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Vol. 5 OCTOBER, 1014 No. 8

PUBLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE BO~RD ASSOCIAT1ON President, Vice-President. Secretary-Treasurer, hlontllly except July and August. ~dit~~~~land putlicaticn omce, state Library, Clnrcnce Lester, TWxonsln Lemlative Ref- Indianapolis, Ind. erence Llbrary ; Marlan R. Glenn, Amerlcan 3ubscr1ptions, 93 Broad street, . Mass. nanlters' Assoc~tSLio~~,. Enterccl at the Postomce at Incl.ianapolls, Ind., Managing Edltor or Speclai Libraries:-sohn A. as second-class matler Lapp, Bureau of Leglslntive Information, In- Subscriution...... i2.00 a vear 110 numbcrsl ~~~~napolhInd. Single copies ...... 25 -- cents Assistant Zclitor, Ethel Cleland, Bureau of Leg- Presidcnl ...... R. H. Johnston lSJative l"eornlation~ lndlanapollsl Ind. Bureau of Rttllway Economics, WashingLon, n-. I--. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS- -- - -~. Vice-President ...... El~zabeth V. Dobbins American ~elephoneand Telegraph Co., New I?. N. hIorlon, United Gas Improvement Co., Yorlc Cily. Phllnrlelphia. Secretary-'l'reasurer...... Guy E. Marion ~~b~~~,Little, lnc., 93 Broad 11. H. B. nfcwr. Library of Cowess. street. Boston, Mass. D. N. Handy, Insurance Library Assoc~atlon.

The Special Library and American-Foreign Trade' The sudden disarrangement of commerce clue lo thc fi~iropeanwar put a new burden upon the sources ol tsaclc information in this country. Comnerce had to be reorganized along new 'lines, new ~marlcetsto be found; iinancial ar- rangements to be established or acljusted to new conclitiol~s;and the economic and legal results to be surveyed. Corrcct information, up-to-date and ready at hand about the neutral coun- tries oE the world is now at a premium and those sources, which even partly supply such information, are anxiously sought. Questions of geography, markets, tariff systems, tradc customs, transportation, mercantile law, finan- cial systems, languages, economic and social conditions, racial prejudices and customs and all the other range of facts upon which business is founded, have become of first importance. It is doubtful if any such neccl for world wide com~ncrcialinfor.mation cver before presented itsclf. Com~ngas it did, with n s~~ddcis~lcssthat was paralyzing, it emphasized the importance of the library of specialized infor- mation which seeks .to runticipate just such needs as have now hecn created. With such a lil~raryworking day in and clay out, collecijng iniol-m:lt~onagainst tllc time of nced, illis country could more rcadlly adjust itsell now to the world cl~ai~ges. This country shoulcl have one place of reliable, highly specialized infor- mation on any question affecting loreign commerce, where ll~cAmerican man- ufacturers or business incn might turn in noriual times for exact information upoil which to promote their business, and in times ,lilcc these, to reconstruct it. - *An early number of Special Librarjes will be devoted to this subject. SPECIAL LIBRARIES We have several agencies already doing excellent work in this line. The Department of commerce; tht Chamber of coiimercc of the United States ; the Bureau of South American republics ; the com- mercial museum ; the Merchants' association of New York and the National association of matlufacturers have been great sources of strength in the pres- ent difficulties. Their work points a way to hold, develop or reorganize American worlcl trade through the medium of orgai~iiediilfotttxttion focused LI~OIIthe com- mercial problems.

Vocational Library on Women's Work Ethel M. Johnson, Librarian, Women's Hducational and Industrial Union.

Until quite recently the popular notion of terial about woman's work and occupattons. a library has been limited to a collection 0f Tltis is represented largely by pamphlete boolrs-generally an imposing cbllection as dhd periodicals-there is a small collection to numbers-and in many instahoes a col- of books-such as reports of minimum wage lection for the most part stored away ih in- conimissions. of different states, of welfare accessible stacks. That the stock iri trade and ptotective committees; state and fed- of a library may be largely made Up of clip- eral studies of the conditions of woinen's em- pings, pamphlets, and card lists of infortna- ployment, as well as reports of women's or- tion, still comes to many as a nove'lty. In- genizations ahd catalogues of institutions dustrial and social organizations hbwever, throtlghout the country offering vocational are commencing to recognize the value of trdnihg for women. a special bureau to bring together material This material is by no means limited to and data relating to their work, and to keep the Union's use. The hbrary Is freely open them in touch with what is being done else- to any one, both men and women, interested where along their particular lines. Although In its special subject, whether a member of a very recent development, the busitletr~li~ the Union or not. Thue it combinee with a brary has already become an established b~sinessinformation bureau a public refer- fact, and manufacturing planta, depa~tment ence library on woman's work and vocations. stores, and public service C~rporati~n~are As club women and students taking eco- availing themselves of its assistance. nomic courses in high schools and colleges To this clam of business library or olear- are becoming widely interested in these ing room, the Reference Library of the subjects, the library offers an opportunity Women's Educational and Indugtrial Union for apecia1 service to such groups. Free belongs It supplements the work of the assistance in looking up references for pa- Union's departments by collecting periodi- pers, theses and debates, is extended to all. cals and pamphlets of interest in their work Frequently this assistance takes the form and by looking up needed information, As of reading lists prepared on the topic in the Union comprises thirteen atfierent de- question. This is particularly so in the case partments, and as eighteen typee bf activlty of requests received by letter or telephone. --social, educational, and industrial-are Some recent inquiries illustrating the type carried on, this information service covers of public reference service are as follows: a wide fleld, from looking up regulations, from a college professor, list of references state and federal, regarding the use of glu- on family budgets and, expenditures; from cose in confectionery, to aecuring data as a department store, list on window trim- to the effects of industrinl etrain on work- ming; teacher in technical school, reading ing women. list on woman's work and vocatiolis suitable Directly or lndirectly the major part of for high school girls; college student, assist- the requests relate to women's interests, ance in preparing for debate on effects of since the fundamental purpose of the Union present unrest of women; from Public is woman's welfare. Thus in meeting these Health Commission in another state, infor- demands from the departments, the library mation as to opportunities for women in in the three years of its existence has ac- municipal service; list .of women holding cumulated a highly specialized group of ma- executive positions in cities with salaries; SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Professor of Economics in woman's college, Senate. The bills are then arranged by num- information as to legislation proposed and ber and an index card in the front, lists the enacted in Massachusetts regarding tene- subjects alphabetically, with reference to the ment house industries. Among the locali- number of House and Senate bills on that ties represented by the requests are Ken- subject. In each case is placed the last tucky, South Dakota, , Michigan, Legislative Bulletln of the Session which Ohio, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, records the action taken on all the bills for , , and Russia. that year. Much of the service is directly vocational, As the special library has problems quite for the library supplements the work of tlie distinct from those of the general library, department of vocational counseling, by it may be of interest to mention some of the collecting material on professions open to methods employed in collecting material women, and scl~oolsoffering training, and by and making it available for use. Much of preparing bibliographies on vocational sub. the material in the Union Library conslsts jects. A student interested in training for of pamphlets, reports of special investiga- social work, for instance, will find in the lid tions concerning women's work and occupa- brary, catalogues of the different schools of tions, bulletins issued by vocational or- philanthropy in the country as well as book ganizations, and the publications of various and periodical articles describing the oppor- state commissions. This is a fugitive sort of tunity for women in this fleld. "What are literature, and in running it down, other the necessary qualiflcations for a children's agents must be employed in addition to such librarian?" "Where can I learn landscape recognized library tools as trade catalogues gardening?" are illustrations of requests re- and magazine indexes. ceived. So many calls have come for infor- Particularly helpful in this connection, mation of this sort, that suggestive reading are the bibliographical notes published in lists, ten to twenty titles, have been pre- such s~ecialneriodicals as the Economic pared by the library on a number of differ- Review: hmehxn Journal of Sociology, ent occupat~ons, as agriculture, chemistry, Journal of Political Economy, and Survey. interior decorating, and secretarial work. It ia pretty safe to assume, for instance, that A particularly interesting side of the work the most recent studies of vocational train- with students, is the practical training offer- ing will be referred to in Manual Training ed to library school undergraduates. Dur- and Vocational Education, and that much ing the past year eight seniors from the li- of the most valuable current literature on brary school at Simmons College have come Domestic Science will be listed in the Jour- to the Union library for supervision in their nal of Home Economics. work, seven for direction in their biblio- The bulletins and reading Hsts of other 11- graphic work, and one for general library braries and of spccial organizations, are practice. The subjects, which were selected further sources for locating valuable mate- by the library, included "Conditions of Wom- rial. Among these may be mentioned the en's Work in the Boot and Shoe Industry;" Bulletin for Social Workers, issued by the "Catering, with special reference to its Op- Business Branch of the Brooklyn Public Li- portunities as a Rusincss for Women;" brary; the Bulletin of the Russell Sage Foun- "Educational Employment Bureaus;" "Con- dation Library; Special Libraries; The, dltions of Women's Work in the Needle Massacl~usetts Library Club Bulletin; and Trade;" "Tea Rooms and Tea Room Work;" that of the Socml Research Council and of "Telepl~oneOperating;" and "Women's Ex- t,he Boston Co-operative Intormation Bureau. changes." Copies of the completed lists Newspapers are frequently of assistance in were placed in tlie library for reference use. this work, as the reports of local Boards and This arrangement afforded the students an Committees are generally mentioned by the opportunity for practical work, and at the press before they are noted elsewhere. same time assisted the library in securing In caring for the material collected, thc useful references It is expected that during effort is made to shelve as much as possi- the present year this vocational training ble, treating everything dis~osedof in this will be much extended. In this way the li- way as a Ibook. -~am;hleti of permanent brary is commencing to contribute to the value are bound, classified and catalogued, vocational work for women in which the as other books. College bulletins and an- Union stands as pioneer. nual reports of organizations, representing A new line of work recently undertaken, is material that is replaced every year, are indexmg current legislation, progosed and shelved unbound, and arranged in alpha- enacted, relating to social welfare, At pres- betical order in the following groups: Uni- ent this is conflned to Massachusetts It is versities, Colleges, Normal Schools, Second- hoped, however, to extend the work to cover ary Schools, Technical and Trade Schools. other states. The following arrangement is Magazines that are to he bound and kept, made in caring for bills and slip laws. Sep- are shelved with the boolrs on the same arate transfer cases are used for the bills of subjects, and classified with them. The each session of the legislature. A vertical back numbers ol the English Woman, for guide card divides each case lnto two sec- instance, are placed with the general tions, the first for House bills, the second for boolrs on economic relations of women. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

By this arrangement the d~fferentmaterial 748-Labor Legislation on a given subject is brought together. 749-Legal Status There is, however, considerable material 75-Suffrage that cannot conveniently be treated in 7G-Education this way. Clippings, loose leaf literature, 760-Bibliography circulars and typewritten reports, are placed 7G1-General in folders in vertical filing and transfer 762-History cases, one subject to a folder, and arranged 765-Higher Education alphabetically by subjects. They appear 7G6-I?ellowships in the card catalogue, for the most part only 7G7-Student Ald as a "See Also" reference; as, "Journalism 77-Vocations for additional material on this subject aee 771-General filing case No. 1, under this heading." An 772-Occupation Bureaus article of part~cular importance is cata- 773-Vocational Training logued separately But in general, the filing 771-Vocational Guidance case is its own catalogue. 775-Specific Occupations A special use of the transfer cases is for pamphlets that have not been bound and 79-Women and Children catalogued; for bulletins of temporary value More important, however, than the me- that are not to be catalogued, and for ma. chanical arrangements for caring for mate- terlrtl reserved for class use The cases are rial, are the means for putting it into serv- labeled xi111 their subjects, as "Minimum ice. The Library has a two-fold function: Wage ;" "Vocational Guidance; " "Women- to the Union Departments, it is a Bureau to Trade Unions." New pamphlets as they nre collect. material and information for their received, are stamped, arranged by subjects, use; to the Public it is a reference collec- and placed in their respective cases, ready tion on women's Occupations. One of the for immediate use, and ready, also, to be methods employed for st~niulatingfurther catalogued when there is an opportunity. use of the Library within the TJnion con- The L~braryhas its own system of classi- sists in sending to the DepartmentR notices fication which follows the Dewey System in of boolrs and magazine articles relathg to so far as ~t is based on the numbers from their work, with the statement that the ma- 0 to 9. The symbolism, however, is quite terial is in the Library, or can be secured different, and no decimals are employed. through the Library. The priuted form ac- The attempt is made to group together the companying is used for this purpose. Type- material which for the Union's use it is most written reading lists of current literature on convenient to have brought together on the store methods, for instance, are posted on shelves. Thus the subjects taught in the the bnlletil~board in the Salesmanship Class Union School of Salesmanship, Textiles, Room. Color nnd Design, and Rlerchand~se are The outside advertising is represented treated as sub-headings under Salesman- principally by publicity articles and by print- ship, whicl~is represented in this plan by ed leaflets describing the work. These aro 640. 700 stands for Women, and the maill sent, with an invitation to use the Library, subdivisions are as followa: to Women's Clubs, to Schools and Colleges, to Teachers and Social Workers. An effort WOMEN is made lo keep in touch wit11 organizations 7- to which the Library can offer special serv- 70-Bibliography ice. A bureau of occupations is started in 71-Biography a woman's college, this gives an opportunity 72-Clubs and Organizations to volunteer assistance in preparing reading 73-General Works llsts on vocations for women. A list of 74-Economic Relations material in the Library on professional writ- 740-Bibliography ing is sent to the instructor in Journalism 741-Industrial Conditions in another institution. In this way the 742-Trade Unions Library is enabled to select its patrons and 743-Standards of Living build up the kind of reference use for which 747-Hours and Wages ~tis best adapted

