A full description is given of new methods of compilation of library records, which, it is claimed, satisfy all the major requirements of the special librarian and at the same time effect substantial economy in costs of operation.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the various types of information required, the sources available, the operation of a small information service, and methods of co‐operative effort. Of necessity, therefore, it must be extensive in scope, and I must apologize at the outset for treating...

The present Gear Divisions Library of David Brown Industries Ltd, has been in operation since the late 1920s. Although its history is chequered with periods of relative inactivity its growth has been, in general terms, continual. In its early days the technical interests it had to serve were...