San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1921 Special Libraries, 1920s 2-1-1921 Special Libraries, February 1921 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1921 Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Information Literacy Commons, and the Scholarly Communication Commons Recommended Citation Special Libraries Association, "Special Libraries, February 1921" (1921). Special Libraries, 1921. 2. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1921/2 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1920s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1921 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Special Libraries ADELAIDE R. HASSE, Editor Council 01 National Defense Washington, D. C. Yol. 12 Felwunry, 1921 No. 2 Chicago's Business Library Service By NATHAN R. LEVIN, Supervisor of Deposits, Chicago Public Library. r,llw:~ry hcr~i1~010 tllc indnstries :III(Ilmsi- rlous books on the design aud histoi'y of Lllesc IIPSS IWII of' Chiwgo :IN re11(1(>rcillty 111~~'111- ~mrtlculnrarticles, carl#) 1'11ldic~Library can bc diridrcl illto t~vo 'Phe P:I tent Room rci~tlersn sen-ire wllic1l clnsses, the rlirect, ns supl~lietl11s tllc. Rnsi- is in~~:~lonL)leto I~undreds of h~msiu Chlcn- nesh IIouse Deposits tinil the il~tlirclct,through ?o by ~llnlring~~~:111;1111' :I ct11lll)lct~ seL of Qe the rogulnr r~ferenreroonls as 11w IIcS(~~ar~l~l~~,Tv. S. IJ;i1c~~ts, :lnd z~~lso11nvii1g 011 lmlcl Rri1,- C;irics, 1':lteilL ant1 Art rA?pal'lilwlls. The ihh. E'rench, Anstrnlinil. Chlincli:~n xnd Cer- Civiw Dc~x~rtrnentcnll hc cw~~siclcredthc n1:111 L'ntents. Bound ~oluiiles of C'hir-:1~n "Rosli~rssDegnrllnenl'' of' file (%ilxg(~Pub- ne\vslinlrrr nrc .1,1w 11owctl ill lllih tlcl),lrt- lic I~ihrnry. It1 this rooul ~IIYliouwtl thc incnt nntl ;1iac. Ii~~t1~lei1tly(.o~IBLI~~(~I~ for I~usi- lu~lp~zincson busiucss ellirieucy nntl ndmin- lless I)Ul'l?OSCS. ist,rrllio~l,clireclorics 01 tllc ~I~~IIP~]IJIt-itiw 'L'll~gPlIel'tl1 It~f~l'e~lr~1100111l)l'~~l(le~ 1)001i< of lhc T:nited Slntes nntl Europr. rnllro;~d \vhich :Ire not speciticnll~.proritled for 111 :l~itl slc111n.4iip gnicles flli(1 ronles. tog(~I11er llic r'ooms ~ne~itionednborc, thc 1t1~g~t711~*d nil11 :l colllplete set of tinw ttllilcs of 1~11 (':~t:~logIwingin~ togel.hcr in olle 111:lcc till routls crntcrm? ill Chicago : conumrrcinl 111- the rosonrces of the lilwary whetl~erlmuserl II~BI~S11 1111 g~l%~tI(vi's,,I wt of Chicilgt) 31:11111- in the stwlrs or in the different rlc1~iwtmenls. f~lc~turcrs'(':lli~logs rind n wry cm~plcl(~ \Ye cnll the scrrice :IS ~ncntioncdnhorc collwlio~~01' 11cwsc~orpcuis of the I~usincss illtlircct, bccwaw il is t~r:til;~l~leto llw lt~lsi- fl1'1118 oL' tllp ('i1.y. 'rhc del)'l~tlllelltS~I~~RT~'~~ICH iless men i~ndhis employees only ns they for mlny of thc tli11ly xtntislicnl services, Ilir~n~clvesare it~tr~re~tctlin nRll~g tlw cwl- thus ln:~Jchgnctvssil)lc ili~ln 1101 olllnil~n.l~l(~Icctim~s nl the ~nnin litill(liltg, 'l'l~e rlilw~t clsp\~llcrc. servlcc renclercvl tllrnugll ll~cRus~ncss I-Ionst. .\ tlistincl, plunse of thr service renderecl Del)osils tnnla?s possil~lc1110 usc of' 1)oolts mztl 1)y the Cirics Dcpnrt~i~cnti.; tll11t of making ollicr gvintcd m:ltteie nt tllc l)l:lcc of cniplny- nvnilnblc pnmphlets nnA ne\\-si)nper clippi~ijis ment. 111 order to (lo this, thc Chfcngo Pnh- on tlil'frrr~~l1ol)ic's of i~ilri'cstto 111~~IIS~~ICS.; lit. Library llns i~lst:~llc~dcollcrtiol~s oC l~noks mun. .\ s~n:lllnml solecl collcc'tion oC bot~ks munlwring from 200 to ?.On0 rolumos in the for ren(ly usc ill cnnnertioi~ will1 thc1 docw fiictories 2nd oificrs 01' mnrr tllnn fifty lnrgc mcnls '.:IIN~ ~~i~rn~~hlztsis nlso houscd here. hn4ness concerns in the city. 'l'hese cml be 'I'llc, t~jrtilyb (~r11lrc.lio11t~sc41nsirc of 1 llr (:or- drni\-n for home use nnc1 esclln~~peh11s tle- ori1111(~11l(~O~~IIICII~S is clnssih~tl with nn sired in tho snlnc manner, will1 like privi- ~sl):~~~sioilof the ncn-r.\' cl~lasificntiol~,cslir- l~gcs,11s in thc 1n~i1c.h1il)rnrics ngcw 10 the vit~llyclcvisetl to corer tl~rspecilir sul~~cclsII:~ 1 l?n~plnpcrs in Lhr virions :IS \\-orl;crl ont in pnml?hlcts ant1 ncwlinlw estnblish~nentsnuml)cr froul 1.000 to 1:,000 : (.lil)]ll~~~s..