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r bv :8 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT WV-044S1 THE !~L-L PLAINTIFFS --EXHIBIT 10714- n AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY JOURNSr Vfrf. % Ke. 2 CONTENTS FOR APRIL. 1939 EDITORIAL .. . .. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION* OF AUSTRALIA. CONFERENCE IAW. TENTATIVE PROGRAMME.......................... t.................................................. THE PUBUG URR.ARV OF NEW SOUTH WALES THE OIXSON LIBRARY. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGIANt) THE FISHER LIBRARY. UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY SPECIAL LIBRARIES IN NEW SOITH WALES SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN NEW SOUTH WAUL* ARCHIVES AXO REPOSITORIES IN NEW SOITH W'AIMS UNIVERSITY OP NEW SOITH WALES LIBRARY IJRRARV OF NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES IS* NEW WITH WALE* THE CITT OF V<>VEV PI'MM: IJRRARV BRANCH NEWS HISTORY OF THE STATE LIBRARY OF TASMANIA. A- E. Rn*itfr BOOK REVIEW: Oewcv: Decimal Oa*u6caii<m ami RHaiir Imlec. Eilithm IS, R. K, Oldiufi UBRARY ASSOCIATION OF AUTR.U!A. ANVI'At REPORT PERSONNEL - ... REGISTRATION EXAMINATIONRESULTS. ISAS V 2 >rt TS 7? 7? PI K PI M i>! I<W I ft! Pmblt'tuJ (<''<) Ak THE UBRARY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA jw tn%4iiutr */ .!: J.-art P. Wlte. B-A- A.M. Onn^viaom tfieeM he *w'-`rtico *n otprr end Sr*HiR ana te hu14 tnuftjna *0 *1* *ul <nr Canaomlioe* and Reader* br Cni*et*Mv Prw, 0fr*d. R. K. Han, Revbed hr iSutrwr and Bradfc* POVJ. All enntrtbwh-n and etweetpondrmc ahnuld be to ehe Honerar Editor t/h ffader (Jhrrrr. CW*mfa o# S*<A%*, SwWrfealo* -- * wtwtUi f hr Anoelacfen tarlede. *aUrr<iiMi n the lomui. Vnr tra enp*0< and m> MtHwahn b* cbaeae* inrlodfoc pewaer t*r 4/* a tope and *'. a te*. at the A--elation * open o verwim sd tndM mataed m fanmwtd fat Uhrtt> WV-04451 the < it ftia; t**u ! **> win artd ght its are that viU of left (He . an * In act tilth ich 4th*. * * ^ bw W c n v Cb* figsJhoW* LUcu*j TauJ^*- <oV %. 1^5*1 -ft,* **$ Special Libraries of New South Wales detaxo/went Development* insdenc* ami technology and (lie growth of industry over the fast . twenty years have been paralleled by the growth of tpedal libraries. In this world* WHle trend Australia has not lagged behind and New South Wales has played her part with the other states. Before World War 11 there were very few special libraries in New South Wales organized in accordance with standard practice, ami in tlte chsitge of trained libra rians. The marked improvement in special library services is due not only to the development of library * cMvuuttisae** among students ami research workers but also to a realisation of the imjrtiflec of* well organised library service by admin istration and management and tl*e great!* increased facilities for training of librarians. TJe New Soutit Wales Division of the Special libraries Section is in touch with about eighty.five special libraries in the Sydney area.* These fall turn the following categories: 1. Libraries attaches! to State or Commonwealth Government De partments, including C5.I.R.O. 2. libraries attached to institutions and learned societies S. libraries attache*! to industrial organuatkms .......................... 4. Libraries ttacl*ed to Itosjwtah Mi 15 55 5 STATE. ASt> COMMOXiVE.it.TH OEEJHTMEXTS In New South Wales. f<r some time, die stall o! die state detrimental libraries has been provided from the stall of the Public Library of New South Wales. This provision of trained staff lias resulted tn the improvement of library' services and collections. Libraries exist in most govern ment departments and motion of dte special features of a few of the larger ntiev mav be of interest. As well as jsrovidtBg library^BSvkes Hfot' site staff of the Deparunent of Public Health, Urn library is responsible for providing technical and recreational books lor die institutions under die control of the Dqurtmem, that is, mental hospital* anti state hospitals. Book buying, process ing and cataloguing for these libraries i* done centrally and the book ock h exchanged to meet tite various requiremems of tltc institutions. Likewise die library of t!e Child Welfare Departmem verve* the various homes uinler the charge of that Dcjrnrtmcm. A sfxcial feature of die collection of the library of the Department of Agricul ture is the emphasis placed on serial publications. A world-wide coverage h Ifeld d bulletins issued hy departments o( agriculture, universities am! ugrimHural nllcges ami cxgjerimcnt stations, Tib' library piovulcs services for braiuhcs at Head Office and for libraries of agruulu'ral colleges and research stationv The Department I Education Lihrarv. ^ well as providing research faoUttet for