Service to the Lay Public V. What Services Should We Give the Lay Public?

摘要

The speakers who preceded me have reviewed what is being done for the lay reader in the various types of libraries which they represent. The Armed Forces Medical Library does not fit into the ordinary categories. It is responsible for collecting all books which are medical, and so there is no question as to whether lay books should be bought. It is a tax-supported public library, and so there is no question as to whether the lay public should be accommodated. But, because the Armed Forces Medical Library deals with many more lay readers than the average medical library, its experiences may prove valuable to others who are attempting to solve the problem, "What services should we give the lay public?"