McColvin--Music in public libraries. _Grafton, 1924. 7s. 6d. Passim._ Mathews--Libraries and music. _L. Vol. 5, 1893, pp. 190-2._ Musical libraries: discussion. _P.L. Vol. 3, pp. 53-4._ Weale--Two notes for art libraries. _L. (N.S.), Vol. 1, 1899-1900, pp. 365-7._ Williams--Manual of book selection. _pp. 30-32._ QUESTIONS. _1._ What principles would you be guided by in deciding what edition of a book should be purchased out of a number of editions? _2._ Mention the principal aids to book selection in any two of the following subjects:--Christian art; ceramics; decorative art; painting; freehand drawing; Italian art; schools of painting; music. _3._ Make a selection of periodicals useful as aids to book selection of fine and recreative arts. _4._ Discuss the advisability of co-operation by neighbouring libraries in the purchase of the larger and more expensive art books. _5._ State what books you would use to find the market price of the older art books. _6._ Name four booksellers who specialise in fine art books. History, Biography, Geography and Travel:--Consecutive selection necessary. All epochs should be represented and British history well covered. The chief guides to selection are Sonnenschein’s “Best books,” Vol. _3_; Nelson’s “Standard books”; Robertson’s “Courses of study”; Langlois’s “Manuel de bibliographie historique,” part _1_ (_1907_); Adams’s “Manual of historical literature” (_3rd revised edition, 1903_); Annual bulletin and select lists of the Historical Association. Gross’s “Sources and literature of English history” and _his_ “Bibliography of British municipal history” are excellent for British history. Sir P. Protheroe’s “Select analytical list of books concerning the Great (European) War” is the best guide to the literature of the European War. Bibliographies found in Mudge’s “Reference books,” _pp. 183-196_, the Cambridge Histories and the “Story of the Nations” series are valuable aids. Guides to biography are scarce but Chambers’s “Biographical dictionary,” Chambers’s “Encyclopædia,” and the “Dictionary of National biography” supplemented by Mudge, _pp. 150-168_, will answer most calls made upon them. Voyages and travels always command a good reading public but care should be taken to exclude ephemeral “globe-trotting” variety. For geography and travel Mill’s “Guide to geographical books and appliances,” revised by A. J. Herbertson and N. E. MacMunn will be found indispensable. It includes geographical novels, general reference works, lists of text-books, in fact nearly a bibliography of geography. The bibliographies found at the end of each chapter of Mill’s “International geography” will also be found useful. In the selection of the older books Anderson’s “Book of British topography” although now a little out of date is still valuable, and Mudge, _pp. 172-183_ should also be consulted. READING LIST. Adams--Manual of historical literature. _Harper: New York, 1903._