INDEX

The Numbers are those of Sections, not Pages. References to individual Bibliographies are omitted.

Abstract stock sheets, 225

Accession, methods, 207-29

— rural libraries, 546

— school libraries, 513

Accounts, library, 49

Acts of Parliament, General, 1

— Special, 2

Adams, W. G. S., On Library Provision, 30, 544

Additions, lists of: placard, 289; card, 274-81; bulletin, 264; show-case, 394

Adjustable classification, 240

— indicator, 391

— periodical list, 474

— sheaf catalogue, 286

— shelving, 147-48

Adoption of Acts, 4 (a) (b), 14-21

Advertising, appointments, 69

— for architects, 115

— for building contracts, 125

Age limits, 350-51

Agenda for committees, 19-23

Agreements, 44-47

Alphabetical-classed catalogue, 257

America. See United States

American Library Association, 99

Ancient libraries, bibliography of, 582

Anderson, P. J., 242

Anglo-American catalogue rules, 263

Annotation, 258; bibliography of, 579

Annual report, 61-63

Appliances, rural library, museum of, 548

Application forms, reference, 409

Applications, librarians’, 69

Appointments, assistants, 77-98; librarians, 66-73

Architects, library, 115

Architectural competitions, 115-18

Architecture, library, 107-42; bibliography of, 577

Art galleries, 562-63

Arts, Society of, 341

Assistants, qualifications, appointment, salaries, etc., 77-98; names, 567-69

Assessment to rates and taxes, 37-40

Associations, library, 99-105; bibliography of, 575

Athenæum Subject Index, 191

Attendances, at committee meetings, 22

— counting, 478

Attendant, 569

Audit of accounts, 51

Australian library legislation, 7

Author catalogue, 257; entry, 263; marks, 242, 254

Authors, local, 427

Autographs, local, 428

Baillie, G., 18

Balances of rate, 27

Baroda, public libraries, 7

Barometers in libraries, 141

Barriers, 131-35

Bespeaking books, 360 (23), 361 (23)

Best books, 181-85

Betting news, “blacking-out,” 462

Bibliographical Society, 103

Bibliographies, 584

Bibliography of bibliography, 586

— of library science, 571

Binders for catalogues, 268-90

Binding. See Bookbinding

Binding pamphlets, 414

Birmingham, 450

Bishopsgate catalogue, 257

“Blacking-out” betting news, 462

Blank forms, 322

Blind, books for the, 197

Bodleian Library, 262

Bonnange card tray, 279

Bonazzi, 235

Bolton, catalogue, 257

Bookbinding, 331-47; specification, 341; bibliography of, 581

Book cards, 217

— cases, 143-54

— clubs, 403-04

Book-keeping, library, 49

— labels, 227

— marks, 344

— ordering, 213-14

— plates, 219

— prices, bibliography of, 587

— production, bibliography, 584

— rests, 250

— selection, 174-206

— — bibliography of, 586

— — classification in, 230

— — for children, 488-90

— — school libraries, 515

— stands, 251-52

Books for librarians, 93

Borrowers, registration, 367-75

Borrowing money for library purposes, 33 et seq.

Borrowing rights, 352-54

Boston public library, 8

Bournemouth bindery, 333

Bradford, 450

Branch librarian, 80, 569

— libraries, 397-400

— — superintendent of, 79

Bray, Dr T., 8

Brighton library, 392; bindery, 333

Brisbane public library, 7

Bristol bindery, 333

British Museum, 70, 107, 262, 269, 271, 366; catalogue, 257; subject index, 257

Broadsides, mounting, 436

Brooklyn catalogue, 257

Brown, J. D., 235, 239, 240, 262, 391, 395, etc.

Brunet, J. C., 235

Budget, annual financial, 30 et seq.

Buildings, library, bibliography of, 577

— — legislative provision for, 4 (d)

— — specifications and contracts, 124

— — theory of library plans, 107-23

Bulletins, 264

— picture, children’s, 498

Bye-laws, 349-64

Cabinets, card, 274-81

—, filing, 301, etc.

