References showing where to find the court rules of the local courts, the decisions of which appear in the published Reports.
The following officers were elected for the year 1913-14:
President—Franklin O. Poole, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; First Vice-President—Frederick W. Schenk, Law Library, University of Chicago; Second Vice-President—O. J. Field, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.; Secretary—Miss Gertrude E. Woodard, Law Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Treasurer—E. Lee Whitney, Vermont State Library, Montpelier; Executive Committee—President, ex-officio, First Vice-President, ex-officio, Second Vice-President, ex-officio, Secretary, ex-officio, Treasurer, ex-officio, E. O. S. Scholefield, British Columbia Legislative Library, Victoria; A. J. Small, State Law Library, Des Moines, Iowa; C. Will Schaffer, Washington State Law Library.
The meeting adjourned with a resolution by Mr. A. J. Small thanking each officer and member of the association who had contributed to its work; and with a final word from Mr. Butler urging all to work for the success of the Index during the coming year.
LEAGUE OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONS
Tenth annual meeting at Kaaterskill, N. Y., June 25-27, 1913
FIRST SESSION
(Wednesday, June 25, 2:30 p. m.)
Round Table on Organizing Small Libraries
The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Milam. A roll-call by states showed that sixteen were represented: Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin. The President then introduced the leader of the discussion, Miss Zaidee Brown, of Massachusetts. The outline of the discussion, as printed on the program, was as follows:
1. Methods suggested by the state organizer for
Accessioning
Classification
Shelf-listing
Cataloging
Should it be attempted?
Should L. C. cards be used?
Loan system
Mechanical preparation of books
2. Average time required for above processes,
and average cost per 1,000 volumes
3. Help from local sources
Volunteers, paid workers, trustees
Help from neighboring librarians
4. Kinds of supplies and cost
5. How the organizer may interest the
people of the town in the library
6. Board meeting: Budget and other administrative
problems