Library Manuals

How can a small library with a few (or even one) staff members and very limited resources be managed successfully? Learn the issues facing all types of small libraries.

This set, comprising out-of-print titles from The Library Association Series of Library Manuals and The Practical Library Handbooks, is a key guide to the early modernisation of librarianship. Systems set up then are still in use today, giving the books practical use today, as well as providing a valuable historical analysis of the discipline.

This book, first published in 1932, is a guide to the details required of a successful children’s library, not just the books and catalogue, but also the different staffing needs of a collection aimed purely at children.

"Manual of Library Economy" by James Duff Brown and W. C. Berwick Sayers is a scholarly work that delves into the intricacies of library management and organization. Brown and Sayers provide a wealth of knowledge on the principles and practices of library science. This book is an essential reference for librarians, educators, and anyone interested in the administration of libraries. It offers insights into the history and development of library systems, making it a valuable resource for those in the field of library science.

This book, first published in 1946, lays out the tools a librarian has to organize books for use and to make them productive. The methods of classing, cataloguing, indexing, personal guidance, display and publicity are directed to one end, the making know of books and their contents.

This book, first published in 1933, addresses the ‘routine’ in library work: administration, organization, book selection and classification and cataloguing, as well as the office work, room supervision, shelf tidying and registration of borrowers, among others.