College and Research Libraries News from the Field Publications A C O M P R E H E N S I V E B I B L I O G R A P H Y of Mexi- can books, published during 1957-60, is avail- able under the title Mexico Bibliografico. It lists 4,332 works issued by 212 publishers. Books of all types are covered, including translations in science, economics, history, political science, children's books, and fiction. Mexico Bibliografico was compiled by Jose- fina Berroa with assistance from the Insti- tuto del Libro Mexicano, and financial aid from the R. R. Bowker Company. Outside Mexico and Cuba copies may be obtained from R. R. Bowker Company, 62 West 45th Street, New York 36, N.Y., at $12 each net postpaid. British Technology Index, a cumulative in- dex to British technical journals, began pub- lication in January 1962. Initially 400 titles will be analyzed. The publication will ap- pear monthly and will be cumulated an- nually. The publisher is the Library Associ- ation, Chaucer House, Malet Place, London, W.C. 1; price: 15 guineas ($50). Christian Periodical Index, volume 1, 1956-1960, is available from the Buffalo Bible Institute Book Store, 910 Union Road, Buf- falo, N.Y.; list price, $12.50; special offer to previous subscribers, $10.95. The 5-year cum- ulation is produced by the Christian Librari- ans' Fellowship. The Farmington Plan Handbook, Revised to 1961 and Abridged, by Edwin E. Williams, has been released by the Association of Re- search Libraries (copies sold by Office of the Executive Secretary, Association of Research Libraries, Cornell University Library, Ith- aca, N.Y.). "This volume does not supplant the original edition of 1953 for historical purposes," writes Mr. Williams. In general the procedure has been to tie this edition to the 1953 publication by not repeating cer- tain information, but carrying it forward. The new edition contains a section on the Vosper-Talmadge survey. Part VI of the work is a list of "Countries, Agents, and Ad- visers." There is a bibliographical supple- ment on the plan, covering the years 1953- 1961. Specialized Science Information Service in the United States: A Directory of Selected Specialized Information Services in the Physi- cal and Biological Sciences has been issued by the National Science Foundation (November, 1961, 528p.). The statements about each service includes the name, scope, user quali- fications, collection, information services, and publications. It should be of exceptional help to reference librarians. T H E F I R S T E N G L I S H E D I T I O N of Punch-Card Methods in Research and Documentation, with Special Reference to Biology (based on the second revised German edition by Martin Scheele) has been provided by J . E. Holms- trom (New York, Interscience Publishers, 1961, 274p„ $9.50). Punched-card methods (machine, needle, visual), general rules and experience in applying punched card meth- ods, and practical examples of applications are discussed in the volume. Illustrations ac- company the text. T H E SECOND E D I T I O N of Reference Service, by S. R. Ranganathan, has been published by Asia Publishing House (1961, Taplinger Publishing Co., 119 West 57th Street, New York 19, N.Y., 433p., $7.75). K. A. L O D E W Y C K S , librarian of the Univer- sity of Melbourne, has issued Essentials in Library Planning (1961, 136p.). This is a detailed analysis of the plans, layouts, areas, needs of various groups, ventilation, light- ing, and practically all other aspects of the library building. Mr. Lodewycks spent some time in the United States and has been involved with construction of the new library at the University of Melbourne. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F K E N T U C K Y P R E S S h a s published Research Opportunities in Ameri- can Cultural History, edited by John Francis McDermott (Lexington, Ky., 1961, 205p. $6.00). Among the contributors are Lester Cappon, Howard H. Peckham, Thomas D. Clark, Theodore C. Blegen, Richard M. Dor- son, John T . Flanagan, David Kaser, David Mead, E. P. Richardson, and Philip D. Jor- dan. M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 5 5 The First Century at the University of Washington, 1861-1961, by Charles M . Gates has been issued by the University of Wash- ington Press (1961, 252p., $7.50). T h i s illus- trated, attractively printed book contains a n u m b e r of references to the library in the de- velopment of the educational and research programs at the University. T H E S E V E N T E E N T H E D I T I O N of the useful A History of Architecture, by Sir B a n i s t e r Fletcher (revised by R . A. Cordingley) has been published by Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, 1961, 1366p., $16.75). Illustrations in the volume have been increased from 549 to 652, art paper has been used for the whole work, and the chapters on Renais- sance architecture has been considerably ex- panded by fuller treatment of B a r o q u e archi- tecture. Entirely rewritten are chapters on Belgian and Dutch, Chinese, I n d i a n , J a p a - nese, and Muslim architecture. T H E 1962 I S S U E of The Bowker Annual of Library ancl Book Trade Information has appeared. Formerly the American Library ir Book Trade Annual, this volume, like its predecessors, contains a large a m o u n t of in- formation and statistical data of various types of libraries, publishing and the book trade, librarians, associations, and committees. T h e r e are also available an activities index, the 1961 library buying guide, and a general index. ( R . R . Bowker, 62 W e s t 45th St., New York 36, $6.95). P U B L I C A T I O N of two m a j o r library refer- ence works was a n n o u n c e d D e c e m b e r 15 by J . W . Edwards, Publisher, I n c . of A n n Arbor, Michigan. T h e two are the N a t i o n a l U n i o n Catalog, 1952 to 1955 Imprints, and the U n i o n List of Microfilms, Cumulation 1949- 1959. T h e N a t i o n a l U n i o n Catalog publication was sponsored by the A L A Committee on Re- sources of American Libraries, and was com- piled by the U n i o n Catalog Division of the Library of Congress. T h i s catalog is an ex- tension of the N a t i o n a l U n i o n Catalog, 1952 to 1956. I t doubles the n u m b e r of mono- graphic titles listed in the L i b r a r y of Con- gress catalogs for this period. T h e thirty volumes have a total of 26,000 pages and are library bound in buckram. T h e total price for the set is $420.00. T h e U n i o n List of Microfilms, Cumula- tion 1949 to 1959 is the last such reference to be compiled by the Philadelphia Biblio- graphical C e n t e r and the U n i o n Library Catalogue. I t lists more than 52,000 micro- films reported by 200 libraries in the U n i t e d States and Canada. L o n g runs of scientific periodicals, as well as music manuscripts and medical monographs are listed for the first time. T h e two volumes totaling over 1400 pages are bound in buckram and priced at $35.00 for the set. Who's Who, 1962 edition, will be published and distributed in the U n i t e d States by St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York City. I t was previously published in this country by T h e Macmillan Co., also of New York. St Martin's has taken over the standing orders from Macmillan, so those libraries which have been receiving Who's Who need not reorder. T h e 1962 edition will be published and distributed on M a r c h 21. Miscellaneous T w o R E C E N T C R A N T S by the Council on Li- brary Resources, Inc., were: T o the Society of American Archivists, $42,000 for a study of state archival agen- cies and programs, with a view to setting standards and pointing the way to improve- ment. T h e study, to be completed by J u n e 1963, will be made by Ernest Posner, 1815 South Arlington R i d g e R o a d , Arlington, Va. T o the Association of State Institutions of H i g h e r Education in Colorado, $5,000 to de- termine whether it is feasible to establish a cooperative technical processing program and transmit interlibrary loans directly from one state academic library to a n o t h e r by special courier system. T h e study will be made by L e M o y n e W . Anderson, librarian at Colo- rado State University, Fort Collins. A C O N F E R E N C E , " I n f o r m a t i o n R e t r i e v a l in A c t i o n , " sponsored by the C e n t e r for Docu- mentation and Communication Research of the School of L i b r a r y Science, Western Re- serve University, will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, April 18-20, 1962. T h e purpose will be to review research development and op- 1 5 6 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 erational activities related to machine litera- ture searching systems using the G E 225 gen- eral-purpose computer. Registration fee for the conference is $10. F u r t h e r details, and a conference program when available, may be o b t a i n e d by writing to the C e n t e r at West- ern Reserve University, 10831 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland 6. T H E A R C H I V E S O F A M E R I C A N A R T h a s a n e w home in New York. T h e new location of the Archives is in the American Federation of Arts B u i l d i n g at 41 East 65th Street, New York 21. Dartmouth College Library Bulletin for D e c e m b e r 1961 is devoted entirely to critical and biographical materials relating to W a l - lace Stevens. Copies will be sent gratis to academic and public libraries that ask for them. Address the D a r t m o u t h College Li- brary, Hanover, N . H . T H E I L L I N O I S C O M M I T T E E ON H U M A N R I G H T S in H i g h e r Education has issued a re- vised " S t a t e m e n t of Policy R e l a t i v e to F a i r Practices in H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n " which is available free, in single copies, from its secre- tary, Mrs. A. B. Counselbaum, 343 South D e a r b o r n Street, Chicago 4, Illinois. T h e statement deals with such matters as admis- sions, scholarships, grants, loans, curriculum, extra-curricular activities and student or- ganization, housing, staff and student em- ployment and student placement. T H E 1 9 6 1 A N N U A L M E E T I N G of the Medical Library Association will be held in Chicago from J u n e 4-8, 1962. Convention chairman is D o n a l d W a s h b u r n , 222 E . Superior C t „ Chicago 11. T H E N A T I O N A L M I C R O F I L M A S S O C I A T I O N will hold its 11th annual convention April 25-27, 1962 at the Mayflower Hotel, Washing- ton, D . C . M o r e than 75 microfilm equipment manufacturers, dealers, and service com- panies will exhibit systems and e q u i p m e n t . T H E M E D I C A L L I B R A R Y A S S O C I A T I O N i s o f - fering a scholarship of $150 for each of the following courses in medical librarianship to be given during the 1962 Summer session. Students who complete the courses will be eligible for M L A Grade I certification. C o l u m b i a University, School of L i b r a r y Service, New York City: Medical Lit- erature and Librarianship, J u l y 3 to Aug. 11. Emory University, School of L i b r a r y Sci- ence, A t l a n t a : Medical Librarianship, J u n e 18 to J u l y 27. University of Southern California, School of Library Science, Los Angeles: Bib- liography of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences, J u n e 25 to Aug. 3. Applications for the scholarships should be sent to the dean of the library school in each case. N A T I O N A L L I B R A R Y O F M E D I C I N E ' S electronic information storage and retrieval system will be developed by the G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c Co. under contract with the P u b l i c H e a l t h Serv- ice. T h e computer-based system will b e known as M E D L A R S (Medical L i t e r a t u r e Analysis and R e t r i e v a l System), and will en- able the library to broaden and accelerate its services to medical education, research and practice. W A S H I N G T O N , D.C., A R E A university librari- ans took part in an informal half-day confer- ence on reserve book procedures at George- town University Library in mid-January. T h e conference was welcomed by the librarian of Georgetown University, J o s e p h E . Jeffs, and was chaired by the assistant librarian, Sam Waters. L i b r a r i a n s participating in conference included Mrs. C. M a n n i n g , from American University, J a m e s P. J o h n s o n , from Howard University, Sal Costabile, from Georgetown University, and Mrs. K a t h e r i n e A. Cima, from the University of Maryland. T H E L O U I S I A N A S T A T E L I B R A R Y is offering two $2,000 scholarships for the 1962-63 aca- demic year, for graduate study leading to a master's degree in L i b r a r y Science. An- nouncement of these grants, which are in- cluded in this library's state plan and made possible through funds available under the L i b r a r y Services Act, is made by D r . Essae M . Culver, state librarian. U p o n completion of their degrees, recipients will be expected to work for at least two years in a Louisiana public library which serves rural areas in the State. Application papers must be filed by April 15, 1962. M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 5 7 Acquisitions, Gifts, Collections T H E M A T T H E W S L I B R A R Y , Arizona State University at T e m p e , has received the law library collection of W i l l i a m E. Brooks, Ar- izona legislator and lawyer, from his sister, Mrs. Carolina A. Edwards, Colton, Califor- nia. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A L I B R A R Y , Los Angeles, recently acquired a m a j o r col- lection of books by and about Captain J a m e s Cook (1728-1779). Included in the collection, gathered by Sir Maurice Holmes during the past 35 years, are materials on Cook's voyages and his standing in the history of explora- tion and advancement of geographical knowl- edge. J O I N T U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R I E S at Nashville, serving Peabody and Scarritt Colleges and V a n d e r b i l t University, has received gifts of nearly $10,000 to establish a collection of southern literature in memory of Edwin Mims, professor of English at Vanderbilt University for fifty years. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F P E N N S Y L V A N I A will re- ceive the literary papers of W i l l i a m C. Len- gel, editor and author. M r . Lengel's initial gift to the university consists of original manuscripts of novels and short stories, first editions of some of his books, unpublished correspondence with T h e o d o r e Dreiser, and personally inscribed photographs of prom- inent people. B A K E R L I B R A R Y of the Harvard Business School has received a collection relating to the beginnings of the scientific management movement. T h e d o n o r is J . Christian B a r t h of Philadelphia, son of Carl G. B a r t h , who was one of the first to put into effect the teachings of Frederick W . T a y l o r . T h e col- lection includes historical materials, draw- ings, and notebooks of forms and blueprints drawn up by the B a r t h s (father and son) for the companies for which they served as con- sultants, glass slides, a u n i q u e assemblage of slide rules, and some fifty printed volumes, many of them inscribed by the authors. U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A R Y L A N D L I B R A R I E S h a s acquired the papers of Millard E. T y d i n g s (1890-1961). T y d i n g s served in Congress as Representative from 1923 to 1927, and as Senator from 1927 to 1951. His correspon- dence relates primarily to the Maryland Senatorial campaign of 1950. Also included are political questionnaires, records of cam- paign contributions, election returns, radio scripts, scrapbooks of clippings and other materials covering a wide range of political subjects. T H E M U S E U M O F C O M P A R A T I V E Z O O L O G Y L I B R A R Y at Harvard University has purchased the Austin Collection of J a p a n e s e ornitho- logical literature which includes a few Chi- nese and Korean books and some on general natural history from these countries. T h e acquisition makes the library's holdings of Japanese bird books the most complete in the western world. A M A J O R S H I P M E N T of rare manuscripts on microfilm has been received by the Library of J u d a i c a and H e b r a i c a at New York Uni- versity's Washington Square Center, from the O r i e n t a l L i b r a r y of the H u n g a r i a n Acad- emy of Sciences. T h e new material brings to more than 15,000 the n u m b e r of valuable historical documents on microfilm acquired in Russia and Hungary for the N Y U library by Professor Abraham I . Katsh, curator of the library. T h e s e items have not previously been available to scholars in the western world. T h e microfilm received recently from Budapest contained the second half of the David K a u f m a n n collection, of which the first half arrived at N Y U last J u l y . T h e col- lection includes manuscripts pertaining to the Bible, codices, commentaries on Hebrew literature; documents relating to T a l m u d i c scholarship and religious laws; works on liturgy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, theology, and philosophy; and historical articles. Some date as far back as the year 1021. A D D I T I O N S to the holdings of the Harry S. T r u m a n Library, Independence, Missouri, included papers donated by D i l l o n S. Myer, Joseph M . J o n e s , and N. T . Veatch, Kansas City engineer who was associated with former President T r u m a n in the county road build- ing program. Among many photographs ac- quired were several hundred relating to the early career of M r . T r u m a n and his Jackson County background, and current photo- 1 5 8 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 graphs of the visits of Vice President J o h n - son, General Eisenhower, and others. E U G E N E G. G O T T S C H A L K of Bronxville, New York, has given to the University of Wyo- ming Library an extensive collection of the works of Mari Sandoz. T h e Gottschalk col- lection includes: first editions, all auto- graphed, of Old Jules (1935); Sloqum House (1937); Capital City (1939); Crazy Horse (1942); The Tom-Walker (1947); Cheyenne Autumn (1953); Winter Thunder (1954); The Buffalo Hunters (1954); Miss Morissa (1955); The Horsecatcher (1956); The Cat- tlemen (1958); Hostiles and Friendlies (1959); Son of the Gamblin' Man (1960); Love Song to the Plains (1961); and These Were the Sioux (1961). I n addition to the above vol- umes there are forty-four articles written by Miss Sandoz which have appeared in such publications as: Saturday Evening Post, American Heritage, Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Ladies Home Journal, Atlantic Monthly, and The Family Weekly. T h e r e are thirty-two reviews either by or about Miss Sandoz's works appearing in The Saturday Review, New York Times, Wash- ington Post, New York Herald Tribune, New York Sun, New York World-Telegram, Nebraska History and the Westerners Brand Book. T h e collection is completed by several letters by Miss Sandoz on historical topics, three working maps used in Old Jules and Capital City; and copies of talks, awards re- ceived and programs given by Miss Sandoz. Y A L E U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R Y has recently re- ceived from H a n s P. Kraus, New York rare book dealer, the late R o b e r t Sterling Clark's collection of books on horsemanship. T h e gift comprises 800 books and 600 pamphlets dealing with all aspects of equitation, includ- ing riding, breeding, training, and care of horses in many countries of the world. I t will enrich Yale's collection of sporting books. Buildings T H E R E C E N T L Y O P E N E D new science library of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, is an almost windowless 3-story and basement structure. T h e million dollar building, gift of three local industrialists, houses collec- tions in the sciences, engineering, and mathe- matics. Services to industry in the region are emphasized and cooperative arrangements with nearby special libraries are under con- sideration. T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F D E L A W A R E will begin construction of a new library in the spring of 1962. Costing $3,127,000, and having 110,000 square feet of floor space, the building will provide for storage of 600,000 volumes, and study space for 1,000 students. Two-thirds of the seating will be individual study carrels in the bookstack. T h e new building will be completed and occupied by September 1963. Mobile Libraries—a la Camel H a r r y N o r r i s , a l e c t u r e r a t t h e L o n d o n S c h o o l o f O r i e n t a l a n d A f r i c a n s t u d i e s , h a s t r a v e l e d a c r o s s M a u r i t a n i a b y j e e p a n d c a m e l , i n a b a t t l e a g a i n s t t i m e , t o f i n d t h e c a m e l - b o r n e l i b r a r i e s t h a t t h e n o m a d s c a r r y f r o m o n e c a m p i n g s i t e t o a n o t h e r . E v e r y y e a r m a n y p a g e s o f i r r e - p l a c e a b l e m a n u s c r i p t s b e c o m e d i l a p i - d a t e d b e y o n d r e c o g n i t i o n , a n d r e c o r d s o f h i s t o r i c a l e v e n t s , t h r o w i n g l i g h t o n t h e a n c i e n t c i v i l i z a t i o n o f t h e S a h a r a , a r e l o s t f o r e v e r . N o r r i s r e p o r t s t h a t a f t e r c o p y i n g h u n - d r e d s o f p a g e s , h i s s t o c k o f f i l m r a n o u t a n d h e t o o k n o t e s b y h a n d . V a l u a b l e in- f o r m a t i o n i n t h e s e b o o k s , e s t i m a t e d b y a l o c a l s c h o l a r t o t o t a l a t l e a s t 2 , 0 0 0 b o o k s o n a l l s u b j e c t s , c o u l d s t i l l b e s a v e d i f p r o m p t a c t i o n is t a k e n t o p h o t o g r a p h t h e m . A m o n g t h e s e is a t w e l f t h c e n t u r y c o m m e n t a r y o n t h e K o r a n b y t h e n o t e d M i d d l e E a s t s c h o l a r , A b u H i l a l A l - A s k a r i . M r . N o r r i s b e l i e v e s i t t o b e a n o r i g i n a l i n t h e a u t h o r ' s o w n h a n d w r i t i n g . I t s b r o w n p a g e s , p a r t l y e a t e n b y t e r m i t e s , a r e n o w stiff a n d c r u m b l i n g , a n d M r . N o r r i s f e a r s t h a n i n a n o t h e r f e w y e a r s l i t t l e m a y b e l e f t o f i t . M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 5 9 Personnel T. N. McMullan T . N. M C M U L L A N ' S a p p o i n t m e n t as direc- tor of libraries at L o u i s i a n a State University, announced D e c e m b e r 16, disproves such old adages as " T h e grass is g r e e n e r , " and " A prophet is not with- out h o n o r . " His three d e g r e e s a r e f r o m L . S . U . H i s entire p r o f e s s i o n a l c a r e e r has been spent in the service of the in- stitution the librar- ies of which he now heads. His ability to discharge the respon- sibilities of the posi- tion to which he has been appointed has been demonstrated in two separate periods in which he has served as acting director. B o r n in J a c k s o n , Mississippi, in 1909, M r . M c M u l l a n received his B a c h e l o r of Science and Master of Science degrees in engineering and his B a c h e l o r of Science in Library Sci- ence degree from L . S . U . in 1931, 1932, and 1934, respectively. D u r i n g his college years, he worked as a student assistant i n the uni- versity library. Following completion of his work for a library science degree, he was ap- pointed to the staff as head of circulation. T h i s position, with constantly increasing re- sponsibilities, he continued to hold—with time out for Military service, 1941-45—until he became acting director, 1954-55, associate director with special responsibility for public service, 1955-61, and again since September, 1961, acting director. I t was largely during his first period as acting director that the programing and p l a n n i n g of L.S.U.'s new library building were accomplished. T h i s valuable experience he is now putting to use as h e works with the library building com- mittees for the two new libraries presently in p l a n n i n g period at the A l e x a n d r i a and the New Orleans campuses of the university. M r . M c M u l l a n ' s professional activities in- clude membership and committee work in the usual professional organizations. H e has served as president of the L o u i s i a n a Library Association and is currently chairman-elect of the L i b r a r y Section, Louisiana College Conference. His faculty activities include membership in the American Association of University Professors, in which he is serving a second year as vice-president, and on the Policies Committee, Faculty Council. His off-campus and n o n l i b r a r y interests are centered largely in the Kiwanis Club, for which he has served as Key C l u b advisor to the B a t o n R o u g e £ligh School, and the Re- serve Officers Association of the U n i t e d States, of which he has been president of the Louisiana chapter. His military service in- cluded one year overseas in A F P A C , General McArthur's headquarters. H e is now retired with the rank of l i e u t e n a n t colonel. A warm and friendly person himself, one of Mac's chief assets is a charming family, consisting of a married daughter, two sons, the older of which is now in college, and two grandchildren, plus a librarian wife, who teaches the required course in the Use of Books and Libraries at L.S.U., and is, there- fore, in a key position from which to give him the benefit of the sage advice and criti- cism of a very large segment of his library public. As one who can speak for a n o t h e r very important, but much smaller, segment of that public, the L i b r a r y School faculty and student body, I am happy to have the privilege of introducing to CRL readers the new director of libraries at Louisiana State University, T h e o d o r e N. M c M u l l a n , or, as he is known affectionately to his staff, M r . M a c . — F l o r r i n e l l F. Morton. C A R L M . W H I T E , former director of the Columbia University L i b r a r i e s and professor in the School of Library Service, has accepted a position with the Ford F o u n d a t i o n . His first assignment will be to assist in the de- velopment of the N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y of Ni- geria in Lagos. His many accomplishments as director of libraries (1943-1953) and the growth of the collections and services during his term are well demonstrated in library literature. W i t h an outstanding record of service as director of the A n k a r a L i b r a r y School, which was supported by the Ford Foundation, D r . W h i t e now j o i n s the F o u n d a t i o n staff as pro- 1 6 0 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 gram specialist in library development. His many friends on the library staff wish him the best of everything in this new and im- portant v e n t u r e . — R i c h a r d H. Logsdon. H E R B E R T G O L D H O R resigned his position as chief librarian of the Evansville P u b l i c Li- brary on J a n u a r y 31 to return to the Uni- versity of Illinois Li- brary School as as- sociate director. Prior to coming to Evans- ville in 1952, he h a d been associate pro- fessor of the faculty of the same library school. As associate director Dr. Goldhor will have special re- sponsibility for teach- ing courses and train- ing students in the field of public library administration, in addition to his administra- tive duties. I n his ten years as chief librarian at Evans- ville, h e has seen the book stock of the library increase from 245,596 volumes to 304,682, while the circulation j u m p e d from 614,000 in 1952 to more than 1,150,000 in 1961. W h i l e these figures are impressive, they do not reveal the full e x t e n t of his accom- plishments. Believing fervently that the worth of a book is in its use, and that the reader should be the center of all library activities, he sought continuously to streamline library policies and procedures to achieve these ends. B u i l d i n g on the solid foundations laid by his two predecessors, E t h e l McCollough and Arnold Rosaaen, Dr. G o l d h o r effected a re- organization of the central library i n t o two m a j o r divisions—Adult I n f o r m a t i o n Depart- ment and T e c h n i c a l Services D e p a r t m e n t — as well as a Y o u n g Adult R o o m for readers of high school and post-high school years. Since the Evansville P u b l i c L i b r a r y has the responsibility of servicing all of Vanderburgh County, a modern bookmobile was acquired to reach outlying areas. L a n d for a much- needed branch to