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Special Libraries

CONTENTS FOR JULY-AUGUST 1949

Serving Scientists in AusrraXia . . BARBARAJOHNSTON Special L~brariesin South Africa HAZELMEWS '3% Library of the National Arch~vesoP India . PURNE~UBASU The Library of the Economic hformation Service . G. M. VANANDEL ~ospiralLibraries in Belgium . , BARONESSHANKOR IJNESCQ-Library of Congress Bltblmgraphrcal Survey . kWeeting oi the Council of National Lihrary Associations C3nr New President . SLA Chapter Highlights SLA Group Highlights . MEW Ifistitutional Members . Events and Publications Anrmtmcemer~ts , GPrder Blank for 1949 XLA Transactbns .

Indexed in Indststrial Arfs Index, Public Afiairs Iniermatim Service, and Library Literature

ALMA CLARVOEMITCHILT. KATHLEENBROWN %"~'ER;Ns Editor Advertising Manager The artides which appear in SPECXAI,Lrait~nrss express the views of the authors, and Go not necessarily represent :he opinion or the policy of the editorial stah and p~b.ibli&er. ------.>-----.--- SLA OFFICERS. 1949-1950 WE& RUTH H. Hooew, Preszdcnf . Naval Research Laboratory. Urashington 2.5, I3 C. MRS.ELXZ~Z~ W. OWENS, Fitef Vice-Pfesrdent and President-Eiec.! Mercantile-Commerce Bank and Trust Company. St. Lows 1 Mssourl SEATRICEV. SIMON. Second Vice-President Redpath Library, McGill University. MoiltxeaI, Canada 2~vxsPisss~ea, Treasurer . . General Motcrs Corporation, Detroit 2, MicYigan MRS. ELATHLEEN B. STEBBINS,Sec~efary . 31 East 'I'e~th Street, New York 3. Xew Yo& Xos~I,. VCRMPL~R,Immediate Pasf-Fmsiden: Business Informarion Bureau: Cleveland Pubhc L~brarg,Cleveland 14, Ohio

K/I.~GA~zETHATCH, MetropoIitaar. Life Icsi;rmce Company, San Francisco 20> Califomie C-Pennsylvania, Philadelphia-. 4, Pennsylvania- SPECIAL LIBRARIES monthly September to April, witk 01-monthiy issues May to Axgust, 5 The Special Lbraries Associat~on. Publication Ofiice, Rea Building, 70.6 Second Ave , Pirtsb~~h $5, Pz. Address all cornmunicstnons for publieatiea to editorial offices st 31 East Tenth Street, Nm York 3, N. Y. Subscription price: $7.00 s year; foreign $7.50: aingie copien, 75 centsr Edered as recc:d-dors molter February 5, IW, d ihc Pod OPfice at Piffsburgk, Pcnnayl;anio, under the Acf ~f March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing (11 apsciul rak nf pcztagc prco:'ded for ir; the Act of F&uarrr 28, 192.5, aufhorired Februwr, 5, t942. ~uuuuau~xrr~~~r~6~~~~~~~assssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss~~----- is;, SERVIYG SCBIEXTISTS HY .A1LTSTRA4L11A Libraries of the Council for Scientific and imdustrialt Research' By BARBARA JOHNSTOW Librarian, C.S.I.R. Division of Food Preservation and Transport

N my visit to England and Amer- type of research. The Coctncir's admln- ica to study special libraries so istrative oE:ces in East MelEourne many people inquired ahut the house the Head Bzce Li'ararg~. a gez- kind of Iibrary in which I worked in era1 scientific colleetisu of abmt 22,800 Australia, that an article on the libra- books, which is currently receiving about ries of our Council for Scientific and In 1486 periodical tltleq including annual dustrial Research seemed most apropos, reports hut sot serial bu!le:,ir~s. In &Id-. and X therefore welcomed the invitation bourne are centered the Divisions of of the Special Libraries Associatioa to Forest Products, Animal Health a~d contribute to an International issue of Production, Industrial Chemistry and SPECIALLIBRARIES. I should like fo Tribophysics, also smaller sections take this opportunity, also, t~ sesd working on Meteorological Physics, greetings to all who gave so generously Buifding W ese arch, Trace Elements, of their time to show me their libraries, Dairy Research, Mineragraphic and Ore and made me feel so welcome. Dressing Investigaiion. Aeracautics, The library system of the Australian which was once a division of 6.5.X.R, C.S.I.R. is different from ariy that 1 saw has now been attached to the Depart- in other parts of the world in that it ment of Supply and Developmerit which consists of a network ~f over a dozer, controls research on defense problems, libraries, each specialking in a particu- At Sydney, in the grounds of the Uni- lar branch of science, The libraries of versity, is the Division of Radiophysics the Zl'aited States Department of Agri- and the National Standards Lz'bor~tary, culture form a somewhat similar sys- which houses the Divisions cf Metrol- tern, spread as they are over a country ogy? EISlectrotechnology and Physics. of about the same size, 3 million square close to the University School of Veter:- miles, but their subject range is not so nary Science, is the McMaskr Animal wide. Health Laboratory, which is the renter LOCATION OF DIVISIONS for research on diseases of sheep. The "S'he Council was set up some twenty- Division of Food Preservation and four years ago by the Commonwealth Transport and the Division of Fisheries Government to carry out research for are in the outer suburbs of Sydney-. the promotion of the primary and sec- The Fisheries Laboratory 1s fiiglt on ondary industries of Australia. The ae- the shores of lovely Port Hacking and tivlties of the Council have necessitated its Iibrary has a view which few can a widespread organization and its policy rival. New sections on Fuel Research in has been to establish divisions, each Sydney and Wool Textiles Research in with ib own staff, laboratories, equip- Geelong, Victoria, are just setting up ment and library, wherever the condi- their libraries. In the Murray-Murrum- ditions seemed best for a particular bidgee River Irrigation Area, the main laboratory is at GriEth, Originally es- I Since this article was written, the Council tablished for research on citrus fruits, i:. for Scientific and Industrial Research has been recanstikrfed by an Act of Parliament. The is now concerned wJ:h every aspect of official title is now 'Cmnrnonw~althScientific producti~n under irrigation, including and Industrial Research Organization." soil behaviour in irriga~ior:areas. On the slopes oZ Black Mountain. small sections are -zorkiag at *the lJnl- cverlsaking the beautiful Molongla versity cn soils, pastures, pfaplt intra- River Vatley at Canberra, our rural ductinn and drug plants, at the abatt&~ ca$raf, the D.vt.isions af Plant Xndustry o;r meat, and at the Sra9.e Animal SlZeafeh and Economic Enrcxnology have a joint Slaticn ern insect parasites, a Ebrariaz libsasgr, and at the TJniversity of Ade- has been appinted to set up a regional Xaide is the Division of Nutrit;on and library and aIsa tc *-:sit the Ea'mratories General Biochemistry, where work is on alternate rfays ~s catalog their cd- done mainly c.n nutritjon of sheep, lecrions, The vague statement in my introduc- FiTaYL'APP tjon that the Cslmcil has "zme than B A shortage QI librarians seems zr dozen Zi'rrraAes" sesutts from the diW- exist all over the world at present, and eufty of dec:dizg vhen a collection sf it is particularly ecuta in Australia. hobbecomes a library, I have assum- where ?he ernplogpment of professional ed tkat the change takes place when s librarians in any except public and unf pr:~:,fessicmalIlbrarian is appointed. versity libraries is of recent date. There Xn addition to the max divisions men- are only four library scho;31s iz the tioned ahve, there are groups of re- country and the numbel: al" stndeglts search warkers housed by universities c3plullfying sash year is smaff, In addi- and techsilcal colleges ivho use the fe- tion m the needs of depa~t~enta':scd cllities of these centers. instead sf buald- company libraries, a long-over&x de- ing up large libraries for themselves, velopment cf public libraries has been They have small collections sf their taking glace so the demand Pnr trained own, however, aznd require the assist- librarians far exceeds the supply. C.S.1.R. ance of C.S.F.R. librariacs in tracing has attempted to solve the problem %I s. rxcusual references: and arranging 3nter- small way 13y arranging for the better- state loans. trained librarians to assume a certain As the Council is a federal 'mcig;, it is amount sf responsibility for the smaller called upon to investigate problems IiEraries, as well as far those directly arising in ail states, so most divisions, under their ccmtrsl. IE tkis %-BY sma3 particularIy those deakng w:rh 'bioiog- regional systems will Se built upE>,with ical problems, have research worke~sat a mion catalog in the Iasgcr ai'nrnr-y small stations far from their headquar- with entries for "re hofdhgs of its smdl- tern For example, the Division of Fish- er neighbors. As en example of tL% sys- eries keeps ofXicers in Western Ans- tem, Miss Margaret Russell, Zi$rarian tralia, Victoria, Tasmania and Queenrs- of the Irr&tion Research StattSion st land; and the Division af Plant Industry GrlEth3 gws regxGar4.y to spezd a few has 05cers at tiaktee~different stations, days in the libraries at Xerbei~rand some of which are 20386 miles as the Deniliryuin, As both these tctwns sre craw flies$ and much further by read aver a %lundredmiles Prom GriSth, she and raif, fsam their headqual-ters, The tram& by sir, provision of adeqzate Iibraqr service far Uur Chief LibParlasz, Miss EIlinm these workers is n father di%cdt prsb- Archel-, M.Sc, was a botanist an the re- fern, %%ere workers from sevcral dioh search staff: working 0n the clsssiEca- siom are close together, a regional li- tion of cereal varieties, in the days wherr. brzq under the control of the Head Uf- the Council, or its parex3 was krzoxm fice Library serves the parpose. The as the %nstimteof Science snd Industry. pastoral Izbaratory at Arrni8ale, N.SXJ.p When she ha$ canlpfetad her resezrch has a library for fke me of w~rkessan project, she was asked to give some ar- parasitic diseases ef sheep and on pas- tention to the Zi'srary ant3 a new pro$ rure plants; and at Brisbane, here ect could be assigned to her. 7%~was twenty-six years ago and she is stilt in are specialiszs 111 the subjects with the library, having taught herself fibxa- which the Iikrary deals. If she has the rlanship to such good effect that she 1s personality for librarianship, she will this year President of the Australian In- establish a relationship with tke &em stitute of Librarians, our highest pro- tists which will enable her to be guided fessional honor. by them where her Imoukige of the Before there were any library schools subject is lacking, and the research in Australia, all training was done in ser- workers will gain a wider knovdledge cf vice. As far as possible, the practice -the library by this co-operation. The adapted by Miss Archer w5en libraria~s divisional librarians are under the di- were appointed to divisional libraries rect conrrol of the Chief of the Divisioa was to arrange for them to werk at the in which they are located, bet their Head OEce for some months until they work is under the guidance of the Chief had learned at least the elements of li- Librarian. By this means, a degree of brary practice. They were then sent to uniformity has been established through- their own libraries and expected to im- out the network. Most divisional fibra- prove their knowledge of their profes- ries have a professional staff of one ar sion in any way that they could. Close two, but the National Standards Lab- touch was kept with them by corre- oratory, whcrse library serves four di- spondence and visits and their catalog- visions, rivals the Head Office with a ing was reviewed at the Head Office. As professional sta-ff aof cine. n band of experienced kbrarians ill METHODS charge of the divisional libraries became Afthough widely scattered gesgraphic- avai!abXe, they were able to train their ally, the libraries arc xmde to hnction own assistants who were later able to as a whole by the union catalog in the take over new libraries as they were Head Office Library. This is an author establisl~ed.As soon as the Austratisr: catalog to which each branch library, Institute of Librarians began its sysrern no matter bow large or how small, sends sf examixiarions and cerdfication, all entries for its accessions, using cards of C.S.I.R, Iibrarisns were endouraged to a particular color. This rainbow sckrne s:udy for these examinations, and today was splendid ir, the early days but as prrrmotisn depends largely on rhe ex- the number of libraries grows, it: be- emkatioxl results. Recentlyxit has some- comes more trcuhlesome ts Ecd new times beer, expedient to arrange for a colors available in card stock and the member of the staff to attend library matching of cards in use is ofte~,di%- schooL cult, Some new libraries are represented It- Is dearable that the librarians in by smart white cards with colored charge of lxbraries shouki have univer- stripes on the left margir,, The bulx of sity degrees, preferably in science, as the catalog may be the deciding factor well as library training, 5ut there are its causing a change to one entry for :lot rnaq available with the double each work, stamped with the names of gualifscal-ion. When, as is often the the libraries which hold a copy of it;. case, it is necessary ta fill a position Although central cataloging bas been with scmeone who is capable of carry- i:snsidered, it is not likely that it v:iil i:rg on without delay, the graduate he instituted as many books are p;r-- without library background has to be chased foeally and the:/ ~c-oddreach rejected in favar of the non-graduate the readers much later if sent five, six with library experience. The lack of or eleven hundred mil= to Melboilrne scientific training? ;,although regrettable, for processing. Because of the varied in- is not as serious as it sounds, since the terests of the branches, duplication in l~brarisnIs surraanded by scientists who their stock is Iess than might be ex- ence, and in scme 2:braries, a aeccnd .- entry is kept under the bxrca:veis name ries where .the iibrarians are familiar for each loan of a cument jsrrrna:. 0%- ..,-3,dx...: - t +L .-:e cutiook c.f tEs readers and are cers of the divvisi~nstake frequent field experts in the literatwe sf t?:e subject. trips and it ;s necessary, when ~nem- GE~-alcgersare, of course, expected m n.aun::es that he is Xeaving tonaorrmv on :we the "Jcint Rr~bes" and they Aave ac expedition to coiXecr grasshoppers, trj keen szp~iiedwith a special set rf in- be aXe XI give him at once a list of the

parfxre. hose-leaf boaks with vlsibk slips have heen Ecund mcre salisiacrory

iust as &verse: ti.,&r degree c~mp':i- cation depending on ihe size oE the staff using ths :InBra~-j.

