DOCUMENT RESUME ED 027 038 LI 00131.2 By-Downs, Robert B., Ed. Resources of North Carolina Libraries. Governor's Commission on Library Resources, Raleigh, N.C. Pub Date 65 Note- 242p. EDRS Price MF-$1.00 HC-$12.20 Descriptors-CollegeLibraries,FinancialSupport, Librarians,*LibraryCollections,Library Cooperation, *LibraryFacilities,*Library Planning,Library Standards, *Library Surveys,School Libraries, Special Libraries, State Libraries, *State Programs,University Libraries Identifiers-*North Carolina The conclusion of the survey isthat North Carolina librariesdo not have sufficient resources, physical facilities orstaff to provide adequate library service for the state. The survey covers the presentand potential roles of the StateLibrary, the State Department ofArchives and History, public libraries, universitylibraries, senior and junior collegelibraries,technicalinstitutes and industrialeducation centers, schoollibraries, special libraries, and libraryeducation. The proposed programof the Governor's %-ommission on LibraryResources for improving library services covers the areasof financing, personnel, and facilities.Appended are: A) Standards for Library Functions at theState Level, B) Archiveand Manuscript Collections in North Carolina, C) Rules andRegulations for the Allocation of StateAid and Federal Aid to Public Libraries,1964-65, D) Education for Librarianship inNorth Carolina, and E) Extending the CarolinaCooperation. (CC) WITTTPTIWPFM7475F. 94:4570W2111470,711,17x5IKIW.Annal171.4517.7R9TI 77..7.77-xf.17-Te,"1. Governor's Commission on Library Resources Resources of North Carolina Libraries Edited by ROBERTB.DOWNS Dean of Library Administration University of Illinois U.S. DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE Of EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING T.POINTS Of VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE Of EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. Raleigh The Commission 1965 +64 State of North Carolina Governor's Commission on Library Resources JOHN V. HUNTER III, Chairman, Raleigh MRS. RICHMOND P. BOND, Vice-Chairman, Chapel Hill MEMBERS William C. Archie, Raleigh Hector MacLean, Lumberto,2 James H. Atkins, Gastonia Jule McMichael, Reidsville Edward Barnes, Wilson Mrs. W. M. Marley, Durham Mrs. W. I. Bissette, Grif ton Samuel P. Massie, Durham LeGette Blythe, Huntsville Jack Palmer, Shelby Cora Paul Bomar, Raleigh Sam Ragan, Raleigh Frederick W. Bynum, Jr., Rockingham Junius H. Rose, Greenville Heman Clark, Fayetteville Thad Stem, Jr., Oxford Richard C. David, Durham David Stick, Kitty Hawk Jason B. Deyton, Spruce Pine Mrs. A. F. Tyson, Jr., Black Mountain Dr. John Dotterer, Sanford Charles F. Vance, Winston-Salem Mrs. 0. Max Gardner, Jr., Shelby William H. Wagoner, Wilmington Tommy Gaylord, Cary D. E. Warner, Raleigh Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., Southport Mrs. W. H. Watson, Greenville Mrs. Bernice Kelly Harris, Seaboard Mrs. Scott Wheeler, Asheville Leo J. Heer, High Point Mrs. Richard C. Whitfield, Franklinton C. C. Hope, Jr., Charlotte Mrs. John Winfield, Pinetown C. T. Leonard, Jr., Greensboro Mrs. Lula Belle Wiseman, Spruce Pine Mrs. James A. Long, Jr., Roxboro 11319"0. Preface THE PRESENT SURVEY of N'Tth Carolina's library resources is a culmina- tion of the efforts of numerous persons. The principal guidelines for the study were laid down by the thirty-nine members of the Governor's Commission on Library Resources, representing all areas of the state. Members of the Commission took personal responsibility also for con- ducting the public opinion poll, in which a cross section of about 250 citizens expressed their Nlews on the existing state of public library service and offered suggestions for improvement. Full support and encouragement from beginning to end have come from the Chairman of the Commission, John V. Hunter III. Another group of citizens, 257 faculty members representing all the senior colleges of the state, cooperated in supplying critical analyses of the adequacy of library service in their institutions. Special appreciation should be expressed to the able, hard-working, and enthusiastic staff responsible for gathering the mass of data re- quired for the investigation. The list is as follows: Public LibrariesMrs. Dorothy Evans Shue, Librarian, Cumber- land County Public Library Hoyt Galvin, Director, Charlotte Public Library, served as con- sultant on public libraries School LibrariesJane B. Wilson, Director, Durham City School Libraries, assisted by Mrs. J. B. McArthur and Mrs. W. L. Griffin Junior College LibrariesMrs. Helen A. Brown, Librarian, St. Mary's Junior College Library Senior College LibrariesCarlton P. West, Librarian, Wake Forest College Library University LibrariesBenjamin E. Powell, Librarian, Duke Uni- versity Library, and