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    Booksellers' Provident Institution.— The...

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    At Oxford, On May 31, Professor Freeman ...

    ¦ ¦ '' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ heavy blow aV learning *• ,, and ¦ * ¦' . that _ the , opposition came chiefly from those ¦ who set a super *

    stitious value upon " p ^ bodks , * It is this very mm superstitious value , we would say veneration .

    which has enabled many great libraries , public and private , to preserve for the use of

    generation after generation thebest booksi the country possesses ; and it is not surprising that a very

    large number of book-lovers were alarmed when they heard of the expanse of the practice

    of lending from the Bodleian . These will assuredly be glad to hear of the decision of

    the Congregation . The Bodleian librarian showed in his

    remarks that he was not averse to the lending of the books . The librarian said : * There

    were about 460 , 000 printed volumes in the library . Of these , 460 per a-m-mm had been

    lent . Ko damage had been p * ar suffered , and one volume only had been lost . There were only

    about 12 frequent borrowers out of the 110 authorised persons . Thd amount of

    inconvenience he had tested for two months . During that time one hook had been called for which

    was on loan , and that was brought to the ¦¦ reader in half an hour . The consideration

    of convenience to borrowers , he held , should not be taken into account , and the convenience

    to the library of not lending legitimately might , considering the arrears of work which

    devolved on the present generation . But he held that , in the interests of knowledge , the

    curators should have power to lend P ^ ppr manu *¦ - scripts abroad and printed books at home , and

    •¦• p ^ r that without the cumbersome and dilatory process of an appeal to Convocation / The

    sub-librarian , on the other hand / was strongly opposed to the lending system , truly remarking

    that a library was a place where one ought to

    find a book , not find the name of the borrower . mi

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    Booksellers' Provident Institution.— The...

    Booksellers' Provident Institution . — The usual monthly meeting of the Board of

    IDirectors of this Institution was held at No . | I I 56 ult — . Old The ^ r ~ ^^ ' Bailey ~ v sum — - ^— ^^ r ^ - ^ , E of - ^^ . ^^ C £ . — ' ~^^~ , 112 ^ ppppi p on ^^^ " ^ pm w . Th pppp Is . ^ " ^ . pr ursday was v v v ^ vpv ^ , grante ¦ Vph ^^^ the ^ p ^ p ^ p pp « J pp « j V ^ pp *^ d 19 ^ lp * P «» th pp in ^ pppjp ^ p

    members temporary and and their permanent widows . assistance to 66 Conscience Money—A Good Example .

    The has ^ ¦ j following ust pp i«—^» ^^ been pa ¦¦ — " ^™ ¦ received " ¦ letter - ^^ ^^ r - ^^ pp . v ^ , ¦¦ v with b ff ^ p' y a ^ t ^ wm post publisher JL m *^ ^* pp » p ^^ 4 tArv office *>» . ¦» ^ a ^ « . S order ' The nub p ^ b pv ^ pp ,

    be gentleman —should at tak the e warning couirter b ' y — the whoever hint conveyed he may to him wppi . * Sirs » —Some time tv since rvAAA I believe I

    — - —™— " ••• # - ^^ - p—ppp - •*¦ , v * - ¦•* ^ bf- •¦••¦•» ^ ar »^** ^^ ^ r ^^ . ^ . ^^ n _ Tl n T _ " » ^^ ••»• gentleman was undercharge at your d to counter the . amount I won of 't 5 be s . b sure y a ot f

    5 o $ ., the the hop e exact ing xact that amount amount you , , " but but will 1 I fo herewith her rgive ewith me return return , aa I trust — — -- —¦ ¦— our ¦¦••¦ - * rm ^* Heavenl ii ¦ !•¦¦ - * - ¦ ¦ » ¦ * w w ^» r — y ^ y Father •>• ** pw ft ^* a i ** **» r ^ has i »«< V ¥ ^ r ¦ alread VrWi **¦¦>¦ ^^ m ^ f ^^ fc y w done ^ . ^ . . H 11 .

    May , 14 , 1887 / that Cambridge several Fre U e ^ shtobrsity Libraries Ljbraby are beiner . — formed Seein . g

    we take the opportunity of advising their

    committees not to follow the financial exle shown bthe keepers of the lendid

    library amp at Cambrid y ge University . As sp some other libraries are manag h ing *^^^ PPPPPp * their affairs much

    ^^ ^—™ ^^^ ^ " ^ " ^^ " ^^ " " ¦ ' ~ ™ ™ ^ " ~ —^ ^ PPT » ^^ v ^^^ v— ~^ v ~ ^^^^^^^^ v ^ v ^ P- ^ pn ^ pp ^ ppapr ^ pjp ^ TftPpPPfe ^^ WP * P >^ P « P ^ PaVPafaW V ^^ B"WVIW P"PW ^ PPPPP ¦¦¦¦ ' ^ pPPaW ¦^¦ P'PPPPpPp in ^ the same way , we quote the following from the report of the Cambridge library Syndicate

    points as ^ n" * ' ^^ ^—^— a ^ pp » ^ r ¦ ^ warning PB in ^^^^ ~^ v ^^ italics ^ w ^ v ^ ™ ^^^ . ^ ^ v - ^ - ™~ ^ : We ' In ^^ ^— v ^^ m ~ the put ^ ^ . ^^ ^ ^~ ^ ^^™ i ^ ^— first ^ ^ H PpPPMt ^ some ii ^^ p « ' ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^^ PPBPPW p H ^ r lace W w ^^ ^ k * v of > ^ ^ ¦¦ ^^ P ^ ^^^ i ^ the the ^^^^ i ^ "" PaW K ^ h ^ salaries M ^^^ ^ salient » wtopviv ° ^ aa ^ B" ^ BM- ^ ~^ w » " ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ~^^ v ^ r

    b and wages in of accordance the staff have with been raised of year the y year graces

    to to Senate £ £ 1 l . 901 UUJ , .. In * in w 1881 l 1886 » 8 t > salaries they then were were cmd i £ ? 22 wages . 5 557 o 7 . aw ot amounted &« Z in in tthe / ie

    _ presew » , £ |/ 6 , cw tft ^ i / im 7 J 6 c £ 2 , 615 , . , Thus the in £ 700 expenses of new of revenue management has been . The entirely result absorbed of this

    — — — — — — m - ^^ - ^ — » - — — _ j T — ^ — — — ~ - ^ ^ ^^ m " ^~ " ^ " ¦ " ~ " ~ ^ ^^ ^» ^^ ^^^^ m ^^^^^ m ^ - ^^ r ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ - ^^^ w ^^ b ^^ r ^^^ ^^^ ^^ . i ^^^^^^^ w ^ v on is ¦ ** - ¦»¦ * that ^ books w b ^ i * ' ^* y - ^ t ¦>«» instead a . »»^ than ¦ ^ ¦ ' ¦»— ^ —¦ ) ¦¦ of in m having ^ 1881 ^^ mT * ^^ ' ^ , ^ m more the vtn ii- library AA money H / AMMb W has to I 111 fV > spend J less W ^> fltfl ^ * .

    In the annual four years income ' ending from the with Worts 1881 Trust the average

    was £ 984 . In 1886 that income was £ 883 . inevitabl There are y several undergon minor e some expenses increas which e with have the

    growth of the library , but these have been balanced by economies in other directions . And the ¦—f net _ v ¦— result ¦¦ h i ¦ is that while the

    annual " ¦ — ™» w ^ . expenditure . ^ - ^ ¦ - ^^^ ^ . » ^^ on ^^^ . ^ ^ p- ^ books . B ^ V ^^ . r ^ pT ^ . v ¦ v ^ BV ^ . H and ^ M ^ BB ^^ V ^ B ^^ BB >^ binding BV ^ Bp ^ average ^ tV ^ V W ' ^ p ^¦ v * ^¦ P'P' TJB in ^ K ^^ P ^ the four years 1878-1881 was £ 1766 the

    sum estimated . A . 4 as available m . » w for a the , , same purpos PJ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ B ^^ ^^^ m e ^^ p » in ^ ¦ " ~~ ^ 1887 ^ ^ P ^ T ¦ is = —*~ m—^ r £ — - ^— 1 ^^^^^^ , - ^ p 695 ^ pF ^ pp » - ^^^ , or ^^ p »^ ^^^ p seventy ppp ^ P ^ V V ^ P ^^ ^^ P »^ P ^ ^ P ^ P / pounds ^ ^ p' ^^^ p ^ PPi ^ PP ^ PPP ^ PpP ^ v ^ n ^ p 1 . ™ pp _ _ . ^_^ _ _

    less . It appears that ^ even in ^ 1881 ^ — it was felt — —^ — that — — the ¦ purchases ^ ^™ - - ^ " ^ ¦• — ii " ^^^ were » » - ^^ ^^^ ^ r - vp not ^ pph - ^ p ^ ^ adequate ^ pf- ^ p- ^ r ^^ pi ^ ppp ¦ . * ^^ p >^ r ^ ^^» ^ p ^

    to the neftdfl of readers . Since then every year supply has of increased books and tne journals demand in for depart a full

