History: Turn of the 20th Century

• Calls to arms:

  • “I propose that at least the effort be made to have all the college and university libraries represented in Bolton’s catalog [of periodicals] join in a lending system at least as liberal as that which prevails among European libraries, on the basis of a definitely prepared list of books, of which each library shall furnish a portion, and according to its means.” Ernest Richardson, Librarian, Princeton University *

• Attempts at coordination

• * Richardson EC. Co-operation in Lending Among College and Reference Libraries. Lib J 24(7):32-36, 1899.