serve Evansville's rapidly growing east side was acquired recently, and a b r a n c h library building is now in the plan- ning stage. Meanwhile, this part of the city is being served by a modern booketeria in one of the shopping centers. I n addition to his work at the Evansville P u b l i c Library, D r . Goldhor was instru- mental in organizing the T r i - S t a t e Librar- ians—a grass-roots organization of librarians and friends of libraries in southwestern In- diana, southeastern Illinois and western Ken- tucky. I n 1961, arrangements were made for handling of book orders for the T e l l City, Indiana, P u b l i c Library. T h i s led to the exploration of the possibility of a regional processing center to serve all the libraries which use Library Service Act funds in the seven counties around Evansville. W i t h all this Dr. G o l d h o r has found time to write a n u m b e r of articles for publication in pro- fessional journals, and to work with J o s e p h L . W h e e l e r in writing a book on public li- brary administration, scheduled for publica- tion in 1962. I n his ten years at the Evansville P u b l i c Library D r . Goldhor established a high standard of performance for his successor to emulate. His decision to leave Evansville was made only after an inward struggle, and with the conviction that a greater challenge awaits him at I l l i n o i s . — T h o m a s S. Harding. H E N R Y B I R N B A U M has resigned from his position as chief circulation librarian at Brooklyn college to accept the position of li- brarian at Pace Col- lege in the City of New York. Swiss by birth, M r . B i r n b a u m became a U.S. citizen in 1941. After early experi- ence in business, he entered the army and served in Military I n t e l l i g e n c e f r o m 1941 to 1945. F o r the n e x t year he was a representative in the Library of Congress Mission in Germany. F o r the n e x t two years he was a research analyst for the war crimes trials in Nuremberg. H e was graduated magna cum laude in I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s from the University of Colorado in August, 1952. H e is a member of Pi Gamma M u (Social Science honorary), D e l t a Phi Alpha (German Language honorary), and Phi B e t a K a p p a . Herbert Goldhor Henry Birnbaum M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 6 1 Mr. B i r n b a u m received his M.S.L.S. de- gree from C o l u m b i a University School of Li- brary Science in 1954. H e began his work at Brooklyn College before he had finished his professional training at Columbia. H e was employed as a Fellow in the acquisition de- partment in 1953. O n completion of his Co- lumbia work, he became an assistant in the catalog department; and in 1957 was ap- pointed chief of the circulation department. Special assignments included editing the Brooklyn College staff bibliography. W h e n the time came to move from the old library to the new, M r . B i r n b a u m was in sole charge in p l a n n i n g and organizing the shift. H e was deputy chairman of the library depart- m e n t during the summer of 1960, and was in charge of the performance budget for Brooklyn College Library. I n the circulation department he became interested in developing a refinement in the department's I B M transaction-card system. T h e system had been adopted some years ago, but there had never been a location file. His effort to discover how a location file could be created and m a i n t a i n e d by I B M machines was successful, and he was com- missioned by I B M to write a manual. T h i s was entitled General Information Manual, IBM Circulation Control at Brooklyn Col- lege Library, 1960. T h e Manual has received wide distribution, and I B M and the library have received hundreds of requests for it, from librarians throughout the world. I n 1960 Mr. B i r n b a u m initiated the estab- lishment of a Circulation Service Discussion G r o u p within the L i b r a r y Administration Division of A L A , and was elected its chair- m a n . — H . G. Bousfield. P A R K E R W O R L E Y on September 1st assumed the librarianship of the Rutgers Univer- sity L i b r a r y in Camden, N . J . H e came to the Rutgers library system from T r e n t o n State College where h e was readers' ad- viser since 1958. Pre- vious to that time he was librarian at T h i e l College and assistant librarian at Ursinus. During 1948 and 1949 he served an internship in the Library of Congress. M r . Worley grad- uated from the Uni- versity of Oklahoma in 1947. O n e year later he received his bachelor's degree in Library Service, and after serving for five years as librarian at T h i e l College, he came to the Graduate School of Library Service in 1958. D u r i n g the time he was in the library school at Rutgers, he also worked as an assistant in the university library in the periodical de- partment. H e has been associated with T r e n t o n State College since 1958, and in 1961 was awarded a master's degree in History at Rutgers Uni- versity. H e served four years in the Navy and is an active m e m b e r of the Naval Reserve. Appointments C H A R L E S B E Y M E R , formerly a staff member of the Cornell University Library, Ithaca, N.Y., is now assistant head, acquisitions de- partment, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. D A V I D B I S H O P , formerly reference librarian, Los Angeles County Medical Association, is now librarian I I in the Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles. C A R E Y S. B L I S S , formerly assistant curator of rare books, T h e H e n r y E . H u n t i n g t o n Library and Art Gallery, San M a r i n o , Calif., has been appointed curator of rare books. M R S . O L G A B O R O S is catalog librarian, Con- trol Library, Washington University Librar- ies, St. Louis, Mo. M I C H A E L B R O O K , formerly reading room superintendent at the Southampton, Eng- land, University Library, has j o i n e d the staff of the Minnesota Historical Society Li- brary, St. Paul, as assistant reference librar- ian. C H A R L E S A. B R O P H Y , J R . , has been ap- pointed head librarian at B a t e l l e Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio. F o r the past ten years, M r . Brophy has played a key role in developing Batelle's Slavic library, which contains one of the nation's largest collec- 1 6 2 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 tions of technical and scientific publications from the U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia, Poland, and o t h e r Slavic countries. M r . Brophy's de- gree in library science is from University of Illinois. H e is a m e m b e r of the American Documentation Institute. D A V I D W . B R U N T O N , formerly head librar- ian, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, 111., is now director of the cooperative processing center, Nevada State Library, Carson City. M R S . C A R O L Y N F . B U C K N A L L is librarian I I in the catalog division, University of Wash- ington, Seattle. M A R Y L E E B U N D Y is assistant to the direc- tor of libraries and library-research consult- ant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, T r o y , N.Y. M R S . M A U D E C L A Y is a cataloger in the University of California Agriculture Library, Riverside. E I L E E N A . C O N L E Y , formerly humanities librarian, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., is now engineering librarian there. R O B E R T C. E N N E N is assistant director, technical services division, University of Notre D a m e Library, Notre Dame, Ind. M E L B A F A U C E T T , formerly a staff member of the Creighton University Library, Omaha, Neb., is now head of Business and Economics Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, I n d . M R S . P A T R I C I A G E B H A R D is a cataloger in the University of California Library, Santa B a r b a r a . I S A A C G O L D B E R G , formerly a staff m e m b e r of the L i b r a r y of Congress, is now librarian I I in the Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Library, University of California, Los Angeles. F . R I D L E N H A R R E L L , formerly a staff mem- ber of the University of Michigan Library, A n n Arbor, is now head of the Social Science Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. N O L A A N N I V E R S O N , formerly adult assist- ant, Kansas City, Mo., P u b l i c Library, is now assistant cataloger, I d a h o State College Li- brary, Pocatello. M A R I A K E S Z L E R is assistant librarian in the Social Science Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. F R A N C I S D. L A Z E N B Y , formerly librarian, Mediaeval Institute and Graduate-Research Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., is now assistant director of the humanities division. F R A N K L U C A S H is reference librarian, Cen- tral Library, Washington University Librar- ies, St. Louis. P H I L I P J A M E S M C N I F F has been appointed Archibald Cary Coolidge bibliographer, a new position in the Harvard University Li- braries. H e will continue to serve as associate librarian for resources and acquisitions in the Harvard College Library. L E S T E R M A T T I S O N , formerly assistant to the director, has been appointed assistant pro- fessor and chief circulation librarian, Uni- versity of Minnesota, Minneapolis. W I L L I A M A. P A R R I S H , who is presently cura- tor of prints, T h e H e n r y E. H u n t i n g t o n Library and Art Gallery, San M a r i n o , Calif., has received the further a p p o i n t m e n t of ad- ministrator