. * .-."IJ...,ncixx cards is used to record them,

port, s sttries of BzzItefks, iz journal and vsrlens series st"extensicn ciredars from :he dlvisioas. It also p~rbtL&as:he Am- c"rz?lianJcumaj ci Resarefi and dist3'triS- -GL-~ +-.. it. -iil exchange for these, the publi- catxcns of all the imporrat research

losn facilities have been given by- usi- versi"iies and other kodies in Aust~sLia wLmc irDrarlcs,~, inciande pericdicak tor; dcS; tc 3e irs. our co:i.ecriom, At presrw;% Mr. Erneat Rtr, retired librarian of th.3 Melbourne Rhlc Library, is wcrking in the Eead OEce 'kihr~rjion the r.ew &ition 3: 5is CatsZogti-e of Scicrrfifi~cand Technkaf Pei%dicals iz AAr;sa?&i9 Li-

iibrargr stag, Research warhers usard'ig do thrs Type of work f~rtkxemselves or on request from the staff, scientific ar- it is done by the Tnf:mnat-ron Service, a ticles in European languages. secc:ticm ST the Head Ofiice, w11ose fuac- We aye proud of our libray: service eion is to answer enq.illries $rem manu- and hope that in the next few years we farturxs, the genera! public, oifier %or7- may be able to arrange exchanges to ernment departments and cur own staff. allow members oi our staE to gain ex- Resezxh oEcers and technical secrs- perience overseas, and at the same time taric-s of vzsxxis divisions also do much provide us with the pleasure oi worb;ing of this enquiry work. Information Ser- with librarians whose outlook is differ- vice cxmtrols a section whlch tsansfatzs enr fro= the Austraiian point of view.

By HAZEL MEWS, MA., F.L.A. Officer-in-Charge, Library and Information D:viuion, Sou& African Council for Scientific aact Industrial Research; Ran. Editor, South African Libraries

URIMG my brief but happy visit speak. Some of the geographic and his- to rhe United States iast year; torical background of South African li- almost every A=erxan librar~arr braries has been excellently sketched 1 met remarked -dig: a long way I was recently by rhe librarian of the South from home, In terms of actd disrance African Public Library.: X do not propose, they were perhaps right, 'n~teven that therefore, to cover the same ground as mean:; Iri:Ie wlierm it is remembered that Mr. varley, but to assume that librari- the aircraft took less than 50 hours ans interested in a larger view will turn Epxg time between La Gtrasdra Airport :o his articie. An idea sf the background and J'cfiannesb~:rg. But they were cer- ~f racial, geographic and economic prob- rainly wrong if they thought 1 felt like lenls is not so essential to the mder- a stranger in a strange land. I felt com- standing of South Africa's special libra- pletely at hcme talking to people who ries as a is to the understanding of her had b:$n trained basically in the saae publ:c Jibraries and their ftanctfons~ way, wilt had the same attit~detow& their werk and who bad, closest bond cf The main collections of serioxs works all, to Seal with many of the saae p~obin Sauth Africa are in the South Africaln Iems, %or me :f was a heartening ex- Public Lihra~yiin Cape Town, the Srate per ience. Library in Pretoria, ?:he Joharmesburg The following notes on the special Public Libcary, the nine university li- Irhrarg world of So'ilth Africa have been braries of tke country and the growing grepared in the belief' that a picture of number of special libraries in govern- this P3nrf would be of interest to special me& departments, research institutions, i~brariansin the United. Slates; certain etc, At1 these libraries are linked to- specific points have been enrphasized gether in an inter-library loan scheme because E found last year evidence of which is centralised in the State Library particular interest in them. in Pretoria, the acirninistrative capital Some of the problems facing South sf the Union. Distances are not great Africa may perhaps be better appre- Ey American standards, but they are ciated since the publication of Cay ah Befoved Country> which 1 Sdiscavered I Varleg, D. 13. "Libmry Work in South ew:y Americas librasian bad read. Of Africa." The Library Association Record: De- these problems I do not propose tc iember 1943; TOI. 50. rao.l2, pp.324-331. still spprecisblej Pretoria in the mr*. whxh :s aizzest ready fcr g:ublicatian: is TC00 miles ircxr, Gape Town in the shows a total sf 69 special Iibraries in South and it takes same 38 hours tc these Eel& Thirty-nice sf these are make the journey by train. These dL- miiinly scienfik; 17, rLainly t:echnical: taxes are important factors In the dii- 5, equstk~scientific and rechsarcal, and Siculties with which South African libra- 8, medical. These libraries hloag $6: rians conten&; the actual kclrlings of government departmentq milaicg houses: scientific jcmmafs in the Union, fer ill- industriai firms and medical sekosls. stance, is smal and the demand for The Xargesr special 32brary iri :ha gsv- cter-library loans is great iind increas-. ernwent is aha: of :he Degartmezt uS ing: so that the time taken fcr a book Agriculture, wh~chalso acts as a cen- to travel is :nore imporcant than in s tral liS~aryan agricultxre 9sr coznrry with the ez-&Sk holdings list- African farmers. Each division of :he eci xn Ere&xy. Eqwpmenr; for photo- Department (eg,, Botany, Veterinary graphic repr3duction is ais~not s~ Services) has: in addition: a specis; li- w:despread as in Europe snC America. brary cf its cwz covering its cwn field. . Tgypes of specla;. libraries in tke The library of this Lbior! Educatien k?~-iicnare very much the same as in Department ahfulfills a wide frasrctior,, the longer established ccuntries, 21- The Library of she Geological Sarvey :kc:;& ?here a:-e as yer far fewe~mdzs- rs of special importance in a cowtry Cr.., tal i:braries, There arc, however, South whose r::neral resarrrces ferm such a Akicun spec:altjea -- several excellent large part oaf its wealth. The Library cf celiections of Aftleana bcth in pblrc the Metecra'logisai Bsce is growisg in and private hands. "fhe special libraries ~mportance;as sre rhcse ol the Depart- have come very much tc ehe fore since :zests of EeaIth and Exrersd Affairs. the war years, The vnrted Stares Info?- Tile South Africarz government has re- matioz Libraries in Cape Tam and cently appeinted a Chief ~o-sranment- Jchanneskxrg: closed Sown for a while Service L~brarian,and one of his first tasks has been to prepare ?kt: plans hr a unroz cstaiog oi gowe-nXent l:bra- rim. Nearly rli gavernXent Iibrasies It wzs: nilturaliy: the scientific and are in Pretcris, although :he Souse or' teP%-.--.-,I~IAL,~ spacial ljrary that grew fs.st- Assembly in Cape Tmm h.as a Islge 7'7 .-st during and after rhe war yesrs. Czt irorary for the use of wembers cf Par- Iiament and inrrlndes the MendeZssohn coilection of AfP.icaa?a. J3hazcesSurg is ...the horn2 of most of the =iaing houses' needs: and also to supp$ scme of those i:2raries and a :1-~=Ser of growing in- sf t?:e allied s-mies, Zrcn the products

cussed zttentim on the need for tech- cical library facili5es cn the spot, anci jt "ms a case 35 all hands cn beck for the !ibraries rxjth cobie&3ns of te&rLi- ..T..ine Library sf the South Africac cal bcoks and jouraak Even yet; hcwever, tile aurIber ~f Cor:ncil for Scle11tj5c acd Xnbustrisl special libraries in this country is nct Research was recently bra inta this large. A directcry of the Union's sciea- South African specid Ii'csary worid and +;s,..:c, technical and medical libraries, has an imerestlng. r8k to yfay '13 ir, The 29491 SPECIAL LIBRARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA 2 09

Council was set up by an act of the ganized an experimental one-day school South African Parliament in 1345 and for industrial librarians which met with its functions correspond in general with encouraging success. The s:shool was those of the British and New Zealand repeated in February of this par. The Departments for Scientific and Indus- idea behind the school was to give a trial Research and the Australmn Coun- bird's-eye view of what modern special librarianship invoIves and to stimulate cil for Scientific and Industrial We- the students to study further. The search. It is not, however, a governmexli school also gave them the opportuni.tg department, The Library and Inforrna- of meeting others engaged in the same t:on Division of the Council came into kind of work; this was impoxtanr be- Reirig in 1946. It is building up &at cause most of the students were not will probably be the largest scientific members of the South African Library and technical library in the country, Association and so had not had the buying first in the fields covexed by its stimulating experience of meeting xmny own laboratories (the National Physic- fellow-workers. The Division hopes to al Laboratory, the National Chemical cooperate with the University cf Cape Research Laboratory: the National Town Library School in p~ovidiaga Building Research Institute, and the similar short course for special librari- XationaI Institute for Personnel Re- ans in the Cape later this year. search). In addition, it purchases books and journals with the needs of South 1 have mentioned the work of the African industry in mind; it receives for C.S.I.R. Library at some length, believ- example, several copies of the C.I.O,S,, ing it may be of special interest to B.I.O.S. arid F.I.A.T. reports. The Americans: especially as it has --aa: mter-' monthly accessions list goes out to near- national function to perform, acting in 1y a thousand scientists, industrialists many ways as a clearing house for and government departments all over scientific information cornirtg into and the sub-continent and most of the mats- going out of South Africa. This function rial is available on postal loan. The it performs either by direct contacts Library receives over 700 current pe- with overseas institutions or through riodicals and to supplement these it the two liaison offices in X,onrlon and has a service for obtaining microfiXm Washington. copies of articles in journals not avail- A NEW DEVELOPMENT able in So~thAfrica. These microfilms Another recent development ic the are usually obtained through the Coun- South African library world has been cil's Scientific Ljaison offices in London rhe setting up of the South African Na- and Washington: it is an airmail service tional Committee on Documentation by ant? the microfilms usually arrive in the South African Bureau of Standards. small aluminum containers that weigh This Committee deals locally with ques- very lirtfe. A leaflet, Microfilm for the tions concerning the Universal Decimal South African Scienfist, giving particu- Classification and the International lars of the service and the location of Federation of Documentation; it has microfiim readers in the Union, was considered expansions for U.D.C. tables prepared in the Division. A technical referring to African languages and ge- information service is also past of the ographic subdivisions, a star~dardcode work of the Division and this is grow- for the alphabetization of Afrikaans and, ing in volume as South Africans become Bantu names, etc. It includes repre- more information-minded. The Division sentatives of individual libraries, the has also compiled a panel of translators South African Library Association and along the lines of that organized by other cuItural bodies in the Union. Aslib. III 1948, the C.S.I.R. Library or- The Southern Transvaal Branch of 2 18 SPECIAL LIBRARIES i~1iy-~:Ugrrst the South African kibrscy Association body for 3Srary qrraiificatiacs, m~difieci has recently forned a Special Libraries its ts i12clu& al+erna+ivezaper-s . ,. s * Section, the first of its kind in the coun- in spec12i:sea ~cokstock (eg., science, the try: snd to wkcse activities a sectisn In medicine,. .. ecomZics, etc.1 2nd ir, South African Libr,arl'esl, the official cr - acm:c:sr;r?,tien of uniaersj.t:y a& spe., ,-.,.:..xcA -l:k-aries. gan of the Scuth African Library ASSO- . - ,.. ciationl is definiteiy allored. The specra: i:xaries of Sonth Afrka la 1945, the Soutk African Ljbrary ~. Amisociation: the senier locsI qxam;n:ng

1 South Africa beieg 2 ki?ir;.gual cozctry, L:LA, :< jczrrrzel appears aIternatdy zcder the Esg- 13sh and Afrikaans f3m cf its title; i.e., SerrS African Librar%s a1tcx~eir.g-&& S.;icl.-Ah- kaanse Biblioieice. The Special Libraries ssc.. tion af the jonrnal is cnrrectly pi~tinga series describing irdi~idudspecial. li'zraries in Sou'rh whose main cli:nat:c: characteristic is Africa.

