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TABLE OF CONTENTS . . I - Socoyld sossion of tho IntomatiomiL Comittao on Biblfo raphy, Pzris, Map31 - Juno 3 195t. . . . . . . Uncsco activities . . . . . e . .

Dovclopncurt of Spccinl Librarics and Organization of Librmy Training in Iraq . . . .

Activities of fntcrmtional Orgrulizntions. .- . . . Mccting of 1so/rz,/46 (Brussols, Juno &16). . . .

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I. SECOND SESSION OF TRE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMtII TTEE ON BIBLIOGRAPHY

The International Advisory Comniztee on Bibliogr h eld its second

In accordance with the Constitution, the Committee consisted of twelve session in Tbesco House, Paris, from May 31-June 3 19%.y1y

members belonging to three different categories t

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- representatives of non-governmental organizations shosen bemuse of their direct cooperation with Unesco in bibliographical matters z Nr. Pierre BOURGEOIS (Switzerland), F'residdnt of the International Fedem- tion of Library Associations3 Mr. Julien CAIN (France), President of the Commission on Bibliography of the International Council for Philo- sophy and Humanistic Studies; Mr. Georges MRP€lEV€G3 (Belgium), Vice- President of the International Federation on Documentation; &. Jean -EYRIAT (Franoe), Secretary-general of the International Committee for Sooial Sciences Documerrtation ;

(2) members appointed for throe years chosenf" the best qualified'experts on general bibliography or on the bibliography of a particular subjoct not represented by any of the members appointed in the first oategory f Nr. R, BERKER (Turkey) , as member of the Advisory C o d t t o e far Doou- mentation in the Natural Sciences; )k. L, BIWMEL (Netherlands), Di- rector, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague; MI=. Julien CAIN (France), Generrl Administrator, Bibliothequo Nationale, Paris; I%-. F.C. FRANCIS, (United Kingdom), Keeper, Department of Printed Books, British Plusem, London; Mr. A* SABET (Egypt), Scientific Infornation Officer, Xational Research Gounoil of Egypt, Cairo; &. Ralph SHAIV (U.S.A.), Librarian of the Department of Agriculture, Washington j

members appointed for one year and chosen fkom among exports associatod with Unescots bibliographical work : Mr+ A. WID (Fhkistan), Librarian, Karachi University Library, Karachi; I&. A, VILLALON (Chili), Librarian of the Faculty of Medicino, National Univorsity; Santiago ;

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The f olluwing international organizations were represented by Observors : United Nations, Vorld Health Organization (WHO) , World MeCeorological Organization, Irrkernational Labour Organization( IrO ), Unitod Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO); International Association of Music Libraries; Interational Bureau of Education; Irk ernational Chil- dron *s Centre; Council of Europe; International Council of Docmcntation; International Council of Wseums; International Council for Social Sciences; International Council of Scientif io Unions; OrganizaCion for European Eoonomic Co-operation; International Organization for Standard- ization; Union of International Organizations.

Certain experts who had oarried out specific work reaommended by the Conmittss during its previous sessions wore also asked to attend; namely x Mells Salvan, Mr. Filliozat and Mr. Wurmsor. unable to attend.

M d l e klcl%s, who had also been invited, was

:see .the Provisional Agenda published in the April 1954 issue, v0l.III,N0.2

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Bricf clitlino of tlic rcsults achicvcd

Tho 1954 sossion rras markod by scnn-al ncvr fcafarcs and by a fullcr in-

Tho annual reports on tho dcvclopmcrrt of bibliographical scrvicos, pro- tcgration of thc diffcrcnt aspccts of tho Committoo's worlce

pared by ?Milo Phlcl.?ls, contained factual information to bo %?.ken into ac- count whcn Uncsco's bibliographical program0 is clz-boratcd, roports m r c , in fact, submitted at tho approximato moinont vhon tho Committoo was proscntod with the draft of Ul-oscors o-im programno for 1955-56. result of tho cxaminxtion of tho-pro jcct scvoral resolutions ~ r c m passed, a.d thoy wcro supplomcntod by 3. work-plan, making it possible for thc Cormittoo to gLvc a mor0 considesod opiilion zt its ncxt mcoting in 1955- At tlnc sLmo t7hc it TLS docidcd that a critical survcy of all uzlosco bibliographical pub- licatiom should bo udertakon by ocrrtract to provide tho Comnittec ;-ii,th uscful working material for its ncxt moctirg,

yonrs and' mado a number of rccmncndations chicfly conccrning prc'ulens of standardization and hclp to bo given to national groups.

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Tho Comittcc cnrriod on ths work undcrtakcr, by contract during prooious

Smmary of -Km discussion and princiwl rocomondations - A---

Tho DTrcctor-Goncral opcnod the mooting; Hr. Julion Cain, Prcsidon-t of tho Committoo, was in the chair. I. UIGSCO IS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ?ROGBAlEE

It will be rcmcraborcd (scc Bibliographical NorrsIcttcr, TTol pII, N0.3, ------I------ Xay 1955, pE3) that tho Comit-tcc, a-t it3 prcvious mc.i;il?g, had passed a

rcsoliition showing its mnccrn "at m t having so far bocn in a position to fulfil ono of its p-incipal dutios, nci,ii.cly to advisc tho Dixctor- Gcncral on thc futuro bibllcgraphical programx of' Unosco".

This yoar, thc Comlittcc ins, for t'nc 'first time, offcrod tho op- po&unit;y. to do this. Thrco motings vrcro cntfroly dcvotcd to study of tho draft progrwnc fcr 1955-56; tho ComrLdrbcc m s assisted in its." by thc nttcndmco of sovcral m d c r s of' tho Socrotwi2.t; ir, pnrticulnr, N.z* Jcan ThcLms, Dircctol- or" thc Dopwtmont of Cultvral Acti-rYtics, ns- sistod -t;hc Comittco in prcssnting thc progfamio projccl;s for his doput- ment, and spccialists from tho Dopart"-ts of Social Scicnccs, l!iatur&l Ecionoos, Education and Mass Commication rlso took part,

1, Draft p m g r m m o for 1955-56 - Trio Cc~imLt%oci agprovcd a nunbcr- of ros- v -II I I olut~s-%smimozding khat cortain modifications should, if PO ssiblo, bc m d o by *&c Dircdtcr-Goccral in thc drni'+;,

2, D:-aBI; progrmmc far 1957-59 - Tho Ccm&ktoo also prcpqrcd a WO:& plan

if cxprcsscd at tho tino whcn p;-ogl-,.urmo projects vrcro bcing fir&

- ~ < .--.-. ---*- -- Ei-e futu.rco. It m s fc3.t that thoir opinion could be mcst czfcc- trivo olaborcltcd. ib5li.tq f Oi- tho toohnical coordination o:C Urrcsco 7s bibliographioai work; rc!_ying on +J=c specialists in tho differont scbj0c.t ficlds to dctornino tho ir o m particular needs.

It VKLS also fclt that tho Com'ittcc should carry PcsDons-

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Thc Comittoo rccmnondcd t b t a nocting should be callod oarly in 1955 to study tho draft progrmo for 1957-58. Thhsoting would bo hold in conjunction with ncotings of tho principal spocinlizod bodios concornod, m o l y t CIPRS Bibliographical Comaittoo, Intorna- tioml Ad‘oisory Cant-ittoc for Documcntation in tho Natural Scionccs: Intcrmtioml GoI3mit-t;~~ for Social Scicncc Docunorrtatiorz and tho ICSU Comnittco ox Scioncc Abstracting.

Tho Sccrctariat vms askod to supply this nocting with full infor- mation conccming ell Uncscors bibliographical tions so that tho Committcc a n givc an opinion on thoso publications both as to oditorial and distribution policy.

rcla-tod publica-

Unitcd Rations programm for tochnical sssistanco - Finally, tho Con- nittoo ilrishod to rocall tho Dkcctor-Gonoralls a-t;t;cntion to thc stato- ncn-t of a working p a w on tho ~r6grarmo whidh net during tho Scvonth Scssion of thc Gcncral Confcrcnco, doclaring that thc Unitcd Nations progrLw;c for tochaical assistanco should bo m d 3 fully anilablo to help Hoiabcr Statcs in tho dovclopncnt of thoir bibliographical m d librzry scrvicos. rcsolution in a sinihr S C ~ S O passed 2.t tho l9kZ Sossicn of tho Coun- cil. of FUB.

Tho Conmittoo also wished to all attcntion to a

11, A m FiFWRTS ON BIBLIOGPmHICfL SERVICES THROUGHOVT THE T0FlI.d) ---I

It will bo rononhorcd that thoso rcports aro considorod as CL nowbi- bliogrzphical vcnturo and as likoly to bo of importanoc both for tho COP aittoo and for nc..tional and intcmtional bcbliographicnl sonricos in their dovolopncnt worko vious Conmittcc motings (So0 Bibliographical Nomlcttcr, vol. I, Nc.1, July 1952, p. 89 and Vol.11, NO,^, May 1953, p.4).

tho nooting oopios of tho first tv% reports (Tic soconc! in provisi-om1 fcrn) conccming thc pcriods 1951-52 and 1952-53.