of exhibitions. A N I T A M. P R O F F I T T , formerly the Base li- brarian at Pease Air Force Base, New Hamp- shire, was recently appointed to the staff of the reference branch of the U.S. Air Force. J O H N C A R S O N R A T H E R , formerly specialist for college and research libraries, Library Services Branch of the Office of Education, has been appointed assistant chief of the descriptive cataloging division, Library of Congress. J E S S I E R I C H A R D S O N ; formerly of the refer- ence department, is now principal librarian of the Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. M R S . T O M O M I R E V O Y R is senior library as- sistant in the technical information service, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. E U G E N E N. S A L M O N , head circulation li- brarian, University of Oregon, Eugene, has been granted a leave of absence to accept a special assignment as head of T e c h n i c a l In- formation Services, American L i b r a r y As- sociation's Library T e c h n o l o g y Project, Chi- cago. W I L L I A M J. S C H N E I D E R has j o i n e d the Minnesota Historical Society Library, St. Paul, as an assistant librarian. M R S . V I R G I N I A S E C R E S T is catalog librarian, Central Library, Washington University Li- braries, St. Louis. G E O R G E E. S E R E I K O , formerly a staff mem- ber of the Western Reserve Historical So- ciety Library, Cleveland, is now assistant di- rector, social studies division, University of Notre Dame Library, Notre Dame, I n d . M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 6 3 M A R I L Y N L . T H O M P S O N , formerly with U.S. Army Libraries in Germany, is now senior librarian in the Physics-Mathematics-Statistics Library, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. L E D E L L E W E T T E N G F . L , u n t i l recently Base librarian at E n t A i r Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has j o i n e d the staff of the U.S. Air Force Academy L i b r a r y as catalog- ing librarian. R I C H M O N D D . W I L L I A M S has been named director of the E l e u t h e r i a n M i l l s Historical Library. H e had been associate director since May 1961 of Longwood Library, later given the present name. F R A N K Q . H E L M S has j o i n e d the staff of the University of Delaware Libraries as agricul- ture librarian. M r . Helms was formerly a reference librarian at R u t g e r s University Li- brary. R I C H A R D L . S N Y D E R on February 15 be- came associate director of libraries, Massa- chusetts Institute of T e c h n o l o g y , Cambridge. M r . Snyder was formerly science librarian at M I T . J O H N M . S T E A D M A N , formerly a Recognized Scholar at O x f o r d University, has been ap- pointed to the research staff of the H u n t i n g - ton Library, San M a r i n o , Calif. Dr. Steadman received his B . A . and M.A. at Emory Uni- versity and his P h . D . at Princeton. Retirements T H E L M A B R A C K E T T , librarian of the Uni- versity of New Hampshire, Durham, since 1942, retired on D e c e m b e r 31, 1961. She was state librarian of New Hampshire for ten years before 1942. D u r i n g h e r administration of the university library, all professional li- brarians on the staff were granted faculty status. C H A R L E S W . D A V I D , director of the Eleu- therian Mills Historical Library, Wilming- ton, Del., retired at the end of 1961. D r . David was director of the Longwood Library, K e n n e t t Square, Pa., from 1955 u n t i l that organization merged with the library of the Hagley Museum and was renamed the Eleu- therian Mills Historical Library. H e was director of libraries at the University of Pennsylvania from 1940 until 1955. M R S . G L A D Y S N O L L M A N has retired as prin- cipal librarian of the Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, after twenty-five years of service. T H E O D O O R W . L . S C H E L T E M A , cataloger in the subject cataloging division, L i b r a r y of Congress, retired D e c e m b e r 8, 1961 after thirty-three years of service. Necrology H U G O H E S P E N , editor of the National U n i o n Catalog since 1947, a n d a staff mem- ber in the u n i o n catalog division, L i b r a r y of Congress, for thirty-four years, died Decem- ber 11, 1961. E L E A N O R F . L E W I S , head of the reference department of Northwestern University Li- brary at the time of her retirement in 1948, died D e c e m b e r 5, 1961 in P a n a m a City, Florida. R O B E R T O L I V E R S C H A D , curator of rare books and secretary to the B o a r d of Trustees, T h e H e n r y E. H u n t i n g t o n L i b r a r y and Art Gallery, died in Pasadena, D e c e m b e r 25, 1961. Foreign M A R T I N C R E M E R has retired as director of the Westdeutsche B i b l i o t h e k , M a r b u r g . J O S E F R E S T , director of the Universitats- bibliothek, F r e i b u r g im Breisgau, W . Ger- many, died April 9, 1961 at the age of sev- enty-seven. N A S S E R S H A R I F Y , formerly deputy director of the L i b r a r y of Parliament of Iran, is now director-general of the National L i b r a r y of I r a n . T A K A O S U Z U K I has been appointed direc- tor of the N a t i o n a l D i e t Library, T o k y o . 1 6 4 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 ACRL Board of Directors Midwinter Meeting 1962 B R I E F O F M I N U T E S J a n u a r y 2 9 Present: President R a l p h E . Ellsworth; Vice President and President-elect, K a t h a r i n e M. Stokes; Past President, Edmon Low; Di- rectors-at-large, J a c k E. Brown, Neal R . Har- low, F l o r a B . Ludington, L u c i l e M . Morsch; Directors on A L A Council, J . R i c h a r d Blanchard, H e l e n M . Brown, Dorothy M . Drake, J a m e s Humphry, I I I , R a l p h H . H o p p , Newton F . M c K e o n , J r . , Russell Shank, Mrs. Margaret K. Spangler; Chairmen of Sections, Mrs. Frances J . Brewer, Esther M . H i l e , H e l e n Wahoski, J a m e s O . Wallace, I r e n e Zimmerman; Vice Chairmen of Sections, V i r g i n i a Clark, Ervin Eatenson, David Kaser, J a y K. L u c k e r ; Past Chairmen of Sections, George S. B o n n , R a l p h W . M c C o m b , Fritz Veit; A C R L Executive Secretary, M a r k M . Gormley. Committee chairmen present were Dale M . Bentz, L o r e n a A. Garloch, Gus A. H a r r e r ; editors, W i l l i a m V. J a c k s o n , Maurice F. T a u b e r ; guest, F r a n k A. Lundy. T h e first session of the A C R L B o a r d of Directors at ALA's Midwinter M e e t i n g was devoted entirely to a full and frank discus- sion of the future role of A C R L in A L A and with A R L . President Ellsworth made an in- troductory statement preparatory to the dis- cussion o u t l i n i n g his views of the relation- ship of A C R L to A L A and A R L . H e felt that A C R L ' s relationship to A L A in the present organizational structure was not sat- isfactory. H e described A L A ' s structure as undesirable for the reason that it tends to inevitably glorify and exaggerate the role of the type-of-activity divisions at the ex- pense of the type-of-library divisions. Dr. Ellsworth did n o t advocate A C R L ' s secession from A L A but suggested that if A L A were organized on a federation of li- brary associations basis, A C R L would be in a better position to support a broader and more effective program. As for A C R L ' s rela- tionship with the now corporate and enlarged A R L , he felt there would be n o problems o r conflicts which could not be resolved through cooperation. O n a call for discussion many board mem- bers expressed their o p i n i o n s on the issues raised. T h e consensus of the group was sum- marized by D r . Ellsworth. I t was decided that A C R L should continue to work within the A L A structure, b u t that it should present its views more forcefully within A L A and develop more aggressive statements of pro- gram. Dr. Ellsworth closed the meeting with a recommendation that the president's term of office be longer than a year, preferably two. F u r t h e r discussion of this point brought a suggestion that instead of e x t e n d i n g the president's term of office, a program com- mittee or p l a n n i n g committee should be appointed to lay out a long-range program, with the president-elect serving as chairman and remaining on the committee for a three- year term. I t was agreed that this would pro- vide b e t t e r continuity of program. J a n u a r y 30 Present: President, R a l p h E . Ellsworth; Vice President and President-elect, Katharine M . Stokes; Past President, Edmon Low; Di- rectors-at-large, J a c k E . Brown, F l o r a B . Ludington, L u c i l e M . Morsch; Directors on A L A Council, Newton F. M c K e o n , J r . , J . R i c h a r d Blanchard, H e l e n M . Brown, R a l p h H . H o p p , J a m e s Humphry, I I I , Dorothy M . Drake, Russell Shank, Mrs. Margaret K. Spangler; Chairmen of Sections, Mrs. Frances J . Brewer, Esther M . Hile, H e l e n Wahoski, J a m e s O. Wallace, I r e n e Zimmerman; Vice Chairmen of Sections, Charles M . Adams, Virginia Clark, H . R i c h a r d Archer, J a y K. Lucker, Ervin Eatenson, David Kaser; Past Chairmen of Sections, George S. B o n n , Fritz Veit, R a l p h W . M c C o m b ; A C R L Executive Secretary, Mark M . Gormley. Committee chairmen present were Dale M . Bentz, L o r e n a A. Garloch, Gustave A. Harrer, F e l i x E. Hirsch; editor, W i l l i a m V. J a c k s o n ; two guests from I n d i a sat in on the meeting. At the second session of the B o a r d of Di- rectors, President Ellsworth called attention to a resolution formulated by A R L on the M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 6 5 matter of the proposed revised accrediting standards of the American Association of Law Schools. H e felt that it would be wise for A C R L to take a positive position on this topic and asked for authority to compose a similar resolution in the name of A C R L . A motion was moved, seconded, and carried permitting the president to draft this state- ment. ( T h e statement will appear in a later issue of CRL.) Miss Ludington announced that Charles B . Shaw of Swarthmore College died the previous day. She was requested by President Ellsworth to prepare a statement of tribute in the name of A C R L , a copy to be trans- mitted to Mrs. Shaw as well as to the presi- dent of Swarthmore. T h e statement reads as follows: T h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f 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 n o t e s w i t h sadness t h e p a s s i n g o f C h a r l e s B . S h a w , f o r m a n y years t h e d i s t i n - g u i s h e d l i b r a r i a n o f S w a r t h m o r e C o l l e g e . T h e List of Books for College Libraries edited by M r . S h a w t h i r t y y e a r s a g o w a s a s u b s t a n t i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n to m a n y c o l l e g e l i b r a r i e s . A s a t e a c h e r a n d c o n s u l t a n t h e was a n i n s p i r a t i o n to m a n y m e m b e r s o f o u r p r o f e s s i o n . A report of the nominations for the 1962 division and section elections was presented by M r . Gormley. A complete list of the nominees appears elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Low, A C R L past president and repre- sentative to ALA's P E B C O , gave an informa- tive but r a t h e r pessimistic report on the budget for the coming year. H e distributed to the board members an excerpt from P E B C O ' s report to the A L A Executive Board. T h e report listed eleven programs deserving of emphasis, one of which is Publications (in- cluding divisional periodicals). Priorities were not yet assigned, but will be later in the light of funds available. M r . Low com- mented that he believed that funds for A C R L ' s official j o u r n a l and chief program, College and Research Libraries, were in dan- ger of erosion, and said he would like a statement from the Board of Directors in- dicating the priority they would like h i m to assign to their journal in comparison to other suggested A R C L programs, at the forth- coming P E B C O meeting at M i a m i Beach. M r . M c C o m b moved that the A C R L B o a r d of Directors pass a resolution on to P E B C O designating College and Research Libraries as our m a j o r program, expressing its concern about the threat of declining support, and urging that every effort be made to correct this situation. T h e motion was seconded and carried. M r . Gormley presented to the board a revised statement of A C R L responsibility for their approval. T h e statement as revised would include responsibility for materials: " T h e identification and evaluation of book and n o n b o o k materials useful in college, uni- versity, and research libraries; the identifica- tion of principles and establishment of criteria involved in their selection and use; the stimulation of the production of such materials; and the responsibility for activi- ties related to the bibliography, compilation, publication, study, and review of professional literature in its area of responsibility." In- corporation of this additional phraseology in the official statement of responsibility would make valid A C R L ' s administration of the " N e w Shaw L i s t " project. A motion was made, seconded, and carried for approval of the revised statement. Since section and committee reports had been submitted in writing in advance of the Midwinter sessions and distributed to board members for information, President Ells- worth invited discussion of any special prob- lems of the sections and committees, Mrs. Brewer, chairman of the R a r e Books Section, commented that there are some members of the section who feel that it is not necessary or desirable to have a precon- ference institute of the section every year, but rather every other year. President Ells- worth ruled that it is up to the sections to coordinate their preconference plans with over-all A L A conference plans. Mr. Wallace, chairman of the J u n i o r Col- lege Libraries Section stated that the section was in close association with the American Association of J u n i o r Colleges and requested that the section be officially authorized to represent A C R L in dealings with A A J C . A motion was seconded and carried. B r i e f reports from the Publications Com- mittee and the Committee on Organization, which had not been received in time for duplication and distribution to the board, were read by Mr. Gormley. President Ells- worth commented that the same procedure of submitting written reports in advance would be followed in connection with the 1 6 6 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 annual conference. H e announced that Dr. R o b e r t A. Miller of I n d i a n a University would be our speaker at the A C R L Membership Meeting at Miami Beach. Budgeting procedures were covered by Mr. Gormley. All requests from sections and committees are to be prepared and forwarded to headquarters by March 26. He reported also on the problems of providing member- ship lists to the various sections and sub- sections, but was hopeful that the eventual installation of automatic equipment at head- quarters would improve this situation. O f great interest to the Board of Directors was President Ellsworth's report of progress on the project that the Council on Library Resources recently funded to establish a cur- rent college-level book selection service. Can- didates are being considered to fill the posi- tions of editor and assistant editor. An editorial board and advisory committee will be appointed as well. Suggestions of potential candidates were invited. Dr. Ellsworth announced the appointment of J a c k E. Brown to the chairmanship of the newly created President's Committee on A C R L Program. O t h e r members of the com- mittee are Neal Harlow, J a m e s Humphrey, I I I , and Lucile Morsch. President Ellsworth gave mention to a postal bill passed by the House of Represen- tatives which would give the Attorney Gen- eral permission to define Russian propaganda and keep it out of the mails. A R L is actively engaged with this problem and is taking ap- propriate action. Dr. Ellsworth said that he was delegated by A R L to get in touch with the Assistant Attorney General and see if he thinks library associations can do anything about it. Dr. Ellsworth thought A C R L ought to have a standby council to take action for this board if and when it seems appropriate and wise to do so. T h e Chairman-elect of A C R L ' s R a r e Books Section, H . R i c h a r d Archer, reported that the Rare Book Manual he is editing will be published sometime this year as ACRL Monograph No. 26. D R . T A U B E R R E P O R T S I have the honor of submitting my last report as editor of College and Research Li- braries. I have been associated with the jour- nal since 1944, serving as managing editor for the period, 1946-48, and as editor since April 1948. During the fourteen years as editor, College and Research Libraries has expanded from a purely subscription publication to a membership journal, and has grown from a quarterly to a bimonthly. I t has a national and international reputation of some merit, and this has been a direct result of the ex- pert and full cooperation that the editor has had from his editorial board and from the several executive secretaries who have served during this period. T h e journal had an excel- lent start under the editorship of A. F. Kuhl- man, and continued to thrive under Carl M. W h i t e (with E. W . McDiarmid and Ernest J . R e e c e as successive managing editors). T h e long term that I have spent with the journal has been related directly to my belief that this was a useful way to serve A C R L and the li- brary profession in general. It has been most satisfying to know that CRL is used con- stantly by librarians as a source of informa- tion in their practical work. During the period from February to Sep- tember 1961, I was away, traveling in several parts of the world, and spending six months in Australia working with the Australian li- brarians in the examination of the present state of resources in the libraries of the coun- try. T h r o u g h the j o i n t activities of R i c h a r d B . Harwell, R o n a l d V. Glens, and Eugene Sheehy of the editorial staff, as well as my secretary at Columbia University, Mrs. Dona Drangel, the work of the journal proceeded without serious difficulty. Publication of the several issues appearing during my absence had been generally planned prior to my de- parture, and the individuals above, as well as other members of the staff, performed most effectively. Since I have been back on the j o b at Co- lumbia University I have found that time seems to be slipping by so fast that I am not able to give the hours that are necessary to increased loads in teaching, research, and writing. I t was apparent this should be my last period of appointment as editor. I am most grateful for this continued confidence in me on the part of the Board of Directors. I have never been too much concerned with the economics of publishing CRL, al- though I have been affected by the budgetary actions of A L A . In the budget of A L A it is indicated that CRL receives a "subsidy." If this is the best term to use for the designa- te A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 6 7 tion of supplementary funds to a journal, which, if it had continued as a subscription publication would have more than likely paid its own way, this is all right. T h e point that I wish to make here is that the A C R L Board must stay behind CRL as one of its basic projects, and support its publication as fully as necessary. I t would be a serious omission in this report if I did not pay tribute to Co- lumbia University, and especially the School of Library Service, for the many kinds of additional support that have been forthcom- ing during the long stay of the j o u r n a l at Morningside Heights. W e have tried to follow a policy of pub- lishing new materials or imaginative rework- ings of old data. Sometimes we have pub- lished items which have been criticized by some of our sharp and wise colleagues. T h e many types of readers of CRL make it im- portant to cover a variety of fields and to treat problems on several levels. W e have taken some pride in our ability to introduce new writers to librarianship, and to encour- age contributions from younger members of the profession. W e have tried to single out individuals who have been working on proj- ects and prod them for articles for CRL. I am sure that these are things that any editor does, but I want to pay tribute to the many writers here and abroad who have provided the copy that makes a j o u r n a l successful. T h e r e is no such thing as a good j o u r n a l without good copy. T h e editorial staff mem- bers have had no small part to play in the selection of material, and to the three who have been with me from the very start of my editorship—Robert B . Downs, R a l p h E . Ellsworth, and J e n s Nyholm—and to the several others who have been on the staff, including J o h n Berthel, Carlyle J . Frarey, Clarence Gorchels, Byron Hopkins, J o h n C. R a t h e r , Lawrence S. T h o m p s o n , and W a l t e r W . Wright, I wish to express my deep grati- tude. Although not listed on the masthead as editors, thanks should go to Constance W i n - chell for her feature on reference books, and to Carolyn Ulrich, Wyllis E . Wright, E d n a Mae Brown, and Geraldine Kaufman Maurer, for their contributions on new periodicals. N. Orwin Rush, Arthur T . Hamlin, and R i c h a r d B . Harwell have been most helpful from their posts as executive secretaries of A C R L . T h e r e have been about fifteen peo- ple who have served at A L A headquarters as liaison personnel, but the several publica- tions officers—Cynthia Saidel (Mrs. Irv Spigelman), Samray Smith, Floyd Cammack, Peter Demery, R o n a l d V. Glens—had fuller responsibilities with CRL. Individuals who have assisted with special work should be commended for their continuous help. T h e s e include C. Donald Cook, S. G. Gribble, and R i c h a r d Schimmelpfeng. T o all of these, I express my thanks for the countless actions that have been of direct assistance in the editing of CRL. T h r o u g h a long period Elaine Mitchell has served as secretary to the executive secretary at A C R L headquar- ters, and in this capacity has been of con- stant assistance to the editor. I have high hopes for CRL. T h e new edi- tor comes to his position not only experi- enced in the handling of CRL, but he has a long and wide experience in editing and publishing generally, as well as a full grasp of the national activities of A C R L and other library organizations. R i c h a r d Harwell brings so many talents to the post of editor of CRL that I am sure that he and his practically new editorial board will make the j o u r n a l an even more useful and wanted publication than it has been. Mark Gormley and Mrs. Mary Falvey have to fit into the program of the j o u r n a l with both industry and enthusi- asm. I offer my best wishes to the new editor and his staff, the executive secretary, and the Board of Directors of A C R L . — M a u r i c e F. Tauber. Please Add Us to Your Mailing List College, university, and research libraries, publishers of books on librarianship, and on college, university, and research libraries and librarians, are asked to add CRL to their mailing lists for news releases, news letters and other publications. T h e s e mailings should be addressed to College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, 50 E. H u r o n St., Chicago. Such mailings to the editor of CRL should be discontinued. 1 6 8 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 New Editor and Editorial Board of CRL Richard Harwell, librarian of Bowdoin College, will succeed Maurice F. T a u b e r as editor of CRL, beginning with the May issue of the magazine. At the same time there will be a complete change in the editorial board. T h e new editorial board will consist of Maurice F. Tauber, Melvil Dewey professor, School of Li- brary Service, Columbia University, New York; Miss Flora B . Ludington, librar- ian, Mount Holyoke College, South Had- ley, Massachusetts; Peter W . Demery, acting acquisitions librarian, University of Washington Library, Seattle; David Kaser, director, J o i n t University Librar- ies, Nashville, Tennessee; W . P. Kellam, director of libraries, T h e University of Georgia, Athens; Eli M. Oboler, librar- ian, Idaho State College, Pocatello; Ben- jamin B. Richards, chairman, division of library education and service, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia. Mr. Harwell brings to his new duties more than twenty years of varied edi- torial experience and a close familiarity with the problems of CRL and of A C R L . Prior to undertaking his present duties at Bowdoin College he had been execu- tive secretary of A C R L , from January 1957 through the summer of 1961. He is author of thirty-odd books and pam- phlets, more than a score of articles in general magazines and scholarly journals, and of close to six hundred reviews. His most recent major publication is Lee, a one-volume condensation of Douglas Southall Freeman's four-volume R. E. Lee. In addition to publications in the field of Civil W a r history, he has pub- lished several bibliographies and a dozen items directly related to librarianship. He is presently a regular reviewer for the Chicago Tribune's Magazine of Books and an occasional reviewer for the Sat- urday Review. During his time as executive secretary of A C R L he served also as associate ex- ecutive director of ALA. He is currently a member of A C R L ' s advisory committee on the Burmese projects, its advisory com- mittee on the Metcalf project concerning library buildings, and its grants commit- tee, and is chairman of the nominating committee of its Rare Books Section. Dr. T a u b e r joins the editorial board of CRL after fourteen years as editor of the magazine. Even prior to his assump- tion of the editorship he was closely associated with it in various other capac- ities. He is widely known for his distin- guished work as a professor in Columbia University's School of Library Service, and equally well known for his many contributions to library literature, par- ticularly for his coauthorship with Dr. Louis Round Wilson of The University Library and his volume on Technical Services in Libraries. He has been an adviser to major research libraries all over the world in their cataloging and other problems in the area of technical services, and is considered a leading au- thority in that area of library work. He has participated in many surveys of col- lege, university, public, and research li- braries and spent a major portion of 1961 surveying the libraries of Australia. Miss Ludington was president of ALA in 1953 and 1954, and is currently a mem- ber of its publishing committee. She is a member of the A C R L board of direc- tors, and has been active at various times on many of its committees and many committees of ALA. She has contributed widely to library periodicals and other educational publications. She is the au- thor of Books and Libraries, Tools of the Academic World, one of the three pam- phlets distributed by the National Book Committee and ALA in connection with the first observance of National Librarv Week in 1957. She was the recipient of M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 6 9 ALA's Lippincott Award in 1957. In ad- dition to being prominent in college li- brary work she has had foreign service in librarianship in India, Japan, and T u r - key and also has traveled widely in Africa. Previous experience with CRL is the primary asset that Mr. Demery brings to his work as a member of the editorial board of the magazine. He worked as A C R L publications officer from 1958 to 1960. He is a past editor of the Washing- ton Libraries and for some time served as a reviewer of Near Eastern books for the Library Journal. Dr. Kaser is the author of Messrs. Carey & Lea of Philadelphia: A Study in the History of the Booktrade, Directory of the St. Louis Book and Printing Trades to 1850 and coauthor (with J a n e Kaser) of Washington University Manuscripts: A Descriptive Guide. Presently in press is his The Cost Book of Carey & Lea, 1825-1838. He has contributed nearly a score of articles to various library and bibliographical journals. He is a former editor of Missouri Library Association Quarterly and is assistant editor of Li- brary Resources ir Technical Services. He is chairman of the Acquisitions Sec- tion of ALA's