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'c~le ~i'eQ,r -;;~::.e Lil)I'ary rntllou"c increC',se of sti1~1 2.ccuired mOi.'e
Da:Ge2."i,::'.l than evel' be10::"'8 and corlnletely ·.)l"ocessea e-\-en more
tll'?,;.'- in 1953, i'Lic}} :"f~ar. it i-riL_-be l'emeD'be::"'3:i, itself S&c::
the cata~05~inb O~t)lt rise by 41%.
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ApO.l""G from this increa.se ill busii18SS, '~~le yeal" l.mder
eevie',i' ins been ~R rtic'\.l.l.:;,rl;).-- :.:.o-cei,'lo:;."tiW lor 'ehe remo·;72.1 01 both
'Gile tirO 1112..) or v.llsatis::G.ctc17 ~eatures to i','}!ich the re:pol't for
1953 Q1'ew' attention. :Both the p:i."oblem of ovel'cl"o\,!din.::; m~Q the
h:.ck of an~' folloH-u::;l S;;r-S-'G8T:l for OlJ.tstcHlC.'l.il1.;S orders bid f&.ir 'co
be so2.ved Ol" at least am.elio:;.~ated by ac'eion inia.ted durinG 1S5L~.
DurinG 1954!uss Zlizabe'i:;~l Lumb, 3.1\. :i."esigD.ed ~l'om 'c_:.e
c2.taloguin5 stalf to travel abroad, her )lBce jeing ta~en by
hliss J .HcDunnell, 3.11.
Selvlyn noger§ ,,;'0.3 o.p~oillted 2.8 C:unior
Lib:-car~r Assistant in :place of Peter '!2"E'18S.
III the j)el')artmen-:~8.1 libral'ie.s, L~iss :,l. G:C'8cie reSic,11ed
from the :::~e oloC~,r, and C~leEl.istrJr libr8,:i."ie s to be :i."8)laced by
!:i1lSS L. ~7ee2i:s and I;iiss :;:=.r.PatcrsoJ:L • :J.Ec. ~-laS e.:c:'yointed
Cu:rator of the :Dc:U~l1ell l'ine ;,rts Collection ;:;.nd ~~io:c".:,::.'i['.n of
the De)artm,ent of .4rchitecture in l)l3oce of ;'~iss ::':'.Sinclc:;.i:;,,",
re s i.;ne d.
:The members of 'i:;l~e Li~)l"ar,)' ste-ii continue to ilin:c'ove
theil" 'J:;.'ofessional qU2.1ilicatio:;:lS throUG~l tile e:=c~.l!,,-il1ations
conducted b;r the :L.ibrary. .l,sf:JOciation 0:: i;1.1str<.<~:,s. :::n 1S5/~
r.liss 3ohoSl1.ea-rer , J3o_~.• a:nd I,liss JJor:Ia.c~ollca,11~ :'~oiio, 0IJt~~~_!led
credit lor su1)jects ill tile Qualj,::~,-in(~ :2,,:=~r:linol.tion 2.1~~d in the
Preliminar;r E:~()'i1lination liIiss J .:OoiC;, Miss S.N2'1:sfield, Liss
A.T!latc~ler and Hr. J.'1'.J?leak, TI.J1. were ,:-:11 3L~ccesslul.
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De)artment8ol lib:i.~c.,ries staff lEss S.R. ·:!il~!.dOl:' :~.J,. p2,ssed t~".e
:Preliminar3T E::.J.minntion. ..'\t the !'I£:.in Ili1J~c'?:;:'Y o~:l~- one BeJolb'c,.r
of tile :P :oiessional s-c':tff does not now 'Possess 011.6 or t:1e ot:1er
of t~e Association's ~ualilications.
Tlle Librarim';, wOl..:.lc1 lil:e to em:;)::,: ~·':i.se t~lZ'_t 'i:;~ie COillof record years of 2.Cllievej·il81YG 8;;,~::1 0..8 'c:.L~,,-G recorded.
here is only possible \';ith 'elle \7ilOle-:lec,,:i.'·cec1 co--o)er2:Gion of
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i!l "1]53 '.~h:"S ~C}le corl.siderable increase in lle'" E1a:teri::.l il8.;".d::"ed :,y 'c:::'.J ~:,ibrc.:i."Y.
:::iL1l"iE.:'; t::is ~Tear 7,001 l1.eu Joo1\:: orders !,Jassed. 'CiU'OlJ.Gl'l the
lull lJl~e-c.J.t2.102:UinG c~leck descrj.oed in t~~e ::-,llllLbl rel)Ort fo:i."
-'953, cs 0:~POS8C~ to 6,OL!·5 in t:l2.t ~ire;::i.". In:,;,dCiti on sever;:,~l
:lU,i1.Q:;,'eu. more boolrs :re:c"e o:c~dered loce-lly.
0; 732 l"l-::,-:r bool:s ..-;el"8
received either b;' -')l,H'cl18.. se OJ.' 'by donation, cOhDc.rec1 -iii th
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T:lis 8!llc;',1'_,3C.. scale 01 Ojera-GlOilS, L~ j. 'Gse If so s?t'nsOl.lr J~i1):r:f8.rs- is still so far :r~cc<".t~ E~de\~-. L1.a'-G:.} 1 -.;;,:-,?'.9
Ch2rQcte~ised lurther by a notable increase in ef:iciency in
teTY~lS o~ -ell8 o:cc..eri~lg s:rs·cem.
I-.:. 1S53, ·~11e =.'"e~1:-c tIle S2·-·ste~: 0:::u~l lJ:"'3-cc.talo",:;u8 c~lec:~il:'; ':,,-,,s int:i.'oclv;cec1, 'CllS i:.cce,~':e of 1:,7-';
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a.CcouTlted for 113; t::e 8:-:d o2? t~le :',rear. 'j~l~:l_e iricI'ea.s8c! certo..l::lt3.'
of SU~l~~l is due to tll~cee ~~actol"s j :::i:cst 1 t:le tiE~~-Gcn.ilLG l.~lJ
o~ tIle clleC_~.:il1.;S o..ria o:-cdex'in.G S2rstsrl i tse 1:.:.. ,18 c~ resL1,.l t of
twe::"ve montns e~:7JerienC8; seco~'lc1, a :;eii.erCL1 tendency ::::'0:" or5.ers
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it i78.S :c8,:;:sol1J.bl;;,T successful but -C~le c1E~te set is still too late
fOl' it to "0e prcccticE",ble lor :~,"ll 1)001cs -GO 1)6 sup~)~i8c1 c:nd ij~.·icl
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For books ordered from overseas l~ is unreason~~le to
a,nd ~.Ja~rmEmt ir.c i:mcl 1. les,,:! t~'..Q,n t~'lree mor:.-c~:uJ :~"ilc1.,
in""fact t all analysis of t~la orde.r l'Gco::..~d fOl' 1°54 shows 'c=:'<:!,t 0::
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8<J.1"lier,and also the SJilCtll m;:.rJ~'oer of bool'~s ·ciu::.t 'Jere ac-cu2clJ·:r
S'L'..PIllied on tl'"Lese late O1'd81"S, we find thGt 0:;: 61SS iteDs
ordel"'.:::cl iron tile Library -oricl" to 1 October riO :fe~.r:Jr t:.t.3...i.1.
5,275, or 85. 347~, v:rers 2ccountecl. lor 'Oe£Ol"e t~ce eLL, o:.t' t~'~e yec:r.
'r~18 inescapable double cOllclusior:. S8em.s 'l~o oe t~1at, iflile
the Librar;'T can Ilrcwtic8.lly guarantee to "'C80UT.t for t~1.e boo}:s
ordered reasonably earl:;r in tile :yea1', it is a complete vrc.ste oi'
'cillie committinG boolcs 8.G2.inst -c~~e cL.'.rrent ye2.l' I s vote ::\.~-i;er
1st October m~les,s the:" can be sn:;,)ylied. within llustralis.
:luTin.C t~'le .:;rsar
)8.})ers reJa tins to the
and accessions system.
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::'irevio·us fic;;u.res 21.ncl. i:n 1S'5L~ c[:t-Ga.J_ogu8<l COEll)letel~l 7,366
nen oooJ:s.
