Finding Aid for Subject File, 1917-2005 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Subject File, 1917-2005

ID: 35/2/2

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Technical Departments

Extent: 16.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject, chronological thereunder

Subjects: American Library Association, American National Standards Institute, Association of Research Libraries, Automated Systems, Cataloging, Classification, Departmental Libraries, Library Acquisitions, Library Administration, Library and Information Science, Graduate School of, Library Automation, Library Budgets, Library Committee, Library Computer System (LCS), Library Equipment, Library Handbooks, Library Staff, Library Statistics, Library Surveys, Library Technical Services, Ohio College Library Center (OCLC)

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Technical/General Services Subject File contains correspondence from the Director of Technical Services (Arnold H. Trotier 1949-66, Robert L. Talmadge, 1967-76, Michael Gorman 1977-86) to departmental librarians and to the Director of the University Library and the Dean of the Graduate School of Library Science; annual reports and budgets of technical departments; newsletters of professional associations and campus organizations (e.g. Council of Directors of State University Libraries of Illinois, Library Office Notes); minutes and reports of committees (e.g. Administrative Staff Conference, Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Technical Services Advisory Committee); organization charts of the University of Illinois library; completed copies of questionnaires submitted by outside researchers; staff evaluations; the 1970 Ten-Year Academic Plan; catalog department correspondence (1974-77) cataloging statistics; files on cataloging, classification, automation, photographic services which illustrate the expansion and changes at the University of Illinois library; policy statements and objectives of departments; directories; bid proposals and receipts; acquisitions; and development of an online catalog.

Acquisitions, cataloging, serials, and special languages are the technical departments of the Campus Library. Together with their divisions, such as binding, photographic services, gift and exchanges, and documents, the departments order, receive, organize, and prepare library material. In 1897, the Catalog Department was formed, with the responsibility for classifying and cataloging all books acquired to make them available for users. In 1904, an Order Department was established for the acquisition of books. During the next thirty years, divisions developed within these two departments. The Catalog Department included general cataloging, serials cataloging and card divisions. The Order Department had purchase, gift and exchange and periodicals divisions. Acquisitions procures western language monographs, and the cataloging department arranges them for use. Except for newspapers, western language serial publications are handled by the serial department. Non-Roman alphabet serials and monographs are responsibility of the special languages department and its three divisions; Far Eastern, South and West Asian, and Slavic.¹ All the technical departments grew out of cataloging and ordering activities that, in 1916, formed three departments: binding, order, and catalog.² In 1942, the order department received the new designation of acquisitions. Its responsibilities covered photographic services and binding.³ In 1955, several activities of the catalog and acquisitions department were detached and combined to set up the serials department. Its chief tasks have to do with the obtaining, cataloging, and classifying printed matter published at intervals.⁴ In 1964, the special languages department was established.⁵ In 1966, the Automation Division of the Serials Department was formed.

1. Library Annual Report, 1972-73, p. 3, 9; Library Annual Report, 1974-75, pp. 1-4.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 28th Report, June 30, 1916, p. 25.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 41st Report, June 30, 1942, pp. 567, 1105.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 48th Report, June 30, 1956, p. 1403.

5. Board of Trustees Transactions, Supplement, 53rd Report, July 21, 1965, p. 163.

American Library Association
American National Standards Institute
Association of Research Libraries
Automated Systems
Cataloging
Classification
Departmental Libraries
Library Acquisitions
Library Administration
Library and Information Science, Graduate School of
Library Automation
Library Budgets
Library Committee
Library Computer System (LCS)
Library Equipment
Library Handbooks
Library Staff
Library Statistics
Library Surveys
Library Technical Services
Ohio College Library Center (OCLC)

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 5/10/83; 7/27/93; 1/97; 4/25/03; 08/11/06; 06/02/2023

Use Restrictions: Personnel Evaluation Files in Box 16 may be used only with the prior written permission of the employee/former employee.

Finding Aid Revision History: October 2006

Other Note: 10 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3502002.pdf

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