SUBJECT HEADINGS, AMERICAN BANKERS1 ASSOCIATION LIBRARY* Marian R. Glenn, Librarian. The Association Library will loan material Accounting, Municipal. on any of the follow~ngsubjects to officers Advertising- and employees of member banks and to Bank. students of the American Institute of Bank- ing: Savinga Bankfl. Trust Companies. Acceptances. Agricultural Credit- Accounting. . SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Brazil. Belgium. . Canada. England. . . Cuba. Germany. Denmark. India. Egypt. . Europe. . France. . Germany. Philippines. . Prussia. . United States. Hawaii. Agricultural Education. Honduras. Aericultural Extension by Bankers. India. ~griculture. Ireland. American Bankers Association. . American Institute of Banking. Japan. hmerican Monetary League. Mexico. Amortization. Netherlands. Arbitrage. . Arbitration, Commercial. . Assaying. Nova Scotia. Asset Currency. Paraguay. Automobile Banks. Persia. . Balance of Trade. Philippine Islands. Bank Accounts. Porto Rico. Bank Buildings- Prussia. Furniture and Equipment. Russia. Lighting. . Bank Charters. South America. Bank Concentration and Mergers. Spain. Rank- Denosits. . Bank ~k~loyees. . Bank Examination and Supervision. United States. Bank Failures. Banlrs and Banking, Ancient. Bank Liens. B~nksand Ranking, International. Bank Notes. B11ls of Exchange. Bank of Amsterdam. Bills of Lading. Bank of England. Bimetallism. Bank of France. Biography (of bankers). Bank of Genoa. Blue Sky Laws. Bank of the United States. Boards of Trade. Bank of Venice. Dond Department. Bank Reports. Bank Oflicers. Bonds- Bank Profits. Collateral. Bank Protection. County. Bank Runs. Depository. Bank Statements. Drainage. Bank Stock. Electric. Bankers. Forgery. Bankers' Associations- Govcrnment. Canada. Industrial. England. Irrigation. Germany. Mortgage. Unitcd States. Municipal Banking by Mail. public Service. Banking Ethics. Railroad. Banking Law. Real Estate. Bankruptcy. Road. Banks and Banking- State. Africa, South. Street Railway. Alaska. Surety. Argentine Ropub- Timber. lic. Bookkeeping. Australasia. Branch Banking. . Building and Loan AssoCiations- Austria. Bulk Sales. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Business. Clearing House. Business Conditions. Comment. Business Ethics. Commercial Paper. Country Banks. Capital. Directors. Central Bank. Discount and Redis- Checks. count. Checks, Postal. Foreign Branches. Checks, Voucher. Gold. Clearing House. Interest, Rate of. Clearing House Certificates. Note Issue. Clearing House Currency. Organization. Clearing House Examination. Private Banks. Clearing House Reports. Regional Banks. Commerce. Reserves. Commercial Paper. State Banks. Consols. Transits and Collec- Co-operation. tions. Co-operative Banking. Trust Companies. Corporations. Finance. Cotton Financing. Finance, Municipal. Counterfeiting. Finger Print Identification. Credit. Frauds and Forgery. Credit Bureau. Free Banking System. Crc dit Currency. Credit Department. Gold. Credit Insurance. Gold (as money). Credit Statements. Gold Banks. &ireicy Question, United States. Gold Certificates. A. 8.A.; Aldrich; Fowler, etc., Bills. Government Regulation of Industry. Grain and Grain Exchanges. Days of Grace. Greenbacks. Defalcation. Guaranty of Bank Deposits. Deferred Payments. Department Store Banks. Hoarding. Deposit Currency. Holding Companies. Depositories- Immigrant Banks. Government. Income. Municipal. Independent Treasury. State. Indianapolis Monetary Commission. Depositors. Inheritance. Discount and Rediscount. Insurance, Bank Deposits. Dividends. Insurance, Burglary. Drafts. Insurance, Fidelity. Economics. Insurance, Life. Education, Bank. Insurance, Mail. Education, Business. Insurance, Savings Bank. Education, Vocational. Insurance, Title. Efficiency and Scientific Management. Interest. Enc?orsement. Interest on Bank Deposits. Exchange. Interest on Bank Loans. Exchange, Foreign. Interlocking Directorates. Express Companies. Investment Banlrers'Association. Extradition. Investments. Farm Bureaus. Joint Accounts. Fnrm Clubs. Labor and Capital. Farm Life. Land. Farm Mortgage Bankers' Association. Land Titles. Farming. Latin Monetary Union. Farm Women. Law. Federal Reserve System- Legal Tender. Administration. 1,etters of Credit. Amendments. Loans. Bank Examina- Loans, Cattle. tion. Loans, Collateral. Board. Loans, Real Estate. Bonds, Govern- Loans, Remedial. ment. Luxury and Extravagance. Branch Banks. Marketing. SPECIAL LIBRARIES Examination and Supervision. Mints. Failures. MoneY- Interest. In different countries. Investments. Money, Coins. Law. Money, Currency. Methods and Systems. Money, United States. Organization. Money, United States-Coins. School. Money, United States-Currency. Taxation. Money Congresses. Trust Accounts. Money Market. Savings Deposits. Money Orders, Bank. Savings Plans. Money Orders, Express. Savings Societ~es. Mortgages. Securities. Mortgages, Chattel. Signatures. Mult~pleStandard. Silver. Municipal Banlrs and Banking. Silver (as money). National Citizens' League. Specie Payments. National Monetary Commis~ion. Speculation. National Reserve Association. State Banks. Negotiable Instruments. State Banlrs, Note Issue. Negro Banlrs. Statistics. Note Kitmg. Stock Exchange. Stock Holders'Association. Overdrafts. Stock Transfers. Panics. Stocks. Pawnshops. Stocks, Industrial. Pensions. Stocks, Railroad. Postal Savings Banks. Suffollr Bank System Practical Banking. Corporation. Practical Banlring- Incon~e. Card Systems. Inheritance. Forms and Records. Mortgage. Mail Department. Securities. Note Teller. Thrift. Pass Books. Torrens System. Teller-Paying. Transits and Collections. Teller-Receiving. Trnvelers' Cheques. Woman's Department. Tariff. Precious Metals. Taxation- Prices. Bank. Private Banks. Trust Companies- Produce Exchanges Accounting and Proflt. Auditing. Proflt Sharing Banking. Promissory Notes. Bond Department. Property. DepositR. Prosperity. Examination. Public Service Corporations. Failures Fees. Railroads. Forms. Railroads, Street. Fraternal Depart- Real Estate. ment. Receivers' Certificates. Investmenls. Receiverships. Law. Redemption Methods. Reserves. Real Estate Depart- Rent. ment. Resumption of Specie Payments. Receiverships. Roads. Registrations. Safe Deposit. Reorganizations. Safes and Vaults. Reserves. Safety-fund System. Resources. Savings Banlrs- Savings Deposits. Accounting and Auditing. Securities. Administration. Statements. Amortization. Stock Transfers. Dividends. Taxation. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Transits and Gollec- Outline History of the Roman Empire. tions. Advertising as a Business. ~rusts. Commercial Law. Trust Companies and Banks. Game of Drnughts. Trust Companies and Clearing Houses. Card Tricks. Trust Companies and Currency Reform. Tricks with Cards. Trust Companies and Postal Savings Banks. Furniture of Our Forefathers. Trust Deeds. Electro Deposition. Trust deposit^.. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day. Trustee Companies. Synonyms Discriminated. Trusteeship. Rraln and Personality. Trusts. Clzrist and Christianity. Underwriting. Tlle Human Mtrchine. United States- Electricity Simplified. Revenue. Ques. & Ans. abollt Electrical Apparatus. Treasury Department. The American Citizen. Picture Towns ot Europe. Value. The Culture of Courage. Wages. Efliciency. Wall Street. Beauty of tho Highest Type. Warehouse Receipts. Dooly on Textiles. Warehouses. Household Textiles. Waterpowor. Peasant Art in Italy. Waterways. ICeramic Studios (Vol. I). Wealth. Reramic Studios (Vol. 11). wel~l~tsand Measures. The Perfect Garden. Wills. Homes and Their Decorations. Women and Banking. Psycliology of L'dnghter. - Speeches of Lincoln. *Reprinted from the American Bankers1 Precious Stones. Journal, July, 1914. Maximilian the Dreamer. Voice in Singing. Economics of Rusiness. Nerves and Common sense. SPECIAL MATERIAL USED IN THE Cbioro's Guide to the Hand. MARSHAL,L FIELD BRANCH, Notable Women of History. CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY. How to Be Happy Tho Civil.

-Florida .- ~~-~ Trails. ~ ~ The Chicago Public Library maintains a Self Help. branch station in the department store of Worry the Disease of the Age. Marshall Field and company, which is gen- science and Health. erously patronized by the various classes Bookkeeping for Retailers. of employes in that great department store. How to Obtain Citizenship. Most interesting to those watching the prog- Principlcs of Scientiflc Management. ress of the speclal library movement is the Educational and Indi~strialEvolution. following list of some of the non-fiction The Goverlment of Illinois. books issued during the year ending May, Mental Hygiene. 1914, which not only indicates the many Abraham Lincoln. lines into which the business of Marshall Naval Ilistory of the U..S. Field and company extends, but also that American Heroes from History. the employes are taking advantage of the Etiquette of Today. opportunities thus afforded by the library to Book of a Hundred Ilouses. broaden their vocational knowledge of the Home Bulldlng and Decorating (1912). art~clesof art and merchandise with which, Home Games and Parties. directly or indirectly, their daily occupation Kipling's Verso. is concerned. Bacon's Essays. Italian Gardens. American Estates and Gardens. Nan-Fiction Reading for May, 1914. Four Seasons in a Garden. Magic of Dress. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics. What to Eat and Why. Malting Home Profitable. The Roys Drake. The Human Frame. Photoplay for Young People. The Story of Textiles. Needlework. The Sheraton Period. Dame Courtesy's Book of Etiquette. Decorative Styles and Periods. Porcelain. Story Telling. A Treatise on Ceramic Industries. Promised Land. A B C and X Y Z of Bee Culture. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Food and Drugs Act. Shelter and Clothing. Art of Handling Men. Shelter and Clothing. Blrd Life. Steadn~an'sAmerican Clothing. Hawaii. Ford's Household Management. Hunting and Mshiug in Florida. Ginger Tallrs. Guide to Wild Flowers. Stoddard's Lectures. Pliysfcal Education and Hygiene. The Brt of Photo Play. Omcia1 Basket Ball (1912). Textiles. What Makes TXe Worth Living. Increasing ~um&Emciency. Myths of Grcece and Rome. WrlLi~igthe Short Story. Physical Training. How to Live on 24 Flours a Day. Longfellow's Complete Poetical Works. Swiss Life in Town and Country. True Stories of Abraham Lincoln. Great Books as Liee Teacllers. Nerves and Common Sense. Farm Arithmetic. History of Religion. Pythagorean Numbers. Exploring Voyage up the Niger. The Ufflzt Gallery. Americans in Panama. Descriptive Astronomy. Romance of the Civil ?Jrar. The Thought in Mrlsic Successful Advertising. Stuilent's Amel'ican History. Design in Theory and Practise. Etiquette of Today. Prescription Writing and Pharmacy. Making Life SVorl.11 While. The Ltlcly. The Gentlest Art. Seeking After Gocl. 'The Workers. Hygiene of the Voicc. Qmerican Annual of Photo PIay. The Expert Waitress Photographic Cameras and Accessories. Malting Home Profitable. Practical Pocket Book Photography. Home Furnishing. Complete Photography. Studio Year Book. Penrose's Plctorlal Annual. Two and Om-half Years in the U. S. Navy. Quarter Century In Photography. Olden Times. I-Iow to Play Golf. Experimental Science. Traverso Golf Book. Physiology of Faith. Rocky Mountains. I-Iuman Efficiency. Picture Tours of Europe. Practical Clleirosophy. Novelties and I-Iom to Make Them. Bnsiness Corresponclence. Things a Boy Should Know About Elec- Religion and Medicine. tricity. Why Worry. Handy Book Amer. Government. Garden Planning. Synonyms and Antonyms. Amateurs' Garden Book. Stenography in Two Weeks. Household Textiles. The Correct Word. Cntton. Shakespeare, Vol. VI. Ballads and Barmlcs. Sun Yat Sen. Art of Handling Men. Windn~illsnnd Wooden Shoes. I-low to Appreciate Music. Prayer, What It Does. Retaining Walls and Masonry. Games R'Tinimum Wage and Syndicnlisin. Primer of Palmistry. New England and Its Neighbors. Cheiro's Guide to the Hand. In Tune with Yourself Science of Living. In Tunc with Yourself. Modern Artillcry in the Field. Polltical Science Windmills and Wooden Shoes, German Sectarians. Tho Handy Boy. Lincoln at Gettysburg. Fifty-two Sunday Dinners. Wtllard Frances. Pretty Girl Pagel's. Francis Willard. 13aine Curtsey's Booli of Etiquette. France from Sea to Sea. Three Weeks in Holland and Delgium. Three Weelcs in Holland and Belgium. Mental Cnre. Joan of Arc. Key to Theosophy. Strindberg's Plays. Tinear Perspective. Voice in Song or Speech. House in Good Taste. The Masters and Their Music. Stories from the Op'eras. Dancing and Dancers of Today. Behind Turkish Lattices. A Guide to Wild Flowers. Financial Independence (2 volumes). Effective Speaking. Building of a Shoe. Manual of Debate. With the Wild Flowers. The Fsroes of Iceland. Boy's Booli of Sports. Old New Zealand. Students' History of Illinois. Gems from the Coral Islands. The Dlue Bird Strange Siberia. The Great Within. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

A Lithographic Art Gallery and Library [From Graphic Arts]

