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History: Turn of the 20th Century
Nascent vision:
- “Is not the twentieth century to see the welding of all these separate entities into one complete system? – a system in which each member, while preserving perfect independence as regards its individual management and interests, will yet stand in definite and mutually helpful relations to all other members.” *
Requirements:
- “Bibliographic information; Safety in transportation and indemnity for loss; Financing the system.” **
- (see also “cameragraph, photostat, rectigraph”)
* Gould CH. Regional Libraries. Lib J 33:218-9, June 1908
** Hicks FC. Inter-Library Loans. Lib J 38:67-72, Feb 1913