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THE University and Research Section of the Library Association has now formulated proposals regarding the post-war development of the university and research libraries of Great Britain. These proposals overlap in some respects the recommendations of the Council of the Association made in consequence of Mr. L. R. McColvin's report on “The Public Library System of Great Britain”, but also deal with a group of libraries, some of which come within the scope of the former proposals and almost all of which are of special interest to the man of science. Reviewing the place of the university and research libraries in a national system, and considering in succession the national and the local organisation of book resources for research, the new report* will be carefully studied by all who recognize the importance of scientific and technical books as tools for industrial research, apart altogether from the wider field which they present for research in the arts, the humanities and the social sciences. Its recommendations, which have already been adopted by the Council of the Association, are in substantial agreement with the recommendations of the earlier report where they overlap, and they represent developments which the Council considers are needed to enable the university and research libraries of Great Britain to carry out their work efficiently and to make their full contribution to the national life.
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Libraries and Research Needs. Nature 158, 109–111 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158109a0
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