rary of the Sational Arc

N the foILowing paragraphs: 1 have attempted to give in a few xmrds :he history sf the library attached to the National Archives of Xndie, analyze ats aims and objects, its P;xure plans asd its: problems. This accaunt may perhsps . * rrgntfully daim a space irz SPECIALLz- .. ~< BRARIE~considering that zi albrary at- tached to an archival instib~tia:~is sorrze- what &&rent from the genera; run of librxies. It has perhaps certain advan- tages over the !at:er: while its prob7el-n~ sre different: caXfing for a &&rent ap- proach for solution. "f'se institution :I:W ;VEXWE as the National Archives of India was created in 1891 under the name "XxnperiaI RQC.. crd OEce,H later changed to "Trnperial Record Bepzrtment:" which name it bxe until 1947, At the same time there was started the Imperial Library as a part- ai the Imperial Record Ozce, both ppz- &ded over Bjy the same ofE-lce~The holdings oT .the Imperial Zibrary son- &fed mostly af cfficiaf pubiirarions a::& books nee&$ for reference by oEcisis 2.9492 LIBRARY OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA 213. sification scheme had been folIowed in the general principle has hen la;& dovm rhis library, which was replaced in 1939 that we should bring together in DL., by the Dewey decimal classification. library all source matcriats, orher &a:? Before 1 take up our problems ar,d archives, of Indian history, begi~ckg plans: I should like to refer to a riot from the year 1680. Neither G,e prk- uncommon error. I have sometimes ciple nor the date has been laid dcwr. noticed some confusion between an 2r- arbilrarily. It has been recogrrrzed iha: ehival institution and the library at- archives are om of he princrpal fcsls ?ached to it. Often they are identified of historical research, and .rx7e ~egard with each other and reference is loosely the NaiionaX archive,^ of Inda as much made to a National Archives Library as an institutior, for hisf orical. re~ear~ch2s meaning the entire holdings of the Na- for rendering reference service to fhe tional Archive% records as well as other government$ administrati~w agencies materials, all together constituting a In the National Archives of India, there single reference library. I could cite is a steady stream of scholars. faz3.l many instances where such an assump- nately not too many at a time so as to tion has been made, somerimes with become unmanageable, who sit in the consequences more serious than merely research room at tables a'rlccated to evoking a superior kind of smile among them, doing research among the records the initiated. We, however, insist on re- in cur custody, We feel that the wo~k garding the library of the National Ar- of these scholars would be greatly Ta- chives of India as a separate entity, dis- cilitated if they could have ready at tinct from the Archives itself. The ar. hand all the psbIished works and manu- ehiva1 holdings constitute only the rec- script sources, or as much of them ss ords created by the different agencies possible, which they might ~ia>tto con of the government and transferred by sult in addition to the recozds. Thls the creating agencies to the Archivss fact has inspired the principle men- for the purpose of indefinite retention tioned above. The date 1603 bas bc-cn for future reference. There is little scope fixed because only students ofthe Brit- for an archivist to select what records ish period of Indian hisory eoun" be is going to keep in the archives. The among our non-official clier;t%Ie, the archivist cannot order, for example, 2 records in our custody 5eing only ths-: set of records created by Mahatma of the East India Company and the Gandhi, =or can fie refuse to take in British Indian Government v,;hicIr VJC- records created by someone entirely un- ceeded it. The Company received i~s Imowxq if the creating agency regards charter on December 31, 1600, and this them as being of administrarive value, determines the cut-off date for us, Xow- Selection, however, can he made, and is ever, this principle is not tao rigidly made, when acquiring materials for the followed and generally speaking we axhives library. The records are the make an attempt tc col'Iect all pub- raisorz d'dfre of the archival institution; lished material an Indian hiritory;, the without them, the institution could not emphasis being on tile histoqv of the come into being. The librbrsrry, on the 17th and subsequent centwieq, other hand, is tu3. appendage, a facilitat- Now, what do the published rnaterisls ing arm which might not have been constitute? There are books including there without affecting the archives published records, tracts, parniphie:~. p€?r 6C. Then there are the reports c?P the legis- CONTENTS OF THE LIBRARY lature, executive agencies and indcpand- The need for selection raises our first ent organizations. Finally there are his- problem, as in all libraries: what to torical journals, newspapers and arti- keep? After thoughtful consideratifin, cles of historical interest pblish-iad i:: a variety oi-"jourcak Xt 1s oSvmsly our that State, intention to make the fu%rIIestpossible As to ar;:cies pr;bi~sked In vanc:js coilecrlon cf books, tracts and pam- iournals, it is i3ur intention to maintain phlets, and cf all pcssibfe reports and a ciassjfied esrd index. sc ti?& even ii historicai journals. Indeed, for rhe last a parricutar jouznal were not zvsilablc few years tkIs work of coliectxow has from us, v;e won%. be zbie to arrrppip the been going on, There are many volumes ~nformationto the searcher, in the above-mentioned categories which Smee the pr:nciple descri5ed above noTx count among "rare books;" a!- was Zrsr enmnciaked. it kas been realized though? perkaps only z single co2y :s more and mcire keeniy that 'ksosrce ma- terials of I~dianhistor:f wania, # contain known $3 be in existence, we are 351- , , siduousiy cdecting information about much more than straight "history". Far them and when it is not poasi'ile to Sky necessary reference prposes9 many of the voIurne, exher because the present the allied sciences cf hiscary should owner wili not sell os because the pricc, alsc be represented :c our library and. asked is beyond our rescwces, we try 35 a eonsequeracq mate~raison zwhr-. to secure a copy either phctographic or poiogy, axhaeohgy, architecture, b:- even typewritren. Current publicstions, ographys numismatics, ~salaeography, either of books or cE journals: do nor sigilIcgtaphy, eccsnomies5 geography, present any major di5culty p~ov:ded, military science, archives admioktsa- of cousse, srafficisat money :s forthcorn- tron, wo:Id history, hiswry c?S other Ing. I am glad to repcrt the? money for countries, etc., have either Mu~dtkek the purchase of Sooks and jcu-rnals L way cr are gradnalily fjnd%sgtheir wag being made avdablc: tci tbe Nationaf to our collectioc. As a matter ef fact, Archives of India ic larger amounts if cur monetary resources were not 1x1~1- down the years, Some journais are re- ited, 2 sometimes wonder where we ceived in emchsnge for orzr own qaarter- would sfapI ly publication, The hd1an Archives, as SG much about zbe s:;bjects covered 3re also the rarhnical publications of a 1x1 the Narional Archives cf fndia &;- ~urslber sf instit~tions all over ihe brary and procurement sf prizted nz- world. Copies of all. Central Pndiar, Gov- teriais. We haye ~XPO just started ernment reports are regularly recetvcd manuscript szction. so: yer open xr in the National Archives of India Li- public consuitarioz, mainly consisting of brary and gro~incialand statss govern- materiais ccllected 537 several semi-of - ments, too; are obliging enough m send ficlal xeqisrral records susvey commit- copies af thse reports for which we tees aad manuscript survey cozzniktees ask, Reports of private oqpnkations working ail ever the country. Besides are alsa Ear dificdt to obtain. Thus these irrepulaz aceessihsxns, :he I~brary ox- Iibrary fines little difficalry in se- dso proposes tr%buy- wkerever possible curing this particular 67 em, Xewspapers, the origins.% or secure copies ohmanu- however? are ancithr matter and we scripts rejatisg to Indian history spread have hardly made a start in this direc- a!1 over the wor%Gin digerentd fibrsries tiotl. The National Archives sf India or. in private possession, WE: akca >ope Librargi; however3 hqes to desefop :_his to build up a union catalogue of manu- sicle sf its collection and even though scripts seleting to Iridian history wher. we may 2ot have as a sesr~ltanything aver they msg be luceted, resembfing the eollectio?: at Cdindale A aedisn of thNational Archives of in London, 7 should be happy ta see India Library dlnaturally hew to be something co,?;,pasable to the very cred- a rnicroffh library since many ef the itable colrecticsn made at Hartfor4 Con- copies, either cP rare bcloles ar of manu- necticut> by *he archives department of scripts, will be on rnicr:3Rlm. We have 19491 LIBRARY OF THE ECCNOMLC INFORMATION SERVICE 2 33 two microfilm readers which can be problems are stupendous ones and also made available to research workers, of the fact that others have tried sim- and more will be acquired as the need ilar experiments and given up. ~utwe for them grows. believe that if we succeed in keeping The programme sketched above pre- sents a number of problems-those of our definitioss within somewhat ortho- space, lmation, of informa- dox limits it may not be impossible to tion and funds. We are aware that these gain our objective.

THE LIBRARY OF THE ECOXOIWZC INFORMATIOX SERVICE By G. M. VAX ANDBL Economische Voorlichtingsdienst, The Hague, Netherlands

HE official organization of eco- sosndness sf the new policy. Today our nomic infqrmation in the Nether- Library has the best collectlon sf docu- Tlands dates from 1907, when the mentation on foreign countries in the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Netherlands. Much literature on topical Commerce instituted a small informa- subjects, such as nationalization, plan- t~onservice, together with a library and ning: reconstruction, international corn- reading room, for the purpose of fur- merce and finance, has also been added nishing information to business men. 10 the Library during the last few years, Commercial and industrial concerns The Library in its present, high1.y subsequently urged the Government to efficient fcrm, is the realizstior, of a extend and improve this irlformation project long advocated by the Director service. In 1936, a radical reorganiza- of the Economic Information Service, tion Xed to the establishment of the CONTENTS OF THE LXBEAtW Economic Information Service, (Econ- The Library not only subsr.:"-ne3 to omische Voorlichtingsdienst), which is about 16630 periodicals and newspapers, now a section of the Ministry of Eca- but also possesses about 800 cornmer- nornic Affairs. At the same fimc, the cia; directories (foreign snd dnmestic), scope of the Library was extended lo numerous reference works, nlanufac- cover economics more genesaii~;. turers' catalogs and statistical summaries, In the period following the second together with 45,000 books, paxlaphlets, World: War, the importance of the ti- etc.: all relating to economic, social and brary has increased rapidly and its ac- commercial subjects. Xts collection sf quisition policy has been changed, Be- pubXications has an international char- fore 1945, attention had been directed acter and is kept up ro date with the zainly to theoretical ecoaomlcs. It was aid .sf ;he Netherlands diplomatic and anticipated, however, that after the war, consular sewice. users of the Library would be more in- SGEJECT-INDEXING AND CLASSIFYIXG terested in the economic situation in The Library's success is determined fcsreign countries, market analysis prob- by its ability in assisting readers to ob- lems, consumer markets and technicai- tain accurate, ssatisfactosy answers to economic literature. The necessary their questions. It is important not only changes were made to adapt the Li- to serve fhese persons interested in ex- brary to this expected shift in readers' sting conditions, but also to aid others interesr, attempting to forecast future develop- Experience has demonstrated the ments. Consequently, the classification 2 14 SPECIAL 3 of periodicals is so importans that the followed by the n:.im%er (zf zke perxdlc- Library classifies the eeonomic inforxa- al, the date and !he page: is placed cn tion contained in newly received mate- each card. e3m the back of thz master an rial as quickly as pc?ss:ble. Careful com- expiana~ion08 the abbre-uiati~nis %:van pilation, indexing awd filing :s deeme6 as we31 as an kdica~ion(by tile use of necessary to make axre that the docrz- letters ar letter-grmps) of how many mentation is a'bwgp up to date and copies r:f the master are to be made, easrly access:2ie to :he pub6c, The periodic& are filed en the sld-;es As noted above, the Zibrary reguiariy in the order of ihek aiabreeiet:on. * .'- receives aboxt I&QO periodicals, 80 psr 1 AJ~items on the draft rnssterz ale cent of whici., come from foreign coun- typed onto rransparepr': rsasfexs by a tx:es. It was not easy -ro salve the paoh- typewr~terwith space-sav:ng type. %sb- lea of ciassifying and k~dexrngperiodic- ject headicgs are emitted both ircrn rha al material in such a way th~?visitors draff. masters and also horn the trans- could 5sd ar ai:y moment the Iatert parent r~astecs. inforrnaiien releting to their field of These transparear masters gn tc the art;zrity in sonvenient'ry arranged P3r:n. Reproductioxi Service and ere rep-+ duceci the "Ondoprint Mcre nenticsn of the titles of impor- which might be ci~aracterizedas a new: taut art:cks was hopelessly ir3ade:zuate, posttive, photoprinting system2 base6 It was decided XI prepare a brief at;- on light-setlstive diazo cnmpr:uzds. For stracr of each article and ernplay an mak:cg c:~intermediate transpase?.,r apprcved eXassi5cztinxi system (the prints and final paper cqies ohsf the Ux3:versal Df-cirnal Classi5cation) as documentatisn eierrrents, this nsw re- the basis for indicating various subjects productios mehad hss prayed to ham and aspects of the articles. The Univer- antstanding adsaniages. sal Decimal @Iasa;fieation is sc; arrszged As already mentioned, thz Y~KIOUS that it can be used quite cor;venienriy s:zbjecis wirh which the original pub%- tc indicate that B gitren arriele is so::- cation deais srs hdrcared on the wig- csrned With several subjects, Tn cthr inal master bg code-numbers. The npper word$ tizis sppruach permitted 2s zc part of the zaster js5 fiwas~e~,1c.k indicate In a predeterzxned orderly blank. The next step consists of zsaking msnner, the subjects 3i i~~erestinvofved use 6 these masters and their code In each article Tor which we provide nu:zbers to prqxre 13r filing individ5.d dorumentation. Physical realization a! cards (or "fi&.es") each hearing a s;r,gle our documentation :a accomplished with subject heading. T'c; this end, so-calld the aid of a receztly devehped photo- srhject headfig masters are prepared, printing process 2s described below, eack which besrs a single sbibjec~ heading together with the csrrespaad- kgcode nuzhr, Aside from tir!s head- xg, these subject beading n~astersare entirely blank. By s~aperixnposinga scb- ject beading master cn an urig:nal mas- ter, and allowing ligk to pass throng3 them both cato photoserslfive, ernns- 'C INFORMATION SERVICE 215

