ABSTRACT
The Molesworth Institute has for some time been engaged in a massive effort to collect picture postcards of libraries throughout the world. These cards have been collected for a variety of reasons, including some aesthetic and personal interests, but primarily to support the research programs of The Institute. After the conference the research and programming staff of The Institute, under the direction of Miss Cardew, developed a series of eight work sheets for the encoding of the information from the cards. Miss Cardew began to investigate the possible applications of computer technology to the organization of the file. A preliminary work sheet was developed and programs were written to test the hypothesis. The major objective has been to analyze the architectural information in an effort to determine the requirements of the ideal library building and to identify the features which distinguish one type or style of building from another.