In adcEtion, a.~:'~n'o:;~im:::::ce1:>:' '1,200 1oooJ::8 ,/81'6 rec0"t:'tlO(;l..l8cl.
T}:L8 ii:'lpaC-C ol card·-c1ur;lic2tiol1 and :::):,'e··c~,,t2106ue
c;1ec;~iE'; with theil' l'eduction 0:;' tili18-COl"<suninc; l'outiE8 u:pon
the catal00uill~S Ol1tlJUt is Cleo.l'l~;r illust:'.'.:::d;ed 10;>" 'cl'le :;:'ollo'vinc;
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The cC1ta10gl,'.i:n..:: s·~Q.ff have thus Llcreased t21ei1' 'Lw_tput b;:,r 77. LI~7~ since t:'.e in.t:;~od.uction 0::: tf~e se t-,70 jn"ocesses.
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Unfort"ma'cely r it vra..s l"lot. possible, fo:i..". ti'.e first -i;ii;,e
i:i1 :elV8 yeC1.:"s, to co.-calo,::;ue all "(;::le nen 2.CC'::lSSl0l1S to t~~e Libra~r.
At t~le elld of the ~'e-.lr 1~'-IG ~1UrC~l.a8ec1 booJ,-:s and. 8lmost
500 donations :cemained ullcataloCl..led.
In ol'de::..' to Yi,8et this
c..efici8!lCY there apl)ea:cs to be no oJ_-ce:;.'l12,tive to EIJ.Lil.L,.:, C, ~:.eH
a :Pl") 0 in tl,18 n t .
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c1Si)ar-cmen'c it \(!oulc1 loe 'possible to inCl~8ase tllC co.:talo Guing
ra:-ce b~" the appo:i_l'ltmen-c- of a t:;"clinee 01' j"mior catalo2,l..ler whose
main ch'..ties ',70nld be to uJ.'lder'i:;a}:e tile routine J.)ortion of tile
H01'k of eaeD. of the e~[istinG c::,talOCl,l81"S.
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'c1181"3 8~~ould be .just a.1Jout enough ca'Galo,,-,uer-ilOurs s;-,ved to :'O\rett
tl18 SU:i.'1~::.u.s accessions.
III Dcldition, the ec1: ·~=Li·.!.b 0= t~:c c, t.:.-lo,..'ues
';711ic~1 should. ';)8 8. cOl'lti;'lUOUS :;,;reoccuj2.timl of 'c~le co..t~<:"oG"Llillb s'C,:;,.::;":;':
:'-:,:18 l'!,ad to La vir'cuall;;r ab8.-l1doned due to ~)I'eSSlLi.'e of [!'6'.! c2,tc,;loc;v.ir~g
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l'G sil.OuJ.c1 a.,·oid the lag '.'illicL }l8.S some times occul'red. in tlle
~~·illir~~ of cctG..lo::}le Vl:=!.COJlCi~8 cav_sed 03" l"esi:;rLJ~ion..
If t~·lis
~iro:..'osc,,:::" wel'e ::tIlpl'oved. it \;-;onld be. ~)os.sil:Jle 'co 2lJlJoint to thE; new
~)ositio:-~ n. 3v.. i C3.o1e person :f~10Ill tile 8~:isitiril~: st·:'.ff 5,11d fill tb.8
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T}18re is o~· cou.rse no :rte9l1 to er.Q::~}12sise ·~b.s ::':!ct t~~..:~.t
:;:"ailu.re to }:ep~) -c}le c-:.~t~.t,log1)_illG s-~':l,ff sLJ_~=Etcier.:.tl~r l:1.l",Xe to cope
vnbt~~ t11.8 C"L~r2."8r:.t in."cal;::e of nevV' I.nc.-~eria~L ~(lliJ_l res1..11t ill CO:i~'llJ="'-~-CG
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l'wo nc,JOl' c1evelo)ments in the l;::;ji~~ JJi1:Jl'Zcl"Y'S sel'vice Ci.r~;
'.'Forth ~cecorcling. Firstly?.:1. micro~::'lm Tc.:cde::.: ~).a8 iJeen inst~:.lleC
as til.~ fil"st sta. 0 c i11 ~~. ~p18J:l to e:.~t8r:c1 fi:"nl ~"·ef3.. clj_11G f[~cili ties
t:.ll"OLlCl"".:.OU-G tIle
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Seco:::ldl-;,'-, durin.:; tile year tdB ce:ltI'2,1 D2,l1l,JhJ.et colJe ction
was. l'0-02:::;aEised.