parent paper, a copy of the or~glcai of the paper prints, The original litera- master with a suitable subject heading ture can be borrowed free of charge or rs obteined. The process is repeated using a photocopy can be obtain& at cost each of the different subject heading price. The price of a single card (or masters which the documenf alist has "fiche") is 12 % cents, (Dutch), or about found to be necessary to characterize 5 cents (U.S.A.) For subscribers who the informarion in the original publica- pay rnose rhan 25 guilders (Dutch): or tion. In this way each original publxca- approximately S 10 (U.S.A.), a month, tion comes to Ir?e represented by a series She price is reduced to I) cents (Dutch), of transparent "cards" each of which or about 3.5 cents (U.S.A.) Subscribers bears a different subject heading but all 13 the complete classificatioxt pay 6 of which are otherwise identical with cents, (Dutch), or approximately 2.5 respect to abstract, identification of orrg- cents (USA,) per fiche. inal publication, etc. We, of course, maintain a cinmulated From the transparent "cards" so pro- file of fiches arranged by the subject duced, diazo photoprinting (Retore:: headings of the Universal Deci:nal CJas- process) is used to prepare a plurality sification system. This file is open to of copies on non-transparent paper, For public use. Guide cards with projecring convenience, these latter copies are tabs simplify our filing operations and folded to form "cards" (or "fiches") of also serve as visual signals of the dif- standard 3" x 5" size, Production of ferent subject headings. "cards" Is effected with the aid of auto- As a supplement to these services, a xnat:c, continuous Retocee exposure and bibliography of the most important development equipment, One set of newly received articles is published once equipment can produce ahut 1000 each week in our daily paper, Econom- folded fiches per hour; every index set lsche Voorlichfhg. We also publish cf fiches being arranged in the correct monthly a list of newly acquired books, order for filing. directories2 reports, reference books and '$his system of documenration and statistical summaries. A comprehensive, photoprinting saves money and at the cumulated catalog of books and pesi- same time makes it possible to invest odicals will appear nextyear, these savings in improved information We also prepare to order lists of publi- service. cations relating to any one of the sub- ject headings used in analyzing publica- OF USE DOCUMENTATION tioi-is received by the Library. Thus, fpr Due to the use of these photoprintmg example, a bibliography of the literature methods, our documentation is avail- concerning economic reIations between able not only in our Library in the the Netherlands and South America was Hague, but is also made available 03 a compiled and published some years ago. subscription basis to anyone interested in it This is a matter of considerable ACTIVITY OF 'THE LXBRARY importance: due to the fact that each The scope of the activity of the Li- week approximately 5130 items (pe~i- brary is evident from the folbwing adicalsz books, etc.) are documented. data; This resuXts in the addition each week In 1946, the Library added 4,942 of abut 1500 new titles to the catalog. vdurnes to its collection of books, of Persons *who wish to keep posted coc- which 400 were foreign business direc- cerning new developments within a gh.. tories, en field of interest czn subscribe to any In 1946, there were 50,384 readers individual subject, or group of subjects, as compared to 20,728 in 1940, The Li- mentioned in a catalog issued by our brary is used by more people than any Library. Such subscribers receive copies other special library in Holland, the average number of readers of special 19,094 parcels were forwarded. A staB libraries (including rraivers:.tg libraries) of forty-rwa members is necessary to do being ahut 53,000. tkis wcrk 'The reaciing room wss +s:ked by Within the Ernitations of zvai'iable 15,099 persons: some rf -whom came space ~t has been possible to give only only to cxsulr the reference depart- a bare outfine af the r;riork and rhe im- ment s.nd information ciesk. Ea-wever, portacce of our Librsry, Librarians in- a growing interest in the litnratnre .:at.. ~ .,. terested in cur dccur~entatioa,or wish- aicg indicates a s:gn::~ca~t trend. The nu.rnbes of abszracts nmde fro= :ng ic subscrsbe to our documentation periodical articles tctalied. 18,564, .*hick cards; are invited ac address theit- in- means an addition of about 65,000 xiew quiries te Tke LiSrary. Economlsehe cards cf the catdog, A'Jozt 1500 bcok Vaorlichtiingsdien~t~Bezu:denhoi:tse*,~ieg lists were ccmpiled; 13,870 letters and 95, the HagueJ Meth~rlands,

By BARBMESS EU.NKBR President, Re':gium Wed Cross, Brussels

rherr su:tabil:ry lor par~cnts' use 2nd are ciawified and cataloged accosdicg to the Dewey Decimal System, w:th the excepticn ax' novels, T%~ese,because of rheir great number, are srrzngeci on the shelves aXphabetically by autho~s,Ir, additicn tc a mimeographed cetshg for readers, each I~brargmaintains sn ac- cessions irsi and an inventor7 catalog en cards, a duplicate of which :a hcnsed at the Geceral Secrerariat 7:) iacilitate eivcking each library's I-roi$icgs. The F~ozc~il Z!SO secejves monthly statistical reports el b3ek loans ftcm the. wmcus sections At leas fsut bocks for each bed arc provided when a hospital fibrary 1s or. ganized. 'F'rti number is increased to 1en for sanatorium libraries. In order to spzre ';he EospjraI libra~~esthe ex- pense of puxkasinp bocks fot which there is emnpsratively ktla de=and. and at tbe same lirm to sqpIy the nee& ef a se?ec? few, the @.N,B.H. has set up witbEr~,2s centreZ scx:r&ar~at a <:. ;;orary<:. ccnsisbing of aovnls o-f high csailber, scientific works and books deal- rng with art, Thjs material is available to the Kos$tal Zihraries on loan. The sanatarlnm libraries function i~ a somewhat different manner, In addi- book reviews ofier some assistance in tion to the individual libraries in each choosing books, they are nor always institution, a large circulating library is completely dependable as ths reading maintained to send quantities of read- needs of the sick differ somewhat from rig material regularly to the various those of well persons. Exreme care irrstitutions and to supply any particu- must be taken not to select bocks which jar requests of readers. deal too realisticaliy with the various VOLUNTEER WORKERS for:ns of illness, which are mcrb~d01. Two hundred trained volunteer worlr iikely to tmdermine the patients' ean- ers regularly service the hospitals with fidence in the doctors. book carts. Without this large volunteer READING COMMITTEES personnel, xi: wauld not be possible in The G.N.B.R. req~isesall hoks t.s our country te provide library service be read before beiag circulated in the for the sick. Experience has shown the hospitals and reading committees have necess~ty for special qualifications in been established for this pzrp~se.Each these workers; they must possess, ~c book mder consideration is read and addition to special literary and technical discussed by two coxmittee inambers knowledge, emotional and incellectrral always from the point of view of the maturity, qualities of tact, intelligence hospital reader. A card is made for each and discipline. book giving a critical rewm6 and indi- Each year the Red Cross conducts caticg the type of reader for whom the training classes for volunteer librarians book is suitable, i.e., those of average and awards certificates of aptirutle culture, tha highly intelfectnal reader: which qualify the workers for hospital children. adolescents or adu!ts. The service, much in the same manner that cards are marked with colored pencils the Ministry of Public 1nstruct:on io indicate the various caregories of awards certificates for public library readers, thrrs xaking it possible for the service. The training consists of two worker not yet familiar with a!: rhe parts: a theoretical course of 30 hoxrs books she handles to make proper rec- dealing with library science (classifica- ommendations. tion: cataloging, hospital library tech- The complete documentation of the niques, etc.), psychology of the sick, reading committees: tatding some 5000 elements of French and foreign litera- cri?ica! resilmi. cards, is on file at the t-sre, history of printing and book se- centra: secretariar where it is available lection. This theoretical xnstruction is for consrrltation by all C.N.B.H. workers. augmented by a practical course con- A critical bibliography of novels rec- sisting of work periods in various hos- crnmended for the basic colIections i:~ pita: libraries, visits to book binding hospital and sanatorium libraries is no-w shops, university libraries, nurseries, etc. available in the form of a booklet. A For the most part, the professors as- second catalog containing a selection of signed by the Red Cross to conduzt non-fiction is in preparation and will these classes are the same as those who supplement the first one. give courses for the Ministry of Public CONCLTJSION %nstruction. As the activities of the C.N.W.H. he- SELECTION OF BOCKS come more widely known ard appre- The purpose of the C.NB.I-P. libra- ciated, the demand for extension of its ries is to provide diversion for the pa- serv~cesincreases. Continued Sinancia1 ttents, to develop a taste for reading suppert; in the form of subsidies, 1s and ts broaden the individual culturd being given by the public authorihes, outlook. The selection of books, there- while the public, in turn, responds gen- fore, is of the greatest importance, While erously to the appesl for bmks con- drrcted each year in the large res:dential touched as yet, It is &a hope of the secfions. W%ik much has been sccom C.N.B.H. that 3araries Par the sick wit1 plisked, a treXendous amount 31 work evectnaliy be corsidered an indispecs- remains to be done. The field of mental able servisc in each hospital &roughom. institutions, far icstarce, has been un- the country,

HE %'sl;rd. Session of tire GenezA Conference of UNESCO. which Twzs heid in Sierrx in Saaevemtee 1948, renewed the resoiutmn passed hy the 1947 session in Mexrco C;ty authsr- izing s. joint stlrriey of loib!iogxaphic sez- vices wxrh the Library cf Congress ""a; a hasis for the co-ordination of bibtio- graphical activities." Is 1945, the joict survey produced, as a preljrninary case study, ar: anquiry :ma the bibliograp111cal services available in: the field of fr~nda- rr-ental eduestion, This has been psb- attenzosr. shsiI be paid ro region- lisked under he t:&, Sources oi Infor- al needs for itrrprsved bilsliugraphxcal ,matior? for P;'~.ncfansntai'Bdrrcaf?exr wifh seruxes as?& to :,he improvement 3f Specral Reference to Education for Wf- bihliographical sesvtcas in those subject eracy, and was prepai-ed by KatPlxine areas in which adequate ssrv~cesare Oliver Murra of the Library cf' Ccn- tacking at present." gress stace Xr 1s the upicioc of Dr. Euther Evans, In accordance with a recommendation 2.ibrarian of Gongress, that tke first which is con:alned m Mrs. Murra's rc. step 4c providjng adequate world-vridc port and which has been gresenteC kom lsibliographica'l services is to determine other scurees, the Libraries Divisior, of the philosophical and aragn3atic basis UNESCO is planning an internationa'i for wor!d-wide bibircgraphics.9 csnrrat. bibkgrapbic conference for 1850. Tile He does not advocate disregardirsg a exact t:me, place and nature of the con- century of scholarly thizk~ngard In- ference have yet to he determined. The vestigation of blbircgraphacai problems. Library of Congress has sccepted the He does bljevq however: that every responsibiiiry of preparxg a working aspect: of bibliograginical work must be paper for "meetings and coniereares tc re-cxarnaneci and re-assessed, that the be held :n 195P which by forma? sgree- most ceresuI investigation oi biblio- merit with UNESCO, signed Aprii 15, graphzeal needs must he made, and that 1948, will include, 'xis Par as circurn- the needs and the zvallablc c.antsois staxlcas allow" the fcllowing: must be rationalized. This may require new :necEranisms and zew approaches. It most certainly r~quiresexpert Islag- range pknning. SIe3 eany out this approach tn the LTMESCO ass~gnment,Dr. Evans is eon- ducting a series of weekly pane': dis- cussions on the function, and purpores in this country and abroad. Preliminary of, and the needs for bibliographicai chapters will probably be circ~latedfor controls. 11: is hoped that through these criticism sometime next fail. The group group meetings and with a substantial is presently composed of Dr. Evans; body. af research which is being carried Ralph Shaw, Librarian of the U. S. De- on at the same time, rhe framework for partment of Agriculture; Verner Clapp, rnlprovement of bibliographical services Chief Assistant Librarian of Congress; can be built which will promote planned Frederick Wagman, Director of Pro- development. The working paper for cessing, Library of Congress; and Dan the 1950 conference wil incorporate the Lacy, Assistant Director for Acquisi- thinking and research of the group and tions, Processing Department, Library of such other persons and groups as of Congress. Mrs. Kathrine Murra is may be caffed upon from time to time executive secretary for the group,

