Cornell Law Library Annual Report 1969

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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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

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