A GUIDE TO THE USE OE THE 

 BEADING EGOM. 



The history of the successive Beading Eooms of the British 

 Museum, with a full description of the Circular Eoom and of 

 the Iron Galleries surrounding it, will be found in the fourth 

 edition of the " List of Books forming the Eeference Library in 

 the Beading Boom," published by the Trustees in 1910 (Vol. I., 

 pp. i.-xxvii.). An abridged account has also been issued by the 

 Trustees under the title, " British Museum. Beading Boom and 

 New Library," which can be purchased in the Entrance Hall, 

 price Id. 



Further information on the history of the Libi'ary, and on the 

 compilation and printing of the General Catalogue of Printed 

 Books " is contained in the following works : — 



" Beport of the Commission appointed to inquire into the 

 Constitution and Government of the British Museum," 1850. 

 Edwards, "Memoirs of Libraries," Vol. II., 1859. 



" Lives of the Founders of the British Museum," 1870. 



Fagan, " Life of Sir Antony Panizzi," 1880, 2 vol. 

 Garnett, " Essays in Librarianship," 1899. 

 Quarterly Bevieiu, Vol. 188, Oct., 1898, pp. 285-305. 



The object of the present Guide is not to repeat or supplement 

 the facts and statistics given in the above sources, but to convey 

 to readers, especially to those unaccustomed to the use of the 

 Beading Boom, information as to the means of making the fullest 

 use of the opportunities here offered to them and of obtaining the 

 books they desire to study. 



PUBPOSES FOB WHICH THE BEADING BOOM IS 

 DESIGNED. 



The full text of the Bules of the Beading Boom v/ill be found 

 on pp. 54-57. 



The first of these Bules reads — " The use of the Beading 

 Eoom is restricted to the purposes of research and reference." 



