C O R N E L L L A W L I B R A RY MYRON TAYLO R H ALL ITHACA, NEW Y O R K Ha r r
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LIB R A R IAN
Report o f the Law Librarian I 968- I 969 July 15 , 1969
The o v e r a ll accomplishments o f the Law Library during the year have been qu ite good despite the fa c t that i t began with many new personnel. Two o f the new personnel were in important supervisory p o sition s. Mr. F e lip e Pacheco assumed the p o sitio n o f A ssistan t Law Librarian fo r Technical Processes.
He has made substantial progress in the
improvement o f the organization and procedures o f the A cqu isition Department. Miss Marie Whited, with on asked to beco.. done a fin e
o r i^ . experience as a ca ta log er, was
Ping head o f the Cataloging Department.
She too has
,.d w i l l become the o f f i c i a l head o f the Cataloging
Department on Only 1, 1969.
THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENTS The s t a t i s t ic a l summary which is attached to th is Report shows that 1^,309 volumes were added during th is year.
This is due not or_
increase in funds, but to the improved procedures o f the Acqui Department noted above. el paa.. t
no an on
A great deal o f sta te and fe d e ra l docum...os,
other sp e cia l m aterials which had not been processed in the ears were added to the c o lle c tio n .
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As reported la s t year, an a d d itio n a l c le rk is s t i l l needed fo r tech n ica l processes.
There s t i l l remains a back lo g o f m a terial to
be processed and i f the c o lle c tio n is to grow there w i l l be even more m aterial to handle in the future. The Cataloging Department, young in experience, performed w ell during the year, covering not only current a cq u isitio n s, but also doing a great deal with r e c la s s ific a t io n .
The sp e cia l a llo c a tio n o f funds
fo r the next three years fo r a R e c la s s ific a tio n Team w i l l be a great help in th is matter and a v i t a l contribu tion to the organ ization o f m aterials in the Law Library. The Reference and C i r c u l a t i o n De fin e job o f providing excel_,
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it
ias continued to do a very
.cervices despite the la ck o f a d d itio n a l
The need f o r the two ad d ition a l c le r ic a l assistan ts which
personnel.
has been approved, is grea ter than ever.
The demands upon the Law
Library are grow in g constantly because o f the course on Legal Bibliography taught by th
Law Librarian and the increasing use o f seminars and
problem courses as the method o f le g a l education.
I t is fe r v e n tly hoped
that the money fo r these two p osition s w i l l be a v a ila b le fo r the f is c a l year 1970/19711 BOOK COLLECTION AND FUNDS The very great need fo r a substantial increase in book funds remains. la
There is n ’ t much more that can be added to my statement in
y e a r s rep ort.
I f the C ornell Law School is to maintain i t s
p o s itio n as an outstanding law school, the Law L ib rary must continue to develop not only q u a n tita tiv e ly , but q u a lit a t iv e ly as w e ll.
There are
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many gaps in the c o lle c t io n to be f i l l e d while try in g to develop the c o lle c tio n o f current m aterials to meet the modern needs o f le g a l education.
The scope o f the law is ever widening and th is means a
need fo r even more va ried sources o f m aterials, le g a l and general.
PHYSICAL PLANT In the area o f ph ysical needs o f the Law L ib rary, the need fo r a d d itio n a l shelving is becoming more acute.
For the th ird consecutive
year, there has had to be a substantial s h iftin g o f the c o lle c tio n in the hopes o f fin d in g s u ffic ie n t shelving fo r the current normal increments o f m aterials.
This is an in crea sin gly c o s tly matter and
in te rfe r e s with the need to perform other necessary housekeeping a c t iv it ie s and routines. I t is good to report that the Law School has begun making plans fo r an addition to the present building which would include stacks, classrooms and fa c u lty o ffic e s .
I t is to be hoped that the planning
and eventual construction w i l l go ahead at an increased pace. The plans fo r the in s ta lla tio n o f new lig h t in g in the Reading Room seems to have bogged down.
During the past year more complaints than
ever have been received about the poor lig h t in g .
The in s t a lla t io n o f
the new lig h t in g should begin as quickly as p o ssib le! The in s ta lla tio n o f a ir conditioning fo r the enclosed work rooms was begun during the month o f May.