—, stationery, 324

Canadian library legislation, 7

Card catalogues, 260, 274-81

— charging, 378-84

— diary, 314

Caretakers, 95

Carnegie, Andrew, Intro., III., 18

Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, 10, 544; rural libraries, 545

Catalogue card, 274-81

— codes and rules, 262

— copy, 265

— display methods, 268-90

— forms, 259

— page, 269

— panoramic, 290

— placard, 289

— sheaf, 261, 282-88

Cataloguing, bibliography of, 579

— children’s books, 503-04

— code, Anglo-American, 263

— co-operative, 267

— local collection, 438

— local maps, 441

— prints, 439

— reference library, 413

— rules, 256-67

— rural libraries, 546

— school libraries, 513

Central lending library for students, 457

Certificate of exemption from payment of rates, 45-48

Chairs, 167-70, 416

Charging methods, 376-96

— rural libraries: central, 546; local, 547

— school libraries, 514

Chief assistant, 569

Chief librarian, qualifications, appointment, salaries, etc., 65-76; nomenclature, 569

Children, insurance against injury to, 42

Children, work with, Intro., V. (1-2), 482-525

Children’s books, bibliography of, 587

— lectures, 496

— librarian, 491, 493

— rooms, 398, 482

Civics libraries, 445-49

Class-lists, printed, 259

Classed, alphabetical, catalogue, 257

Classes of literature in libraries, 180

Classification, 230-55

— Adjustable, 240

— bibliography of, 580

— children’s books, 503-04

— Congress, 238

— Decimal, 236

— Expansive, 237

— guides, 255

— library economy, 302

— local collection, 437

— principles of, 230-34

— reference library, 412

— rural libraries, 546

— Subject, 239

— catalogue, 257

Cleaners, 95

Cleaning of buildings, 128

Clerk, 569

— of works, 126

Clerkenwell library, 395

Clippings, newspaper, 309, 415

Clocks for libraries, 141

Cloth binding, 336

Clubs, staff, 105

Cockerell, D., 341

Codes, catalogue, 262

Coins, local, 431

Collections, local, 190, 424-44

— special, 190

Colonial library legislation, 7, 13

Colours, bookbinding, 338

— book-marking, 247

Commercial libraries, Intro., V. (3), 450-59

Commissions, illegal, 46

Committees, appointment, constitution, delegation of powers, agendas, etc., 19-23

— school libraries, 508

— statistics for, 60

Companies Acts, 6

Concilium Bibliographicum, cards, 260

Conference, Library Association, 100

Congress, Library of, catalogue cards, 260; classification, 238; subject headings, 257

Contracts, 44-46

— building, 124

Co-operative cataloguing, 267

Copy for printer, 265

Copyright, bibliography of, 584

Correspondence, filing, 301, etc.

Corrupt Practices Act, 46

Cotgreave indicator, 389

Counters, 131-35

County Councils and rural libraries, 544, etc.

Covers for books, 337

Crerar, John, library, cards, 260

Croydon, 264, 345, 399; bindery, 334

Cutter, C. A., 262; classification, 237; author-marks, 242

— W. P., 237

Cutting of books, 229

Cuttings, newspaper, 415

Cycle accommodation, 139

Decimal classification, 236

Decoration of buildings, 110

Deeds, local, 442

Defaulters, children, 486

Delegation of powers to committees, 21

Delivery stations, 401

— at schools, 520

Depositors, 360 (16), 361 (16)

Deputy-librarian, 78, 569

Desks, 171-72

Dewey, M., 262; classification, 236

Diary, card, 314

Dictionary catalogue, 257

Diploma of Library Association, 68 et seq., 100-01

Discarded books, index, 316

Discarding books, 199-201

Diseases, infectious, notification, 360 (25), 361 (25), 364

District auditors, 51

Dogs in libraries, 139

Donations, 207-09

Doubtful books, 188

Dummies, shelf, 246-48

Dunfermline, Carnegie rural libraries, 545-48

Duplex card tray, 281

Duplicate borrowers’ tickets, 360 (19), 371

Duplicates of popular books, 186

Duplicating machines, 325

Dusting, 328

Dyall indicator, 387

Easels, reading, 166

Education Act, 1918, 84

Education authorities, libraries and, Intro., VI., 509

Educational work of Library Association, 101

Edwards, Edward, Intro., II., 235, etc.

