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- -- Down Town Toronto, ' OGcial Program of 19th Conference Government Plans Social Functions Special Libraries of Toronto Regular Departments Contents ARTICLES Canada . BY Roy A . Gibson ...... City of Toronto. By Mayor Thomas Poster ...... Committee on Local Arrangements ...... Conference in a Nutshell ...... Former Conferences of S.L.A. By William Alcott ...... Highways of Ontario. By Hon . George S. Henry ...... Hotels and Rooms at Toronto ...... Official Program of Conference. By Miss Eleanor S. Cavanaugh .. Reference Books on Canada . By F . H . Chase ...... Report of Nominating Committee ...... Social Features Planned . By E . J . Hathaway ...... Special Libraries of Toronto. By W . 0 . Carson ...... Academy of Medicine Library. By M . Edna M . Poole ...... Canadian Research Council ...... Citizens' Research Institute ...... College of Education Library. By W . E . Macpherson ...... County of York Law Library . By Verona Taylor ..,...... Hydro-Electric Library. By Fred A . Robertson ...... Imperial Life Library Service. By R . J . Wood ...... Meteorological Office Library. By G . A . Bland ...... Ontario Legislative Library . By A . T . Wilgress ...... Osgoode Hall Law Library. By J . J . Daley ...... Research in Use of Gas ...... Royal Bank of Canada Library. By Constance C. Wilson .... Social Service Library . By Rev . Canon C . W . Vernon ...... Toronto Star Library . By A . F . Barr ...... Toronto's Music Library ...... Train Service to Toronto ...... Travel Announcements ...... University of Toronto . By Sir Robert Falconer ...... Welcome to Toronto. By Dr. George H . Locke ...... When S.L.A. First Met in Canada . By D . N . Handy ...... .NOTES Can You Help ...... 164 Opening at Milwaukee ..... 145 Has Patent Literature ...... 157 Sesqui-Centennial Medal ... 145 Time Limits for Speakers . . 145 DEPARTMENTS Associations ...... 160 Officers and Committees ..... 166 Editor's Desk ...... 158 Personal Notes ...... 165 Events and Publications ..... 162 President's Page ...... 159 We Do This ...... 163 Nominating Committee Report The Nominating Committee, consisting of Joseph Kwapil, Margaret With- itigton, Frances M. Cowan, May deJ. Cox, and D. F. Brown, chairman, submits herewith its report and has nominated the following officers of the Special Li- braries Associatio~ifor the year 1927-28, all of whom have consented to serve if elected: PRESIDENT,Francis N. Cady, Nela Research Laboratory, Cleveland. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT,Mary Louise Alexander, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, New York. SECONDVICE-PRESIDENT, Caroline Saltenmayer, Rapid Transit Co., Philadelphia. SECRETARY,Rose L. Vormelker, White Motor Co., Cleveland. TREASURER,Ethel A. Shields, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester. EXECUTIVEBOARD, William Alcott, Boston Globe, Boston. EXECUTIVEBOARD, Byron E. Edwards, Standard Oil Co. of California, El Se- gundo, California. Conference in a Nutshell Time Monday-Wednesday, June 20-22. Certificates of Citizenship Place: Toronto, Canada. Replying to a request lor information for Headquarters: Ring Edward I-Iotel. visitors to Toronto, T. M. Ross, acting Commissioner of Immigration of the US. Conference Theme: "Contacts " Department of Labor, under date of May Conference Plan: General sesslons at ro:oo 25, 1927, writes: A.M. Group Meetings at 2:00 P.M. It is suggested that as far as posslble per- sons attending thc Special Libraries Asso- Program Chairman: Miss Eleanor Cav- D. ciation conference at Toronto on June 20- anaugh, Standard Statistics Co., New 22, 1927, be in possession of a letter from York. official source, certifying to the fact that the Travel Certificates: Miss Rose L. Vormel- holder is a citizen of the Unitcd States by ker, librarian, White Motor Co., Cleve- birth or otherwise, and in the case of such land. persons who are not citizcns Lhey should be in possession of a letter or document Local Committee of Arrangements Chair- showing that such person has been legally man: Fred A. Robertson, secretary, admitted to the United States, showing the Chief Engineer's Office, Hydro-Electric port and date of admission Power Commission of Ontario, Toronto. It is not sufficicnt to show that one has Dormitory Accommodations: (For men or been living in the United States, but the worncn) Miss Margaret Ray, Toronto examining officer must be satisfied that thc Public Library, Toronto. alien entering, fully complied with the law. Published Monthly September to April, bi-monthly May to August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Special Libraries Publishing ofice, 958 University Ave., New York City. Editorial office, State Library, Providence, R.I. Treasurer's office, 343 State St., Rochester, N. Y. All payments should be made to Miss Ethel A. Shields, Treasurer, c/o Eastrnan Rodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. Dmed u mad clasm rnsrter Dtrcember 17, 1913 rt tho Pmt Omce, Sew York. K.Y.. under tho act of Muah 8. ltllb Special Libraries Vol. 18 MAY-JUNE. 1927 No; 5 ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Toronto Conference Number HERBERT 0. BRIGHAM WILLIAM ALCOTT Edltor Special Edltor To Members of S.L.A. Greeting! N the word; of the Radio Broadcaster-"This is the Chief Librarian of Toronto I speaking." I am acting in my capacity as the host of the Association. I invited you to come to Toronto, with the endorsation of the Government of the Province of Ontario, the Corporation of the City of Toronto, the University of Toronto, the Public Library Board, and the members, few in number but soon to bc enlarged, of the spccial libraries in this city. We shall be greatly pleased to have cot~sciousness-as it comes in business you with us, but we hope that in addition by experience only-that not any aggres- to the pleasure which we trust the visit sion is neecled but consolidation of posi- will give you, we shall benefit by your tion, and then the search comes for counsel and be inspired by your experi- something that will be of aid. Here is ence so that we shall form in this great where the bt~sinessman, for perhaps the Canadian city a division of Special Libra- first time, can begin to see the use of a ries. We have the material. What we library. need is to be convinced by the presence But enough of this ! My mission is to of the representatives of Special Libra- welcome you to this city of great banks, ries that there would be great gain result- insurance companies, railways, and ing from such an organization in municipal and governinent management Toronto. of public utilities. The members of the We are the center of many great busi- Special Libraries Association are invited ness organizations, but few of these are to the Reception, Dance and Dramatic old enough to have experienced the value performances in Hart House and the of libraries. So far they have been ag- Hart House Theatre on the evening of gressive in their business. Soon there Wednesday, June 22, tendered by the will come a time when without losing the Government of the Province of Ontario. aggressive quality there will come the GEORGEH. LOCKE SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 The City of Toronto" By Mayor Thomas Foster I-11S City of Toronto has grown since T11c 1iarl)our is untler tllc atlminutra- T.11s incorporation in 1834 from a pop- tion of a co~nmission,1-cprescntative of ulation of 9,254 to a population oT fivc tlic city, thc Eoartl of Trade and tlic hundred and fifty thousand, witli a sub- Dominion Governincnt It has reclaimed urban population of about one hundred vast stretches of land for industry ant1 thousand living in the residential arcas rccreation, has in conjunction with the itnmediately surrounding the city. It is Doininion Government l~uiltrides oE sea now thc second city in Canada in popu- \valls and CIOCI~S,has developed a large lation, wealth, manufactures, traclc ancl industrial area ancl has put the city in conlmerce. Its lantl arca is 32% scpare a position to reap the aclvanlages of the miles. deepening of the WcIland Canal and the In education it stands unrivnlletl lurtl-ler canalizing of tlic St La\vrcncc, among Canadian cities witli the largest whcm thcsc improvci~ir.utsarc compktctl. university in the Domi~lion-The Uni- Thc city has I)ecti estrcmcly for\vartl- versity of Toronto-one other degree- lookiiig in its building of stl~cts;ulrl granting university, many colleges, nine sicle~valkswhich an cfficienl slrect clca~i- collegiate institutes with an attendance of ing dcpartmcnt Iiceps at all time in C~C~~II over nine thousand, two technical schools and sanitary condition. with an altcntlance of over eight thou- The Works Departmci~t, in acltlition sand, two commercial high schools with to the paved street and sidewallis, wliich an attenclancc of nearly four thousand, total respectively about four hundred and and one l~unclrccland two public schools fifty milcs ancl eight hundred miles, 11~s with a registl-ation of over ninety thou- constructed hy contract or clay-labour sand, besicles many privalc I-esiclcntial about six hunclrcd and cightcen inilcs of schools and many business collcgcs. scwcr and sis hunrlrctl and sixty-five The public school system is govcrnetl miles 01 water main. Strcct inilcngc is by a boai-d elccted by tlic public school ahout five hundrccl and sisty. supporters, and the separate schools hy The Consumer's Gas Company, in a board elccted by separate school sup- mhich the city holds stock aid on tl~ porters. board of which the Mayor sits as a The city's transportation system 1s ad- representative of the city, Iias laid over mitted by dl who I.;now it to I)e the hest seven huildrcd and ten ndcs of gas anlong cities of comparable size on tlie mains ancl has inany more unclcr con- continent. Jt 1s owned by the city and struction. . . operated by n civic commissio~iin such The city has eight gcncral l~ospitds, a way as to cover the cost including in- besides the unique Sick Children's I Tos- tcrest and sinking fund. It operates two p~tal,whose work is linowtl tlirougha~~l hundred and twenly-seven miles of single the world. traclc within the city and serves a large The system of niunicipal govcrnmcnt arca outside the city by arrangements in operation in Toronto is that laid down with n~unicipalities concel-ned. in the Municipal Act of the Province of The local hydro-electric system is also Ontario The municipality is governed owned by the cily and operated by a com- by a city council, composed of twenty- mission. This system has saved its cus- four aldermen elected by wards, four tomers inillions of dollars in reduced controllers elected by the city at large, rates, and is one of the features which and the Mayor who also is elected by the makes Toronto not only a desirable place city at large, and is president of the of residence, but a natural home for council All are elected annually. There business and industry. are fifteen civic departments. *Used by permission from The Book of Toronto, pubhshed and copyr~ghtedby the Southam Press, L~mited, Tpronto. May-June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES I39 The city is a great residential city, over million people, and it may be mentioned 60 per cent. of the population owning that in Ontario there are over thrce hun- the homes in which they live. The resi- dred and fifty thousand automobile dential areas are protected by restriction owners, who through a gasoline tax of by-laws. 3 cents on the gallon help considerably In conclusion, Toronto offers unex- in the building and upkeep of thc roads. celled advantages as a place of residence Large distances of the highways of and as a place to carry on business and Ontario parallel the shores of Lake On- industry, and looks forward with confi- tario and visitors who are able to spend dence to a future of expansion and a few extra days in the Province will do prosperity. well to travel by motor from Toronto to Hamilton, by the Lakc Shore road, and on through the Niagara district, a para- Highways of Ontario dise of verdure during June. They will By Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of find travelling smooth and pleasant. The Public Works and Highways speed limit, except through towns and for Ontario villages, is thirty-five iniles an hour. road travel in Ontario, where the In conclusion may I wish the mem- OFSpecial Libraries Association gath- bers of the Association a happy visit to ers this June, Isaac Weld, who travelled our Province and express the hope that extensively through America and Can- if it is their first acquaintance with On- ada in 1795 and 1796 states: "The post tario it will not be their last. calashes are very clumsily built, but upon the whole we found them easy and agree- able. They were certainly far superior Canada to the American stall wagons, in which, By Roy A. Gibson, Acting Deputy if persons wish to travel in comfort they Minister of the Interior ought always to set out provided with ANADA in outline forms rotlgl~lya cushions for their hips and elbows, other- C triangle with its base to the south wise they cannot help but receive num- and its apex toward the North Pole. Its berless contusions before they reach the greatest dimension fro111 east to west is, end of the journey." in round figures, three tliousai~d miles ; Rfembers of the association need fear and fro111 south to north twenty-eight no such discomfort in traversing the hundred miles. Politically it is divided roads of Ontario today. They can leave into nine provinces and two territories. their cushions at home. The provinces extending from casl: to The provincial highway system is over west fall illto four groups; (1) the two thousand miles in extent. Bearing Maritime Provinces of Nova Scutia, comparison with any of the roads of the Prince Edward Island, and New Bruns- continent it runs in an almost unbi-oken wick; (2) the central provinces of On- line from Ottawa in the east to Wind- tario and Quebec; (3) the Prairie Prov- sor in the west, a distance of approxi- inces, Manitoba, Saslcatcl~e~van,and Al- mately five hundred miles. In addition berta, in the Middle Wcst, and (4) Brit- there are eight thousand miles of good ish Columbia on the Pacific slopc. The class country roads running east, west two territories, Yukon and Northwest and north to the great hinterland of On- Territories, occupy the area fronl the tario, arteries connecting thriving cities. provinces northward. The provinces are To these may be added forty-two thou- bound together by two transcontinental sand miles of township roads and railway systems, totalling forty thousand eighteen thousand miles of colonization miles ; inoclern steamships navigate the roads, which as the name implies, are extensive lake and river systems; while tapping the northland as settlement thousands of miles of iinprovrcl high- progresses. ways provide esccllent transportation The motor car has been chiefly re- routes for the motorist. spoiisible for what is undoubtedly a huge The primary or estractive industries road mileage for a population of three in order of importance are as follows: I40 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May- June, rga7 agriculture, forestry, mining, hydro elec- bearing animals gives her a foremost tric power, fishing, and trapping. The place in the fur markets of the world. rapid rise of secondary industries which convert raw materials into manufactured products has been one of the outstanding Social Features Planned features of Canadian progress in the last By E. J. Hathaway few years. The following table gives the value of production for primary indus- HE annual meetings of library asso- tries for 1924, the latest year for which T ciations which take place in Toron- total comparative figures are available. to, June 20 to 25, will furnish a splendid opportunity for many librarians through- Indzcstry Gross Value out the United States to malie their first Agriculture ...... $1S30,481,735 visit to Canada. Dr. George H. Locke, Forestry ...... 