OURTEEN associations were re- ence, Mr. Robert B. Downs and Mr. presented at the meeting of the Kenneth R. Shaffer. While these indi- Cowcrl of National Elbrary As- viduals did not officially represent any sociations held on April 29, 1949, at the organizations, they were sufficiently re- Associarion of the Bar, 42 West 44 presentative of the various facets of Ji- Street, Mew York, under the chairman- brary activity to furnish a good cross shxp of Miss Betty Joy Cole, of the sectLon of the interests concerned in th Special Libraries Association. education of librarians. All of them Wr. Kenneth R. Shaffer, representing held responsible library positions and the Guuncil's Program Planning Corn- could be expected to &disseminate in mittee, gave a report on the Princeton their various circles the ideas intro- Conference on Library Education, De- duced and the attitudes developed in cernhr 11 and. 12, 1948. Sponsored by :he Conference. the CNLA and financed by the Car- The nine recommendations adopted negie Corporation of New York, this by the Conference were aimed at cen- Conference dealt with certain specific tralizing in the A.L.A.'s Board of Edu- wVcs in a larger frame of reference cation for Librarianship the official ac- than ather similar discussions had used: creditation for all library educationaI orgariized interest in library education, institutions and securing adequzte finan- specialistic training, accreditatron, classi- ciai support for it; at surveying the fication and certification, placement and present situation in the field of library rec:ruitrnent. Preliminary factual sua- education and at investigating the most maries of the current situation respect- desirable curricula, special as we11 as :ng each of the topics were placed in general; at providing an agency fcr the ?he hands of the conferees somewhat jzj placement of librarians; and a: provid- advance of the Conference. intended to ing for the continued study of library bring together sufficient information to education by establishing a joint com- provide a common fund of current oph- mittee on education for librarianship. Ion and historical fact as a starting The full report of the Conference may point for the Conference discussion, be had for $2.00 from Mr. ShaEer at The thirty-six conferees were select- the Simmons College School of Library ed by the co-chairmen of the Confer- Science, Boston. The Council was in fdl sympathy wit5 the Conference's 5nd- Mr, Edward N. Waters (Music Library :rips and passed the foilowing resolution- Associatnon) for its Ghairrnan, MI-, Jack sfhat it was the of this meeting that 2)3.k~.At &? reqlle~t9f the c93n~il's the Gouncif of Nafiosal Library Assccia- chairn~an, the committee $a$ been iioes and its me;r.ber associafions Eupport skidying two saossrbilitres for fus~.ing3 with appropriate action the ~eedsf the sf rong federsrisn of national library as- Board of Education for Lijrarianshii: for . . adequate fixiancial bsckinp whe~acd Ee soerairons: first, ?he rlesirability cf appropriate actioc is recoxxmsnded ir: chis st.-znpther?:ng the CNLA, and second, respect by the join: Ccnrcirtee on Library rhe formation oE a wholly wew ir'edess- Educatisn. rum if that were deemed a 'rretter aI- A Joint Conrm'lttee on Education :Fer teraatrve. Two sehemes bearing t.n fed' Librarianship was in the process sf eratmn had already been laid before the being farmed by the Council. members of the Irbrary professmn: that Mr. Miiton E. Lord, represenring the contained ;I: the report of the A.L,A.'a Azzerican Library Associatecn? discuss- Fomth Activities Commirtee (Ralph W, ed the corning International Library Shzw, Chairwan). asd that embodied Congress of 2.950, the first ssch con,- rn 112iltcn E. Lord's propcszL lo convert- gress to be held since the one at Pifedrid .%LA. into a federation of hbrary asso- in 1935, One of the diffic~zitiesto be clatr;ons. The Cocncil unanimously ap- overcome wss finding the means for proved the reccmmendation~s cf EEE bringing foreign delegates tc rhis couc- Program Planning Committee : try under the present awkward financial 1 Th2t each member cl rhe CNLA ap- conditions, and particr:larlg to assure pomr a comrmbeo bO give careful study to good re?esenta:ion of the younger li- the possib~Iityand desnrabzlity of strength- eying the GNLA; tbst these cormittoes brarians. Various channels were s~g- spec~eI!y co~sider&e ceed of a federstion gested and it was the consensus GE of hbrary asacciatiocs m the XTxted States opinion that ail should be tried, if jt ecd wha; ~tsvature sboll',d 5e: that this comrderztron be 9s-er. in view of the adop- was hoped :6= secure enough delegates tzoo of Part 11 of :he AEA Fo~;TI??i4c:ivities from abroad to justify an internatiocal Committee :epcrt and 3a wew of srs rejec- gathering. Sponsored Sy the Interm- non; thal ccnsidexatmn 3e gven to tlie tional Federation of Library Associa- CNZh as the desired federation of Inbrary tions, the Congsess was intended to assoc:at:ons, and to the gossibitity of a*art- j~g cover topics of international concern a fede;atrcn afresh; that :n considering a fedoratton, specna: C7or;ght be gman to ice UNESCO was helping to further the iunctiocs. structure, iiaances, e1igi:jiliry tc Congress, and :t was hoped that perhaps membership, mco~porzt2cn, fet& of opew- the Pnterna~ional Fsderatron 3,' Docc- tion, methods of commmee appoir~trnents, mentation might hold its meeting in thls and comrazn and excl~szveistereszs ef L- brary associations. country either j:st before or jdst afzer 2. That C?e chairmen sf these vanous rrhe Congress: so thatmenribers might 5e ccmmzttees consti~trea J7oiat Commitsee of able to attend the sessions of both or- rhe CKLA which would be charged to render gariizations. a comprehensive ~spcrtd:reetto the CNLA :tself, pe~hapset the oext Mzd-winter neet- A report on matters of interest t:, 1:- xcg~ m. brariazs uras gi:ren b7 PYliss R~seVor- J. h~srecon~mesndatioa had already melker (Special Libraries Asszc~arion) been put Inrc effect and tke Joint Cox- who had represented the Councrl at the mittee is in process cf arganization. Second National Conferer,ce of the The lack of knocvledge among the United States National Corn~nlssionfcr library profession r;f w>at -the CNLA is UNESCO, and does was deplored and rn-~P'X1B Po Mrlch discussion and nreresr was mek? ;t more wideiy known were nrged. aroused by the re~crtsf the council:^ 1rr;qui~iesconcernrng its organizaton and Program Plaozing Ccrnxriittee mad by sct~~itieswould be welcomed QEcers elected for 1949-1950 are: Secretary-Treasurer : Miss Janet Doe Chairman: Mr. Wyllis E. Wright (Med~cal Lbrary Association), New (College and Rererence Library Associa- York Academy of Medicine, 2 Easr 103rd tion), Williams College Library, Wii - St., New York City 29, New Yorir. lirrnstown, Massachusetts. \~-TIILL,?AMP, BOLLMAN, 1x1 Vice Chairman: Miss Laura 6. Cd- Secref ary Treasurer vm (American Merchant Marine Library Assn,, (ALA Catniog Division) . Sirninons Coi- 45 Broadway, New York 6, NEWYolk) Isge School of li~bra~yScience, Eosiort, Pv'raseachus~tts.

RUTH Our Sew President

Q members of the Washington, Council meetings. With each year her D, C Chapter, Ruth H. Hooker, interest in the Association became more Tour new SLA President, is a and more active, culminating in the of- quadruplet rolled into one being. She fice of national president. In the interim is a devoted wife, an affectionate and her activities have included: Chairman, understanding mother, an active and Committee for Classification and Index- interested SLA-er, and a successful gov- ing of the APC patents in Cooperation ernment career woman. with the American Chemical Society; Probably no remark ever made by Represented President of SLA at the her regarding her personal and career Washington meeting of the Council of life explains "Our Ruth" better than National Library Associations, Novem- her response when she was asked if she her 22, 1946; Represented President of would be interested in the form-t'a IOPZ SEA at the Conference on International 0%a Washington: B.C, Chapter of SLA. Educational Reconstruction in Novem- Her reply was "Just let me have ajr ber 1946; Chairman, Committee on baby first and 1'11 be with you." Mar- Translations, Science-Technology garet was born December 3, 1939, 2nd Group, 1947; Member of Coixrnittee on when the D. C. Chapter was organized Com m i t t ees; Second Vice-President, in October 1940, Ruth Hooker became 1947-48; and First Vice-President, 1948- the Chapter's first treasurer-an office 49. Mrs. Hooker has been a member of she held for two years. She was Mem- SLA since 1930. bership Chairman of the Chapter, 1942- Ruth Hooker brings to the office of 1943, and the Chapter's presidenr for President a transcontinental viewpoint. three years, 1945-1948. During this pe- She was born in the Middle-West; at- nod the Chapter grew in status and its tended Kansas University, 1921-23; activities were directed towards co- Universiry of California, 1924-25; B.A. ordination with those of SLA. It was a George Washington University, 1927; fitting climax for Ruth Hooker to be Berlitz School of Languages, (German the out-going president of the Washing- and French), Washington, D. C., 1928- ton, D. C. Chapter and hostess for the 30; Library Science, George Washing- 1948 Special Libraries Association An- ton University, 1927-29. At the latter nual Convention. institution the beloved Dr, Schmidt, Since the organization of the Wash- dean of Library Science, bad a recep- ington, D. C. Chapter, Ruth 1-1ooke.r has tive student and Ruth imbibed freely attended practically all annzlal conven-' of his practical teachings. tions of SLA and most of the Advisory Om new president i3 a su'bject spe- cialist, a physicist: Instructor in Physics, E1wd College. 1927; Phys:c;sr, search- ing technical lireratxre: Naval Resea~ch Laboratory, Wzsh:ngton, D. C., 192 7- 28; Librarisr,, Nami Eesearch Labora- tory, '#ashington: D, C 1928-. $n '1928 the staff cof the flbrrry numbered but twc; at present 3t coasists 3:' twenty- three and the librarlac's activiries are largely adminlstra(,ive. Besides Special Libraries Asscciation, Euth Hooker has rriembership m many other o~ganizai~ons: American Library Association, Dktrict of Colbmjb;a I,L- brary Asssciatisr~, Order of Eastern Sta:; American Associarim for Ad- vancement of f-;&nce, Anerican f-;oc:eCIy for Tesrmg Materials, Arr~erlcanForm- drymen's Assoc:al:n:; and Electrs CE-rem-

It is a chaI!enge, indeed, to serve cut MI-s~ SLA rr,em>e.s to know Char nction was &en Owens' uaexpked tern: of Chager Liaison ro dm2 deliriqwnt zn:,l?;ers after two xmnths OEcer and Chairman ohhe Chapter Relatioris A: the prssenr time r:territ-rssips are retained committee, froz which her new d&es 2s for six months. As of Mny 1949 &ere were First V~CE-Fresidentacd TSrssider~t-Elect%.ads 930 uspaid nrenkerships asd it is obvious it necessary for her to resign. %;ssen.tially, Char in exrerjdirtp ~rivllegesto these defaulting this oEce and comxittee were established lo menhers axi e-xpsnee is thereby incurred Sy ptouide as, adeqnate coctact 5e:weea -;he As- :he Association. sociation, the Executive Suard and the Cha-,- Action was also taken :h2t t5e ~mpky~ment: ?em. As s~c5their function e to funnel in- policies of t5e Assoriation be studied It was fo~~~~aticnto the Chapters and members md: ko~ghtout 26 the meetkg thax at tbpresent counter-cmrenkly, ?o keep the Execrttive Board tirrAerhe New York and the New jersey Chsg- informed of the zctivities, needs and problerr,~ rers do not hav-e Employm,ent Comrr;iftees. of 21s Chapters, according tc the directives One ~f ih6 major problems facing the Asso- set up in Sections 3 and E of the Chapter. ciation is the redesig~ing cf the Consti::ztim MaimzI-A GI~ide:or the Eke sf Chapters, zr.d By-Law.. Considerkg that tLe member-. sdited by RuCi S. Leonard. T5e Chapter Liaison ship has reached th 5000 mark arid thaz the Offices and the Chepter ReXatiozxs Cornmitree Asaociatioris activities have increased xini- solicit the ccopers,tioc of :he membership of fold, it is e~idant~.CTB: its operating g01icie;l the Special Libraries Asscciarirjn ro acccsx- must ~rndergs remsrcz 13 meet present day plish their wcrk this yearl cseds. Althong:1 C?e rr;nsti~xtiox~lrevisions Los AKGELESCowm4-'rros caa not be voted on before the Adan%.c C!Vy The 1949 Ifis Aageies Convention is in the Corwentttior. ik June 1950, the Easrli has racsfi- past but 3 vriE take a heap of talkkg ancl nized the fact that the proposed chengss mxst doing and working to sf7ectivel.y interpret, je studied thorc;ughTy and ttst they m.ust be evainatre and trzndate into actior~CL of thz apgroved by an inforxned membership, To extremely fine though? tkat was ptl isto it. ~ccomplishthis, copies cf 5ie proposed changes This is true no"Lori.,y of the excellent General have besn msde available a~dwere distrib~ted ad Grorr:p xeetings b:zt &so in regard TO a: :he B._tsiness Weeting. A. series cf aC:.clea =atters a£ PAssodation bizsineas. The .ksnuai on the revisicns i+being ?repared by Miss Business PvXesting; BeXS Friday, Ji-me 17, wcs RuC? S~aordand these w-ill appear ia Fatwe presided cvf;. by P&iss Wose VomAdker aid .issues of S~ecnxl; L:E~RXE. Cha-pter~and although K?e minntes OX *e meeting wili be individuals are nrged to stdy them. distributed later, it wi3 be of inte~eotto all Zncident!y, a Saz Frarjdscc ddega7-ion rec- 19493 SIA CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS 223 orrimended that +he ~nshtutiona~changes be relations was held on Tuesday evening, June made by a mail vote. According to the pres- 14, with Mrs. Elizabeth Owens presiding. Fouour ent Constitution, constitutional changes are papers were presented on projects and pub%- voted upon at the Annual Business Meeting. cations that were considered to be of such "Sixty voting members in gwd standing con- importance that plans are being completed to stitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- reproduce &ern :or distribution to Chapter ness at all meetings of the Association." {Ar- presidents and Group chairmen. The papers frcle VI-Meetings) In receat years, ave;age are: "Group and Chapter Projects in Relation attendance at conventions has been roughly to Publications" by Mildred Benton, U.S.D.A.; between ten and twenty percent and not "Publications Sponsored by che Association", everyone, alas, attends the Business Meeting! by Lura Shorb, Hercules Powder Co.; "Me- Does this, or does it not, express the point of chanics and Procedures of Group and Chapter view oi the membership? Publxcation Projects", by Marion E. Wells, Unfortunately, the meeting scheduled for First National Bank. Chicago; "Royaities for the Chapter presidents and Brdletin edltors SLA Publications", by M. J. Voi& Librarian, was cut short for want of a suitable place to Carnegie Institute of Technology. redre for discussion after the luncheon with Conventioneers were kept pstbd on who- the Science-Technology Group at the Athen- was who and what-was-what by means of a aeum. California Institate of Tec1;nology. How- Conventron news-sheet. Three issues came oE ever, we stopped for a few moments or, the th~press and made delightful, as well as in- steps in the cool of the vine-covered burldmg formative, reading. (There are some copies to exchange nsmes while waiting to go back available from the C.L.O.; if you want to see to the Biltmore. Here we way-layed our Pre- what went on at the Convention, wriw for a siding Officsr, Miss Rose Vonnelb~r,who was copy.) For example, Xo. 3, June 17. lisred wearing a lei of ginger blossoms flown to her .the registrztion as 475; Chaptetwise, there the day before from SLA members in Hono were: Boston--5; Cincinnati--lC; Cleveland- Iulu. After givrag us all a "sniff", President 9; Connecticut--7; Illinois-27; Indiana-3; Vcrmel~er,never one lo waste an opportunjty, Kansas Citx-5; Louisiana-16; Michigan--- stressed the need of keeping Chapter records 14; M~lwaukee--3; Minnesota--8; Montreal- cmrezxt and in order. She asked espec~aEy 2; New Jersey--7; Greater New York-46: that Chapter officers notify Headquar:ers Western New York - 2; Ph~ladelphia- 17; whec members changed their positions, or Pittsburgh .-lo; Puget Sound--1 1; St. Louis--- berter thelr names. Keeping membership ?; San Francisco Bay Region-44; Southern records up to date is a task which takes zon- California--1 72; Toronto-2; Washington, 19. tinuous watchfulness as well as repeated ap- C.-30. peals ro the membership :or co~peration The A NEW CHAPTERIS ADGBD hggest factor, pmbably, is setting up a routine And best of ail there are now twenty-five procedure to handle the situation. Reducing SLA Chapters, the last of which received operations to the order of rcutine ia a virtue recognition during the Convention. IT is the which frees a maximum of time for creative TEXAS CHAPTER --where everything is wark. A aimilar meeting of Chapter presl- done bigger and better! Congratulations and dents and Bulleth editors will be scheduled best wishes to our new Chapter. during the fall Advisory Guncd meeting so MARGI~XTP. HILEGAN all those concerned should start planning cow Chapter Liaison OWcer and Chairman, on a trip to New York early in November. Chapter Relations Committee. An open meeting on Group and Cha2:er