An important service has been rendered firm undertook to gather examples of litha. to the art of lithography by the collection of graphic work arranged in chronological or- books and examples of early and present- der from the earllest period to the present day lithograpliy gathered in the art gallery day. and library of The Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co., New York. Two important points are to The library consists of technical and other be noted in this connection. First, the es- works bearing on the history and technique tablishment of this feature of the Fuchs & of lithography. It begins with "Lehrbuch Lang Mfg. Co.'s offlce indicates the trend der Steinbruchery," by Alois Senefelder, toward educational and technical develop- published by Carl Thienemann, , ment in all industrial enterprises. The me- 1818. Followed by later editions of other chanics of every business must be supple- works on lithography by Senefelder and mented by the knowledge of methods and books in chronological order the bibliogra- results. Libraries and exhibits are, there- phy is brought down to the present year. fore, an essential part to the progress of all The collection also includes fine examples the graphic arts. This gallery and library is of books illustra,ted by lithography which entitled to rank at the present time as the are a revelation of technical achievements most complete presentation in this country and flne.arts quality of this process of illus- of the art of lithography. tration. Second in importance is the new day in There are several museum-like objects of lithography which is betokened by the interest, such as an original drawing and splendid material which has been gathered engraving on lithographic stone by Alois by The Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co. and by Senefelder, which is, indeed, a very rare those who have co-operated with this flrm treasure. There are also lithographic in securing historical and modern works. stones from Bavaria showing fossil forma- tions and a copy of the British patent is- In the popular mind, lithography has sued to Senefelder in 1801. stood for a large production of commercial forms and work in gaudy colors. There In the gallery of lithographic prints, each have always been a few who have cherished subject is under the title, artist, lithograph- lithography as one of the flne arts, as in its er and printer. The exhibits include mas- best development it requires a high grade terpieces of the flne arts and architecture which show how well lithography served of artistic skill. civilization in the early 19th century. The The artistic merits and manufacturing larger portion of the exhibits are English economics of lithography have now been work, although French and German printing supplemented by modern processes and me- take their proper place in chronological or- chanical methods, and lithography is corn- der. The titles listed under 1911-'12-'13 are ing into its own. representative of modern American work by The founders of this important collection all the newer processes. and the bibliography of 1ithogra.phy state as A catalogue of these lithographic prints their reason for this undertaking that there has been issued, and with its list of exhlbi- was not sufficient appreciation displayed to- tors, index of lithographers and of litho- ward the inventor of the art of lithography. graphic printers, it becomes a hand-book of In 1910, The Fuchs & Lang Mfg. Co. issued great importance. This comment on the a fine lithograph of the bust of Alois Sene- gallery and library of The Fuchs & Lang felder made by the sculptor. Nachriner of Mfg. Co. is presented to the readers of The Munich. The following year the same firm Graphic Arts not only because of the merits translated and distributed the new edition of this particular undertaking, but as a sug- of Senefelder's original work on lithography, gestion to all concerned with the graphic and this was greatly appreciated by all con- arts fleld that they ip turn may give more cerned with the bibliography and practice attention to the technicalities and standards of litliography. In an effort to still further of the graphic arts in which they are en- stimulate the interest in lithography, this gaged. SPECIAL LIBRARIES Notes

To meet the growing demand from muni- Archiv f. Dermatologie, Wien, 3 nos. a cipal oilicials and civic workers in the Far; in 1913: 41 artlcles smaller communities, there will be issued Darmatologische Wochenschrift, Berlin, each month by The American city, begin- weekly; in 1913: 80 articles ning in September, a separate "Town and Dermatologische Zeitsclirift, Hamburg, county edition." In this new edition will be monthly; in 1913: 31 articles published articles and practical discussions British Journal of Dermatology, , of interest primarily to counties and to mu- monthly; in 1913: 20 articles, nicipalities of less than 6,000 population. together with articles on Dermatology and There will also be incorporated in the Syphilis, selected by Dr. Frederick G. Har- "Town and county edition," from the cor- ris, of Chicago, from a number of general responding issue of The American city each medical journals. Briefer notes and trans- month, matter on municipal and civic sub- actions of medical societies reported in jects of general interest to all urban com- these journals will not be indexed for the munities regardless of size The two edi- present. The work will be done by Dr. Au- tions will contain an equal number of pages drey Goss, an expert medical indexer, each month, and the subscription price of formerly Medical reference librarian of the each will be $2 per annum in the United John Crerar Library, now Bibliographer of States; in Canada, $2.60; in other countries, "Surgery, gynecology and obstetrics." The $3. Any reader of The American city who thoroughness and reliability of the work can wishes his subscription transferred to the therefore be guaranteed. The cards will "Town and county edition" will receive the be made on the Multigraph. Each card, in new magazine in future upon receipt of re- addition to the name of the author and the quest to that effect; or a sample copy will title of the article recorded, with reference be sent on application. To subscribers de- to name, volume, page and date of the siring both editions each month, a combina- journal, will contain correct index headings tion rate will be made. for flling tlie cards by subjects. It is esti- mated that about 300 articles will be, in- dexed annually. The index will begin with the issues for January, 1914. The Index Ofice of Chicago, (Incor- The Index oilice takes pleasure in sub- porated), for indexing, compiling and ab- mittlng this project to the medical profes- stracting literary and statistical material for sion in the belief that it will be recognized the use of manufacturers, scientists and in- as a worthy and much-needed adjunct to vestigators, makes tlie following announce- scientific emciency, and as an economy and ment: convenience which will repay many times To specialists and medical libraries: the slight outlay involved. The Index oilice is about to undertake, for It is proposed to extend this service to subscribers, tlie preparation and publication other branches of medicine and allied fields of a card Index to the original articles in of scientiflc research as rapidly as possible. the following dermatological journals: AKSEL G. S. JOSEPHSON, Secretary.

Bibliographies

Abeent vding for purchase by public libraries," appear- A short list of references on absent ing in the Wisconsin library bulletin, Dec., voting may be found on page 36 of W. T. 1913, was compiled for the reader inter- Donaldson's "Compulsory voting and ab- ested in the general subject. p.196-198. sent voting" issued as Bulletin no. 1, of Coal-Washing the Ohio legislative reference dep't. A "Bibliography of coal washing in Illi- Bulldlngs--Height nois" appears in Bulletin no. 69, Oct. 27, A short bibliography on the question of 1913, of the Illinois Engineering experi- the restriction of the height of buildings ment station. p.69-76. in Boston occurs in the Report of the New York (city) Height of buildings commis- Compuleory voting sion, p.148-9, 1913. Two pages of bibliography form p,yt of Burlnear W. T. Donaldson's discussion of Com- A list of "Business books, recommended pulsory voting and absent voting," issued SPECIAL LIBRARIES