433,816,948 the Chief Librarian of Toronto, is host Mining ...... 230,016,492 Electric Power ...... 951169,768 to the convention, and extensive prep- Fisheries ...... 56,014,651 arations are under way to provide for the Trapping ...... 14,785,634 comfort and pleasure of those who will attend. Total Primary Production. .. .$2,300,285,228 The members of Special Libraries As- By manufacturing processes carried sociation will meet in convention clwing out in the Dominion a net value of the first three days of the week and will $1,256,613,901 was added to raw mate- share equally with those attending the rial worked up into manufactured goods. American Library Association -in the Canada is a veritable sportsman's para- hospitality and entertainment which is dise and though no hunting is permitted provided for the occasion, and they are in the ten thousand square miles of na- invited to remain throughout the entire tional parks yet the overflow from these convention week. and other sanctuaries and the carefully Through the courtesy and co-operation enforced seasonal game laws make pos- of the Board of Governors of Toronto sible the hunting of moose, deer, caribou, University the meetings of the Ameri- mountain goat, mountain sheep, bear (in- can Library Association will be held in cluding grizzly), wolf, cougar, wild cat, Convocation Hall of the university and etc. Elk and antelope are rigidly pro- those of the sections will be held in other tected as well as the several large herds of its buildings. By a special favor, too, of buffalo now totalling over twelve many of the students' residences and thousand head. Sport fishing and game fraternities have been placed at the con- bird shooting may also be had at the venience of the convention delegates, and regular seasons. hundreds of them are to be accommo- Canada is the largest wheat exporting dated during the week in these college country in the world, with ilnmense areas buildings at a nominal rate. of fertile land still awaiting the settlers. Her extensive forests have enabled her BEAUTIFULHART HOUSE to win first place in newsprint produc- Hart House, the famous students' tion and second place in production of recreation building, is also to play an lumber. Her mineral wealth is more important part in the convention. This varied than that of any other country in magnificent college building was erected the world. She now ranks first as a under the direct supervision of the Hon. producer of nickel and cobalt, third in Vincent Massey, the newly-appointed gold and silver. and tenth in coal. Of Canadian Atnbassador to Washington, the thirty-two million hydro horse-power and paid for out of the trust funds set potentially available four and a half apart by his grandfather, the late Hart million have already been developed and A. Massey, founder of the great agricul- constructioil is pl-oceeding in widely tural implement firm of Massey-Harris separated centers at a rapid pace. Cana- Company, Limited. The Great Hall of da's fisheries are world renowned and Hart House is the students' dining hall, the number and quality of her fur- and, by special arrangemellt the staff is May-June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 141 being retained long into the vac a t'Ion other sport to have the privileges of play- period in order that the seven hundred ing on one or other of the score or delegates billeted in the college residences more of golf or other clubs in the may have their meals without the neces- neighborhood of the city, and those de- sity of going down into the city, and here siring to play should write well in ad- also every day during the convention vance to Dr. G. H. Locke at the Public week special luncheons will be held for Library, Toronto, in order that psivi- those in charge of association affairs. leges may be secured. Social features for the delegates will be held throughout the week. On Mon- day evening addresses of welcome will The Mayor and Corporation of the be given in Convocation Hall by Sir City of Toronto are sponsoring a garden Robert Falconer, president of the Uni- party to the librarians on the afternoon versity of Toronto, Hon. Dr. H. J. Cody, of Friday from four to six o'clock on former Minister of Education for On- the University campus; and for the tario, in behalf of the Prime Minister evening a unique Canadian program is of Ontario, and Dr. George H. Locke, to be given in Convocation Hall. The president of the American Library As- program is to consist of French-Canadian sociation. These will be followed by a folk songs, chansons and songs such as general reception to all the attending sung by the lumberinen and river drivers delegates, in the adjoining building, Sim- in the Canadian forests. The Bytown coe Hall, by Sir Robert and Lady Fal- Troubadours, a company of French- coner and Dr. and Mrs. Locke. Canadian singers, will present these Tuesday is to be devoted entirely to songs, for the most part in costume, business, with sessions in the morning, sometinles in the original French and afternoon and evening, the mid-day sometimes in translation; and accom- luncheon at Hart House affording the panying the program will be an address only opportunity for social intercourse. dealing with the subject by Principal The Special Libraries Association, how- W. L. Grant of Upper Canada College, ever, will have no evening sessions. The Toronto. evening speakers at Convocation Hall All of these features are open to the will be Col. Mitchell, of Dumfermline, members of the Special Libraries As- Scotland, Dr. W. F. Russell, Colt~mbia sociation and all who are able to remain University, and W. W. Bishop, Univer- for the entire convention will have a sity of Michigan. pleasant and profitable week. on On Wedilesday evening the convention Reference Books Canada By Frank H. Chase, Reference Librarian, will take a holiday, and all who are in Boston Public Library attendance are invited to a ball and re- ception in Hart House to be given by HIS year, when the face of the the Ontario Governtnent. The building T American library world is turned will be thrown open for inspection. This toward Toronto, many librarians will is a recreation building for male students gain a new sense of the importance of only, and is without doubt the finest our northern neighbor and a desire to structure of its kind in the world de- know more about her. It seems accord- voted to such purposes. During the ingly not inopportune to present the fol- evening performances are to be given in lowing brief list of convenient reference the under-ground theater in Hart I-Iouse books about Canada. by three visiting dramatic corps con- For the most recent facts, we naturaily nected with public libranes. turn to annual publications. Here we Thursday and Friday mornings are find a number of books of almost equal left comparatively free for sight-seeing, value. At the hcad of the list stands : shopping, visiting, or outdoor activities. The Canadian Year Book. Dominion Provision is being made for any who Bureau of Statistics. Ottawa. This admir- may wish to play golf, tennis, cricket or ably printed volume of more than one 142 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1937 thousand pages contains well-digested sta- of the Dominion and Provincial Parlia- tistics for every phase of Canadian national ments, with an excellent biographical sketch life. It is superior to the Statistical Ab- of each. This makes the book a valuable stract of the United States in that all the who's who for all persons in the service tables are supplen~entedby extensive read- of any of the Canadian legislatures. ing matter, which explains the statistics and The Dominion of Canada with Newfound- gives them a proper background. The book land and an Excursion to Alaska, by Karl is a model of its kind. Baedeker. Leipzig. 1922. This indispensable Heaton's Commercial Hand-Book of guide-book originally written by J. F. Canada, formerly Heaton's Annual I-Ieaton Muirhead, has been revised to 1921. It Publishing Company. Toronto. This book sup- contains 26 excellent maps and plans, and plements the Canadian Year Book. It con- leaves little to be desired by the tourist in sists of five sections: an "office manual," Canada. containing all sorts of current business in- The Toronto Year Book, compiled by A. formation; the Canadian Customs tariff; C. Curry. Municipal Intelligence Bureau. "provincial ready references," with statistics Toronto. This illustrated quarto is a semi- for each provincz and a full gazetteer of official, semi-commercial publication, de- cities and towns; Canadian market factors," voted to the glorification of Toronto and including a directory of leading manufac- its business interests. It is full of infor- turers; and an educational register. This mation and will give the intending visitor admirable book is closely paralleled by the a proper conception of thc city which he is Canadian Almanac and Legal and Court to see. Directory. Copp Clark Company. Toronto. The Evolution of the Dominion of Can- Special features of this book are the alpha- ada, Its Government and Its Politics, by betical list of post offices and railroad sta- Edmund Porritt. World Book Company. tions in Canada, and very full directories of Yonkers on Hudson. 1922. This book is associations and of the legal profession. the best guide to the understanding of the The Canadian Annual Review of Public governments of Canada, Dominion and Affairs. Canadian Review Company. Toron- Provincial. It traces the development of to. This volume is a collaborative publi- the country from the beginning, clearly de- cation, somewhat similar in plan to the scribes its constitution and the manner of American Year Book. Articles by compe- its government, and discusses its policies tent anthorities describe the whole texture and foreign relations in a helpful way. of Canadian life in its various aspects. The Evolution of French Canada, by Jean Each provitlce is treated separately. The Charlemagne Bracq. Macmillan Company. volume has an excellent index. New York. 1924. This book, which is Five Thousand Facts About Canada, com- unique in its field, is an illuminating account piled by Frank Yeigh. Canadian Facts Pub- of the French element in Canadian life, its lishing Company. Toronto. This hand-book history and its significance. The reading of of about one hundred pages, which is pub- this book is necessary to the proper un- lished annually at thirty cents, is a mine of derstanding of the compact French popu- pithily condensed statistics for the use of lation which must be reckoned with in newspaper editors and promoters. There every estimate of Canadian problems. is no index, but the little book is easy to use and is perhaps the best compact hand- Canadian Historical Dates and Events by book of Canadian progress. Francis J. Audet. George Beauregard. Ot- tawa. 1917. This book is made up of classi- Who's Who in Canada, edited by B. M. fied lists of Canadian events with their Greene. International Press, Limited. dates, and of Canadian officials and digni- Toronto. This volume of 1629 pages, which taries arranged chronologically. It con- appears to be issued biennially, differs from tains a great deal of condensed histoiical other "Who's Whos" in having excellent information. portraits of about half of the persons who Canada and Its Provinces by IOO asso- are treated in its pages. The arrangement ciates; general editors, Adam Shortt an: is haphazard, but the index makes it easy Arthur G. Doughty. 23 volumes. Publishers to find the person sought. Association of Canada. Toronto. 1914-1917. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography, This notable set of books consists of 22 compiled by W Stewart Wallace. Macmi- volumes of history, including a separate Ian Company of Canada. Toronto. 1926. treatment of each province, and an index This scholarly volume, which has just ap- volume with full bibliographical and chron- peared, seeks to be a Dictionary of Na- ological lists. It is, perhaps, the most am- tional Biography for Canada. It is an ad- bitious publication concerning Canada. mirable guide to the lives of significant Canadians no longer living. The Canadian Catalogue of Books Pub- lished in Canada, About Canada and Those The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, edited Written by Canadians. Compiled by the by Major Ernest J. Chambers. Gazette Toronto Public Library. This catalog is a Printing Company. Montreal. This is an useful annual publication listing all the most annual consisting of lists of the members important books by Canadians and about May-June, 1ga7 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 143 Canada. It is reprinted in substance in the and the sections of Biornetrics and succ.essive issues of the Canadian Annual Revfew. Epidemiology and Physiological Hy- giene. The Connaught Laboratories, which consist of Research, Antitoxin, University of Toronto and Insulin divisions, are intimately re- By Sir Robert A. Falconer, President lated and in close affiliation with the School of Hygiene. Teaching, research many years the University of and public service are the functions of FORToronto has been a meeting-place this school and of the Connaught Labora- for conventions, conferences, and edu- tories. cational gatherings of all kinds. Situated The university controls, in conjunc- in the very heart of a great indus- tion with the Provincial Government, the trial and con~mercialcity of over six hun- Royal Ontario Museum. It controls also dred thousand inhabitants, it is an edu- the Toronto Conservatory of Music cational oasis and an educational breath- which was taken over some years ago. ing-place. Altogether there are some Proceeding to degrees and diplomas sixty buildings, large and small, that there are each year some fifty-five hun- make up the physical plant of the Pro- dred students, men and women. In the vincial University of Ontario. Univer- Department of University Extension sity College, built in 1859, is the most there are more than twenty-five hundred beautiful of all these buildings, but others adults taking extension cotlrses and approach it in this respect. classes. Certainly, there could be no more ap- Hart House, a unique recreational, so- propriate location for a meeting than this cial and athletic center for male students, university site. Of the twenty-one uni- is known throughout the English-speak- versities in Canada, Toronto is the larg- ing world as one of the finest institutions est and the best equipped. The Uni- for its purpose. There is a Students' versity of Toronto had its beginnings in Union for women and several residences, 1827, and next October it will celebrate though far from enough to accommodate in a fitting manner its hundredth anni- the whole student body. versary. It has approximately twenty- two thousand living graduates scattered The university has very close affilia- over the whole world. tion with the Toronto General Hospital and privileges in the Sick Children's In the University of Toronto there Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, West- are nine faculties-Arts (including Sci- em Hospital, and the new Psychiatric ences and Commerce), Medicine, Applied Hospital. Science and Engineering, Household Science, Education, Forestry, Music, The discovery of insulin by Dr. F. G. Graduate Studies and Dentistry. There Banting, a member of the staff of the are four Arts Colleges-University Col- university, has greatly encouraged medi- lege, Victoria College, Trinity College cal research, and the subsequent gener- and St. Michael's College. Affiliated ous endowments furnished by the GOV- with the university are the Ontario Col- ernment of Ontario, the Rockefeller lege of Agriculture, the Ontario College Foundation, and private individuals, have of Pharmacy, the Ontario Veterinary provided for very great expansion in College, and the Ontario College of Art. this department. There are two federated theological col- The university has been quickened by leges-Knox and Wycliffe. The Univer- the spirit of research, and it seeks in sity Library contains more than two hun- every way to serve its constituency, dred thousand volumes. which is the Province of Ontario. The School of Hygiene, housed in the Such is, in very brief outline, the uni- new building provided by the Interna- versity which extends a most cordial in- tional Health Eoard of the Rockefeller vitation to the Special Libraries Associa- Foundation, embraces the Department of tion for its 1927 meeting. Here the Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, the delegates, official and unofficial, will nlost Department of Public Health Nursing, certainly feel very much at home. 144 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 When S.L.A. First Met in Former Conferences of Canada S.L. A. Former By Daniel N. Handy, President By William Alcott T is now thirteen years since S.L.A. I last met in Canada. The meeting was PECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIA- held jointly with A.L.A. in Ottawa. S TION was organized at Bretton Headquarters were at the Chateau Woods, N.H , in 1909, where the Ameri- Laurier, then newly opened. Those who can Library Association was holding its attended will never forget the cordial annual conference. To John Cotton welcome from government officials and Dana, librarian of the Newark Public from Canadian leaders in the library Library, fell the honor of calling to- field. Nor will they forget the city of gether, on July 2, 1909, at Bretton Ottawa with its noble setting of sweep- Woods, the little company of librarians ing waters, and Parliament buildings interested in special libraries. Herbert crowning a scene of incomparable nat- 0. Brigham, state librarian of Rhode ural beauty. Island, was elected chairman, and Mr. S.L.A. was then three years old. Its Dana was subsequently elected the first program consisted of two independent president of the new organization, which and two joint sessions. The first joint took for its name, Special Libraries As- session brought together the S.L.A., the sociation. American Association of Law Libraries, Before that year elapsed a call was the National Association of State Libra- issued for the first conference, which ries, and the Bibliographical Society of was held on November 5, 1909, at the America. The subject for discussion rooms of the Merchants Association in was "Legal Bibliography." At the sec- New York. Since then a conference has ond joint session, the three first-named been held each year, nearly always in the associations united in a program devoted eastern part of the country, although the to "Legislative Reference Work." The second and fourteenth conferences were first of the independent sessions had for held in Michigan, the fourth in Ottawa, its subject "What Is a Special Library?"; Ont., and the ninth in Kentucky. the second, "The Library as a Business Two women have served as president. Asset." Miss Maud A. Carabin of Detroit, served A glance at the speakers' list discloses in 1919-20, and Miss Rebecca B. Ranltin many names now familiar to all libra- of New York, served in 1922-23. rians. The question, "What Is a Spe- cial Library ?" provoked most discussion. Following is the list of places where Apparently not a few of the older libra- conferences were held, and the names of rians who shared in the discussion were those who served as resident: troubled by the new society and its pre- 1-1909, Merchants Association, New York, tensions, and were not quite sure what it John Cotton Dana. 2-1910, Mackinac Island, Mich., John Cot- was all about. ton Dana. Browsing through contemporary issues 3-1911, Engineering Societies Building, New of SPECIALLIBRARIES for an account of York, John Cotton Dana. the meeting, one finds much to show 4-1912, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada, what remarkable progress the Associa- R. H. Whitten; H. 0. Brigham, tion has made in the intervening years. president pro tem. Now, one may go to contemporary copies 5-1913, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Moun- of SPECIALLIBRARIES confident of find- tains, N.Y., D. N. Handy. ing a graphic and adequate account, cov- 6-1914, New Willard Hotel, Washington, ering every essential detail of its annual D.C.,D. N. Handy. meetings. But the writer sought in vain 7-1915, Squirrel Inn, Haines Falls, N.Y., in SPECIALLIBRARIES of 1912, for infor- R. H. Johnston. 8-1916, Asbury Park, N.J., Arthur E. Bast- mation concerning headquarters, comrnit- wick. tees, and those little details which help 9-1917, Louisville, Ky., F. N. Morton to form a complete picture of a bygone (died) ; C. C. Williamson, president convention. pro tern. May-June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES I45 Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,C. C. Wil- with a yellow light to indicate a minute to liamson; John A. Lapp presided. "go9' and a red one for "stop," and solemnly Asbury Park, N.J., Guy E. Marion. Hotel McAlpin, New York, Miss warned all speakers that for the protection Maud A. Carabin of the floor the chair would have to insist New ocean House, Swampscott, that the speakers watch the signal and abide Mass, Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr. by its orders Dctroit, Mich., Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr. Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic City, N.J., "And then through eight sessions over Miss Rebecca B, Rankin. three days the ingenious device sat silent and Saratoga Sprmgs, N.Y., Edward R. dark on the chairman's desk while speaker Redstone. 17-1925, New Ocean House, Swampscott, after speaker calmly forgot the proscriptions Mass., D. N. Handy. of time limit to which he had agreed and while 16-1926, Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic City, N J., chairman af ter chairman allowed his innate D. N. Handy. sense of courtesy to overbalance his inten- tion to give the audience a fair deal. What Sesqui-Centennial Medal we need arc a few hard boiled chairmen." President Francis E. Cady has received from Mr. Mdam, Sccretary of the American Opening at Milwaukee Library Association, a certificate from the Jury of Awards of the Scsqui-centennial Interna- Thc city of Milwaukee desires to obtain tional Exhibit held last year in Philadelphia a man qualified to act as librarian of the The certificate states that Special Libraries Milwaukee Public Museum. The Museum is Association has been awarded a gold medal said to be the fifth largest scientific museum for its exhibit at the exposition in collabora- in the United States and not only maintains tion with the American Library Association. a largc museum collection and conducts a The medal, which was forwarded at the considerable amount of field and research same time, is three inches in d~ameier and work, but also has a library of approxirnatcly bears on one sidc an embossed eagle standing fifty thousand volumes. The librarian would on its nest, with Independence Hall in the not only be required to do the ordinary work background, the whole illuminated by the set- of library maintenance, but also to enlarge ting sun. On the reverse side is a wreath the library, to do research work in co-opera- with the words "Sesqui-centennial Interna- tion with members of the Museum staff and tional Exposition, Philadelphia, 1776-1920" on to assist in the editing and proofreading of the outside, and "Medal of Award" on the the Muscum publications. The applicant is inside. required to have a broad scicntific training The medal will be exhibited at the Toronto and a reading knowledge oi scientific French, Convention German and Spanish is desirable. The Mu- seum library also works in co-operation with Time for Speakers the h,Iilwaukee Public Library located in thc Limits same building. The initial salary ranges from "Everyone knows that the average engi- $170.00 to $215.00 per month subject to even- neering convention suffers from too much tual increase. formal talk and too little informal discus- sion," states a recent issue of the Engineer- ing News-Record "One reason for this is that the formal talkers take up too much I LIBRARY COURSES time-more than they are allottcd almost JULY 5-AUGUST 12 without exception-so that the floor must July 5 to July 23: Library admin- needs remain silent or else go without meals istration, June R. Donnelly; an option between Reference, Flor- or sleep. Onc way to relieve that situation ence T. Blunt, and Library work would be to force the formal speaker to keep with children, Alice I. Hazeltlne. within his t~melimit. But as thc current July 25 to August 12: Classifica- flapper says "Try and do it." They did try tion and Book selection, June R. last month at a prominent technical conven- Donnelly. tion. SIMMONS COLLEGE "At the start of the convention the chair- Boston, Massachusetts man displayed a nice little rig on his table SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 Special Libraries of Toronto By W. 0. Carson, Inspector of Public Libraries, Ontario Department of Education F there is any definition of a special library which includes all that it is and excludes all that it is not, I have never heard it. As this is an eleventh-hour I invitation to supply a few words on the special libraries in Toronto, the editor must take pot luck-I have no opportunity either to refresh my knowledge on the subject or to decide which libraries should be classified as special. Just a word or two, first, about a few libraries that are only special in the broadest sense. As Toronto is the provincial capital, the Legislative Library of Ontario is here in the Parliament buildings. Its functions are similar to those of the legislative libraries in the majority of provinces and states. This library has such a wide range of books that it might be termed a library of the depart- ments of government. With this institution is housed the Department of Educa- tion Library which offers service to teachers in all parts of Ontario. The University of Toronto Library should type. The librarian is highly trained and be visited by those attending the Special Li- served as head of the cataloging department braries convention, not only by reason of its of the Toronto Public Library before assum- merlts, but on account of its being the library ing charge of this institutional library. of the largest university in the British Empire. The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of In addition to the large university library, Ontario has charge of the largest public own- twenty-eight separate departmental libraries ership utility of its kind in the world, and the should be credited to the University of To- main offices are in Toronto. The library is ronto. The majority of them are made up of credited with being the largest and most repre- small permanent collections, plus generous sentative engineering library in Canada. The loans from the genera1 library. McMaster librarian is a graduate in engineering and is University has a comparatively small library, well versed in modern librarianship. There is but it is well selected and is in charge of a a small engineering library at the Engineering certificated librarian. Victoria, Trinity, and Club. St. Michael's colleges have libraries of their own They are affiliated with the University The Royal Canadian Institute, which is in of Toronto, and students and professors have the university district, has a wonderful collec- access to the general library. tion of the proceedings of scientific societies. Osgoode Hall is the provincial law and court The institute directs its attention to scientific center of the province and cor~tainsthe largest studies and its proceedings are published. and most notable law libraries in Ontario. These are exchanged with similar institutions The library of the Canadian National Institute throughout the whole world. for the Blind is situated close to the univer- Two more items are worthy of special men- sity. The College of Education, the provin- tion: The newspapers and the llbrary and ar- clal training school for high school tcachers, chives of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. is in charge of a trained librarian and serves The four newspapers hnvc good working li- the teachers-in-training and the students of the braries. Their materials are growing and University Training School. The Normal their organizations are improving in efficiency. School library serves the regular students and The quality of the Toronto newspapers would the children of the model school; two trained suggest that good use 1s madc of library librarians compose the staff. material. . . The Canadian Bank of Commerce The Academy of Medicine library stands maintains a library and archives in charge of out prominently amongst institutions of its a full-time librarian and archivist. Most of May-June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES I47 our financial institutions have small collec- There are vcry few to compare with the tions. Academy of Medicine, the Hydro-Electric, and Speakmg frankly the special library ideal some of the departments of government at has not taken hold in this country in a large Ottawa. The population of Canada is small way; that is, we have not gone far in the and widespread, which partly accounts for the establishment of highly specialized, representa- condition. The thrcc or four larger centers tive collections of books and related material, are doing something of a praise-ivorthy nature. organized and operated according to the nice- and indications point to a further development ties and exactitudes of modern library science. of the special library. Ontario's Legislative Library destroyed with the exception of about ten By A. T. Wilgress, Legislative Librarian thousand partially damaged books and docu- ments. Today the library is housed in the The Library of the Legislature of the fireproof north wing and it is hoped that it Province of Ontario in Toronto is the lineal will be spared any further visitations by fire. successor of the parliamet~tary libraries of Upper Canada and the Province of Canada. The Legislative Library now consists of Unfortunately, upon four occasions the approximately one hundred and fifty thousand scourge of fire has destroyed many priceless volumes, to which in 1922 was added the De- documents relating to Canadian history which partment of Education library of fifty thou- these libraries contamed. sand volumes, gathered together by the late Dr. Egerton Ryerson, pioneer Minister of The first library was ruined Aprll 27, 1813, Education in Ontario and the late Dr. J. C. when invading forces from the United States Hodgins, Deputy Minister of Education. The burned the Parliament buildings of Upper Legislative Library thus formed is for the Canada at York, now known as Toronto. In benefit and use of the members of the Leg- December, 1824, the second Parliament build- ings were burned by accident and the library islature, the civil service, teachers, and law consumed. In April, 184g, the Parliament and college students 01 the Province. It is buildings of the Province of Canada in Mont- managed by the librarian who is responsible real were dcstroyed by a mob during the up- to the Speaker of the Legislature and the roar attending the passage of the Rebellion Library Committee of the House for the care Losses Bill, and only two hundred volumes of and safcty of thc books and docutnents The the library were saved. The fourth disaster oc- use of the library, the books of which are curred in February, 1854, when the Parlla- card indexed, has from varlous causes grcatly ment buildings In Quebec city were acc~den- increased during the past few years. Works tally burned and about half of the sevenlecn of fiction are restricted to the outstanding thousand volumes acquired were saved In 1867 the Dominion of Canada was works of acknowledged masters only. formed by the confederation of the Provinces, Prior to 1922 the books were cataloged and the parliamentary library (of some under a loosc leaf system in a number of sixty-five thousand volumes) was established ledgers, but in 1922 the Dewey decimal sys- permanently In Ottawa, the capital city of tem was adopted and during the past four Canada, and in compensation for the loss of or five years the greater part of the library their library the Provinces of Ontario and has been classified under that system, and Quebec were allowed each $IOO,OOOwith which cataloged under the title, .author and subject ; to form the nuclcus of new legislative 11bra- analytical ca~dsare now in process of being ries. Finally on Seplemhcr I, 1909, the west made The American Library Association end of the legislative buildings of Ontario in rules are followed for cataloging. The sec- Toronto was gutted by fire and the Legisla- tion containing the law books is classified Un- tive Library of one hundred and ten thousand der the subject first and then under the au- volumes, carefully acquired during the forty- thor. Government publications are placed two years since Confederation, was utterly under the country and the Cutter system used. 148 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 Library of Academy of Medicine requested in one library, but, by means of By M. Edna M. Poole, Librarian good bibliographical aids, supplemented by in- terlibrary loans practically anything desired The Academy of Medicine was organized in medical literature can be obtained. in 1907, being formed by the amalgamation of four existing societies, namely, thc To- This library is maintained almost entirely ronto Clinical Society, the Toronto hledical So- by the income from the fees of the mem- ciety, the Toronto Pathological Society and bers of the Academy; added to this is a small the Ontario Medical Library Association. One special book fund. It is for the use of the of its purposes, as stated in the Letters Pat- members primardy, but through the courtesy ent, was "the promotion and maintenance of of the Academy its reference privileges are an efficient library and museum." This aim extended to the fifth and sixth year medical has been kept well in the foreground and in students of the University of Toronto and the twenty years of its existence, from the help is given these students in the use of nucleus of forty-five hundred books brought bibliographical aids and reference books. Ma- in by the Ontario Medical Library Associa- terial is also loaned on request to out-of-town tion the Academy has built up a library of members of the profession. This is of special eighteen thousand five hundred volumes. value to pract~tionersin small towns or rural The Academy building is most conven- districts where there are no library facilities. iently located-in the center of the city, with- Anything is available for loan except refer- in five minutes walk of the General Hospital, ence books and the current issue of journals. the Hospital for Sick Children, and the Re- The libraiy is open on week-days from g ception Hospital, and directly across a small a.m. to 6 p.m except on Saturday when it park from the Medical building and the LI- closes at I p.m. It is also open from 8 to brary of the University. The library rooms 10 on all nights when there are meetings are on the second floor, a fireproof stack of two stories being at the rear. of the Academy The administration of the library is through The classification used is the Dewey deci- a committee appointed by, and responsible to, mal system with expansion in certain sections. the Council which is the governing body of The catalog, of dictionary form, contams an the Academy, so that all policies of the library author card for each work in the library must have the approval of Council before be- and as many subject cards as are necessary coming active. The general policy, however, to bring out the subject matter. has been to build up a medical reference li- In addition to its books the Academy li- brary, avoiding textbooks and works of an brary possesses a large collection of portraits ephemeral character and acquiring important monographs, standard works of reference, and prints of medical interest, those of the medical classics and material of bibliograph- Osler collection, which were chosen for the ical and historical interest Probably the Academy by Sir William Osler, being of spe- most important part of any scientific library cial interest. In the "Osler Corner" are the (and this is particularly true of medical sci- cabinets, microscopes and slides of Osler's ence) is the sets of the best periodicals, that first teacher, the Rev. W. A. Johnson, "Priest is, those devoted to the publ~cation of the of the Parish of Weston, Ontario." results of original work, and the transactions of societies which often contain epoch-making contributions. In the list of periodicals and Hydro-Electric Library serial publications at the Academy there are By Fred A. Robertson, B.A.Sc., Engineer approximately six hundred and forty-two in Charge. titles, of which two hundred are current JOUr- When the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- nals on file. The Academy has also on its sion of Ontario, some ten years ago, moved shelves the best works of medical hibliog- its head office from rented office space in two raphy ancl for a library of its size is espe- down town Toronto office buildings to its cially rich in medical classics. own present building on University Avenue, It is no longer essential, nor indeed pos- a decision was made to put under one con- s~ble,to have all the material which may be trol the miscellaneous technical references and May- June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 149 technical publications held as a part of the relationship has permitted a greater purchas- various engineering departments which con- ing power for money spent on texts in the stituted the commission. From this modest special technical field of engineering, first, by beginning there has grown a special technical avoiding duplication of volumes only occa- library, consisting of some five thousand en- sionally used but still desirable for reference, gineering references. and second, by extending the scope of ref- In this brief space allowed for a descrip- erences by adding to the total number of texts tion of the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- collectively purchased. sion Library, it will only be possible to deal A large part of the library operation is with the subject in general, but it is hoped keeping the engineering staff posted on the a general idea may be given our readers of newest dcveloptnents in the science of engi- the benefits received from a special library to neering. The commission subscribcs to some an engineering business organization. ninety technical and trade journals which, The Hydro-Electric Power Commission, along with government reports and publica- with its many ramifications, is the outcome of tions as issued through the thirty-odd tech- a commission appointed some eighteen years nical societics in which the commission holds ago by the Government of the Province of membership, are routed to the engineers of Ontario, to enquire into the poss~bilityof se- the various departments, a check being kept curing for the people of the Province at large of circulation in order that any publication a more economical development and distribu- may be located by the library on a minute's tion of electrical energy from their own nat- notice. The usual procedure is followed, rc- ural resources. This commission, with the garding all periodicals, etc., thesc are bound late Sir Adam Beck as its chairman, has once or twice a year, as it is found necessary grown from a staff of some half-dozen engi- and indices secured wherever possible. neers until it is now the most important factor The general Increase it1 the use of the li- in the power development and transmission brary by the engineering staff of the Hydrp- of power in Ontario, having on its present Electric Power Commission has becn far be- payroll over two thousand employees. yond my anticipation, and although the space All branches of engincering are represented allottcd for the library, when it was started in the activities of the commission and the some ten years ago, was then considered library houscs technical references in all ample, it bas now been found to bc inade- branches of the profession. Lcgal and ac- quate; and, it is hoped in the not too distant counhg references have never been included future that additional space rnay be arranged to any great extent, as all refercnces neces- for the housing of the ever increasing col- sary for these branches of the commission's Iection of engineering technical references. operations are obtainable from various sources in the city to which thcse respective depart- ments have access. Royal Bank of Canada Library The library is operated on the standard By Miss Constance C. Wilson, Librarian Dewey decimal system, with some slight The banking system of Canada consists of changes to mect the local condit~ons. All volumes, periodicals, etc., are at the disposal twelve chartered banks w~thnearly four thou- sand branches locatcd in all parts of the of any member of the staff, but suggestions country, from Halifax on the Atlantic to for any add~tions to the library must go Vancouver on the Pacific, and in scvcral for- through the eng~neeringhead of the depart- eign countries. The Royal Bank of Canada ment in which the member desiring the ref- erence is locatcd. is thc second largest of these hanks and has about nine hundred branches, over seven hun- In order to obtain thc fullest technical dred of which are in Canada and the rest in reference possible for the staff, close work- foreign countries, chiefly in South America ing relationship has bcen established with and the West Indies. To keep in to~chwith other technical bodies in the City of Toronto, conditions in all these sections is of vital itn- such as, Toronto Public Reference Library, portance and one way of solving the probleln University of Toronto Library and technical is by the establishment of a library as the libraries housed in the Enginecrmg Library central place for ihe collcction and dissemina- of the Engineering Club of Toronto This tion of all such information. 150 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1ga7 The Royal Bank had started a small li- Imperial Life Library Service 1913 brary in for the education and recreation By R. J. Wood, Sales Service Department, of the staff, but as the advantages of having The Imperial Life Assurance Company an up-to-date reference library were recog- of Canada 1925 nized, it was reorganized in as a technical The library of the Imperial Life Assurance special library. The original plan of having Company is fairly definitely divided into two a collection of books for educational and distinct sections, one containing material of recreational purposes has been continued to interest to home office executives and em- a certain extent, but the chief purpose of the ployees and the other designed almost solely iibrary, now, is to be a ready supplementary for branch managers and field representatives source of general and statistical information of the company. on all subjects in which the bank is interested. The home office material covers the various In an international bank, this range of sub- phases of insurance and related subjects. jects is very wide and necessitates the col- Medical, legal, accounting and economic books, lection of detailed information not only on largely as they relate to our business or as conditions within the home country but also they would be of interest to our organizations, in foreign countries where branches are lo- are included. cated. Much information may be obtained The books are card-indexed according to from books, but the most up-to-date material title, classification and author. They are clas- on economic conditions and commercial and sified under a decimal system drawn up for financial statistics, is found in current publi- the purpose-a plan which is proving quite cations, and for this reason the library re- satisfactory to present needs. ceives regularly over one hundred and fifty Briefly the home office library is a central periodicals and newspapers, a large percentage point to supply specific information about the of which are circulated among members of the actual work or related subjects of executives staff. Articles which would be of special or other employees. Lists of new books added interest are brought to the attention of the to the library ?re regularly printed in the bl- proper officers of the bank, and those which monthly home office paper, thus bringing the contain valuable reference material are in- matter to the attention of all intcrested. From dexed. A few of these periodicals, such as time to time at staff meetings and in other the Statist and The Co~nntercialand Financial ways, the library service is brought to the Chrowicle are bound, others are kcpt unbound, attention of the staff. and the rest are eventually discarded. Special attention is given to material re- A very useful file of pamphlets, reports, quired in the study of the various actuarial and publications of all kinds has been built up and insurance examinations, and for speeches and this is indispensable in answering refer- and debates. ence questions. Publications are filed alpha- The leading insurance periodicals and busi- ness and financial papers are secured regu- betically by subject. A collection of the for- larly. These are routed to the various exec- eign bank publications has proved very valu- utives or departments either intact, or clipped able in following the economic conditions in and sent as clippings. Such clippings are those countries. The necessary reference usually filed under subject headings for future books, such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, reference. gear books, directories, together with books This section of the library has been an im- on commodities and countries in which the portant service in the home office for many bank is interested, con~pletethe equipment of years-a