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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

I see by the editorial in this morning's CRIMSON that you are under the impression that there has been a change in the policy of the Library, and that we "have decided to buy only one copy of each new work." This is by no means the case. For instance, we have eight copies of Callender's "Economic History of the United States," lately published, three in Gore Hall and five in Harvard Hall; and we try, particularly by means of the large duplicate collection in Harvard Hall, to keep fairly abreast with the demand in the large courses. On the other hand, there are certain books which men are expected to buy for themselves and which we do not attempt to duplicate. There are, of course, others of which our supply of one or two copies is inadequate, and some such cases will doubtless always exist, since only a small sum (comparatively) can be devoted to dupli- cation without crippling the Library's purchases in other directions. Most of the money for duplication comes from special funds or special appropriations controlled by the various departments, and this must be the source principally to be depended on for this purpose in the future.

It is noticed in the Reading Room that the demand for any book is seldom much in excess of the supply, except during the thirty-six hours before work has to be handed in or reported on. If men would be a little more forehanded with their work, or would remember that when the Gore Hall copy of a work cannot be had, copies can often be found in Harvard Hall or in one of the other special libraries, the difficulty of supply would be much diminished.

The CRIMSON need have no fear that the Library policy will necessitate a return to discredited methods of instruction.  W. C. LANE '81, Librarian