SLA GROUP

Under the competent leadership of Miss Advertising-19: Biological Sciences-28. Rove Vormelker and the capable managemen: Business-29; Financial-32; Geography and of ft-e Convention Chairman, Dr. Hazel Full- Map-16; Hospital and Nursing-25; Insur- ing, and her corps. the Fortie-& AnnuaI Con- ance--16; Museum-25; Newspaper--17; Pub- vertticn of the Association, atrended by airnost Ilshing-1; Science and Technology-194; So- 560, came to a successful conclusion. Although cial Science-67; Transportation--10; Univer- the attendance was smaller than usual, it an- sity and College--49. abied everyone to become better acquainted. One of the most outstanding Group meet- Over SO Group meetings or visits were ings was the Workshop Clinic arranged by the scheduled throughout the week aided by the Business, Financial, and Insurance Groups. customary delightful California weather. Group Careful planning was shown in this meeting registration at the convention was as follows: with the result that everyone present gained know-ledge of new timesaver ideas. A similar colagy Grasp, \vishe5 wdggesticns, as socn as clinic at Atlaztic Ciq7 next year wotSd be a pssit:el from ;he Gronp r.c,emb~~sFar next fine adjanct to Lie Conventicn program. year's cTkers. The two positions tc be filled The Group and Chapter Relations meeting are Vice-Chairmar. (2 mrnes) and Secretary- scheduled for Tuesday, 5ne 14: was so well Treasurer. attended that there were more people than A: the Conveztion, the Prrblisbirig Grwq chairs! Tbe pa2ers p?esented by zhe speakers, had ac unusually atxactivs &%Sit zrrsnged Miss Miidred Secfon, Miss Lurz Shorb, Xiss by Corn Richmer,, Ccasurners L7niori, com- Marion Wells and Mr. *%el-vin Voigt, were so prising a sr;!ler?ion 3P some 2'30 dafferent excellent that they will be reproduced ix irems inciading rtationalIjr kaowr, periodicals quantity and mailed ro all Chanter presidenrs pr;t out 5y leading U. X, pubiishers: 3TcGre.w- and Group chairmer,. R.H; Gurtis; McCal1's; Time; Life; Fort~ne; One isen; of interest was voted u.jon at the Newsweek; N. Y, Times hdex; and R, W. business meeting Friday morning. St is an Wi!son pullica.licns. Tje Grcup reports s amsxIrnerrt tc By-Law VIXI, Secfio*: 5, which rota1 of 150 members wis? 85 pe: ce:x car:- in effect reads: CUES IN ARRIARS:&!~~IP~~EFs centrated in the New York area, whose dues are unpaid an March 1 of each The Ualversiry and Ccllege Qrocp with no year and who sbail continue such delicqxency national af%ser present at the Conve~doc for one manth after notice of the sarr;.e has voxd to disband ss a nstdonal Gmng. HScw- been sent, sha1i be dropped from membership, ever, according to the Constizution, By-Law V; Action was postpcned regarding the "fiscal Sectior, 3, states: D~~CONTINUAXCE:The Ex.. year" controversy: ecutive Bczrd may, i~,its discretion, -i-ecor.- "Blueprints in Action", the theme of this merid the disconticuecce of a &cut;? ?her;, Convectior,, pro-rides mitiative far a11 O.oups in its opinior,, the asefulcess of that Orotq during the ccairrg year. As a beginsriing, do has ceased. The Board shall submit such you know thar by paying an additional 50$ to recommendation at the xlext ann~almeeting Headqiiarters yo:x may belong tc any Group of tke Association, sra5 if ~horecomrrsendatior, with which you are not already affiliated? Even shall be adopted by a malorlty vote of tb.e ~" 1; yo= cannot 3e active in more than ose menbere present ~cdvoting, onck Group shaii IIarcup: this 50$ often wiil provide you with :hereupon be dissolved. iniarmation of new pubiications vital to your SARAM. PWLCI company. Group LSaimn CVEcer and Chairmen, Miss Anrie Nicholson, Chairnan of the Group Re':atior.s C~rnmitzee. Nominating Cosmittee for the Science-Tech-

Banco Central de Reseiva de! Peru Carcegie-IlIinoia Steel Coqxxatrcn Mrs. Rebeca de Menesee Miss Therese 31. Igce. kib:anan I3,O.B. 1958 South Works Zir-a, Fern 3426 Xast 89th Street Chicago 17, Ilhnois Bazco Central de Venezuela Mr. j. j. Gonzalez-Gcrrocdona Caracas, Vene~~eia ColcrniaP Radio Ccrpxanm Mr. Joiln F, Myers, 6Ece Wzcager Basrcw, Wade, Guthie & Chnpany Engineerkg Ulvision Mrs. Jessie Me= Rever, Librarian :fornser!y 1280 Main Street Active) Buffalo 9, New Yrrrk 120 Broadway New York 5, NBW York

Bcwater's N~wfoundlendPulp Ez Paper Mills, Xnslitkte for :he Crippled and Disabled Ltd, Miss Johanna L O~schcwsky,2ib:a:ran (far- Mr. P. H. TaaEe medy Active) Technical Service Department 400 P3r& Aveme Corner Brook? Newfcundlsnd New Port 10, New Uork 1949; NEW INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS 225

