THE REFERENCE LIBRARY.

Evening Star, Issue 3470, 7 April 1874, Page 2

THE REFERENCE LIBRARY.

The Committee, having accepted the resolutions as to terms of admission to the library passed at the preliminary meeting of March 24, 1872, recommended the adoption of the following draft regulations ; DRAFT REGULATIONS. L All persons using the library shall conform to the regulations of the library, and to such directions as they may receive from the librarian.

2. The library shall be open fire days in. the week, between the hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 6 p.ra. to 10 p.m., except when it is closed for purposes of inspection, as provided by Regulation 3.

, 3. The library shall be closed for ftwo days after each quarter-day, for the purpose' of enabling the librarian to inspect the books. ‘ 4. During the hours in which the library is open, any person entitled to the use of the library may be admitted by the librarian for the purpose of consulting the books. 5. No book shall be removed from the shelves except by the librarian, or under his direction. 6. No book shall be taken out of the library except by members of the University and such other persons; entitled to the use of the library as shall obtain a special order for that purpose, as provided by Regulation 7. 7. Any person entitled to the use of the library who, in any special instance, is desirous of taking any work out of the library, to assist him m pursuing any particular branch of study, and who shall satisfy the Library Committee that it is desirable that such work should be taken out of the library, may'obtain a special °i'der for that purpose, signed by the Chairman of the Library Committee. 8. The titles of all works taken out of the bbrary under Regulations 6 and 7, together with the dates of their removal and return, and the names and addresses of the persons taking them out, shall be entered by the librarian in • book to be kept for that purpose. 9. All books required for general use shall be entered in the catalogue as books of referenceand such books shall not be taken out of the library except by the Professors for the purpose of using them in their lecture rooms. _ 10. All books taken out of the library under Regulations 6 and 7 shall be returned to the library on or before the quarter day next following, or at any time upon the delivery of a notice from the librarian that such books are required for general use; and any person detainingauy book beyond a quarter-day or after the delivery of such notice shall pay to the libranan a fine of Is each day for every book so detamed until it is returned. a quarter-days shall be January 25. April 20, July 25, and October 25. any one of the quarter-days fall on a Sunday. following 01 * roturmng tbe book Bhall b « the day . ®f auy books omitted to be returned m accordance with Regulation 10, together with the names and addresses of the Wrowers, theUbraiy 8^611^6^ln801Q ®conspicuous part el Wittes.* ”" 4 th ' ubr “* «■ Person marking, defacing, or otherwue injuring any book, or refusing to conform I f? at v°u ß °- f tk# library, or to the direobß reß °iutionß referred to above are that the library shall be open, free of charge, to all professors, students, and graduates of the Otago University, to all certificated teacher* ot the public schools, to members of the Colonial and Provincial Legislatures. Free transferable tickets, or tokens of admission, tor all time coming, will be issued as under-* to donors of not less than LIO, one ticket ; rZ°: J"? *"*«*■ ’* L 3°* tickets ; Üb. four tickets; LSO, five tickets ; L6O, six trlnS 8 ; M ', ticketß ef admission (not transferable) will be granted to annual sub"onbers of lil each. Th. lu.D.g.mJt .fth, hWyis t„ b. m i t( , ji an< je of tbe Puiv«. sity Council and professors.*’ ''■ “**