College and Research Libraries


A Bow to the Old and the New 
AT THE midwinter meetings in Chicago , the board of directors of A . C . R . L . 
accepted the resignation of Carl M . W h i t e 
as editor-in-chief of College and Research 
Libraries and, upon his recommendation, 
placed the mantle and full responsibility of 
this important editorship on the shoulders 
of M a n a g i n g Editor Maurice F . T a u b e r . 
D r . W h i t e , in asking to be relieved of his 
editorial responsibilities, paid tribute to the 
several managing editors w h o had assisted 
him during his six years of editorship, a 
period which saw the journal firmly estab-
lished on sound professional lines. H e 
emphasized particularly D r . Tauber's work, 
saying that he had been able, with full 
confidence, to leave more and more of the 
details of editing, as well as matters of 
policy and principle to D r . T a u b e r . N o w , 
with everything being handled so com-
petently, and with the journal so well es-
tablished, he said, he would like to step 
aside in deference to D r . T a u b e r . 

T h i s request and recommendation the 
board unanimously accepted, with a formal 
expression of thanks to D r . W h i t e , for his 
excellent services during the formative years 
of the journal. D r . T a u b e r , in accepting 
the editorship, expressed thanks for the 
confidence of the board in him. H e spoke 
appreciatively of D r . W h i t e ' s editorial con-
tributions to the journal and expressed the 
hope that he would be able to maintain the 
same high standards. H e also paid tribute 
to the editorial staff. 

A review of the relatively brief history 
of College and Research Libraries indicates 
that it has indeed been fortunate in its edi-
tors. D r . A . F. Kuhlman, w h o , as its 
first editor played an important part in 
setting the tone of the journal, launched 
the first issue with an introductory state-
ment emphasizing the need of a journal of 

truly professional character. H e set forth 
eight purposes or objectives of such a j o u r -
nal. College and Research Libraries has, 
under its several editors, fulfilled these 
soundly conceived purposes in very consid-
erable degree. D u r i n g the period Decem-
ber 1939 to June 1941 this was done under 
D r . Kuhlman's editorship, without the help 
of a managing editor. D r . W h i t e , during 
his period as editor, September 1941 to 
January 1948, was assisted f r o m Septem-
ber 1941 to September 1943, by E. W . 
M c D i a r m i d as managing editor. D r . W h i t e 
carried the editorial responsibilities alone 
from December 1943 to M a r c h 1944. F r o m 
that time until September 1945, Ernest J . 
Reece served as managing editor. H e was 
succeeded by Maurice F . T a u b e r w h o n o w 
becomes editor-in-chief. 

For all of these men, editing our jour-
nal has been a labor of love, their only 
compensation the satisfaction of professional 
contribution, and of w o r k well-done. H o w 
well their w o r k was, in fact, done is attested 
by the seven volumes the journal has n o w 
attained. A s one thumbs through these 
issues, and compares their substantial arti-
cles and their attractive and readable pages 
with our earlier more or less hodgepodge 
and tidbit literature, one gets a real and 
inspiring realization of professional progress 
and advance. For much of this we owe 
our past editors a real debt of gratitude. 
U n d e r our new editor, and the continuing 
substantial sponsorship of Columbia Univer-
sity, all of us can look forward to a journal, 
which through its professional content and 
excellence of presentation, will assist us in 
our growth to the stature of a true profes-
sion. 

W I L L I A M H . C A R L S O N , President 
Association of College and Reference 
Libraries 

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