Edwards, J. Passmore, 18

Elliott indicator, 388

End-papers, 345

Endowments, 18

Enforcement of rules, 358-59

Engraved records, local, 431

Engravings in libraries, 193

Envelopes, 322

Estimate of expenditure, annual, 29-31

— rural libraries, 549

Evaluation of books, 258

Examinations, Library Association, 101

Exchanges between libraries, 405

— school libraries, 516

Exhibitions, book and print, 537

— children’s, 499

Expansive classification, 237

Expenditure, estimate of annual, 29-31

— rural libraries, 549

— statistics, 62

Façades, building, 112

Fiction in libraries, 181

— bibliography of, 587

Filing, 300-21

— newspapers and periodicals, 477

— vertical, 213

Finance, library, 26-51

— school libraries, 510-11

Fines and penalties, 354 (5), 355

— — children’s, 486

Finishing, bookbinding, 335-39

Fire-extinguishing apparatus, 41

Fittings, 130-58

— children’s library, 487

Folders, filing, 310

Foreign languages, books in, 190

Form classes, 232

Forms, 322

Fulham North Library, 170

Furniture, 159-72

— bibliography of, 577

— lecture room, 173, 526

— reference library, 408

— children’s library, 487

Galleries, 156

Gestetner, 325

Gifts, book, 207-09

Gissing, George, 433

Glasgow, 450; joint-technical catalogues, 267. See also Mitchell Library.

Gower, Jast, and Topley, 307

Graham indicator, 392

Greenwood, Thomas, 16, 49

Guides, card catalogue, 274

— charging system, 384

Guilds, staff, 105

Hampstead catalogue, 257

Handbooks of library economy, 573

Handles for bookcases, 158

Handwriting, library, 265

Harris, 235

Hartwig, 235

Hat rails, 169

Health insurance, staff, 43

Heating of buildings, 128

Hetherington, E. L., 62

Historical books, bibliography of, 587

Hitchler, T., 262

Holiday opening, 356

Home binding, 333

Hopkins, F. M., 418

Hours, children’s library, 491

— of libraries, 349

— staff, 83-84

Hull bindery, 333

Illustration collection, for children, 498

Illustrations, local, 429

— mounting, 436

— statistics of, 57

Imaginative literature, 181

Improper books, 188

Income, statistics, 55-63

— Tax Act, 37

Index, classification, 232

— correspondence, 303

— of minutes, 315

— of periodicals, 587; L.A., 257

— of readers, 422

— stationery and supplies, 314

Indexing, 300-21

India Office, 70

— legislation, library, 7

Indicators, 386-96

Individual files, 301, etc.

Industrial libraries, 450-59

Industries, local, 456

Infectious diseases, notification, 360 (25), 361 (25), 364

— — school libraries, 518

Information bureaux, 421

Institut International, cards, 260

Insurances, 41-43, 91

Inter-library exchanges, 405

Inventory book, 326-27

Ireland, Libraries Acts, 1 et passim

Islington public libraries, 164, 245, 463; Select catalogue, 257

Issue charging, apparatus, 382-96

— methods, 376-96

— — school libraries, 514

— “privileges,” 533

— statistics of, 55-63

Janitors, 95, 569

Jast, L. S., 242, 262, 314, 533; Classification, 302

Junior assistants, 86, 569

Juvenile libraries. See Children

Kaiser, J. B., 448

Keys, 328; indexing, 318

Kroeger, A. B., 418, etc.

