College and Research Libraries Government Documents AS U B C O M M I T T E E of the A . L . A . Public Documents Committee has been made re-sponsible for a section in College and Research Libraries which will be devoted to various phases of work with government publications. I t is intended that the scope of the contributions which appear in the section shall include annotated lists of bibliographical aids, subject lists of public documents, and notes of general interest to persons engaged in work in this field. T h e committee: Violet Abbott Cabeen, chairman, James B. Childs, M a r y Brown Humphrey, Robert E. Scudder. By R O B E R T E . S C U D D E R Current Bibliographical Sources for Government Document Acquisition: A n Annotated List O n e of the great difficulties encoun- tered in acquiring government documents in a library is the lack of a complete list of current publications in the various fields of federal, state, and local documents. Even federal documents are not fully listed in any one—or even half a dozen places. T h e listing of state and local gov- ernment publications is much less com- plete than that of federal documents. Yet, if a library attempts to have a well- rounded and representative collection of official publications, the librarian responsi- ble for such materials must exercise constant vigilance to keep up with this ever- increasing body of government documents. For this reason, this list has been com- piled in an attempt to bring together some of the most useful current bibliographies and lists of new government publications, particularly those which include processed documents, since the bibliography of near- print materials is much less complete than that of regularly printed publications. Although the emphasis has perhaps been placed on federal documents by the num- ber of entries which include only United States publications or which primarily cite federal material, a great many sources listed also include state and local publica- tions. A few are devoted entirely to non- federal documents. For the most part, the entries have been confined to current bibliographies or check- lists, and have not included abstracting journals or reviewing periodicals. H o w - ever, annotations and reviews have been indicated when included in a particular source. Checklists and bibliographies is- sued in processed form have been so indi- cated in the entries, since as a rule, this material is sent free to libraries on re- quest. Some of the printed lists are also available f r e e ; others must be purchased. Although a few of the sources cited are issued irregularly, frequency of publica- tion has been used as the criterion for the inclusion of most of the items on this list. W i t h one exception (an annual in a field not otherwise covered) semi-annual, or preferably, more frequent publication has been considered a requirement for a "cur- r e n t " source. F o r this reason, many lists of federal department and bureau publica- tions which are revised and reissued every year or so have been omitted. In most 270 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES cases, there is a more frequently issued source for the material of these agencies in the list which follows. Publications which are not generally available to libraries have also been omitted in this list. As a result, many of the processed acquisition lists of government libraries have not been included, although they are excellent sources for document acquisition when available. T h e r e has been no attempt to include here the various official checklists which a number of state agencies issue for the current publications of their own state, since these have been covered in the Man- ual on the Use of State Publications edited by Jerome K. Wilcox (Chicago, 1 9 4 0 ) . 1 Obviously, many of the lists which fol- low are not confined exclusively to docu- ments but also list nongovernmental material on the same subject. However, about half of the lists include only publi- cations issued by government agencies. The Agricultural Index; Subject Index to a Selected List of Agricultural Periodicals, Books, and Bulletins. Vol. 1, 1916 to date. New York, Wilson, 19x7 to date. Monthly, with various cumulations. Contains " L i s t of E x p e r i m e n t Station L i t e r a t u r e , " " L i s t of Agricultural D e p a r t m e n t L i t e r a t u r e , " "List of Selected E x t e n s i o n Publications," and "Check-list of Occasional L i t e r a t u r e . " Both near-print and printed f e d e r a l and state publications on all phases of a g r i c u l t u r e a r e included. Not annotated. The American City. Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 1909 to date. New York, 1909 to date. Monthly. Includes a section entitled "Municipal and Civic Publications," which lists official material issued by governmental agencies of American cities. M a n y items are a n n o t a t e d or reviewed. 1 P . 76-91. Since the publication of the Manual, the publication of two new processed state lists has b e g u n : (1) North Carolina. University. L i b r a r y . Docu- ments D e p a r t m e n t . Monthly Checklist of Official North Carolina Publications. Vol. i, Nos. 1-3, J a n . / M a r c h 1940 to date. Chapel Hill, 1940 to date. (2) Colorado. State L i b r a r y . Checklist of Colo- rado Official State Publications. A p r i l / J u n e 1940 to date. Denver, 1940 to date. ( I n its Extension Bulletin.) JUNE, 1941 The American Political Science Review. Vol. 1, No. 1, Nov. 1906 to date. Evanston, 111., American Political Science Association, 1906 to date. Bimonthly. Contains a bibliographic section " R e c e n t Publica- tions of Political I n t e r e s t " including " G o v e r n m e n t Publications" compiled (since 1923) by Miles O. Price of the Law Library, Columbia U n i v e r s i t y . Includes both processed and printed state, f e d e r a l , and territorial publications, as well as f o r e i g n and international documents, partially a n n o t a t e d . American Statistical Association. Journal of the American Statistical Association. Vol. 1, No. 1, March 1888 to date. Washington, 1888 to date. Quarterly. Includes a section entitled "Statistical News and N o t e s , " a r u n n i n g commentary on various govern- ment agencies engaged in statistical work. I n d i c a t e s plans, work in progress, contemplated studies as well as publications already issued. Contains Cana- dian as well as American studies. The notes vary in length f r o m a short paragraph to a signed article of two or more pages. The Bibliographic Index, a Cumulative Bib- liography of Bibliographies. Vol. 1, 1938 to date. New York, Wilson, 1938 to date. Quarterly, annual cumulations. Lists a great many official publications of federal, state, and municipal agencies which contain bibli- ographies. Covers all fields and includes both near- print and printed materials. Not annotated. The Booklist, a Guide to Current Books. Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan. 1905 to date. Chi- cago, American Library Association, 1905 to date. Semimonthly. I n c l u d e d irregularly is a section " U . S . Public D o c u m e n t s " compiled by Carl H. Melinat. Limited to f e d e r a l publications, it includes mostly printed material, a r r a n g e d u n d e r broad subjects with anno- tations. Chicago. Municipal Reference Library. Check-list of Publications Issued by Local Governing Bodies in Chicago and Cook County. Vol. 1, No. 1, J a n . / M a y 1936 to date. Chicago, 1936 to date. Monthly. Processed. Lists the official and quasi-official publications of Chicago and Cook County deposited in this library. Not annotated, but includes both printed and near- p r i n t publications. District of Columbia Library Association. D. C. Libraries. Vol. 1, No. 1, Oct. 1929 to date. Washington, 1929 to date. Quarterly. Includes a section " R e c e n t Bibliographies" which is chiefly devoted to listing the c u r r e n t bibliographies issued by governmental agencies. T h e list has a broad subject a r r a n g e m e n t , is not annotated, but includes both printed and near-print material. Lim- ited chiefly to bibliographies originating in Wash- ington, D.C. Joint Reference Library, Chicago, 111. Re- 271 cent Publications on Governmental Prob- lems. Sept. 7, 1932 to date. Chicago, 1932 to date. Weekly. Processed. L i s t s n e w m a t e r i a l on practically all phases of g o v e r n m e n t activity, f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d municipal. A s u b j e c t a r r a n g e m e n t , w i t h o u t a n n o t a t i o n s , b u t i n c l u d i n g processed as well as p r i n t e d publications. Law Library Journal. Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan. 1908 to date. Washington, American As- sociation of Law Libraries, 1908 to date. Bimonthly. I n c l u d e s a section " C h e c k l i s t of C u r r e n t A m e r i c a n S t a t e R e p o r t s a n d Session L a w s E x c l u s i v e of S i d e R e p o r t s " i n each issue. I n a d d i t i o n , special lists a n d bibliographies, c o n t a i n i n g s t a t e a n d f e d e r a l legal d o c u m e n t s , a r e f r e q u e n t l y published in this periodical. National Economic and Social Planning As- sociation. The NESPA Guide. No. 1, Jan. 15, 1940 to date. Washington, 1940 to date. Monthly. I n c l u d e s " G o v e r n m e n t R e p o r t s " and " N o t e s , " listing f e d e r a l a n d state n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d pub- lications in t h e field of n a t i o n a l p l a n n i n g . E x t e n s i v e a n n o t a t i o n s . National Municipal Review. Vol 1, No. 1, Jan. 1912 to date. New York, National Municipal League, 1912 to date. Month- ly. I n c l u d e s " R e s e a r c h B u r e a u R e p o r t s R e c e i v e d , " " B o o k s in R e v i e w , " a n d " A d d i t i o n a l Books a n d P a m p h l e t s R e c e i v e d , " listing f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d mu- nicipal publications on m u n i c i p a l a f f a i r s , a r r a n g e d u n d e r b r o a d s u b j e c t s . N o t a n n o t a t e d ; t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t items a r e r e v i e w e d . New York Public Library. Municipal Reference Library. Municipal Reference Library Notes. Vol. 1, No. 1, Oct. 28, 1914 to date. New York, 1914 to date. Monthly. C o n t a i n s " L i s t of N e w Y o r k City P u b l i c a t i o n s " (issued since Vol. 1, No. 16, F e b r u a r y 10, 1915) a n d " C u r r e n t Civic L i t e r a t u r e , " a n a n n o t a t e d list of p u b l i c a t i o n s of a n d about municipal agencies. E a c h list i n c l u d e s b o t h processed a n d p r i n t e d pub- lications. Pan American Union. Bulletin of the Pan American Union. Vol. I, No. 1, Oct. 1893 to date. Washington, 1893 to date. Monthly. C o n t a i n s a s e m i a n n u a l list " P u b l i c a t i o n s of the P a n A m e r i c a n U n i o n , " which i n c l u d e s n e a r - p r i n t as well a s p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l issued by the o r g a n i z a t i o n , w i t h a r u n n i n g c o m m e n t a r y . Public Affairs Information Service. Bul- letin of the Public Affairs Information Service. Vol. 1, 1915 to date. New York, 1915 to date. Weekly, with quar- terly and annual cumulations. I n c l u d e s a g r e a t m a n y f e d e r a l , state, and municipal 272 COLLEGE d o c u m e n t s , both processed a n d p r i n t e d , in a s u b j e c t a r r a n g e m e n t . Of p a r t i c u l a r i m p o r t a n c e is the list of d o c u m e n t s of some twelve l a r g e A m e r i c a n cities i n c l u d e d u n d e r the h e a d i n g " M u n i c i p a l D o c u m e n t s . " Occasional a n n o t a t i o n s o r descriptive n o t e s . Special Libraries, Official Organ of the Spe- cial Libraries Association. Vol. I, No. 1, Jan. 1910 to date. New York, 1910 to date. Monthly. D o e s n o t publish lists of d o c u m e n t s a s a r e g u l a r f e a t u r e , but o f t e n i n c l u d e s special lists of govern- m e n t m a t e r i a l , such as t h e r e c e n t " N e w Y o r k City D e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h P e r i o d i c a l s a n d S e r i a l s P u b - lished 1866-1939" by Estelle B r o d m a n (Vol. 31, Nos. 1-2, J a n . - F e b . 1 9 4 0 ) ; " R e c e n t A i d s to Public D o c u m e n t s U s e " (Vol. 29, nos. 6-7, J u l y / A u g . - S e p t . 1938), " A i d s to Public D o c u m e n t U s e S i n c e 1937" ( V o l . 31, N o . 9. Nov. 1940), " A i d s to F o r e i g n P u b - lic D o c u m e n t U s e Since 1937" (Vol. 31, N o . 10, Dec. 1940), all t h r e e by J e r o m e K . W i l c o x . Technical Book Review Index. Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 1935 to date. New York, Special Libraries Association, 1935 to date. Monthly. C o n t a i n s t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t processed a n d p r i n t e d 9fficial p u b l i c a t i o n s which deal with technical sub- jects, a n d i n c l u d e s q u o t a t i o n s f r o m reviews. U.S. Agriculture Department. Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering Bureau.2 Current Literature in Agricultural En- gineering. Vol. 1, No. 1, Aug. 1931 to date. Washington, 1931 to date. Monthly. Processed. I n c l u d e s both f e d e r a l and state d o c u m e n t s on technology in a g r i c u l t u r e . L i s t s both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d publications, o f t e n with a n n o t a t i o n s . U.S. Agriculture Department. Agricultural Economics Bureau. Agricultural Eco- nomics Literature. Vol. i, No. i, Jan. 1927 to date. Washington, 1927 to date. Monthly. Processed. C o n t a i n s t h r e e lists of c u r r e n t d o c u m e n t s in t h e g e n e r a l field of a g r i c u l t u r e : " B i b l i o g r a p h i e s , " " S t a t e P u b l i c a t i o n s , a L i s t of the P u b l i c a t i o n s of the S t a t e A g r i c u l t u r a l Colleges, D e p a r t m e n t s of A g r i c u l t u r e , A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n s , a n d A g r i c u l t u r a l E x t e n s i o n S e r v i c e s " compiled by M a r y F . C a r p e n - t e r ; " U . S . D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e P u b l i c a t i o n s , Economic in C h a r a c t e r " compiled by K a t h a r i n e J a - cobs a n d N a d i n e G. W e a v e r . All t h r e e lists include both processed a n d p r i n t e d publications. T h e r e a r e some a n n o t a t i o n s or c o n t e n t notes. Agricultural Finance Review. Vol. 1, No. I, May 1938 to date. Washington, 1938 to date. Semiannual. Processed. I n c l u d e s a section " L i t e r a t u r e on A g r i c u l t u r a l ® S i n c e a s u b j e c t a r r a n g e m e n t was n o t possible f o r t h i s list of d o c u m e n t acquisition sources, the official e n t r i e s h a v e been e n t e r e d a c c o r d i n g to t h e Super- i n t e n d e n t of D o c u m e n t ' s h e a d i n g s , r a t h e r t h a n by t h e m o r e usual L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s h e a d i n g s . I n this way, m a t e r i a l on t h e s a m e s u b j e c t (e.g., agri- c u l t u r e ) has b e e n kept together f o r t h e most p a r t . AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES F i n a n c e , " which lists f e d e r a l and state n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d publications a r r a n g e d u n d e r b r o a d s u b j e c t s — c r e d i t , i n s u r a n c e , land values a n d appraisal, taxa- tion, a n d local g o v e r n m e n t . I n c l u d e s some a n n o t a - tions a n d c o n t e n t n o t e s . Farm Population and Rural Life Ac- tivities. Vol. i, No. i, March 1927 to date. Washington, 1927 to date. Quar- terly. Processed. A _ section " L i s t of P u b l i c a t i o n s Reviewed a n d R e c e i v e d " c o n t a i n s material in the field of r u r a l sociology, i n c l u d i n g both f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e publi- cations, processed a n d p r i n t e d . Not a n n o t a t e d ; m a n y titles are reviewed in the periodical. Land Policy Review. Vol. 1, No. 1, M a y / J u n e 1938 to date. Washington, 1938 to date. Monthly. I n c l u d e s a section " B o o k s " a n d a n o t h e r section " F o r Y o u r A t t e n t i o n " each of which lists new pub- lications on land economics and land use, i n c l u d i n g both p r i n t e d a n d processed f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e docu- m e n t s w i t h a n n o t a t i o n s or reviews. U.S. Agriculture Department. Agricultural Marketing Service. Marketing Activi- ties. Vol. 1, No. 1, July 1939 to date. Washington, 1939 to date. Monthly. Processed. C o n t a i n s a section " P e r t a i n i n g to M a r k e t i n g " which lists the A g r i c u l t u r e D e p a r t m e n t ' s c u r r e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s ( m o s t l y p r o c e s s e d ) in t h e fields of m a r k e t i n g a n d s t a n d a r d s . N o t a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Agriculture Department. Consumers' Counsel Division. Consumers' Guide. Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 14, 1933 to date. Washington 1933 to date. Semimonthly. I n c l u d e s a section " C o n s u m e r s ' B o o k s h e l f " ap- p e a r i n g i r r e g u l a r l y a n d listing new material in t h e field of c o n s u m e r e d u c a t i o n . Lists f e d e r a l a n d state d o c u m e n t s , both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d , with anno- t a t i o n s . U.S. Agriculture Department. Experiment Stations Office. List of Station Publica- tions Received during November 1903 to date. Washington, 1903 to date. Month- ly. Processed. A checklist of s t a t e a g r i c u l t u r a l e x p e r i m e n t station publications received in t h e l i b r a r y of the U . S . E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n s Office. N o t a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Agriculture Department. Forest Serv- ice. Forestry Current Literature. New Series, Vol. I, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 1934 to date. Washington, 1934 to date. Bi- monthly. Processed. L i s t s f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e d o c u m e n t s , both processed a n d p r i n t e d , on f o r e s t r y , a r r a n g e d u n d e r broad sub- j e c t s , without a n n o t a t i o n s . U.S. Agriculture Department. Information Office. Monthly List of Publications. JUNE, 1941 April 1896 to date. Washington, 1896 to date. Confined to p r i n t e d publications of the A g r i c u l t u r e D e p a r t m e n t . No a n n o t a t i o n s . U.S. Agriculture Department. Library. Agricultural Library Notes. Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan. 1926 to date. Washington, 1926 to date. Monthly. Processed. C o n t a i n s t h r e e c u r r e n t d o c u m e n t lists in the field of a g r i c u l t u r e : " B i b l i o g r a p h i e s a n d L i s t s , " " L i s t of S t a t e E x t e n s i o n P u b l i c a t i o n s R e c e i v e d , " a m o n t h l y checklist, a n d " S e l e c t e d List of P r o c e s s e d Publica- tions of t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . " T h e first two lists include both p r i n t e d a n d processed material. Occasional a n n o t a t i o n s . Cotton Literature, Selected References. Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan. 1931 to date. Wash- ington, 1931 to date. Monthly. Pro- cessed. Lists and a n n o t a t e s both n e a r - p r i n t and p r i n t e d f e d e r a l a n d state d o c u m e n t s on all aspects of the s u b j e c t of cotton, a r r a n g e d u n d e r b r o a d subdivisions of this subject. U.S. Agriculture Department. Soil Con- servation Service. Soil Conservation. Vol. 1, No. 1, Aug. 1935 to date. Wash- ington, 1935 to date. Monthly. I n c l u d e s a section " F o r R e f e r e n c e " (compiled by E t t a G. R o g e r s ) consisting of f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e processed a n d p r i n t e d publications on soil con- s e r v a t i o n , l a n d use, a n d erosion. N o a n n o t a t i o n s , but some i t e m s a r e r e v i e w e d . Soil Conservation Literature, Selected Current References. Vol. 1, No. 1, J a n . / Feb. 1937 to date. Washington, 1937 to date. Bimonthly. Processed. I n c l u d e s t h r e e c u r r e n t p a r t i a l l y a n n o t a t e d lists of d o c u m e n t s on the g e n e r a l s u b j e c t of soil conserva- t i o n : " S t a t e E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n a n d E x t e n s i o n P u b - l i c a t i o n s , " " U . S . G o v e r n m e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s , " a n d " B i b l i o g r a p h i e s a n d L i s t s . " All include n e a r - p r i n t as well as p r i n t e d publications. T h e field a n d re- gional publications of t h e U . S . Soil C o n s e r v a t i o n Service included h e r e , a r e seldom listed elsewhere. U.S. Central Housing Committee. Housing Index-digest. Vol. 1, No. 1, June 15, 1936 to date. Washington, 1936 to date. Semimonthly. Processed. L i s t s a n d a n n o t a t e s n e w g o v e r n m e n t m a t e r i a l on h o u s i n g a n d slum c l e a r a n c e . I n c l u d e s both near- p r i n t and p r i n t e d publications of f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d municipal agencies. U.S. Commerce Department. Census Bu- reau. The Registrar. Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan. 1936 to date. Washington, 1936 to date. Monthly. Processed. I n c l u d e s a section " N e w P u b l i c a t i o n s " limited f o r t h e most p a r t to the processed publications on vital statistics of the C e n s u s B u r e a u . N o t a n n o t a t e d . 273 U.S. Commerce Department. Civil Aero- nautics Authority. Civil Aeronautics Journal. Vol. i, No. i, Jan. i, 1940 to date. Washington, 1940 to date. Semi- monthly. I n c l u d e s i r r e g u l a r l y a brief section " N e w Aero- n a u t i c a l P u b l i c a t i o n s " confined to the processed a n d p r i n t e d p u b l i c a t i o n s of v a r i o u s f e d e r a l agencies. P a r t i a l l y a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Commerce Department. Foreign and Domestic Commerce Bureau. Domestic Commerce, a Weekly Bulletin. Vol. 1, No. I, May 4, 1927 to date. Washington, 1927 to date. Processed. I n c l u d e s a section " N e w B u s i n e s s Books a n d R e p o r t s " compiled by F . S t i r l i n g W i l s o n . Con- t a i n s both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d publications with a n n o t a t i o n s . Occasionally, t h e r e is in a d d i t i o n , a special l i s t : " M i s c e l l a n e o u s P u b l i c a t i o n s of the De- p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e " d e v o t e d chiefly to proc- essed m a t e r i a l . Domestic Commerce News. No. 1, Nov. 5, 1937 to date. Chicago, [etc.] x937 to date. Processed. L i s t s n e w publications (chiefly processed) of the C o m m e r c e D e p a r t m e n t , in p a r t i c u l a r , m a t e r i a l is- sued by the C e n s u s a n d F o r e i g n a n d Domestic Com- m e r c e B u r e a u s . P a r t i a l l y a n n o t a t e d . I s s u e d inde- p e n d e n t l y by several of the district offices of the b u r e a u . Domestic Commerce News Letter. Sept. 1935 to date. Washington, 1935 to date. Monthly. Processed. E m p h a s i z e s n e a r - p r i n t p u b l i c a t i o n s of the agencies in the C o m m e r c e D e p a r t m e n t — n e w c e n s u s r e l e a s e s , a d d i t i o n s to t h e v a r i o u s i n f o r m a t i o n services of the F o r e i g n a n d D o m e s t i c Commerce B u r e a u , as well as o t h e r processed ( a n d p r i n t e d ) m a t e r i a l s . I n c l u d e s p u b l i c a t i o n s n o t e l s e w h e r e listed. P a r t i a l l y anno- tated. Foreign Commerce Weekly. Vol. 1, No. 1, Oct. 5, 1940 to date. Washington, 1940 to date. Weekly. H a s a section " N e w Books a n d R e p o r t s " by F . S t i r l i n g W i l s o n , which lists n e w m a t e r i a l on f o r e i g n t r a d e . I n c l u d e s both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d items, with a n n o t a t i o n s . F r o m t i m e to t i m e i n c l u d e s " T r a d e L i s t s A v a i l a b l e , " a list ( n o t e l s e w h e r e dupli- c a t e d ) of m a t e r i a l to be obtained f r o m the Com- mercial I n t e l l i g e n c e Division. U.S. Commerce Department. Marine In- spection and Navigation Bureau. Bulle- tin. Vol. 1, No. 1, July 1936 to date. Washington, 1936 to date. Monthly. Processed. H a s a section " P u b l i c a t i o n s " which lists n e w f e d e r a l m a t e r i a l in the fields of n a v i g a t i o n a n d shipping, i n c l u d i n g t h e processed C i r c u l a r L e t t e r s of the M a r i n e I n s p e c t i o n a n d N a v i g a t i o n B u r e a u . Not a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Commerce Department. National Bu- 274 reau of Standards. Technical News Bulletin. No. 1, Dec. 1917 to date. Washington, 1917 to date. Monthly. I n c l u d e s two l i s t s : " N e w a n d Revised Publica- tions I s s u e d " a n d " M i m e o g r a p h e d M a t e r i a l . " Con- fined exclusively to the publications of t h e N a t i o n a l B u r e a u of S t a n d a r d s , a n d not a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Federal Radio Education Committee. Service Bulletin of the FREC. Vol. 1, No. 1, Nov. 1939 to date. Washington, 1939 to date. Monthly. C o n t a i n s a section " B o o k s and A r t i c l e s " which lists, with a n n o t a t i o n s , n e w m a t e r i a l in the field of radio in e d u c a t i o n . T h e periodical also a n n o u n c e s the n e w publications of the F e d e r a l Radio E d u c a t i o n Committee. U.S. Federal Reserve System Board of Governors. Federal Reserve Bulletin. Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1, 1915 to date. Washington, 1915 to date. Monthly. H a s a section " F e d e r a l R e s e r v e P u b l i c a t i o n s " which lists, with a n n o t a t i o n s , t h e c u r r e n t processed a n d p r i n t e d publications a n d r e l e a s e s of this agency. Confined chiefly to m a t e r i a l o r i g i n a t i n g in W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . U.S. Federal Security Agency. Education Office. Library Notes. [No. 1] Sept. 1937 to date. Washington, 1937 to date. Irregular. Processed. A list of " B o o k s and P a m p h l e t s R e l a t i n g to Voca- tional E d u c a t i o n " ( p r e p a r e d by H e l e n Ellis W h e e l e r ) which i n c l u d e s municipal, s t a t e , a n d f e d e r a l near- p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l , w i t h a n n o t a t i o n s . School Life. Vol. 1, No. 1, Aug. 1, 1918 to date. Washington, 1918 to date. Monthly. H a s a section " N e w G o v e r n m e n t A i d s f o r Teach- e r s " which i n c l u d e s b o t h processed a n d p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l with a n n o t a t i o n s . Special lists of govern- m e n t a l m a t e r i a l on v a r i o u s e d u c a t i o n a l s u b j e c t s a r e also occasionally p r i n t e d in this periodical. U.S. Federal Security Agency. Public Health Service. Public Health Reports. [Vol. 1, No. 1] July 13, 1878 to date. Washington, 1878 to date. Weekly. H a s included (since 1922) a list ( n o w issued s e m i a n n u a l l y ) of t h e p r i n t e d publications of the U . S . P u b l i c H e a l t h Service. Also available in t h e r e p r i n t s f r o m P u b l i c H e a l t h R e p o r t s . N o t a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Federal Security Agency. Social Se- curity Board. Social Security Bulletin. Vol. 1, No. 1, J a n . / M a r c h 1938 to date. Washington, 1938 to date. Monthly. I n c l u d e s a section " R e c e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s in t h e F i e l d of Social S e c u r i t y " which lists f e d e r a l , state, a n d municipal d o c u m e n t s , both processed a n d p r i n t e d , u n d e r b r o a d s u b d i v i s i o n s of the s u b j e c t , with a n n o t a t i o n s . O c c a s i o n a l l y ^ checklists of s t a t e peri- odical p u b l i c a t i o n s on social w e l f a r e a n d s e c u r i t y a r e also f e a t u r e d . T h e a n n u a l s u p p l e m e n t Social COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Security Yearbook h a s a section " P u b l i c a t i o n s " which lists processed a n d p r i n t e d f e d e r a l m a t e r i a l on social security. U.S. Federal Works Agency. Public Roads Administration. Highways, Current Lit- erature. [Vol. I, No. i ] Nov. I, 1921 to date. Washington, 1921 to date. Weekly. Processed. Compiled by the l i b r a r y staff of t h e P u b l i c R o a d s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d i n c l u d e s f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d municipal n e a r - p r i n t and p r i n t e d publications on highways, motor vehicles, a n d related s u b j e c t s . P a r - tially a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Federal Works Agency. Work Proj- ects Administration. Bibliography