The ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARIES In The UNITED KINGDOM Available to Purchase

In this paper I propose first to describe very briefly the main types of library and their functions and then to consider in more detail what arrangements exist for facilitating interlibrary co‐operation and in particularly interlibrary lending in this country. The expression ‘organization of libraries’ is not meant to imply the existence of any centralized or official organization, such as exists for instance in Denmark. There are, however, certain voluntary arrangements for mutual aid among libraries which cover between them the great proportion of the more important libraries, and although these arrangements do not constitute an all‐embracing organization, they form the basis upon which an all‐inclusive system of co‐operation could be built.