PREFACE. 



THE following Catalogue forms an appendix to a paper prepared by 

 the undersigned writers for the Liverpool Meeting of the Library 

 Association, and a class-list of the serial publications there exhibited. 

 The object of the Catalogue is to indicate those periodicals which 

 profess, by means of abstracts or index references, to record the out- 

 put of the press in so far as it relates to their specific provinces. 

 Such information, presented succinctly and revised periodically, 

 should form part and parcel of the bibliographical equipment of 

 every librarian ; but at present no publication exactly covers this 

 ground. If, therefore, a favourable reception is accorded to this 

 experiment it may be possible to arrange for the periodical publica- 

 tion of a handbook on similar lines, but comprising all branches of 

 literature. 



In the meantime the compilers of the present Catalogue beg to 

 record, on behalf of the Council of the Library Association, their 

 best thanks to those publishing firms which have at their request 

 kindly furnished copies of their publications for exhibition at the 

 Liverpool Meeting. 



E. WYNDHAM HULME. 

 CHAS. KINZBRUNNER. 



