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Breakdown of inquiries answered, fiscal 1965 by time category and source of inquiry

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS

Senator MONRONEY. You are asking for an increase of 46 positions I believe, is that not correct?

Mr. JAYSON. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. Since fiscal 1960 the staff increased a total of 48 over the years, and for the year 1966 you have a total of 228 positions.

Now you are asking in 1 year for 46 additional. This is because of the increasing workload and the complexity of the research that you are asked to develop?

Mr. JAYSON. Yes, sir. As to the 228 positions, actually we have 223 budgeted positions plus a $25,000 temporary fund for 5 employees. Senator MONRONEY. But you have been unable to fill?

Mr. JAYSON. No; we fill them. We make fine use of that temporary fund, but when that was set up, the committee thought it would provide help that was the equivalent of five positions. Times have changed. Wages have gone up and that money doesn't stretch as far as it used to, but between 1961 and the present time, once you take out eight people that were given to us for our new Science Policy Research Division, the other increases in our staff have been mostly at the clerical level rather than the professional level.

In our justification we point out that between 1961 and 1964 we had 12 new positions. Ten of these were at the clerical and referenceassistance level. But there has been no substantial increase since 1961.

SPACE PROBLEM

Senator MONRONEY. Did you have any space shortage to accommodate these additional people?

Mr. JAYSON. The Librarian of Congress has turned over to us part of the exhibit area in the main building. This was an agonizing decision for him but we will be there on a temporary basis until the new building is constructed.

Senator MONRONEY. That will be a long time, 5 or 6 years.

Mr. JAYSON. Yes, but the question of space is an important one and the needs of the Congress are also important. This additional space, we hope, will ease the situation a bit.

Mr. LORENZ. In summary, we can house the staff, Senator, that will be provided.

Senator MONRONEY. All right, sir.

This is all on the Legislative Reference Service.

We thank you for the completeness of this testimony. It is something we needed to get.

REQUEST FOR SUPER GRADES

What recommendations would you make for the improvement other than the personnel you need? I think you have a request in another bill before the Post Office and Civil Service Committee for some super grades.

Mr. JAYSON. Yes, sir. Our senior specialists at the present time are grade 17 and by statute are not included within the super grade quota.

Our highest professional level is grade 15. We can't promote a man after he has grade 15, even though he may be working above the level of 15 but somewhat short of a senior-specialist level, without going to the Civil Service Commission and getting their approval.

This is a rather cumbersome and difficult procedure. We have requested the staff of the Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to consider an amendment of our statute to give us more freedom in that regard.

Mrs. HAMER. We hope that the joint committee will so recommend, Mr. Chairman. The current House bill on super grades only allows us a very few extra positions for the Library of Congress as a whole. I think that under it we could not possibly take care of the needs of the Legislative Reference Service and those of the rest of the Library of Congress, too.

The committee's report states that the bill gives the Library an increase of 13 supergrade positions, and we are very grateful for this allocation. However, we have 5 positions that have already been evaluated as super grades by the Civil Service Commission but there are no slots available for them, so these 5 would come out of the 13 if the bill becomes law.

Senator MONRONEY. I thank you very much.

DISTRIBUTION OF CATALOG CARDS

Regarding the distribution of catalog cards, which is a selfsupporting operation of the Library, you are requesting 39 positions for this activity.

Please explain what job categories are involved and why you need these additional positions.

Mr. WELSH. The detail on that begins on page 133. Twenty-eight are related directly to the card distribution service, the sale of catalog cards and technical publications.

Senator MONRONEY. This is on what page?

Mr. WELSH. Beginning on page 133, sir. The remainder of the staff, or 11, are related to the publication of these catalogs, which I have exhibited over here which represent a return to the Treasury in excess of the total amount appropriated for the card service.

We estimated when we prepared the justification that our returns would be in the neighborhood of $4,700,000. It now appears that we will be turning in over $5 million or 125 percent of the appropriation. The workload has increased significantly; as of this very moment we are averaging about a 13-percent increase over the last fiscal year.

JUSTIFICATION

Senator MONRONEY. I would like to have printed in the record pages 130 to 135 of the justifications and also pages 137 and 138 dealing with the activities of the distribution of catalog cards.

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1 This includes pending supplemental request for pay raise of $61,000. These cards are sold annually to over 17,000 subscribers throughout the 50 States and several foreign countries.

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1. Ingrade increases and other anticipated increases in salary costs--- $51, 574 Funds are requested to cover the cost of within-grade increases

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Analysis of increases and decreases—Continued
INCREASE-Continued

Law 89-301.

2. To provide for full year cost for the pay raise enacted under Public Pay increases for Government employees were granted effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning after October 1, 1965. The Library's first pay period began October 11, 1965, and the computation for the supplemental to cover these pay costs was based on this beginning date. The increase is necessary to provide for the pay raise for a full year covering 7.2 pay periods (July 1 through Oct. 10 inclusive).

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$24, 800

1,524

24, 800

181, 000

$22, 200

Printers at the Government Printing Office were granted an 18 cents an hour pay increase in May 1965. Pressmen were granted 13 cents an hour increase in August 1965. Card reproducers were given 16 cents an hour increase in September 1965 and laborers 10 cents an hour in May 1965. These pay increases along with increases in production and materials costs are estimated by the Government Printing Office to increase the cost to the Library by $22,000 in card printing bills. Printing catolog cards_-_

$78,000 Based on current and projected sales, an increase of 8 million catalog cards at a cost of $78,000 is necessary to keep up with the needs of subscribers.

Increases: (continued)

Printing of publications__.

$81,000

The monthly, cumulative and annual volumes of the National Union Catalog and the L. C. Catalog: Books-Subjects continue to increase in size requiring additional volumes. Also, the Register of Additional Locations, a cumulative, and the National Register of Microform Masters, an annual, are new publications and are to be printed as an adjunct to the National Union Catalog. In addition. $18,000 is included to provide direct appropriation of $28,000 to cover the printing cost of the Monthly Index of Russian Accessions. The $18,000 has been previously provided by transfer from the National Science Foundation.

4. New positions (39)

$206, 326

To meet increase in workload resulting from increased sales of catalog cards and technical publications. (28)

1 GS-7; 3 GS-6; 1 GS-5; 15 GS-4; 5 GS-3; 3 GS-2_- $130, 235
Contribution to retirement___.

Contribution to health insurance_.
Group life insurance----

8,465

1,400

434

To provide staff to maintain the currency and completeness of the
National Union Catalog and to produce the Register of Additional
Locations. (9)

1 GS-11; 2 GS-7; 3 GS-5; and 3 GS-3

140, 534

Contribution to retirement---

Contribution to health insurance_

Group life insurance__.

$49, 441

3,214

450

165

53, 270

$11, 627

756

100

39

12, 522

To produce the National Register of Microform Masters (2)
1 GS-9 and 1 GS-3----

Contribution to retirement-.

Contribution to health insurance_

Group life insurance_-_

Total new positions---.

Total increases__

=

206, 326

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