o m ~olwno in thc lincsco Bibliogrqhical Handbooks Sorics. Aftcr bring bocn intomod thzt KLlc Uk~lcl~s vould bo unable to undcrtakc tho prcpar- ation of tho rcports in futurc, thc Coxmittcc considmcd 3310 quostion of hcr successor for this vork, Scvcral cmdidatcs wmc suggostcd Land th2 Comriit%ec clcarly ddfincd tlic conclitions with which tho iimt rapportcur would h v o to conply, nancly : that ho zlust undortako thc work for a pcriod of not lcss than 4 pars and should work in a cciitrc whom hc could h v c QCCOSS to a largo and coqrcncnsivc oolloction. ablc to conduct corrcspondcncc in thc min lLmguagcs aid ;:lust bo fully coiqctcnt in thc diffcrcnt bibliographical f iclds,

!LXc plan rccormcndod in 1953 vns zpprovcd t Thcruports which aro to bo publishod in tho noxt fovs ycars arc to consist minly of additions and corrcctions, but tlic rqportcur mill bc frcc to add a dotailod study of somo particular aspoct of bibliograyhicz-1 vmrk. basic rcp0rtr:L-s to bo propwcd. ally, be rcgardcd as thc first basic report,

Tho m.ttcr has nlrcdy boon discussod at pro-

Thc nmbcrs of t;io Com-iittco had rcccivcd in sufficicnt tine bcfcro

Thcy rccmendcd that tnc first tvro reports sbould bo publishod as

Ho should bo

Ercry fivc ycars, a Thc first tvro reports will, oxcoption-

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Tho progress rcport sliowcd tlic results alrcady aohicvcd by tho con- tracts concludcd in 1352 m d 1953. and vias becoxing mor0 dcfincd. wcrc bcing carried out; otlicr projccts wcrc newly undci-takcn in biblio- graphical as 1~011 as in rclatcd fiolds, " A y : Standardization of bi- bl iograpliical tochiiiquos (2 contracts vj5tl.1 IS0 1; Standardization of Asicm rubes in cataloguc s and bib1 iographics (contract v&th tho Indian Library Association, 3 contracts with Occidcntal c xp crts) 0 Intcrm-bioiml Stand- ardization of cataloguing m l c s (a contract vdth FLAB m s rccomondcd).

and complctcd contracts; (2) ncrf cuiitracts to bc concludcd.

Thc Comittccts work had bcon cxtcndcd Long-tcrm projccts had bcc:i undortakon and

Thc ConnittocTs rcconmcndations conccmcd 2 (1) followup of cirrcnt

1. Lncunac in thc ficld of intt;orn?.tioml spccislizcd bibliwrmhies = IC_ - .U-- --; -- - A- L . - Mcllo Salvan, ICGpcr at thc Dircction dcs Bibliotncqucs, Riris, rcportcd to the Comnittcc thc rcsults of her invcstigati.cn of tho oxisting lacumo in the Sicld of int.ornatiom1 spacirlizod bibliographios and also on thc pilot inquiries sho had conducted in two particular ficlds I Astronony and Townplmiing,

Aftor hcarizg hcr report thc ConTittoc rccomondcd -that tho results of hcr work shculd bo publishcd as a, Uncsoa "working doc- "t", containiEg as an anncx tho coimcn-ks nadc by the c~?ipc-t;ci?-t; intornational organizations, tho Int crmtional bstrononic Union and thc In-5crmtional Fcdorntion for Housing and Tomplm-z?.n& Thc rcport shall bc subxittcd for commnt t o carcfdly choson o:pcrts and librzrians.

Com5ttoc should concorn the intcr-disciplinary or mnrgiml flalds which arc ovcrlockcd by tho spcohlizcd organisrtions, vho should uyidcrtakc to study and to detcct thc cxisting gaps in thcir own particular field.

Staxdardiz3tion 2.f 3sia;l nmcs - Tk, Filliozatp Professor of InZhl 3.:?:~uac;cs slnd litcmturcs at thc Collage de Franco, bricfly SUI;',- mrixed tho rcport rxdo by 1ke RC.nganathm on bchalf of thc Indian Library Association, Hc a1 so rcportcd tlsc prolininary comcnts m d c on this reporti by bo Polman, of thc Library of Co:~rcss, Nashliigton, by Mr,, Lcvccn and Er. B m c t t of the British lUscu111, and by himclf. clusion that i'c vms inpossible to l w v c out thc problcns of trans- literation t-fhon making a study of thc rulcs conccrning tho trOtLt- mcnt of Asian nmcs in catalogucs and bibliographios,

problcn of transli-Gcration 02 Asiatic- languages to ISO/TC/46, at its m:;t ncctixg in Bi*usscI.s (JLDIO 14-16). nmilzblc to librarians and research mrltcrs n prac tical vrorking cool, m e n if ii1coi2plctc m d provisioml, lcd ths Comd..i;t~c to

It TE.S rccmmndod that further inquirics to bc m d c by the

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Thc Coimittcc rcccm,iondod that Flr. Lorphh'rc should subnit thc

T'nc mccssity of nak.im7g

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accupt Ik. Filliozatts proposal for the p&lication of lists of annotated rimes in diffcrcnt languages, This proposal, added to tho report ho is to prcparc for Uncsoo, will ba suhiittcd to Xr. Levccn and Mr. Polomn and aftcmmrds oommunicatcd to tho Intcrm- tiom1 Union of Oricntalists, yfho will be nskod todviso on its practical oxccution.