:?revj,o,,'..s12; ~)S.1'~rpl:18ts ~lad been- full;'l cc,talOf::,lled
CL1.1d s~181vetl in ':JOJ~as nit:n tile boo~:s in 0~)8n access.
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llOV{ been ctlllec1 a:nd llou.sed ill a. LJcl,-ctel"'~~ o~ "T~le2.-;tic2..1 files, ·~lll..1.s
securing t;~e dou"ole adrvc:mta.ge of easier use 2.i'lG -,:"vc<..ilt:1.:oilit;:c for
re{S1.1..:_c.:,r rreedi11g out. l~::.:.o-Lb_er re si..A..lt of -cl_is 11as 'Jeen to 1"'21'1c1el"1
the s tocl;: fiGu.re 1::10.:e a.cctlra,te si::'lce i t ~18.. d pre'\/ioJ...1..s12T ~)ee11 irLf13..ted
D=,' the inclusion of this eiJ}18nlero...
A fUl'-c}wr inte:escin:; leatul'e W'l -c;: l'eL;..J.l'd ' . 0 the U.Cf,! of the
f;.to.in Libl'G..l';f is t~lat 'al:.ile re2,dinc; room 2.t'cel1da.ncos c1id i:'O-C ;;.. lto1'
sigrlifico.:c.-cly or, if o.:::;.-thinC, 1,',ore sli~~ltly 10\7e1' ';;il;o,n i::.'l "iS53,
there was 2. marl~B d inCl',}Ct.se in the VO:'..k'iO of reo.di:J:'L; 'bo'ell !-}~~l:~~
and c:~trC1 li brar.,l' .
'1'ho ~~oTIo·.-ri1.~g ta.bl..;;;! illu.s-crate ti'J.is ,:.J0si tion.
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te:;~ts in any j,"JD.rti C L.l lEl. l' SUiij8ct.
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ulrin b the y~a~, also a system of ITee£-end loans of re.~
served boo~~s waa iT~troduced. The system ':.'<.2.S organised rlit}':). some
?are to O~f-el' equal oPl1ortl..miti8s to eveninG and day students,
It beinG ::1. COYl-S tcmt }!laillt of evej,:.i:1G students t~:at t~le~7 sl.;:.ffer
cOYlsiderable disability in rG6'ard to library nse.
j)l.u'in2; "l1e year e. cOrD.nlete overhaul of the :;:}fmt-,.l School
Libral"';;' WilS made and the collac'Gions in Geoloc.,'J· o.n0. IJ:H7 \;'.'O~c'f) 1'8·cla.ssified Ll.nd the. cat210gues am8r:.ded.
~"he )l';)T::;r l,iemori'::l Librc~r3­
under '(;:18 contl'ol of the J.)O}l:.l.l't,.':.ent of Ellgli:Jl1 '."lO.s also or01..l :;l'lt
vii t:linthe central Pl'oc83s=-ng SC~leme ~md cOi.'lsiclE.n'able time ',T~~S
spent on the cat210 buing of n8IT ffild old aCC8ss~ons to it .
.As par'G of a :::>lan to facilitate inter,-li'iJI'a:;,':r loan ;:Li)iJrovcl
r!:lS :::;iven for the installation of mic1'ofiL11 readers in the Y;lE~j or
areas of the Univ8l'sity.
Readol's }lc1.ve been o~c'dered :~or GeoJ.',re St
(to be located in t:1e .:ngineerin....: Librarjr) anel Yeeron6)ill~' (School
of Veterinary Science).