central point where malerial of in- the library. terest to any member of the staff is available quickly and in handy form for reference and The library serves not. only all departments study. in head office but all members of the staff, The salesmanship scction of the library cir- whether in head office, in Canadian branches culates books among field representatives of or in foreign branches, have the privilege of the company throughout Canada. The dis- calling on it for books or information. En- tribution is carried on by the Sales Service quiries are welcomed from clients of the bank Department, thus linking up the library who find here information which it 1s difficult service as an integral part of the educational for them to obtain elsewhere. work of the company. Available to all who SPECIAL LIBRARIES May- June, 1927 151 have completed an elementary course of study being accepted with thanks, and ordeied to on joining the company's organization, the be deposited in the library. books deal very largely with thc problems On December g, 1829, the treasurer, George of the field men in actual selling. A com- Ridout, had the first catalog of books belong- paratively small percentage deal with tech- ing to the Law Society of Upper Canada nical material. printed at York (Toronto), by Mr R. Stan- Commencing about seven years ago the field ton, the King's Printer. This calalog shows library now serves representatives in every the library at that time to have consisted of agency of the company, either sending a book two hundred and sixty-four volumes, chiefly or other material at regular intervals or at the reports. This catalog is now very rare, onIy request of a representative who desires in- one copy being in the custody of the chief formation on some specific subject or problem librarian at Osgoode Hall. It is of two pages in which he is particularly interested. The of print, foolscap size, and has the blank library also secures from time to time books leaf attached. Since the first catalog was for field men who wish to buy any of the printed seven later editions have been pub- publications they have read from the hbrary, lished, the last one, a subject-index, in 1923, and which they desire for their personal li- edited by the present chief librarian. The braries. The agency force are kept in touch library now contains sixty-six thousand six with the material available through notices hundred volumes of bound books and Pam- of new books, and articles in the field maga- phlets. zine, The Nezvs, and by a pamphlet outlining Briefly the classification or arrangement of the books and other publications available un- the books is as follows: I-English Reports der classifications. (prior to 1866). z-English Law Reports Series, since 1866 to date, 3-Irish Reports. Osgoode Hall Law Library 4-Scotch Reports. 5-Digests. &Text-books (alphabetically arranged by author). 7- By J. J. Daley, Chief Librarian American Reports. &American Statutes The first attempt at the formation of a library (Last revisions). g-American Periodicals. was made at a meeting held on January 16, 10-Colonial and Foreign Laws. II-English 18~0, at which wcre present Solicitor-General Statutes 12-Provincial Statutes. 13-Statutes Gray, Angus Macdonell, Williatn Dummer of Canada. 14-Canadian Reports. 15-Peri- Powcll, Jr., and William Weeks (Weekes). odicals (English). 16-English Reports (Re- Nothing much came as a result of this meet- print editions). 17-Colonial Reports. 18- ing about a library for the society for more Dictionary or Reference Room ~g-Riddell than a quarter of a century afterward. Canadian Library. 20-Galleries (General Literature). On April 26, 1826, Convocation of the So- ciety resolved that the treasurer, Dr. W. W. Baldwin, should prepare a memorial to Sir The Toronto Star Library Pregrine Maitland, the Lieutenant-Governor, By A. F. Barr, Librarian to the following effect, representing a desire for buildings "wherein" to transact business, The library of the Toronto Daily Star has collect and deposit a library and to "accom- been in operation for about seventeen years. modate the youth studying the profession." It developed from the introduction of a The Legislative Council then recommended "Questions and Answers Department," and that a grant should be made of six acres of rapidly expanded with clipping and filing sec- tions, handling both news items and photo- land to the Law Society and on January g, 1827, the Law Sociely appointed a special graphs. committee of its members to determine what At the present time there are upwards of books should be purchascd for the society, six thousand volumes in the library proper. not exceeding in value &200, and that the Part of these are indexed under the Dewey said committee be directed, as soon as con- system and the balance will be completed in venient, to procure the same. It is then re- due course. In the biographical section of corded that on November 14, 1828, Mr. the files there are upwards of forty thousand Thomas Taylor, the reporter, presented the envelopes, while the general clippings are un- society with a copy of his reports, the book der over two thousand headings. The bound 152 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 files of our own paper are also in the de- erected in Toronto by the British Govern- partment and are available to the public. ment. At the inception of the observatory The majority of the clippings are from the and during the earlier years many of the local papers. In addition, however, papers standard works on astronomy and magnetism from other representative cities are clipped were placed in the library, but during the as well as British dailies and daily and Sun- past fifty years the books added have been day editions from American cities. mostly meteorological and to a lesser extent The biographical clippings are filed in open- reports on terrestrial magnetism and seismol- end envelopes 5% by 8 inches. These also ogy. The library possesses all numbers of contain the photographs that can bc cut to the British Nautical Alnaanac from 1822 to that size. In the case of the more important date. persons, where there are numerous clippings, The classification of the books in the library the envelope is used only for photographs and is as follows: the clippings are mounted in snap binders Meteorology-Books and periodicals on using letter size papcr. This follows a sug- metcorology and subjects related to meteorol- gestion received from The Detroit News li- ogy (thunderstorms, northern lights, winds, brary and has been found of very great value, etc.) appreciated particularly by members of the Magnelism-Books on terrestrial magnetism. reporting staff, on account of the saving in Seismology-Books and period~calson seis- time in looking over numerous clippings. mology. General clippings are filed in letter-size Aerology-Books and periodicals on aerol- cabinets. These clippings are partially ogy and investigation of the upper atmosphere. mounted so that they will have a un~form Agriculture Meteorology Maps-The maps width of three columns and half a column arc housed in cupboards on the second floor. long. In all cases the latest clipping is at Astronon~y-As the hleteorological Office the front of the individual file. is purely a meteorological one, all books on The snap binder method and bound scrap astronomy have been put in the attic in order books are also used for these chppings in to make spare room for books on meteorology the case of certain subjects which are re- and kindred subjects, the books on astronomy garded of morc than ordinary importance. being of little interest to the officc. All other photographs, including the larger The Central Metcorological Office exchangcs ~crsonalones that cannot be cut arc filed in books with seventy-seven institutions and ob- letter-size cabinets under appropriate head- servatories in evcry part of the world. ings. This section is growing constantly as While the library is not for the use of Lhe a11 the service photographs, used and unused, public, anybody carrying on some spccial in- are regularly sent to the library for the filing vestigation is always permitted to make use of those which are consldercd important of it, but books are not allowed to be taken enough to keep. away. No cuts are filed in the llbrary. These for some years have been directly under the supervision of thc city editor and are filed College of Education Library in cabinets in h~sdepartment. The work in By W. E. Macpherson, Librarian the department is handled by the librarian The Library of the Ontario College of Edu- and one assistant, whilc the Questions and cation is situated at 371 Bloor Street, West, Answers scction is now a separate depart- Toronto. Durlng the collcge year it is opcn ment under the former librarian. daily from g am until 12 m., and from 1 until 5 p.m.; on Salurday mornings from Meteorological Office Library 9'30 a.m. until 12 m. The library is devoted especially to works of interest to teachers in By G. A. Bland, Librarian elementary and secondary schools, to teachers- The Metcorolog~calOffice Library is houscd in-training, and thosc doing graduate work in the Central Meteorological Office of Can- in education. The library was founded in ada, Bloor Street, We&, Toronto. The be- 1910. There are now on the shelves about ginning of this library dates back to 1840 seven thousand books, bound volumes of edu- when an observatory for the taking of mag- cational journals, and thousands of pamphlets netical and meteorological observations was relating to the history, theory or practice of May-June, 19aj SPECIAL LIBRARIES 153 education. Other material on education is from the time of Henry VIII and reports available in the library of the University of from the sixteenth century to thc present Toronto of which the library of the College time, list reports and statutes, Canadian and of ducati it is, in part, a branch or depart- Provincial statutes and reports from the time ment. It d es not seek to duplicate material when this country was still divided into Up- available in the library of the university. per and Lower Canada, the United States Supreme Court Reports, encyclopzdia and Social Service Library digests, including that excellent series Corpus Juris, texts on every subject about which a By Rev. Canon C. W. erno on legal treatisc has been written, and many legal The library of the Council for Social periodicals combine to make a very complete Service of the Church of England in Canada, library under the charge of a librarian who (the official board for social welfare work is a barrister, and a member of thc Ontario of the Anglican Church in the Dominion) was Bar. established at the council's office at the The first trustees of the association were Church House, 604 Jarvis Street, Toronto, in Britten Bath Osler, Q.C., James Kirkpatrick, 1921. Tt is confined to books on social service Q.C., George Ferguson Shepley, Edward and allied subjects. Douglas Armour, George Tale Blackstock, The books are loaned, free of charge, to the William Lount, Q.C., Walter Barwich, Chalks clergy and social workcrs throughout Canada. Henry Ritchie, Q C , and Thomas Jaff ray Thc library is classificd as follows: I-Gen- Robertson, names full of significance to any- era1 Sociology. 2-Economics. 3-Christianity one acquainted with the history of the legal and Social Welfarc. 4-Social Case Work. profession in Canada. Since its organization 5-Child Welfare. 6-Rural Social Service. the offices ol the Association have becn filled 7-Rclations of the Sexes. &Christianity and by equally prominent and distinguished law- Industrial Life. 9--Immigration. 10-Critnin- yers, and its membership list includes and ology. I I-Miscellaneous. has included the names of men honoured not only in Canada but in England and the United County of York Law Library States as well. By Verona Taylor, Librarian On December 30, 1885, the County of York Toronto's Music Library Law Assoclatlon was brought into being The library of the Toronto Conservatory through the efforts of a number of prominent of Music, at College street and University membcrs of the legal profession in Toronto avenue, IS now being reorganired and re- and the County of York. Prior to this date, cataloged. The collection is at prescnt a com- as at present, the great library of the Law paratively small one, though it includes a num- Society of Upper Canada at Osgoode I-Iall ber of interesting volumes. Dr. E. C. Nac- was open to every member of the Law So- Millan, the principal, says: "We shall be glad ciety But the need for a library in the im- to wclcome any members of your Associa- mcd~atevicinity of the courts held in the tion who care to call here when in Toronto, Court House, a building situated some dis- and to give them any information they re- tance from Osgoodc Hall, was very keenly quire." felt and one of the objects of the newly organizcd County of York Law Association Research in Use of Gas was the formation and support of a law li- brary for the use of its members, to be kept Receipt of an appropriation of $ro,ooo from and maintained in the Court House in the the American Gas Association for a program city of Toronto. of intensive research in the use of gas for Since then the library has grown steadily. steel treating at the University of Ilichigan, It is essentially a practical llbrary, but the is announced by Prof. A. E. White, head of volumes chosen to form the original library, the department of engineering research. 4 and the many which have bcen added since, specialist in metallurgy and a staff of labora- have been selected with such excellent judg- tory assistants will immediately start a series ment that very few have been discarded and of investigations into the llses of gas for very extensive research work can be done heat treating of steel and in forging fur- within the library itself. English statutes naces. SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1ga7 Official Program of Toronto Conference June 20-22, 1 927 Monday, Tune ao., I927-. Manley, Busincss Branch, Newark Public ro:oo A.M. BUSINESSSESSION Library, Newark, N. J. ADDRESSESor WELCOME. 3, "Relatlonship of the Library and Research Hon. Thomas Foster, Mayor of Toronto. Deparhents to the Bank," Donald M. W 0. Carson, Inspector of Libraries, On- Marvin, Ph.D., cconornist, Royal Bank of tario Department of Education. Canada. T. W. Banton, Chamman of the Board of 2 .oo P.M. GROUPMEETINGS Trustees, Toronto Public Library. Newspaper; Fznaitcial; Inswance. Hector W. Charlesworth, Editor, Toronto Saturday Night. 4:oo P.M. RESPONSE.Miss Margaret Withington, Federal Reserve Librarians Soclal Service Library, Boston, and presi- 6:00 P.M. DINNER dent of Special Libraries Association of Details of the dinner with events of the Boston evening will be announced in advance copies ADDRESSOF PRESIDENT. of complete program which will be mailed to REPORTOF SECRETARY. all members early in June. REPORTOF TREASURER. Wednesday, June zz REPORTOF EDITOROF "SPECIALLIBRARIES." REPORTSOF LOCALAND AFFILIATEDSO- 1o:m A.M. GENERALSESSION CIETIES. I. ADDRESS.Mr. H. S. Peters, manager of REPORTSOF COM~IITTEES. Sales Department of Engineering Maga- REPORTSOF GROUPS. zine Company, New York. (At the first sesslon, in order to permit those who 2. ADDRESS."Business Literature Since the arrlve in Toronto an Monday murning to be present, reports of officers and committees will be presented War," Robert L. Smitley, educational ad- at 10 A.M., and the addresses of welcome and the response, and the address of the pres~dentwill be in viser to New York Stock Exchange and order at r I A M.) Dixie Bookshop, New York. 2 :m P.M. GROUPMEETINGS 3. Series of Round Table Discussions. Con- Newspaper; Inncrance; Comvtercial- tacts : led by four librarians ; Union Lists : Teclznical. led by Miss Jessie Callan; Chapters' Pro- grams and Activities: led by local as- ar, 1927 Tuesday, June sociation presidents; Magazine of the As- 10.00 A.M. GENERALSESSION sociation ; Classifications : led by Miss THEME."Contacts-Their Value to Special Linda H. Morley ; Periodical Indices ; Librarians-and How to Make Them with Methods of Lightening Work of Libra- Outside Business Interests, Trade Associa- rians: led by Miss Margaret Reynolds. tions, and Other Organized Bodies." 