Word: librarian
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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During the year 1916-17, the use of books at the Widener Library was greater in every respect than that of the previous year, according to the annual report of W. C. Lane '81, Librarian. After April, 1917, however, the increasing interest in military training told heavily upon the use of library books, and the figures for those months lowered the average for the year to some slight extent...
...report on the Library, W. C. Lane '81, Librarian, records the following comparative figures on the use of books at the Widener Memorial Library during the years of 1915-16 and 1916-17: Use of Books. 1915-16 1916-17 Recorded at Loan Desk: 1. Lent for home use, 55,730 60,621 2. Reading room use, 45,415 54,233 3. Study use, 1,254 1,598 4. Stall use, 5,789 11,269 Total, 108,188 127,721 Overnight use of Reference Books: General reading room, 14,612 13,348 Lower reading room, 6,332 5,421 (formerly...
...shipped from public libraries in all sections of the country for transportation overseas. Asa Don Dickinson is in charge of one of these shipping stations, while William H. Brett, of Cleveland, is in charge of the other. Representing the American Library Association in France is Dr. M. L. Raney, librarian of Johns Hopkins University, to oversee the handling and prompt distribution of the books when they arrive...
...insight into the history, customs, traditions and points of view of the nations by whose side they are soon to fight are equally acceptable. Any copies which members of the University will leave at the Library will be forwarded to the proper destination by W. C. Lane '81, Librarian. Other public libraries will do the same, if it is more convenient to send copies elsewhere...
Vice-president, John Gardner Coolidge, Jr., '20, of Boston; secretary, Eric Alan McCouch '20, of Philadelphia, Pa.; treasurer, Dexter Clarkson Hawkins '20, of New York City; librarian, Mon Fah Chung '20, of Honolulu, Hawaii...