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