    -Uni ments onl - ~ - y versity - in of recent which curriculum - ~ years many r been while w are f recognised in new all » -r , or of » in the have the m

    the . PH important pi — — — — — _ — new publications - * ™ ^— — , — ^ pi ^ v ^^— . ^^ ^ ^^^— - ^^ ^^ r ^^ have ^ m ^ ^ am ' ^ p ^ ' ^^ ' ^^™ increased ^ ^^ p ^^^ ^ p ^ ^^»^^ p ^ pp ^^^ ^ b » . activity in number » m of — and the — - — costliness forei ^^» — gn pppm ' ¦» publishing P »^— owing " ^^ ^ pp ¦ pi ^^ " ^— " ^ ^^^^^ vpk to the trade - ^ r- ^^^ ^^ " ^ pr present ^ . v ^ p- and ^ w ^ pr — - - ^

    the The greatl whole y sum enhanced spfent price last year of German on foooks book and * . binding ^^ Mh ¦ Ph ¦ ~ ™ P ^ b ^ ^^ h ^^^ ' ^ p ^ f > was ¦ " - — ~ ^^ £ — 2 ^^—^^ , ^ H 702 P ^ PPi V ^ V ^ ^^^^^ " . ^ p PB Of ^^^ F ^^^ B M this ^^^ ^ B ^ ^^ H ^ P ^> ^^^ pF 1 K » sum - ^^ Fr ^ PB ^^ P > pf » M ^^^ ^ at T ^ & ^« " ^ b least ^^ B ^ pppr ^ pp > r ^ pI W ^ p »^ ^^ F ^^ ^ ^ ^ A

    £ 250 * . was spent on bindin ^ ^ g ( or rebinding ^ ^^ ^ ) books ^ not mains purchased thena sum within of from the year £ 2400 . There to £ 2450

    respent , last year , on the purchase , and bindin , g of new foreign books . The sum available for the same purposes H m r --h this fh year w ppf is f £ i 1 ppf PH 695 rw- -fP ~ PJ less pfk »* - the pppt » r

    £ 250 * ~™ — or £ 300 m ™ ' which — — ^— ^ v ^^ ^ must ^^^^^ ^ pv ^ p be ^^^ v spent ^* ^^ , ^ ^ on p ^ " , ^ binding ^ ^ ' ^^ ^^ ^^ even " ^^ if ¦ ' PVA no ¦ PB ~ - ^ ^ new — - ¦ & — - books - — . B ¦ — > —~ ¦ ^ ' - » -w- are ' ^^^ " ^— ^ ^ p- boug ¦ " ^^ ' ^ p" PK ^ F ^ HK ^ ht ^ ^ " ^ ~^~ . According ^^ P" ^^^ ' ^ P' ^ p 1 ^ i ^ ^^ p ^^ ppppp r > ppB | ¦ vpb lay , ^ m _ ¦ ¦ ^ p . ^ pi .

    to enable the library to keep witj ^ ^ in ^ its ^ incontin come , uations the outlay ) must on new be . reduced literature from ( including a little

    more that - ~ — ~— ~— is ~~ % , ~^ m han the ~ r ~ - ~ - £ ^^ 2 library ~^ , 400 ^ - ^ — ~^ ~ - ¦ ~ - to ~— must * - about ^ - ^ ^ p ^ ^ - ^ m ^ p- g ^ £ ive i ^ 1 , ^»» 400 4 ^ . f ^ tp m g ^^ r per nearl pr ^ r ^ f ^ ^ b 1 ^» annum pr ^ r y *^ m ™ h ^ f- a ^ p 1 ^ r lf ^ W ;

    its subscriptions to journals and other serialsf and half its purchases of other works [ salaries £ 2615 ! ] . This can be done only at the cost

    of , laming every branch of learned research . And must must even co continue ntinue if it be to to resolved increase innrpflflfl to do for for this aomp some , the deficit years veara .

    till Subscri — ~ - — the —~ — — ^ ptions end ™ * — -- ~— ^— of — — " ^ to the —^ ^~^— l w - ^¦ ^ journals year —^ r ~* w ^ f i ¦ ¦ , v ^ h and m * -w ^ F ^^ fa ^ p cannot ^ r ^ all ^^ p » wpfp > ' ^ serial i ^ p ^^^ ^ B ^ p be ^ w ^^ f » ^ p- ^ P" ^ dropped publica ^ f ^^ ^^»¦ " ™ " ^^ ¦ ^ ib ^»»^ ¦ " - ^^^

    be tions which leted are . ' not Thus journals it must in that any while case the comp expenses of management i ¦ * ¦¦ »•»¦•¦•• appears « bPP ~ PTPPJ are steadil , y in PW"i"

    -- creasing itself — — v— ^^ " - is - ~ ~ PT ^ P— , as ¦ - — the ¦ ¦ steadil W ^ F " 1 ^ » —— means " " y diminishing ^ " ^ " ^» " ^ B ¦¦ ' of * PF ^ p ^ ppr ^ " V ^^^ P keep ^^^ ' * ing ^ PP > . ^ BBF PF up pM Should ^ p » - ¦ p the ^^ F" ^ BP- ^ m' ^ r —~ library """ this »—» ¦ ¦ ^» go **^ " ¦

    on , we may find in the course of years that lt will be all aalary and no library . * ^ j \ 2

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1887, page 611, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061887/page/5/