A handbook of library appliances / The technical equipment of libraries: fittings, furniture, charging systems, forms, recipes, etc.

Chapter 25: FOOTNOTES

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The handbook provides practical, technical guidance for equipping and operating public libraries, surveying fittings, furniture, charging systems, catalogue and circulation forms, and auxiliary appliances. It explains design features, layout and installation considerations, methods for tracking and issuing stock, maintenance and binding practices, and arrangements for periodicals and reading rooms. Vendor devices and commercially manufactured apparatus are described alongside recommendations for labour-saving workflows, stocktaking, and record management. The work combines procedural advice, schematic descriptions, and sample forms to help administrators plan, procure, and maintain efficient library services.

FOOTNOTES

[1] For Figures 1, 3, and 7 we are indebted to Mr. Thomas Greenwood, in whose work on Public Libraries they appear.

[2] For Figures 2 and 4 we have to thank Messrs. Wake & Dean, library furnishers, London.

[3] We believe the credit of this really most ingenious invention belongs to the late Dr. Tyler, one of the founders of Bethnal Green Free Library.—Editors.

[4] See Library Chronicle, vol. iv. p. 88; Library Notes (American); and The Library, vol. III. p. 414.

[5] An ingenious adaptation of this invention is suggested and described by Mr. Lymburn, Librarian of Glasgow University Library—in The Library for July-August, 1892—Editors.

[6] Figures 5, 6, and 8 are inserted by kind permission of Messrs. Hammer & Co., library furnishers, London.

[7] For Figures 9, 11, 13, 14, and 17 we are indebted to Mr. Greenwood’s work on Public Libraries.

[8] We are obliged to Messrs. Wake & Dean for the Figures Nos. 10, 15 and 16.