The work has, as o f July 1, 1969,
not been completed due to a delay in the shipment o f some equipment. I t is to be hoped that th is in s ta lla tio n w i l l be completed before the ••eally hot weather sets in.
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ACTIVITIES OF THE STAFF Mr. Pacheco and Miss Kulpa attended the In s titu te on A cqu isition s sponsored by the American A ssociation o f Law L ib ra ries at the U n iversity o f Texas Law L ib ra ry, Austin, Texas, June 21-28, 1969* Mr. Pacheco, Miss Whited, Mr. Coutin and Mr. Bitner attended the annual meeting o f the American A ssociation o f Law L ib ra ries in Houston, Texas, June 28-July 2, 1969* Miss Kulpa was a member o f th e s t a f f o f the C orn ell U n iversity L ib ra ries B u lle tin and a member o f the Committee on Continuing Library Education.
She served as Treasurer o f the S ta ff A ssociation during
the year and w i l l be V ice-President/President-E lect o f the S t a ff A ssociation during the I 969/7O year. Mr. Pacheco served as a member-at-large o f the S ta ff A ssociation . He w i l l be Vice-Chairman and Chairman-Elect o f CULSA Technical Services Section during 1969/70 year. Mr. Bitner continued to serve as D irector o f the L ib ra ries Study P ro jec t o f the A ssociation o f American Law Schools. •
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•
I appreciate the fin e work and cooperation o f the Law Library s t a f f and the assistance and guidance from the fa c u lty Library Committee under the chairmanship o f Professor Henn, as w e ll as the en tire law la c u lty . R esp ectfu lly submitted
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APPENDICES
1.
S ta tis tic s - C o lle c tio n , Expenditures
2.
G ifts
3.
Law Library S t a ff Personnel l i s t
Appendix 1
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C o r n e ll Law L ib r a r y S t a t i s t i c s I 966/67- I 968/69
COLLECTION Vols. held at beginning o f year Volumes added: Current Expenditures P erio d ica ls p reviou sly not added T otal
1968/69 220,222
205, 1*56
1966/67 193,298
ll,7 i*3
1^,309
3,211 11*, 951*
12,559
I 65
188
1*01
220,222
205, 1*56
Volumes Withdrawn Total Volumes at end o f year
1967/68
, JU
23^,
EXPENDITURES
J
Treatises & Monographs Anglo-American Foreign Continuations Anglo-American Foreign Total T rea tises and Continuations binding T otal Expenditures
Breakdown
/35,378.1*2 16,090.83
£ 1.3 , 052. 1*1* 15,1+95.38
62, 61*0.23 7 , 01*8.02
77,297.10 12,31*8.17
£ 1.21 , 157.50
/ll8,193.09
£LOl*,8l5.58
17,917.75
11*, 573.05
ll*, 863.30
/139,075.25
£L32,766.11*
/119,678.88
not A v a ila b le
Appendix 2 - Gifts
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Kenneth Pepper, Jamaica, New York, LL.B. 1968 - a number o f law books. E. J. Carter, Clayton, New York, LL.B. l$2h - a copy o f The Inns o f Court, by H. Ringrose, 1909. Kingsley L. Bennett, Providence, Rhode Islan d, LL.B. 1931 - Volume 99 o f the Rhode Islan d Reports. D a n ie l J . Downing, Markham P u b lis h in g C o r p o r a tio n , S ta m fo rd , C o n n e c tic u t, Markham's Negligence Counsel, 1969•
Robert A. Jones, Ith aca, New York, - a number o f law books. Professor David C u rtiss, C orn ell Law School, Ith aca, New York - a la rg e number o f law books. Professor Leon M. L id d e ll, U n iversity o f Chicago Law L ib rary, Chicago, I l l i n o i s , - a set o f "B ibliographies and Guides to Research". Ezra C orn ell, I I I , New York, New York, LL.B. 1927 - subscription renewal to The Trademark R eporter. C. F. Powers, R oosevelt, New York - a copy o f his book, P r a c tic a l Guide to B ills o f Lading. Mrs. R. R. Chatterton, Groton, New York - a copy o f Spooner, T r ia l by Jury. Canadian Bank Rote L td ., Ottawa, Canada - the Canada Corporations Act G u idelin es. Professor William Hogan, C orn ell Law School, Ithaca, New York - a la rg e number o f law books. Paul F. Weisend, LL.M. 1967 - a number o f law books. Professor Robert Pasley, C orn ell Law School, Ith aca, New York - a number o f law books. Professor W. T. Dean, C orn ell Law School, Ithaca, New York - a number o f law books. Professor Norman Penney, C orn ell Law School, Ithaca, New York - various law books and p e rio d ic a ls . Howard W. Robison, House o f Representatives, Washington, D.C., LL.B. 1939 - Statutes at Large and the i 960 House Report. Mrs. James P. Donovan, Canandaigua, New York - a la rg e number o f law books.
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Appendix 3
Law Library S ta ff
ADMINISTRATION (Extension 1+236) Harry B itn er, Law Librarian and Professor o f Law Miss C rystal Bolton, Department Secretary I.
REFERENCE AND CIRCULATION (Extensions 33kb and 1*775) Miss Lorraine Kulpa, A ssistant Law Librarian fo r Reference and C ircu la tion (Extension 1+775 ) Mrs. E lizabeth Reese, C ircu lation Librarian Robert Oakley, Library A ssistan t I I I , A-15 Miss Rommie Anne Frankel, Library A ssistan t I I , A-12 Jacob Goldberg, Library A ssistan t I I , A-12 J e ffr e y Weidman, Library A ssistan t I , A-10 Mrs. I r i s B a s ilio , Xerox operator, A-10
II.
TECHNICAL SERVICES F elip e R. Pacheco, A ssistant Law Librarian fo r Technical Services (Extension 3668) A.
A cqu isition s Section (Extension 3668) Mrs. Mrs. Miss Mrs. Mrs.
B.
Lois Hickson, Order Librarian Pamela A k ire, Library A ssistan t I I I , A-15 Sharon Endler, Library A ssistan t I I , A-13 A lic e McPherson, Library Assistant I I , A-13 A lic e O ls e fs k i, Library Assistant I I , A-12
Cataloging Section (Extension 3982) Miss Jos 6 Mrs. Gary Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Gary
Marie Whited, Catalog Librarian Coutin, Cataloger Doris Jensen, Cataloger Ljungquist, Library A ssistant I I I , A-15 Laura Ig n a tje v s , Library A ssistan t I I I , A-15 Nancy McBride, Library A ssistan t I I , A-12 Maria I l e t o , Library Assistant I , A-10 Bogart, Library A ssistan t I , A-10
R e c la s s ific a tio n : ________________ , Cataloger William Shapiro, L ibrary A ssistan t I I I , A-15 Miss K ristin a Krohn, Library A ssistan t I , A-10
July, 1969
C O R N E L L U N IV E R S ITY LIBRARIES 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 RI O U S A N N U A L R E P O R T S F O R T H E Y E A R 1968-69 \
P l e a s e co mp le te this f o r m in duplicate and return one f o r m to David K a s e r , D i r e c t o r , 201 Olin L i b r a r y , and one to E li z a be t h M. Murphy, 234 Olin L i b r a r y b e f o r e July 10, 1969. I f you have supplied r e g u l a r Monthly re por ts on Cir cu la tio n, I n t e r l i b r a r y Loans, R e f e r e n c e S e r v i c e and Cataloging, it is not n e c e s s a r y to furnish totals fo r the year. You are asked, h o w e v e r, to supply data on l i b r a r y income and expenditures fo r the ye ar, and on those item s in the annual r e p o r t f o r m which do not appear on the monthly re p or t s, in so far as your r e c o r d s pe rm it . Library I.
Law Library_________________ _ L i b r a r i a n
Harry Bitner_______________
C ir c u la ti o n and R e s e r v e : A.
B.
Cir cu la tio n 1. Home Use a. Re gu lar b. 7 - D a y o r other To t a l Home Use 2. Building Use a. Reading Room s b. C a r r e l s c. Studies d. Other ( L i s t ) T o t a l Building Use Reserve 1. C l o s e d R e s e r v e - Rome Use 2. Ov er ni gh t - C lo sed R e s e r v e 3 ome Use - Open Shelf Total . ve
. 3A06
..5,7 & > _ ____ 8,875
20.836
20,836
12,277
12,277
How many hours per week was l i b r a r y open fo r f u l l - s e r v i c e in fall t e r m 1968 (excluding p r e - e x a m i n a t i o n periods and other spe cial times ) II.
Reference Service A. B.
In fo rm ati on and Di rections R e f e r e n c e Questions
^305
1 ,566
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c. D. E.
S ea rc h Question P r o b l e m Questions B i b li o g r a p h i e s Total Reference Service
32^ 81 19
___6-295
I n t e r l i b r a r y S e r v i c e ( L o a n and Photoduplication)
A.
B.
C.
IV .
Len din g 1 . T i t l e s Requested 2. R eferrals 3. T i t l e s Loaned 4. V o l u m e s Loaned
---------62___ ______ 73____ -------- 76-----
Borrowing 1 . T i t l e s Requested 2. Titles Borrowed 3. V o l u m e s B o r r o w e d
________5 ----------9___ ----------9-----
Photodupli cation 1 . Outgoing a. a. O r d e r s and In q u ir ie s R e c e i v e d b. R e f e r r a l s c. O r d e r s F i l l e d X e r o x - 914 P h ot o pr in t M icrofilm 2 . In co m in g a. O r d e r s W rit te n b. O r d e r s F i l l e d
C o p y S e r v i c e ( X e r o x - 914, V e r i f a x , e t c . ) A.
B.
E x t e r n a l U se (No. of sheets) 1. Campus 2. M a i l O r d e r s T o t a l E x t e rn a l Use In te rn a l L i b r a r y Use (No. of Sheets)
31,563____ _____________ 31,563 _.22ÂťS97
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V.
Acquisitions A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K.
L.
M.
V I.
No. of O r d e r s P l a c e d No. of V o l u m e s at Beginning of Y e a r No. o f V o l u m e s A dde d by P u rc h a se No. of V o l u m e s Added by Gift o r Exchange T o t a l No. o f V o l u m e s Ad ded T o t a l Vo l u m e s No. o f V o l u m e s L o s t o r Withdrawn fr o m Records T o t a l N u m b er at end of year No. of R e e l s (ph ys ic al count) of M i c r o f i l m held at beginning of year No. o f R e e l s ( p h ys ic al count) of M i c r o f i l m added this year No. o f R e e l s (ph ys ic al count) of M i c r o f i l m at end o f y e a r No. of P h y s i c a l Units of other f o r m s of M i c r o t e x t held at beginning of year (e. g. m i c r o c a r d s , m i c r o p r i n t s , or m icrofiches) No. o f P h y s i c a l Units of o the r f o r m s of M i c r o t e x t added this ye ar (e. g. m i c r o c a r d s , m i c r o p r i n t s , or m icrofiches) No. o f P h y s i c a l Units o f other f o r m s of M i c r o t e x t at end o f year
— 3>825
220,222
- l i t , 13 3 ____ 176 ___lk,3Q9 - 2 3 **, 531 -------- 1 &5L —23*1,366 --------- 15_____
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1
1
C a t a lo g in g A.
B. C. D. E.
New Titles 1. O r i g i n a l C a t a lo g in g 2. L . C . C a ta lo g in g 3. Other Total New Titles New Volumes Maps M icro-R eproductions (P ie c e s ) R e c l a s s i f i e d and R e c a t a l o g e d 1. T i t l e s 2. V o l u m e s
6n.Q 5.5**6 ____6,3.5** 10,982
1,793 *1,787
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F.
V II.
___ koz
N e w s p a p e r s C u r re n t l y R e c e i v e d A. B.
C. D. E. F.
G. H.
V II.
