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crln-18064	Library Association, American	LIBRARY SCHOOLS	1968-08-31	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1699	78	44	The Statement of Purpose of the Manu­ scripts Collections Subsection, Rare Books Sec­ tion, as approved by the latter, is as follows: The Manuscript Collection Subsection 1. Will explore the applicability of both ar­ chival method and theory on the one hand, and those of librarianship on the other, with the objective of developing a body of theory and practices for the management of manu­ script collections. 2. Will develop a set of ethical principles and practices to guide librarians, book and manu­ script dealers, and historical societies, aimed at: a. encouragement of cooperative collecting programs in appropriate subject areas; b. creation of standards affecting accessibil­ ity of manuscript materials; c. creation of standards affecting the photo­ copying of manuscript materials; d. recognition of social responsibilities that come with collecting; e. encouraging dealers to respect prove­ nance and integrity of manuscript groups at their disposal; f. collaboration with the Society of Ameri­ can Archivists in matters of common in­ terest, e.g., possible creation of regional storage centers for selected business rec­ ords; g. collaboration with The National Archives and Records Service in evaluation of those records of NARS that are subject to destruction/disposal but which might have archival value in the view of other manuscript repositories; 3. Will develop, on the basis of 1 above, a body of criteria affecting the distribution within the library or historical society of the full range of nonmanuscript material that usually is accompanying manuscript acqui­ sitions; e.g., ephemera, photographs, maps, tape recordings, scrapbooks, drawings, movie films, annotated publications, etc. 4. Will encourage the spread of archival man­ agement/manuscript collection management courses in library schools, and consider sup­ port of short term internships in this field, in which the internee or group of internees will process manuscript groups that need processing at those institutions without funds or expertise to do so; for the purpose of making those manuscript groups accessible, and information about them a matter of rec­ ord (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections). The statement of purpose for the Research Round Table, approved by the ALA Council last January 11, is as follows— To contribute toward the extension and im­ provement of library research; To provide public program opportunities for describing and criticizing library research proj­ ects and for disseminating their findings; To orient and educate ALA members con­ cerning research techniques and their useful­ ness in obtaining information with which to reach administrative decisions and solve prob­ lems.	cache/crln-18064.pdf	txt/crln-18064.txt