Dr. MUMFORD. The paper print collection is because it is a process developed by a company, but as to the conversion of the Kleine collection from nitrate to safety film Dr. BASLER. This was largely done in the Department of Agriculture laboratory; but the paper print conversion is done in California by the Renovare Co., which developed a process for converting these old paper prints. Mr. STEED. That does not lend itself to that process? Dr. BASLER. We have asked for bids, but nobody else except the Renovare people have the process they can do it with. If there was any real competition here we tried but there was no other place we could get it done. MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION DETERIORATING Dr. MUMFORD. I would like to add, Mr. Chairman, that while this will nearly complete the program, which was authorized here in 1959, it does not solve our motion picture problem completely by any means. The Library has many millions of feet of motion picture film. On nitrate, I believe we have some 27 million feet of such film. Of that, we have estimated some 15 million feet ought to be converted to safety film because there is deterioration and loss each year in it. We are not prepared to submit anything at this time on that but I would like to mention it in connection with the motion picture program. REVISION OF THE ANNOTATED CONSTITUTION Mr. STEED. The next item is for the revision of the Annotated Constitution. Last year this committee did not include the item but the other body did and it was finally carried in the bill in the amount of $25,000. Can you give us a report on what has been done, what is being done, or when the job under this item will be completed? Dr. MUMFORD. This is being done under Dr. Elsbree. May I ask him to report on that? Dr. ELSBREE. We are aiming at January 1 of next year as the completion date. Mr. STEED. That is the date it will be ready for printing? Dr. ELSBREE. We hope it will be ready to go to the Printing Office. It is a little too early, quite frankly, to guarantee that, but that is our goal. We will do it within the $25,000, although that will mean we will be subsidizing it a little bit, probably. We will have spent, I think, about $15,000 this year and about $10,000 will be left over. It is well underway, but it is possible only to estimate January 1 as the completion date. Mr. STEED. When this matter has come up in the past, how has the printing been arranged for? Dr. ELSBREE. We have had nothing to do with the printing, Mr. Chairman. The Government Printing Office has printed it through arrangements with the Joint Committee on Printing. The printing costs are not included in our appropriation. COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) Mr. STEED. The next item is "Collection and distribution of library materials (special foreign currency program)" and this appears on page 133 of the justifications and at page 112 of the bill. I note you request a total of $770,000 for 1963, an increase of $370,000 and of that total, $60,000 is U.S. dollars and $710,000 is local currencies already owned by the Treasury. I believe under the present program for 1962, of $400,000, this project was initiated with $36,500 in U.S. dollars and $363,500 in local currencies owned by the Treasury. I think we will insert in this point of the record pages 133 through 142 of the justifications. (The pages follow :) 1962 regular bill_-_. 1963 estimate__. Net increase_ $400,000 770,000 370,000 ANALYSIS OF INCREASES 1. Acquisition of books and other library materials__. The increased amount will permit book purchasing for a full year as contrasted with the 6-month operation of the pilot project from January 1 through June 30, 1962. The increase will also make possible the purchase of additional sets of publications for distribution to U.S. libraries not included in the pilot program. 2. Bibliographic control__. A program will be initiated to prepare bibliographic entries in list and card form to aid recipient libraries, including the Library of Congress, in their cataloging process and to bring the works acquired to the attention of research scholars at institutions not participating directly in the program. 3. Operation of centers-- The additional amount requested will permit the operation of centers in India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Republic for a full year as contrasted with the 6-month operation from January 1 through June 30, 1962. 4. Program support (U.S. dollars) - The increase in dollar support provides for payment of salaries of present U.S. personnel for a full year and provides also for an additional administrative officer at one of the oversea centers and for a secretary to the coordinator of the program at the Library of Congress. Total increase___ +292,000 +30,000 +24, 500 +23, 500 +370,000 It is recommended that the amount initially requested in the 1963 budget estimates for operation of centers be reduced by $14,500 and that $14,500 be added to the amount requested for bibliographic control. This is so indicated above. At the time the original budget request was submitted the survey teams had not completed their work. It has been found that adequate office space can be rented for less than was estimated at the time of budget submission. On the other hand the survey teams found that it will be possible to hire more highly skilled personnel for bibliographic activities than was anticipated. Analysis of increase requested for collection and distribution of library materials (special foreign currency program), Library of Congress With appropriations granted last year pursuant to section 104 (n) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (included in Public Law 85-931, approved September 6, 1958) the Library of Congress initiated pilot projects for the acquisition of library materials in India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Republic. In