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The Library World Volume 9 Issue 12

New Library World

ISSN: 0307-4803

Article publication date: 1 June 1907

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Abstract

Any scheme whereby the treasures of a public reference library are made more widely known is sure of the sympathetic consideration of all serious librarians, for it is a lamentable fact that reference libraries generally, and especially those in the provinces, are very sparingly appreciated. Their primary function is largely defeated by the ignorance of those most likely to be benefited. When there is displayed any considerable use of the facilities for research and study, analysis will often show it to be a mere prostitution by competition‐mongers and acrostic‐solvers; the genuine student is seldom much in evidence.

Citation

(1907), "The Library World Volume 9 Issue 12", New Library World, Vol. 9 No. 12, pp. 432-472. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb008903

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1907, MCB UP Limited

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