Project Gutenberg 2008-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 138 New Zealand. General Assembly Library Wilson, J. O. Burns, A. D. Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special Centennial Issue Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ah Kit, Mark C. Orton, New Zealand Parliamentary Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year Ended 31 March 1958: Special…" by J. O. Wilson is a formal publication documenting the activities and developments of the General Assembly Library in New Zealand during the specified year. Written in the mid-20th century, this book serves as an official report that highlights the library's operations, including acquisitions, usage statistics, and significant historical context. It likely aims to provide transparency and insight into the role of the library in supporting parliamentary functions and information access. The report details various aspects of the library's operations, including the cataloging of over 8,000 new books and the importance of donations such as a significant collection from the Carnegie Corporation. It also outlines the library's role in providing reference services to parliament members and the public, noting a surge in inquiries. The document emphasizes the library's growth over its first century of existence, with a dedication to preserving New Zealand's history, literature, and contributions to parliamentary work. Additionally, it reflects on challenges, including space constraints and the need for continuous adaptation to modern needs, showcasing the library's evolution as it moves into its second century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en General Assembly Library -- Periodicals Libraries -- New Zealand -- Periodicals Z Text New Zealand Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education 105325 104645 2024-10-11T03:39:13.628640 2023-09-11T07:16:58.307028 text/html text/html 100071 2021-01-03T11:45:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 41446 2021-01-03T11:45:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156302 2024-10-11T03:39:21.221560 application/epub+zip 155806 2024-10-11T03:39:17.868626 application/epub+zip 90290 2024-10-11T03:39:16.305583 application/epub+zip 365335 2024-10-11T03:39:23.419593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357344 2024-10-11T03:39:20.307554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123547 2022-08-11T10:55:06.756609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90715 90568 2024-10-11T03:39:13.142603 2023-09-11T07:16:57.941048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 90468 2021-01-03T11:45:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32045 2021-01-03T11:45:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 90457 2021-01-03T11:45:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32014 2021-01-03T11:45:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21851 2024-10-11T03:39:23.556550 application/rdf+xml 25890 2024-10-11T03:39:16.912629 image/jpeg 4740 2024-10-11T03:39:16.592585 image/jpeg 151439 2024-10-11T03:39:13.643622 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog