The Chicago Chemical Library Foundation

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JL HE Chicago Chemical Library Founda­t ion has as its fundamental objective the completeness of technical literature avail­able in the Chicago area. I t has been organized for the purpose of raising funds to be used in supplementing chemical publications and related literature. While a vast storehouse of technical publications exists in Chicago libraries, particularly in t he John Crerar Library and the several local university libraries, still the hard­ships of an economic depression followed b y total war have made serious encroach­ments on what would otherwise be rela­tively complete files.

Although the John Crerar Library is comparatively unknown to the general public, those engaged in scientific, medical, and engineering pursuits have found it a n indispensable aid to the advancement of research and development. In this library is a major portion of the world's technical literature, an asset to be found in only a few other American cities. In recognition of this fact, i t has long been t h e policy of the Chicago Section of AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY and the

Chicago Chemists ' Club to maintain standing library committees for the pur­pose of assisting the Crerar Library in the selection of books and periodicals.

In view of the fact t ha t no company library and few university libraries can hope t o approach the coverage required

for the proper conduct, of modern research, several survey groups including the Crerar itself have undertaken a s tudy of the manner in which the scientific a n d busi­ness needs of the Chicago a rea m a y best be served. These needs may be classified in two ways—(1) services and (2) acquisi­tions. To satisfy the first, t he Cre ra r has under way plans to set up an ent i re ly new library research staff whose function it will be to supply quickly specific informa­tion and to make Fmited l i t e ra ture searches a t the request of individuals or groups. In support of that p rog ram a committee headed by George R. J o n e s has received pledges of $60,000.

Chemical groups usually prefer t o con­sult pertinent literature themselves, either a t the Crerar, or, in specific instances, through the loan or photostating of books and journals. Their primary in teres t , therefore, lies in having readily avai lable all publications which they m a y need. Crerar has always stood among t h e top scientific libraries in this respect , bu t omissions necessitated by lack of f u n d s or by wartime restrictions have seriously threatened this position.

Realizing this, the Chicago Section, ACS, and the Chicago Chemists ' C l u b ap­pointed in 1944 a joint commit tee under the chairmanship of Lyle 0 . Hill t o s tudy the particular scientific needs of the Crerar Library. I t has had the special

Members of the Advisory Committee

Roger Adams, Chairman, Department of Chemistry University of Illinois

Bruce Brown, Vice President in Charge of Research Standard Oil Co. (Ind.)

H. L . Cox, General Manager, Chemical Division Corn Products Refining Co.

E. J . Crane, Editor, Chemical Abstracts Farrington Daniels, Professor of Chemistry University of Wisconsin

Gustav Egloff, Director of Research Universal Oil Products Co.

Ward Evans, Professor of Chemistry Loyola University

Henry Healdtt, President, Illinois Institute of Tech­

nology a Members of Crerar Library Board Trustees.

A. C. Ivy?, Vice President, University of Illinois Warren C. Johnson, Chairman, Department of Chemistry University of Chicago Paul Jenkins, Executive Secretary Chicago Technical Societies Council Carl S. Miner, Director, Miner Laboratories Roy C. NWton, Vice President, Swift & Co-Caspar Ooms, U. S. Patent Commissioner R. Norris Shreve, Professor of Chemical Engineering Purdue University R. K. Sunimerbell, Chairman, Department of Chemistry Northwestern University Paul Van Cleef, Van Cleef Bros. E. H. Volwiler, Vice President, Abbott Laboratories

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assistance of several l ibrary experts, among them E. J . Crane and J. Christian Bay, now Librarian Emeri tus of Crerar. A thorough and intensive survey indicated the need for immediate action, particu­larly in bringing up to da te files of foreign publications, either through acquisitions or the preparation of microfilm copies.

All these studies culminated in the establishment in November 1946 of the Chicago Chemical Library Foundation by j oint resolution of the Chicago Section, ACS, and the Chicago Chemists' Club. The board of trustees of the foundation consists of five members, a t present L . M. Cooke and D . L. Tabern from the Chicago Section; J . J . McLaughlin and H . E. Robinson, chairman, from the Chemists ' Club; and H . I . Schlesinger, selected by the elected trustees. I t s object and purpose is " the supplementing and increasing of the chemical literature now generally avail­able to the public in the Chicago a rea" . T h e Crerar Library is in hearty accord with this plan and will accept and house such literature and make i t freely available to all those concerned. T h e board of t rustees will be aided by three committees. T h e finance committee under D . L. Tabern will solicit and procure funds to carry out the object of the foundation; the l ibrary selection committee, composed of library experts under the chairmanship of M. M. Piskur, will recommend books and periodicals for purchase; and the public relations committee under the au thor will acquaint Chicago area chem­ists with the nature and aims of the foun­dat ion and the results of i ts efforts.

Careful estimates of the financial re­quirements give a minimum figure of $100,000 to be expended over a ten-year period. Of this, it is expected tha t $30,000 will be used for the completion of back files of missing publications; $7,000 to $8,000 a year will be used for continuation of subscriptions and purchase of new journals and books. The establishment of

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WILL SELL ISSUES or volumes 1912-33, Chemical Abstracts with Decennial Index; A. C. S. Jour. & News, Industrial-Engineering Chem., Jour. A.O.A.C., Journal Agricultural Research, Experi­ment Station Record, Journal Chemical Educa­tion, British Chemical Abstracts, Journal Chemi­cal Society, Journal Society Chemical Industry, Chemical News, Analyst. Box 903-J-3 , Chem. & Eng. News, Easton, Pa.

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an efficient microfilm service at a cost of about S5,000 will increase availability to the industries of the midwest. Expendi­ture will be over and above the amount expended by the Crcrar Library normally and will be directed toward the completion of the literature in chemical and related fields. The selections will be keyed to the best interests of industrial research, and in making selections the availability of material in other Chicago area libraries will also be kept in mind. In addition, it is hoped that a cross-index system can ultimately be set up.

In view of the many advantages thus gained, it is felt that the sum of $100,000 is none too large. The time and effort saved through the increased availability of vital technical publications should more than offset a moderate contribution from each company served. Industries based on research will naturally go where the best library facilities are available; there­fore, this project has a definite civic and economic value.

While in general i t might seem most logical to suggest that contributions to the library fund be based on the number of technical people employed, the fact re­mains that many small organizations with limited library facilities of their own will actually find the proposed plans of par­ticular value to themselves. Funds sub­

scribed in support of this project will be deposited in the F i i s t National Bank of Chicago and administered and distributed solely by the Chicago Chemical Library Foundation with the counsel of "the spon­soring organizations and of a niimber of distinguished scientists serving as an advisory committee. To initiate the project the Chicago Section and the Chemists' Club have made special appro­priations sufficient to cover the expense of organization and present administration.

Forest Research in India Additional pamphlets available from

the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, United Provinces of India, are "The Vegetable Tanning Materials of India", Part III—Babul , and Part V— Black Wattle, both priced at As. 8 (about 2 0 cents) and "Ground-nut Proteins in the Sizing of Papers", by Chatt&r Singh and Kartar Singh, at As . 9. .

Papers on Synthetic Rubber

In accordance with a general policy of making public much of the technical in­formation from research work sponsored b y the government agencies, the various laboratories cooperating with the Office of Rubber Reserve have published some of their work on synthetic rubber research. A list of publications from tecluiical jour­

nals up to N o v . 1, 1946, was compiled from lists submitted by the cooperating university and company laboratories. This list will be brought up to date a t suitable intervals. Copies of it are avail­able from the Office of Technical Services, Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C.

Sugar Situation A n "Analysis of World Situation on

Sugar and United States Supplies and Re­quirements" by the Food Industry Coun­cil, 1029 Vermont Ave., N. W., Washing­ton δ, D . C , offers detailed reasons why decontrol at this time is unwise, in 32 pages.

Chemical Facts The Manufacturing Chemists , Associa­

tion has issued an enlarged second edi­tion of i t s statistical yearbook, "Chemical Facts and Figures", with over 400 pages. It includes all significant chemical statistics published by official agencies since 1940. Included are factual data, graphs and statistics relating to organic and inorganic chemical production, sales, wholesale prices, foreign trade, research, employ­ment, wages, finance, taxes, safety, min­erals, and production and sales of allied products such as plastics, synthetic rub­ber, and fertilizer materials. There is a detailed index. Copies are available from the association's office, 608 Woodward Bldg., Washington 5, D . C , at $2.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ADVERTISERS American Anode, Inc 751 American Cyanamid Co 747 American Instrument Co.. 789 Atlas Mineral Products Co. of

Penna 783

Benson & Associates, Inc.. 790

Commerce Oil Corp 810 Corning Glass Works 811

Diamond Alkali Co 752 du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.),

E. I 758

Edwal Laboratories, Inc 808 Edwards Brothers, Inc 796 Eimer & Amend I.F.C. Enjay Co. Inc . . . . 7 7 9 : 7 8 8

Fisher Scientific Co LF.C.

Goodrich Chemical Co., B. F. . . . 751 Groen Mfg. Co 810

Haering & Co. Inc., D . W. 785 Harshaw Chemical Co - 746 Heyden Chemical Corp. I.B.C. Hooker Electrochemical Co 756

Illinois Testing Laboratories, Inc. 786

Jeffrey Mfg. Co O.B.C.

Knight, Maurice A 757

Mallinckroclt Chemical Works. . . 812 Morris Machine Works 787

Neville Co 784 Niacet Chemicals Div 793 Niagara Alkali Co 797

Parr Instrument Co 820

Precision Scientific Co 785

Quaker Oats Co 750

Reichhold Chemicals, Inc 748 Reinhold Publishing Corp 803 Resinous Products & Chemical

Co 795 Schuylkill Chemical Co 786 Shell Chemical Corp 807 Shriver & Co. Inc., Τ 804 Spray Engineering Co 804 Stanco Distributors, Inc 779 Standard Alcohol Co 788 Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) 791 Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey). . 779

Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. . . 793 Union Pacific Railroad 805 U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.

753.-754 U. S. Vanadium Corp 793

War Assets Administration. . . 800-801

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