Resources and Technical Services Division, and chairman-elect of ACRL's University Libraries Section. He is a member of the regional advisory board of the Bibliographical Society of America. Long experience with library publica- tions has marked the career of Mr. Kel- lam. He was editor of the Southeastern Librarian from 1952 to 1961, and is now editor of the Miscellanea series published by the University of Georgia Library. He is a former member of A C R L ' s Publica- tions Committee and has been prominent in A C R L and ALA activities for many years. Wide editorial experience also high- lights the career of Mr. Oboler. He is editor of the PNLA Quarterly and of the LPRT Newsletter. He has twice served as the editor of Idaho Librarian, from 1950-54 and in 1957-58. He has served as a reviewer for the Library Journal since 1953, and has contributed articles to that magazine, the ALA Bulletin, and Im- proving College and University Teach- ing. He was editor and co-compiler of the A C R L monograph College and Univer- sity Library Accreditation Standards— 1957. He was a member of A C R L Stand- ards Committee from 1954-56 and a co- compiler of the A C R L annual statistics report of college and university libraries in 1958 and 1959. He has conducted a regular newspaper column since 1952, first in the Intermountain, and since 1960 in the Idaho State Journal, Poca- tello. He has conducted a weekly radio broadcast, "Books and You," since 1949. He has been widely active in state, re- gional, and national library association work. Mr. Richards is a former chairman of A C R L ' s College Libraries Section and has served on its grants committee. He is the editor of California Gold Rush Mer- chant; The Journal of Stephen Chapin Davis and of several other publications. From 1952 through 1958 he was editor of The Stepladder, a quarterly journal of poetry. He has contributed reviews to the Library Quarterly. B A N Q U E T F O R D R . T A U B E R Social highlight of the A C R L Mid- winter season was the banquet on Tues- day evening for retiring CRL editor Dr. Maurice F. Tauber. T h i r t y people who have been associated with Professor T a u - ber during the fourteen years of his stew- ardship gathered for good food, remi- niscences, and the presentation of an illuminated citation to Dr. Tauber. T h e citation read: T o Maurice F. T a u b e r , the Association of College and Research Libraries presents this token as evidence, insufficient but sin- cere, of its appreciation of his fourteen years of service as editor of College and Research libraries. His editorship has been marked by constant increase in the stature 1 7 0 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 of the magazine just as his career as a li- brarian has been marked by constant achievement toward his goal of the fullest possible service to academic—nay to a l l — librarianship. B o t h he and the magazine truly illustrate his ambition to help li- brarians in their work. C h i c a g o , 3 0 J a n u a r y 1 9 6 2 Members of A C R L and of the ALA headquarters staff who were present to honor Dr. and Mrs. T a u b e r were David H. Clift, C. Donald Cook, Robert B. Downs, Ralph E. Ellsworth, Mary Fal- vey, Carlyle J . Frarey, Ronald V. Glens, Mark M. Gormley, Richard Harwell, David Kaser, Richard Logsdon, Milton Lord, Edmon Low, Flora B. Ludington, Elaine C. Mitchell, Lucile M. Morsch, Florrinell F. Morton, Jens Nyholm, Ben- jamin E. Powell, Benjamin B. Richards, Alfreda Rogowski, Robert W. Severance, Ralph Shaw, Samray Smith, Frances Lan- der Spain, Grace T . Stevenson, Kathar- ine M. Stokes, Eileen Thornton, Robert Vosper, and Wyllis E. Wright. Training Programs T h e Indiana University Libraries an- nounce the continuation of their program designed to give intensive instruction to prospective rare book librarians. T h e fa- cilities and collections of the Lilly Li- brary will be used as a training center. T w o Fellows will be selected for a study program intended to familiarize them with bibliographical methods, the anti- quarian book trade, and the organization and management of rare book and spe- cial collection departments or libraries. T h e School of Librarianship of the University of California announces that it will have available for students enter- ing in the fall of 1962 nine part-time re- search assistantships. Research assistants may be enrolled in either the first year or the advanced program of the school. Applications for admission may be ob- tained by addressing the Dean, School of Librarianship, University of Cali- fornia, Berkeley 4. In cooperation with the University of North Carolina Library, the School of Library Science offers several library as- sistantships each year to students ad- mitted to the M.S. in L.S. degree pro- gram. T o be eligible, applicants must be admitted to the School of Library Sci- ence and to the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina. Awards are made to those who can qualify for li- brary assignments and whose credentials suggest special professional potential. Ap- plications for either a July 1 or Septem- ber 15 award must be filed by February 15. Announcement of appointments will be made April 1. Information and appli- cation blanks may be secured from J e a n Freeman, Admissions Officer, School of Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Library work-study scholarships of- fered by T h e University of Michigan provide an opportunity for well-qualified students to acquire intensive work ex- perience in a department of the univer- sity library. T o be eligible, applicants must have gained admission to the Ho- race H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies as degree candidates in library science. T h e appointment is for the pe- riod from J u n e 15, 1962 through J u n e 14, 1963 and may be once renewed. Appli- cations should be made not later than April 1. Announcement of the awards will be made about May 1. Inquiries and requests for application blanks should be directed to the Office of the Director, University Library, T h e Uni- versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 7 1 Nominees for ACRL P R E S I D E N T Katharine M. Stokes, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo V I C E P R E S I D E N T A N D P R E S I D E N T - E L E C T Neal R . Harlow, Graduate School of Library Service, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J . Ralph H. Parker, University of Missouri, Columbia D I R E C T O R S - A T - L A R G E ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 5 ) Andrew H. Eaton, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Edward C. Heintz, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. D I R E C T O R S O N A L A C O U N C I L ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 6 ) J o e W . Kraus, Kansas State University, Manhattan Robert L. Talmadge, T u l a n e University, New Orleans, La. C O L L E G E L I B R A R I E S S E C T I O N C H A I R M A N : Charles M. Adams, Woman's College, University of North Carolina Greensboro V I C E C H A I R M A N AND C H A I R M A N - E L E C T : Eli M. Oboler, Idaho State College, Pocatello Margaret Enid Knox, University of Florida, Gainesville S E C R E T A R Y : Helen Bliss, Eastern Oregon College, L a Grande William R . Brandt, Ripon College, Ripon, Wis. J U N I O R C O L L E G E L I B R A R I E S S E C T I O N C H A I R M A N : Virginia Clark, Wright J u n i o r College Library, Chicago, 111. V I C E C H A I R M A N AND C H A I R M A N - E L E C T : Leon F. Fordham, Daytona Beach J u n i o r College, Daytona Beach, Fla. Norman E. Tanis, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Mich. S E C R E T A R Y : Phyllis L. Brown, Laredo J u n i o r College, Laredo, T e x . Mrs. Ethlyn Greenwood, Bay Path J u n i o r College, Longmeadow, Mass. 1 7 2 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 Officers, 1962/63 R A R E B O O K S S E C T I O N C H A I R M A N : H. Richard Archer, Chapin Library, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass V I C E C H A I R M A N AND C H A I R M A N - E L E C T : Ben C. Bowman, University of Vermont, Burlington Edwin Wolf, I I , Library Company of Philadelphia S E C R E T A R Y : Thomas M. Simkins, Jr., Duke University Library, Durham, N.C. Howard A. Sullivan, Wayne State University Library, Detroit, Mich. 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 C H A I R M A N : Jay K. Lucker, Department of Science 8c Technology, Princeton Univer- sity Library, Princeton, N . J . V I C E C H A I R M A N AND C H A I R M A N - E L E C T : Wrayton E. Gardner, St. Louis University Library, St. Louis, Mo. Gordon Stevenson, Art and Music Department, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Mo. T E A C H E R E D U C A T I O N L I B R A R I E S S E C T I O N C H A I R M A N : Ervin Eatenson, Science-Technology Library, San Jose State College, San Jose, Calif. S E C R E T A R Y AND C H A I R M A N - E L E C T : Felix E. Hirsch, T r e n t o n State College, Trenton, N . J . Reta E. King, Nebraska State Teachers College, Chadron 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 C H A I R M A N : David Kaser, J o i n t University Libraries, Nashville, T e n n . V I C E C H A I R M A N AND C H A I R M A N - E L E C T : Dale M. Bentz, University of Iowa, Iowa City Ralph H. Hopp, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis S E C R E T A R Y : ( 1 9 6 2 - 6 5 ) Lorena A. Garloch, University of Pittsburgh Natalie N. Nicholson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge M A R C H 1 9 6 2 1 7 3