This book, first published in 1931, presents a survey of librarianship by some of its leading theorists of the early twentieth century, a time of rapid library expansion following the Library Act of 1919. It details some of the new and modern practices then being adopted.

This book, first published in 1955, deals in detail with history, planning, furnishing, staffing, book stocks, patents and trade marks, administration and methods used to collect and present information to commercial houses and producing firms.

This book, first published in 1946, lays out the tools a librarian has to organize books for use and to make them productive. The methods of classing, cataloguing, indexing, personal guidance, display and publicity are directed to one end, the making know of books and their contents.

This book, first published in 1949, grew out of a series of talks to young librarians preparing for the entrance exam of the Library Association, and the syllabus for this exam was used to provide section and chapter headings. There are certain essential principles common to all librarianship, which are here described.

This book, first published in 1951, looks at the position of library classification with the object of finding out what it achieves, where it fails, and what steps are needed to increase its value. It details patterns that enable a classifier to construct a formula which is valid for the analysis of any subject.

This book, first published in 1939, deals with the elements of classification and cataloguing for the school library. The Dewey, Cheltenham and Bliss schemes are fully examined as is the practical application of classification in the library. There are simplified rules for Author and Title catalogues.