All the _Printed Books_ are in the General Catalogue of printed books,
one copy of which is in Bodley, and one at the Camera. This is an Author
Catalogue of the usual kind, anonymous books being entered under their
title, and official books under the institution which issues them. A
third copy of the Catalogue is arranged by subjects, but is at present
kept in loose bundles of slips. The _Cataloguing Rules_ are separately
printed, as noted above.
D. FINANCE
The normal income is about £11,000 (Dividends, rents, etc. £2800:
University allowances £5100; internal income £250; From Colleges
£2000; Oxford University Endowment Fund, and various donors £850). The
expenditure may be placed at £10,800 (Staff £6700; Establishment £1250;
Purchases £2000; Binding £700; Miscellaneous £150). The large expenditure
on the Staff compared with the purchases is due to the great number of
books received under the Copyright Act. In 1841 a bequest of £36,000 was
received under the Will of the Rev. Robert Mason, of Queen’s College.
The resources of the Library are however obviously inadequate, although
the University bears the cost of the upkeep of the fabric and permanent
fittings. Details for 1882-1918 will be found summarized in the _Bodleian
Quarterly Record_, No. 21, or in detail in the published Annual Reports.
During the years 1908-1916, the Library has received more than £25,000
from the O. U. Endowment Fund, expended chiefly on the New Reading Room
and Underground Book-store.
Manuscripts and printed books are not lent out except under a Special
Decree of Convocation in each case, and was finally decided on May 31,
1887, in accordance with the principles of the Founder and the traditions
both of the Bodleian and the British Museum (see pp. 10, 11, 20, 25).
CHAPTER V
THE MANUSCRIPT AND OTHER TREASURES
[Sidenote: Attractions of the Bodleian.]
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