Dv.rillg the. ~ref"IT tile IJi'orai:>;:,r Comillittea consid el'od ~1.:"l(1 e>p:;:ll~'J-ved
the repo:::-t of the Sub-committee a)pointed to co~~sidor tho aclminis-·
t:".."cttive 8~[penSes of the University Library.
T~:is rel)Ort, ','J}lile
Q.cce::jting the inevi to.bili ty of u certain umo~ t of decentl'2.1is;J.t:.Lon
of libl'a1~Y' resources? set out certain <1osiro."01e J.imitatiol'S to it
ctnd 18.i<l do,,-m a programme of rationalisation linked rlith the
bUild:L"lG pro.;r:".li1Y:1e of the Urliversi t;.r •
Perhaps the most sc."\"tisfactory single item of t:'.'Le YJilOle
yeC1r's o:;;Jerati ons w~,s the lettinG of E'. contract to construct 2.
mez:::;anine floOl' in the 0llen-access bookstac~r of the lIain :;~ibrary.
Under t:'-_e terms of tile cor-tract the inst:.J..ll::ctioll will !lsve to be
cOT!1ule-ced bv tLe end of nav, so that it is at lo.st 1)ossible to
con:;cGm:plate~ ·i;J.le n()~(t fer" y'8ars ,~cc0ssio~lS V'Tit:.l :;"8zosono..ble equ::mimity.
The construction of the new floor vlill il1cr82,se the OTlen
Q.ccess shelving to 3,06 Ll" or almost two i:1iles of s:1.ellrir.g.
:L'~~e
relief this will 8.:::ford to 'che resarve R'i;orae:,8 ;]ea ,rill en.2ble
tho Main Libro.ry -to 1."e90mmenco [\Ccopting olde:.' J;l:.~,'ccrial ='rOlll :Departmental libraries and s~lould cover nOl'mE'.l acc8ssio;:ls fl~oL1 every
source lor the next 7 or S years.
As part of en o..ccommodo.tion re--oClri';J.n:;nent in t~le Mei II
LUild.inG at St. Lucie', the E'ryel' I~(;!110ric1.1 1~Lbrcn'y of AUS-Cl'::~lin.n
Li terature ',clithin t~~e :Jel1artillGut of English "'1[~8 :"!.oused in 0. room
l")rovided for its use within the I,,::.c:in Librctry.
This vms LI:', de possib]';:
by tile l'o-locc1.tioll of the CG:"1.tl'al pel'iodico..ls coll<Jctiol1s in tho
lTorthel'll !leEldin~ :;::to am.
The ~.'l'yer Lib1'CLry will continue to be st::~i'::~ed by the :Oe~)art­
Dent of English alt1101.1.;11 the com}!lete 'Gelsk of l)1'Ocessing ne\'! accessions has "oeon t8.~;:en over 03c the Main Libn""1.ry.
It is ple.:.sLlG to recol~d increased. satisf~"ction vc tll 'Cb_8 3uppl;yr
of books to the library from this source. .After five Jec..rs 8X~:eriel1.ce of purcinsiES t~~o ma,~ ol'i ty of the Ii IJrc.:.I';Y- I S LlO.to rio.l :::rom
the Eookshop, the .Josi tion ~WH is t:1.at n01'1112.12.3' books c.ro roceived
as cllea:;;Jl;;f 3.Ed [1.8 Quic}:l'- as l'roTil <..;'l';.;;r oversoc\s Ll.cent.
By dint thor,dore of t,::~;:in~; care to !.'8ztrict l:;ookshop
orders ·~o 11.01~j:l2.1 ya3. "tel'ic..:L F.lld of 88t2blis~lil1~~ [tt ~en'6t}1 0. re2.so11~~-bly
satisfactory system of C~16ckinG for overdue Ol~dcr3 it is }ossiiJle
to acc01mt sc,tisfo..c"t,cTily for -b:/ far the r,l2-Jorit~· of books ordered
in t~1.is "livo.y.
