Archives of Library Research from The Molesworth Institute Archives of Library Research from The Molesworth Institute Norman D. Stevens Director Archives of Library Research from The Molesworth Institute is a monographic supplement to the journal Technical Services Quarterly, Volume 3, 1985. It is not supplied as part of the subscription to the journal, but is available from the publisher at an additional charge. First published 1985 by The Haworth Press, Inc., 28 East 22 Street, New York, NY 10010 This edition published 2015 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1985 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be repro­ duced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo­ copying, microfilm and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Stevens, Norman D. Archives of library research from the Molesworth Institute. “A monographic supplement to the journal Technical services quarterly, volume 3, 1985”—T.p. verso. 1. Library science—Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. I. Technical services quarterly. V. 3 (Supplement) II. Title. Z682.5.S69 1985 020’.207 85-16354 ISBN 0-86656-466-7 ISBN 13: 978-0-86656-466-3 (hbk) Dedication This compilation is dedicated to the friendship and memory of Homer D. Babbidge, Jr., former President of the University of Connecticut, who had an abiding interest in academic humor. CONTENTS Introduction: Disjunctive Librarianship 1 The History of The Molesworth Institute 3 A Note About the Texts 5 The Molesworth Institute 7 The Molesworth Institute Revisited 11 A Computer Analysis of Library Postcards (CALP) 15 Negative Library Growth 23 A Cost Analysis of a Cost Analysis 25 Connectiwhat? 31 Umbrella Disappearance, Exchange, and Loss Rates in American Academic Libraries 33 An Innovative Approach to Collection Management 41 An Observation on Shelving Practices 45 Multiple Acronymization as a Creative Solution to the Effective Use of Library Resources 47 The Librarian 's Record: A Neglected Library Periodical Revived 55 Oscar Gustafsen: A Tragic Minor Figure of American Librarianship 59 New Measures of Library Efficiency 65 OLCC, Inc.: Offline Library Creative Cataloging 71 Precostretrieval; or, Old Wine in New Bottles 75 Cornelia’s Last Information Search 79 Full Circle; or, the Last Shall Be First 83 Selections from the Dictionary of Libinfosci Terms 89 Permissions 107 Archives of Library Research from The Molesworth Institute