Word: accessible
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Williams, a graduate of Boston University, received his master's degree from Harvard in 1909 and was accorded free access to the stacks for further study. It was understood among the attendants at the Library that he was pursuing his studies in preparation for further degrees. Williams has been instructor at various high and preparatory schools in New England, teaching for a time at Groton...
...wondering what substitution you would suggest to guarantee Poland's access...
...Adams House tunnel, connecting all units of the House, will give students access under cover to the dining hall and to the swimming pool in Westmorly Hall. The pool has been fitted with a new filter, and is in use daily...
...view of this measure of success, it seems that the authorities would allow freer access to the special libraries. The various tutorial and special collections, located on the top floor, are often accessible only to the chosen few who have keys. This is often unfair and inconvenient for other students. Special hours are not for them; and all rooms are always closed on holidays, though the rest of the library is open. In addition the Poetry Room, also a special library, is only open during the afternoons when there is a real need for it at other times...
Plainly it would be a great advantage if the privilege of access to the stacks, which is now limited to graduate students and seniors writing theses for honors, could be extended to a larger group of deserving students. Properly controlled by the tutors, there is little reason to believe that the privilege would be abused. The serious research student has already learned to respect a library, and guided by a few signs, he is not likely to misplace books in the shelves, as the library authorities seem to fear...