摘要：This is a topic whieh was added to my list at the request of Mr. Frankeniberger, aiid as he has already given us a most adniirable discussion of this question, I shall confiine my remarks to a few words dealing with the practical side froimi the standpoinit of the large library. The status of a medical school library will depenid to a certain extent on the location of the school. If in a commulnity already provided with a good medical library, the endeavor should be to have a first class referenee collection, consistinig of the latest and best textbooks, the periodicals and special reference works oni the biological sciences, and the material lnecessary for the special research laboratories. The selection of material would haxve to be worked out separately for each school, as most institutiolns have activities peculiar to thenmselves. The text-books should be kept tip to date and when new editions are added the old should be discarded. The clinical and collateral material should not be conisidered.