each of these countries, foreign currencies accrued to the credit of the United States have been used to employ local staff, to rent office space, to purchase books and other library materials, and to ship the materials acquired directly to the Library of Congress and 22 other research libraries in the United States. During the period of October through December 1961, two survey teams composed of area and acquisitions specialists from the library's staff were in India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Republic to investigate the availability of adequately trained local personnel, office space, and equipment; to locate bookdealers able to expand and improve their present operations to cope with the task of supplying the volume of publications required in multiple copies; and to consult with officers in the American embassies and in the foreign governments as to the feasibilty of the program. Since the initial reports of the survey teams were favorable, they were instructed to remain abroad; to establish, staff, and equip centers; and to negotiate acquisitions contracts. The survey teams confirmed the necessity of having U.S. personnel abroad to run these operations because of problems of censorship, postal and customs regulations, and the complexity of relationships with book suppliers. An advisory committee, composed of representatives of Government, of several learned societies, and of professional organizations, suggested a number of institutions as appropriate recipients of publications under the program. The following institutions accepted the invitation to participate: THE UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC University of California (Los Angeles) Indiana University Columbia University Hartford Seminary Foundation (sharing its set with Portland State College) Harvard University University of Michigan In keeping with instructions contained in the conference report, the libraries have contributed $10,500, which will be used to reimburse the U.S. Treasury for a portion of the dollar support required. By the 1st of January 1962, centers had been established in New Delhi, India; in Karachi and Dacca, Pakistan; and in Cairo, Egypt; the initial survey teams had returned to the Library after being replaced by three staff members assigned to direct the work of the centers; and publications were being shipped regularly from each of the three countries to the United States. Despite the many difficulties of initiating a pilot program of this nature, the results during the first few months of operation have exceeded expectations. Publications of great value to the Government and to the colleges and universities participating in the program have been arriving in this country at a steadily increasing rate. In each of the countries, a complete set of the Government publications on the national level and the publications of major importance on the State and local levels are being acquired and shipped. From India alone, some 72,000 pieces of Government publications are being shipped each month. Commercially published newspapers and periodicals are being shipped at the rate of about 25,000 pieces each month from India, about 6,000 per month from Pakistan, and about 9,000 per month from the United Arab Republic. In addition, commercially published books of research value are arriving at the rate of 2,400 a month from India, 900 a month from Pakistan, and 1,100 a month from the United Arab Republic. During the coming year it is planned to continue the acquisitions program in the three countries at a slightly higher level. Lists of the material acquired in these three countries will be prepared abroad and distributed to research centers in the United States to inform scholars of the range of books, serials, and other library material available under the programs. These lists will serve to make the materials accessible on interlibrary loan to scholars at institutions other than those participating in the program. Brief initial surveys may be made in some of the other countries in which excess foreign currencies could be made available for the support of acquisitions and bibliographic listing activities similar to those carried on in India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Republic. The program will combine book buying and descriptive listing. A four-way breakdown is presented below. 1. Acquisition of books and other library materials, +$292,000 Books from India and Pakistan are presently being shipped to 11 college and research libraries, and books from the United Arab Republic to 11 college and research libraries. A set of publications from each country is received by the Library of Congress. The program during the coming year will continue to concentrate on currently published materials available in multiple copies. It is planned to continue sending publications to the present recipients and to add a small number of additional research libraries to the present group. The newly selected libraries will be chosen as were the present participants, with the aid of an advisory committee, consisting of representatives from several U.S. Government agencies, library associations, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Social Science Research Council. The increased number of sets will permit distribution to several research libraries supporting strong area studies programs for both India/Pakistan and the United Arab Republic (the limited number of sets available under the pilot program made it seem wise initially to send publications from only one of the two areas to any single institution). Also, it is expected that the geographic distribution of the sets within the United States will be improved. For the above purposes, and to increase book purchasing from a half-year to a full-year level, an increase of $292,000, from $315,000 to $607,000 in foreign currencies, is requested. |