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(2) Prague Documentation Centre
ht.
Libr.
Rev.
(1969)
1, 73-76
INTERNATIONAL METROPOLITAN
INTAMEL ASSOCIATION CITY LIBRARIES
OF
(2) Prague D ocumentation Centre R.
MALEKt
At the International Conference (Symposium) of large city libraries held in 1966 in Prague, the City Library of Prague was appointed to take responsibility for the documentation of European large city public libraries. At the first Annual Meeting of INTAMEL held at Liverpool in March 1968 this assignment was extended to cover large city libraries throughout the world. The national centres to be established in each country should collect all the data concerning large city libraries in their country. The Prague Documentation Centre is to be based on the work of the national centres. These are expected to forward to the Prague Centre : (1) Abstracts of articles published in their country referring to the problems of large city libraries together with the original article or a photo-copy. Abstracts should be in one of the world languages (English, French, German, Russian). (2) Documents and publications issued by the large city libraries in their country, e.g. statistical reports, plans of their activities, bibliographies, publications on their libraries, prospectuses, photographs of their libraries, designs of library buildings, occasional material, etc. The Prague Documentation Centre will publish a periodical information bulletin. This will list the material received during a year, halfyear, or a longer period. The Documentation Centre will supply, on request, bibliographies on any subject covered by the material received. t Librarian,
City
Library,
Prague,
Czechoslovakia.
R. MALEK
74
SUBJECT
COVERAGE
1 Public libraries in large cities (listed alphabetically of the city).
under the name
2 The sociology of a large city. 2 1 The structure of the population of a large city. 22 Contact between suburban areas and the centre of the city. 3 Management
of public
libraries in large cities.
31 Ways of controlling public libraries in large cities (by the city administration, by the Ministry etc.). 3 11 Regulations and statutes of libraries. 32 Library finance-methods of financing libraries. 4 Planning 41 42 43 44
of the activities
and statistics of public
Perspective plans. Short-term plans. Records of readers and loans. Annual statistics of library activities,
5 Organization
of the system of public
libraries.
surveys, annual
libraries
reports.
in large cities.
5 1 The system of public libraries-organizational division. 52 The contact between central libraries and branch librariesorganizational structure. 521 Libraries in new housing areas and satellites. 522 Mobile libraries. 53 Efficiency of work, standards of activities, and their relation to the number of inhabitants, volumes, readers, loans. 6 Construction, 61 62 63 64
facilities,
equipment
of public
libraries
in large cities.
Directions and standards for constructing public library buildings. Interiors of libraries, their standardization, mass production. Technical layout of libraries (automation, etc.). Construction of new iibrary buildings in large cities.
7 The book-stock
of a public
library.
71 The character of the book-stock of a public library. 72 Book acquisition in a public library. 721 Central acquisition and book processing. 73 Discarding obsolete and damaged books.
INTAMEL
:
PRAGUE
DOCUMENTATlON
75
CENTRE
74 Inter-library loan between public libraries and libraries types. 75 The system of catalogues in the central library. 751 Utilization of the central state cataloguing.
of other
76 Lending service. 761 Open access. 762 Reading rooms and study-rooms. 77 Preservation of books. 8 Public libraries 81 82 83 84 85
The social survey of the readers of a public library. Assistance to readers. The influence of the public library on reading. The influence of various sources of book information on reading. Research into the types of readers and into readers’ interests.
9 Children’s 91 92 93 94 95
and readers.
and young people’s reading.
The tasks of a children’s and juvenile city library. The erection of a separate children’s library in a large city. Children’s and juvenile library work. Research into the reading of children and young people. Co-operation between public libraries and schools.
10 Participation of the public adults and young people.
library
in out-of-school
education
of
101 The organization of educational activities in the public library. 102 Co-operation between public libraries and institutes for out-ofschool education. 11 Library
publicity.
111 Winning of new readers. 112 Co-operation between the public library, corporations and institutions. 113 Co-operation between the central public library, publishers and booksellers. 12 Instruction in the use of libraries, bibliographical vices provided by public libraries. 121 Instruction by public libraries types (i.e. school libraries, libraries, etc.),
and reference ser-
in the use of libraries of other hospital libraries, trade-union
76
R.
122 Bibliographical organization.
MALEK
and reference work of public libraries-aims
13 The library profession and professional ployed in public libraries. 13 1 Training 14 International
education
and re-training
for librarianship.
co-operation
of public libraries
of librarians
and em-
in large cities.
141 International Association of Metropolitan City Libraries (INTAMEL). 142 International meetings and conferences of librarians. 143 Reports on study tours and on study exchanges of staff between large city public libraries of various countries.