as Bulletin no. 1, of the Ohio legislative stitutes, by the establishment of which by reference department. p.26-27. legislative enactment in 1911, the State of Dance halls Illinois set an educational standard in The latest Municipal reference number connection with coal mining that is more of the Monthly bulletin of the St. Louis comprehensive and inclusive than prevails Public library, July, 1914, contains a sum- in any other similar industry in the State. mary of municipal legislation relating to The worlr of these institutes is carried on public dance halls and a short bibliogra- at the University of Illinois. phy is included. p.183-184. Minrmurn wage Education-Physical growth and progress A "Bibliography on minimum wage," A "Blbliograpl~y of experimental stildles compiled by C. W. Reeder, Mch. 6, 1914, in physical growth (36G titles)" occupies forms part of Report no. 1, of thc De- the last 27 pages of U. S. Bureau of edu- partment of investigation and statistics of cation Bulletin, 1914, no. 10, "Physical the Industrial coinmission of Ohio, en- growth and school progress, a study in titled "Wages and hours of labor of experimental education," by B. T. Buldwin. wolnen and girls employed in mercantile Eugenics establishments in Ohio in 1913." p.23-33. Eugenics and social wclfare bulletin no. 11 !I 3, from the Bureau of analysis and investi- The report by Irene Osgood Andrews gation of the New Yorlr. State board of on "Minin~umwage legislation" has been charities, is devoted to a "Bibliography reprinted from Appendix 3 of the Third of eugenics and related subjects." The report of the New Yorlc Stute factory in- twenty subdivisions cover such questions vestigating commission, 1914. On pages as Heredity, Defectiveness in its various 217-9 is a select bibliography on the forms, Ster~lizntion, etc., and an author subject. ilides adds to its usefulness. 13Op. 1913. Mothers-Pensions Legislative reference work The flrst of a new series from the U. S. In the appendices to John BoynLon Children's bureau, entitled the Dependent ICaiser's exhaust~vestudy of "Law, legis- children's series, on "Laws relating to lative and ~nunicipalreference librarics," mothers' pensions in the United States, recently published by the Boston book Dennlarlr and New Zealand," contains 5 company, a series of Interesting lists may pages of bibliography. p.98-102, be found, as follows: Reading list on law librarics, ,.345-347; List of publ~ca- Municipalities-Administration tions issued Dy legislative reference de- "The check list of bibliographies re- partmenls, p.379-387; Ribllogmphy of lcg- lating to municipal government," compiled islative reference work, p.388-39G; List of by Joseph Wright of thc Bureau of re- references on bill-drafting, statulory con- search in municipal government of I-Tar- struction, ;und the interpretation of slat- vard universily, and appearing first in the utes, p.397-401; Lisl, of publicalions of Department of reports and documents of bureaus of municipal research and mu- the Nationfll municipal review, Apr,, 1914, nicipal reference l~bmries,p.416-423; Mu- has been issucd as a separate pamphlet. nlcipal reference libraries and research B~bliographieson many phases of munici- bureaus, a bibliography, p.423-431. 1914. pal activity are included in the list. 2011. Markets Municipalities-City-manager Appendix xv of the Report of the A bibliography on "The city-manager Mayor's lnarlret co~nmissionof New Yorlr plan" may be found in the SVashinglon city, submitted Dec , 1013, IS an extensive (state) University extension journal for bibliography covering the following phases April, 1914, prepared by the Bureau of of the question: Markets and Marketing; debate and discusion, p.81-2. Cost of living and food prices; Mlmicipal Municipalities-Home rule slaughter houses and the mcat supply; The Extellsion division of the University Cold storage of lood products; Transporta- of Wisconsin has Issued a pamphlet in its tion of food products; Distribution of food series on Debating and public discussion, stuffs; Co-operat~on, with specla1 refer- devoted to the question "Homc rule," ences to the produclion and d~stribntion which contains n short list of sources of 01 food products. p.265-294. information. p.8-9. M iners-Education A bibliograpliy on Mining education pre- Police pared by Margaret Hutchins, Reference A "List of references on police admin- Assistant in the University of Illinois Li- istrat~on"by TN. B. Munro of the Bureau brary, Iins rerently appeared in a Bulletin of research in munlclpal government, Har- of the Un~versity of Illinois, entitled: vard university, appearcd in The Atner- "Education of mine employees," by H. H. ican City for April, 1914. p.3G2-3G4. Stoelr. The hst, containing about two hun- Politics drecl titles, is a classified one. The bulle- A book recently published by Scribner's tin in which it is included is a publication entitled "An introduction to political par- of the Illinois Miners' and Mechanics' In- ties and practical politics" by P. Orman SPECIAL LIBRARIES Ray contains a bibliography at the close Sewerage-Septic tanks of each chapter. These short lists cover A paper on "Septic tanks" by E. J Mc- sucll subjects as political parlies, plat- Caustland in the Washington (state) Uni- forms, third parlies, nominations for local versity cxtcllsion journal for Apr~l,1914, offices, for county and state offices, cau- is supplemented by a bibliography of cuses, primaries, direct primaries, noininn- books and artlcles from periodicals giv~ng tion of congressmen, presidential electors, the most modern views in reference to convenlions, pres~dcntinlprimaries, party septic tank construction and operation. mnchinery, campaign methods, party 11.60-62. flnance, suffrage qualiflcalions, election laws, spoils system, civil service reform, Teachers-Salaries bosses, responsibility of public oficers, h 22 page 1)ibliography on teachers' practical politics in leg~slstive bodies, salaries, comglled by B. T. Baldwirl and remedies for legislative evils. W. H i\lohr, iiisy be found in U. S.Bureau of education Bulletin, 1914, no. 16, mh. no. Railroads-Government ownership 589, "Thc tangible rewards of teaching." The Bureau of railway econo~nics (Wasl~i~igton,D. C.) has in its Bulletiri no. Unemployment 62 entitled "List of pnbl~cationspertnin- The American labor legislation review ing to government ownershil~s of rail- for May, 1914, is devoted to a study of ways" endeavored "to include references "Unen~ployni~nt"nnrl includes a "Select to 811 available literature-good, bad and bibliography on ~~ncrn~~loyrnent."p.403-420 indifferent-for and against government omncrsl~ip." Tllc references are grouped Women and children-Labor under country and statc headings ancl a Thc Inclustrial commnission of TV~scon- list of autliors is included. 74p. sin, under the title "Womerl and cliildren School lunches in industry" issued in May, 1914, supplies The second ariuunl roport of the School data for women's clubs and other c~vic lunch coinin~tteeof the Hwnc and scliool organ~zations, consisliiig largely of bibli- league of Philadelphia for '1 912-1913, con- ographical refercnccs. The 208 items tains a "131bl1ograyhy-school lunclies in listed arc groupecl under 10 gcneral heads. Pl~iladelpl~in."p.20-21. 228

