| | PAGE |
| Preface | [v] |
| List of Illustrations, Forms, etc. | [xii] |
| DIVISION I.—INTRODUCTORY |
| Memoir | [1] |
| Introduction | [11] |
| DIVISION II.—FOUNDATION, COMMITTEES AND FINANCE |
| CHAP. | |
| I. | Legislation | [19] |
| II. | Adoption of Acts, Foundation and Committees | [34] |
| III. | Finance, Loans and Accounts | [43] |
| IV. | Statistics and Reports | [60] |
| DIVISION III.—STAFF |
| V. | The Librarian | [71] |
| VI. | Assistants | [83] |
| VII. | Library Associations | [99] |
| DIVISION IV.—BUILDINGS |
| VIII. | Theory and General Remarks | [106] |
| IX. | Sites and Plans | [110] |
| DIVISION V.—FITTINGS ANDFURNITURE |
| X. | Miscellaneous Fixtures and Fittings | [132] |
| XI. | Shelving and Accessories | [141] |
| XII. | Furniture | [154] |
| DIVISION VI.—BOOK SELECTION AND ACCESSION |
| XIII. | Book Selection | [167] |
| XIV. | Accession Methods | [189] |
| DIVISION VII.—CLASSIFICATION AND SHELF ARRANGEMENT |
| XV. | General Principles. | [206] |
| XVI. | Systematic Classification Schemes | [209] |
| XVII. | Practical Application | [226] |
| DIVISION VIII.—CATALOGUING, FILING AND INDEXING |
| XVIII. | Cataloguing Methods, Rules and Codes | [241] |
| XIX. | Mechanical Methods of Displaying Catalogues | [259] |
| XX. | Filing and Indexing | [281] |
| DIVISION IX.—MAINTENANCE AND ROUTINE WORK |
| XXI. | Stationery and Records | [296] |
| XXII. | Bookbinding and Repairing | [303] |
| DIVISION X.—RULES AND REGULATIONS |
| XXIII. | Rules and Regulations | [322] |
| DIVISION XI.—THE LENDING, OR HOME READING,DEPARTMENT |
| XXIV. | Registration of Borrowers | [341] |
| XXV. | Issue Methods | [350] |
| XXVI. | Book Distribution | [366] |
| DIVISION XII.—THE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT |
| XXVII. | General Reference Library Method | [375] |
| XXVIII. | Local Collections | [399] |
| XXIX. | Libraries of Municipal Reference | [415] |
| XXX. | The Commercial Library; The Technical Library | [418] |
| XXXI. | Reading Room Methods | [424] |
| DIVISION XIII.—LIBRARY WORK WITH CHILDREN |
| XXXII. | The Children’s Department | [439] |
| XXXIII. | The Library and the School | [457] |
| DIVISION XIV.—LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT |
| XXXIV. | Lectures, Readings and Exhibitions | [467] |
| XXXV. | Rural Libraries | [477] |
| DIVISION XV.—MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES |
| XXXVI. | Museums and Art Galleries | [486] |
| APPENDICES |
| I. | The Nomenclature of Library Positions | [495] |
| II. | The Librarian’s Library | [498] |
| | INDEX | [511] |