LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

Naval regional librarians, located at Groton, Norfolk, Charleston, San Francisco, San Diego, and Pearl Harbor, have catalogs of standard library equipment and furnishings and will assist with library layout and planning. LIBRARY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT Supplies and equipment for general libraries are procured from local funds available to the command. Library Equipment A basic equipment allowance list for general library operation is given in Appendix Dc of the General Library Manual. To assure a functional and efficient library, nonstandard library equip- ment must be avoided, particularly for shelving, card catalog cases, and circulation desks. An annual library buyer’s guide published each year in the LIBRARY JOURNAL includes a Product Directory and a Suppliers Directory. This guide should be consulted for current com- mercial library sources of library supplies and equipment. Catalogs from commercial library supply houses should be used to establish specifications and descriptions for required items. The Federal Supply Schedule Group 71, Part XIII, Sections A and B, a mandatory multiple award schedule, covers many items of library furniture and shelving, both wood and metal. Consult the contractors’ catalogs and price lists for details on costs, delivery terms, warranties, etc. Other Federal Supply Schedules covering items pertinent to library operation are listed in Appendix De of the General Library Manual Library Supplies Many general office supplies are available through the Navy and Marine Corps supply systems and through General Services Ad- ministration stores stock. For information on GSA stores stock and a list of general Govern- ment supplies useful for libraries, see Appendix Df of the General Library Manual. Library forms (i.e., library book cards and book pockets, etc.) DOD, and standard forms useful in libraries in the Navy publications and forms system (Cog 01) or in the GSA stock system are also listed in Appendix Dg of the General Library Manual. These forms are pro- cured in accordance with NAVSUP Pub 2002 series for Navy libraries. Special library supplies and forms not in general use (e.g., labels, book repair materials) are procured from commercial sources. Hours of Library Operation library supply Library operating schedules must include adequate evening and weekend hours to assure military personnel access to library collections and services. However, ships’ library operating schedules will vary. Daily, regularly scheduled, and posted hours are recommended. Criteria for Library Service All aspects of library service are designed to facilitate the use of resources, to remove bar- riers, to invite use, and to guide reading and education toward the goals of the individual. The normal services of the library include the following: Well-organized collections of materials, classified, cataloged, and arranged for con- venient use. Loan of materials and interlibrary loan arrangements as required. Information services designed to locate facts as needed, Guidance to individuals in the use of reference, professional, educational, and recrea- tional material. Assistance to the command and to military community organizations in locating and using materials for professional develop- ment, program planning, and other organiza- tional needs and projects. 8-28