ITo book .is ordered tlll'ough the :CooksllOl") UY1leSEJ its J)UOlice.tio:l eleta.ils ~:':1.ve been BOtUld and c'.<;cked in or~e of the st-.-;.nd:'.rd
5.
book selection ~ids. All items vnlic~ cannot be identified in this way
uTe !.Jaased to an aGen-;; witll search f2.cilitie8.
l\do~)tin:5 t:.:":'.s
l'o1.:tine Ul1!Eloubtedly me,,1XiS t:.'.<1t the Dniversi ty "lis8es t:,-8 tLJ_,-'~10vel'
p1'ofi t on some books n:':lich ~:re ordel'ec1 b3' Dep:..rtmonts before t~leJare listed Ll the book selection 2ids. On t:':,3 ot~:.el' fend tIle Y':;'.Gtly
improved c1elive:r3T certaicGY li~l1'e in 195,:· \El3 lxcc10ubtedly due in
~8.rt to it.
_4SS0CBT~0l'T
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Once again :101.:::C :;:'ibl'o.rio.n. Del'ved 8.S :....,Tesidi:3:'~t of t~18 ':}'J.8c:nslnn( ~i.'uLch 01 the Libl'Z'.r-~- Association o:..~ ktJ.ctrali::'.. of' ii!~icll the
U:~civ'el'slt~r is a member. Iil JlU1.e he r:.ttenC,Gcl the :'edcl'o..::!.. Council
meetinc in IIelboul'Y'l<3 :J.nd at the Sil.me 'Gime ::. :OTi:!;:~l COl"l:Ceren.ce of
Prj)ncipc.l J..Ji-~~,:"c;!'r~alls of _;u8tr2.1i2.~:. Un~ vel"si tie3.
At tl:.e :·'eclel'a1 C01mci1 ';leetin:::; it '!.':'S Jecidec1 to conV8i18
.Associution Conferen.ce in :Jl'isbune iy~ AUGl.lSt 1S'55 o.nc1 -c~le U";.-_i·ve1'si ty ha.s ::;raciouslJr o,gl'eecl -Co dllorr the ~ol"l::."a:i-'el~ce -Co meet z.t
St. Luci3., as illso t:le meeting of t~18 .~ss(lcixGio;:'!.'s :i..\?(~er['_l COUiiCi~_
coinciclel1,t wi tIl -cLe Con:':e'rence •
8.E
..:is th:!.s is t~le ~j.fth anr""'-2.1 repol't sU:Jl;!itted -jJ;{ tIle present
.:..t seems not inc.':;?j;>1'01Jriil.te to rocol'd some det2.ils of
1ibl'3.ry (leve 10:J;>;"l1ent ave r 'ellis lIe riod.
j~il)ra1'i['¥l
At 31.12.1949 tile total bookstack stood at 97,S48; ~t
31.12:"19:'4-, ut 1?-~t,004, G. net il1?re[~se o~ 26,35G ~volmu.0~" ~r
3.1mos'c 21%. _4 s, iws8ver, thel'e J.S no eVlde;:lcc OJ: gn;; 'Jl-c"~Clr;::"wel
of old stoele ,Jefol'tJ 1C)50 it me;v bo mOl'e 1'82.sonable to com':K,.:l'8
t:18 97,64,G v02J..lL:.es ';rith the 35",430118"', i'ceD-lS o..dde(t betweell 1950
c.Ed 1954" :=m increase of 307; over live ;ye;:::.rs.
T:i8 3.Vel'c..:;8 2~i'lnu:,,:.1
i;~ta1:e for 1S50-~ stands Z::G 7,096 c.s com~:~r3d:[i tl'l 2, 4A 1 for tile
~eriod up to 31.12.194S.
Iil-:-_l'ked.
In 'cerms 0-:;:" the libl'a1'Y vote, tIle increase is even l{lo:ce
In 1949 -elle VO-:;8 totalled :'::5,040, ii: 1S'54- "~~22,105.
Ovel' t"le same pel'iod '1950- '1954, the
increa,sed ol:.ly f1'o:',l 11 to 1 Lt.
