Villanova University - Belle Air Yearbook (Villanova, PA)

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Rev. Charles I Brown, O.S.A., A M. Chaplain Twenty-three ■ ■ ' ' '

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 ..... .- •■';.•,—•».»« ■ » . ’'• ; •'-•'• Rev. Charles J. Melchior. O.S.A., A M. Procurator Twenty-two

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 Present Library Tlio Lilirarv % NE of the most noteworthy develop' ™W ments in the field of higher educa' tion is the growing importance of the College Library. A generation ago college libraries were depositories for haphazard collections of books and college librarians were more interested in guarding and preserving them than in stimulating stU' dents to use them. During the past ten years, college libraries have shed their shackles and a new light has dawned upon educational administrators, faculties and librarians. Two years ago. Father Bartley, who had been appointed “Faculty Coordina- tor, placed before the President, Very Rev. Edward V. Stanford, O.S.A., a plan of development for the college library. This plan incorporated the most modern concept of college library service. The chief points of this plan were: 1. A survey of the existing facilities in the library. 2. The purchase of new equipment. 3. The installation of the Library of Congress system of cataloging. 4. A complete check on the quantity and quality of books in every classi' fication. 5. The purchase of additional books, references and indexes. 6. Subscription to a larger number of magazines. T wcnlyfour Rr.v. Francis E. Toursciier D.D.. O.S.A., AM.