Tcchniquo and fimcing of Bibliographies on Cards - In vicv of tho intcrcst of librarians and cxperts in tho production and distribu- tion of bibliographies on cards, and aftcr a prcliriimry study mdc~ by Eh-, Wwascr, tho SccrGtariat was askod to mfiim tho possibili- bj of mking cm cx-tcnsivc survq of the diffcrcnt cxisting systcns and ncthods, with regard to the mrying conditions and nocds. order to proddo mtcrial for this survey, and as a first movo, the Coxmittcc rccorended fcr acceptance the offor m d e by tho rcprcsontativc of FID to publfsh in the Revim of --__. Docmcntxtion - ---. . --U o sorios of articles which ivarld SUPPLY infomation and s c m c as a basis for conparison. existing services, of which a list is to bc mado by %he Committoe ncnbcrs and observers and passod on to tnc Socrctcriat.

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Suoh articles mould bo obtained fron tho

Union--catfLloguing, and Dircctory of rcfcrcncc works plablishcd in- Asia - Dr, BrwaxTl roportcd tho progress of his work on tho tcoh- G o of Union cataloguing and inf'orncd tho tIoimittoo Gf the rcs- ults of his visits to Gcrmny, the Ucited States and Srritzerland. HC ho cd to be ablc to send in his final rc ort b he Comiittco notcd that thc m"crip! for %ho%ircctory of rcfcrcncc vrorks publishod in Asias prcparcd by Tdr. Gardc, would bc subnittcd to Uncsoo by Novemcr 30 at thc latest nnd that the draft progranme of Uncsco for 1955-56 includcd tho publicztion of thcso two docwxcnts in thc Uncsco Bibliographical Hadbooks Scrios. T h ~ y cxprcsscd thcir hopc that this would bc approvcd by tho Gcnoral Conf cr cnco .

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RctrospcctAvc diYicctory of lcarncd pcriodicals ~ -- _"_._ - publishod * - - - ----e--- in Asia - Dr, ~mgamt1ian.- Thc Coixt-~ittcc prcposcd &at thc discussion con- ccrning-%%-miition of tnc Diroctory bo rcfcrrod to tho 1955 - -_ --- --- -- - - session, vhon tho mnuscript will ham bcon rcccivod by tho Scc- rctariat.

A na;ibcr of prajccts ancl contracts werc rccomondod by tho Coa- nitteo, Contracts No, l, 3 =id 4 doscribe2 below arc to 50 concludcd in 1954 cut of amilablc fuds. 7 would bo concludcd out of thc funds proposcd for 1955, subjccf t o a f 2 x 7 ourablo mtc by tho Goncnl Confcrcncc.

Contracts dcscribcd under 5, 6 arid

In thc light of thc Connittccls rccomwndations (sec I,2 abovo) this study appcarcd as particularly important. undertaking it will 5c d c c d to prcparc a prclimimry rcport for subinission to tho 1955 scssion of the Ccmiittco.

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Statistical study of the application in covcmgc existing b o b m m v~"riou~-ii;ib3riograyhical scniccs, vr ith spc: cia1 rcfcrengc to tho utility or inutility of such duplication, and its economic cffccts

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TbComittoc proposed to rcqucst : (1) tho Advisory Com5ttzo for Docurilcntation in thc Nrbtural Sci- cncos, to imkc a statistical survey of a11 duplications in thc fiold of mthemtics, physic and chcxistry ; (2) thc Intcrmtianal Comdt+cc f or SGcial Scicnce Docmcntntion, to nnlcc a similar survcy in tlic ficld of Social Sciomcs as a. vhol c 0

studios which vi11 bc sut%;iittcd. to tho Buroau. lke Ibyriat m s crslccd to prcparo a spocific outlinc for thcso'

3. Intcrmtiofia.1 St,vdardizntion of Cztaloguing Rulos - B-is pro j o d is to bc givcn priority on accaurik of tiic rcvisions of nxtioml c-ttaloguing codos at prcscnt bcing iadc in dif fcrcnt countries. Thc Coniittcc proposcd to limit thc prgjcct at first to tho rulos concerning sukhor ciitrics . (personal nmos, corporatc cntrios) ; to bcgin the work of standardization by a ompx-ativo study of tho princiycll codos ?t presont in nsc; Laad to acccpt Iir. Bourgcoisv proposal thnt IFM shovld unclcrtzkc it.

