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    Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue
    Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue
    Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue
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    Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue

    By New Zealand. General Assembly Library, J. O. Wilson and A. D. Burns

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958 - New Zealand. General Assembly Library

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      Title: Report of the Chief Librarian

      for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue

      Author: J. O. Wilson and General Assembly Library (New Zealand)

      Editor: A. D. Burns

      Release Date: April 10, 2008 [EBook #25034]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK REPORT OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN ***

      Produced by Jonathan Ah Kit, Mark C. Orton, New Zealand

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      H. 32

      REPORT

      OF THE

      CHIEF LIBRARIAN

      GENERAL ASSEMBLY

      LIBRARY

      FOR THE YEAR ENDED

      31 MARCH 1958

      (SPECIAL CENTENNIAL ISSUE)

      Presented to the House of Representatives by Leave

      BY AUTHORITY:

      R. E. OWEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1958

      CONTENTS

      APPENDIX

      Library Service To Parliament 1858-1958

      To the Chairman, Library Committee.

      Sir,

      I have the honour to report on the activities of the General Assembly Library for the year 1957-58.

      The year 1958 marks the end of the first century of the Library's existence, I have thought it a good opportunity to tell briefly the history of the Library during the period in an appendix to this report.

      THE YEAR'S WORK

      Staff changes have not been as great during the past year, though Mr C. B. Newick resigned to go overseas and there were four other resignations and appointments. Fortunately these did not greatly affect the senior staff.

      Routine work has mainly occupied the staff though stock was taken of class 500 (science) and 600 (useful arts). A few books were missing but losses are not serious.

      During the year the new circulation counter was erected in the lobby downstairs. Not only does it improve the appearance of the area, but the change has enabled proper oversight to be given over those leaving the Library. The new books are now placed in the room next to my office and are immediately available to members.

      ACQUISITIONS

      Once again the Library has to record its thanks to the many individuals and organisations for their kindness in presenting large numbers of books and periodicals. All have received letters of thanks, but once again we should like to express our thanks to those concerned for so much material that might otherwise not reach the Library. This year one donation was of such value and importance that it must be specially mentioned. It was the gift of 350 books by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This collection has been specially selected to portray United States life and to explain its origins. It has proved exceedingly popular and has added many fine books on the United States to the Library. The Library is grateful to the Corporation for its generosity in presenting the collection.

      During the year 8,375 books were catalogued and added to the collections, compared with 7,650 during 1956-57. They were classed as follows, the figures in parentheses being those for the previous year: general works, 370 (420); newspapers, 238 (156); philosophy, 73 (67); religion, 375 (414); sociology, 2,413 (2,275); parliamentary papers, 332 (423); philology, 56 (47); natural sciences, 393 (331); useful arts, 1,023 (847); fine arts, 333 (312); literature, 440 (320); history and travel, 1,099 (1,107); biography, 506 (421); fiction, 724 (510). Total accessions now number 247,825.

      A better guide to the stocks of the Library is the estimate prepared in connection

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