(Thursday, June 27, 8:15 p. m.)
The first session of the Catalog section was held Thursday evening,
June 27, the chairman, Miss Laura A. Thompson, of the Library of
Congress, presiding. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was
dispensed with and they stand approved as printed.
The topic of the evening, "Subject headings," was introduced in a paper
by Miss MARY JOSEPHINE BRIGGS, cataloger of the Buffalo public library,
and editor of the "A. L. A. list of subject headings." In the absence
of Miss Briggs, this paper was read by Miss Sula Wagner, of the St.
Louis public library.