Murphy, manager of Camunity Rela- tions, Penna. R.R., speaker. "The New Resources Committee of the SLA Look in Public Relations." Geography and Map Division in co- JANUARY 12, 1955 operation with the Library of Con- SLA Connecticut Valley Chapter. Hart- gress ford. Marian E. Lucius, executive secretary. SLA, speaker. A new reference tool for librarians, JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5, 1955 research analysts, engineers and American Library Association. Chicago. others using maps. Edgewater Beach . Hotel. Midwinter Meeting. 170 pages $3.00 FEBRUARY 21 SLA Pittsburgh Chapter, Royal York Apartment. James C. Smith. Postmaster, Pittsburgh, speaker. "Postal Rates, Order your copy now Regulations and Problems of Sr~ecial Libraries." from MARCH 3-5 SLA Executive Board and Advisory Special Libraries Association Council Meeting. New Orleans. Sung Hotel. 31 East 10th Street, New York 3

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