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Biblicpaphy of intcrvaticnal organizations - Thj-s bib1 icgraphy of E c X a iiuclcus is -ko bc f o u n & ? m i t o r y of Intcrm-tioml Organizations, vrhon cxtcndcd and supplcncntcd by a list of histo- rical studies conccrning the organizations, will bc publishod by thc Ucion of Intcrnnt ional Orgml z?.'cior:s, with whach a c ontrzct is to bc concludod.

5. Study of tEc tcchniquc of international lists of spccialiqcd -I- 10' riodicals - Thc bibliography of -il-rt;ei-mtional lists of spccializcd periodicals, which is .thc basis of this inquiry, will bc publishod

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- in tho Rc-vicw ~f Docuicntztion, in accordmico with tho offcr rad0 by 1%. Lorph?cwrc.

6, Directory .of cumont poriodicals published in LLtin Rutcrica - Ccn.-ii?;toc appoictcd kIrQ F,C a F r m c i D T I L . Villalon and Mr, Re S h m to form a working group in ordcr (I) to ascertain whcthcr this projoct duplicated oxy othcr; and if it did not (ii) to prcparc a dctailod work plan, %id (iii) to Conduct and corrtrol the work und@ tho yrojcct for which tho cooperation of tho nctioml bibliogmphs cal groups in Lntin Amrica is t o bc sccurod.

Aid affordcd to mtioiial bibliogr>ecal grmps -- in -~-.~- - - . undcr-dcv&opcd - coun'i~ics - ~ h c Conriittcc rccmcndcd tlqt in 1%5, IS in 1954, CL certain smi should bo used to pronotc tho 'nctivitics of mticnal bib1 iograp hi czl groups in undcr-dcvo l o p 5 c .xmtr ics .

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Tho Dircctoqy of periodical or scrial official publications in Asia, of which thc Comittoc did not qucstion thc imp';rtLulcc, was postr ponod to a latcr datc bccizusc of thc nlrcady existing contract conclu- dod oarly in 1954 fcr a gcncral study of official bibliogm?hics, which will supply mtcrial conccrning pcriodioal publications . This projcct had bccn proposod by thc Japancsc bibliographical group.

The Cmmittcc approvcd thc progress rcport subnittcd by tho Socrcta- ria% %id rccmxndoi! that a distinction should bc m d c botwocn thoses and othcr official publications offcrcd for cxchangc.

OT€i% RSCOl.@ E NDATLONS Tho Codttco favourably rcccimd thc suggestions d c by scvcral i2Cs;t.

to invitc if possi5lc a ymcscntakivo frori thc USSR to clttcnd tho

to dirbct tho Coimittcc's action in such mr"r that under-dcvclcpod

bors proposing :

next sossion of tho Com.6ttcc ;

ccountrics :.my bcncf it frm thc cxpcricncc aoqdircd 3y Occidcntal countrios in ccrtain tcchnicnl f iclds .

11. U N E S C O A C T I V I T I E S

DEXI&OR/ENT OF SPECIAL LIB"IES AND ORGAITIZLTIOW OF LIWRY TRAINING IN IRAQ

1ke H.C. Saundors, .c;ho hzs bccn working in Iraq since Dccczibcr 1952 as Uncsoo librnry cxport uncicr the Unitofi Natians Tcchnical Assistznco Pre gr~ m m , has sont us thc follorsing rcport on his work :

"T1iorc arc sovcn col1cE;os in Baghdad attcndod by studonts frori a11 parts of thc country m c l ea& oollcgc has i-ts c ~ m library. Thoso librarios, of which that of the Bighcr Tcachorst Trainiw; Collcgo is thc largost, contain about 45,000 bocks in all. to rcorgcrnizc Ync librzry of tho Highcr Tcachorst Trnining Collcgc but it won becculc clcar.tht thcrc vias vcry much i:iorc .bo bc dono. Tho local authoritics askcd mc to inspcct other collogo librarios and I found tln-k they all nccdcd rcorganization.

My original task m s

Highcr Toachcrs t Training Collcgc Library

Tho rcor&anization of .the Highcr Toachcrss Trczining Collcgc Li- brary mbs bcgun in Decenbcr 1952. nocdcd to be rcclassificd and this ~icank thc handling of practioally

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all .tho 18,000 tmlumcs in thc Library, of which apprcxiratcly 5,000 aro in Ara: '3 and thc rcst in English. The st;a?f quickly graqcd tho csscntials of tho work to bc clonc and their entliusiaslil m d c it possible for us to conp3ac thc classification and cataloguing of all the books by thc cnd of July 1952, including thoso in krabic, xhich took more timo pcr VO~UTZC, bo- causa all the titlcs had -to bc transktcd.

tmrc ablc to h v e thc whole of tlmauthor and subjcct catalogues rctypcd on - intcrmtional cataloguc cards. With the financial holy! of the local author- itios WO m r o c.,blc to rcncx thc oquipiiciit of thc Librz.rys TIC bought now stool prcsscs, a card cabinct and. a nav pcriodicnls dis2la.y stand. the'so things wcrc m d c locally to r"y spccificntions m d the worhnship put into ihcn w?.s up to E u r o p c ~ standard,

lists and accossion rc@stors ina.ugrrmtcde field arc not cntircly satisfactory. Howovor thc good will a c l understanding s h a m by thc staff augurs thc rUturc of libraries in Iraq.

