Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Many students find library atmosphere conducive to study Study cubicles provide students with a place for quiet concentration. A modernized cataloguing method updated the efficiency of the Paley Library this year. The library's new Acting Director, Dr. Elkan Buch-halter, initiated this new system of cataloguing the library’s extensive collection of almost 800,000 volumes. These books were listed alphabetically by three separate criteria: title, author, and subject. This modernized system worked in conjunction with the library’s automated circulation system. The computer-controlled method greatly increased the speed and efficiency of the library's lending facility. Paley Library acted as the hub of the University’s academic atmosphere. It was there that many Temple students preferred to study and relax. The library provided rooms for listening to records, smoking, studying, and typing, as well as a large area designed for leisure reading. A rare lx ok room, a lecture and exhibit hall, a map room, and a special documents room contained the library's special collections. Modern catalogue system updates Paley Library The Samuel Paley Library acts as the academic and cultural center of Temple University

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“hut to an unprecedented degree, students are being shaped— indeed, are shaping themselves—.. Coed makes use of extensive Palcy Library facilities. .Modern catalogue system speeds check-out at Paley. 1 » J J JL—!■

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The Samuel Paliy Library provides Temple students with a quiet atmosphere for serious studying. Studying: a diverse, individual process Classes demand attention and concentration from co-eds. “iii an intensely educative environment... outside the classroom and in continuity with events in the culture at large.