RICE UNIVERSITY STUDIES
necessary for a piece of research and discusses the limitations of
microphotography in satisfying such needs.
The papers which follow then, although of a nontechnical nature,
will assist in an understanding of libraries in an era when miracles
are expected from machines and some are even performed, as well
as bringing into proper perspective the values of traditional
procedures and of the human beings who use and manage libraries
today.
Hardin Craig, Jr.
Professor of History, Rice University
(University Librarian, 1953-68)