In spite of thc fact t h t TTC had vcry small funds at our disposal WO

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Tho administration of thc librmy VQS improved z d periodical chock Tha results of my work in Chis

It is not always casy to mkc changes. m l l for

Library of the Soicncc Ccllcgc

mcrk on this library which has about 5,000 voluios was bcgun when that

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of thc Higher Toachcrs' Training Collcgc was oaqplotcd in Rovcvnbcr i953= Thc no st acuto pr oblom in this 1 ibrary conccrns pcriodicc.1 s and docuitlcnLaticn I hcpo to be ablc to do somcthing to solvc it, particularly as more funds arc anilzblc for work on this library thLm t-rcrc allocatcd for thc Higher Tccxhors' Training Collogc, Union list of scientific journal S.

rooms, cach about 25 by 15 yar.+-s, onc with a l a n k c m roof light whkh is intcndcd for tho liouging of' books and tho librarlmys office, tho other vfith six convcll-tioi1al wall windows which is kitcndcd for usc as a rm-dirg mom, Thcso r m m vrill, it is mticipatcd, be finishod beginning of libray in Iraq. such in thc muntry,

A start has bccn i-ndc by the compilation of a

It has on the top f'lzor two A nca v5ng of tho collcgc h s boon built,

cquippcd by tho now acndci5.c yoar and thy will thcn Porn tho most m d c m This will bc, I think, thc first library to bc built 3s

Collcgc of Arts ancl Scicnco - .- Work on the librarics in this collcgc m s bcgm vrhcn thxt on fnc Sci-

onco Collogc Library was PiRishcd and prcgrcsscd 1mrc rapidly than I anti- c5pa.tcd bconusc thc problorns wcrc sini1a.r to those cncountcmd in tlic Highcr Teachers' Training Collcgc, The oxpcrienccs gaincd will, I hopc, n1lo-w no to complotc thc scorganization of ono or probably tmc othcr librarios boforo the ond of my rdssion,

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Engineering Col1 cgc -- 1---- --- The work in this librczry has progrcssod more slowly than I cxpcc+ed,

partly bccauso I havc dcvotcd two days a wock to lcctwcs a i library work. The sponding of tb.0 on tiaching tho librcrim and his stzff has, howovcr. I think, bccn fully rcpai-d by rcsults.

- 9 - Thc refcrcncc scction of tho library is poor and ;Worts aro boing m d o

to inprove it as quickly as possible, porativo and fully supports all my suggcstions for hiprovcment -in the librzry.

The library rcccivcs zbout 45 scicntific journals, most of which W O

Tho dean, Mr. Ritchio, is most coo-

published in thc Unitcd Kirgdorn or the Ur,ited Statcs. too npopulm” and a rcvision of thc list of subscriptions for journals is to bo m d c in the ncar future.

A fcw of thcn aro

Library Training

hangcmonts vmre m.dc with tho Flinistry of Education to hold a courso in librarianship and a school vas opcncd on 5th March 1953. givcn in thc Higher Tcachcrs’ Training Collcgc t o about ten hoad librarians from Collcgc librarics scnctincs accoixpaniod by &ir assistants. thm had SoiTlO knob-lcdgc of English. Fiftccn final-ycm studcrrt;s of tho En- glish scction in thc Biglrcr Tcachcrs’ Training Col1cc;c also attcndod, as a rcsult U,” some inform1 talks on “libraries and thcir import” in thc odu- catioml field”, vrhich I had givcn on various occc?sions to thc studcrrts and thcir profcssor. Thc classcs lastcd for four months and consistcd of ttvo lcc-tur,s ?ad onc dcrnonstraticn olass pcr week, cach of onc hour duration.

thc courso, particul,arly as librmics in the modem smsc, Nith thc oxcop- tion of thosc in thc Collcps, arc practically unknovm in Iraq.

!Em 1954 courso in Library Scrrionco oam to an ond on Juno 15, whon m “ination vas hold. -

Unhappily, final-year studcnts fmci thc English Scction wore umblo to coiqlc-l;c thc coursc; thc floods had provcnted then from visiting schools for toachirg practicc during Karch, April and May, so that lakterly their t h c has bocn fully ocoupiod with tcxching prac’ti CO, Hovrcvcr, n’rm librarians and assistants ham attcndod thc coursc rcgularly.

