ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1931, presents a survey of librarianship by some of its leading theorists of the early twentieth century, a time of rapid library expansion following the Library Act of 1919. The entire field of Library service was undergoing review and experiment, with little remaining unchanged, and this volume details some of the new and modern practices then being adopted.

chapter Chapter I|15 pages

Bibliography

chapter Chapter II|8 pages

Book Selection

chapter Chapter III|11 pages

Book Classification

chapter Chapter IV|14 pages

Cataloguing

chapter Chapter V|11 pages

Reference Libraries

chapter Chapter VI|8 pages

Lending Libraries

chapter Chapter VII|17 pages

Lending Library Routine Work

chapter Chapter VIII|9 pages

Aids to Readers

chapter Chapter IX|9 pages

Children's Library Work

chapter Chapter X|14 pages

Committee Work and Office Routine

chapter Chapter XI|11 pages

University Libraries

chapter Chapter XII|7 pages

Library Extension Work

chapter Chapter XIII|8 pages

County Libraries

chapter Chapter XV|13 pages

Commercial and Technical Libraries

chapter Chapter XVI|9 pages

Business Libraries

chapter Chapter XVII|9 pages

Library Publications

chapter Chapter XVIII|8 pages

Print Collecting

chapter Chapter XIX|8 pages

Binding for Libraries

chapter Chapter XX|5 pages

Library Law

chapter Chapter XXI|8 pages

How to Enter the Library Profession