AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 78th Annual Conference Proceedings WASHINGTON, D.C . • JUNE 21-26, 1959 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11, ILLINOIS AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 78th Annual Conference Proceedings Washington, D. C. June 21-26, 1959. • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 50 EAST HURON STREET CHICAGO 11 , ILLINOIS 1959 ALA CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Washington, D.C. GENERAL SESSIONS First General Session. 1 Second General Session . 2 Third General Session . 2 Fourth General Session . 3 Fifth General Session. 4 COUNCIL SESSIONS, MEMBERSHIP MEETING First Session . 5 Second Session . 6 Membership Meeting . 8 PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS AALT National Institute......................................................... 12 ACRL Rare Book Conference..................................................... 12 LAD Buildings and Equipment Institute............................................ 13 YASD Institute on Adult Books for Young People................................... 14 TYPE-OF-LIBRARY DIVISIONS American Association of School Librarians......................................... 15 Professional Relations Committee. 19 School Libraries Editorial Committee. 20 Standards Committee . 20 State Assembly Breakfast. 20 American Association of State Libraries........................................... 21 Survey and Standards Committee. 24 Association of College and Research Libraries. 25 Law Library Relations Committee............................................. 26 Standards Committee . 26 State Representatives . 27 College Libraries Section. 27 Junior College Libraries Section. 28 Rare Books Section. 28 Subject Specialists Section. 28 Teacher Education Libraries Section.......................................... 31 University Libraries Section.. 31 Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries. 33 Public Library Association. 35 Coordinating Committee for the LSA. 38 Library Development Committee. 39 American Association of Library Trustees. 40 Armed Forces Librarians' Section. 41 TYPE-OF-ACTIVITY DIVISIONS Adult Services Division . 45 Institute on Library Service to an Aging Population. 45 Library Service to an Aging Population, Committee on. 49 Library Service to Labor Groups, Joint Committee. 49 Children's Services Division . 50 Library Administration Division. 52 Library Technology Project, Advisory Committee................................ 56 Public Library Service to Children, Advisory Committee. 56 Organization, Committee on. 57 Recruiting Committee. 57 Buildings and Equipment Section.............................................. 58 Financial Administration Section. 59 Governmental Relations Section............................................... 59 Library Organization and Management Section. 60 Personnel Administration Section. 62 Public Relations, Section on. 63 Library Education Division. 64 Teachers Section . 66 Reference Services Division....................................................... 66 Resources and Technical Services Division. 70 Bookbinding Committee . 73 Conference Program Committee............................................... 74 Interlibrary Cooperation Committee........................................... 74 Publications Committee . 74 Regional Processing Committee............................................... 74 Resources Committee . 75 School Library Technical Services Committee.................................. 76 Acquisitions Section . 76 Cataloging and Classification Section. 77 Copying Methods Section. 80 Serials Section . 80 Council of Regional Groups................................................... 82 Technical Services Administrators of Medium-Sized Research Libraries............ 82 Young Adult Services Division. 82 EXECUTIVE BOARD, COMMITTEES, ROUND TABLES Executive Board . 85 Accreditation, Committee on...................................................... 86 Audio-Visual Committee . 87 Awards Committee . 88 Constitution and Bylaws Committee............................................... 89 Editorial Committee . 89 Intellectual Freedom Committee. 89 International Relations Committee. 90 Panel on Unesco. 90 Membership Committee . 90 Montreal Conference Program Committee. 91 National Library Week, Committee on.............................................. 91 Organization, Committee on. 92 Program Evaluation and Budget Committee. 92 American History Round Table. ..