TY  - JOUR
AB  - WHEN broadcasting began many librarians thought that wireless would make people read less. We were wrong. On the contrary, as a nation we are reading very much more than ever. This may seem a sweeping generalisation, but I have been a librarian in touch with all kinds of readers, booksellers and publishers, in different parts of England, for more than twenty years, and I find evidence to support this statement in all directions. We have found ourselves living in a world that is unsettled, changing. We've begun to ask questions about ourselves, our fellow creatures, our environment—everything. And, in increasing numbers, we've turned to books for the answers—naturally, since books are the store houses of facts and ideas, and, because of their limitless range, they can offer something to all types of seeker—not only knowledge but pleasure, comfort and vision.
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
SN  - 0024-2535
DO  - 10.1108/eb011973
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb011973
AU  - McCOLVIN L.R.
PY  - 1934
Y1  - 1934/01/01
TI  - Getting the Best out of Books
T2  - Library Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 197
EP  - 204
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -