ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIB R A R IE S NEWS No. 10, November 1969 ACRL News Issue (A) of College & Research Libraries, Vol. 30, No. 6 MINUTES OF ANNUAL M EETING, ACRL EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES SUBSECTION ATLANTIC CITY, JUNE 24, 1969 The retiring chairman, Mrs. Barbara Marks, Education library, New York University li­ brary, opened the meeting by welcoming the large and enthusiastic group of librarians. She presided over a brief business meeting during which she reviewed the recent founding and development of the subsection. Her feeling was that the subsection is now well established. In addition, she reported the results of the recent balloting for officers for 1969-70. Offi­ cers include chairman, Donald Leatherman, University of Michigan; vice-chairman, Sidney Forman, Teachers College, Columbia Univer­ sity; and secretary, Rex Hopson, University of New Mexico. Sign-up sheets were circulated among those present at the meeting. The lists indicated that the meeting attracted librarians from a wide range of fields: reference, social sciences, and psychology, as well as education. The program section of the meeting consist­ ed of two speeches and was chaired by How­ ard Dillon, Harvard University. Oscar Buros of the Institute of Testing, Rutgers University, spoke first, describing the publishing of the six editions of the Mental Measurements Year­ book. Making abundant use of anecdotes, he described his thirty years of work spent editing the MMY. This standard reference book is put out solely by Buros, his wife, and a small cleri­ cal staff. He would like to see the Library of Congress assist in the testing field by catalog­ ing tests and issuing LC cards for these tests. Mrs. Priscilla Linsley, librarian of the Edu­ cational Testing Service Library, then spoke. She described the work of this library, which has been in existence since 1948. Mrs. Linsley described her specialized reference work in the field of tests. Howard Dillon then fielded ques­ tions from an interested audience which Büros and Mrs. Linsley alternated in answering.— Donald Leatherman, Chairman. Following is the Constitution for the Edu­ cation and Behavioral Sciences Subsection of the ACRL Subject Specialists Section. It is to be acted upon at the Detroit Conference. ACRL Subject Specialists Section Education and Behavioral Sciences Subsection PROPOSED BYLAWS Article I. Name. The name of this organization is the Education and Behavioral Sciences Subsection of the ACRL Subject Specialists Section. Article II. Object. The subsection represents, in the American Li­ brary Association, specialists in the field of edu­ cation and behavioral sciences and librarians working in these subject areas. It acts for the ACRL Subject Specialists Section, in coopera­ tion with other professional groups, in regard to those aspects of library service that require special knowledge of education and behavioral sciences. Article III. Membership. Any member of the ACRL may elect mem­ bership in this subsection on payment of dues 354 to ALA and any additional dues required for membership in ACRL and its sections. Every member has the right to vote. Any personal member is eligible to hold office. Article IV. Meetings. Sec. 1. The annual meeting of the subsection shall be held at the time and place of the an­ nual convention of ALA, as a part of the an­ nual meeting of ACRL. Sec. 2. Ten members shall constitute a quo­ rum at a meeting. Article V. Officers. Sec. I. The officers of this subsection are a chairman, a chairman-elect, and a secretary. Sec. 2. Terms of office. (a) The chairman serves for one year. (b ) The chairman-elect serves as vice- chairman for one year. At its expiration, or earlier in case of a vacancy in the office of chairman, he succeeds to the office of chairman and serves until the expiration of the term for which he was elected chairman. (c) The secretary is elected for a term of two years. Article VI. Committees. Sec. 1. a. The Executive Committee consists of the chairman, the chairman-elect, the im­ mediate past-chairman, the secretary, and one member-at-large appointed for one year by the chairman. The members of the Executive Committee shall be selected so as to assure representation for both education and the be­ havioral sciences. b. The Executive Committee shall serve as the Program Committee with one or two ad­ ditional members appointed by the chairman. c. The Executive Committee has the author­ ity to conduct the business of the subsection, not in conflict with any action of the Subject Specialists Section or other subsections, be­ tween meetings. Sec. 2. The chairman may appoint special committees for specific projects or other func­ tions which have been approved by the mem­ bership. The committees shall report to the membership through their chairman at the an­ nual meeting. Sec. 3. Informal discussion groups, to meet at the time of an annual conference, may be formed by the chairman or any five members. The chairman of this subsection may appoint a discussion group chairman to serve until a discussion group elects its own chairman. Article VII. Nominations and Elections. Sec. 1. The chairman of the subsection shall appoint a Nominating Committee to present 355 candidates for the office of chairman-elect, and every second year, of secretary. Each candi­ date presented must have consented to his candidacy in writing and must be a member in good standing at the time of nomination. Sec. 2. Elections shall be conducted by mail ballot in accordance with the procedures and deadlines established for ACRL. Candidates elected shall be reported at the annual meet­ ing. Article VIII. General Provisions. Wherever these Bylaws make no specific pro­ visions, the organization of, and procedure in, the Subsection shall correspond to that set forth in the Bylaws of the ACRL Subject Spe­ cialists Section. Article IX. Amendments. Sec. 1. Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed in writing by the Executive Commit­ tee, or a committee appointed for the purpose, or by any five members. Proposals originating with the membership shall be filed with the secretary at least three months before the an­ nual meeting. Sec. 2. A copy of any proposed amendment shall be mailed by the secretary to each mem­ ber at least thirty days before the annual meeting, or shall be announced in College & Research Libraries. Sec. 3. A plurality vote of the members pres­ ent and voting at an annual meeting shall car­ ry a proposed amendment. Article X. Temporary Provisions. These Bylaws shall take effect upon the ad­ journment of the meeting at which they were adopted. Respectfully submitted, Bylaws Committee: Wayne Gossage, Chairman Bank Street College of Education Toyo Kawakami Ohio State University Margaret Mattern University of Rochester Jackie Peldzus Brooklyn College June 25, 1968 ■ ■ ACRL Membership September 30, 1969 ............ ............ 13,601 September 30, 1968 ............ ............ 12,931 September 30, 1967 ............ ............ 12,226 C O LL E G E & R ESE A R C H N E W S LIBRARIES ACRL News Issue of College & Research Libraries News Editor, Michael Herbison, Casper Col­ lege, Casper, Wyoming 82601. Editor, Richard M. Dougherty, University of Colorado Libraries, Boulder, Colorado 80302. Editorial Board: Richard DeGennaro, Harvard Uni­ versity; D avid Heron, University of Kansas; Ells­ worth Mason, Hofstra University; Fred Heinritz, Southern Connecticut State College; William Axford, Florida Atlantic University; Peter Hiatt, Indiana University. ACRL Officers, 1969/70: President, Philip J. McNiff; Chairman, College Libraries Section, John E. Scott; Junior College Libraries Section, Ruthe Erickson; Rare Books Section, Robert J. Adelsperger; Subject Specialists Section, Marcia J. Miller; Agriculture and Biological Sciences Subsection, Howard Rovelstad; Art Subsection, Wolfgang M. Freitag; Educational and Behavioral Science Subsection, Donald Leatherman; Law and Political Science Subsection, Roy M. Mersky; Slavic and East European Subsection, Joseph Placek; University Libraries Section, Roscoe Rouse. 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