Jchnsac Publishmg Company Palladium Publishing Corporation Mrs. Doris Evans Smith, Librarizr; Miss Helen L. Fox, Librarian 1821 South Michigan Avenue Reference Department Chicago 16, Illinois 15-19 North 9th Street Richmond, Indiafia Eos Angeles College of Optometry Mrs. Grace Weiner, Librarian (formerly AS. Prudential Insurance Company of America sociate) Western Home Office, Management Library 950 West Jefferson BIvd. Miss Sherry Taylor, Librarian (ah Active) Los Angdes 7, Californie Prudential Square Loe AngeIes 54, California KfcGrzrv-Hill PuSlishing Company, Inc. Rose Boots, Librarian (also Active) Rad School of Social Science 330 West 42nd Street Mr. Thomas L. Berger, Librarian New York 18, New York Meyer London Memorial Library 7 East 15th Street New York 3, New York ,Xapazine Advertising Bureau, Inc. Miss Kathryn Powers, Librarian Research Department Suffolk University Library 2 3 f Madison Avenue Dr. Edward G. Hartmann, Director New York 16, New York 20 Derne Street Boston 14, Massachusetts Meharry Medical College Miss Nareda Holloway, Curator Technical. Documentatioll 6s In~ormai~onCen- Preventive Medicine Department ter for the Netherlands Healtb and Medical Care Collection U. S. Liaison Office Nashville 8, Tennessee Mr. Henry Polak 525 Roiling Road Chevv Chase 15, Maryland Mr. N8tban Minkoff 19161 Stansbnry Avenue Detroi: 21, MicKigan Tenrtessee Gas Transrnissioxr Company Miss Clare Lansden, Librarian Mmnesota State Library Box 2511 MKS Josephine W. Smith. Librarian !formerly Houeton 1. Texas Active) 322 Capitol Buildmg United States Steel Coqxratron St Pad 1, Minnesota Mrs. Noreen 3'. O'DonneIl, Librarian Research Laboratory National Ccal Board Lincoln EZtghway Library. HobasF House Kesrny, New Jersey Grosvenor Place 1 Locdoo. S.W. U. S. Veterans Administration England Mr. Foster E. Mohrhardt, Blrector (also Ac- tive) 'The New Yark PsycEoana?.ytic Institute Special Services Departmefit The Ajraham A. Brili Library Mucitions Building Miss Xlse Bry, Librarian (formerly Associate) Washington 25, D, C. 245 East 32nd Street New York 23, Kew York e'. S. Veterans Administration Miss Florence Fitzgerald, Acting Chief Novs Scotia Research Foundation Library Chicago Regional Library 201-a Miss EvelW M. Campbell, Librarian 366 West Adams Street Box 752 Chicego 6, Illinois EaIifsxl Nova Scatia Canada University of California Mrs. Helen C. Brenner. Libranaq (formerly Bltver Iroc and Steel Conporatmn Active) Mrs. Lzc31e F. Crofford, Librarian Radiation Laboratory Sour! Tenth and Muriel Streets Building 8, Room 3 Fittsburgh 3, Pennsylvania Berkeley 4, California .AREEEKCAFAGEYc'CrES INTERSSTED XPI INTER- have been. s~.bs&nared irr fmor of articles by NATMNAL AFFAIRS, ~07?I>ilc?dby &w3rd iibraz-y persocrd acd stridies a4ecldop library an4 published by the Council on Foreigc Re- ir;tsrezts bp &o_ iastitrlte staff and 2:-kers. The latio~s~conteins pertinen: data :^m argar:iza- Amwns is edited by Verz~onTate, Directar ol tions erigaged is reseerd~, for sctioa soups bibreries at B52.T.: aad Margaret P, Mazen. and ior some groups working in fields which * -x * are nor strictly interna;ioaal but which have a cixrect 3s indirect bearing on tks srabjscz, This 3s the third edition of this work '."he second edition: issned in 1942: included many war-born org;~nizatknsacd indicated how zke wsr affected :he programs acd peijcies of those weI.1-established crgacizatiocs which had been working ir, ?5e Aeld fm mazy ysa:'e, Many organizations 'lave Seen dissolved and pregrasr-s and policies have again been altered to meet prsa~ct.dap soxdbtio~~a.EIence S?e need for this new editinr. to provide up-to-date inkrmation. {Neuc, York, N. Y., Council 0% Foreign Relations, 58 East 6Bcb Street, 1948. 174pp. ) *** Tncs in:erestd in inLsAibrarjj loans x~ili -micome the news of the pnbXcaLioa of the C&on List of ~Weriicztarid Bidogiczl' Periodjc- ais z'n ScviHem California Libraries, soon ts be issued by &a Biologiczi Scier.ces 3-2 of SLA The &:sf wil icciude approximstely 1200 entries representing 3 9 !ibra;ies. Orders skdd be directed to Eleanor F. Marfiiitoc, Medical Library, Los hgeles Couzty Wos- pital, 1200 Norti? State Stree~,Las AngeIes 33, California. 'Phe cast, not yet defiaitely de- termined, will be b~t-ween$3 and $5. Xd* r-:.he 94.1.2'. L~arn~ANNUAL ia an exyexi- mect, an aitemfl tc prsvide more generous coverage of acthrities and grojects gokg for- ward in tlne Inseit~teLibraries and a sippie. rnent to ~?enetesszrilg brief summary -ziti? statistics thar each year ep-ears il~the Presi- de~.?.'~Report. As distingnished from an an- cud report, the ANNGALwil ~rsvide= amedi- nrn for the presentstioa oi faetrral information about Institute Libraries and rallecticns not ihii-ed to the span of a singie yeas, fa2 the discussion of cnrrent problems and projects and fcr the circulaticn of views, opinions ar.4 comrnerts. Libwry statistics and facVaa1 data .-. -.- -, Where if is poss2Sr'e ihe Editor has giver: prices for prrbiicaiion notea' ?rr this secfioo;?. T:?e Bostori Chapte;. rri the Speeisl Libraries The orzssion of a prie dses *;of ~ecessarity Associazioz hzs just published the Fif* Edi-. irrdicate that the puhkatkof: is free. rioa of the DCIectc~yci Special ?L?Librm%s;'n 1949.; EVENTS AND PUBLJCATIONS 22 7 u"oslon, Vicinity and Member L;ibrarjes ir: Xew card Foundation. England. Previous editions of this directory The Micradlm edition will be distributed have been arranged alphabetically 5y libra- semi-annually in 100-foot rolls. Each roil ries. Xt was thought, however, that a classified will contain 26 issues, plus an index. Lt will arrangemen.; wodd be of considerable advan- be available in September and Marsh each tage in this directory of more than t-qo hundred year. libraries Since broad headings were selected, The cost af each type of Micro edition will a subject index indicating certain aspects of be the ssme as the present cost o! Newsweek particular libraries has been added :o facilitate bound vo1umee- $15 per year. the use of the directory. The Directory may be * * * ordered from Francis W, Allen, Congregational ACETYLENECHEMISTRY (Pa Repart 1a852-s) Libral-jr, 14 Beacon Street; Boston 8, Mass., a.t is the complete text translation into English $1.00 per copy, of C7.e original report as written by Dr. Julius * * -k Walter Keppe, Chief of :he Research Laborz-. "Prevention of Deterioration Abstracts". tories of I.G. Farbinindustrie A.G. Heretoforel 2C.00 pages to he published per year, loose various important and pertinent parts of :he lea: stjrle. Two binders and index guides will text were omitted, This was due to the omis- he fmnished. Abstracts of journal arz-icles, sion of parts of the translation as made by patents, and unpublished repcrts on all phases the origrnal translator, thus reqxziring addi- of deterioration from university, government, tional translation, revision and complete edit- and izdustrid research groups, domestic and ing. This work is of vi.tal importance to all foreig~?will be used. Yearly sr:bscriytion prior chemical scientists and industries and has tc: July 1, 1940, was $3'7.50; after that date, been recommended as ii :extbook for &ern- $50. Th National Research Council, Preven- isiy departments of colleges, universities and tion of Beteriomtion Center? Roonl 204, 2101 technical schools. Xn addition to the table of Con~titutionAvenue, U7asE,ington, D. C. (Elec- contents, +his publication contains a complete trr'cd Engineering. May 1949. p. 47.3.) index. (Mew York 15, N. Y,,Charles A. Mejier, Znc., 1949. 200pp. $10) Xit *** The latter part of 1948 the Editor received. MAPS, T~EIRCARE: ~ZEPATX AND PRC~RVA- a eqy of a very interesting pamphlet erztitied ?:ah: IN LIBRARIESis the title of a new publi- 'TWE O~i3STONE MTLL written by none other cation of the Library of Conssss recently than Herbert Qlin Brigham, a former editor issued by irs Division of Maps. The manual, of SPECIAL LIBR.4XIES. hfr. Srigham, who prepared by Mrs. Clara Egli &Gear, discusees seeds no introduction to many of us, has hen .. basic techniques for unwrapping, unrolling, fil- ;:brarim of the Newport Historical Society, ing and handling maps, and the care an& treat- Newport, Rhode Island? since October 2, 3.938. ment oi old atlases, maps, globes and relief It js ic his capacity of historical librarian that models. Kt indudes a detailed section on he haa written this harming little bocklet "Mountkg ar,d Reconditioning Maps," and concerning the history of "the most enigmatic another on "Map Filing Equipment." and guzzling building in the Vnited States of Mrs. LeGear's xanual, the most complete A~erica," tracing its history from t!!e early study prepared to date on the technical prob- seventeenth centwy to the present day. lems facing map castodians, will meet a long- *** felt need for such a gxide. Kt comprises 46 RG:~Microcard and MicrofiIn-- editions of pages in rnultilith reproduction and is for sale -?'emweek Magadne will be available to sub- by the Card Division, the Library of Congress: scribers after June 1, 1949. This marks :he et 30 cents per copy. first tise in magazine publishing history that *UX a natic.nal news magazine will be presented in AN INTERLMCHEC~IST OF HOL~NGSOF 168 These fornls to provide a permanent, compact GERAKAX MEDICALAND DEN'I'AL~ERIODXCGY, and authoritative history of our times for Zi- i939-1948, IN 38 'L~KA~UESOF THE UNITED 5raries: foundations, irrdividuals acd organiza- STATES AND CANADAhas been compiled by tions. The Micrn editions will include 911 the Committee on Periodicds ad SeriaI PJ~- editorial matter and advertislwg appearing in Iicatiorrs of the Medical Library Asaociation. the repIar edition. Orders, accompanied by a remittance of $1.00; The Microcard edition will be distributed ~houldbe sent to Mrs. Edith DernehI, Mar- me&;r, simrrltaneoualy with the regular new- quefite University Medical Library: 56 1 Ejorth stend and mail editions and will reach sub- 15th St., MiIwaukee 3, Wisconsin. scribers at approximately the same time as *X* their regdar fd1-size copies. The edition win THEANNUAL m%POliT OF THE L:BRARIANOF be printed on 3 by 5-inch index cards with CONSRESSfor the fiscal year 1948 tells of the symboIs for filing. The Micrccarda will be xmtinued growth in the Librarry's Collection produced through cmperation -with the Micro- and of the =any new demands for service being made upcn its staff snd faci1ities. T'ne Li- R---C~~XESS Imas HANDBOOK,by the editcriai brary's Coitection grew by some 1,313,413 st& or" Pwntdce EaII, assembles 385 i&as an pieces duricg the year; the total contents to office rmnagen;ect, accounting, advertising, an estimated 24,430,051 items on Jur:e 30, sales m~nagemant, credits, colIecticas and 19.28. 1943. 14.9p.s. 70d) sear& in-vesdgalions dealing wi'k C?e fre- q~encyand source of prz'biicaticn of technic& artidas. h sizilar study on paints and liar.. A revise6 edition of the LIBRARYXANUAL; cisb was published 5y tile Ofiic?ai Dfge,cf> A STUDY-WCZKMASGAL @P LZSSOXSON IKX Pederafisat oi Peinf and Var&,Eh Predzctim ~SEQF BOOXSAN3 LT~RARIES by ?dark ,k. Clubs; an article irr the field of analytical 7.. ~oseris now available. This maoilal, whjch chentistzy appears in the March issue of CAem- first appeared in 1934, has had grevious re- ds:-Ans:y&; aad one on dyes and textiles visions in 1939 sr.d X944. (New "fork, N. Y.. chezistry wjii eppeer in a bort5comir,g issue £3. VJ~Wilson Co , 3 949. 10&) of :\e 'Tesrt2e Research jorrr~zl, f 9491 ANNOUNCEMENTS

"Techniques of Editorial Research in Eke- Miss Marion E. Wells: Chairman ~ricaiEhgixbeering,:' by Herbert S. Michael- First National Bank of Cnicago soc. a survey of the literature on research 38 Dearhorn Street writing, describes a procedure for supple~enr- Chicago, IlIinois. ing labratory work with a search of engineer- Miss \Veils urgently requests tht all SLA ing and scientific publications. A systematic metnbers, especially Chapter presidents, send naethod is suggested for locating literature her or any member of the Nominating Com- sources, collecting and classifying notes: and mittee their suggestions for tl?e elective posi- incoprating the material iata a research tions of First Vice-President (President-Elect), paper. Editorial research is shown to be of Second Vice-President, Treasurer asd one Di- value in preventing duplication of effort in rectar. Prospective names for these &ices laboratory investigations. The article appears sbou1d be mailed to the Committee as won as in xhe journal of the Prankiin fnstitute for possible since, in accordance with By-Law IX: March 1949, pp. 245-253. the Committee must present the 1950-1951 date to the SM Executive Board at its Fall Meeting. 'USP7EKSAL DECIMALCLASS~FICATION, abridgsd Ecglish edition, has Seen published by British Standards Institutzcn, 25 Victoria Change in SLA By-Laws Street, London, S.W.L. (25 shillings) At tile Annud Business Meeting of Special Libraries Association, held on June 17, 1949, in Los Angeles, California, it was voted that By-Law VIX, Sedion 5, of the SLA Consti- tution and By-Laws, ectitled Dues in Arrears, be changed to read: "The rnen-ibrship of any Important Notice person, firm or organization whose dues shal'. The SLA Executive Board is planning to be two months in arrears, and who shall con- publish in one volume the papers presented at tinue such delinquency for one month after the Los Angeles Convention provided that a notification of the same, shall automiiticaIly suf5cier.t number of advance orders are re- cease." ceived to warrant the printing expense. For fsrther informatior?, see advertisemer.t on pege Edwin T. Coman Wins First SLA Award 235 of %his issue. The first Special Libraries Association Award has been given to Edwin T. Coman. SLA O%cers, 1948-1950 Jr., director oi the library of the Graduate The result of the General Election of 0-3- School of Business, Stanford University, Mr. cers was announced st the Annual Business Coxan was nominated for the award by the meeting in Los Angeles on June 17, 1949, as San Francisco Bay Region Chapter of the follows Presidenf, Mrs. Ruth Hooker, Wash- Association for his book, Sources oi Business ington. D. C.; First Vice-President and Presj- Information, published in February by Pren- dent-Elect, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Owens, St. tice-Hall and now in its second printing. Tne Louir, Mo.; Second Vice-President, M~ss award was presented to hk. Cornan at rhe Beatrice W. Simon, Montreal, Canada; Treas- %A Convention in Los A~geIesin June. wer, Mr. David Kessier, Detroit, Mich.; Disec- This award is given for notable and out- for to serve for three years, Miss Estelle Bod- standing contributions in the field of special man, Washington, D. C.; Director ta serve for librarjanship, one year, Mr. Peul Gay, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Xargeret Hatch remains on the Execu- SLA Membership Gavel Award for 1949 twe Board as Director, as does Miss Rose The IVIembership Gavel Award for 1949 Vomelker, Immediate Past-f resident. for the largest percentage of increase in paid- up members was presented to *-e President SEA Nominating Committee cf the Cincinnati Chapter, Mr. Eugetle B. The members of the 1350 Nominating Corn Jackson. The Chapter showed an increase of mittee appointed by President Hooker are as 22.5 percent However, since this increase ~olhws: was made possible by 34 Stu%ent member- Miss Eleanor S. Cavanaug5, New York ship from the George Peabody Cdlege for Ckapter Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee, and since *Miss Mary Jane Henderson, Montreal Chap- these members would not be affiliated perrna- ter nenlly with the Cincinnati Chapter, Mr. Jack- Dr. Hazel k Pulling, Southern California son reqllested t5at the Gavel be awarded to Chapter the Southern California Chapter, which stood Mrs. Catherine M. Schmidt, Vv'ashington; D. in second place with an increase of 21.6 per- C,=apter cent. Miss Constance Martois, now President of -&e Southern Wifom~aChapter, ehere?rpon trcn, plar.ned the cox~ferenceand p-eBided at accepted the QaveL The third largess per- ar,d directed the sessiozs. centage of increase was shown by the Indiana Chapter with an increase oi 20.7 prcent.

SXA Beard and Cnsraeil Meetings The regular Fall Exscctive Board sad Ad- visory Council mee:iags will be held ir. Hew York, No~ember3-5, 1949, at the I-Iotel Stat- ler. The memberskip is wgeed tc wake pkns to attecd these i~qmrtactconferences.

