Library and Its Organization

This fourth volume in the series of “Classics of American Librarianship” is devoted to general library organization and administration. In surveying the field one finds many forms of organization. The principle followed in selecting the articles in accordance with the purpose of the series, has been to choose the typical forms or those which have played a definite part in library development and progress, rather than the erratic or spectacular.

The arrangement of the groups recognizes the preeminence of the public library and includes the national library, national and state organizations, the college library and special libraries.