Label holders, 249

Labelling books, 227

Ladders, 156

Ladies’ rooms, 479

Lambert’s adjustable shelving, 149-50

Lantern, optical, 173

Lantern slides, 195

— — filing, 311

— — indexing, 313

— — use of, 532

Lavatory accommodation, public, 480

Law, library, bibliography of, 576

Leather binding, 337

Lecture room, branch, 398

— — furniture, 173

Lecturers’ index, 318

Lectures, 526-34; for children, 496

Ledger charging, 377

Leeds, 450

Legality of rules, 358-59

Legislation, library, 1, 10

— library, bibliography of, 576

Lending department, accommodation, 118, 121, 122

— — books for, 189

— — children’s, 486

— — rules, 360 (12-19)

— — statistics, 55-63

Lending of reference books, 417

Lessons, library, 501-02

Lettering books, 339-40

Letters, filing, 301, etc.

Leyden slip catalogue, 283

Librarian, qualifications, appointment, salaries, etc., 65-76, 569

Librarian, children’s, 491, 493

Librarian, rural libraries, 550

Librarian, school, 514

Librarian’s library, 93, 570-87

Librarians-in-charge, 80, 569

Librarianship, development of, Intro., IV.

Library and the school, 506-25

Library appliances, rural, museum of, 548

— architecture, bibliography of, 577

— Assistants’ Association, 102

Library Association, Intro., IV.-VI., 99, 101

— — certificates, 68 et seq.

— — Conference, 73 (5), 100

— — definitions of stock, 228

— — Index to Periodicals, 191, 257

— — Record, 360

— — resolutions, Intro., V.

— — statistics summary, 62-63

— Associations, bibliography of, 575

— buildings, bibliography of, 577

— councils, 81

— economy, bibliography of, 570-87

— economy library, 93

— furniture, bibliography of, 577

— history, bibliography of, 582-83

— lessons, 501-02

— of Congress, classification, 235, 238

— of library economy, 570-87

— periodicals, bibliography of, 575

— policy, bibliography, 572

— readings, 535-36

— School, London University College, 335

— science, bibliography, 571

— training, 101

Libraries Acts: municipal, 1-4; non-municipal, 5

— directories of, 583

— rural, 542-51

— Sunday school, 521

— teachers’, 522

Lifts, 137

Lighting of buildings, 128

Linderfelt, K. A., 262

Lists, reading, 264

Literary institutions, 6

— Societies Act, 37

Liverpool, 450

Loans, 33-36

Local collections, 190, 424-44

Local Government Board, 360

— — Officers, National Association of, 72

Local industries, 456

Local museums, 552

London Library, Index, 257

London School of Economics, Intro., IV.

Loose filing, 301, etc.

Loose-leaf accession book, 226

Lyster, T. W., 237

MacAlister, J. Y. W., Intro., IV., 371

Magazine room, management, 471-78

— —, rules, 360 (30-33)

Magazines, filing, 477

— library, 264

— selection, 471

— sets of, 191

Manchester Public Libraries, 355, 450

Manuscripts, local, 428

Maps, 198

— cataloguing, 441

— filing, 307

— local, 429, 440

Marks on books, 247

Mediæval libraries, bibliography of, 582

Melbourne Public Library, 7

Metropolitan Borough Councils, 21

Minutes, indexing, 315

Missing books, index, 317

Mitchell Library, 168, 172, 269, 334

Modern libraries, bibliography, 583

Mortgages, register of, 35

Mounting, illustrations, prints, etc., 436

Mounts, illustration, 498

Mudie’s Library, 404

Municipal library legislation, 1-4

— records, 428

— reference libraries, Intro., V. (5), 445-49

Muniments, 428

Museum libraries, 107-08

— of library appliances, rural libraries, 548

Museums, 552-63

— Acts, 555-57

Museums Association, 103

Music, 192

Names of library positions, 564-69

Natal legislation, 7

National Home Reading Union, 539

Negatives, filing, 312

Nelson “Standard Books,” 202, 204

Newcastle, catalogue, 257

New South Wales legislation, 7

New Zealand legislation, 7

Newspapers, “blacking-out,” 462

— filing, 477

— fittings, 468-70

— local, 426

— stands, 466-67

Newsroom, accommodation, 460

— children’s, 485

— management, 460-61

— rules, 360 (30-33)

— statistics, 59

Non-resident borrowers, 352

Norwich, Intro., II.

Notation for books and shelves, 232, 243-44

Notes, book, 258

Nottingham, 482

Novels, 181

Number-books, 215-16

Numbering books, 339-40

Numbers for books, 241

Occupations of readers, 58

Ogle, J. J., Intro., III.

Ontario legislation, 7

Open access, 395

— — barriers, 132-33

— — books and shelf marking, 243-55

— — reference library, 409

Opening ceremonies, 127

Orders, book, 213-14

Out-of-print books, 187

Overdues, 475

Page catalogues, 269

Pamphlets, treatment of, 414

Panizzi Club, 103

Panoramic catalogues, 290

Papers, book, 335

Parish registers, 428

Parliament, Houses of, 70

Parliamentary papers, 207

Parochial records, 428

Patent Office, catalogue, 257

Pegamoid, 336

Periodicals, arrangement, 472-74

— checks on deliveries, 475

— filing, 477

— indexes of, 587

— indicators, 393

— L.A. Index, 257

— library, bibliography of, 575

— racks and tables, 162-65

Perkins, F. B., 235, 262

Perth (W.A.) Public library, 7

Philadelphia, Commercial Museum, 450

Photographic surveys, 433

Photographs, 194; filing, 307

Picture collection, for children, 498

Pittsburgh library, cards, 260; catalogue, 257

Placard catalogues, 289

Plans, library, 115-23

— of classification, 244

Platform, lecture room, 526

Porters, 95

Portsmouth bindery, 333

Preliminary Examination, Library Association, 101

Price lists in libraries, 196

Printed catalogue, 259

Printing specifications, 266

Prints, cataloguing, 439; filing, 307; local, 429; mounting, 436

“Privilege” issues, 533

Probationer, 569

Programmes of lectures, 531

Propositions for books, 210

Public and staff, 96

— Bodies Corrupt Practices Act, 1889, 46

— documents, 207

— Libraries Acts, 1-4

— — methods of adopting, 14-17

— rules and bye-laws, 349-64

Queensland legislation, 7

Quick-reference collection, branch, 398

Quinn, J. H., 262

Racks for filing, 155

— periodicals, 162-65

Rates, exemption, 37-40

— library, 4 (c)

Ratepayers’ vouchers, 367-69

Readers, indexes of, 422

— statistics of, 55-63

— suggestions, 210

— tickets, 354 (1)

Reading circles, 539

— and clubs, children’s, 497

— easels, 166

— rooms, children’s, 485

— tables, 160-61

Reading lists, 264

— — children’s, 504

— — lecture, 531

Readings, library, 535-36

Recommendations, readers’, 210

Reconstruction, Ministry of, 457

Records, local, 190, 425

— reference, 419

— school libraries, 517

— statistics, 55-63

Reference accessories, 416

Reference books, 189

— — bibliography of, 587

— — lending of, 417

Reference library, 407-59

— — books, 189

— — branch, 398

— — children’s, 485

— — indexes of readers, 422

— — records, 419

— — rules, 360 (7-11)

— — staff, 418

— — statistics, 55-63

— material, municipal, 445-49

— v. lending library, 366

Regional surveys, 434

Registrar of friendly societies, certificate, 38

Regulations, public, 349-64

Renewal of borrowed books, 360 (21), 361 (21)

Repairing books, 334

Replacement of books, 187

Report, Annual, 61-63

Repository, rural libraries, 546

Requisitions for supplies, 44-46

Reserving books, 360 (23), 361 (23)