Jerrold Orne, Librarian, University of North Carolina Special LibrariesJames G. Baker, Librarian, Chemstrand Re- search Center Library EducationRay L. Carpenter, Jr., Lecturer, School of Library Science, University of North Carolina :4 ,, STWATA1AMP iv PREFACE The aid, advice, and information suppliedby librarians in the state government were equally indispensable andare gratefully acknowl- edged. Major assistancewas received from the following individuals: Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hughey, Librarian, NorthCarolina State Library Elaine von Oesen, Librarian, Extension Service,North Carolina State Library Cora Paul Bomar, Supervisor, Library andInstructional Materials Services, State Department of PublicInstruction H. G. Jones, State Archivist, Department ofArchives and History Another group of collaborators madeimportant contributions to the success of the project: the hundredsof public, state, school, college, university, and special librarians whocompleted and returned the detailed questionnaires used for factgathering. Wise counsel in planning andcarrying through thesurvey was re- ceived from Dr. Louis Round Wilson,Director Emeritus of the Uni- versity of North Carolina Library andLibrary School, whose pioneer- ing activities in North Carolinalibrary development began early in the present century. The difficult task of preparing thesurvey report for reproduction was most capably managed by Mrs. Clarabelle Gunning, ofthe University of Illinois Library staff. ROBERT B. DOWNS January 1, 1965 , S1, Contents Commission's Foreword 1 Goals for the Future: Recommendations 3 I. Where We Stand 9 II. The State's Official Library Agencies 22 III. The People's Universities: North Carolina's Public Libraries39 IV. North Carolina's Two Great Universities 77 V. The State's Senior Colleges 95 VI. Community Colleges, Junior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Industrial Education Centers 124 VII. Libraries for the Schools 138 VIII. Libraries for Specialists 167 IX. Special Collections in North Carolina Libraries 177 Appendix A. Standards for Library Functions at the State Level 191 Appendix B. Archives and Manuscript Collections in North Carolina 197 Appendix C. Rules and Regulations for the Allocation of State Aid and Federal Aid to Public Libraries 1964-65 213 Appendix D. Education for Librarianship in North Carolina 217 Appendix E. Extending the Carolina Cooperation 224 Commission's Proposed Program for Action 230 Index 234 .............. ,77.74f,,Skv7Ar...#411.:54.,,,Ser-i'S'eontZasrA,777,7';'',"T V6.7*Y1.4 'KW 7V71:4 Uff .r14174,1r1Mbry7s,,,743.., %"721.2MiTurtvw: Commission's Foreword WHEN THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION on Library Resources was ap- pointed early in 1964, it was instructed not only to make a compre- hensive survey of all types of library resources in the state, but to measure these resources against present and future needs, and come up with recommendations which can point out ways for all citizens and agencies to take steps toward meeting the state's growing and changing library needs. The survey has been undertaken by an able staff, including many volunteers, under the direction of Dr. Robert B. Downs, Dean of Library Administration at the University of Illinois, and former librar- ian of the University of North Carolina. The survey is attached hereto, and the Commission commends Dr. Downs and his associates on pro- ducing a comprehensive, balanced, and understandable report under severe handicaps, especially as regards the availability of time. In this foreword, the Commission will attempt to comply with the other mandates given to it by the Governor: to measure existing library resources in the state against present and future needs; and to present recommendations designed to meet the state's growing and changing library needs. In measuring the Commission's findings against present needs, one fact becomes obvious: North Carolina libraries just do not have enough room, enough books, or enough librarians. As for the future, the rapidly increasing enrollment in public schools and colleges, plus the impact of the great economic and social changes taking place throughout the state, can only mean a greater demand for information and knowledge. Such a demand will call for more library space, more books, and more librarians. If our library resources as a whole are substandard in 1964, despite outstanding efforts of our state and local governments in recent years to improve conditions, what hope can there be for raising the stan- dards in the midst of the constantly increasing demands the future is 1 ;w.f. wvir..k.51-7yragza-M.W.V.N.-2 2 RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARIES sure to bring? And, since it is true that North Carolina's high per- centage of school drop-outs and