Ccnvcrsations bctwccn Dr. A1 Yassin, Sccrctary of thc Unosoo National Gomission, ?ad mysclf lod tc an agrccmcnt tlmt the “librcrianst’ or pooplo in h r g o of librzirics in Basrah, Mosul, Najaf, Kirkuk and S O ~ Q si~allcr tovms should bo in-vitcd to attcnd a short swmcr courso on librzry work of sa110 tbcc vrooks duration during July and August 1954. An intorprotor will be nocossnry bccausc f’cv, if any, of the people udcrstand English. thc librmim of thc fluseun of Antiquities and a graduatc of Bcirut Univcr- siky, has clgrccd to act as t-ii intcrprctcr and will work with r m duriw tho sossion. Thc ooursc ~2~11, I hopo, act as an introduction to the visits I intcnd to pay to thcso libmrics.

of Esucati on.

Lcctures wcro

All of

It was nost cnoouraging to obsorvc the intcrcst shown by all attcnding

Dr.Avmd,

Tho proposal to hold thc scminar has tilo full approval of tho Idinistry

Other projccts I

Ono of thc most urgcnt problcins in Iraq is that of t o fcjr;ntion of an adoqutc docuriicntatim ancl bibliographical cclrtrc. A prmounocd alzd incrca- sing intcrcst is bcing &ani by thc Govcm.~ont in this inportant pLvt of the cultural life of the country, and no doubt a cm-bro will be sot up in tho nat too dist,znt futuro.

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- 10 - Thc fact th:.t so m n y bocl-s ham -i;o bo bought abroad - probably all

books in forcign languqcs - linits the possibility of book cxcbgc. Also, 3.5 prxctically no scicr;l;ific, bchioal or trade jourm.1.s aro

publishcd in Irxq, thcse have to bc iriiportcd and the extra cxpcnso i-rrvolvod inposcs o. considcrablo burdcn on the library budgcts which aro gcncrally mall. A diifficult 2roblon is thus prcsmtccl B books or pariodicals ? tdmt proportion ? ?Tost of us who arc morki3g in thc fiold am, I an surc, fcvniliar with it. Uiicsco has of courso hclpcd considcrably in supplying, usually for cnc year, sclcctcd journals in tho hope that thcso will bo subscribcd for by tho country conccrnod at thc cnd of that pcriod - and subszriptiom arc ax- ready bcing rcncwcd in this case.

mko its contribution to thc culture of tho world to-day",

Thc question is, I knox, not confincd to this country slonc,

Given adoquato holp and assistance, thcrc is no doubt that Iraq will

I11 e ACTIVITIES OF IT?TE3NliTIONAL ORCr;,~TIZATIOi?S

Technical Conmit t oo 46 (Docmcntation)

Thc Tcchnical Com-iittce 46 (on Dccmcntation) of tho Intcrmticml Stand-nrds Organization (ISO/TC/b6) held its Tif'th mcc-ting in Brusscls from J u m ilc-16, 1954. standardization ailcl thc iiqortant plsco which tlmji a m givm in our Con- nittccqx progrxmo, WO wish to subr6t to our rcadcrs withovk dolay P. bricf account of thc work ancoixplishcd at this meting; but the sccpc- of thc sub- jects which arc 6.calt with in this issuo. only al101-r for a vcry short s m - nary. to app1-y dircct to BIDER (1Tcdcrl.mds Insti-tut voor Docmcntc?tio en Rcgistra- tuur) 6 Willc0.i Witsciipiein, Tho Haguc, vrhich S C ~ V C S as Sccri,twiat for -'io Comiittcc.

Considoring tho irbcrcst shmm by Unoscc in imttcrs of

WO woulc? advise thoso who wisL to obtclin norc dctaiM informtion

It will bc rcncmbcrcd that the last meting of the Cormi t o (rhich is nadc q of 3-9 members) was hold in Coponhngcn in Ockobcr 1.952 717 I) The non- bers bclozgkg to thc following countries nttcndod the Brussols meting : i\,ustria, Bolgim, Fr,mco, GGfilail>T, India, Xcthcrlmds, Portugal, Spain aid kited Kingdon, prcscnt : Lntcrmtional Council Tor Build-ing, Intcrmtional Council of Doc- mcntation, IiitcrnatLenai Bcdcration of Librrry As socixticzs *

to bibliography :

Obscr-crcrs frca the following organizations mm also

T1ic Cormittcc vas na.lnl.y concornccl with thc following subjccts rcla-ti%

The p~rrposo of +,!ifs contract is 'im publj.xtio*Y of a bocklct con- tninirlg the rccom-iondz-Lions ana. &aft rcconxondntions which conce:*n