Residences for librarians, etc., 71

Richardson, E. C., 235

Rudolph indexer, 272

Rules and regulations, 348-64

— — children’s library, 486

— catalogue, 262

Rural libraries, 10, 542-51

— — estimates, 549

Safe-guarded open access, barriers, 131-35

Salaries, librarians, 70

— assistants, 90

— rural librarians, 550

Savage, E. A., 258, 467

Sayers, W. C. Berwick, 504

Scholars, non-resident, 352

School librarian, 514

School libraries, 506-25

— — limits of, 484

School of Librarianship, London, Intro., IV., 335

Schools and libraries, 4 (d), 6, 506-23

— as delivery stations, 520

— of science, 6

— training, libraries, 522

Scientific institutions, 5-6

Scientific Societies Act, 37

Scotland, Libraries Acts, 1 et passim

— — and education authorities, 10

— North, rural libraries, 545-48

Screens, 136

— lantern, 173

Selection of books, 174-206

Senior assistants, 87, 569

Shaw, G. T., 308

Sheaf catalogue, 261, 282-88

Shelf arrangement, 230-55; reference library, 412

— dummies, 246-48

— guides, 250, 255

— handles, 158

— lists, 255

— marking, 243-44

— register, 245

— steps, 156-58

Shelving, 143-54

Showcases for books, 394

Simplex newspaper rod, 469

Sites, library, 114

Slides, lantern, filing, 311

— — indexing, 313

— — use of, 532

Slip catalogue, 261, 282-88

— charging, 376-81

Smith, L. P., 235

Societies, lecture, 527

Society of Public Librarians, 103

Sonnenschein, W. S., 204

South African library legislation, 7

Speaking tubes, 138

Special collections, 190

— library collections, 420

Specifications, 44-45

— printing, 266

Staderini card tray, 280

— slip catalogue, 284, 288

Staff, qualifications, grades, appointments, salaries, etc., 65-98

— accommodation, 97

— bibliography of, 578

— guilds, 105

— insurance, 43

— meetings, 81

— reference library, 418

Stamping of books, 221

Standing orders, 22

State papers, 207

Stationery, 322-25

— index, 314

— Office grants, 208

Statistics, 55-63

— bibliography of, 583

— school libraries, 517

— standardizing of, 62

Statutes, 1-13

Steps, 156-58

Stock, definitions, 228

— reference, 407, 411

— statistics, 62

Stocktaking index, 317

Stolzenberg file, 301

Story hour, 495

Students’ tickets, 360 (19), 371

Sub-Committees, library, 24

— classification, 239

Subject headings, A.L.A., 257

— — bibliography of, 579

Sub-librarian, 78, 569

Subscription books, 212

— departments, 403-04

— for library books, 360 (18), 361 (18)

Suggestions, readers’, 48, 210

Sunday opening of libraries, 357-63

— school libraries, 521

— work, 85

Superannuation, 72

Superintendent of branches, 79

Supplies, index, 314

Surgeon-General’s index catalogue, 257

Surveys, photographic, 433

— regional and civic, 434

Sydney Public Library, 7, 262

Tables, 160-64

Tags, classification, 241

Tasmanian legislation, 7

Taxes, assessment to, 37-40

Teachers as borrowers, 353

— — guarantors, 361

Teachers’ libraries, 522

Technical libraries, Intro., V. (4), 455-59

Tedder, H. R., Intro., IV.

Telephones, 138

Thermometers in libraries, 141

Thomas, E. C., Intro., IV.

Tickets for borrowers, 370-75

“Ticklers,” 314

Tier marking of shelves, 243-44

Time limits for borrowing, 354 (3)

— sheets, staff, 83-84

Tokens, local, 431

Tracing, 416

Trade libraries, 450-59

— catalogues, 196

Training of librarians, 68, 92, 101; of children’s librarians, 493

Training school libraries, 522

Travelling libraries, 402

Trays, card, 274-81

— charging, 382-85

Truck for books, 253

Turnstiles, 140

Typewriters, 325

Typography, bibliography, 584

Unexpended balances, 28

United States libraries, passim

United States library legislation, 8

University College Library School, Intro., IV., 325

University extension, 527, 550

Vacation, assistants’, 91

— librarians’, 73 (4)