Current References

Legislatures-Procedure sion plan" 11;~s been issued in a scparate The hTebrns1ra Legislative reference bu- pa~aphlet. 2011. reau has issued as ~tsUullctin no. 3 a com- Public utilities-Regulation parnllvc study or "Legislative procedure In 3. yamphlet published by thc Socialist in l.he forty-e~ghtstates," by A. E. Shel- l~nrty,D. W. I-loan, City attorney of Mil- don and Myrllc Keegan The topics con- w:~ukee discusses "Thc failure of regula- sidered are: ljills; Sessions; Legislative tion." 9Sp. publications; Committees ; Employes ; Fi- nance and budget; Cost oC sessions. 28p. -- Jan., 1014. Tables from this 13ulleti11 are No. 1 of Current problems, issued by the embodied in a Report issued by thc Joint Uuivers~ly of i\Iinnesoia 1s a tlie~isby sellale and house coinnittee of the Nc- TVillinm Anderson on "The of public brnslm legislature ul~onreform in legisla. service commissions, wit11 sl~eclal reCer- tive procedure and budget, wliicll has been cnce to tho New Yoi-lc commission." 44p. ~rintcdas a 4 pngc leallet. Socialist party Mothers-Pensions An iiitcrestmg pamplilet to spccinl 1i- The New Yorlr (statc) Comnlission on brariaris IS the booklet issued by the man- relicf for widowed inotllers has given out ager of the Infornlalion department and a, Preliimnary rellort, March 20, 1914, urg- research bureau of the Socialistic party ing the passage of a "MTidows' allownnce" (111 N. hlarliet St., C.hicago) describing bill submil,led to tlie 1914 Legislature. Gp. the Bureau and its activities. 3211. (This bill was later defeated.) State government-Efficiency Municipalities-Commission govt. The Cominission appointed in New Jer- A contr~butlonby F. W. Donnelly, tho sey in 1912 Cor the purpose of considering Mayor of Trenton, N. J., to the Annals of the best illcans to consolidate various the American academy Of politicfl and so- boards and to broaden tllcir powers in one cial science, for February on Securing central boarcl or boards has nlade its see cfAcicllt adminislrat~onunder the comlnls- ond report. charts, 9411. 1914. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

The first Report of the Massachusetts From the Ofice of the Comrnerclal en- Commission on economy and efficiency gineer of the American telephone and tele- covers the year 1913. Part 1 reviews the graph company comes an analysis of a work of the Commission in the prepam speech delivered by Hon. D. J. Lewls in tion of important reports submitted to the the U. 8. House of representatives. Dec. Governor and the Legislature and part 2 22, 1913, comparing governmental and gives a survey of the matters upon which private telegraph and telephone utilities. special reports are being prepared. 145p. The subject is further considered in sev- 1914. eral appendices. 96p. Telegraph and telephone-Government own- Women and children ership The Special committee appointed by the In response to a Senate resolution of House of representatives of the 1913 Gen- Jan. 12, 1914, a Committee of the Post eral court of Massachusetts to investigate fffice department has prepared a report on the conditions under which women and Government ownership of electrical children labor in the various industries means of communication which has been and occupations made its Report, Jan., printed as Sen. doc. no. 399 of the 2d ses- 1914. The text deals with. Mhssachusetts sion of the 63d Congress. A summary of conditions and the Supplement contains state legislative action relative to tele- the labor laws of some other states re- phone and telegraph service may be lating to women and children. 194p. found on p.37-44. 148p. 1914. (House no. 2126.)

Public Affairs Information Service

The H. W. Wilson company has added to to bring out a particular phase. The pages, Its list of valuable publicat~onsanother per- whose general appearance is similar to the iodical index, the Bulletin of the Public af- other Wilson indexes, are printed only on fairs information service, two numbers of one side. This innovation makes it possible which dated October 15th and October 2Sth, to clip and mount the items so that they can have already appeared. The Public affairs be filed or inserted in a catalog, a decided information service is a group of co-operat- advantage for a newly organized legislative ing legislative, municipal, reference and the or municipal reference library which, by larger public libraries, each of which con- careful selection of material to order and by tributes $100 to a fund for compiling and flllng the corresponding printed items, can printing this weekly Bulletin indexing pub- have a good working subject catalog in a lic affairs. It is printed by the H. W. Wilson short time with little labor. Of course, for company and is to be cumulated bi-monthly. already established libraries, the Bulletin A lesser rate is charged for libraries receiv- wilI be used mainly to keep in touch with ing only the cumulated issues without the current affairs and as an order list. Some other features of the service. A survey of of the material listed which is obtainable this new Bulletin discloses several interest- free will be distributed from the headquar- ing features. The scope of the items listed ters of the H. W. Wilson company, and copies is unusually broad and varied, including, a of typewritten material may be purchased few books, carefully analyzed; selected at cost. magazine articles; public documents and re. Miss Orrena Louise Evans, who has been ports-foreign, national, Btate and munici- selected as editor of the Bulletin, has had a pal ; constitutional decisions ; proceedings, valuable previous experience for such work. activities and publications of organizations She is a graduate of the University of Wls- and associations; statements of actual consin, has done legislative reference work events; announcements of movements and in the Connecticut State library and the investigations; and last and most important, Ohio Legislative reference department, or- references to such elusive material as un- ganized and conducted for several years the published papers, reports of private re library of the Minnesota Tax commission searches or investigations by societies and and quite recently has been in charge of the bureaus still in typewritten form. The sub- Legislative reference bureau of the West jects under which the items are listed are Virginia Department of archives and history. deflnite and subdivided whenever necessary