584 Journal or the Department or Agriculture. — Dec, 1922» 



Report No. XVIII. 

 LIBRARY OF AGRICULTURE. 



Librarian : D. S. van Warmelo. 



The catalogue of the collection of books in the central library and 

 the various divisional libraries, completed last year, was not printed 

 as intended, the cost being prohibitive. This is a drawback to the 

 lending" part of the library. The requirements of the subscribers are, 

 however, partly met by a stencilled list of the more useful works 

 contained in the central library and by a printed table of the more 

 important subjects dealt with in our collection of books : a list of the 

 principal accessions to the library is also published in the Journal 

 from time to time. 



The total number of subscribers was 265, as against 243 the year 

 before, but, as the library is open to the public during office hours, 

 and as many non-subscribers, e.g. civil servants, professors, etc., 

 avail themselves of the opportunity offered, the total number of 

 readers may be put at a conservative estimate of 550. 



The accessions to the central library and the Divisions in the 

 form of complete works amounted to over 600, whilst in addition 

 many thousands of serials (journals, reports, annuals, bulletins, etc.), 

 were received in exchange, gratis, or as on standing order. 



The library's expenditure on publications during the period 

 under review was £754. 



In October, 1921, Mr. Paul Eibbink, who had done much in 

 building up this library, resigned to take up the post of Librarian of 

 the Library of Parliament, Capetown, and was succeeded by the 

 present incumbent on the 21st November. 



In March and April, 1922, the Division of Veterinary Education 

 and Pesearch and all the Schools of Agriculture were decentralized 

 from the central library as regards their supply of books. The library 

 is, therefore, no longer the medium through which publications are 

 ordered for these Institutions. 



