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C . : A m e r i c a n C o u n c i l o n E d u c a t i o n , 1958, 147p. $3.00), covers c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of a d m i n i s t r a - t i v e s e t t i n g s f o r t h i s r e s e a r c h , o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d m e t h o d s , p r o b l e m s of access t o m a t e - rials, o u t l e t s a n d uses of t h e r e s e a r c h , a n d s u g g e s t e d s u b j e c t s f o r e x a m i n a t i o n . Of p a r - t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t t o l i b r a r i a n s is D r . G a n g e ' s d i s c u s s i o n of s e c u r i t y p r o b l e m s t h a t severe- ly l i m i t a c q u i s i t i o n a n d use of c e r t a i n m a t e - rials. SEPTEMBER 1958 493 T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F V I R G I N I A L I B R A R Y h a s r e l e a s e d Page Turners: A Report on Their Usefulness for a Closed-Circuit TV Project. T h e 14-page r e p o r t c o n t a i n s d a t a a b o u t f o u r m a c h i n e s f o r r e m o t e c o n t r o l p a g e t u r n i n g of b o o k s a n d p e r i o d i c a l s . A n a p p e n d i x lists b a s i c r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r a w o r k a b l e d e v i c e . T h i s r e p o r t is t h e o u t g r o w t h of a n e x p e r i - m e n t i n t h e u s e of c l o s e d - c i r c u i t T V f o r r e f e r e n c e use. T h e p r o j e c t w a s f i n a n c e d by t h e C o u n c i l o n L i b r a r y R e s o u r c e s , I n c . M I S C E L L A N E O U S T H E N E W B U I L D I N G of C a n i s i u s C o l l e g e L i b r a r y , B u f f a l o , N.Y., w a s f o r m a l l y d e d i - c a t e d a t t h e s t a r t of t h e a c a d e m i c y e a r . T h e e x t e n s i o n p r o g r a m i n c l u d e d a m a j o r a d d r e s s by D r . G e o r g e H . H e a l e y , c u r a t o r of r a r e b o o k s , C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y . H e d e s c r i b e d t h e f a n t a s t i c c a r e e r of Sir T h o m a s P h i l l i p s w h o m a d e c o l l e c t i n g m a n u s c r i p t s a n o b s e s s i o n . T H E C A T H O L I C L I B R A R Y A S S O C I A T I O N h a s a n n o u n c e d t h a t a $600 s c h o l a r s h i p w i l l b e g i v e n e a c h y e a r f o r s t u d y t o w a r d t h e mas- t e r ' s d e g r e e . Of t h i s s u m , h a l f is t o b e r e p a i d w i t h i n t w o y e a r s of e a r n i n g t h e d e g r e e . L a y p e r s o n s as w e l l as r e l i g i o u s m a y a p p l y t o t h e S c h o l a r s h i p C o m m i t t e e , C a t h o l i c L i b r a r y As- s o c i a t i o n , V i l l a n o v a , P a . T h e d e a d l i n e is J a n u a r y 15, 1959. C O L L E C T O R ' S C H O I C E was t h e t i t l e of a n e x h i b i t i o n f e a t u r i n g i t e m s c h o s e n f r o m t h e p e r s o n a l b o o k c o l l e c t i o n s of a l u m n i , f a c u l t y a n d s t u d e n t s of W i l l i a m s C o l l e g e , 1898-1958. W i l l i a m A . J a c k s o n , l i b r a r i a n of H o u g h t o n L i b r a r y , H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y , s p o k e o n " B o o k C o l l e c t i n g T o d a y " a t t h e o p e n i n g r e c e p t i o n i n t h e C h a p i n L i b r a r y . F I R S T S T E P S h a v e b e e n m a d e t o f o r m a c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e s e a r c h s t u d y g r o u p s i m i l a r t o t h e o n e t h a t h a s f l o u r i s h e d i n E n g l a n d f o r s o m e years. I t s p u r p o s e s w o u l d b e : (1) t o p r o m o t e b a s i c a n d a p p l i e d r e s e a r c h i n c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w i t h o u t f a v o r i n g a n y p a r t i c u - l a r system; (2) t o a f f o r d m e m b e r s t o ex- c h a n g e i n f o r m a t i o n ; (3) t o e n c o u r a g e p u b - l i c a t i o n of r e l e v a n t p a p e r s ; a n d (4) t o h o l d m e e t i n g s a n d s p o n s o r s y m p o s i a f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . P e r s o n s i n t e r e s t e d i n f u n d a m e n t a l a n d a p p l i e d c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e s e a r c h s h o u l d c o n t a c t D r . P h y l l i s A . R i c h m o n d , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r L i b r a r y , R o c h e s t e r 20, N . Y . L L O Y D A L L E N D U N L A P h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d c o n s u l t a n t i n L i n c o l n s t u d i e s a t t h e L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s . A d i s t i n g u i s h e d L i n c o l n schol- a r , h e will select m a t e r i a l s f o r a n e x h i b i t i o n h o n o r i n g t h e s e s q u i c e n t e n n i a l of t h e Presi- d e n t ' s b i r t h a n d c o l l a b o r a t e i n c o m p i l i n g c a t a l o g s , b i b l i o g r a p h i e s a n d o t h e r p u b l i c a - t i o n s . I N F L A T I O N f i n a l l y c a u g h t u p w i t h t h e cost of L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s p r i n t e d c a t a l o g c a r d s . A n e w p r i c e s c h e d u l e w e n t i n t o e f f e c t o n S e p t e m b e r 1 so t h a t t h e C a r d D i v i s i o n c o u l d m e e t s t a t u t o r y r e q u i r e m e n t s of cost p l u s 10 p e r c e n t . Cataloging Service, B u l l e t i n 46, d a t e d A u g u s t 1958, gives f u l l d e t a i l s . T H E N A T I O N A L B O O K C O M M I T T E E h a s a p - p o i n t e d B a r b a r a E m e r s o n , f o r m e r l y w i t h C B S - T V P u b l i c A f f a i r s D i v i s i o n , t o d i r e c t p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s a c t i v i t i e s f o r N a t i o n a l Li- b r a r y W e e k , A p r i l 12-18, 1959. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A L I B R A R Y n o w p a r t i c i p a t e s i n t h e M i d w e s t I n t e r - L i b r a r y C e n t e r . T h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h i s c o o p e r a t i v e s t o r a g e l i b r a r y h a s g r o w n f r o m t e n t o t w e n t y i n less t h a n a d e c a d e . T H E N O R T H C A R O L I N A U N I O N C A T A L O G i s g r o w i n g s t e a d i l y w i t h m i n i m u m e x p e n s e t o t h e c o n t r i b u t i n g l i b r a r i e s , t h a n k s t o a n u n - u s u a l i n s t a n c e of a i d f r o m a c o m m e r c i a l in- s t i t u t i o n . T h e W a c h o v i a B a n k a n d T r u s t C o m p a n y is u s i n g m i c r o f i l m e q u i p m e n t i n its b r a n c h e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e t o c o p y a u t h o r c a r d s i n p u b l i c , college, a n d s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s . T h e f i l m is s e n t t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a L i b r a r y w h e r e t h e en- t r i e s a r e c h e c k e d a g a i n s t t h e u n i o n c a t a l o g . T h u s a n a d d e d s a v i n g s t e m s f r o m n o t h a v - i n g t o m a k e u n n e c e s s a r y d u p l i c a t e c a r d s . T h e S o n d l e y R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r y w a s t h e first p a r t i c i p a n t t o a c c e p t t h e b a n k ' s g e n e r - o u s o f f e r . M a r g a r e t L i g o n a n d h e r staff al- p h a b e t i z e d 25,741 a u t h o r cards, t h e n h a d t h e m m i c r o f i l m e d i n t w o h o u r s b y t h e b o o k k e e p i n g d e p a r t m e n t of t h e A s h e v i l l e b a n k . T h e c o o p e r a t i v e n e s s of t h e W a c h o v i a B a n k c a n b e j u d g e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t , w h e n t h e s e films p r o v e d d i f f i c u l t t o r e a d , officials o r d e r e d t h e i r c a m e r a s a d j u s t e d t o a 25 t o 1 r a t i o f o r a l l f u t u r e u n i o n c a t a l o g assign- m e n t s . R O B E R T COLLEGE i n I s t a n b u l h a s a n - n o u n c e d t h a t t h e p o s i t i o n of L i b r a r i a n w i l l 494 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES b e c o m e v a c a n t i n J u n e 1959 as a r e s u l t of t h e r e s i g n a t i o n of A n n e F . J o n e s , w h o h a s h e l d t h e p o s t f o r t h e p a s t seven years. 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G a v e r will b e r e s e a r c h d i r e c t o r of t h e e i g h t e e n - m o n t h s t u d y . ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY p r e s e n t e d its c e n t e n n i a l c i t a t i o n t o Sister M a r y Bere- n i c e , R . S . M . , L i b r a r i a n of M e r c y H o s p i t a l , B u f f a l o . T h e a w a r d was " i n r e c o g n i t i o n of h e r o u t s t a n d i n g l i b r a r y service i n h e r re- l i g i o u s c o m m u n i t y , t o t h e C a t h o l i c L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n a n d t o t h e D i o c e s e of B u f f a l o . " A N E W P U B L I S H I N G H O U S E h a s b e e n f o u n d e d t o a d v a n c e s c h o l a r l y p u b l i s h i n g i n t h i s c o u n t r y . 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For the purpose of f u r n i s h i n g research workers with photo- copies of u n p u b l i s h e d or out-of-print government-sponsored scientific and technical reports, the Office of Technical Services of the D e p a r t m e n t of Commerce and the Atomic Energy Commission have deposited over 142,000 such reports with the Library's photoduplication service! SEPTEMBER 1958 495 Personnel A N D R E W D . O S B O R N c a m e t o t h e U n i t e d States f r o m A u s t r a l i a ' s N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y m o r e t h a n t h i r t y y e a r s a g o , a n d s i n c e t h e n h a s i n f l u e n c e d A m e r - i c a n l i b r a r i e s — a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o in- fluence t h e m — i n a r e m a r k a b l y l a r g e n u m b e r of d i r e c t i o n s f o r o n e w h o s e m a - j o r a s s i g n m e n t s h a v e b e e n p r i m a r i l y i n t h e f i e l d of c a t a l o g - i n g . D r . O s b o r n ' s " T h e Crisis i n C a t a l o g i n g " Andrew D. Osborn p r e s e n t e d b e f o r e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of R e - s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s i n 1941 w a s a m a j o r l a n d - m a r k i n t h e " A g o n i z i n g R e a p p r a i s e m e n t " w h i c h h a s l e a d t o c a t a l o g i n g s i m p l i f i c a t i o n i n o u r l i b r a r i e s , b o t h g r e a t a n d s m a l l . H i s v o l u m e o n " S e r i a l s " is o n e of t h e i m p o r t a n t p u b l i c a t i o n s o n a t e c h n i c a l l i b r a r y p r o b - l e m . H i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t h r o u g h a l o n g series of s u r v e y s a t t h e L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s , t h e U n i v e r s i t y of P e n n s y l v a n i a , t h e U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s L i b r a r y S c h o o l , t h e A r m y M e d i - cal L i b r a r y , a n d m a n y o t h e r s , h a s b e e n g r e a t . H i s w o r k i n five d i f f e r e n t l i b r a r y schools h a s l e f t its m a r k o n a l a r g e n u m b e r of m e n a n d w o m e n w h o a r e a l r e a d y a b o u t t o e n t e r