4. UNFINISHEDBUSINESS. I. "The Great Need of Contacts in Special 5. ELECTIONOF OFFICERS. Library Work," Mary Louise Alexander, Research Department, Barton, Durstine 2:m P.M. GROUPMEETINGS and Osborn, New York. Financial; Colnmercial-Teclztlical, 2. "How the Business Branch of a Public 4:oo P.M. Library Develops Contacts," Marian C. Federal Reserve Librarians Group Sessions NEWSPAPER GROUP Symonds, librarian, New York Monday Afternoon, June zo, z:co P.M. Daily News. b. By the Committee on Membership, FIRSTSESSION Miss Anna Kottman, New York Times I. ADDHESS."Review of the Year: Notable Events in Newspaper Library History," by Itidex, chairman. the group chairman, John Miller, libra- c. By the Committee on Ethics, Paul P. rian, King Features Syndicate, New York. Foster, chairman, director, Reference 2. REPORTS: Department, Philadelphia Inquirer. a. By the Secretary-Treasurer, Maurice Discussion. May-June, 1ga7 SPECIAL LIBRARIES I55 d, By the Committee on Classification, b. "Outstanding Financial Literature of Joseph F. Kwapil, chairman, libra- the Past Year," Alta E. Claflin, Fed- rian, The Public Ledger, Philadel- eral Reserve Bank of Cleveland. phia. Discussion. c "The Question Box, 1927, and Fore- 3. ADDRESS."What the Editorial Executive casts for 1928," Sue Wuchter. Con- Expects of the Newspaper Library," tinental and Commercial National Lee A. White, The Detrolt News. Bank, Ch~cago. 4. OPENFORUM AND QUESTIONBOX. COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL Tuesday Afternoon, June ar, a:oo P.M. GROUP SECONDSESSION Monday Afternoon, June 20, z:oo P.M. REPORT. Committee on Methods, Miss I, ADDRESS."Handling of Patents by the Li- Agnes J Petersen, chairman, librarian, brarian," Mr. Kcnncy of E. I. du Pont The Milwaukee Journal. Results of a de Nemours, Wilmington, Dcl. questionnaire sent in 1gz7 to 380 news- 2. COMMITTEEREPORTS. paper libraries Discussion. 3, SPECIALREPORTS AND TALKS. ADDRESS. "Newspaper Copyright, with a. "The Exhibit of Chicago Chapter at Some Practical Suggestions," Thorwald the Power Show," Pyrrha B. Shef- Solberg, Register of Copyrights, Wash- field. ington, D.C. Discussion. b "The Exhibit of the Chicago Cham- ADDRESS. "Canadian Journalism and the ber of Commerce for Use in Banks," Library," Bernard K. Sandwell of Jennie Lee Schram. Montreal c. "Topical Reports," Hester A. Wet- BUSINESS.Report of Nominating Commit- more. tee, Joseph F. Kwapil, chairman. Election d. "Future Plans of Work for the of officers. Group," D. F. Brown. OPEN FORUMAND QUESTIONBOX. Wednesday Afternoon, June 22, z:oo P.M. FINANCIAL GROUP I. ADDRESS,"Railroad Transportation in Can- Tuesday Afternoon, June 21, a:oo P.M. ada," by a Canada railroad man. (Name FI~TSESSION announced later.) I. BUSINESS. 2. COMMITTEEREPORTS. 2. THEME.F~nancial Information Files. 3. ELECTIONOF OFFICERS. a. "Correspondence Files as Sources of INSURANCE GROUP Information," Mary Parker, Federal ~~~d~~ ~f~~~~~~~,J~~~ 20, :oo P.M. Reserve Bank of New York; Flor- mce Wagner, Wall Street Journal, Report of Chairman; group activities for New York. the year. b. "Front Page Topics and Literary Report of Classification Committee; ncw Droughts," Antoinette Do Manska, developments in insurance classification. Standard Statistics Company, New Miss Louise Keller, librarian, Independ- York; Ethel Baxter, American Bank- ence Bureau, Philadelphia ers Association, New York Report on plan for co-operative indexing c. "Obsolescence Problems," Gudrun of life insurance material. D. N. Randy, Moe, Bankers Trust Company, New librarian, Insurance Library Association York; Mary P. Billingsley, Federal of Boston, group chairman. Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Insurance libraries in Canada. a. Library of the Imperial Life As- Wednesday Afternoon, June 22, 2:oo P.M. surance Company of Canada. SECONDSESSION Spcc~al insurance services that I found I. BUSINESS. valuable 2. THEME The Financial Library Function- Source material on acclclent prevention. ing. Source material on ins~lrancc in the a. "First Nights in Financial Libraries ; arch~vcs of the federal government; to Essential Scrvices for a New Li- include a report on congressional dcbates, brary," Sarah IGnney, Library Bureau, committee hearmgs, departmental rulings, New York; Marion Eaton, Federal etc., as they effect insurance. Reserve Bank of Boston. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION OPEN MEETING. 156 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1ga7 Pittsburgh-Through sleeping car servicc Travel Announcements via the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. SPECIAL round-trip ticket to Philadelphia-Through slceping cars via the A Toronto for a fare-and-one-half Pennsylvania Railroad. will, on presentation of certificate, be Cleveland-Through sleeping car service sold from June 16 to 22, good returning via New York Central. by same route, if destination is reached before midnight of July 2. These cer- tificates will be mailed direct to all mem- The King Edward Hotel, Toronto, has bers of A.L.A., and the rates are effec- been sclected as official headquarters for tive from nearly all points of the United S.L.A. Members desiring accommodations, States and Canada, east of the Rocky which will be supplied on either the European Mountains. or the American plan, should secure them ini- Members of Special Libraries Asso- mediately and by direct correspondence. By ciation, as an affiliated Association, who Amcrican plan a rate of $7, $8 and $9 a day are not also members of A.L.A., should is offered, according to room. write to Miss Ruth L. Vormellcer, secre- Thcrc are still rooms available at the uni- tary, librarian of the White Motor Com- versity residences for women delegates. pany, Cleveland, Ohio, for certificates, Please send in advance deposits of $5.00 by if they wish to avad themsclves of this money order, as checks and drafts arc sub- special rate, and application for tickets ject to d~scount,no matter what your local should be made to the local ticlcet agent cashier says. We have made no allowance several days before starting. Persons in our cstimate for shrinkage in money values. from the west who desire to remain The balance of $15 00 is to be rcnlitted by longer in the east, or who wish to re- May 20. This pricc includes room and meals turn by a variable route, should buy from lunchcon on Xonday, June 20, to aftcr regular excursion ticlcets. breakfast on Saturday, June 25. The A.L.A. Travel Conlmittee is planning for a special train from Chi- A residcncc for meit delegates has becn se- cago, and for through cars from Wash- cured, and wlll be available at the same rate- ington, New York and Boston to Niag- $20.00 for the conference week, including ara Falls, but these will reach Toronto mcals at Hart House. Applications should too late for the opening session of S.L.A., be In by May 24, as reservations cannot be and members of the latter organization held after that date. should proceed by regular trains to A small, but very attractivc residence, ac- Toronto, or start early enough to talce commodating twenty-six pcrsons, has been in Niagara Falls on Sunday and proceed secured for librarians who wish to bring their on Sunday afternoon to Toronto. wives. The rate of $20.00 for room, with meals at Hart House, for the conference TRAINSERVICE week, prevails in regard to this residence also. From all parts of Canada through trains Send all applications for rooms in univer- run Into Toronto, arriving at most convenient sity residences and inquiries of all kinds to hours Froin the Unitcd States there is Miss Margaret Ray, Publlc Library, Toronto. through service from many of the important -A.L.A. Bullatw for May, 1927. cities, and where there is no through train servicc, Unitcd States roads makc close con- nections with the Canadlan Paclfic Railway The Committee on Locai Arrangements in at Detrolt and Buffalo. Toronto consists of W. 0 Carson, inspector The American cities which have through of Public Libraries, Ontario Department of sleeping car service to Toronto via the Cana- Education, honorary chairman ; Fred A. Rob- dian Pacific Railway are: ertson, Chief Engineer's Office, Hydro- Chicago-Two sohd trains daily, via the Electric Power Commission of Ontario, active the Michigan Central Railroad. chairman; H. 0. Asman, librarian and archi- New York-Through sleeping cars via New vist, Canadian Bank of Commercc; A. F. York Central. Barr, librarian, The Toronto Star; E. J. Hath- Boston-Through sleeping cars via the Bos- away, of Warwick Brothers and Rutter, To- ton & Albany railroad. ronto. May-June, 1ga7 SPECIAL LIBRARIES I57 Citizens' Research Institute Has Patent Literature The Citizcns' Research Institute of Canada, Julian F. Smith in his article on "Patent located at 21 King Strcet, East, Toronto, was Literature," in the February number of SPE- the direct outgrowth of the Toronto Bureau CIAL LIBUNES, noted the resources of Wash- of Municipal Research, founded some twelve ington and New York, but failed to speak of years ago by a group of public spirited citi- the unusual collection of material in the Bos-- zens. Some leading men thought thc city ad- ton Public Library. This contains everything ministration was becoming increasingly un- printed for the United States (except a few equal to the growing burdens placed upon it, of the early patent specifications), as well as and decided to make a survey of the civic a collection of special indexes and books on scrvice. patent law, together with a complete file of For this work, Dr. Horace L. Brittain of thc Commissioner's Decisions. the New York Board of Municipal Research, For Great Britain it has the Specifications himself a Canadian by birth, was employed. and Drawings from 1617 to date, with in- Dr. Brittain's report was presented to the dexes, a compleic file of thc Jowlal, and a Toronto City Council. It contained important file of Abndgelnents, complete to 1915 and in recommendations ; among others, that there bc many classes to 1920. appointed a comn~issionerof finance. Under For Gcrmany this is one of the two Ameri- the energetic administrations of the city can lib~arieswhich have thc Pafenfblott with finance commissioners, many reforms were ef- indexes complete froin 1878 to date, with fected and substantial sums saved to the city. specificat~onsand drawings from 1892; it also So satisficd were its sponsors with its work contains all the oiher sets mentioned by Mr. that they willingly established thc Burcau of Smith. Municipal Research on a permanent footing, French patents, specificallons, atid in most securing Dr. Brittain as its director cases, drawings are available from 1791 to July of rgoo. The bureau's stud~es and surveys over a Belgium is represented by a file of Brevets period of ten years covered nearly every des Inventions. phase of municipal adminisiration. The vol- From Canada Boston has the Patcut Office ume of correspondcnce coming from other Record, the only report of Canadian patents, cities and towns became so grcat that it was from 1873. decided to form the Citizcns' Research Insti- Files of the Australian Patejlt Office Jow- tute of Canada, and thc inst~tutewas empow- ,la1 from 1910, and thc Patent Ofice Jounzal ered to undertalce similar investigations on a of New Zealand since 1912, with a few years wide scale. of Pateiites 31 Mnrcas from the Argentine, Mr. John Firstbrook was elected president, complete the patent resources of the library. and Dr. Brittain, first director of the insti- Trade-mark literature is represented by files tute. A competent staff was assembled. Facts of Propriete I,rdz,slrielle, Brltisll Trade Marks regarding tasation, municipal credit, immi- Jotcriral, Aztstralian Trade Marks Jollrwnl, gration, housmg, organizat~on and industry, New Zenlnnd Trade Marks Jotrrd, and the education, public health and child welfare, Italian trade marks Bdletiri; the Boston Pub- and many similar problems were gathercd and lic L~braryalso possesses an excellent col- made available. lection of -books in this field. The institute publishes the Red Book of Fina~cialStatistics of Canadian kf~cnici~alities It maintains also a valuable and increasing library of Canadian information. N. MICHELSON Co. The present officers are F. Barry Hayes, Established 1906 president ; Horace L Brittain, director and We do pctical bookbinding at secretary ; and Joscph E. Howes, assistant di- reasonable prices rector. Give Us a Trial A more completc story of this important CALL LIBERTY 5515 information-getting and using organization 119 Summer St. Boston, Mam will appear in a later issue of SPECIALLIBRA- RIES. SpecialI Libraries EDITOR: Hrrasm~ 0. BR~GIIA~I ASSOCIATE EDITORS: WILLIAMALCOTT, LEWIS A. ARUISTEAD,DANIEL N. HANDY DEPARTMENT E1)ITORS: ETHEL CLELAND,R. H JOHNSTON, HENRYH. NORRIS,MARY C. PARKER, REBECCAB. RANXIN,AIARCARET REYNOLDS, A. A. SLOIIOD. Editor's Desk The Government officials of Canada, library trustees and library workers, and the people of Toronto are uniting to make the week of June 20 a notable one in library history. The program of social events will mark a new era in library conferences. * * * SPECIALLIBRARIES and Special Libraries Association are indebted to the Southam Press Limited of 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, publishers of The Book of Toronto, for the use of the illustration which appears on the cover page of this issue, and also for the use of the article on the City of Toronto, written by Hon. Thomas Foster, Mayor of the city, which is copyrighted by the Southam Press, Limited. This cordial spirit of co-operation on the part of this Toronto business house is much appreciated. * * * The Standard, of Boston, the leading insurance journal of New England, in its issue for March 30, 1927, gives space to an editorial urging insurance interests to make greater use of the privileges of Special Libraries Association. It refers to Mr. Hyde's statement that insurance was a pioneer in the business library field, and suggests that more insurance libraries join the Association and contribute to the activities of the Insurance Group. Miss Eleanor S. Cavanaugh, chairman, and her associates on the Program Committee have provided a worthwhile program for the coming conference in Toronto. "Contacts" is the theme. Read Mr. Cady's closing paragraph on the President's Page. * * * "Toronto," in Indian, means "the meeting place." Let's make it so. * * * Special librarians should show the program of the Toronto conference to their executives, and if they have not already done so, should arrange to attend. The best thought in library economy will be represe~ltedat Toronto. Unless you are 100 per cent. perfect you cannot afford to miss it. * * * Membership in Special Libraries Association is less than the savings in railroad fares from most of the large cities in the United States to Toronto. That is merely one more reason why all special librarians should join S.L.A. Associate membership is $1.00, individual membership including subscription to SPECIALLIBRARIES, is $5.00, and institutional membership is $15.00. May-June, 1ga7 SPECIAL LIBRARIES President's Page Coming to the Toronto Conference? HERE are two major reasons why every special librarian who can pos- T sibly arrange to do so should attend the annual conference at Toronto. The first is a matter of spirit. Professor Higbie, President of the Illuminating Engineering Society, in a recent issue of the Transactions has given an outline of the right spirit of the members of the I.E.S. Modified to make it apply to special librarians, it is as follows: "It is not sufficient that we should merely recognize as leaders particular persons who chance to have it or who strive to develop it, for to be really effective it must actuate the mass of us. It should not merely be a spirit which enables us to forget personal or business advantage as we serve the Association and the profession, but be also a motive impelling us all to serve our Associa- tion and our profession, to develop them and ourselves to the highest degree. "It should be a spirit which draws us into the Association for the reason that we are genuinely interested in its purposes and strivings rather than merely because it is good for our business, and which therefore causes us to retain our interest and our membership even if our business should not urge; a splrit which causes us to look forward to an occasional meeting of fellow entliusiasts interested in special library work as we might look forward to any other pleasurable contact or activity, so that we do not have to delegate to an At- tendance Committee the onerous task of inducing us to attend things that are good for us. "It should be a spirit which moves us to study earnestly along the line of our professed interest even though this require real mental effort; . . . a spirit which induces us to strive to generate new ideas for improvement of our profession, and be willing to do such work as may be involved m carrying them out." With this aggressive, helpful, receptive "spirit" the purpose of the con- ference will be more than fulfilled and its beneficial effect will endure. The second reason involves the benefit of a change in our daily routine. Well does our civilization provide for the seventh day period of cessation from manual labor and its value for mental exertion is no less evident. Who does not recall the freshness and enthusiasm with which one returns to work after only a day spent in the open or away from the office. The conference provides an opportunity to visit new scenes, renew old acquaintanceships, make new friends and contacts. The very presence in one spot of so many fellow workers is in itself a stimulus which rekindles interest, refreshes, revitalizes and stimulates to greater effort and activity. Contact with new thoughts, exchange of experiences, discussion of problems, arguments over methods all furnish that element of variety which dissipates the deadly monotony arid lethargy of routine. While attendance at the conference is not like a vacation in which there is a complete dropping of business, it should produce one of the benefits of a vaca- tion in that it gives a change of mental atmosphere which invigorates and purifies. The central theme of this conference is "Contacts." I should like to ask everyone who is planning to come to think over and list the libraries, business houses, and individuals with whom they have established contact for purposes of giving and receiving information and be prepared to prt;ent this list and discuss it. FRANCISE. CADI-, Pre~idm t. SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 Associations Boston New York Special Libraries Association of Boston The New York Special Libraries Associa- went to the beautiful buildings and grounds tion held its monthly dinner meeting on Tues- of Perkins Institution for the Blind in Water- day, April 26, at the Town Hall Club, New town on Monday afternoon, April 25, for its York. The theme of the meeting was monthly meeting, and opportunity was given "Information Services." to inspect the wonderful work which that Louis H. Haney, Director of Business Re- venerable institution, a pioneer in education search, New York University, gave an excel- of the blind in America, is doing. First was lent talk on research work being done at heard the choir practice and then the visi- various universities. Miss Eleanor Kerr, tors saw classes in geography and arithmetic; Manager of the Statistical Department of the swimming pool where instruction in Potter & Co., evaluated the various financial swimming is given; the departments of piano services. Miss Bradley spoke on the book tuning and housekeeping; and the cottages review services available and called attention where the pupils live (boys by themselves and to the very good service rendercd by the girls by themselves) ; the playgrounds and the Foreign Policy Association in New York museum. Basket lunch was eaten in the City, the National Health Library, the Rus- latter place, the hostess providing punch. sell Sage Library, and the Vacation Service The evening session was devoted to busi- Bureau Miss hlary Elizabeth Furbeck, edi- ness, hllle. Aline Payen of the International tor of Pziblic Affairs Itrforiization Service, Inst~tuteof Agriculture in Rome, spoke of discussed the services which cover Govern- her library and her work in th~scountry. ment and Washington activities. Miss Nary E. Sawyer, librarian of Perkins Institution, who was hostess, explained her New York Regional Catalog Group library, and exhibited a reel of activities of Thc New York Regional Catalog Group Perkins Institution, and Dr. Edward E. held a dinner and program meeting on April Allen, director of Perkins, told of the history 29. hfiss Patton, Yale University Library, and policy of the school. reported that up to April 28, seventeen new membcrs had joined the group from spccial Chicago libraries, tnaking sixty-one special librarians lIiss Margaret Reynolds spoke before the who are now active in thc group. The pro- Illinois Chapter of Special Libraries Asso- gram of thc meeting was of special interest ciation on April 12at the Municipal licference to college and universily catalogers. Library in Chicago. Hcr subject was "The Dr. Gcorge A. Works, associate director Two R's-Readlng and Recreation " of Lhe Urtiversity Library S~~rveyof the Car- negle Foundation, was the principal speaker, Cleveland and hc d~scussed"The Status of the Profes- On the afternoon of February 22, the Cleve- sional Librarian " land Special Libraries Association journeyed Harrison W. Cravcr, librarian of the Engi- by bus to the Twinsburg home of Blrs Grace neerlng Societies' Llbrary, New York, dis- H. Birdsall-Lakcside I-Iospltal Library. Rain cussed some of the points taken up by Dr. prevcnted the anticlpatcd pleasurc of coasting Works, bringing out the growing and in- but an infor~nalprogram and a del~cioussup- sistcnl dc~nand for good catalogers. He per, with Mrs. Birdsall's cordla1 hospitality, thought A.L.A. would Ix a bcllcr oiganization fully compensated. if the lilxarians had a prokssion:d standard The May meting was held at the Nela for admissioti. Park Research Laboratory on Tuesday, May 10. After dinner, there was opportunity to Philadelphia visit the library, as rrell as a spccial esh~blt The Spccial Librar~csCouncil of Philadel- of home lighting at the Nela School of Light- ph~aand Vicinity has just issued the Fourth ing, Nr. Cady discussed the program for edition 1926 oi Directory of the Libraries of Toronto Plr~luiiel~h~aand Vicinity. May-June, 1ga7 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 161 A preface to the Directory outlines the pur- Vice-chairman : Mr. Edmund A. Freeman, poses and accomplishments of the Council. Bureau of R.R. Economics. Sect.-Treas. : Mrs. Miss Josephine B. Carson, chairman, and the Nathalie M. Bennett, Smithsonian Inst. Ad- Directory Committee with her, are to be com- visory Con~n~ittee:Miss Mary L. Dinwiddie, plimentcd on the splendid Directory. University of Virginia; Miss Harriet W. Pier- One hundred and fifty-five libraries are in- son, Library of Congress; Miss Naomi John- cluded; name, address, librarian, hours, tele- son, University of Maryland. phone, and a most useful descriptive note con- The speakers of the evening included Miss tents of library are given for each cntry. A Pierson who read an original sketch portrav- new feature is, "Private Collections"-fifteen ing the trials of the cataloger, entitled "Back are noted and described. An alphabetical In- to the Farm!' Mr. Juul Dieserud spoke on dex of Libraries is new to this edition and the problems of cataloging giving humerous makes the list more useful. As in other edi- personal experiences. tions we find the Subject Index. Co-operative cataloging was discussed by Southern California Dr. E. C. Richardson. He outlined the A.L.A. plan of co-operation, mcnlioned the benefits The April meeting of the Special Libraries Association of Southern California was held to be obtained by the use of Dewey nutnbcrs on L.C. cards and urged further staridardiza- at Riverside on Saturday, the ninth. Miss tion of subject headings. Frequent alltrsions Loveland, librarian of the Southern Sierras Power Company, was the hostess and made were made to Mr. Hall's paper which had jusl appeared in the A.L.A. and ill the delightful arrangements for the day's pro- Bdlc/in discussion which followcd, Mr. Hall com- gram. The meeting was held at the famous mented on his article in some detall. Mission Inn at 12 o'clock and the members were given an opportunity to visit the sub- terranean cloisters and examine the intcrest- lng antiques and curios Dewes of the Power Company acted as host at luncheon and Canadian Research Council afterward the members inspected the library The recent report of the President of the of the Southern Sierras Power Company and Honorary Advisory Councll for Scientific and enjoyed a very interesting account oi its Industrial Research of the National Research origin and growth presented by Mr. Dews. Council of the Dominion of Canada is a note- Later the group were transported by auto- worthy documcnt. The personnel of the mobiles to the Citrus Station of the Univer- Council includes government officials and sity of California, a large building on the leaders of industry in the Dominion. The slope of thc hills with a magnificent view report includes the general work of the Coun- over the valley and surrounding mountains. cil during the previous year, the financial aid The members there found a largc library in rendered to researchers in all parts of the charge of Miss Poteet. At the conclusion of Dominion ancl the award of scholarships for the visit sotnc of the members returned to the training of research workers, including Los Angeles, while othcrs complctecl a dc- forty-five fellowships, stuclcntships ancl hur- lightful day by a drive through the orange saries. The Council also developed an aclive orchards. program for wheat research for thc Prairie Provinces. The National Rcscarch Council Regional Catalogers of Maryland, Virginia of Canada constitutes an iniporlallt factor in and District of Columbia research and co-operatcs tvrth other undcr- A dinner meeting of the Maryland, Vir- takings of a similar nature In other parts of ginia and District of Columbia Regional the British Empire. Thc Council issues two Group of Catalogers, Classifiers and Bibliog- series of publications undc~the gcncr:il lille raphers was held in Washington at the club of Reports and Bullctins. The Prcsiclent's house of the American Association of Uni- report also contains R surnnlai-y of the activi- versity Women on the evening of April g, ties of Associate Colnmittccs 011 a widc range 1927. of subjects. Appendices colllaln thc G1ai11 The principal business of the evening was Rust Research Program for Canada, lists of the election of officers and the following names scholarship awards, regulations governing were submitted and voted upon: Chairman: scholarships and publications of the National Miss Ellen A. Hedrick, District of Columbia. Research Council. SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1927 Events and Publications Rebecca B. Rankin, Department Editor The National Electrical Manufacturers As- The Illwtinating Engi~reerfor March, page soclation have issued a new edition of the 79, carries a description of Science Library Nenca Handbook of Radio Standards The of South Kensington. publication is offered for sale at the price of $1.~.The association has also recently pub- The Phoenix Mutual Iife Insurance Co., Li- lished a brief outline of its function and pur- brary, Hartford, Conn., issues each month a pose. Both volumes are excellent examples printed leaflet containing suggestions for read- of bookmaking. ing or ways in which the library may be help- ful to the men of the company. These is- The article by Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr., sec- sues fit into a loose-leaf binder so that they retary of the Washington Chamber of Com- may be kept together month by month. They merce, entitled "When Business Goes to the are interestingly edited and typographically Library," which appears in the Nation's Btcsi- attractive. ness for April, 1927, and also in SPECIALLI- BRARIES for the same month, has been issued The Women's World Fair will be held again in reprint form. These prints are attractively in Chicago during May The Chicago Library produced in a miniature Nation's Bwitress Club will have a Library Booth. Among cover. The article is referred to in an edi- those who have co-operated with the Chi- torial which appeared in the Standard (In- cago Library Club to make this possible is surance) of Boston for April 30, 1927. the Illinois Chapter of the S.L.A. The Citizens' Research Institute of Canada Miss Laura A. Thompson, librarian of the announces the publication in book form of United States Department of Labor, has re- the Annual Report of the Institute's Canadian cently compiled a bibliography on "Workers' Tax Cotiference. The report will contain, Leisure!' This is issued in the Monthly Labor among other papers, "Tax Free Bonds," by Review for March, also is separate form. Prof. W. W. Swanson of the University of After general discussion, the material is Saskatchewan; "Rural Credits," by C. C. Fer- grouped by countries as apparently the prob- guson, general managcr, Great West Life In- lem is world-wide. surance Company, \Vinnipeg; "Taxation of C. R. Brown of the Carswell Company, Publicly Owned Utilities," by Joseph E. Toronto, has recently compiled a bibliography Howes, Citizens' Research Institute of Can- of Quebec or Lower Canada Laws which is ada ; "Immigration," by Major Hume Cronyn, published in the Law Library Jotcrnal, Jan- president, Huron & Erie Mortgage Corpora- uary, 1927. tion; and, "Can Government Expenditure be Reduced?" by Horace A. Britain, director, Helen Grace Estey has prepared a bibliog- Citizens' Research Institute of Canada. The raphy on "Psychology" at the suggestion of price is $2.00 per copy. Early announcements the Special Libraries Association of Boston, are being sent to hbraries in Canada and the and copies may be obtained from the com- United States, since last year's edition was piler for the price of $1.00, addressing her exhausted before the library demand could at Gardner, Massachusetts be supplied. John