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crln-9178	Sodt, Jill	The 1940s: A time of trial and triumph	2014	4	.pdf	application/pdf	2171	90	49	For example, in 1940, Louis Round Wilson outlined some goals for academic libraries as they looked ahead to the coming decade, including: Jill Sodt The 1940s A time of trial and triumph Jill Sodt is director of library services at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, e-mail: jill.sodt@mcc.edu © 2014 Jill Sodt ACRL 75 C&RL News September 2014 440 1) the development of regional biblio- graphical centers; 2) the description on a national basis of resources for research; 3) the provision of regional libraries for infrequently used books; 4) the organization of a federal coun- cil on libraries; 5) the cooperation of libraries, foundations, and agencies of the federal government in the acquisi- tion through exchange and purchase of documents, books, periodicals, manuscripts, films, and other foreign materials essential to the promotion of American scholarship; and 6) the development of a program of research and publication in the field of college, university, and research libraries, which will enable these institutions more effectively to play their important role in higher education in America.2 Wilson emphasized the importance of cooperation between libraries to provide resources for increased scholarship. Hamlin is credited with starting the ACRL monograph publishing program.8 During this decade, academic libraries were evolving from centers of print.	cache/crln-9178.pdf	txt/crln-9178.txt