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Washroom proximity, beauty, and financial veracity are all currently being tossed about in one of the bitterest faculty squabbles in years. Keyes D. Metcalf, head librarian, wants to merge the upstairs Widener public catalogue (Widener, Lamont, Houghton, and Deposit books listed by author, title, and subject) with the downstairs Union catalogue (90 percent of all University books listed by author only). He also wants the charge desk moved downstairs...
...From a technician's point of view, Dr. Metcalf's revisions may be excellent, but scholars will find research easier if the changes are not made...
According to Metcalf, the leading reason for the saving will be the elimination of the yearly duplication of over 80,000 cards...
Opponents of Metcalf dispute him at every point. They say that he has overestimated the annual savings from a merger and underestimated the cost of the consolidation...
...conclusion, Metcalf's critics note that Widener is more a research library than a circulation one. "A few extra steps to withdraw books is not serious. Living up to the spirit of Dr. Metcalf's revisions, it might be best to put the charging desk just inside the basement door, a few feet from Massachusetts Avenue...