INDEX A separate detailed index to the Proceedings of the Ottawa Conference is on pages 367-370 and its entries are not repeated here. Affiliated organization, 391-2 Affiliation of A. L. A. with state library associations, report of committee on, 12-14 Brown, Walter L., Educational Unity, 1-3 Budget, A. L. A., 1912, 5 Burpee, L. J., Ottawa (a description), 41-44 Charter, 372 Chicago mid-winter meetings for 1913, announcements of, 450-51 Clubs, library, 395-6 College and university librarians of the middle west, meeting, 15-16 College librarians at conference of 1912, 9-10 Committees, 1912-1913, 385-7 Constitution, 373-8 Council Meeting of, 10-15; personnel of, 384-5 Dues, 373 Elmendorf, Mrs. H. L., Introductory to (Ot tawa) program, 44-45 Endowment funds, 387 Executive board meeting, 3-6 Foreign booklists, bibliography of, 23 Honor roll of attendance at conference, 379 League of library commissions, meeting of middle west section, 17-18 Library school faculties, conference of, 16-17 Liverpool conference of the L. A. U. K., 8 Officers, 1912-1913, 383 Ottawa (description), by L. J. Burpee, 41-44 Ottawa conference announcements, 21-23; 40; post-conference announcements, 4041; introductory to program (Elmendorf), 44-5; program, 46-49; local committee, 44 Periodicals, list of library, 392 Publishing board, meeting, 6-8; budget, 1912, 6; list of publications, 387-90 Relation of public libraries to municipalities, committee on, 23 Review of the year, 449-50 Sections, 390-1 State library associations, list of, 393-5 State library commissions, list of, 392-3 Treasurer's report, 3 Warner Library, cards for, 33 OF THE LIBRARY AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Vol. 6, No. 1 Entered as second-class matter December 27, 1909, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., EDUCATIONAL UNITY EXECUTIVE BOARD PUBLISHING BOARD LIVERPOOL CONFERENCE OTTAWA CONFERENCE CHICAGO, ILL. CONTENTS COLLEGE LIBRARIANS AT 1912 CONFERENCE COUNCIL JANUARY, 1912 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS LEAGUE OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONS EDUCATIONAL UNITY* The increasing practice of urging a large number of citizens to analyze intelligently the city budget is bound to make, not only for economy but for the good of the municipal service. It will, without doubt, raise many questions as to the need of the different appropriations, as to whether each brings full value in return, and as to whether the same result might not be obtained by more economical means. It is well that such questions should be raised, as few years go by without placing in the city budget an appropriation for the establishment of some new and worthy means for the education or for the pleasure of its citizens. If this new venture proves successful, it remains a fixed, or more likely an increasing, charge for future years. We believe that there are few cities, if any, whose budget will not show economic waste in the conduct of schemes of this character, but we wish to call attention only to a single group made up of the items appropriated for educational institutions which are available for the use of adult residents. Many such appropriations go to Paper prepared for the meeting of the A. L. A. Council, Chicago, January 5th, 1912, and printed at request of the Council. institutions or activities established by private societies, the management of which, together with their plants and collections, have been turned over wholly, or in part, to the ctly for the use of the general public. These varied means of education, therefore, have not been established through the initiative of the city as a part of a definite plan, but have been brought about by the enthusiasm of some individual or some small group of citizens who realized a need in the city's social life. Each institution carries on its work, for the most part, in an independent way, without connection or affiliation with any other. The only thing in common with them all is that their support, or a part of it, comes from the city's treasury. This is not only quite apt, but almost certain to mean a considerable amount of waste through duplication of labor, waste of material and of administrative effort, to say nothing of the possible loss of influence and of force. Buffalo is, doubtless, in this respect a typical city. Appropriations are made annually in its budget for the support, or the partial support, of a public circulating li brary and its branches, a reference library, night schools, a natural science museum, |