s e n i o r l i b r a r y p o s i t i o n s . H i s i n f l u - e n c e o n t h e y o u n g e r l i b r a r i a n s a t t h e N e w Y o r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y a n d a t H a r v a r d h a s b e e n n o t e w o r t h y as h e b r o u g h t t o t h e m t h e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t l i b r a r y w o r k w a s e x c i t i n g a n d also f u l l of i n t e l l e c t u a l c o n t e n t . H i s v a l i a n t e f f o r t s as C a r l M i l a m ' s r i g h t - h a n d m a n a t t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s L i b r a r y , a n d l a t e r as I n t e r i m C h i e f t h e r e , h e l p e d t o k e e p t h a t s t r u g g l i n g l i b r a r y o n its f e e t a n d s h o u l d n o t b e f o r g o t t e n . O s b o r n ' s e x t r a - m u r a l w o r k i n t h e p a s t t w o y e a r s a l o n e — f i r s t as c h a i r m a n of t h e j o i n t c o m m i t t e e o n a t h i r d e d i t i o n of t h e U n i o n L i s t of Serials; t h e n as A L A R e p r e - s e n t a t i v e i n G e r m a n y t o discuss t h e c o o r d i - n a t i o n of c a t a l o g i n g r u l e s a n d p r a c t i c e s ; a n d finally as t h e m a k e r of t h e s t u d y f o r t h e C o u n c i l o n L i b r a r y R e s o u r c e s o n " C a t a - l o g i n g a t t h e S o u r c e " — s h o u l d r e m i n d us, as h e t a k e s u p h i s n e w w o r k " d o w n u n d e r , " i n S e p t e m b e r 1958, a t A u s t r a l i a ' s l a r g e s t u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r y a t S y d n e y , t h a t t h e m a n s o m e of u s m a y h a v e t h o u g h t of as A u s t r a l - ia's g i f t t o A m e r i c a n l i b r a r i a n s h i p m a y w e l l b e c o m e i n t u r n o u r g i f t t o A u s t r a l i a n li- b r a r i e s . O u r loss w i l l b e t h e i r g a i n . — K e y e s D. Metcalf. PAUL H . BUCK, d i r e c t o r o f H a r v a r d U n i - v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , h a s b e e n n a m e d by H a r v a r d P r e s i d e n t N a t h a n M . P u s e y t o t h e n e w l y c r e a t e d C a r l H . P f o r z h e i m e r U n i v e r s i t y P r o - f e s s o r s h i p . U n d e r t h e n e w p r o f e s s o r s h i p , M r . B u c k will b e i d e n t i f i e d w i t h t h e s m a l l g r o u p of d i s t i n g u i s h e d s c h o l a r s a t H a r v a r d w h o , as u n i v e r s i t y p r o f e s s o r s , a r e set f r e e t o w o r k " o n t h e f r o n t i e r s of k n o w l e d g e " w i t h o u t re- g a r d t o d e p a r t m e n t a l l i n e s . T h e n e w p r o - f e s s o r s h i p h o n o r s t h e m e m o r y of a N e w Y o r k i n v e s t m e n t b a n k e r w h o w a s a l e a d i n g b i b l i o p h i l e a n d c o l l e c t o r of b o o k s a n d m a n - u s c r i p t s of E n g l i s h a n d A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e . I t is e n d o w e d b y a g i f t f r o m t h e C a r l a n d L i l y P f o r z h e i m e r F o u n d a t i o n , w h i c h m a i n - t a i n s t h e P f o r z h e i m e r l i b r a r y i n N e w Y o r k . M r . B u c k , P u l i t z e r p r i z e - w i n n i n g h i s t o r i a n a n d f o r m e r P r o v o s t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y , h a s b e e n d i r e c t o r of t h e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y s i n c e 1955. The Illmois Alumni News, O c t o b e r 1958, s t a t e s t h a t t h e t i t l e of D i r e c t o r R O B E R T B . DOWNS, h e a d of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s L i b r a r y a n d d i r e c t o r of t h e L i b r a r y S c h o o l , h a s b e e n c h a n g e d t o d e a n of l i b r a r y a d - m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e c h a n g e r e c o g n i z e s t h e all- u n i v e r s i t y r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of t h e office a n d t h e h e a v y i n c r e a s e i n a d m i n i s t r a t i v e w o r k i n r e c e n t y e a r s . T h e d e a n of l i b r a r y a d - m i n i s t r a t i o n h e a d s t h e e n t i r e u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r y system, a n d h a s c h a r g e of t h e m a i n l i b r a r y a t C h a m p a i g n - U r b a n a a n d a l l de- p a r t m e n t a l l i b r a r i e s o n t h e t h r e e c a m p u s e s of t h e U n i v e r s i t y . 496 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Appointments MRS. E. H . ASHTON is r e s e a r c h l i b r a r i a n of t h e C a l i f o r n i a R e s e a r c h C o r p o r a t i o n ' s oil field research l a b o r a t o r y at L a H a b r a , C a l i f o r n i a . M A R Y L O U B A R K E R is h e a d c a t a l o g e r of of t h e n e w U n i v e r s i t y of S o u t h F l o r i d a Li- b r a r y , T a m p a . H e r last post was t h a t of h e a d c a t a l o g e r at t h e G e o r g i a I n s t i t u t e of T e c h - nology, A t l a n t a . B E T T Y E M I L Y B A R T L E T T , f o r m e r l y assistant, h u m a n i t i e s division, F l o r i d a State U n i v e r - sity L i b r a r y , has b e e n a p p o i n t e d h e a d , social studies a n d h u m a n i t i e s division, C l e m s o n College L i b r a r y , C l e m s o n , S.C. A N N M . B A S A R T has j o i n e d t h e staff of t h e reserve b o o k r o o m of t h e g e n e r a l l i b r a r y , U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a a t Berkeley. S H I R L E Y A N N B A U G H M A N has j o i n e d t h e serials d e p a r t m e n t of t h e g e n e r a l library, U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a a t Berkeley. W I L L I A M C. B