. Departmental or group libraries. 29 j ===================== use. This system places the books of interest to the specialistdirectly under his control and treats the occasional reader as tlieexception rather than the rule. In the absence of the departmentallibrary, just the reverse is the effect,I This system was found to be especially useful at the new Co- lumbia because, in almost every case, the departments naturally are affiliated to each othereunder the pame roof and the departmentallibraries of kindred departments, therefore, are easily accessi-ble to the students of all,:l Departmental
. Departmental or group libraries. 29 j ===================== use. This system places the books of interest to the specialistdirectly under his control and treats the occasional reader as tlieexception rather than the rule. In the absence of the departmentallibrary, just the reverse is the effect,I This system was found to be especially useful at the new Co- lumbia because, in almost every case, the departments naturally are affiliated to each othereunder the pame roof and the departmentallibraries of kindred departments, therefore, are easily accessi-ble to the students of all,:l Departmental libraries were established as follows: Architecture 970 V, Chemistry 1830 V. Ge 01ogy 316 V. Greek 587 V. Latin 195 V. Mathematics 138 V. Mechanics 83 V. Metallurgy 486 V, Mineralogy 411 V. Mus ic 203 V. Oriental la^e^uages 34 y. Pathology 124 V. Psychology 84 V . Zoology 1953 V,. 30 The books belonging to the departments which did not v/ant de-partmental libraries were placed in the general library. Thereare eighteen special study rooms in the general library building, Idirectly in the rear of which are shelved in tv/o-story stacksall the books v/hich the library possesses on these subjects. The rooms and books lollov/ eacli other in the regular order of iithe classification. Readers are admitted to these rooms only bya card issued by the librarian to matriculated students on therecommendation of a professor. It has been found impracticableto admit all the students to the stacks. These rooms are separated from each otlier by foldingdoors and the whole apartment is under a special attendant. Thisarrangement of rooms is intended to give advanced students andinvestigators in certain fields the fullest opportunity to carry ontheir v/ork by the use of a quiet room in the vicinity of the lit-erature of their subjects. The lav/ library is in the library building but
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