Vaseline for leathers, 337

Ventilation, 128

Vertical filing, 213, 301, 415

Victoria legislation, 7

Village libraries, 542-51

Voluntary help, children’s library, 500

Voucher forms, 367-69

— — children’s, 486

Wages, caretakers, 95

Wallasey, 467

Walthamstow catalogue, 257

West Indian grants, legislation, 7

Withdrawn books, indexing, 316

Women librarians and assistants, 94

Women’s rooms, 479

Workers’ Educational Association, 527, 550

Work book, 88

Workshop libraries, 107, 178

Worn-out books, 187

Writing materials, 323

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CARD CATALOGUING.—“Libraco” Cabinets and Cards are almost exclusively used throughout the Library World. They have gained recognition because every detail has been considered from the Librarians’ standpoint. No other form of Cabinet has the “Libraco” distinctive features—sideless trays, gravity rods, tray catches, adjustable back struts, etc. The “Libraco” Card Indexing Materials are used for—

CARD CHARGING VOUCHER CARD SYSTEM

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LIBRARY APPLIANCES.—Libraco Ltd. carry the best and largest stock of appliances for Library work. They have been adopted by numerous British, Foreign, and Colonial Libraries.

LIBRACO FURNITURE.—Libraco Ltd. make and supply technically correct equipment for Public Libraries.

Simplicity in design, strength of construction, and durability are the main essentials. With a thorough knowledge of the requirements, every device manufactured by the Company is exactly suited for its purpose.

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LIBRACO DESKS

LIBRACO Ltd. are manufacturing a very fine line of roll-top and flat-top desks, typewriter drop cabinets, detachable leg tables in various sizes, etc., and will be pleased to send on request illustrated lists.

No. 3. OAK DESK

A heavily constructed desk with built-up writing bed and deck top. Hardwood sides to drawers. Automatic locking. Pigeon hole fitted with card index drawers, private locker, etc.

Prices on application

COTGREAVE INDICATORS

LIBRACO Ltd., having purchased from the liquidators of Cotgreave Indicators Ltd. all their plant, machinery, and stock, are now making all accessories for indicator libraries. Enquiries and orders to be sent to 62 Cannon Street, E.C.4.

OPEN ACCESS LIBRARIES

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CARD CHARGING SYSTEMS for open-access and other libraries.

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ADJUSTABLE BOOK-HOLDERS & BOOK-CARRIERS for table or shelf.

PERIODICAL LISTS (adjustable) in all sizes.

“SIMPLEX” NEWSPAPER RODS. The approved modern fitting.

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REVOLVING HOLDERS for illustrated periodicals.

“SIMPLEX” FASTENERS for directories, magazines, bound catalogues, and other book-form publications.

READING EASELS in metal. Holds book open with adaptability of the hand. Economy of table space.

STEPS AND HANDLES. Always ready for use, but not in the way of passers-by.

“SIMPLEX” SHELF LABEL HOLDERS in xylonite.

SHEAF CATALOGUES (single-screw system). The simplest and most easily manipulated form. Uniformity in subsequent supplies.

OTHER AND SPECIAL DEVICES MADE

The merits of these appliances have been proved by many years of use in the foremost libraries, and numerous librarians can testify to their high qualities.

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A BRITISH LIBRARY ITINERARY. By James Duff Brown. 2s. 0d. net

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SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION. By James Duff Brown. 15s. 0d. net

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LIBRARY ECONOMY. By H. G. T. Cannons. 7s. 6d. net

MANUAL OF PRACTICAL INDEXING. By A. L. Clarke. 5s. 0d. net

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BOOKS ON THE GREAT WAR: An Annotated Bibliography of Literature issued during the European Conflict. By F. W. T. Lange, W. T. Berry and B. M. Venner. Preface by R. A. Peddie.

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THE BRITISH MUSEUM READING ROOM. A Handbook for Students. By R. A. Peddie. 1s. 0d. net

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