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The Book Budget And Inflation, Metod M. Milac

The Courier

This article points to the rising cost of books that occurred in the early 1980s and its affects on library budgets. The costs made it so that book acquisitions, essential for collection development, plummeted. This necessitated other sources of funding, such as the creation of "friends of the library" groups, such as the Library Associates of Syracuse University.

Books Recently Acquired With The Support Of The Library Associates, Syracuse University

The Courier

This article details the purchases of books that Syracuse University acquired for its library in 1981. Some notable additions were a 32-volume set on architect Le Corbusier, the poet Marguerite Yourcenar, and lithographs.

Books Acquired In Memory Of Wayne S. Yenawine, Marcella Stark

The Courier

This article details the purchases of books that were made in honor of the Dean of the (then) Library School at Syracuse University, Wayne S. Yenawine. The books mainly concern the Crusades and the Italian Renaissance.

Library Catalog In Transition, Charles Tremper

The Courier

This article describes the history of the card catalog, along with the many problems inherent in the system as it was being practiced in 1981. Added to these issues were antiquated subject headings and imposing storage issues. The author suggests that the card catalog will eventually be rightfully replaced fully by computer catalogs.

Of Collectors, Collections, And Libraries, Frank P. Piskor

The Courier

Adapted from a talk given by Dr. Frank P. Pistor at the Syracuse University Library Associates' Annual Members' Luncheon, April 28, 1978. (See The Courier, 15.2 and 15.3, Summer 1978).

The Sound Of Fame: Syracuse University's Audio Archive And Edison Re-Recording Laboratory, Frank S. Macomber

The Courier

At first glance the Syracuse University Audio Archive and Edison Rerecording Laboratory looks like an antique shop. Old phonographs, cylinders, posters of a by-gone era are everywhere; there is even a relief of the Victor dog. But there are great differences in action and atmosphere from an antique shop, for at the Archive the "relics" are living machines, and the ancient cylinders are taking on a modern, full-toned life. Here, modern techniques of cleaning, reprocessing and re-recording are giving new sounds for old. Here, the staff is finding ways for the sounds of the past to function as realities in …

The Greatest Invention Since The Wheel, Richard G. Underwood

The Courier

As part of a talk given by Mr. Underwood on behalf of the Syracuse Library Associates, this article gives a fascinating insight into the history of texts, focusing mostly on Medieval Ireland, instead of the more obvious Germany. Underwood argues that the lessons learned from the history of books isn't merely for antiquarians, but vital to proper intellectual stimulation, which modern technology can only supplement, not supplant.

Research Libraries: Their Function, Friends, Funding And Future, Richard W. Couper

The Courier

A transcription of Richard Couper's address during the dedication of the Ernest S. Bird Library, who points to the harships and successes that resulted in the library's completion.

The Role Of Rare Books In A University Library, Charles W. Mann

The Courier

Charles W. Mann describes the proper role of rare books with regards to an academic library. Instead of the rare books being the heart of the library, Mann argues that rare books collections give each academic library a distinct personality based on its makeup.

The Library Associates: Nineteen Supporting Years, Benjamin J. Lake

The Courier

Founded by book lovers for the welfare and future of the Syracuse University Library, the Syracuse University Library Associates was organized in 1953 under Chancellor William Pearson Tolley. Over the years they strove to acquire rare book collections, expands the facilities of the library, and serve the needs of students.

The Conservation Of Books: Prescription For Collectors, Susan Rainey

The Courier

My month in Chicago changed all this considerably by increasing my knowledge of book and non-book materials. There we discussed the nature of these materials, criteria for excellence both singly and in combination with each other, and approaches to restoration and prevention of further deterioration. Book conservation is a relatively recent development in the larger field of conservation, but the problem of deterioration is as old as the earliest papyrus. As it applies to materials of our own time, it is related to the three major physical elements of the book: its paper, its cover and its structure.

The Building Of A Library, Warren N. Boes

The Courier

This article details the planning of the Ernest S. Bird Library that took place from the late 1950s until its completion in 1972. Great effort was taken to make the building modular and able to handle future concerns.

The Past As Future, Antje B. Lemke

The Courier

As soon as man began to record information, he faced two questions: how to find material that was durable enough to preserve his message, and how to find material that was easy to handle, could be drawn on quickly and could be carried with ease. Stone seemed to be the least perishable substance, but while it was ideal for monuments in honor of gods or rulers, it certainly was not practical for business transactions or scholarly pursuits. Thus, from the beginning of writing to our day, those who have been concerned with communication - publishers, librarians and all who write …

Research Libraries Enter The Machine Age, Betsy Knapp

The Courier

This article details the struggles of Syracuse University in the early 1970s with the opening of a new library amidst a plethora of problems. Parallels are drawn to the problems of growing catalogs and fledgling mechanization that faced the New York Public Library at the same time. Also mentions the then-nascent MARC format and OCLC.

The Management Of A University Library: The 1970'S, Roger H. Mcdonough

The Courier

Roger McDonough relates the changes to academic libraries that confronted librarians in the early 1970s. Along with problems of civil unrest, the libraries were faced with shrinking budgets and drastic changes in library methodology. He also cites sources which were reticent to the upcoming integration of computers in libraries, suggesting computers create redundancy and irrelevant information retrieval.

Archives In University Libraries, Robert B. Downs

The Courier

In this article, Robert B. Downs sets forth his vision that a university repository should not be limited to print materials, but should include media of all types. He also outlines what an archive and an archivist are, and how both can be more effective.

University Library Problems And Trends, Robert Bingham Downs

The Courier

One of the interesting phenomena of the current era is that libraries have begun to occupy the center of the stage in our best educational institutions. The present attitude is well stated in a report issued by the American Council on Education, entitled An Assessment of Quality in Graduate Education. The ACE study evaluates and rates graduate programs in universities throughout the country. About libraries it comments: "The library is the heart of the university; no other single nonhuman factor is as closely related to the quality of graduate education ... institutions that are strong in all areas invariably have …

Courier, Number 29, 1968, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Front cover(description) -- Swinburne's Autumn in Cornwall -- The Greatest America: A close-up --  S.C. [Stephen Crane] at S.U. -- A Friend gone for a while -- From Mrs. Anna Neagoe -- War declared -- Lafacadio Hearn's The Perfume of Women -- No more Smith -- Hart Crane -- In memory of Rufus Stanley Miller -- More Fred Ellis -- Ekholm of Ithaca -- A few more words abiout Emma G. -- Collectors choice -- A New Voltaire Letter

A Guide To The Kenya National Archives To The Microfilms Of The Provincial And District Annual Reports, Record Books, And Handing-Over Reports; Miscellaneous Correspondence; And Intelligence Reports, Robert G. Gregory, Robert M. Maxon, Leon P. Spencer

Librarian Publications

The Guide is a compilation of 6 sections accessing approximately 157 microfilm reels of documents within the collection of the Kenya National Archives.

Courier, Number 27, 1967, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Two leaves of Swinburne's Manuscript of Lesbia Brandon -- Maurice Thompson and Mr. Warren E. Dey -- Cannonballs anybody? - Walter F. McCaleb -- A Valuable taste -- Sinclair Lewis: Copyreader in Extenso -- Fred Ellis: Artist -- My books -- Mr. Winningham of Texas -- The Language Fallacy -- Winslow Homer's Three Little Mice -- Neglected author -- Royal Things -- The Virginian in dust jacket -- Billboard

Courier, Number 26, 1966, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

How to build a poor man's Morgan Library by Norman H. Strouse -- Byron's Vampyre letter -- A note about Owen Wister -- Rev. Bigler's Invocation

Courier, Number 25, 1965, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The search for Rudyard Kipling by Morton N. Cohen -- M. de Voltaire and Mr. Warren E. Dey -- The Mayfield Library -- Guilty or not guilty -- Authenticating my portrait by Modigliani -- To Stephencraneites - Burrs -- Ravenous curse -- Michel Licht -- Smith --  The Image of Robert Frost -- On a Hasidic Theme -- Adam and Eve wore breeches by T. D. MacGregor -- The authorship of Barrack Room Ballads by Lord Dunsany

Courier Volume V, Number 1, Whole Number 24, Winter 1965, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The philosophy of book collecting in a University Library by J. Terry Bender --  Norman H. Strouse and the Passionate Pirate -- Byron the poet -- A Byron letter -- J. Frank Dobie: Way out in the fore -- How much is this worth -- William Morris Demurs -- Sydney Carlyle Cockerell -- A Robert Frost rarity -- Camp Ford, C.S.A. -- Lesser Witnesses by John F. Reed -- A vanished world -- Opening a new book -- Sallie and Charles Kohen: Donors de luxe --