E R G E S has j o i n e d t h e staff of t h e forests p r o d u c t s l i b r a r y of t h e U n i - versity of C a l i f o r n i a a t Berkeley. M E R R I L L G . B E R T H R O N G , f o r m e r l y h e a d of t h e c i r c u l a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t of t h e U n i v e r - sity of P e n n s y l v a n i a L i b r a r y , is n o w librar- i a n , a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . F. M . BLACKBURN, f o r m e r l y assistant to t h e l i b r a r i a n , U n i v e r s i t y of Missouri, is n o w l i b r a r i a n of W e s t T e x a s State College, Can- y o n . IDA A. BULLEN, f o r m e r l y r e f e r e n c e assist- a n t in t h e K a n a w h a C o u n t y P u b l i c Li- b r a r y , C h a r l e s t o n , is n o w assistant librar- i a n of t h e M o r r i s H a r v e y College, Charles- t o n . P H Y L L I S A N N E C A I N E has j o i n e d t h e staff of t h e e n g i n e e r i n g library, U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a at Berkeley. D O N A L D W . C H R I S T E N S E N is c i r c u l a t i o n li- b r a r i a n at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of D e l a w a r e , New- a r k . M A R T H A C O V E Y , f o r m e r l y w i t h t h e U n i - versity of F l o r i d a L i b r a r y , is n o w r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n a t E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y , A t l a n t a . JAMES C. COX is associate l i b r a r i a n f o r all libraries of L o y o l a U n i v e r s i t y , C h i c a g o . ALBERT JAMES DIAZ, f o r m e r l y s p e c i a l c o l - l e c t i o n s l i b r a r i a n a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of N e w Mexico, is n o w sales a n d p r o m o t i o n m a n - ager of t h e M i c r o c a r d F o u n d a t i o n , Madi- son, W i s . V I R G I N I A D O N L E Y is c i r c u l a t i o n l i b r a r i a n of t h e F e n n College L i b r a r y , C l e v e l a n d . E D W A R D D O R O is senior r e f e r e n c e assistant, r a r e b o o k r o o m , S t e r l i n g L i b r a r y , Yale U n i - versity. Miss L U C I L L E D U F F Y , f o r m e r l y assistant chief c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n a n d a c t i n g h e a d of t h e c a t a l o g division a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n , is n o w chief catalog l i b r a r i a n . RICHARD G . ELLIOTT, f o r m e r l y l i b r a r i a n at F a i r m o n t State College, F a i r m o n t , W . Va., is n o w h e a d l i b r a r i a n a t t h e College of I d a h o , Caldwell, I d a h o . ROBERT L . ENEQUIST, f o r m e r l y a d m i n i s - t r a t i v e assistant in t h e fine a r t s d e p a r t m e n t of t h e E n o c h P r a t t F r e e L i b r a r y , B a l t i m o r e , has b e e n a p p o i n t e d l i b r a r i a n of W a g n e r College, S t a t e n I s l a n d , N.Y. R O B E R T E. F E S S E N D E N , previously in c h a r g e of t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e library, U C L A , is n o w first assistant to t h e college l i b r a r i a n . OLIVER T . FIELD, f o r m e r l y chief, c a t a l o g b r a n c h , A i r U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , M a x w e l l A i r Force Base, M o n t g o m e r y , Ala., is n o w chief, t e c h n i c a l services division. B U D D L . G A M B E E , f o r m e r l y film l i b r a r i a n a t Ball State T e a c h e r s College, M u n c i e , I n d . , is n o w associate p r o f e s s o r in t h e de- p a r t m e n t of l i b r a r i a n s h i p at t h e N e w York State College f o r T e a c h e r s , A l b a n y . E L I Z A B E T H H . H A M I L T O N has j o i n e d t h e staff of t h e B a n c r o f t L i b r a r y , U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a a t Berkeley. G. A. HARRER, f o r m e r l y chief a c q u i s i t i o n l i b r a r i a n of S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y , is n o w assistant d i r e c t o r f o r c e n t r a l services in t h e same library. H e will be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c o o r d i n a t i o n a n d g e n e r a l oversight of t h e a c q u i s i t i o n , catalog, a n d c i r c u l a t i o n divi- sions. J E N N E T T E E. H I T C H C O C K , h e a d of t h e sub- ject c a t a l o g i n g section of Yale U n i v e r s i t y since 1952, is n o w chief c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n at S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y . GEORGE R . HUNTER, f o r m e r l y d o c u m e n t s SEPTEMBER 1958 497 l i b r a r i a n a t O r e g o n S t a t e C o l l e g e , is n o w science l i b r a r i a n a t I d a h o S t a t e C o l l e g e . E L E A N O R J O H N S O N , f o r m e r l y h e a d of t h e p e r i o d i c a l s d e p a r t m e n t , N e w Y o r k A c a d e m y of M e d i c i n e , is n o w l i b r a r i a n of t h e bio- m e d i c a l l i b r a r i e s , U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o . MIRIAM JONES is d o c u m e n t s l i b r a r i a n a t t h e E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . S h e c o m e s t o E m o r y f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y of F l o r i d a , w h e r e she s e r v e d f o r t w o years i n r e f e r e n c e . N O R A H E . J O N E S , f o r m e r l y s u p e r v i s o r of t h e r e s e r v e b o o k r o o m , U n i v e r s i t y of Cali- f o r n i a L i b r a r y , L o s A n g e l e s , is n o w c o l l e g e l i b r a r i a n a t U C L A . M O T H E R J U S T I N , R . S . H . M . , h a s b e e n a p - p o i n t e d a s s i s t a n t l i b r a r i a n a t M a r y m o u n t C o l l e g e , N e w Y o r k . P E T E R K U D R I K is o r d e r l i b r a r i a n of t h e S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . C Y N T H I A L E S T E R is n o w c i r c u l a t i o n l i b r a r - i a n a t C o n n e c t i c u t C o l l e g e i n N e w L o n - d o n . J O H N P . M C D O N A L D , a m e m b e r o f t h e W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y (St. L o u i s ) L i b r a r y staff since 1954, first as chief of r e f e r e n c e a n d l a t e r as a s s i s t a n t t o t h e d i r e c t o r , is n o w a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r f o r r e a d e r s ' services. E M M E T T M C G E E V E R , f o r m e r l y chief of t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s office of t h e J o h n C r e r a r Li- b r a r y , is n o w science l i b r a r i a n a t t h e U n i - versity of T e n n e s s e e . K A T H L E E N P A T R I C I A M C K I B B I N h a s j o i n e d t h e r e f e r e n c e - c i r c u l a t i o n d i v i s i o n of t h e bio- m e d i c a l l i b r a r y , U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a a t B e r k e l e y . HANS MAYER is l i b r a r i a n of t h e M o r r i s - t o w n N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c a l P a r k L i b r a r y , M o r - r i s t o w n , N . J . V I O L E T I R E N E M E N O H E R has b e e n a p p o i n t - e d r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n , science, t e c h n o l o g y a n d a g r i c u l t u r e d i v i s i o n , C l e m s o n C o l l e g e L i b r a r y , C l e m s o n , S.C. B E A T R I C E M O N T G O M E R Y is h e a d c a t a l o g e r of t h e B a y l o r U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , W a c o , T e x . M A R G A R E T L . M U S T A R D is a s s i s t a n t l i b r a r - i a n i n t h e c a t a l o g d e p a r t m e n t a t t h e Vir- g i n i a P o l y t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e L i b r a r y . ELOISE F . NEWLON, f o r m e r l y a s s i s t a n t li- b r a r i a n of t h e M o r r i s H a r v e y C o l l e g e , C h a r l e s t o n , is n o w a c t i n g l i b r a r i a n . M I S S E L I S A B E T H N O R I E is a s s i s t a n t chief c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n , U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n . F L O R I N E A . O L T M A N , f o r m e r l y A i r W a r C o l l e g e l i b r a r i a n , M a x w e l l A i r F o r c e Base, A l a b a m a , is n o w chief of t h e b i b l i o g r a p h i c a s s i s t a n c e b r a n c h , A i r U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a . BURTON A . ROBIE, f o r m e r l y h u m a n i t e s l i b r a r i a n i n t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y , is n o w h e a d of t h e g i f t a n d e x c h a n g e s e c t i o n , Yale U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . M I C H A E L SADOSKI is s e n i o r science l i b r a r - i a n a t t h e S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . D I A N A W O O D S S E Y M O U R , f o r m e r l y s e r i a l s c a t a l o g e r i n t h e B a k e r L i b r a r y a t D a r t m o u t h C o l l e g e , is a s s i s t a n t i n a c q u i s i t i o n s i n t h e A l d e r m a n L i b r a r y , U n i v e r s i t y of V i r g i n i a . MARGARET SMART, f o r m e r l y r e f e r e n c e a n d p e r i o d i c a l l i b r a r i a n a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Day- t o n , is n o w i n t h e r e f e r e n c e d e p a r t m e n t of t h e A i r F o r c e I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y Li- b r a r y , W r i g h t - P a t t e r s o n A i r F o r c e Base, O h i o . DONALD SMITH, l i b r a r i a n of W a g n e r C o l - lege, S t a t e n I s l a n d , since 1955, is n o w ad- m i n i s t r a t i v e a s s i s t a n t t o t h e d i r e c t o r of li- b r a r i e s of B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y . V I R G I N I A R . S P E R L is chief c a t a l o g e r a t t h e A l b e r t E i n s t e i n C o l l e g e of M e d i c i n e , N e w Y o r k . V I R G I N I A A. STAGGERS is chief of t h e T e c h - n i c a l R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r y , F e d e r a l Civil De- f e n s e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , B a t t l e C r e e k , M i c h . JOHN STONIS is n o w l i b r a r i a n of t h e C l i n c h Valley C o l l e g e of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of V i r g i n i a . RAY R . SUPUT is l i b r a r i a n a t t h e G a r r e t t B i b l i c a l I n s t i t u t e , E v a n s t o n , 111. MARIBEL SUTHERLAND is r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r - i a n i n t h e p h y s i c a l science r e a d i n g r o o m , C a r o l M . N e w m a n L i b r a r y , V i r g i n i a Poly- t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e . J A M E S T Y D E M A N , f o r t h e last t h r e e y e a r s serials l i b r a r i a n a t S o u t h e r n I l l i n o i s U n i v e r - sity, is n o w a n n e x l i b r a r i a n a t W e s t e r n M i c h i g a n U n i v e r s i t y . R O B E R T L . U N D E R B R I N K is a s s i s t a n t h e a d of a c q u i s i t i o n s , S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y of I o w a L i b r a r y . G E O R G E V D O V I N is d i r e c t o r of t h e tech- n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n service of t h e S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . E S T H E R Z E D N E R of t h e C a r o l i n s k a Insti- t u t e t , S t o c k h o l m , is s e r v i n g as geology l i b r a r - i a n a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of K e n t u c k y i n 1958- 59. 498 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Retirements C O R N E L I A A Y E R G R A H A M r e t i r e d a t t h e e n d of t h e 1958 s u m m e r session f r o m t h e l i b r a r i a n s h i p of S o u t h C a r o l i n a ' s C l e m s o n C o l l e g e . F o r t h e p a s t t h i r t y - s i x y e a r s she h a s b e e n a c t i v e l y e n g a g e d i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of C l e m s o n ' s l i b r a r y r e s o u r c e s a n d services. A n a t i v e of G r i f f i n , G e o r g i a , Miss G r a h a m r e c e i v e d t h e b a c h e l o r of science d e g r e e f r o m G e o r g i a S t a t e C o l l e g e f o r W o m e n a n d t h e c e r t i f i c a t e i n l i b r a r y service f r o m C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y i n N e w Y o r k C i t y . P r i o r t o e n - t e r i n g t h e l i b r a r y p r o f e s s i o n , s h e t a u g h t L a t i n i n t h e p u b l i c schools a n d d i d w e l f a r e w o r k i n C a r o l e e n , N o r t h C a r o l i n a . I n t h e e a r l y 1920's Miss G r a h a m j o i n e d t h e C l e m - son C o l l e g e L i b r a r y staff, a n d h a s s e r v e d successively as C l e m s o n ' s a s s i s t a n t l i b r a r i a n (1922-25), a g r i c u l t u r a l l i b r a r i a n (1926-31), a n d l i b r a r i a n (1932-58). A c t i v e i n p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , Miss G r a h a m h o l d s m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e A m e r i - c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s , t h e S o u t h - e a s t e r n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , a n d t h e S o u t h C a r o l i n a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n . S h e h a s s e r v e d t h e S o u t h C a r o l i n a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n as S e c r e t a r y a n d as P r e s i d e n t , a n d h a s w o r k e d o n n u m e r o u s c o m m i t t e e s of t h a t a s s o c i a t i o n . S h e was c h a i r m a n of o n e of t h e s u b - c o m - m i t t e e s w h i c h c o m p i l e d A C R L M o n o g r a p h N u m b e r N i n e , A Recommended List of Basic Periodicals in Engineering and the Engineering Sciences (1953). I n a d d i t i o n , Miss G r a h a m h a s also b e e n a c t i v e i n t h e social, c u l t u r a l , a n d e d u c a t i o n a l l i f e of t h e C l e m s o n c o m m u n i t y . — J o h n David Mar- shall. D E B O R A H K I N G , h e a d of t h e c i r c u l a t i o n de- p a r t m e n t a t U C L A r e t i r e d J u l y 1, 1958 H A R R Y P O O L E , a m e m b e r of t h e Y a l e U n i - versity L i b r a r y staff f o r t h e p a s t f i f t y - t w o years, r e t i r e d i n J u n e 1958. H e b e g a n w o r k - i n g f o r t h e Yale L i b r a r y i n 1906 a t t h e a g e of f o u r t e e n a n d was s u p e r v i s o r of g i f t s a n d d u p l i c a t e s a t t h e t i m e of his r e t i r e m e n t . N A N N I E R I C E r e t i r e d f r o m t h e M i s s i s s i p p i S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y J u l y 1, 1958, a f t e r f o r t y - t w o y e a r s of c o n t i n u o u s service. S h e was c o l l e g e l i b r a r i a n f r o m 1934 t o 1948 a n d a s s i s t a n t l i b r a r i a n a n d h e a d of . r e f e r e n c e f r o m 1948 t o 1958. M A R G A R E T I N G L I S S M I T H h a s r e t i r e d as chief r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of M i c h i g a n a f t e r t h i r t y - e i g h t y e a r s of serv- ice. Necrology CATHERINE H . GATES, a s s i s t a n t l i b r a r i a n of t h e W e l d C o u n t y L i b r a r y , G r e e l e y , Col- o r a d o , d i e d A u g u s t 27, 1957. M r s . G a t e s was p r e v i o u s l y a c q u i s i t i o n s l i b r a r i a n a t t h e C o l o r a d o S t a t e C o l l e g e f o r seven years. A s c h o l a r s h i p in h e r m e m o r y h a s b e e n e s t a b - l i s h e d by t h e C o l o r a d o L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , of w h i c h she was p r e s i d e n t i n 1955. S A M U E L A . IVES, c u r a t o r of r a r e b o o k s a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n M e m o r i a l Li- b r a r y , d i e d A u g u s t 9, 1958, a t t h e a g e of 49. P r i o r t o c o m i n g t o W i s c o n s i n , M r . I v e s was e m p l o y e d a t C o l u m b i a a n d Yale, a n d as a c a t a l o g e r a n d b i b l i o g r a p h e r b y b o o k d e a l e r s i n N e w Y o r k a n d N e w H a v e n . M A U D L O U I S E M O S E L E Y , chief of t h e cata- l o g d i v i s i o n of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g - t o n L i b r a r y , d i e d J u l y 30, 1958. S h e h a d b e e n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e c a t a l o g d i v i s i o n of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n s i n c e 1930 a n d was h e a d s i n c e 1939. H A R R I E T B . P R E S C O T T , w h o r e t i r e d f r o m t h e h e a d s h i p of t h e c a t a l o g i n g d e p a r t m e n t of t h e C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s i n 1939, d i e d i n N e w Y o r k o n A u g u s t 21, 1958, a t t h e a g e of 92. C H R I S T O P H W E B E R , f o r m e r l y d i r e c t o r of t h e u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i e s i n K i e l a n d M i i n s t e r , d i e d o n M a r c h 25, 1958. SEPTEMBER 1958 499 From the President Lewis C. Branscomb T h e o t h e r d a y a t o u r G r a d u a t e C o n v o - c a t i o n t h e p r e s i d e n t of m y u n i v e r s i t y s p o k e of t h e e a g e r n e s s a n d e x c i t e m e n t w h i c h al- ways p r e v a i l o n t h e c a m p u s w i t h t h e be- g i n n i n g of t h e f a l l q u a r t e r . E v e n t h e w e a t h e r c o o p e r a t e s i n its b r i s k n e s s . I a m s u r e t h e s a m e t h i n g is t r u e o n y o u r c a m - p u s . C e r t a i n l y t h i s s p i r i t m o t i v a t e s t h e A C R L office i n C h i - c a g o a n d y o u r com- m i t t e e s a n d s e c t i o n s , m a n y of w h i c h a r e off t o a r u n n i n g s t a r t . L e t ' s l o o k b a c k w a r d f o r a m o m e n t t o S a n F r a n c i s c o b e f o r e w e c i t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s a h e a d . I t was a m o s t s t i m u l a t i n g c o n f e r - e n c e a n d I c a n h o n e s t l y say t h a t I h a v e n e v e r e n j o y e d a c o n v e n t i o n city a n y m o r e . T h e w o n d e r f u l f o o d , t h e q u a i n t n e s s of t h e t o w n a n d its c o s m o p o l i t a n a i r c o n t r i v e d t o m a k e it a n u n f o r g e t t a b l e e x p e r i e n c e . D o n - a l d C o n e y a n d D a v i d H e r o n d e s e r v e o u r t h a n k s f o r a n e x c e l l e n t j o b of p r o g r a m p l a n n i n g . A l t h o u g h a n n o u n c e m e n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e c o n c e r n i n g t h e m , p e r h a p s it is w e l l t o m e n - t i o n a g a i n s e v e r a l A L A a c t i o n s t a k e n a t S a n F r a n c i s c o w h i c h a f f e c t A C R L . C o u n c i l de- c i d e d t h a t n o g e n e r a l sessions o r p r o g r a m m e e t i n g s a r e t o b e s c h e d u l e d f o r M i d w i n t e r , b u t a r e t o b e p l a n n e d f o r t h e s u m m e r G e n - e r a l C o n f e r e n c e . T h i s a r r a n g e m e n t h a s its a d v a n t a g e s . I t s h o u l d m a k e it e a s i e r t o g e t o u r e s s e n t i a l b u s i n e s s d o n e in J a n u a r y , sav- i n g t h e s u m m e r m e e t i n g f o r a c o n c e n t r a t e d p r o g r a m of i n f o r m a t i o n a l a n d i n s p i r a t i o n a l sessions f o r t h e m e m b e r s h i p . A n o t h e r deci- s i o n , a n d t h i s o n e is a c a u s e of c o n c e r n f o r s o m e of o u r A C R L c o l l e a g u e s , p l a c e s t h e re- s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r b o o k s e l e c t i o n i n t h e h a n d s of t h e t y p e - o f - a c t i v i t y d i v i s i o n s , a l t h o u g h i n i t i a t i o n a n d r e v i e w of p r o j e c t s rests w i t h t h e t y p e - o f - l i b r a r y d i v i s i o n s . I t is d i f f i c u l t t o b e c e r t a i n h o w t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t w i l l w o r k o u t u n t i l it h a s b e e n t r i e d , b u t I a m h o p e - f u l a n d o p t i m i s t i c a b o u t it. If it d o e s n o t a p p e a r t o b e w o r k i n g well a f t e r a r e a s o n - a b l e p e r i o d of o p e r a t i o n , w e s h o u l d n o t b e t i m i d a b o u t s a y i n g so. O n e f u r t h e r i t e m f r o m t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o C o n f e r e n c e m a y b e of i n t e r e s t . A t a m e e t - i n g of t h e A L A W a s h i n g t o n C o n f e r e n c e P r o g r a m C o m m i t t e e a s u g g e s t i o n w a s m a d e t h a t d i v i s i o n s m i g h t b e w i l l i n g t o c u r t a i l s o m e w h a t t h e i r o w n s u m m e r c o n f e r e n c e m e e t i n g s i n f a v o r of s t r o n g e r G e n e r a l Ses- sions w i t h u n i v e r s a l a p p e a l . Y o u r r e p r e s e n t - a t i v e s t r o n g l y o p p o s e d t h i s s u g g e s t i o n , stat- i n g t h a t t h e A C R L m e m b e r s h i p w o u l d in- sist u p o n g o o d p r o g r a m s in t h e i r o w n a r e a s of i n t e r e s t . T u r n i n g n o w t o s o m e c o m m i t t e e s a n d p r o j e c t s , it is g o o d t o r e p o r t t h a t P a u l Bix- l e r a r r i v e d i n B u r m a A u g u s t 11 a n d is well s e t t l e d a n d h a r d a t w o r k e s t a b l i s h i n g a so- cial sciences l i b r a r y as a n e s s e n t i a l p a r t of t h e i n s t r u c t i o n a l p r o g r a m of t h e n e w Fac- u l t y of Social Sciences of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of R a n g o o n . T h i s t w o - y e a r p r o j e c t is s u p - p o r t e d b y t h e F o r d F o u n d a t i o n a n d a d m i n - i s t e r e d by A C R L a c t i n g f o r A L A . A n A C R L c o m m i t t e e w i l l a d v i s e M r . B i x l e r . T h e N o m i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e , c h a i r m a n n e d by S t a n l e y W e s t , m e t i n S a n F r a n c i s c o , fin- i s h e d its w o r k i n S e p t e m b e r a n d w i l l p r e - s e n t its r e p o r t a t t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s m e e t i n g i n J a n u a r y . T h e i m p o r t a n t a n d p r o d u c t i v e w o r k of t h e F o u n d a t i o n G r a n t s C o m m i t t e e is m o v - i n g a l o n g u n d e r t h e s t r o n g d r i v e of M r s . D o r o t h y C r o s l a n d , its p r e s e n t c h a i r m a n , w h o h a s m a d e a n u m b e r of c o n t a c t s w i t h f o u n - d a t i o n s s i n c e S a n F r a n c i s c o . T h e c o m m i t t e e m e e t s a g a i n in l a t e N o v e m b e r . I f e e l t h a t t h e f u t u r e p o t e n t i a l of t h i s e f f o r t is tre- m e n d o u s . T h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h e A C R L C o m m i t - t e e o n N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y