C a r d Produ cti on 1. P r i n t e d Ca rd s ( L. C. or Other) 2. Typed Cards 3. Multilithed Cards Completed 4. Multilithed C a r ds Run
N u m b er of subscriptions beginning of year A dde d by Subscription 1. Through C . U . L i b r a r y 2. D i r e c t l y Withdrawn No. of Subscriptions end of year A dde d by Gift and Exchange Num ber of Gifts & Exchanges beginning of year 1. Through C . U . L i b r a r y 2. D i r e c t l y Withdrawn No. of G i f t Exchange Subscriptions To t a l Ne wsp ap ers Re c ei ve d
______ 3. ________ ________ _______ ______ 2. _______
_______ _______ _______ _______
S e r ia ls C u r r e n t l y R e c e i v e d (Excluding N ew sp ap ers reported above) A. B.
C. D. E. F.
G. H.
Nu m be r of Subscriptions beginning of year By Subscription 1. Through C . U . L i b r a r y 2. D i r e c t l y Withdrawals T o t a l Subscriptions No. r e c e i v e d by G ift & Exchange beginning of year A dd ed By Gift & Exchange 1. Through C . U . L i b r a r y 2. D i r e c t l y Withdrawals T o t a l by Gift 8i Exchange To ta l S e r i a l s R e c e i v e d
_____2. 1 , 2^2
286
2££ 1*25k
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IX.
L i b r a r y Expen dit ure s Personal Services 1 . S a la r i e s a. P r o f e s s i o n a l b. C l e r i c a l To ta l S al a r ie s 2. Tem po rary Services a. Student b. Non-Student (Include f u l l - t i m e staff paid on hourly rate) To ta l T e m p o r a r y S e r v i c e s To ta l P e r s o n a l S e r v i c e s B.
Books, P e r i o d i c a l s and Binding 1. Books & P e r i o d i c a l s a. A l l o c a t i o n b. c.
2. 3. 4. 5.
6.
X.
Endowment Funds 1969^70\ % \ ^ l ’.k%< Special Gifts ' ' > To t a l Books & P e r i o d i c a l s
p'ay-yiQQ.oa— 5k,666.00
6.168.33 J.Q,75-9^Q--
JL&+927.73'. jfcL58,£93.73
$ . 0 7 . 0 8 2 .2 5
.10,630. ^8 18>273.32
Binding To ta l Books, P e r i o d i c a l s and Binding G e n e r a l Operating Ex pen ses Equipment a. New b. R e p l a c e m e n t Other Grand To tal L i b r a r y Expenditures
153,-903.80
—3 ,000. 00—
$322,597.5;
L i b r a r y Staff A.
B.
S al a ri ed Staff ( giv en in f u l l - t i m e equ ivale nts ) 1. Professional 2. Clerical To tal Student and Other Hour ly Ass is ta n ts 1. N u m b er of Hours of Student A s s i s t a n t s During Y e a r 2. N u m b er of Hours of Other Hourly A s s i s t a n t s (Include f u l l - t i m e staff paid on hourly rate) To ta l Hours
23
3 £02..1/2
_____9,127 l/2
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X II.
This In fo rm at io n w i l l be treated as Confidential. F o r Consolidated Budget - 1969-70 F i g u r e s . A.
B.
C.
To ta l Num ber of Po sit ion s 1. A d m i n i s t ra t i o n 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l 3. N o n - P r o f e s s i o n a l To t a l 1969-70 Budget F i g u r e s 1. P e r s o n a l S e r v i c e s a. Salar ies b. T e m p o r a r y S e r v i c e s To t a l 2. Books, P e r i o d i c a l s & Binding a. Books and P e r i o d i c a l s b. Binding To ta l 3. Other General Expenses 4. Equipment
■X
16 -------------- 2£
—12-y0QQ»00
P l e a s e furnish li s t of a ll staff with titles, grades and s a l a r i e s , on attached fo rm s .
This R e p o r t P r e p a r e d By
I f you have p r e p a r e d an annual re po r t for the Department Head, Dean or L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e , we would appreciate having a copy filed with the University Lib rary. A v a c t iv it ie s
.tten statement of the a ct iv it ie s of your l i b r a r y and your p r o f e s s i o n a l be v e r y helpful.
3u dget Line
Payroll T it le
Sal ary Grade
1969-70 Difference Nam e________Salary_________ + or -
Budget S a la r y 1968-69 Lin e_____ Grade_______ S ala ry ______ R e m a r k s