~.1:(iil
Library st::1ff l:as
Tllis 1,10..:" be cOllsiclGl'ecl an al--:::Jl'O)l'Ht-VO lJ~,:l.ce to recol'cl the
Lio:rcni J..J."'1s )81'SOnal Cl'ati-cude 'GO 'Gl1e Libl'8.1';' Committee ::.Yic.1 t:"lTOU5h
~:G. to the. S8nat~ for ~ts. 0'en.erosi~;Y ''-/tlich, ~.lone 112.S !,12('1.9 :)ossible
'C~llS not lnconSldeT3.b.L9 lnC1'ec:-,se E. 0)8 aJ'C1\;l OllS •
It is On13r i:=J.il' to the Libl'.:..lrj' Commi tt8e 'GO st~-ce t~c.J.t
in :;eileral the l'esn1t of t~ci8 C'.)ll'~i:i-.\).ed interest is tllat tlle ,status
o.nd repu to. ti on
of tile Uni ve 1's::" t;r of Qu eens l~lld Li br,.l~:,r '7i tl).in
tlle Commonweal'Gll !:'-3.S ilil)rOvec1 ve:ty J!Er;.~edly. It is c1ii'~~icult to
see 1),0\'1 tllis im',1TovcHl.9nt can fail to enl'lEll'lCe the T8nOYffi of the Un.iverp,tty as a 1'hole.
1953
"IS54..
••
0280
OJ
_ _ ... ...&<>
~ .
124·66
}Jooks
::C'erioc.1ic:-'.. ls
LiEdi:i:lC
S1.:ml:cics
53~L 7
2479
S31
... - . . . . . . .
7314·
fJI"" II ')
t:....:;} -..J
1091
17037
18193
l\esultin''";'
cr.
22105
Libr3.:"'Y vote
III
c ..
~JCi..l:i.l.:.ce
0-,:'0
1756
ii
.dr.
Accessions (lll.cludes onlT items ~nll~c
uuring the ;y-ear)
}J:'OC·::3S8cl
:8ooks
----
6402
I"11rch:::.sed
36tl~
DOllo.ted
Tot2..l
1366
:?eriodic"'ls (=:;OLlIiU Yols.
, -- - -~ On -'~')"PU:i:cll2,Sed
DoncL ted
To·lic1.1
~otal (all ite~s)
V:..,
s·~';~ - (p"i
.l.Jt...,,:,
~-llr"
~'.:' "'/1,
J.J.._.1.0,
__ \/
.v __ U_
IIet .L:cre.J,se
--_:",
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r,·?TOTE; Old stocl: llL;covercd Ll De:)<.. . l"tuG~ . li(~l li-01'a1'i8s more thtm
bal::.mced VIi t~l 'in t!ldr::.:,wels. .
T~:e ,lajor ~jo:.."tion of tl'.8se r:er8 tl"~l.rlsferrcd to l)l:.n2.,h18t
collection.
iv. Staff
1953
---1·-- _..._ .. --·-·I;rb:c7~"i"-r;in
1
.
- .- -- . .
- ...
11 ssist2,nt Li brc~1'i2.Yl
IvIaill Li bl" o~r\.r
2
3
..- . '-' 1S54
-,......_.. . .
~-_
1
.4 s s i ·ca].: t 8
C3.talo::;uers
4
Orde1 s and AccE-sions
O:;:'ficer
:Pe riodic2.ls and :S~:Ch3.E';8
O:;::·fice1'
Libl"2.Ty Lssi tQ.j:l.ts
5
Jur~iOl' :::'ibl',U"y iIS3i~:;tc::.y~ts-
._.. "- 'S"eriTo'r' ··Li"b l' 0.1 1'Y
L1r
1
--~
1
JUl"i or :Gibr8.r;yAttendant
2
D..£p..f:l:.l:,Ii,n~.ll..!,~}'~~;'i~.:p.0l'ie.l1.
Senior J.Jibr2.ry
l\ssistants
Library ~ssit~nts
Jlli,-ior :Gi1.:Jrary
A.ssistallt
Total
TO'-,-'1\"]:; .'STil i':::.-'
nOTE;
T~l
1
~14·
2
3
1
tJ
~20
O-ddi tion thirteen further :Lie',Ji:lrtmeYd;al IJibrarie s
and seven other service points nI'e supervised by
Deparl:;mentC:l,l
staf~.
lull or
~:)Z:tc.'t-time.