In conjunction with the study of matters appertaining to the administration of libraries, the student will find that a policy of visiting as many libraries as possible will prove to be of material assistance in demonstrating the comparative value of the various details of arrangement, equipment, service, etc. Note carefully the points taken into consideration in planning the interior arrangement of the various departments, paying special attention to the essential requirements with regard to accommodation. (Read carefully the factors on pages _165-168_). Several matters are to be taken into consideration in deciding the best means of providing library facilities, and the functions and methods of administering branch libraries, delivery stations, and travelling libraries require studious attention. The provision of newsrooms is sometimes criticised as unnecessary. Go fully into the question, considering their purpose, cost, value, etc. Their planning and arrangement, as also of magazine rooms, govern in a large measure their success, and should be studied. The passing of the “1919 Act” has resulted in the rapid establishment of County Libraries, and introduced new problems in library policy. These will become more acute and consequently require increasing attention during coming years as the County Library systems develop. The loss of efficiency due to lack of co-operation will become more accentuated until means for the latter are provided. Various suggestions have already been made and these should receive careful consideration when making the necessary survey of the whole question. Many libraries have adopted a policy of centralising certain branches of administrative work, such as cataloguing, classification, etc. Give full attention to this and consider in what circumstances and to what extent this practice can be advantageously adopted. READING LIST. GENERAL. Aldred--Matters connected with the organisation of libraries. _L.A.R. Vol. 18, 1916, pp. 1-20._ Bond--Some features of recent library practice in Great Britain. _L.A.R. Vol. 17, 1915, pp. 227-243._ Bostwick--Administration. _Chap. 12. A.L.A. Manual of library economy._ Bostwick--The American Public Library. _Chap. 21, pp. 282-311._ Brown--Manual of library economy. _1919 edition. Chaps. 8-12, pp. 106-166._ Brown and others--Open access libraries. _Chaps. 2-4, pp. 16-104._ Rae--Public library administration. _pp. 3-40_. Roebuck and Thorne--Primer of library practice. _pp. 29-66_. Sandbach--Inter-library lending. _L.A.R. New Series. Vol. 3, 1925, pp. 230-241._ Sharp--Adult education and the public library. _L.A. Vol. 18, 1925, pp. 124-127; 159-164._ BRANCH LIBRARIES, DELIVERY STATIONS, TRAVELLING LIBRARIES. Barrett--Branch libraries ... relations with central library. _L.A.R. Vol. 6, 1904, pp. 78-84._ Bostwick--The American Public Library. _Chaps. 8 and 18, pp. 114-121; 243-260._ Brown--Manual of library economy. _1919 edition. Chap, 26, pp. 366-374._