\I1 the IJniled Stntr~.Slntr nntl ~vitliout the f:~cIlities thus nrfcrorl Inxm- hInnit4]);1l clocun~c~~~tsnre to 1w fo~unclin this lhonunn(1s of thcin \\-t~nld 1)c uhnblc to nsP tllr lil~vnry11ec:111sr oC thc long clist:~l~cesbe- tn'cc11 thpil- hnmes nntl ll~nrlircsl lil~rnry ngenrg. Tlic crr-opcrr~tionall tll~part of the Iwsi- ness mnnngers controlling thc~eindustrinl ;~ntl romlnc~~cinlcstnl~lishments h:ls been lost c4orr1in;l. The ngreeln~ntmtwed illto 1)y tl~e1il)rnry nnfl encli of the busiucss houses 22 s1'ECIAL LZlJliARllCS February, 1921 A Reference Service Bureau By MRS. GEORGENE L. MILLER, Librarian, Whitfield, Whitcomb & Co., Portland, Oregon. Has n b~rsinssslibI'U?.lj "pltlltxg IIOICCP?Nm. Ilffller 7wrc dC8C).ih?.9olle 17~01 has. It cnwics a dcql siynipcant nlesanOe lull:en irl con?~ccliotlICWL tha ?no~rtlrljlallwtpoeirrrr~ "TV7lnt Bzcsiness Jfen :ire Rcndinq," il~nirg~rr~olcrlin "fij~fctn"for Fcht~nry,1021. Some one has defined "business" as syn- latter indexed analytically. It was (lasignecl onymous with "service", and it is with this primarily for the neecls of the firm, and for. idea as its Taison cl'etre that Tlrhitiielcl, the education of its staff. In the course or Whitcomb C Company, certified public ac- her work, the librarian often found itema countants, of Portland, Oregon, have opened of interest to clients, and a letter was writ- their library to the business men of the ten conveying the information. As the worlr city. developed, it proved an easy matter to ox- The library was established about a year tend the service not only among clients, both ago, with an equipment of approximately In and out of the city, but also to business five hundred boolrs and sixty magazines, the friends and acquaintances. Where items on SPECIAL LIBRARIES I'orcign trade, on Lhe lolnber industry, 011 and many bnsinesr men declared that this lishcries or Iruil, or port facilities, a1.e sent kind or service filled a long-felt want, Many out to the l~osii~cssnlcn of tl~ccommmlity, telel~honecalls and written requests for in- it is felt that swll sewice aids in thc clevel- formation came in, anrl one or two flr~ils ol~iue~itof the con~muunty. aslied tor a monthly list of current maga- 'l'o c:~rryout this ](lea or service, s letter zine articles. This service does not aim to form was dc'viseil as follows: interfere with or compete with that of the ~~ubliclibrary of the city, but really works Reference Library, Service Bureau toward an increase in the use of that of I~brary. Of course, our small I~brarycould WHITFIELD, WHITCOMB & CO. not hold all the l~oolcsor magazine art~cles Certified Public Accountants of whlch it has indexes, guides or digests, Portland Agents: and thus the public library reference clepart- Seattle San Francisco men1 is often called upon to complete the Spokane Los Angeles work iniliated by us. We call the business Astoria Salt Lake man's attention to the book or the articles Portl:u~il,Oregon,. .I9. , IN a way not feasible, perhaps, for a big public lil~rary;and leave it to hitn to seek it wherever it suits his convenience,-at our own library or elsewhere. You may bc interested to lciiow that: It was diflicnlt at first for some business Jlasazilie articles of recent date which 11ro1)- flrnls to understand how we could give this ably are 01 vnlue to you arc: Bind of service free of charge, but a gro- gressive accounting firm has to keep in More details t~ntlcopies or clisests of the touch wth every Imsiness act~vity,to be ninqnxinc materinl, my be obtained upon informed on all lines of bnsiness, and hence request. Our library is open from 9:30 to must have a great deal of information on 4:::l), and its service is qUatis. file for its own use. The cost of sharing Very trnly yours, this information with clients and fr~endsis con~paratlvelp sn~all-the return in good Certified Publ~cAccountants will IS very large, and good will 1s one of the most valuw1)le assets a professional flrm 011 this form thc l~usinessman was given can have People who at first came to scoff :L digest of sonle special article, a review of at this library venture as a mere advertising some new book, or ;L list of magazine arti- scheme, remained to praise it and welcome rle3 of intcrest to him. it as a valnable tlddition to the business This mcthcrl aroused much enthusiasn~, equipment of the city. The International Labor Office In the Nove~l~bernumber of SPECIAL cia1 documents, reports of meetings of the 1,JIiItAIZIES we announced the projected governing Body and the various international ~~ublici~tionby the Internalional Labor Of- commissions (on unemployment, eniigra- ilce of a hIonLhly International Labor Re- Lion, etc.), as well as general information view.