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THE AGE OF AUTOMATION
Sir Leon Bagrit's Reith Lectures remind us that this is the age of automation, and it is certain that libraries will be affected—and affected profoundly—by developments in this…
HUGH MACDIARMID IN HIS CONTEXT
David DaichesWHAT HAVE THE CONSEQUENCES of the Union of 1707 proved to be? What has Scotland become, culturally, nationally, psychologically? Is there a viable Scottish identity available to…
THE CHALLENGE OF HALF OUR FUTURE
L.M. Harrod‘An education which is practical, realistic and vocational must send boys and girls out into the world literate and able to perform simple calculations with confidence and…
WHAT DID THE CLASSIC AUTHORS LOOK LIKE?
David GunstonCONTEMPORARY AUTHORS, like all well‐publicized figures of the present day, are well enough known to the world. Thanks to the advertising of publishers, the ubiquity of television…
AN ITALIAN HOLIDAY IN THE LIBRARY
Charlotte P. AgelastoNO ONE WOULD ALLEGE that reading travel books can entirely take the place of real travel, but it is a very delightful substitute. The country I love most and wish to know better…
COLLECTING BOOKS
Michael KirkhamBOOK COLLECTING is certainly an addiction. At least it is hard to find a rational explanation for the extreme covetousness with which the collector regards all reading‐matter that…