New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-06
NEW LIBRARIAN AT COLUMBIA.
DIR. J. H. CANFIELD BEGINS HIS woRK-AD-
VANCE OF THE LIBRARY IN THE YEAR.

DR.. j r. CANFIELD BEGINS HIS WORK-AD-
VANCE OF THE LIBRARY IN THE YEAR.
George n. Baker who resigned from the Column
bia University Library July /. has been succeed
ed by DR. James H. Garfield late president OF Ohio
State University. who has begun his work
The additions to the library in the last college
year ending June 20 % 40i bound volumes OF
which IL 2s3 were derived from purchase ex-
change 51H volumes from gift and 1915 from the
Incorporation into bound volumes either singy or
by subjects. of pamphlets and other material re-
ceived unbound In the year. or already In the IL
brary In unbound form. This is the largest an
nua growth which the library has made the near
est approach 10 It having been In 1894 10, wheh
"a $50 volumes added.
It may be interesting 10 give In brief the add-
tons to the library Of the University In the last
fifteen years. There added to the library In
the five years ending June 80 1889. S5S5o volumes
the additions for the following five years ending
June 30 1885, were SO93l volumes. while the num-
Der added the third period of five years ending
June 20. 1899 was 9SJ02.
The number Of books in Columbia University
Library in 1888. when the various libraries oelohs-
ing TO Columbia consolidated In what was
then the new library building, under MeiVi Dewey
was less than 5000 volumes. In May, 1883, when
George r. Baker after about a years service as
acting librarian was chosen librarian in chief the
library numbered little above 10000 II now con-
tains more than 275,COO volumes and Is thus ex-
ceeded In numbers by university library In Amer
lea except that OF Harvard. unless the undeter-
mined and understandable extent OF the Chicago
University Library should be thought to exceed the
above figure.
Many additions have been made In the year In
French and German history. together with more
than 900 volumes in philosophy and education
with large developments In many other dlreGuohS:
Among other special purchases was coHecIion OF
more than LOO pamphlets Issued In the frehch
Revolution, consisting Of reports and other oinCiai
and sem-offical documents addressed TO the legis-
latlve bodies in France in the years ltS- ~ Also a
large body Of dissertations in Greek literary hlst0y
and archaeology acquired. Following the IN
terest and importance which the subject has as
s,Imed al unusually rich collection Of material on
many Spanish works and books printed in Manila .
There have been made and added 10 the general
catalogue I'm the year 81 034 cards and the num-
her of cards Incorporated with the catalogue for
number of years has average Of 5000 annuaily,
The growth and the Of the library Indicated
bv the loans of books 10 he used out OF the build
ing have shown great Increase from year 10 year
I'm the last ten years The number OF books lent IN
1885 SO was II 325 the following year II rose 10 lb.
and II has annually increased until the record for
the last fiscal year is 1920 volumes lent or between
six and seven times that of ten years ago
Columbian University Library now consists AS
far as the public Is concerned OF general reading
room the law reading room. the Avery architectu-
raj reading room. eighteen special reading rooms
in the library building and twenty departmental
libraries Of greater less extent, each with GER
tain reading room facilities.