San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1928 Special Libraries, 1920s 2-1-1928 Special Libraries, February 1928 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1928 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 1928" (1928). Special Libraries, 1928. Book 2. http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1928/2 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, 1928 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ----..--.-.-- Vol. 19 February, 1928 No. 2 Pittsburgh Number ALLEGHENY COUNTY LAW LIBRARY, PITTSBURGH, PA. MR. J. OSCAR EMRICH, LIBRARIAN Entered an second claaa matter at the Post Oflice, Providence, R. I. under the Act of March 8, 1879. Acccptnnce for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October a, 1917, nuthorized October 22, 1927. Rates: $6.00 a year. Foreign $6.50; .single copies 60 cents. Contents ARTICLES Community Service of a Public Health Library. By Adeline M. Macrum.. ....................... .......... 42 Library of Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. By Lois Heaton ............................................37 Sketch of Small Library Devoted to the Arts. By Blanche K. S. Wappat ...................................... 33 Technical Department Library of Aluminum Corn- pany of America. By Mary Elizabeth Key ......... 39 Westinghouse Electric Research Library. By C. A. Schlesinger ....................................................3 5 -NOTES A. L. A. PeriodicalsSec- Hackley Library Refer- tion.............................. 47 ence Service.............. 53 Architectural Library.. 47 N,, classifications for Bibliographical Society ~~~i~~~~~ib~~~i~~ . , -. - .. - 46 53 Business Library Sec- Providence Public Li- tion .......................... 52 brary ..................... 34 Civil Service Examina- tion ..................... .. 47 Research Problems ...... 53 DEPARTMENTS Associations .................. 48 Events and Publica- tions .........................5 1 Committee Activities.. 49 Financial Group..- .......... 50 Editor's Desk................ 45 President's Page .......... 44 Special Libraries Published Monthly September to April, bi-monthly May to August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Publication Office, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. All payments should be made to Mrs. H. 0.Brigham, Executive Officer, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1928 Institutional Members Alexander Hamilton Institute, New York Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada, American Bankers Association, New York Toronto Industrial Relations Counselors, New York *American Electric Railway Association, New York Insurance Library Association, Boston *American Institute of Accountants, New York Insurance Library of Chicago *American Management Association, New York Jackson & Moreland, Boston *American Society of Mechanical Engineers, *Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., Fort New York Wayne, Ind. Amerlcan Telephone & Telegraph Co., New *Longmans, Green & Company, New York York McCall Company, New York *Association of Life Insurance Presidents, New Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Li- York brary, Cambridge Baker & Taylor Company, New York Merchants Association of New York Baker Library-Harvard School of Business Me,tcalf & Eddy, Boston Administration, Boston Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York Barton Durstine & Osborn, New York *Municipal Reference Library, New York *Beeler Organization, New York National Assoc~ationof Manufacturers, New Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York York *Blackman Company, New York National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Boston Elevated Railway, Boston New York *Boston Globe, Boston *Nati.onal City Financial Library, New York *British Library of Information, New York Newark Public Library, .Business Branch, Newark 'Brooklyn Edison Company, Inc., Brooklyn New Jersey Zinc Company, New York Brookmire Economic Service, New York New Jersey Zinc Company, Palmerton, N. J. 'Byllesby and Company, H. M., Chicago New York Academy of Medicine, New York Child Study Association, New York New York Telephone Company, New York Christian Science Monitor, Boston New York Times, The, New York Cleanliness Institute Library, New York *North Amer~canCompany, New York *combustion Utilities Corporation, Long Island City Old Colony Trust Co., Boston Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power, *Philadelphia Electric Co., Philadelphia Baltimore *Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., Philadelphia Consolidated Gas Co, of New York Price, Waterhouse & Company, New York du Pont de Nemours, E. I., Wilmington Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston Public Service Corp. of N. J., Newark Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Laboratory, G. E. Company, Nela Federal Reserve Bank of New York Park, Cleveland First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwaukee *Rhode Island State Library, Providence Fleischmann Company, New York Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal *Franklin Institute, Philadelphia *Social Law Library, Boston *General Electric Co , Schenectady Standard Oil Co. of N. J., Elizabeth, N. J. *General Motors Corp., Detroit Standard Statistics Company, New York Grant Co., W. T., New York Stone & Webster, Boston United States Rubber Company, New York Guaranty Company of New York *University of Pittsburgh Library, Pittsburgh Home Insurance Company, New York Western Union Telegraph Co., New York *Illinois- Chamber of Commerce, Chicago White & Kernble, New York *New membera joined since last hue of Spsdol Libre~cs. Wilson, Co., H. W., New York Special Libraries Vol. 19 FEBRUARY. 1928 No. 2 A Sketch of a Small Library Devoted to the Arts By Blanche K. S. Wappat, Librarian of Carnegie Institute of Technology HE Arts Branch of the library of used for photographs and architectural Caraegie Institute of Technology plates. The best of the illustrations in isT essentially a special library if we define each issue of dl architectural periodicals one as "a library composed of special are checked by the Head of the archi- material ; or one administered in a special tectural school. Once or twice each year way." Antedating the general library these plates are mounted, classified, and of the Institute by several years, it was filed. The library binds intact certain originally called the Library of the magazines, of which two copies are School of Applied Design. It was or- bought-one for binding and one for ganized in 1913, since when it has grown mounting. These plates are circulated from a collection of a few hundred books freely, being loaned for use in the and plates, to a library of considerable drafting- rooms and studios of the value and unique character. It is located college. in the north wing of the College of Fine For miscellaneous illustrations and Arts. clippings, manila sheets nine by twelve It is architecturally unusual and inches, or eleven by fourteen, are used. beautiful. The high walls are of panelled By the use of metal rings, a number of oak, inlaid with mahogany and ebony. these may be held together, forming The hand-moulded ceiling is of white separate ephemeral volumes on "Ani- plaster in delicate relief, following the mals," "Fairies," "Ships" and no doubt design of an old Eastern rug. Unusually sealing wax, cabbages and kings! These large heavy tables are used, for the more plates are of course, quickly detachable convenient handling of the huge books for use. which form so large a part of the col- Books and plates are classified by an lection. Modified Windsor chairs, inlaid expansion of the Dewey decimal system. to harmonize with the walls, were Lantern slides, of which we have selected. This inlay design is also carried about ten thousand, are used by faculty out on the table legs. There are inviting in courses on history of art, architecture, cushioned window seats. A fireplace painting, furniture, and costume. Some at the end of the room has an exquisite of these are bought from art slide dealers, marble relief, of the Babes in the Wood, but the majority are made locally from the work of Charles Keck. The room was our own books and plates. The slides designed by Henry Hornbostel. are filed, card-catalog fashion, in drawers In this library is placed material on fitting into the wall, and concealed by architecture, painting, decoration, il- swinging panels. A special classification lustration, sculpture, theater, costume, scheme, worked out at the college, is and allied arts. Books on the history used. Many guide cards, also "See1' and technique of music are included, and "See Also" cards are used. but the music scores are filed in the We have a central dictionary catalog department of music. The book col- in the general library, but Arts Branch lection is choice, although small, num- books are at present entered by author bering about four thousand volumes. only. In the card catalog in the Branch, The plate and picture collection is ap- however, the special collection is rather proximately thirty thousand. Heavy closely cataloged, many subject headings cardboard mounts, eleven by fourteen and analytics being used. Part of the inches, and fifteen by twenty inches, are catalog is devoted to an interesting