Excerpt from Library Record of Australasia, Vol. 1 University library. - During the past five years great improve ments, which have been brought about to a large extent by the liberality of Mr. R. Barr Smith, have been effected in this library. Large and valuable purchases of books have recently been made, and Mr. R. J. M. Clucas, who was appointed librarian last year, is applying himself with zeal to the work of classifying and cataloguing the collection. The professors and students no doubt recognise that the system which has been introduced into the library lately is to their advantage, even if it now be necessary to go through certain formalities before a volume may be removed from the library. The additions to the library have been made with such rapidity that new presses capable of accommodating about 7000 volumes have been found necessary. These have now been filled, but their introduction into the library so seriously obstructed the light in several parts that the coloured windows have had to give place to plate-glass ones. The library is certainly better lighted thereby, but an architect would, perhaps, regard the change as an undesirable one. Efforts are being made to avoid duplicating works which are in the Public Library as far as possible. The general public have not access to the University Library, but a bonr'i fide student in any branch of science or literature, who may wish to refer to books which are not in the Public Library, but are in the University Library, will find that he may rely upon the sympathy and help of the University authorities. 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.