Libr.
Rev.
(1969)
1, 73-76
INTERNATIONAL METROPOLITAN
INTAMEL ASSOCIATION CITY LIBRARIES
OF
(2) Prague D ocumentation Centre R.
MALEKt
At the International Conference (Symposium) of large city libraries held in 1966 in Prague, the City Library of Prague was appointed to take responsibility for the documentation of European large city public libraries. At the first Annual Meeting of INTAMEL held at Liverpool in March 1968 this assignment was extended to cover large city libraries throughout the world. The national centres to be established in each country should collect all the data concerning large city libraries in their country. The Prague Documentation Centre is to be based on the work of the national centres. These are expected to forward to the Prague Centre : (1) Abstracts of articles published in their country referring to the problems of large city libraries together with the original article or a photo-copy. Abstracts should be in one of the world languages (English, French, German, Russian). (2) Documents and publications issued by the large city libraries in their country, e.g. statistical reports, plans of their activities, bibliographies, publications on their libraries, prospectuses, photographs of their libraries, designs of library buildings, occasional material, etc. The Prague Documentation Centre will publish a periodical information bulletin. This will list the material received during a year, halfyear, or a longer period. The Documentation Centre will supply, on request, bibliographies on any subject covered by the material received. t Librarian,
City
Library,
Prague,
Czechoslovakia.
R. MALEK
74
SUBJECT
COVERAGE
1 Public libraries in large cities (listed alphabetically of the city).
under the name
2 The sociology of a large city. 2 1 The structure of the population of a large city. 22 Contact between suburban areas and the centre of the city. 3 Management
of public
libraries in large cities.
31 Ways of controlling public libraries in large cities (by the city administration, by the Ministry etc.). 3 11 Regulations and statutes of libraries. 32 Library finance-methods of financing libraries. 4 Planning 41 42 43 44
of the activities
and statistics of public
Perspective plans. Short-term plans. Records of readers and loans. Annual statistics of library activities,
5 Organization
of the system of public
libraries.
surveys, annual
libraries
reports.
in large cities.
5 1 The system of public libraries-organizational division. 52 The contact between central libraries and branch librariesorganizational structure. 521 Libraries in new housing areas and satellites. 522 Mobile libraries. 53 Efficiency of work, standards of activities, and their relation to the number of inhabitants, volumes, readers, loans. 6 Construction, 61 62 63 64
facilities,
equipment
of public
libraries
in large cities.
Directions and standards for constructing public library buildings. Interiors of libraries, their standardization, mass production. Technical layout of libraries (automation, etc.). Construction of new iibrary buildings in large cities.
7 The book-stock
of a public
library.
71 The character of the book-stock of a public library. 72 Book acquisition in a public library. 721 Central acquisition and book processing. 73 Discarding obsolete and damaged books.
INTAMEL
:
PRAGUE
DOCUMENTATlON
75
CENTRE
74 Inter-library loan between public libraries and libraries types. 75 The system of catalogues in the central library. 751 Utilization of the central state cataloguing.
of other
76 Lending service. 761 Open access. 762 Reading rooms and study-rooms. 77 Preservation of books. 8 Public libraries 81 82 83 84 85
The social survey of the readers of a public library. Assistance to readers. The influence of the public library on reading. The influence of various sources of book information on reading. Research into the types of readers and into readers’ interests.
9 Children’s 91 92 93 94 95
and readers.
and young people’s reading.
The tasks of a children’s and juvenile city library. The erection of a separate children’s library in a large city. Children’s and juvenile library work. Research into the reading of children and young people. Co-operation between public libraries and schools.
10 Participation of the public adults and young people.
library
in out-of-school
education
of
101 The organization of educational activities in the public library. 102 Co-operation between public libraries and institutes for out-ofschool education. 11 Library
publicity.
111 Winning of new readers. 112 Co-operation between the public library, corporations and institutions. 113 Co-operation between the central public library, publishers and booksellers. 12 Instruction in the use of libraries, bibliographical vices provided by public libraries. 121 Instruction by public libraries types (i.e. school libraries, libraries, etc.),
and reference ser-
in the use of libraries of other hospital libraries, trade-union
76
R.
122 Bibliographical organization.
MALEK
and reference work of public libraries-aims
13 The library profession and professional ployed in public libraries. 13 1 Training 14 International
education
and re-training
for librarianship.
co-operation
of public libraries
of librarians
and em-
in large cities.
141 International Association of Metropolitan City Libraries (INTAMEL). 142 International meetings and conferences of librarians. 143 Reports on study tours and on study exchanges of staff between large city public libraries of various countries.