College and Research Libraries


Contents ( Continued) 

R E V I E W A R T I C L E : C O O P E R A T I O N ^ . 3 3 $ 

J. Periam Danton 

N E W S F R O M T H E F I E L D 3 4 2 

Change of Policy in the Distribution 
of Printed Cards by the Library of 
Congress to Depository Libraries 

IN V I E W of the projected publication of the Library of Congress printed cards 
in book form, the library issues this state-

ment to define changes in requirements to 

be made of libraries receiving its printed 

cards on deposit. 

T h e Library of Congress will continue 

to distribute new cards to regular deposi-

tory libraries whether or not they sub-

scribe to the set in book form. 

A depository library which subscribes 

to the catalog of printed cards to be pub-

lished under the auspices of the Associa-

tion of Research Libraries may choose one 

of the following courses of action as re-

gards depository cards distributed August 

I, 1942, or later: 

( 1 ) It may file the new cards as a 
separate catalog. 

( 2 ) It may continue to interfile the new 
cards with the present depository set. 

T h e Library of Congress will require 
the regular depository library which sub-
scribes to the set in book form to inform 
the library as to which of the above meth-
ods will be followed. 

In the event that the depository library 

chooses the first of these alternatives, the 

Library of Congress will entertain a pro-

posal for the use of the present depository 

cards in the development of a local or 

regional union catalog, or other suitable 

bibliographical project. Failing a suitable 

proposal for local use of the depository 

set, it should be returned to the Library 

of Congress, after due notice. 

Subscribers to the catalog in book form 

can establish a working supplement to it 

by purchasing for $42 per year the proof 

sheets of the printed cards cut to card size 

and punched. T h e proof slips may be 

discarded when the supplementary volumes 

covering them are issued. If printed cards 

are desired instead of the proof sheets, 

these can be supplied by the Card Division 

of the Library of Congress at prices listed 

in the Handbook of Card Distribution. 

Acting Librarian of Congress 

June 30, 1942