of Re- search Projects Reports; W.P.A. Techni- cal Series, Research and Records Projects Bibliography. No. 1, Feb. 2, 1940 to date. Washington, 1940 to date. Irregular. Processed. A list of W . P . A . r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s , a r r a n g e d u n d e r b r o a d s u b j e c t classifications. I n c l u d e s both processed a n d p r i n t e d municipal, state, a n d f e d e r a l publications. M u c h of this m a t e r i a l is not elsewhere r e c o r d e d . Not a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Government Printing Office. Superin- tendent of Documents. Depository In- voice. No. 1283, Sept. 26, 1906 to date. Washington, 1906 to date. Monthly. A checklist of p r i n t e d g o v e r n m e n t publications is- sued to d e p o s i t o r y libraries. C o n t a i n s a section " N e w Classification N u m b e r s " which lists n e w serial publications of g o v e r n m e n t agencies, both processed a n d p r i n t e d , cataloged in the U . S . Public D o c u m e n t s L i b r a r y in W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. N o t a n n o t a t e d . United States Government Publica- tions Monthly Catalog. No. 1, Jan. 1895 to date. Washington, 1895 to date. T h e official a n d most n e a r l y complete c u r r e n t list of f e d e r a l publications. H a s i n c l u d e d processed publications since J a n u a r y 1936. F o r the most p a r t , omits p r e s s releases, a d m i n i s t r a t i v e , regional, and confidential publications. A f e w descriptive anno- tations. Weekly List of Selected United States Government Publications. July n , 1928 to date. Washington, 1928 to date. I n c l u d e s only t h e most i m p o r t a n t p r i n t e d material of t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t a r r a n g e d by s u b j e c t o r t y p e of publication. P a r t i a l l y a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Interior Department. Fish and Wild- life Service. Wildlife Review. No. 1, Sept. 1935 to date. Washington, 1935 to date. Irregular. Processed. L i s t s a n d a b s t r a c t s f e d e r a l a n d state publications in the field of w i l d l i f e c o n s e r v a t i o n and m a n a g e m e n t u n d e r subdivisions of t h e s u b j e c t . I n c l u d e s both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d material. JUNE, 1941 U.S. Interior Department. Geological Sur- vey. Publications Issued. List 1, Sept. 1907 to date. Washington, 1907 to date. Monthly. L i s t s t h e c u r r e n t publications of the U . S . Geo- logical S u r v e y . Confined mostly to p r i n t e d publica- tions, b u t includes maps a n d c h a r t s . I n c l u d e s anno- t a t i o n s . U.S. Interior Department. Mines Bureau. New Publications. Monthly List 1, Oct. 1910 to date. Washington, 1910 to date. Confined to t h e c u r r e n t processed and p r i n t e d publications of the U . S . M i n e s B u r e a u , with anno- tations. I n c l u d e s a list of periodical publications. U.S. Interior Department. National Park Service. Yearbook: Park and Recreation Progress. 1937 to date. Washington, 1938 to date. Annual. I n c l u d e s a section " C u r r e n t B i b l i o g r a p h y " (com- piled by I r m i n e B. K e n n e d y ) of m a t e r i a l on recre- ation, n a t i o n a l p a r k s , a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n . I n c l u d e s f e d e r a l , s t a t e , a n d local g o v e r n m e n t publications, both processed and p r i n t e d . N o t a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Interior Department. Travel Bureau. Official Bulletin. No. 1, Oct. 1938 to date. Washington, 1938 to date. Monthly. Processed. I n c l u d e s a section " T r a v e l L i t e r a t u r e " listing s t a t e a n d local publications a n d maps, both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d , on t r a v e l , r e c r e a t i o n , p a r k s , etc. P a r - tially a n n o t a t e d . U.S. Labor Department. Children's Bureau. The Child. Vol. 1, No. 1, July 1936 to date. Washington, 1936 to date. Monthly. I n c l u d e s " B o o k N o t e s " listing processed a n d p r i n t e d f e d e r a l a n d state m a t e r i a l on v a r i o u s phases of child w e l f a r e , with a n n o t a t i o n s . U.S. Labor Department. Labor Standards Division. Labor Standards. Vol. 1, No. 1, April 1938 to date. Washington, 1938 to date. Monthly. H a s a section " N e w P u b l i c a t i o n s " which lists n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d publications of f e d e r a l a n d s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t s , in the field of labor s t a n d a r d s , with a n n o t a t i o n s . U.S. Labor Department. Labor Statistics Bureau. Monthly Labor Review. Vol. 1, No. 1, July 1915 to date. Washington, 1915 to date. I n c l u d e s a section " R e c e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s of L a b o r I n t e r e s t " which lists n e w processed a n d p r i n t e d f o r e i g n a n d U n i t e d S t a t e s f e d e r a l , state, a n d munici- pal d o c u m e n t s in v a r i o u s labor fields—consumers, cooperative m o v e m e n t , cost of living, e m p l o y m e n t , i n d u s t r i a l hygiene, labor legislation, wages, etc., with a n n o t a t i o n s . 275 U.S. Labor Department. Women's Bureau. T h e Woman W o r k e r . [Vol. I, No. i ] Feb. 10, 1921 to date. Washington, 1921 to date. Bimonthly. H a s a section " R e c e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s " which lists the n e w p r i n t e d a n d processed material issued by the U . S . W o m e n ' s B u r e a u , as well as o t h e r f e d e r a l a n d state p u b l i c a t i o n s on t h e s u b j e c t of w o m e n in i n d u s t r y . Occasional a n n o t a t i o n s . U.S. Library of Congress. Documents Di- vision. Monthly Check-list of State Publications. Vol. 1, No. 1, J a n . 1910 to date. Washington, 1910 to date. T h e official a n d most complete checklist of s t a t e publications, both n e a r - p r i n t a n d p r i n t e d . Limited to material deposited in the L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s . I n c l u d e s publications of the D i s t r i c t of Columbia, the t e r r i t o r i e s a n d possessions as well as those of associations of state officials a n d regional organiza- tions. U.S. President. National Resources Plan- ning Board. Bibliography of Reports by State and Regional Planning Organiza- tions. No. 1, Jan./April 1937 to date. Washington, 1937 to date. Irregular. Processed. I n c l u d e s both processed a n d p r i n t e d p u b l i c a t i o n s of official p l a n n i n g bodies. Occasionally a c u m u l a t e d n u m b e r is issued. N o t a n n o t a t e d . U.S. State Department. T h e Department of State Bulletin. Vol. 1, No. 1, July 1, l939 to date. Washington, 1939 to date. Weekly. I n c l u d e s t h r e e lists of n e w f e d e r a l p u b l i c a t i o n s : " R e g u l a t i o n s , " " L e g i s l a t i o n , " a n d " P u b l i c a t i o n s . " L i m i t e d chiefly to p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l b u t n o t confined to t h e publications of t h e U . S . S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t . Not a n n o t a t e d . U.S. State Department. Publications of the Department of State. April 1, 1930 to date. Washington, 1930 to date. Q u a r - terly. Confined to t h e p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l issued by the U . S . S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t , but c u m u l a t i v e with each issue f r o m O c t o b e r i , 1929. I n c l u d e s m a p s . N o t a n n o t a t e d . Accrediting Associations and the College Library (Continued from page 210) dividual library reports that more periodi- cals are n o w received on the average by college libraries t h a n was the case five years ago. T o maintain the same relative standing on holdings of periodicals that it had five years ago, it was necessary there- fore for any given institution to increase the number of periodicals received. O n e college, for instance, has substantially the same percentile rank n o w that it had in 1934, but at present it receives 145 peri- odicals t h a t appear on our checklist, as compared w i t h 93 on the 1934 list. I n 1934 this library subscribed for a total of 199 periodicals; n o w it receives 260. W e have found a sufficiently close agree- ment between the number of holdings on our periodical checklist and the total n u m - ber of periodical subscriptions to be satis- fied t h a t in this field our checklist is a valid measure. I t is of course much easier to validate a measure of periodical holdings than of book holdings because the total n u m b e r of periodicals available is comparatively small. I have made this somewhat lengthy and detailed statement for several reasons: First, to i n f o r m college librarians of the techniques we have employed in develop- ing checklists of books and periodicals as a measuring device; second, to let the li- brarians k n o w that w e recognize the soundness of some criticisms of the check- lists t h a t they have m a d e ; third, to provide information upon the basis of which the criticisms of some faculty members and administrative officers may be a n s w e r e d ; f o u r t h , t o assure librarians and administra- tive officers that we make no a r b i t r a r y or u n w a r r a n t e d use of the data which we secure through our checklists; f i f t h , to enlist the continuation of the cooperation which librarians have so generously given us in attacking the difficult problem of developing adequate measures of the rela- tive excellence of college libraries. 276 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES