Volume one consists of statements of policy or of objectives relating to librarianship, extracts from important reports on library services or on subjects which impinge significantly on libraries, standards for various types of libraries, extracts from various Library Association of Australia submissions and a large number of documents or extracts which fit into none of these categories, but which are relevant and useful in a wide range of library situations. It is divided into 5 parts: the library environment; the public library; the school library; the special library; the university or college library, each of which is subdivided into a maximum of 4 sections and within each subdivision the documents are arranged chronologically.