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Proceedings of the Joint Conference AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MONTREAL, QUEBEC June 19-24, 1960 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET • CHICAGO 11, ILLINOIS AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Joint Conference Proceedings American Library - Canadian Library Associations Montreal, Quebec June 19-24, 1960 • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11, ILLINOIS 1960 ALA-CLA JOINT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Montreal, Quebec JOINT GENERAL SESSIONS First Joint General Session. 1 Second Joint General Session..................................................... 2 Third Joint General Session. 4 COUNCIL SESSIONS, MEMBERSHIP MEETING First Council Session. 7 Second Council Session. 7 Membership Meeting . 9 CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION-ASSOCIATION CANADIE E DES BIBLIOTHEQUES Annual General Meeting and Business Meetings.................................... 10 PRECONFERENCE MEETINGS American Association of Library Trustees......................................... 12 Institute on Catalog Code Revision. 12 TYPE-OF-LIBRARY DIVISIONS American Association of School Libraries.......................................... 14 Awards and Scholarships Committee.......................................... 17 Elementary School Libraries Committee....................................... 17 International Relations Committee. 18 Professional Relations Committee............................................. 18 Publications Committee . 19 Standards Committee . 19 State Assembly Breakfast . 20 American Association of State Libraries. 20 Survey and Standards Committee. 21 Association of College and Research Libraries. 22 Cooperation with Educational and Professional Organizations Advisory Committee. 23 Committee to Explore the Relationship Between the Law Library and the General Library of a University. 23 Grants Committee . 24 Organization Committee . 24 Publications Committee . 24 State Representatives . 24 College Libraries Section. 25 Junior College Libraries Section. 25 Rare Books Section. 26 Subject Specialists Section. 27 Teacher Education Libraries Section. 29 University Libraries Section. 30 Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries. 30 Public Library Association. 34 Committee to Study the Bases of Financial Support for Public Libraries. 38 Metropolitan Area Library Service Committee. 38 American Association of Library Trustees... .................................. :;i Armed Forces Librarians Section. 40 TYPE-OF-ACTIVITY DIVISIONS Adult Services Division.......................................................... 42 as one example of gain through "health: Committee on Library Service to an Aging Population ...... ,................... 43 flict." The administration must have C< Library Service to Labor Groups, Joint Committee. 45 not perhaps absolute, over selection, prorr Committee on Relations with State and Local Library Associations............... 46 supervision, and dismissal of employees. 5 Children's Services Division. 46 with the staff association should be the fo1 Library Administration Division .................................. , . 49 tion of personnel policy. If there i! Library Technology Project Advisory Committee............................... 50 agreement, the administration must mal Committee on Organization................................................... 51 decision. Public Library Service to Children, Advisory Committee. 51 Miss Suber felt that the problem w, Recruiting Committee . 52 where staff association responsibility end Buildings and Equipment Section............................................. 52 where it starts-and how it starts. It Financial Administration Section. 53 start in the director's office with "an atmoi Governmental Relations Section. 53 of permissiveness." The collection of inf Library Organization and Management Section. 55 tion, the listing of needs for changes ii Personnel Administration Section. 55 policy, and training in standards of pe1 Public Relations Section. 57 ance at staff meetings were cited as w1 which the staff association can aid the a Library Education Division. 58 istration in personnel matters. When the I Teachers Section . 61 atmosphere has been established, where Reference Services Division. 61 the effort for good relations end? It doei Committee on Chapters...................................................... 64 Mr. Cox asked where this "good climat1 Interlibrary Loan Committee................................................. 65 twe; n staff and administration comes fron Resources and Technical Services Division......................................... 66 indicated that it usually proceeds from ti Bookbinding Committee . 69 ministration and said that in a very enligh Bylaws Committee . 69 situation the staff association is in dani Conference Program Committee. 69 taking the good situation for granted an Organization Committee . 70 coming lax. He added that the great nt Resources Committee . 70 for formal channels of communication an Acquisitions Section . 71 staff association can create those cha Cataloging and Classification Section. 74 through its committees. Copying Methods Section. 77 Mr. Gaines began by quoting from G. ~ Serials Section . 78 Council of Regional Groups.................................................. 79 Young Adult Services Division. 80 EXECUTIVE BOARD, COMMITTEES, ROUND TABLES Executive Board . 82 Committee on Accreditation. 85 ALA Audio-Visual Committee. 86 Circulation Services Committee................................................... 87 Cleveland Conference Program Committee. 87 Committee on Intellectual Freedom. 88 International Relations Committee.. 88 Joint Committee of the ALA and the CLA. 89 Membership Committee . 89 Advisory Committee, Membership Promotion Project. ............... , . 90 Memorial Contributions Committee. ..