Complex sentence: As a profession, librarians responded by establishing the Australian Institute of Librarians, from the fifty-five librarians attending the inaugural meeting at Canberra, August 20,1937 to form the association, William Ifould was elected as the foundation president (1937-38).
Split into simpler sentences: As a profession, librarians responded by establishing the Australian Institute of Librarians. Amongst the fifty-five librarians who attended the inaugural meeting at Canberra, August 20,1937 to form the association, William Ifould was elected as the foundation president (1937-38).