Cornell Law Library Annual Report 1964

May 18, l$6h

TO:

Dean Forrester

FROM: Lewis W. Morse SUBJECT:

Law Library Annual Report 1963-I9SI*

The progress of the Law Library during the year has been steady.

We have added* approximately 9,000 volumes to the co llectio n , an increase of f i f t y per cent over the year 1962-1963. The increased boa budget has permitted*the addition of e number of state digests and encyclopedia as w ell as state oriented publications. These have been of great value to students intending to practice in states other than New York. Few publi­ cations In the areas of textbooks, tre a tis e s , casebooks and law reviews axe system atically being acquired. Multiple copies i i t e m s in frequent demand have been added to the Reserve Collection to J*set the needs of the increased student body.

Special e ffo rts are being exerted to enrich law co llectio n . Desiderata l i s t s are being prepared expanded acquisitions program, based on the response survey questionnaire and the policy decisions of the te e .

and develop the foreign to fa c ilit a t e an of the facu lty to a Faculty Library Commit­

The lib ra ry s t a ff has made 1 sign ifican t contribution to the devel­ o f the lib ra ry . By virtue of dedicated service and performance, high standards have been maintained despite the inevitable problems created by substantial expansion of the co llectio n s.

opment

Acknowledgement is made to the growing number alumni who axe making generous g ift s of money and books to the Law LibJrary. In particular, the recent g i f t of John Howes, LLB 3U, irt.ll permit the development of a special collection in tbs fie ld o f foreign trade and cerameree.

The Faculty Library Committee has been a source of groat strength in the process o f p olicy formulation and the consideration o f various problems and d iffic u lt ie s arisin g fraa the frowth and c:r?an3ion of the lib ra ry operation.

Their dedicated and generous work i s deeply appreciated.

C O R N E LL U NIVERSITY LIBRARY I N F O R M A T I O N R E Q U E S T E D F O R V A R IO U S A N N U A L R E P O R T S F O R THE Y E A R 1 9 6 3-64

P l e a s e c o m p l e t e th is f o r m and r e t u r n to S. A . M c C a r t h y , C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , b e f o r e J u ly 10, 1964. If y o u h a v e s u p p lie d r e g u l a r m o n t h ly r e p o r t s on C i r c u l a t i o n , I n t e r l i b r a r y L o a n s , R e f e r e n c e S e r v i c e and C a t a lo g in g , it i s not n e c e s s a r y to f u r n is h t o t a ls f o r the y e a r . Y o u a r e a s k e d , h o w e v e r , to s u p p ly data on l i b r a r y i n c o m e and e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r the y e a r , and on t h o s e i t e m s in the annual r e p o r t f o r m w h ic h do not a p p e a r on the m o n t h ly r e p o r t s , in s o f a r as y o u r r e c o r d s p e r m i t .

L i b r a r y __________________________________________________ L i b r a r i a n Lewis W. Morse 1.

2.

C ircu la tion a.

R eg u la r 1. R e a d in g R o o m 2. H o m e u s e Total b.

R eserve 1. R e a d in g R o o m 2. O v e r n ig h t 3. O pen S h elf Total

c.

U se of M icro te x ts 1. R e e l s o f M i c r o f i l m 2. M i c r o c a r d s and M i c r o p r i n t s Total

d.

Total C ircu la tio n

In terlib ra ry Loans a.

T itles R eq u ested T itles L oa n ed V olu m es L oaned C o p i e s S u p p lie d M i c r o f i l m s S u p p lie d b.

T itles B o r r o w e d V olu m es B o r r o w e d C op ies R e c e iv e d M ic ro film s R e ce iv e d

_______________________ __ __________________________

- 2 3.

R e fe r e n c e S e rv ice P r o b l e m Q u e s t io n s G e n e r a l Q u e s t io n s S e a r c h Q u e s t io n s O th er Total B ib liog ra p h ies C om p iled

4.

N um ber of o r d e r s p la ce d

5.

N u m b e r o f v o l u m e s at b e g in n in g o f y e a r

6

.

N u m b e r o f v o l u m e s a d d e d by p u r c h a s e

7.

N u m b e r o f v o l u m e s a d d e d by gift o r e x c h a n g e

8.

T otal num ber of v o lu m e s added

9.

N u m b e r o f v o l u m e s l o s t o r w itn d r a w n f r o m records

10

.

.

,

163 1+66

9,005

138

T o t a l n u m b e r at en d o f y e a r

11

C a ta lo g in g : New titles a.

New volum es b.

1. Maps c.

2. M anuscripts 3. M icro -re p ro d u ctio n s T itles r e c la s s ifie d and recataloged d.

V olum es r e c la ssifie d and recataloged e.

C ard production f.

1. L. C. Cards 2. Typed C ards 3. M ultilithed C ards Total

12.

N ew spapers C urrently R eceived:

By Sub- : Through C . U . L ib rary scription: D irectly By gift &: Exchange

Through C . U .

D irectly

L ib rary

Total

P erio d ica ls C urrently R eceived: By sub- : Through C. U. L ib ra ry scription: D irectly

1 2

________ _______ 3ZÂŁL

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( P e r io d ic a ls C u rren tly R e c e iv e d :) By g ift T h r o u g h C. U. L i b r a r y exchange: D ire ctly

621

Total 13.

L ib ra ry in com e: a. A p p r o p r i a t i o n .55,000 b. I n c o m e f r o m e n d o w m e n t s 2,200__ (estimated) c . G ifts d. F e e s , f i n e s , e t c . e. T o t a l 57,200 f. R e a p p r o p r i a t e d b a l a n c e f r o m p r e v i o u s year 1963 Mimas d e f i c i t 2 ,5 2 8 g.

14.

15.

16.

251

T o t a l fund s a v a i l a b l e

Funds a v a ila b le fo r p u rch a s e of b ook s, p e r i o d i c a l s , b in d in g f o r n e x t y e a r L i b r a r y e x p e n d it u r e s : a. S a l a r i e s o f l i b r a r y s ta ff ( A p p r o p r ia t io n ) b. W a g e s o f stu den t a s s i s t a n t s c. B o o k s d. P e r i o d i c a l s e. B in din g f.

S u p p lie s g- O th er Total

____ 5 M 7 2

100,000

68. 260.00 b,SOO.OO U8.000.00 ( e s t im a t e ) 6.U5U.U5 U.000 .0 0 ____ 132.2lU.Ue

L i b r a r y S taff ( e a c h g r o u p g iv e n in f u l l - t i m e e q u iv a le n t ) N u m b e r o f p r o f e s s i o n a l s t a ff m e m b e r s 6 ; N um ber of c le r ica l s t a ff m e m b e r s 5 ; N u m b e r o f stu den t a s s i s t a n t s 3___________ ;

T h is r e p o r t p r e p a r e d b y

Oscar J . M i l l e r

If y o u p r e p a r e an ann ual r e p o r t f o r the D e p a r t m e n t H ea d , D ean, o r L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e , w e w o u ld a p p r e c i a t e h a v in g a c o p y f i l e d w ith the U n iv e rsity L ib ra ry .