Library Technique

The present work is devoted to an examination of some of those methods and an assessment of their value against the background of the complete service. Such an examination is particularly necessary for the librarian of a small system. Practices that are accepted in the larger systems are not necessarily the most economical or useful in the smaller organizations. The librarian must acquire the habit of looking at the whole and assessing the value of each part according to the contribution it makes to the efficiency of his service. Library processes have a habit of becoming complicated and wasteful of staff time, so that their value, under examination, is sometimes found to be suspect.

The work is a practical handbook for learning the Library Technique.

CONTENTS:
I ROUTINE METHODS
II PUBLIC RELATIONS
III AIDS TO READERS
IV DISPLAY
V THE readers’ ADVISER
VI STAFF
VII FITTINGS AND GUIDES
VIII LEGAL ASPECTS
IX STOCK: SELECTION
X STOCK; DEVELOPMENT AND USE
XI THE NEW BRANCH
XII THE BRANCH IN ACTION
XIII FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS