Excerpt from Library Aids He has added, with the kind permission of the authors, the library references from Poole's "Index to Periodicals," and the chapter on " Books and Articles on Reading," from "Libraries and Readers," by W. E. Foster; also the bibliography references from the "American Catalogue," and (without permission, a liberty which the publisher feels assured the authors will forgive for the good purpose sake) the library authorities quoted in that admirable article on "Libraries," by H. R. Tedder and E. C. Thomas, in the "Encyclopaedia Britannica." There is, perhaps, a raison d'etre for the appendix of publishers' pages, since all contain "works for the library." It is hoped that this little volume may form the foundation of a "Library Annual," having for chief features a topical record of the more prominent bibliographies, and of the articles and books relating to libraries, published during the year. Any suggestions, or bibliographical contributions, will be thankfully received. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."