- 11 - abbrcviations of pcriodimls* (I) Tho Sccrctnry of tho Coimi.l;tco &atcd thzt an Introduction vas being draftcd and that thc booklct would bo publishod bcforc tho and of tho yoar. aro only provisional, tho C o d t t o c was of thc opinion that a furthor contract with Unosoo night bc ooncludod for thc publication of a sec- ond and final edition.

f a tho actual texts prcparcd

Thc status of tho four subjccts is thc following t

1)

2)

Codc for tho clbbrcviations of titlcs of pcriodicals - This is Lapout of pcriodicals-(Draft rccomcd.ation No. 3) - Thc -

now a full rcconncndation approvcd by tho IS0 Council in Juno 19538

draft w i l I r m m % % c d to thc-XSO Council for final approval in Sopt- a b o r ;

3) standards wcrc prcpmcd. for tho U S ~ of authors and bibliographcrs ; R sooond amondod draft will bc subnitted and, if possiblc, includod in thc booklct 3

draft vhi-hasycn risc t o a nwiibcr of comsonts, has so far only boon approvcd without rcscrvation by 8 ncnbcrs. mittoc is proparing a clraft sctting out tho comcnts ixdc and will on- doclvour to incorporate than in a rcvisod Graft. if noccssary mcot in 1955. would bc paid t o referznccsfor abstracts.

Bibliogrzphical citations -- (Draft rccoiwncndation No, 23) - Tho -- b) Bibliographical ~ rcfcrcncos (Draft rcco~~icndation No. &) - Tho

The Nethcrlcmds RIcmbar CO-

Thc vrorking party could It vas also agrccd that spocial attcntion

11. 0932 PROJECTS

1)- Trmdlitcration of Cyrillic clinractcrs (Draft raaonacndation --- -- - - - - - No. 6) - This draft ml"ll bc subnitted to thc IS0 Council in Scgtdcr.

2) Bibliographical str* (Draft rccoixiendntion No. 3) - This draft is rcacly for sGbxissitn to-thc Council.

3) Abstracts and Syno SOS - Thc socond draft proposcl was accop- tod by tho C i - m r t G c x m -+ 1 JO conrunicntod-to tho mcnbors.

4) Lay-out of Lzrticlcs for pcriodicals - This draft proposal m.s acccptcd sy thc Conmittcc m d will bc comxtniccztcd to tho ncmbcrs.

The Conmittcc agrcortl that tho followiilE; projocts would bo includod in thc Work €km for tha ncxt f m months :

13 Lists of obbroviatcd dosignation of pcriodical s (Bull . , Rcv., otc.) - T z x m a d v i t h r C z m r thc abbreviations of titlcs of periodicds. and it was docidcd that it would rcccivc priority.

boon prcpnred, sincc these itorns arc alrcady included in the programno. 2 and 3) Tablc of Contonts, and Indoxos - Draf't proposals havo

u1I -c.-

4) Prolininary p g c s - India has a rr cady prcparcd-a draft-proposal on thc subjcct ; -7Xciclcd to link it with thc L9y-out 02 publishcd works othcr than - *- pcri<dioals - . ~ -- - - for which Belgium h d alrc2dy propagd a draft proposal.

United Kingdon Wodci imh a prclbinwy study on tho subjcct. 5)

6) Procf corrcctions 7)

i'rc!sontaV.cn of authors rnnuscripts - It TVIS dcoidcd that tho c_-- --.. - - --.- ------ - T-mnslitcraticn of Asiatic langungcs - On bchalf of thc Tntcr- -- __I-

nztioml Advisory Con-ic-tco on Bibliography, Belgium subnittcd z roqucst for tho inclusion of this itcin for study by TC/$. - Owing to thc ovcr.loadcd pro.grzmo, the Sccretary of tho Connittoo ox-

prossed sono doubts that ISO/TC/k6 ~vould bc qblo Lo dcal with all thcsc pro- Socts inthc currcnt yoas.

N. PWLICX'ION OFFE2-D TO BIBLI0GR.fiPHICII.L GROUPS

Thc Austrian bibliographical group has sont .i;o Uncsco Q nmbcr of copios of a gtiido to nustrim docwmztntion, publishcd in 1953 by thc Ostcrrcichischo GosolZsohzf't fur Dolcuncntation und Ribliogmphio, m d cntitlcd Dokmcnhtion in Os-bcrroioh, Vorzoichnis d m Do~cntntionsstollcn m d dcr pc-riodiscli Erschcincndcn Bibliographioiz.

This guidc oontains 206 docwmntntion centres in Austria and also lists i'Lustrb,n bibliographical Lulcl library periodicals,

Tfc shell bc glzd to mkc anilablc to thc groups this publication which wc ow0 to -I;'nc gcncrosity of our Austrian cullcagucs and- WO arc at thcir dis- posal to send thon CL copy of thc guidc on roqucst.

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