Show DEPARTMENT Ll LIBRARIES HE working value of the library has Y T THE been nearly or quite doubled by ly the new books which have recently been pur pur- chased E Ex ery E ery department has participated participated participated in the general increase and the students in each department feel that their opportunities for original investigation investigation investigation gation were never before better It is pleasing to note that an effort is being A Amade made to bring the students and books into as close a relationship as possible As the library increases in size the books will naturally fall into two classes works of general interest and technical works of interest to those only who are pursuing special lines of investigation No matter how large the library may become all works of general interest should be kept together and a as far as is reasonably consistent with their safety made accessible to students but strictly technical works especially lly those relating relating relating ing to natural and physical science should be placed in Department Libraries Libraries Libraries Libra Libra- ries where they are easily accessible to students engaged in laboratory work We have to take hu human man nature as it itis itis itis is rather than as we we would like to have haveit it t and experience shows us that few students will drop their laboratory work i and go to the general library for information in information information in- in formation even when the information n is necessary to enable them to continue their work intelligently The best laboratory work is frequently done with witha a book in one hand and the scalpel in inthe inthe the other To some extent the idea de of the Department Library has been been- already realized and we hope that it may be still further hurther developed s |