Courier Volume Iv, Number 3, Whole Number 23, Autumn 1964, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The issue contains information on topics including : Teddy Roosevelt and the Boy from Syracuse -- Hors-d''oeuvres by a Master Chef: The Critics and Joyce Carol Oates --  Mr. J. Terry Bender -- Library facilities -- Collection policy of the Arents Room -- Poem entitled The Longest Journey -- On the Splendor of "I Remember Dorothy" -- Horatio Alger and Ralph D. Gardner - Emma Goldman was Emma Goldman -- Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley -- Margaret Widdemer -- Bookbinding technique.

Courier Volume Iv, Number 2, Whole Number 22, Summer 1964, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

This issue details subjects such as: purchases from the class of 1912 fund. Red and the Reds : a collection of books and papers by the Late Dorothy Thompson Red Lewis's second wife where Lewis describes the Anarchists Christmas Ball he attended in 1910. Also describes whether or not to keep a dust jacket.  Swineburne's literary career, and essay "I remember Dorothy" describes writer Dorothy Thompson.

Courier Volume Iv, Number 1, Whole Number 21, March 1964, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Article about Konrad Bercovici, author of Roumanian tales and novels. His daughter gave his books, papers, manuscripys, published and unpublished and extensive corrospondence to Syracuse University.  Also given to the Library was "one of the most beautiful Book of Hours ever seen in this part of the world".

Other recent additions of Special Collections material are described.

Courier Volume Iii, Number 4, Whole Number 20, December 1963, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Michel Licht; Adrian Van Sinderen; For Whom the Books are Collected; No.1 and No.2; The Role of the Newspaper Owner; Report; The Old Breed; Stephen Crane's Copy of Maggie; Walter Prescott Webb, 1888-1963; The Cruise of the Dazzler: A Plea; A Clarion Call: Loud and Clear; Scholar in the Wilderness; Wanted; Shakespeare: V. v. V.; John Ruskin Dying; Luck of a Collector; Image of a Poet by Marian Courtney Brown; Free Gratis For Nothing; A Creed to Ponder; Memorials.

Courier Volume Iii, Number 3, Whole Number 19, September 1963, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Ralph Hodgson: 1871-1962 by Ralph L. Schroeder; "In True Friendliness" by Clare Booth Luce; Tryphena and Thomas Hardy; Oscar Wilde: The Aftermath; Did Longfellow Snore?; Librarianship and Publishing; A. C. Swinburne Pardoned from Hanging; Sherlock Holmes and William McKinley; Through A. Conan Doyle's Magic Door; Stephen Crane's Bugs; Abraham Lincoln and Herman Blum; Memorials.

Courier Volume Iii, Number 2, Whole Number 18, June 1963, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The Inimitable Bolm; The Erased Unheled; Three Stars Charioted; A. B. A.; A Note about Peter Neagoe by Donald F. Sturtevant; The Poet and the Maenad; Price Daniel, Jr. of Waco, Texas; Horatio Alger, or, The American Hero Era; The Muckenhoupt Collection; A Note about Booth Tarkington; Snows of This and Future Years; A Bibliography of Stephen Crane Scholarship; Omar Khayyam and Walter F. McCaleb; A Lb. Re-weighed; Vachel Lindsay by Edwin Arlington Robinson; Syracuse University Press Publications; The Courier's Hall of Donors Fame; Memorials.

Courier Volume Iii, Number 1, Whole Number 17, March 1963, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The Iron Monster, the Crackling Insects of Onondaga County, and Stephen Crane by Lester G. Wells; Horatio Alger and Ralph D. Gardner; Park Benjamin, Lillian B. Gilkes, and the Lanier Library; I Knew Stephen Crane at Syracuse; Chiromancers off the Scent; How about it, Tar Heels?; The Value of a Box of Old Letters; The Sir John Simeon Collection of Victorian Correspondence; Adult Education Materials; Dawson's of Los Angeles; Page Proofs of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh; Gypsies at Leeds; The Passing of a Great Lady; Leary's Emporium Librorum; Back Numbers of the Courier; James Gibbons Huneker and Dr. Arnold …