Library Association of the United Kingdom.
This Association was founded on 5th October, 1877, at the conclusion
of the International Conference of Librarians held at the London
Institution, under the presidency of the late Mr. J. Winter Jones, then
principal librarian of the British Museum.
Its objects are: (_a_) to encourage and aid by every means in its power
the establishment of new libraries; (_b_) to endeavour to secure better
legislation for rate-supported libraries; (_c_) to unite all persons
engaged or interested in library work, for the purpose of promoting
the best possible administration of libraries; and (_d_) to encourage
bibliographical research.
The Association has, by the invitation of the Local Authorities, held its
Annual Meetings in the following towns: Oxford, Manchester, Edinburgh,
London, Cambridge, Liverpool, Dublin, Plymouth, Birmingham, Glasgow,
Reading, Nottingham, and Paris.
The Annual Subscription is ONE GUINEA, payable in advance, on 1st
January. The Life Subscription is FIFTEEN GUINEAS. _Any person actually
engaged in library administration may become a member, without election,
on payment of the Subscription to the Treasurer._ Any person not so
engaged may be elected at the Monthly or Annual Meetings. Library
Assistants, approved by the Council, are admitted on payment of a
Subscription of HALF-A-GUINEA.
The official organ of the Association is _The Library_, which is issued
monthly and sent free to members. Other publications of the Association
are the _Transactions and Proceedings_ of the various Annual Meetings,
_The Library Chronicle_, 1884-1888, 5 vols., and _The Library Association
Year-Book_ (price one shilling), in which will be found full particulars
of the work accomplished by the Association in various departments.
A small Museum of Library Appliances has been opened in the Clerkenwell
Public Library, Skinner Street, London, E.C., and will be shown to
any one interested in library administration. It contains Specimens
of Apparatus, Catalogues, Forms, &c., and is the nucleus of a larger
collection contemplated by the Association.
All communications connected with the Association should be addressed
to Mr. J. Y. W. MACALISTER, 20 Hanover Square, London, W. Subscriptions
should be paid to Mr. H. R. TEDDER, Hon. Treasurer, Athenæum Club, Pall
Mall, London, W.
COTGREAVE’S LIBRARY INDICATOR.
_This Invention is now in use in some 200 Public Libraries (30 in London
and Suburbs), and has everywhere given great satisfaction. The following
is a brief summary of its more useful features_:
=1.= Show at a glance both to borrower and Librarian the books or
magazines in or out. Also the titles can be shown to the borrower if
desired. =2.= Who has any book that is out, and how long it has been out.
=3.= The names of every borrower that has had any book since it was added
to the Library. =4.= The dates of accession, binding, or replacement
of any book. =5.= The title, author, number of volumes, and date of
publication. =6.= The book any individual has out, and every book he has
had out since joining the library. =7.= If a borrower’s ticket has been
misplaced in the indicator, it will instantly denote, if referred to,
the exact number where such ticket will be found. =8.= It will show at
a glance by a colour arrangement the number of books issued each day or
week, and consequently which are overdue. =9.= Stocktaking can be carried
out in one quarter of the time usually required, and without calling
the books in. =10.= Wherever it has been adopted the cost of labour and
losses of books have been very greatly reduced, so much so that in a very
short time it has recouped the cost of purchase. Thus all book-keeping or
other record may be entirely dispensed with.
SOLE AGENT AND MANUFACTURER:
W. MORGAN, 21 CANNON STREET, BIRMINGHAM.
Cotgreave’s Rack for Periodicals and Magazines.
_This design is now used in a large number of Libraries and Reading Rooms
with great advantage. Periodicals of any size can be kept alphabetically
arranged either in covers or without. There are no clips, springs, or
other mechanical fittings, but everything is as simple as can be._
MANUFACTURER:
WAKE & DEAN, 111 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, S.E.
Cotgreave’s Solid Leather Covers for Periodicals.
_These covers are made of solid leather and will last longer than a dozen
of any other material. Several Libraries have had them in use for a dozen
years or more, without any appearance of wear._
MANUFACTURER:
W. MORGAN, 21 CANNON STREET, BIRMINGHAM.
N.B. Any special information required may be obtained from the inventor,
A. COTGREAVE, Public Libraries, West Ham, London, E.
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Used and endorsed as the best everywhere. The following is one of the
strongest testimonials which could possibly be received:—