Milton Lor& to Represent A.X,A. un Rouad-tke-World Tom Meeting Milton E. Lord, director of thn, Bostor, Psb- lic LibraryI wilI represent t5e Ameriear, Li- brary Association oa n '-Round-&he-Wo:-ld TORX Meeting;" this summer. arranged frjr Amerids Town Meeting of the Air. The plan of "Roimd-the-World Town Meeting" is to originate programs ic hepi-e r~wrldcapixls, featuring two Amezicarm speak- ers and Piio leading citizens of each country visited, on P s'a5ject of vitd interest ta bot5 peoples. The unique program wi14 feature hesican men ar.d women from raa:ior.nl or ganizaeioras. Traveling arowd the world to- gether, they will discuss rcrr,mon pro'D:,ercs .-.wi-nc leaders of other cow-tries, The prcgranse will he recorded and flown back to fne United SPates ?or broadcast over Lhe regZas A3C r.etu/-ark of 253 stations durisg July, Augusf, and Septexber. 'Fhe cap%& Po be visited are London, Paris, Berlin, T'u'nna, Rome. Ankara: 'Se!- AvIv, Cairo, Karachi. DeIhi, Mznils, er,d ToLqrrj.

Speeid Services Holds First All-Army Library Conference R unique library conference, first of its ki3d in military historyI wm held recently in Wa5h- Ruseiala Scientific Eitex&ure r'siursIaiioms ington, D. C. Mreded by Library Branch, Pan1 EstaKIisKed il.1. Brookhaven taborabwy 0%~crf the Chief of Special Services, Depart- cb cesitrd ~4e"~osiicz-yfor trandations from me;>%of the ktcy, ib Was the Erst All-Army tbz Russian sdefiiiiic ti~erat~drehas bseta ests1-r- Command Librariacs Conference, iz;iC~ corn- lished at ike Research Library, Brookhaven mmd librarians attezzdizg from the six Army Nadonal Lnbo:atory> Upton. N. Y, Several Headquarters arad the MZitary Distrid cf research organiaarioee ir, thk cowrry and 9iVasAjlsgtona as we2 as from follfi overse5is Cscada have s.kcacly cmde trandntiuns zva5- cor;m;ands--Europe, tile Wr East, the Csdb- zbh bean an6 AIaska. Maz~jersaf SEA are invPLed to paf5cipade: Reports were bedrd irom CTE vast chin of witt the asswarice tf~et,ii ihey so wis5, tke &my libraries stretchkg from 'New vark to r,ames of &six organizatims wi61 not bs idert- Cklifozmia, Maine to Texas, Europe to Korea tified with acy ?xmalation they ma3- con- tota!!ng 1,140 ---296 in the United State* acd tribal-e, 844 oversew. Every aspect of postwar Army TitIes nfavailsMz &-ic11n,s wiII be 11s:ed IaYarary Service was disclsesed including .ttls poriodicaIly in Brookhavec's Q~rrfdeto Russian circulation of bocks, monwy book kits, buck- Scjenfifiz ZJHri~dlcd Zizer2?wet P pdblicstion mobile service, music agpreciatina hours and Iislieg t~andatedPaCles of aeides from Russian story hours for the children of Amy parsnnuzel. scient-Ec journals. The Guide is being fop Miss Mildred Ynung. Chief of Special Ser- warded free of charge to cmtS~uioxsto i3e vices Library Rrmleh, and %Gas Agnes Crew- repository. =brarim nct cont~Cxtiug =aj hard, Chiof of Library Branch's Facilities See- rsceiue t5e Guide et fiz-cents a copy frblm i.9491 ANNOUNCEMENTS the Publication Section, Information and Pub- PRACTICALr USEFUL lication Dz;risio= Brookhaven National Lab- or&ary. Xnquiries concerning the transiation coliec- tion shocld be addressed to Mr. -Tabn F. Bir;nington, Admrnistrative Librarian, Resarch - Libr~ry, Brookkaven Xatiacal Laboratory, Youa"" LIBRARY- U?ton. W. U, EX33 is a pcwt4al Xist of practical, sseful Ebooks ~hi?f.belong on every library shelf. Pratt institute Announces Evening Courses These famous Arco Books are desigued to give

ma: members instv ~ the rinbf kiart-.~ c>? instrnr?ion The New Yxk Sxate Education Depart- and gnidance ibey needYin preparirrg for ang ment rscognizes several purposes of addt CAl Service Examination, cr my License Test. And the prices are jnst rjght-all endm 83.55 education, one of which is "vocational up- -vill 5t a- library kdget. Send for mmplote grading." Prait Institate is offering a series eeta?o$ Xisting hcndreds of zitleii tnciag! of courses whkh are designed to provide this upgrading for msmbers of library staffs -zho w:sh more rraining. The first class will meet Wonday, October 3, 1949. @a& course will ARC0 CAREER SERBES be oSered one night a week for twenty weeks, Ifisnrznce Age~t Eketrician wit11 due alfowance for holidays, Student-, Real Estate Brcker High SchocI Di2loma. PI:?mber ~ests rsay enroil for whatever courses they wish. OTHER HELPFUL ARC0 BOOK5 The fee for each course is $40.09 payable '.?he TT5.teh and Clcck 8038...... $2.50 on registration, which may be completed at Cece and Ilepafr of Pour House...... 2.00 Mske It Ycnrself for Fan and Profit.. . 2.00 any tine prior to 6:00 I?. M, Sapternber 30. lGl Ogaortznitiia for Ssccess...... 2.50 Fees xay be paid in installments on arrange- Fkotography for Fun and Profit...... 2.50 a Masic For the Millions...... 6.00 ment with the Director, by incurring deferred It.: Ways To Be Pcur OW> BOSS...... 1.25 payment fee of $5.00. :Joy: To Win Snccess in the Ma.E Order One of the Elective Courses in this series Business ...... 2.00 w:ll he conducted by Miss Rebecca Kankin, Xrite no"& jar c-cwp?ete catalog &mi price Rs5 Libranan of the New York Xunicipal Refer- ence Liiorary. Miss Ranlrin will teach the conrse on Special Libraries. For further information write to Mr. Wayne Shirley, Dean, Pratt Institute IJbmrg Schoo!, Brooklyx;. 5, N. Y.

Ma~~aretReynolds Embarks Upon New Career Margaret Reymids, former SLA Presidsn?, who retired from her position as librarian of the First Wisconsin Xational Ean'k, Mii- waukec, on April 30 of this year, is now availaXe as n library consultant. Miss Rsy. no1d's first commission of her new career is :be organization of the libwry for the Home Office ci the Old Line Eife Insurance Corn panys Milwaukee. At a recent meeting of No. 754 rhe Wisconsin Library Association held in Mil- waukee June 9-12, Miss Weyr~oldjwas cited Superior quality and made of special for bar outstanding service in the library field steel, cut with true dies to insure mooth, in Wisccnsin and for her general cont~bution round edges, Available with no-skid com- ta thr? library profession as a whole, ~~ositionbase or soft felt at slight extra cost. Comes in black or green. Gadhi Memurid Wing Drive 1 to 99 ...... 26& ea. The Hindustan Shldents Association of 100 to 499 ...... $24.00 500, Z;er 100 $21.75 America, Berkeley Chapter, is undertaking ...... the collection of books and other writings an We pay postage, express or ifeight or by Mahatma Qaudbi with the purpose of opening a Gandhi Memorial Wing in the li- Srary of fhe University of Catifornla. It is believed that such an endeavor wiIi serve ?he American public whick has shown such an ~cterestin the philosophy of the Mahama, Please LWentio~lSpecial Libraries When Answering Advertisements and at the same time. help to promoee Ir,do- American relatiocs. In addition to tie ron~jbntzons recexved from India. C3e Assodarion is a?pea!ing es- pecialIy to those perwas who have ohm as unnsr;d iaterest io Gadhi an& his wok Con- tributions may 'se in the ?om r?f books and writings on or =boat Mahatma Gandhi, o: i-n the lorn of Itlcqey which wr,rill he usad to secure "Gandhiana', vhick a:e not cantzibuted directly. Contrijrctsns shodd bs sent c/o Motee I(. Jagtianis, Oandhi Xemrra; Wing Drive Cormnittee, Xntemationa% House, Zerk- eiey 4, Califc;r,ia, @ AIP orders are bo-und alzd CARE Ear~xxhes Program to Rebuild shipped within thirty days after War-Devastated Ltbra~ies they are received. CARE, &e aoc.grcfit agency v+hich has brought fo3d to -&or.sasds of hungry pzopk overseas. is now em'3a:ked npon s "icod ior the wind" grsgzxx to rebald a:;.e war-wrecked @ Bonad volumes in your li- libraries of Europe and Asia. brary will be matched, A9proue$ 3j; the State Cep2rtment.s Ad- visory Ccrnm~tteeor, VoP~ntarpAid. the pro- grcn anma to replenish tke shalves d tech- nrcai schools and libraries abzcad, wW gifts @ Years sf experience, skilled of new American technical and scientnfic bocks, eraftmen, and modem fadities vitally needed fsr rhe edracstisn 04 coIisge cornfsins to assure first class aaG professional stud%te Detds are bzing camzed out w~ththe end~rsementand coopera- workmamship, ttcn of the 1;. S, Conmiasscn fcr UNESCO, the L:brar;u of Congress, "he Ame:-i;sn Lx3rary &ssoeiation, and the I$. S. Book Eschange, % Two-way shipping costs paid Llhrzrss, uxversitiea snd other edaj.ca5cnbl :nstitations in 1-2 war-devastated countries are in furell. being asked by CAR3 tc snpply a lrst of rheir book needs. Through contributio-;ls from t5e American people, CARE wi!l rhcn those e Complete information sent on needs as clcsely as possible. 5y pmchaamg the best books zr, those fieIda published in tha request, Tnited Stetas. CcntriSmions can be sent to CARE heaclq~uaxters.20 Broad St, New York, m to arry CARE o'~tletttt..ronghc~r*.a comtry, Xniiivxduals sr goups can ssctribute funds m any amouct fo~the CARE bcok program. All cantrijurioas are tax-exeaapt. Doaars of $19 or more may desigmte the so-~mtry,the irastitute, 291d the c2tegox-y tnst tbe ride) of the book to bo sent. They will :.sceive the uslraj CARE reczipz, signed by the recipient. Bcnatiocs under $10 will be pooled 3a CARE'S geoerat book ~elieffmxl, and dcncrs dlre- cerve a CARE acraow?~dpant, but scz a sigd receipt. 1949.1 ANNOUNCEMENTS 233 of the International Labour OfGce at Geneva, Switzndand.

l3rs British Book Centre Twenty-two oi the leading book publishers in Britain have banded toge+&er to form an organization in the United States to increase their American sales. The British Book Cen- tre, their first headquarters, has been opened at 122 East 55th Street, Kew York, N. Y. Nsariy all the publishers taking part are those Current Publications specializing in educational, technical and gem era1 non-fiction books. The British Book Centre is on the prem- The Journal of ises of B. T. Eatsford Ltd., the New York office ad the famms 100-year-oid firm of Brit- Documentaf ion ish p?xblishers which holds a royal appointment This quarterly is devoted to the record- lo Queen Mary. One whole Eoor ofthe ing. organization, and disseminztion of Batsford building is occupied by the new Centre, specialized knowledge, and methods of A staff of field salesmen will work for the presenting information. 25s. a year Cer.trej covering the entire United States, and eventually It is hoped to open cther centers AShlB Proceedings ir. the leading ciries of America. Quarterly reports end papers of Aslib conferences and meetings, and findings of committees on docnmentation anci University- of Illinois is Recipient of information work. 25s. a year Rare Gift A, %10.500 gift. a set of the famous first editioc of John James Audubon's &'TheBirds 3f America," has been given the University of Some seventy authorities sdect each IIlinois Libra~jby the University of Illinois month the best scientific and technical Foundation. The four large books, each 38 books published in the English language. by 26 inches, are in perfect condition. 17s. 6d a year The volumes are a valuable addition to che ornithologicsl collection of CIe University Agriculture and library. The Foundation provided the lunds :or then through its provismn for gifts. Aflied Interests This second of the new Aslib Grnjdes cie- tails relevant British libraries and loan Redutinn in Memory of George Winthrrap services, periodical publications, and Lee, 1867-1943 other sources of information. 16s. The report of the SLA Reso1u:ior.s Cox.. nittee, subrr,itted and adopted at the Annual Business Meeting, held June IT, 3949, in Los Food and Beverages Angeies: included the following: Parz 3 oi the new AsIib Guides contains "We have learned with deep sol~owof C?e reference material invaluable to organi- the and recent death of George Winthrcp Lee, a chsr- zatians interested in British fmd drink industry. 16s. ter member of the Special Libraries Associa- tioo. ''7":.&. Lee was Iijrarian of the fir% of S?ccne Heraldry, Flags and Seafs and Webster for L1irty yeas. An annotated catalogue by S. T. Cope of "Xe %-as a speaker at the first cunverr'iion pubIications in English. It has consider- held in New York and served as the first able intrinsic interest, and its 443 items chairznan cf the Public Utilities Committee. cover all aspects of heraldry, 7s. 6d, IIis briIliant concepticn of the objectives of Xeprmted frob% rhc JGU:"?~!of Dam- nbcstntkm. the Association and his practical approacil t.~ the details of their rezlization have revealed him as a founding member of widespread in- ficence in -Ae &airs of the Association. I-Xe early established a clearing house of inf0rm.s.. -Bfoomsbury St., :ion in Bcston. Re strongly urged the prep- aratica cE library tools by joint esort a:~d continually focused attentior. on the need t3

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