the staff of detriments at Head Office, serve* lm|*xt`>rs and officer* stationed throughout New South Wales. By exchange arrangement* with overseas education authorities a valuable collect ion of curri culum tWAvevv*! is being built up. Other State DejMftments with libraries leave their special features according tn iftetr particular subject fields. One of the newest libraries is that of die Railways Deparunent. established in 1958. and it shows promise of becoming an important lesearcri library. The Electricity Commis sion of New South Wales, set tip in |e 1953. i* *t*o one of the newer special libraries and is building up a good roller* (ion in electrical engineering and allied subjects. An interesting feature h their centralized book buying, cataloguing and indexing. whirl) enables the librarv - - AERU.. I9S9 * library Into spacious new premises with a three story book-stack. The collection Is classified by (he Barnard Classification which was originally devised for a similar collection on tropical medicine. This is a joint project of the Commonwealth Gov ernment and the University of Sydney. The Dental Hospital's library contains the Fisher Library** collection on dentistry as well that of the Institute of Dental Research; it uses Black's expansion for dental libraries of Dewey's classification. A collection of textbook* provided by the Sydney University Dental Undergraduates Association augments the resources of the library. NEWSPAPER LIBRARIES Hie newspaiwr libraries are an invalu able source of information* for a world wide coverage of current events. Their excellent indexing systems make such inforaratiMi readily available. The mam Sydney new*paj>er libraries are (he combined library for the "Sydney Morning Herald" and the "Sun", and the libraries attached to the "Mirror*' and the "Da'dv Telegraph'*. BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES In the economic field there are good libraries attached to several banks and insurance companies. These provide source* of specialized information not otherwise available. Both the Common wealth Bank and"the Rural Bank of New South Wales have collections to serve die needs of their economic departments, and are particularly strong in information dealing with international finance and economic trends in relation to Australian <levelo}>meiu. Two of the major libraries serving insurance companies are those attached to the Australian Mutual Provi dent Society a<! the Mutual Life ft Gtfrem Assurance Company Ltd. HOSPITAL LIBRARIES Most of the large hospitals have technical library service- Probably the best known are those attached to the Royal North Shore. Sydney, and Prince Henry Hospitals- These libraries are distinct from the Medical Record* Libraries. INDUSTRIAL LIBRARIES The largest croup of special libraries are tltose provided in industrial and commer cial organizations. Some of these libraries Ilave been established for many yean and their periodical holding* are mow^luable`.-*-----` Tiie library of the;.'Colonial., ^fiugar Refining Company founded in.'^BpS? is one of die oldest in Sydney. U covers (he fields of pure and applied science and technology. As die interests of this com pany Isave developed in many directions so die library hu progressively expanded. It provides information for members of the CS.fL organization at the mills and refineries and to subsidiary companies. The library of 'Hie Commonwealth Industrial Cases limited was established in I Ml. Again the fields of interest are |xrc and applied seteme ami engineering with particular emphnsi* on metallurgy, industrial and medical gases. This librarv provides service foi all the Commonwealth Industrial Cases Brandies in all states bv establishing small collections of basic book* and |>cf*odiruI*. and by the issue of a regular library bulletin and sets ol cards Riving references to articles of interest in currtM periodicals The Aus tralian Gas light Company, which is engaged in die manufacture and distribu tion of coal Of town gas has she most comprehensive collection of literature available in diis field, including both English and American journals. Austra lian Paper Manufacturers limited, although its bead office library is in Melbourne, has a flourishing and well organized branch library at its Bourn mill. The main emphasis of its collection is on die chemistry ant! technology con nected with new development* in the manufacture of pulp ant! jj>er. imperial Chemical Industries of Australia fc New Zealand Limited. i another example of a well organized am! well etptipjied branch librarv of which the head office is in Melbourne. The library of the Svdney County Council Electricity Supply * probablv the oldest librarv concerned with electrical undertakings. It circulates journals to all 68 APRIL. 1959