B. Watson, vice-president of the J. Have you seen the large-size booklet deal- Walter Thompson Co, is presenting in the ing with Carlada ill the Tzventietl~Ceiitziry is- News Bulletin issued by that firm a series sued by the Royal Bank of Canada? It is of articles on "Personality and the Choice of splendidly illustrated. Thc prcface mentions Personnel." In these articles he makes a "the careful work of Constance C. Wilson, strong plea for the training school in prefer- bank librarian, in preparing and checking fig- ence to the psychological faker who in the I.. ures throughout the booklet." long run does more harm than good II . The Thomas Y Crowell Co., has a Crowell Belle Boone Beard and other members of News Letter-monthly publication containing the Graduate Department of Society Economy good reviews on their recent books. and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, May-June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 163 have prepared a bibliography, consisting of Recent reading lists issued by the library over eight hundred items, on "Electricity in of the Carnegie Endowment for International the Home," which IS published by The t\'orlc- Peace cover the subjects of "Conscientious ers Education Burcau Press, 476 \irest 24th Objectors" and "The Causes of \\'ar." Strect, Sew York. The Research Division of the National Gas Tips is a new periodical, issued spas- Education Association has complled a table modically by the Sew England Compressed Gas Co , Everctt, Llassachusetts. showing what America spends for luxuries. The llbrary of the National Safety Council The New England Bureau of Public Service has issued a selected reading list on "Acci- Information has prepared a series of pam- dent Prevention-Health and Hygiene " phlets on electricity, the telephone, electric Report No. 93 of the Policyholders' Service railways and manufactured gas for the use Bureau, lletropolitan Life Insurance Com- of students, topic classes and debating clubs. pany, is devoted to "Budget Suggestions for Shoc Manufacturers" while NO. 94 discusses Bulletin No. 81 of the Russell Sage Foun- "Handling Display Advertising in a News- dation Library considers the timely topic paper Plant" "Crime Prevention and Crime Repression." We Do This Margaret Reynolds, Department Editor Short Pencils. In order to have pencils 18" x 23", a few inches from the top. The always at the files for charging out, we use engraving or whatever is to be enclosed is the short pencils left by the secretaries. We clipped to ihe folder at thls slit and is not stand them up in the small glass flower holders defaced in any way-D N. Harrdy, librarian, which Mr. LVoolworth sells-keeping one Insrrrarrcc Library Associatiui,, Bostorr. holder filled on each section of ten or twelve cabinets.-Mary Parker, Federal Reserve Li- Form Letters. The offices and plants of brary, New York. the Public Service Corporat~onof biew Jer- We at the First Wisconsin give our short sey are so scaltered over the state that it pencils to high school institutions who hkc is necessary for us to communicate frequently to have a few "stubs" on hand.-Margaret with these outslde offices regarding books, Reynolds, l~brariart,First Wisconsin National periodicals and other material borrowed by Bank, Mikcaukee. the executives and employees located in them. This we do by means of form letters which Pamphlet Covers. At the Insurance Li- are hectographcd. Different forms are used brary Association of Boston, an adjustable for requcsts for material appearmg in the pamphlet cover is secured at small expense Library Bzilletiu and for calling attention to by printing in the uppcr right corner of a overdue material such as (I) the ordinary Manila sheet 8" x IS", the name of the as- overdue notice, (2) for magazines needed for sociation and spaces for filing number, au- bmding purposes, and (3) for books circu- thor and title. Keeping together the upper lated on the Library Reading Courses. Ap- right corners of the cover and the pamphlet, plicatlolls for enrollment in any one of the the cover can be fitted to the pamphlet, cut- Library Reading Courses are duplicated on the ting off any protruding edges.-D N Na~rdy, hectograph as are also our Daily Broadcast- librarian, Ins~irarzceLibrary Association, Bos- irig Bt~llefirz, TVet1:ly Sales Bdleti~c and ton. Monthly List of Associaiiort Meetings.-Alma C. Mitchill, t~b~ariarr,Public Service Corpor- Exhibition Folders. Rare photographs, atiort of New Jersey, Necsrurk. engravings and insurance policies are pre- pared for the museum case of the Insurance Government Documents. Perhaps other Library Association of Boston by cutting a librarians would ltke to be reminded of a slit on the back side of a heavy Manila folder fact which should be well known but was 164 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1ga7 not applicd in a recent emergency in our li- plest that can be found or supplied which brary. This is that many government pub- will describe the catalog. The only addi- lications are published in two ways-as a de- tional entries are the date and the catalog partment or bureau publication and also in number, if any, made by pencil. If the date the special Congressional series. We spent does not appear, the stamped date of re- some months trying to trace one missing part ceipt preceded by the letter r is used, As in the report of the Senate Gold and S~lver all catalogs are illustrated and very frequently Inquiry Commission and received the answer contain tables and diagrams, references to in all cases thaL the supply was exhausted. such are superfluous, while page numbers and When we accidently discovered that it also size is less informing than would be the case had been published in the Congressional serles with books. Subject entry only is made, the and were able to ask for it by Senate Docu- shelflist card acting as the main cntry and ment number at the Govcrnrnent Printing Of- bearing, on its reverse, the tracing of sub- fice, we obtained ~t with no difficulty what- ject cards.-Louise Keller, librarian, Inde- ever.-Marguerite Bwnett, librarzan, Federal pendence Bureau, Philadelphia. Reserve Band of New York. Employees' Manuals. The Metropolitan Temporary Storage of Magazines. The Life Insurance Library has a collection of storage of weekly magazines like Railway ernployecs' manuals and booklets descriptive Age, Coal Age and Iron Age, which we do of the personnel activities carried on by vari- not bind permanently, has been something of ous companies. a problem on account of the bulk of each vol- It has consolidated three of the records ume, due both to the large number of issues, formerly kept for the material-main card in i.e. 52 per year, and to thc heavy weight of the catalog, shelflist card and mailing lists the paper used in these trade publications. record filed by company name-into one by Our back volumes are wrapped in heavy using a visible index system. An entry is paper and stored on high shelves and the made in this file for each company about size and weight of the packages are, there- which the library has information. When fore, important pomts to consider for the as- cards are made for the subject index, the sistant in the library who has to produce back subjects covered are chccked on the visible issues desired. Much weight can be eliminated index card for that company. To save re- by removing all advertising matter from the moving the visible index for tracing subjects, back and front of each magazine, noting care- we have had our stock made up with printed fully any continuation of the text in these subjects about fifty in number. pages. Usually, however, a different page numbering is used for the purely advertising Booklets issued by a company are entered sections. While the cover of the magazine on this visible index card, by call number, is usually detached in the process, the pages title and date of publication. The publication hold together well enough for the relatively date is entered in pencil, so that when a new few times it is consulted. The relief in han- edition of the pamphlet is received, it is only dling the light package outweighs any minor neccssary to change the date in the visible disadvantage.-Elizabeth Phillips, Federal Re- index.-hfargaret Bolinell, librarian, Metropol- serve Library, New Yolk. itan Life Insrcmnce Company, New York. Trade Catalogs-Cataloging. In our li- brary, tradc catalogs are used as reference maierial and not as purchasing data. Conse- You Help? quently it is natural to file them with the Can other books and pamphlets. In a few cases The Library of Congress is anxious to ob- trade catalogs lend themselves to cataloging tain a copy of SPECIALLIBRARIES for Febru- as readily as books, but generally they are ary, 1910 and January, 1919 in order to com- awkward to handle according to the regular plete its set. Any subscriber possessing cop- rules. A few assumptions make this catalog- ies of these issues would confer a favor upon ing much simpler. The author is, of course, the editor by forwarding a copy to thc State thc manufacturer and I add the address (city Library, Providence, for thc use of the Li- or town) to the name. The title is the sim- brary of Congress. May-June, 1927 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Personal Notes Mary C. Parker, Department Editor Miss Margaret Reynolds will give a course New York en route to Europe for a five of ten lectures on the business hbrary at the months' vacation. Riverside School of Library Service, July 25- August 5. She will also give her talk, "Fash- Miss Frances L Ray, librarian of the ions in Literature," while in Riverside. Medical Library of the New York State Li- brary, has rcsigned to accept a position with Dr. C. C. Williamson, director of the School the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Sani- of Library Service, Columbia University, was tarium at Mt. McGregor, N.Y.,as librarian. one of the guest speakers at the April meet- ing of the New York Filing Association. The Miss Pearl M. Keeier is doing a special other speaker was Mrs. Lilian hf. Gilbreath, piece of indexing for the Commissioner of industrial engineer. Accounts Ofice, City of New York Miss Isabel Cooper, formerly of the New York Public Library and more recently at Miss Mary E. Martin has become librarian the American Library Association headquar- for the George Batten CO., advertisers, in ters in Chicago, has returned to New York New York Miss Margaret Fleming has recently cently arranged and indexed an information cepted the position of librarlan with Mur- file for the Boston Consolidated Gas Com- ray, Aldrich & Roberts, attorneys-at-law, New PanY. York. The special library profession has suffered Miss Florence Bradley, librarian of the a grcat loss in the death of Miss Louise S. Metropolitan Life Insurance CO., New York, Miltimore on April 22, after a three months' and Miss Esther Johnson sailed in May for illness. Miss Miltitnore was born in Jeffer- two months in Europe The grcater part of son Barracks, Mo. She took her B.A. at the timc will be spent in Spain with a visit Cornell, following her academic work with a to Paris. two year library school course. For several years after graduating from library school she Miss Rebecca Rankin was in Chicago April 8-18, attending a meeting of the American was with the New York Public Library, leav- Library Association Committee on curriculum ing there nine years ago to become connected study. will1 the America11 Institute of Accountants with which she had since been associated. Mr. and Mrs. James R Douglas of Los Miss Miltimole was author of the Accozmt- Angeles announce the birth of a daughter, atti's Iitdcx, a bibliography of account~nglit- Davida. Mrs. Douglas was formerly Mrs. erature. Vivian Gregory Smith, librarian of the Se- curity Natlonal Bank of Los Angelcs ASSOCIATION On Aprd g Miss Margaret Reynolds spoke 11 SPECIAL LIBRARIES (1 in Janesville, Wis., Before the Janesville branch Recent Publications of the American Association of University Women and on April 28 in Oconomowoc bc- SPECIAL LIBRARIES DIRECTORY. 1825 cd. $4.00 HANDBOOK: COMMERCIAL INFORMATION fore the Oconomowoc branch of the Ameri- SERVICES. 16'24 ad...... 2 DO i CUMULATIVE INDEX to SPECIAL LIBRA- can Association of University Women Her RIES. 1010-I922 ...... 2.00 subject at both of these meetings was "Fash- CUMULATIVE INDEX to SPECIAL LIBRA- RIES 1923.1326 ...... -50 ions in Literature." II Order from Miss Hilda Palache, librarian of the Fed- ETHEL A. SHIELDS, Treasurer eral Reserve Bank of San Francisco, made a 343 State Street Rochester, N. Y. hurried call at the Fedcral Rcserve Bank of Special Libraries Association L Faundcd 1909 A CLEARING HOUSE OF INFORMATION Crented to promote the interests of the commerclal. industrial, technical. civic, municipal legislative, wolfare libraries, statfstlcal bureaus and research orpanlzations. ~lboto serve special departments of public libraries and universities. PUTTING KNOWLEDGE- TO WORK Executive Board PRESIDENT-Francis E. Cady, Research Library, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio. IST VICE-PRESIDENT-Mary Louise Alcxdnder, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, New York City- zND VICE-PRESIDENT-Louise Keller, Independence Bureau, Philadelphia, Pa. SECRETARY-Rose L. Vormelker, White Motor Co., Cleveland, Ohio. TREASURER-EthelA. Shields, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. BOARDMEbr~~~s-Daniel N. Handy, Insurance Library Assn., Boston, Mass.; William Alcott Boston Globe, Boston, Mass. Committees AUDITING Gertrude D. Peterkin, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York City. W. L. Powlison. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, New York City. CLASSIFICATION Chm.-Louise Keller, Indcpendence Bureau, Philadelphia, Pa. CONTINUATION READING Chm.-Frederick A. Mooney, Dennison Mfg. Co., Framingham, Mass. EXHIBITS Chm.-Alma C. Mitchill, Public Service Corp. of New Jersey, Newark, N.J. INDEXING LEGISLATION, Joint Committee. S.L.A. Member, Herbert 0. Brigham, State Library,.. Providence, R. I. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CLUB Chrn.-Francis E. Cady, Research Library, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio. MEMBERSHIP Chm -Lewis A. Arrnistead, Boston Elevated Railway, Boston, Mass. METHODS Chm.-Rebecca B. Rankin, Municipal Reference Library, New York City. NEWS Chrn.-William Alcott, Boston Globe, Boston, Mass. PROGRAM Chm.-Eleanor S. Cavanaugh, Standard Statistics Co., New York City. PUBLICATIONS Chm.-Rebecca B. Rankin, Municipal Reference Library, New York City. TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP Chm-Rebecca B. Rankin, Municipal Reference Library, New York City. Group Officers COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL Chm.-Frederic A. Mooney, Dennison Mfg. Co., Framingham, Mass. Vice-Chm.-Miles 0. Price, U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C. Sec.-Mary A. McCarthy, Stone & Webster, Boston, Mass. FINANCIAL Chm.-Marguerite Burnett, Federal Reserve Bank, New Yorlc City. Vice-Chm-E. Ruth Jones, Security Trust & Savmgs Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. Sec.-Sue Wuchter, Continental S: Commercial Bank, Chicago, Ill. INSURANCE Chm.-Daniel N. Handy, Insurance Library Assn., Boston, Mass. NEWSPAPER C11m.-John H. hflller, Icing Featurcs Syndicate, New York City. Vice-Chm.-Agnes J. Petersen, Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wis. Sec.-Maurice Symonds, New York Daily News, New York City. Pages 167-176 deleted, advertising.