W e e k is i n p r o c e s s of a p p o i n t m e n t a n d will h a v e v a l u a b l e sug- g e s t i o n s t o m a k e t o J o h n R o b l i n g w h o a g a i n t h i s y e a r h e a d s u p t h e n a t i o n a l p r o - g r a m . A d i f f i c u l t a r e a , b u t a n i m p o r t a n t o n e , is t h a t of A C R L o r g a n i z a t i o n . Y o u will re- call t h e B o a r d a p p r o v a l in J u l y f o r estab- l i s h i n g t h i s c o m m i t t e e . I h o p e t h a t it w i l l s t u d y m a n y a s p e c t s of t h e A C R L o r g a n i z a - 500 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES t i o n a n d g e n e r a l p r o g r a m i n c l u d i n g p u b l i - c a t i o n s , s t a t e a n d r e g i o n a l c h a p t e r s , a n d re- l a t i o n s w i t h o t h e r d i v i s i o n s a n d w i t h A L A . T h i s c o m m i t t e e s h o u l d b e f u l l y a p p o i n t e d by t h e t i m e y o u r e a d t h e s e w o r d s . R a l p h E l l s w o r t h h a s c o n s e n t e d t o serve as c h a i r m a n of t h e ad hoc C o m m i t t e e t o E x p l o r e t h e R e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e L a w L i b r a r y a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . A l t o n K e l l e r ' s A C R L C o n f e r e n c e Pro- g r a m C o m m i t t e e r e p o r t s a m e e t i n g h e l d i n W a s h i n g t o n o n S e p t e m b e r 25 w i t h e x c i t i n g p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r m e e t i n g s , t o u r s a n d f r e e t i m e . W e e x p e c t ( a n d will r e c e i v e ) a fine p r o g r a m f r o m t h i s c o m m i t t e e f o r o u r m e e t - ings i n t h e c a p i t a l city i n J u n e . T h e C o m m i t t e e o n S t a n d a r d s , F e l i x E. H i r s c h , c h a i r m a n , is h a r d a t w o r k r e v i s i n g its d r a f t of n e w c o l l e g e l i b r a r y s t a n d a r d s i n t h e l i g h t of v a l u a b l e s u g g e s t i o n s m a d e i n S a n F r a n c i s c o a n d e x p e c t s t o p r e s e n t a re- vised d r a f t t o t h e A C R L B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s i n J a n u a r y . As f o r s e c t i o n a c t i v i t i e s , t h e n e w l y f o r m e d R a r e B o o k s S e c t i o n is p l a n n i n g a p r e - c o n - f e r e n c e s e m i n a r i n C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e i n J u n e . I t is also e a g e r t o a t t r a c t t o its s e c t i o n a l m e m b e r s h i p t h o s e w h o w o r k w i t h a n d / o r w h o a r e d e e p l y i n t e r e s t e d i n r a r e b o o k s a n d m a n u s c r i p t s . I a m g r e a t l y p l e a s e d a n d o p - t i m i s t i c a b o u t t h i s n e w e s t a d d i t i o n t o t h e A C R L s e c t i o n a l f a m i l y . T h e S u b j e c t S p e c i a l i s t s S e c t i o n , e n r i c h e d by t h e r e c e n t i n c l u s i o n of t h e h u m a n i s t s a n d t h e social scientists, is b r o a d e n i n g its p r o g r a m t o m e e t t h e n e e d s of all its m e m - bers. T h e s e c t i o n h a s a g r e e d u p o n its By- laws, a n d p l a n s t o p u b l i s h t h e m s h o r t l y . T h e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s S e c t i o n h a s a f o r m i d a b l e a r r a y of w o r t h w h i l e p r o j e c t s t o w o r k u p o n . I was g r a t i f i e d t o n o t e , as I h o p e y o u w e r e , t h e p a s s a g e b y t h e C o n g r e s s of t h e N a t i o n a l D e f e n s e E d u c a t i o n A c t of 1958, w i t h a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n of $900,000,000. A C R L a n d m a n y o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l o r g a n - i z a t i o n s s u p p o r t e d t h i s b i l l . I t n o w l o o k s as t h o u g h A C R L will b e p e r m i t t e d t o h a v e a c o n s t i t u t i o n as w e l l as bylaws. T h e A L A C o m m i t t e e o n C o n s t i t u - t i o n a n d B y l a w s is s c h e d u l e d t o p r e s e n t f o r a d o p t i o n i n W a s h i n g t o n i n J u n e a n a m e n d - m e n t t o A r t i c l e V I of t h e A L A Bylaws w h i c h r e l a t e s t o t h e o p e r a t i o n of d i v i s i o n s , w h i c h w i l l p r o b a b l y i n c l u d e a s t a t e m e n t m a k i n g d i v i s i o n a l c o n s t i t u t i o n s p e r m i s s i v e . F i n a l l y , I w a n t t o say t h a t A C R L is i n a h e a l t h y c o n d i t i o n . W i t h m a n y of o u r p r o b - l e m s of r e o r g a n i z a t i o n b e h i n d us, w e a r e n o w i n a p o s i t i o n t o d e v o t e o u r m a j o r ef- f o r t s t o a v i g o r o u s p u r s u i t of a m u l t i f a c e t e d p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d t o i m p r o v e t h e services of c o l l e g e a n d r e s e a r c h l i b r a r i e s . — L e w i s C. Branscomb, ACRL President. Education for Academic Librarianship (Continued from page 486) sound and creates barriers to an essential common understanding. O p p o r t u n i t i e s exist within profession- al organizations for a closer contact of librarians and professional library educa- tors. Both groups need to combine and correlate their experience, judgments, and ideas on recruitment, curriculum, placement, and planning. Cooperatively it would be possible to develop a more effective recruiting program and a supe- rior educational program. Cooperatively it would be possible to develop proce- dures for evaluating the performances of graduates on the j o b and using the re- sulting data in more intelligent p l a n n i n g for the education of academic librarians. SEPTEMBER 1958 501