Project Gutenberg 2011-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 181 Chandler, Henry W. (Henry William) 1828 1889 Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Remarks on the Practice and Policy of Lending Bodleian Printed Books and Manuscripts" by Henry W. Chandler is a critical examination written in the late 19th century. This treatise scrutinizes the practices surrounding the lending of books and manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, providing historical context, policy analysis, and personal reflections on the implications of these practices. Chandler argues against the prevalent practice of lending, emphasizing the potential damage to the library’s valuable collections and the conflicts it presents with the institution's foundational principles. The opening of the text sets the stage for Chandler's argument by detailing his observations made over a year while involved with the curatorial committee of the library. He recounts previous practices, historical statutes, and discussions among curators about lending policies, expressing frustration at their apparent disregard for the library's foundational statutes against such practices. Chandler articulates a strong opposition to lending books out of the Bodleian, arguing that it undermines the integrity and preservation of a collection meant for scholarly use, and he emphasizes the importance of maintaining strict controls on access to the library's most valuable assets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bodleian Library Library circulation and loans Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education Browsing: Other Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 175999 2025-06-15T11:40:34.575869 text/html 173015 2021-01-08T06:37:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 64440 2021-01-08T06:37:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174973 2025-06-15T11:40:41.977313 application/epub+zip 175651 2025-06-15T11:40:38.544338 application/epub+zip 123524 2025-06-15T11:40:37.159307 application/epub+zip 404903 2025-06-15T11:40:44.500328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391575 2025-06-15T11:40:41.047285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164784 2022-09-17T10:15:21.816610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162148 2025-06-15T11:40:34.221893 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161874 2021-01-08T06:37:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61300 2021-01-08T06:37:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161926 2021-01-08T06:37:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61192 2021-01-08T06:37:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20985 2025-06-15T11:40:44.648316 application/rdf+xml 25175 2025-06-15T11:40:37.724337 image/jpeg 4560 2025-06-15T11:40:37.442399 image/jpeg 171556 2025-06-15T11:40:34.592840 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia